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Mal and Zoe had disappeared from the cargo bay. They now sat back in the pilot seats. The door was closed securely and Zoe turned to Mal and said, "What do you think captain?"

Mal turned towards Zoe with narrowed eyes and said, "What do you mean?" Zoe raised an eyebrow and said, "You have been quiet since you heard Amber's story." Mal sighed and said, "I am just wondering why a bandit ship came so close to the Reaver territory. They had no reason to be there if they wanted the money so bad. So what was the reason and what really bothers me is that we got this job from badger. Usually the jobs we get are meant to be quiet so why does a mayor want to keep his daughters kidnapping a secret. Something just does not seem right I do not want to blame it on the girl. But we cannot rule her out just yet. "

Zoe looked at Mal carefully as she nodded her head. He was right she needed to keep vigilant of the young girl. Something about her escaping like that just did not feel right. They would have to bring her back to her father to find out the truth. For if she was telling all that needed to be told then she could not come with them. At the thought of turning around though made Zoe's blood boil. She wanted to rush in and take her husband into her arms. But she knew that acting rashly would only get them all in trouble. So she kept herself calm and busy with helping copilot the firefly.

Meanwhile young Amber sat on the kitchen counter. Her legs dangling and kicking back and forth, a light hum escaping her throat. Her eyes watching the doorway contently, as River danced through the kitchen. Her elegant and small body gliding through the doorway and down towards the infirmary. Leaving the young brunette alone, a light smile playing across the girls face.

Kaylee came up from playing with engine parts. She entered the kitchen and was wiping her hands upon a small rag; as she looked over to see Amber hiding something away. Kaylee raised an eyebrow and said, "You know, you could just ask us. The captain would not mind giving something to yah if it worth given." Amber looked up in surprise and looked innocently at Kaylee, "I just wanted some bread for later sorry." Kaylee just grinned and said, "No biggie, I won't tell no one." Then Kaylee proceeded to walk out of the kitchen and head towards the cockpit.

Amber watched her leave and jumped down from her spot on the counter. She began to whistle as she skipped to the temporary bunk she had been given. Jayne watched her go by as he was sharpening his knife. He narrowed his eyes at the girl and mumbled, "Aint no good can come from a creepy kid like that. The sooner she gets off this here ship the better." Jayne then decided he would go voice his opinions to Mal. He stomped off towards the stairs and made his way up quickly. He entered the cockpit and found Kaylee there as well. Jayne voiced his concerns and was surprised when Mal agreed with him.

Mal turned towards Jayne and Kaylee, "Something just does not feel right, I agree Jayne. Kaylee I want you to be careful, make sure that someone is within hearing shot of wherever either of you go. Tell this to Simon and River as well. We will soon know once we interrogate the father.

Zoe then spoke up and stated sir, meteors ahead. Mal nodded and Kaylee ran down to the engine room without the captain even needing to say a ward. Kaylee put full force on the engines and Mal began evasive maneuvers. He swerved in and out of large and small pieces of space debris. They where nicked on the side by a loose object. It sent serenity and the crew in a spin. Mal forced the wheel and changed the firefly's direction. He stopped the dangerous spin and sped through the rest of the debris. Jayne was leaning against the door and he let out a sigh of relief.

The rest of the travels went with little to no incidence. The crew kept a close watch on the young Amber. The young girl had done nothing to cause great suspicion, but Jayne had become worried when he found a kitchen knife had gone missing. They had searched the girl's room, while she slept and found nothing. But this did not cool their suspicions, in fact it made Kaylee skeptic and a little frightened of the girl.

Mal called out to the crew over the intercom. They had arrived at Dyton, the crew was tense as the ship landed. They had, had a large discussion about who would go into town. It ended up with Mal, Zoe, Simon and the little girl; Simon was there if something went horribly wrong. Jayne was not very happy with the arrangements, but he understood that someone needed to protect serenity and the rest of the crew.

The crew made their way to badgers meeting spot. Simon sat in the back with Amber. The little girl seemed more serious then excited, this caused Simon to watch her with cautious piercing eyes. Mal and Zoe hopped down from the four-wheeler and Mal assisted little Amber down. They walked towards what eerily looked like an abandoned warehouse. They entered through an old rusty door. Mal walked in and an uneasy feeling began to dwell in the pit of his stomach. Zoe must have felt the same; because when he looked over he noticed her hand tightly gripping the handle of her pistol, ready to draw it at any moment.

They entered into what seemed to be the lobby of the abandoned building. In the middle stood a man with short brown hair, he looked to be about 48. His face was stern, nearby stood Badger and his crew. Mal gave a nod to the man and said, "Well your daughter is back safe and sound." The mayor did not even acknowledge Mal; his eyes were dark as he stared at Amber. The first thing that came out of the man's mouth shocked everyone. "Who the hell are you and why do you claim to be my daughter?" A sly grin played upon the young girls face. While Mal, Zoe and Simon exchanged glances of shock and awareness. There hands lingering ready to grab their pistols at any moment.

Wash Present Time:

Wash looked at his many dinosaur drawings; he felt quite pleased with his work. He had gotten so caught up in the drawings that he had ended up forgetting to count his days there. He had now completely lost track of time and dates. It was like going back to the time of cavemen, except Wash was in a space ship and stuck with carnivorous humans.

Wash gave a light chuckle as he tried to lighten up his own mood. He looked out of his cell and wondered what the point of all of this really was. Why was he just sitting in a cell being fed? Nothing made since to Wash anymore, all he had left for himself was daydreams of Zoe in a black slinky dress. He had made a note to himself that if he got out of here alive he was going to buy a dress like in his fantasies for Zoe. Wash soon found himself leaning against the wall and wrapping a blanket about himself, he soon fell into a light sleep. His dreams were filled with the adventures on Serenity.