Project Farpoint: The Leap to Eeloo

[Gatrnerd]

I've been reading this, and this looks like a very good fan writing. I have to ask: will later chapters reveal what happened to the first Mechani-Kraken so we don't have a noodle incident?

Edited July 14, 2013 by Shinji-The-Kerbonaut

[Captain_Doug]

I've been reading this, and this looks like a very good fan writing. I have to ask: will later chapters reveal what happened to the first Mechani-Kraken so we don't have a noodle incident?

Basically it was a space battle in orbit of Kerbin and Lengis destroyed the mechani-Kraken and nearly died in the process. For a full story go to the outreach series. My question is will Jeb go down to Eeloo or not?

[Gatrnerd]

Basically it was a space battle in orbit of Kerbin and Lengis destroyed the mechani-Kraken and nearly died in the process. For a full story go to the outreach series. My question is will Jeb go down to Eeloo or not?

Oh, okay! Never realized the prequel to this.

[RogueMason]

Oh, okay! Never realized the prequel to this.

Prequels

Check the 'Mason Codex' link in my signature. It will take you to a library of my works.

[Gatrnerd]

Prequels

Check the 'Mason Codex' link in my signature. It will take you to a library of my works.

Alright, thanks. And I need to thank you more because you've inspired me to make my own fan writing, too! ^^

[SuperWeegee4000]

so we don't have a noodle incident?

You win the game.

[Gatrnerd]

You win the game.

Yes, the "noodle incident" thing is a shout out to Calvin and Hobbes, but I was referring to the idea of a noodle incident entirely.

From TVTropes:

The Noodle Incident is something from the past that is sometimes referred to but never explained (or, rarely, left conspicuously unexplained until a critical plot point), with the implication that it's just too ludicrous for words, and the reality that any explanation would fall short of audience expectations. Questions about it are often met with "You Don't Want To Know…" Persisting is a good way to press a character's Berserk Button.

Commonly introduced to the audience through a Wiki Walk, or by having characters react to some fantastic and improbable event with "Oh no, not again." In any case, the key to this trope is that the audience is left to imagine what happened based on vague hints or clues, with funny (or scary) results.

Named for an incident referenced by the characters of Calvin And Hobbes, where the author admitted he decided against ever stating what happened, as he figured nothing he could come up with would be as outrageous as what the readers thought happened.

[RogueMason]

Alright, thanks. And I need to thank you more because you've inspired me to make my own fan writing, too! ^^

Oh really? That's very nice to hear, and I'm glad to have been an inpsiration

I myself was originally inspired by czokletmuss's Jool story. That is a good read, that one.

[Scotius]

Wow. Action! And orbital strike - niiiceee For a guy that did not want any weapons installed on his ship, Jeb makes a great shot. Much better than the Probe Seriously? It couldn't even take out a guy in spacesuit? They should play more Mass Effect to see how it's done Erm, maybe it's not that good of example considering what Shepard did to Reaper on Rannoch...

[RocketPilot573]

Now this is getting interesting. Good job!

[Gatrnerd]

Oh really? That's very nice to hear, and I'm glad to have been an inpsiration

I myself was originally inspired by czokletmuss's Jool story. That is a good read, that one.

Read it, pretty good.

[The Error]

That orbital strike looked a lot like a phaser shot.

I-

Wait. I really shouldn't say that, or I'll just be feeding the conspiracy theorists.

[RogueMason]

Seriously? It couldn't even take out a guy in spacesuit?

The beam run in London...

Harbinger, what a pathetic shot. I mean, really, Shepard was right in front of you, AND YOU MISSED!

Erm, maybe it's not that good of example considering what Shepard did to Reaper on Rannoch...

*Sniff* Legion... Or Tali if you are cruel

That orbital strike looked a lot like a phaser shot.

What, Starfleet is in the Kerbol System?! Get the engineers to discuss Warp Drive with them, NOW!

[Needles_10]

The pieces are falling into all of the right places. Yes...the plan is working.

[Scotius]

Hey! No offence to Bill, but he's lightyears from Shepard's league. Heck, even Jeb doesn't come close to The Commander (at least until he gets to succesfully shove burning booster into Kraken's maw at point blank range).

[RogueMason]

Hey! No offence to Bill, but he's lightyears from Shepard's league. Heck, even Jeb doesn't come close to The Commander (at least until he gets to succesfully shove burning booster into Kraken's maw at point blank range).

I agree, Shepard is unstoppably epic.

Saren, Sovereign, and the Geth Heretics? No problem, even if he has to save the smelly council or leave them to blow up. Chances are, he saved Ashley, not Kaiden...

The Collectors? Yeah, they spaced him once (poor SR-1 ), but then he got his own back and blew them all up, all the while with an

playing.

ALL THE REAPERS?! Red, blue, or green, Shepard still saves the day. Lots. Everywhere. Except for Thessia, that went badly... Unless of course he is particularly annoyed by the Catalyst and shoots at it...

Unless of course anyone here reading this uses FemShep, in which case, substitute 'he' for 'she'

[Scotius]

Heh. Paragon all the way. My Shep always saves the council. It's tiring being treated like a dirt, but later they come around. And i found that actually Kaidan makes for a pretty good companion (even for male!Shep). Soldiers are dime a dozen, while good biotic is harder to find. And story wise he's a better candidate for Spectre than Ashley IMO. All alien companions totally rock, so Ash with her xenophobic griping started to get on my nerves, Miranda is awesome as a character and love interest (that ass-ets ) and she's a biotic to boot... sorry Ash, but you're toast And there is only one ending to the saga worth picking - Squash The Reapers! If only EDI and Geth would survive the wave...low Bioware, very low.

[RogueMason]

Got to be Paragon. I've seen some of the Renegade choices... horrible, horrible things that I could never bring myself to do, although there are some incredibly funny choices if you choose them (especially a few in the Citadel DLC. Oh boy... )

Kaiden, I don't know really, the last time I played ME1, I was sat there for 10 minutes trying to decide who to save, but it was still Ashley that survived. I should try and save Kaiden next time round, see what it's like. And then I saved the council, even if the first time round I chose the neutral option and they still got blown up

The Collectors destroyed the Normandy SR-1. I will always make them pay for that (plus I guess avenging the 100,000 odd humans that were liquefied is a good thing too, as well as annoying Illusive Man over there...), so it's only natural to blow up their secret hideout, of course.

Tali, she's awesome. So is Garrus. But Tali is a potential romance interest for MaleShep, so... umm, yeah, you get my gist, don't you?

And then there's the reapers. I have to say, it would betray the entire storyline if I didn't choose destroy, so red wins out on that one. A shame about EDI (I feel especially bad for Joker on that account) and the Geth, and a shame that in an alternate reality, the Normandy gets toasted, again (I count the extended cut as 'proper' ). Oh well, I actually think the ending is alright, and quite fitting in some respects.

And so I look forward to ME4, as there is apparently confirmation that it's in the works

Alright, I think maybe that's enough derailment, but if you do have anything else you want to add, just say, my story will still be here

[TheDataMiner]

Is the name Farpoint a shout out to Star Trek the next generation?

[Needles_10]

Is the name Farpoint a shout out to Star Trek the next generation?

Seems like it to me. The title of Chapter 10 gives it away.

[RogueMason]

Yep, that's a TNG reference, alright. I'm hoping Q isn't judging me though

[Captain_Doug]

Yep, that's a TNG reference, alright. I'm hoping Q isn't judging me though

You never know where he might be. He might be the leader of the Kraken. Or he might be the mighty.......JEB

[Scotius]

I'm afraid in this case WE are the Q's

[RogueMason]

CHAPTER 11: RENDEZVOUZ

Lengas: “We're up a kilometre now, looks like we have plenty of fuel for reaching orbit and rendezvous after all.â€Â

Bill: “I did... ow, tell you, didn't... I?â€Â

Handorf: “Try to relax a bit more, Bill.â€Â

Bill: “How can I relax when I... ARGH... when I have blood pouring out of the gash on my arm?!â€Â

Handorf: “Relax and blood won't pour out of the gash in your arm. Besides, I'd hardly call it a gash, you wimp. I'd be more concerned for the laser burn on your chest if I were you.â€Â

Bill: “At least that doesn't... hurt so much... Looks like the nerves there are ruined.â€Â

Handorf: “Your lungs have been significantly affected by it though.â€Â

Bill: “Hmm, might explain my... lack of breath...â€Â

Lengas: “Alright, we're in orbit, not much longer now, Bill.â€Â

Bill: “Good to... know... ow.â€Â

1 hour later...

Lengas: “Jeb, it's us, beginning docking procedure.â€Â

Jeb: “Roger that. Can somebody tell me what the hell happened down there?â€Â

Lengas: “Once we're docked, I'll tell you everything.â€Â

Bob: “Docking complete, I'm opening the hatch.â€Â

Handorf: “Make way, I need to get Bill to the medical centre.â€Â

Jeb: “Oh my god...â€Â

Bill: “It's not as... bad as it looks...â€Â

Jeb: “Don't be foolish, Bill.â€Â

Bill: “I'm not saying... it's not bad; it does... ow... hurt, but it just isn't as bad as... it looks...â€Â

Handorf: “Come on, we need to get you sorted now!â€Â

Jeb: “Lengas? What happened?â€Â

Lengas: *Sighs* “It was the Kraken, Jeb. They sent some kind of probe down to take us out. It couldn't destroy the lander though, only damage it. Bill went to try and disable it, but he got shot down. He landed funny and broke his arm, and then he lay there with a laser burn on his chest and a cannon pointed at him. It was at this point we called the strike.â€Â

Jeb: “Mother of Kerbin...â€Â

Lengas: “That isn't all. The probe began to transmit comms from the main Kraken entity, saying that 'a storm was coming for us'.â€Â

Jeb: “Not good. I'll contact Control right away, get them to notify the military.â€Â

Bill (in background): “ARRRRRRRRGH!â€Â

Bob: “Poor sod.â€Â

Jeb: “Hard as nails though. It takes guts to do that sort of thing without knowing what you can actually do to help.â€Â

Bob: “Just so you know, the fuelling vessel is en route now.â€Â

Jeb: “Ok, prepare for its arrival.â€Â

Bob: “I'll be in the lander to manoeuvre it away while we refuel.â€Â

Lengas: "Let me just offload all the samples and data first. There are ice core samples there too, so can someone get the refrigerator open?"

Jeb: “No problem, just pass them through.â€Â

1 hour later...

Bob: “The fuelling ship is here, I'll get in the lander now.â€Â

Jeb: “You're clear of the port, Bob.â€Â

Bob: “Copy. I'll wait around by the nacelles.â€Â

Jeb: “Ok, just be careful around the equipment.â€Â

AARV: [COMMENCE DOCKING PROCEDURE: LONESTAR LNS-038 BOW DOCKING PORT]

Jeb: “Nice and steady...â€Â

AARV: [DOCKING SUCCESSFUL, COMMENCING FUEL TRANSFER]

Jeb: “Brilliant.â€Â

Lengas: “Fuel flow is fine, we're receiving liquid fuel, oxidiser, and monopropellant.â€Â

Jeb: “As long as we have enough to get home, I'm fine.â€Â

Malrick: “We had enough anyway, but like you said all that time ago, better to be on the safe side.â€Â

Jeb: “Of course, even if it is atypical of me.â€Â

A few minutes later...

Bob: “Jeb, is it alright to bring the lander back in?â€Â

Jeb: “Yeah, the fuelling vessel is clear and will be heading off shortly.â€Â

Bob: “Ok then.â€Â

Bob: “There, I'm docked. What now?â€Â

Jeb: “I guess we wait for the home run.â€Â

[Mr. Pseudonym]

Whoo! New chapter is up! MOAR! NEED MOAR!