--I apologize Dragonfly if I made you angery by that remark. I was just describing my impression. If you did show them to Merlin (Merlin is basically me, he is an extension of who I am), Why? If you have plans for doing something with this in the story, please e-mail me and tell me what it is you are planning so I can work with it and work it better into what I write.
You see for me, I am not just writing a story. For me as an author I pour part of my self (even part of my soul) into my characters like Merlin, how he feels toward Ji'tory spring directly from in my mind assuming Ji'tory is real, then acting toward her as I would as Merlin. Loving her as a daughter, denfending her like a knight, shouting with righteous anger like a prophet in the wilderness. I am not married. I have no children, so I've never loved a real child as a daughter. But my mind is so vivid and my emotions so empathic I feel as though it were real. I don't read a story, I live it. I don't write a story, I become it with a passion. And when I write a Bazaal, I open up that part of me that is evil. And I can feel the power of evil in my hands. And I feel as if I could stretch out my hand a destroy. And after I push back that part of me, my hands still tingle and I still feel the rush of power. When I write with such passion I want to make the whole story coherent. I want to fill its pages with the passion of love and the terror of evil. That is why I want to understand you. I don't want you to write about your characters, I desire you to write yourself. When I wrote those sections like that scene on the beach with Ji'tory, or the scene in the monestary when Bazaal speaks. I wanted to make those scenes move the readers who read them. Do they? I am sorry. I just needed to write from the heart what I feel and experince. If you disagree, I ask your forgiveness.

Merlin, you did not anger me, I was just clearing it up......I showed them to you kinda to show off...and because my ghost of a wife told me to show them to ya.no harm intended

"...think they can come in here and get us involved in some war..."
"They're unnatural!"
"...ought to do something about them..."
"...if it weren't for them no one would even care about this rot hole of a world..."
"...high and mighty with his Dragon buddies..."
"...yeah, we got an army for ya..."
"...inhuman monsters..."
"...some should take care of them..."
"Some one like us!"

Through the dirty glass of the basement window, Dirtbag watched as the mob worked itself into a killing frenzy, ready to unleash their 'mighty' human selves upon Merlin and his allies. The best part was, the goody-goodies would have a hell of a time fighting this group of townspeople. After all, heros were for saving the common man from evil, not slaughting them, even in self defense. And if things went wrong... well, most humans don't appreciate their own kind being killed by strangers, even if it was Merlin and his mighty minions vs. the small group of disgruntled dimwits. Dirtbag grinned to himself. This would be an interesting event.

Merlin, check your mail, and if it interests you, post it up(the topic). And Dragonfly, I'm gonna be sending a better pic of my character soon, so if you could replace the old one with the new one, that would be great. And soon will be tommorow.

*His hands folded in his robe, Ping_Me walked complacently through the gardens of the monastary. Ji'tory lay resting in her cell (before anyone freaks out, a "cell" is the term for bedroom in places like convents and monastaries.) Exiting the gardens and walking through the open air hallways he came to the main entrance.*

*The front of the monastary overlooked a pastoral setting. Most of the land belonged to the monks for thier subsistance, but one could see rolling green hills and dots of farmhouses and their feilds. Off in the distance a sizable village could be seen, but somthing was wrong...*

*Smoke rose from the center of the village and bells rang faintly.*

//A celebration? I heard nothing from the monks about the events in town. They would surely know somthing.//

*Ping_Me walked down the grassy hill toward one of the monks trimming the hedges the boarderd the mian path to the santuary. As Ping approached the young Friar looked up from his work.*

"Ah! Strange one, hasn't the Lord given us a beutiful day?"

Ping smiled and bowed at the waist, "Greetings, Father, yes indeed He has. Father, tell me, I stood on top of the hill just now and I saw smoke coming from the village. Is there a festival in town?"

The monk looked puzzled. "No, not that I know of." he paused for a moment. The bells rang. "The church bells are ringing. I'm not sure what's going on."

A worried expression crossed Ping_Me's face.

"I share your sentiments Strange One." He again paused and tipped his wide brimmed straw hat. "Perhaps we should speak with Monseignior Johnathan and good Merlin." Together the proceded up the hill.

Ping_Me paused at the top of the hill while the young monk went ahead of him. He turned and looked back toward the village. A wind blew Ping's hair around as he stood there. Though faintly he could hear shouts on the breeze.

He frowned.

[This message has been edited by Ping_Me (edited October 21, 1999).]

Ping_me and the young monk enter the room where Merlin and Johnathan are talking.

Merlin (seeing Ping_me's concerned expression): Ping_me, what is wrong?

Ping_me: Something is going on in the town, you'd better take a look.

With Ping_me in the lead Merlin, Johnathan, and the young monk, brow to the hill where Ping_me saw the smoke. Only now a small band of villagers now marches toward the monestary carrying torches and sharp farming implements.

Young Monk: I'll go lock the monestary gate.

Merlin: No. Open the gate.

Young Monk: What?! But . . . they'll kill you!

Merlin: I didn't come here to fight humans, and I have no intention of fighting them. I am going to talk to them.

The crowd arrives at the gate and to their suprise it opens for them rather than them having to storm it. Beyond it stands Merlin out in the open and alone.

Merlin (streching out his hands): I am unarmed as you can see.

A old bald man dressed in rags emerges from the crowd. He hobbles with a small wooden stick for a cane. It is obvious he is the one who formed the mob.

Man: That doesn't mean anything! You're a wizard! You could zap us with fire!

Merlin(let's his arms fall back to his side, and speaks with a voice far calmer that the other's voice):
If I were going to do that, wouldn't I have done that already rather than letting you just walk in.

Man: We know your evil! Your friends are monsters!

Merlin (glacially calm): What makes a man more a moster? What he looks like or what is in his heart. These beings I brought with me have kind hearts. They offer their live to protect you and this world. But the Dark Wizard has a heart of evil. He is more a monster than any here. And he is who we are trying to defeat.

Man: Yes! The Dark Wizard. I've heard rumors that you actually work for him. And that this is all a trick! Isn't it Merlin?!!

Merlin: Would these servants of God let a man of evil into their monestary?

Pausing the Man hobbles around Merlin to look at him from all sides. He hobblea back around to face Merlin at a distance.

Man: I HEARD you almost let something rape that girl who is with you before you finally decided to act like you were awake! (the man turns away from Merlin to face the mob).

Merlin clenches his teeth. Merlin did blame himself. Feeling he should have been able to some how stop the Dark Wizard before it happened. Even thought he had been asleep and was not awake as this man said.

Merlin: I was asleep. How could you know that unless you worked for Bazaal? We've told no one.

Man (screaming at the top of his lungs): HE TRYING TO TRICK YOU! HE'S TRYING TO TURN YOU AGAINST EACH OTHER!

Merlin: Their not listening Bazaal.

Man (laughs then swings around to face Merlin): Not quite OLD MAN! (The figure of the man melts away revealing a tall and guant man with wire spectacles on his nose. The light constantly refelcted of the lenses so that we never see his eyes. He is cold and calcualting.) (Now, in a calm voice of superiority) I am not Bazaal, but one of his fellow wizards. I am Cathar. You were wrong as usual Merlin. But you've one this round.

Cathar laughs, and as he laughs his laughing fades into an echo of itself and his form fades into a dark shadow of itself and that shadow too fades away.

Merlin (to the crowd): Go home to you friends and family. You were decived by Bazaal. Be careful of those who suggest rash violence over the hopes of peaceful disscussion.

The crowd disperses and heads toward the village. Ping_me walks up to Merlin.

Ping_me: Merlin, did you know Cathar before?

Merlin: Yes. Before he turned to the use of evil he was one of my harshest school teachers. He was actually out of character. He perfers to use his intellect and senese of superiority to overpower his enemies. Like he decived those good townspeople.

Ping_me and Merlin turn back into the monestary as the monks reclose the doors.

Halfway back to the village the the angry crowd of disgrunted villagers stops. "Hey! wait a minute, we didn't get to kill anyone!".
"They aren't working to help us!"
"Did you see that one monster who was with them? he was half human and half dragonfly."
"The wizard tricked us!"
"Death to the wizard!"
"Death to the freaks!"
"We'll burn them out, and kill the evil monks who are helping them!"
"Burn! Burn! BURN!!!"

The angry mob turns around and starts marching back to the monestary. They are carrying torches and shaking pitchforks above their heads.

(lets see you get out of this one merlin)

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Good pitching can always stop good hitting and vice versa.
- Yogi Berra?

You just can't talk sense into an angry mob Merlin. You can try if you feel like being riped apart limb from limb.

[This message has been edited by bug (edited October 22, 1999).]

--Hey guys, you've inspired me. I am going to go write my own version of this story based on this one. (Is that ok with everyone if I use this stuff we have here as a base? I will give you credit for your ideas of course.) I will continue to work in this one. But I really really have found a disire to continue this story too in my own way as well. So I feel I need your permission to do this (base it from the stuff here since some of the stuff here is your ideas). This will free me up more. You see I've had a desire write my own version of this story based on this for a while now. So sometimes I kept having my ideas come in here and interfere with you guys interacting with the story. I know I need to be less controlive (and I want to be) so as an outlet I need to do my own story by myself based on what we have here and I will post it in a site I will create just for that purpose rather than editing this one in any way. So in doing that I can create the story I dream of and not interfere with what we do here. But I feel I need your ok. That is from Ping_me, Gebohq, Dirtbag, bug, ect. As I said a minute ago I will list you in the story credits (along with others who have influnced it). And I will keep up here too, and I can lighten up around here. This means I wouldn't make a copy of this thought and edit it (when I kept saying edit it, I kept leaning toward what I was planing on writing in my story, really) So as I said I felt I need to ask you. (Partially since I would still use your characters in the tale, unless you want me not to, in which case I could always change their name, tell me if you want me to do that). Thank you.--

I'm all for anything that spreads me around.

Got my ok.

Fine by me, Merlin! I can't wait to read it! And if you need any help *maybe setting a page up*cough* let me know All the artwork I have done and anyone else can probably go up with the story!

Got my OK Merlin. And I still say you should edit this story too, just make sure that your revised copy passes with the other writers before making a final. Now that I think about it though, that's a lot of work, so if you don't want to, that's OK too. And maybe I should introduce the dark wizard that I talked about with you merlin, what do you think? Only problem is I'm not sure how to introduce him, so feel free to give me any senarios.(gebohq waves hand in front of Merlin)"You WILL help write the sith hell story...". Heehee.

*Places big boxes full of explosives in the basement of the monestary.

After setting a remote triggered mine on each box, bug climbes to the top tower.

"Sure that's fine with me, Merlin, as of...."

*presses the detonater switch*

"Now!!!"

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Good pitching can always stop good hitting and vice versa.
- Yogi Berra?

--Thanks guys for your permission. And also thanks for the offer concerning site creation Dragonfly. I've actually started the site. You can find it at members.xoom.com/jedi_merlin/index.htm that was my old "A Jedi's Journey TC" sites location when we were at xoom. I've just started building there again. Though I realize writing the story will be hard for one major reason. Unlike in normal txt and stuff you can't just push return and start a new line! You have to write a huge mess of code! Does anybody know of a free program that could let me simply write the story text like I would here and then the program you put it into the right format. THAT WOULD BE SOOOOOOO HELPFUL! Once I do get the "Saga of the Third War" written I hope to make more fantasy stories like it (some already in mind "Saga of the First War" and "The Dawn of the Knights of the Sword" (that one would be set 20 years after "Saga of the Third War" dealing with what happens to "Consilium ex Deo" and involving Merlin and Ji'traya))! Now back to the tale!--

The explosion from the deep monestary basment could be heard all the way to the village! Foutuneately the monestary was designed to be extremely sturdy so nothing collapsed. Thought the mob that had just returned hear the massive explosion and feared Merlin was going to blow them up next! So they quickly fled back to the village and hid in their storm selters for a couple of days. Merlin decides this is a good time to leave. The party gathers their things and Merlin and Johnathan part company at the monestary gates.

Merlin: It has been good to see you again and have this time to talk. And apologize for the disruption it has caused to your monestary.

Johnathan: Well, there are always tests of faith. (he chuckles) Also I nearly forgot to tell you the good news.

Merlin: Good news?

Johnathan: Yes. The king's daughter has just married one of the highest knights in the land! By the time you arrive there the celebration should be in full swing.

Merlin: Then I hate to be the bearer of bad news during such an occasion.

Johnathan: Well you could always wait a day to tell them. Besides he may know already what you are there for. Good bye Merlin, and my God go with you.

Merlin: And also with you Johnathan.

Merlin and party head toward the king's castle. Merlin figures they should reach it a couple of hours before sun set.

As the sun begins to set they arrive at the castle gates. As snow falls around them Merlin approaches the gate. To the right is a small aclove where a guard stands.

Guard: Who goes there?

Merlin: I am the Wizard Merlin and these are my friends.

Guard: Ahhhhh. . . the King has been expecting you. Please enter.

They enter the gates and cross the courtyard. They are meet by one of the king's ministers.

Minister: I am Lord Tchika. I will announce you to the king.

Following Tchika they walk down several hallways untill they come to the main banquet hall. Judging from music and the singing beyond the celebration is in full swing (as Johnathan had predicted). Tchika opens the doors wide.

Tchika (in a loud voice): May I present to you the Wizard Merlin and company.

The king who is siting on the throne at the farside of the room, looks on benevolently and the crowd. Especially at his daughter. Now seeing Merlin he gets up and briskly crosses the floor to greet them.

King (talking Merlin's hand in a strong grip): Welcome! It is good that you came. The more the merrier! I know we have much to discuss Merlin, but first let us all join in the celebrations, for this only happens once a generation.

Merlin: Wisely put, oh King.

And with that Merlin walks with the King back to the King's throne to speak. And the rest of the part disperses into the gathered crowd.

Ping_me standing at the edge of the crowd watches Ji'tory. She is laughing and dancing with the others. He realizes, he hadn't seen her laugh for a couple of days now. It felt good to see her forget the past for a little while.

Meanwhile Gebohq, Avenger, and Dwin the Dwarve stand by the buffet table. Avenger just ate an entire turkey.

Dwin (whispered to Avenger): I can't beleive you at the WHOLE thing!

Avenger (in kinda stupor): I CAN'T beleive I at the whole thing.

Dwin and Gebohq (unison): You ate the whole thing.

Meanwhile Merlin is speaking with the King.

Merlin: But let us not talk of business. There will be time enough for that later.

King (raising his cup to his lips): I'll drink to that.

King takes a long draught from his cup.

Merlin: Who married your duaghter?

King: One of my greatest knights, Sir Lyonal.

King point throught the crowd to the man who is dancing with his daughter. He is a tall and strong man with golden hair and brawd shoulders.

Merlin: He looks like a good man.

King: He is, he is indeed! Saved my life once.

Merlin: Really, what happened?

King: We were on a hunt for a stag. The stag nearly impaled me but Sir Lyonal grabed the stag by its horns and turned it aside and in the process breaking its neck!

Merlin: Most interesting . . .

As the evening contiues its merry way Merlin eventually takes a one corner of the room by a window and watchs the celebration.

Meanwhile Ji'tory has convinced Ping_me to meet her in a private side room.

Ji'tory (to Ping_me): Now that we are alone, there is something I wanted to tell you. I want to thank you for being there for me all this time. And I know you've probably figured it out from the way I've been acting. And in the spirit of the festivities I just wanted to tell you how I feel . . . (she takes a deep breath) Ping_me I am in love with you and I never want you to leave me.

--Ping_me you said you wanted to handle this part so here you go.--

Wrecks the continuity of the story by stuffing Dirtbag in a vacuum cleaner like any proper dirtbag should be...

-Fine with me Merlin. Orca will be out of the story for a little while after this post, he dosn't like Humans so he stayed at the monastary-
*Orca sees bug escaping from the Monastary.*
Orca(shouts to bug): What the heck happened?
Bug: I blew that wretched place up!
Orca: How dare you!
*Bug runs off. Orca looks very annoyed*
-Merlin, if you agree, I'd like to start a new line of the story while you are talking to the Humans involving Flaming Demon.

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-Space Orca
Space Orca's best qoutes:
"The Force is strong in you. The force of my lightsaber coming down!"
"A planet of pokemon? Don't bomb it from orbit. A few might survive. Get the Death Star in here!"
"Hmmmm... It looks like my Lightsaber needs a little repair work. Know of any lightsaber repair shops in town?"
"Luke Skywalker drew his lightsaber... and turned it in to the art teacher"
"Pokemon is spelled S-T-U-P-I-D!"
If you have any more funny quotes, just send them to me.

Fine by me. I can't continue what I was doing till Ping_me does his post.

//Is that it.// Ping thought to himself.

A memory stirred. The deepest levels of Coruscant. A dark and murky place lit only by the light of a computer screen. A young girl is surrounded by a group of freinds. She types feverishly at a keyboard.

"And here he is!" she said with a fourish of her hand. Ping_Me felt himself materialise from the computer terminal. The group stood in wonder. One of the boys came forward.

"You're a genius Sarrahh!" She blushed at his comment, all the others gave her praise but only his praise elicted that special response from her. "What can he do?"

"Show us whatcha got Ping!" As if programmed Ping obeyed his creator and his energy sword cracked into being. Holographic images came to life and he fought with them. Great duels. Sparks flew from his hand and his sword danced.

"WOW!!" everyone said. "He sword fights just like one of the old Jedi Knights!"

"He can manipulate energy in almost any form and can feel any emotion except one..."

"Which one's that?"

"Love...." she said.

"Love?" they said. "Love is for grownups!"

"Yeah I know! That's why I didn't give it to him!" They all laughed hysterically in unison, while Ping looked on with an ignorant gaze.

"Ping?" Ping_Me returned to the present. "What's wrong aren't you happy? I am!!" she threw her arms around him.

"Ji'tory...." Ping said.

"mmhmm?"

"I can't return your love."

"What do you mean?" her eyes went up to meet his.

He looked down at her. "I can't love you."

She pushed away from him. "Wh...why? Is there somone else?"


Ping sighed. //No beating around the bush now.// "I'm not real Ji'tory. I'm not flesh and bone like you are. I'm made of energy. I know you can't understand this, but I was created, not born."

"So... what does that have to do with anything?" She said.

"Everyone has a full set of emotions right? Fear, Hate, Saddness. I lack one. And that is Love."

Ji'tory's eyes began to water. "What do you mean?"

"That means that we can't share that I can't feel the feeling you feel for me."

Her eyes got shinier with tears. "What about all those times we've been together. What about the time we were in the Beuto city. I was drunk and you didn't make love to me? I thought that was a sign that you loved me!"

"I couldn't. I'm not real. I couldn't make love to you. Besides I respect you as a person too much to have done anything like that anyway."

Her face became livid with rage. "And all this time you just strung me along like I was some little toy." She shook her head. "Why didn't you tell me somthing!"

"I was afraid I'd scare you away. It was important that you came with us to complete the mission..."

"Oh right the mission.."She said sarcastically, "You could have told me! You just wanted to wait untill you had the chance to break my heart!!"

"No! That's not.." He reached out for her.

She turned, "No! GET AWAY FROM ME!" and started to run. Tears continued to stream down her face.

Ping_Me listened in agony she ran further away from him through the castle, her sobs waning as she ran further away.

Ping_Me stood by himself, the sound of the party faint in the background. His light slowly faded and his image fell apart a little peice at a time until there was nothing left.

He was not seen for several hours.

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Ping_Me watched at the lower levels of Coruscant burned. Laser fire streamed from all directions toward Sarrahh and himself. He was running behind her. The shield he generated absorbed blast after blast of laser fire. Her dead companions lay strewn about the complex. Most of them were the same freinds that Ping had seen on his first day. they were all the age of 30 or so. many years had passed since then

They arrived at the computer terminal. A man was waiting there from them. Ping recognized him as the boy who made her blush, on that first day.

"They've got us surrounded. There's no way out! Sarrahh said in despair.

"Yes, not even Ping_Me could fight all of them off."

Sarrahh began typing on the control console.

"What are you doing?" the man said.

"I'm uploading all of Ping_Me's files into the Galactic CyberNet. I'm not going to let the Empire have the satisfaction of destorying him............ There it's all done! They can never destroy my creation now!!

"We've got them now! This way!!" the voices echoed aroung the corridors.

She turned to face Ping. "I'm sorry I never had the chance to finish you." The footsteps came closer. "Ping_Me: Invisibility! Now!"

Ping's form dematerialised. The man and Sarrahh looked at each other and kissed for a final time. The returned fire with their blasters. It wasn't long before the man was shot directly in the chest.

"Get... to.. the air duct... there could be.. a way out...!!" he promptly crumpled over.

In tears Sarrahh ran turning every so often to return fire. It wasn't long beforee she reached the air duct. She cut and bruised her fingers trying to get it open. Suddenly a rifle blast went straight through her head. Her lifeless form sank to the ground and she knew no more. Blood ran from her wound onto the cold harsh metal floor

"Good shooting kkt64j!" Three stormtroopers appeared from the smoky haze that now covered most of the level. One was clearly a superior to the two others. "You two secure this area while we search the remainder of the sector."

The two saluted and the feild trooper vanished in the smoke.

"That was a nice shot!"

"Thanks." He rolled Sarrahh's body over onto her back. "Man, would you look at the body on her! I wonder how much I would have to pay to get her into my bed huh?" They both laughed in unison. Their harsh voices filling the hallways.

Her cold lifeless eyes stared up at nothing.
"Hey! She's looking at you man! I think she likes you! AHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHA!!!!"


They never saw the green blade come down on them.

--disregard, double-post--

[This message has been edited by Dragonfly (edited October 24, 1999).]

--first off, PIng_me.........WOW! that was awesome! i was heartbroken!it was deep and touching. Great man GREAT!--

The celbrations in the castle made everyone joyfull........wait.......not everyone....Crys were heard through the darkest corners of the castle and the fear and sadness could be tasted in the air. Except in the Grand Hall....there all the people feasted and celebrated a great marriage! It was not this way though for DRagonfly....EH stood quiet on this snowy night on the walkway over the castle gate, which was now closed.....The feezing wind knawed at his warm flesh....the snow dropped down over his clothes. Not much could be seen in any direction.Dragonfly stood. He thuoght...about his family.....about Turneh..........about hiw ghost wife appearing to him..........hiw dead wife appearing to him made no sense......why did she show up? And what is with this stone and these feathers? only time will tell i guess.......Looking over the snow, Dragonfly sometimes sees a deer wander by or a horse ride up to the gate to ask for entrance into the mighty castle.......Looking out he sees several figures....2 in fact slowly walking out of the heavy snow toward the castle..

Dragonfly://who could that be?//

The shape become larger and materialize into the shape of people as they come nearer to the castle.AS they came nearer and were near the gate, Dragonfly was a little suprised when the guardsmen didn't n otice them walk almost right up to the gate......

DRagonfly:*screams*Hey! Guardsmen! What are you doing? Don't you see 2 people down there?

Guardsman:What?!?!?!?I don't see anybody!

Guardsman2:Yeah i see no one! You better go in and rest and get warm this coldness is making you crazy.....

Dragonfly:Whatever i am going down to check it out ok?

Guardsman k your choice...here take this coat it will warm you a little*throws Dragonfly coat*

DRagonfly:Thanks!

DRagonfly walks down to the gates wondering what is going on....He runs down flights of stairs and many other obstacles to get to the gate.....Once he gets there he slowly walks up to the gate to talk to the people outside......Two guards walk beside him to be sure no one gets in............he walks out into the cold.

Dragonfly:Guards, stay here and guard the entrance i will be right back.

Guardsmen:Yes,sir!

Dragonfly walks out across the bridge pulling the coat ever so much closer upon himself......as he nears the figures, who stopped walking and are just standing still, he starts to recognize them as being familiar.......

Dragonfly:hello there.Can i help you?

The two figures remove their hoods and their faces become visible....Dragonfly is taken aback in shock as he sees his dead wife and son standing before him!

DRagonfly:No you can't be?!?!?!?!!?Can you?

Woman:yes it is me dear I have come back.......

Boy:Me too, Father..I have returned....

DRagonfly:I am glad to se...........wait............how are you two here? YOu two are dead?!?!?!!?? I watched them kill you! HOw can you be here!

Wife:This is a new world and we hvae been reborn here...........

Son:Yes thanks to the all-powerfull Bazaall we are now alive!

The face then turns into that of an evil person.....short skinny and a long beard.......his bald head and dark eyes look straight at Dragonfly as he bellows as evil laugh.....The laugh shakes the very ground Dragonfly is standing on......the shape of his wife vanishes into the air......

Dragonfly:Where did you put them? What did you do? NOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!

Man:AHAHa i see you don't recognize me........but then how would you for we have never met.........muahahahahahahahhaahahhaahh

DRagonfly:Who are you?

Man:ahhhhhhh.........such a funny question..........who am I? I think the question is who are you.........*evil smile* Wait i know who you are..........you are.............you are..........ahhhh yes you are DRagonfly! i remember you! I know a lot about you.......your hopes..........your fears..........your dreams......etc...etc..hahahha

DRagonfly:what the...........

Man h yes........and what about me............what about me? I am Kricha, one of Bazaal's fellow dark wizards.........yes i am...........I have been following your little group.......hahah..........very funny I must say!You will never make it to Bazaal's castle! muahahahahahahahahahahah

Dragonfly:ANd what makes you so sure of that?

Kricha:I know.......things.........and you may be wondering about your wife and son............That was just an illusion............but if you join us, as i think you should, we will make exact duplicates of them in almost every way.........you will never know it wasn't themn!!!!!!!!

Dragonfly:NO that is just sick! I will never join you! NEVER!My family is dead and they are better off that way!.in a better place!
LEt me be!

Kricha:Fine be that way...............but you will be sorry...........you will be..........

And with that the evil wizard disappeared in a giant huff of snow and air.........

Dragonfly://where did he go?ph well i better talk to Merlin..//

As Dragonfly walks back towards the gate he notices the two guards he brought out with him were almost falling asleep.........he say a message written on the back of one's shirt......it read "you will pay..." Dragonfly carefyully picked up the men and brought them through the gate......AS soon as he was through the gate, it closed shut behind him.......He brought the men the wizard who was the king's peronal wizard and lived in one of the towers........The wizard look over them and asked

Wizard:WHat happened? These men are torn apart like they were eaten........and spat up..

Dragonfly:I don't know I never heard a word from them........i turned my back for a minute and when i looked back.......bang.Can you do anything for them?

Wizard:NOt much...i will try though....

DRagonfly exited the room and walked back out into the cold air to the top of the tower..........He could see for miles in all directions.........OFf to the north he could see a few red specks moving among the white snow on this moonlit night........he went back to the wizard's study......

DRagonfly:Sir Wizard, do you have anything that can help me see far away?

Wizard:yes,*searches through heep of stuff* here, try this.....*hands Dragonfly something similar to a pair of binoculars....*

DRagonfly:Thanks a lot.

Wizard:no problem..

Dragonfly walked back up to the top of the tower and looked at the now-icreasing red specks.......As he looked down, he could see an army of the some creatures.....undead, dark knights......he could not tell.....but he could tell they weren't happy......They silently galloped towards the castle,each carrying a lit torch in one hand...........

DRagonfly: OH no smells like trouble.....i better go alert the others and the king......i hate to ruin his fun though.......

*Gebohq, despite all the conflict that seems to have befallen on this world, is very content and feels like he is for once having fun. He had a wonderful meal, listened to teh beautiful music, and even danced! He then sees Dragonfly entering the main hall, looking very glum. //wonder what has upset him in such a glorious celebration?//*

-First, I would like to say something: Orca can sense things through the force without the dark wizard taking over him as long as he is asleep, and he is getting them in dreams. This is beacause the Dark Wizard cannot take over an inactive and yet still alive mind. So maybe certain stupid 7th graders I know would be perfect weapons against him :-) (Inside joke)-
*Orca lies sleeping*
*in his dream Orca sees hundreds of dark figures approaching and preparing to attack. He recognizes the surroundings. The castle!*
*Orca wakes up and pulls on his coat.*
Orca: The castle... its under attack!
Monks: What?
Orca: I saw it in a dream. Come on, do you have any armed men?
Lead Monk: Just our eight security gaurds.
Orca: Then come with me, gaurds. We have to go to the castle. Merlin is in danger!
*Orca and the gaurds get on horses outside. Orca conveys the urgency of what is happening to the horses in horse-language, and the horses go as fast as they can*
Orca: Hang on tight! We're heading for the castle!

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-Space Orca
Space Orca's best qoutes:
"The Force is strong in you. The force of my lightsaber coming down!"
"A planet of pokemon? Don't bomb it from orbit. A few might survive. Get the Death Star in here!"
"Hmmmm... It looks like my Lightsaber needs a little repair work. Know of any lightsaber repair shops in town?"
"Luke Skywalker drew his lightsaber... and turned it in to the art teacher"
"Pokemon is spelled S-T-U-P-I-D!"
If you have any more funny quotes, just send them to me.

-Flaming Demon is HERE! His story will be coming soon-

--Dragonfly, I love that addition you made. Unless you've been talking with Gebohq, I'd like to fill all of you in on something I've been talking about with Gebohq (which your addition fits very nicely with) I had the idea (well, actually it would be more proper to say, Gebohq made me have the idea, but I don't know if he thought of it in these terms). That each of the Dark Wizards are examples of evil in varing forms. Like Cathar goes to far with his intellect. He uses it at his way of dominating others, he is filled with the idea he is better than everybody else due to his great intellegence, and loves to lay down clever traps, and can't resist a chance to duel it out verbally with another person to prove he is superior to them (like what happened at the monestary). What you added Dragonfly fits so well with this. Kricha sounds like the kinda guy who lives by illusions and hypocrisy, offering the heros their fondest dreams (even though they aren't real) in exchange for giving up what they are trying to do. So this makes that character soooo good (not as in a good "nice" character, but as in an excellent character to put in the story). Thanks Dragonfly for adding him! I'm going to stay out and see what Dragonfly does with this.--

Hey dragonfly, I thought you were going to replace the pic of Gebohq with teh one I sent you(it is different, though it isn't by much). Are you going to post the other pic I sent you too(though the file size is kind of big)? One last note, if anyone adds any more dark wizards, leave one space left for me(Merlin knows why ). And Merlin, about the revised version you wrote of this story, I don't mind my character knowing Avenger, but there are a few physical descriptions that are innacurate(my fault because you described the pic that's up right now well). The 3 flaps of skin where the hair should be is actually like an extension of the skull(like the queen alien in ALIENS), the eyes are straight across now(describe the eyes as glowing powerful blue or something liek that) and a normal mouth(they were suppose to be like gill-like things at first, but I can see how you took it as cloth). can't wait to see the rest of the revised story!

*Flaming Demon is in the basemant of the giant Stygian capital. He is surrounded by skeletons and other various undead*
Flaming Demon: Creatures of the Dead, men of the Underworld, rise up against our oppresors!
Skeleton#1: I don't think so!
Flaming Demon: Why not?
Skeleton#2: Yeah, why not?
Skeleton#1: Because Bazaal's minions will slaughter us!
Flaming Demon: Yeah right!
*A ball of fire shoots from Flaming Demon's hand and the Skeleton is vaporized.*
Flaming Demon: Now, unless anyone else would care to resist, lets move out!

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MWAHAHAHAH! YOU SHALL BECOME AN UNDEAD!

*Deep in the dungeons of the human castle, a wall into the hallway between cells suddenly collapses outward. The lone guard on station runs up to the disturbance, and sees a form emerging from the hole.*

Guard: Halt, or I'll be forced to run you through!

*He stops as the figure emerges into the candle light. It is a short, thin young woman dressed in rags, her dark, dirty hair matted to her face. Most amazing of all, however, her skin is as white as snow. She coughs once, then takes one look at him and flees down the corridor.*

Guard: Hey, stop!

*runs after the girl, quickly catching her and tackling her to the ground. She manages to push him off and stand, then grabs an axe hanging on the wall and turns bravely to face the guard. They both stare at each other for a moment, but the girl can't bring herself to attack the guard. Near panic, the guard himself suddenly strikes at the young woman with his sword, but though it cuts through her clothes, it cannot penetrate her skin, or crush her body; instead it slams her back agains the wall. With a yelp, she drops the axe and scuttles down the wall away from the guard.*

*The girl runs again, and now the guard is too shocked to persue. She runs and runs, passing several surprised people as she hurtles down halls and up stairs, frantic to find her way out. Finally, she bursts through a pair of doors into a large room filled with partying people.*

*As soon as she enters, those nearest her paused in their revelry to stare at her in curiousity. After a moment, a robed man with a long white beard walks up to her and looks her over.*

Merlin: Hello, I am the wizard Merlin. May I ask *your* name?

*The girl looks around at the partygoers with wide eyes, then back at Merlin. She swallows, and takes a deep breath.*

Woman: I never had a name. But the old man called me... Scout.

(Note: Hi! Can I work myself in this late in the game?)

Gebohq:The revised pic and the new one will more than likely be up tommorrow.....I have been very busy this weekend so i will upload em tomorrow. 'k?

Merlin:Glad you like the new character, but i knida don't know where to go with it next...........no real solid ideas i will think about it tommorrow though.........i was hoping you'd take it over.....but oh well.....I guess i will have to continue it on.....hehe ok read the next part tommorrow.....

:and i gotta say it is wierd how all of a sudden we have like 3 people add themselves in the tale...strange huh?

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-Dragonfly
Webmaster of JKBTGExtras
"Four legs good, two legs better!"

---1. Hi, Scout!---

---2. Thanks, Dragonfly!---

---3. Can we take all this conversation somwhere else? like across e-mails or somthing?---

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Guidelines for heroes:
Girls: It's okay to wear skimpy clothing as long as you can kick butt.
Guys: It's okay to look like a girl as long as you can kick butt.

--Welcome, Scout. Actually flaming demon is just Orca with a new name (I looked at the e-mail). I'll see if I can help integrate you in (I'm assuming your native to this world). And at your request dragonfly I will help do something with that character)--

Merlin: Welcome scout.

Dragonfly rushes in.

Dragonfly: Merlin, we've got trouble! I saw another of the Dark Wizards and a band of evil riders are coming this way.

Merlin, Dragonfly, and Scout stand atop the castle wall.

Merlin (to scout): How good are you with a sword?

Scout: Pretty good, why?

Merlin: We're going to need all the help we can get.

Suddenly in a flash like lightning Kricha appears standing one the roof of a nearby tower.

Kricha (howling over the icy wind with spite): Hello Merlin! A little cold out here isn't it! How about I heat things up.

He cocks one arm back with palm flat and a fireball materializes in his had and he hurls it at Merlin!

Merlin: GET DOWN!

Scout and Dragonfly duck. Merlin puts up a translucent magical sheild which absorbs the fireball.

Merlin: Both of you get down from here and get the others to deal with the Dark Riders. I'll deal with Kricha.

Scout and Dragonfly go get Avenger, Gebohq, Dwin and Afarassa. They all gather just outside the gates to prepare to fight the one coming Dark Riders. Looking over head into the dark icy sky overhead, Dragonfly can see Merlin taking a beating from Kricha's fireball attacks.

Dragonfly (to himself): Hold on Merlin. I'm sorry we can't help you.

The party on the ground marches toward the oncoming calvary in hopes of intercepting it before it reaches the castle. The Dark Riders charge right at them. Dwin rushes in first and begins to hack at the horses with his axe. The others follow suit and the horsemen scatter in several directions. Then the Dark Riders turn about and begin charging from multiple directions. Dwin lets loose with his axe and hacks viciously at the horses legs, but to no effect! Scout is also charged by another of the horsemen, as he strikes her with his sword rather than cutting her the horseman looses his balance and falls to the ground. Scout impales him with her sword. Dragonfly sees this with amazement, but he has his own problems a horseman charges him. Dragonfly using his wings flies up and over him expertly landing right behind him on the horse! He quickly throws the being from his horse and right onto Avenger's waiting sword! As Dragonfly struggles to gain control of the bucking horse, he sees a fireball coming right at him. He jumps from the horse just as the fireball races right through where he was. He realize that Kricha must have now decided focus on their group on the ground. Merlin sees this too. He notices one of the fireballs goes right through one of the horseman with no effect.

Merlin: Of COURSE!

Merlin spreads his arms wide.

Merlin: Kricha!

Kricha sees Merlin standing there and he fires off a fireball at Merlin. On the ground Dragonfly sees Merlin through the blinding snow and wind just standing there with his arms open and the fireball racing toward him!

Dragonfly: Merlin! NO!

The fireball strikes Merlin, but the fire doesn't burn him, it just fizzles out. Merlin stares with triumph at Kricha. In a rage Kricha disappears in a flash of lighting. Below on the ground the Dark Riders vanish as well.

The party rushes back into the castle walls as they reach the courtyard beyond the gate, Dragonfly sees Merlin walking toward them.

Dragonfly: How?! I saw the fireball hit you. Your sheild was down.

Merlin smiled broadly.

Merlin: Cause it wasn't real! None of it was. Not the riders or the fireballs. That's what Kricha is, an illusionist. His illusions only hurt you if you beleive in them. But this will be of little help to us for we will never know if what he throws at us is real or not.

--Also to Gebohq, I almost forgot to tell you. I know I described your mouth the wrong way. I looked at the pic and started trying to describe it and I found I couldn't handle trying to decribe you talking through these slits like that, so I purposely described it like that (I did know it wasn't a mask). But if your new picture is different I will redescribe it. As for Orca for instance though I had a good deal of trouble describing him cause, at one point he said they (his race) doesn't have knees. So I am thinking what does that mean, he hops about on a flipper? I kept getting this picture in my mind of "Free Willy" hopping about. (I know that isn't correct, but that was all I kept thinking of cause you never described your appearence). So I purposely described him looking human, except with (well you can read it). Also I don't mind going back and making changes to improve the work. (Also if anybody catches a misspelled word or a sentence that doesn't make sense, ect. Tell me so I can fix it). But I did want to try not to go back and edit plot stuff I had already written cause people who read it might stop at a certian point and not want to go back and reread it all again due to a plot change. On the other hand I am open to suggestions and any thing more you can tell me about your characters (cuase the better I know them and you, the better I can portray them and integrate them into my story) again the address is http://members.xoom.com/jedi_merlin/index.htm . Come and check it out and tell me what you think. I am continually updating the story also.

Just to let everybody know, the story now has 3 chapters (chapters are very very short though, less than a page in length.) Once again you can find it at http://members.xoom.com/jedi_merlin/index.htm By the way, when I finally finish this story that won't be the end! I will add more stories to the library if people want me too. (I've already having ideas about such stories as "Saga of the First War" and "The Dawn of the Knights of the Sword" all set in this world (I've got to give the world this is story is taking place in).

--Thanks for working me in! I'll see if I can't clarify my situation a little for you Merlin--

*After the battle with Kricha, Merlin walks with Scout as they return to tell the king what's happened*

Merlin: Your prowess and bravery have easily proven you worthy of joining us in our fight against the Dark Wizards, but still there are some things I feel compelled to ask you.

Scout: Ask away. I don't have anything to hide.

Merlin: My first one is rather obvious; where exactly did you come from?

Scout: *grins* You mean originally, or just now?

Merlin: *raises eyebrows* Either or both will suffice, I think.

Scout: *deep breath* Well, originally, I came to this world through some kind of dimension rift. There was this big black tower, you know, and it was some kind of nexus point between worlds. An evil man named Strage had opened it, trying to invade and conquer my world, but had just gotten me instead. He was so angry he cast some kind of stasis spell on me, that gave me this white skin, made me pretty much invulnerable to physical harm, and gave me eternal life. Basically, I can't change physically. *shrugs* Then he locked me in the tower dungeon and I've been there ever since.

Merlin: Then how did you get into this castle?

Scout: I don't know. I just managed to escape from my dungeon a few hours ago, and when I emerged, I was in the castle.

Merlin: (with concern) By all thats... The castle must have been built on top of the black tower's dungeons... How long have you been imprisoned there.

Scout: *shrugs* No idea, there aren't any calenders. All I know is that's it's been a long, long time.

Merlin: *puts his arm around Scout's shoulders as they enter the Grand Hall of the castle* I'm sorry, Scout, for that. But I'm afraid the land is in peril and your freedom may be shortlived. Will you join us to rid this world of the Dark Wizards?

Scout: *smirks* Try and stop me.

-Merlin, you described me correctly. Orca is humanoid, but is also somewhat whale like. He has less flexibility of his legs because he has no knees but this does not himder him.-
*Orca rides up on a horse, approaching the castle. He approaches the gate.*
Orca: I must speak to Merlin!
Gaurd(Eyes Orca suspiciously): Who are you?
Orca: I am one of Merlin's party, Space Orca.
Gaurd: Very well. Procede in.
*Gaurd continues to watch Orca suspiciously*
*Orca arrives in the great hall*
Orca: Merlin. I heard you were under attack. I came to assist, but there is nothing out there any more. Not even the bodies that follow a battle.
Merlin: The attackers were illusions created by the Dark Wizard Kricha.
Orca: Then why did I sense a living presence of evil?
Merlin: That I do not know.
Orca: I have a hunch. I will be back shortly.
*Orca walks out of the room and approaches the gates once again*
Gaurd: Merlin kick you out?
Orca(Filled with an

*Orca stands at the top of a large ledge, looking down on the country side below. He takes one last look, then slips out something he found in the castle as he left. Opening the small book, it reveals itself to be a book of magic. Orca flips the pages until he find the spell he wants*
Orca: Novac, Havacino, Ponoia, Stygian Capital, Bacatu!
*Orca rematerializes in the Stygian capital. He find himself right next to Flaming Demon.*
Flaming Demon: Orca, I remember you.
Orca: So do I. What's going on here?
Flaming Demon: I'm leading a little uprising against Bazaal's rule.
Orca: The Vetrecitys?
Flaming Demon: We'll just have to deal with them.
*Flaming Demon, Orca, and the rest of the troops march out onto the road. A Vetrecity is approaching.*
Flaming Demon: Troops, fall back! Don't let them near you!
Vetrecity: You'll never get away!
Orca: Doubtful.
*Orca floods all of his happy memories into a single thought, and directs it at the Vetrecity.*
Vetrecity: AHHHHHHHHHHH!
*The Vetrecity disappears in a cloud of fire. In his place, hundreds of firey little creatures wink into existance.*
Fiery Creature: We are the Devopt. Goodbye.
*Blasts of fire strike out in all directions. Hundreds of Flaming Demon's men fall*
Orca: Not so fast!
*Orca draws his lightsaber and goes charging, ducking all the fire bolts. He starts bashing at the Devopt*
Orca: Eat that! And that!
*As Orca is distracting the Devopt the not-so-bright little beings don't realize they are slowly falling as Flaming Demon's troops pick them off with water arrows*
Flaming Demon: Orca, pull back!
Orca: Not *Slices a Devopt in half* yet!
Flaming Demon: Orca, NOW!
*As Orca starts to pull back, the fire creatures wink out again. Orca breathes a sigh of relief*
Orca: That was close.
*Then Orca sees someone striding down the street.*
Orca: Heisa!
Heisa: Ah, yes Orca. I thought we would meet again.
*Heisa and Orca simoltaniously draw their swords. Heisa's is a magic fire-sword that can not be destroyed by a lightsaber.*
Orca: En gaurde!
*Orca charges forward and attacks, Heisa parrys, and a furious swordfight begins*

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-Space Orca
Space Orca's best qoutes:
"The Force is strong in you. The force of my lightsaber coming down!"
"A planet of pokemon? Don't bomb it from orbit. A few might survive. Get the Death Star in here!"
"Hmmmm... It looks like my Lightsaber needs a little repair work. Know of any lightsaber repair shops in town?"
"Luke Skywalker drew his lightsaber... and turned it in to the art teacher"
"Pokemon is spelled S-T-U-P-I-D!"
If you have any more funny quotes, just send them to me.

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! At least to me it seems like half our posts from page 6 and page 5 were deleted! HELP!

it wasn;t just you! ahhhhhhhhhhh no! great moderators and admins please fix! Orca, shoudl i take this to the discussion board?

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-Dragonfly
Webmaster of JKBTGExtras
"Four legs good, two legs better!"

Good Heavens! Bazaal has destroyed page six in an attempt to keep us from completing the tale! Where is that blasted spell book. Oh, great! The message board won't let me type in Runes. Great! Just great! Hmmmm. . . maybe if I. . .

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No! That's no good. That doesn't look like proper Runes at all. Well I can't do anything so Threedee or Brian L. can you do anything to fix this.