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Whew! Just barely managed to get this one done on time. Which, well...I also produced a nearly 15k extra this month, so that's not exactly a surprise :-p. Anyway, the next batch of chapters for Displaced Hero are here! Also, Merry Christmas to all, if I don't poke my head in between now and the 25th ;-).

A special note about the chapters this time. Pay attention to the date markers.

A lot of what's going on in this set of chapters is happening at the same time, despite details being separated into different chapters. You should see what I mean when you read it, if you're paying attention. There are a lot of different perspectives present, as a way to show what each side is getting up to as things start to accelerate towards the Clone Wars. The end of these chapters brings things right up to 23 BBY. Originally, the Clone Wars would have started in 22 BBY, though in this fic they won't occur until 21 BBY due to the Hutt Crusade derailing things a bit and the Jedi being more proactive.

Honestly, I'm regretting more an more using the BBY dates, even if those were what I'm familiar with. It makes things a bit confusing, as they count down towards an event that's never even going to happen. I might have to look into converting the dates into the current system that Star Wars seems to be using.

Oh well.

Post image is an AI generation themed for the holiday ;-). As usual, the new stuff is attached here in various formats, and I'll be posting new Master Files in the Pinned Post shortly. I'll also put author's notes in the comments below when I have time.

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Novus's Fanfiction Works

This comment is for author's notes! Beware spoilers! And if you want to comment on one of them, please do so in a separate comment NOT nested here, in order to keep these orderly!

Novus's Fanfiction Works

Chapter 115 A/N 1: All three Dark Acolyte potentials are actual characters from canon, even if we know little about them. Maser Zane is as well. A/N 2: Dooku! Haven't seen his perspective for a while, even if this one doesn't tell us much of what he's been up too... A/N 3: Some hints about things that might be a little different with the Clones, due to there being a bit more time before the Clone Wars than there would have been... A/N 4: The Shock Drum was a Republic superweapon featured in The Old Republic game.

Novus's Fanfiction Works

Chapter 116 A/N 1: Allaya shows the effects of being taught primarily by a Jedi Shadow. As for why the attack happened... A/N 2: The Dark Side was trying to warn Sidious about the threat to The Prophets of the Dark Side, but Izuku and Co were too well shielded and protected by Izuku's own connection for it to be specific. Therefore, Palpy found A threat and acted on it, but it wasn't the right one... A/N 3: Don't worry, what they find in the Dark Temple isn't going to be off-screened like the discussion about Bane. What they find out will feature heavily in the next release...and Izuku will finally end up face-to-face with Yoda as a result, too. At least, that's he current plan.

Novus's Fanfiction Works

Chapter 117 A/N 1: Oh no, oh dear, oh my. Just how will the Republic and Palaptine deal with the fact that THIS time the Jedi aren't idiots...and won't actually NEED the Clones. A/N 2: Master T'un and Taria Damsin are both actual Star Wars characters. Pretty much the only characters we know of that were on the Council of First Knowledge (probably) and a modern Shadow. A/N 3: The sexy spy is back, and she's found an important person to latch onto...

Hyperion

Thanks for the chapters! Are the Jedi going to start building Academy Ships instead of planetary academies? Cause that feels like what the Jedi would be pushed towards. You know me, I'm ALL for WarShips, XD

Aeden Emrys

Thanks for the story so far 😁! I hope to be reading much more of your great works in the new year! And I wish you a very Merry Christmas 🎄 and a very Happy New Year 🎊!

Phil Meyering

Excellent writing as always.👍

Novus's Fanfiction Works

Glad you liked the chapters :-). As for the idea of Academy ships? They are a great idea during peace time. During wartime they are just a big target, unless you're capable of building them big and powerful enough. Even then, you'd probably be better off building the same ship as a pure combat model. I like the idea of them, but they probably aren't a great plan do implement in the middle of the upcoming war. Well, not unless they want to use them to hide in the middle of no where, I guess.

Novus's Fanfiction Works

Merry Christmas :-). And I'll try not to put myself in a coma with the all the sweets so I can keep writing ;-).

Hyperion

I mean, on the one hand thats true, but on the other hand they already believe that they have a leak within the order. The best way to keep them from being pinned down is to turn a few WarShips into traveling academies. Don't forget, they now have a bunch of Katanas laying around. Refitting a few of those to be constantly on the move wouldn't be too difficult, and with the reduced crew requirements it means that they don't have to worry about hiring extra people to crew the vessels. Most importantly, it would be a real kick in the balls for the plan to force the Order to stay grounded on Coruscant makes them do the exact opposite and instead make themselves even more mobile.

Sean

A lot of this skulking about feels necessary, but then I remember the line about how Izuku would definitely feel a Sith if he was on the same world as them and I wish he had some reason to go to Coruscant. It's a little maddening that proper beauracracy is actively inhibiting the plot.

twilightwanderer

Zavra: "Loot that body, loot that body now, loot that body (gotta loot that muthafucka)"

Novus's Fanfiction Works

Zavra: "What, it's not like they are using it any more! Looting is a time honored tradition of galactic adventurers everywhere!"

Novus's Fanfiction Works

More like creating the plot rather than inhibiting it :-p. I designed it to happen that way on purpose. Since 'Izuku goes to Coruscant and immediately outs Palpatine as a Sith, everyone lives happily ever after as the Republic slowly crumbles' doesn't make for a very compelling tale to tell.

Novus's Fanfiction Works

Eh, the problem with that is that even the upgraded Katanas aren't able to go toe-to-toe with even a single Lucrehulk battleship refit. They'd be able to fight their way clear of smaller enemies, but fold to a bigger ambush. In theory it's an idea they could pursue...realistically I'd probably be setting them up for the slaughter even more easily if I went with it through. With the Sith playing both sides, it's not like tracking the academy ships would be hard...

Sean

Eh, I feel like there are a lot of opportunities with Palpatine that no one ever explores. He doesn't *need* to stay as chancellor of the republic, and in a lot of fanfics a lot of authors shy away from the idea of Palpatine pivoting or using contingency plans. A victory over the Jedi even in canon is messy, and they almost always leave stragglers that they have to hunt down. If all the variables start to shift I think it's extremely reasonable for Palpatine to take the shot and see if he can't continue to weaken the Jedi while looking for ways to finish the job. If the grand plan is suddenly about to lose a thousand years of progress then he may end up starting things early and then swapping to the Separatists' side and continuing to play the politician. There are a lot of ways he can spin it where the Jedi attacked him, the republic did nothing to stop them, and he decided that if he was going to find justice he'd have to ally with the separatists.

Luke Pitchford

So, just did a re-read, and slightly confused about that ship guy. Isn't the Paladin Class a Battleship? Because he wouldn't have mentioned upgraded particle emitters if he didn't know.

The Foreign Traveler

Things are really ramping up now… Edit 1: …or a “you” Padawan… …or a Padawan… Edit 2: …after we sneak out system… …after we sneak out “of the” system… Edit 3: He’d “set” his best… He’d “sent” his best… Edit 4: “I wouldn’t turn a direct hit with a crew served weapon like the plates would…” “It wouldn’t take a direct hit from a crew served weapon like the plates would…” (?) Edit 5: …but it’s old “a” kriff… …but it’s old “as” kriff… Edit 6: “Not”, let me concentrate… “Now”, let me concentrate… Edit 7: …is evidence that “some” else’s… …is evidence that “someone” else’s…

imperialguard82

For the replacement of BBY, I believe at this time the timeline was based on the Ruusan Reformation with the Clone Wars starting year of 22BBY being 978 ARR.

imperialguard82

The Great ReSynchronisation is also a possible calendar where the Republic standardised its Calendar which would put the Clone War as beginning in year 13 or 22BBY

Luke Pitchford

So doing a re-read of the entire story led me back here. In chapter 64, they reclassify the Volitions from Heavy cruisers to battlecruisers, and say the Paladin's are their first entry into the battleship area, at least by their system. Also highlighted in the chapter everyone classifies things differently so easy to get confused.