PART 1 "ISOLATION"
Five years have passed since the end of the war with Minbari, and with over 12 million humans lost during the endless and unstopable Minbari war machine. War that started because of misunderstanding, turned suddenly into a war of genocide.
2245 the begining.
During a Earth expedition leaded by EAS Prometheus into the unexplored Adelphi sector, the Prometheus and her battlegroup intrecepted a group of three Minbari warcruisers. Large shark like ships painted in blue. Ships that looks like they swam in spce like ship of old in water.
Captain Jankowski, though a compentant officer was unfortunately inexperienced in first contact protacols, order his ships to go closer so as to try to get detailed scan on these new ships and this is where the chain of events start to go wrong. The Minbari detected their presence and change course to investigate. When the Minbari start scanning the Earth ships, and since Minbari technology is centuries ahead of Earth their sensors interrupted normal ships systems opetation on Earth Alliance ships. The jump engines went down,as well as many other systems as well.
Even worse for Earth Alliance ships, the Minbari ships opened their gun ports in a sign of respect. As this was unknown to Captain Jankowski he lost his nerve and panicked, since he beliving that a Minbari attacking was very high and it was at this point he gives the order to fire on Minbari ships.
Suprised by this unprovoked attack which damaged the Valen'tha and kills the leader of Minbari Federation Dukhat. The crew and officers in a rage over the loss of their leader and brutal attack by Earth Alliance forces, the Minbari started a holy war against these cowardly humans, a war that lasted for almost 3 years. It was hell for the Earth Alliance as each battle lead to new defeat. Only a few victory's were made by Commander Sheridan with the destruction of Blackstar and her escorts and Captain Koing and his Malestrom battlegroup. EAS Maelstrom and her battlegroup destroyed a half dozen Minbari ships during the war.
At the end of the war almost 80% of Earth fleet was destroyed or rendered obsolite. And when it was learned that the Minbari were to attack Earth, almost every operational ship that was able was sent to Earth to protect it from impending attack, even knowing that everyone who participate in that battle will not return.
The Earth Aliance Goverment also sent hundreds of transports filled with refuges into neutral territories to save at least some of the human race from extintion.
Then it can and the final battle of the Mimbari – Earth war started and in the middle of battle of the Line the Minbari surrendered to Earth and left Earth Alliance space. Nobody actually know's what happen, or why the Minbari surrendered and withdrew from Earth Alliance space, but it was enough to just be alive. Twelve million humans had already died in the war, and eighty percent of the fleet was destroyed.
Humanity was enraged, but it was not in position to do anything about it at this time or were they.
Shortly after the war ended the Earth Alliance closed their borders, placed large and powerful minefields, automated defense platforms and patrols on her borders to protect themselves from unwanted visitors. Nobody was allowed to enter Earth space except for the Narns whom had helped Earth during the war.
Since the Narn's were the only one who actually help Earth during the war, even risking attack from Minbari themself. The Earth Alliance saw them as allies, and friends. When the Brakiri Ambassador ask in the name of entire League of Non Alligned Words why Earth had closing her borders and stopping all trade with League of Non Alligned Words. Earth response was simple. During the war with Minbari nobody from League of Non Alligned Words had helped Earth, as everyone was scared that Minbari would attack them if they helped. Even the great Centauri Republic didn't want to do anything to anger the Mimbari Federation. Only the Narn Regime showed some strenght and helped Earth, and now Earth return the same favour. But while the Earth Alliance had once helped the League of Non Alligned Words against the Dilgar's they will not be helping anymore in future.
In the year since the war had ended the first of the Omega class destroyer were launched, and the Earth Alliance sent alot of expeditions into uncharted space in search of new and powerful technologies. A few ships tried to enter Earth space but were destroyed for violating the boarder, and while protest's by the other races are made,the Earth Alliance ignored them by pointing out that the boarders have been closed.
Babalon 5 comes on line
After three years. Earth decided to create a program outside of EA space for trade with others. Thus the Babylon project was born. The first three stations are sabotaged by Human terrorists who didn't want anything to do with aliens. Babylon 4 was completed but went missing a few hours before came online. Thus the fifth station was maded Babylon 5 and was placed in orbit of Epsilon III, neutral space. Babylon 5 came online in 2257. Soon the station become a freeport, biggest trading spacestation in known space. Dozens of races trade and work together. Humans also open shops and try to get good relations with all. But Earth Alliance borders remain closed.
Few years earlier, human exploration ship lands on world known as Omega Ceti 7. Unknown to humans or any other race it was home of Kirishiac Lords. The Kirishiac was one of first races. It is also the one of first one race to visit and observe the human race. They known that the Vorlons were also visiting Earth for centuries but was unknown to anyone that Kirishiac Lords have been doing the same. They like humans because of their strenght and stubbornness and they realized that teh Humans never want to play by rules that the Shadows or Vorlons played by.
The Kirishiac Lords knew the rules that they cannot get involve in the natural or technological evolution of the younger races. But they did sidestep this rule in secret after seeing what the Vorlon and Shadows were doing, and especially after the human race were on the edge of being whiped out by the Vorlons proxi the Minbari. The Kirishiac Lords were the first to noticed that Shadow's have began to return. The sudden rise of Dilgar Empire, a Shadow proxi had help the Dilagars and are also responsible for Dilagar extinction. As the Kirishiac Lords didnt want that Earth be destroyed to, and after the war with Minbari they slowly start showing them self to the humans.
After the Earth Alliance found their homeworld Kirishiac totaly expose themself to the Earth Alliance but forbidden the humans to tell anything to others about them,knowing that dirrect interfering will cause the Vorlons to respond. The Kirishiac Lords began to teach the humans how to build Antimatter reactors, advanced fusion reactors, even Quantum singularity gravitic reactor. And this lead to new weapons technologies in the form of the Hypergraviton blasters, advanced fusion cannons, gravitic torpedos. Defensive technology, powerfull new armors and even shields.
Since borders was closed nobody can know about sudden earth expansion in technology.
Even the Narn Regime, Earths only ally didn't know anything about this. The Kirishiac Lords help Earth to rise and become a power again, they didnt want a weak willed proxi like the Vorlons having Minbari and Shadow's having Drakhs. They simple see great potential in humanity. In the years that followed humanity rebuild it fleet even expanding it to the point of a major power.
In 2272 Earth fleet had over 30,000 ships. Only 2450 of those are older designs like Hyperion, Nova and Omega and they mostly were used as patrol ships in outer Earth Alliance territories to keep up the apperances .
Back in 2258 the Earth Alliance was attacked by Chol'ans. Chol'ans belived that it would be easy to conquer the Earth Alliance since it was crippled from war with Minbari, but instead of been victorious Chol'an forces are destroyed by Earth force in very short order.
Chola'ns again attack Earth Alliance in 2261 but this time Earth Alliance show them little or no mearcy. Entire Chol'an fleet was destroyed and Earth fleet bombard Chol'an homeworld to the stone age. This caused protests came from Minbari Federation but this was ignored.
In 2271. Ambassador Deleen try to open dialoge with Earth Alliance. Minbari had heard stories about Earth power from a few smaller races and Chol'ans survivors and Deleen wanted the Earth Alliance to open her borders and alloved trade again and a way to get more information on the developments in Earth space.
On Babalon 5
Ambassador Deleen,you must understand that Earth does not want anything to do with the Minbari Federation,. You demand that we open our borders,but we will not do that" – start's Sinclair
Commander Sinclair, we understand the pain that humanity have, and I cannot say how sorry i am for what has happen during the war,but we need to think of the future,of friendship between the Earth Alliance and Minbari Federation" – ambassador Deleen spoke.
Sorry, sorry you say ambassador, you started the dam war by entering our space. We send our apologies, we even want to give you the person who was responsible for the attack on your ship and for the death of your leader, but no you went and declared a holly war and go on a extremination spree, and now you want us to be friends. You kill 12 million humans Ambassador, our blood is on your hands. What your warriors do to human the populace of our outer colonies was disgusting, barbaric,and you call yourself a enlightened race, there is nothing enlighted in that what you did to use, and all that because of single person, and now you want us to be friends"
Ambassador Deleen know's that Sinclair was in great pain just to say those words, but they are true. Minbari warriors did many unpleasent thing with the humans during the fight. Slaughter, torture, masacring everything Sinclair said was true. She didnt know if B5 was only a farse,and she didnt know that humans had not forgiven, and they were just waiting for the day to return the favour to Minbari as Minbari had given to them years before.
„Ambassador,Earth created this station to make peace, but peace is fragile and your ships constantly provoke. Trigati, Vindira and Strela'tha. We know that they try to enter our space, and that they have destroy a few of our transports on their way to B5. I hope your goverment find those ships before us, because once we find them we will destroy them"
We will deal with them commander I promise you that, but we are curious about Earth, for 25 years nobodies entered your space. Nobody even knows what your up to, and we understand that Earth Alliance is still angry with the Minbari but why all the other races.
That is sipmle Ambassador during the war only the Narn Regime help us, they were not afraid and they helped us. The Leage of Non-Aligned Words, seemed to forget that it was the Earth Alliance that help them against Dilgars. Even the Centauri Republic forgot to be our allies during the war. So you see if any ship tries to enter our space it will be destroyed without mercy.
And yes ambassador,a great storm is comming, I suggest you hold on to something"
Before ambassador Deleen could respond commander Sinclair left the conference room.
The Ambassador didn't understand his last words but she will soon.
In Earth Alliance Space
Thanks to help from Kirishiac lords Earth technology evolve in a few short years to a level thay would not have normally reached for more then 500 years. New ships builded to hold new technology, every new class equiped with gravity, shields, powerful new armor and weapons. Nobody even know that Earth become on of strongest power in known universe and could even challange the first ones if eed be.
However even with all the new technology Earth was not driven for revenge, did not want to start new attack, although many in Earth Gov wanted pre-emptive attack on Minbari.
Earth didnt want to start a war first again. But it will end it if needed.
Despite warinings from the Earth Alliance that no ships was allowed to enter Earth space, a single ship dare to ignore the warnings.
Minbari warcruiser Trigati, one of ships that dissapear after the war. Seeking revenge on humans for all what they done against the Minbari people.
Trigati stay in hyperspace near Helion colony. From scout respond Helion colony was lightly guarded by only two large ships and spacestation on other side of planet. After Captain Sineval suicide after the battle of the line it was leaft to Kalain become captain of Trigati.
We picking up two Earth ships, unknown configuration, several of their defense platforms and space station on other side of planet, as well few mining ships and mining colony in asteroid belt. " Report's Deroon.
Jump in, and put those ships on screen" – Kalain responds
In the darkness of space a blue vortex opens and Trigati jumps out of it. Soon as she jump out she start moving to position where two Earth ships are.
They dont even move, no wait one of them start moving toward's us, incoming message.
Put it on screen.
Attention minbari ship this is Earth starship Centurion, leave now or be destoryed.
Ignoring the warning kalain orders attack.
Open fire on that ship Deroon" – order's Kalain
In his blindness for revenge of death of his captain, Kalain didnt noticed that these ships are much stronger and powerfull then the Sharlin Warcruiser, and that they have technology that even the Minbari don't have.
The Trigati fired her main cannons on the Centurion but the beams was intrecepted in front of the ship by some kind of energy field. It didnt even scratch the Centurion.
In Valen's name what was that – Deroon asked
Energy shield, but humans dont have that level of technology – Kalain was in shock ,
Continue fire on that ship all weapons fire.
On bridge of EAS Centurion Captain Carlson was smiling as he watched how the Minbari neutron beam were bouncing of the shields.
Alright enough fun, preprare main cannons and fire on my mark – said Captain Carlson
Main cannons ready sir – replies weapon officer
Fire
Two large Hyperblaster cannons fire yellow type beam directly in midship of the Minbari warcrusier punching the hole trought the armor and exploding on other side of the ship, crippling the warcruiser.
The original Centurions used GOD XIII cannons but was upgraded with Hyperblasters since they were more deadly then GODs.
Kalain was on the floor of bridge , ship was badly hit and secondary explosions engulfing the once proud warcruiser.
He looked around to find Deroon, but she was dead when parts of debris hit her in head.
He cursing humans but before was able to do anything second Hyperblast discharge hits Trigati and destroy her. Ship was mostly desintegrated with only a few parts remaining.
The Minbari spend week trying to find what's happen to Trigati. But since they never know where she goes , they never know what happen,or at least not for now.