Pieces tossed aside by ana_grrl (R)

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Fandom: FIREFLY
Pairing: A tiny bit of Mal/Simon and Kaylee/Jayne.
Length: 9317 words
Author on LJ: ana_grrl 

Why this must be read:
It's scary, it's creepy, and it's by ana_grrl .
I don't usually read Apocalypse Fics but this one is just so well done its worth it.
Ana_grrl paints a depressing picture of what would happen if a sickness started taking out the planets in the firefly verse. Her characters are spot on as per usual and slightly worrying with their responses to what's happening. This story is quite horrifying so if you want a happy ending please don't read it.


The first inkling they get comes when Paquin goes radio silent. Wash gets them into orbit, and signals their contact about the landing location for hours before Mal finally asks, "Can you get anyone?"

Wash looks up at him, uncomfortable, and says, "No. I've tried."

"Then we ain't landing," Mal says, after a pause to think. "Don't know what went on down there, but I ain't stepping into it."

Wash nods. "Where to?"

"Move us out a little bit, enough so that we're still in radio contact, but ain't real obvious. Keep trying. We'll wait a space."

They wait a day. At the end of it, Wash is a bit twitchy, and they all know something is real wrong. Finally, Mal figures no one's going to be answering any radio calls at all. "Ain't no use sticking around," he says.


Pieces tossed aside by ana_grrl