*~~~~~~~~*~~~~~~~~*
It was pitch black out by the time they reached the hanger.
"First priority is to get Delenn out of harm's way, then we go after him." said Lena just before they walked in.
Lennier and Jason nodded. Lennier saw Delenn in the corner surrounded by a force field.
"Lennier, Lena." said Delenn. Lena and Jason looked around for a panel to deactivate the field.
"I think I've found it." said Jason as his fingers flew across the panel.
"Damn." The panel beeped. Lennier took over on the panel.
Jason activated his shield and tried to match the two shield frequencies, he put his hand on the field and then snapped it back as sparks flew.
*~~~~~~~~*~~~~~~~~*
Lena saw something move out of the corner of her right eye.
She followed the figure towards the shuttle and a force field appeared behind her and the field around Delenn vanished.
*~~~~~~~~*~~~~~~~~*
"Welcome half breed." Lena turned to see the Minbari holding a Denn'bok. She recognized the spots on his head, a Minbari Assassin.
"Minbar for Minbari." said the Assassin as he swung the Denn'bok at Lena.
Lena jumped out of the way and swung her Denn'bok hitting him in the face.
"So you do bleed." said Lena as she saw the blood trickled from the side of his mouth.
*~~~~~~~~*~~~~~~~~*
Jason was frantically punching numbers and trying to walk through the field where Lena was.
Lennier and Delenn watched as Lena took hits to the chest, knees and face.
"Come on. Gotcha." Jason walked through the field. Dropping his shield, Jason began punching buttons, as Lennier began to pace back and forth on the other side.
*~~~~~~~~*~~~~~~~~*
Lena took a hard blow in the chest and fell to her knees. Jason punched the last button and as the field dropped, the Minbari pulled a small weapon from his belt and fired at Jason.
"JASON!" yelled Lena.
"NO!" screamed Lennier and Delenn.
Jason turned around, but it was too late, the blast threw him against the wall.
*~~~~~~~~*~~~~~~~~*
Delenn rushed to his side and cradled him as Lennier knocked the disrupter from the Minbari's hand.
The Minbari punched Lennier in the face as Lennier gave him an elbow to the jaw. The second punch knock Lennier to the ground.
Lena pulled from her cloak a few small explosive devices and threw them at the ship.
*~~~~~~~~*~~~~~~~~*
Lena struggled to her feet and swung the Denn'bok hitting the Minbari in the back of his head.
For a few moments he turned his attention to Lena and away Lennier and the others. The power behind this swing of Denn'bok knocked the Minbari backwards almost 4 feet, hitting his head on his ship.
That seemed to get him mad, he got up and lunged for her.
She took her Denn'bok to the back of his knees, then to his abdomen, then a shot to the face. He sank to his knees and she hit him in the face again, then to the chest.
Without warning he fell over and his eyes closed.
*~~~~~~~~*~~~~~~~~*
"Father. Father are you all right?" Lena said as she walked over to Lennier.
"Jason..." before she could say anymore a bright light filled the hanger.
A dark figure appeared in the doorway, what looked to be a staff outstretched from the figure and a swirl of stars and a bright light surrounded Jason.
The swirl of stars and bright light began to disappear as did Jason.
Lena turned around and saw the Minbari rise up, knife in hand and lunged towards Lennier.
"No!" Lena pushed Lennier to the side and took the knife in her chest. Lena pulled the knife from her chest, walked towards the Minbari and made a cut his right cheek.
*~~~~~~~~*~~~~~~~~*
Explosions began going off all around them.
"Get out of here!" called Lena.
"Lena no, we will not leave you." said Delenn.
Another explosion went off and beams from the building separated them.
"Father, go." yelled Lena before she turned back towards the black ship.
Another beam fell this time knocking Lena off balance, her face showed the pain as she sank to her knees.
"Lennier...." Delenn grabbed onto Lennier and they both headed for the doorway.
*~~~~~~~~*~~~~~~~~*
On her knees she pulled out from her cloak the shield remote and pressed the center button. The explosives she planted began to go off around the ship, she hoped that it was enough to do damage.
She wiped away the blood from her forehead and mouth. She could feel the heat from the fire coming closer, there was nothing she could do.
Her life for her father's.
*~~~~~~~~*~~~~~~~~*
Lennier got Delenn away from the hanger just as the ship came up and out. The ship fired on the hanger and the place exploded.
"Lena." said Lennier as he made a move back towards the hanger.
"No. Lennier. We must get help." said Delenn.
Lennier turned to Delenn and then headed back into the building.
"Lennier!" called Delenn.
*~~~~~~~~*~~~~~~~~*
"Delenn!" Marcus called out.
"Marcus!" Delenn turned to see him coming towards her.
"Lena is inside injured, Lennier went after her."
Marcus headed towards the doorway, but was stopped by an explosion causing the doorway to become blocked.
*~~~~~~~~*~~~~~~~~*
Galen saw this, he knew the outcome, but he had someone else to watch over.
"Galen, where have you been?" asked Dr. Chambers as he came into the med lab. "Gideon's worried."
Galen stood there and said, "Yes I know. Doctor there is someone aboard my ship who needs medical attention. No one is to know who he is, and that he is here. Can you do that?"
Dr. Chambers shook her head yes.
*~~~~~~~~*~~~~~~~~*
Admiral Gideon was called to the bridge when the Minbari ship requested assistance.
"I thought you would like to see this." said Matheson as Gideon walked in.
"On screen." A picture of a black ship damaged appeared on screen.
"You called me for that?" Gideon seemed annoyed.
"Actually Sir I called you because of the pilot. Play back the recording."
A Minbari appeared on screen, "I am in need of assistance..."
Gideon shook his head and said, "Mute sound." Gideon saw the Minbari and something seemed to click.
"Has he docked?"
Matheson said "Yes, but we've confined him to the med lab."
"Try to contact Minbar, tell them that we have the one they've been looking for." ordered Gideon as he left the room.
"Yes Sir."
*~~~~~~~~*~~~~~~~~*
Lena barely managed to wake herself up and all she felt was the pain. Pain in her chest, her legs, her head and neck.
Jason was with Galen, Galen was on the Excalibur and hopefully Jason would survive. She felt something grab onto her then everything went black again.
*~~~~~~~~*~~~~~~~~*
"Over here, I've found them!" yelled Garabaldi as he moved the debris off Lennier and Lena.
For a brief moment seeing Lennier holding onto Lena, reminded him of his own love for his daughter back on Mars.
Marcus came running and lifted some of the heavier beams with help from his pike.
Then within a few minutes Franklin and the others were ready to move her.
"Be careful." said Franklin as they lifted Lena onto a stretcher.
Lennier never left her side, until they reached the medlab. Delenn, Vir and Marcus managed to talk Lennier into leaving.
"Lennier, let Stephen and the others work." said Delenn.
"There is nothing you can do, but wait." continued Vir.
"Lennier listen to them. They need space to work. They do not need someone looking over their shoulders." finished Marcus.
*~~~~~~~~*~~~~~~~~*
A day later Lennier was able to see her.
"She's stable. The knife missed her heart, her ribs are either cracked or broken, the concussion's gone from bad to worse.
The good news is that I've managed to stop the internal bleeding for now. The burns are very minor. She's stubborn Lennier, but now she needs rest." said Franklin.
"She's not out of the woods yet, but she's better then she was."
"As for you, I'm surprised you escaped with only cuts, bruises and minor burns."
*~~~~~~~~*~~~~~~~~*
Delenn walked in smiling. "They have found him. The Excauliber is two days away, Admiral Gideon said he gave up a pretty good fight to prevent being detained."
Lennier nodded and turned back to Lena. "May I sit with her, Doctor?"
Dr. Franklin began to shake his head. "All right but remember she needs her rest as much as you do."
*~~~~~~~~*~~~~~~~~*
Lennier nodded as he sat down next to her, he began thinking about the past.
About how he wasn't there for her, she was not able to know who her mother was, who her father is and where he has been all these years.
Lennier smiled, his daughter was a Ranger, one of the youngest ever, he was so proud of her, more than she will ever know.
*~~~~~~~~*~~~~~~~~*
Lena opened her eyes and looked up. Ceiling to the medlab, she was alive, at least she hoped she was.
She turned her head to the side and saw Lennier beside her. She smiled as she tried to sit up quietly.
"Owww." she said, holding her ribs. Lennier's right eye opened.
"You are supposed to be resting." he said.
"Father, I wish to sit up, may I?" she asked.
"Let me help." he said helping her sit up.
*~~~~~~~~*~~~~~~~~*
"How are you two feeling?" asked a soft voice from the doorway.
"President Delenn. I am well, and you?" asked Lena.
Delenn smiled, "You gave us a good scare, we were not sure if you would be all right."
She moved next to Lennier and said, "You my old friend, must tell me of your journeys since we parted ways."
Lennier nodded.
"Good, the Excauliber, will be here in a few hours. Lena, Admiral Gideon is looking forward to seeing you."
*~~~~~~~~*~~~~~~~~*
It was pitch black out by the time they reached the hanger.
"First priority is to get Delenn out of harm's way, then we go after him." said Lena just before they walked in.
Lennier and Jason nodded. Lennier saw Delenn in the corner surrounded by a force field.
"Lennier, Lena." said Delenn. Lena and Jason looked around for a panel to deactivate the field.
"I think I've found it." said Jason as his fingers flew across the panel.
"Damn." The panel beeped. Lennier took over on the panel.
Jason activated his shield and tried to match the two shield frequencies, he put his hand on the field and then snapped it back as sparks flew.
*~~~~~~~~*~~~~~~~~*
Lena saw something move out of the corner of her right eye.
She followed the figure towards the shuttle and a force field appeared behind her and the field around Delenn vanished.
*~~~~~~~~*~~~~~~~~*
"Welcome half breed." Lena turned to see the Minbari holding a Denn'bok. She recognized the spots on his head, a Minbari Assassin.
"Minbar for Minbari." said the Assassin as he swung the Denn'bok at Lena.
Lena jumped out of the way and swung her Denn'bok hitting him in the face.
"So you do bleed." said Lena as she saw the blood trickled from the side of his mouth.
*~~~~~~~~*~~~~~~~~*
Jason was frantically punching numbers and trying to walk through the field where Lena was.
Lennier and Delenn watched as Lena took hits to the chest, knees and face.
"Come on. Gotcha." Jason walked through the field. Dropping his shield, Jason began punching buttons, as Lennier began to pace back and forth on the other side.
*~~~~~~~~*~~~~~~~~*
Lena took a hard blow in the chest and fell to her knees. Jason punched the last button and as the field dropped, the Minbari pulled a small weapon from his belt and fired at Jason.
"JASON!" yelled Lena.
"NO!" screamed Lennier and Delenn.
Jason turned around, but it was too late, the blast threw him against the wall.
*~~~~~~~~*~~~~~~~~*
Delenn rushed to his side and cradled him as Lennier knocked the disrupter from the Minbari's hand.
The Minbari punched Lennier in the face as Lennier gave him an elbow to the jaw. The second punch knock Lennier to the ground.
Lena pulled from her cloak a few small explosive devices and threw them at the ship.
*~~~~~~~~*~~~~~~~~*
Lena struggled to her feet and swung the Denn'bok hitting the Minbari in the back of his head.
For a few moments he turned his attention to Lena and away Lennier and the others. The power behind this swing of Denn'bok knocked the Minbari backwards almost 4 feet, hitting his head on his ship.
That seemed to get him mad, he got up and lunged for her.
She took her Denn'bok to the back of his knees, then to his abdomen, then a shot to the face. He sank to his knees and she hit him in the face again, then to the chest.
Without warning he fell over and his eyes closed.
*~~~~~~~~*~~~~~~~~*
"Father. Father are you all right?" Lena said as she walked over to Lennier.
"Jason..." before she could say anymore a bright light filled the hanger.
A dark figure appeared in the doorway, what looked to be a staff outstretched from the figure and a swirl of stars and a bright light surrounded Jason.
The swirl of stars and bright light began to disappear as did Jason.
Lena turned around and saw the Minbari rise up, knife in hand and lunged towards Lennier.
"No!" Lena pushed Lennier to the side and took the knife in her chest. Lena pulled the knife from her chest, walked towards the Minbari and made a cut his right cheek.
*~~~~~~~~*~~~~~~~~*
Explosions began going off all around them.
"Get out of here!" called Lena.
"Lena no, we will not leave you." said Delenn.
Another explosion went off and beams from the building separated them.
"Father, go." yelled Lena before she turned back towards the black ship.
Another beam fell this time knocking Lena off balance, her face showed the pain as she sank to her knees.
"Lennier...." Delenn grabbed onto Lennier and they both headed for the doorway.
*~~~~~~~~*~~~~~~~~*
On her knees she pulled out from her cloak the shield remote and pressed the center button. The explosives she planted began to go off around the ship, she hoped that it was enough to do damage.
She wiped away the blood from her forehead and mouth. She could feel the heat from the fire coming closer, there was nothing she could do.
Her life for her father's.
*~~~~~~~~*~~~~~~~~*
Lennier got Delenn away from the hanger just as the ship came up and out. The ship fired on the hanger and the place exploded.
"Lena." said Lennier as he made a move back towards the hanger.
"No. Lennier. We must get help." said Delenn.
Lennier turned to Delenn and then headed back into the building.
"Lennier!" called Delenn.
*~~~~~~~~*~~~~~~~~*
"Delenn!" Marcus called out.
"Marcus!" Delenn turned to see him coming towards her.
"Lena is inside injured, Lennier went after her."
Marcus headed towards the doorway, but was stopped by an explosion causing the doorway to become blocked.
*~~~~~~~~*~~~~~~~~*
Galen saw this, he knew the outcome, but he had someone else to watch over.
"Galen, where have you been?" asked Dr. Chambers as he came into the med lab. "Gideon's worried."
Galen stood there and said, "Yes I know. Doctor there is someone aboard my ship who needs medical attention. No one is to know who he is, and that he is here. Can you do that?"
Dr. Chambers shook her head yes.
*~~~~~~~~*~~~~~~~~*
Admiral Gideon was called to the bridge when the Minbari ship requested assistance.
"I thought you would like to see this." said Matheson as Gideon walked in.
"On screen." A picture of a black ship damaged appeared on screen.
"You called me for that?" Gideon seemed annoyed.
"Actually Sir I called you because of the pilot. Play back the recording."
A Minbari appeared on screen, "I am in need of assistance..."
Gideon shook his head and said, "Mute sound." Gideon saw the Minbari and something seemed to click.
"Has he docked?"
Matheson said "Yes, but we've confined him to the med lab."
"Try to contact Minbar, tell them that we have the one they've been looking for." ordered Gideon as he left the room.
"Yes Sir."
*~~~~~~~~*~~~~~~~~*
Lena barely managed to wake herself up and all she felt was the pain. Pain in her chest, her legs, her head and neck.
Jason was with Galen, Galen was on the Excalibur and hopefully Jason would survive. She felt something grab onto her then everything went black again.
*~~~~~~~~*~~~~~~~~*
"Over here, I've found them!" yelled Garabaldi as he moved the debris off Lennier and Lena.
For a brief moment seeing Lennier holding onto Lena, reminded him of his own love for his daughter back on Mars.
Marcus came running and lifted some of the heavier beams with help from his pike.
Then within a few minutes Franklin and the others were ready to move her.
"Be careful." said Franklin as they lifted Lena onto a stretcher.
Lennier never left her side, until they reached the medlab. Delenn, Vir and Marcus managed to talk Lennier into leaving.
"Lennier, let Stephen and the others work." said Delenn.
"There is nothing you can do, but wait." continued Vir.
"Lennier listen to them. They need space to work. They do not need someone looking over their shoulders." finished Marcus.
*~~~~~~~~*~~~~~~~~*
A day later Lennier was able to see her.
"She's stable. The knife missed her heart, her ribs are either cracked or broken, the concussion's gone from bad to worse.
The good news is that I've managed to stop the internal bleeding for now. The burns are very minor. She's stubborn Lennier, but now she needs rest." said Franklin.
"She's not out of the woods yet, but she's better then she was."
"As for you, I'm surprised you escaped with only cuts, bruises and minor burns."
*~~~~~~~~*~~~~~~~~*
Delenn walked in smiling. "They have found him. The Excauliber is two days away, Admiral Gideon said he gave up a pretty good fight to prevent being detained."
Lennier nodded and turned back to Lena. "May I sit with her, Doctor?"
Dr. Franklin began to shake his head. "All right but remember she needs her rest as much as you do."
*~~~~~~~~*~~~~~~~~*
Lennier nodded as he sat down next to her, he began thinking about the past.
About how he wasn't there for her, she was not able to know who her mother was, who her father is and where he has been all these years.
Lennier smiled, his daughter was a Ranger, one of the youngest ever, he was so proud of her, more than she will ever know.
*~~~~~~~~*~~~~~~~~*
Lena opened her eyes and looked up. Ceiling to the medlab, she was alive, at least she hoped she was.
She turned her head to the side and saw Lennier beside her. She smiled as she tried to sit up quietly.
"Owww." she said, holding her ribs. Lennier's right eye opened.
"You are supposed to be resting." he said.
"Father, I wish to sit up, may I?" she asked.
"Let me help." he said helping her sit up.
*~~~~~~~~*~~~~~~~~*
"How are you two feeling?" asked a soft voice from the doorway.
"President Delenn. I am well, and you?" asked Lena.
Delenn smiled, "You gave us a good scare, we were not sure if you would be all right."
She moved next to Lennier and said, "You my old friend, must tell me of your journeys since we parted ways."
Lennier nodded.
"Good, the Excauliber, will be here in a few hours. Lena, Admiral Gideon is looking forward to seeing you."
*~~~~~~~~*~~~~~~~~*