Thank you to everyone who reviewed. I am truly overwhelmed. That's the good news.
The bad news is that for a little while, promise only a little while, the chapters are going to be quite short. Reason : some horrible BLEEP broke into my home and among the things they took were my disks.
There fore I'm having to retype the missing chapters up onto new disks then upload them.
Grr.grr.
Anyway moan over. Back to B5. Owlx : )
Thoughts in Italics: thank you
Link and Babcom in Bold.
Amelia checked his quickly checked his readings, "He's asleep."
Hobbs looked down on the sleeping man as silent tears began running down her face unnoticed. "Welcome home Marcus. You sleep now, we'll keep you safe," she promised softly.
"He is going to be okay?" a quiet male voice queried from the entryway.
Hobbs turned to find that Amelia had left the room, and David Corwin was standing there instead. "David! You gave me a scare…Yeah I think he's going to be just fine," she told him.
"Then why the tears Lillian?" He gently asked coming to stand next to her.
"Ignore me, it's so silly…"
"Lill, this is me. Hmm?"
"It's just…You know the first person he asked after?"
"Ivanova," he stated with total confidence.
"Yeah! After everything he's been through…his first and only concern was for her wellbeing. David you should have seen the expression on his face..when we told him about her being Captain…You would have thought he'd won the Xebian Lottery," she explained brokenly as her tears began to fall harder.
Corwin didnt think about his actions, he just pulled her into his arms and let her cry. "It's okay Lil, I've got you," he whispered into her hair.
You wish Corwin. You wish.
Just over an hour later Corwin found himself back in his second home, C&C.
"Sir a jumppoint is forming ..We are being hailed…It's Whitestar 50…Sir they are asking to speak to you," the young officer reported wondering if this was normal procedure. He had only been on B5 for a week, but that was way long enough to assertain that things didn't exactly work the same here as his other postings.
"Thank you Mr Rassmussan," Corwin said, while silently thinking every known deity that was watching over him. Captain Lochley was in a Council meeting that should give him sufficient time to get HER aboard.
"Whitestar 50 this is Lt Commander David Corwin, Welcome to Babylon 5," he stated calmly.
Thank you David it is good to be back. How long until I may come aboard? Replied the elegant image of the Entilzha of the Rangers.
"You have priority one Maam. Welcome Home," he informed her grinning at the dropped jaws of some of the newbie officers. "Mr Allan has been apprised of your arrival and will meet you in Customs."
Delenn looked rather thoughtful for a moment then smiled.
You know David I had never thought about it before, but you are correct B5 is my home too. I will see you when I arrive. Whitestar 50 out.
Corwin smiled at the blank screen for a moment then turned to face the gawking officers and couldn't resist.
"WHAT! Youve never seen one of the most important people in the Galaxy before. BACK TO WORK NOW," he barked.
The new officers scuttled away quickly.
The older officers smiled. Ivanova would be so proud.
Twenty minites later a party of nine hooded figures diembarked from the whitestar shuttle, and quickly made their way through to the custom area.
The speed was dictated by the smallest figure, who was at the centre of the group.
Upon entering the busy customs area Delenn of Mir found herself fighting back the tears that burned her eyes.
Yes I am home. Strange that it had never occurred to me that anywhere but Minbar could be.
She spotted a familiar figure standing watching her with a welcoming smile. He may have put on a few pounds and be back in Earthforce grey once omore, But he was still Zack Allan. Her friend.
Zack moved through the chaos that was cusoms until he was standing right in front of her. Then with a huge grin he quietly said, "Welcome back Delenn. I am pleased to be the one to tell you that our friend is awake. As of 1215hours he's official back.