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Wash was on his back curled up under the pilots seat trying to reach that damn converter. Burned out piece of…
“Uncle Wash?”
“Yeah?” Wash did a little swearing and wriggled his way out and sat up.
“What does Cao ni ma ou di you mean?” Alexander said tilting his head slightly. He looked like a curious puppy.
”Nothing you need to worry your little head with,” Wash said looking around. If Mal or Simon were around he was going to get his ass handed to him. Wash smiled. Nope, no pissed off Doc or Captain. Thank the gods for small mercies.
”Wash?” the little boy sat down on the floor and fiddled with his shoelace.
”I’m pretty sure we’ve already covered this part,” Wash smiled.
”Wha’?”
”Nothing. So do you want to borrow my dinosaurs? I bought a new one last planet fall. It’s a herbivore but a real beauty with a looooong neck and…”
”Where did I come from?” Alexander interrupted.
”The Galley?” Wash guessed.
Alexander looked very confused. ”They cooked me?” he seemed horrified.
”Who?” What the hell were they talking about?
”Dad an’ Daddy. They cooked me?!”
”Oh...Oh my God! It’s The Talk, we’re having The Talk aren’t we. Damn!” Wash looked around again hoping that someone would come and save him. Alexander just looked at him. ”Right. Okay. Where you came from? And obviously it wasn’t the Galley…but ummmm…Where you came from?”
”Uncle Jayne says that I grew in Daddy’s tummy but that’s just stupid cause how’d I get in there?” Jayne came in with some more tools for Wash.
”Now Lill’ One, ya know ya ain’t allowed on the bridge,” he said and ruffled Alexander’s hair.
”Where’d I come from, Uncle Jayne?”
”Already told ya. From ya’r Daddy’s tummy,” Jayne handed Wash the tools.
”Yeah,” Wash said teasingly ”But how’d he get in there?”
”Dat’s easy! Ya’r Dad an’ Daddy wanted a lill’ one so they took a tiny part of their hearts an’ went to a doc who could but them in ya’r Daddy’s tummy. Them heart-parts grew an’ turned into you. Then the doc took ya out an’ they took you with ’em back ta Serenity.”
”Okay,” The little boy said and took Jayne’s hand. As they walked out of the bridge Wash heard them talk. ”Uncle Wash didn’t know ’bout where I’d come from.”
”Yeah he ain’t awfully bright.”