In the Beginning 4/?
Disclaimer: I neither own nor created the character of Marcus, Neroon, Babylon 5, etc… No infringement is intended.
Rating: PG-13 (possibly R in later chapters) for m/m situations and violence. SLASH. If this offends you read no further. Thank you kindly.
The Time In Between
During the remaining time that I spent at the Anla'shok training facility I continued to observe Marcus during his daily workouts. During these times, I began to notice that he kept mostly to himself and was although friendly, a bit aloof from the other warriors. Although soon thereafter I was called to the Minbari capital for a meeting of the Grey Council, which I had newly joined, Marcus Cole remained on my mind for many days to come.
In the months following that meeting, my and Delenn's path separated even further until unknowingly my honor forced me on a collision course with Marcus Cole. Had I known now the effects of my actions I would change nothing, for it was at this time that forced me to see the truth.
I arrived on Babylon 5 with one goal in mind: stop Delenn from becoming Entil'zha whatever the cost. I truly believed that after dissolving the Grey Council that she was a power-hungry religious zealot propelled by prophecy into a position of military and political power. Having warned Delenn against her current course, I believed that even she did not see where she was leading us. She was ruled by prophecy and quite frankly I did not trust her, or her vision of the future.
I was prepared to fight through Minbari and station security to achieve my goal, but I wasn't prepared to fight who intervened in Downbelow. There, as I walked purposefully a voice called out to me, and as I turned around I saw a man step out of the shadows behind me.
When he was a few feet away the light from the fan vent illuminated his face and I saw the identity of my challenger. I let no recognition show on my face as he invoke Denn'sha, nor as we began to fight in earnest, but as the fight lengthened it became evident to me that Marcus had no intentions of surrendering. I tried to convince the stubborn Anla'shok of the folly of his actions.
"This is folly, waste of material. Once Denn'sha is invoked I cannot surrender, but you, you are not Minbari. Step aside and I will pretend that you ran away, changed your mind. No one will know." I offered.
Needless to say he refused in a most aggressive manner. From there it was only a matter of time before I bested his tired defenses. As I stood above him with my pike ready for the fatal blow I was overcome with respect and esteem for this human who would try to stop me. I needed to know why he would throw his life away for her.
"Why, why all of this? Pride? Duty? You've been trained well, but you must have known you could not win." I asked intensely as I watched blood flow from the side of Marcus' face.
His response shook me to my very core. I had assumed that it was out of duty that he protected Delenn, but when he told me that he was protecting her, not the office of Entil'zha, and then invoked Valen's name I was struck with an epiphany of sorts.
If someone of Marcus Cole's character has seen something redeeming about Delenn, then perhaps she deserves to be Entil'zha after all. While I would never profess to be found of her, I was willing to give her the benefit of the doubt due to Marcus' assertion of her worthiness.
When I visited him in medical to explain my change of mind, our brief interlude only further solidified my need to have the fiery Anla'shok in my life. It was then that I realized that sometime during our fight my attraction for the ranger morphed into caring, perhaps even love.
Unfortunately I had no idea how to go about courting a non-Minbari warrior, but having a few things to take care of on Minbar with Shakiri I was given a few weeks to plan my siege to Marcus' heart. Hopefully during that time I could come up with a strategy to woo the stubborn Ranger.
Disclaimer: I neither own nor created the character of Marcus, Neroon, Babylon 5, etc… No infringement is intended.
Rating: PG-13 (possibly R in later chapters) for m/m situations and violence. SLASH. If this offends you read no further. Thank you kindly.
The Time In Between
During the remaining time that I spent at the Anla'shok training facility I continued to observe Marcus during his daily workouts. During these times, I began to notice that he kept mostly to himself and was although friendly, a bit aloof from the other warriors. Although soon thereafter I was called to the Minbari capital for a meeting of the Grey Council, which I had newly joined, Marcus Cole remained on my mind for many days to come.
In the months following that meeting, my and Delenn's path separated even further until unknowingly my honor forced me on a collision course with Marcus Cole. Had I known now the effects of my actions I would change nothing, for it was at this time that forced me to see the truth.
I arrived on Babylon 5 with one goal in mind: stop Delenn from becoming Entil'zha whatever the cost. I truly believed that after dissolving the Grey Council that she was a power-hungry religious zealot propelled by prophecy into a position of military and political power. Having warned Delenn against her current course, I believed that even she did not see where she was leading us. She was ruled by prophecy and quite frankly I did not trust her, or her vision of the future.
I was prepared to fight through Minbari and station security to achieve my goal, but I wasn't prepared to fight who intervened in Downbelow. There, as I walked purposefully a voice called out to me, and as I turned around I saw a man step out of the shadows behind me.
When he was a few feet away the light from the fan vent illuminated his face and I saw the identity of my challenger. I let no recognition show on my face as he invoke Denn'sha, nor as we began to fight in earnest, but as the fight lengthened it became evident to me that Marcus had no intentions of surrendering. I tried to convince the stubborn Anla'shok of the folly of his actions.
"This is folly, waste of material. Once Denn'sha is invoked I cannot surrender, but you, you are not Minbari. Step aside and I will pretend that you ran away, changed your mind. No one will know." I offered.
Needless to say he refused in a most aggressive manner. From there it was only a matter of time before I bested his tired defenses. As I stood above him with my pike ready for the fatal blow I was overcome with respect and esteem for this human who would try to stop me. I needed to know why he would throw his life away for her.
"Why, why all of this? Pride? Duty? You've been trained well, but you must have known you could not win." I asked intensely as I watched blood flow from the side of Marcus' face.
His response shook me to my very core. I had assumed that it was out of duty that he protected Delenn, but when he told me that he was protecting her, not the office of Entil'zha, and then invoked Valen's name I was struck with an epiphany of sorts.
If someone of Marcus Cole's character has seen something redeeming about Delenn, then perhaps she deserves to be Entil'zha after all. While I would never profess to be found of her, I was willing to give her the benefit of the doubt due to Marcus' assertion of her worthiness.
When I visited him in medical to explain my change of mind, our brief interlude only further solidified my need to have the fiery Anla'shok in my life. It was then that I realized that sometime during our fight my attraction for the ranger morphed into caring, perhaps even love.
Unfortunately I had no idea how to go about courting a non-Minbari warrior, but having a few things to take care of on Minbar with Shakiri I was given a few weeks to plan my siege to Marcus' heart. Hopefully during that time I could come up with a strategy to woo the stubborn Ranger.