Author's Note: Thank You for all the reviews, they play a big part in improving the fanfiction and I'm planning to do some revising in the previous chapters to correct a technical flaw, but the outcomes will remain the same so the story won't be affected. Also I had meshed that Naquadah is Quantium-40 (i.e. same mineral) for this story. And yes the Psi-Corp will interrogate the Goa'uld Enjoy:-)
Chapter 6: The Storm Darkens.
Mars
Lyta Alexander was on the run, she had been hiding from the Psi-Corp, and now she learned that Earth had fallen to the Goa'uld and now they're coming to Mars. She was running in the underground tunnels to the nearest spaceport and hoped that there was a transport available so she can escape from Mars with the vital information about the Psi-Corp as well. Then she ran into a contact.
"It's about time you came." The contact said.
"Yeah, well, things on the surface had just went straight to hell. Everyone is in a panic since Earth had fallen." Lyta countered.
"Well lucky for you, the Corps had bigger fish to fry now, I had just secured you passage to get out of this system." The contact announced.
"Thank you, this information must reach Babylon-5 for we're finished." Lyta mused.
Then a PPG shot was fired from a corner and hit Lyta's contact, killing him. Lyta started to run again.
EAS Agamemnon
The Agamemnon had jumped into normal space in the asteroid belt which is a good hiding spot. The Omega destroyer have no fighters for they're all destroyed in the last fight and the ship herself was badly damaged.
"Report!" Captain James ordered.
"Main weapons out, defence grid down, we're in zero-G and on auxillary power, life support failing and the jump engines went offline." Goldman reported.
"I want Life Support, stabilised and get the defence grid back online. Then I want those jump engines too." James ordered.
"Yes, sir, but the repairs will take hours." Goldman complied.
"Captain, I'm receiving an urgent ISN broadcast from Earth." Thomas announced who had relieved a fallen communications officer.
"Put it on." James ordered.
The ISN report went on the monitors and the bridge crew observed the report on the Goa'uld are attacking Earth and overpowering her defences and the ISN broadcast was abruptly ceased when the Goa'uld had stormed the ISN headquarters.
"As soon jump engines are on-line, jump to Babylon-5." James ordered.
Epsilon 3
Susan Ivanova was studying the Stargate working out how the activate it. Then Draal appeared in the room which startled Ivanova.
"I hate it when you do this." Said Ivanova.
"Sorry, being in the great machine, I must've forgotten to knock." Apologised Draal.
"Well, I was trying to activate this thing, by using those symbols in th other room, but non of these sequences had worked." Said Ivanova annoyed.
"Well I good news, the great machine had updated those addresses and I'll get Zatheras to put it in a datacrystal for you. But there's a world you must visit, there's a race there that will protect Babylon-5 from the Goa'uld. And there's the Centauri Emperor who's health is failing will arrive shortly but there's not much time." Draal Announced.
"But how? I don't have a ship!" Ivanova questioned.
Then Draal walked to the alter and starts typing a sequence of seven symbols and for each symbol typed, a chevron on the Stargate locks on that symbol. Then Draal places his hand on the red orb, then the poral opened on the Stargate.
"Whoa, great effects." Ivanova gasped.
"Now you just walk in." Draal guides.
Ivanova complies and enters the Stargate. When she entered the portal, Ivanova was on like a ride, seeing stars passing by while in a tunnel until a star where the tunnel leads to grows brighter and brighter until the tunnel ends, then Ivanova exits the Stargate in a forest. The portal of the exiting stargate closes leaving Ivanova on the alien world.
Babylon-5
Sheridan had just watch the emergency report from ISN and was currently talking to General Smits.
"Captain, we just lost contact with Earthdome, and the Goa'uld are overwhelming us. We're trying to fight back, but we're not having much luck." Said Smits.
"General, with all due respect there're destroyers here I can send as reinforcements…" Sheridan was suggesting.
"No, Captain we had 30 destroyers and 10 heavy cruisers which had confronted the enemy fleet and were only able to destroy 3 out of 40 of them." Smits Countered.
"But, how?" Sheridan asked.
"They're seemed to be protected by some form of energy shield and not just that they have stealth systems more superior to that of the Minbari, we can't even see them until they're on top of us, pull the pants over our heads and tie them in a knot. Captain, you need to arrange alien reinforcements to help us retake Earth, those are your final orders. General Smits out." Smits orders and then terminates the link.
Captain Sheridan slumped into his chair, then his office door chimed.
"Come, in." Sheridan answered.
The door opened admitting Bester into his office.
"What you want Bester." Said Sheridan.
"So you you've heard." Bester claimed.
"Yes I did." Sheridan answered.
"I had just received my orders. We need to work with you to capture a Goa'uld captain for interrogation." Bester Announced.
"Mr Bester, Earth had fallen, my priorities is reclaiming Earth from the Goa'uld at any cost." Sheridan Countered.
"Of Course. But on your mission, the Psi-Corp will capture a Goa'uld leader in order to gain their tactical knowledge and we may be able to identify weaknesses which will liberate Earth." Bester Explained.
"How?" Sheridan demanded.
"Your fleet will capture one, the Psi-Corp will provide assistance. Until then Captain, I'll be briefing my officers." Announced Bester and he left Sheridan's office. Then Michael Garabaldi poked his head into the office.
"Not a good time I guess." Garabaldi said.
"Bester wants to capture a Goa'uld." Sheridan responded.
"Is he out of his mind? We got Earth to worry about that." Garabaldi countered.
"I know. Not just that, the Goa'uld had captured on of our captains, I bet that's how they took Earth so easily." Said Sheridan.
"Who?" Garabaldi asked.
"Elizabeth Lochly, she appeared right next to Ra, when he demands Earth to surrender." Sheridan announced and thumped his desk.
"You know her." Presumed Garabaldi.
"She was my wife, even she and I were no longer married, we still respected each other. It's like losing Anna all over again. I just thought I got all over that." Sheridan explained.
"Well, at least she's alive, I had noticed her eyes glowed during Ra's demanding for Earth to surrender, I guess there's a chance to rescue her." Said Garabaldi.
"Well let's hope so, if there's a Goa'uld leader gets captured I want it to be her." Sheridan demanded.
Nox Homeworld
Ivanova had just had her first ride on the Stargate, once she had gained her bearings she started explore the surrounding area of the Stargate.
"Whew, what a ride." Ivanova mused.
Whenshe looked back at the Stargate she noticed it was gone.
"What's going on?" Ivanova questioned.
Then she noticed in from of her a young lady dressed in purple robes with red frizzy hair.
"I'm Commander Susan Ivanova of the Earth Alliance Station Babylon-5. I had recently came from that Stargate which was found on Epsilon System." Ivanova introduced herself to the Nox lady.
"I am Lya of the Nox, I had heard of your Babylon-5 from the Narns." Lya announced.
"The Narns?" Ivanova questioned.
"They came here by ship, in attempt to contact an alien civilisation." Lya explained.
"We don't believe in violence, and the Narns seemed to had endured so much." Lya claimed.
"They were once occupied by the Centauri, most will think of revenge these days." Ivanova explained.
"In time they'll learn, as you will too." Lya said.
"What? I'll ensure you I can handle myself." Ivanova defends herself, but then suddly remembers Draals orders.
"I was sent here by Draal, to ask if you'll be able to come to Babylon-5." Ivanova Announced.
"Why?" Lya asked.
Ivanova sighs and attempts to explain.
"Firstly there's a war out there, where a race called the Goa'uld are attacking my people and may threaten our neighbouring civilisations including the Narns." Ivanova Explained.
"In time the Goa'uld will also learn. You need to return to Babylon-5." Lya Announced.
"Well, thank you, for hearing me out, but there is a sick emperor coming over who's trying to bring peace and end the war, and to prevent a future war which will cost more millions of lives." Said Ivanova.
Then Lya turned around and look carefully at Ivanova, then she relaxed and her family appeared besides Lya.
"Okay, we'll come to Babylon-5, but we'll have no involvement in any war or politics." Said Lya.
"Agreed." Ivanova agrees.
Then Ivanova noticed the Stargate and Lya approach the Stargate, raised her arms and opens the portal. Ivanova followed Lya and her family into the Stargate.
Mars
Lyta was able to secure a skylark shuttlecraft and took off, not long later 5 Goa'uld Ha'taks had appeared and began their invasion on Mars, they became to launch Deathgliders and Tel'Taks to the Surface of the planet. Lyta attempt to pilot her shuttle away from the Goa'uld but she noticed that 2 Deathgliders are pursuing her shuttle firing their staff like weapons.
"Engage Interceptors." Lyta ordered her computer.
Lyta knows the deathgliders are catching up and she'll won't make it to the Jumpgate at Io, so she piloted her shuttle into the asteroid belt, then she received a transmission from the Goa'uld fleet with a hologram of Lochly.
"I am Rai of Ra, you will surrender to your god that I present or you will be destroyed." Rai announced.
Then Lyta's shuttle rocked knowing that it was hit, but Lyta noticed that she can make it to the asteroid belt, she flew in between the asteroids and attempt to use her telepathic abilities to confuse the Goa'uld. Which it worked, when one of the Deathgliders had crashed head-on into a Asteroid, then Lyta's shuttle took another hit, which damaged the engines, but the interceptors had disabled the second Deathglider. Then Lyta noticed an Omega Destroyer from her cockpit and sent a distress call and announce that she had disabled a deathglider.
EAS Agamemnon
Commander Thomas had received the call and reported it to Captain James. James was excited to hear an opportunity to capture a Goa'uld ship and Goa'uld prisoners.
"Send shuttles to capture the Goa'uld fighter and to rescue the pilot of that shuttle." James Ordered.
Lauren Thomas flew on one of the crew shuttles, she had attached her shuttle to Lyta's damaged shuttle, and her security team boarding her shuttle. They had found Lyta who was bruised for all the shaking she had taken from the Goa'uld Deathgliders and escorted Lyta to Lauren's shuttle. Meanwhile, the other Shuttle had secured the disabled Goa'uld Deathglider and towed it back into the Agamemnon. Back on the Agamemnon, the gravity had just been restored.
"We got gravity again." Goldman announced.
"Good, what about jumpengines?" James asked.
"Still offline, but the defence grid is online and the Goa'uld fighter is secured and received 2 prisoners." Goldman reports.
Then an alarm went off.
"I'm detecting a squad of Goa'uld fighters!" Goldman announced.
"Move us in to the shuttle, and give it cover fire." James ordered.
"Aye sir." Akinson complied.
The Agamemnon moved closer to Thomas's shuttle and the Goa'uld Deathgliders began to open fire but the interceptors on the Agamemnon had deflected their firepower and shot down a Deathglider. The shuttle successfully docked at the Agamemnon and the Deathgliders began to perform their firing runs on the Omega destroyer. The bridge shook after the ship hat taken some damage.
"Are those Jump engines ready yet?" James inquired.
"They're just been restored, we can jump now." Goldman reported.
"Get us out of here! Jump!" James ordered.
The Agamemnon opened up a jumppoint which destroyed a few Deathgliders and jumped into hyperspace.
Babylon-5
At C&C, David Corwin, had just finished checking in the last docking traffic and then Corwin received an alert that the Jumpgate was activating.
"Lieutenant, the jumpgate is activating, picking up 1 ship." The analytical officer announced.
"Let's see it." David responded.
The Jumpgate opened a jumpoint which admits Earthforce 1, then it starts hailing the station.
"Earthforce 1 is hailing us." The communications officer announced.
"I'll take it." Corwin answered.
Corwin answered the hail, to be addressed by Vice President Luchenko.
"This is Lieutenant David Corwin of Babylon-5, how can I help you." Corwin addressed the Vice President.
"Lieutenant Corwin, I need to speak to your CO immediately, tell him that I'm docking in 10 minutes." Stated Luchenko.
"Yes, Vice President. But the captain is in the ambassadorial meeting."
Ragash 3
In orbit of Ragash 3, there are 2 Vorchan Attack Cruisers are defending the newly rebuilt station with the planet guarded by blockade mines. Then a 3 Goa'uld Ha'Taks appeared from hyperspace window and sent a transmission to all ships and the planet below.
The hologram of Apothis had appeared in front of everyone and made an announcement.
"I am Apothis and have come here as your god, if you won't bow before me you will be destroyed!" Apothis Threatened.
The Centauri Vorchans concentrated their firepower on a single Ha'Tak and the Goa'uld Shields had little effect to the Centauri ion cannons and taken heavy damage, then it spun out of control and crashed into a Vorchan destroying both the Goa'uld Ha'Tak and the Centauri Vorchan. The remaining Ha'Taks concentrate their fire power destroying the second Vorchan but not before both Ha'Taks had taken some damage. They both launched Deathgliders and began to fight the Centauri Sentri Interceptors, with both fighters had met, with Goa'uld Deathgliders smaller than the Centauri Sentri's but the Sentri was more Agile than the Deathglider, fortunately for the Goa'uld they outnumber the Centauri by over 100 Deathgliders against 20 Sentries, the Deathgliders had managed to remove the fighter resistance but lost half of fighters while the Ha'Taks had sent Tel'Tacs to board and take over the Centauri Station. Later the remaining Deathgliders went to the planet and tarted to remove the blockade mines with the assistance of the Ha'Tak motherships.
Babylon-5: Ambassadorial Hall
Meanwhile in the ambassadorial meeting all the ambassadors are shouting and screaming over each other while Captain Sheridan is attempting to gain order, gradually the ambassadors settled down. Nat far from Babylon-5 a jumppoint opened which admits a Centauri fleet with Emperor Turhan on the flagship.
"What is the meaning of having an Earth War fleet at this station? It is said that this is a station of peace!" The Drazi ambassador demanded.
"Right now, if you had heard the news, Earth had just fallen to the Goa'uld, and the fleet is here to defend Babylon-5 until the Goa'uld threat is over." Sheridan explained.
"And when will that be?" The Brakiri ambassador demands.
"When they're gone! This meeting was called to discuss the Goa'uld threat, has anybody had encountered the Goa'uld?" Sheridan questioned.
Everyone remained silence then Londo, breaks the silence.
"I had been informed by the Royal Court, that the Centauri Republic did made contact with these Goa'uld, but this Goa'uld was lead by Apothis." Londo spoke up.
"Any additional encounters?" Sheridan asked.
"Not at this moment but they did attacked our expedition and destroyed most of it." Londo admitted.
The Ambassadors murmured learning that the Goa'uld could attack anyone. Then Londo's communicator beeped and Londo answered.
"Yes, Vir what is it?" Londo demanded.
"Londo, Ragash 3 is attacked, by those aliens that the expedition encountered earlier. They total destroyed all the defences." Vir announced.
"I'll speak to you later." Said Londo.
"Everyone, it has now been announced that the Centauri republic had been attacked by these Goa'uld and I will speak to the Royal Court to request to give assistance to the Earthers in reclaiming their homeowrld." Londo announced.
"The Narn Regime sympathises for the current situation with Earth and my government had given permission for me to announce that the Narn Regime are willing to assist the Earther to reclaim their homeworld." G'Kar announced.
Sheridan's face lights up with those announcements knowing that helps is on the way, then his commlink beeped.
"Sheridan here." Sheridan responded.
"Captain, Earthforce One had just arrived and Vice President Luchenko likes to see you." David announced.
"Okay, I'll see her soon." Said Sheridan.
"Also, I had just received a message from the Centauri Republic that the Emperor had just arrived." David announced.
"Okay, arrange a greeting ceremony for the Emperor's arrival and I'll alert Londo." Sheridan ordered.
"Aye sir." Corwin complied.
"I must go and prepare for the emporer." Said Londo and he left.
"Me too." G'kar followed up and left by going a different direction.
Lennier who was taking Delenn's stead spoke up.
"Before the meeting, I had spoken to Delenn about the Goa'uld, I have been authorised to announce that the Minbari had taken the Goa'uld threat seriously and will also fight the Goa'uld." Lennier Announced.
Sheridan went into thought about the announcement. He knew that the Goa'uld didn't attack the Minbari yet so he wondered why the Minbari would join in the fight against the Goa'uld.
"Did the Minbari explain why?" Sheridan asked.
"They did not inform me of any more information at this moment." Said Lennier.
The League of Non-Aligned Worlds began to question and wonder about the Goa'uld.
"Okay, we'll close this meeting and shall reconvene in 6 hours." Annouced Sheridan as he closed the meeting.
Babylon-5: Customs
In customs, Captain Sheridan, Alfred Bester and Chief Garabaldi had just greeted Vice President Luchenko they spoke for a while and Sheridan had announced the arrival of Emperor Turhan of the Centauri Republic.
"The Emperor is here?" Luchenko asked.
"Yes he's just docking now. I thought I like to grant you the honour of greating the Centauri Emperor." Sheridan answered.
"Thank you Captain, I wasn't prepared to meet Centauri Emperor but one thing I learned being a politician is learning to improvise." Said Luchenko.
Then a serries of Guards entered customs, then Prime Minister Malachi with Emperor Turhan had entered customs and they Approached Captain Sheridan and Vice President Luchenko. Luchenko posed a Centauri greeting posture and greeted the Centauri Emperor.
"On behalf of the people of the Earth Alliance and Babylon-5 I welcome you to Babylon-5." Luchenko greeted.
"On behalf of the people of the Centauri Republic, I accept your welcome and send condolences for your lose of your homeworld and your President." Said Emperor Turhan sympathetically.
"Thank you, it was a grave day since Earth had fallen." Said Luchenko.
"I look forward for your swearing in ceremony." Turhan said.
"Your most welcomed to come to watch, I'm planning to have it held here to mark a new beginning." Luchenko announced.
"I agree, Babylon-5 provides the best opportunity for new beginnings." Turhan agrees.
"Well, this is the Captain of Babylon-5, John Sheridan, his Chief of Security Michael Garabaldi and representative of the Psi-Corp Alfred Bester." Luchenko introduced.
Babylon-5: Down Below
After Turhan arrived he was settled in his quarters, then Lord Refa had just arrived at Babylon-5, also Susan Ivanova had just returned with the Nox, and started to give a tour of the station to Lya.
"Okay this what we call down below, where people who are stuck here and unable to gain enough money to return home. Also there is crime here but in secured areas like the market area you should be reasonably safe." Said Ivanova.
"Why is there any relief?" Lya asked.
"Well, it's difficult but we do our best to help, Dr Franklin had set up a free clinic to help those who can't afford medical care and a Minbari religious caste is also supplying food, clean water and shelter as well." Ivanova explained.
Ivanova continued with the tour and finished with the botanic gardens.
"This is the best part of Babylon-5, the botanic gardens where everyone can enjoy the peace, and also it's responsible for the possessing the atmosphere here." Ivanova announced.
"I see your people try to recreate the Earth anywhere." Lya comments.
"Well, we humans do get a bit homesick, these botanic gardens help us adjust on space stations and our outer colonies. But also we use this section to grow fruit, vegetables, even have a few farms as well." Said Ivanova.
Then Ivanova's commlink beeped.
"Ivanova." Ivanova responded.
"Commander, the meeting is about start in 30 minutes." Announced Sheridan.
"Alright I'm on my way." Said Ivanova. She then Turns Lya. "You may like to go there too. I can escort you there after I get changed." Ivanova offers.
"My people don't take in participation in polatics as I had said earlier." Lya Countered.
"Yes I'm aware of that, I was giving your people the opportunity to observe, the Vorlons don't participate either but they observe." Ivanova explained.
"Very well, we'll observe." Lya agreed.
Babylon-5: Londo's Quarters
Meanwhile in Londo's Quarters Londo was talking with Lord Refa who is discussing about Turhan's fate.
"Londo, Turhan is old and weak, we need a new Emperor that is strong and brave! We need new blood." Refa Stated.
"Lord Refa, what you talking is treason, if we get caught we'll both loose our heads." Said Londo.
"Londo, you don't need to do anything all I need is your support which will solidify our new emperor after Turhan passes away. All we need is an event that will support his reign." Refa explained
"Well, if you're talking about starting a war against the Narns I would support you on that but eversince these Goa'uld had attacked Ragash 3, I think we already got a campaign that will support your potential new emperor." Stated Londo
"Well, I guess I was wrong about you, you had indeed already found a campaign without spending any resources or favours." Refa applauded.
"Lord Refa, my nephew had already became victim to the Narns there and since it was returned back to the republic we had rebuilt its defences and now they're slaves to these Goa'uld!" Londo shouted.
"You seemed to taken this personally, Londo if you agree to go to war with these Goa'uld, you my support." Refa offered.
"Lord Refa, I already decided and proposed the Royal Court, to go to war against the Goa'uld." Said Londo.
"Excellent Londo, I'll make sure the arrangements are made, to the republic." Refa announced.
"To the Republic." Londo responded.
Babylon-5: Ambassadorial Hall
30 min later, at the Ambassadorial meeting, G'kar hid his knife and he, the rest of the ambassadors, Sheridan, Lennier and Londo stood also with the Nox observing in the room, first to greet Lya of the Nox, then Vice President of the Earth Alliance Luchenko and then with 2 Guards by his side with Prime Minister Malachi, Emperor Turhan entered the Ambassadorial Hall proudly. Just about G'kar was to make his move he noticed his knife had disappeared and notice Lya was starring at him, then he noticed Emperor Turhan started to collapse, then Dr Franklin went to his side and called for an emergency medical assistance. Lya then went to the Emperor.
"Lya, I'm sorry we need to get him to medlab immediately." Said Doctor Franklin.
"My people can heal him, his life is fading fast, he may not make it." Lya claimed.
"Well get your people to medlab and you can heal him there." Said Franklin.
Abydos System
Above the planet Abydos, several jumpoints opened which admits a massive Earthforce fleet of 60 Omega Destroyers, 5 Nova Dreadnaughts, and 3 Explorer ships. General Richard Franklin of the EAS Patton who's leading the fleet orders all ships to launch fighters and send the ground pounders to the surface of Abydos.
"General, I'm picking up a distress call, it's one of ours." The analytical officer announced.
"I thought all the ships didn't escape were destroyed. Send a destroyer investigate, but the rest to keep our distance." Franklin Ordered.
An Omega destroyer approached the damaged Omega destroyer that was in Dexter Smith's fleet.
"The Apollo is picking up human lifesigns, it's clean." The analytical officer reports.
"Okay move us in to begin repairs, I guess she must've hid behind a moon when the Goa'uld attacked." Richard assumed.
"General, I don't get this, this ship is way too damaged to manoeuvre, behind a moon and her mass is greater than even an undamaged destroyer." His first officer reported.
Then Richard figured it out, it was a trap!
"Get us out of here!" Richard ordered, but it was too late.
The bait which was the damaged Omega Destroyer exploded which was greatly enhanced with the Quantium-40, which glowed like a mini sun and the shockwave hit the fleet, destroying half the capital ships including the EAS Patton and half the fighters. Then 10 Goa'uld Ha'Taks decloacked, lauched their fighters and closed in the remaining damaged fleet.
To Be Continued.