First_Son (first_son) wrote in dc_nextgen,
@ 2013-01-28 19:31:00

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Jon Kent, Warlord of Mars
It was supposed to be a bit of downtime for some of the JLA'ers and family. While deep sea diving, Jon had found an underwater cave... which led to the chamber with all the runes. It was just a curiosity, but he'd spent enough time in space... he knew he'd seen some things like them. He'd only made out a few words with super speed inference and cryptography though before there was a flash of light - and he finds himself in the midst of some sort of pitched airship battle.

The ground below looks an awful lot like the island - except where there was sandy beaches and forest, now there's a rock island with crystal formations surrounded by a massive sea of red dust.

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	khym_jonzz 2013-02-05 01:03 am UTC (link)
	Very strange indeed. But this Princess Deyja must be very beloved indeed, to have so many people happy to see her. "What do you think of all this?" she asked, slipping closer to Jon. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	first_son 2013-02-05 02:34 am UTC (link)
	"I'm not quite sure, but as far as I can tell, they were trying to get this princess here, and the other ship attacked them... and the bug things don't seem to like anyone. The city walls also look like they've been attacked a few times. I'm guessing we've come into some kind of war." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	khym_jonzz 2013-02-06 12:03 am UTC (link)
	"The same everywhere," K'hym said sadly. "Green vs. white, them vs. their foes..." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

first_son
2013-02-06 01:41 am UTC (link)

He nods. "Its unfortunate. I did see something odd here though. Most of the work doesn't seem to be around their weapons...its some kind of observatory. I'm kind of wondering if they have some kind of... I don't know, science or ritual to try and defend themselves that she's some part of. Telescopic and x-ray vision... either way, it doesn't appear to be a weapon. I... can't be sure, but I think we're on as right a side as we can get here."

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	khym_jonzz 2013-02-07 12:07 am UTC (link)
	K'hym nodded, scanning with her own Martian Vision, as it could penetrate places Jon's x-ray vision could not. "Perhaps... some kind of celestial alignment?" K'hym suggested. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	first_son 2013-02-07 12:10 am UTC (link)
	"Hmm, that's quite possible. Their observatory does seem to have all sorts of writing and sigils on it. There may be some sort of religious or spiritual connotations to it. Either way... it looks like the princess there is leading the discussion with some of their scientists, so she definitely seems key to it." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	khym_jonzz 2013-02-07 01:16 am UTC (link)
	K'hym turned in her hearing, trying to listen and pick out what words she could, while still maintaining her conversation with Jon. She focused her vision on the observatory. "I think... I may be able to make out a few words." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	first_son 2013-02-07 01:19 am UTC (link)
	"Alright, well, see what you can figure out, given some time. They seem to be willing to trust us for now. I'm going to go back and see if I can prevent a lot of bloodshed. I'll meet you back here at nightfall?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	khym_jonzz 2013-02-08 12:53 am UTC (link)
	"Agreed," K'hym said. "Be careful, Jon." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	first_son 2013-02-08 12:58 am UTC (link)
	"I will be. You too." he agrees, before launching back into the sky, to the wonder of many of the people. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	khym_jonzz 2013-02-09 12:43 am UTC (link)
	K'hym continued to mill just a little, listening, trying to learn as much of the language as she could. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	first_son 2013-02-09 12:46 am UTC (link)
	With people taking new note of her, now that the princess has been greeted, there's a lot more discussion going on around her. Finally, the princess breaks free of the scientists, the crowd parting for her. She extends a hand towards K'hym. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	khym_jonzz 2013-02-10 02:32 am UTC (link)
	K'hym isn't entirely sure what's going on, but she does trust Deyja. That much, at least, she is sure of. She takes her hand. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	first_son 2013-02-10 04:05 am UTC (link)
	Deyja leads her to the observatory tower, and up about three of the seven or eight stories, into what seems to be some kind of cafeteria, eventually offering K'hym some sort of beverage. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	khym_jonzz 2013-02-10 10:58 pm UTC (link)
	K'hym was not, by her nature, a suspicious person. If she were, or even had she been trained like a Manhunter, she might have checked the drink with her Martian Vision first. But she was not, and so she accepted the drink and took a long swallow. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	first_son 2013-02-10 11:43 pm UTC (link)
	There is a moment of dizziness which might suggest it should have been checked... but then it passes, and Deyja's words come across far more clear. "I understood your name, but not why you and your friend are here. Or how." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	khym_jonzz 2013-02-11 10:56 pm UTC (link)
	K'hym's jaw dropped in surprise. "I can... I can understand you!" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	first_son 2013-02-11 10:58 pm UTC (link)
	The Princess nods. "A rare draught now, that the waters have begun disappearing from this world, but this drink was once used to help create bridges of understanding between different peoples... before the divisions came." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	khym_jonzz 2013-02-11 11:47 pm UTC (link)
	"I know about divisions," K'hym said sadly. "My own people warred amongst the races of our world, and were nearly all destroyed for it." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

first_son
2013-02-11 11:52 pm UTC (link)

"And so you know the state of this world. Now, we are at war. The Tharks trust no one, attacking anyone who crosses their territory outside the airships. And the people of Zodanga attack us relentlessly, ever since they were shown a new source of energy by their priests.

The waters have receded, the people... once widespread, live almost solely in the two great cities now. Your fate may become ours. Soon."

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	khym_jonzz 2013-02-12 12:09 am UTC (link)
	"My friend, Jon, and I, will do what we can to protect you," K'hym said. She was no warrior, not even a super-hero yet. Young, inexperienced, crippled, and coming to terms with a new world. But she knew what was right. "And perhaps we can stop these attacks." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	first_son 2013-02-12 12:11 am UTC (link)
	The priestess smiles. "When you carried us here... I thought, perhaps, that you might have been sent by the old gods to save us. Or at least to tell me I was close to discovering the Ninth Ray." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	khym_jonzz 2013-02-12 01:17 am UTC (link)
	K'hym gave her a curious look. "The Ninth Ray?" Was it powered by Nth Metal, perhaps? (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

first_son
2013-02-12 01:27 am UTC (link)

"Yes." The Princess agrees. "A new form of energy, as we have depleted so much of everything else in the world in the midst of this thousand year war. It would power this city, give us the strength to defend ourselves. I'm very close...I think. But the priests have declared our science a blasphemy, and pushed for our destruction... or for me to wed our enemy's leader and stop my pursuit of science."

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	khym_jonzz 2013-02-13 01:31 am UTC (link)
	K'hym frowned. "No one should be forced into such a thing. What can we do to help you?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

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