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Jade_eyes Registered: Aug '04	Date Posted: 4/30 4:15am Subject: RE: Wanting To Know... (L/M, Post-TLC) (update 4/29)
	Yay!!!! Getting closer!!! -----signature----- Luke/Mara--without end forever ginchy, Irish =I Squggles before I read a word
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Jedi_Liz Title: Former CR Lincoln NE, USA Registered: Apr '00	Date Posted: 4/30 6:55am Subject: RE: Wanting To Know... (L/M, Post-TLC) (update 4/29)
	I do recall the twins being able to see Luke while the others couldn't. Now that they know Luke's "there", they have to figure out what to do next. -----signature----- Current Fic: Lightswords of Fury: Special Edition - L/M Romance http://boards.theforce.net/beyond_the_saga/b10477/24270936/ Chapter 19 posted on 7/21/08 Coming SOON: Mara Jade of Chandrila Grove Coming SOON to SAGA Fanfic
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Jade_Pilot Registered: Dec '05	Date Posted: 4/30 10:33am Subject: The plot thickens
	Children and animals...just like Quantum Leap. Well done! -----signature----- I wonder if other dogs think poodles are members of a weird religious cult. - Rita Rudner
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DaenaBenjen42 Registered: May '05	Date Posted: 5/1 6:27pm Subject: RE: Wanting To Know... (L/M, Post-TLC) (update 4/29) - Date Edited: 5/2 12:20pm (1 edits total) Edited By: DaenaBenjen42
	Jedimaster_JainaSolo: Should help with one thing, yes... Thank you. Jade_eyes: Thank you. Jedi_Liz: True enough. Thank you. Jade_Pilot: Children and animals...just like Quantum Leap. Something like that, yes... Thank you. Mara sat in the chair, watching as Dark Star sat out there in the middle of the floor, and wondered. Was it possible? Was Jaina right? And if it was possible, why couldn’t she see what the little girl had seen? All she saw with her eyes was her companion sitting on the floor looking up, then over at her, then up again. All she felt with her senses was Dark Star out there, and the trainees, and Leia, and the twins, and... if she searched a bit longer, Ailee, who was hard to find because she just wasn’t Force sensitive. But right here, when she should have been able to see and feel what Jaina saw, she didn’t. Why not? Turning, she looked at his body where it lay once again on the stone beir and considered what she now knew. One, Kyp had been here. That much was obvious. Two, Luke had most likely met up with him on the roof and there had been a confrontation that resulted in a loss of consciousness that greatly resembled a state of suspended animation. Or, as Cilghal had put it, he was “caught between moments.” Three, somewhere out there, Kyp had used the Sun Crusher and killed an entire system. She shuddered at the memory of millions of people, gone in an instant of firey destruction, remembering the screams that had echoed within one another and seemed like they would never stop. Four, there was a dark presence here. It had appeared to her and tried to trick her, had made Streen attack in his sleep, and according to the information that Tionne had managed to find, it had a name. Exar Kun. Five... either Dark Star had started pacing on her own, or she was following someone around that Jaina thought looked like Luke. Somehow, watching the dark colored feline, Mara felt the latter was far more likely. Six... there was the whole matter of what to do about the kid currently in possession of something that could make stars go nova, when and if Solo and Calrissian were able to get him back. She shook her head at that thought. No, best not to think of that right this moment. There would be time enough for that later. Getting back to the point, she thought to herself, how to figure out if what Jaina saw really was the case... Standing up, she moved to sit on the steps, watching as Dark Star came toward her and sat again at the foot of the steps. Then she stared up at her, and Mara had to frown at the sudden attention. “What?” They stared at one another for a minute before Mara closed her eyes and focused herself inward. Her former master had taught her about an aspect known as a circle of influence, how she was within her circle when she was within herself. The next circle out was the immediate area, and so forth. Over time, it had become an unconscious thing to reach out and withdraw, to take notice of everything and anything. Starting at her center, she slowly ventured out in a spiral, a step at a time. The first oddity she came upon was a blank area, a little to her left. Not the absence of the Force, but a blank slate. As if something should have been there, but wasn’t. A void, where there shouldn’t have been a void. Taking note of that, she continued the spiral, and found Dark Star... whose attention wasn’t actually focused on her, but rather... on the blank area to her left? Mara silently asked Dark Star for permission, and suddenly she was seeing through her eyes. And there, about three feet to her left where the blank spot had been, was a plainly visible, if more than a little translucent and glowing blue, Luke. Luke, who was sitting there on the same step and watching her with an expression of interested curiosity. Mara held the contact for a moment longer, then let go and opened her eyes to look down at Dark Star again as the feline looked up at her. “So that’s what you were trying to tell me. Thank you... And... Luke? We’re working on it.” Luke, who had been watching her meditate and finding it interesting, blinked at suddenly being addressed directly. “Mara?” Mara paused. There it was again, that soft static of a whisper that held no meaning. So it had been him that she’d heard just after the wave and not something else. “Say something. I think I heard you just now, and earlier, too.” “Huh?” “I’m not kidding, Farmboy. Talk to me. I think I heard you, but there were no words behind it.” “Um…” Not having had anyone notice him in five hours besides Dark Star left him only one thing... “Dark Star is mad at me because I can’t scratch behind her ears and my hand keeps going right through her head.” Mara tilted her head, trying to focus on the words. “What? Something about an ear?” “Yes. Dark Star’s. And she’s mad about it.” Actually, he was fairly certain that she wasn’t, but it was all he could think of to say. Mara turned to look in his direction, and had to stare. Slowly, as if having been out of focus, a figure she recognized faded in on the step beside her. “This is ridiculous. Why would she be mad at you?” “You heard that?” “Getting stronger every second, and yes...“ She smiled at him. “There you are... We are really going to have to do something about the see-through thing you’ve got going on, Luke. It’s just not you.” He stared at her. “You can see me?” “In the blue-glowing not-so-flesh... thank Jaina and Dark Star.” They sat there for a long moment in total silence just looking at each other before Luke broke it. “What’s going on?” “What do you mean?” “How long was I out? Because suddenly there’s a woman I don’t know with a data pad, and Leia’s here with the twins, and Han and Lando were here, and...” Mara turned and looked behind her where his body was, then looked at him with raised eyebrows. “Better question would be, what’s the first thing you saw when you became aware again? Because, technically? You’re still out.” Luke sighed in frustration. She was right about that, even if he didn’t want to think about it. “Dark Star with a lizard, and that woman with a data pad wondering something about a sewer, earlier tonight before you came and she made you laugh.” Luke paused and thought about it, then looked at her curiously. “And who is she, anyway?” Mara shook her head. “I’m not going to explain her, because... well, I’d just rather not.” Now it sort of made sense. She hadn’t heard him before because he hadn’t been there, and the timing coincided with the wave. “You heard what I said earlier about there being screams?” “Yes.” “Kyp used the Sun Crusher, and we think he used it to destroy Carida... And I think, because I’m not totally certain, that that was what caused you to be... like this. The wave hit just before I kicked Ailee out, and Dark Star had a lizard then.” “She was eating it.” Mara nodded. “And as for how long... It’s been a week.” “Oh.” Something occurred to Luke as they lapsed into silence, and he tilted his head in question. “There is something I’m wondering, though...” “About what?” “Why was your lightsaber under that chair?” “Peace offering,” Mara said automatically as Dark Star joined them on the steps. “The furred one here took an issue with something and...” “The hilt ended up under the chair?” “Yes.” Mara’s eyes suddenly narrowed as she stroked Dark Star’s head. “She saw it, didn’t she?” “Saw what?” “This… thing, what ever it is. She saw it and really didn’t like it.” “Oh, you mean Exar Kun. Yes, she did.” Luke reached over and focused as he held his hand to Dark Star’s head, showing Mara just how he’d been able to wake her up earlier. “She let me practice, too.” “It looked like she was falling over...” Then his hand went through her head and Mara blinked in surprise as Dark Star glared at him again. “No wonder you can’t scratch behind her ears. Where’s your focus, hmm?” “It’s not as easy as it looks, you know.” Mara got his attention and he looked at her. “We’ll figure this out, all right?” Luke nodded. “All right.” They spent the next couple of hours there on the steps. TBC... -----signature----- "Say it with me now. Postcard. Zoo. Not. Shopping." master to jackyyy17, micky-nikki & Trimaj e-sis: BrightFeather & BrentusofGath All cats are leopards after dark.
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Jedimaster_JainaSolo Registered: Jun '03	Date Posted: 5/1 7:42pm Subject: RE: Wanting To Know... (L/M, Post-TLC) (update 5/1)
	Awww! I am soooo glad Mara got to see him, and talk to him. That has got to be a huge relief. Very nicely done. I really liked the technique she used, very interesting... Awesome post!!! Dana -----signature----- Excited padawan of NYCitygurl Behind the Durasteel Mask: http://boards.theforce.net/beyond_the_saga/b10477/28439445 "Don't let anyone look down on you because you are young..." 1 Timothy 4:12
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JEDIFLYSWATTER Registered: Dec '04	Date Posted: 5/1 9:45pm Subject: RE: Wanting To Know... (L/M, Post-TLC) (update 5/1)
	I am so glad that Luke and Mara are finally becoming able to make contact with each other. Bet they enjoyed being able to spend a few hours together. Exar Kun better watch out because it sounds like Dark Star means serious businesss when it comes to protecting Luke. Then again I have come to the conclusion that the purrie one is a queen ,female cat for those who do not know that, and Luke has always had a special way with the ladies. Great job and thanks. -----signature----- New Orleans will rise from the ashes! You knew it was a rattlesnke when you picked it up. Kitty cats do not lie about love.
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Jade_eyes Registered: Aug '04	Date Posted: 5/2 3:15am Subject: RE: Wanting To Know... (L/M, Post-TLC) (update 5/1)
	Marvelous!!!! Yayness!!! -----signature----- Luke/Mara--without end forever ginchy, Irish =I Squggles before I read a word
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Jade_Pilot Registered: Dec '05	Date Posted: 5/2 3:03pm Subject: RE: Wanting To Know... (L/M, Post-TLC) (update 5/1)
	Jade_eyes posted: Marvelous!!!! Yayness!!! What JE said! Well done! -----signature----- I wonder if other dogs think poodles are members of a weird religious cult. - Rita Rudner
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DaenaBenjen42 Registered: May '05	Date Posted: 5/3 11:20pm Subject: RE: Wanting To Know... (L/M, Post-TLC) (update 5/3) - Date Edited: 5/4 10:14am (3 edits total) Edited By: DaenaBenjen42
	Note: Life's been a little... since last Tuesday. I'd explain further, but I really rather not and just give you a post. My Dad's fine, though. (For the most part.) Jedimaster_JainaSolo: Thank you! JEDIFLYSWATTER: She’s also incredibly loyal, much like her human companion. Thank you, Flyswatter. Jade_eyes: Thank you for finding it awesome. Jade_Pilot: Well done! Thank you for saying so. Mara looked toward the door when she felt a very faint but recognizable presence approaching. “Oh, good.” “What?” Luke asked curiously. “Won’t she be surprised that she doesn’t have to argue with me to get me to leave you for six hours or more,” Mara noted as she stood up and stretched. Luke stared at Mara as she moved to sit in the chair. “Argue with you?” Mara rolled her eyes. “Be glad you missed it, Farmboy.” “But… argue with you?” “I was spending night and day in here,” Mara told him frankly. At his expression, she smiled. “You in coma. Me in love with you. Remember?” Luke slowly nodded and smiled back. “I love you, too, Mara.” He glanced toward the door and saw that woman with a datapad in one hand and a cup in the other. “Oh, that’s who you meant.” “Yes.” Mara waited until Ailee got close enough to talk to, then stood up. “Good morning, Ailee.” Ailee didn’t look up. “Hi.” “What were you reading last night, by the way?” Mara was curious about what Luke had said about a sewer and couldn’t resist asking. Ailee looked up and frowned at her. “Why? I didn’t think you were interested in medical things.” “Just curious.” “Information on a bacterial form of poisoning that can originate from a Bunkurd Sewer.” Ailee motioned with the hand that was holding the datapad toward the door. “Six hours, Miss Jade. Go catch a few winks or something.” “Okay.” And with that, Mara walked away. Luke stayed behind just long enough to see Ailee blink in surprise and look down at Dark Star, who had reclaimed her seat on the beir. “That was odd. Usually, she argues.” ~~~~ Corran was eating breakfast in the messhall when Mara sat down across from him with a full plate and regarded him with a serious expression. “Good morning, Mara. Little early, aren’t you?” Mara rolled her eyes. “We have a problem.” Corran paused, then set his fork down. “More of a problem than we have already?” “Yes.” “Which would be what, exactly?” She took a bite, then looked at him again, and motioned to her left. “Luke’s up.” Corran stared at her, looked where she indicated, then at her again. “He’s awake?” “Awake? No. Aware? Yes... and right here, watching me eat...” Again, she motioned to her left. “Happened last night.” Corran stared at her as she began to eat again. She hadn’t had that much interest in food all week. “Really?” “Really... And he’s somewhat less confused than we are, but... We’ve got to fix this, because the translucent thing? It’s getting on my nerves.” “Right...” Mara’s head came up suddenly and she turned to find Ailee coming toward them. “Aren’t you supposed to be on watch?” “Just making sure you’re all right. You left so fast we didn’t do our morning ritual arguing.” She looked at the plate in front of Mara, then smiled. “Feeling better?” “Yes.” “Good.” As Ailee left them, Mara turned back and regarded Corran seriously. “Was I that bad?” “Worse,” Corran told her with a chuckle. Mara turned and looked to her left. “No, Farmboy. She’s a medic... You really expected New Republic Medical to leave a bunch of trainees alone with a man in an unexplained coma that stumped them? ...Good. Glad we’re clear on that.” “Mara?” Corran asked slowly. Mara turned back and took another bite. “What?” “He’s really there?” “Would I really take up a sudden habit of talking to thin air for kicks?” “Um... no. No, you wouldn’t.” Just then, Kam joined them farther down the table. “Have a peaceful rest of the evening, Jade?” “As it happens… yes. Figured out why Dark Star was pacing, too.” “That’s good…” Kam began to eat his breakfast, and then realized that she seemed different this morning than she had the night before. More... cheerful? “Did something happen?” “What makes you think that?” “This is the most cheerful I’ve seen you in a week.” Mara stared at him. Had every last person here noticed? “Dark Star was following Luke around.” “Oh... Huh?” Kam looked at Corran, who shrugged and nodded. “Just what I said...” She motioned to her left again. “My guess, based on what he said, is that he’s been aware since the wave hit... And he couldn’t make up something as odd as Ailee wondering to herself about a sewer, especially not when she really was.” Kam nodded. “Right... So how do we get him back to where he belongs?” “He doesn’t know,” Mara said after listening for a moment. “I, however, think that the answer lies in the cause itself.” “Kyp?” Corran asked. “No. The dark thing that stupidly tried to kill him using other people...” She glanced around the mess hall, taking note of who was there. “How is Streen this morning, by the way? He isn’t here.” “He sequestered himself to his room after what happened last night,” Kam told her firmly. “Ah... Get him out of there later, would you? We need to make a plan, and I get the feeling that we all need to be involved.” She took one last bite, then stood up with her tray. And yawned. “For now, though..." “Go get some sleep, Jade.” “Yeah…” Mara glanced to her left again in question. “You think you can manage to keep an eye on things? ...Good.” After Mara walked away, Kam looked seriously at Corran. “She’s right, isn’t she?” “I think so.” ~~~~ Mara woke up to a set of familiar, if translucent, blue eyes staring at her from two inches away. She stared back, almost unsure of what to say. “Luke?” “Leia’s going to Anoth. She left.” Mara sat up and continued to stare at him, not really understanding. “And Anoth would be?” “Doesn’t matter… but Winter needs warning if it’s been compromised.” Mara frowned at him. “You had better start making sense, Farmboy.” “Do I have to?” “Yes.” She waited for a minute, then shrugged and got out of bed. “Fine. Don’t tell me.” “You’ll be mad.” “I’m already mad, Luke. One more thing isn’t going to make a difference.” She paused and looked at him. “You wouldn’t happen to have an outfit request, would you?” Luke startled at the change in subject matter. “Green?” “We’re talking about clothes, not your lightsaber.” “I’m talking about your eyes.” Mara nodded, suppressing a smile. “Flattery will not get you out of that explanation, you know.” “But will it make you less mad when I do explain?” “Maybe, maybe not.” ~~~~ Cilghal was waiting at the entrance of the grand audience chamber when Mara showed up to take over the watch. “Hi... Leia had to...” “Go to Anoth, what ever that is?” “Um… yes. How did you...” “Farmboy stared me into wakefulness, then said the same thing,” Mara calmly explained, then looked to her right. “No. You still haven’t told me what it is.” Cilghal tilted her head in question. “Anoth is...” Mara held up a hand to silence her. “No, I want to hear it from Luke. Apparently, he thinks I’ll be upset with him...” “I don’t understand.” “Solusar didn’t tell you? Jaina solved the mystery of Dark Star’s behavior last night. You remember that, right?” “Yes. It was hard to miss... and things have been a bit hectic, what with Terfin showing up with the news that Anoth was compromised because of him.” “Ah. Well, she was following him. Luke, I mean... It took an hour or two, and now he’s annoying me by not giving a straight answer.” “Oh.” Mara looked at thin air again. “Well? You gonna explain, or what?” She listened intently, then glared. “You’re right. Something like that would make me upset. Good plan... except for the part where some person finds your secured information and people are put in danger because you had the mistaken notion that the kids needed to be away from their parents for the first two years of their lives... Other than that, it’s perfect.” Cilghal blinked as Mara turned on her heel and walked away. “Where are you going?” “To do what he asked me to do. Find his comm codes.” ~~~~ Winter answered the comm to find the last person she expected to see on the other end. “Mara Jade?” “Hello, Winter... Luke would have made this comm himself, but he’s come down with a case of invisibility and can’t touch anything.” “Um... right. How can I help you?” Mara looked at her seriously. “Leia’s on her way to Anoth, probably after she finds Admiral Ackbar.” “Why?” “Anoth has been compromised... I’d tell you to get away from Anoth, but the Farmboy here thinks you should wait for Leia.” Winter frowned. “He’s invisible?” “Well... yes. This is going to sound weird, but he fell into a coma a week ago and now... he’s not in his body... You’re the one who wanted to make the comm, Luke. Did you think I wouldn’t have to explain it? Not that simple and you know it.” Winter blinked at her talking to thin air. “Right... We’ll keep a tight watch.” “Good. Yavin IV out.” Winter sat back and stared at the now-blank comm screen. Coma? Invisible? No wonder he hadn’t checked in earlier in the week... TBC... -----signature----- "Say it with me now. Postcard. Zoo. Not. Shopping." master to jackyyy17, micky-nikki & Trimaj e-sis: BrightFeather & BrentusofGath All cats are leopards after dark.
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Jade_eyes Registered: Aug '04	Date Posted: 5/4 2:44am Subject: RE: Wanting To Know... (L/M, Post-TLC) (update 5/3)
	Hee!!! Mara's a real trip in this I adore this version a lot better with Mara actively participating... more yummy and fun that way. -----signature----- Luke/Mara--without end forever ginchy, Irish =I Squggles before I read a word
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Jade_Pilot Registered: Dec '05	Date Posted: 5/5 8:00am Subject: RE: Wanting To Know... (L/M, Post-TLC) (update 5/3)
	Nice Mara snarkiness! Wonder what it would be like having an invisible Luke follow me around? Well done! -----signature----- I wonder if other dogs think poodles are members of a weird religious cult. - Rita Rudner
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Ultima_1 Registered: May '01	Date Posted: 5/5 11:11am Subject: RE: Wanting To Know... (L/M, Post-TLC) (update 5/3)
	This is very entertaining. Mara seems a bit more tender than normal, but there's enough of the old Mara in there to prove that it's still her. Please add me to your PM list. -----signature----- Fanfic Padawan of NYCitygurl Legacy of the Force: Endgame http://boards.theforce.net/beyond_the_saga/b10477/28169084/p1/?1
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DaenaBenjen42 Registered: May '05	Date Posted: 5/8 10:40pm Subject: RE: Wanting To Know... (L/M, Post-TLC) (update 5/3) - Date Edited: 5/12 1:20am (3 edits total) Edited By: DaenaBenjen42
	Note: Due to moment of sillyness, update... delayed until I find my muse again. (He may be hiding from me because I'm ecstatic over this thing, so it could be a day or three.) I may be over-dramatizing it a little, but the epiphany was HUGE, I tell you! Huge! And I waited five months to have it! So... I FIGURED IT OUT!!!! Um... done now. Just needed to say it ONE MORE TIME. Replies to Reviews... Jade_eyes: Thank you. Jade_Pilot: Probably'd be fun. Thank you. Ultima_1: Hi! Thank you. adds to PM list PM List for Wanting to Know... RedGold Jade_eyes JEDIFLYSWATTER Jedi_Liz Jade_Pilot Ultima_1 Jedimaster_JainaSolo jedi_enigma -----signature----- "Say it with me now. Postcard. Zoo. Not. Shopping." master to jackyyy17, micky-nikki & Trimaj e-sis: BrightFeather & BrentusofGath All cats are leopards after dark.
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Jedimaster_JainaSolo Registered: Jun '03	Date Posted: 5/8 11:21pm Subject: RE: Wanting To Know... (L/M, Post-TLC) (update 5/3)
	They have got to be giving her a hard time about the whole "ghost Luke" thing. haha. Anyway, awesome post. Add me to the PM list? Dana -----signature----- Excited padawan of NYCitygurl Behind the Durasteel Mask: http://boards.theforce.net/beyond_the_saga/b10477/28439445 "Don't let anyone look down on you because you are young..." 1 Timothy 4:12
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jedi_enigma Registered: Jul '02	Date Posted: 5/11 7:28pm Subject: RE: Wanting To Know... (L/M, Post-TLC) (update 5/3)
	I just found this and am loving it. I like the premise behind it, Luke and Mara starting a relationship basically right after the Thrawn Trillogy and seeing how different things could be in such a case. It is highly amusing hearing only one side of the conversation with Luke being invisible. I am looking forward to more! Could you add me to your pm list as well? Great job! enigma -----signature----- "I run this ship!" "Oh, so you're Jeff Vader." Eddie Izzard I am Madam Gimps-A-Lot! Fear my gimpiness for I shall hobble after you and smite you with my crutches!
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