See prologue for Disclaimer.

Part 9

"What can I do for you?" Susan asked the president.

"Nothing at all, it's the contrary. I would like to offer you a new job. Would you like to take over the command of a ship of the new Warlock class?"

With such a question had Susan, the newly appointed Captain not calculated.

"Oh, it was always my dream, to have my own ship, but the point in time is extremely bad. If you would have asked me a month ago, would have assumed me the offer without hesitations. However now some things have happened, which have given me to think. I wouldn't like to leave Babylon 5 at the moment."

"Take some time with the decision. It does extend, if you inform me about your decision next week. Good bye, Captain."

Susan went again in Marcus' room and sat at his bed. Little later she was again with him in Tuzanor.

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"Susan, what happened? What is troubling you?"

"Oh, Marcus. It has happened nothing."

"I know, that you don't tell me the truth. So, what has happened? You can tell me everything. I have enough time and nothing else to do."

Susan had to laugh. "John has appointed to Captain. It was his last act in EarthForce."

"However that's a reason for a party and you look so depressed."

"I just have gotten a call from earth. I was offered a new job. I should take over the command of a ship. I have dreamt my whole life of it. If the offer would have come a month ago, I would have assumed it without considerations, only to flee for my feels for you. But now I don't want to leave you. Never again."

"Don't worry about me. I'm in very good hands here. I promise you, to wait for you. But it's your decision. I can't help you with it."

"I know, that I must decide completely alone. But I like it here. On Babylon 5 I have something like a family. That I hadn't had for many years. By the way, what do you do, if I'm in my quarter and sleep? Stephen has said your brain activities would rise then."

"Oh, if I remember right, I have dreamt last night!"

"What?" Susan asked curiously.

"Something about you. We had walked together on Minbar on a beach."

"I also had such a dream. Then we had gone into a house. It was simply dreamlike."

"I know the house. When I was still in training, I helped to build it. Entil'Zha Sinclair has built it for his fiancée Catherine. She has never seen it."

"Why do we have the same dreams and why can I talk with you here in a dream world. It isn't like I would have something against it, but I would like to have an explanation for it."

"That's my old Susan. Nothing may happen, without you knowing about it. Ask Stephen, perhaps he has an explanation for it."

Susan kissed Marcus passionately on the lips. Marcus had the feeling, he becomes dizzy.

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As Susan was in the reality again, she believed, to feel Marcus' lips still on hers. She had to talk urgently with Stephen about it. Susan was lucky. Stephen was just on the corridor in front of Marcus' room. She got up and went to him.

"Stephen, I must speak to you."

"Is it about Marcus?" he asked anxiously.

"Yes." Together they went in his office. Stephen made coffee and gave Susan a cup. "What do you have on heart?"

"Can it be possible, that two persons have at the same time equal dream, where only they occur therein? And can it be possible, that someone can talk in a dream world with a person, who lies in coma?"

"You speak of Marcus, don't you? You have already said that you have a particular connection to him. I have never heard from a similar case. Normally only telepaths can step in contact with coma patients. But I'm not sure, whether they can talk with them. Perhaps you should ask Lyta about it. She's the expert for it and that with the dreams I also can't explain unfortunately but I would like to make some tests with you."

"Okay, I agree. But first I speak with Lyta."

Susan went out of the office and to the quarter of Lyta, the current telepath of the station. The red haired opened her immediately.

"What can I do for you Captain Ivanova?"

"I have a question, which perhaps has something to do with telepathy."

"Good, go ahead."

"Is it possible, that two persons have at the same time the same dream and only they occur in this dream? And is it possible, that someone can have real conversations with persons, who are laying in coma?"

"Interesting question, Captain. With the dreams can occur, but it presupposes, that the two are rather strong telepaths, being really close. It's rather rare. With the conversation, how does that run?"

"I don't know that so exactly. It isn't like, that one of the both penetrates in the thoughts of the other. This two meet always in a dream world, mostly at the same place. They do comfort, courage and communicate themselves, just like right conversations."

"That's very funny. If a telepath penetrates in the thoughts of a coma patient then he only sees its thought. They don't have conversations, most the patient doesn't answer once. But that, what you describe, appears to be unique."

"Thanks Lyta. You have helped me very much."

Susan got up and left the room to go again to the MedLab. Stephen waited already for her with his tests.

"Stephen, can you test Marcus on features of a telepath?"

"I don't know why, but I make it."

He went to Marcus and made a test.

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