Chapter Note: - I have done my best to make sure this chapter is spelt correctly and I have also ran the chapter through ViaVoice and it also bought up some interesting errors that I would have never found. I see that the reviews are coming in nice and slowly but keep them coming.

Chapter 6 (Minbari Colour Highlights)

Delumm ordered everyone out of the room while James and Delumm have their talk.

James: - "Why did you come here?"

Delumm: - "I came to this place to take her back, you have polluted my daughters life and it's time to put some sense into her."

James: - "Your daughter, your daughter! she is not your daughter by family blood and the condition you set upon her is unjust, I demand you change it. Branding her an outcast is one thing but cutting her from her family is another, you have a problem you take it out with ME!"

Then James gets even closer having leverage over Delumm

James: - "You see, your actions upon this is unjust, the blood farther of Lalena can only make the joint decision with the mother, not you. I demand you change this, or I will send a report to your clan informing them of your actions. I am sure they will find it quite interesting."

James: - "I am not normally like this but you are beginning to really piss me off."

Delumm: - "Why, I should rip your head of for that" then James interrupted him

James: - "Well you can bring it on any time, someone needs to place you down to your level mate, you are riving high too much."

With that Delumm grabs hold of James in a fit of range, James moves back slightly and punched Delumm in the face making him release his grip. Delumm sweeps James's legs and causes him to fall to the floor, but James spins round hitting Delumm in the stomach causing him to fall backwards. James gets back to his feet only to be welcomed by a punch from Delumm. James punches Delumm four times in the stomach then twice in the face. Delumm then grabs James and throws him to the other side of the room knocking down tables and Minbari decoration. James tries to come up from behind but he gets head butted by Delumm using his head bone, stumbling back then getting hit by a pole Delumm grabbed hold off, James manages to grab another pole and starts swinging it. They beat the poles together at high speed, James getting a shot in the stomach, and then before Delumm knows it, James takes his legs out causing him to fall to the floor where he is pinned by James holding the pole at his face.

Out of breath James manages to speak to Delumm.

James: - "You fight well, now listen to me I want you to think long and hard about what you're doing, I will do everything in my power to keep this relationship alive. I don't like seeing Lalena upset over this, show a little compassion if you have any!" With that James leaves.

Lalena arguing with her mother in her quarters was about to release the biggest secret that she was holding from her family and James.

Delenn returned to Lalena's quarters to organise things between there families. The news has also hit the Minbari home world, and the cast family of Lalena's got in contact with Delenn. But little does Delenn and everyone know is that there clan is preparing a deadly plan to demonstrate to the Minbari people of the wrongness of getting into a relationship with outsiders.

Slaaeil: - "I know this human loves you dearly and you too, but our clan will want to know if this is justified or not. They will want to know why you have done this."

Delenn spots that Lalena is hiding her hands from view, she starts to wonder why. Keeping a close eye on them she finds the reason why. "They are green!" she inadvertently mutters out catching the attention of Slaaeil, which in turn she stands to her feet

Slaaeil: - "What is?"

But Lalena realises what Delenn is talking about and immediately runs out of her quarters realising that this will cause more trouble then ever.

James walking back from the medical deck after his injuries from Delumm runs into Lalena running towards him.

James: - "Wow, where are you going, what's wrong?"

Before Lalena can speak she faints on to the floor. James instantly feels something's wrong, he grabs hold of Lalena a little upset but he than shouts out for assistance at the top off his voice. Holding Lalena on the floor he contacts Doctor Franklin on his Link "DOCKTOR GET DOWN HERE NOW, LALENA, THEIRS SOMEHTING WRONG WITH HER!"

In the medical bay the doctor performs his usual scans on Lalena with James and her mother standing worried. James continually holds Lalena's hand hoping to get some kind of response.

Franklin: - "Amm, I see the problem, High blood pressure, Calcium seams to be low," he said as he passes the scanner over Lalena's head trying to determine the problem. Franklin then goes lower down the body to the chest "Umm that's strange" then he moves lower down and scans Lalena stomach. "Holy! I found the problem. This is amazing" Franklin then looking excited, calls for more tests and the information he gathered to be analysed.

James: - "What is, what's wrong with her Doctor?"

Franklin: - "I never seen anything like this before, it's a totally different genetic make-up then Delenn is, how can this be?"

James: - "What is it!!" James voice rising louder!

Franklin: - "She's Pregnant!"

Then Lalena wakes up to see shock on James's face and her mothers.

James not shocked at first but the news has not settled in "Pregnant, is that all!" then suddenly the news reached his brain and suddenly he shouts out in an over joist mood "Holy Shit, She's pregnant" he then drops to his knees to her level "I'm, going to be a farther" with that he suddenly realises that his life's goal has been achieved, but not only that but this once in a lifetime creature that he loves so dearly will have his child, and the child will be part of him and Lalena. It's a dream come true, James could not come up with a single word to express his happiness and this was a once in a lifetime experience.

James speaks in a soft and gentle voice to Lalena lying on the bed who woke up by James's excitement "Hi there, why didn't you tell me you where pregnant."

James looking at Lalena's eyes suddenly notices that the blue highlights slowly began to change green.

James: - "What's that? Doctor I think something's wrong, her eye lids are changing colour." He began to panic a little.

Lalena: - "Don't worry James, the highlights on my eyes and nails change colour in Minbari when they are pregnant" then Lalena got interrupted by the doctor.

Franklin: - "Really I did not know that!" making a note of it in his notepad he's holding.

Franklin: - "This is truly amazing, the makeup of the child is unlike anything I have seen before."

James: - "There's nothing wrong is there."

Franklin: - "No, No, better to be more precise. Look" Then he turns on the view screen next to the couple "This child you two have conceived is amazing in medical terms, it's bone structure is twice as strong and any Minbari and human put together, heart liver and all other organs are five times better and more resilient then anything I have seen and from what I can see this child has one amazing immune system. It's not fully developed so I will have to perform more tests but" Then the Doctor was interrupted by James.

James: - "Now wait a second, our child will not be subjected to experiments, I will not allow it."

Franklin: - "No, No Nothing like that, I will only gather information when the child comes in for check ups, we need to make sure that nothing goes wrong, remember this is one complex life form. The DNA it self contains Human and Minbari genetic makeup."

James: - "Hang on, I thought Minbari and Human can't reproduce."

Franklin: - "I thought so two, but no real experiments have not been done like this before, I guess this proves it. "

Then the subject suddenly changes when Lalena looks up to find her mother but she has disappeared "Where's my mother" she questions the doctor and James.

James: - "I don't know, she was here. Listen you better rest, I will see if I can find her."

Lalena then lies back down on the bed as James gives his final word to the doctor just as he makes it to the door, "No prodding her Doctor."

James shortly stumbles along Slaaeil standing in the hallway; James slowly walks up beside her.

James: - "Are you OK. I know this must be a big shock for you and all." then suddenly he was gracefully interrupted.

Slaaeil: - "In all my life I wanted my daughter to be happy and free, now I fear that is all going to change, this child you two will have will cause more trouble between us."

James: - "I don't see how, I have no loss of respect for you or your family, Lalena is someone I love dearly and now we will have children together, something I never thought possible. It would be better if Lalena's family were there to. Sure it will be hard because off our two races difficulties in the past but nothing comes easy in this universe, nothing good is easy." Then James placed his hand on Slaaeil arm "Just give us a chance that's all I ask." Then he turns and heads back to the medical room.

Back at the med lab Lalena is fit to sit up with the doctor doing more tests.

Franklin: - "Well everything seems ok, I suggest you take it easy and watch what you eat. Here!" then the doctor pulls out a form with things she should eat and not, to keep them both in top shape.

Franklin: - "This diet should keep you in top condition." Then James interrupts.

James: -  "You not giving her those health food papers are you?"

Franklin: - "It's all to keep her in good shape. James could I have a word with you?"

James then complies with the doctor's request but still wondering what his inquiries might be about.

Franklin: - "I know all of this is a shock to you but I must insist that you keep an close eye on her, the Human and Minbari hybrid Lalena is carrying will drain a lot of energy from her and you will be needed to make sure nothing goes wrong. This is a big responsibility."

James: - "I know, Man isn't this amazing, I feel like I can run from one end of the station to the other."

Franklin: - "Well, the rest is up to you, I have studying to do on all this information, there are a lot of interest in you two now."

But little does Franklin and James know that there is too much interest. Back on the Minbari home world a discussion is taking place within Lalena's clan. The debate starts to heat up and something is bound to happen.

Minbari clan member 1: -  " This whole incident is unjust, a stop to this must happen now before it all gets out of hand."

Minbari clan member 2: - "What kind of example are Lalena and this Human doing, we as a people already have one problem with Sheridan and Delenn and we must not allow our rules of our society to be broken."

Minbari clan Leader: - "The rules are set to protect our people from outside interference and from these two incidences an example will have to be made or a mockery of our race will be made with Minbari choosing whatever race they see fit, this must stop now!!"

Minbari clan member 1: -  "But how will we accomplish this, from reports about Lalena and the Human they have been lovers for two years, I do not believe they will separate!"

Minbari clan Leader: - "Then we will have to force the issue and make an example."

Minbari clan member 2: - "And who will do this?"

Minbari clan Leader: - "I will, I am the leader of the clan and I must set an example for all Minbari, it is my responsibility for our world."

Minbari clan member 3: - "What will you do?"

Minbari clan Leader: - "The most regrettable thing we of a race can ever do, but it is necessary and nothing else can be done. If we allow this to carry on then we will loose the purity of our race. The interference must stop with the life termination of Lalena!"