*~~~~~~~~*~~~~~~~~*
Jason was outside Lena's quarters the next day. He had heard about Teacher's passing when he awoke.
Upon hearing details of the events, he hurried off to Lena's quarters.
He heard noise from inside her quarters, so he over-rode the door lock and went in.
Stepping in he saw a disaster area, chairs without legs and backs, clothes all over the place.
He looked towards the kitchen area and saw a tall bottle of liquid on the table next to it was a brandy glass.
He walked over, took hold of the barely half empty glass of liquid and smelled it.
"Centauri wine." Before he could do anything else, Lena appeared in the doorway of her bedroom.
Her bloodshot eyes narrowed when she saw him.
"Get out," she growled at him, "before you die as well."
Jason didn't budge. "OUT!" she hollered at him.
When he still refused to move, Lena picked up a picture frame to throw at him and Jason moved towards her.
He put his arms around her waist making her drop the picture frame.
She fought to get out of his hold for a few minutes and then stopped. Jason knew if she wanted to hurt him, he'd be flat on his back.
Lena had the strength of a Minbari, but rarely let it get out of control.
Jason let go and she sank to her knees crying as she reached for the picture frame.
Jason dropped to his knees next to her, taking the picture from her he looked at it.
The caption read "Teacher's Trio."
The portrait had been taken just after they earned their Ranger status. Na'Coth on the right disliked pictures, so he scowled, Lena was in the middle smiling, to the left was Jason, while Teacher was at the bottom.
"We were all trained to be the "Elite Rangers," said Lena.
"To teach others what we know, to keep the peace. Whoever this bastard is, he will answer for what he has done. I received word, last night, that he destroyed a White Star two days ago with 10 Rangers aboard, a member of the Grey Council and Earth Force soldiers."
Jason got up, went to the com screen, punched a few buttons and said "Ranger Lena and I will not be able to teach classes today."
*~~~~~~~~*~~~~~~~~*
Delenn was able to begin the work of collecting Teacher's things the next day.
While listening to his log entries, a disc fell underneath his desk.
Delenn got under the table, she picked up the disc and then bumped her head on something under the table.
"Curious." she said pulling at the little box like thing under the table.
Taking out the one disc she put it in and Teacher's image appeared on screen.
"Hello Delenn. If you are seeing this then the worse thing has happened, I am gone."
His image left the screen and Lennier's popped on. "Hello Delenn." Delenn's eyes widened.
"Delenn, there are many things I must explain, but I cannot explain now." said Lennier.
He picked up something off screen and said, "Delenn, this is my daughter Lena." He smiled as held her.
Delenn's eyes widened. "Very few people know about her, a member of the Council, Teacher and..."
*~~~~~~~~*~~~~~~~~*
"I'm guessing Vir knew also?" said Jason.
"Yes."
"You mean he kept the secret for all these years? A Centauri has kept this for 20 years?" Jason shook his head in disbelief.
"That member of the Council, who was killed last night, he knew as well?'
"Yes."
As Lena began to put things away by the com screen, it beeped. She tapped the button with her left hand and Vir's image popped on.
"Hello Lena, I'm here on Minbari for a visit. Stop by, its been a long time since we've seen each other."
His image snapped off the screen, and Jason heard something break.
Lena was still holding on to the glass, or what was left of it.
"I broke the glass." she said as she opened her left hand to reveal the broken glass as well as her hand covered in blood.
"He'll be next." she said as she wiped her hand.
*~~~~~~~~*~~~~~~~~*
"Michael Garibaldi, what are you doing here? Is Stephen with you?" asked Susan as she stood up behind her desk.
"Didn't Delenn tell you we were coming?" Garibaldi replied.
"No, actually she didn't. So what are you doing here?" she asked again.
"Stephen and I are here to attend that conference Delenn's been talking about."
*~~~~~~~~*~~~~~~~~*
Vir went to lay down as soon as he arrived, the journey had been long and tiresome.
If the Centarum had only not began to cause problems about Centuari's position among the Alliance, he wouldn't be here.
Being in the position he is in, he could have sent someone else, but seeing how he really wanted another chance to get off the home world, and besides no one else could handle it.
He sat up, turned to the right and grabbed the wine bottle and began to drink.
It didn't take long for the wine to take effect.
*~~~~~~~~*~~~~~~~~*
Lena had snapped out of her dreamlike state after she arrived where Vir was staying.
"He's here." she said as they turned the corner. Jason said nothing as they continued on.
*~~~~~~~~*~~~~~~~~*
Everything was dark when Vir woke up. "I thought I left some lights on..." Vir said sitting up.
He heard a noise and before he knew it, he had rolled off the bed, "GUARDS!" he yelled. "GUARDS!!" But no one came.
*~~~~~~~~*~~~~~~~~*
Lena opened her Denn'bok as they turned the last corner.
Seeing the guards missing from their posts, she wasted no time in going into the room.
*~~~~~~~~*~~~~~~~~*
Vir was on the floor out cold, the doors closed behind her and she felt someone staring at her.
Swinging her Denn'bok behind herself, she heard a noise. Then she felt something strike her face and someone brush past her and head out through the patio windows.
Kneeling next to Vir she touched his cheek, "You'll be fine Vir, my friend."
She got up, headed for the double doors as Jason came in.
"I can catch him." she told Jason as she ran out through the doors.
*~~~~~~~~*~~~~~~~~*
Delenn and Franklin arrived at Vir's quarters, under an armed escort of what was left of Vir's guards and some Rangers.
"You're lucky its only a mild concussion Vir." diagnosed Dr. Franklin.
"Vir, do you remember anything else?" asked Delenn.
"No, I don't remember anything else, but if I do I will let you know. Now please, no more fuss about me, you have more important things to do."
After they left Vir sighed with relief. He sat in front of his screen and made a call.
"How fast can you get here? There's a problem."
Jason was outside Lena's quarters the next day. He had heard about Teacher's passing when he awoke.
Upon hearing details of the events, he hurried off to Lena's quarters.
He heard noise from inside her quarters, so he over-rode the door lock and went in.
Stepping in he saw a disaster area, chairs without legs and backs, clothes all over the place.
He looked towards the kitchen area and saw a tall bottle of liquid on the table next to it was a brandy glass.
He walked over, took hold of the barely half empty glass of liquid and smelled it.
"Centauri wine." Before he could do anything else, Lena appeared in the doorway of her bedroom.
Her bloodshot eyes narrowed when she saw him.
"Get out," she growled at him, "before you die as well."
Jason didn't budge. "OUT!" she hollered at him.
When he still refused to move, Lena picked up a picture frame to throw at him and Jason moved towards her.
He put his arms around her waist making her drop the picture frame.
She fought to get out of his hold for a few minutes and then stopped. Jason knew if she wanted to hurt him, he'd be flat on his back.
Lena had the strength of a Minbari, but rarely let it get out of control.
Jason let go and she sank to her knees crying as she reached for the picture frame.
Jason dropped to his knees next to her, taking the picture from her he looked at it.
The caption read "Teacher's Trio."
The portrait had been taken just after they earned their Ranger status. Na'Coth on the right disliked pictures, so he scowled, Lena was in the middle smiling, to the left was Jason, while Teacher was at the bottom.
"We were all trained to be the "Elite Rangers," said Lena.
"To teach others what we know, to keep the peace. Whoever this bastard is, he will answer for what he has done. I received word, last night, that he destroyed a White Star two days ago with 10 Rangers aboard, a member of the Grey Council and Earth Force soldiers."
Jason got up, went to the com screen, punched a few buttons and said "Ranger Lena and I will not be able to teach classes today."
*~~~~~~~~*~~~~~~~~*
Delenn was able to begin the work of collecting Teacher's things the next day.
While listening to his log entries, a disc fell underneath his desk.
Delenn got under the table, she picked up the disc and then bumped her head on something under the table.
"Curious." she said pulling at the little box like thing under the table.
Taking out the one disc she put it in and Teacher's image appeared on screen.
"Hello Delenn. If you are seeing this then the worse thing has happened, I am gone."
His image left the screen and Lennier's popped on. "Hello Delenn." Delenn's eyes widened.
"Delenn, there are many things I must explain, but I cannot explain now." said Lennier.
He picked up something off screen and said, "Delenn, this is my daughter Lena." He smiled as held her.
Delenn's eyes widened. "Very few people know about her, a member of the Council, Teacher and..."
*~~~~~~~~*~~~~~~~~*
"I'm guessing Vir knew also?" said Jason.
"Yes."
"You mean he kept the secret for all these years? A Centauri has kept this for 20 years?" Jason shook his head in disbelief.
"That member of the Council, who was killed last night, he knew as well?'
"Yes."
As Lena began to put things away by the com screen, it beeped. She tapped the button with her left hand and Vir's image popped on.
"Hello Lena, I'm here on Minbari for a visit. Stop by, its been a long time since we've seen each other."
His image snapped off the screen, and Jason heard something break.
Lena was still holding on to the glass, or what was left of it.
"I broke the glass." she said as she opened her left hand to reveal the broken glass as well as her hand covered in blood.
"He'll be next." she said as she wiped her hand.
*~~~~~~~~*~~~~~~~~*
"Michael Garibaldi, what are you doing here? Is Stephen with you?" asked Susan as she stood up behind her desk.
"Didn't Delenn tell you we were coming?" Garibaldi replied.
"No, actually she didn't. So what are you doing here?" she asked again.
"Stephen and I are here to attend that conference Delenn's been talking about."
*~~~~~~~~*~~~~~~~~*
Vir went to lay down as soon as he arrived, the journey had been long and tiresome.
If the Centarum had only not began to cause problems about Centuari's position among the Alliance, he wouldn't be here.
Being in the position he is in, he could have sent someone else, but seeing how he really wanted another chance to get off the home world, and besides no one else could handle it.
He sat up, turned to the right and grabbed the wine bottle and began to drink.
It didn't take long for the wine to take effect.
*~~~~~~~~*~~~~~~~~*
Lena had snapped out of her dreamlike state after she arrived where Vir was staying.
"He's here." she said as they turned the corner. Jason said nothing as they continued on.
*~~~~~~~~*~~~~~~~~*
Everything was dark when Vir woke up. "I thought I left some lights on..." Vir said sitting up.
He heard a noise and before he knew it, he had rolled off the bed, "GUARDS!" he yelled. "GUARDS!!" But no one came.
*~~~~~~~~*~~~~~~~~*
Lena opened her Denn'bok as they turned the last corner.
Seeing the guards missing from their posts, she wasted no time in going into the room.
*~~~~~~~~*~~~~~~~~*
Vir was on the floor out cold, the doors closed behind her and she felt someone staring at her.
Swinging her Denn'bok behind herself, she heard a noise. Then she felt something strike her face and someone brush past her and head out through the patio windows.
Kneeling next to Vir she touched his cheek, "You'll be fine Vir, my friend."
She got up, headed for the double doors as Jason came in.
"I can catch him." she told Jason as she ran out through the doors.
*~~~~~~~~*~~~~~~~~*
Delenn and Franklin arrived at Vir's quarters, under an armed escort of what was left of Vir's guards and some Rangers.
"You're lucky its only a mild concussion Vir." diagnosed Dr. Franklin.
"Vir, do you remember anything else?" asked Delenn.
"No, I don't remember anything else, but if I do I will let you know. Now please, no more fuss about me, you have more important things to do."
After they left Vir sighed with relief. He sat in front of his screen and made a call.
"How fast can you get here? There's a problem."