And now, the thrilling space epic, dreamed up by BlackStar, continues.
And no, I still haven't created these characters. I lack creativity and have resorted to stealing the Great Maker's characters. I shall pay the ultimate price one day.
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Previously On Crusade:
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, arial">quote:</font><HR>"We can't hold them all off," Eilerson said, "we have to get off this ship."<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, arial">quote:</font><HR>"There is no time," Galen said.
"What do you want us to do?" Gideon asked amidst PPG shots.
"Jump. Jump now."<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
*Cue Opening Credits
Gideon alerted Dureena and Max that their only hope was to jump. They had no choice; jump, or die. They would jump.
Gideon looked back at Galen, but he was gone.
"We're going to JUMP?" Dureen asked.
"That's right," Gideon said.
"I'm not jumping down there," Max interrupted. "Are you crazy?"
"Galen thinks it would be wise and--" Gideon barely avoided being shot in the arm, "And I think that it would be wise to do as he says."
Dureena seemed to agree. She made a running start to the well-lit engineering pit and jumped. Eilerson soon followed, and then Gideon.
Their bodies came to a sudden stop. They had fell onto the main engineering deck. And they were all dead.
*****
"Fire!" Matheson yelled.
The Excalibur was barely managing to hold its own against the TNT Allied Destroyer. They were a powerful foe indeed, but for the time being, the upper hand went to the Excalibur.
The forward guns of the ship lit up, cutting through the TNT fighters.
As the last shot finished its course, the Excalibur shook. The TNT destroyer had inflicted the Excalibur with a deep wound.
Matheson grew angry. "Prepare to fire main guns!"
"Aye sir. Main guns ready to fire."
"Fire!"
In the dark of space, the Excalibur grew black; it was impossible to tell the ship from the space behind. Then, suddenly, the main guns fired, lighting up the sky with a blinding green.
The shot cut through the TNT vessel, utterly destroying every last piece of it.
"We showed those bastards," Matheson muttered.
*****
Gideon suddenly woke. Something was in front of him. What, he couldn't tell. It was a bulky alien that appeared to be in some kind of suit.
"Who are you?" Gideon asked.
"Kosh."
"Kosh? A Vorlon?"
"Yes."
"What are you doing here?"
"I have always been here."
"I thought you were dead."
"Yes."
"But you're not dead anymore?"
"Yes."
"Am I dead?"
"Yes."
"But...how am I here?"
"You have always been here."
"I see...so am I going to remain dead?"
"No."
"Then, you have some means to revive me?"
"Yes."
"Ah, well then, that sounds nice."
"Good."
Suddenly Kosh rolled over to Gideon. His bulky encounter suit opened and Gideon was blinded by the light. What was happening?
*****
"Begin making repairs on the damaged sections of the ship," Matheson ordered.
"Yes sir," an officer said, "but what about the Captain? And Dureena, and Max?"
Matheson sighed, "We'll have to go looking for them if they don't report soon. I'm not sure how much longer we can stay here, though."
"Should I put a call through to any nearby ships?"
"That might be a good idea. We'll need all the help we can get."
The officer quickly put out an emergency signal to any nearby EarthForce ships.
****
Gideon suddenly rose. He was alive again, but his neck felt a bit stiff. Kosh stood in front of him, Dureena and Max at his side. They were also alive.
"What has happened here?" Eilerson demanded to know.
Kosh nodded.
"You're a Vorlon!" Eilerson said.
"Yes."
"I thought your kind went to the rim..."
"Yes."
"Then...how are you here?"
"He has always been here," Galen said.
"Galen!" Gideon said, "Where have you been?"
"Everywhere."
"We have to get back to the ship," Gideon remarked.
"Yes," Kosh said.
The five started back to the Excalibur. Galen had prepared his ship for them to get back. Kosh spaced any nearby Drakh, calling them intolerable as he took them down Vorlon style.
*****
As Galen's ship arrived onboard the Excalibur, Matheson stood on the bridge talking with the nearest vessel--the EAS Death Incarnate, under the command of Captain Susan Ivanova.
"We need your help here, Captain," Matheson said.
"I see," Ivanova responded, "we're on our way and should arrive in a few minutes. We were just about to contact you. We fought off a few Drakh vessels attempting to get to you."
"Very well then. We'll see you when you arrive, Captain."
*****
Galen, Kosh, Dureena, Gideon, and Eilerson stepped off of Galen's ship.
Gideon, Dureena and Eilerson went to their quarters to clean themselves up, while Kosh and Galen made their way to the bridge.
Matheson stood ready on the bridge as Kosh and Galen arrived.
"A Vorlon!" Matheson said.
"Yes," Kosh responded.
"I thought you..."
"Yes."
"Oh. I see. Well, is there anything--"
"No."
Suddenly, ahead of the Excalibur, a large, dark vessel appeared. Kosh shuddered.
"They are not for you," he said.
Soon after he left the bridge and started for Gideon's quarters.
*****
Kosh slid through Gideon's door.
Gideon jumped out of his bed. "For Kosh sakes! I'm having sex!"
"Go. Now."
"What's going on?"
Suddenly Kosh turned. Two spikey figures were behind him. They were a cross-breed between the TNTnites and the Shadows. Kosh shuddered.
--To Be Continued--
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"There's Snow White and the Seven Narns, Who's Your Little Pak'ma'ra, others..."
- Captain Matthew Gideon, The Needs of Earth
Rising Star
And no, I still haven't created these characters. I lack creativity and have resorted to stealing the Great Maker's characters. I shall pay the ultimate price one day.
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Previously On Crusade:
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, arial">quote:</font><HR>"We can't hold them all off," Eilerson said, "we have to get off this ship."<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, arial">quote:</font><HR>"There is no time," Galen said.
"What do you want us to do?" Gideon asked amidst PPG shots.
"Jump. Jump now."<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
*Cue Opening Credits
Gideon alerted Dureena and Max that their only hope was to jump. They had no choice; jump, or die. They would jump.
Gideon looked back at Galen, but he was gone.
"We're going to JUMP?" Dureen asked.
"That's right," Gideon said.
"I'm not jumping down there," Max interrupted. "Are you crazy?"
"Galen thinks it would be wise and--" Gideon barely avoided being shot in the arm, "And I think that it would be wise to do as he says."
Dureena seemed to agree. She made a running start to the well-lit engineering pit and jumped. Eilerson soon followed, and then Gideon.
Their bodies came to a sudden stop. They had fell onto the main engineering deck. And they were all dead.
*****
"Fire!" Matheson yelled.
The Excalibur was barely managing to hold its own against the TNT Allied Destroyer. They were a powerful foe indeed, but for the time being, the upper hand went to the Excalibur.
The forward guns of the ship lit up, cutting through the TNT fighters.
As the last shot finished its course, the Excalibur shook. The TNT destroyer had inflicted the Excalibur with a deep wound.
Matheson grew angry. "Prepare to fire main guns!"
"Aye sir. Main guns ready to fire."
"Fire!"
In the dark of space, the Excalibur grew black; it was impossible to tell the ship from the space behind. Then, suddenly, the main guns fired, lighting up the sky with a blinding green.
The shot cut through the TNT vessel, utterly destroying every last piece of it.
"We showed those bastards," Matheson muttered.
*****
Gideon suddenly woke. Something was in front of him. What, he couldn't tell. It was a bulky alien that appeared to be in some kind of suit.
"Who are you?" Gideon asked.
"Kosh."
"Kosh? A Vorlon?"
"Yes."
"What are you doing here?"
"I have always been here."
"I thought you were dead."
"Yes."
"But you're not dead anymore?"
"Yes."
"Am I dead?"
"Yes."
"But...how am I here?"
"You have always been here."
"I see...so am I going to remain dead?"
"No."
"Then, you have some means to revive me?"
"Yes."
"Ah, well then, that sounds nice."
"Good."
Suddenly Kosh rolled over to Gideon. His bulky encounter suit opened and Gideon was blinded by the light. What was happening?
*****
"Begin making repairs on the damaged sections of the ship," Matheson ordered.
"Yes sir," an officer said, "but what about the Captain? And Dureena, and Max?"
Matheson sighed, "We'll have to go looking for them if they don't report soon. I'm not sure how much longer we can stay here, though."
"Should I put a call through to any nearby ships?"
"That might be a good idea. We'll need all the help we can get."
The officer quickly put out an emergency signal to any nearby EarthForce ships.
****
Gideon suddenly rose. He was alive again, but his neck felt a bit stiff. Kosh stood in front of him, Dureena and Max at his side. They were also alive.
"What has happened here?" Eilerson demanded to know.
Kosh nodded.
"You're a Vorlon!" Eilerson said.
"Yes."
"I thought your kind went to the rim..."
"Yes."
"Then...how are you here?"
"He has always been here," Galen said.
"Galen!" Gideon said, "Where have you been?"
"Everywhere."
"We have to get back to the ship," Gideon remarked.
"Yes," Kosh said.
The five started back to the Excalibur. Galen had prepared his ship for them to get back. Kosh spaced any nearby Drakh, calling them intolerable as he took them down Vorlon style.
*****
As Galen's ship arrived onboard the Excalibur, Matheson stood on the bridge talking with the nearest vessel--the EAS Death Incarnate, under the command of Captain Susan Ivanova.
"We need your help here, Captain," Matheson said.
"I see," Ivanova responded, "we're on our way and should arrive in a few minutes. We were just about to contact you. We fought off a few Drakh vessels attempting to get to you."
"Very well then. We'll see you when you arrive, Captain."
*****
Galen, Kosh, Dureena, Gideon, and Eilerson stepped off of Galen's ship.
Gideon, Dureena and Eilerson went to their quarters to clean themselves up, while Kosh and Galen made their way to the bridge.
Matheson stood ready on the bridge as Kosh and Galen arrived.
"A Vorlon!" Matheson said.
"Yes," Kosh responded.
"I thought you..."
"Yes."
"Oh. I see. Well, is there anything--"
"No."
Suddenly, ahead of the Excalibur, a large, dark vessel appeared. Kosh shuddered.
"They are not for you," he said.
Soon after he left the bridge and started for Gideon's quarters.
*****
Kosh slid through Gideon's door.
Gideon jumped out of his bed. "For Kosh sakes! I'm having sex!"
"Go. Now."
"What's going on?"
Suddenly Kosh turned. Two spikey figures were behind him. They were a cross-breed between the TNTnites and the Shadows. Kosh shuddered.
--To Be Continued--
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"There's Snow White and the Seven Narns, Who's Your Little Pak'ma'ra, others..."
- Captain Matthew Gideon, The Needs of Earth
Rising Star
