Jedi Council Forums - “Courtship Rituals” [PilotFic Challenge #1]

Jedi Council Forums » Fan Fiction » Beyond the Saga »

Locked Topic | Read Only Topic | Previous Active Topic | Next Active Topic

Pages: 1 | 2 - ~~Previous~~ | Next | Reload

Author	Topic: “Courtship Rituals” [PilotFic Challenge #1]
Thrawn McEwok Title: TFN EU Staff Registered: May '00	Date Posted: 2/22/05 12:34pm Subject: “Courtship Rituals” [PilotFic Challenge #1] - Date Edited: 2/22/05 1:02pm (2 edits total) Edited By: Thrawn McEwok
	[For the challenge in this thread in resource... Challenge #1: Write a single post vignette or short story depicting the death of Wes Janson. Sounds relatively simple, if majorly tearjerker-ish, right? Well, not so much. There's a catch. Recall Janson's conversation with Myn Donos in Solo Command: "If you're not having fun, you're not enjoying your life. If you're not enjoying your life, why even bother being alive? If I wait until some imaginary distant point in my life to start enjoying it, I'll be dead before I get there. But if I get killed tomorrow, at least I can be pretty sure that I enjoyed myself more than whoever's killing me." The catch is, Janson must know he's going to die, whether facing execution at the hands of a captor, facing terminal illness, dealing with fatal injuries...however is up to you. But he must know he's going to die. ...?! ] "Wes?" The man at table the glanced up from his drink, and parodied a pained smile. "Hey," he said. "Hobbie said something was wrong with you," she sighed, sitting down opposite him, looking at him intently. "Out with it, Major Janson. What's biting." He paused, took a deep breath. Looked down at his drink again, then back up at her. "Wes?" she asked. He paused. Took a deep breath. Breathed out again. Sighed, leaned back. "Is this some kind of joke?" "I'm dying," he said. Blink. She stared. He stared back, fixing her with a gaze of absolute sincerity. If it hadn't been so frightening - so serious - it would probably have been hillarious. "Wes?" she repeated. "Oh, Wes - I'm so.... Is it?" "Yeah," he shrugged. "No way out. Sorry, Colonel." He took a slurp of his beer. "Thanks for caring, though." She winced inwardly. "Is it...?" she asked. "Is there any chance." There was more she wanted to say - much more. But not here, not now. She wasn't going to be selfish. Not now. Not with him. "No, no," he said. "Prognosis is fatal. There's no cure." She wondered why she wasn't crying. Why she wasn't doing anything. Why she was just sitting there. "Of course, it's not quick," he shrugged. "I'll linger for a while. Still be able to prop up the bar yet." He glanced up, suddenly animated, and snapped his fingers at someone behind her "Hey! Kol, get the lady a drink. Her usual." "Thanks," she said, trying to smile. "Is it... I mean?" Her mind whirled - What is it?! What's wrong with him!? How can I fix this!? This can't be happening! It's not fair! It isn't right! "And they won't keep me out of the cockpit. Still be shooting scar-heads for a while," he said, changing the subject. "You never know. They might get me first. Might even get run over by an air-tram. Killed and eaten by an Ewok." He paused, and offered her a rictus grin. "But, yeah. I'm dying." "Oh," she said, her voice soft and quiet. "How did you find out." "This morning," he said. "I was down in the hangars, watching the Wraiths head off on this damn-fool mission of Face's. That's when it happened." "Huh?" she asked. "What happened. Wes, you're making no sense." "You surprised," he said. "But, what happened? I realised. I just... realised. I'm dying." "Wes?" she asked, pulling back a little. He leaned forward in response, taking her hands in his own, and tipped her a jaunty grin, straight out of nowhere. "What is it?" "I realised, Princess," he said. "I'm dying. Everyone's dying. Except maybe your Aunt Mara - I swear, she doesn't look a day older than when we first met. But, yeah - if the Vong don't get you, biology will. Sooner or later, one day, you wake up, and - well, you don't wake up." "Wes," she breathed. "I thought it was something serious!" "It is serious," he said. "I am serious. Now that's so wierd it probably means there is something wrong with me. But, let me put it this way. We're only ourselves the once. And while I'm apparently as healthy as a happy bantha - I had the surgeon-lieutenant check me over before lunch...." "You mynock!!" she squealled. "What I'm really trying to say is... I know I'm old enough to be your grandfather, I know you've had two husbands shot out from under you in the past eighteen months, and I know that I'm just a crazy old stick-jockey... but I'm still the best wing guard a girl could ever have, and lady, we make beautiful music together..." She gasped, and giggled, and turned, and saw the Ewok standing behind her shoulder, holding out a jewel-box with a glinting diamond ring in it. She turned back to Wes. He was grinning. She was too. "So," he finished. "Jaina Solo... will you marry me?" *** [Oh, did I say this also did duty for this challenge as well? ] -----signature----- A/T = OTP "To write one Solo twin as an angstbunny, Master Skywalker, might be considered unfortunate. To write BOTH that way looks like carelessness."
	~~Locked Topic~~ \| Active Topic Notification \| Private Message \| Post History
Dev_Binks Registered: Aug '03	Date Posted: 2/22/05 12:41pm Subject: RE: “Courtship Rituals” [PilotFic Challenge #1]
	I'm going to kill you! You made us think he was going to die soon! Bu then he goes and proposes to Jaina!!! And in such a Wes-ish way! dies laughing And nice forgetting to mention the second challenge. -----signature----- "There will be pages. Lots and lots of pages. Most of them will have letters on them, and the vast majority of those letters will be in the roman alphabet." -Aaron Allston
	~~Locked Topic~~ \| Active Topic Notification \| Private Message \| Post History
Jesina_Dreis Registered: Nov '04	Date Posted: 2/22/05 12:45pm Subject: RE: “Courtship Rituals” [PilotFic Challenge #1]
	Well, it's not exactly what I'd expected....but by this point I should expect that from you, shouldn't I? That was truly as Wes-ish proposal Jes -----signature----- Stay safe, Ev Big sister to valin_halcyon Rest in Peace, Jeremy http://www.heatherjanes.com http://z9.invisionfree.com/downtime
	~~Locked Topic~~ \| Active Topic Notification \| Private Message \| Post History
Arin_Atona Registered: Jul '04	Date Posted: 2/22/05 12:57pm Subject: RE: “Courtship Rituals” [PilotFic Challenge #1]
	I'm actually surprised that I wasn't surprised by this in the least. I don't know what that means, but when I figure it out, I'll keep it to myself. Nice challenge entry McE. -----signature----- On the Shoulders of Giants http://boards.theforce.net/Message.aspx?topic=23575110 From the Empire, With Love http://boards.theforce.net/Message.aspx?topic=26258118
	~~Locked Topic~~ \| Active Topic Notification \| Private Message \| Post History
Rowan_Jade Registered: Nov '03	Date Posted: 2/22/05 1:01pm Subject: RE: “Courtship Rituals” [PilotFic Challenge #1]
	OH! Double Bravo McE! AWESOME!!!! I absolutely shudder and cringe and get serious heebie jeebies thinking about Jaina and Wes together (say it with me folks... EEEEEEEEEEWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!!!) but this is darn purtyful! And, Hello reality slapping ya in the face pal! No WAY Janson would ever stop being Janson and ralize he was getting old, but love the way you pulled it off here. Bravo! snicker chuckle "eaten by an Ewok".... WaHahahahahaha! you kill me McE! Ro PS. I'm going to petition you "Oh Great Giver of Fic Titles" and make you come up with something for my little bunny dropping. As Jes & I can't think of a blasted thing for it, TAG! you're it! Since ya did such a wonderifical job with Jes' latest. That hit it DEAD on! Now, ask me what the fic is about.... go on.... ya know ya want to..... -----signature----- "If you have legs and are flamable, you are not blocking the fire exit" -Mitch Hedberg I am Evil, I am Old, I am YodaRo! Fear my snarkiness! "You're insane you know." -everyone around me Evil Old Wisdom Giver to the Maniac Mountain Clan
	~~Locked Topic~~ \| Active Topic Notification \| Private Message \| Post History
LadyPadme Title: Manager Emeritus Registered: Sep '02	Date Posted: 2/22/05 1:15pm Subject: RE: “Courtship Rituals” [PilotFic Challenge #1]
	You faker, you! Very well done and just like Wes Janson to be such a kidder! Now, if Jaina actually accepted Wes' proposal, he might actually die...at Han's hands! Great job with the challenge response! -----signature----- Crest MD Naimé Evil Twin of Gabri_Jade When a baby smiles the world is happy VOTE OBAMA '08
	~~Locked Topic~~ \| Active Topic Notification \| Private Message \| Post History
SpeldoriontheBlended Registered: Apr '02	Date Posted: 2/22/05 1:53pm Subject: RE: “Courtship Rituals” [PilotFic Challenge #1]
	Brilliant! -----signature----- 'I quote too much' - Me Society is always in danger of imminent collapse. That is what sustains it. Beware the power of the elipsis...
	~~Locked Topic~~ \| Active Topic Notification \| Private Message \| Post History
Jags_Scoundrel Registered: Nov '03	Date Posted: 2/22/05 1:57pm Subject: RE: “Courtship Rituals” [PilotFic Challenge #1]
	I'm not really sure what else to say, except: Bravo!
	~~Locked Topic~~ \| Active Topic Notification \| Private Message \| Post History
Spike2002 Title: FF-UK RSA Arena Manager Registered: Feb '02	Date Posted: 2/22/05 3:06pm Subject: RE: “Courtship Rituals” [PilotFic Challenge #1]
	There had to be an Ewok somewhere in there didn't there? -----signature----- "It may be that our role on this planet is not to worship God, but to create him." - Arthur C. Clarke I agree with halibut Master to Louis_Skywalker
	~~Locked Topic~~ \| Active Topic Notification \| Private Message \| Post History
SweetPea Registered: Dec '04	Date Posted: 2/22/05 3:21pm Subject: RE: “Courtship Rituals” [PilotFic Challenge #1]
	Joins Ro's "eeeeeeeewwwwww" at the thought of Jaina and Wes together But you know..."ew" in a good way. Because this is both awesome and hilarious. Wonderful Wes characterization. Oh, and bravo for turning Myri and Jes's deathfic challenge into something quite different. Hehehe. Showed them. -----signature----- And the Bartender Says... http://boards.theforce.net/Beyond_the_Saga/b10477/18513916/ Winner, Summer 2005 Fanfic Awards, Best Viggie: Wedge Antilles' Guide to Improvisational Parenting: http://boards.theforce.net/Beyond_the_Saga/b10477/18412918/
	~~Locked Topic~~ \| Active Topic Notification \| Private Message \| Post History
talkingbanana Registered: Jun '03	Date Posted: 2/22/05 3:27pm Subject: RE: “Courtship Rituals” [PilotFic Challenge #1]
	echoes the EW! of Jaina and Wes being together That was hysterical, though. And very . . . McEwok-ish. Understand I mean that as the highest of compliments. Keep up the outstanding work! -----signature----- How? Myn/Lara one-shot, Betrayal, slight AU http://boards.theforce.net/beyond_the_saga/b10477/28175766/p1/?0 Sometimes it's better to light a flamethrower than curse the darkness. - Terry Pratchett, Men at Arms
	~~Locked Topic~~ \| Active Topic Notification \| Private Message \| Post History
Elena Registered: Aug '03	Date Posted: 2/22/05 3:27pm Subject: RE: “Courtship Rituals” [PilotFic Challenge #1]
	Oh, you...you...jerk. You did it first! Now I have to live up to you! eyebrow twitches However, speaking past my unspeakable anger - it was very good. Really funny, of course, and obviously AU, but that's due to the nature of the challenge... But..."Princess"? Elena -----signature----- Pretty, practical, and the Ewok's Hand: Redheaded teenaged girls make the best assassins Always willing to do a side-job for Quiet_Mandalorian, though And Kreia...well, Kreia was a woman who tried to be a Jedi, then tried to be a Sith, and failed at both
	~~Locked Topic~~ \| Active Topic Notification \| Private Message \| Post History
Maggy Registered: Oct '04	Date Posted: 2/22/05 3:47pm Subject: RE: “Courtship Rituals” [PilotFic Challenge #1]
	TMcE: "If you're not having fun, you're not enjoying your life. If you're not enjoying your life, why even bother being alive? If I wait until some imaginary distant point in my life to start enjoying it, I'll be dead before I get there. But if I get killed tomorrow, at least I can be pretty sure that I enjoyed myself more than whoever's killing me." um that should be my motto nowadays... before I get to much frustrated over work... work later and enjoy the life now but Darth Datelines are very present currently ... The catch is, Janson must know he's going to die, whether facing execution at the hands of a captor, facing terminal illness, dealing with fatal injuries...however is up to you. But he must know he's going to die. ...?! ] but, furry friend, don’t die all living and breathing creatures at some point of life even without illness, execution or war? "Wes?" The man at table the glanced up from his drink, and parodied a pained smile. "Hey," he said. "Hobbie said something was wrong with you," she sighed, sitting down opposite him, looking at him intently. "Out with it, Major Janson. What's biting?" Hobbie? That can only be a joke The two of them are nearly never to take serious He paused, took a deep breath. Looked down at his drink again, then back up at her. "Wes?" she asked. He paused. Took a deep breath. he is playing good the `something was wrong with me´ role ... you don’t fool me TMcE... only you consider with `something was wrong with you´ a courtship ritual Breathed out again. Sighed, leaned back. "Is this some kind of joke?" "I'm dying," he said. Hah! Devil himself is afraid of his jokes... Blink. She stared. He stared back, fixing her with a gaze of absolute sincerity. He is good If it hadn't been so frightening - so serious - it would probably have been hillarious. "Wes?" she repeated. "Oh, Wes - I'm so.... Is it?" "Yeah," he shrugged. "No way out. Sorry, Colonel." He took a slurp of his beer. "Thanks for caring, though." you can really feel sorry for Jaya (and don’t tell me it isn’t her ) She winced inwardly. "Is it...?" she asked. "Is there any chance." There was more she wanted to say - much more. But not here, not now. She wasn't going to be selfish. Not now. Not with him. "No, no," he said. "Prognosis is fatal. There's no cure." brilliant! She wondered why she wasn't crying. Why she wasn't doing anything. Why she was just sitting there. perhaps because the force isn’t telling her that something is wrong... "Of course, it's not quick," he shrugged. "I'll linger for a while. Still be able to prop up the bar yet." He glanced up, suddenly animated, and snapped his fingers at someone behind her "Hey! Kol, get the lady a drink. Her usual." "Thanks," she said, trying to smile. "Is it... I mean?" Her mind whirled - What is it?! What's wrong with him!? How can I fix this!? This can't be happening! It's not fair! It isn't right! aww... always trying to fix things... "And they won't keep me out of the cockpit. Still be shooting scar-heads for a while," he said, changing the subject. "You never know. They might get me first. Might even get run over by an air-tram. Killed and eaten by an Ewok." Killed and eaten by an Ewok? Oh my gosh... great! perhaps Kettch needs to be feed again... but this time without cleaning polish... can you tell that I enjoy that far too much? He paused, and offered her a rictus grin. "But, yeah. I'm dying." "Oh," she said, her voice soft and quiet. "How did you find out." "This morning," he said. "I was down in the hangars, watching the Wraiths head off on this damn-fool mission of Face's. That's when it happened." the idea of a real nice confusing chat with his girlfriend popped into his head... but when I look at the title again... oh my gosh... he isn’t going... he will be really dead... impaled by the sabres of her uncle and brother and then dunked in bacta and shot by Han... and then again bacta and then has Mara her fun with him ... um... don’t misunderstand that ... she will torture him for what he is doing and kill him slowly... um... ja, so in etwa "Huh?" she asked. "What happened. Wes, you're making no sense." "You surprised," he said. "But, what happened? I realised. I just... realised. I'm dying." "Wes?" she asked, pulling back a little. He leaned forward in response, taking her hands in his own, and tipped her a jaunty grin, straight out of nowhere. "What is it?" "I realised, Princess," he said. "I'm dying. Everyone's dying. Except maybe your Aunt Mara - I swear, she doesn't look a day older than when we first met. But, yeah - if the Vong don't get you, biology will. Sooner or later, one day, you wake up, and - well, you don't wake up." I knew it "Wes," she breathed. "I thought it was something serious!" "It is serious," he said. "I am serious. Now that's so wierd it probably means there is something wrong with me. But, let me put it this way. We're only ourselves the once. And while I'm apparently as healthy as a happy bantha - I had the surgeon-lieutenant check me over before lunch...." "You mynock!!" she squealled. "What I'm really trying to say is... I know I'm old enough to be your grandfather, I know you've had two husbands shot out from under you in the past eighteen months, and I know that I'm just a crazy old stick-jockey... STICK – jockey? but I'm still the best wing guard a girl could ever have, and lady, we make beautiful music together..." She gasped, and giggled, and turned, and saw the Ewok standing behind her shoulder, holding out a jewel-box with a glinting diamond ring in it. aww... how could it other be? She turned back to Wes. He was grinning. She was too. "So," he finished. "Jaina Solo... will you marry me?" well done! I had tears in my eyes... from laughing so hard thank you for making me laugh today `every day is lost when you don’t laugh once´ ~Mag~ -----signature----- The Revenant - http://boards.theforce.net/a/b10477/28313064 - co authored with Jedi Ant "Maggy rawks " - YodaKenbi
	~~Locked Topic~~ \| Active Topic Notification \| Private Message \| Post History
Myri_Antilles Registered: Aug '04	Date Posted: 2/22/05 3:57pm Subject: RE: “Courtship Rituals” [PilotFic Challenge #1]
	Oh, nice!!! And he's ok!!! <twirls happily and sticks her tongue out at Jes> She says yes, right? -----signature----- big sis of Myra adopter of Jedi_Tigris \| Master to correllian_ale padawan sis of MysteriousRaven13, Jaina_Solo_15, and any other padawans my crazy master gets "boys can't live with 'em, can freeze 'em in carbonite" - Jaina_Solo_15
	~~Locked Topic~~ \| Active Topic Notification \| Private Message \| Post History
Smuggler_Shidakis Registered: Jul '04	Date Posted: 2/22/05 6:57pm Subject: RE: “Courtship Rituals” [PilotFic Challenge #1]
	THAT. WAS. AWESOME. Here you have me all depressed, thinking Wes is DYING, and then he just does something completely WES... dies laughing That brightened my night. -----signature----- K/J = Dark Lady of the JCC \| Master to Darth-Wanderguard Adopter of Rosh_Penin Désolée, mon président est un idiot. Je n'ai pas voté pour lui.
	~~Locked Topic~~ \| Active Topic Notification \| Private Message \| Post History
YodaKenobi Title: TFN EU Staff Registered: May '03	Date Posted: 2/22/05 10:18pm Subject: RE: “Courtship Rituals” [PilotFic Challenge #1]
	"You never know. They might get me first. Might even get run over by an air-tram. Killed and eaten by an Ewok." He paused, and offered her a rictus grin. "But, yeah. I'm dying." She gasped, and giggled, and turned, and saw the Ewok standing behind her shoulder, holding out a jewel-box with a glinting diamond ring in it. She turned back to Wes. He was grinning. She was too. "So," he finished. "Jaina Solo... will you marry me?" That was great. I love how casual and indifferent Wes seems when you think he has some fatal disease, and I loved even more that it turned out to be "everyone's dying" And how can I not like my namesake proposing to Jaina Solo? However, I do find it disturbing that there's a whole challenge dedicated to killing Wes... Anyway, great stuff, Ewok -----signature----- FADA Therapist The Lands of the Dead: http://boards.theforce.net/beyond_the_saga/b10477/28522077/p1/ Blood Trail: http://boards.theforce.net/beyond_the_saga/b10477/28636429/p1 "We're Jedi, not assassins."— Anakin Solo
	~~Locked Topic~~ \| Active Topic Notification \| Private Message \| Post History

Pages: 1 | 2 - ~~Previous~~ | Next | Reload

Jedi Council Forums » Fan Fiction » Beyond the Saga »