I saw this picture on Reddit (I think it was on /r/firefly but now I can't find it), and I love the show Firefly. When I first glanced at the photo I thought it was Morena Baccarin (Inara) dressed up as Mal. Particularly her hair and eyes. But it turns out its some other cosplayer. Anyway: it got me thinking about how the series could be rebooted with Mal and Inara's daughter as the captain, and including some of the old crew members. I am considering turning this into a multi-part story or serial if people like it.
“I cannot believe that he actually let you take the old girl out,” Zoe said. She cocked her hip, shielded her eyes from the harsh sun, and gazed up at the windows of Serenity’s bridge. The whole ship was still clouded in coarse dust from the landing. Serenity was a bit rustier than Zoe remembered, but it looked like she’d gotten a few shiny new replacement parts recently. Enough to keep her in the air at least.
“Yeah, me neither,” Selena answered. “But it was either that or I steal her in the dead of night and fly off, so I guess he eventually saw the sense in it.” Zoe noted how much her sarcastic grin looked like her father’s. “I think Mom played a pretty big part in convincing him too, though she was always pressuring me into Companion training.”
Zoe seemed a bit lost in thought. Her smile had changed from surprise to bittersweet sadness. “Sorry,” she said at last, shaking the cobwebs from her head. “Just remembering all the times I had on board this ship.”
Of course, Selena remembered. Aunt Zoe had been married once, back when she was flying with Dad. And she was married to another crew member who had died. Dad didn’t like to talk about it much. Selena placed a comforting hand on Zoe’s shoulder.
“Well I’ll be a whore’s tit!” A gruff voice shouted from the fields. “Don’t tell me that’s our old boat!”
Jayne emerged from the cornstalks with a huge grin on his face. “And Little Selena Reynolds too! Did old Mal finally get off that little moon again and come for a visit?” Selena just laughed; her Dad always loved to say that he’d traveled more than enough in his youth and it would take God himself to budge him from that rock now.
“Uncle Jayne!” Selena ran forward and wrapped her arms around his neck in a tight hug. “’Fraid not. It’s just me. Mom and Dad are still at the ranch back on Theophrastus.”
Jayne hugged her back with his remaining arm, still strong from working the farm. He never was one to sit back and let others do the work, even with his injury. “Good to see Serenity again,” he said, taking a step back. “Best days of my life on that ship, I tell you. Right Zoe?” Zoe stayed silent and solemn, but nodded in agreement.
“So you finally stole yourself a ship, eh?” Jayne continued with a toothy grin. “I always wanted to do that, but Zoe here would have thrown me out an airlock. What are you doing out here, then? You know old Zoe’s just gonna turn you in to the old man.”
“Apparently I don’t need to,” Zoe answered. “Little Selena got the ship from Mal fair and square.”
Jayne’s eyebrows shot up. “Never thought I’d see the day he'd give her up.”
Selena smiled. “Me neither. And I didn’t wait around for him to change his mind. Left before I even had somewhere to go, so I decided to come here. Thinking of putting together a crew… you guys know of anyone looking for work?”
“I’m in!” Jayne volunteered. “What’s the job?”
Zoe rolled her eyes. “Jayne, don’t be a fool. Not only are you over seventy, but you lost your gun arm. What do you think you’re going to do? Sass your enemies to death?”
“I can cook!” Jayne argued.
Zoe snorted. “Beans don’t count, Jayne.”
He shot her a look and his mouth started to move as he began formulating a response. On the porch of the ranch house behind them, some of the farmhands were gathering to admire Serenity.
“I can cook just fine,” Selena interrupted. She knew how those two got whenever they argued. How they managed to run a ranch together for the past few years was anyone’s guess. It probably helped that Jayne managed everything in the fields while Zoe focused on the business end of it. Turns out that Jayne was surprisingly good at yelling at people. “I still need a mechanic, though.”
“What about a pilot?” Zoe asked.
Selena shook her head. “Got a mech to fly it. I don’t even need a nav computer anymore, which is good because it doesn't work.”
Jayne scowled. “Don’t like those mechs. It’s not natural.”
“Oh come on,” Selena protested. “You sound like Dad. There is nothing wrong with him. He’s an excellent mechanic, he does exactly what I say, and he…”
“IT is an alliance spy!” Jayne insisted.
“Much as it pains me, I’ve got to side with Jayne on this one. Not on the spy part, but I just don’t trust that high-tech Alliance junk.” Zoe scowled; she hated the government just as much as Dad did. Maybe even more, if that was possible. “Just keep an eye on it, all right?”
“I will, Aunt Zoe. He’ll have to do for now till I can scratch up a crew. He’s the one that flew me here.”
“Hell, you looking for a mechanic, you should try Simon and Kaylee’s son,” Jayne said. “Darriel. Kid’s smart as a whip; probably understands machines better than that robot of yours. Doc keeps pushing him to those inner world academies, but he takes after his mom too much. Takes to the belly of a ship like a fish to water.”
“God,” Selena said, shaking her head, “I haven’t seen Darriel in ages.”
“Yeah, they don’t make it out of the Core very often,” Zoe said. “All the more reason for Darriel to join up with you. Maybe he’ll want to see the rest of the 'verse.”
Selena nodded, gazing at the mountains in the distance as she considered. If he was half as good a mechanic as his mother, then she couldn’t afford not to have him. Dad swore by Auntie Kaylee’s knack for understanding machines. And Selena had heard a dozen stories of how Serenity only kept flying because of some brilliant fix that she'd come up with.
“All right,” she answered. “I guess I know where I’m heading next!’
Zoe nodded approvingly. “Absolutely. But not until we show you some good old fashioned Highgate hospitality! Boys, fire up the grill!”
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