Sean Royale

## Overview

* When Sean was 11-12 one of the diplomats from a Gnom-nom tribe came to visit on the ArchAngel II and had left their shuttle hot and available for flight with only a small amount of preparation, so Sean took off in it. Unfortunately he didn't know how to land it back in and Barnabas had to go EV to bring him back in
* While being scanned Sean shows signs of cybernetic implants in addition to his very large, strong physique.
* Sean had to retake most of the pilot tests twice. He was three and a half years in simulations instead of 3 years before they ever let him loose to take off!
* The EI on *The Scamp Princess* refers to Sean as admiral.
* Was severely injured in the Andskotans mission.
* Spent time on Teshov, when that was mostly all they had were supplement pills keep them functional.
* Sean can see heat signatures due to his upgrades.
* Emma relates that EIs have a subroutine in thier core programming that prevents them from disclosing the ages - and identities in some cases - of a number of agents. Royale is one of them.
* Molly's parents encounter Sean thirty years prior to Bourne.
* Katrina is Sean's ex.
* Authors are not consistent, some have "Johnny", others "Johnnie".

## Summary

### The Kurtherian Gambit

#### Forever Defend

Johnny is 8 years old and watching Bethany Anne address the population of the QBBS Meredith Reynolds in the open court. He has pulled up a chair and snacks to the rail and wonders if he could make money by renting them. Barnabas scans him and asks to rent the chair. Barnabas has ADAM add 2 credits to Johnny's mom's business account.

Barnabas arranges a tour of the QBS ArchAngel for Sarah and Johnny and conducts the tour himself. Barnabas has arranged for ADAM to compile a 20 minute video of Johnny's father Earl from college to the military. Johnny's father had been injured in the Marines and his mom, Sarah, had been his physical therapist. They were invited to the TQB's medical ship where Earl was able to become active again but ultimately is killed in action. At the end of the tour they meet BA, John Grimes, General Reynolds and Admiral Thomas.

#### Life Goes On

Barnabas asks Johnnie to keep on running the QBS Ranger Prime as a Ranger ship although Johnnie would need a new persona. Johnnie thinks about Sean Royalty and eventually settles on Sean Royale.

### The Kurtherian Endgame

#### Payback is a Bitch

Sean is sent on the Scamp Princess to pick up the EIs Anne Jaydon has recovered.

### Deuces Wild

#### Birthright

Barnabas, talking with Tabitha, sayshw how has grown fond of Johnny (Sean) and his mom and that Johnny has grown into quite the young man and will miss them when he leaves the QBBS Meredith Reynolds.

### The Ascension Myth

#### Awakened

Sean shows up as a cab driver who helps Garet Beaufort escape from the Syndicate. Garet later calls him up when Garet decides to go back to Spiral and needs security.

#### Activated

Sean reaches out to Molly Bates to let her know she is not safe in Spiral. The mission she has to find the toxins and an antidote is counter to some very powerful and violent people (probably the Syndicate).

Sean helps stop both toxin drops, the second one by himself. His thoughts reveal he is there on assignment from Lance Reynolds who he thinks of as General Reynolds.

#### Retribution

Giles is tasked by Lance with finding a talisman. Giles had someone hide it and first needs to find that person.

Unfortunately Molly and the Sanguine Squadron have to go back to Sark to follow up on an exiled Zhyn general who appears to be restarting his clandestine war machine. Giles and **Sean Royale** take *The Scamp Princess* to hunt for the talisman starting at Teshov. Sean recognizes Giles contact, Robin, as Estarian gun runner Mac Kerr. Mac recognizes Sean as part of the Sanguine Squadron and in attempting to kill Sean is killed by Sean. Fortunately Giles has been to Mac's lair and finds the talisman and papers Mac had collected.

#### Bourne

When Molly's parents visit her in at the fake residence at Spire they recognize Sean and are appalled Molly might have a romantic interest with him based on prior knowledge of him.

#### Committed

Sean goes out in *The Scamp Princess* to meet a past love interest who claims she is in distress. The ship returns with no indication of where Sean went or is. The Squadron gathers in The Empress and heads out to track him down.

Sean gets a distress call from an old flame, Karina Duffy/Calzone. Unknown to Sean, Carol Bates (Molly' mother) has hired Karina to lure Sean away from Molly. Karina sets up a fake attack on her when she meets Sean which goes wrong when 1) Sean realizes it is a fake and 2) as Sean hunts down the flunky Karina is abducted by Calzone mob goons who also shoot him as he returns.

Sean plans to go after Karina in the flunky's (Ronnie) ship but first stops to check in The Princess Scamp. The Scamp EI is programmed to return to Federation space if unmanned for 24 hours unless overridden by mission critical instructions. Sean extends the unmanned time to 72 hours.

Sean and Karina are captured by her father, Don Vito Calzone. They essentially have to marry so he doesn't kill both of them and in being forced together find they really do want to try being a couple again. When the Squadron shows up to rescue them the Squadron is perplexed by the change of events but accept the marriage and Karina joins the squadron.

#### Subversion

The Squadron goes after Skaine gunrunners by posing as Leath buyers. At the rendevous point Sean and Karina head to the Skaine ship posing at slaves who will inspect the cargo. When the captain of the ship claims to be Ranger 2/Tabitha he immediately knows she is lying since he was Ranger 7. Eventually the situation deescalates and on the trip to the Gaitine they exchange past histories.

#### Invasion

Giles and Arlene have a theory that Anne not only can receive power but is also an antenna to broadcast use of the power. They suspect the Ascended Race is homing in on her. As the Squadron and the Zhyn "mercenaries" approach the AR fleet, Sean and Karina plan to take Anne and the Little Empress away from the system. However, as the AR approaches Molly, Anne and Arlene all go into a trance.

### The Kurtherian Endgame

#### Payback is a Bitch

Sean brings the Scamp Princess to BA at High Tortuga.

## References

1. ↑ Clark, Ell Leigh; Anderle, Michael. The Ascension Myth Complete Omnibus (Books 1-12): Awakened, Activated, Called, Sanctioned, Rebirth, Retribution, Cloaked, Bourne. Committed, Subversion, Invasion, Ascension (p. 1521). LMBPN Publishing. Kindle Edition.
2. ↑ Clark, Ell Leigh; Anderle, Michael. The Ascension Myth Complete Omnibus (Books 1-12): Awakened, Activated, Called, Sanctioned, Rebirth, Retribution, Cloaked, Bourne. Committed, Subversion, Invasion, Ascension (p. 849). LMBPN Publishing. Kindle Edition.
3. ↑ Clark, Ell Leigh; Anderle, Michael. The Ascension Myth Complete Omnibus (Books 1-12): Awakened, Activated, Called, Sanctioned, Rebirth, Retribution, Cloaked, Bourne. Committed, Subversion, Invasion, Ascension (p. 1120). LMBPN Publishing. Kindle Edition.
4. ↑ Clark, Ell Leigh; Anderle, Michael. The Ascension Myth Complete Omnibus (Books 1-12): Awakened, Activated, Called, Sanctioned, Rebirth, Retribution, Cloaked, Bourne. Committed, Subversion, Invasion, Ascension (p. 1331). LMBPN Publishing. Kindle Edition.
5. ↑ Clark, Ell Leigh; Anderle, Michael. The Ascension Myth Complete Omnibus (Books 1-12): Awakened, Activated, Called, Sanctioned, Rebirth, Retribution, Cloaked, Bourne. Committed, Subversion, Invasion, Ascension (p. 1339). LMBPN Publishing. Kindle Edition.
6. ↑ Clark, Ell Leigh; Anderle, Michael. The Ascension Myth Complete Omnibus (Books 1-12): Awakened, Activated, Called, Sanctioned, Rebirth, Retribution, Cloaked, Bourne. Committed, Subversion, Invasion, Ascension (p. 1521). LMBPN Publishing. Kindle Edition.
7. ↑ Clark, Ell Leigh; Anderle, Michael. The Ascension Myth Complete Omnibus (Books 1-12): Awakened, Activated, Called, Sanctioned, Rebirth, Retribution, Cloaked, Bourne. Committed, Subversion, Invasion, Ascension (p. 1563). LMBPN Publishing. Kindle Edition.
8. ↑ Clark, Ell Leigh; Anderle, Michael. The Ascension Myth Complete Omnibus (Books 1-12): Awakened, Activated, Called, Sanctioned, Rebirth, Retribution, Cloaked, Bourne. Committed, Subversion, Invasion, Ascension (p. 1578). LMBPN Publishing. Kindle Edition.
9. ↑ Anderle, Michael. The Kurtherian Endgame Boxed Set: Books 1 - 4 - Payback is a Bitch, Compelling Evidence, Through the Fire and Flame, All's Fair in Blood and War (p. 113). LMBPN Publishing. Kindle Edition.