MAL: What would you do in that rig? Flounce around the engine room? Be like a sheep walkin' on its hind legs.

Title: “Oh Captain, my Captain” Entrance no.1 Author: bookishtype Character: Kaylee POV Rating: G Word Count: 238

“Thank you Thank you Thank you, Capt’n,” I squealed, pecked him on the cheek. I was going to the Ball and I had my dress! Yay!!! OH my god! I had to do my hair and makeup. What’s the time? Gos se! No time…. I gotta be quick…. My room. ******* “Oh-kay”, I breathed in and let it out slowly. “I’m goin to a ball, I’m goin to a ball, it’s for a job, but I don’t care”, I sang dancing around my cabin. All done, hair and makeup, well the best that I could do for short notice.

I better see if the Captain was ready to go. The invite said eight o’clock arrival. Knowin’ the Captain he would want to be fashionably late. Or not seeing as it’s a job. Oh well I better go see. ******* Well that went well. I got up to the cargo bay and they were all waiting for me. Captain in his tight pants and jacket. There was Zoe with Wash on the stairs. Even Jayne was there, though he was doing weights. Captain took a look at me and said it was time to go. So we left and now I am standing here at the Ol’Chancellors building ready to be announced. So this is what its like, to be part of high society, to attend balls, to make an entrance…huàn

“Kaywinnett Lee Frye and escort”

Here we go…

Huàn – unreal Gos se – crap

Title: “Oh Captain, my Captain” Entrance no. 2 Author: bookishtype Character: Mal POV Rating: PG Word Count: 211 Author’s note: I tried to make this flow. I hope it’s understandable.

She looked radiant. So happy to be dressed up for once, as she should be. I forget that under all the grease and engine oil is a beautiful young girl who will do anything for her captain.

When I told her that we were doing a job and that it required her wearing that ‘fluffy’ thing, she got so excited. Now here she is in front of me waiting.

All that pink though! Oh well it is for one evening. ***** Man, these pants are tight. Should not have taken the seamstress’ word for it when she said they fitted just right. Kaylee keeps glancing down at them though. I hope I don’t split them. That’ll get us a job alright! ******** “Kaywinnett Lee Frye and escort”

Man I hate when they do that. Announce who you are so everyone can gawk and stare. Huh? Look at that, no one’s battered an eyelid. Bet Inara did though. Geez I hate having to make entrances at these things, thought I had seen and done enough of these to last a lifetime.

Stupid pants. I turn to Kaylee, she’s gazing upward. “Do these this seem kind of... tight?” She responds after a glance downward, “Shows off your backside” then spots some fruit.

Title: “Oh Captain, my captain” Entrance no. 3 Author: bookishtype Characters: Zoe POV and Wash Rating: PG Word Count: 167

“She certainly will make an entrance with that dress at the ball”, Wash commented after Mal and Kaylee left. I looked at Wash and smiled, “yeah, she loves getting all dressed up like that.” I sighed; it had been so long since I had the opportunity to get all girly-like. I started up the stairs. “I wonder whether they will dance?”, Wash spoke as he climbed the stairs behind me. I laughed, “more than likely, Kaylee will spot the food and won’t be seen for the rest of the night.”

Wash put his arms around me as I stopped in the hallway next to our cabins’ door. “I would love to see you in a frilly pink number like that”, he whispered to me. “The last time you saw a pink frilly number on me was our honeymoon, remember?”, I leaned back into his embrace, “what about that a slinky number instead?”

“Now that would make an entrance”, Wash said and reached around and opened the door.

Title: “Oh Captain, my captain” Entrance no. 4 Author: bookishtype Characters: River POV Rating: PG Word Count 148

I stood watching them. She filled with pink colours and dancing thoughts. He filled with anxiety and uncomfortableness.

I dream to be like that. Pink coloured and dancing. I can see it now.

He would take my hand as I stepped out of the car. Smile. I would glide up the stairs. My dress floats all around me. I am allowed to wear heels. First time ever. He surprises me with an orchid corsage for my wrist at the top of the stairs. Pink thoughts.

I am happy. Music. Old world music. Streams out of the windows of the hall. We enter and wait to be announced.

Pink thoughts surround me. Girls like me. Dresses flowing, dresses tight, dressed all fluffy like.

“Miss River Tam and escort”.

We make our entrance, its here.

I look up at him. He smiles at me.

I smile “Oh captain, my captain.”