“Resume your positions,” Jayne ordered. “And hold. Do not advance, for any reason.” The others acknowledged the order, and River could hear the excitement in their voice. She marveled that they could face this and feel nothing more than the thrill of battle. She was more scared than she had ever been. “Easy,” Jayne’s voice came to her, and she looked up. Jayne was watching her. “We’ll do fine,” he winked, and River smiled at him. His confidence was reassuring, despite the fact that there was really only one way for this to end. But she would not turn away. Just as she had not on Universe’s Moon. This was her fight as much as it was Jayne’s. She found it very satisfying that she would use the skills forced upon her by the Alliance to help thwart their plans to control the ‘verse.

-- Archangel – Chapter Thirty-Seven by badkarma00