#mank'nar

[jesbelle-writes]

Mak’Tar Dictionary

Did I ever mention that I made a dictionary of the Makian words that I used in Mary Sue Saves the Galaxy?  Cuz I did. ��

Bek - fever, sickness Dek - of, belonging to Ev - the Has - movement, gesture, posture Ke - pronoun - one Ke’mar - literally “one who guards” - a trusted friend who takes the place of a spouse during the birth of a child and the nesting period before. Ki - me Ko - you singular Koris - mythical place of punishment after death, hell Kou - you plural La - be Lan - and Les - is (third person singular present tense of la) Mak’Tar - literally “people who are water” - The Mak’Tar creation myth states that they were created by The First Being from sea water. Marik - battle, aggression May - mother Na - no Os - it, this Pesh - breath Sennes - a knee-length or longer, close-fitting jacket that is split up the side seams to the waist.  It criss-crosses the torso and ties at the sides.  The ties may be either at the shoulder or waist.  The sennes is worn by all Mak’Tar regardless of gender.  Other garments may be worn under the sennes for comfort, warmth, or modesty. Sind - graceful, beautiful, aesthetically pleasing Soren - prayer Sora - please Tev’Meck - literally “world which is air” - The Mak’Tar creation myth states that Warvan raised the land from the sea as a refuge for the people when a great monster of cold and darkness threatened them. Tor - blood Torl - offspring, child - used in the same sense as we would use son or daughter rather than in reference to a person of young age. Tora’z - hurts like a mortal wound, literally “bleeds” Zanna - vale or valley

[jesbelle-writes]

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Galaxy Quest (TV) Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Tawny Madison/Original Character Characters: Tawny Madison, Lazarus of Tev'Meck, Peter Taggart, Original Non-Human Character(s) Additional Tags: Action/Adventure, Flirting, Preposterous Musical Instruments, Random Acts of Silliness Series: Part 1 of The Collected Works of Thalia Z. Summary:

When the Mank'Nar attack the Protector with a sonic sleep ray, Tawny Madison must save the day with the help of a sexy alien ambassador and a Mak'Tar armonimin.

Excerpt:

Commander Taggart stood up like his chair had just zapped him with a jolt of electricity! He dropped the TABLIT on the floor and fell back into his chair, unconscious! Tawny pulled off her headphones and looked around the command deck. All of the crew were slumped over at their stations, even Laredo. No one was steering the ship!

“Warning!” came the voice of the ship’s computer. “There are intruders on levels 4 and 8.”

“Intruders on levels 4 and 8!?!” exclaimed Tawny. “Computer, can you identify the intruders?”

“They are of the Mank’Nar race.”

“There are Mank’Nar warriors on the Protector! How many? What’s their location?”

“Seven,” said the computer. “Three of the Mank’Nar are moving toward Engineering, and four of them are nearing the command deck.”

“Three heading to engineering and four coming here,” said Tawny. “Computer, can you contact Tech Sgt. Chen?” she asked.

“Working,” replied the computer. “Tech Sgt. Chen is in the engineering room, but he does not answer.”

“Chen’s at his post but he’s not answering? Why not?”

“My sensors indicate that Tech Sgt. Chen is unconscious, as is the entire crew, with the exception of you, Lt. Madison.”

“Everyone’s unconscious but me!?!”

“Every other member of the crew is unconscious,” corrected the computer. “The Mank’Nar are conscious, as is the Zatchzxian ambassador.”

“Okay, so Ambassador b’NaDiik and I are awake,” said Tawny. She bit her lower lip in thought. It didn’t take a genius (and good thing, since the resident genius was also out cold) to figure out that the Mank’Nar were attempting to sabotage the peace talks between Zatchzxy and Targathia. For decades, the two planets had been at each others’ throats, and the Mank’Nar had taken advantage of the chaos to raid pretty much any planet they pleased in that quadrant. If the Zatchzxians and the Targathians set aside their differences, they would be able to use their vast armadas to keep the peace. The Mank’Nar hated peace.

First things first, thought Tawny.

“Computer,” she said aloud as she went to Laredo’s station. “Stop the ship.”

“Confirmation from Lt. Laredo required.”

“Of course you need confirmation,” muttered Tawny.