Yes! More Underground Woohoo!

Poor Trev.

Nothing like a psychic link to cause and fix problems.

Janine

So, when are you posting part 3?

Tara

I'll probably post this week, after I finish the next part of the Vampire Murders. I'm editing it now.

Let's use this thread for all feedback, sinct there probably won't be very much.

Nan

I'm worried about Shrimp's family! I'm really hoping that the Underground found them before the Jils could. I'm also hoping that the Underground is looking for this psychic pair!

As always, I'm fascinated by this universe! Thanks for sharing it with us.

Amber

How closely linked are they, anyway? Is it true that killing one will kill the other? Can they break this link, and do they want to?

In the Terran Underground universe, psychic links like these are always unbreakable except by the death of one of the pair.

Tara

When Alan Westover told Jason that Jason being killed would kill Trevor, he was exaggerating a little, but he was trying to save the lives of a lot of people.

If Jason were to die, it would affect Trevor severely, although it wouldn't kill him. He would only wish it had.

In The Crystal Demon, you encounter a patrolman (Base Commander Parnell) who was unknowingly a power pack for a psychic, who was his wife. When she was killed he never completely got over it. The only thing that helped him recover is the story: "Hunting Party" where he finally meets another psychic who becomes his partner. Hopefully I'll be able to edit and post that one eventually.

Nan

I thought it was a bad thing to kill a Jil. Don't the other Jils come along and do some ten-for-one revenge killing?

Usually it winds up some kind of family revenge vendetta. Alan, for instance, has about a thousand Jils after his scalp. <g>

Oh noes! There's a Jil! Oh, wait, he's dead -- and for a change, Alan didn't do it! But Jason's unconscious and Mark is missing... Oh noes!!!!

Translation: Great part, although it's frustrating not to be able to see any of the action directly. Maybe in the next section?

PJ

And for the record, I always liked Lyn's dad (the bit where he gets rescued by his enemies is fun), so I'd like to read the rest of his story.

Plus, a lot of the later stories reference things that happened in stories you haven't posted yet, so it's good to fill in those gaps for us!

PJ

Okay, just caught up with slight deception and am starting the next one.

Boy Trevor is a real winner. Hope it has something to do with his dark past that you have hinted at. I know we will hear more about that too, I hope.

And you are posting a new story on the LnC side as well. Is it in one of your already established universes?

James

Ok, ask and you shall receive. Wow, Trevor had a rough life.

Loving the story and looking forward to part three.

James

Ok, ask and you shall receive. Wow, Trevor had a rough life.

Loving the story and looking forward to part three.

James

I think the wife would turn him in, especially after two stun bolts.

Looking forward to part four.

James

Ok, that is the beginning of a wonderful story. More soon please.

BTW, does the voice mimicking aliens also mimic handwriting?

James

Thanks to everyone for the feedback. I intended to post the next part this week but my edited version vanished with a hard drive crash this morning <sigh>. I have the un-edited version on my external drive, so all is not lost, but I'm going to have to re-edit the next part before posting. Hopefully it won't be too long.

Nan

Not bad for an interlude. More soon please.

James

Have we heard about Blashvor before? The name sounds familiar. At any rate, he's an interesting character.

So they got Jason, but what about Trevor?

Amber

Blashvor is a character who makes an appearance in Slave Race. You'll find out a lot more about him in the rest of the story.

Nan

So, the plot thickens.

Loving this story!

James

I haven't read a lot of the Terran Underground series (a fault I will have to rectify, I see), so about Blashvor... is he a "good" Jil? The Jilectans all seem to be so "We're superior and the rest of you are all pond scum". Does Blashvor see humans as people? As people who could be partners?

And why do the Jils have these feelings of superiority? I believe in your fics you have established that they are stronger, taller, and more psychically gifted than humans - is that correct?

The Jils are from a planet with higher gravity than humans, and are larger, faster and stronger. They are also a little ahead of humans, as they left their planet before humans did. They are also *all* psychics. However, one of the (unstated) reasons that most of them really dislike humans is that the average Terran psychic is generally better than the average Jil psychic. Both groups have their outstanding ones and those that aren't so good, so sometimes a Jil psychic will be the better psychic, but more often the human will be the better one. However, there are a lot more Jil psychics than human ones, because only some humans are psychics, so the Jils have the advantage. And then, of course, you have the ones like Trevor and Mark Linley.

For a more complete explanation, read Slave Race. What you may not have realized is that Trevor is what is called a psychic power pack, a Terran psychic without the "control factor", whose psychic energy can't be sensed, and who is a carrier of the psychic gene. When paired with a functioning psychic (like Jason) whose mind is a perfect complement of his, the psychic can draw power from his power pack and use it to enhance his own. This is covered in much more detail in the other stories.

Nan

I suspect whatever is wrong with Le Frit is not just a case of red mite. I also feel like we've seen Le Frit before.

I'm totally at a loss about where this story is going, but I'm enjoying the ride!

Amber

I would really worry about what Jason would see, if it would be "too much" for him. Trevor has done some tough things as a Patrolman. And what about all the "adult" memories?

There is a kind of filter effect -- he's looking for something that happened when Trevor was a little kid, so he wouldn't find the things that happened to him as an older person.

Nan

Uh-oh. It looks like Jason is making enemies. He's too young to realize that boasting about the mental probe of the Arcturian and the other pirate will only make them resent and fear him. And of course, everybody already hates Trevor, as a Patrolman.

I'm not so sure, IolantheAlias. If he's nice, they may very well think he's a wuss and walk all over him. They should be used to psychics by now, anyway, since they work for and with psychics.

Tara

So it seems like Jason and Trevor could do well in Blashvor's service indefinitely. But I can't help but feel like the Underground is still looking for them. I also think they'd be so much better off in the Underground than with pirates! Jason is an impressive psychic - perhaps he and Trevor are a pair on par with Mark and Alan?

Amber

Did you read Slave Race? If you haven't, you probably should. Jason and Trevor show up in that one, too.

Tara

Just caught up. Wow, interesting developments.

Would love soon.

James

Lord Blashvor is a very practical man.

Oh, it's nice to get to read eight sections all at once <g> I just caught up. Very interesting. Poor Mark, he's always getting mugged!

Lord Blashvor is indeed an interesting character. Very practical, and willing to change his mind when he encounters new information. And there was a Jack - made me think of the kid from Slave Race, but then again I think that Jack was younger, so maybe it was Fenton. Jason's certainly proving his usefulness, and Trev's doing pretty good, too!

Speaking of Trev, that bit about his mom & sister was interesting -- are we going to find out more about that story? You know, after we go find Trevor's sister Trish. Doesn't matter, really, I'll be reading along happily, regardless.

Thanks for sharing, and I apologize for not commenting in such a long time. Grad school & a full time job sure cut down on fanfic reading time.

PJ

Iolanthe, just saw you're new to the Terran universe! I almost envy you, you have so much good stuff to read! James's timeline is the best resource. I admit I like some of the stories better than others, but they're all good.

PJ

I know that there is a link to Nan's fic series on the Archive. Is there a link or a timeline for her "Terran Underground" series?

Yes, there is. Mr. Data took my Terran Underground Timeline and posted it in the Original Fiction TOC, and when I start a new story he supplies a link to the story from the timeline. Just check there and you'll find it.

Nan

Also, James has the link in his sig file.

As you can see here.

Not quite caught up, but, wow the Jil pirate is an unusual Jil! And he seems so close to the power pack concept.

Glad to see more sections posted.

James

Ok, you have totally wowed me. The Jil is going to go look for the sister after all these years. Are you sure he is a Jil?
James

Blashvor is no fool. Besides, Fenton's sister is a psychic, too, remember. And the next part is up.

Nan

Too short!! Brilliant, but short. Loving this story. And I am glad that there is not to come.

James

#16:
Totally an edge of the seat story

James

17:

What a wonderful place to stop. You guarantee the reader to come back.

James

So, another fine story done.

Which one are you gaining to work on next?

James.

Another great story! I can't wait to see what's up next!

Amber