So..... I never meant to disappear for so long. Sorry for that. Bouncing back in about once a year isn't very reliable is it? I am attempting to post another update, trying to get back into writing this after a year is a challenge. So wish me luck, I also really miss having someone I could bounce my ideas off of. Any old readers out there want to let me bounce ideas off of you so I can get this old ball a-rollin' again? Though I will say, I am not a fan of the new Forum layout. Though... are you finally able to post actual fan art again?

So this one is a bit long. It takes place at approximately the same time as my previous chapter. Year 3634 Month 8 PART II CHAPTER 71 HURTLING THROUGH HYPERSPACE AN

*Blows a layer of thick dust off the thread* It has been a hell of a year, to put it mildly. Things should hopefully be not only calming down but moving forward in positive ways. I do not know if there is any real interest left in this thread. After some ruminating, if I should continue this story to its conclusion, I believe I have sorted out the ending and decided to see the story to its conclusion and finish posting it. Part II Chapter 70 AN

Holy smokes my weekend got away from me! I do apologize, though in my defense I have been busy! I pulled up and replaced the fencing in one of my paddocks while my mare is gone. So I will now be posting the next chapter, something I meant to do Friday... Spoilers CHAPTER 35 AN

My turn I meant to post this before all the family descended upon the house for my daughter's b-day. Kinda didn't happen... but! I have it now, so enjoy Spoilers CHAPTER 34

Then my dear, I shall gently nudge my co-writer. She is up on deck for the next chapter. :

<3 you Alaurin

Hai. Hope everyone had a wonderful holiday season. My daughter finally convinced me to get an Elf on the Shelf.. she told me we had to save the Reindeer that had gotten "stuck" in the Christmas tree. My daughter is twelve and almost taller than me so I am pretty sure I know how the Reindeer got "stuck"... I do wonder where I am going to find them next year, something tells me, in the freezer. Here is the next chapter. CHAPTER 69 PART II AN

I decided to wander over and look at Wookiepeedia... It is a bit different than I remembered when I last used it. I did find this page, I do not know if it would help you. There is a timeline for the Old Republic and ships, If you find an older one that existed before section of SW time you are going to use, that would work for it being an old clunker. Plus it fanfiction, you can manipulate it if you so desire to make it work. https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Republic_Navy/Legends

An I did ace my exams, sitting at a 4.0 let's hope I can keep it up Here is the next one. PART II CHAPTER 68 AN

Wow, sorry everybody, I totally let time get away from me. On a positive note, I do believe I aced all my courses. Here is the next bit. If I am able I will double post this week, to try and make up for not posting for a month. PART II CHAPTER 67

Awww, I was hoping I would get at least a couple curious nibbles over which myths/fables were used Here is the next installment. PART II CHAPTER 66 AN

Happy Friday. Taking a moment for myself so I am going to sit and post another chapter. PART II CHAPTER 65 AN

CHAPTER 64 PART II AN

Happy Sunday Here is the next installment, it's not very long. CHAPTER 33 PART 4

Holy smokes, how I wish I had the time... somehow hypocrisy just screams Ka'van to me.... I can't imagine why Maybe I will actually find the time and the creative spark, to write for that one, over the weekend.

I am so very sorry that I haven't posted for well about ten months now give or take. To say that things have been, well to be frank, $h!.t.y would be a massive understatement. I am not one to let things get me down though and I have neglected my lovely readers long enough. I do apologuise. I can in no way guarantee that I will be posting again on a regular schedule, but I am hopeful I will be posting more often. There are a few chapters that I have yet to finish, a couple that need to be written so, if the writing isn't as good, well I haven't written a thing in about a year. Haven't drawn anything either. Hopefully working on posting the rest of this story will help the creative spark to return. Without any further ado here is the next chapter PART II CHAPTER 63 AN

Blows the dust off the keyboard. It has been awhile, great to be posting again... My apologies, I was supposed to get this posted last Friday Chapter 33 Part 3 AN Mando Translation

Now for a drive by posting. ... Internet is acting up and I need to mow the grass. Hopefully I can get it finished this time before it rains again. More Month of Meta! These prompts cover form or style rather than specific situations. The theme: Letters. This week’s Month of Meta SFWC prompt: Week of August 23, 2019: Dear Editor: Prior to comment sections, there were Letters to the Editor, where newspaper or magazine readers made their opinions known, and sometimes were published. Has your character ever spoken their mind in this official way? What was the occasion? Do they troll everyone on every message board they can find? Disagree politely? Usually ignore it all but this..this cannot stand. Let your character rant in public this week. This week’s prompt not for you? Look for something more to your taste in the Prompt Archive. Consider all the prompts active and waiting to inspire you. This week’s featured previous prompts are: Windfall: Something good fell in your character’s lap, something they weren’t expecting. Does it come at an opportune time to fix a problem? Does it cause a headache (or heartache) down the road? Or do they make cider, as one does with windfall apples? The Morning After - What seems like a good idea at night may turn out to be terrible in the morning. Or the other way around. Write about the morning after some event great or small that your character has experienced.

Look at me posting on a Friday!!! Here is your next Meta prompt More Month of Meta! These prompts cover form or style rather than specific situations. The theme: Letters. This week’s Month of Meta SFWC prompt: Week of August 16, 2019: Dear Mum and Dad: letters from camp: It’s summer in the northern hemisphere, time for Vacations and Summer Camp. Does your character send their children to camp? Did they go as a child? What about boot camp, or postcards from a trip to a distant locale? Who do they write to and what do they say? Do friends or relatives send messages to your character from their vacations? Business trips? Write some camp letters or postcards this week. This week’s prompt not for you? Look for something more to your taste in the Prompt Archive. Consider all the prompts active and waiting to inspire you. This week’s featured previous prompts are: To Market, To Market - To tread close to a game mechanic, or perhaps just to enrich/contextualize what game stuff we see: The Cartel Market brings tons of unique weapons, speeders, pets, funny-looking gear, and more to our in-game characters. Do any of those items have a story? Small Talk–It sounds easy, but writing small talk can be difficult. What do the characters discuss if they meet casually on the street, waiting for food to arrive in a restaurant, waiting for a bus, at the well or water cooler? With a co-worker, with a friend, with an ex, a shopkeeper or receptionist? It doesn’t have to be meaningless filler, stuff you know will go away in editing. Use small talk to tell your reader about the world, about the character’s job concerns, about their family, about story-world politics. If your character hates small talk and wants to escape the situation as soon as possible, that’s a story too!

@ Feldraeth At least you were able to find your security key. If I had one I would probably ducktape it to my tower so I wouldn't lose it. Morning everyone, here is your new prompt Month of Meta continues! These prompts cover form or style rather than specific situations. This Month of Meta theme: Letters. This week’s Month of Meta SFWC prompt: Week of August 9, 2019: Dear John: before breaking up via text was a thing there was the “Dear John” letter. Has your character written one? Received one? Breakups are never easy. The letter (or text) means one person doesn’t have to face the raw emotions (and possibly violence) of the other. So what would your character write, or what did their letter say? This week’s prompt not for you? Look for something more to your taste in the Prompt Archive. Consider all the prompts active and waiting to inspire you. This week’s featured previous prompts are: Play Within A Play - (alternately titled My Immortal) - In a world where there are people, there are stories. And where there are stories, fandoms are likely to follow. And where fandoms go…well. Do any of your characters or their companions write fiction? Imagine what they would write in the way of thinly (or not at all) veiled fanfic. What stories do your characters tell about each other? Setting a Bad Example - Not every character is a paragon. Some revel in the fact they’re not. Others are pretty good except for a handful of flaws, the kind that make them interesting. This week, write about a time your character set a bad example, intentional or otherwise.

Wow, talk about a busy week.... Kiddo entered her first pageant ever, absolutely loved it and she is talking about doing it again next year. She even won best interview. And on a more SW related note, here is you'all's next prompt! It is the Month of Meta! This week’s Month of Meta SFWC prompt: Week of August 2, 2019: Dear Diary: A diary, a journal, a personal log. Whether it’s a way of summarizing the day, a method for working through problems, or an aid to memory, people and characters find writing in a diary to be a helpful tool. What about your character? Do they keep a diary? What do they write about? Perhaps they find one belonging to a relative, a lover, a mentor, or even a stranger. Do they read it or return it? This week’s prompt not for you? Look for something more to your taste in the Prompt Archive. Consider all the prompts active and waiting to inspire you. This week’s featured previous prompts are: Silent Partner - Conversation Street’s big challenge. One of the participants cannot be heard or understood directly by the readers. Maybe their speech is inaudible or garbled. They might speak a foreign or nonhuman language. Perhaps your character is rehearsing and anticipating audience questions. Their partner might simply not speak for biological or personal reasons. One character does all the talking, but the reader still needs to follow the conversation. Mysteries - There’s a lot out there we don’t know. There’s a lot out there some of us do know and some of us don’t. Our characters are faced with many mysteries, some perhaps explainable by science or the Force or another sentient’s mind, some not. What mysteries have your characters come across? Are they comfortable with not knowing or do they insist on uncovering the truth? Prompt courtesy of @frauzet.

So... I have not been near a computer the last week and a half. I will also admit that I am not the best at using the old smart phone to post things... As a result all of you fine people get two prompts. Week of July 19, 2019: Forced Arrangements: A marriage, an assigned partnership, dormmates, weekend conference roomies, seatmates for a long trip or event, even a blind date. Sometimes your character has to deal with another, with little say in the matter. How serious is the situation? How long does it last? How does your character handle it? What happens afterward? Do they part as friends and keep in touch or never speak again? If permanent, how do they make it work? This week’s prompt not for you? Look for something more to your taste in the Prompt Archive. Consider all the prompts active and waiting to inspire you. This week’s featured previous prompts are: Snatched from the Jaws of Defeat - Our characters get into a lot of scrapes, a lot of desperate situations. Sometimes it may look like there’s no way to win…but a surprise might be in store. Write about a time your character had a success they weren’t expecting. Groomed - Presenting oneself to the world is a complicated thing. There are soap products to select, hair to style, shaving to do, cosmetics to apply…alternately your characters might ignore some or all of the above. Write about your character’s hair and/or grooming style. And for this week, Week of July 26, 2019: A Favor: Your character needs help, and someone owes them a favor. Perhaps your character is the one who owes a favor. These are social obligations with no clear monetary value, yet we seem to know instinctively when a request is reasonable. Even when it’s not, we may find ourselves honoring it. In some circles, a favor maybe more codified and ritualized. Yet while money may be involved, it’s never the real debt. Do your character a favor and write about them cashing in or fulfilling a social debt this week. This week’s prompt not for you? Look for something more to your taste in the Prompt Archive. Consider all the prompts active and waiting to inspire you. This week’s featured previous prompts are: Practice Makes Perfect: No matter how skilled your character is, there’s always room for improvement. What does your character do to keep in practice? Are they building on existing accomplishments or learning something new? Is it a skill they need for their main occupation, or something they do for fun? Are they edging toward perfection, or always terrible but having a great time anyway? Practice your own writing this week. Surprises–Unexpected, sometimes good, sometimes less so. A party, a gift, a visit from a relative (or enemy–or both in the same person), or even a good jump scare. This week, give your character and readers a surprise.

It's prompt time! Enjoy.This week’s SFWC prompt: Week of July 12, 2019: Craving: Sometimes, you just gotta have it. What is “it”? We often think of craving in relation to food, but it can be anything: intoxicants, attention, validation, touch, or affection. Nearly anything can be desired intensely as to be craved. Write about a time your character craved something, how they went about getting it, and what happened after. Why was it so important, anyway? Feel free to continue submitting stories for any prompt. A masterpiece missed the deadline? Don’t let it gather electronic dust. Submit it anyway and Short Fiction Weekly Challenge will publish it. This week’s prompt not for you? Look for something more to your taste in the Prompt Archive. Consider all the prompts active and waiting to inspire you. This week’s featured previous prompts are: Midsummer/Midwinter– It’s the turn of the seasons this week, the longest day for the northern hemisphere and the longest night for the southern hemisphere. What does midsummer or midwinter mean for your character? Alternately, write about your characters longest night or longest day. Goals and Ambitions - Everybody has something they dream of, something they’re working for in the future. For a lot of our characters it’s a defining part of who they are. What are those goals? Who do our characters want to be? If anyone does have a prompt idea, they are still being taken. Just send me a PM and I will forward it to the proper people.

@ Feldraeth Sorry this is late, I stink at using Tumblr.... Hope everyone had a great 4th! Here is your new prompt: This week’s SFWC prompt: Week of July 5, 2019: Liability: A disadvantage or debt: a liability is something your character is responsible for, or something that holds them back. It could be a literal, monetary debt. It might be something they inherited but don’t want. Perhaps another character, who really ought not to be in that situation. Maybe your character is the liability, endangering the mission because of inexpertise or some other qually. How does everyone deal with it? Feel free to continue submitting stories for any prompt. A masterpiece missed the deadline? Don’t let it gather electronic dust. Submit it anyway and Short Fiction Weekly Challenge will publish it. This week’s prompt not for you? Look for something more to your taste in the Prompt Archive. Consider all the prompts active and waiting to inspire you. This week’s featured previous prompts are: If I were a Rich Man - Our characters come from all walks of life. Were credits just a means to an end, or did they ever dream of wealth and how they might get it? Make it on their own (legal or otherwise), inherit from family, or play the Cartel Lotto and hope? In the course of their stories they become wealthy and powerful. What do they do with all those credits? Did money buy happiness? Did they fulfill their dreams, or was their monetary success empty and hollow? Goodbye - Would you believe we haven’t had this prompt yet? Goodbyes come in many forms, from the quick “see you later” of an everyday contact to permanent loss. Write about a time your character said goodbye…or couldn’t.