From grazzhoppr@aol.com Wed Oct 09 19:07:53 1996 Received: from ngeout01.news.aol.com (ngeout01.news.aol.com [152.163.176.244]) by super.zippo.com (8.7.5/8.6.9) with SMTP id QAA12887 for ; Wed, 9 Oct 1996 16:12:33 -0700 (PDT) From: grazzhoppr@aol.com Received: from newsbf02.news.aol.com (newsbf02.mail.aol.com [152.163.172.50]) by ngeout01.news.aol.com (8.6.12/8.6.12) with SMTP id TAA24573 for ; Wed, 9 Oct 1996 19:12:06 -0400 Received: by newsbf02.news.aol.com (1.38.193.5/16.2) id AA06391; Wed, 9 Oct 1996 19:07:53 -0400 Date: Wed, 9 Oct 1996 19:07:53 -0400 Posted-Date: Wed, 9 Oct 1996 19:07:53 -0400 Received-Date: Wed, 9 Oct 1996 19:07:53 -0400 Message-Id: <9610092307.AA06391@newsbf02.news.aol.com> Reply-To: grazzhoppr@aol.com (Grazzhoppr) To: cyberkidd@super.zippo.com X-UIDL: 8a43acf225d7e2fba8ae1a6fc9672709 Subject: Re: Star Wars Fanfic Web Page!!! X-Organization: America Online, Inc. (1-800-827-6364) References: <3259a7e4.19185429@snews2.zippo.com> In-Reply-To: <3259a7e4.19185429@snews2.zippo.com> DISCLAIMER: The following is a work of Fanfic. The characters are not my creation and remain the property of their creators. No profit was made on this story. STARLANDER A Highlander / Star Wars short story crossover. by Scott Vodvarka (Grazzhoppr@aol.com) Darth Vader, dark lord of the sith, stood on the bridge of the star destroyer Executor gazing out the viewport at the sea of stars when his chief lieutenant approached him. "Lord Vader, General Katana of the planet Ziest to see you." Although Vader was angry, his voice remained calm. "Send him in at once." he said. A few seconds later, General Katana was on the bridge. He had reason to believe he should be worried. "You wished to see me, Lord Vader?" Vader didn't waste words. Before Katana could utter another word, an invisible energy field surrounded his throat, constricting it. An energy field known as...The Force! The general gasped and wheezed and struggled to draw breath into his burning lungs, but to no avail. "You have failed me for the last time, General Katana! The Emperor is most displeased with your failure to recover the stolen plans to the new super weapon and feels you are no longer fit to continue your service to the Empire! I have been sent to relieve you of your command! Permanently!" Vader tightened his fist until he heard a sickening snapping sound. Katana collapsed at Vader's feet. Dead. A fate that had befallen many of the dark lord's senior officers. An all too familiar scenario. >From that point on, however, all similarities between this incident and all those prior to it ended! Vader had turned his back to Katana's corpse to gaze out his viewport once again when he felt a tremor in The Force. A very unique tremor he had never sensed before. Just then, the deceased General Katana's eyes flew open. He gasped for air, which gratefully flowed into his aching lungs once more. Vader whirled about, instinctively reaching for his lightsaber. He was glad his face was masked. The expression he wore would have embarrassed him in front of his crew. The dark lord stared in disbelief as the recently deceased general rose to his feet, visibly shaken from his ordeal, but otherwise unharmed. It was as if nothing had ever happened to him. "What is THIS???" bellowed Vader. "What is THIS??!!" he repeated. "It...cannot be!! How is it that you live, Katana when I distinctly felt your aura snuff out of existence?" Katana said nothing, not wanting to reveal his secret. Yet, Vader would surely be able detect any attempt at deceit. Vader drew closer to Katana and attuned himself to the man's aura. "I sense...an anomaly in The Force about you, Katana. You have no Jedi potential, yet you were able to resist my power. Explain this! Who...WHAT are you?" Katana, realizing his cover was at blown at last, decided it was best to come clean and tell the dark lord what he undoubtedtly would figure out eventually anyway. "My Lord, I am Konvys Katana of the clan Katana. I was born 950 years ago on the planet Ziest. And, I am Immortal." Vader nearly skipped a breath despite his respiratory regulators. "Impressive. Most impressive, indeed. An Immortal. I had heard rumors of your race long ago in the Outer Rim. But, I dismissed them as nothing more than local folklore." "As you can see, My Lord. I am quite real." "Very well, Katana. In lieu of your...special abilities, I shall allow you to continue your service to the Empire. At least for now. You will return to the planet Ziest at once. There are reports of an insurgency against the local Moff. There is one named Connor among them. And, another named...Ramirez. They are the apparent leaders of this revolt. You will bring them to me...alive! I believe they may be able to provide me with a link to the rebel base." "As you command, Lord Vader." In the blink of eye, Vader ignited his lightsaber and held it to Katana's neck, the crackling energy blade barely piercing his flesh. The Immortal's body went rigid in fear. "Do not fail me again, General. This is your last chance! I may not be able to partake of your Quickening should I take your head, but you will die all the same. The Emperor will tolerate no further delay in the final destruction of this outlaw rebellion. And, the Emperor is not as forgiving as I am." THE END