Chapter note: - I got a love this chapter, like the way James has a new attitude towards the Minbari when he plots his revenge. OK may seem a little silly but it does sound good. This chapter will evidently lead to the last chapter which has quite a change in it.
Like it, don't like it, it's just a little story I made up in my spare time, and when I've got nothing to do at work.
Chapter 8 (Hunt has began Drola'Amalon)
Grief stricken James remains perched upon the medical bed thinking over reasons why the Minbari would do such a crime and working out how he will overcome this tragedy. Revenge is all he can think about at this precise moment, which is something James would never have even considered in his lifetime, but this particular incident with the one he loves changed all that.
The normal duties of Med Lab still carried on that particular day, patients still come and go with the inside of note of Shaal Mayan who was getting the home-guard stamp removed from her forehead. She spotted James sitting over the other side of the room and instantly knew who he is and so she approached him.
Shaal Mayan: - "Are you James?" all she got back is a blank stare, cold, no meaning but she got a response from him nevertheless.
Shaal Mayan: - "I knew Lalena as a friend because we're from the same clan, I morn for you loss as well as I for my loss of a friend. I know she loved you dearly and you loved her dearly too" but then James interrupted with a brump tone.
James: - "LOVED! I still love her. Have you got any idea the pain I am going through, the thought of her dieing in my arms and there was fuck all I could do about it. Do you know what it's like seeing the very essence of the one you love so dearly slowly disappear into the blackness of a void? I should have been there to protect her, I failed, I let her get injured and then die" the last lines came out in tears as James broke out "I failed to protect her and our child, why can't it be me? Why can't he take me on? It would have been fair. Not like this….."
Shaal Mayan: - "Your love grows deep and it will give you strength, you will feel great pain as all life forms that love each other will do. This will not be easy but you do have friends to help you through it." she places her hands behind her back in some kind of ritual respect for him.
James: - "Why does this have to happen to me, why! I love her so dearly, I…. I…. I'm sorry I got to go I will need to discover something."
Delenn: - "And what is that James?" overhearing the conversation as Delenn and Sheridan approaches James.
James: - "Too find out who done this!!!!" then he walks out the door to start his OWN AND PERSONAL INVESTIGATION.
Blackness engulfs James's quarters as he works on several projects to help him in his cause to find justice; unsure with himself he carries on making custom made programs and doing some illegal modifications to the systems on the station.
A few hours pass and James heads for Mr garibaldi's office. "No one around" he says to himself, so with that he goes to his console and requests the recordings of the hallway, as he knows hallways and corridors in sectors like that have been monitored due to the recent criminal activities.
Computer: - "Please input security code."
James: - "I'll give you security code how's this" then he types on the keypad which activates one of his custom made programs which starts to hack into the computer.
Computer: - "Code accepted. Accessing video footage of current date and time."
Running through the video footage, nothing can be seen just aliens and humans walking through the corridor but then Lalena walks into view and a man appears in the far corner of the screen which forms into an outline of a Minbari which confirms Delenns story.
Watching the footage on Lalena being murdered made him a little upset but he paused the footage on the individual, which showed a good presentation of him. Immediately he orders the computer to run an identity check on the Minbari.
Seconds pass and the computer finds a match, after printing the information onto paper he heads out of the office leaving everything in perfect condition making sure not to tip off Mr Garibaldi.
Moments later Mr Garibaldi appears around the corner and casually strides into his office. Taking a quick glance at his office he can feel that he may have had a visitor, thinking about the current circumstances involving James he orders the computer to bring up the last information that was accessed, praying that his suspicions are only suspicions. Looking at the screen Garibaldi's eyes opened wide and he immediately contacted Sheridan on his link, "Sheridan we may have a big problem! I'm heading for the med lab stay there"
Garibaldi rushes into the med lab praying that James did not leave, but Garibaldi knows all too well that James isn't in the Med Lab but is right now hunting the individual that killed Lalena.
Garibaldi: - "Is James here?"
Franklin: - "No he left a while ago."
Garibaldi: - "Shit!"
Sheridan: - "Why?"
Garibaldi: - "I think he's gone to hunt down the Minbari that killed Lalena and if I know him that is exactly what he'll be doing. Not only that but the Changeling Net we confiscated from the Minbari that tried to kill Kosh? Well it's missing!"
Sheridan: - "We better apprehend him before he does something we all will regret."
But then suddenly the computer began to sound a warning siren..
Computer Voice: - "WARNING please hold on to the nearest support structure close to the floor, Gravity systems will be going offline in 20 seconds…" and the computer interpreted this in all languages. Looking around everyone on the station started to panic and hold on to anything they can, meanwhile James managed to confiscate a flyer and is getting ready to take off, the chaos provided the perfect cover.
Sheridan: - "What the hell!" he speaks getting up.
Computer voice: - "5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 0 Retro motors offline, Gravity systems off line for 60 seconds, please remain close to the floor to reduce injury when systems reset." With that everyone started to float around the station as the rotation systems started to slow down, not only the stations rotational systems went off line but the communications also. Before long James opened the outer and inner doors of the station and took the flyer out, with preset programs embedded into the jump gate control centre the gate opened and the flyer disappeared.
James went over to the two black bags he brought into the flyer with him, not only that but his appearance has also changed. James took it upon himself to change his uniform before he continued on with his crusade, after all he wants him self to look the part before he comes face-to-face with the individual that murdered his lover. He had to make sure that the clothes he is wearing would put across some kind of message off his current state of mind. James thought that putting his leather jacket and jeans with a few other bits and pieces including a pair of shades would definitely make the Minbari think twice about approaching him.
Not to mention this clothes but he needed to have the hardware to back up his needs so he pulled one large modified machine gun from the bag and a another smaller bag that is equipped with a bullet belt inside a metal track from the bag to the gun, he then pulled two hand guns and placed them into their holders. James pulled more gear from the bag to help him in his cause.
Following a Minbari cruiser in the distance he calls for assistance pretending to be a Minbari in distress. The cruiser turns and tractors the flyer in. One the flyer is in the bay he pulls out a canister from one of the two bags. Putting on his shades he throws the canister out side the door, Immediately there is a flash and a shockwave which starts to engulf all the decks on the ship knocking all the Minbari out one by one as the wave penetrates each deck. James also knows the risks, any Minbari asleep or having there eyes closed will be unaffected so he grabs the machine gun and heads for the command deck, he got that particular information from some miscellaneous sections on the internet and Lalenas teachings.
Inserting a data crystal into the main port of the cruiser his hacker programs begin to download and take over the ship, the ship then heads for Minbar. James still had the task of hunting down the man responsible for Lalenas death, suddenly one of the Minbari wake up saying something in a language he did not understand. Not caring he just grabs the gun and shoots her. "Stay asleep!" he mutters scanning the database for a possible address or means of finding the man.
The ship jumps out of hyperspace and orbits Minbar, the auto programs downloaded automatically create the illusion for the Minbari on the surface so he could have some time searching for Lalena's killer without being interrupted.
His time is cut short when thirteen white stars from the alliance appeared, Delenn and Sheridan immediately communicate with James and alerts Minbar that be cruiser is under out side control and there is possible danger.
Delenn: - "You must stop now, what you are doing is jeopardising everything earth has done. You could start a war," then Sheridan interrupts. "James you are ordered to hand over that vessel now," then he puts a sympathetic voice on in one last bid to turn James around. "Listen this will not bring Lalena back, come on don't do this!"
James: - "It's too late!" then he talks to the cruisers computer, which as been modified to understand English.
James: - "Computer, target all vessels using X and Y targeting systems using multi-lock and disable all vessels."
Within 5 seconds all the weapon systems on the cruiser open fire and disable all 13 ships in the area. the improve targeting systems James created proved to be an overwhelming advantage of the Minbari ever got this software, this seems the weapons were advanced but it did not have the software to back it up or there current targeting systems worked slightly differently which made them a little slower, but James could not give a damn about this at the moment.
James: - "Computer, When I am off ship delete all modifications and restore all software from backup." James then leaves the bridge and walks down to the flyer.
Meeting several Minbari resistances on the way back to the docking bay and turning the wrong way during in his travels, he finally reaches his destination and flies the flyer out and down to the planet.
The news about James quickly reached Drola'Amalon who is talking in another meeting with his cast members and a few other Minbari, they know that the situation is getting hotter and that a human is hunting down Drola'Amalon.
Minbari 1: - "You do understand that you have killed a Minbari with child. What example where you setting, you have made things worse for our clan now. The Minbari people will not tolerate this behaviour you should have check first or not have killed her at all, what where you thinking." The Minbari was starting to show his anger at Drola'Amalon.
Drola'Amalon: - "I had no knowledge of the pregnancy, what I done was for the benefit of our people, we need to stop all of this from getting out of control. I had to do what I needed to do."
After Drola'Amalon finished his last words James appeared in the same building and he reluctantly heads towards his destination. Shooting anybody that gets in his way, he walked onto the lift to the floor where the debate is taking place. Standing firm in the lift he removed his shades and just held his machine gun. A young Minbari girl can be seen looking at him in amazement, she has never seen a human before and standing next to one was a real honour, she had no Idea what he was up to. James showed no emotion on the lift, just stood there holding the gun and getting ready for what's ahead.
The doors opened and five Minbari all shot at James, all that could be heard is loud electrical bangs as the beams hit James. James still stood without a mark on him the only thing that can be seen is smoke coming from his burned clothes, the five Minbari stood their in amazement that this human survived direct shots from there guns. James lifted his machine gun and shot the lot putting them out cold. James walked off the lift and headed towards the debate leaving the little girl looking over the Minbari asleep on the floor, James turns around and assures the young girl that they are only asleep for a little time. The last thing James wants is to have a distressed girl on his mind.
The Minbari cast group will need to set some kind of punishment for Drola'Amalons actions because off the crime he has committed cannot go unpunished, the majority of them still cannot believe the disgrace he has bought to their clan and evidently the entire cast.
Several small minutes passed with the group arguing with each other, still unaware of James walking ever closer towards them.
Minbari 1: - "This is despicable, you will need to be punished!!"
Then a billowing sound can be heard as James walks in on them all holding a PPG to Drola'Amalon's head.
James: - "Let me deal with that!!!!!"
Out stood this tall figure, in a black leather top, wearing jeans, and this arm reaching right out towards Drola'Amalon brought the feeling of inevitability to him, all the other Minbari slowly backed away when they can see that this human is out for one thing and one thing only.
