Beyond - Legends Worth Saving (Kyp, Zekk, Alema, Jaina)

Terrific post - very dramatic! I enjoy the way Jaina is keeping Kyp off balance...whether its intentional or not.

oldj

 

Awesome, master!

Hmmm.... Kyp, Jag, Zekk, and Raynar?

 

Wow. That was an awesome chapter!!!! Z, you continue to amaze me!

C S

 

A wonderful update, Z. As you know I'm a big fan of The Force and I love when people take the time to really pay attention to the nature of the Force.


The swirling eddies of Force energy around her didn?t stop after I moved, but they took on a more regular pattern. I wondered idly whether this was a by product of our newly minted Bond or some other symptom of the duress she was under. I have heard that Healers often see these ?Force Patterns? and some of the more intuitive Masters as well, but let?s face it: I destroy, I don?t Heal. I break things, not fix them. I don?t say this to be self deprecating, but rather to acknowledge my place in the Force.

This really jumped out at me for a couple reasons: 1) I loved the image of the disjointed energy of the Force around her.. 2) I loved that Kyp understands himself within the context of the Force. The Force isn't just there minute to minute, allowing you to block blaster bolts or picking up stray objects. The Force is the tapestry of the entire galaxy and it was wonderful to see tht Kyp recognized his place within it.

?Don?t you know what this makes you?? As I stared at her dumbly, she told me, ?It makes you my slave, Kyp. My. Slave.?

I stiffened.

?I am no one?s slave anymore, Jaina. Not even yours.?

When she laughed, the only thing that kept me from hitting her was the fact that she was a woman. ?Yes, Kyp, you are. You are new to Bonding, but it makes you as much my slave as you have made me yours. Do you like what you see, Master??

I blanched.

*chuckle* Now that's an interesting observation...Does that mean that she and the other three in her head are connected in the same way?

*chuckle* sorry...I had this mental image of them in leather and Kyp on his knees. I should stop here before I get in trouble...

 

Lo'
It seems Jaina and Kyp aren't interested in making this easy on themselves, are they?

Ah well, if Jedi didn't angst we fanfic-ers have nothing to write about.

Your narrative was weaved with descriptions that illuminated the scene. I look forward to more!

 

How did Tesar get in there? Would she have to be bonded to all of the joiners? I would think Jag would be in there, force sensitive or no. Also Having Anakin, a dead guys, thoughts in your brain would be creeptifying.

I like Kyps realistic reaction to having a force bond. It doesn't sound like fun. Why would having the bond make you Jaina's slave? Is she just so much a dominant personality that it shows in bonds?

Nice use of humor and irony. I liked the bit about the 'not so fascinating world of watching a girl breathe'.

Thank you for updating, this was marvelous!

I'll be back for the next post.

 

Spirit, I was thinking of the battle meld...

 

Zonoma: Good job on this.

Edited for content.

 

Let's leave the conversation to the story and away from your sister.

 

Auntie Z Thanks for the pm...I'm amazed how much I'm learning about the EU through fanfic...though I've actually been doing some research!

Silence and the Leia Glare of Doom. Good thing that the vaping Empire didn?t know about the Leia Glare of Doom. They would have turned it to evil long ago. Too bad that Jaina, apparently, did know about it. That look should be a Force skill.

I loved this ...I actually quite like Kyp...I feel sorry for the bloke!

and wonderful artwork my dear!

Great update

 

I feel like you are becoming more comfortable with this fic. Not that you weren't before, but it feels like you have hit your stride with Jaina and Kyp's new but-maybe-not-improved (in her opinion, lol) relationship.

I like their dynamic a lot--they are both such powerful people, both a bit full of themselves, and both oozing personality and attitude, so they are either going to kill each other, or have to accept this new reality. I do feel bad for Kyp, as I've said before--he seems like he's really trying to do the right thing and keep a cool head, but Jaina isn't making it easy on him.

Great update, and I'm glad to see you back in the swing of things.

And CONGRATS!!!

 

this isn't good, is it.

 

Great update, Z.

The dialogue and interaction between Kyp and Jaina was great.

Apparently, watching a woman?s chest heave against the confines of her shirt isn?t nearly as exciting as in the books. You know the ones - those ty holo novels that your likes to leave lying around your apartment, turned to the screen of whatever thing she wants to try next? Yeah, those. And yes, I read. Don?t you?

Simply hilarious.

 

Whoa!!!

Okay, now. Just finished everything so far and--WOW!

This is great, Zonoma.

I loved how you wrote Zekk, and I can't wait to meet the woman Zekk is dreaming about.

I still can't believe Jacen! Telling Kyp to have sex with Jaina...

Glad Kyp did not have to do that...

Jaina needs to be thankful to be alive...

Excellent writing. I've been wanting to read this for a long time but always seem to get distracted..

Looking for more.. And if you have a PM list may I please be placed on it..


FL

 

I just read this, Z, and I must say, it?s awesome. I?ll be back some other time with intelligent insight (if I remember, that is) but for now, I?ll just quickly list my guess at the men in Jaina?s head: Jacen; Zekk; Kyp; and the Prime Unu himself, Raynar.

 

Ok so I'm an idiot . . . I read this right after you posted and I forgot to review

Anyway - I have to agree with Brian here that the image of the Force being in flux around Jaina was great. I know I've used that before, because even though a Jedi isn't supposed to show emotion they certainly show it through the force.

And of course always gotta give point to someone who throws in the name of the fic

*jumps back into the Falcon and heads back to the Saga boards*

 

While we're waiting for Z to complete here responses, I thought I might provide a brief bit entertainment. I'm currently on some crazy haiku tsunami and it's wiping out all of my ability to write anything else...

So, here is a haiku in honor of "Worth Saving":

Not allowed to go
Dire pain of separation
Need for hard choices

 

Author Announcement

First of all, please allow me to thank you all for your noms and votes in the 2005 Winter Awards. I was mystified and tickled all at the same time to receive Best Romance. Thank you all.

Secondly: I know that this is a poor way to show my thanks, but the posts will not be coming for a while.

I am currently closing on the house and packing and moving. I hope to be settled and posting in June. Until then, the posts will come, but be terribly erratic due to lack of easy internet access. I am still writing, though! So when I do get back, perhaps most of it will be written and we can try for a weekly or biweekly posting schedule!

Please stop laughing. It could happen.

Now, on to replies! Your responses were so delightful to read, but in light of the recent highlight on spamming, I held off until I thought everyone reviewed.

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[color=darkred][quote=Wyn] Oh my! What a mess they've gotten themselves into. Poor Jaina, one man in her head had to be bad enough but then to add more!!! No wonder she's a little bit off her rocker[/quote]
I know you and I both talk about this aspect of Jaina in profic often, I rather hoped you would like the way I am dealing with it as much as I enjoy your story, [i]Dreams[/i] (link in her profile: this is a shameless plug for my friend) [face_tongue].[/color]
[color=firebrick][quote=j_o_e] That's the best description of Kyp I've ever read. Absolutely perfect. Your characterization of him in this post was, as always, stunning.
[/quote]Thank you, though this is just a paraphrase of a conversation between Leia and Kyp on Hapes in [u]Dark Journey[/u] by Elaine Cunningham. I found it very true and wanted to use it again, to drive her point home. Glad it got such a response! All kudos to her, though.[quote=j_o_e] I love how you managed to inject humor into this chapter, despite the hostility between Jaina and Kyp.
The interaction between these two was marvelous. I could really feel the energy and tension. [/quote]Coming from a huge J/Z ?shipper I am willing to take this as a compliment of the highest order! Thank you.[/color]

[color=crimson][quote=BigFatty] It's an update. And a good one, too. I'm going to guess Jacen is guy #4 in her head. Not in a possible romantic relationship way obviously, but I assume he'd still be in there with the twin bond thing. [/quote]Very good! Though honestly, I didn?t think it would be that difficult to deduce though Raynar WOULD make five, if he chose to be there. Fortunately for us, he hasn?t. Yet. [face_mischief] [/color][color=orangered][quote=Andrew] wow.

wow.

wow.
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Well now, that was? articulate. [face_laugh] I?ve never been to leave [i]you[/i] speechless before![face_grin] Thanks.[/color][color=orange][quote=princess_melissa]Wow!

...I've been sitting here trying to think of something to say for the last 5 min and all that comes to my mind is "wow"

This had some very powerful dialogue and definitely had a more serious air about it yet you added in little moments of funny things....I thought it made it much better than just being all serious.

The last line was way cool. I can't wait to see where you're going to take this.

Brilliant job as usual, Z. [/quote]Thank you, princess! I think that if you want true angst, you have to inject some humor to offset it and make it more powerful. In Kyp?s case I can do it through his thoughts, but usually I try to work it in as something a passerby would find funny that is NOT to the people involved. Here, it is laugh to keep from crying humor, I think. Kyp is awesome to write but I confess that he surprises me every time I sit down and think about him.

I loved the last line, too. This post actually had much, much more? but I loved leaving it there so much that I did![face_grin][/color]

[color=limegreen][quote=Chilla] Wow, finally an update! And I love it! MORE![/quote] I am doing my best, but the house has sold and I am scrambling in RL. Thank you for coming back!

 

Zonoma posted:

Btw? DO you like to garden? Or simply love flowers?

I love to garden and love flowers.

My penname actually is what my co-workers and friends call me when they want gardening or flower advice. I seem like a walking gardining book sometimes


And thanks for putting me on your PM list...

FL

 

First of all, please allow me to thank you all for your noms and votes in the 2005 Winter Awards. I was mystified and tickled all at the same time to receive Best Romance.

As one who knows where this thing is (sort of) going, can I just say how much that made me laugh? I'll say no more, of course, but you know what I mean!

 

Z, check your DA because you've been tagged

 

I saw that. I hate being tagged and will not participate. Sorry.

PS: Please keep non-story stuff to PMs. With all the buzz about spamming threads, I want to be careful on this one. Thank you.

Zonoma

 

Oh mi Gosh! I WANT MOE!!!!!!! IT IS SO GOOD!!!!!

 

Holy.... Z, we need MORE.

Bright

 

BettyBug, Welcome!!!!! and BrightFeather good to see you again!


Thank you all for your patience in my absence. I am currently working on my next post, though it is requiring some research. I am only just relieved to HAVE TIME to research again! I'll get it here in due time, I promise.

Zonoma