Babylon 5: No Middle Ground.
Cast
Captain Elizabeth Lochley – Commanding Officer
Lt. Commander David Corwin – Second Officer
Zack Allan – Head of Station Security
Dr. Lillian Hobbs – MedLab Chief of Staff
Ambassador Ta'Lon – Narn Ambassador
Ambassador Vir Coto – Centauri Ambassador
Ambassador Follen – Minbari Ambassador
Emma Endawi- Freelance Commerical Telepath
NB: I have not seen any Crusade or read any of the books- so I don't know anything about the Telepath War, so please forgive me if I screw up. This is set in 2366- roughly one year before the Drakh attack on Earth (I have seen "A Call to Arms").
Chapter One
Personal Journal: Lt. Commander David Corwin,
March 18th 2266.
"It's been a hectic week for the station. Captain Lochley has been dealing with several complaints from alliance worlds regarding everything and nothing at the same time. President Sheridan, although long gone, is making his presence felt, as he has just ordered more White Star ships to guard the station. Recent tensions between the Abbai and the Yollu have spilled out into a border skirmish on Corran II, near the St. Andreas nebula. We are taking on refugees from the Abbai- and that's only going to cause evenmoreproblems for an already snowed under Zack.
David watched from the Fresh Air restaurant as Captain Lochley and Zack Allan were ruthlessly pursued by the representatives from the Yollu delegation. He did feel sorry for the unfortunate pair, but he did allow himself to be glad that it wasn't himself being stalked. Looking back down at his meal, he sighed and rubbed the bridge of his nose. He hadn't slept for several days and he was becoming known as 'The Second Ivanova'- purely he was becoming more and more pessimistic by the day. He didn't mind being compared to the attractive former First Officer of the station, after all she was now a well respected Commanding Officer of the EAS Warlock.
The Lieutenant Commander was about to take a bite from his meal- an old Earth delicacy known as 'Fish & Chips' when his 'link went off. "I never get a moments peace on this dammed station." He snapped to himself. Tapping the link, bringing the link to his mouth he said, as calm as he was, "Corwin. Go." He allowed a small smile, remembering his old CO- Sheridan had often used that phrase.
"Sir, a transport has just come through the gates. Its design registered as an Abbai transport, but we cannot find a record of in the Alliance database .It's also heavily damaged and is just drifting just clear of the gate." The voice of 2nd Lieutenant Anna Alexander said. Corwin gritted his teeth as he got to his feet, leaving his untouched meal.
"I'm on my way. Have Alpha One launch and bring the ship into the barn." Corwin said, waving goodbye to the restaurant's bewildered manager. "Don't inform the Captain, she's being hunted like a wild dog by the Abbai and the Yollu."
"Understood, sir." Tapping his link, Corwin sighed and headed down through the Zocalo. Even though she wasn't at the foot of galactic politics and great wars fought between ancient races anymore, Babylon 5 still never got a moment's rest and if B5 didn't, then David sure as hell wasn't getting any.
(The Zocalo)
Freelance Telepath, Emma Endawi watched as Lt. Commander Corwin moved through the crowds. His thoughts were pretty much those of someone royally ticked off and she was having a hard time keeping his thoughts from her mind. She might not have been Psi Corps anymore; but they did really have some good ideas- and not scanning 'mundanes' was one of them. Idly itching the back of her neck, Emma knew that the Executive Officer's annoyance was due to the tensions between the Yollu and the Abbai. It had been tense around B5 for a while since tensions began to build between the two members of the Interstellar Alliance and she had been called on by both sides to gain the upper hand on the other. She had, of course, refused both of them, abiding by the unspoken, but clear wishes of Captain Lochley. She was so lost in her own thoughts and trying to fend off Corwin's that she did not notice that she was heading straight for Ambassador Ta'Lon.
She only realised that she was about to smack into the imposing Narn when he stopped her. Looking up she blushed, "Sorry Ambassador. Lt. Commander Corwin was broadcasting his annoyance at full volume. I was trying to keep him out."
"That is understandable Ms. Endawi." The quiet Narn Ambassador said. "I could to, tell that the Lieutenant Commander was as the Captain would say 'Royally ticked off'. I assume the situation with the Abbai has not diminished while I was on Narn?"
"No." Emma said, shaking her head, "Anything but. There was an attack on the Abbai at Corran II a few days ago and both sides want me to gain the upper hand on each other. Why me, I don't know, both of them have telepaths." She sighed, "Sometimes, I'm jealous of you Narns. Not having any telepaths."
"And vice versa, Ms. Endawi." Ta'Lon said, "G'Kar often spoke of the troubles in the Ka'Rhi over the non exsistance of any Narn telepaths."
"I can understand that, oddly enough. Don't ask me why, I just can." Emma said with a smile. "Well, if you'll excuse me, I have a meeting to go to. XenoCorps needs me to oversee some sort of meeting. Good day Ambassador." Ta'Lon nodded kindly as Emma wound her way through the crowds, she smiled. Narn's were a mystery.