Disclaimer:
All Babylon 5 characters, events and places are for entertainment purposes only.
No copyright violation is intended.
All original characters, events and places are property of the author but may be used by other fan fiction writers provided they ask first.
Spoilers: Sleeping in the Light
Time: Unknown date first 2 paragraphs, then
A few weeks after "Sleeping in the Light"
*~~~~~~~~*~~~~~~~~*
"Child of Both Worlds"
"I love you." her mother's words echoed in her mind.
An arm pulled her out of the way just before the plasma blast hit her mother in the chest.
"NO!" screamed Lena as the hood on her cloak fell off when she made a move towards her mother.
Lena was half human, half Minbari. Before she could move any further there was someone holding her back.
"Let me go Teacher." she said turning around. "She needs me."
The Minbari's grip on her arm tightened as she kept moving.
Teacher looked at her and said nothing for a moment.
"You are very special, there are many things that you do not know, that now only I can teach. I promised your mother that you would be taken care of."
Lena stopped struggling, "I understand why the Rangers are fighting each other, but I do not understand why they would kill each other. Teach me, I will be a Ranger and set things right."
Teacher nodded and said, "That is well, one day you will know and make your parents proud. Come, for I fear that our side has lost this battle."
*~~~~~~~~*~~~~~~~~*
Ranger Lena, now many years later, was standing ready for battle next to Rangers Na'Coth and Jason.
Na'Coth snickered through his oxygen mask, "A dangerous being hiding in a cave on Mars? This is the being that has
killed several Rangers and yet is not smart enough to hide in an isolated planet, he lives in among the people of Mars?"
Jason rolled his eyes, "Narns," he mumbled.
"Humans." shot back Na'Coth.
"Boys, boys," said Lena brushing her auburn hair aside, "No time for arguments or debates. I have a bad feeling about this."
Na'Coth scoffed, "Which side of you would be talking your human or Minbari side?"
"Both." said Jason, "I agree something's not right."
Walking a few more feet in explosives began going off. Another explosion brought up a fire wall, throwing Jason against the stone wall,
while Lena and Na'Coth were trapped on the other side.
*~~~~~~~~*~~~~~~~~*
Lena heard something coming towards her, "Get down!" she yelled as Na'Coth fell to the ground with a thud.
No, NO. Na'Coth? Na'Coth!" It was too late the knife had gone through his chest killing him instantly.
Unaware of what was going on around her, she pulled the knife from his chest, cleaned it and tucked it away in her bag.
Before she went any further she said a prayer for him.
*~~~~~~~~*~~~~~~~~*
Jason got up slowly, he heard a commotion on the other side of the fire, but wasn't able to do anything.
He picked up his Denn'bok and began looking for this person. Sensing someone behind him, he spun around and swung.
A figure in a dark cloak dodged the blow and delivered one of its own knocking Jason down. Jason swung from the ground, the figure staggered and then disappeared.
*~~~~~~~~*~~~~~~~~*
Lena leapt through the fire towards Jason.
"We need to go." Lena shouted tugging at Jason's arm. "Now!"
Another explosion sent the two of them tumbling to the ground.
"Na'Coth is dead." Lena said as they crawled out of the cave.
Tapping the link on her hand, Lena said, "Ranger Lena to Excalibur, we've got problems..."
*~~~~~~~~*~~~~~~~~*
Her quarters on the Excalibur were pitch dark, thus matching the mood she was in.
Lena sat in front of the screen that had been beeping off and on for the last few hours.
Jason tried twice to talk to her, knowing her well after the second try he stopped.
Gideon, however wasn't giving up easily, he had been trying every half hour to get hold of her.
She didn't want to talk to anyone, the mission failed, she'd have to explain what went wrong.
He had killed the other two teams of Rangers. She never took off her glasses, but fell asleep on the bed and trying to shake the feeling she was being watched.
She jolted awake some time later. "Who is there?" Her eyes darted back and forth in the darkness.
"Show yourself!" She reached for her Denn'bok, as she saw something move towards her in the darkness.
Her Denn'bok opened, knocking the figure off its feet. Lena jumped off the bed and headed towards the door.
With her hand on the door pad she managed to open the door, just as she stepped out the figure lunged at her and plunged a knife into her arm.
*~~~~~~~~*~~~~~~~~*
Almost 2 months later Jason and Lena were on Minbar at the newest Ranger training facility.
Jason, had just finished teaching a class on some different fighting styles with the Denn'bok, he was untying his black hair which had been pulled back in a braid, as Lena walked up next to him.
"Where have you been? We were supposed to teach the class together."
Lena shook her head and said "Security detail for General Ivanova and President Delenn's visit."
She showed him the com link on her right hand, "Seems the powers that be, want to make sure nothing happens."
Her link beeped as the procession entered the facility. "Excuse me." Lena said walking towards a corner of the building.
*~~~~~~~~*~~~~~~~~*
A few hours later she was standing outside the door of Teacher's quarters. Sighing she touched the panel next to the door.
"Enter." The door opened and she stepped in. There sat Teacher and someone else with their back to her.
"Ah Lena!" said Teacher, slowly getting up. "Come in, there is someone I wish you too meet."
President Delenn got up and offered her hand.
Taking it Lena said, "My condolences on the passing of your husband."
Delenn nodded and said, "Thank you. You are half human?" Delenn seemed surprised. "Lena was a well kept secret." thought Delenn.
Inside Lena grumbled, her reply was "Yes, my father was Minbari."
Turning her attention to Teacher she said, "You wanted to see me?"
Teacher nodded. "Delenn, I am afraid I will not be able to dine with you this night, maybe Lena would go in my place?"
Lena, sensing a setup of sorts said, "I would be honored." Delenn smiled and then excused herself.
"I have a night class to teach." Lena protested to Teacher.
"Do not worry I will teach it. You do not wish to go?"
"No."
"Then why accept?" questioned Teacher.
"It would have been rude." she retorted as she brushed her auburn hair aside.
*~~~~~~~~*~~~~~~~~*
Dinner that night was quiet, rather Lena was quiet. As Ivanova and Delenn talked, Lena listened.
"Lena," said Delenn softly, "you are very quiet this evening. From what Teacher tells me, you are hardly ever silent."
Ivanova spoke up next, "What do you think of our new Ranger facilities?"
Lena looked at Ivanova and said, "They are fine, much better then what I was trained in."
"President Delenn," said a Minbari as she entered the room, "You have a call from Mr. Garibaldi."
Delenn excused herself from the table, leaving Ivanova and Lena in the room together.
"Now I recognize you!" said Ivanova. "You were the one who rallied for Narns to join the Rangers. I remember the first Narn to become a Ranger was, ah, Na'Coth. Correct?"
Lena shook her head yes.
Ivanova kept smiling, as she said "You're one tough cookie. I don't think I'm that brave."
*~~~~~~~~*~~~~~~~~*
Teacher felt someone following him as he left classes that night. He was almost there, if he could make it, maybe just maybe he would live to tell Lena who it is.
"There is no running, it is your time." said a voice from behind him.
Stopping Teacher turned around and said, "Yes perhaps you are correct, if that is so then that is the way it will be. UGGHH!"
Teacher felt a knife pierce his heart, he stumbled the rest of the way to Delenn's home.
*~~~~~~~~*~~~~~~~~*
Ivanova and Delenn walked Lena out after dinner. Lena's head nodded at everything they said, she was very uncomfortable.
Her back to the gate, Delenn motioned for the gate to open.
Lena turned and saw the figure stumbling towards the gate, she recognized him.
"Teacher? No!" she raced out to meet the figure, he fell on her and she pulled him towards the open gate.
Resting his head on Delenn's knees Lena pulled the knife out of Teacher's chest and threw it down.
Delenn and Lena noticed the tears in each other's eyes.
Teacher smiled once at her, closed his eyes and died.
Lena bowed her head in prayer, and walked away.
*~~~~~~~~*~~~~~~~~*
All Babylon 5 characters, events and places are for entertainment purposes only.
No copyright violation is intended.
All original characters, events and places are property of the author but may be used by other fan fiction writers provided they ask first.
Spoilers: Sleeping in the Light
Time: Unknown date first 2 paragraphs, then
A few weeks after "Sleeping in the Light"
*~~~~~~~~*~~~~~~~~*
"Child of Both Worlds"
"I love you." her mother's words echoed in her mind.
An arm pulled her out of the way just before the plasma blast hit her mother in the chest.
"NO!" screamed Lena as the hood on her cloak fell off when she made a move towards her mother.
Lena was half human, half Minbari. Before she could move any further there was someone holding her back.
"Let me go Teacher." she said turning around. "She needs me."
The Minbari's grip on her arm tightened as she kept moving.
Teacher looked at her and said nothing for a moment.
"You are very special, there are many things that you do not know, that now only I can teach. I promised your mother that you would be taken care of."
Lena stopped struggling, "I understand why the Rangers are fighting each other, but I do not understand why they would kill each other. Teach me, I will be a Ranger and set things right."
Teacher nodded and said, "That is well, one day you will know and make your parents proud. Come, for I fear that our side has lost this battle."
*~~~~~~~~*~~~~~~~~*
Ranger Lena, now many years later, was standing ready for battle next to Rangers Na'Coth and Jason.
Na'Coth snickered through his oxygen mask, "A dangerous being hiding in a cave on Mars? This is the being that has
killed several Rangers and yet is not smart enough to hide in an isolated planet, he lives in among the people of Mars?"
Jason rolled his eyes, "Narns," he mumbled.
"Humans." shot back Na'Coth.
"Boys, boys," said Lena brushing her auburn hair aside, "No time for arguments or debates. I have a bad feeling about this."
Na'Coth scoffed, "Which side of you would be talking your human or Minbari side?"
"Both." said Jason, "I agree something's not right."
Walking a few more feet in explosives began going off. Another explosion brought up a fire wall, throwing Jason against the stone wall,
while Lena and Na'Coth were trapped on the other side.
*~~~~~~~~*~~~~~~~~*
Lena heard something coming towards her, "Get down!" she yelled as Na'Coth fell to the ground with a thud.
No, NO. Na'Coth? Na'Coth!" It was too late the knife had gone through his chest killing him instantly.
Unaware of what was going on around her, she pulled the knife from his chest, cleaned it and tucked it away in her bag.
Before she went any further she said a prayer for him.
*~~~~~~~~*~~~~~~~~*
Jason got up slowly, he heard a commotion on the other side of the fire, but wasn't able to do anything.
He picked up his Denn'bok and began looking for this person. Sensing someone behind him, he spun around and swung.
A figure in a dark cloak dodged the blow and delivered one of its own knocking Jason down. Jason swung from the ground, the figure staggered and then disappeared.
*~~~~~~~~*~~~~~~~~*
Lena leapt through the fire towards Jason.
"We need to go." Lena shouted tugging at Jason's arm. "Now!"
Another explosion sent the two of them tumbling to the ground.
"Na'Coth is dead." Lena said as they crawled out of the cave.
Tapping the link on her hand, Lena said, "Ranger Lena to Excalibur, we've got problems..."
*~~~~~~~~*~~~~~~~~*
Her quarters on the Excalibur were pitch dark, thus matching the mood she was in.
Lena sat in front of the screen that had been beeping off and on for the last few hours.
Jason tried twice to talk to her, knowing her well after the second try he stopped.
Gideon, however wasn't giving up easily, he had been trying every half hour to get hold of her.
She didn't want to talk to anyone, the mission failed, she'd have to explain what went wrong.
He had killed the other two teams of Rangers. She never took off her glasses, but fell asleep on the bed and trying to shake the feeling she was being watched.
She jolted awake some time later. "Who is there?" Her eyes darted back and forth in the darkness.
"Show yourself!" She reached for her Denn'bok, as she saw something move towards her in the darkness.
Her Denn'bok opened, knocking the figure off its feet. Lena jumped off the bed and headed towards the door.
With her hand on the door pad she managed to open the door, just as she stepped out the figure lunged at her and plunged a knife into her arm.
*~~~~~~~~*~~~~~~~~*
Almost 2 months later Jason and Lena were on Minbar at the newest Ranger training facility.
Jason, had just finished teaching a class on some different fighting styles with the Denn'bok, he was untying his black hair which had been pulled back in a braid, as Lena walked up next to him.
"Where have you been? We were supposed to teach the class together."
Lena shook her head and said "Security detail for General Ivanova and President Delenn's visit."
She showed him the com link on her right hand, "Seems the powers that be, want to make sure nothing happens."
Her link beeped as the procession entered the facility. "Excuse me." Lena said walking towards a corner of the building.
*~~~~~~~~*~~~~~~~~*
A few hours later she was standing outside the door of Teacher's quarters. Sighing she touched the panel next to the door.
"Enter." The door opened and she stepped in. There sat Teacher and someone else with their back to her.
"Ah Lena!" said Teacher, slowly getting up. "Come in, there is someone I wish you too meet."
President Delenn got up and offered her hand.
Taking it Lena said, "My condolences on the passing of your husband."
Delenn nodded and said, "Thank you. You are half human?" Delenn seemed surprised. "Lena was a well kept secret." thought Delenn.
Inside Lena grumbled, her reply was "Yes, my father was Minbari."
Turning her attention to Teacher she said, "You wanted to see me?"
Teacher nodded. "Delenn, I am afraid I will not be able to dine with you this night, maybe Lena would go in my place?"
Lena, sensing a setup of sorts said, "I would be honored." Delenn smiled and then excused herself.
"I have a night class to teach." Lena protested to Teacher.
"Do not worry I will teach it. You do not wish to go?"
"No."
"Then why accept?" questioned Teacher.
"It would have been rude." she retorted as she brushed her auburn hair aside.
*~~~~~~~~*~~~~~~~~*
Dinner that night was quiet, rather Lena was quiet. As Ivanova and Delenn talked, Lena listened.
"Lena," said Delenn softly, "you are very quiet this evening. From what Teacher tells me, you are hardly ever silent."
Ivanova spoke up next, "What do you think of our new Ranger facilities?"
Lena looked at Ivanova and said, "They are fine, much better then what I was trained in."
"President Delenn," said a Minbari as she entered the room, "You have a call from Mr. Garibaldi."
Delenn excused herself from the table, leaving Ivanova and Lena in the room together.
"Now I recognize you!" said Ivanova. "You were the one who rallied for Narns to join the Rangers. I remember the first Narn to become a Ranger was, ah, Na'Coth. Correct?"
Lena shook her head yes.
Ivanova kept smiling, as she said "You're one tough cookie. I don't think I'm that brave."
*~~~~~~~~*~~~~~~~~*
Teacher felt someone following him as he left classes that night. He was almost there, if he could make it, maybe just maybe he would live to tell Lena who it is.
"There is no running, it is your time." said a voice from behind him.
Stopping Teacher turned around and said, "Yes perhaps you are correct, if that is so then that is the way it will be. UGGHH!"
Teacher felt a knife pierce his heart, he stumbled the rest of the way to Delenn's home.
*~~~~~~~~*~~~~~~~~*
Ivanova and Delenn walked Lena out after dinner. Lena's head nodded at everything they said, she was very uncomfortable.
Her back to the gate, Delenn motioned for the gate to open.
Lena turned and saw the figure stumbling towards the gate, she recognized him.
"Teacher? No!" she raced out to meet the figure, he fell on her and she pulled him towards the open gate.
Resting his head on Delenn's knees Lena pulled the knife out of Teacher's chest and threw it down.
Delenn and Lena noticed the tears in each other's eyes.
Teacher smiled once at her, closed his eyes and died.
Lena bowed her head in prayer, and walked away.
*~~~~~~~~*~~~~~~~~*