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Jedi_Liz Title: Former CR Lincoln NE, USA Registered: Apr '00	Date Posted: 4/26 9:46am Subject: RE: Wanting To Know... (L/M, Post-TLC) (update 4/25)
	Luke trying to Pet Dark Star in his 'state'......now that's funny! -----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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Skywalker277 Registered: Nov '07	Date Posted: 4/26 12:00pm Subject: RE: Wanting To Know... (L/M, Post-TLC) (update 4/25)
	ooooooooo! this is so good, im flipping out! I saw a movie like that once with Reese Witherspoon and she was on a Coma but her spirit type thing was out and about. only one person could see her and he had to help her get back in her body. Hmmmmmm, i wonder if that could happen in this story? Post soon!!! Skywalker277 -----signature----- When you can live forever, what do you live for? Mind over matter.......
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DaenaBenjen42 Registered: May '05	Date Posted: 4/26 4:44pm Subject: RE: Wanting To Know... (L/M, Post-TLC) (update 4/25) - Date Edited: 4/26 5:06pm (2 edits total) Edited By: DaenaBenjen42
	Note: Many thanks to Jade_eyes for the beta. Jedimaster_JainaSolo: Thank you. Jade_eyes: Dark Star may be the key to all this straightening up. She just might be… but I’m not going to say how. Thank you, Jade_eyes. Jade_Pilot: Thank you. Jedi_Liz: It is, isn't it? Thank you. Skywalker277: Hi! Welcome and thank you for the enthusiastic review. Mara and Leia watched as Dark Star glared at nothing and then leaned into thin air again, and then Mara shrugged and turned to look at Leia. “So… did Solusar give you a comm link yet?” She held hers up so Leia could see it. Leia took her eyes off the cat, looked at the small device that Mara was holding up, and shook her head. “No, not yet… What’s that button on the side for? Comm links don’t usually have that.” “We found these in a storage locker, and I think the look outs used them when the base was here. The button is an alarm setting. As for why… something happened and I just wanted to be cautious. Better safe and feeling idiotic, than sorry later.” Leia nodded in understanding. “That makes sense… I’ll ask him for one.” “Good.” Mara looked toward the door and saw Artoo come in. “Is it that time already?” “For what?” “Artoo’s visit. Comes in, doesn’t stay long, but takes sensor readings as a way to monitor…” Here Mara motioned to the beir. “Comes in like clockwork every night.” “Oh.” Leia watched as Artoo crossed the room join them on the stage and beeped to acknowledge the two of them. “Hello, Artoo.” Artoo ran his sensor sweep, then trilled in a seemingly sad tone and turned to leave. Before he got so much as five feet, however, they heard a light bang come from one of his side panels, almost as if a rock had hit him. Mara frowned. “Wait, Artoo.” At her words, Artoo stopped where he was and rotated his dome to look at her. “Analyze that sound. Did anything physical hit you just now?” They waited, and then Artoo beeped in the negative. Mara nodded. “Thank you… You can go now, little guy.” When Artoo was out of earshot on the other side of the room, Mara glanced at Dark Star thoughtfully. Some things were odder than they looked. Hmmm… 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: 4/26 5:24pm Subject: RE: Wanting To Know... (L/M, Post-TLC) (update 4/26)
	Enjoyed seeing Artoo in this update. He really "cares" and wants to help Yup, a comlink with an alarm is a great idea... And, "odd" is definitely the word. -----signature----- Luke/Mara--without end forever ginchy, Irish =I Squggles before I read a word
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Jedimaster_JainaSolo Registered: Jun '03	Date Posted: 4/26 9:05pm Subject: RE: Wanting To Know... (L/M, Post-TLC) (update 4/26)
	hmm.......i hope Mara's about to figure this out....I love how Dark Nest can see him...I just wish Mara could.... 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_MARAUDER Registered: Nov '07	Date Posted: 4/27 12:34am Subject: RE: Wanting To Know... (L/M, Post-TLC) (update 4/26)
	Yes, Artoo makes an appearance! I have missed that little guy, he doesn't appear very much in profic any more and no one seems to write about him fanfic either. It is nice how you showed that Artoo does have emotions even though he is a droid. So, Dark Star can see Luke too, that is interesting. I'll be interested to see how that comes into play later. Good post. -----signature----- "Life surprises you. Accept the gift." –Qui-Gon Jinn
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Jedi_Liz Title: Former CR Lincoln NE, USA Registered: Apr '00	Date Posted: 4/27 6:06am Subject: RE: Wanting To Know... (L/M, Post-TLC) (update 4/26)
	I LOVE Artoo! He's the real hero of Star Wars! I wonder if Artoo really detected something, but wouldn't admit it. -----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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DaenaBenjen42 Registered: May '05	Date Posted: 4/27 2:47pm Subject: RE: Wanting To Know... (L/M, Post-TLC) (update 4/26) - Date Edited: 4/27 6:08pm (3 edits total) Edited By: DaenaBenjen42
	Jade_eyes: Thank you. (I'll give you an odd, and raise you a peculiar...) And thank you for the partial beta here on this part. It helped. Jedimaster_JainaSolo: Thank you. She will, but rationalization works in mysterious ways... JEDI_MARAUDER: Speaking of Artoo, here’s some links I found because I was curious. Thank you. Jedi_Liz: I like him, too. Thank you. Later on, after Leia left to put the twins to bed, Mara was frowning and witness to Dark Star walking in a sort of weird pattern on the stage behind the beir. It almost seems like she’s… no. She couldn’t be pacing, could she? But as Mara watched, she became increasingly convinced that Dark Star was indeed pacing, which didn’t make any sense at all. Because cats, especially this one, didn’t suddenly develop new habits out of the blue without there being a reason for it. And then Dark Star stopped her pacing pattern and jumped back up on the beir. Mara was about to shrug if off when suddenly she hissed, facing the rear wall and down on all fours with her hears plastered against her head, and her tail waving menacingly. Mara shivered, and suddenly realized that the air in the room seemed to have grown colder, even though nothing seemed to have changed aside from Dark Star’s behaviour. Dark Star hissed again, drawing Mara’s attention back to her. She was growling, too. And then, almost as quickly as it began, Dark Star relaxed and began to clean her fur. Mara looked hard at the wall, but all she saw was a wall, stones, and windows on either side. What had Dark Star seen that had made her react like that? This was getting odder… No. Mara shook her head. Odd was not the word for it. She wasn’t quite certain what was, but “odd” wasn’t it. Peculiar, maybe? Then she nodded to herself. Yes, peculiar worked. ~~~~ Mara was dozing lightly in her chair when a feather-light touch on her shoulder brought her back to full wakefulness with a jolt. Opening her eyes, she came face to face with someone both translucent and familiar. “Luke?!?” Then, with an expression of utter surprise, he faded from view, leaving her staring at nothing but air and wondering if it had been her imagination making her see things she desperately wanted. Shaking herself, she looked around and saw a very real problem, figment of her imagination or no. In the middle of the room, slowly turning in circles with his eyes closed and muttering, was Streen. Eyes narrowing in confusion, Mara stood up... and that’s when she felt the first stirrings of wind and realized what was going on. “Oh no you don’t!” She found her commlink and activated the alarm, then tried to spring into action. Her intent was to tackle Streen to the floor and wake him up, but before she could get so much as a meter, a volley of wind stopped her in her tracks. “Wait...” She glanced back and realized that the target was the man in the coma. Luke. Bracing herself against the wind while backing up to protect him, she kept her eyes locked on Streen. Less than a minute later, reinforcements began showing up. Kam Solusar was first, then Leia, Kirana Ti, and Cilghal. “Tackle Streen!” Mara yelled over the wind. It wasn’t as easy as it sounded. ~~~~ As everyone regrouped and Ailee ran a physical to check Luke over for any injuries, Mara looked hard at Kam. “I told you that moving him in here was a bad idea, Solusar. I don’t care about good intentions... that, and two creds, will buy you a cup of caf.” “You didn’t have to agree to it,” Kam told her defensively. Mara glared at him, annoyed to be reminded of what had led to moving him. “Good point. I didn’t.” She would have said more, but Ailee interrupted her. “All right...” Ailee glanced between the two of them, frowning. “Could you two refrain from injuring each other, please?” Mara sighed and looked at her. “Right... How is he, Ailee?” “Fine, for someone who nearly got blown out a window by a sleepwalking student... Where’s the old guy? I’m checking him over next.” Mara pointed, and Ailee left them to talk to Streen, who was sitting between Kirana Ti and Corran, staring off into the distance. Mara thought she saw someone move out of the corner of her eye, and turned. Then she frowned. There was no one there. “Mara?” Mara turned back from her observation of thin air to find Tionne coming toward them, data pad in hand. “What is it, Tionne?” “That information you wanted me to look through. Found this... You may want to look at it.” Mara accepted the data pad from Tionne and scrutinized the information for a minute. Then she looked at Tionne again. “But this says that they defeated him.” “Read it again.” Kam frowned. “What is it?” “Mara had me look through historical documents yesterday. When Streen woke up and cried about a Dark Man, I remembered it,” Tionne told him while throwing a glance at the old hermit who was being checked out by Ailee still. “Oh shavit,” Mara breathed, finally understanding. “I saw this thing.” “Saw what?” Kam asked, confused. He got his answer when she handed him the datapad. “Okay,” Ailee said as she came back. “He’s fine, too. More than a little shocked by what he almost did, but fine physically… Your turn, Miss Jade.” “Mine? Why mine?” “Medical decision, or I’m kicking you out for the rest of the night... Your call.” Mara rolled her eyes. “Ailee, I’m fine. Really.” And now she was having the oddest sense of déjà vu... “Wait,” Kam said as he looked up from the data pad. “Are you saying that we’ve got a ghost?” “That’s exactly it,” Mara told him. “Plus, it tried to do to me what it did to Streen, so the theory is looking more credible all the while.” “Ghosts?” Ailee asked, frowning. “You mean he wasn’t just sleepwalking? He was possessed?” “Some thing like that,” Mara told her. Then she remembered something... “Why were you late answering the alarm, anyway?” “I was outside, star and planet gazing,” Ailee said with a shrug. “I’d have gotten here sooner, but... you know the lift takes time, right? Also, this place is huge and I still don’t know my way around.” Mara just shook her head, then glanced over to where Leia was sitting in the chair on the stage, holding onto the twins, who had fallen asleep again. “You’re sure he’s all right?” “Him? Other than still having a GCS of basically zero and a student trying to kill him while sleepwalking? Oh, yeah. He’s wonderful... And stop changing the subject, Miss Jade.” “Seriously, I’m fine.” “Um-hmm… and Mr. Wind over there didn’t just pick you up and nearly throw you out a window along with our sleeping prince...” Mara looked away as Ailee passively glared at her, again seeing something out of the corner of her eye that looked like a person. Again, there was no one there. She sighed, then looked at Ailee. “All right...” “Come over here, then.” Ailee led her to the steps. “Sit.” Mara grudgingly sat down. “Anything hurt?” “No.” “Got any bruises I can’t see?” “No.” “How many fingers am I holding up?” Mara stared at her as she held up both hands, wide open. “Ten... What does that have to do with anything?” “Checking for a concussion. If you had a concussion, you’d have said twenty.” The explanation was so ridiculous that Mara couldn’t resist laughing. “Thanks. Good to know.” “Not done yet... Laughing make your head hurt?” “No.” “Good. You’re cleared.” Ailee smiled at her good naturedly, then left her there. Mara watched as she went over and pulled Kirana Ti aside to talk to her, then shook her head. ~~~~ Out of view, Luke was incredibly glad that he’d been able to wake Mara. Glad he’d been able to touch her, even if just for an instant. And glad that Dark Star had let him practice. Looking down at the cat seated at his spectral feet, he smiled. “Thank you, Dark Star.” ~~~~ Mara turned and saw Dark Star sitting up on the top step. No... surely Dark Star couldn’t have said anything. “Weird. Could have sworn…” “Okay, everyone checks out,” Ailee said as she returned. “If we’re done having a crisis and talking about a possible ghost infestation, I’m going to bed.” “Think you can find your room?” Mara asked in a teasing tone. “Sure, I can find it. It’s the only one with my orange tag beside the door... unless that one is actually Halcyon’s, which I doubt. I’d have seen him in there at least once by now.” “He’s married, you know.” “True, but a girl can look and he’s cute.” Ailee glanced back toward the man in question. “And he brought me caf when he really shouldn’t have.” Mara snorted at that. “Go to bed already, would you?” “I’m kicking you out come morning,” Ailee told her, then left the hall. “She can try,” Mara muttered to herself, then glanced back up at Dark Star, who had now moved to the floor, and was practicing that weird pacing behavior again. “Jade, are you sure that-“ “Tell me I’m imagining that, Solusar,” Mara said as she interrupted him and pointed to Dark Star. “She did that earlier, too.” “Huh?” Kam looked. Then he had to frown at the sight of Dark Star pacing back and forth. “Odd... It almost seems like she’s following someone, and they’re thinking...” Mara thought back over the events of the past several hours. Dark Star had paced just like she was doing now, then she’d kissed at the rear wall for no explicable reason, then she’d acted normal and curled up on the beir again. And then there was what had woken her up… No. That was impossible, wasn’t it? And if it weren’t, why didn’t she feel anything... oh. Slapping herself mentally, Mara slowly opened herself back up, and... no. No trace, just the people that she saw in front of her, and Leia and the twins behind her up on the stage. “It does, at that,” Mara muttered as she stood up. Kam felt her sudden openness through the Force and blinked. “Jade?” “I was totally open when the wave hit,” she told him shortly. “I had been all week, and then the wave hit, and I forced myself to close down in self defense... wait. She acted funny earlier, and hissed at the wall... Do you think we had more than one ghost visit tonight, and maybe she reacted to it?” “That sounds likely... but what about now?” “Right now, I’m going to trust that everything is fine. She’s not hissing at anything, so it must be… As for the pacing? I don’t know… But we can solve that mystery later. Get everyone to leave and go back to bed, would you? It’s been a busy evening… morning. Which ever it is.” Kam turned to watch as Mara climbed the steps, then turned back to watch as Dark Star paced some more. “Right...” 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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Jedi_Liz Title: Former CR Lincoln NE, USA Registered: Apr '00	Date Posted: 4/27 3:29pm Subject: RE: Wanting To Know... (L/M, Post-TLC) (update 4/27)
	If only Dr. Doolittle could show up, talk to Dark Star and tell them what she's seeing. Well, they've now discovered the "Dark Man". I wish there was a way for Luke to communicate in his state, it must be driving him crazy. -----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: 4/27 5:28pm Subject: RE: Wanting To Know... (L/M, Post-TLC) (update 4/27)
	Artoooooooooooooooo! I was hoping he'd see Luke, but it looks like Dark Star is the only one who can so far. Good update! -----signature----- I wonder if other dogs think poodles are members of a weird religious cult. - Rita Rudner
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Jade_eyes Registered: Aug '04	Date Posted: 4/27 6:40pm Subject: RE: Wanting To Know... (L/M, Post-TLC) (update 4/27)
	Fantab update. That was close with Streen there. Liked the Mara/Kam conversation. Ailee is a real wit. -----signature----- Luke/Mara--without end forever ginchy, Irish =I Squggles before I read a word
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JEDIFLYSWATTER Registered: Dec '04	Date Posted: 4/28 9:33pm Subject: RE: Wanting To Know... (L/M, Post-TLC) (update 4/27)
	Mara is catching on to something. She also knows that Dark Star has senses that the basic human can not detect. I have been invovled in paranormal investigations for more years than I care to say( about 30 yrs. I'm old) and I have always noticed that animals react when a ghost, spirit, or other is around. I'm glad that Luke can pet her because at least he is able to make physical contact. Now he needs to make physical contact with Mara and I bet he will. Why isn't Luke more upset about the fact that his physical body is lying there like he is dead? Loved the lizard hunts. I get upset when mine get one and come running into the house before the lizard is dead, they drop it and off it goes. You see I am scared of them and now I have to catch it and then have a nervous break down. Great post 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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Jedimaster_JainaSolo Registered: Jun '03	Date Posted: 4/28 9:49pm Subject: RE: Wanting To Know... (L/M, Post-TLC) (update 4/27)
	Wow, this has got to be frustrating for Luke...trapped in a ghost's body... Come on Mara, you can figure it out! Great post!! can't wait for more. 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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DaenaBenjen42 Registered: May '05	Date Posted: 4/29 10:08pm Subject: RE: Wanting To Know... (L/M, Post-TLC) (update 4/27)
	Jedi_Liz: If only Dr. Doolittle could show up, talk to Dark Star and tell them what she's seeing. We’ve got the next best thing… Thank you. Jade_Pilot: Thank you. Jade_eyes: Thank you. Happy that you liked it. JEDIFLYSWATTER: Thank you, Flyswatter. Jedimaster_JainaSolo: Frustrating, most definitely. Thank you. Mara smiled at the sight of Leia holding two asleep children in her arms. “They’re so cute like that.” “They are,” Leia agreed. At the sound of Leia’s voice so near her ear, Jaina stirred. “Mommy?” “Everything is fine, Jaina,” Leia assured her. “They’re all going back to bed, see?” “’Kay,” Jaina said as she rubbed her eyes and looked around. Then she frowned. “Why is Dark Star following Uncle Luke?” Mara startled and turned. No… there was still no one there. Turning back, she stared at Jaina, then bent down and locked eyes with Leia. “What do you think?” “I don’t know,” Leia replied. “Jaina, is Dark Star following someone?” “Yes.” “Who?” “Uncle Luke... Don’t you see him?” Leia shook her head. “No, we don’t.” “But he’s right there! Really!” “I believe you, sweetheart.” Leia glanced at Mara, who had stood up again, a puzzled frown on her face. “Mara?” “Children and animals,” Mara said after a moment. “Either Dark Star has suddenly developed the habit of pacing, and Jaina’s seeing things that aren’t there...” “But he is there!” Jaina insisted. “...or Jaina just solved the mystery and Dark Star really is following him around… and he’s pacing, for some reason.” Mara bent down and smiled at Jaina. “Thank you, Jaina.” “I helped?” “Yes, you did.” Mara glanced at the pacing Dark Star again with new understanding. It was kind of cute, really. Pacing Farmboy, not pacing cat. “Leia?” “Yes?” “It’s been a long evening. Get them and yourself back to bed, all right?” Leia nodded and let Jaina down out of her arms, then carefully stood up with the still sleeping Jacen. “All right.” Mara looked down and saw her lightsaber hilt, still under the chair, then glanced back toward the pacing feline. “Maybe she’ll let me have my saber back now.” “Is that why it's been under the chair? I was wondering about that.” “Yes.” Mara reached down and picked it up, then secured it to her belt. “Don’t ask why, but it was a peace offering.” Leia just shook her head and proceeded to carefully walk down the steps with Jaina by her side. As they passed by Dark Star, Jaina called out: “Goodnight Uncle Luke! Goodnight Dark Star! Goodnight Mara!” Mara had to repress a chuckle at the two-year-old girl’s antics as she sat back down in her chair, content to watch as Dark Star stopped and looked up at someone who hadn’t been a figment of her imagination after all... 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: 4/29 10:51pm Subject: RE: Wanting To Know... (L/M, Post-TLC) (update 4/29)
	WOOHOO! I'm so glad she knows Luke is there now. Even if it doesn't help them figure out how to fix the problem (and it should), it lets them know what happened (at least in general) and now Mara can talk to him. Won't that be sweet? 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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