Trials of the Force: Episode 3- Destiny's Knights

Huh? What? 'Scuse me, what did just happen there? Oh. Is that why someone will get really anxious about tracking Dulcie down? I gotta backtrack here, sorry, guys!

 

Dang, two people who could be possible traitors?!

Man, I have to hand it to you Jaxx, just when I think I have things all nice and figured out, there's always something that catches me by surprise.

Awesome post there Jaxx. Like you said, short but powerful! However, i get the feeling that Dulcie may be something of a reluctant traitor. And that always makes for fun double-crossing possibilities.

 

At last, the scene I have waited for now for so long!!! The scene where Lol gets caught and finally gets his and there will be a happy, triumphant.....DULCIE?!?!?!? Now, I must admit that I had speculated a bit on Dulcie Burnsley being a bad one...but I never actually thought that she WOULD BE!!!! And ordering Mephisto around too!!! Wow, that one really threw me for a loop. Now I'm really curious as to what is in store for our friends next!

 

Whiskey- Dulcie in control of Mephisto? Is she?

hmm...

Djuva- it's ok you're forgiven. it's supposed to be a shocker anyway

thanks for the reply anyway.

Rokangus- of course. I've gotta keep readers on their toes. It's getting tougher because they're smart, and they can anticipate my writing

Yoda- well, Lol did get his. He died, ya know. But it was for all the wrong reasons.

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Here's a question for you all to chew on...

Mephisto was seen ordered around by Dulcie. But isn't he also Spectre's apprentice?

HOW CAN THIS BE?

 

Dulcie is Spectre! Ah, no... She's Spectre's significant other! Oh, well, who knows?

 

Now wait a minute, Jaxx, you just took away one "truth" that I thought that I saw, and now you're suggesting something here. This of course is mere speculation on my part, but is it possible that you're saying that Mephisto may not be the apprentice but in fact it's Dulcie? I don't know if I can even accept my own speculation. What does everyone else think?

Ouch, my brain hurts from too much thinking, lately. ?

 

The question should be: Is Mephisto Spectre's apprentice at all? After all, we only have that defragged hard drive Mephhy calls a brain to tell us that, and thoughts can be manipulated.

With such a powerful ace in the hole like Meph, Dulcie could make a play for the Ghost Fleet, or Spectre...or both depending on how tied up both parties are in their little war.

But then again, does she have any idea how powerful Spectre is? Does Spectre even know about Dulcie?

<Riddler>Too man questions...too many questions</Riddler>

 

Riddle me this...riddle me that...who's afraid of a Dark Side rat...?

I dunno.

Actually, there are a lot of questions that need answering here. Is Mephisto just mentally imbalanced? Is he being controlled via the Force? I mean, Spectre could easily influence him into attempting to kill Jace and Turu. Spectre is obssessed and wouldn't care how far he had to go, right?

What about Dulcie? How does she factor in? Is she Spectre's apprentice? Or is she manipulating Mephisto? Or is Mephisto manipulating Dulcie?

Questions, questions...

What about our Ghost Fleet pals? Jace is paralyzed and out of commission, possibly permanently. Kelli is depressed. Arcturus is stuck questioning every decision he makes. What are the options of the Ghost Fleet? What does each of our heroes have to do? Obviously, Jace, if he survives, will never be the same. Arcturus has lost his second in command in Pendragon, and so far his wife and everyone else he cares about has been threatened...what can he do?

excal

 

Yes indeed!

We talked about the Rookies in Fritz and all, but we never really focused too much on the veterans.

They made Fritz do the job. Why couldn't they do it themselves? They are young, remember. A bit over 20, and Kelli a hair older. Fritz is even younger.

Are our heroes that afraid of dying already?

Like excal said, Jace could be permanently disabled. With Arcturus going after Mephisto, Mazza running a planet, that leaves Kelli to Spectre. And then there's Dulcie! Who gets her?

And... will Jace let Kelli get to Spectre herself? We saw before in the warehouse scene that Arcturus was ready to land the killing blow on Spectre, but Jace stopped him.

What does that mean?

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Yeah, I realize excal and I are suddenly popping you with deep questions, but our work really does need to be examined. Sure, it LOOKS simple on the surface, but when you get down to it and think about it... there's more to it than some of us can imagine.

Excal and I surprised ourselves when we finally sat down and butted heads. We knew we had some deep stuff... just HOW deep is a different story.

Eh, reading over those last two paragraphs, it seems like I'm patting ourselves on the back and all, and maybe even taking a shot at our readers (which is NOT my intention at all), but I merely wanted to point out that some things in this fic is not to be looked at on the surface. Sometimes things are entirely arbitrary, I will admit that, but there are just as many things that are deeper.

You could read it strictly on the surface, but you might not get as much out of it...

In any case...

Thank you, Yoda, Whiskey and Djuva for responding. As well as Rokangus for way before

Someone mentioned something about an apprentice... lest we forget, Darth Maul was an apprentice, and as Whiskey said to me, Darth Tyranus was an apprentice.

 

Super! This is post 990!

 

As I see it, authors and readers alike can take the story as deep as they wish to go, choosing either to see things on the surface or finding allegories for deep life issues flowing through the plot. I suppose that's why I'll never understand why English majors see "The Old Man and the Sea" as more than a story about an old man and a big fish.

But anyways, both you and Excal have done a great job with this series, not because its deep like Casper's or my stories, but because it's FUN!! We enjoy reading about the characters you and Excal present and the stories of their lives. So great job, the boths of ya!



And on a separate note: Great Galloping Gottschalk!!! I just remembered something that makes me look at Dulcie in a whole new light!! Don't know if i'm right or not, but I'll keep my mouth shut for the moment.

 

Holey fried onion rings!

Ditto everything else and double it.

 

Gotta agree with Casper..."ditto everything else and double it!" But I'll add a little bit extra anyways.
Reaction?
Damn...
That was my immediate reaction after reading this. I kinda sat in shock for a few seconds after reading this one...TOTALLY caught me off guard, but in the best possible way. I'll tell ya, what should've tipped me off that something wasn't right was Mephisto just standing there transfixed. He doesn't seem a real "spectator" type...I never, EVER saw this one coming, and I can't WAIT to see how this pans out.
~*kimball*~

 

Forward!

Want to see if there's anybody else out there.

A few of your questions, not all, will be explained tomorrow.

 

TITLE: The Bed That Wasn't There

DRAMATIS PERSONAE:

John: My Roomate
Joe: My RA
Matt: My other Roomate
Me: Myself

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Last night, John is about ready to go to sleep. It was, after all, 1AM. He comes to me and Matt and says in a loud and obnoxious voice, "WHATEVER YOU DO, DON'T LET JOE IN HERE."

We ask why, and he replies with, "CAUSE HE'LL DO STUFF! DON'T LET HIM IN."

So John climbs up to his bed, the top bunk. Naturally, with this previous statement, Matt and I had to tell Joe what John said. We send him an instant message, and I mentioned that John was terrified of Joe.

Joe comes in our room (the door was open) and just hangs out, relaxes in my bed, the bottom bunk. John gets so suspicious that he leaps off his bunk and watches Joe. After Joe leaves, John goes to the other guys room across the hall. He's there for a while before Matt and I alert Joe of John's disappearance.

Joe comes in and informs us that John is asleep in the room across ours. The Joe begins to pounce. Joe takes John's pillows, bedsheets, quilt... mattress...

And just for barbs, he takes the seat cushion, John's stuffed Eagle, and his alarm clock. So all that's left is the frame of the bed, minus the mattress.

I go to sleep, and so does Matt.

Of course, next day, when I see John, he yells at me. For leaving the door unlocked. I informed him that I was A) asleep before Matt, so locking was Matt's duty and B) we left it open for you and C) we didn't know where you went, D) we didn't know if you were coming back and E) if you had your keys.

Then I added that be brought it upon himself with what he said. That's like BEGGING for something to be done.

The moral of the story: if you don't want any practical jokes done to you, KEEP YOUR BIG FAT TRAP SHUT

-END-



hilarious though... very hilarious... still doesn't have the mattress yet, although the clock was recovered.

 

Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha

That's a great story Jaxx. And I will certainly take that moral to heart. heh heh.

 

LOL! Yes!

 

LOL! Yeah, but the real question is whether or not John will take the moral to heart.

 

Closing in on a milestone here Jaxx. What was started a long time ago in a town far, far away is about to hit our high reach goal! And there is plenty more to come. I forsee this story going to 1500 posts.

What an adventure it has been.

excal

 

One thousand posts.

Like excal says, this is a milestone.

But this is a milestone that was achieved through dedication and teamwork.

Scott, thanks for being there for me when I needed you. Thanks for the support and thanks for the swift kick in the behind to post these stories on here.

I couldn't have done this without you. I mean it. Thanks bud.

Now, continuing with the sappy stuff...

To our readers (in no particular order)

Uisceban, if you're out there reading, I can't thank you enough.

Rokangus, your stories inspire mine, and your support of this story always means a lot. Your responses, often humorous, sometimes deep, are always fun to read.

Casper, your stories also inspire me. For some reason, even though the majority of your replies are nothing more than a sentence or two, they just seem to have meaning to them. And your support means a lot.

Whiskey, it took you enough damn time to get here, didn't it But I'm glad you were there in the beginning of Destiny's Knights. I'm glad you like this, cause I sure as hell love your stories, and it would be a damn shame if you had to wade through mine, an unfair trade off. But since you seem to like the story, it works and our conversations are something I look forward to every day.

Di-lee, you are a great reader to have, and I'm thrilled you like our stories. And when the Promised Future comes back on the boards, you can bet your bippy I'll advertise it all over any thread I make

Sabrelight- you have been with us since the beginning. I really want to thank you. I know you're not always around, but that's ok. We know you're here in spirit.

ArnaKyle- we have a celebrity who likes to pop up every now and then on this thread Thanks.

Princess-sari- another random poster but again, you're here in spirit. And like Arna, you were with us during the early days. Thanks. It means a lot.

And to our newest readers...

MasterYoda34- you are such an enthusiastic reader and your quotes are awesome and fun to read. You are a great reader. I'm glad to see you around here.

DarthKimballDreamer- well well well, you used to post after every story post, but now you just post when you feel like it. Tsk tsk tsk. I love it when you post. you're also an enthusiastic reader. Thanks.

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Well, that's my public thanking of everyone.

1,000 posts. And still going strong. I guess we're doing something right.

And excal's rushing me to get this done

So THANKS! But above all, thank you, Scott.

 

Well, sometimes, less is more.

 

See, this is exactly what I mean

 

Welp, (and yes, I just said "welp") in honor of this joyous occation of 1000+ posts, here is an honorary UP. I'll try and make this a good one.

By the way, I would like to dedicate this up to excalibur2358 and Grand_Admiral_Jaxx. To their hard work and perseverence with this trilogy and its prequel. Also, to the friendship both of them have offered to me. The reason I chose this passage is mostly because of the ending: trusting someone you hardly know. While this doesn't really explain how I feel about my friendship with Jaxx and excal, it does provide a very little bit of insight into the very beginnings of our friendship. And so, without further ado, here's to excal and Jaxx! UP! FORWARD!!! ONWARD HO!!!!!

Inigo Montoya: I donna suppose you could espeed things up??

Westley: If you're in such a hurry, you could lower a rope or a tree branch or find something useful to do.

Inigo Montoya: I could do that. I have some rope up here, but I do not think you would accept my help, since I am only only waiting around to kill you.

Westley: That does put a damper on our relationship.

Inigo Montoya: But, I promise I will not kill you until you reach the top.

Man in Black: That's VERY comforting, but I'm afraid you'll just have to wait.

Inigo Montoya: I hate waiting. I could give you my word as a Spaniard.

Man in Black: No good. I've known too many Spaniards.

Inigo Montoya: Isn't there any way you can trust me?

Man in Black: Nothing comes to mind.

Inigo Montoya: I swear on the soul of my father, Domingo Montoya, you will reach the top alive.

Man in Black: Throw me the rope.

-The Princess Bride

 

Dang, I was right. Dulcie is a Sith Maiden!

Malcolm - "I hate being right all the time."

Now that scene with Mephy is all starting to make sense. Mephisto may be tough stuff be he sure won't take on a Maiden. My question is, will there be a power struggle between Dulcie and Spectre? And can our heroes move in time to take advantage of such infighting?

Cool post, Jaxx, can'r wait to see what happens next to Turu, Mazza, and Hrunting...

 

<low whistle>

There seem to be a lot of posts lately where someone can easily walk up to another and say you EEEEEEEEEEEEEDIOT! Must be the season

So, Dulcie's a Sith Maiden...interesting. That would mean that there is no power play involved; TS and Mephhy are simply puppets for her pleasure.

Oooooh, Turu's gonna rock her world when he gets his mitts on her

 

Yep. In fact, I want to take this opportunity to thank Casper Knightshade.

I approached him about this idea, and he was gracious enough to allow me to have a Sith Maiden. I am in your debt, Casper, and I can only hope I make her worthy for the image you have surrounded with Sith Maidens.

Rokangus: That could be true. But remember what Hrunting just said about Mephisto (as in... WHY he killed the Vong)... could he have enough power to take on a Sith Maiden? He could now, perhaps... but why would he want to?

Whiskey: I may be just contradicting myself after what I said with Rokangus, but Turu might not get the chance to attack Dulcie. *raises eyebrow*

Many questions, little time... hmm..

Thanks guys!