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Chapter 4: Calm Before the Storm.
Babylon-5
Delenn arrived in alien sector and put on her breather, then she walked at a fast pace until she arrived Kosh's Quarters, Delenn pressed the doorbell and await Kosh's answer.
"Ambassador Kosh, this is Delenn, I need to see you." Delenn asked.
The door to Kosh's quarters opened and Delenn entered, there Kosh was in front of Delenn, appearing cryptically starring at Delenn. Delenn gathered her courage and start to report the current events to the Vorlon Ambassador.
"There is new alien race discovered by the humans. They claim that these aliens to be hostile and had enslaved a lost human colony, they also claim to be gods themselves. What do your people know about them?" Delenn asked
" Blasphemists>" Kosh announced.
"Could they affect the war against the Shadows?" Delenn inquired.
" They must not interfere.>" Kosh continued
"Will you be able to prevent their interference?" Delenn asked.
" No, it is your time, we are not ready yet.>" Said Kosh.
"What shall we do?" Said Delenn.
" Move faster.>" Kosh answered, then he turned away.
Delenn now knows what to do, the religious cast and the rangers now must move faster than ever before, but it will alert the rest of the Minbari and she must speak to the Grey Council. Delenn decide what she now must do.
Earthdome
It has been weeks since the attack in the Abydos system, the Agripa arrive at Earth by orders of the president as soon she arrived back into Earth space. In President Clark's office, president Clark had just received the tragic report about the attack on the Abydos system, then the doors to his office opened to admit Captain Dexter Smith into his office.
"Ah, Captain Smith, it's good you can join us." Greeted Clark.
"Mr president, it is honour to be here but…" Said Smith.
"That is enough! Captain, earthforce had put considerable resources in this expedition, later Captain Maynard had to take over the situation to save what is left your fleet! You were chosen to secure the Abydos system and to coordinate with Captain Maynard to establish a earthforce facility which will assist in integrate the Abydosians into the Earth Alliance. Do you have an explaination for all of this." Clark demanded.
"Mr president, with all due respect, it appears we were fighting an advanced alien civilisation, the ship that the Agamemnon had fought is most likely a scoutship, we were up against full fledge warships. Not just that our weapons have no initial effect on their ships, it took the Apollo (One of the Omegas) to ram into one of these bastards to cause significant damage in order for the remaining ships to finish her off. These ships are protected by some kind of energy field. It's all in the report." Smith reported.
President Clark was shocked to hear about that these aliens are more advanced than was originally anticipated. Clarke slumps into his chair and dismissed Captain Smith. Not long later in his thoughts his commlink beeped. Clark annoyed, but he decided to answer.
"This better be good." Clark demanded.
"Mr president, I know you don't want to be disturbed unless it's Mr Morden, but…" Said the secretary.
"Well…" Clark said.
"Mr Morden wants to see you." The secretary reported.
"Let him in." Clark ordered.
The doors to Clark's office opened which admits Mr Morden, Morden rushed in and took his usual seat.
"Mr president, I have came here about my associates had learned in the recent developments." Mr Morden announced.
"How bad can this get?" Clark asked.
"My associates say that our plans are in big trouble, we need to rush things now if our plans are to succeed." Mr Morden reported.
"I'm glad to here that, I'm planning to mass a fleet to Abydos to show that Earth is not going to falter." Said Clark.
"Those aliens, you only encountered a faction of them, there're more of them than you think and they can overtake Earth within a short time. As I said my associates can't help you directly but we do have a proposition. Are you interested?" Mr Morden asked.
"What do you propose?" Clark asked.
"Build a better ship, one that can fight the Goa'uld." Mr Morden Announced.
President Clark smiled at the proposition, it was the best news he had since Abydos was lost.
ISN News
"In breaking news, President Clark announced a declaration of war against the alien civilisation, recently discovered to be called the Goa'uld. Earth is now in war, we now have a live broadcast from President Clark." Announced the reporter.
The screen changed to president Clark's office which displays Clark sitting behind his desk with the background of his office behind him.
"My fellow citizens of the Earth Alliance, we have been recently been attacked by an alien civilisation, in failed attempts to make a peaceful coexistence it is my sad duty to announce that we are going to war. There is no excuse to attack any sovereign civilisation without provocation, we had learned our mistake when we made first contact with the Minbari, now we must teach them what the Minbari had taught us." Announced president Clark
The Screen returns back to the reporter.
"Now, we have Dennis, live on the scene on Proxima, where the earthforce is massing up a fleet, which will engage the Goa'uld in the Abydos system." Stated the reporter.
The screen changes to a earthforce spaceport at Proxima where Dennis stands in the background was a window that shows several Omega Destroyers flying, with more jumppoints opening up which is admitting more Omega Destroyers.
"As you see behind me, there are up to 50 Destroyers already massed up, with more on the way, this is gonna be big, there're also 3 Explorer ships including the Cortez that had already arrived. The plan is to remove these aliens from Abydos system, and to establish a earthforce base of operations to launch further attacks into their territory. Back to you Jennifer." Dennis reported.
The Screen returned to Jennifer.
"Thank you Dennis, now there are more rally points set up, later where more massing of earthforce ships will be conducted to launch more attacks into Goa'uld territory. The Rally Points are Io, Proxima, New Vagas and Babylon-5." The reporter announced.
Centauri Prime: Royal Palace
Emperor Turhan, was getting old and his health was beginning to fail. In his final days of reign he noticed that his dream for peaceful coexistence with the Centauri Republic and the stellar community was ending fast. He just received the report of the encounter that Lord Refa and Ambassador Mollari's expedition which had just returned to Centauri space. Emperor Turhan rang his bell for service.
"Yes." The servant inquired.
"Get me the prime minister, and tell the porter to prepare for departure." Turhan commanded.
"Yes My Lord." The servant complied.
Prime Minister Malachi arrived not long later, with a very tired look on his face.
"You read the report?" Turhan inquired.
"Yes your hinaus." Malachi confirmed.
"We are fast running out of time, I thought I can make this work, but now it appears we're going to war once more." Said Turhan sadly.
"Are you sure you want to go to Babylon-5, my last report indicates that the earthers are going to war, and it's possible they will mass a fleet there." Malachi reported.
"There are things I must do there and many important issues I must address, normally I would have you to stay and run thing here but in the light of recent events, you must come too, in case I'm not able to complete my business on Babylon-5." Stated Turhan.
"But, your health! You may not survive the return trip, I'm willing to go myself but…" Malachi attempted to explain.
"No, I must do this. And don't worry I have my agents to report to both of us on the events of Centauri Prime, should the worst happen, you need to take over and finish my business at Babylon-5" Ordered Turhan.
"Yes my lord." Malachi complied.
"Then it's settled we're going to Babylon-5." Announced Turhan.
Babylon-5
Outside Babylon-5 already 7 Earthforce Omega Destroyers had arrived and a Minbari flyer which Delenn is flying on has just left the station and entered hyperspace via the Jumpgate. In Sheridan's office, Captain Sheridan had finished displaying the ISN report to Commander Ivanova and Chief of Security Michael Garabaldi.
"Well that's explains why there's so many destroyers coming here all of a sudden, but why here?" Garabaldi questioned.
"This is gonna cause a ruckus with the ambassadors, I'm not looking forward to the next ambassadorial meeting." Mused Ivanova.
"Well I have to handle that, but it gets better the Psy-corps had gave us a call and stationed a permanent representative here until the war is over." Announced Sheridan.
"Oh god, please be not who I think it is. We just got rid of him." Pleaded Garabaldi.
"I'm afraid it is Michael. We have to arrange permanent quarters, an office for him and give him necessary clearance." Said Sheridan.
"That's crazy!" Susan commented.
"I know, but we need to get through this, I hope these destroyers will go soon, because I won't be able to keep the ambassadors quiet for long. Any other questions?" Sheridan asked.
"I have!" Announced a voice. Then a Minbari hologram appeared before Sheridan, Ivanova and Garabaldi.
"What the?" Sheridan Gasped.
"Are you Draal?" Garabalidi inquired.
"In the flesh, well sort of." Draal Answered.
"Well, I heard about you from Sinclair's report, but I thought we're not meant to do anything about Epsilon 3." Stated Sheridan.
"Well, that part is true, but I have to reveal myself much earlier than I originally anticipated. I haven't learned about everything the machine the has to teach me, but the emergence of the Goa'uld made it necessary." Said Draal.
"You know about them?" Inquired Sheridan.
"Much more than what your government know, they span across a thousand worlds, maybe more an run in feudalistic fashion, they're broken into factions each one ruled by a System Lord, I'm afraid Ra is only one of them." Draal explains.
"Oh, this is gonna get ugly." Garabaldi mused.
"Oh, it's not that bad, long as you haven't angered every system lord, well you don't have to face the lot of them. Besides come down to my planet, there's something I must show you which will help you fight the Goa'uld." Announced Draal.
"How are gonna get there without anyone noticing it?" Questioned Ivanova.
"Details, Details! Don't worry about those destroyers, I'll mask your path so they won't notice a thing." Said Draal
Narn Expedition
It had been a week since the Narns made planetfall and made contact with a new civilisation. They were welcomed and they had learned their name and their culture. The new civilisation is called the Nox and they don't believe in violence but they defend themselves by hiding and deception, but the Narns learned they are a highly advanced society.
"Well, I wish all my people can believe that." The Narn captain said.
"In time they will, but the place called Babylon-5 is an interest to my people, perhaps one day we shall visit." Said the Nox representative.
"We learned so much but it take generations for the rest of my people to learn what we learned. But how do you travel to other star systems without ships?" The Narn captain asked.
"We use a Stargate (Points to the metal ring.) it was set up the ancients a long time ago. But that would be another story." Stated the Nox representative.
The Narn captain knew he had to return to Narn and the Nox farwelled the Narns as the they returned to their ship and Jumped into hyperspace on their way back to Narn. Not long later they returned back to Narn and the captain got debriefed by the Kha'ri.
Narn Homeworld
In the great hall of the Kha'ri, the Narn captain stood in the middle of the hall where all members of the Kha'ri are watching him then a speaker start to ask questions.
"What have you discovered on your expedition?" Asked the speaker.
"We had discovered a fertile world with pockets of Quantium-40, also we made first contact with a highly advanced civilisation." The Narn Captain reported.
"Were you able to establish any trade agreements, gain any technologies, anything?" The speaker asked.
"No." The Narn captain answered.
"Why not?" The speaker demanded.
"We're not ready. I don't know if they are a member of the first ones but they don't believe in violence, in fact we're lucky enough to speak to them." The narn captain explained.
"What did you learned about them?" The speaker asked.
"They are called the Nox, they appear to be a pacifist society where they don't use violence. But when they defend themselves, they use stealth and deception, in fact they showed how easy for them to hide their cities from us, we can't even see them with our own eyes." The Narn Captain said.
The Kha'ri members murmured amongst themselves.
"So how do they travel?" The speaker asked.
"That!" Said the Narn Captain when he pointed to a bare wall which only has a carving on it which looks nearly identical to the metal ring he saw on the expedition.
The Kha'ri members murmured once more but more intense. The Narn captain pulled out his weapon and fired it against the carved wall and the whole section of that wall crumbled into pieces. The guards got intense but the members of the Kha'ri told the speaker to tell them to stand down. After the dust cleared, the new opening revealed a room that was never known to exist which contains the identical metal ring that the Narn captain had found on the Nox homeworld, with the same alter in front of it.
To Be Continues.