Duplicity
Pairing Jayne/other
Rating pg
feedback: Yes please deementedb@aol.com
Archive: fine with me.
Disclaimers: Characters are not mine, just moving them around to my liking
Spoilers: little reference to Ariel
Summary: A betrayal from the past finally catches up. Chapter 9: summary. River and Jayne go on a rescue mission
Chapter 9
River went to Jayne "Can't wait, I'll show you" She took his hand led him to the spare shuttle.
"What you doing? River." He saw her begin the launch sequence.
"You are the hero, save his son, Daddy needs." Is what she answered
He tried to stop her as she set coordinates; she began to yell at him "No more waiting, they bite, scared, falling down, lost to all. Dark to end."
Jayne was covered with Goosebumps, he knew he should stop her, knew she could be having some crazy fit that Simon would blame on the Alliance, but his gut told him he had to take this leap of faith.
"Let's go," He said.
Book found Mal and Kaylee poring over detailed maps of the mountains that River had pointed out.
"Captain, do you realize the spare shuttle just took off." He said
"What! Is it Wash? He asked
"Haven't found him as far as I know." Book answered
Simon came running in. "I can't find River anywhere"
Book looked alarmed "Do you think she could have taken the shuttle?"
"What!" Simon was distraught at the very idea.
Mal shot an intense look at Simon "She acting up now Doc, ain't good. We're gonna have to rethink her access if she's taken to joyrides."
Jayne was eerily calm as he went to the Coordinates River had set, they landed and River was first out the door. She hurried to the foot of a large mountain riddled with dozens of fissures, some shallow, some dark with depth. She started scrambling up an incline, Jayne at her heels, pushing her up with one hand whenever she started to slide. They climbed silently for over an hour saving their breath for the pace River had set. She guided him with her hands when needed, pointing to upper ledges just out of her reach, Jayne would lift her up, then jump and pull himself up. Finally she stopped climbing and walked into a big opening in the mountain, Jayne called to her, she stopped and took his hand.
"Believe" was all she said.
He nodded and followed her into the darkness. Jayne kept bumping into the cave walls, scraping a shoulder or arm on jutting rock formations, he held tight to River's hand hoping he wasn't making the biggest mistake of his life and Rey's. He heard her dragging her boots, sliding them across the cave floor.
"Here" She said
Jayne walked into her as she stopped, his eyes would have adjusted by now if they hadn't been so deep and taken so many turns that there was no light at all.
"What? Here." He asked
"Light on the ground, supplies, find." Her hand left his and she crouched, running her hands along the ground.
Jayne cursed and pulled his hand off the cave floor when it touched something furry and moving. "Damn, Rats"
River found a light wand, twisting it on and illuminating herself and a small area around her with light. The light revealed more wands and Jayne picked them up. He turned one on and stuffed more into his pockets. He thought he would feel better if he could see but the path he saw River beckoning him to made the hairs on the back of his neck stand up. He could now see the jagged outcrops of rock that could have blinded him, the floor was uneven and there were rats sniffing around his and River's boots. What really made his blood run cold was the amount of holes in the ground. The way River was headed there were many, he looked back and saw a few from where they came. She had maneuvered them in complete darkness around holes that could have swallowed them up, dashing them to rocky deaths.
"He's in here alone?" Jayne asked
River nodded and kept going, they walked carefully around various sized holes, Jayne looked down some and saw the bottom, some seemed like endless pits. They walked on and on. Jayne knew why they needed no guards, Rey was a smart boy, he would have seen the dangers of walking in the dark here on his way in, if they left him in the dark he could get lost forever or fall into one of the many holes, he hurt for the terror the boy must be feeling.
"Are we close yet?" He asked River.
She pointed ahead of them, he saw the usual pitfalls and beyond only black, about ninety feet later he saw it, a slip shod wooden cage, he hurried to get to it careful of his step. He saw that though the cage was locked it was empty, easy enough to see some slats had been broken near the bottom and a boy might be able to squeeze out.
Jayne inspected the break and saw blood on the bottom of the broken slats, it was fairly fresh. "Damn, where did he go?" He began shouting for Rey.
River ran to the first turn and kneeled, pointing down. Jayne barely made out the figure some ten feet below.
"Damn. Rey, Rey can you hear me?" He yelled.
They heard some faint moans.
"Shoulda brought some rope." Jayne said
He looked back the way they came. River got up and stuck her hand in his pocket, startling him; she pulled a light wand out, turned it on and dropped it down the hole. It landed near the boy showing his laying in a strange position, his leg obviously broken, his shirt torn on the back had bloodstains, his forehead also dripped blood. He looked barely conscious.
"Gotta get him" Jayne looked around, even if he jumped down he would not be able to bring the boy back up in the shape he was in.
River started unbuckling his belt. "Gorram it girl, what you doin?" he yelled at her.
"Tie round his wrist, pull him up" River tried to explain
Jayne tried to judge the distance down, still not sure what River meant.
"How can I tie it round his wrist?
River looked down and jumped, she landed on her feet gracefully. Jayne's face showed he thought her crazy. She motioned for his belt, which he threw down. River went to secure the belt around Ryes wrist.
"Ain't long enough" Jayne tried to tell her.
River started taking the laces off her boots, she tied them together and attached them to the belt, but the shoelaces needed something else, she took one of her boots and threaded the lace through one eyelet of her boot. She then carefully tried to move the boy, who though wasn't quite as tall as she was, was solidly built. She grabbed him under his arms and pulled him up. Jayne was watching all this from his position on the cave floor, arms hanging over the side of the hole. She threw the boot to Jayne, who easily caught it. He carefully and slowly pulled the shoestring till Reys arm was up in the air, River stood him up, knowing Jayne would have to get hold of the belt before being able to pull Rey up.
Jayne slid forward, reaching for the belt till his chest was half over the ledge of the hole. River did her best to heft up Rey, who weakly cried out when her hands went across his ribs. As soon as Jayne got hold of the belt he cautiously pulled Rey up steadily, the boy's weight was nothing to him and he pulled him from the lip of the hole easily, gently laying him on the ground near him. Now they had the problem of getting River back up, Jayne started loosening the belt around Rey's wrist when River called to him, He got the belt and lowered it without the shoestrings, a boot came flying out of the hole and then River took the small space she had to get as much a running start as she could, jumping gracefully and catching hold first with one then both hands, Jayne pulled her up easily.
Jayne checked out Rey's injuries, the boy had passed out from pain and Jayne knew it would be rough getting him back to the shuttle. He now trusted River could lead them out of the cave but there was still the trek back down the mountain and he would be less help to River since he would have to carry Rey down.
Pairing Jayne/other
Rating pg
feedback: Yes please deementedb@aol.com
Archive: fine with me.
Disclaimers: Characters are not mine, just moving them around to my liking
Spoilers: little reference to Ariel
Summary: A betrayal from the past finally catches up. Chapter 9: summary. River and Jayne go on a rescue mission
Chapter 9
River went to Jayne "Can't wait, I'll show you" She took his hand led him to the spare shuttle.
"What you doing? River." He saw her begin the launch sequence.
"You are the hero, save his son, Daddy needs." Is what she answered
He tried to stop her as she set coordinates; she began to yell at him "No more waiting, they bite, scared, falling down, lost to all. Dark to end."
Jayne was covered with Goosebumps, he knew he should stop her, knew she could be having some crazy fit that Simon would blame on the Alliance, but his gut told him he had to take this leap of faith.
"Let's go," He said.
Book found Mal and Kaylee poring over detailed maps of the mountains that River had pointed out.
"Captain, do you realize the spare shuttle just took off." He said
"What! Is it Wash? He asked
"Haven't found him as far as I know." Book answered
Simon came running in. "I can't find River anywhere"
Book looked alarmed "Do you think she could have taken the shuttle?"
"What!" Simon was distraught at the very idea.
Mal shot an intense look at Simon "She acting up now Doc, ain't good. We're gonna have to rethink her access if she's taken to joyrides."
Jayne was eerily calm as he went to the Coordinates River had set, they landed and River was first out the door. She hurried to the foot of a large mountain riddled with dozens of fissures, some shallow, some dark with depth. She started scrambling up an incline, Jayne at her heels, pushing her up with one hand whenever she started to slide. They climbed silently for over an hour saving their breath for the pace River had set. She guided him with her hands when needed, pointing to upper ledges just out of her reach, Jayne would lift her up, then jump and pull himself up. Finally she stopped climbing and walked into a big opening in the mountain, Jayne called to her, she stopped and took his hand.
"Believe" was all she said.
He nodded and followed her into the darkness. Jayne kept bumping into the cave walls, scraping a shoulder or arm on jutting rock formations, he held tight to River's hand hoping he wasn't making the biggest mistake of his life and Rey's. He heard her dragging her boots, sliding them across the cave floor.
"Here" She said
Jayne walked into her as she stopped, his eyes would have adjusted by now if they hadn't been so deep and taken so many turns that there was no light at all.
"What? Here." He asked
"Light on the ground, supplies, find." Her hand left his and she crouched, running her hands along the ground.
Jayne cursed and pulled his hand off the cave floor when it touched something furry and moving. "Damn, Rats"
River found a light wand, twisting it on and illuminating herself and a small area around her with light. The light revealed more wands and Jayne picked them up. He turned one on and stuffed more into his pockets. He thought he would feel better if he could see but the path he saw River beckoning him to made the hairs on the back of his neck stand up. He could now see the jagged outcrops of rock that could have blinded him, the floor was uneven and there were rats sniffing around his and River's boots. What really made his blood run cold was the amount of holes in the ground. The way River was headed there were many, he looked back and saw a few from where they came. She had maneuvered them in complete darkness around holes that could have swallowed them up, dashing them to rocky deaths.
"He's in here alone?" Jayne asked
River nodded and kept going, they walked carefully around various sized holes, Jayne looked down some and saw the bottom, some seemed like endless pits. They walked on and on. Jayne knew why they needed no guards, Rey was a smart boy, he would have seen the dangers of walking in the dark here on his way in, if they left him in the dark he could get lost forever or fall into one of the many holes, he hurt for the terror the boy must be feeling.
"Are we close yet?" He asked River.
She pointed ahead of them, he saw the usual pitfalls and beyond only black, about ninety feet later he saw it, a slip shod wooden cage, he hurried to get to it careful of his step. He saw that though the cage was locked it was empty, easy enough to see some slats had been broken near the bottom and a boy might be able to squeeze out.
Jayne inspected the break and saw blood on the bottom of the broken slats, it was fairly fresh. "Damn, where did he go?" He began shouting for Rey.
River ran to the first turn and kneeled, pointing down. Jayne barely made out the figure some ten feet below.
"Damn. Rey, Rey can you hear me?" He yelled.
They heard some faint moans.
"Shoulda brought some rope." Jayne said
He looked back the way they came. River got up and stuck her hand in his pocket, startling him; she pulled a light wand out, turned it on and dropped it down the hole. It landed near the boy showing his laying in a strange position, his leg obviously broken, his shirt torn on the back had bloodstains, his forehead also dripped blood. He looked barely conscious.
"Gotta get him" Jayne looked around, even if he jumped down he would not be able to bring the boy back up in the shape he was in.
River started unbuckling his belt. "Gorram it girl, what you doin?" he yelled at her.
"Tie round his wrist, pull him up" River tried to explain
Jayne tried to judge the distance down, still not sure what River meant.
"How can I tie it round his wrist?
River looked down and jumped, she landed on her feet gracefully. Jayne's face showed he thought her crazy. She motioned for his belt, which he threw down. River went to secure the belt around Ryes wrist.
"Ain't long enough" Jayne tried to tell her.
River started taking the laces off her boots, she tied them together and attached them to the belt, but the shoelaces needed something else, she took one of her boots and threaded the lace through one eyelet of her boot. She then carefully tried to move the boy, who though wasn't quite as tall as she was, was solidly built. She grabbed him under his arms and pulled him up. Jayne was watching all this from his position on the cave floor, arms hanging over the side of the hole. She threw the boot to Jayne, who easily caught it. He carefully and slowly pulled the shoestring till Reys arm was up in the air, River stood him up, knowing Jayne would have to get hold of the belt before being able to pull Rey up.
Jayne slid forward, reaching for the belt till his chest was half over the ledge of the hole. River did her best to heft up Rey, who weakly cried out when her hands went across his ribs. As soon as Jayne got hold of the belt he cautiously pulled Rey up steadily, the boy's weight was nothing to him and he pulled him from the lip of the hole easily, gently laying him on the ground near him. Now they had the problem of getting River back up, Jayne started loosening the belt around Rey's wrist when River called to him, He got the belt and lowered it without the shoestrings, a boot came flying out of the hole and then River took the small space she had to get as much a running start as she could, jumping gracefully and catching hold first with one then both hands, Jayne pulled her up easily.
Jayne checked out Rey's injuries, the boy had passed out from pain and Jayne knew it would be rough getting him back to the shuttle. He now trusted River could lead them out of the cave but there was still the trek back down the mountain and he would be less help to River since he would have to carry Rey down.