AN: I'm in a good mood. This is gonna be fun to write...

The kid that we met

Ruggsville, Texas

It was months since Gordon joined the family. He kinda helped them out more than they thought he would. Cutter was really glad that he ran into what possibly be described as an insane psycho super soldier with the smart of a mad scientist. Not only he helped a lot when he had some free time, but he also was a nice company when chilling. The last week the boys and Verra-Ellen played poker, which ended up in a mock fight... He witnessed it and ran into the bathroom to piss his laugh out...

Since he had nothing better to do, he decided to go to that trailer park. Little did he know that he saved a lif just by doing that...

A few hours later

Fireflies ranch

"Cutter I swear this is one insane idea..." Otis grumbled as the older man got in with a young girl no older than five in his arms. Correction, looks no older than five. She had brown hair, and bluish eyes. She was pale, and looked extremely starved.

"I know Otis. But what are we gonna do? Leave this kid to starve? Even I couldn't do it." Cutter replied as Rufus, Tiny, and Baby bursted in after a laughing Miller, their Momma not far behind.

"Hey dad!" Miller greeted laughing before...

"Who's the cutie pie?" Baby asked only for her three brother to pay attention.

"Holy shit Cutter! Who could leave this little one to starve?" Gloria A.K.A. Eve A.K.A. Mother Firefly asked in shock as she saw the small girl.

"Who's the daddy of this little cutie?" Gordon tried to scratch the chin of the girl only to...

"AAAAOOOOUUUUCCCHHH!Letgoletgoyoufuckingbratletgo!" Gordon yelled as she bited his finger with enough force to make a T-rex blush, much to the amusement of his siblings. Luckely for him, he didn't lose any appendage...

"Holy sweet nana she got the bite of a beast! How did she draw blood? Show me yer teeth ya little turtl'snapper!" Gordon growled only to see some very sharp teeth...

"So, what's your name cutie pie?" Baby asked the girl again only for a shocking reply...

"Don't you fucking call me that..." The girl replied only for her to introduce herself. "I don't know what my name is... But I'm about nine or so... I mean I spent three years in school... Then I was pulled out."

"Hmmmm; How about Emily? Emily Firefly does fit, no?" Cutter asked only for Vera-Ellen to smile.

"Emily is a fitting name. What you say Gordon Miller?" Baby asked Gordon who shook his head...

"I say lil'snapper is the fitting name, seeing as she bites... But yeah, Emily does fit... Somehow. But! If ya ever bite me, I'll bite ya back, got it kiddo?" Gordon Miller warned with a glare that for once, was terrifying to everyone even Otis and Cutter. The kid nodded as the big guy just petted her head gently. "But you are cute... For a cub that's it..."

"Well, we can always have another daughter, if it's okay with you Baby..." Cutter said as he glanced her daughter who squeeled a 'Yes' or rather, a 'Fuck yeah'!

"Do you mind my lil'kitten?" Eve asked her new daughter who smiled and shook her head no. It seems that they got yet another family member with less than a year.

However, Gordon was a soldier once, and he wasn't an idiot. As he came to enjoy his life, he knew that he can't let them die. He knows how insane Otis and Baby can be sometimes... While he was no saint, he didn't became a killer until he was a soldier at least. They started too early in his opinion. Not that it matters now...

"Alright, so, er... Let's talk about a few things we must do and ASAP if we ever decide to... Ya know?" Miller told Otis and Rufus. The three men decided to play poker in that Saturday night. Of course they had a lot of strong booze...

"Okay, what about it?" Rufus asked, interested for once.

"Well, you'll need to help me out for building and digging a few tunnels, shacks, and an underground safe routes... And finally, some hiding place in plain sight if ya catch my drift..." Gordon asked his brothers who shrugged it off.

"Fine, but let me tell ya, that one day, me and Baby are maybe going to roam for a little while..." Otis told his younger brother. The young man smirked...

"Fine, as long as we have beers." Rj replied and they decided that they better start to work.

Little did they knew, that Baby, Emily, Gloria and even Hugo listened to them. That would NOT end up well for the men...

Emily kind of took a liking to Baby the most, and Momma was second. Tiny was her favorite brother while Otis was her least favorite. Gordon and Rufus were, 'Okay' in her opinion. Hugo was not on her top list, they tolerated each other..

Two months later

"Say Mill, do you ever sleep?" Emily asked her brother who was currently in the middle of the night, putting the final touches of their emergency escape route.

"Nah. Only when I get tired. Emy, you better go back to your room before Ba..." Gordon started only for his blonde sister to scare their little one by grabbing her from behind, earning a terrified shriek and the unmistaken voice of running footsteps...

"..By get ya!" Gordon sighed before he glared at his sister, "NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT BABY IS JUST PLAYING!" Gordon did all but yell at the top of his lungs, earning some laughs and a promise of a pranking rampages..

"Anyways, are you done?" Vera-Ellen asked her older brother who nodded.

"Almost. Better take the young kitten back home. Oh, and thanks a lot. Tomorrow she's gonna see the sight of this man sleeping. Three goddamned days and nights without a nap is taking it's toll on me." Gordon yawned as he finished the last touches on their emergency escape route. Well, their last one...

"Can you carry us, please?" Baby asked her brother who grumbled something but complied. He carried Baby who carried Emily, and went back to the girl's room. As he got in...

"Did you fucking shrie... Why is Emily and Baby knocked out?" Otis asked the taller man who shook his head.

"Baby is sleeping. She put the word fear in the poor girl's heart... She'll be okay... I hope. Anyways, what you're gonna do now brother?" Miller asked his older brother who shruged off.

"Guarding the house. Tiny went back to sleep, Rj, Momma, Hugo... You're gonna sleep, right?" Otis asked his brother who would've joked if he wasn't so damn tired...

"Thanks bro." Miller replied before carrying his sisters to their rooms, went downstares to the boys room, removed his boots, unbuckled his pants, and went to sleep... For almost a whole day...

The next dinner.

"Miller wake up!" Otis yelled as he shook his brother, who unleashed a string of curses.

Before long, he heard a giggling fit. As he ran toward the girls room, he found Emily tickling the living hell of Baby's feet. Otis, Rufus, Miller and even Momma stood there shocked as the impish girl tickled her big sister for a straight minute. Before the older sister turned on her little sister and reversed the role...

"Okay, I've seen everything now!" Gordon grumbled. "Her way of appologizing I suppose, Mom?"

Eve nodded as the boys went downstares. Only for Baby to find out the truth and blush in embarassement...

"I was so mean so I had to find a way to make it up to Emy. Momma, tell'em that they've seen nothing or they're dead men." Baby replied to her Mother's unasked question. The woman nodded and went downstairs to relay the message.

"Fine! But who will I tell? Dad? Charlie? Cleavon? Stucky? Ravelli?" Otis asked as his mother shook her head at her son. Even Gordon, who was the least human, shook his head and ate in silence...

A week later...

Rufus and Miller were working on a station wagon that the later bought. While a Van would be better, the merc decided that maybe a Station Wagon would be better. Tiny, Hugo and Rufus does fit in the latter's truck, and the others needed more places. The girls in the back, him, Otis and Cutter in front. While the family were against the idea of going to vacation, Miller joked that they have no skeletons in their closets. While it was partially true, in the future at least, for now, they have to go and as Miller said, see the world with him. But not without being armed, but not so dangerous... Unless for whoever poor bastard that think can jump them. Miller opted to be the protector of Emily, while Baby protested, Miller told her that he's the only one of them who can walk with a big block V8 with no consequences. It was a fact that shut everyone up, even Otis and Rufus.

"So you tell me that you killed more than a thousand soul so far?" Rufus for once, looked at Miller, who was interrogated by Emily. The shorter man shrugged it off as he was pulling the block of the car out after they disassembled it.

"Nah, Maybe more. I dunno Emy. I don't know?" Miller shrugged it off as the little firefly raised her eyebrows.

"But Otis told me that you're the one who hunted the most rabbits so far..." Emily told Rj who, found no answer.

"It's complicated. What about you? What was your life like? If it is painfull and want to keep it quiet, I won't press you." Miller asked his siter who sighed.

"My parents blamed me for everything that was wrong with their lives. They hit me, a lot. They abandoned me after I quited school..." Emily told her brother who felt rage and fury ignite his heart. He just pulled the driveshaft of the SW easily.

"What was your name? You didn't have any, like me and Otis?" Miller asked his sister who nodded sadly. The man replaced the gearbox in total silence while Rj started tinkering with the big block silently. Emily broke their silence.

"So, er, can any of you drive me to daddy?" Emily asked her brothers who looked at each other before Rufus replied.

"Wait a bit and I'll drop you off." Rufus then helped his brother assembling the new parts. He escorted his sister to their house while he washed his hands and went with her.

Meanwhile in the garage, everyone heard Gordon insult in a language that makes even veteran sailors blush...

It was finaly summer.

For the firefly family, it meant one thing : a long vacation at the beaches of California.

Miller wasn't joking as he latched a trailer to their car and truck and along with Rufus, they drove all the way from Texas to California. Or as Otis calls it, home away from home.

During the trip, they stopped for ice cream. A LOT thanks to Emily, Baby and even Cutter. Rufus also stopped as Tiny took a liking to fruit flavored Ice cream. Or as Cap't Spaulding calls it, Tutti-fucking-fruity!

Poor Rufus had to drive with no shift from Hugo or Tiny. Miller and Otis were kind enough to stop whenever he did and one of them guarded while their brother took a nap...

If you don't count two incidents, the trip was nice, the destination was even better...

Gordon's surprise of a two story house that he bought with his own money was... splendid as Baby hugged his ribs to almost their breaking point. Even Tiny took a liking to the surprise. Little did they know, that their merc of a brother still have more surprises, but that's a story for a later date.

Miller took an unhealthy addiction to beer. Otis even joked that he'll develop a beer gut. Emily took also an unhealthy addiction to ice cream, to the point where even Cutter warned her about her teeth. It was rich comming from him of all people. Also, Rufus pulled one hell of a surprise as he proved to be the best swimmer out of all of them. While a house beach in California was an amazing surprise, the real deal was that Miller planned them to return via plane, while he, Otis and Rufus would drive home, much to the irritation of one of them.

"Are you nuts? I mean, why the fuck would I drive home, while the other fuckers take the fucking plane, huh?" Otis asked his brother who sighed...

"Well, I'll drive the SW, however, between us, you're the only one I trust, or would you rather go with the girls, Hugo and Tiny and leave the old man driving?" Miller smirked as Otis said nothing for a solid five seconds...

"I'll go and the old fuck can drive instead." Otis replied only for the taller man to offer his opinion...

"Why not leave the SW here?" Rufus offered.

"Hmmm... I think you're right. I can make it in less than ten days so... Yeah, well.. That seals it! Thanks Rj!" Gordon smiled as he got an insane idea : Put the car in the bank's vault... That would work and get the a bit more of cash...

AN : Next time : The doctor that regained his humanity and the birthday present...