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divapilot Registered: Nov '05	Date Posted: 1/1/08 5:45pm Subject: RE: A Thousand Different Ways--100 completely AU drabbles--for the 100 Drabble Challenge--week 7
	These are terrific! They range from ominous (uniform) to laugh out loud funny (Wookiee). Loved them! Very clever, Ish. -----signature----- Never tell me the odds. UConn: Huskies forever! RIP Jasper Howard, #6 "Focus on what matters. It's about the GAME, not each other. Dumb humans."
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DarthIshtar Title: Former CR Registered: Mar '01	Date Posted: 1/1/08 9:12pm Subject: RE: A Thousand Different Ways--100 completely AU drabbles--for the 100 Drabble Challenge--week 7
	Week 9 (11.19.07) 41. Family Obi-Wan never doubted once that it had been for the best to separate Anakin's twin children. Just before their ninth birthday, though, Beru and Owen had died unexpectedly in a raid by the Sand People, leaving Luke an orphan once more. Jundland Family Services had immediately placed him in foster care and suggested that he be sent to one of the Imperial schools that took the abandoned. Instead, young Skywalker mysteriously disappeared around the same time as Ben Kenobi. They had not been located since, but there were rumors of him being spotted at the Royal Palace on Alderaan. 42. Travel The story of the heroic rescue of the beautiful Princess Leia is well-known throughout the galaxy. Even before its highly-acclaimed adaptation into a holofilm called Galaxy Strife, everyone from the Emperor to the Ewoks knew about the circumstances of the heroes' fateful meeting. Actually, there's a bit of a snag there. Han Solo was so busy lecturing the kid on hyperspace jumps that he made a typo in setting the course. He ended up plastered against an asteroid and it was his brother Lou and the germphobic Lawrence who showed up and Leia promptly rescued herself. 43. Food It was a strange phenomenon, but one that would be recalled in infamy for years to come. Lord Vader had outlasted the entirety of the Jedi Order, had survived the fires of Mustafar and had not been thwarted my numerous assassination attempts. The fact that he was killed so easily was more a matter of shame than shock. After all, having survived all of that, he should have not been killed by something so small. As it was, his first piece of chocolate in twenty years got stuck in the wrong pipe and brought his dark regime to an end. 44. Blessings “All right, let's all say something we're grateful for.” “Come on, Leia, that's horrible.” “No, it's not. It puts things in perspective.” “I'm up for it.” “Kid, you're always up for doing her bidding. Knock it off.” “Didn't you promise to love and obey her?” “I said nothing about obeying.” “Fine, I'll start. I'm grateful for elopements.” “I'll drink to that and the relaxed marital laws on that...where was that place?” “Han! It was the most special day of our lives and you can't remember the name of the world?!” “I'm grateful for headache medicine.” 45. Thanks They had come in the middle of the night on a civilian transport that was older than either Leia or Han. That was followed by three days before security was able to smuggle them onto the premises and a nightmarish six hours in a storage closet. At last, with a relieved sense of anticlimax, the exiled Princess of Alderaan, long thought dead, was able to gratefully return home. She had been unable to return to her homeworld from the Alliance until this day, but it was worth the effort to introduce the man she intended to marry to her father.. -----signature----- "I feel like a more down-to-earth Pink 5 when I'm writing Leah. Same attitude, less lip gloss." ~Me on how to get in the right mindset for Twilight fanfic.
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DarthIshtar Title: Former CR Registered: Mar '01	Date Posted: 1/1/08 10:53pm Subject: RE: A Thousand Different Ways--100 completely AU drabbles--for the 100 Drabble Challenge--week 7
	Week 10 (11.26.07) 46. Water The cord jerked against Obi-Wan's soaked skin a moment before he went flying across the rain-slick landing pad. He dug his heels in futilely for traction, but a moment later, he tumbled over the railing. Down the incline he slid, aware that at any moment he would be jolting to a stop. Instead the jolt never came. Fett had released the cord the moment that Obi-Wan was freefalling and the young Master sent a frantic plea for aid or for quick release to the Force. The answer was simple: How long can you tread water? 47. Wine There were only so many ways you could bribe a Corellian and most of them involved alcohol of some kind. Unfortunately, the only thing that she had on hand after the rushed scramble off of Hoth was a bottle of Chandrilan red wine. Han usually turned up his nose as soon as someone even mentioned the stuff, but it had been intended for a diplomatic mission. Either way, whether it was because he had a soft spot for or he had the same feeling of impending doom, Han accepted the wine and found a different destination than Bespin. 48. Ale She had no idea how it happened. After all, she didn't think she had drunk that much ale at the Yavin victory celebration. As it was, though, she awoke with a pounding hangover and the strong urge to strangle someone. Instead, she yanked the blankets over her head, drawing a loud protest from her bunkmate. Immediately, she froze and stared at the restraining bolt that had, for some reason, been shoved onto her ring finger. Someone was going to have to explain that and how in the seven hells she had ended up in bed with Han Solo. 49. Tea “Do you take sugar?” “Two.” “I have to admire your utter audacity, Leia Organa. Most would not break into my private office. Fewer still would dare to then ask me for a cup of tea.” “I judged it prudent for us to treat each other in a civilized manner.” “My dear, you have a death mark on your head I am the Emperor. What civility do you expect from me?” “Cream and your head on a durasteel charger. I can wait for the latter until I've taken your office.” “Over my dead body.” “That is the idea. Thank you.” 50. Juice “Do you want Jawa Juice?” “I'll pass, thanks.” “Thank you for meeting me, Padme.” “Of course, Obi-Wan. You sounded uncharacteristically distressed on the comm.” “I am. I have reason to believe that Anakin was responsible for three killings on Toprawa.” “I can't do this.” “Do what, milady?” “I can't sit here and listen to you say over Jawa Juice that my husband has turned to the Dark Side. It's ludicrous.” “Less so than you might think. And I'm not saying that. I'm saying that we are facing dark times and that the shadow might be closer than we think.” -----signature----- "I feel like a more down-to-earth Pink 5 when I'm writing Leah. Same attitude, less lip gloss." ~Me on how to get in the right mindset for Twilight fanfic.
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DarthIshtar Title: Former CR Registered: Mar '01	Date Posted: 1/2/08 4:08pm Subject: RE: A Thousand Different Ways--100 completely AU drabbles--for the 100 Drabble Challenge--week 10 up
	Week 11 (12.03.07) 51. Young “The much-anticipated civic elections have been concluded as of this hour in the capital city. The results of the monarchial election are in. By a narrow margin, Padme Naberrie has conceded the race to her opponent, Sio Bibble. There has been no suggestion of a recount or of contesting the results. Naberrie was well-regarded for her idealism and fierce loyalty to justice, but her inexperience and naivete worked against her. It is remarkable that she came this far, but really, no one expected a school girl of only fourteen to have the necessary maturity to rule our planet. 52. In-Between They had called Anakin Sywalker too old to train. No one had been admitted to the Jedi Order at such a late age since the inception of the Republic and there was a great deal of debate as to whether he could ever catch up. When it came to his thirteenth birthday, however, he was exactly like the others. Despite his apprenticeship at the age of nine, his Master was asked to evaluate his suitability for apprenticeship. After four years of averting disasters and enduring flagrant disobedience, Master Kenobi barely hesitated before sending him to the Agricorps to learn obedience. 53. Old It was unusual for any sentient to count his age in centuries, but Master Yoda had been in the service of the Order for eight of them. He was hardly a spring avian, but few had questioned his capabilities more than once. Still, there were those who saw his experience as a threat. When Senator Palpatine saw the need to take control of the Republic and then the entire Jedi Order, he proved as much immediately. In fact, his first act with his new powers was to force into retirement those too old and too experienced to agree with him. 54. Foolish He'd been foolish. It was pretty polite, but he couldn't think of many words that worked better. He should not have allowed himself to undergo voluntary upgrades, much less do it when his master was on vacation. It was all his fault that when the time came, he was powered down instead of ready to serve. Still, there should have been something, anything that he could have done. He alone would have objected when asked if there was any reason why Luke Skywalker should not wed Princess Leia. The reception was still ongoing; maybe it was not too late yet... 55. Wise Anakin had spent too many years thinking of Obi-Wan as a fool. The man was arrogant and inflexible and often misled. Still, he had never been wrong in counseling Anakin to trust his instincts. He stood in Palpatine's office, caught in a pincer between the man he trusted and the Master he finally understood. Obi-Wan was inflexible, but he understood the need to rely only on what the Force provided. When his instincts said to land a killing stroke, Anakin obeyed. The suffocation of darkness finally fled he no longer thought of Obi-Wan as anything but wise. -----signature----- "I feel like a more down-to-earth Pink 5 when I'm writing Leah. Same attitude, less lip gloss." ~Me on how to get in the right mindset for Twilight fanfic.
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DarthIshtar Title: Former CR Registered: Mar '01	Date Posted: 1/2/08 6:29pm Subject: RE: A Thousand Different Ways--100 completely AU drabbles--for the 100 Drabble Challenge--week 10 up
	Week 12 (12.10.07) 51. Trial They talked about such circumstances in the event that the war should end in their favor. There were too many Imperial injustices to ignore and every legal mind in the Alliance could name half a dozen war crimes trials that could be convened in the first month alone. What they did not expect was for Darth Vader to be brought to trial after he was found on a ballistic course away from the Death Star. No one questioned the need to accuse him or faulted Leia Organa, the woman he had wronged most personally, to accept the post of prosecutor. 52. Test There were few bases in the Alliance that had what you would call adequate medical supplies. In most circumstances, they made do with less advanced techniques and medications than bacta or tissue regenerators. When an accident required that Luke Skywalker receive a new kidney, there was no shortage of willing donors, but none were a match until they got to Leia Organa, the Commander's long-time friend. The tests were done and she was confirmed as an ideal match. Her generosity was no surprise, but the fact that only a sister could have matched so closely was to them both. 53. Preparation “Mr. Skywalker, we'd certainly like to make a place for you in the Alliance. We really would. It's just that no matter how impressive your simulator scores are, you just don't have any experience with our fighting styles or equipment yet. Don't worry, we'll give you a chance to change that, but not today. Our people have just prepared too long for someone who just showed up today to change their fighting style. I hope you don't mind. You'll have plenty of chances to take on the Empire once we've rid ourselves of the Death Star. Now, about that reward...” 54. Fail The overarching theory circulated around the Temple was that Anakin Skywalker, the purported Chosen One, had been kept out of the Jedi Order because of his advanced age. No one had started the Jedi path over the age of five in several centuries and admittedly, there was no evidence that he was anything special. Instead, the main issue was one that was much more simple and unbiased than that. Instead, one of the tests was an IQ evaluation and a common sense gage and he failed both rather miserably as a Chosen One who simply was dumb as a post. 55. Pass “Let me do the talking. All we need to do is pass the sentries and we should have no further troubles.” “Whatever you say, Ben.” “We're gonna need to see your identification.” “You don't need to see his identification.” “We don't need to see...WHAT? Are you trying to pull a fast one on me, old fogey?” “That is a great man!” “What'd you know, kid? Gramps is probably as crazy as you.” “Why you...” “A lightsaber! The kid's a Jedi! Fire” “Gods, that reeks. Call it resisting arrst and see if we can get anything good off those droids.” -----signature----- "I feel like a more down-to-earth Pink 5 when I'm writing Leah. Same attitude, less lip gloss." ~Me on how to get in the right mindset for Twilight fanfic.
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DarthIshtar Title: Former CR Registered: Mar '01	Date Posted: 1/2/08 7:41pm Subject: RE: A Thousand Different Ways--100 completely AU drabbles--for the 100 Drabble Challenge--week 10 up
	Week 13 (12.17.07) 56. Festive “So, Your Highnessness, looks like you've enjoyed decorating for Life Day.” “Quite. This place needs a bit of cheer after last month's incident at Yavin and it was a pleasure to contribute something other than tactical skills.” “I think you went a bit overboard with the glitter and the lights alone are going to double our elecric bill.” “Well, I'd like to see you do a better job.” “Naw... There's only one little thing that I'd really change.” “And what's that, flyboy?” “Well, I have some mistletoe. Not sure it works. Want to try it?” “I thought you'd never ask.” 57. Wish “Tell me more about the big idiot,” Anya encouraged. Leia squirmed. “I shouldn't be complaining to a complete stranger, but if you met the bantha-headed half-wit, you'd feel the same way about him.” “I'm sure I would,” the blonde sympathized. “Aren't men the worst?” “Not all of them,” Leia corrected. “It's just Captain Solo gets on everyone of my nerves. Sometimes I wish he'd get the urge to take a long walk out the airlock.” The last thing she remembered was Anya's diabolical grin and the words “Wish granted.” I have a bad feeling about this. 58. Gift “The ship's what?!” “It's not gone, it's just...donated.” “To who? If you say Lando, I'll strangle you.” “Naw, there were these really cute, hungry orphan kids and I didn't have any food with me...” “So you fed them a freighter? Real smart, kid.” “No, I sold it and gave the orphanage the money. Leia's so proud you did that, by the way...” “Oh, great, now she's going to think I'm a nice man...” 59. Naughty There's no such thing as the Fete Elf or Father Life Day or whatever those dumb holotoons call him. Everyone over the age of ten knows that or should if their parents aren't sadists. It's just another dumb excuse for parents to lord over their gullible young kids and then bribe them into behaving this year. I didn't exactly have parents to do that, but it's a dumb idea anyway. I didn't believe in the Fete Elf back then and I don't now. So why does it bother me that my quarterly evaluation is stamped with the words 'Naughty List'? 60. Nice This is just creepy. Not only did they make us do that stupid thing called a Friendly Fete Elf Exchange, but they made everyone do it. My roommate got that cute doctor that's the only female in the whole damn Fleet. The guy sitting on the next gunnery turret got Captain Piett. So who do I get? Vader. I have to be nice to Vader. What do I get him? Maybe if I just ran out and kidnapped that dumb Skywalker kid he's always yelling about, he'll be happy. Yeah, brilliant idea. Lemme think that over. -----signature----- "I feel like a more down-to-earth Pink 5 when I'm writing Leah. Same attitude, less lip gloss." ~Me on how to get in the right mindset for Twilight fanfic.
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Layren Registered: Oct '03	Date Posted: 1/2/08 8:22pm Subject: RE: A Thousand Different Ways--100 completely AU drabbles--for the 100 Drabble Challenge--week 10 up
	These are all really good, Ish! I've already told you my favorite parts, but I just wanted to say again that I really enjoyed these! -----signature----- Proud Master to Ara-gon The Triad Chronicles http://boards.theforce.net/before_the_saga/b10475/25934993/p1/?177 (OC's) Into Another Day http://boards.theforce.net/before_the_saga/b10475/27926050/p1/?0 2008 Dear Diary Challenge I am Jinngerbread.
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RK_Striker_JK_5 Registered: Jul '03	Date Posted: 1/3/08 8:40pm Subject: RE: A Thousand Different Ways--100 completely AU drabbles--for the 100 Drabble Challenge--week 10 up
	Okay, gonna post a little review for each one. Here I go! 1. Wow. You got Leia's warrior spirit there perfectly! Man... Rubs throat 2. Shmi at Dex's? LOL, that's awesome! 3. Dang... not good, there. One stray pebble and boom! Yes, Obi-Wan. Stay silent. 4. Ho-kay... although she's right, there. Is that Sola/Anakin, there? 5. Aww, poor children. Yes, Toda can comfort them... I hope. 6. Ah, here Ankin has common sense! Good for him and tough luck, Mace. 7. Gyah! Poor Leia! Killed by her own brother. And a blessing, too. 8. Bail as a solider? COuld work... you'd know better than I would. 9. Leia off the battlefield... doesn't feel right. She's a fighter, after all. 10. I wonder who it was... 11. Did... Bail just pick up Padme? That's Dickensian right there! 12. Aww, you're the only one who can make me feel sorry for Anakin! 13. Luke, listen to Artoo! Ignore Threepio, he's got faulty processors! 14. Ah, and here she knows. And he does too, probably. 15. Mace as Anakin's friend? That's the most radical idea of all! 16. Oh, ouch... and now Anakin is truly dead. 17. Oh... a lucky shot doomed them all. 18. lol, Han lost! Serves him right, this time. 19. LOL! Han, smooth. You never see the one that gets you. 20. Oh, facing Vader without Artoo. Gonna be painful... 21. Man, Vader unleashed is not pretty. 22. Ouch! Looks like Chewie's gone, then. 23. Hmm, I guess here, Luke accepts Vader's offer in ESB. 24. Gyah, what happened to Leia? I hope she's all right... 25. Hmm, not a good time to find that out. Although it's Leia. Not much of a choice when she can help someone... 26. lol, nope. Lucky guy, Han. 27. Luke! Honestly, men! Although Han... Chuckles 28. Aww. Poor Han, there. such a great guy under the rough exterior. 29. Yeah, Luke sure was born to wear it, considering his father... 30. Gyah! Leia being turned Sith... not good, there. 31. Han... Headdesk And I can see him do that, too. 32. Oh, wow. That's... dang. 33. Oh... and Luke doesn't have a thermal detonator, methinks... Gibbs-smacks Han 34. Ooh, should've stopped to take a showr, guys and gal! 35. What goes before the fall, again? Dooku... nice work, actually. 36. Dang... wrong turn, there. A shame Lando wasn't piloting that time. 37. Well... yeouch. Headdesk 38. Ooh, burn! Yeah, hindsight and all that. What can it do? Lose the Death Star, that's what. 39. That's... it is possible to make a bigger faux pas than that? 40. Creepy! Still creepy! 41. Smart move, Ben. Best place for Luke, methinks. 42. Hehe. That's just funny, there. Kinda ironic, too. 43. Ooh! That's gotta be humbling... I can imagine him meeting the other Jedi in the Force and getting teased by them. 44. Hands Han some aspirin I think he would've rather eloped, actually. 45. Aww, sweet! 46. Can he even swim? Hands Obi-Wan a lifejacket 47. Might've taken a wrong turn, then. 48. Restraining bolt? Odd substitute for a ring. 49. Go, Leia! Take prune-face down a notch or two! 50. Yeah. It's right next to you, Padme. 51. LOL! A touch of realism, there. I was shocked at how young she was, too. 52. Dang... that might work for Anakin, actually. Teach him some humility. 53. Smart move, Palps. Very smart. 54. EWW!!!! Threepio, boot up! Get to objecting, now! 55. And Ankin does something right for once... 56. Hmm, LYBJ in the mirror-verse? 57. Heh, nice way to find out. 58. No, no! Send him up there! 59. You know, that's how I see him too. Dumb, thick and just... dumb. 60. Ouch... Waves hand to clear the stench Smooth, Ben. 61. Yes, ask! 62. Bad move, Leia... Poor Han. 63. Yeah, Han. 'Bad' thing for Leia to think that. Although Luke! What were you thinking??? 64. Well, it should! 65. Ooh, ouch... maybe Vader wants armor polish? Awesome viggies, Ish! -----signature----- E-married to the wonderful DarthIshtar. Now also her Padawan. Member of the Y.J.K. Revolution Staring into the Darkness http://boards.theforce.net/beyond_the_saga/b10477/27537567/p1/?23
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DarthIshtar Title: Former CR Registered: Mar '01	Date Posted: 1/7/08 5:55am Subject: RE: A Thousand Different Ways--100 completely AU drabbles--for the 100 Drabble Challenge--week 10 up
	Week 14 (1.7.08) 61.Love There had been bets placed on how long Han Solo would last after what happened. He had gone two years without leaving the Alliance that he'd never formally joined, always avoiding the questions about why exactly he stuck around. When Princess Leia had gone missing during a mission to Ord Mantell, Solo had blamed himself. The hunter who eventually killed her had been originally after him and most believed he wouldn't last a week. Instead, in the memory of the woman he'd never admitted to loving, he stayed to see the end of the war that she had died fighting. 62. Credits Chewie had complained all the way through calculating the jump to hyperspace. He'd never been big on leaving an enemy at his back or leaving friends behind and he thought that heading out as soon as the reward was paid was doing both. Han considered for half a minute the idea that the crazy Rebels might need him back there, but then he remembered the words he had always tried to live by: Better to live with guilt than to die with credits gone to waste. He had turned the Falcon to the sky and ignored his conscience. 63. Power Officially, Palpatine had been killed by Grievous. It was a tragedy, but galvanized the Republic forces and brought the war to a swift end after the new Chancellor pushed to extinguish the Separatist threat once and for all. A former protege of the late Chancellor, Chancellor Amidala had ushered in a new era of Republic/Jedi cooperation and delivered the duty of defending the Republic into the hands of the Army. No one bothered to wonder whether the Jedi had cooperated on other matters, but with Skywalker as her advisor, there was no reason that they should be held culpable. 64. Pleasure “Are you going to kill me?” From any other person, that question might have been spoken in fear or apprehension. Instead, Tarkin tossed out the inquiry as if discussing what might be available for lunch. His upper lip curled in mocking disgust as if he believed that his opponent would never have the necessary courage to do such a thing. Perhaps he was right. Princess Leia's eyes were hard and uncompromising but there was no manic glint in her eye When she spoke, there was no doubt as to her intentions. “You will wish for death a thousand times first.” 65. Pain It was long after midnight on the jungle moon of Yavin IV, but grey light had not yet brightened the sky. Darkness still enveloped Leia Organa as she suspected it always would, crushing and embracing her all at once. As she had on the Death Star, the last High Princess of Alderaan stood alone in her grief and horror and yearned for the abyss. As always, the darkness beckoned eagerly, promising release and mocking her childish, mortal fears. Silent as the night and without remorse or hesitation, she stepped off the Temple parapet and let the abyss carry her home. -----signature----- "I feel like a more down-to-earth Pink 5 when I'm writing Leah. Same attitude, less lip gloss." ~Me on how to get in the right mindset for Twilight fanfic.
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Ocelotl_Nesto Registered: Oct '04	Date Posted: 1/7/08 3:19pm Subject: RE: A Thousand Different Ways--100 completely AU drabbles--for the 100 Drabble Challenge--week 14 up
	2,6 were my favorites... 65 was sad
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divapilot Registered: Nov '05	Date Posted: 1/7/08 3:48pm Subject: RE: A Thousand Different Ways--100 completely AU drabbles--for the 100 Drabble Challenge--week 14 up
	Wow - I can't keep up with you! These are all so good! After four years of averting disasters and enduring flagrant disobedience, Master Kenobi barely hesitated before sending him to the Agricorps to learn obedience. That one had me laughing out loud, and the one where they discover to their chagrin that the Chosen One was as dumb as a post. The last set were touching and sad, especially the first, about Han continuing after Leia's death. -----signature----- Never tell me the odds. UConn: Huskies forever! RIP Jasper Howard, #6 "Focus on what matters. It's about the GAME, not each other. Dumb humans."
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BigE Registered: Jul '02	Date Posted: 1/8/08 11:27am Subject: RE: A Thousand Different Ways--100 completely AU drabbles--for the 100 Drabble Challenge--week 14 up
	Don't know how I keep missing your drabbles! I'll comment on the last two sets briefly, but say I enjoyed everything. Naughty and Nice: gift exchanges. So who do I get? Vader. I have to be nice to Vader. What do I get him? Maybe if I just ran out and kidnapped that dumb Skywalker kid he's always yelling about, he'll be happy. Yeah, brilliant idea. Lemme think that over. Loved the seething sarcasm and disappointment from the ‘speaker’. Credits – Han! For shame! Very scoundrel-esque if you ask me! Pleasure – loved the Leia/Tarkin exchange. Intense! Pain – wha?? Did I read what I thought I read??? -----signature----- Not charging for Awesomeness. Gentlemen's Writing Guild 'Shipwrecked' challenge: http://boards.theforce.net/the_saga/b10476/30481486/r30519170/ psst: It's "crazy good", says a source. Eduard Cullen = Gary Stu. Yep, I said it.
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DarthIshtar Title: Former CR Registered: Mar '01	Date Posted: 2/21/08 7:17am Subject: RE: A Thousand Different Ways--100 completely AU drabbles--for the 100 Drabble Challenge--week 14 up
	Week 15 (1.14.08) 71. Melody There were some who said that love was like singing in a jizz band. Some took the lead and knew the perfect way to work with the timbre and resonance of those they associated with. Some were the kloohorn players and never quite worked with the vocalists. Still others had equally important functions to fill as other philosophical musicians in the band or something like that. Tragically, Leia Organa and Han Solo denied themselves the chance to make wonderful music together because neither of them could accept the idea of being the other’s backup singer. 72. Instrument Palpatine had learned long ago that coercion could be likened to playing a sonata. There was no precise way to teach the art because the manipulator had to know the individual timbre of each soul which he corrupted. Like a musician, he had to be in tune with the instrument and draw out the melody in precisely the right way. Unfortunately, his pride was a tragic flaw when it came to Anakin Skywalker. When it came to the understanding of the man who might have been the greatest Sith ever known, Palpatine was very simply tone-deaf. 73. Rhythm If it hadn't been for the drums, the battle of Endor would have gone differently. General Solo would have made it to the shield generator on time, there would have been a grand and victorious outcome to the battle and he would have gotten the girl in the end. Unfortunately, the drums were too loud for the Ewoks to understand the orders of their god and tragedy struck. By the time he quieted them down, the only thing left to do was to find a fork and ask if the Princess would like dark meat or white. 74. Sound “The princess! You have to take care of her. You hear me?” “I loathe you!” “I know.” “Oh, how good of you to finally tell Captain Solo that you love him before he died! If I were a sentimental sort, I might be moved to get misty-eyed at this point.” “LOATHE!" "I'm sorry, Mistress Leia?" "I loathe him. I don't LOVE him!" "Loathe?" "Yes, bolt-brain!" "Not love?" "NO!" "Well, I'm sure there'll be no hard feelings if he makes it out of this alive. He can be quite understanding for a human being." “Darn. Now I’m going to have to go rescue him all over again, huh?” 75. Symphony Luke wasn't much for the symphony, but Leia had dragged him to the Rebel Philharmonic's annual concert in an effort to get him civilized. Truth be told, it was boring as a Hoth snowstorm. Still, Leia would have been offended if he started snoring during the fourth movement, so he kept himself distracted by other things in his line of sight. For example, there was a redhead with green eyes in the next box over and he had enough celebrity status to maybe talk to her. Maybe he'd just buy her a nice, stiff drink afterwards. -----signature----- "I feel like a more down-to-earth Pink 5 when I'm writing Leah. Same attitude, less lip gloss." ~Me on how to get in the right mindset for Twilight fanfic.
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DarthIshtar Title: Former CR Registered: Mar '01	Date Posted: 2/24/08 2:20pm Subject: RE: A Thousand Different Ways--100 completely AU drabbles--for the 100 Drabble Challenge--week 14 up
	Week 16 (1.21.08) 76. Lightsaber “Your mother would not approve of this, but it is for your own protection.” Leia stared at the package in her lap, brow furrowed. “You really think that I will need one of these on Coruscant? I will have a bodyguard.” “Yes,” Bail said quietly, “but you never know when you will need a special kind of defense.” Her hand ran lightly over the lightsaber. “This would only be appropriate if...” She glanced up sharply. “You don't expect Vader to attack me.” “I don't know,” he confessed, “but your first father would have wanted you to be prepared in case.” 77. Blaster “I've been looking forward to this for a long time, Solo,” Greebo said confidently. “Yeah,” Han snickered, leaning forward to smirk. “I bet you have.” His hand snatched at his holster, ready to shoot first and accurately, but he found nothing but leather there. Han was not one to panic, but this was definitely a good time to start. “Dead or alive,” Greebo burbled. “I'm sure the Hutt won't mind dead.” The last thing he remembered was a green flash and a mental note to never let Chewie pick out his accessories for the day again. Then everything went black. 78.Vibroblade The Mos Eisley cantina wasn't safe. Luke had been warned off of it because it had the highest crime rate of any building on Tatooine. Then again, it was pretty much the only building with a crime rate, so comparing it to Jabba's Palace wasn't really fair. Aunt Beru had always told him to be prepared for anything. He'd always kept an emergency kit in the back seat of the speeder. Extra food, water, glowrod and some special self-defense tools. The blaster would've been overkill here, but the vibroblade was what got him into trouble in the first place. 79. Bowcaster The whole thing should have gone different. The little furballs didn't speak Basic and they thought Threepio was a god, but they were funny. They had a pretty good spread and knew how to throw a party. The problem was Chewie as usual. The big lug knew a lot about parties, but got pretty careless when he started having fun. Han shouldn't have left him alone to make sure Leia was all right, but it seemed like a good idea at the time. Right up to the point that that bowcaster went off and the alliance thing went to hell. 80. Thermal Detonator “Fifty thousand, no less! AGGH!” Threepio really didn't deserve this torture, but if it was good for the mission, Leia was sure that he would eventually understand. “Jabba demands to know why he must pay fifty thousand.” She answered simply. “Because he's holding a thermal detonator!” “Jabba offers a sum of thirty-five and I do suggest you take it.” Leia released the button with a single-word response. “He agrees!” She was just replacing the detonator in her belt when her hand brushed the button once more. The beeping resumed and she stared at the timer. 2...1... “Oops.” -----signature----- "I feel like a more down-to-earth Pink 5 when I'm writing Leah. Same attitude, less lip gloss." ~Me on how to get in the right mindset for Twilight fanfic.
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DarthIshtar Title: Former CR Registered: Mar '01	Date Posted: 2/24/08 3:37pm Subject: RE: A Thousand Different Ways--100 completely AU drabbles--for the 100 Drabble Challenge--week 14 up
	Week 17 (1.28.08) 81. Black There were only so many ways of attacking the Empire, but they had been willing to go to extremes before. Yavin was one example. The failed battle of Endor where they had lost most of the strike team after Commander Skywalker defected and had then lost Skywalker when he challenged the Emperor. Vader had survived to take his Master's throne and they had only one chance to challenge him directly. Offering his surviving daughter as a potential ally was the only hope they had left. For the good of the Alliance and loyalty, she was only too happy to comply. 82. Blond “Are you sure your instructions were clear, Jade?” “Very clear, Master.” “Would you repeat them so we can be certain that you did not do this intentionally?” “I was to infiltrate the Alliance and assassinate Luke Skywalker by any means necessary and then return here for more instructions.” “And you did that?” “With all diligence, Master.” “Are you sure?” “Yes, he was the blonde in Rogue Squadron. He was no more difficult to kill than an Ewok.” “That may have been true if there were not more than one blonde in Rogue Squadron. Have you ever heard of Derek Klivian?” 83. Red Eight months after Yavin, the work of eradicating the Rebel scum had never ceased. They had struck a blow against the Empire, but it would not happen again. Within months of the battle, the name of the perpetrator who had murdered millions on the Death Star had come to light and action was immediately taken. Within a week, they had a plan of action. There was only one agent who would be able to take out Luke Skywalker. Skywalker was naïve, a starstruck man with a preference for brunettes. The question was how much more effective a redhead would be. 84. Brown It was a startling enough thing for Obi-Wan Kenobi to show up at the Yavin base. After all, he had supposedly been dead for twenty years. No one who had been a personal enemy of Darth Vader had ever survived long. Instead, he arrived on a freighter that was probably more ancient than he was and having evaded Vader again. What was more startling was the fact that the aged Jedi Master had a Padawan in tow, a man they called Luke and who had been raised as a Jedi when it was punishable by death to do so. 85. Bald The creature was a peculiar one, but the Alliance discriminated against no one. They did not ask why the green, bald being had come to the base, nor did they find out why he never seemed to leave his room. He was part of no squadron and took no shifts, but was given a private room and fed regularly. What was most concerning was the fact that he only received two visitors. Luke Skywalker and Leia Organa spent hours in attendance on him and no one could quite understand what they shared in common with the one they called Yoda. -----signature----- "I feel like a more down-to-earth Pink 5 when I'm writing Leah. Same attitude, less lip gloss." ~Me on how to get in the right mindset for Twilight fanfic.
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