In honor of Wash performing a Sullen Edom, the move I made up myself but didn't describe much, you can listen to "Don't Turn Around" - Ace of Base.

"This could get interesting," Wash said as he performed the Sullen Edom. He really was very good at performing strange aeronautical maneuvers with odd names.

"Do I wanna ask?" Mal asked, having returned to the bridge.

"Probably not, sir," Zoë answered hurriedly. "What's going on below?"

"Well, Nara's worried we're gonna crash…"

"Which we ain't," Wash interjected.

"Kaylee's still down in the engine room, far as I know, and the Doc and Jayne are… uh… with River."

"She all right, sir?"

"Sides from bein' green…"

"Green?" Wash asked.

"Concentrate!" Zoë ordered the pilot.

"Never fear; I am a leaf on the wind, watch how I soar." He swung Serenity to the right. Something hot and explode-y flew a mite too close to the windows.

"What the hell was that?" Mal demanded.

"Nothin' we need to worry about," Wash replied. "We're not goin' that way."

He performed another daring maneuver that left Mal gasping. "Did… you… just…?"

"Yeah. The PRFO ships just exploded on each other."

"Wow," Mal said, genuinely impressed.

"And now… ask Kaylee fer an engine boost, willya?"

"Kaylee?" Mal said over the intercom.

"Yes, Cap'n?"

"Can you guess what I'm going to say?"

"Well, if it involves the words 'engine' or 'boost'…"

"You read m' mind, Kaylee. Let's go!"

There was a noise at the other end; Mal wasn't sure if it was a laugh or a groan. Then Wash said, "Get ready t' leave these PRFO boys way behind…"

Suddenly there was a great roar and Serenity jerked forward with a great leap. "Here we go!" Wash said delightedly.

Within moments they were far out in the black and the PRFO ships, which were little more than bits of exploded… bits, were far, far behind. And defunct. "Wash," Mal said appreciatively, "you are a wonder."

Wash smiled, a bit poetically.

"Now what?" Mal asked, but before either Wash or Zoë could answer, he heard Kaylee yelling: "Cap'n! Fire!"

"Not now," Mal muttered, and took off at a run for the engine room.

"What is it?" he questioned as soon as he was at the door. Kaylee was at the threshold, waving a fire extinguisher at a small fire.

"Not big, Cap'n, but big enough t' worry," Kaylee said as she sprayed the compressed compound on the flames.

"You all right?" Mal demanded. She didn't look burned, maybe just a little singed.

"Fine as ever, Cap'n," she replied, still smiling. She sprayed once more into the fray and the fire went out.

"Mal?" he heard Jayne's voice from down the hall.

"Gotta go," Mal said to Kaylee. "Keep her runnin'."

"Would I do anythin' else, Cap'n?"

"No. Right. Silly me." He ran off to figure out what Jayne's problem was. "What is it?"

"We outa the way now?" Jayne demanded gruffly.

"That we are. What's goin' on down here?'

"Mal?" It was Inara.

"Is it important, Nara?"

"Well, besides my shuttle being on fire…"

"Kaylee! Extinguisher! To Nara's shuttle!" Mal barked. As an afterthought, which he would later regret because it made him sound atrociously silly, he yelled, "On the double!"

"Mal? We're comin' up on nother ship, nother Firefly… they're sendin' out a help beacon. Well, technically, it's a we-can-help-you beacon."

"Take em up on it," Mal said. "Let's see if they've got anythin' we need. And if they shoot me, well…"

"We'll take care o' you, Cap'n," Kaylee said as she ran by with the extinguisher. "Or, the Doc will."

"Dance with me!" someone said, and grabbed Jayne from behind.

"Gorram… what in the ruttin' hell…?" Jayne said. "Oh…"

It was River. She grinned up at Jayne, her face a green mask. "Dance with me!" she pleaded.

"I don't dance, girl," Jayne informed her.

"Mal? There's an emissary from the ship wants t' talk t' ya. Can she dock?"

"Fire's out!" Kaylee said cheerfully, reappearing with Inara behind her.

"Was there much damage?"

"No, we put it out mostly," Kaylee answered.

"Mostly?"

"Well, fully. And mostly. The fire's out fully. Mostly with no damage."

"Mal? Can she dock?"

"Yeah, go ahead!" Mal yelled. He turned to Jayne and River. "Jayne, take the girl back to the infirmary. I'm sure Doc's lookin' fer her. See if he can wipe that green stuff off – she looks like a monster."

"Sure thing, Mal," Jayne said. "Let's go."

"Dance with me!" River repeated.

"No time fer dancin'. Got other stuff t' do. Let's go." He grabbed her by one of her green arms and propelled her back towards where Simon was waiting.

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