F.K.N.S. STARWARS/XANTH Jaina carefully set landing coordinates, with Kohc's help, for the planet below. They were hoping to avoid being noticed by the Imperial ships. Too late. The com crackled. "This is the Star Destroyer Ultimatum. Identify yourself." Jaina cursed. "I can't answer, I might be recognized." Charo moved to the com. Both ships were holographically enabled and they were expected to use it. The young jedi knights got out of range while she answered and transmitted her image. * Admiral Reir was surprised to see the alicentaur; he'd expected a human. He shrugged to himself and listened to her. "This is the Underprice." she said. "We are bound for the planet Szanth." He interrupted the underling on duty and asker her. "Why?" She smiled. "It is my homeworld. I am returning home." He could see other szanthian creatures in the background. She might not be lying, but she wasn't telling the whole truth. He shook his head. "Prepare to be boarded." * Charo didn't know what to do, but she knew she couldn't allow herself to be boarded. What could she do?" * Another voice entered the transmission. "Interfering with my friends." it said. "That is another offense. You surely pile them high Lard Rear." He bristled. The voice wasn't coming from the ship. No one had called him that in years. He turned the pick up off and demanded from the underling, "Where is that coming from?!" He was already frantically scanning. He pinpointed it. "The signal originates from here, but there is no ship." "Show me a picture." Admiral Reir ordered. The underling did as bid. There was something there. "Magnify." he ordered. Again the underling did as bid. It grew to a clear image. In a bubble, were several people. Fire lined the inside of the bubble, probably to heat it. Most of the faces were unclear, but one was looking straight at him or maybe through him. She was maybe seventeen, human, with brown hair, and wearing a green uniform complete with sword. She smiled coldly. "I am Jupiter. In your attack on the Height, you killed my sister. I have called a posse down on you. You also killed a child, a baby really. For all this, you will suffer." He assumed the Height was the floating castle. Such was just as impossible as the bubble they were in. However, most of what he found on this planet was impossible. Magic? No, they were trying to fool him so he would leave. Then, he saw them vanish. "Sir," the underling said nervously. "What?!" he snapped. "The ship, Underprice, has also disappeared." he reported. Admiral Reir cursed. * Lusa's party found themselves landed. Charo grinned. "Jupiter did us a favor." Lusa sighed. "Where are we?" Kohc answered. "The Gap Chasm. Where else would we go?" Lusa's eyes widened. "Do we have a pass?" Tenel Ka looked curious. "Do your people have waystations we shall need to go through?" she asked. Lusa shook her head slowly. "No, but if we don't have a pass, the griffen eon't let us through." "Griffen?" Zekk asked dubitably. Charo nodded. "They are a mixture of eagles and lions. Most likely first produced from love springs." "Love springs......" Jacen repeated. Charo nodded. "It's where..... Wait, you're not part of the Adult Conspiracy are you?" They looked even more confused. "I see your not. I can't tell you." Lusa rolled her eyes. "They already know almost everything." Charo shrugged. "The humans are bound by the Adult Conspiracy and I won't move against it."