Chapter note:- Well I finally found the manuscript, and I am also dumping up two more chapters. I did run this chapter through ViaVoice and it did bring up some interesting errors which I would have never found.
Anyway I hope you will enjoy these two chapters and please give me some feedback and tell me if the chapters 6, 7 and 8 and that this spelling and grammar have improved a little bit, because of the new software I am using.
Chapter 7 (All Comes To An End)
Back at James's apartment, James is sitting on the chair with Lalena laying over him and being braced by James's hand.
James: - "You know green makes you look more distinguished for a Minbari!"
Lalena: - "What are you saying?" jokily covering James's mouth with her hand.
James: - "I'm not saying anything. I did not say anything then and I'm not saying anything now!"
Lalena then lets of a giggle, as she knows that James is quoting a line Ducat said far back in Minbari history.
James: - "What have I ever done to deserve you?" he whispers to her as he feels every surface of Lalena's face not to mention the feel of her laying over him at the same time. James could not be helped but be taken away by Lalena's looks and sweet sensation she is giving him.
Lalena: - "All you have done is love me, when I look into your eyes I can't help but be moved by your undivided love, no one has ever done the things you have done for me." she then gives James a gentle and passionate kiss on the lips.
James: - "I don't know what I would do without you in my life. You are the light I have been looking for all my life." James spoke the words even deeper from the depths of his soul but from a region deep within his essence of existence. With that a small tier crept out of James's eye and ran down his face. Lalena touches the tier and removes it from his face.
Lalena: - "Why are you crying?" Feeling a confusion of the current situation, "have I done something to upset him" she puzzles herself.
James: - "No I am not crying, I am just Happy! More than happy."
The chiming of the door then interrupts the pleasant atmosphere.
James: - "Yes!"
The doors open and a young Minbari previously seen at the beginning of the situation when Lalena's parents first arrived on the station, walked into the room.
Lalena: - "Hi, Belemma! What brings you here?"
Belemma: - "Our mother has agreed not to cut your ties to the family, but your
cast status still remains and outcast. Sorry our mother did all she can. Our
family will also be leaving soon heading back to Minbar."
Belemma standing there is looking a little out of place, seeing her sister in the arms of a human brought a strange feeling to her and curiosity!
Belemma: - "Lalena, What's that like?" them words just blurred out before she could stop her self, her curiosity took the better of her.
Lalena: - "Belemma! I don't believe you! Go back to your quarters! If farther heard you say that, he would space you!"
Belemma then rushed out of James's quarters not saying a word but having the look of a small child that has been up to some mischief, quickly disappearing out of site.
James: - " I can't believe that just happened, Well! What's it like lying there!" James looking deep into her eyes passes on the curious comment.
The Glimmer of light starts to be shrouded in darkness as a new force begins to show its face in the lives of James and Lalena that could only mean one thing, and it is not signifying anything good.
The Jump gate opens and a Minbari Flyer appears and docks with the station. It could be described as the devils chariot arriving to do a terrible deed and unleash a chain of events that will forever changed the lives off Lalena and James.
Appearing from the docking bay the leader of Lalena's clan can be seen approaching a security officer. He hands over his identity card to be allowed on to conduct his unjust and thought-provoking mission.
Security: - "Well Drola'amalon, are you here for a long stay or just for short business!"
Drola'amalon: - "Just some urgent business."
Security: - "Off course sir, well all appears to be in order, have a pleasant say on Babylon 5."
Drola'amalon then takes back his card and walks off to finish his business and leave ASAP.
Drola'amalon can be seen scanning the station trying to hunt down Lalena, several hours pass and finally he has a direct location to find her. Lalena is heading back to her quarters to get belongings ready to see her parents off the next day before life should return to normal. All the petty misunderstandings has settled down and being let back into the family clan was all she really wanted. Being branded an outcast did not have any real meaning to her because she has James and nothing will pull her away.
Walking down the decks Lalena's attention is distracted when someone shouts out her name. Lalena turns around to the calling and is greeted by a figure in black holding an energy weapon at her. In a split second fear engulfs Lalena, "I am going to be killed!" she shouts in her mind, then suddenly everything slows down and a flash from the weapon is seen. The beam slowly travels through the air and hits Lalena in the stomach. The pain was overwhelming; she can feel her insides sizzling with the blast and air filling the hole. Lalena braces the wound with her hand but to be greeted with another blast in the leg and another in the arm. She falls to the floor crying in pain and hearing the footsteps of Drola'amalon running away.
Lalena can feel nothing but pain and she could tell instantly that the child she was carrying got injured, but the child will not survive without the mother in full health. The Highlights on Lalena began to change to black and her skin began turning pale. The pain got too much and she passed out. The loss of blood started to fill the hallway getting the attention of a nearby security officer who evidently called the Doctor.
Panic rushed through the med lab as the doctor tried franticly to save the life of Lalena. Minutes later Sheridan and Delenn rushed to the med lab as do Garibaldi, Questions started to arise about what happened and Sheridan ordered the station to be locked down, but it was too late. Drola'amalon flyer can be seen heading through the jump gate.
Delenn: - "This is a disgrace, my people will not tolerate this individual that done this, we know a Minbari done this he was seen leaving with a weapon, the killing of a Minbari is one thing but to murder a Minbari carrying a child, it is the lowest form of disgrace our society have ever come across and is one of our highest laws. Not even a member of the warrior cast will ever kill a pregnant and defenceless Minbari."
Garibaldi: - "Someone will have to tell James what happened!" with that Sheridan and Delenn all looked at Garibaldi. Then Garibaldi looks at them right back with the look that says, "I'm not going to tell him." with the fear of what might happen. It's pretty obvious who will have to inform James of the news.
Delenn and Sheridan can see James working on an electrical device in the main hallway of the station, which did not happen to be filled with too many people. His concentration is diverted by the touch of Delenns hand.
From one of the doors entering the main hallway James can be seen in the middle, Sheridan on the right and Delenn on the left. A few seconds pass as Delenn and Sheridan tell James the terrible news. James can be seen almost falling to the floor like someone had removed his legs, immediately Delenn and Sheridan grabbed hold of him.
The news said to James is like someone just ripped his soul right out his body, his heart began to race, breathing stopped and every part of his body seized, his legs gave way with no support. James had to see Lalena and his legs jerked back into action and he rushed into panic mode to get to the medical deck, struggling at first to get a grip on the floor he manages to pull himself together and began running back to the medical deck bulldozing anyone that got in his way.
James rushed into the med lab where he can see Lalena lying on the table. Tears started to appear from his eyes as he went over to Lalena, the doctor regrettably said that there is nothing he can do to save her life, the damage is so severe and she may not live for more than several minuets. Such harsh words but the doctor tried to explain it in the best way possible not to cause any more grief then there is already.
James held Lalena's hand, tears can be seen falling from his face, a momentarily relapse his concentration skewered his judgment of what he's thinking and speaking, the thought of seeing Lalena lying there on the Medical bed was too much for him to grasp. This beautiful creature he is having a relationship with, this being that will have his child is about to be no more. Thoughts, thoughts, thought, that's all that went through James's head, "Why would anyone do this?" He said to him self as he approached Lalena." Lalena, don't die please don't I am here, you are safe now." this soft and gentle voice from James persuaded Lalena to open her eyes and she looked right at James. James could see the light in her eyes slowly beginning to fade away. He held onto her tight and tried to pass some of his energy to her, as if some miracle could allow this to happen, but nothing happened.
Lalena then spoke to him asking him not to let go that she was afraid to die and James assured her that she would be fine and that he would never leave her side. But all he tried to do would not stop the inevitable.
Lalena: - "James…. Please don't let me die, I don't want too, I want to be with you!"
James: - "You won't I am here I won't let you, I love you too much to let you go." But no matter how much he assured her, James could feel her grip weakening and Lalena soul and light energy fading away.
Lalena manages to say one last word before she passes away, "I love you I will always be with you."
James: - "I love you too, please don't go, I need you," her grip on his hand releases which tells James unconsciously that she has passed on, James gets even more upset and shouts in the air. He then looks back at her, James is not thinking straight now, the shock off all this has messed him up in the mind too much.
James: - "You can't die, you can't, Minbari can't die, they last longer, they are stronger, you can't die." James looks at Lalena again "Please wake up I am here, you don't need to sleep anymore, I am here, please wake up, what will I do without you, Please Lalena wake up, Please I will do anything. Doctor please do something!" James then looks at the doctor "You must do something please I will do anything."
Franklin: - "Sorry, I have tried everything."
James: - "She can't, so fragile, she must be alive she is Minbari, she's young." Reality begins to settle down and the news has reached Lalena's parents who then rush into the medical bay throwing James out not before Delumm says some words, "You human have killed, James get out!"
Sheridan then strongly objects to the handling of James and confronts Delumm, with some gentle persuasion to him Delumm allows James to stay.
At the end of the day, no one will have any idea how much James is hurting, his soul mate has just been taken from him, an empty void has risen, there is no love at all. All he can feel is tremendous grief that cannot be measured.
Back at James's quarters the chimes on the door ring but there is no answer. They ring again and still no answer. Then the door opens and Sheridan being accompanied by Delenn walk in. The place almost resembles some dark dungeon, a dark and musty feel came to the room also and a presence of a grief-stricken individual that desperately needs some attention can be felt in the room.
Sheridan: - "James, James, Lights!"
The lights slowly came on displaying the condition of the room, which amazingly appear to be in good condition despite circumstances but still a little messy.
Delenn: - "James are you here?" Delenn then walks and spots a figure in the shadows under the sidewall table; she looks closer and discovers James.
Delenn: - "Sheridan I've found him, oh no,"
Under their sidewall table James can be seen curled up in a little ball holding on to a peace of garment that once belonged to Lalena, he can't think or do anything. His world has been blown to bits and there is nothing that can be done. All he wants is to be left alone. His grief has completely engulfed him. Not caring what happens to him he just wants to lye there and die, so he can be with his beloved Lalena.
Sheridan: - "It's been 2 days and no one has seen him, James come on, come on, out of there"
James just lay their motionless like a small kitten that was scarred for it's life and did not know what to do.
Sheridan: - "We better get doctor Franklin here"
Back at the medical bay James just sat on the seat looking into the wilderness of nothing, resiting all the memories he had off Lalena and pondering over what he should do next. He keeps on asking himself why did they do this? Why would they kill one of there own people? This didn't make any sense. Anger and revenge slowly began to seep in, every piece of information he knew will now be used to hunt down and bring to justice this individual that done this, and his Justice is not to be handing him over to the police or security but his own personal and private execution. After all someone has to pay for the killing of Lalena, why does she have to die and this other individual getaway with it?
