Firefly fic: Time

[jennickels]

Time
by jennickels (aka Jen Connelly)
Firefly/Serenity
general
192 words
rating: PG

Little future fic...on board Serenity during a crisis.  Takes place sometime after Teardrop (not that it matters).

don't own... wish I did, but I don't. No infringement intended.

 

Mal heard another scream as he ran full tilt through the ship. He found Jayne hovering over a bleeding Simon in the galley but didn't stop.

In the engine room Kaylee doubled over and screamed again.

“Kaylee, are you hurt? What happened?” Mal asked.

The ship lurched violently and he heard Kaylee curse under her breath.

“We need the engines up and running again.”

Kaylee answered with a grunt, a curse and a low growl of obvious pain.

Inara appeared at the door. “Mal, it's time.”

“Time? Time for what?”

She gestured with her head towards Kaylee. “Time.”

Mal looked over at his mechanic, doubled over, holding her stomach. Understanding dawned. “Now? No. Not now. She needs to fix the engines. We're under attack for crying out loud.”

As if on cue, Serenity rocked and pitched sending Mal stumbling into Inara. Kaylee screamed and fell to the floor.

“Well, I don't think you get a say in it,” Inara said, pushing him away.

“Can't she...hold it in or something?”

Both women shot him identical looks of disgust.

“I'm just saying now is not the best time to be having a baby.”