Star Knights - Page 2

JonPop · 05-03-2008, 08:05 PM

The Knights were a little hesitant to descend the ramp. In full armor they were concerned that they might slip. Sir Remek took the first step and said, "It's soft, like the ship itself and very easy to walk on." He was followed by the remainder of the Knights.
They grouped together looking around, sniffing the air not knowing what to expect. Sir Stud yelled, "Look at that," pointing to the two moons that were full in the night sky, "Man, the one is as big as our moon and the other one is bigger, if that don't beat all."

A man dressed in attire that was similar to their own squires approached them and said something that
They couldn't understand. He spread his arms and gestured toward the horses that had been waiting.
He indicated that they should mount.

Sir Marty looked at his horse and couldn't quite make out what was different, but for some reason they were not quite the same as the horses he had grown up with on Earth. This horse was heavier, more muscular and had much thicker ankles, that were the weakest part of the horses on earth.

Sir Iguana had been talking with the man, using gestures and a lot of animation and told the Knights that the language the man spoke sounded a lot like ancient Gaelic with Celtic roots. He was able to fathom what the man was saying about danger and that when the craft left, there would be no protection and
they might find themselves having to fight their way to the Kingdom.

JonPop · 05-04-2008, 12:20 PM

The Knights mounted, one by one, with the help of the man who handed up their shields, lances and broad swords. All of the Knights wore their brightly colored tunics from their Kingdoms and their shields were emblazoned WIth each Knights family crest. Quite colorful.
The man mounted his own horse, and indicated that they should follow. The landing site was very large and as the Knights had never before seen concrete, were fascinated at the sharp, clicking, sound of the horses hooves striking such a hard surface.
The two moons gave ample light, almost like dusk, on Earth and they had no trouble staying in the battle square that they had formed, with 15 meters between riders.

They reached the edge of the landing site and started down a dirt road that led to the palace.
Suddenly, they were under attack. Arrows were coming at them from all directions, they raised their shields and tightened up their battle square.
An arrow hit Sir JonPop's shield and did not penetrate, he looked around and saw that the arrows were only slightly penetrating the shields of his comrades and were falling harmlessly to the ground. He gave a silent prayer to Sir Merlin and thought, "This 'substance' really works."
Sir Stillwantmore watched in disbelief as an arrow that had struck his horse in the flank, slowly backed it's self out and fell to the ground with no trace of a wound. Other than a sleight shudder of his horse, Sir Stillwantmore would probably not have noticed.

The arrows ceased and mounted men with shields raised and lances lowered, were charging the Knights, they turned to meet the enemy.

JonPop · 05-04-2008, 12:43 PM

In the days before the Knights had their meeting with King Arthur, Science Officer Kingpole had gone to visit Sir Merlin in his laboratory. He tried to do this on each world and time, that he visited.
He was quiet impressed with the reflective metal that Sir Merlin had made, that had thwarted the spammers Ctrl Alt Delete function.

He told Sir Merlin that he had in his pocket a scrap of paper that had a formula, that made a substance that if applied to the inside of his Knights armor and shields, would stop any arrow from penetrating.

He said that by Federation directive he couldn't give him the formula, but if it accidently were to fall out of his pocket without his knowing....

JonPop · 05-04-2008, 02:47 PM

There were several loud clashes of lances, on shields or armor.
Six Knights on the team from Earth had succeeded in dismounting their opposing Knight. Sir JonPop, Sir Remek and Sir Uberschwanz had remained mounted to watch for another charge. Sir Iguana was controlling their horses.
Sir Bret, Sir Stillwantmore and Sir Sonic were engaged in fighting six of the enemy. Sir Stud had already dispatched his foe and was watching the backs of his team.
It was over quickly and the opposing Knights from the Chung hoard, were dead.

The Knights remounted and remained still, listening for any sounds. There were none, except for the heavy breathing of the Knights. It appeared that the attack was over, for the moment and that the enemy had slipped away in the darkness.

They looked at each other and were able to smile and raise their right hand and gauntleted fist and shout,
OOHRAH!!.
Sir JonPop asked, "Is anyone hurt?" And received a, "Negative, Sir."

Sir JonPop looked at Sir Iguanas shield and saw that it had four small holes where arrows had simply been kept from penetrating. On his own thigh armor, an arrow was barely hanging from the metal. He picked it loose and looked at the tip. Yes, it was steel tipped. The substance that Sir Merlin had applied to all of the Knights' armor and shields, had repelled the steel tip.

The man from King Roberts, that had been in the middle of the Knights battle square, was unhurt and sat on his horse in amazement at the skill the the Knights had shown.
He dismounted and walked to the nearest dead Knight and lifted the visor. He said, "Sir Knights, I have never seen a Knight killed in battle, I have been around jousting games all of my life, but no one had ever been more than just bruised or cut.

That was an amazing display of bravery and King Robert will be told of this.
Sir JonPop said, "What are you called, Son?" "I am called Prince Robert the XXVIII, Sir Knight and I am the Son of King Robert"
Sir JonPop was taken aback at this and said, "Why would your Father send you on such a dangerous task to meet us and take us to the Castle, by yourself?"
Prince Robert said, "My Father said I must do this alone, to prove my bravery and whether I would be worthy of your training to become a Knight."
Sir JonPop said, "You have my vote Prince Robert," and the knights that had over heard the conversation said, "Aye."

JonPop · 05-04-2008, 04:51 PM

Sir JonPop said, "Hold on a minute, young Robert. When we first arrived, you acted as if you didn't understand our language and now you are speaking to us in perfect English.
Prince Robert said, "This is true Sir JonPop, a man's intentions are best learned, if he doesn't know that you understand what he says. I deceived your group a bit, until I knew the content of your character."
"Now, if you will, we shall ride to the castle to meet my Father. Hopefully we have demoralized the rogue knights from further attack."

JonPop · 05-04-2008, 06:25 PM

They had an uneventful ride, the road was very smooth and what looked to be, in the small amount of light they had from the two moons, well manicured grass bordering as far as they could see.

Prince Robert said, "Sir Knights, it is not more than two kilometers to the Castle now, if you look down the road and off to the right, you can see the faint glow of the torches."

As they approached the Castle, Sir Bret thought, "This looks very much like the Castle at ThundersPlace." Sir Remek, exclaimed, "I have seen that Castle before, it looks very much like ThundersPlace!"
Sir Bret let out a laugh and said, "My thoughts exactly, Sir Remek."

The draw bridge and courtyard were well lighted and many people were in the courtyard awaiting the arrival of The Knights from another world. There had been much speculation about what they would look like, some thought they would be very strange looking, having long appendages or maybe grotesque. There was a combined sigh when the Knights dismounted and removed their helmets. Someone in the crowed yelled, "They look just like us." And the crowd broke into hearty laughter.