The Sting: The Better Days Cut

A Firefly Fanfiction Story

Foreword:

Side Notes

If you haven't seen or read about my fanfiction episode collection Can't Take the Sky From Us up to the episode Better Days, Part 1, please do before reading this fanfiction.

This fanfiction story takes place within the two weeks part of Better Days, Part 1. And, it'll at least be a lot less confusing to read if you've seen or read about Can't Take the Sky From Us up to that episode.

Also... This is a alternate version of The Sting that is created directly by it being in the same continuity as Can't Take the Sky From Us.

If you haven't seen or read about the Firefly graphic novel The Sting...

It's recommended, but not required: Because any thing left unchanged is kind of skipped over from The Sting.

But, even with all of this said... All these kind of skipped over parts will be revealed in brief when it gets there for each one.

If you want to see or read more about the kind of skipped over parts of The Sting, you can wait for The Sting to appear in library systems or buy the graphic novel to find out for yourself.

At the time I'm writing this fanfiction story... It's unfortunately too early in time to find much any background info on a wiki or something like that.

So, that's why I have the kind of skipped over parts in the first place.

Author Notes

I had a few mixed feelings about The Sting. But, I really liked it aside from those two things.

I don't want to spoil too much for someone who wants to get The Sting to see or read more about it. But, let's just say Zoe's characterization especially was kind of lacking.

I'm going to rewrite that part especially for the better.

With the kind of dream like sequence near the end of the Those Left Behind comic mini-series around a goodbye to Inara... I honestly think Inara staying on Serenity a little longer than Book isn't really far off for The Sting's original continuity to still work.

But, that's just my opinion on The Sting's original continuity. Feel free to disagree.

And, whether you like the original version of The Sting or not... I hope you enjoy this alternate version of The Sting.

Feel free to enjoy it or not like it. I can only hope you enjoy it.