oldMal's Serenity: Infirmary

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"I don't think he can do it," Jayne said with an air of finality.

He and Zoe were standing outside the infirmary, looking through the window. Both he and Zoe had decided that the tense atmosphere and the smell were too much for them. Of course, every time Mal made a sound Zoe had run back in, much to Jayne's general displeasure.

"Don't you dare," Zoe countered, but Jayne cut her off.

"Look, it's too far gone. Cap'n told the Doc to save his leg and now lookit. It's gorram near ready to fall off. Doc should just hack it off 'fore the rest of him can't be saved."

Zoe fell quiet at that remark.

Perhaps Jayne was right...

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Zoe simply tried hard not to laugh.

No use trying to explain it again.

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"No, Shepherd, ya don't understand. I love her." Mal blinked. "I can't leave her. Ask Wash."

Dean was a little 0_o as he wondered if he'd given the man too much painkiller.

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Zoe was wearing an equally confused look as what Mal said registered in her brain.

"Oh..." was all she managed to say.

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"No!" Mal looked stubborn, but then blinked and closed his eyes with a sigh.

"Out of my way!" barked Dean as the heart monitor whined.

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She backed up against the wall, eyes frantic.

"Do whatever you have to to save him. @#$%$@ the leg."

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Dean didn't reply, only focused all his attention on getting the man's heart beating again and steady.

Then he looked up tensely. "Get my brother."

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"What..." Zoe looked confused, but then shrugged. "Fine."

And she left to go find Sam.

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The teen was in the kitchen, standing at the sink with Sadie and talking to her in a low voice as the two of them used nail brushes and strong soap on their hands.

"Almost ready," he told Zoe. "Don't worry, Cap's gonna be alright once it's gone."

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"Yeah," Zoe breathed. "That's what your brother said."

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Sam nodded and turned his attention back to his hand scrubbing. "And then he'll be able to heal and look forward. Won't nothin' hold him back no more."

"I wish you guys had gas," muttered Sadie. "It stinks bad enough to burn my antennae, but it'd get this grease outta my fingernails."

"We've got rubber gloves, don't worry," Sam told her.

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Zoe watched for a few seconds, then shrugged and took her previous place beside Jayne.

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Sam and Sadie soon took their places beside Dean, the girl watching Mal's vitals and making sure he stayed under while Sam handed his brother tools and materials for the rather grueling but straightforward surgery.

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Jayne turned away from the viewing window. "This is going to be gross."

Zoe just stared. "You think?" But she too faced away from the window. There was no way she was going to watch all of that go down.