DISCLAIMER: go to chapter 1
"How in the spinchter hell did that meh, tah mah duh hwoon dahn find us?" Mal yelled as he went down the ramp, looking for any sign of Vala or Jubal Early.
"He's gone." River said from where she stopped, "He's left Persephone."
"River, where did he go?" Mitchell asked with care.
She turned to leave the room, "Mingo and Fanty."
Inara came up to the girl; "Mingo and Fanty are dead."
"She could be talking about their protégés. Rumor has it that they've built up a strong defense against the Alliance." Zoë spoke from the ramp controls, as Mal came back up.
"We could wave the Operative to see if he knows anything." Kaylee said in a small voice. The threats that Jubal Early had made to her, now resurfacing in her mind.
"Who's the Operative?" Carter asked, retrieving weapons from the puddle jumper.
"He tried to kill me." River said with a smile. Her attention turned to Daniel, who was still trying to understand everything, "Don't worry. He'll find him. It'll be easy. Maybe you'll kill someone." She continued to smile, even during something slightly horrific.
"She was crazy?" O'Neill asked.
"If the girl's helping, then you might not be killin' anyone." Jayne said without thinking, cleaning Vera nicely.
"Might as well get a wave out to the Operative. Get a meeting place on Beaumonde and attack." Mal stated. He looked at River and went up the stairs.
"What was that about?" Mitchell asked.
"He's scared." River said quietly. She looked down at the floor and sat down.
