40kTerra Novellette idea.

[calvor]

as Cag said Yes!!!!!!!!

[Templar Mikeel]

Yes. So far, I think everyone has liked it. Are you getting tired of writing?

[Lord Commander Erus]

Gawrd durn right we do!

[Baron Spikey]

Wooo! Im loving it- you best keep writing

And if I do appear in this as some random character you'd best point him out to me as I dont think Baron Spikey will likely be his name

[Khemri_Daemon]

We need more, and we know where you live...

[TheKiller333]

If you stop, i will break into your house and eat every living relative of yours. Afterwards, i will put you in a pool of snakes, and drop and anvil upon your head while surrounding you with 50000 very angry and hungry Lions.
Please continue writing!
=p

[Templar Mikeel]

Originally Posted by TheKiller333

If you stop, i will break into your house and eat every living relative of yours. Afterwards, i will put you in a pool of snakes, and drop and anvil upon your head while surrounding you with 50000 very angry and hungry Lions.
Please continue writing!
=p

Then how would we get our story!?! It may not be your style but you'd probably have to torture him instead of kill him. But then your charactar in the story wouldn't exactly be the crowd favorite. I think, for the time being, Icarus responds better to encouragement and politley asking. Or just eating his relatives.

[BrainDeleted]

good point

[Icarus Athrasuriel]

I think I'm gonna cry...damn you Killer!!!!!!!

[Perturabo]

Please continue the story-you have several good plot hooks going now and I want to see where they lead us too!

[TheKiller333]

Sorry Icarus. Love ya really. *Eats Pert.*

[Lord Commander Erus]

*beats Killer until he spits him back out*

Just remember. You are locked in a cage that is meltagunned shut now, and you are trapped in Squig Poo up to the knees, that has hardened to the strength of Adamantium x3.

[Icarus Athrasuriel]

Chapter 3 (Part 1)
Steele's Imperium

Rosenadel thought for a long time about what had happened. He contemplated events, coming to different conclusions each day. He decided it would probably be easier if he fully understood the Warp. Indeed, it would help if he understood it at all. His knowledge was limited, restricted to it's effects on his world, the material realm, which may explain why they were 3000 years in the future, something he had been taught was impossible.

He had explained to Icarus what had happened...the Centurion had been none too pleased. He had, though, accepted the Emperor's death rather readily, almost as if it was a release for him. The Grey Knights' reactions had been similar, if not still a little distressed.

They had been travelling for thirty five days now, at a constant speed of 3,000,000,000 kilometres per second. As Isstvan was a light year from the Tyrannic Fleet Command, the closest of any enemy planet, it would be only a day until they reached the planet.

Rosenadel looked up as a door hissed open. He didn't see the person entering at first. They had taken to dimming the lighting, so as to replicate the level of an old Imperial ship. It was a Grey Knight, and he strode quietly over to a console. Pushing buttons and reading displays, the warrior sighed.

“What are you doing?” Rosenadel asked. The Knight snapped his head round, he hadn't noticed the Inquisitor.

“Checking our course heading, Inquisitor,” the Knight answered before returning to switch off the display.

“What is your name?” Rosenadel inquired, standing.

“Knight-Captain Mikeel, sir,” he replied. Mikeel turned to look out of the bridge's
view port.

“What do you think we will find at Isstvan, Knight-Captain? Friends or foes?”

“I'm not too sure sir. Gregor Eisenhorn gave you the co-ordinates, yes?”

“Indeed he did.”

“Well, in that case, I think we'll find friends.”

“Why?”

“Eisenhorn was an Inquisitor, even before you were born. His loyalty to the God-Emperor was unquestionable, even if his methods were. I trust him.”

“Good, I'm glad one of us does...” Rosenadel muttered as he walked to Mikeel's side. He took a look at the helm display. It showed the current speed. It was slowly dropping. Rosenadel spun and ran to the ship's vox. The group had become accustomed to their getaway-come-transport's systems over the past month. He activated it, and said, “We're dropping speed. Everyone to the bridge.” Turning back to the helm, he read the ship's speed quickly, then realised that they were about to stop. The elongated stars reduced to glimmering spots once more, but more interesting was what lay before them.

Icarus sprinted onto the bridge, coming to a stop almost instantly. The other three Grey Knights followed, each with a gaping jaw as they looked upon the spectacle. An entire fleet of ships, Gothic in appearance, with dark, shimmering hulls, gun cannons protruding from their flanks, and long, bent, gleaming prows.

Suddenly, a mechanical voice rang through the ship. +++Identify yourself+++ it stated simply. One of the closest ships turned so one of it's laser batteries faced the transport. Icarus pushed a button, activating the inter-ship vox.

“This is transport VIII, from the Tyrannic Fleet destroyer Wrath of Erek.”

+++Surrender or you shall be fired upon+++

“We surrender,” Icarus replied. The ship shook, then began to fly, of it's own accord, into a large hole in the Gothic vessel's hull, a dock. As they landed, all of the ship's door, once more of their own accord, slid open. Rosenadel could make out the sounds of men running and officers barking orders on the decks below.

Icarus levelled his Force weapon at the entrance to the bridge, aiming it's inbuilt Bolter at it. The Grey Knights took up positions also, drawing Force Swords and bolt pistols. One took cover behind a console, readying a Psycannon. Rosenadel, who had recovered only his ornate Force Sword, blessed Bolt Pistol and his battle garments, drew both his weapons and put his Rosette on display.

A man walked onto the bridge, followed by a group of other men. Icarus lowered his Force weapon, cocking an eyebrow. The Grey Knights came out from cover and holstered their weapons. Rosenadel simply stood, smiling.

“Who are you?” the first man asked. He was in charge, an officer.

“I am Lord Inquisitor Ignatius Rosenadel, Ordo Xenos. This is Centurion Icarus Athrasuriel of the Adeptus Custodes, and this is Knight-Captain Mikeel, and his men.” The officer eyed Rosenadel's Rosette, then inclined his head to the right. One of the men behind him hurried off into the corridor.

“We have been expecting you, Inquisitor. Your services are badly needed here, Lord Inquisitor Eisenhorn holds you in very high regard,” the officer said.

“I see,” Rosenadel answered taking a step forward. Icarus, still tense, relaxed a little, and smiled at a wide eyed soldier standing beside the officer.

“He said you came from the 41st millennium...is that true?”

“Yes, though he updated me. I guess you were the people he intended for us to find?”

“Yes, I would assume so. He left me very specific instructions.”

“Good...” Rosenadel muttered, looking at the uniforms and weapons of the men behind the officer, who was himself studying the Grey Knights, though his eyes widened slightly when his gaze turned to the imposing Centurion on his extreme left, almost as if he hadn't noticed the giant, which itself seemed impossible to Rosenadel.

“And you are..?” Icarus said as the officer continued to study his armour. The officer seemed to drift out of conciousness before snapping back to reality.

“Captain Steele, sir. I welcome you to Imperial space.”

“Imperial space?”

“Yes, sir.” Steele made the Aquilla on the breast of his Imperial Guardsman's uniform.

[Cirative]

Originally Posted by Icarus Athrasuriel

As I posted, I'm thinking of writing a short novellette using the members of our prestigious forum as characters. I will be including all of the main staff (Moderator or higher) as at least minor characters, plus some of the other staff in cameos.

Hahahaha, I actually did this exact same thing back in like 1999 with a forum I used to post on.

The story was called The Road To Snawz (or TRTS for short), which was basically a really screwed up version of Wizard of Oz featuring all the forum's posters.

[Lord Commander Erus]

Good part on steele! I love this work and am glad to see it come back!!! Keep working!

[Inquisitor Rosenadel]

Once more, good stuff!

[Templar Mikeel]

This is probably the best update so far. Keep it up.

[calvor]

it's getting good, good job there

[Icarus Athrasuriel]

Originally Posted by Templar Mikeel

This is probably the best update so far. Keep it up.

That because you're in it?

[Templar Mikeel]

Originally Posted by Icarus Athrasuriel

That because you're in it?

NO! Well...mostly. Its also cool that they finaly made it to Imperial space.

[kenshin620]

wow what a great story! hey can I be in it? I don't need to be a character or anything, I could be a place or a ship. though my bro says that I should be a sevitor

[Icarus Athrasuriel]

I've changed the latest update slightly. This is to incorporate my recent research for another project, and make some slight suggestions that will be explained, and made obvious if you don't notice them, in the course of my writing. The next update should arrive this evening