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<blockquote data-quote="LostSoul" data-source="post: 618581" data-attributes="member: 386"><p><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="color: blue">A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away. . .</span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 9px">A vast sea of stars serves as the backdrop for the main title. War drums echo through the heavens as a roll-up slowly crawls into infinity.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: yellow"><strong> STAR WARS</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: yellow"></span></p><p><span style="color: yellow"> EPISODE IV: A Dark Sun Rises</span></p><p><span style="color: yellow"></span></p><p><span style="color: yellow"> It is a time of reunion for</span></p><p><span style="color: yellow"> our heroes. Coming from the</span></p><p><span style="color: yellow"> distant end of the galaxy, young</span></p><p><span style="color: yellow"> Jedi hopeful Feyd and the cynical </span></p><p><span style="color: yellow"> Troy limp through hyperspace after</span></p><p><span style="color: yellow"> suffering the loss of Feyd's ancient</span></p><p><span style="color: yellow"> lightsabre and the near-destruction</span></p><p><span style="color: yellow"> of thier stolen vessel.</span></p><p><span style="color: yellow"></span></p><p><span style="color: yellow"> Meanwhile, hiding from the sinister</span></p><p><span style="color: yellow"> forces of the EVIL GALACTIC</span></p><p><span style="color: yellow"> EMPIRE, Arthur Denfrey waits to</span></p><p><span style="color: yellow"> meet his allies just outside of</span></p><p><span style="color: yellow"> the Casino Royale on Socarro VI.</span></p><p><span style="color: yellow"></span></p><p><span style="color: yellow"> But sinister forces are at play,</span></p><p><span style="color: yellow"> waiting to wreak havoc on our </span></p><p><span style="color: yellow"> unsuspecting heroes...</span></p><p></p><p></p><p>Waiting was a humbling experience. Not something that Darius was used to. It just made him angry.</p><p></p><p>It had been months since he and Arthur arrived at the Casino Royale. Both of them alive and well after making the drop on Kalarba. A hellish, broken planet, he thought, not something worth risking your life for. Not worth fighting for.</p><p></p><p>He thought back to his youth, his early days when each morning came with a new threat. It had been a while since he left that place, left with her.</p><p></p><p>Ah, Jo...</p><p></p><p>Arthur's loud burp brought Darius into the present. Arthur stumbled into Bessie's lounge.</p><p></p><p>"Any word?" he said.</p><p></p><p>"None," Darius said. He looked at the man he was being paid - and well - to guard. Arthur's clothes were stained here and there with liquor, his eyes were red, and his head was down. This was the Prince of Kalarba, a man thousands were fighting and dieing for. Darius vowed that he would not become one of them. "No message, just like the day before, and the day before that. I think your friends aren't going to be coming back."</p><p></p><p>"They'll be back soon. You don't know Troy like I do." Arthur fell onto a soft bench and passed out.</p><p></p><p>Darius hated waiting.</p><p></p><p>--- Star Wars ---</p><p></p><p>Hyperspace gave way to real space, coughing up a crippled ship. The Imperial Patrol Vessel limped through space on a single engine that was trailing a stream of ions and flaking hull plates. It spun slowly as it made its way towards the Casino Royale.</p><p></p><p>"Finally," Troy said, welcoming the sight of space and stars. He opened up his comm channels.</p><p></p><p>"Bee-A calling Bessie," he said, "Bee-A calling Bessie. Come in."</p><p></p><p>The comm crackled into life. "This is Bessie. Go ahead."</p><p></p><p>"We're back," Troy said. "And hurt. We're just crawling. Our sub-lights have been taken out. I'm sending our co-ordinates now."</p><p></p><p>"Finally!" Arthur said on the other end. "How's it going?"</p><p></p><p>"Not bad," Troy said. "You should have seen the kid in action. I think he's grown up a little. I even got him playing sabaac now."</p><p></p><p>"No <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /><img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /><img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /><img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />? Well, we'll be glad to see you. The weapons drop went down, no problem. Maia's looking fine."</p><p></p><p>"That's good," Troy said. He knew Arthur was lieing.</p><p></p><p>"We've got the co-ordinates now. We'll see you in a couple minutes."</p><p></p><p>--- Star Wars ---</p><p></p><p>"Captain? Reaper? I just picked up a message coming from that Imperial ship that just dropped out of hyperspace."</p><p></p><p>"What'd they say?"</p><p></p><p>"They're crippled. Hurt bad."</p><p></p><p>"I'm not about to go raiding an Imperial ship, not even a crippled one. That'll draw too much attention to us here. It'll ruin our plans."</p><p></p><p>"This one's not Imperial."</p><p></p><p>"Really? Power up the engines. We're going hunting."</p><p></p><p>--- Star Wars ---</p><p></p><p>"Troy, come have a look at this," Feyd said. "I'm picking up a ship coming right at us."</p><p></p><p>"That'll be Bessie. Sooner than I expected."</p><p></p><p>"I don't think so - it didn't come from the Casino. It was running silent nearby."</p><p></p><p>"Oh <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /><img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /><img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /><img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />. See if you can get any power to the engines; I'm going to be in the top turret."</p><p></p><p>"What-" Feyd's question was broken by the comm. "Crippled ship, power down and open your docking hatch. This is Captain Reaper Jones of the Hel's Heart."</p><p></p><p>"Reaper who?" Feyd said.</p><p></p><p>"Reaper Jones! Pirate scourge of the outer rim. The king of thieves. The man whose name strikes fear into the heart of every spacer."</p><p></p><p>"Sorry, never heard of you."</p><p></p><p>"What - ah, <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /><img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /><img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /><img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /> it. Get ready to be boarded."</p><p></p><p>The Hel's Heart opened fire on the Bee-A. A blue stream of charged ions ripped through space and hit its target. Blue lightning danced over the impact, but did not spread.</p><p></p><p>"That the best you got, Ripper Jane?" The Bee-A let a shot out from its one good turret, right on target. The bolt didn't make it, dissapating over the range.</p><p></p><p>"Oh <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /><img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /><img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /><img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />," Troy said again.</p><p></p><p>--- Star Wars ---</p><p></p><p>Arthur was just piloting Bessie out of the Casino's docking bay when the comm barked out at him.</p><p></p><p>"Arthur! Where the <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /><img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /><img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /><img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /> are you! We're under attack by pirates! Get the <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /><img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /><img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /><img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /> over here now!"</p><p></p><p>"I'm at least fifteen minutes away. I can't make that distance-" Arthur stopped when the comm cut dead.</p><p></p><p>"Darius, get ready for a pinpoint jump," he said, and began plotting an astrogation course.</p><p></p><p>Seconds later, Bessie ripped through space. Her hyperspace engines sighed and burst under the strain. Darius opened up with the guns and let a barrage loose on the unsuspecting Hel's Heart. Two bolts made their mark, and the Hel's Heart let out a stream of flame.</p><p></p><p>--- Star Wars ---</p><p></p><p>"Reaper! We just lost all power to the weapons array!"</p><p></p><p>"What the <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /><img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /><img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /><img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />? Where did that ship come from?"</p><p></p><p>"They're moving around for another shot!"</p><p></p><p>"Get us out of here, full speed! I'm not losing my baby for a crippled frigate."</p><p></p><p>--- Star Wars ---</p><p></p><p>"Looks like they had enough," Troy said, watching the Hel's Heart race away.</p><p></p><p>"Something tells me that we're going to see them again," Feyd said.</p><p></p><p>"I look forward to it."</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="LostSoul, post: 618581, member: 386"] [size=1][color=blue]A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away. . .[/color][/size] [size=1]A vast sea of stars serves as the backdrop for the main title. War drums echo through the heavens as a roll-up slowly crawls into infinity.[/size] [color=yellow][b] STAR WARS[/b] EPISODE IV: A Dark Sun Rises It is a time of reunion for our heroes. Coming from the distant end of the galaxy, young Jedi hopeful Feyd and the cynical Troy limp through hyperspace after suffering the loss of Feyd's ancient lightsabre and the near-destruction of thier stolen vessel. Meanwhile, hiding from the sinister forces of the EVIL GALACTIC EMPIRE, Arthur Denfrey waits to meet his allies just outside of the Casino Royale on Socarro VI. But sinister forces are at play, waiting to wreak havoc on our unsuspecting heroes...[/color] Waiting was a humbling experience. Not something that Darius was used to. It just made him angry. It had been months since he and Arthur arrived at the Casino Royale. Both of them alive and well after making the drop on Kalarba. A hellish, broken planet, he thought, not something worth risking your life for. Not worth fighting for. He thought back to his youth, his early days when each morning came with a new threat. It had been a while since he left that place, left with her. Ah, Jo... Arthur's loud burp brought Darius into the present. Arthur stumbled into Bessie's lounge. "Any word?" he said. "None," Darius said. He looked at the man he was being paid - and well - to guard. Arthur's clothes were stained here and there with liquor, his eyes were red, and his head was down. This was the Prince of Kalarba, a man thousands were fighting and dieing for. Darius vowed that he would not become one of them. "No message, just like the day before, and the day before that. I think your friends aren't going to be coming back." "They'll be back soon. You don't know Troy like I do." Arthur fell onto a soft bench and passed out. Darius hated waiting. --- Star Wars --- Hyperspace gave way to real space, coughing up a crippled ship. The Imperial Patrol Vessel limped through space on a single engine that was trailing a stream of ions and flaking hull plates. It spun slowly as it made its way towards the Casino Royale. "Finally," Troy said, welcoming the sight of space and stars. He opened up his comm channels. "Bee-A calling Bessie," he said, "Bee-A calling Bessie. Come in." The comm crackled into life. "This is Bessie. Go ahead." "We're back," Troy said. "And hurt. We're just crawling. Our sub-lights have been taken out. I'm sending our co-ordinates now." "Finally!" Arthur said on the other end. "How's it going?" "Not bad," Troy said. "You should have seen the kid in action. I think he's grown up a little. I even got him playing sabaac now." "No :):):):)? Well, we'll be glad to see you. The weapons drop went down, no problem. Maia's looking fine." "That's good," Troy said. He knew Arthur was lieing. "We've got the co-ordinates now. We'll see you in a couple minutes." --- Star Wars --- "Captain? Reaper? I just picked up a message coming from that Imperial ship that just dropped out of hyperspace." "What'd they say?" "They're crippled. Hurt bad." "I'm not about to go raiding an Imperial ship, not even a crippled one. That'll draw too much attention to us here. It'll ruin our plans." "This one's not Imperial." "Really? Power up the engines. We're going hunting." --- Star Wars --- "Troy, come have a look at this," Feyd said. "I'm picking up a ship coming right at us." "That'll be Bessie. Sooner than I expected." "I don't think so - it didn't come from the Casino. It was running silent nearby." "Oh :):):):). See if you can get any power to the engines; I'm going to be in the top turret." "What-" Feyd's question was broken by the comm. "Crippled ship, power down and open your docking hatch. This is Captain Reaper Jones of the Hel's Heart." "Reaper who?" Feyd said. "Reaper Jones! Pirate scourge of the outer rim. The king of thieves. The man whose name strikes fear into the heart of every spacer." "Sorry, never heard of you." "What - ah, :):):):) it. Get ready to be boarded." The Hel's Heart opened fire on the Bee-A. A blue stream of charged ions ripped through space and hit its target. Blue lightning danced over the impact, but did not spread. "That the best you got, Ripper Jane?" The Bee-A let a shot out from its one good turret, right on target. The bolt didn't make it, dissapating over the range. "Oh :):):):)," Troy said again. --- Star Wars --- Arthur was just piloting Bessie out of the Casino's docking bay when the comm barked out at him. "Arthur! Where the :):):):) are you! We're under attack by pirates! Get the :):):):) over here now!" "I'm at least fifteen minutes away. I can't make that distance-" Arthur stopped when the comm cut dead. "Darius, get ready for a pinpoint jump," he said, and began plotting an astrogation course. Seconds later, Bessie ripped through space. Her hyperspace engines sighed and burst under the strain. Darius opened up with the guns and let a barrage loose on the unsuspecting Hel's Heart. Two bolts made their mark, and the Hel's Heart let out a stream of flame. --- Star Wars --- "Reaper! We just lost all power to the weapons array!" "What the :):):):)? Where did that ship come from?" "They're moving around for another shot!" "Get us out of here, full speed! I'm not losing my baby for a crippled frigate." --- Star Wars --- "Looks like they had enough," Troy said, watching the Hel's Heart race away. "Something tells me that we're going to see them again," Feyd said. "I look forward to it." [/QUOTE]
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