The New DownTime - Pilot Fic Index and Discussion Thread - Third Challenge Up!!

Welcome to the New DownTime!!!

There used to be an index and discussion thread for writers and readers of pilot fics, here at <<The Downtime Pilots Lounge>> but it fell into disuse and the thread originator hasn?t been around for a while, so Jesina_Dreis and Myri_Antilles have decided to recreate it.

We have several goals in mind?

• An index of all Rogue, Wraith, and other squadron fics on the Jedi Council boards. We?re in the minority here (in case you haven?t noticed ), so it?s just too blasted hard to find each other on the boards themselves.


• A discussion thread about the pilots, their characterizations, tips for writing a good squad fic?whatever you all want to talk about, provided it pertains to pilot writing.


• Once we get going, a challenge every month or so, with links to responses posted here as well

Submissions

If you have a pilot fic, or if you know of one we?ve missed (since there are likely some whose authors have left the boards) please PM the following to Pilot_Fic_Index (without markup, please):

Title
Link to your story
Link to your profile
Co-authors (if applicable)
Co-authors profiles (if applicable)
Summary
Timeframe
Characters
Genre
Notes

A Note: Submissions do not have to be squadron-centric. They can focus on the characters themselves (for example, a story about Wedge?s life before his parents? death is perfectly includable).

Clarification: Yes, Jaina, Kyp, and Jag are pilots. But as these folks more or less have their own indexes here, we?re going to ask that submissions for this index that focus on these characters be limited to fics that focus on them in their pilot roles ? essentially, that ARE squadfics.

Okay, so we said that fics don?t have be squadron-centric, that they can be focusing on one of the pilots. But now we?re limiting the J/J/K fics to only squad ones. What gives?

The reason is that if people are coming in here, chances are that they?re looking to read fics about the people generally looked at as pilots.

So then why are OC fics okay? OC fics are includable if they are squadfics, because the other reason people will be coming in here is because they like reading about squadrons, no matter who is involved.

This is essentially a Pilot-fic/Squad-fic index. Does this all make sense now? If not, feel free to PM.

Contents

Post 2: Index A - I
Post 3: Index J - 0
Post 4: Index P - Z
Post 5: Challenges and Responses

Currently: 85 fics in the index



So, grab a barstool and a nice glass of synthehol and...



~Jes and Myri~

 

A ? I


Alion_Sangre (Profile)

Halberd Squadron, Part I: Unlikely to Survive
Summary: Commander Keyan Farlander is forming an elite composite raiding squadron to keep up pressure on the Empire as the Rebel Alliance settles on Hoth. Training time ends, however, when the Empire crashes the party - and a unit dealing with its own internal pressures is sent into situations that even the gutsiest snubbie jock wouldn't mess with.
Timeframe: Shortly before and during events of Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
Characters: Keyan Farlander, Misch'an, Naeco Casaras, Lynia Delline, Cal Omas, Ibitsam, Ton Phanan, OC's, cameo canon characters.

Arin_Atona (Profile)

This One's For You
Summary: At a pivotal moment in the Battle of Endor, a hero of the Rebellion reflects on his past.
Timeframe: ROTJ
Characters: Wedge Antilles
Notes: Just playing around with Wedge's character a bit and trying to get into his head.

For All That Is Sacred (To Still the Fates, Vol. II) Added 7/28!
Summary: When Jev Atona leads Venom Squadron to join the Rebellion, he and his past are put onto a collision-course with the Empire.
Timeframe: Classic Trilogy (ANH-ROTJ)
Characters: OCs, Wedge, Wes, Hobbie, Vader, Mara, Artoo, Leia, Dodonna, and more...
Genre: OC behind-the-scenes action adventure romance squadfic
Notes: Canon in comparison to the movies and the most the EU (the parts I've read, anyway).

Barefoot_XO (Profile)

Daddy Don?t Cry
Summary: The story of Piggy?s creation
Characters: Piggy, Tuzin Gast, Edda Gast, Zsinj

An Instant Family Added 7/28!
Summary: Gavin and Inyri babysit Gavin's sister's kids.
Characters: Gavin Darklighter, Inyri Forge

BlindMan (Profile)

Piggy and Slim
Summary: Jek ?Piggy? Porkins becomes a detective
Timeframe: Pre NJO
Characters: Jek Porkins, Handmaiden Rabe, Slim Sleazebaggano
Genre: Humor, Mystery

boady22 (Profile)

Chronicles of Corran
Summary: Corran's adventures before joining the Rebellion
Timeframe: Saga
Characters: Corran Horn, Gil Bastra, Iella Wessiri, Deakon Rohan (OC), Zek (OC), Kirtan Loor

Calandria (Profile)

Sister Winter, Brother Hope
Summary: Winter finds the love of her heart again.
Timeframe: roughly during the X-Wing series
Characters: Tycho and Winter
Genre: Vignette, utter and complete romance

CodeName_Targeter (Profile)

I like his rear end Added 7/28!
Summary: The wedding of Wes Janson has come.
Timeframe: sometime post SoA
Characters: Wes, Sh

 

J ? O

Jade_Max (Profile)

The Worst Assignments Added 7/28!
Timeframe: Set during the OC/Rogues Fic Angel_9 and I are writing, A Star Too Far, A/U and in the middle of the X-Wing book series
Characters: Lance, Wes, Wedge, Face, Kell
Genre: Humor, challenge
Notes: I apologize in advance for the use of the word ?fracking? from Battlestar Gallactica ? it?s the best substitute I could find for the earthism

Jade_Max (Profile)
and Angel_9 (Profile)

A Star Too Far, Part I
A Star Too Far, Part II
Characters: Rogues, OCs

JaersteinCysse (Profile)

Jaerstein Cysse: Reunion
Summary: A chapter in the tale of Jaerstein Cysse a student who ran away from his home to become a pilot. He know finds a family member from his past thrust back into his life. During a heated battle from EU canon he makes a daring reunion.
Timeframe: Can't recall exactly, but sometime during Thrawn's campaign
Characters: Jaerstein Cysse, Dallows, Ryhen Kairs, Kiesthen Cysse and some canon characters
Genre: an OC canon-melded chapter of a long-fic

JainaSticksSolo19 (Profile)

Searching for Her
Timeframe: a few weeks after Starfighters of Adumar
Characters: Wes, Inyri, Hobbie

A Day Off Added 7/28!
Summary: Wes, Inyri, and Hobbie babysit Wes's sister's kids.
Characters: Wes Janson, Inyri Forge, Hobbie Klivian
Notes: Like the other baby-sitting stories popping up here, mine is also a response for the same challenge response. its been a wile since i posted anything here. i hope you guys like.

Jane Jinn (Profile)

We?re Doomed
Summary: A lighthearted look at how Pash Cracken finds out what his squadron really thinks of him, when a practical joke goes awry.
Timeframe: post-ROTJ, pre- Wedge's Gamble
Characters: Pash Cracken, original characters

Jaya Solo (Profile)

Before There Were Ewoks
Summary: This is a background story on Wes Janson explaining how he became the prankster that we all know and love.
Timeframe: Before Wes leaves for the Rebellion.
Characters: Wes Janson, some OCs
Genre: Short Story

Birth of a Playboy
Summary: This story explores Wes? life with the Tierfon Yellow Aces and his transfer to the Red Squadron at Yavin.
Timeframe: Before and during the Battle of Yavin
Characters: Wes Janson, Jek ?Piggy? Porkins
Genre: Pilot Fic, Short Story
Notes: This is the sequel to Before There Were Ewoks

Jaya Solo (

 

P ? Z

padawan lunetta (Profile)

I, Rebel
Summary: Hal Horn survives being shot and joins the Rebellion with Corran
Timeframe: OT ? ESB and RotJ
Characters: Hal Horn, Corran Horn, Luke Skywalker, Rogues
Genre: Action, drama

I, the Jedi?s Daughter
Summary: This is a story on Jysella Horn?s life.
Timeframe: Post NJO
Characters: Jysella Horn, Corran Horn, Luke Skywalker
Notes: Well I was inspired to write this after having read "Onslaught" and finding out Corran had a daughter!! (It made no mention of looks or personality, so I gaver her one! ) This isn't my first fanfic, but it is my first attempt at writing in first person point of view, so please bear (sp?) with me and comment if you'd like!

I, the Jedi?s Daughter Special Edition
Summary: This is the special edition of ?I, Jedi?s Daughter? and is follows Jysella Horn?s life.
Timeframe: Post NJO
Characters: Jysella Horn, Corran Horn, Luke Skywalker
Notes: Yep in honor of the holidays, I am reposting the first Jysella fanfic. But like Mr Lucas, I've found somethings I thought were a little incomplete, not to mention it could use a good spell check. That's what makes this version SE (Special Edition) So to the old readers, there'll be new scenes, and editing. The new scene's will be marked with "*"s just so you know. And to any new readers I might pick up, Hope uou like it!

Ten Seconds
Timeframe: post-NJO
Characters: Corran, Jysella
Genre: vignette

What Does It Want? Added 7/28!
Summary: Wes and Luke babysit the Solo kids.
Timeframe: Jaina and Jacen are babies
Characters: Wes Janson, Luke Skywalker, Jaina and Jacen Solo, Inyri Forge
Genre: vignette
Notes: this was originally posted as a challenge for two babysitting pilots in another forum that I thought you guys would enjoy.

Perator (Profile)

X-Wing: Battle for the Unknown
Summary: X-Wing: Battle for the Unkown is a story about Wedge Antilles, and several other pilots, including Tycho, Janson, Hobbie, and Kell and Tyria trom the Wraiths. I hope to post every few days.
Timeframe: 14 Years After Endor
Characters: Wedge, Wes, Tycho, Hobbie, Kell, Tyria, Iella, Cheriss, others

Qurinas (Profile)

Blastsword to Lightsaber Chapter 1
Blastsword to Lightsaber Chapter 2
Blastsword to Lightsaber Chapter 3
Blastsword to Lightsaber Chapter 4

Blastsword to Lightsaber Chapter 5
Summary: This story is rated PG-13 for mild violent content. This story is based on characters and actions that take place in the X-Wing series. This story takes place immediately following Star Fighters of Adumar and contains spoilers for almost every book in the x-wing series and others.
Timeframe

 

Challenges and Challenge Responses

Challenge 1 - page 1. Ends March 15.

• Thrawn McEwok - Courtship Rituals
• lazykbys - Burial Customs
• Rowan_Jade - Coming Home
• SweetPea - And the Bartender Says...
• Enelya_Sol - Can't Look Dignified
• RogueMara - Take Care of Kettch
• Elena - Abiri
• Jesina_Dreis - Dead Before I Get There
• Jaya Solo - Terminal
• ThrawnRocks - Bad Timing
• CodeName_Targeter - They Need You More

 

Now, in the interest of getting things started and so we have something to talk about when people actually come in here...let's have a topic.

Topic #1 Who is your favorite pilot character to write? Why? What about him/her makes him interesting to you?

 

Umm probably Lukie, though I seem to write Corran more. I think it's because of I,Jedi, helped me understand him a lot better.

 

Oh, Wes by a landslide!

He's soooooo much fun to play with, nods to Elu's Wes Mood Challenge. He's go so many wonderful quirks and traits you can use most of them pretty easily.

You've definately got to use Wes if you are writing a humor piece. He's got the awesome shooter skills so, that works well in an action piece. He's romanced TONS of women (whether they know it or not) so there's your romance angle. And being affiliated with both Rogues and Wraiths he's pretty interchangable for any pilot story you want to flesh out.

So.... most definately, 100%, no doubt in my mind...

WES!!!!!!

 

Hmmm. I think Wedge is the most "complex" or multi-faceted character and therefore the most interesting to write about. We also know a little bit more about his backround than the other pilots, so that gives one more to work with.

Which, I suppose on the other hand, could make things less interesting as far as having flexibility with backstory. For example, Jes wouldn't be able to do all the cool (and mean!) things she does with Hobbie in False Truths if his backstory were more clear.


P.S.: Myri, Jes, I don't know whether to hug you guys or strangle you. I never realized there were so many pilot fics out there...but sheesh! When am I going to find time to read them all??

 

Janson is my favorite to work with. They're all very complex, of course. But for most of them, their multiple sides are fairly thoroughly explored...well, as much as any of our pilots are.

Janson's in the unique position of, the vast majority of the time, being represented in a single way. You see hints of his more serious side, but those points are few and far between.

Too, I don't buy into Janson being immature. I don't think he is at all, really. I think he's a child at heart, which is good and refreshing. But if you think about his conversation with Donos, that's more or less the only time they really look at his nature, at why he is the way he is.

That's why I enjoy playing with him so much.


Jes

 

Wes! He's so much fun to work with. I enjoy not just writing his fun/prankish side, but all of them. Yay! I'm in an index!

 

Ooo... awesome topic here, you two! I've got a Round robin fic I'll submit later... have to go dig up the old thread with all the co-authors names.

Personally, I like writing The Fab Four and then Face and Kell. The Fab Four are fun to work with, especially when you take in their prankster sides and also that they've been fighting in these darned wars for awhile. And for Face and Kell.... well, what can I say? They're Wraiths!

I'll try and explain my thoughts here more coherantly tomorrow.

~Jenn

 

Spee - There are actually more coming, once Myri finds the information on them
And I didn't realize there were so many either.
Did you notice that you're in there?

 

Thanks for putting Of Rogues and Remnants up there. You all summarized it much better than I did.

I really like to write Wedge and Hobbie most of all. Wes is fun, but I have a hard time trying to do kind of an introspection piece with him. Wedge has been explored enough in the books that I can understand him a bit better, and Hobbie has always been my favorite. I like to write Gavin, too, because he's always growing, no matter which stage of his life you choose to write him in.

One pilot I have a lot of trouble writing is Tycho. Somehow, I just can't get into his head, and I think that was a deliberate action on the part of Stackpole. You don't want to be able to get into Tycho's head--because even though in the X-wing books you were pretty sure that he wasn't guilty of treason, you couldn't get inside his head to make sure.

Anyway, there's my two cents.

~Carr (or Rogue)

 

Tycho's interesting...and my readers will probably tell you that I like getting into his head a bit too much. In one of my current fics, I'm writing him as depressed and suicidal.

It's gotten some interesting reactions...but the general consensus has been that it's believeable. Tycho just strikes me as being so close to the edge because of everything that he's been through. But at the same time he seems the strong, silent, stoic type...you can really go either way with him.

It's interesting to me that you like to write Hobbie. There aren't, at least that I've seen, a whole lot of fics that focus on him. He seems to be the least developed in the books, which is why I've tended to ignore him. Lately, though, I've started to write him more, basically creating his characterization from scratch.

 

But if you think about his conversation with Donos, that's more or less the only time they really look at his nature, at why he is the way he is.
Yes, that conversation is really telling, isn't it? One of my favorite parts.

One pilot I have a lot of trouble writing is Tycho. Somehow, I just can't get into his head, and I think that was a deliberate action on the part of Stackpole. You don't want to be able to get into Tycho's head--because even though in the X-wing books you were pretty sure that he wasn't guilty of treason, you couldn't get inside his head to make sure.
Yeah, Tycho is sort of a mystery to me too. But...does that make writing him more interesting or less so? Not quite sure.

Jes-- More??? Dear me... Oh, and I sure did notice I was in there! Did a little happy dance Very exciting. There's something about being in an index that...I dunno...legitimizes the story or something.

Myri and Jes-- I've decided to go with hugging instead of strangulation-- mostly because there is no [face_strangle].

 

Wedge, of course!

Wes is fun, yes, but only if I can write him with Hobbie, Tycho, and Wedge around... Wedge is fun no matter what. Plus, he's just an intriguing character to me...


edit: I'm very glad you're not strangling us...

 

Keep the discussion going, but we're going to start our first challenge.

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[color=#dd0000][b]Challenge #1:[/b] Write a single post vignette or short story depicting the death of Wes Janson.

Sounds relatively simple, if majorly tearjerker-ish, right?

Well, not so much. There's a catch.

Recall Janson's conversation with Myn Donos in Solo Command:

[blockquote][i]"If you're not having fun, you're not enjoying your life. If you're not enjoying your life, why even bother being alive? If I wait until some imaginary distant point in my life to start enjoying it, I'll be dead before I get there. But if I get killed tomorrow, at least I can be pretty sure that I enjoyed myself more than whoever's killing me."[/i][/blockquote]

The catch is, Janson must know he's going to die, whether facing execution at the hands of a captor, facing terminal illness, dealing with fatal injuries...however is up to you. But he must know he's going to die.[/color]

[hr]

The challenge ends on March 15.

Post your responses on your own, but once you've posted, give us the link - either in this thread or by PM (or both, if you like [face_grin]).

 

<decides to hide from irate crowd>

<whispers to Jes>

Maybe we should have something around to console them...

 

*runs around setting out cookies, hot chocolate, blue milk...and tissues*

Lots and lots of tissues.

The last time I killed Wes in a fic I would have started crying except I was at work. As it was, I almost started crying.

But then, I've always loved reading things that made me cry...I think that's why I'm so awful to my characters. I like putting them in situations that will create some kind of emotional reaction in the readers - even if it means death.

 

Well, if there's cookies...

Jes, you are too funny. I think that only you could write "the last time I killed Wes in a fic..."

I dunno guys, this challenge sounds tough...*starts thinking*

 

Awww, you can do it, Spee.

Actually, I think I've only killed Wes once. Wes, Hobbie, Corran (sort of)... *brightens* I've killed Wedge twice

*runs and hides, ducking thrown objects*

 

I have never killed a pilot before, to my knowledge... <sighs> I'm breaking my record... what if it's addictive? <hides from readers>


I was actually thinking of this to console them...

<opens door and the young versions of Wedge, Tycho, Hobbie, Face, Kell, Phanan, Corran, and Luke walk out> Here ya go!

<grabs Wedge>

 

I think we've already done this in my thread, LOL

It is addictive, Myri...really, it is...the shocked reactions from readers, all the crying faces...it's just so touching.

Actually, though, I'm only half-joking. Getting that kind of honest reaction from your readers is really encouraging...it's nice to provoke an emotional response.

 

Yeah... I tend to go for shocking them in less permanent ways, though... messing up love lives is my specialty.