Changed Circle
Babylon 5 Year One
by Warringer
Chapter Thirty Four
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Delenn couldn't help but be awed by Babylon 5. The approach path of her Lintira shuttle from the Jump Gate to the Ambassadorial Docking Area of the station had brought her around the station and over the large dome that span over the large park like area on one side.
Sure she had seen a few holographic images taken by Worker caste members coming from Babylon 5 when she was opened for commercial travel six month ago. But seeing it by herself in reality was something completely different.
The station was different to the other four projected stations of the Babylon Project and she had a strange feeling as she looked over the edges of the station and the large hatched areas on the edges.
Her shuttle had been guided into the Docking Area and the last few hundred meter were done by a tractor beam from the station pulling the shuttle through one of the famed Terran force fields. A short glance to the sides showed that there was a large Terran Cruiser docked with the same area of the station as she was guided into.
Her shuttle sat down in one of the smaller docking days of the Ambassadorial Docking Area, large enough to hold two Lintiras.
She smiled a bit as she noticed that she was awaited by President, or rather, Ambassador Ryan, two other humans and a Minbari.
A few minutes later she left the shuttle and the Minbari bowed to greet her.
"Satai Delenn, wel..."
She stopped him and shook her head.
"It's Ambassador on this station," she said knowing fully well that the humans knew that she was a Satai and a member of the Gray Council. The other races on the other side didn't know and wouldn't know.
The young Minbari bowed again.
"My appologies, Ambassador Delenn. Welcome aboard Babylon 5. I am Lenir."
Delenn nodded at Lenir.
"Please call me Delenn."
Behind Lenir, Ryan showed a grin and forced down a chuckle, before walking past Lenir and gave Delenn a short bow. Ryan had used similar bows during the Peace Talks at the end of the War and Delenn knew that they originated from an area called Japan on Earth.
"Welcome aboard, Ambassador Delenn," Ryan said and pronounced the word 'Ambassador'," I hope you will like my little brainchild."
Delenn looked a bit puzzled about the word 'brainchild' but than nodded.
"I think I will enjoy my stay here."
Ryan also nodded and than pointed at the third of the other humans. Delenn already knew the second human as he had already been Ryan body guard during the Peace Talks.
He had dark colored skin and had long raven black hair, falling past his shoulders. He was dressed in a normal Terran Union uniform.
"This is the military commander of Babylon 5, Brigadier General Don Redhorse. He used to be the commander of the Sitting Bull during the War."
Delenn nodded at the native American, who nodded back.
"Welcome aboard Babylon 5, Ambassador."
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Ivanova was on her third cup of tea this hour as another call rang through Traffic Command.
"Jump Gate activation," one of the technicians, a Bunny Morph like everyone in TC besides Ivanova, called out," We are getting a code."
The technician seemed to swallow.
"It's Vorlon, ma'am."
"Great," Ivanova muttered under her breath before giving orders," Let me see this ship."
A holographic image appeared above the stationary projector in the center of TC, moving the holo of the traffic situation into a corner, taken from one of the remote sensory station of to the Terran build Jump Gate.
"Looks like a squid," Ivanova said dryly," I don't like squids."
The ship indeed looked like a squid, a long main body with four leaf like structures on the stern, while four tentacle like structures were coming from the bow. The hull seemed to be alive and had a strange color mix of yellow and black with several parts glowing in a green or blue light.
"Most of the scans are blocked," another of the 'Bridge Bunnies' said," But we are getting a good number of passive scans done."
Ivanova nodded and looked at the data appearing around the hologram. Passive NEDAR scans showed that the gravimetric drive seemed to be very high powered, more powerful than any drive ever build by the Terran Union. Through there was no way to tell what sort of energy source they used. There were only few neutrinos created by the energy source and the data on it seemed to indicate some sort of Zero Point Energy Source.
Other scans didn't show much more than that, only that the ship massed more than a Terran vessel of the same size.
Ivanova drank another sip from her tea.
"Audio connection to the Vorlon ship."
A technician gave her a signal and she spoke.
"Vorlon vessel, this is Babylon Traffic Control. You are cleared for approach vector 221 point 065 for the Ambassadorial Docking Area. Like requested we have prepared an isolation docking port for you."
The response message just contained one word.
"Yes."