Title: To see you again.
Author: Hikari (That's me! )
Disclaimers: Look, the first time it was uncomfortable, the second time it was time consuming, the third time it was just freaking annoying, but this, this is just ridiculous! Okay, okay, fine! Everything pertaining to Babylon 5 belongs to J. Michael Strazynski a.k.a. The Great Maker… All hail! There! Happy!
Summary: Well, I could try to explain it but not only will it give me a headache, it will bore your brains out! So let's just cut to the chase, shall we not!
Others: AU. Rated PG-13, or T or however it's supposed to be, you get the idea. Spoilers warning for seasons three and four I think through the episode "Endgame" Okay? Let's hup-to!
"Is that what I think it is?" Commander Susan Ivanova asked with measurable dread in her voice as she watched the Earth force fleet come out of hyper-space.
Marcus' hands danced over the control panel at his station looking for a reassuring negative. His heart dropped as he relayed the information. "Confirmed. Scanners indicate the destroyers are using a semi-organic hull design."
"Shadow technology." Susan stated trying to keep her voice under control.
"Exactly." The com system crackled into life and an unfamiliar mail voice echoed through the bridge on the white star.
"This is Captain Jack Thompson of the advanced destroyer group Tanamii vestal. We have you surrounded, you are ordered to surrender or be destroyed."
-Oh, bad idea!- Marcus thought to himself. Ivanova turned to him and asked with a calm, deadly tone, "Put me on with him, and give me firing control!" –Poor bugger. Told you so.- The ranger thought as he complied to his orders.
"Negative on surrender, we will not stand down." Susan replied to the unseen captain. The com crackled again as the captain of the enemy ship replied.
"Who is this? Identify your self!"
"Who am I? I am Susan Ivanova, Commander, daughter of Andrei and Sophie Ivanov. I am the right hand of vengeance, and the boot that is going to kick your sorry ass all the way back to Earth, sweetheart. I am Death incarnate, and the last living thing that you are ever going to see. God sent me."
Marcus didn't know whether to be sorry for the poor man on the other line or to cheer Susan on but quickly got back down to business when Ivanova cut the transmition and opened fire on the advancing fleet.
The battle raged on and Susan couldn't help but grit her teeth as she barked out the orders that sent so many of their Earth force companions to their dooms.
Ivanova rose from her seat to look directly out of the view screen as the fight raged on. "Keep firing." She ordered as the earth destroyers made for a retreat.
"Susan!" Marcus exclaimed indignantly, but she gave him no more time to protest.
"Keep firing! If we let them get away they'll come back with reinforcements!" The crew of the white star complied and Susan hardly believed the words when Marcus informed her that the last ship was being taken care of. There was a collective sigh released as ever one took in the scene.
Marcus came out from behind his console to stand next to Susan. She was just about to give another order when one of the pilots leapt from her chair and exclaimed something in Minbari as the other crew members in the forward bridge danced away from their stations as well.
"Susan, look out!" Marcus nearly didn't grab her in time as a stray piece of scrap metal from a destroyed ship came hurtling at their bridge. Marcus shoved Susan out of the way and dove down next to her just in time to avoid having the entire forward bridge fall over them.
Loud pops and explosions emitted through the wreckage as people scrambled for the exits. Marcus lifted Ivanova off the floor and dragged her to her feet.
"Are you alright!" Marcus asked over all the commotion as everyone cramped into the life pods and ejected in time to see the white star explode in a shower of sparks.
"Marcus?" Susan asked with a hint of fear in her voice. She stared blankly at the space in front of her as he did a once over with his eyes to see if she was hurt. It looked like she might have a few minor singings that looked suspiciously like chemical burns on her face from whatever exploded nearest her and she was bleeding quite generously from a gash on her shoulder but to the eye nothing more seemed out of place.
"Marcus?" She asked again reaching out with a shaking hand towards him, missing by a few inches.
"What is it, Susan? Are you all right?" He took her hand and looked into her eyes when she turned her head towards him. He noticed that her eyes where not focused on him, or anything for that matter. His stomach dropped as he raised his hand and waved it in front of her face slightly. She didn't even acknowledge the gesture.
"Oh God, Marcus," She breathed, fear rising in her voice. "I can't see anything!"
A.N. Bah, bah, bah, bah! Oh Goddess! I know some of you just asked your comp screen, "What the hell!" but I assure you it will make more since in the next chapii when… well I don't know what's going to happen yet, but it will! And when it does you'll understand, so… until then, Read, Review, and be Merry!
Ranger Hikari