This is the rewrite for the Quest of the Furlings. At first it was rapid writing, no editing, whatever was in my head that was cool, I would write it. I had a beginning and an end, but it was too discombobulated at first and the middle was not cohesive enough to make thorough sense. There were loose ends, here and there, no back and forth from me in reviews. Now I can answer your reviews if you have questions. You pretty much know most of this first book but the rewrite will feature some better dialogue, fights and motives that were not in the first go around. So sit back and enjoy. The first time around the chapters was small. They aren't going to be small this time around.

Prologue

Galactic Core – Babylon's 5 Galaxy

Temple of the Archai

Millions of years ago

"Lorien, do you have anything to say?" The disembodied voice of the Archon sang into the Wahad's ear.

"I do, Lord Eich. If I may speak on the behalf of the Furlings and their kin the Altera, I do not think these races are malevolent toward the others of our galaxy. They came to our galaxy in peace, to escape a plague that overtook theirs. Some of those I am responsible for fired up on them and the worlds they've touched."

The Archon of the Archai First Order looked down on the Wahad, the First in this galaxy and wears the caretaker's mantle of being the First. Eich peered into the mind of Lorien and observed the years of him policing the galaxy to keep the powers at bay since the new comers from another galaxy came through the veil of the void. Others of the Wahad race died out, except for Lorien who remained behind, and joined Eich and the others in various planes of ascension. The Alteran ascended beings were making things uncomfortable for the Archai because of the plague drove their benefactors out of their own galactic cluster and thrust them upon this one due to the similarities and the unwelcomed greetings from the lesser First ones brought about war and purposeful extermination and not a welcomed hand.

Eich understood that more and more Alteran were ascending due to a disease release by another power on an equal plane and also their opposites that even he and his Order of Seraphims could not figure out the end game. He wondered that if they allow the Alteran or Furlings and their offspring to continue with their existence in this galaxy what will happen knowing how quickly they procreate along with their technological advantage.

"The Vorlons, the Shadows, the Triad, the Mindriders, you are responsible for them and you failed to make them understand that this galaxy is big enough for all of them, along with the newcomers, Lorien. So what do you suggest before we decide their fate in this galaxy?" Eich asked a bit more firmly.

"I don't know. If we let them continue to put down roots, there will be more war and those I watched over now will lose many of their kind in war and they do not have high birth rates among their kind to replenish their losses. The Alteran/Furling fleets are superior to what this galaxy offers." Lorien answered, dejected.

"The Furlings will eventually seed this galaxy Lorien it has been foretold, the newer Alteran in the our realm informed us that their time in your plane now is coming to an end. I do not think your subjects will like that at all because by witnessing the battles, they tend to lose every single encounter and some are on the precipice of evolving again bordering ascension and by dying their ascension is being denied."

"Can you not make them leave or transport them somewhere else in the universe? You and your Archai brethren do possess unlimited power." Lorien questioned the Archon.

"It does not work like that, just like you can't communicate with people that ascended in your race above your current station as it would give you an unfair advantage in this plane of existence. It would create a conflict of interest as if I do this now I have to do this for every First in the universe. You have a responsibility and I sense you rather avoid them and hope they leave, but at what cost?"

Lorien understood but he knows that his lesser First Ones will not rest unless every Alteran or Furling they see is eliminated. 'Too many deaths so far in this war which they cannot or will not forgive'. He thought.

"The only choice I can give to you is for me to put them in a stasis field if you can't fix the current situation and hope time gives you an answer." Eich stated.

"Then do it, I am tired of war." Lorien welcomed.

"Very well, my brethren and I will construct a matrix to keep their fleets in a stasis and time will slow down for them and so in the meantime teach your subjects to be more welcoming in the future or update their technology to defend themselves if they still want to war. You do know that when we release them, I wouldn't want to be around to see how angry they are going to be. " The Archon sang.

"What about their outposts?" Lorien asked.

"They also will be in a stasis field as well. If it fails as we do have limits leave them as the Furlings defensive measures are potent that even your powerful lesser First Ones give them wide berth and have neither the technological expertise or inclination to test them or explore." The Archon answered.

"May I ask one more question, Lord Eich?" Lorien looked up at the bright being that was at least forty feet tall in humanoid flesh.

"Yes."

"The technology, the means to come from another galaxy, which there are two ways, what do I do with it?"

"Nothing, they came through a gate which is shielded for a reason built when you started walking on your world. Also you can't prevent the others if they come by ship which they are capable of doing. They are way more advance than any species in this galaxy if you haven't noticed" Eich answered somewhat irritably.

"Nothing? Should I destroy it?" Lorien asked.

"You said one question. That is two and thus will not be answered." Eich stooped down to Lorien, the Wahad arched back a little slightly intimidated. The massive head of Lord Eich was almost the height of the Wahad himself, mostly human looking with bright shining eyes with a tinge of flickering white flames erupting from the iris, a golden lace headband glittering with jewels wound around a bald head. The mouth like the eyes were bright white with tendrils of white fire coming out between each breath it seemed. The other lesser First Ones leaders watched in awe at the immensely powerful Archon, a Titan of Eons Past that walked among the galaxies of the universe, perhaps several universes.

"Your playground again, Lorien, watch your subjects. I must go and find all the ships, settlements, probes and other facilities that the Furlings and Alteran's possesses and put them in stasis."

With a flash, the Archon disappeared.

Lorien, slightly shaken, turned to the others. "Go."

Babylon 5 Milky Way Galaxy

Mortychan Homeworld - Furling Flagship Aente-Liel

~ 14500 BCE

"Is it time?" Lorien asked the Archai First Order, which there were three present, along with representatives of the middle ascension planes, including the Nox, Furling and Alteran.

"The plague still rages after millions of years and the cure still have not been found." The Furling ambassador said looking at his humanoid cousins with pent up anger.

"So you elected to ascend them all, Kor-Ahr-Ai?" Shema, the Nox, said and then added acidly, "Without informing us?"

"And sit there for centuries or millennium trying to explain it to you, I will pass." Kor responded while the Alteran, Maxatha chuckled and added " He has a point Lady Shema!"

The small but powerful Nox female face grew dark quickly and looked at the Alteran angrily enough to rip a world apart by thought alone.

"Please, we knew what Master Kor-Ahr-Ai did and he did inform us and explicably ask us not to tell you all because the fate of his people was his choice." Lord Damasel said while Eich and Poryl nodded, the Archons shrunk themselves to the size of the others so they could fit on the bridge of the Furling vessel. The over mile in a half long dreadnought bridge was huge and the still motionless Furling commander that was frozen in time was still sitting in his command chair.

"I don't have a good feeling about this." Lady Shema said trying to use her ascended powers to find the emotions from the people on the spacious bridge. "It feels empty and I should feel something even in this stasis field."

"I don't feel anything either." Maxatha said as he too tried his powers to determine the status of the field and its occupants.

"Good, I was hoping you wouldn't." Kor said as he smiled and looked at the Archons.

They nodded for him to explain.

"Over the eons I made a deal with the Archai First Order to release my people and because of the plague of our galaxy and the surrounding ones, namely Andromeda and Pegasus, I went before our people while in stasis and explain to them what was going on. When they understood I then asked them if they want to ascend to another plane and actually live out their life or die knowing that constant war with the inhabitants of this galaxy or possible imminent death if we returned to our home galaxy. "

Lady Shema was appalled that this Furling, a novice ascended being by her determination going behind their backs without consult, their first cousins.

"Who are you to decide their fate, Kor?" She spat.

"Why they are Lady Shema, they can decide their own fate. I just merely told them what options that are available" He spoke and waved his hands at the fourteen frozen objects manning their positions on the bridge of the Furling super dreadnought.

"Yeah, but at the options you provided them." She retorted.

"She has a point, Kor." Maxatha said not taking sides.

"It was that or death. What choice did they have?" He looked at the disheveled hair of the diminutive Nox and then at the burly Alteran.

"So what happened then when you gave them the choices?" Maxatha asked ignoring the sneer coming from Shema.

"Those who were stricken with the plague decided to ascend because they have no choice. Those who are able to have children we, meaning the Archai Order and I, will send these ships to worlds that have no jump gates so the Vorlons and Shadows, the two races bent on their destruction and others that despises them won't see them and let them develop like your steeds in Pegasus and those of the humans on Terra and fend for themselves. Some will eventually have an affinity to ascension like powers eventually and will be immune to the plague that would hurt those who have powers already." He hesitated.

"There is a catch." Lord Eich interjected standing and walked over to the others, his eyes did not change and it unnerved Shema who was skeptical of the Titans to begin with.

"The reborn Furling cannot have this technology they currently possess and they cannot remember as they will have to relearn every basic need in life as they will be giving just enough to survive the elements, just like others of your species. We have a device that Maxatha have created to take that away similar to what was created on Dakara in Terra's galaxy." Lady Shema was about to interrupt but the glowing hand of Lord Eich stopped her.

"If they have technology, the other lesser First Ones in this galaxy will come for them as they have grown stronger and mutual destruction will be the end result. We are fortunate that only one of them has the technology to pierce the veil of the twenty-three planets that the ships will rest at and they promise to watch over them and keep their equals, the other lesser First Ones in check when they snoop around." Lord Eich explained.

"Who are they?" Lady Shema asked and was curious why Lorien said nothing the whole time, just watching.

"The Walkers of Sigma 957" Lord Damasel answered. "We trust them more than any entity in this galaxy of the newer First Ones and Lorien agreed to it and actually recommended them. They are also the only one of this galaxy that can pierce the void of the in between galaxies and not by our help but by their knowledge and their virtues. When they tire of their devotion of exploring and learning and decide to take that next step in ascension they would be welcomed into our realm."

He paused and nodded toward Lorien, who was quiet and agreed a while ago that if these new Furling were stripped of their knowledge and power, then he would do his part to hide them as well and let them develop just like any other species in the galaxy without tampering or conflict.

"The Watchers as we call them went through evolution the right way and been rewarded for it." Lord Poryl said quietly. "They have tirelessly worked on covering the two entry points into this galaxy via super gates to discourage our anti-life adversaries from coming through as any of those of the higher plane will be affected and in some cases outright destroyed if they dare come through without the Archai Order permission, a pact if you will on playing fair."

"And what of others like the Asgard or the Gadmeer or heaven forbids the parasitic race called the Goa'uld decide to come here. The Asgard is even questioning why they haven't spoken to our cousins, namely you, Kor, at Heliopolis which is worsening each time I visit?" Lady Shema asked, questioning the motives of this charade that she believes is happening, her skepticism on high alert.

"Why would they? They have no knowledge of this gate and our system Lady Shema. Besides, it is partly the fault of the Asgard for ignoring the plague due to their meddling with ascension protocol. Their genetic mastery would have beneficial, Loki in particular" Maxatha explained and was not too happy about that and especially at the Asgardian Loki.

"He is right Lady Shema, the technological level of Asgard have the means but not the motive as they have their own issues to deal with. The others simply don't have the technology to venture or defend themselves if they pierce the veil." Lord Poryl stated regally.

"Master Kor-Ahr-Ai has declared this homeworld to be the new capital of the Furling Empire that by fate would arise but he agreed that his people will have to reinvent themselves the right way to reach enlightenment like the others without the specter of the plague brooding over them which they will have no knowledge about unless be destroyed." Lord Eich said standing and slowly turned into a ball of pure energy and the others as well.

"I will help Master Kor-Ahr-Ai set the ships up and dismantle the technology but will leave it on a moon in their system and when the day comes that they can figure it out, we will venture to see them again. Lorien has been instructed to destroy the vessel or vessels if the other lesser First Ones find them. Do you all agree?" Lord Eich thoughts went out.

They all agreed. For the next two years, the first humanoids sat foot on twenty-three worlds that was hidden from the other First Ones with the Walkers along with Lorien standing over watch.

Meanwhile, Aerien, the leader of the ascended Alterans was not happy with the Archai decision to basically make an enlightened race just start over and decided to take an alternative approach to this so called justice and assembled those who have not yet ascended to their plane and not subject to their laws but retained their powers on the lower plane.

"We will take revenge my kindred. We will find those responsible for this plague and their agents and make them pay for it." He promised.