Since I found Serenity (2/8) - Immortal!Dean - SPN/FF/HL/SV
Title: Since I found Serenity (2/8)
Author: strangevisitor7
Beta: Pen37
Rated: PG
Prompt: #53 Earth for crossovers100 my table is here
Fandom: Firefly, Highlander, SPN & SV The rest of the Immortal!Dean Universe can be found here.
Characters: From FF: Mal, Zoe, Wash, River, Jayne, Simon, Inara, Kaylee. From I!D 'Verse: Dean Winchester, Duncan Macleod, Richie Ryan, Chloe Sullivan and Sam Winchester with a special cameo appearance by Methos later on.
Spoilers: The story begins in the middle of the Firefly Movie "Serenity". You will be spoiled if you haven't seen it.
Disclaimer: The characters you know and love all belong to their respective creators.
Summary: The crew of Serenity is in the middle of helping River, exposing the Alliance and evading the Reavers when they encounter a survivor on Miranda.
A/N: This story takes place ~ 6 years after chapter 5 of 5 Times Immortal!Dean met Meta!Chloe.
Chapter List:
Chapter 1; Chapter 2; Chapter 3; Chapter 4; Chapter 5; Chapter 6; Chapter 7; Chapter 8
Chapter 2: Since I found Serenity
Sam had had a chance to speak briefly with River’s brother Simon and the little information he’d gathered suggested that he’d jumped over 500 years into the future and Earth was a distant memory. Until he understood how he’d arrived on Miranda, Sam decided to keep his doubts about the reality of this universe and his origin in the past a secret for now.
As Sam sat in the galley of Mal’s ship - a spaceship! How cool was that? - with the rest of Serenity’s crew, he tried to make sense of the things he was hearing. Reavers…the Alliance…PAX… Miranda. He had a lot of catching up to do and he still didn’t know why he was here or even where ‘here’ was besides being the ‘future’. Unfortunately, he hadn’t heard anything that changed his belief that this whole thing wasn’t some elaborate demon-inspired illusion.
The last thing he remembered was being in the ghost town with the other psychic kids. River seemed to be psychic as well but nothing else made sense and Sam wondered if her presence might hold some clue. He figured what ever game ol’ yellow eyes was playing, staying with River and helping her friends seemed to be his best bet for survival and getting back to Dean.
You think Reavers really are Demons?” Kaylee asked.
Mal shook his head. “Don’t know for sure but the Alliance created the Reavers and killed them folk on Miranda. The truth about the PAX needs to come out.” He paused and eyed each member of his crew. “So I need to know. Ya’ll with me.”
One by one they all nodded. Then Mal looked at Sam. “What about you?”
“Fighting demons is what I do. I’m with you to the end.” Sam replied.
Mal grinned. “Good because I aim to misbehave.”
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They’d crashed onto Mr. Universe’s moon and Wash was dead. As Jayne and Mal moved crates to block the entrance, Sam drew a devil’s trap onto the ground in the small area where they intended to make a stand.
No one questioned what he was doing because River had vouched for him. Sam knew that there were too many of them to stop with chants and salt. Luckily, bullets worked too.
Mal took off to deliver the message of the Alliance’s duplicity to the world and the others readied themselves for the onslaught.
As the demons - Reavers - attacked Sam began his chant in a loud clear voice. He stayed hidden behind one of the crates and River had settled in beside him. She was trembling and scared but seemed to draw strength from his words. After he’d been through the chant twice, her voice joined his.
“What’s that smoke?” Jayne asked.
“Demons,” he said quickly and picked up the thread of the Latin again.
But the trap wasn’t enough. The Reavers had guns and the noise of the firefight was drowning out his chanting. He couldn’t yell loud enough to be heard by more than a few at a time. Eventually the sheer numbers overwhelmed them and Sam had to start shooting back to stay alive.
They’d retreated down the corridor but the blast door refused to shut. Then Simon was shot.
Sam knew what he had to do. He couldn’t die. He was the only one who might survive going through the hatch, retrieving the med kit and closing the door.
He moved to dive through the opening but River beat him to it. She tossed the med kit back and gestured for him to follow. Sam did and pressed the button that snapped the door shut behind them.
Back to back they fought. She was amazing. Together they slaughtered the Reavers. He had no doubts that this was why he was here; to fight.
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Sam’s role in the battle had cemented his place among the crew. Any doubts about his loyalties were left unspoken.
The Operative had removed the Alliance troops and told them there were no longer wanted by the government. It was time to begin the long arduous task of putting the ship back together.
Jayne and Sam removed the spike from Wash’s body and laid him out in what was left of the infirmary. Zoe came to sit by his corpse. Everyone had granted her some privacy and had busied themselves elsewhere in the ship.
Sam couldn’t let go of the thought that there was something strange about Wash regardless of his lifeless condition. He found an excuse to wander by the infirmary and watched as Zoe cried silently, and clutched at Wash’s hand.
The there was a searing buzz behind his eyes and Sam watched as Wash sat up.
“…watch how I soar.” Wash shouted.
Zoe scrambled away from the reanimated corpse and raced out the door yelling for the captain. With in seconds Sam had reached into his pocket for the holy water and splashed it onto Wash. He then began chanting the exorcism.
The entire time Wash looked at him like he was crazy but showed no other reaction.
By the time Sam had finished, the rest of the crew had gathered in the infirmary.
“Well?” Mal asked.
Sam didn’t take his eyes off Wash and the prickly feeling behind his eyes had settled into a white noise. “Not a demon,” He replied.
“Then what?”
“I’ll let you know when I figure it out,” Sam said.
Simon walked over to Wash. “Let me check your vitals. What do you remember?” He asked as he began retrieving his medical equipment.
“Uh...Well…I landed the ship and then…nothing.” He clutched at his head. “But I seem to have a blinding headache.”
Wash looked at Zoe. “Did I get knocked out?” he asked.
Zoe shook her head, “Not exactly, babe.” She came to stand next to him and took his hand. “Is it really you?”
“Hey, are you ok? Have you been crying?” When Zoe nodded, Wash looked scared. “Really…why?”
Zoe looked to the others before answering, “You were dead.”
“Dead.” Wash used his free hand to check over his body. “I’m fine now,” he laughed.
Mal watched the exchange and grabbed Sam’s arm to pull him aside. ”Can you explain this?” he whispered.
It seemed he had become the supernatural expert in Mal’s eyes. Sam shook his head. “No but I have a theory.”
“So just the headache, Wash?” Simon asked.
“Yeah.” The red-headed man grimaced at the sensation. “It feels like buzzing behind my eyes.” He looked around and his gaze settled on Sam
“Maybe his head's gonna explode,” Jayne said. “Are we really sure he ain’t gonna turn zombie on us?” He fingered his gun, ready to draw on Wash.
“I am not a gorram zombie, Jayne. Put your gun away.”
“No such thing as zombies,” said Mal.
“My husband is not a zombie,” Zoe shouted at the same time.
“Actually that’s not true. Zombies exist,” Sam said. They all turned to stare at him. “But I don’t think Wash is one,” he added hurriedly.
“Captain, it ain’t nat’ral what happened. Wash was dead.” Jayne was insistent. “Wood spike went right through his chest. Don’t nobody walk away from that.”
“Jayne, shut it," Mal commanded. “Sam, what’s your theory?”
Sam paused before deciding a demonstration was the best way to confirm his theory. “Wash, you can sense me can’t you?” he asked as he approached the formally dead man.
Wash nodded. “Well, I can sense you too. I think something happened to us on Miranda.” Sam gestured to Simon for a scalpel. Very carefully Sam sliced his palm and held it up for them all to see.
The lightning flicked and the wound closed. Simon grabbed Sam’s hand and traced the place where the cut should have been. “How is this possible?” He asked
“I don’t know,” Sam admitted. He reached for Wash’s hand. Reluctantly the other man allowed Sam to make the same cut in his palm. Again the wound was closed in moments.
“They carry the lightning,” River said quietly.
Sam smiled over at her. “It appears we do and what ever this force is, it heals us. We can’t die.”
“What… so you’re saying I’m immortal.” Wash asked.
“I don’t know if we will age but we sure can’t be killed by any weapon.”
“That mean Wash is Wash?” Mal asked.
“As much as I am Sam. Yes. It’s Wash. And I think that feeling - the headache - is a byproduct of this change in us.”
Zoe didn’t need any more proof she flung her arms around her husband and kissed him soundly. Breaking apart she commanded, “Bunk, now!”
Wash smiled and began to follow her to their quarters.
“Wait,” Simon called. “I should really run some tests.”
“Use Sam,” Zoe called over her shoulder as she left the room. “We’re busy.”
Sam laughed. “Guinea pig it is,” and hopped on the bed recently vacated by the now quite hardy pilot.
Mal had a huge smile on his face as he watched the happy couple race down the corridor. “Don’t think we’ll be seeing them for awhile.”
“Do you think this will happen to the rest of us because we were on Miranda?” Kaylee asked.
“No,” Sam shook his head. “I sensed something in Wash before the battle. Like a very faint version of the bond I feel now. Didn’t know what it was then. If that was the indicator for this change then no one else has it.”
Kaylee looked relieved. “Guess I’ll be getting back to work then,” she said as she left the room.
The rest of the crew also returned to their repair activities. Except River; she perched herself in the corner and watched Simon work on Sam.
“You think the PAX caused this change?” Simon asked.
“A long time ago I was immune to another demon virus,” Sam explained. “I don’t like to think what our transformation might mean. But I doubt we’ve seen the last of demons - Reaver or not.”
Author: strangevisitor7
Beta: Pen37
Rated: PG
Prompt: #53 Earth for crossovers100 my table is here
Fandom: Firefly, Highlander, SPN & SV The rest of the Immortal!Dean Universe can be found here.
Characters: From FF: Mal, Zoe, Wash, River, Jayne, Simon, Inara, Kaylee. From I!D 'Verse: Dean Winchester, Duncan Macleod, Richie Ryan, Chloe Sullivan and Sam Winchester with a special cameo appearance by Methos later on.
Spoilers: The story begins in the middle of the Firefly Movie "Serenity". You will be spoiled if you haven't seen it.
Disclaimer: The characters you know and love all belong to their respective creators.
Summary: The crew of Serenity is in the middle of helping River, exposing the Alliance and evading the Reavers when they encounter a survivor on Miranda.
A/N: This story takes place ~ 6 years after chapter 5 of 5 Times Immortal!Dean met Meta!Chloe.
Chapter List:
Chapter 1; Chapter 2; Chapter 3; Chapter 4; Chapter 5; Chapter 6; Chapter 7; Chapter 8
Chapter 2: Since I found Serenity
Sam had had a chance to speak briefly with River’s brother Simon and the little information he’d gathered suggested that he’d jumped over 500 years into the future and Earth was a distant memory. Until he understood how he’d arrived on Miranda, Sam decided to keep his doubts about the reality of this universe and his origin in the past a secret for now.
As Sam sat in the galley of Mal’s ship - a spaceship! How cool was that? - with the rest of Serenity’s crew, he tried to make sense of the things he was hearing. Reavers…the Alliance…PAX… Miranda. He had a lot of catching up to do and he still didn’t know why he was here or even where ‘here’ was besides being the ‘future’. Unfortunately, he hadn’t heard anything that changed his belief that this whole thing wasn’t some elaborate demon-inspired illusion.
The last thing he remembered was being in the ghost town with the other psychic kids. River seemed to be psychic as well but nothing else made sense and Sam wondered if her presence might hold some clue. He figured what ever game ol’ yellow eyes was playing, staying with River and helping her friends seemed to be his best bet for survival and getting back to Dean.
You think Reavers really are Demons?” Kaylee asked.
Mal shook his head. “Don’t know for sure but the Alliance created the Reavers and killed them folk on Miranda. The truth about the PAX needs to come out.” He paused and eyed each member of his crew. “So I need to know. Ya’ll with me.”
One by one they all nodded. Then Mal looked at Sam. “What about you?”
“Fighting demons is what I do. I’m with you to the end.” Sam replied.
Mal grinned. “Good because I aim to misbehave.”
**************************************
They’d crashed onto Mr. Universe’s moon and Wash was dead. As Jayne and Mal moved crates to block the entrance, Sam drew a devil’s trap onto the ground in the small area where they intended to make a stand.
No one questioned what he was doing because River had vouched for him. Sam knew that there were too many of them to stop with chants and salt. Luckily, bullets worked too.
Mal took off to deliver the message of the Alliance’s duplicity to the world and the others readied themselves for the onslaught.
As the demons - Reavers - attacked Sam began his chant in a loud clear voice. He stayed hidden behind one of the crates and River had settled in beside him. She was trembling and scared but seemed to draw strength from his words. After he’d been through the chant twice, her voice joined his.
“What’s that smoke?” Jayne asked.
“Demons,” he said quickly and picked up the thread of the Latin again.
But the trap wasn’t enough. The Reavers had guns and the noise of the firefight was drowning out his chanting. He couldn’t yell loud enough to be heard by more than a few at a time. Eventually the sheer numbers overwhelmed them and Sam had to start shooting back to stay alive.
They’d retreated down the corridor but the blast door refused to shut. Then Simon was shot.
Sam knew what he had to do. He couldn’t die. He was the only one who might survive going through the hatch, retrieving the med kit and closing the door.
He moved to dive through the opening but River beat him to it. She tossed the med kit back and gestured for him to follow. Sam did and pressed the button that snapped the door shut behind them.
Back to back they fought. She was amazing. Together they slaughtered the Reavers. He had no doubts that this was why he was here; to fight.
******************************
Sam’s role in the battle had cemented his place among the crew. Any doubts about his loyalties were left unspoken.
The Operative had removed the Alliance troops and told them there were no longer wanted by the government. It was time to begin the long arduous task of putting the ship back together.
Jayne and Sam removed the spike from Wash’s body and laid him out in what was left of the infirmary. Zoe came to sit by his corpse. Everyone had granted her some privacy and had busied themselves elsewhere in the ship.
Sam couldn’t let go of the thought that there was something strange about Wash regardless of his lifeless condition. He found an excuse to wander by the infirmary and watched as Zoe cried silently, and clutched at Wash’s hand.
The there was a searing buzz behind his eyes and Sam watched as Wash sat up.
“…watch how I soar.” Wash shouted.
Zoe scrambled away from the reanimated corpse and raced out the door yelling for the captain. With in seconds Sam had reached into his pocket for the holy water and splashed it onto Wash. He then began chanting the exorcism.
The entire time Wash looked at him like he was crazy but showed no other reaction.
By the time Sam had finished, the rest of the crew had gathered in the infirmary.
“Well?” Mal asked.
Sam didn’t take his eyes off Wash and the prickly feeling behind his eyes had settled into a white noise. “Not a demon,” He replied.
“Then what?”
“I’ll let you know when I figure it out,” Sam said.
Simon walked over to Wash. “Let me check your vitals. What do you remember?” He asked as he began retrieving his medical equipment.
“Uh...Well…I landed the ship and then…nothing.” He clutched at his head. “But I seem to have a blinding headache.”
Wash looked at Zoe. “Did I get knocked out?” he asked.
Zoe shook her head, “Not exactly, babe.” She came to stand next to him and took his hand. “Is it really you?”
“Hey, are you ok? Have you been crying?” When Zoe nodded, Wash looked scared. “Really…why?”
Zoe looked to the others before answering, “You were dead.”
“Dead.” Wash used his free hand to check over his body. “I’m fine now,” he laughed.
Mal watched the exchange and grabbed Sam’s arm to pull him aside. ”Can you explain this?” he whispered.
It seemed he had become the supernatural expert in Mal’s eyes. Sam shook his head. “No but I have a theory.”
“So just the headache, Wash?” Simon asked.
“Yeah.” The red-headed man grimaced at the sensation. “It feels like buzzing behind my eyes.” He looked around and his gaze settled on Sam
“Maybe his head's gonna explode,” Jayne said. “Are we really sure he ain’t gonna turn zombie on us?” He fingered his gun, ready to draw on Wash.
“I am not a gorram zombie, Jayne. Put your gun away.”
“No such thing as zombies,” said Mal.
“My husband is not a zombie,” Zoe shouted at the same time.
“Actually that’s not true. Zombies exist,” Sam said. They all turned to stare at him. “But I don’t think Wash is one,” he added hurriedly.
“Captain, it ain’t nat’ral what happened. Wash was dead.” Jayne was insistent. “Wood spike went right through his chest. Don’t nobody walk away from that.”
“Jayne, shut it," Mal commanded. “Sam, what’s your theory?”
Sam paused before deciding a demonstration was the best way to confirm his theory. “Wash, you can sense me can’t you?” he asked as he approached the formally dead man.
Wash nodded. “Well, I can sense you too. I think something happened to us on Miranda.” Sam gestured to Simon for a scalpel. Very carefully Sam sliced his palm and held it up for them all to see.
The lightning flicked and the wound closed. Simon grabbed Sam’s hand and traced the place where the cut should have been. “How is this possible?” He asked
“I don’t know,” Sam admitted. He reached for Wash’s hand. Reluctantly the other man allowed Sam to make the same cut in his palm. Again the wound was closed in moments.
“They carry the lightning,” River said quietly.
Sam smiled over at her. “It appears we do and what ever this force is, it heals us. We can’t die.”
“What… so you’re saying I’m immortal.” Wash asked.
“I don’t know if we will age but we sure can’t be killed by any weapon.”
“That mean Wash is Wash?” Mal asked.
“As much as I am Sam. Yes. It’s Wash. And I think that feeling - the headache - is a byproduct of this change in us.”
Zoe didn’t need any more proof she flung her arms around her husband and kissed him soundly. Breaking apart she commanded, “Bunk, now!”
Wash smiled and began to follow her to their quarters.
“Wait,” Simon called. “I should really run some tests.”
“Use Sam,” Zoe called over her shoulder as she left the room. “We’re busy.”
Sam laughed. “Guinea pig it is,” and hopped on the bed recently vacated by the now quite hardy pilot.
Mal had a huge smile on his face as he watched the happy couple race down the corridor. “Don’t think we’ll be seeing them for awhile.”
“Do you think this will happen to the rest of us because we were on Miranda?” Kaylee asked.
“No,” Sam shook his head. “I sensed something in Wash before the battle. Like a very faint version of the bond I feel now. Didn’t know what it was then. If that was the indicator for this change then no one else has it.”
Kaylee looked relieved. “Guess I’ll be getting back to work then,” she said as she left the room.
The rest of the crew also returned to their repair activities. Except River; she perched herself in the corner and watched Simon work on Sam.
“You think the PAX caused this change?” Simon asked.
“A long time ago I was immune to another demon virus,” Sam explained. “I don’t like to think what our transformation might mean. But I doubt we’ve seen the last of demons - Reaver or not.”