“She’s crying, the air is thick, it’s making her choke, she can hear them screaming, smell the redness, seeping from them”. River screamed at them as they sat eating she stood framed in the doorway and blade in each hand.

“Mei, Mei” Simon tired to calm her. “You had a dream that was all”.

River turned to Mal “You believe me don’t you?” Mal nodded. “Yes lil’ albatross I believe you”. Mal said trying to diffuse the situation.

She swung round to face Jayne. “And you, you believe me?” she demanded.

Jayne nodded the only time he’d seen River this riled yup was before the Reaver attack, she’d been right then, so she was right now.

“She’s dying, with each breathe she’s dying, all of you are sitting here eating and she’s dying and we have to save her”. River gasped in distress her eyes bulging with unshed tears.

Jayne’s chair crashed to the floor as he stood and taking Vera from her position nestled safely between his thighs, he took his place beside River.

Mal was next to stand, rarely these days did River get tore up over nothing, rarely were her gut feelings misleading.

Zoë followed “I’ll fire up the mule captain?” Mal nodded in response.

“Crazy, there all crazy and one day, there all going to get themselves killed”. Kaylee muttered.

Simon turned to Inara. “I have a question, can somebody please tell me who exactly is dying?”