Author's Note: Thanks everyone for the feedback, I had to make some revisions for Mr Morden should've been on Zha-Ha-Dum (I did sort a jumped the gun there, that was for a future chapter.) and I forgot to put the dialogue that indicates that the Narns didn't explore many worlds via the Stargate. Plus a few other corrections.
Chapter 7: The Alliance Strikes Back. (Revised)
Abydos System: EAS Patton
The Patton was badly damaged and the bridge is smashed, with explosions erupting from a nearby console, wires dangling from the ceiling and lights flickering. General Franklin got back onto his command chair, but was injured too with a broken arm,
"Report!" Franklin ordered.
"Main Power out! Weapons out! Defence Grid Down! Communications is damaged but functional! Fires reported all decks and Life Support is failing." The Analytical officer reported.
"Okay, I'm authorising the use of nuclear weapons. I want the nuclear warheads removed and prepare to deploy them." Franklin Announced.
"Aye sir." The Munitions officer complied.
A Goa'uld Ha'Tak closes in on the Patton and sends an energy beam to the damaged Nova Dreadnaught. In the munitions room where a tactical nuke was being prepared a set of rings come from the ceiling and a group of Goa'uld guards materialised with their weapons armed. The technicians pulled out their PPGs and began firing it at the guards. Then another set of rings had appeared but around the nuke and it dematerialised the nuke and then another group of Goa'uld guards materialised. Before the chief technician took a hit from a Goa'uld staff weapon, he managed to inform the bridge.
"General, the chief technician reports that the Goa'uld had stolen a tactical nuke." The munitions officer announced.
Then General Franklin got an idea.
"Can we detonate that nuke?" Franklin asked.
"Yes sir." The Munitions officer answered.
"Do it." Franklin ordered.
Outside the Patton, the nearby Goa'uld Ha'Tak had exploded from the inside out from the tactical nuke that was onboard.
"General! I'm picking up 10 jumppoints opening!" The Analytical officer reported.
"Who are they?" Franklin demanded.
"Can't tell sensors are damaged but I got a visual." The analytical officer answered.
"Put it on." Franklin ordered.
An intact monitor flicked to a scene where the 10 jumpoints had opened which admits what appears to be an earthforce Omega Destroyers but they fire their sapphire blue fusion beams at the Goa'uld Ha'Taks. 3 of the enhanced Omegas (Shadow Enhanced Weapons) concentrated their firepower on a single Ha'Tak and the shields on the enemy ship buckled under extreme firepower and the fusion beams pierce through the hull destroying the Goa'uld ship.
The remaining Goa'uld Ha'Taks and Deathgliders had learned of the greater threat and turned to face the new fleet. The Thunderbolt Starfuries and a few Omegas that are still capable of fighting from the damaged fleet had joined the fight and began to fight the Deathgliders. On the EAS Cortez, Captain Maynard was observing the battle and recognised the Shadow tech and got a bad feeling.
"I want detailed scans of those ships!" Maynard ordered.
"Aye sir." The Analytical officer complied.
"Captain, I'm picking up more echos." One of his officers reported.
"What?" Said Maynard.
With that tactic, the new Omega fleet had destroyed another 2 Ha'Taks and damaged 3 more, however, with the heavy firepower from the Goa'uld they had managed to destroy 2 Enhanced Omegas by concentrating their firepower from their remaining ships, then the space began to ripple as 5 new ships appeared which are extremely dark, which blends in the darkness of space and blots out the stars with a spidery appearance with black spines and as those ships flew by the crew of the fleet heard a scream in the night. The Shadow ships fired their main weapon on the Goa'uld Ha'Taks, easily slicing the damaged Goa'uld ships into pieces. Then the Goa'uld know the battle was lost and attempt to make a retreat, when they're about to open their hyperspace windows, the Shadow ships fired their hyperspace disruptors, which had destabilised the wormhole that Goa'uld were attempting to generate and the window collapsed which destroyed the rest of the Goa'uld fleet. The Earthforce officers on the Patton cheered for this was their major victory against the Goa'uld but the on the Cortez the crew of that ship were more suspicious instead, after the fight was over, the Shadow vessels phased back into hyperspace.
"Those ships, we picked up one of those earlier." Maynard mused.
"Captain, we're receiving a transmission from the Patton, the crew had to abandon ship and asked up to pick up the lifeboats." The communications officer reported.
"Okay, get all support craft to pick up the lifeboats, once that is done, begin construction on the jumpgate." Maynard orders.
"Captain we're being hailed by the, Agripa?" The communications officer announced.
"Put it on." Maynard Ordered.
"This Captain Dexter Smith, I'm glad to arrive on time we had been delayed at Zha-Ha-Dum for some upgrades although it wasn't finished, I need to speak to General Franklin once he's available. There's important things we need to discuss." Captain Smith announced.
Babylon-5: Medlab
The Nox had surrounded the bed where Emperor Turhan lies on, Lord Refa with a sour look on his face had just finished his visit, and Londo and Vir had just arrived.
"Doctor, how's the Emperor?" Londo asked.
"Well, when I had initially assessed him, he should've got here first, maybe I could've prevented his collapse. Then again with the Nox, his boireadings are stabilising and not just that, he's health is improving that I think that he'll be better than fine." Franklin assessed.
Londo had relieved look on his face, knowing that his emperor had survived.
"Well in that do you know why he collapsed?" Londo asked.
"Well, I was about to dismiss it as old age, but it would take days for the emperor to die after a collapse like that, I had taken the liberty of taking some tests to see if there's other causes, but it'll be a day for they're finished." Doctor Franklin reported.
Then Londo got suspicious.
"Doctor, whatever you do, make sure no one interferes with those tests, I have a bad feeling about this. I must go now." Said Londo.
Londo and Vir left Medlab and on their way to Londo's quarters Vir got concerned.
"Londo what's going on?" Vir asked.
"I think there's a conspiracy at foot, Vir go to my Quarters and get the recordings of my conversations with Lord Refa. I must go see Prime Minister Malachi." Londo Ordered.
"Right away." Vir complied.
In Prime Minister Malachi's quarters, Prime Minister Malachi was about to check on Emperor Turhan's condition, then the doorbell chimed. Malachi answered the door only to be greeted by 4 Centauri men with their weapons drawn, Malachi quickly closed the door and grabbed his weapon and then the door was blown open and Malachi had stabbed the first Centauri Man than had entered but the remaining 3 had disarmed Malachi and two of the them had shoved him to the wall. Just as the Third man was about to stab Malachi, he was struck on the back of his head by Londo and the man had fallen unconscious. One of the men that had restrained Malachi released his grip on Malachi and attacked Londo and wrestled him onto the floor and the remaining assassin started to strangle Malachi. Then Michael Garabaldi and his security came in and noticed the fight and decided to break it up and the security team raised their PPGs.
"Okay break it up!" Garabaldi ordered.
The Assassin that was wrestling Londo grabbed Malachi's Kutari and attempted to stab Garbaldi, but Zack Allen had fired his PPG, killing the assassin. The last assassin ignored Garabaldi's order and continue to strangle Prime Minister Malachi, then Garabaldi fired his PPG at the assassin killing him and save Malachi's life. Londo got up and thanked Garabaldi.
"I'm glad you came, I thought I was finished." Said Londo.
"I received your call Londo, do you know who's responiosble?" Garabaldi asked.
"I don't know maybe the surviving assassin may know." Said Londo.
"Don't worry about that, I can tell you that now." Garabaldi assured.
"What is the meaning of this?" Prime Minister Malachi demanded.
"Prime Minister, I this there is a conspiracy to remove the emperor and yourself from power." Londo reported.
"What you talking about is treason Londo, anyone who you suspect you must be absolutely sure." Said Malachi.
"I believe it is Lord Refa, he spoke to me earlier about replacing the emperor with someone younger." Londo continued.
"Prime Minister, my men can apprehend Lord Refa at your request." Garabaldi offered.
"Do So." Malachi ordered.
Babylon-5: Docking Bay
Lord Refa was boarding his transport in attempt to leave Babylon-5, he did not receive any reports from his assassins that was now overdue and had to assume that it somehow failed. Refa had launched his ship and exited Babylon-5 and made a run to the jumpgate, then Lord Refa noticed there're Starfuries staying poised in his path and more are coming from behind.
"This can't be happening!" Refa cursed.
Refa sent a distress call and a jumpoint opened which admits a Centauri Primus Battlecruiser. Refa's shuttle went into full speed to attempt to dock to the battle cruiser.
"This is Babylon control, we order you to surrender your ship and prepared to be boarded." Ivanova demanded over the intercom.
Refa ignored the demand and almost arrived at the Battle Cruiser, and the starfuries began to open fire and the Battle Cruiser began to fire on the starfuries which provoked 3 Omega destroyers which began to approach the Centauri ship. Refa had managed to dock and the Primus Battle Cruiser turned and opened up a jumpoint and jumped into hyperspace but not before it took a hit from a laser cannon from an Omega destroyer. Refa had got away.
Narn Homeworld
On the Narn homeworld, thanks to the Narn ancient texts, the Narns had learned how to use the stargate and sent exploration teams to some worlds. One of the teams had returned with an interesting report, G'sten who had debriefed the team and decided to contact G'Kar,
"G'Kar, it's good to you see you alive and free." G'sten greeted.
"The assassination attempt did not went as I would had expected, my weaponed had seemed to disappear before I made by move, I think the Nox did it." G'kar suspected.
"Hmmm, don't worry about the Nox, I guess they had a reason to do that but keep an eye on them. Besides a team had explored one of the worlds through that portal and it's in a room with a circle of script in the centre of the room and some viewing port in a wall. I had recognised that script I don't know what it means but it seams to be ancient earther amongst other alien Languages. I'll send the documents to you and I want you to share it the earthers to see if they can make any sense of it." G'Sten ordered.
"Yes, I'll do that, just curious what other things you had found beyond the portal?" G'kar asked.
"We had encountered some primitive civilisations and you won't believe it they're all earther and they claim not to know Earth. Some are peaceful and some are hostile, and G'kar we had found the aliens that the earths had made war against them. We were ordered to bow for their god, and we refused and they had attacked us. We had lost some good soldiers G'kar, may G'Quon help us if they come for us." Said G'Sten
"Then I'm glad we're helping the earthers to reclaim their homeworld." Said G'Kar.
"Yes, it was difficult to work out these sequences, the most of them in the ancient texts don't work and we had only learned that seven of them so far had worked." G'Sten concluded.
"I wonder why?" G'Kar asked.
"I don't know, we don't even know what the symbols mean but I'll let you know if there's any further developments, G'Sten out." G'sten had terminated the link and went before the Kha'ri.
Babylon-5: Medlab
Emperor Turhan is now at full health, but his face was red when he heard about the assassination attempt on Prime Minister Malachi and not just that Doctor Steven Franklin had finished his analysis and concluded that the Emperor was poisoned for a long time which had weakened his health slowly until his health fails. Before him was Londo, Vir and Malachi, Londo was nervous for his involvement with the conspiracy but constantly assures himself that he did saved Malachi and reported the conspiracy.
"Mollari, I had been surprised with you that you had been involved in dethroning me!" Turhan stated.
"Your Majesty, when I was first brought into the conspiracy I wasn't aware it was that deep, but since the Goa'uld had been attacking us, I know we need to unite our people so we can fight these Goa'uld and that conspiracy will do completely the opposite, which will divide us and the Goa'uld may conquer the Centauri Republic. That was something I can't allow." Londo explained.
"Londo did saved my life, I believe he was working in best interest in the Centauri Republic." Confirmed Malachi
"Vir will you also back up Londo on these claims?" Turhan asked.
"Londo had served the Republic with distinction and been my mentor since I was assigned to work with him. I am convinced that Londo is innocent." Vir answered.
"Very well, until Garabaldi gets answers from the surviving assassin, Londo your duties are suspended until further notice. Vir you're now Ambassador of the Centauri Republic." Turhan Announced.
Babylon-5: Security
In the interrogation room Michael Garabaldi is interrogating the Centauri assassin who attempted to kill Prime Minister Malachi.
"Okay who hired you to kill Malachi?" Garabaldi demanded.
The assassin remained silent.
"Okay, if you won't answer, I got a little surprise for you." Garabaldi announced.
"You'll use telepaths, you have rules, they can't scan me." The assassin responded.
"Well I got a surprise for you, Emperor Turhan had given them permission to scan you." Garabaldi announced.
The door opened which admits Talia Winters who sat down in front of the assassin and began to scan him. She wasn't comfortable scanning an alien mind though but during the scan, Talia had received some memories.
Flashback:
"When do I get my money?" The assassin demanded.
"Don't worry, once you guys did away with Malachi, you'll receive your payment." Lord Refa assured.
"What about the boss?" The assassin asked.
"Leave him to me, you'll have a down payment added to you account." Refa answered.
"Then it's a deal. To the republic!" The assassin applauded.
"To the Republic." Refa answered.
After Talia had experienced the memory, she knew who had tried to murder the Emperor.
"It was Lord Refa!" Talia announced.
"I was afraid you're gonna say that." Garabaldi muse, knowing he had escaped from Babylon-5.
Babylon-5: Ambassadorial Hall
In the Ambassadorial hall everyone except for Londo was standing in respect of the Centauri Emperor. Emperor Turhan had arrived in full health.
"I would like to first thank you for having me here today, for I have an important announcement. Would Ambassador G'Kar come up please." Turhan asked.
G'Kar was surprised but he complied wondering what the emperor would have to say.
"G'kar in behalf of my people and my family, would like to say "Sorry" for all the harm and atrocities that we had done to your people." Turhan Announced.
Then G'kar's eyes bulged out in surprise, he was never expecting to hear that from the Centauri Emperor.
"On top of that, I'll also be giving concessions to the Narn people and assist in repairs of the Narn ecosystem on their homeworld by your people's request." Said Turhan.
"On behalf of my people, we thank you for these concessions and we accept your apology." G'Kar announced, he was so happy he didn't know what to really say.
After the concessions had been discussed, Vice Presisdent Luchenko was next to move in, first by observing her swearing in as President.
"I, Susanna Luchenko, swear to uphold the laws of the Earth Alliance and perform the role of president."
After the swearing ceremony is completed everyone cheered and wished her best wishes.
"Firstly on behalf people of the Earth Alliance, I would like to thank you for the support you will to provide us in reclaiming Earth from the Goa'uld, and hope our good relations will last after the war is over. Secondly after Earth is reclaimed, there will also be investigations of those in the conspiracy of the murder of the late president Santiago." President Luchenko announced.
Everyone cheered with the acceptance of the policies. Then the alarm had sounded. Captain Sheridan contacted C&C.
"What's happening?" Sheridan demanded.
"Captain, we just picked up 3 silhouettes, heading in our direction. They just appeared out of nowhere." Ivanova reported.
"Launch fighters and activate defence grid." Sheridan ordered.
"Already done." Said Ivanova.
Outside Babylon-5
The Omega destroyers moved in tight formation in approach the Goa'uld Ha'Tak motherships which launched their fighters. Then suddenly several jumppoints opened which admits 3 Minbari Sharlin destroyers and 8 smaller ships that looked like plucked chickens.
Then everyone received a message from the Goa'uld via Hologram.
"I am Rai of Ra, you are all to surrender to your god I present you, failure to will be result in deadly force." Rai Demanded. Then the hologram disappeared.
The Omega Destroyers opened fire on the Goa'uld motherships, and the Minbari Sharlins added their firepower and the smaller ships joined the starfuries, raking away the deathgliders. The concentrated firepower of the Omega destroyers and the additional firepower from the Sharlins had penetrated the Shields of a Ha'Tak, causing heavy damage and ending up destroying the ship. The remaining Ha'Taks attempt to retreat but one of the Ha'Taks had taken heavy damage it had taken thanks to a Centauri Primus Battle Cruiser which shredded the vessel with her ion cannons. Then 10 more decloacked behind the Sharlins, firing their main weapons on the Minbari Sharlins and ending up destroying one. The smaller Minbari ships focused all their firepower onto Rai's ship causing heavy damage after penetrating her shield, but 2 of them were shot down after taken several hits from the main weapons of that ship and then turned to assist the remaining Sharlins fight the Goa'uld from behind.
The Minbari Sharlins had managed to turn around to fight the Ha'Taks and poured heavy firepower into one of them and managed to damaged it, but it went out of control an crashed through a Sharlin, destroying it and a Omega destroyer destroying both ships. Then 2 Ha'Taks closed into Babylon-5 and fired their main weapons, the newly installed interceptors deflected it's firepower and then heavy plasma rained onto one of the Ha'Taks in return but the shields had deflected all the firepower. Then a beam of energy of one of the Ha'Taks which was directed at Babylon-5 and another had overpowered the interceptors and damaged the docking pylons. On C&C the whole room shook, sparks began to fly and a nearby console exploded.
"Give them everything we got! Fire on target!" Sheridan Shouted.
"Fire on target aye, hang on!" Ivanova complied.
"Captain, we're getting boarded! One group in blue sector and another in red sector." Corwin reported.
"Mr Garabaldi…" Said Sheridan after he activated his commlink.
"I'm already on it!" Garabaldi responded.
In the corridors of Blue sector, Michael Garbaldi and his security team all dressed in their armour and carrying PPG rifles and used the corners for cover it didn't take long to hear the heavy footsteps of the Goa'uld Guards. When the Goa'uld Guards approached that corner, Garabaldi and his men, jumped out and fired their PPG rifles at them, which had worked to their advantage and raked down most of the Goa'uld guards but one of Garabalid's men got shot by the staff weapon. Then the station shooked again and the lights flickers, Garabaldi's security team then finished off the Goa'uld boarding team.
Meanwhile, outside Babylon-5, the firepower from Babylon-5 with assistance from the smaller organic Minbari ships finally penetrated the shields of one of the Ha'Taks and destroyed it. Then the jumpgate activates and opens up a jumppoint which admits the EAS Agamemnon firing her plasma guns at a nearby Ha'Tak but the shields of that Ha'Tak absorbed the firepower. Above Babylon-5, 12 Goa'uld Deathgliders are making a firing run towards the main reactor firing repeatedly at the hull, followed by 7 Thunderbolt starfuries and 4 Minbari Nail fighters firing repeatedly at the Deathgliders with assistance from the defence grid. The Minbari Nails managed to take out 4 of them, the Thunderbolts managed to take out 5 and the defence grid had taken 2. A single Deathglider is almost in optimal firing range of the main reactor, in the lead Thunderbolt starfury, Warren Keffer decided to risk damaging the reactor by firing a missile after acquiring a lock and the missile managed to hit the last Deathglider and it spun out of coctrol and crashed and exploded on one of the solar panels.
In C&C, the room is now in a mess, with fires here and there, blown out panels and consoles, Ivanova lying on the floor unconscious, wires dangling from the ceiling and a heavy titanium beam which happened to crushed an officer, Susan Ivanova is giving orders franticly to the Starfuries doing everything she can to destroy the remaining Ha'Tak that's constantly firing its main weapon at the station.
"Captain, I'm picking up energy spikes, three of them." Corwin announced.
"I hope they're on our side or we're finished." Sheridan responded.
Then another 3 jumppoints opened which admits 3 large yellow squidlike ships, each one firing their main weapon onto their own Ha'Tak with the assistance of their support ships adding their own firepower, which penetrates their ships, destroying all 3 of them. The remaining 5 Ha'Taks turned to retreat and went into their own Faster Than Light travel. The Vorlon destroyers later turned away, opened their jumppoints and entered hyperspace. The fight is now over.
Turhan's Guest Quarters
Emperor Turhan was pleased with the outcome of his announcement and was relieved that the fight was over. He never had seen the Vorlons fight directly at all and now he did. Now he has a more difficult task.
"Londo, you involvement had brought shame to you house and you know the consequences of treason." Turhan stated.
"Yes, I take responsibility for my actions and I am prepared to accept my punishment." Said Londo.
"Londo your punishment would be death, your house assets repossessed and your accounts frozen. But in recent events, first confessing you are involved with the conspiracy and brought it to my attention, made arrangements to assure my survival and saved Prime Minister Malachi's Life. You had did a great service to the republic." Said Turhan
"So what would happen to me?" Londo asked.
"You will be stripped of you title as ambassador of the Centauri republic and your house will be dishonoured. But I'm allowing you to keep your assets and your accounts and will have a supplementary income to support you and your wife and Ex-wives." Turhan announced.
"Thank you, your majesty!" Said Londo excitedly.
"You're dismissed." Said Turhan.
Without another word Londo left and now he is free, but he knows he got a lesser punishment, putting up with his wife Timov.
Sheridan's Office
In Sheridan's office, Captain Sheridan was talking to various Earth Alliance and Minbari Captains of their ships and began discussing a plan on retaking Earth from the Goa'uld. After the Briefing was over Sheridan was Catching up Captain James of the Agamemnon.
"Well I guess this is the battle that'll turn the tide." Said James.
"I bet it is, I wonder why the Volons had participated directly, I know we're getting our butts kicked, even with the help from the Minbari." Sheridan Admits.
"Yeah, I have a feeling it was all too easy. However I had secured an enemy fighter and its pilots. Not just that we had rescued a rouge telepath as well." James announced.
"Well that'll keep IPX and Psi-Corp busy, we had just captured Rai when she tried to escape in an escape pod, she claims that Lochly is her host." Said Sheridan.
"The Psi-Corp, don't trust and never will." James mused.
"Join the club." Sheridan agrees.
Chulak System
Above the planet Chulak, a joumppoint opened up and admits a damaged Centauri Primus Battle Cruiser. Aster the Jumppoint closed a Goa'uld Ha'Tak decloaked. Lord Refa now a fugitive from the Centauri Republic knew what to do.
"Hail that ship!" Refa ordered his communications officer.
"Apothis, this is Lord Refa of the Centauri Republic, I have a proposition for you." Lord Refa announced.
Babylon-5: Kosh's Quarters
In Kosh's Quarters Captain Sheridan had just entered his quarters, already surprised to see Lyta, who Kosh asked to be released.
"So." Sheridan started.
Kosh only returned a cryptic look.
"A fleet of Vorlon ships had assisted us in the fight against the Goa'uld and saved the station." Sheridan continued.
"It was Necessary. They must not interfere." Kosh Admits.
"Well, "Thank you." seems poor and inadequate." Said Sheridan gratefully.
"I require one other." Said Kosh, indicating to Lyta.
"Why?" Sheridan asked.
"You'll know who she is." Kosh indicated.
"What do you mean?" Sheridan demanded.
"She has a second identity." Kosh answered.
"Captain, what Kosh was referring to is a spy implanted by Psi-Corp, I can't send the password otherwise it will destroy the original personality but Kosh had interviewed the subject. You must bring it to Kosh's quarters once you had found her." Lyta explained.
Babylon-5: Security
Rai was sitting restrained in the interrogation room, Michael Garabaldi had just interrogated her but got no answer except the she won't let him talk to her host nor she'll give any answers. Then doors of the interrogation room opened where Bester enters the room.
"Well Rai, maybe we can't talk to your host or give any answers, but I got a treat for you, this is Bester and…" Grabaldi announced.
"I'll take it from here." Bester interrupts, then he sits down facing Rai directly beginning his scan.
To Be Continued…