Title: We all have our battles
Part Thirteen: We Got A Job
Author: Fire Fairy
Disclaimer: I can't believe Fox was stupid enough to cancel Firefly. I mean, don't they have ANY taste? I know, I know. It happened a while ago. Well, there go all my chances to get in on the action.
Spoilers: Of course
Summary: Jayne's sister is the new member of Serenity and everyone seems to be having jolly old time.
A/N: Hello. Sorry this is so late. But, better late than never, right? Right. So, what's in that book Tara bought? Why did she hide it when Jayne came down the ladder? First Book was hiding a secret then Tara? Who next? Read, review and enjoy.
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/That was close./
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" Hey Tara!"
" What?" She called up the ladder.
" We got a job." Mal said happily before moving on.
" Woohoo!" Tara started climbing the ladder double speed to go find out what it was.
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" It's a simple job but we do need to break into a building."
" What kind of lock?" Tara immediately asked.
" Electronic." She nodded, already thinking of the tools needed for the job.
" What's the cargo?"
" Not sure. He said people on the inside marked the boxes with red tags. Ten boxes in all and along with the tag, there's a symbol on front looks like this." Mal held up a flash card. Tara just barely recognized the symbol.
" What's the building supposed to hold?" She asked, fear making her voice tremble.
" Med. supplies. Excess that the Alliance is trying to hold onto."
" It's not medical supplies. I can't help with this job." Tara said shoving her chair from the table, going to leave.
" What? Why not?"
" I just can't. Don't ask again." She exited the room, legs ready to collapse.
" Tara? Tara!" Jayne stood to follow his sister but Mal motioned him down.
" She'll come around. Until then, Jayne, figure a quiet way to break in, okay? Dismissed." Book went to talk to the shaken girl.
" Doc? Was there anything else wrong with Tara besides the gun wounds when she came aboard?"
" What do you mean Mal?"
" I've never seen someone so scared to go into a building holding medical supplies."
" She said it wasn't medical supplies in there."
" What do you thinks in there?"
" I don't know."
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" Do they know yet?"
" It's too soon. She won't have revealed her secret until it's absolutely necessary."
" We don't know that for certain."
" She's too scared. They'll find out... eventually."
" We'll let them know. When the time is right."
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" Tara? Why won't you help Mal with his... job." Book wasn't too pleased with the whole criminal aspect of the job, but credit was credit.
" I just can't. I can't go near what's gonna be stored in those containers."
" Why?"
" It'll kill me." She whispered into the wall, as Book stepped back in shock at the sight before his eyes.
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" I don't understand why Tara won't help." Jayne fumed that night.
" She wants to but she can't. It'll kill her." River whispered.
" Nothin's gonna touch her as long as I'm there."
" This can and will. Let it go."
Part Thirteen: We Got A Job
Author: Fire Fairy
Disclaimer: I can't believe Fox was stupid enough to cancel Firefly. I mean, don't they have ANY taste? I know, I know. It happened a while ago. Well, there go all my chances to get in on the action.
Spoilers: Of course
Summary: Jayne's sister is the new member of Serenity and everyone seems to be having jolly old time.
A/N: Hello. Sorry this is so late. But, better late than never, right? Right. So, what's in that book Tara bought? Why did she hide it when Jayne came down the ladder? First Book was hiding a secret then Tara? Who next? Read, review and enjoy.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
/That was close./
~~~~~
" Hey Tara!"
" What?" She called up the ladder.
" We got a job." Mal said happily before moving on.
" Woohoo!" Tara started climbing the ladder double speed to go find out what it was.
~~~~~
" It's a simple job but we do need to break into a building."
" What kind of lock?" Tara immediately asked.
" Electronic." She nodded, already thinking of the tools needed for the job.
" What's the cargo?"
" Not sure. He said people on the inside marked the boxes with red tags. Ten boxes in all and along with the tag, there's a symbol on front looks like this." Mal held up a flash card. Tara just barely recognized the symbol.
" What's the building supposed to hold?" She asked, fear making her voice tremble.
" Med. supplies. Excess that the Alliance is trying to hold onto."
" It's not medical supplies. I can't help with this job." Tara said shoving her chair from the table, going to leave.
" What? Why not?"
" I just can't. Don't ask again." She exited the room, legs ready to collapse.
" Tara? Tara!" Jayne stood to follow his sister but Mal motioned him down.
" She'll come around. Until then, Jayne, figure a quiet way to break in, okay? Dismissed." Book went to talk to the shaken girl.
" Doc? Was there anything else wrong with Tara besides the gun wounds when she came aboard?"
" What do you mean Mal?"
" I've never seen someone so scared to go into a building holding medical supplies."
" She said it wasn't medical supplies in there."
" What do you thinks in there?"
" I don't know."
~~~~~
" Do they know yet?"
" It's too soon. She won't have revealed her secret until it's absolutely necessary."
" We don't know that for certain."
" She's too scared. They'll find out... eventually."
" We'll let them know. When the time is right."
~~~~~
" Tara? Why won't you help Mal with his... job." Book wasn't too pleased with the whole criminal aspect of the job, but credit was credit.
" I just can't. I can't go near what's gonna be stored in those containers."
" Why?"
" It'll kill me." She whispered into the wall, as Book stepped back in shock at the sight before his eyes.
~~~~~
" I don't understand why Tara won't help." Jayne fumed that night.
" She wants to but she can't. It'll kill her." River whispered.
" Nothin's gonna touch her as long as I'm there."
" This can and will. Let it go."