Aphelion by Layton Colt (PG-13)

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Fandom: FIREFLY
Pairing: none; River, Mal, Simon gen
Author on LJ: laytoncolt
Author Website: nixa_jane
Why this must be read:

Mal and Simon are captured by the blue hands guys and River tries to rescue them. Tight, suspenseful, in character - a gripping read.

"What exactly is the plan here, Doc?" he snaps.

Simon frowns. "I thought we were clear on that. You're going to head back to Serenity and get my sister as far from here as you can."

"And just where do you fit into that?" Mal demands.

"Do we care?" Jayne asks thinly, but is ignored.

"I'm going to draw them away," Simon tells them. "I'm the only one besides River that can, because they don't want any of you. If we all leave they'll chase us. Someone needs to stall them."

"That's a stupid plan," Mal says. "We run. Ain't like we've never outrun them before."

But River has said it's too late for running. She's rarely wrong.

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Aphelion by laytoncolt

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