Chapter 10: Gallifreyan
Simon knelt down beside the Doctor, grasping his wrist, then started.
Cold, he thought. Much too cold!
He put his stethoscope on, and pulling the fancy shirt open, placed it in several places on the man's chest. He stepped back, rolling up his sleeves. "Jayne, help me get him over to the bed. Mal, " he said, glancing over at him, "I need you to move over to the counter."
Mal, seeing Simon's expression, complied.
As they laid him out, Zoe came over. "What's wrong?"
Simon quickly had the Doctor's shirt open, attached several electrodes to the heart monitor, wrapped a pressure cuff around his arm, and had pulled a
Old Blue Crate Chap. 6: Prey by Kingrat1, literature
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Old Blue Crate Chap. 6: Prey
Chapter 6: Prey
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Mal sat in the cockpit of Serenity, ship's night causing the small, spartan bridge to be lit only by the mix of blue, soft white and pale green light from the various gauges.
He watched the main view port with a detached air, only stealing a quick glance at one or another of the gauges and dials as it signaled something slightly off about their course or another system. His hands roamed the console in much the same way; in the main, they knew this dance well enough that he could let them take care of themselves.
Well, most of the time.
He paused in working
Old Blue Crate Chap. 5: Badger by Kingrat1, literature
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Old Blue Crate Chap. 5: Badger
Chapter 5: Badger
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Halfway to Badger's hideout, Mal's luck seemed to run out, as usual.
"You want me to what?! Be your... your psychic hound? I will do no such thing!"
"Easy, Doctor, easy," said Mal, hand raised. "Just thought, man o' your talents could give us a hand with Badger, see if he's gonna be keepin' his word an' what not." He glanced around, hoping no-one was listening in on their conversation. "Really, not disrespectin' or nothing."
"Then what ruttin' use is he?" growled Jayne from behind him. "You said he was a Reader, an' not broken l
Chapter 4: Doctor
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One day till landfall.
It wasn't mealtime, but the crew were meeting in the dining room. They sat in their usual places, paying varying degrees of attention to Mal as he pored over a diagram, marked at several points.
River sat a couple feet away from the table, her knees drawn up to her chin and feet flat on the seat of the chair. She was staring off in the general direction of the rest of them, but otherwise showed no sign of recognition of her surroundings. Simon stepped away from the table a moment to lay a hand on her should
Old Blue Crate Chap. 3: Pepper by Kingrat1, literature
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Old Blue Crate Chap. 3: Pepper
Chapter 3: Pepper
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Another dinner aboard the Serenity.
Everyone sat around the main table in the dining/kitchen area. Everyone, that is, except Wash, who was on cooking duty for the day.
"Ta-da!" He came out of the kitchenette bearing a steaming platter, with a vaguely pig-shaped lump on it.
"What's that go se?" said Jayne with a frown. He sniffed at it, and turned his head. He got an elbow in his ribs from Kaylee.
"For your information," said Wash as he set the platter down,"it's roast pig. At least, "he said, taking another look at his creation, "it's got the bar
Old Blue Crate Chap. 2: Useful by Kingrat1, literature
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Old Blue Crate Chap. 2: Useful
Chapter 2: Useful
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"I'm tellin' ya, Zoe, that old man's downright creepifyin'."
Zoe Washburne regarded her Captain with a stoic expression. "What has he been doing?"
Mal hooked a thumb in his waistband, rubbed his eyes. "That's just it. Wandering about, fraternizin' with the crew, acting all harmless..." He frowned. "I don't know. Something about the eyes, may be. Or those clothes. Why is someone dressin' that fancy buying passage on a freighter, anyway?"
"He did pay us quite well, sir," said Zoe. "Personally, I thought his explanation was a little off, but not dangero
A fancily-dressed older gentleman buys passage on Serenity for himself and his large blue crate, with no specific destination. Who is he, and what's his real agenda? Strange things are afoot. Doctor Who (Third Doctor) crossover with the Firefly tv series, as told from the viewpoint of that show's characters.
Chapter 1: Friendly
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"And you keep all of this running yourself, you say?" The old man stroked his chin. "Quite impressive for one your age. I'm sorry, what was your name again?"
She grinned. "Kaylee. Kaylee Frye. What's yours?"
"I'm the Doctor."
"Really? We have anoth