A/N: This takes place right after 'Objects in Space', will ignore the movie Serenity (Though I did enjoy that movie, loved it really).

This will probably be Mal & Simon but I'm not sure. I got the idea for the healing part from surrealgreen and have her permission.

Disclaimer: I do NOT own Firefly or Serenity or it's characters.

It always went wrong and apparently this latest job had not gone shiny in any sense of the word.

Simon tried to keep the light to a minimum but it was getting harder as the hours wore on. It was at times like these that he really missed the Core hospital he used to work in. It had been so much easier to conceal with the hubbub of other doctors and many patients. The daily bustle of the Core hospital on Osiris had kept anyone from noticing the reason why Simon had ascended to the ranks of one the top doctors on any Core planet.

A job gone wrong had caused almost everyone on the ship to sustain injuries, even sweet Kaylee. Really, it was a wonder anyone of them were still in tact. Even River had gotten injured in the uproar and already Simon was planning what exactly he'd say to Mal about this latest misadventure.

Currently he was patching up Jayne. The big man had broken his leg, a compound fracture that had half the bone exposed. He had preformed a two hour surgery to clean the area and push the bone back into the skin. There was a high risk of non-union but Simon had tried to help avoid that by using his influence on the bone. Finally though, Simon was forced to wrap the leg, no longer able to do anything. Simon had used Propofol and was anxious as he hadn't often used anaesthesia since coming to Serenity.

Turning his thoughts away from Jayne, Simon shut off the overhead light and let the medical chair recline slowly. After, Simon quickly but gently arranged Jayne so he was laying straight out and pulled a sheet up. Now that Jayne was settled for now, Simon allowed himself to look around the infirmary.

He took note of Mal, who was resting on a cot against the wall that was half glass. Zoe was sitting next to him on it, nursing a sprained ankle and wrist. Kayle was leaning against the door frame, holding the previously dislocated shoulder with the one that had remained uninjured. Wash was standing by his wife, midsection wrapped with blood staining the white fabric that was protecting his sutures.

Book and River hadn't been hurt bad, a few cuts and scratches that had only needed cleaning, so Book was currently tending to the flying of the ship with River accompanying him. Even Simon had been hurt in the commotion, trying to get to River but he had only suffered a few stubbed toes and a few odd scrapes on his face. Inara was in her shuttle, insisting on treating her own injuries since they were as minor as River and Books.

All things aside, it was probably better to save the lecture for when they all were in better shape.