NationStates Jolt Archive

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IC:

Twenty-three years old, a prince and heir to the throne, yet he had been exiled from his nation since he was sixteen. Prince Kurt Wagner II sighed as he stared into the mirror. He didn’t see a twenty three year old, he saw a tired sixteen year old. He knew he was supposed to be king since his fathers assassination, but that had been scuppered by the fact that his grandfather, Azazel, now had control of Draconis Nightcrawlis. Instead he had been exiled to the colonies, forced into hiding for if Azazel was to find him, he would surly be killed as his grandfather had tried before. His tired yellow eyes told the story, if it were not for the fur upon his face, the bags under his eyes would tell the same story. Though he had not aged since his escape from Azazel’s prison, his mind had. In the years since, events had changed him. He had lost allies and gained allies. Even seen one of his friends fall to the darkside and become a Sith apprentice, something he would never forgot and find it hard to forgive.

“You fucking idiot Eamonn,” Kurt said to the mirror.

The mirror said nothing back, then again why would it? It was just an inanimate object after all.

“You shouldn’t be so hard on him,” came a reassuring voice from behind him, it belonged to his boyfriend Quatre. “Any Jedi could have fallen after what he had gone through.”

Kurt looked glumly at the ground, a tear escaped from his right eye. “He died by my hand Quatre, that is something that I’ll never forget,” he said.

Quatre walked up behind the prince and put his arms around him. “You did what you had to do,” he assured him. “His death broke his binds with the Sith, you freed him.”

The blue elf let out a long sigh.

“And it was in self defence,” the blond then added.

No matter how many times he was told that, Kurt couldn’t stop feeling bad about it. Up until the time that Eamonn had turned to the dark side he had been a very good friend toward him. The memory of Eamonn’s last breath, coughing up blood would forever haunt him. He would never forget it. Still he did know he had no choice but the guilt was always there.

“You have the search for Excalibur to look forward to now anyway,” Quatre then told him, moving his hands to the princes shoulders. “We’ll get your allies back together again, like Daniel for instance.”

Kurt returned his gaze to the mirror. “Last we heard from him, he was leader of The Black Order, he is Sith now just like Eamonn had been,” he replied.

Quatre was now rubbing the princes shoulders. “I’m pretty sure he was forced into it,” he said. “At least that’s what Jr said.”

The prince closed his eyes, silently nodding.

“And he is out there on the Durandal seeking Daniel,” Quatre then told him, breaking the uneasy silence that had appeared.

Kurt looked at him via the mirror rather then crane his neck around. “Suicide mission,” he remarked. “The Sith will destroy the Durandal.”

Quatre leaned over and kissed his neck. “Jr’s smart, he’ll bypass any Sith operating in the area, the Durandal will be safe,” he said.

Kurt wasn’t so sure, he could see the Durandal being destroyed on the orders of an evil Daniel Masaki. He hoped that wouldn’t be the case but since he’d seen what the Sith had done to Eamonn he knew that it was a strong possibility. He stepped away from the mirror and looked towards Quatre who had gone over to the bed.

“I hope for the sake of those aboard the Durandal you are right,” he said

** **

The Durandal arrived at the last known location of Daniel Masaki. Ever so slowly the crew kept a look out for possible Sith ships. So far however, the area looked completely clear. Jr’s eyes crossed the space in front of the ship.

“We do still have his brain waves on file, right Mary?” he asked.

“Yes Little Master,” Mary replied, cheerfully.

“You know what to do Mary,” Jr smiled.

“Yes Little Master,” she replied before tapping something into the console.

Jr waited as she did so, he was quietly optimistic that they would make contact with Daniel Masaki. Whether or not he had fallen to the dark side was a different matter. Jr knew that was a real possibility, the prince had warned him before they left to expect the worst if and when they found him. Having seen what Eamonn had been like before and during the fight with Kurt. Jr’s eyes still watched over space in front of the ship, so far nothing. That was good as it meant no ships to avoid.

“Done Little Master,” Mary told him.

Jr smiled before tapping into the console in front of him. He sent a telepathic message via the ships computers that would only be picked up by Daniels brain wave. “This is Jr of the Durandal, please respond Daniel Masaki,” he said, wondering if the intended recipient would actually receive it.

Jr stepped back and waited.

The Jedi Temple, Coruscant...

I was about to head off for another battle against the Dark Lords of the Sith at Chronosia and Doomingsland, when I recieved a telepathic message.

This is Jr of the Durandal, please respond Daniel Masaki.

Junior. The name triggered a memory of a red-haired boy with twin guns. I smiled. I wondered what happened to him and Kurt. And Eamonn, too, I frowned. Well, better send back the message.

This is Jedi Knight Daniel Masaki. I copy, over.

Jr smiled, he was relieved to have made contact with Daniel.

"I'm glad to have made contact with you Daniel," he said via telepathic message over the computer. "I'm sure you remember your promise to Kurt, he needs your help. We have found a way to kill Azazel."

Jr smiled, he was relieved to have made contact with Daniel.

"I'm glad to have made contact with you Daniel," he said via telepathic message over the computer. "I'm sure you remember your promise to Kurt, he needs your help. We have found a way to kill Azazel."
My eyes widened in surprise, then I grinned. Indeed? We must talk. Come to Coruscant. Don't worry, the defenses will know who you are. We are at war with the Sith, after all.

I cut communications for a moment to pick up my comlink. "General? This is Commander Masaki. If a ship comes in and hails itself as the Durandal, let me know immediately."

"Very well, Commander." The general said on the other line.

"Thanks." Now all I had to do was wait.

Jr smiled. "Set a course for Coruscant," he commanded.

"Yes Little Master," Mary said in her customary cheerful style.

***********

The journey wasn't long and the Durandal left hyperspace above Coruscant. Jr hailed the planet.

"This is Jr, commander of the Durandal, we have a meeting due with Daniel Masaki," he said.

"Commander, we have the Durandal on sight."

"Thank you and link me. I'll take it from here."

"Right."

The link was established.

"Junior?" I asked.

"Greetings Daniel Masaki," Jr said. He had not changed in the five years that they had last seen, he still looked about twelve.

"Greetings Daniel Masaki," Jr said. He had not changed in the five years that they had last seen, he still looked about twelve.
"I'm coming up in a sec." I told him. A second later, I was on the bridge next to Junior.

"How are you guys?" I grinned.

It's closed?

"We are fine, I see you have improved that skill a great deal," Jr smiled. Then however, his face took on a serious expression. "I take it that you know what Eamonn became don't you?"

"We are fine, I see you have improved that skill a great deal," Jr smiled. Then however, his face took on a serious expression. "I take it that you know what Eamonn became don't you?"
I sighed. "I do. We almost dueled once. What happened to him?"

Jr sighed, knowing how much Kurt hurt over what had happen. "Kurt and the other came across Eamonn while he was on a Sith mission," he began. "They fought and Eamonn was killed by Kurt."

Jr sighed, knowing how much Kurt hurt over what had happen. "Kurt and the other came across Eamonn while he was on a Sith mission," he began. "They fought and Eamonn was killed by Kurt."
"W-what?" I asked quietly. "Eamonn...dead?"

I couldn't believe it. But yet it was true, there is a void where Eamonn would be. Eamonn who was one of the first people I met back at the Academy. My rival, my friend, and the one whom I've tried but failed to turn him back. Such is the way of the Dark Side, and far too late, Eamonn learned that it merely leads to death, like a drug addict. But it was still terrible.

Jr nodded. "From what we've been told, he found out he was adopted," he explained, looking down to the front of the bridge.

Past all the realian girls, a young dark haired boy who looked maybe thirteen or fourteen was stood watching them. At least they thought he was as he was wearing dark sunglasses. The black clothes he wore made his skin look very pale, almost deathlike.

Jr nodded. "From what we've been told, he found out he was adopted," he explained, looking down to the front of the bridge.

Past all the realian girls, a young dark haired boy who looked maybe thirteen or fourteen was stood watching them. At least they thought he was as he was wearing dark sunglasses. The black clothes he wore made his skin look very pale, almost deathlike.
"Adopted?" I asked. Normally, I suppose it shouldn't matter, but for Eamonn, who's always been a little dark, it might have been part of the push towards darkness.

"Don't know the full story but apparently his real mother is a Sith," Jr said. "Last Kurt had heard from him before the fight was that he had been shot down in Sith controlled space."

The boy continued to look in their direction.

"Don't know the full story but apparently his real mother is a Sith," Jr said. "Last Kurt had heard from him before the fight was that he had been shot down in Sith controlled space."

The boy continued to look in their direction.
"Hmm. When I met him again, he was already Sith." I said. "Who's that kid?"

"Somewhere between being shot down and meeting up with you he turned," Jr said, almost glumly. "Take a closer look you'll recognise him, he's the same age as you are."

"Somewhere between being shot down and meeting up with you he turned," Jr said, almost glumly. "Take a closer look you'll recognise him, he's the same age as you are."
I looked towards him, trying to recall who he is. "I'm not sure..."

Jr leaned forward. "That's Eamonn," he said.

Jr leaned forward. "That's Eamonn," he said.
"WHAT?!" I asked. "I thought you said he was...dead."

"He was, Kurt shoved his lightsaber right through his heart," Jr told him. "His body disappeared from the mortuary, we never knew where it went until Eamonn made contact with Kurt. He remembers dying and the next thing he remembered was waking up on the Norns planet."

"He was, Kurt shoved his lightsaber right through his heart," Jr told him. "His body disappeared from the mortuary, we never knew where it went until Eamonn made contact with Kurt. He remembers dying and the next thing he remembered was waking up on the Norns planet."
"Them again?" An eye twitched. I was wondering when they'll show up in conversation again. You never go far with DN folks without hearing about them.

Jr nodded. "Kurt told me that the Norns had told you that you would not die," he said. "We all thought that wasn't true when Eamonn died until he turned up again. As my friend Ziggy once told me, 'Death is rest for the soul. If the body cannot die, then life would become an eternal prison' and he would be right."

Eamonn continued to silently watch them.

Jr nodded. "Kurt told me that the Norns had told you that you would not die," he said. "We all thought that wasn't true when Eamonn died until he turned up again. As my friend Ziggy once told me, 'Death is rest for the soul. If the body cannot die, then life would become an eternal prison' and he would be right."

Eamonn continued to silently watch them.
"Hmm." Interesting perspective, I thought as I idly scratched Ryujin's head on my shoulders. And yet though I'm nearing 20, I haven't felt a day over 18. You tend to notice these things when you're a Jedi. "By the way, I'm thinking...My twin brothers Taylor and Jacob need another mission, they're almost ready for true Knighthood and well, one or two missions before their trials should do it. This could be the second-to-last before the trials begin."

"Well Kurt wouldn't say no," Jr told him. "This'll be good for them and I promise we're not going anywhere near the Norns planet, they creep me out."

"Well Kurt wouldn't say no," Jr told him. "This'll be good for them and I promise we're not going anywhere near the Norns planet, they creep me out."
"You better keep them away, they'll be traumatized." I smirked. "Well, let's see..."

As Ryujin flew off my shoulders, I popped back down to the Temple, right in the middle of a Twin Training Session.

"Hey! What's the big idea?" Taylor asked.

"Yeah! We're training here!" Jacob yelped.

I grinned. "Pack up boys. We're going on another mission. You remember my old friend Kurt Wagner?"

"Sort of." Taylor said, scratching his head in remembering him.

"Well, I'm about to head off and help him defeat his evil grandfather Azazel. You want to come?"

Jacob grinned. "Sure!"

Taylor smirked. "Yeah!"

"Then let's pack up, and we'll go."

"Right!"

Ten minutes later, we were all packed with various favorite clothes and weaponry and teleported back to the Durandal.

CRACK! CRACK CRACK!

"We're back!" I announced.

"This is Taylor." I pointed to the kid with tan hair, bangs and his ponytail is braided. He wears a white T-shirt with the kanji "Fire and Ice" on the front, a red open-button short sleeve shirt (Oxford type, gotta love it!) over, and orange knee-length shorts. Over it all is a cloak that is, you guessed it, red.

"And Jacob." I pointed to the kid who's dirty-blond hair parts to the right. Blue T-shirt with the "Alchemy" kanji, white-grey open-button shirt (sleeves rolled up), and khaki cargoes as well as a brown cloak are his clothing. He takes after me, though I prefer a light blue open-button shirt (again, sleeves rolled up) and a grey T-shirt with the kanji "Lightning Justice" under my own brown cloak. Underneath all of our clothes are white mithril mailshirt designed to withstand up to lightsaber blows.

They're both about 15 now and ready for action, as am I.

"Pleased to meet you two," Jr smiled. "I'm Jr, welcome to the Durandal."

Eamonn continued to watch them, never moving.

"Pleased to meet you two," Jr smiled. "I'm Jr, welcome to the Durandal."

Eamonn continued to watch them, never moving.
"Thanks. Thanks."

"Hey, what's up with this guy?" Taylor asked about Eamonn. "He looks like a statue."

Jr looked down towards Eamonn. "He's had a few rather unplesent experiances resulting in him being a Sith for a while," he explained. "He's no longer Sith, but he won't use the force and he rarely speaks anymore."

Jr looked down towards Eamonn. "He's had a few rather unplesent experiances resulting in him being a Sith for a while," he explained. "He's no longer Sith, but he won't use the force and he rarely speaks anymore."
"Oh. That's sad." Taylor said. I had a crewman usher them to their guest rooms.

"So where are we heading now?" I asked.

"We'll be heading to Tortuga DN to meet up with Kurt," Jr told him.

"We'll be heading to Tortuga DN to meet up with Kurt," Jr told him.
"All right." I nodded. "Let's cast off then."

Jr nodded. "Make a course for Tortuga DN," he commanded.

"Yes Little Master," Mary said cheerfully.

As the ship entered hyperspace, Eamonn made his way past the realians to leave the bridge.

"So while we wait, is there anything else new, that we could share?" I asked.

Jr looked over at Daniel as Eamonn disappeared through the door. "What do you know of the legends of King Arthur?" he asked.

Jr looked over at Daniel as Eamonn disappeared through the door. "What do you know of the legends of King Arthur?" he asked.
"Uh, let's see." I said. "He was an Earth English king or something. Had a sword name Excalibur, I think."

"Yep," Jr replied. "And so it seems that Kurt needs Excalibur in order to defeat Azazel."

"Yep," Jr replied. "And so it seems that Kurt needs Excalibur in order to defeat Azazel."
"And how are you going to find a sword that's been lost for ages?" I asked. "Where are you going to start?"

"Still researching that part," Jr said with a wry smirk. "But we have to do something right? So we've been researching the possible places for Camelot, Avalon and even where the Lady of the Lake is."

"Hmm. Do you have a book on King Arthur's legends? I'd like to read up on what we might encounter." I asked.

"Yeah, got some back in my quarters," Jr told him.

Mary looked like she was about to say something, but decided not to. She remembered the last time she mentioned how 'useless' she thought books were.

"Yeah, got some back in my quarters," Jr told him.

Mary looked like she was about to say something, but decided not to. She remembered the last time she mentioned how 'useless' she thought books were.
"Alright, uh, I'll check one out for this trip, ok?"

"No problem," Jr smiled. "You want one now?"

"No problem," Jr smiled. "You want one now?"
"Sure." I said.

Jr walked down from the command console and walked over to the lift. "Hop on," he said.

Jr walked down from the command console and walked over to the lift. "Hop on," he said.
I hopped onto the lift.

The lift went up and didn't stop until it was in a large room that was Jr's living quarters. At one side was a bed, opposite was a large bookcase filled with books. Next to it was a desk with some books spread over it.

"I think all my King Arthur books are on the desk," Jr told him. He began to walk over to the bookcase.

The lift went up and didn't stop until it was in a large room that was Jr's living quarters. At one side was a bed, opposite was a large bookcase filled with books. Next to it was a desk with some books spread over it.

"I think all my King Arthur books are on the desk," Jr told him. He began to walk over to the bookcase.
"ok." I went to check the desk, looking for titles pertaining to King Arthur.

On the desk was a few books with King Arthur in the title and one book about Avalon.

Jr meanwhile was looking through his bookcase. "Find anything that interests you yet?" he asked.

On the desk was a few books with King Arthur in the title and one book about Avalon.

Jr meanwhile was looking through his bookcase. "Find anything that interests you yet?" he asked.
"Yeah, I'm going to take these two." I said, picking up The Magnificent Tales of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table and Avalon: Myth or Truth?

I noticed a wizard's perspective book and picked it up as well. Merlin's Journeys.

Jr smiled. "Good reads they are," he told him, stepping away from the bookcase.

Jr smiled. "Good reads they are," he told him, stepping away from the bookcase.
"Hope so." I said, beginning the Merlin's Journeys one. Chapter One, Birth of a Grand Wizard...

"Oh, point of note, some of my books might have been booby trapped by a certain Elrohir," Jr warned.

"Oh, point of note, some of my books might have been booby trapped by a certain Elrohir," Jr warned.
The book smacked a boxer's glove into my face when I reached page 20. I fell backwards, eyes slightly swirly. "Now you tell me!"

"Umm sorry, I had thought I'd found them all," Jr apoligised. "That kid just doesn't want to grow up."

"Umm sorry, I had thought I'd found them all," Jr apoligised. "That kid just doesn't want to grow up."
"I know, but he doesn't have to act like the Lost Boys while he's at it!" I griped, referring to Peter Pan's comrades. I returned to reading the book, sending Force wards into it to dispel other booby traps.

"You'll find he's more Peter Pan," Jr laughed, checking a book for booby traps. "He's more leader then lost these days."

"You'll find he's more Peter Pan," Jr laughed, checking a book for booby traps. "He's more leader then lost these days."
"Cool." I wondered if he's been cured of that syndrome of his.

"But still the main thing is that he doesn't suffer from what happened too much any more," Jr then said, dodging a bolt of lightning from a book. "He's alot happier, unfortunately his practical jokes have increased."

The lightning bolt riccoched off the ceiling and left a burn mark in the middle of Jr's bed.

"But still the main thing is that he doesn't suffer from what happened too much any more," Jr then said, dodging a bolt of lightning from a book. "He's alot happier, unfortunately his practical jokes have increased."

The lightning bolt riccoched off the ceiling and left a burn mark in the middle of Jr's bed.
"So I noticed." I sighed, ducking my head slightly as the lightning whizzed passed.

"Now we just have to get Eamonn out of his shell," Jr mentioned, slowly shaking his head.

"Now we just have to get Eamonn out of his shell," Jr mentioned, slowly shaking his head.
"Hmm. The healers might be able to do something, but we're too far now." I said.

"Part of it's shame and regret at what he did as a Sith," Jr said. "Who knows what he's been through, before and after."

"Part of it's shame and regret at what he did as a Sith," Jr said. "Who knows what he's been through, before and after."
"Hmm." When my grandfather turned from the dark many years ago, he imposed a yearlong exile on himself, mostly to search for my great-uncle Ben Masaki, his brother. With him, he'd slowly return to the light. But for Eamonn, he's alot younger, and more traumatized by the experience.

"And no true family to guide him either," Jr said. "We don't know his father, it's possible that he doesn't either and well he's never mentioned the name of the one who claimed to be his mother."

"Yeah." I said. Harsh life for that kid.

Jr rubbed his chin. "You could try talking to him," he suggested. "But he would say only little to even Kurt."

Jr rubbed his chin. "You could try talking to him," he suggested. "But he would say only little to even Kurt."
"That's pretty worrying." I said, concerned. "You know where he is now?"

"I think he went to his room," Jr told him. "If he's not on the bridge, he always goes there, never anywhere else on the ship."

"I think he went to his room," Jr told him. "If he's not on the bridge, he always goes there, never anywhere else on the ship."
"Hmm." I bookmarked the book, and headed out to my room with them. After putting the books on the bed, I headed to Eamonn's room and politely knocked on the door.

There was no answer, only that the door slid open. Eamonn was sat on his bed, he never looked up at the door.

There was no answer, only that the door slid open. Eamonn was sat on his bed, he never looked up at the door.
"Eamonn?" I asked.

Eamonn looked up but said nothing.

Eamonn looked up but said nothing.
I sighed. "Are you ok? Do you want to talk about it?"

Eamonn just shook his head.

Eamonn just shook his head.
"Oh." I said. "So uh, why the big silence?"

Eamonn looked up at him again, he still wore the sunglasses so he couldn't see his eyes. His lips moved as if he was going to say something, but then he stopped. Instead he just looked at Daniel.

Eamonn looked up at him again, he still wore the sunglasses so he couldn't see his eyes. His lips moved as if he was going to say something, but then he stopped. Instead he just looked at Daniel.
"Hold on." I had a thought. "Can you talk?"

"He can," came a voice from behind him. "He just rarely uses his voice."

Behind him was the silverhaired boy known only as chaos.

I didn't even sense the guy! Unnerving. "Oh. It's you."

Chaos smiled at him. "It takes alot to get Eamonn to say anything," he told Daniel.

"I noticed. Any particular reason you know?"

"Trauma," chaos told him. "It can do some pretty nasty stuff to ones mind, like Elrohir for instance."

Eamonn just looked at them.

"Trauma," chaos told him. "It can do some pretty nasty stuff to ones mind, like Elrohir for instance."

Eamonn just looked at them.
"Guess it has to be pretty bad for Eamonn..." I looked at him.

"We should probably leave him alone for now, I think he wants some sleep," chaos said.

Eamonn nodded.

"We should probably leave him alone for now, I think he wants some sleep," chaos said.

Eamonn nodded.
"Yeah." I headed out the door. "Sleep well, you hear?"

Eamonn said nothing as they left.

"You've been told that his real mothers a Sith haven't you?" chaos asked once the door was shut.

Eamonn said nothing as they left.

"You've been told that his real mothers a Sith haven't you?" chaos asked once the door was shut.
"Yeah, I have." I nodded. "I sympathize, since Grandpa was a Dark Lord once."

"That's all he has said about her," chaos explained as they headed back to the bridge. "We don't know who she is, we don't even have a name."

"That's all he has said about her," chaos explained as they headed back to the bridge. "We don't know who she is, we don't even have a name."
"..." I was silent.

Jr waved to them as they entered the bridge. "I've told Kurt to expect us in a few days," he told them.

Jr waved to them as they entered the bridge. "I've told Kurt to expect us in a few days," he told them.
I nodded. "Should give me time to read."

Jr smiled as he looked back to the console in front of him, keeping an eye on where the ship was. "Careful though, don't want anything nasty to happen," he laughed.

Jr smiled as he looked back to the console in front of him, keeping an eye on where the ship was. "Careful though, don't want anything nasty to happen," he laughed.
"No worries!" I smirked, and headed back to the room.

An hour later, an explosion occured when I finished the Merlin's Journey book.

Jr looked towards chaos and laughed. "Loudest one yet," he grinned.

Chaos nodded.

Outside Daniel's room someone was laughing.

The twins rushed to my room, but ended up laughing hard as they entered. The whole place was pink. Pink! And I was Mr. Swirly-Eye Jedi once again.

Stood across the hall from Daniels room was a teenager with long red hair tied back in a ponytail. He grinned to himself as he smiled at his handywork.

Stood across the hall from Daniels room was a teenager with long red hair tied back in a ponytail. He grinned to himself as he smiled at his handywork.
"Elrohir, you baka!" I yelled, and static-charged the pink off me. "You're lucky I can take off the paint, or else I'd make you wash it off!"

Elrohir laughed. "Oh lighten up Daniel," he replied. "It's all for a good laugh."

Elrohir laughed. "Oh lighten up Daniel," he replied. "It's all for a good laugh."
"But PINK?!" I yelped, to the howls of my brothers.

"What bigger insult to someones manlyness then pink," Elrohir laughed.

"What bigger insult to someones manlyness then pink," Elrohir laughed.
"Well..." I smirked, static-charging the pink out of my room. "Now that you mentioned it."

I polarized the paint ions and made them go after Elrohir and cling on him.

Elrohir brought up a shield that protected him from the paint and made it vanish. "Have to do better then that," he smirked.

Elrohir brought up a shield that protected him from the paint and made it vanish. "Have to do better then that," he smirked.
"Hmm. You're stronger than last I knew you." I smiled.

Elrohir laughed. "Of course, that's what happens when you train hard enough," he replied, cracking his knuckles.

Elrohir laughed. "Of course, that's what happens when you train hard enough," he replied, cracking his knuckles.
"Indeed." I nodded. "You'll soon find that I, too, have learned much since I left."

Sensing a duel, the twins stood back.

"Hey, I think Jr wouldn't like it if you messed up his hallway!" Jacob said.

"You're right, and I have pranks to plan so I'll see you later," Elrohir grinned as he disappeared through the floor.

I sighed. "Well, that was the last of the booby traps."

Taylor went to Jacob, "You know, I think we should avenge dear tortured brother, don't you?"

Jacob smiled. "Yeah, and I think I know just how to do it..."

The twins raced out of the hallways, leaving me in shock. "Begun, the Prank Wars has..."

Jr looked up from where he stood. "Somethings going to have to be done," he said to himself.

Mary looked over at him. "What Little Master?" she asked.

Jr sighed, "Nothing Mary," he told her.

Jacob and Taylor knocked their heads together, planning on how to outprank the resident prankster. The plan they made involved alchemy and ice to ensnare the redhead boy in some horrifyingly funny fashion.

Elrohir seemed to vanish into the dephs of the ship, laughing to himself. "Bring it on," he grinned.

Jr growled and stormed off the bridge.

Elrohir seemed to vanish into the dephs of the ship, laughing to himself. "Bring it on," he grinned.

Jr growled and stormed off the bridge.
A strange circle appeared somewhere along Elrohir's path. The circle looked like this one:
http://www.fullmetalalchemist.info/circle/EdCircle.jpg

"Interesting," Elrohir said, changing direction to avoid it.

Jr hammered on Daniel's door.

"Interesting," Elrohir said, changing direction to avoid it.

Jr hammered on Daniel's door.
"Yeah?" I asked, reading the next book.

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A block of ice was placed on the circle when Elrohir moved away. A flareup of energy occured, and water started trickling towards Elrohir.

The water started getting into the electrics as Elrohir passed through.

"These pranks have to stop now," Jr told him just as the lights went out. "They've buggered the electronics."

The water started getting into the electrics as Elrohir passed through.

"These pranks have to stop now," Jr told him just as the lights went out. "They've buggered the electronics."
The water, oddly enough, seemed to accelerate and chase Elrohir.

"What?! Where are they?" I groaned.

"Chasing Elrohir through the walls," Jr told them. "I'll get Elrohir, you get your brothers."

Elrohir suddenly appeared next to Jr. "What the... how did I get here?" he asked in wonder.

"Chasing Elrohir through the walls," Jr told them. "I'll get Elrohir, you get your brothers."

Elrohir suddenly appeared next to Jr. "What the... how did I get here?" he asked in wonder.
I nodded, and teleported behind my brothers, arms folded. "Well, well, what do we have here? Alchemy in the ship's innards."

Before they could exclaim in protest, I grabbed their collars and 'ported them back to the room. "The culprits are here."

Jr crossed his arms and glared at the three of them as the lights came back on. "There will be no more pranks, this has gone too far," he warned them. "Anyone pulling any more pranks will be locked in the brig, understood?"

"Fine," Elrohir growled.

Jr crossed his arms and glared at the three of them as the lights came back on. "There will be no more pranks, this has gone too far," he warned them. "Anyone pulling any more pranks will be locked in the brig, understood?"

"Fine," Elrohir growled.
"All right." "Fine." The twins looked down.

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The alchemic water, fueled by energy drained from the ship, began to form itself into a creature-like...thing: a water chimera. It's small now but it would grow and begin to attack people if left unchecked. Jacob would have ended the water attack, but the haste in punishing him left the transmutation array intact and glowing, allowing the creature to survive.

Jr nodded. "Now clean up the mess you made," he said, looking down at his watch. "Seems one of you made a water creature, do something about it."

Jr nodded. "Now clean up the mess you made," he said, looking down at his watch. "Seems one of you made a water creature, do something about it."
Jacob looked at Taylor in horror. "Oh no! The transmutation circle!"

They popped back to the area, and noticed the circle glowing brightly. "Damn it. I have to reverse it..."

Focusing, Jacob began to close down the circle with his powers, but a roar of water slammed into them, knocking them away from the circle. The circle still glows, but it's weakening, though if not stopped, will grow brighter again. Taylor prepared some hand-seals and blew fire out of his mouth to battle the water chimera, while Jacob went back up and continued closing the circle down.

Elrohir grinned as he returned to his room. Jr groaned and returned to the bridge hoping that the twins would deal with the water creature they had created.

Finally, the circle disappeared, and the water was steamed away by Taylor's flame attacks. The creature was defeated and the twins 'ported back to the passenger areas.

When Jr returned to the bridge, he noticed Eamonn stood at the other end watching hyperspace fly by.

"How long has he been there?" Jr asked Mary.

"He's just come in Little Master," she replied.

Jr nodded, he wondered what Eamonn was thinking right now.

I finished reading the second book in about 4 hours.

Daniel, you found anything of use? Jr asked via telepathy.

He continued to watch Eamonn who was silently stood watching hyperspace fly by, he had done so for hours.

Daniel, you found anything of use? Jr asked via telepathy.

He continued to watch Eamonn who was silently stood watching hyperspace fly by, he had done so for hours.
Not really. A lot of it's pretty flowery language. "Thee" and "thou". I sent. How long before we get to Tortuga?

Four days at the most, Jr told him. Hopefully it'll be three days, I don't know but I am going to have to have the engines checked as soon as we get there.

Four days at the most, Jr told him. Hopefully it'll be three days, I don't know but I am going to have to have the engines checked as soon as we get there.
Right.

Sorry we can't get there sooner, Jr apoligised.

Sorry we can't get there sooner, Jr apoligised.
That's fine. I turned off the light in my room, and fell asleep.

Jr's smile turned to a frown as he looked toward Eamonn. Though he was glad that he could sense Elrohir was asleep, he was still frustrated at the way Eamonn was still in his shell. Kurt had only told Jr to bring him along because he thought seeing Daniel again might bring him out of his shell, but that was not to be the case.

“Well they have Daniel,” Kurt said, looking up towards the stars. He was stood on the balcony of the Tortuga DN governors palace. It was another rather chilly night though it was close to a jungle, the sea air drifted in to bring down the temperature. “And he’s not turned like Eamonn had.”

Quatre smiled. “I told you he would be fine,” the blond said as he walked up behind his boyfriend. He placed his arms around his waist and placed his head on the prince’s shoulder. “And Eamonn, how is he do you know?”

Kurt shook his head, it was still a hurtful topic. “No, Jr says he has not spoken since Daniel’s arrival,” he told him. “He thinks he might have become worse.”

“Oh no,” Quatre said, closing his eyes. That couldn’t be good.

The next three days passed without much incident. I began to make a list of places where Excalibur could be:

The best place to look would be at the Lake where the Lady lives. The last mention of Excalibur was when it was thrown into the middle of the lake and a hand went up and grabbed it and took it back down, perhaps for the next worthy champion to come along and use it. So it's our best chance. But it'll be looking for the Lake that is the journey to come. Looks like it's time to return to England once more...

Daniel, just to let you know that we've left hyperspace, came Jr's voice.

Daniel, just to let you know that we've left hyperspace, came Jr's voice.
<Good. I'll be right there.> I sent, and walked to the bridge with my list.

As he entered the bridge, Eamonn was stood beside the door with his arms folded. He still wore the same dark sunglasses as before, he seemed to silently watch Daniel.

"Dan, be right down once we get to Tortuga's orbit," Jr called down to him. "Kurt's going to be excited to see you again."

"Excellent." I smiled, as the twins entered.

"We're there yet?" Taylor asked.

I nodded in confirmation. "We'll be down asap."

"Cool." Jacob replied.

Elrohir appeared through the floor in front of them and grinned. "Morning guys," he said.

"Don't you even think of it," Jr yelled at him, Tortuga DN had appeared as a small sphere out through the view screen.

The teenaged redhead looked over his shoulder at him. "Hey, wasn't thinking of anything," he replied.

I just shook my head. "Yeah, and I'm the Great Merlin."

Elrohir raised his hand into a position to shake. "Pleased to meet you Merlin, could you tell us where to find Excalibur?" he grinned.

On the command post, Jr mumbled something under his breath.

I chuckled, focusing to create an image of the old wizard. "No. You'll have to find out yourself."

Jr came down from the command console and walked over to them. "We'd better get to the shuttle before something else is damaged." he said, heading to the lift.

Elrohir and Eamonn followed.

"right, right." I said, and ushered the twins in the lift.

The lift led them down into the docking bay where their shuttle awaited. Jr and Eamonn took the pilot seats as Elrohir sat down at the back, putting his feet up, waiting for the others.

We came in and took the middle seats, awaiting takeoff.

"Everyone ready? Good," Jr said before lifting off.

The shuttle flew out of the Durandal and headed down to Tortuga DN. From the air, the colony looked as pristine as it ever was. The chrystal clear waters of the harbour relected the sunlight and sparkled like a sea of diamonds.

"Been what five years since you were last here?" Jr asked.

"You were here?" Jacob asked.

I nodded. "5 years ago, I arrived here to help Kurt out with his destiny. Took us all over the galaxy, and to the wierdest spots you'd ever see..."

"Then you came to his eighteenth birthday party as well," Elrohir pointed out, remembering flying around as a dragon, fighting off Lady Nocturnes cloned soldiers.

(Sorry to interrupt, but CW can you get on MSN?)

(Sorry to interrupt, but CW can you get on MSN?)

*Ahem*
*Points to Pirates of the Alpha Einherjer 2* :D

"Yeah, that, too." I smiled. "The party was crashed but we defeated the Goa'uld responsible."

"Wow." The twins were awed. A bit.

"Yeah. And now...it's Adventure #3 starring Kurt Wagnar, Me, and you guys."

A smile grin crossed Elrohir's face. "And this time, let's hope you keep that foot of yours out of your mouth."

Jr laughed as he set the shuttle down into the spaceport.

"You won't have problems like that with me. Not anymore." I smiled.

Elrohir looked towards him before following Jr and Eamonn out of the shuttle. "We shall see," he replied. "Foot in mouth syndrome usually makes a comeback."

"We'll see." I said, coming down the ramp.

Jr looked down at his watch as they left the spaceport. "Kurt should be having breakfast about now," he said.

A young boy of about five or six looked up at them as they passed the house he was sat outside. He looked over at Eamonn, his eyes widening and ran inside. The boys mother looked out and shut the door with a slam. Eamonn looked away at the ground.

So, word of Eamonn's turning has reached here. I wonder what he did here...

The group carried on walking through the colony before going up to the gates of the governors palace. The guards let them through, casting a suspicious glance at both Eamonn and Daniel. At the main doors, a familiar blue elf waited.

"Yo, Kurt. How are things these days?" I smiled at the blue elf.

"Not as good as they could be," Kurt coldly said.

While Jr and Elrohir stopped in front of the prince, Eamonn carried on walking. He silently headed inside the governors palace.

"That's Kurt? Pleased to meetcha." Taylor beamed. "I'm Taylor, and that's my brother Jacob."

"Hi." The other brother smiled.

Ryujin yawned from my shouldiers, looked around at the commotion and waved his tail in greeting. "Hi Kurt."

"So what's new these days?" I asked.

"Pleased to meet you too," Kurt replied, before looking behind him just in time to see Eamonn disappear through the doors. "Not much, but then I guess you have noticed the most important change."

I nodded. "I have. I'm thinking we'll have to keep an eye on him."

"We've been watching over him since he returned from the Norns planet," Kurt said, turning around again. "I think it's pulling him deeping into himself and it huts me to see him like it."

"Yeah, me too." I sighed. "Seems like yesterday when Eamonn was alot brighter..."

Kurt nodded as a cold wind blew through the palace grounds. "Time changes all," he said.

"True, all too true." I said, thinking of my own sister's turning. My brothers are chatting it up with Elrohir, seemingly oblivious.

"Come inside, it is chilly out here," Kurt told them and turned to go inside.

As the others followed, the prince led them into a living room, complete with a lit fireplace. Eamonn had obviously gone elsewhere in the palace.

"So let's get down to business." I said, pulling out my list as I sat down by the fireplace. "I have a few places we can go to, but the best chance is at the Magical Lake. All the legends say the sword Excalibur was thrown in the lake at King Arthur's dying request and a giant hand grabbed it, and pulled it underwater. The lake itself is probably somewhere in England or Scotland, but it could be on some other planet."

"Well we know Camelot was in Cornwall," Kurt said as a tray of drinks appeared in front of them. "That's where we should start." He paused for a moment. "But, of course that unfortunately doesn't mean the sword was thrown into a lake there like you said, I think finding the site of Camelot might be our best option."

I nodded. "Then we should go to Cornwall."

Hmm. That reminds me. I wonder if the wizarding world could help...I'll owl them as soon as we get to England.

"We'll leave in the morning if that's alright with you," Kurt said.

"Hey is it really true that they use primative tech there?" Elrohir asked.

"Sure, we can leave in the morning. Primitive, but effective." I smirked. "Slugthrowers there are quite powerful. Never mess with a guy toting a .50 caliber machine gun, for example."

Elrohir folded his arms. "Wouldn't help him if his bullets go right through me," he grinned.

"True, but it would cause non-teleporting Jedi a bit of trouble." I shrugged. "Dodge or TK are best in that situation."

"I guess I could always explode their mind," Elrohir then suggested. "Protect those around me as well."

Kurt just rolled his eyes.

"Not in my presence you won't." I said, in a Master-to-student scolding tone. I am a Jedi Knight with twin apprentices, after all. "Exploding the mind is a tactic Sith love to use, you know."

Elrohir laughed at him. "Who said it would be physical," he replied. "Just enough of a mental mind explosion to give me the upper hand." His eyes eye then turned to a cold stare. "You still think I'd stoop to the level of those who killed my family, you are very wrong."

I didn't like the stare and dropped the subject. "Alright, I get your point."

Kurt sighed, this could get interesting. "I'll get one of the maids to show you to the guestrooms," he then said, standing up.

"Thanks." I said.

Kurt managed a small smile as he walked across the room, "By the way, I can't promise that a certain God won't wake up drunk in your wardrobe again," he said and left.

Jr was sat in an armchair, quietly checking over one of his guns. He briefly looked up as the prince left.

"Thor..." I groaned.

"A God? That's crazy!" Taylor laughed. "Who's he?"

"Thor, Norse god of thunder, and the most stoned person I've met." I explained, heading up to the guest room to sleep. There were three beds for us Masaki brothers in one room, so we took it, and slept the night away. As for Ryujin? He took position at the foot end of my bed, leading to a pair of cold feet in the morning.

During the night, Eamonn slipped out from his room and left the palace grounds. The others were asleep and didn't know he had left, it was unlikely that they ever would as a couple of hours later he returned and went to sleep.

That morning Elrohir was first to wake up and headed down to the dining room to grab breakfast.

The next morning, Ryujin was second to awaken, and flew out of the window to hunt. He seems to love roasted vorpal rabbits, despite their pechant for going for the neck.

Next up was me, who washed up and headed down to breakfast as well.

When Daniel arrived, Elrohir was tucking into a huge plateful of pancakes. He didn't seem to take any notice of them as Jr walked in, whistling to himself. The young looking redhead sat down and a cup of black coffee appeared in front of him.

A plate of pancakes, eggs over easy, and sausage appeared as I sat down. I also noticed a drink of orange juice on the side and dug in. The twins came in later, and had bowls of cereal & milk.

Eamonn stood in the doorway and looked in. Seeing them in there, he turned away to go somewhere else.

"Guess he wants to eat alone," Jr commented as he sipped his coffee.

"Yeah." I said, chowing down on a sausage.

"Isn't there a way we could cheer him up?" Taylor asked.

Jr shook his head. "We've tried, nothings worked," he said. "No matter what he tries, he just can't distance himself from his Sith past."

"..." We finished our breakfast in silence. Then the silver dragon that is Ryujin flew in the window.

"My, my, those vorpal rabbits were good, especially when cooked." He laughed. "Hey, what's up around here? Why the long face, Daniel?"

"Ah, nothing." I said. "Just Mr. former Sith."

"Oh. Can't let him down, you know. He'll come around...someday." Ryujin said.

"Yeah, I guess so." Then I did a double-take. "Did you say vorpal rabbits? Those same predatory rabbits that live at the Academy planet?"

"Yup." He beamed in his dragon way.

"Some student took a pair home as illegal pets," Elrohir explained. "Got bored of them and chucked them out, been a problem ever since."

"Bah, shouldn't be a problem anymore. I burned out their nest." Ryujin chuckled. "No vorpal rabbit can touch me!"

"I bet," Elrohir replied, folding his arms.

"We have to wait for Kurt and Quatre to get up," Jr sighed, looking at his watch.

"Sure, let's see what's on holo for now." I said.

"Sure, do what you wish," Jr said, standing up. "I must be getting back to the Durandal."

He smiled at the others before leaving the dining room.

I tuned into the news, which didn't show anything of real importance. A crime solved here, a new drug company in trouble there, a scandal here. Nothing different from back home.

Elrohir got up and left the dining room just as Kurt and Quatre arrived. His empty plate vanished from the table at the couple sat down.

"Good morning." I said to the couple.

"Morning Dan," Quatre said with a smile. An omelate appeared in front of him.

"Whats up?" Kurt asked. In front of him appeared a huge pile of waffles.

"Oh, nothing much." I shrugged. "Boring news as usual. Good sign, I guess."

Kurt nodded and dug into his waffles, in five years his eating manners had not gotten any better. Quatre just shook his head.

"Theres always news that doesn't get out," Quatre pointed out.

"True." I nodded.

"We'll get breakfast out of the way and then head on up to the Ayreon," Quatre suggested.

Kurt continued to wolf down his waffles, pausing only to let out a belch.

"Is he always that nasty?" Taylor asked, his fast scrunched up in disgust.

"Yeah, someone needs to teach him manners!" Jacob agreed.

Kurt glared at them. "Humans," he muttered under his breath. "Manners are overrated."

"At least eat slower, you'll choke on something." I called back.

"Oh simple, I'll just give myself a bigger neck," Kurt said with a wide grin. "And I think you know what I mean by that."

"Kurt don't," Quatre said, looking at the twins.

"They know." I said. "Can't keep it away from them if we're going to fight Azazel."

"Well first things first, we have to find Excalibur first," Kurt told him, having finished his waffles.

Quatre was still eating his omelate.

"Ah, that legendary sword. I liked reading all the stories about it. It's amazing what you could do with it." Taylor grinned.

"Oh, please. It's nothing compared to the Masamune, the Healing Sword." Jacob replied. "I'll have you know that it's far better than a rusty old sword like Excalibur."

"A sword that won't let you lose when wielded? What better blade could there be?" Taylor asked his brother.

"A sword that can cut without cutting." Jacob replied sagely. "I'll have you know that when Masamune was placed in front of a leaf in the river it floated around it! Now there's a sword of magic and legends if I ever heard of one."

I sighed as they argued. You could tell the personalities of my brothers by the sword they favor. Taylor's more action-oriented, not surprisingly with his fire and ice powers, and Form IV and V lightsaber katas. Jacob is a budding master of defense, due to being an alchemist and a manipulator of light energy, as well as sticking with Form III katas, like Obi-Wan Kenobi. Me, I favor swiftness and efficiency myself, which is why I go for lightning attacks and Forms II, III, and IV as my lightsaber forms.

Kurt just rolled his eyes as he stood up, "I'll go find Eamonn," he said, making his way to the door. "Will meet up at the spaceport."

"Alright." I said, getting up. The twins were still arguing until I flicked static electricity at them. "We're heading out!"

Their hair poofed up with static charges, they headed out of the mansion. I followed with Ryujin floating overhead.

Quatre chuckled to himself, seeing the twins hair as he finished breakfast and stood up. Following what Kurt had told them, he headed down to the spaceport, following slightly behind them.

Having known exactly where to go, Kurt opened the door to Eamonn's room and peered inside. Eamonn was sat at his desk, flicking through a book. I his hand he had a drink of some kind, though the prince couldn't tell what.

"Eam, time to go," Kurt told him.

The young looking boy put down the drink and shut the book. Taking the book with him, he got up and walked past the Prince. Kurt wasn't sure if Eamonn had looked at him or not as he still wore that pair of sunglasses. He was never seen without wearing them.

The twosome's hair returned to normal by the time we reached the spaceport, and I awaited the others at the docking bay of the Ayreon.

Quatre looked inside, the shuttle was ready waiting for them. Looking into the shuttle itself, he was greeted by the grinning face of Elrohir. His gaze instantly turned around again and saw both Kurt and Eamonn heading towards them.

"Here they come," Quatre smiled.

"About time." I smiled.

Eamonn looked towards Daniel before silently walking past.

"Right, everyone aboard," Kurt told them. "We have a long journey ahead of us."

He and Quatre then followed Eamonn aboard the shuttle. Having shoved Elrohir to the back, they assumed the pilot and co-pilot seats.

"The usual crowd plus two." I commented wryly. "Once again, the Heroes of Draconis Nighcrawlis and Coreworlds journey again to find the legendary sword Excalibur. Who knows what we would encounter next?"

Behind him, Eamonn made a sort of hmph noise as Kurt started up the shuttle and took off. Quickly, the town below them began to grow smaller and smaller as they headed for space.

"Problem is getting to a low tech place without our high tech stuff getting spotted," Kurt mentioned.

Behind him, Eamonn made a sort of hmph noise as Kurt started up the shuttle and took off. Quickly, the town below them began to grow smaller and smaller as they headed for space.

"Problem is getting to a low tech place without our high tech stuff getting spotted," Kurt mentioned.
"A Force cloak could hide our gear." Jacob replied. "Somehow, I don't think we'll need anything more high-tech than lightsabers and comlinks. If anybody asks, they're uh, replicas, I guess. Besides, we aren't exactly wearing regular Jedi robes."

I nodded in agreement. But I had to wonder, did Eamonn ever tell the others about the fact that there is now a certain 22 year old Harry James Potter running around England before he turned? And I also had to wonder how his crowd is dealing with the 'muggle' world now. I haven't heard much since Dumbledore died and Potter defeated Voldemort...

"Then we have to hide the shuttle as well," Kurt said. "We'd have to find a place where absolutely no one will find it,"

"Hmm." I thought about it. "First of all, how big is the shuttle?"

"Well we're in it right now so you can tell," Kurt replied.

"Hmm. I don't think you'd need to hide, not if you head to Coredia, our Earth territory." I said. "Never mind about the size of the shuttle. I'll tell you where to go."

I glanced at Eamonn, wondering if he still had the memories of six years ago...

Through the sunglasses, Eamonn stared at Daniel. He stayed silent as the shuttle headed for the Ayreon's docking bay.

"That'll be good then," Kurt said. "Will be much better to land that way."

"By the way, you might want to use that hologram of yours. You don't want to get swamped by fans of a comic series and movie called X-men." I smirked. Earth pop culture is certainly reaching into the stars, as evident by a Mcdonalds chain on Coruscant. "And you'll love the Empress, she's good at ruling over the land."

Kurt looked around at Daniel. "You mean I have a looky likey?" he asked, turning off the engines having landed in the docking bay.

"Just what we need," Elrohir laughed.

Kurt looked around at Daniel. "You mean I have a looky likey?" he asked, turning off the engines having landed in the docking bay.

"Just what we need," Elrohir laughed.
"Yup." I smirked. "Guy's name is Nightcrawler, like the second name of your nation."

"Now that's just creepy," Kurt said, climbing out. "Wait a minute, my father mentioned once meeting a comic artist from earth, was called Dave something."

He then stood up and directed the others out of the shuttle.

"Now that's just creepy," Kurt said, climbing out. "Wait a minute, my father mentioned once meeting a comic artist from earth, was called Dave something."

He then stood up and directed the others out of the shuttle.
"Huh, coincidences, coincidences." I laughed, heading out of the shuttle.

Kurt just shrugged. "Fucking Norns again, I bet," he cursed.

Eamonn quietly walked past them, still holding the book from before and left the docking bay.

"Possibly." I said, sounding exactly like Obi-Wan. I wonder if I'm turning into him.

"Wouldn't put it past them," Kurt sighed, placing his hands behind his head. "Elrohir, show them to their rooms."

"Right," Elrohir nodded and went to leave the docking bay. "The air locks are this way."

The four of us followed Elrohir to the guest rooms."

Elrohir stopped in one of the corrirdors and raised his arms. "Your room Daniel," he said, looking to his left. "The twins room."

Eamonn meanwhile had entered his own room, it was his home away from home. Piled in one corner of the room were dozens of books, some he had read, others he hadn't. Walking over to a desk in another corner, he put down the book he had been hold and walked over to the bed.

"All right." I walked into my room, setting down my bag for a little bit as the twins headed into theirs. They decided with Rock, Paper, Scissors who would sleep in the closer bed, and Taylor lost to Jacob.

With them settled, Elrohir headed to the Pel'tak. There he found Kurt settled down in the captains chair, Quatre was sat at one of the consoles along side a young silver-haired man.

"Well they're settled," Elrohir said, leaning against the wall and folding his arms.

The silver haired man looked up at him, if I find any of them in my room I will kill you," he said.

"You don't have the guts Zathar," the redhead smirked.

Kurt sighed, "Time to start the engines,"

I decided to head up to the bridge, not feeling much to do right now. When I neared it, I felt a sudden, familiar presence. "Hmm. So he hasn't changed much...well, I've come this far."

As I walked into the bridge, I nodded crisply to Zathar. "Zathar, a pleasure to see you again."

"Hmm," Zathar replied. "Likewise, I see you didn't go Eamonn on us then."

"Prepare for hyperspace," Kurt announced.

"Hmm," Zathar replied. "Likewise, I see you didn't go Eamonn on us then."

"Prepare for hyperspace," Kurt announced.
"To tell you the truth, I am too." I said to the white haired man. "But never mind. You have met my brothers yet?"

On cue, they entered, and sat down in spare chairs, talking about...the girls they know.

"Taylor, and Jacob." I pointed them out.

Zathar just nodded as he concentrated on the console in front of him. Within moments, the slight jolt and blue flash meant that they had entered hyperspace. Looking out through the screen in front of them, they could see hyperspace fly by.

"Just watch what you say to Eamonn," Zathar warned.

Zathar just nodded as he concentrated on the console in front of him. Within moments, the slight jolt and blue flash meant that they had entered hyperspace. Looking out through the screen in front of them, they could see hyperspace fly by.

"Just watch what you say to Eamonn," Zathar warned.
"I know." I nodded. "He'll come out when he comes out."

"The way he stares, creeps me out," Elrohir said. "He won't take off those sunglasses so you can never see his eyes."

"Like Dan said, he'll come out of his shell when he wants to," Kurt told them.

Eamonn knew they were talking about him.

"We must have patience with him. He's had a long ordeal and needs time." I said.

Kurt nodded. "We don't know what he has been through," he said. "Though I can safely say turning up alive again on the Norns planet was not a good ordeal for him."

"He did threaten to kill us though," Elrohir mentioned.

Kurt nodded. "We don't know what he has been through," he said. "Though I can safely say turning up alive again on the Norns planet was not a good ordeal for him."

"He did threaten to kill us though," Elrohir mentioned.
"Hmm. We'll be ready for him if he does..." I said. "But for now, he's ok, I guess."