Wash parked the mule with its trailer loaded with supplies at the base of the ramp and sighed in frustration. Mal had specifically told Jane to have the cargo hold clear for unloading by the time Wash returned with supplies, and instead empty crates were strewn about like an untrained man-ape had torn through the area. Which, Wash knew, was exactly what had happened.
-- Stowaway, chapter 1 by jetflair