Legion World Forums LEGION OUTPOST Bits o' Legionnaire Business The Long Way Home (FanFic) Updated 10/29/05

yup, it's getting more and more like reality, you're getting the women to sort things out when it's all gone Pete Tong!

Love Ron's razorsharp thinness talent - good original use of his ability there Chuck! Greybirds gallant sacifice also sounds right and Dawny being a wee savage is great too as I always thought beneath her cold aloof exterior lurked something more interesting. Can't make my mind up on H'bing'r though so I reckon you should just kill her and put us out of our misery already! <try it buster!!>

Another great part of your story Chuck, and like the brilliant Ultimates from Marvel Comics it's almost worth the four month wait between each new appearance!

And seriously you write very accessible, entertaining and clever peices that bring me back to this forum on a daily basis Chuck.

Jeez that was serious so all I can say to finish off is have a fish!

Thanks Binger, I think.

What kind of fish? Hmmm...


Free KOKO and Jinx!

I'm really enjoying this ABNQNK....

What happens next?

I just read the whole thing in one go (I've been behind in my fanfic-reading, I'm afraid). Great job! It's fun to read a story where the Legion is there, but not necessarily in a starring role (yet?).
Now of course I'll have to wait like everybody else for the single "chapters" to be posted...

Juan

To the author of this story, whatever your name is around here ...

I like how you are depicting me, with some depth and range of character. And my dear brother. (Even though the "official" Legion records have him as my younger brother, he has always been protective of me in the way an older one would normally be.) We of Starhaven have unexpected strengths.

Though I have been lurking to get a feeling for what goes on here, I had to speak up to encourage more installments of your story. And more frequent ones!

Thanks Guys,

Ummm... Dawny, I hate to break this to you, but while you've been in reboot limbo, your younger brother has continued to age, quite gracefully I might add, and has now achieved semi-senior-citizen status here on Legion World. Don't worry though, you and Lt. H'Binger are soon to have some butt kicking fun.

Free KOKO and Jinx!

Semi-senior-citizen? At 44? I guess, among all these kids *sigh*

I'm still the biggest, baddest diplomatic wizard you ever saw, though!

Glad you're fixing my wings expeditiously, by the way!

(I may not have said so as yet, but "Dawnstar" is being used by a friend I invited here. She's staying anonymous for now.)

{Playing catch-up once again on all the Bits threads}

Great story, Chuck! A pleasant mix of known , modified and unknown characters - allows for lots of players but easy to follow. You've really made the characters distinctive yet true to their "Legion personalities" (including our Legion World friends!). Intriguing plot. You've certainly put a lot of work into it and it shows.

Foolish Coluans! They should have known crystalline life could exist. No doubt my favourite outcast will set them straight....

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“That’s all very nice,” Jazmin’s voice was low and hard, “but it doesn’t explain why you needed to manipulate Captain Frake’s emotional state, or the fact that she and her crew appear to be doppelgangers of the original’s, who returned over fifty years ago.”

For the first time the ‘crystalline man’ appeared to focus his attention on her, his glowing eyes met hers and she fell silent. Something else else about him suddenly left her with a rapidly sinking feeling in the pit of her stomach. She felt rather than saw Lar and Jo move to flank her and was instantly grateful for their support.

His new form seemed to be more mobile and expressive than his previous blocky shape. One hand reached out and seemed to caress the containment field surrounding the dais. A series of flashes traced its path as the hand contacted the field. His head slowly rotated 360 degrees, a movement that brought a new and very unpleasant sensation to her stomach. She received the distinct impression that he had just scanned and catalogued the entire satellite.

“When this galaxy was born, the explosion created a ripple effect, a vast shockwave that spread itself throughout the vast reaches of the entire cosmos. Some of my brethren believe that shockwave created a multitude of copies of this galaxy each laying stacked one on top of the other and separated only by thin layers of hyper-space. That shockwave also created an energy barrier surrounding the central core of the galaxy; a barrier that my people could not breach from the inside.”

His head returned to its original position, his eyes were once again focused on her.

“The original fleet led by Captain Frake punched a hole in that energy barrier. The separation between the galactic core and the spiral arms was broken. I sensed that as soon as it happened, but I was too weak from millennia of hiding and fighting the Numedian influence to take advantage of it. So I used what little energy I could spare from hiding myself to draw that fleet to Antillian, where I lay hidden in the planetary core. I expected one fleet to arrive but instead a dozen did.”

“My brethren are no longer capable of independent creative thought. They have been fully assimilated by the Numedian group mind. But the theories of some of our greatest thinkers had been proven in that moment. There was more than a single galaxy created, in that star-birthing! And the proof in the form of a dozen identical fleets lay before me.”

“Instantly a plan formed in my mind, a plan to free my brethren from Numedian control. But I had to act fast; the council’s fleet was already closing on Antillian. Several of my brethren had detected the breech in the barrier at the same time I did. They however, were under the control of the Numedians; only I was free to act.”

“Eleven of the fleets were sent back thru the breech. I spun off portions of myself and attached them to the eleven versions of Captain Frakes. They became my surrogates in the search for a race of telepaths powerful enough to counter the Numedians. I allowed the final fleet, the one that brought me here, to be captured by the council’s forces. I needed them close at hand for my eventual escape.”

Jazmin couldn’t believe what she was hearing. This being had allowed that fleet to be captured when it could have prevented it from happening? Over seven hundred people died on Antillian according to the fleet’s records, and those who survived were tortured and experimented on. If it had the power to prevent that atrocity from happening why hadn’t it? She struggled to ask that question but couldn’t form the words. For some unknown reason she couldn’t speak. Then Imra’s voice sounded quietly in her mind. “Please, Jaz, wait just a few more moments… let me probe while it talks…”

“The Numedian led Council of the Five Races is monstrously barbaric by your standards. For five thousand of your years they have subjugated the galactic core. They rule by terror and subjugation. Their only inflexible law is survival of the fittest. The Numedians view all races other than their own, as food animals and allow them to exist only to stock their larders. They seek to ensure their racial survival by either the subjugation or the total destruction of any race strong enough to challenge them.”

These Numedians aren't the friendliest of folks are they?

And why do I get the feeling that your crystaline fellow isn't being totally honest either?

Hmmmm.......

more please.....

They're not.

And as far as the crystalline man is concerned, let's just say that some of the Binger's devious little ways are catching.

I do love a back handed compliment

You have a very distinctive and enjoyable style Chuck, is there more coming soon?

Yes

good!

Thanks

When?

Tomorrow

Great!

Elsewhere on Legion World

“Shakiri, can you track them with just the crystal resonance signature to follow?”

“Do not worry, Hussy Legion, Bug Legion and I will find them.”

“Bug Legion? Bug Legion? Why do I put up with this? Why am I forced to deal…”


Hyper-Space

The blocky crystalline shape seemed to appear out of nowhere just as Lt. H’Bin’gr completed bandaging Ron’s leg. Her reaction was instantaneous. She threw herself to one side as Ron flattened himself to the floor. Her AMPED up sidearm was firing before she had time for a conscious thought. Luckily her shot was low, aimed at the creature’s legs, because Dawnstar’s reaction matched hers.

Dawnstar came off the deck feet first. Still unable to spread her wings and fly properly, she reacted to the new threat instinctively and planted both of her feet squarely in the face of the creature.

The creature was momentarily shaken but not taken down by the double attack. Its eyes flared and a yellow glow reached out to surround the two women, both were held fast.

“Sprock, it’s a freaking Teke,” was Dawnstar’s last thought as she was slammed into the bulkhead and lost consciousness.

From his position on the floor Ron could see Greybird drawing his sidearm and H’Bin’gr struggling against the telekinetic field that held her. He willed his body to slide across the floor toward the creature. If the other’s held its attention for a few more seconds…

“The renegade has chosen it’s allies well…” the thought seemed to come from everywhere and nowhere. Greybird suddenly received a fleeting mental glimpse of a brightly colored octopod alien creature. “There is no escape, creatures,” the thought continued, “surrender now and we will ensure that your deaths are not unpleasant.”

Somewhere in Hyper-Space

Shakiri checked the tether line which connected her to Gates for what had to be the tenth time since they entered the threshold and emerged into the twisted and bizarre lower levels of Hyper-Space. The tether dragged at her waist and was becoming very uncomfortable but after her recent experience with Sensor, almost losing her when she slipped out of her grasp during a similar trip; she accepted the added safety precaution.

Her people had long known of these lower Hyper-Space levels and avoided them at all costs. But twice now she had been forced to use them, first because it was the only way to avoid the effect of a black hole on the upper levels of hyper-space, and now because their prey had chosen to use them for normal travel.

“Insane, they are! The dangers here NOT worth this risk,” she thought as she struggled to keep the path bright in her mind, “Hussy Legion was right, this will take both of us.”

As he was pulled along behind her, Gates began to wonder if prayer really was such a silly idea.

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The ‘crystalline man’s’ hands were moving all over the interior of the force field surrounding the dais. The light show the rapid movements created was spectacular but seemingly ineffective as Jazmin could see from the readouts on Brainiac 5’s board.

“Imra, what have you learned?”

“He’s telling us part of the truth, but not all. His mind is very well shielded but I get a strong impression of a power struggle. One that he lost…”

Happy?

not really Chuckie, could have done with a bit more, like about another 25 pages or so....

Whenever you're ready....



Nah, enjoyed it all, Bug and Hussy legion are just right too...

More soon?

Yes! BUT...

I think the "Hussy" and "Bug" Legion are a good inside joke but disrupt the tone you've established in this story. Bug was used as an insult for Gates when he was captive; I don't put teasing and gentle jibes past Shikari, but I think she would be less direct about it - she'd get them with some innocent-sounding question. Maybe you want to make her more overt?

Very good Chuckles, I like how you keep chopping from one character/ situation to another - keeping us up to date on what each are going through. I agree with Cramer that the Hussy and Bug names, while ammusing, kind of jarred with the rest of the peice. Sonnie obviously disagrees so it's obviously a subjective thing.

Is there more coming soon? Please

Thanks Guys,

Hmmm... Guess I don't get away with a one word answer this time.

Shakiri to me is the most innocent and direct of all the legionnaires in her speech patterns. If she's thinking it she'll most likely say it. And her 'pet names' (i.e. smart legion, brown legion, dark legion, etc.) were one of the highlights of her character when she was introduced. Yes, the Hussy Legion thing was an inside joke, but Bug Legion is exactly the kind of name she would hang on Gates. And use it innocently only to have it pointed out to her afterwards that it might be offensive.

More soon, but I need to catch up a couple of other stories first.

Chuck, I had lost track of this story for a while and just got the chance to catch up. WOW!! This is spectacular! Great use of Ron-Karr, Dawny, etc. I love the fact that you've somewhat merged LW and Legion into one continuity. (So when do Semi & Vee make an appearance?) You have incredible story telling skills. Glad I found my way back here and can't wait to read more.