Drabble: Just Folk Now (B:tVS, Firefly, SG-1)

[jedibuttercup]

PG-13; B:tVS, Firefly, SG-1. Double drabble, in celebration of my new modhood.

Four of Serenity's crew mourn their fallen and reminisce about their pasts.

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Title: Just Folk Now
Author: Jedi Buttercup
Disclaimer: The words are mine; the worlds are not. I claim nothing but the plot.
Rating: PG-13
Joss100 Prompt: #53 - Faded
Summary: Four of Serenity's crew mourn their fallen and reminisce about their pasts. Double drabble.
Notes: Cliched, I know, but fun. Beware spoilers: casting rumors for Stargate SG-1 Season 10; "Serenity" (2005); Buffy Season 7; Angel Season 4; Angel Season 5.

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"Do you ever miss it?" Inara asked quietly, staring at the smiling hologram atop Wash's tombstone. "The power you had?"

"No," Zoe said firmly, looking away. "No, I don't."

"You don't?" Jayne asked, incredulously. "I do, sometimes. Maybe I couldn't'a saved Book or Wash, but the extra muscle sure woulda come in handy against them Reavers."

Zoe shook her head. "If I'd still been Her, Earth-That-Was would be Earth-That-Is, and wouldn't none of us be here. I'd rather be grievin' him than never have had him at all."

Mal snorted. "I'm pretty sure The First woulda stopped Jasmine 'fore she got too far," he said. "But you ain't wrong. This life ain't been easy, but we done made the best of it. And now, with River..."

"Helpin' the girl to make up for tryin' to kill the girl?" Jayne chuckled. "Yeah, and go figure, I ended up your gorram sidekick." Then he raised an eyebrow at Inara. "Been meanin' to ask, by the way. How'd you rate a fancy-pants upbringin' this time around? You're the one finally ended Earth in the first gorram place."

"We're all just folk now, Jayne," Mal answered for her, wryly. "I reckon that's punishment enough."

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(x-posted to tthdrabbles & joss100)

Comments

[maevebran.livejournal.com]

Boggles the mind. I love this. It is something I would try, but you do it so much better than I could.

[brendanm720.livejournal.com]

Okay...

[is confused]

I take it that Inara's actress has been cast (or is rumored to have been cast) as Vala's wee bairn?

[jedibuttercup]

Yep. As the grown-up twenty-something version, anyway. I have no idea where they're actually going to go with her on the show, but I thought Vala's Ori!Baby might make an interesting scapegoat for the demise of Earth. =)

[brendanm720.livejournal.com]

Ah.

Yep.

It works.

[innogen.livejournal.com]

Golly gee, I wake up from a five day fever induced dreaming-nightmare with all my fandoms and childhood demons, and lo and behold! You friended me back!! The cat is eating tuna, I am eating Ritz cracker and drinking ice water like there's no tomorrow. Soon I shall break out the chocolate ::for this is a milestone!::

::GRIN::

I feel so happy; you know now just how weird I am!

I love your Drabble; almost sounds like Joss is working on the Stargate crew now. No wonder Vala and Daniel are eager to run off to Atlantis! ;)

~Innogen

[jedibuttercup]

> I feel so happy; you know now just how weird I am!

That's all right; I like to think I'm pretty weird myself. =)

> I love your Drabble; almost sounds like Joss is working on the Stargate crew now. No wonder Vala and Daniel are eager to run off to Atlantis! ;)

Hee. The new season promises to be interesting, that's for sure.