“Screw the cargo! You’re my crew. Kaylee is my crew. Simon...Simon get your ass over here on the double! Simon is my crew. Serenity is my ship, River. My ship. When it comes down to which one of these gets risked it is my call. Nobody else’s but mine.” Mal pounded his chest with his palm. He looked at Kaylee, “And you. Why in the hell did you go along with this? There’s nobody more scared of River ‘the Weapon’ Tam, than you.”
-- Spinning Out-Chapter 04: "The Dig" by GoramMan