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Golden_Jedi Registered: Jun '05	Date Posted: 6/2 8:18am Subject: RE: Blue Sun Down: A Star Wars/Firefly Crossover --Updated 6/1/2008
	He continued forward and fell on weakened legs just as Vos spun his sabers. There were no last words or dramatic epithets. One moment Bane lived, the next he did not. The man’s head rolled away as his body collapsed where it landed. So... elegantly phrased. I can't wait for the next chapter! -----signature----- The country is that place where chickens walk around uncooked - Julio Cortázar Unexpected Blossom http://boards.theforce.net/beyond_the_saga/b10477/28693266 Sailing Little Boats http://boards.theforce.net/beyond_the_saga/b10477/28747916
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Laine_Snowtrekker Registered: Jul '03	Date Posted: 6/2 9:15am Subject: RE: Blue Sun Down: A Star Wars/Firefly Crossover --Updated 6/1/2008
	Whoa. That's all I can say right now... -----signature----- Stealth and subtlety work well, but for making lasting impressions, a blaster does just fine. -Han Room full of gold and jewels, and Dr. Daniel Jackson finds the one book. -Cam Palso's #1 Fan JO: RS1, Admiral Fanfic link in bio (esp. 08 Diary Challenge)
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cggunnersmate Registered: Jul '07	Date Posted: 6/2 9:31am Subject: RE: Blue Sun Down: A Star Wars/Firefly Crossover --Updated 6/1/2008
	Holy crap! So is the Empire invading their star system to engage the Vong? Is the crew of the Serenity going to be running loose through the rest of the galaxy? Depending on the time frame will Captain Reynolds get to meet a certain Captain named Solo? Or is that just wishful thinking? lol Man did things go down hill fast. Well it'll definitely be interesting to see where this story goes next. From your previous post River's vision of Book quoting the Bible while the world he's on is destroyed sounded as though what it might be like to be on a world as it's destroyed by the Death Star. Might we see an early operational test of this weapon? After the whole NJO, Outbound Flight and HoT duology it's sounds like Palpy really was trying to find ways to stop the Vong ahead of time. Death Stars to blow up worlds that were over run by the Vong (and he couldn't re-take them) or even blow up Vong World Ships. The Sun Crusher to wipe out entire star systems controlled by the Vong (and quite likely much of their fleet and population). Even though he was evil, I bet Palpy would have made relatively short work of the Vong if he'd still had his Empire when they invaded. I'm also curious about the green lightsaber River saw holding back the darkness in her vision. Was this her daughters? Or Lukes? I tell ya, you really now how to keep me guessing. Can't wait for more! -----signature----- "I got him! I got him!" Chris Griffin as Luke Skywalker "Great Kid! Don't get penisy!" Peter Griffin as Han Solo (Blue Harvest)
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L0B0 Registered: Jan '08	Date Posted: 6/2 9:43am Subject: RE: Blue Sun Down: A Star Wars/Firefly Crossover --Updated 6/1/2008
	“I think that boy’s going to get his ass kicked,” Mal muttered. “Doc, what can we do?” No doubt about that. There is only one Darth Bane, and this joker is not him. Too bad about Valorum, but at least he will be spared from being made into a Vong slave. Meanwhile: River seems to be sacrificing herself in order to give birth to her daughter The Vong are on the way The Empire has arrived And all Hell is about to break loose I can't even guess how they are going to get out of this mess, but it's bound to be good. Great work so far -----signature----- Check your Six! ---> http://www.talonintelligencesquadron.com/index.htm * Mando'ad draar digu... * Self Appointed FADA Acolyte
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Independence1776 Registered: Feb '06	Date Posted: 6/2 12:44pm Subject: RE: Blue Sun Down: A Star Wars/Firefly Crossover --Updated 6/1/2008
	Sorry for missing an update! Oh, eep! This isn't good. River's giving birth; a Death Star might just blow everything up; and the Empire's arrived. Well, you certainly know how to keep a reader hooked. -----signature----- "Independence forever." John Adams Padawan to Luna_Nightshade Fics in bio Ever wondered what would happen if some normal students came to the Temple? Come find out: http://boards.theforce.net/the_saga/b10476/27996678
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TigerofRobare Registered: Jan '06	Date Posted: 6/2 8:19pm Subject: RE: Blue Sun Down: A Star Wars/Firefly Crossover --Updated 6/1/2008
	One died, one lives. Balance. Good chapter. -----signature----- Darth Hipster--Vader becomes a hippie!: http://boards.theforce.net/Message.aspx?topic=27316525&brd=10476 Tu ne cede malis--Do not give in to evil, but procede against it ever more boldly. UMass-Amherst class of 2011!
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VaderLVR64 Title: Fan Fic Manager Digging out from Fay Registered: Feb '04	Date Posted: 6/3 5:20am Subject: RE: Blue Sun Down: A Star Wars/Firefly Crossover --Updated 6/1/2008
	As the young man soared through the air, Vos called on his own Dark Side power and unleashed a torrent of Force lightning that caught Bane in mid-leap. The young dark sider screamed as the power ripped through his body. He continued forward and fell on weakened legs just as Vos spun his sabers. There were no last words or dramatic epithets. One moment Bane lived, the next he did not. The man’s head rolled away as his body collapsed where it landed. The Jedi master took a deep breath before he sighed, hooked his sabers to his belt, and ran for River. Perfect scene! I loved it! -----signature----- If you have to choose between tears and laughter, remember that laughter burns more calories. They call me NANA Vader. At least she doesn't lack confidence...
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Kevin_Solo Registered: Jun '07	Date Posted: 6/3 11:10am Subject: RE: Blue Sun Down: A Star Wars/Firefly Crossover --Updated 6/1/2008
	I agree with you here, Darth_Marrs! As for Krueger—She’s a Jedi now. She would’ve kicked his a$$. Yes, I can picture the scene. A sleeping girl or boy has a dream of Freddy coming for her or him, helpless to do anything, then a girl appears and hacks him to pieces with a strange glowing stick. She then says, 'Sorry about the mess. Try to have a real sleep'. On to the update. I liked Mal's explanation of this Jedi phrase: Vos knew the captain well enough after the last eight months to smile at the prod. “That the Dark Side clouds everything.” “That mean you don’t know squat more’n the rest of us?” “Pretty much,” Vos admitted. Then something causes Mal to cry: “Here’s how it is, people. We’re a day out from Londinum. No food, no water, but we’re only a day out. Whole ‘verse is hard up, but you’re better off than those poor souls we left behind. So be patient, don’t bother complaining ‘cause we’re just as hungry and thirsty as you are. And know we’ll get you to Londinum in one piece.” The people said nothing, but their eyes followed Mal back up the steps. It was a girl, maybe ten, toward the back, who spoke first. “Thank you, Sir!” Mal paused as more thanks came from the crowd. He smiled briefly, felt his cheeks go red, and continued up the stairs. “Now I’m all teary-eyed,” he said to no one in a cold voice that belied the fact that he was, in fact, teary-eyed. Ahhhhh. An interesting meeting with Blue Sun. I understand Vos's reason here: He walked off the ship. A moment later, Mal felt Vos standing beside him. “That man is Blue Sun,” the Jedi said. Mal blinked. “What, now?” “He was one of the contractors who transported me into this system. George or something like that, I think his name was. We’ve been identified.” “Why didn’t you kill him?” “He posed no threat,” Vos said. “He’d already sent his signal while on Greenleaf. Killing him would have further upset the passengers, and they were at the limit as it was.” Hmmmm. Valorum presents Mal and the others with the stark reality: Once they were seated, the minister and former Chancellor of the Galactic Republic sighed. “I’ve lost.” “Lost what?” Mal asked. Valorum tossed the paper he was reading on the desk. “You. Your whole society. The Vong have taken every world in the system. This report is from our forces of Sihnon. It has fallen. Londinum is next. They should be here in a matter of hours.” Mal felt his heart skip a beat. “What’ll you do?” he asked. Valorum reached in his desk and removed a black square about the size of Mal’s hand. “Master Vos will know what do to with this. It’s a galactic map of coordinates for planets and hyperspace lanes. With a hyperspace-enabled ship, you can flee anywhere in the galaxy you want. Your ship has already been re-provisioned and then sealed until your return.” His shoulders slumped. “For your help, that is all I have to offer you.” “What about all these people?” Zoe demanded, her eyes flashing. “Doomed,” Valorum said. “Like me. The best you can hope for is…” And as if that wasn't bad enough: A distant explosion interrupted him. “Surely they haven’t arrived yet!” A moment later Walsingham ran through the door and closed it behind him. “Blue Sun agents are attacking the capital,” he said. “They are accompanied by soldiers in unknown white armor carrying blasters.” Mal noticed how Valorum and Vos exchanged looks. “The Empire has arrived,” Vos said. “His Dark Jedi is here as well.” “Palpatine is interceding directly then,” Valorum said. He slumped in his seat. “It was only a matter of time, I suppose.” “If it saves the people, maybe it’s for the best,” Book said. “Better alive under an Empire than dead before the Vong.” “You’re assuming the Empire can stop them,” Vos said. “I’m not even sure of that.” “We have to go, now!” Walsingham said. The people certainly have a bleak choice! Then the bad guy arrives: “River, you’ve changed,” the man calling himself Bane said as he stepped calmly into the command center. “I can feel the baby. She wants to be born. Have your contractions started yet?” Everyone turned and stared at River’s pale face. “Yes,” she admitted. “Delicious. My master wanted you so badly, River. But the Force tells him the child will be better. I shall be elevated if I bring that child to him. He’ll destroy his current apprentice and escalate me.” He looked at the others with a sneer. “Give me the mother and child, and the rest of you can go free.” Do you really expect them to believe that, Bane? As for handing River and the child over to Palpatine... The only consolation is that Vader would be destroyed. Vos does what a Jedi has to do: Quinlan Vos stepped forward. “Come and take her,” he said. Bane’s eyes narrowed. “To kill a Jedi would truly prove my worth in my master’s eyes.” Through the Force, Vos felt the odd shift as Bane’s playful banter sank into the cold machine-like warrior. Then someone else makes her presence felt: “Back up,” Mal ordered. They started backing up, only to stop when River cried out. The captain stared incredulously. “You meant to tell me that huh choo-shang tza-jiao duh tzang-huo was telling it right? That baby’s coming?” “River,” Simon said urgently. “It’s not time yet. You’re only at thirty-two weeks.” “Thirty-three now,” River said. Behind them, a red lightsaber flashed against a blue and a green one as Bane and Vos fought. “I’m sorry. It’s all my fault. I’m so sorry.” Words failed as a new contraction came. “River, how far apart are the contractions?” Simon asked. Ignoring the others, he reached under River’s dress. “My God, you’re water must have broken before we even left the ship. You’re almost fully dilated. Why didn’t you tell us?” “Because it wouldn’t matter,” River said. “She has to be born. If she’s not born, we’ll all die!” Woops! Perhaps the baby wants to be born now for that reason? So we have a battle and a birth taking place almost next to each other? Messy! I liked the description of both here: An explosion drew their attention to the duel. Vos kicked Bane across the floor into one of the many static-filled monitors. The dark-sider rolled quickly to his feet and threw a bolt of blue force lightning at Vos, who easily intercepted it and shot it right back at the startled Bane. “I think that boy’s going to get his ass kicked,” Mal muttered. “Doc, what can we do?” “Back up and give me some room,” Simon said. He looked up, and Mal, Kaylee and the rest saw terror on his face for the first time. “It’s coming too fast. The baby is coming too fast!” Bane screamed from across the room as he flew through the air at Vos. The Jedi rolled away and engaged the dark-sider with both blades. But it ends well with Bane being beheaded: He continued forward and fell on weakened legs just as Vos spun his sabers. There were no last words or dramatic epithets. One moment Bane lived, the next he did not. The man’s head rolled away as his body collapsed where it landed. The Jedi master took a deep breath before he sighed, hooked his sabers to his belt, and ran for River. He's no excuses now for not being at his daughter's birth. What I want to know now is, where's Palpatine?
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callista_gseran Registered: May '06	Date Posted: 6/3 5:00pm Subject: RE: Blue Sun Down: A Star Wars/Firefly Crossover --Updated 6/1/2008
	EEP! Made me want to be there holding River's hand! hugs River -----signature----- Callista Gseran Adoptee of Dev_Binks
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dianethx Registered: Mar '02	Date Posted: 6/4 10:21am Subject: RE: Blue Sun Down: A Star Wars/Firefly Crossover --Updated 6/1/2008
	That was great. I loved the fight all the while River was having a baby. She must have been stronger than I could have been. I'd been screaming with out any pain killer. Wonderfully done. I just hope this won't end in everyone getting killed! -----signature----- Betrayal - http://boards.theforce.net/s/b1/10935143 updated 6/28/08 Fragments of Illusion- http://boards.theforce.net/bts/b10475/28456473 updated 8/16/08 Freeze frame - http://boards.theforce.net/s/b10476/27820434 Master to jedidas3 Impeach Bush!
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Thumper09 Registered: Dec '01	Date Posted: 6/6 9:29am Subject: RE: Blue Sun Down: A Star Wars/Firefly Crossover --Updated 6/1/2008
	There was a whole lot coming to a head in this chapter--the Vong's advance, the Blue Sun/Empire attack, and now the baby's early birth. You sure know how to pack a lot of action into a chapter! The whole group hurried through the other door of the office into the command center. Mal felt his stomach drop when he saw it was completely empty. All the screens were still on, but held nothing but static. Was it really that bad? Had the end come so quickly? I really liked this part. The wording made the suddenness really hit home. Great job. Valorum got major points from me for trying to help the Serenity crew escape in exchange for their help with the Vong, and I was sad to see him killed. Between the attack and the birth now, I'm not sure if or how the crew's going to get out of this. At least Vos was able to take care of Bane, so that's one less problem to worry about. Great update! -Thumper -----signature----- "Like anything worth writing, it came inexplicably and without method." -Karen Eiffel The Way--Imperial pilot OCs, OT: http://boards.theforce.net/the_saga/b10476/28104637 OC X-wing fics: http://www.coronasquadron.com/corona.html
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Darth_Marrs Registered: Feb '06	Date Posted: 6/8 6:02pm Subject: RE: Blue Sun Down: A Star Wars/Firefly Crossover --Updated 6/1/2008
	Golden_Jedi—Thank you. I was quite proud of that ending myself. I’m glad it worked for you. Laine_Snowtrekker—It gets worse, believe it or not. Cggunnersmate—I’m glad this is working for you. We’re fast approaching the end of the story, where I promise all of your questions will be revealed. LOBO—I’d like to say everything is going to end up hunky-dorry. I’d really like to. I will say, however, that things are not quite as bad as they may seem. Independence1776—River is indeed forcing the birth of the baby. She knows that things are happening too fast to wait. TigerofRobare—Couldn’t have said it better myself. Thanks! VaderLVR64-Thank you! Kevin_Solo—Palpatine does not actually appear in this fic. The danger from the Vong is too real for him to risk his own life, when he can risk everyone else’s instead. Callista_gseran—She could definitely use it. Dianethx—Thank you, I’m glad you enjoyed it. I promise not everyone will get killed. Thumper09—This last and the next chapter are the climax of the story, without a doubt. Thank you for reading. -----signature----- "Spock!" "Yes Captain!" "Be one with the horse." "Yes, Captain." Gods of Dark and Light Legacy of the Red Sun Heaven Falls: A Jedi On Earth Blue Sun Down
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Darth_Marrs Registered: Feb '06	Date Posted: 6/8 6:14pm Subject: RE: Blue Sun Down: A Star Wars/Firefly Crossover --Updated 6/1/2008
	Chapter Twenty-Four: The Dark Lord of the Sith “This is Alliance control to unknown vessels, identify yourself!” The young lieutenant, a man named John Dobson, stood in the orbital control station in Londinum’s second moon. He managed to maintain a semblance of calm as the first unknown ships arrived. The calm quickly eroded as the first few turned into dozens, and then hundreds. He was nearly screaming now as the unknown ships continued to appear in staggering numbers. When the ships stopped arriving, his sensors recorded over a thousand contacts. Some were dagger shaped, with vivid white and red-striped hulls and towers at the end. Some were utilitarian gray. Other ships were long and vicious-looking, while still others looked like interrupted rings with massive spheres at one end. The sky around Londinum filled with the ships in such numbers and of such size that the surviving Alliance fleet seemed dwarfed in comparison. Finally, the Dobson’s transmitter beeped as a signal came in. It was a signal of such strength and bandwidth that it shot across the whole planet and all the ships in orbit, overwhelming all other com and Cortex traffic. “People and military forces of the Sino-Anglo Alliance, this is Admiral Wilhuff Tarkin of the Galactic Empire. We have received your distress signals and analyzed the situation. In an effort to save your people, we are taking command of this conflict. Soldiers are landing on your planet to coordinate surface defenses. Do not resist them. We are here to save you, but we will brook no disobedience in these efforts. All Alliance ships are to remain in orbit. You cannot assist us. Tarkin out.” One ship emerged from the massive fleet much larger than the rest. Beside the lieutenant, a targeting tech whistled. “That ship is almost a mile long.” The lieutenant stared at the massive gray machine with a sense of awe. It was shaped like a dagger, similar to many of the other ships, with an aft command tower topped by two large domes. It was the most terrifying ship outside of the Vong he had ever seen. “Who are these people?” the young officer asked. * * * “You’re almost there, River!” Simon said. Kaylee now knelt behind the doctor, while Vos held River’s right hand. Inara remained to hold the mother’s left. Behind them, Zoe, Jayne, Afolabi, Book and Mal were left to watch the entrances and exits as elsewhere in the building they could hear the sounds of battle. River was breathing fast as she pushed and pushed. The miracle happened in a sudden rush. The others heard a mewling sound that turned into a wet, wonderful cry. Simon stared down at the child in awe for a moment, and then began cleaning it with towels Jayne had grabbed from the command center’s bathrooms. He looked down and then quickly handed the baby over to Kaylee. “River, you’re bleeding out,” he said. She ignored her brother. She even ignored the baby. Instead, she looked up at Vos. “He’s coming,” she whispered. “If he finds me alive, all will be lost. If he loses, all will be lost.” “Who?” Vos asked. Then he felt it—a brilliant spot of darkness in the Force, stronger than anything he had felt before. He looked up but could see nothing. “River, use the Force,” Simon said. “Use anything. You’ve got to stop the bleeding!” She smiled at her brother. “Can I see her? Where’s my baby?” Kaylee handed the bundle over, and River smiled with tears in her eyes. “Hello, bao bei,” she whispered as she touched the baby’s cheek. “I wish I had something to give you to remember me by.” “What are you talking about?” Inara asked. The door to the command center exploded in a shower of sparks. Men covered head-to-toe in white armor poured into the room. They took positions with blaster rifles pointed at the small party, but they did not approach any farther. Vos felt his eyes watering as he looked down at River. Her face had become bone-pale as her blood loss continued. “I’m sorry I can’t keep you,” she whispered to the little girl. Inara stared from the soldiers, to Vos’s stricken face, down to River and the baby. Suddenly she understood, but with understanding came a terrible grief. Resolutely, she removed her necklace—the one River admired so much—and placed it around the baby’s neck. “This is my gift to you, River,” she said. “And your gift to her.” River looked up at the Companion and smiled weakly tears streamed openly down her cheeks. “Thank you,” she whispered. “I can’t stop the bleeding!” her brother said, his voice on the edge of panic. Simon turned to the white-armored soldiers and yelled in Corlingua, “I need medical supplies!” The soldiers did not respond. “River!” Vos said. He gripped her hand and started to funnel the Force to her. River shook her head, though. “Not yet,” she whispered. “You can’t save me now. If I live, all is lost. I love you.” She closed her eyes, and her hand fell limply from his. A growl built in the back of Quinlan Vos’s throat, but then slowly died. In the silence that followed, they became aware of a new sound. Distant at first, it quickly approached from the shattered door of the command center. A deep, hissing huoooo-burrr sound unlike anything any of them had heard before. All eyes looked up as a moving, living shadow filled the door to the dimly lit command center. They saw a helmet, and a long, dramatic black cape. They saw odd lights blinking and shining on a chest plate and a belt. They saw a red lightsaber, pulsing in the shadows. Vos looked down at the still, silent River, and then stood and stepped forward. “You will not have them,” he said. “Master Quinlan Vos,” the dark creature said. His voice emerged as a metallic basso that boomed through the small space. “My master warned me you were here. But it is of little matter. The girl and her child are the Emperor’s. I have come for them alone.” “Over my dead body.” “I believe that was the intent,” the creature said. The whole room exploded. There was simply no other way to describe what happened. Computer terminals the size of hovercars ripped from their bolts in the floor. Display panels heavier that five men combined flew from their wall mounts. All of it flew like a storm directly to Vos. The Jedi master stomped his foot down and yelled at the incoming projectiles. Terminals and display screens shattered and everything stopped and flew away in a shower of debris. It was at that moment that the dark creature struck. “We got to get out!” Jayne hissed. He looked up to the door leading to Valorum’s office, just in time to see that door also explode in a shower of sparks. More of the white-armored soldiers appeared, with a newcomer. It was the supposed Alliance officer who caught a ride with them from Greenleaf. There were no other exits. With little choice, the crew of Serenity watched as the Jedi fought this new creature of darkness. * * * Every one of Lieutenant Dobson’s perimeter early warning systems went off. He looked at the deep space scanners and felt his stomach clench. “We have enemy forces in-bound. I’m reading….my God. Thousands of ships.” The targeting tech shook her head as the lead elements of the Praetorite Vong invasion force engaged the lead elements of the Imperial armada. Although Dobson would not have been able to identify the ring-shaped ships, the former Trade Federation Lucrehulk-class battleships led the first engagement. Left over from the Clone Wars and granted by the peace treaty to the Empire, the former Confederacy ships remained a potent weapon as they surged forward and launched thousands of Scarab and Vulture class droid star fighters. The Vong fighters and frigate and cruiser analogues responded with a solid sheet of plasma fire. Batteries of heavy turbo-lasers opened without restraint as the battle was joined. Three unfortunate Alliance vessels did not clear the battlefield in time and were pulverized in seconds by the crossfire. Without the programming to adapt to the Vong’s unique shields, the droid fighters had little chance against the enemy fighters. The larger frigate- and destroyer-analogues drew closer and started pelting the former CIS ships to pieces. * * * “You fight like a Jedi,” Vos said. “A Jedi deprived of limbs. Is there anything alive under that armor?” “There is enough,” the dark creature said. They exchanged a rapid, deadly series of blows that each deflected. “You will die this day, Jedi, and I shall have my master’s prize.” “That’s what Bane said.” “Bane was a failed experiment. The successful experiment is behind you.” Vos twisted and slipped a vicious side-kick through the creature’s defenses. He stumbled back against one of the few remaining terminals in the ground as Vos pressed his advantage. “Before I kill, you, I shall have your name,” Vos said. “Darth Vader,” the creature said. “But I will not die this day.” He held out a hand. Vos gripped his throat as the Force-choke lifted him from his feet. He Force-pushed against Vader, but the Dark Lord shrugged the effort off. “Only now do you begin to understand,” he said. His deep voice ground against Vos’s soul. “You were so close to achieving it, under Lord Tyrannus. But you failed, Vos. You chose the light. And it is the light that leaves you too weak to save your love. The light is always too weak to save those we love.” Vader gestured. Vos flew toward the dark lord. He flashed his saber and scored Vader’s armor, but could not stop the red blade as it seared through his torso. Vos stood transfixed as the red lightsaber burned through him. “You are the last,” Vader whispered. “Just another dead Jedi.” He deactivated his blade and stepped back to watch as Vos fell to his knees, and then to the floor. Through the Force, Vader felt the Jedi’s heart stop. Only then did he turn his attention to the crew of the Serenity. * * * Mal started forward to stand between the dark creature that called itself Darth Vader, and the rest of the crew. He stopped when he felt a hand grab his arm; he looked up into the face of Derriel Book. “You can’t stop this,” the Shepherd said urgently. “If you confront him, you’ll die.” Book stepped forward as the rest remained frozen by the cold, artificial gaze of the Dark Lord. “Lord Vader,” Book said. “The girl is dead. She died in childbirth.” “You are the one called Book,” Vader said as he stepped closer. Around them the ring of soldiers collapsed inward. “The Emperor is most displeased with your apparent lack of loyalty.” “I had little choice. My identity was discovered,” Book said. He slowly knelt down to where Inara held the child. “For all our sakes,” he whispered, “I have to do this.” “You’re giving her to a monster,” the companion hissed. Book shook his head. “River saw this. You heard her. She had this child to save our lives.” “How can you know that?” Book smiled at her weakly, then reached down and touched River’s pale cheek. “I have faith,” he said. He took the child and walked slowly to Vader. “The child is premature but otherwise healthy.” Vader ignored the baby and stared down at River. He turned his attention to Simon. “What happened to her?” Simon felt a faint pressure at his neck and coughed. “She bled out,” he said in a ragged voice. His cheeks glistened in the dim light. “I didn’t have my emergency bag and I couldn’t stop it.” Vader turned back and looked at the child. He reached out a black, gloved hand and touched the stone on the baby’s blanket. “What is this?” “That is zhen yu,” Book said. “In Basic, it is called jade.” Vader nodded to one of his soldiers, who stepped forward and removed the child from Book’s hands. The Shepherd lifted his chin. “Before you do what must be done, I beg of you not to kill my companions. You have what you want, and your master has his prize.” “I shall consider it,” Vader said. Then, to the cries and horror of the Serenity crew, Darth Vader flashed his blade across Derrial Book’s neck. The shepherd’s head fell with a thud to the floor, followed a moment later by his limp body. Behind the crew of the Serenity, the Imperial contractor reached up and pulled off his blue gloves. With the Jedi gone, there was no need to use the sonic weapon he and his fellow contractors were known for. “What are your orders, Lord Vader?” “Leave them, Car’das,” Vader said. “Evacuate the system. Our first elements have already been destroyed. We are here for containment purposes only. These Far Outsiders must not be allowed to leave this system.” Jorj Car’das bowed. “Yes, M’lord.” Darth Vader, Dark Lord of the Sith, turned and walked toward the exit. The trooper with River’s baby followed closely. The child cried angrily now, as if somehow knowing it was loosing its mother. Car’das motioned for his own men to leave as well, and as Malcolm Reynolds and the rest of the crew of the Serenity watched, the Dark Lord and the soldiers left. Jorj Car’das alone remained. When they were gone, he turned and clapped his hands. “Well, what shall we talk about now?” -----signature----- "Spock!" "Yes Captain!" "Be one with the horse." "Yes, Captain." Gods of Dark and Light Legacy of the Red Sun Heaven Falls: A Jedi On Earth Blue Sun Down
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dianethx Registered: Mar '02	Date Posted: 6/8 6:37pm Subject: RE: Blue Sun Down: A Star Wars/Firefly Crossover --Updated 6/8/2008
	OH, my..... I can't believe you just killed 3 major characters in one fell swoop and introduced Mara Jade (well, I'm assuming it's Mara Jade). Poor River, so confused, so helpless and fierce, so willing to die for the sake of all. Vos, too, confronting Vader and losing like that. And Book... I'm still in shock. Good job, though. -----signature----- Betrayal - http://boards.theforce.net/s/b1/10935143 updated 6/28/08 Fragments of Illusion- http://boards.theforce.net/bts/b10475/28456473 updated 8/16/08 Freeze frame - http://boards.theforce.net/s/b10476/27820434 Master to jedidas3 Impeach Bush!
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Golden_Jedi Registered: Jun '05	Date Posted: 6/9 5:33am Subject: RE: Blue Sun Down: A Star Wars/Firefly Crossover --Updated 6/8/2008
	-----signature----- The country is that place where chickens walk around uncooked - Julio Cortázar Unexpected Blossom http://boards.theforce.net/beyond_the_saga/b10477/28693266 Sailing Little Boats http://boards.theforce.net/beyond_the_saga/b10477/28747916
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