CHAPTER EIGHT The Prophecy

Outside about two minutes away a shuttle is approaching Mount Valen. When Valenra was activated it sent out an electrical wave that shut down all electrical equipment. In Yedor, about 25 miles from the foothills of Mount Valen the citizens walk out of their homes to see a giant ash cloud of soil and fire billowing in the sky where Mount Valen use to be. As the cloud dissipates they can see a giant base with spires of greenish blue skin that is reflecting in the Minbari sun. There are great buildings of living flesh that is repairing itself and adding power to the shield, which is now protecting the base. As the Minbari look at the place it is now evident that it is made of Vorlon technology because of 18 parked Vorlon vessels just outside the complex. Back in the shuttle, as the pilot sees the complex it dwarfs his ship. As Vorlon text appears on his computer it first appears in Vorlon, then Minbari, then Human, it reads "Do not approach, turn back, you are not the prophecy!" As the captain hits his counsel he proceeds towards the base. As her approaches within the limits of the Vorlon base, the Grey Council tells him to get away from the base, but as the captain enters the plasma shield it shots off a green beam and the shuttle is destroyed. Back at the Grey Council Complex, Neroon has a strange feeling this has to do with the reign of rulers and maybe with the 16. As the leader looks at Neroon, Neroon is summoned. "Neroon please enter the circle and tell us what the hell has just happen."

Neroon enters the circle. "Honored caste members and friends. I have looked at the files of the prophecy to see if there were any strange sightings in the place of Mount Valen."

The leader asks, "And your findings?"

Neroon looks at the papers and stalls. "Yes, but it's hard to explain—there was never a Mount Valen, it was a cloaking device to hide the great city of Valenra."

One of the Religious Caste members unhooks herself. "Valenra, are you sure?"

One of the Worker Caste members unhoods himself. "I don't want to interrupt, but I never heard of Valenra, and as a represent of ancient cities I would know of this place!"

Neroon looks to the young Minbari Worker Caste member. "Not exactly, some things the caste doesn't share with other caste. After the creation of this council through Valen, we decided that his children were not permitted to live here on Minbar, so Valen hid them in the great base called Valenra, the base that protected Minbar from the Soldiers of Darkness and the Shadow's, but when we found out that Valen's children were at Valenra we sent out a massive assault to kill the three young Human-Minbari's."

The Religious Caste Member replies in great astonishment that a warrior would know of the Prophecy of Valen. "Minbar-Human, so the prophecy is true?"

Neroon looks at the Religious Caste member. "Yes, understand I served under Valen and made his pre-life a struggle then I almost killed his daughter."

The leader now speaks. "I don't understand, you, yes I know fought in the second Shadow War, but Valen was not here!"

Neroon smiles, almost wants to laugh. "Was he, what I will tell you only two others know the truth, and one is Rathenn."

The Grey Council looks at Rathenn, the Worker Caste looks at Neroon. One worker caste member ask whom is the other. "So who is the other?"

Neroon looks at the council, "Valen's child in regarding to soul—Satai Delenn Mir Sheridan."

The Worker Caste who have been left out of the prophecy is overwhelmed. "That would make Delenn's two children the Children of Light?"

Neroon grins, "Correct."

Rathenn looks at Neroon, "But if we've used Valenra in the past, why has it just killed some of our people?"

Neroon turns to look at Rathenn. "We can't step into Valenra until all of the prophecy is assembled, thus hopefully Asron and the Soldiers of Darkness will die."

Rathenn is uncertain. "That is impossible to do?'

Neroon nods, "Yes, it's never been done, but then Delenn has been the nexus of doing the impossible, and for facts that is why we the Invincible project was done—to find the prophecy to lock away the Liberator's away."

Rathenn continues, "So what do we do now?"

Neroon pauses and then continues. "Find the 50 and send them to Valenra, that's why they're here."

A Minbari enters who is part of the Warrior Caste. "Well that we are all on the 50's topic; I bring some news of the 50."

Neroon who is upset that his caste member had interrupted the Grey Council replaces his anger with concern. "What is wrong with the 50?"

The Warrior makes no sudden movements, "Nothing is wrong, they are all moving towards Valenra."

Neroon walks closer to the Warrior. "What?"

The Warrior continues, "It's as if they all hear a calling."

Neroon stops only one foot away from the Warrior. "And how do you know they are the 50?"

"Well they are the only ones dressed strange—look strange—and are acting strange."

The Minbari leaves, Neroon looks at Rathenn. "So it begins—the prophecy!"

Mr. Garibaldi goes to a window. "Oh my God, you better come and see this Delenn."

As Delenn walks to the window she views a large city, which is common to a Vorlon outpost, there are Vorlon vessels and Vorlon technology, which is repairing itself. As Bri, Jake, and David Sheridan look outside, David Sheridan sees many people heading towards the complex. "Mom, look down in the Plains of Tuzanor, there is people."

Delenn looks at the people. "The 50."

As Delenn finishes her sentence the 18 Vorlon ships is destroying them with plasma, but then the ships pick up the cocoons and comes back to Valenra. Bri looks at the ships, "What is happening?"

Delenn watches. "The Vorlon ships are collecting them for the prophecy—we will soon not be alone!"

As the first Vorlon vessel lands on the Far East side of the complex as Delenn, Garibaldi, David Sheridan, Bri, and Jake walk further down the north complex, there is a model of the city. "Look at this!" Says David.

As the map comes up it shows the size of this city. Jake looks at the map. "My God, look at the size of this place."

Garibaldi looks at the map. "Well at least it is broken down in sections." Garibaldi presses section one.

Welcome my ancestors back to Valenra, if you have found this place it is because the Soldiers of Darkness are awaking. For years we had managed this place and have to flee to Earth. There are 50 of us here, we tried to assemble the 16 but had failed so the Soldiers of Darkness still live. The one who made our shield and programs is my Uncle Mickey. Delenn, Bri, David Sheridan, and Jake look at Garibaldi. As the city disappears, David Sheridan is on the screen, now the views are exchanged to David Sheridan not on the screen. You are probably wondering if this is false, it's not, you will or probably learn about the theory of 1,2, to etc. Earth's, the afterlife. I am from first Earth, and with the computer DNA checked you are from Earth 3. The Computer glitches. Sorry about that, have to change data programming. Now where was I…oh yes, the theory of 1,2, etc. Earth or as the Minbari call it—the Rim. Now as you know we just sent out the Vorlon vessels to find and pick up the 50, out of them, some are part of the prophecy. When you have gathered the prophecy, all 16 are to go to the transformation chamber in the south with, there your DNA will be equaled and the cresting period will restart. You need to find four other people for the journey, which are part of the 50, and because Mr. Garibaldi has been programmed to sense this place that marks down one, and because my mother and Garibaldi as sense by the technology you need to find the other two…they are Dr. Franklin and Satai Alyt Neroon, they play an important with the defense of this place and helping us reform. I wish you good faith in your journey to the upcoming battle. Oh three more things, there is three people seeking you who are already here, you will find them in the Vorlon landing bay and the holding tanks, but because the 50 have been placed in these tanks, you need to open tank 9, you will know why. I wish I could be there, but I know I am—twice in one soul David Sheridan disappears and Section 1 comes up.

Valenra, Minbar

Section 1 is the coordinates of west, northwest, north, and northeast, here you will find the landing pad, dining area, hospital, command and control, the holding tanks, map room, and northern part of the main lab.

Delenn presses Section 2.

Section 2, here the coordinates are north, northeast, east, southeast, here you will find the leaders living quarters, where the 16 live including Mr. Garibaldi, Dr. Franklin, and Neroon. The Vorlon landing bay is in this area and also the shield reactor.

Delenn presses Section 3.

Section 3 is located in coordinates of northeast, east, southeast, south, southwest, and west, here is our labs, the main lab, weapons and security command, transformation chambers, second lab, and living quarters of the 50 and guest.

The computer goes silent and Delenn decides it is wise to do as it states, Delenn tells Mr. Garibaldi to get Dr. Franklin and Satai Alyt Neroon, as Mr. Garibaldi leaves Valenra he first goes to the ISA headquarters to get Franklin. As Delenn enters the Holding Tanks Section, there are many people in here. As Bri looks at some of them, some of them he knows. "Jake come here!"

Looking at a young girl in holding tank 42. "Who does this look like?"

As Jake looks at the face of the girl his face lightens up. "My God it's Lise Hampton, you remember, the pulmonary valve stenosis patient at Children's." As Bri look at tube 48 Bri knows him. "Bri are you all right?"

Bri points at the individual. "Look!"

As Jake goes over he looks at the individual. "My God, this is becoming a nightmare."

As Bri looks at the individual a forgotten memory comes to him. "Reflection: John takes a deep breath and the respiratory therapist removes the tube . The scene is quite engrossing, but I suppose when you do this quite often you become use to it. Now Bri, for you I have to leave you on the respirator for a little longer. David looks disgusted . Sorry but doctor orders, but I will leave a notepad and a pencil so if you and John want to chat! The therapist leaves a notepad and pencil and leaves the room Bri—oh that's right you're still on the respirator. Bri looks at John and takes the pencil and paper to write with Now Bri you must listen to me carefully? We are in immediate danger! Bri writes By what? By my fathers group, do you know what Neo-Nazis mean? Bri pulls back in shock It seems you know the Neo Nazis? Bri writes My father is a swastika, which is why I contain a German background. I see, so you know the Neo-Nazis? Bri writes No, but my father does. I see, we need to be calm the time grows short. They will attack at 3:30 PM today. I wanted you to know. Some good news, my father will be here to stop them. (David writes) I hope so!" End reflection .

As Jake looks at Bri, "Who is it?"

Bri looks at Jake. "Don't you remember?"

Jake look at John. "John Wickenburg a seven-year-old boy with ostenogensis imperfecta. The brittle bone disease."

As Delenn nears tube 9, it contains a male Minbari. "In Valen's name—it's Valen!"

Delenn twisted the open switch and the fluid drains out and electric awakens him. As the glass lid slides off, Delenn and Valen stand in front of one another. "Delenn, my old friend, it's been so long!"

Delenn nods, "Yes Valen, or Sinclair?"

"Call me Valen, its best not to be here but not there!"

"I understand! I have been waiting for Garibaldi to finally find this place."

Delenn looks at Garibaldi, "He has found it."

Neroon looks at Garibaldi, "That's good; I knew I could count on him to come through." Hears young voices. "Your children?"

Delenn looks at Bri, Jake, and David. "Yes, we're trying to bring together the 16 as noted."

Valen looks around. "Well you've done it, now to assemble the rest of the 16."

David Sheridan comes up to see Valen and his mother. "Mother?"

Delenn looks back. "Here."

As David finds his mother, he brings out his pike to defend his mother against Valen. "It's all right David he is an old friend."

Valen looks at the pike. "May I see that?" Pointing to the pike.

David hands the pike to Valen, "Sure, I got it as a gift after Marcus Cole passed away, he told me to always keep it close to me because it ran down the family line."

Valen nods, "Yes I know, that pike belonged once to Valen."

"Valen, wow, how did you know?"

Valen gives it back to David. "Because I am Valen."

David looks at his mother, she smiles and nods. "No way?"

Valen looks at Delenn. "David believe me this is Valen!"

David looks at Valen. "That then means your Jeffery Sinclair—that's what Uncle Mickey said!"

Valen looks at Delenn again. Delenn looks at her son. "David, you can't say anything!"

Valen looks at Delenn. "Delenn, it might wont matter, if those who want to believe, let them, and those who don't, then they won't—I wont force them."

Bri and Jake come rushing to Delenn. "Delenn?" Calls out Jake.

Delenn answers. "Here."

As Bri and Jake see Valen, Delenn, and David Sheridan they stop, Jake talks first. "Who are you?"

Bri walks slowly towards Valen. "Are you Jeffery Sinclair or Valen?"

Valen looks at Delenn, "Oh he knows…let me guess—Michael?"

Delenn shakes her head. "No, Jake and Bri are from the past, which used Babylon 5 as a television show."

Valen looks at Delenn dumbfounded. "That is just strange!"

Jake talks, "Some of these people we know! We want to know if we can release them?"

Delenn looks to Valen, "It's all right, but only release those who you know, the others we will have to relate to, to make them understand."

Jake nods his head. "Okay."

Bri and Jake go back to tubes 42 and 48. As Valen and David walk out of the Holding Tanks they walk down the corridor till they hit the living quarters and take a right that leads them to the Transformation Chamber, but they bypass it and go east that enters the Second Lab. As they enter Delenn is surprised to see the technology in the Second Lab. "What did you do here?"

Valen looks at the vast room. "Create the prophecy, and I did not do it, after the Soldiers of Darkness spreaded to Vorlon, the Vorlon's sent out many labs to find a way to kill the unkillable. Two Vorlon's ran this lab."

As they exit the Second Lab they go east and enter the general living quarters and then go north and enter a docking bay. As Delenn looks at the place. "This is the Vorlon Landing Bay."

Valen nods, "I know, here we wait for them."

Delenn looks at Valen. "Who?" Out of the dark appear Kosh Nanarke and Ulkesh Kosh. "Kosh, I should have knew, they had always influenced us!"

Valen looks at Kosh Ulkesh, "That they had."

Back in the Holding Tanks room, Bri is looking at the counsels. "I suppose I twist the open lever."

Jake looks at the lever. "I don't know?" Looking at John, he has the beginning of a bone crest. "Ah Bri?"

Bri looks at Jake. "Yes?"

Jake remains looking at John. "John is one of us."

Bri looks at the whitish ban in his hair. "Yep, this seems true!"

Bri twists the lever and the fluid drains away and John is awaken. As the glass is removed John looks at Bri and Jake. "Jake, Bri, what are you doing here, I think we are in hell?"

Jake shakes his head. "I don't think so."

As John looks at his right he sees Lise. "Is that Lise?"

Jake nods, "Yes, now rest in there we are going to wake Lise."

John looks at Lise and sees a bone near her eye. "Something is wrong with Lise; she has a bone near her eye."

Bri goes to John. "Well all do."

Showing the swelling and hair loss. Lise's tube is draining and Lise is awakening. But John still has questions. "What is wrong with us?"

Bri looks at the prophecy. "We are part of a prophecy."

The glass is removed and Lise is scared. "How did I get here?"

Jake looks at Lise. "By the same way we did, we are all dead and somehow reborn."

Lise looking at Bri, Jake and John. "I don't want to be rude, but you got a bone sticking through your skin Jake."

Jake remarks back. "So do you too Lise, we all are Minbari-Human hybrids of the Babylon 5 universe."

Lise looks at Bri, "You mean the show Bri told us about?"

Jake looks at Bri, "Yep, his entire fault!"

Bri is offended. "Not all of it."

Lise begins touching her head and feels bone. "Oh my lord, I'm a freak, do I still look like myself?" Bri is laughing. "What's funny?"

Bri stops laughing and chuckles as he tries to speak. "Nothing—it was rude."

Lise remarks back at Bri's appearance. "Well look at yourself!"

Bri stops chuckling and looks at Jake. "I have and passed out from the shock."

Lise looks at Jake. "He passed out?"

Jake nods, "Just this morning, I did that two days ago."

Looking at tube 49, Lise is surprised to see her friend floating in fluid. "Is that Chris?"

Jake helps Lise out. As they walk over, Jake shows the handle. "Yep, care to do the honors?"

Lise shakes her head. "I don't think so, and anyway he does not have a bone he has scales!"

Bri looks pitiably at Lise. "Come on Lise, I released John, and Jake released you, you have to release Chris!" Lise looks at Bri then nods. "Just twist the open handle."

Lise does it and the water drains away. As Chris wakes up he looks at Lise. "Lise, but how is this possible, where is Dr. Coldwater?"

Lise looks at the enormous compound. "Probably here somewhere."

Chris looks at Lise, "Lise you've changed!"

Lise looks at Chris, amazed at his reformation. "So have you."

Chris looks at himself and sees scales on his face. "Oh my God my necrotizing fascitis has spreaded to my face!"

Jake interrupts Chris. "No Chris, it's not necrotizing fascitis its scales!"

Chris looks at Jake, "Scales from what?"

Jake looks at Bri. "I don't know?"

Chris is overacting. "Well that's great."

Chris gets out of the chamber and joins the group. "If you know anyone speak up!"

Lise sees a boy in tube 41. "Over here."

Jake goes over, "What do you got?"

Lise looks at the individual in tube 41. "I've seen him before at Children's, he arrived to the hospital on May 17-2010, his name is Gram, and he came from Harrison Memorial Hospital with really bad CF."

Jake looks at Chris. "Well with the tradition, Chris you get to open his tube."

Chris walks over to the tube. "How?"

Jake looks at Chris. "Just turn the open lever to the right."

Chris does so and the fluid drains, as Chris looks for any scales on Gram, he sees none, but does see that his skin on his forehead is swollen like Bri's. As Gram awakens he is shocked, but is not sure who the group of people are. "Is this heaven?"

Chris shakes his head. "No, and not hell neither."

Lise walks up to Gram. "You probably don't know me, but we met in 2010."

Gram looks at Lise. "Lise, right?"

Lise smiles, he remembers her. "Correct."

Gram smiles back, "Yes I remember you, its good to see one familiar face."

Lise looks at the growing group of children. "Let me introduce you to my friends, they too were patients from Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center. We have Jake, a cystic fibrosis. We have Bri, a cystic fibrosis also. We have Chris a necrotizing fascitis, and John an ostenogensis imperfecta."

Scary thing is that Gram understood all that. "Well it is great to meet you all—just one question, are you the Bri and Jake who faced the Neo-Nazis?"

Bri smiles and nods. "Yes, that would be us."

Gram is looking around, "Where are we?"

Bri replies, no one else does, only Bri knows about this place. "Minbar, in a Vorlon lab."

Gram looks at the tubes. "Are we in danger?"

Bri looks at Jake. "Not that I know of, except for a race of dog soldiers heading this way." Gram gets out of the chamber, as he looks at tank 50 he sees Dante Satai who he roomed with at Children's. "What is it Gram?"

Gram walks over to Dante. "That is Dante, Dante Satai, he was transferred to Children's from Mary Bridge Children's Hospital and Health Center, and he is a CFTR."

Jake knowing most CF's restates the statement. "A CFT-what?"

Gram looks back at Jake. "CFTR, cystic fibrosis transmembrane regulator, it's like CF, but not as deadly—at the moment."

Jake looks at the individual named Dante then looks at Gram. "Well as in tradition, Gram please twists the open lever."

Gram opens the chamber, as the liquid drains, Gram notices that he has bone near his eye. "What is the bone?"

Jake replies. "The Minbari bone crest, you've got one yourself."

Gram looks at himself as the glass goes down and he sees the beginning of the crest bone. As Dante Satai opens his eyes he sees Gram. "Gram?"

Gram nods in confirmation. "Hello Dante Satai welcome back."

Dante looks at the others. "Who are they?"

Gram looks at the crowd. "Patients of Children's Hospital."

Dante looks at them. "I don't know them?"

Gram nods, "Most of them died before we arrived."

Dante gets out of the tube and touches his head after he hit his forehead on the glass, as his fingers touch the crest he freaks out. "What's happening to me…I have something in my skin."

Gram goes up to Dante, "Don't worry it's a crest bone, most of us have it, were changing to fight in the next war."

As Dante is walking past tubes 21 and 22 there are two people he knows. "Hold a second. This is Kosvo Verdum and Calenndof Chrysaliscristic they both were from Alaska, they landed at Children's on May 18-2010 during a freak snowstorm, but Kosvo died that day, how can he be alive again?"

Lise replies to the statement. "None of us are alive, were all dead, but we were reborn here, it appears we have a much higher calling."

Dante looks at them. "We need to get them out of there, how do you open these tubes?"

Jake goes to Dante to show him. "Twist the open level right, the fluid will drain and they will wake."

Dante opens up Kosvo and Calenndof's tube, as the both awake Kosvo look at Calenndof and Calenndof looks at Kosvo, Calenndof is frighten to see Kosvo alive. "Why are Kosvo scaly and not Calenndof?"

Lise looks at Kosvo and Calenndof, "We don't know."

Dante look at Kosvo and Calenndof Dante greets them. "Welcome back, please don't be scared!"

Calenndof looks at Dante and feels the fluid on him. "How did we get here?"

Dante looks at Lise, "That I don't know."

Calenndof points at the growing group. "Who are they?"

Dante looks at them. "Their names are Gram, Chris, John, Lise, Bri, and Jake."

In the Vorlon Landing Bay Kosh Nanarke, Ulkesh Kosh, Valen, David Sheridan, and Delenn are walking towards the living quarters where Ulkesh and Nanarke decide to depart from them to go to C&C. Delenn looks at the living quarters. "This must be the Leader Living Quarters?"

Kosh Nanarke tilts his helmet to confirm Delenn suspicions. "YES."

The Vorlon's depart. Delenn looks at Valen with concern. "Where are they going?"

Valen looks at the Vorlon. "Beats me Delenn, probably to check on something."

In the Holding Tanks area the group have just released two more friends Delnn J. Omnibus (DJ) from holding tank 43 and Josphe Phylaxis from holding tank 44, both are Minbari-Human hybrids. As the group walks towards the Vorlon Landing Bay, Bri decides to go to the Main Living Quarters. As Bri stands he recites a saying "Who am I? They often tell me. I would talk to my wardens As he relates to Satai Delenn and Mr. Garibaldi freely and friendly and clearly, as though it were mine to command. Who am I? They also tell me I would bear the days of misfortune (As he relates to his past life at Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center with his struggle of many misfortunes equably, smilingly, proudly, like one accustomed to win. Am I then really all that which other men tell of? Or am I only what I know of myself, restless and longing and sick, like a bird in a cage, Referring to his times trapped behind doors struggling for breath, as though heads were compressing my throat, Referring to his struggle of asthma yearning for color, for flowers, for the voices of birds, thirsting for words of kindness, for neighborliness, trembling with anger at despotisms and petty humiliation, tossing in expectation of great events, powerlessly trembling for friends at an infinite distance, weary and empty at praying, at thinking, at making, faint, and ready to say farewell to it all? Leaving his past and looking to the future Who am I? This or the other? Am I one person today, and tomorrow another? Am I both at once? A hypocrite before others, and before myself a contemptibly woebegone weakling? Or is something within me still like a beaten army, Referring to his growing lack of energy fleeing in disorder from victory already achieved? Who am I? They mock me, these lonely question of mine. Whoever I am, thou knowest, O God, I am thine." Dietrich Bonhoeffer, April 30th 1944 As Bri thinks to himself, he notices movement. As two figures come out, it is Ulkesh Kosh and Kosh Nanarke. Bri is scared. "Who are you?"

Kosh Nanarke looks at Bri. "WHO ARE YOU?"

Bri thinks for a second, "I don't know who I am?" Kosh and Ulkesh just look at him. "Who are you?"

Kosh Nanarke speaks for a second time. "A MESSENGER."

Bri looks at Ulkesh, he knows to beware of this Vorlon. "What is your message?"

Kosh Ulkesh answers, "TO REMAIN IS TOO CREATE."

Bri stands in confusion. "To create what?"

As the Vorlon's look at him, it states the strangest question ever imagined possible. "THE FUTURE." The Vorlon turns and leaves. As Bri stands alone, the question reruns through his young mind…who am I.

Near the Vorlon Landing Bay in sector 2, the group of 11 children meets Delenn and Neroon, and David Sheridan in the hallway. Delenn is shocked to see this many people. "Are these your friends?"

Jake nods, "Yes, we are the children of Children's Hospital and Regional Medial Center…let me introduce them to you."(Looking at Calenndof first, as the others lineup. "This is Calenndof Chrysalis, second is Kosvo Verdum."

Delenn interrupts Jake. "Sorry to interrupt you Jake, but I already knew the names."

Jake is confused, "How?"

Delenn point to a computer. "We found all the names of the fifty in the computers."

Jake looks at the computer. "Oh, well that's strange."

Kosh Nanarke pulls Valen off to the side and debriefs his what to do next. As Valen returns back he has a strange look on his face. "Delenn, may I interrupt?"

Delenn looks at Valen, "Sure. I have just been told by Kosh why we are here, and what will happen to us…we are to remain here to Valenra for 100 years until we are all release."

Delenn looks at Valen. "Release from what?"

Valen looks at Kosh then back at Delenn. "The sleep, the Vorlon's needed to make some adjustments to us."

Delenn looking at Kosh then at Valen. "So what do we do?"

Valen looks at the group. "Well I was told to read off the names of the fifty and the number is what your tube number, so if you all go to the dining area and wait for Mr. Garibaldi, Neroon, and Franklin to arrive, Delenn I need your help to awaken the others…they have the rights to know what is going to become of them." As the group of children walk to the dining area Mr. Garibaldi stands with Neroon, but not with Dr. Franklin. In the holding tanks area, the last person is released and sent to the dining area. As the group talked to the children of Children's they were a mixed emotion of fear, happy, anger, every emotion possible. As Valen look at the 50, he is told that Franklin not be found, but as Valen looked at the list it was clear that Dr. Franklin was not on the list. As Valen looks at the list he introduces himself and who they are. "My name is Valen, and I knew that you all have questions and you have worries, but you all of the save 50. All over the universe these labs have been activate to take 50 of all species, you all represent Earth and Minbari, now I know you've been all awaken, but sadly enough you all will have to go back to sleep, I just awaken you to let you know what is happening. Now the list includes who you are, your name, age, and species, so Mr. Garibaldi and Delenn if you can take that person back to the holding chamber."

Garibaldi nod, "Yes Valen."

Look at the List. Valen hands out the list to Delenn, and Garibaldi, and they hand out sheets of paper with names, ages, race, sex, and also whom they will marry.

As everyone looks at the grey and black chart some of the people notice that some of the information is incorrect, as Harry Bri looks at the chart he notices that his name is Harry Bri Delenn II Sheridan, but what catches his attention is that it states him as a female, as he looks at the section D labeled "After Reform", he will be only called Harry Bri Delenn II Sheridan, as he looks at Jake's, it states the same, all he can think is 'great now they all know I am a freak'. The last thing stated is that the Vorlon's want the people to be re-infected with their diseases, and that would mean he would be dealing with his CFTR again, but as the people argue about these changes, but Kosh Nanarke tells Valen that it is not diseases—but as stated—evolution, instead of the diseases going against them it will help them survive. As everyone looks at one another, Jake still believes that having cystic fibrosis still is life threaten. As everyone looks at the charts some are uncomfortable about the results. But as all are put in the chambers, the last ones awake are Delenn, Garibaldi, Neroon, and Valen. As Delenn looks at the others, "So now what happens?"

Kosh Nanarke and Ulkesh Kosh enter the room. "ENTER." Says Kosh Ulkesh harshly.

Delenn looks towards the direction of the lab. "Back into the tubes?"

Kosh Nanarke bows. "YES."

As Delenn, Garibaldi, Neroon, and Valen look to one another, Garibaldi helps put Neroon in his tube and then looks to Valen as Valen goes to sleep in his own. Now left is Delenn and Garibaldi. As Delenn walks to a table she sees a note written by Harry Bri, it's about the ring of Asron, it is a rhyme, "Three Rings for the Elven-Kings under the sky, Seven for the Dwarf-lords in their halls of stone, Nine for Mortal Men doomed to die, One for the Dark Lord on his dark throne. In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie. One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them, One Ring to bring them all in the darkness bind them. In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie." Just below the eerie text was one word 'Kheled-zaram'. Garibaldi goes over to Delenn. "What you got their Delenn?"

Delenn hands the strange letter to Garibaldi. "I don't know, someone wrote a strange letter."

Garibaldi reads it, "Three Rings for the Elven-Kings under the sky, Seven for the Dwarf-Lords in their halls of stone, Nine for Mortal Men doomed to die. One for the Dark Lord on his dark throne. In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie. One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them, One Ring to bring them all in the darkness bind them. In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie. J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings."

Delenn looks at the saying, "Three Rings for the Elven-Kings under the sky…hmm—could it be the three triluminaries of the Minbari, we are the oldest of all the races." Looking at the second paragraph, "Seven for the Dwarf-lords in their halls of stone, who lives in stone buildings?"

Garibaldi pitches in. "The Narns?"

Delenn shakes her head. "I don't think so; the term for dwarf is to be small…child like. Or it could be the opposite—they are dwarfed by their surroundings? There were only three races in the time of Asron that lived in stone buildings, the Shadow's, Zog, and Hand." Looking to the next piece of the saying. "Nine for Mortal Men doomed to die. Mortal Men, strange that the poem is closely named to sound like Minas Morgul, the home of the nine dark riders, the Nazgul, but the Witch-King was not Human!"

Garibaldi looks down then looks at Delenn. "Actually not Delenn, the Witch-King of Angmar was a king of hatred and he slaughtered most from the West. As the Witch-King and the other eight Ringwraith escaped to Mordor they went through the Pass of Cirith Ungol to an abandon fortress where they took the palantir of Minas Ithil, which they renamed Minas Morgul. There the nine served Sauron the Dark Lord of Mordor and were given unnatural long life. The Witch-King, I will never forget him, he was a hellish person, dressed always in black!"

Delenn goes through a flash back, there she is standing in fear of her life in the lands of Khazad-dum, or meaning 'black chasm'. As the Witch-King approached Delenn with a sword of fire he speaks to her in his cold whispery voice. "Old…fool…this…is my hour..." Someone comes up to stab the Witch-King in the back and the sword shatters, as the soldier is thrown down, the Witch-King does not take any action towards him, but remains for Delenn. "Do you not know…Death when you…see it?" Delenn does not reply. As the sword approaches Delenn's throat he speaks one last time "Die now…and curse in vain." As he is about to slice off Delenn's head, the Witch-King stops all of a sudden and looks at the Barad-dur where Asron has just been defeated, there is an explosion of black matter turning all evil to dust. As the Witch-King looks back at Delenn he takes out a white knife and stabs her just above the right lung. "Curse…you in vain, I curse you…and your…heritors, a curse of pain…and change, a curse of disease, a curse to finally" He vaporizes and the knife turns to dust. As the memory fades, Delenn still feels the pain, and the word curse rhythms through her head. The curse to never be normal, always to appear as she is…a hybrid who is further transforming into the Minbari-Human advance state—Vorlon like. Already her breathing is worsen, it seems more power the Witch-King gets the weaker Delenn becomes. All applied by the Witch-King. "I have a question Garibaldi?"

Garibaldi who is studying the paper. "Go ahead?"

Delenn thinks of the question before she says it as if she was trying to find the correct words. "The Witch-King you know from the video, did he have any mystical powers?"

Garibaldi nods, "Yes, the term Witch-King comes from the Indian tales for Witch-doctors, he was able to cast spells and put curses a pond his enemies."

Delenn clinches her chest in remembrance. "Curses, how true."

Garibaldi looks at Delenn. "What you mean Delenn?"

Delenn looks at Garibaldi. "When I went against the Witch-King, just before he died, he stabbed me and cursed me and my children—Garibaldi the 50 are cursed!"