THESOAPBOXER

Well, maybe not a vengeance, per se. Maybe with a sharp stick or something. Okay, so as some of you have noticed, I had taken a little vacation from my fanfic series "Antebellum." Okay, three months, whatever. Who's counting? Point is, since I'm about to get my Associate's Degree in a couple weeks, I will now be able to work on my series a little more, hopefully finally being able to answer the question on everyone's minds: "Is there a point to all of this?" Now, I don't want to outright state how frequent the chapters will be up, as I'm still jumping back into all this, and my employers still expect me to show up for work every now and then. But rest assured, the story's all up in my head and (biasly speaking) it's a pretty good one (if not insanely complicated and in no way meant for a fan fiction). And we still have a long way's to go until even Book One concludes. You guys don't even know about the gorillas yet! (Is he kidding?) For those of you who are the majority and don't know what I'm talking about, I have put this handy li'l recap guide of chapters 1-9. Of course it's just a short jaunt to actually read these chapters your own damn self, but hey, I'm a nice guy. And when you're done doing whatever you're doing, feel free to read Chapter Ten of Antebellum: Book One which will be posted a couple minutes after this log entry. [u]Chapter One[/u]: A flashback to seventeen years ago reveals small truths about the Blue Hands and the mysterious "Phase Three." Back in the present (i.e. the future) River wakes up speaking a single word: "Antebellum." [u]Chapter Two[/u]: Set two years after Miranda, Mal Reynolds wakes up to yet another crummy morning, exposits at the speed of light, and then finds out he and his crew have now been given "Dead or Alive" warrants and been labeled as Terrorists. [u]Chapter Three[/u]: Jayne bugs Simon about Kaylee, Kaylee bugs Inara about Mal, a six-year-old bugs Mal about Inara, and Mal bugs River about her insomnia. [u]Chapter Four[/u]: Jayne and Simon find themselves in a tight spot after a burglary attempt. Mal and the crew reluctantly save them. [u]Chapter Five[/u]: The news of the Terrorist warrants is received by the crew with expected results as they argue about their next steps. Mal says their last resort is to split up across the Rim, while Inara says they should contact an ally of theirs through an old acquaintance of Mal and Zoe's. Also, Zoe tells Mal to get over his guilt, but Mal doesn't wanna. And finally, a young girl wakes up with the strict intent on finding her sister... River Tam! [u]Chapter Six[/u]: Gabriella and Michael, two Readers in the same program as River was in, are given their instructions to hunt down and kill Captain Mal Reynolds. Parlaimentary Agent Oren doesn't trust them, while Doctor Chen trusts them all too fully. [u]Chapter Seven[/u]: Nobody sleeps on the trip to Neo Sombra as Mal and Inara talk about not talking, Kaylee exposits background information for Simon (then tries to bed him), and Simon talks about Kaylee with Zoe. [u]Chapter Eight[/u]: The crew lands on Neo Sombra and Mal's good friend James Novak yells at him for being a Terrorist. Finally, James lets Mal stick around and use his CorTex, as long as he leaves right after. [u]Chapter Nine[/u]: Chen's assistant Nicolas ponders the reason behind the Readers, and Agent Oren looks to have Gabriella answer some questions. Instead, she introduces Oren to Andrew, the first Reaver. Elsewhere, Michael follows the crew's scent and then paints himself a picture. There you have it. Now fill in the blanks by reading the full chapters! Candle Wax, everybody! Your friend and mine, TheSoapboxer

WILDIGSTART

You won't be expecting it...but she'll get the job done. Be ready. She'll need an army behind her.

VINTERDRAKEN

Went out today, felt like the first time in ages. First me and some others went and took some pictures (medieval photoshot,and I was the photographer so aint got no purdy pictures). Then after eating a mighty fine meal we went out to my local waterhole. Its a pretty nice goth/electronic/rock club. Saw a mates band there play live (always a kick) and after that we danced away the rest of the night. All in all, it was a mighty fine shindig tonight, first of many this summer I hope.

CRAJON

My wife and I went to a Renaissance faire in Oklahoma about an hour from our home. We both had a great time,first of all my wife is from the Phillippines and never had seen anything like that before.That made it fun for me, being able to show her something she has never experienced befor. Spending time with her now is a great relief for me, my work place is becoming very stressful now(see other blogs)and I need the down time. I work on Sunday and will be off work until Thursday, which will do me a world of good.I strongly believe that I need a vaction away from the BS at work, this way I feel better about things.

WASHBURNEFAN

Does anyone know where I can find some? I'd like to learn the themesong and the Ballad of Jayne.

AUSBROWNCOAT

i kno the notes design is on both sides but is it facing the same way. i heard it mentioned that the money was a bit see through so does that mean the design is a mirror image on the other side so that it matches up eaxactly. i guess iv'e got confused. can someone please tell me how the design is facing on each side of the note????

BRAINSPECIALIST

Yes, he does. In my coming story, I don't bother to explain how they find him or why, he's just there. I like him. He's a sort of time-travelling cross between Jayne and Mal. Of course, by "my coming story", I mean the Doctor Who/Firefly crossover fic. I call it 'Two Doctors'. For those cult Doctor Who fans, I mean Simon and The Doctor, as they are two Doctors. The title is a spin on the classic Spin Doctors (Whoa, too much pun) song, 'Two Princes', and the famous Doctor Who episodes, 'Three Doctors' and 'Five Doctors'. Don't judge me. Also, if anyone is at all confused about the latest Traveller's Tales segment (Chapter 16), just leave a comment and I'll try to answer.

NEZZERUS

I got back from the reunion, started working on chapter 2, had it 7/8 finished, and my roommate kicked the power cable for my PC. certain words, and bullets, were exchanged before he finally left to go hide at his friends apartment. Now I have to start back from square 1.5. And switch my power source to a more idiot-proof location. ~WG out