Eclipse Of Time, book 6 Chapter 8: November 8, 2280 First Minbari Birthday, a babylon 5 fanfic

November 8-2280

LocationBabylon 5

5:00 AM-Beep-, the sound of an automated voice wakes John Sheridan and Delenn Sheridan. "Good morning, it's five o'clock in the morning, your plans for today has not been downloaded…Messages incoming…Ambassador G'Kar wants to set up a meeting. Ambassador Mollari wants to convert shipment plans. Ambassador Sh'va'la wants to set up a meeting. Mr. Garibaldi wants to remind of a birthday…end of messages." –Beep-

John looks at the time, it's about 5 am. Delenn looks at John who is sitting up in bed. "Anything wrong?"

John looks at his wife, Delenn sit still tired and almost ready to fall asleep. "No!" Pats Delenn on the arm. "Go back to sleep."

John Sheridan gets out of bed and puts on his ranger robe and walks down the hallway, towards the garden. G'Kar, who is up early sees John Sheridan and rushes up to him to talk to him. "Mr. President!"

John Sheridan turns around to face G'Kar, amazed to hear his name this early in the morning. "Yes, G'Kar?" Remembers one of his messages. "You wanted to talk?"

"Of a matter of fact, yes!" G'Kar holds up a letter from Delenn, the same letter given to Zack. "I received a paper from Delenn, and it says if I wanted to come to Irisma Mir's birthday party…I do!" G'Kar laughs, "I shall prepare, and will be there."

John is astonished at the Narn's level of energy. "Well thanks G'Kar."

G'Kar is about to leave Sheridan, but calls out to him once again. "Oh Sheridan, it is today, is it not?"

John nods, "Yes, today."

G'Kar nods, and smiles. "Well nice chatting, but got to go, kiss-kiss—bye-bye…" G'Kar begins to leave, then stops and speaks again. "Oh one more thing Sheridan. When is this party?"

Sheridan is already facing the Narn. "7:00 pm tonight, Delenn feels that it is the proper time to celebrate. To tell you the truth, I feel sorry for Irisma Mir!"

G'Kar's smile becomes a bland look, as confusion strikes him. "Why?"

John smiles. "He has to suffer through Minbari rituals. Every year we celebrate the party my way, so this year is an important year for young Minbari, to tell you the truth I know what it feels like…very-very stressful!" John walks slowly up to G'Kar. "Also the Minbari names are altered a little so Irisma Mir Delenn Sheridan good chance will be name different."

"By what standards?"

John ponders for a second. "First name and a different middle name, plus the common last name, so he will good chance drop Delenn."

G'Kar adds in a serious tone. "Or gain one John!"

John chuckles softly. "Yes—that's what I am afraid of. But I still know what Irisma Mir will go through, before Delenn and I could get married, I had to complete over 79 rituals!"

G'Kar smiles, "Will, then I feel sorry for both you and Irisma Mir."

John has a displeased look on his face. "Why thanks G'Kar!" He says sarcastically. John Sheridan walks down alone once again down the sterile hallway towards the garden. He just can't sleep. With the major event coming at 7:00pm tonight, and the possibility of an attack by the Drakh, well it is nothing to rest about.

As John sits in the garden, Delenn who also could not truly sleep, looks at John for awhile. As John stares off in the distance, Delenn breaks the trance. "Hello."

John looks at Delenn with a surprised look upon his face. "Why I thought you went back to sleep?"

Delenn enters the garden. "I tried, but couldn't, I was thinking that it was strange for the President of the Interstellar Alliance who on Minbar would sleep till nine, and here it is four to five hours difference and just wondering what was all the rush?"

John smiles, "Oh Delenn," John's smiles deteriorates and turns into a frown. "I have been contemplating on the Drakh advancement and it scares me."

Delenn sits beside him. "Scares you! Oh that must be bad! You mean the Shadow's never scared you?"

John looks at Delenn. "Delenn? Nothing more than a Shadow would scare you back to the Stone Age."

Delenn looks at the hydroponics. "So you came to the garden to think?"

John looks at the planets. "Well, --yes, and no!" John looks at Delenn who is still staring at the Earth custom plants. "Delenn, the Drakh haven't moved or showed up anywhere."

Delenn looks at John. "So?"

"So that means Delenn, their planning a silent attack."

Delenn stands up, worried about the reality of a surprise attack. "It may not mean what you think?"

John stands up and looks directly at Delenn. "It is! They're moving silently," John looks at the plants, "silently!"

Delenn moves to face John. "So what do you think it is? They probably know we are here." As she thinks about the legendary Soldier of Darkness...the Nazgul.

"They maybe are planning to destroy this station."

Delenn looks at the ground. "In Valen's name I hope not!"

John moves back to the bench and sits down. "This is why I am up; the other thing is ever since I worked here I always wake at 5 am."

Delenn remains where is stood and looks at John. "Humans are very strange!"

John looks at Delenn. "Why that why you married me?"

Delenn walks up to John and cresses him on the cheek. "No—for better reasons." John smiles while Delenn is smiling back to him. "It's been quite some time since we been here." As Delenn looks at the garden.

John nods lightly. "Yes it has, I still can remember coming here when the Shadow War was in progress."

Delenn back away slowly, "Yes it was an emotional time." Delenn turns around and begins to exit the garden.

John looks at Delenn. "Where are you going?"

Delenn looks at John, the turns messes up her fine hair and gets into her face. "Back to bed!" As Delenn brushes her hair back behind her crest bone.

John nods. "Oh." As he chuckles.

Delenn looks at John, as does not recall cracking a joke. "What's so funny?"

John remains looking at the floor. "Oh nothing! I will be there shortly."

Delenn is unsure what to think. "All right, don't be to long!" Delenn exits the garden leaving John Sheridan alone, all by himself. As the silence becomes intolerable he gets up and heads back to his quarters.

8:32 AM Delenn walks pass Irisma Mir's room on Babylon 5. "Irisma Mir wake up." Delenn does not hear Irisma Mir moving, so she enter his room and sees Irisma Mir still resting. "Irisma Mir!"

Irisma Mir startled, looks about the room. "What, I'm up!"

Delenn looks at the frantic child. "I see, you Irisma Mir could sleep through the universes biggest event!" As Delenn pulls back the covers to reattach the connections to Irisma Mir's bionics, Irisma Mir looks at the bionics, he fear them more then the Vorlon's.

Irisma Mir nods agreeing with Delenn. "I know!" Irisma Mir looking for the device with the time. "What time is it?"

Delenn looks at her device. "8:40 am, wait, now 8:41 am."

Irisma Mir rubs his eyes feeling the course bone under his skin, above his eyebrow. "I am so tired!"

Delenn feels his forehead. "Well it could be two things. The first thing may be the time differences; it is only 2 am on Minbar. The other is your birthday."

Irisma Mir straightens out his robes, and slowly stands up. "Lets say it's the time difference." Delenn smiles, and hands him, a pure white robe set, Irisma Mir looks at the robe, her thought the ones her wore were pure white, these were like looking at the sun. "Ah...my eyes, my eyes!" As Irisma Mir shelters his eyes, running off to the corner.

Delenn rushes to Irisma Mir, and grabs him, both laughing. "You don't want me to dress you now do you?" Irisma Mir shakes his head. "Well get dress, soon we will have to rendezvous with our guest!"

Irisma Mir being only eight years old in Human, 16 in Minbari looks at Delenn confused, he does not know what it means to rendezvous with anyone? "Rendezvous?"

Delenn recognizes the difference, when she first met Irisma Mir Oceanantaca, her was a high schooler teenager, but being trapped in a eight year old body, Delenn only thought that the Vorlon's would erase his personal memories, but every day, Irisma Mir's mind becomes more and more younger. First calling John sir, now calling him father. And now not even knowing all the words of the Human race. Delenn does not break the trance of the child, but goes with the flow that the past Irisma Mir Oceanantaca, is now completely reformed into her son, Irisma Mir Delenn Sheridan. "Yes rendezvous it is a unique Human term which means to meet people."

Irisma Mir looks at the clothing. "Oh I never heard that saying."

Delenn smiles. "Well now you have."

Irisma Mir looks at Delenn. "You have heard to many Human terms mother!"

Delenn looks at her son. "No I haven't!" Delenn begins to leave. "Oh do you know what to wear?" Irisma Mir holds up the outfit she handed him. Delenn smiles. "Yes," she walks over to Irisma Mir slowly and pats him on the shoulder. "Now get dress and find me so I can check you over."

Delenn exits the room leaving Irisma Mir alone Irisma finishes robbing. With the door shut, Irisma Mir strips off all the layers of the robes he wore coming to Babylon 5, as Irisma Mir stands looking at his pure white skin, it just does not add up. In Irisma Mir's mind, he remembers that he use to be much older, much taller, and much hairier, but none of those characteristics remain with him now. As he gazes upon himself he sees a younger, shorter, no hair; except for what is no top his head, and brows, child who's skin is unnaturally cleared of blemishes, no scars, no birthmark, on moles, or even visible blood veins, he looks completely alien. As Irisma Mir tries to recall the knowledge of his past, he can't, his mind can't comprehend the amount of knowledge he learned on Earth, but it would seem that for every bit of learning he got on Earth, he knows little to nothing about the Human homeworld, all the Earth memories changed into Minbari memories, if he tries to think of a city on Earth, he sees Yedor. If he thinks of his families faces, names, personalities, he sees the Sheridan's and sometimes the occasional faces of Londo, G'Kar, Franklin, Zack, and Mr. Garibaldi. As Irisma Mir breaks in tears, he knows that the final transformation is done, first was to change him into a Minbari hybrid, second was to make him completely Minbari-Human hybrid of flesh, blood, and soul. The change has gone so deep that he does not even remember his own beliefs in his monotheistic God, the thoughts of his mother and fathers religion makes up his beliefs. Irisma Mir's transformation due to the pin is so deep, that he forgot his own name...the name Oceanantaca, erased! As tears roll down Irisma Mir's cheek, he tries desperately to recall the past, but all he is getting is the so-real memories of his own life. His mind tells him that he has always been Irisma Mir Sheridan, but his soul tell him otherwise. As Irisma Mir slips on the first robe, he wipes the tears off his cheek, but as he prepares to slip on the next robe a sound emerges from behind, musical tones, with the sound of a monotone voice. "HELLO."

Irisma Mir turns around to looks at the Vorlon. It's Ulkesh Kosh. "What the?"

Ulkesh Kosh bows his head piece."HELLO."

"Kosh?" The Vorlon bows. "I don't think I have seen you before."

Ulkesh Kosh looks at Irisma Mir, this is not the same child he first met on Earth, but Ulkesh Kosh likes the appearance of the Irisma Mir Delenn Sheridan that stands before him. "NO."

"What's you name?"

"KOSH."

Irisma Mir thinks about the other two Vorlon's. "There must be a lot of Kosh's out there?"

"YES."

Irisma Mir puts on his next robe. "So what do you need?"

"A MESSAGE."

Irisma Mir looks at Ulkesh Kosh. "To whom, or from whom?"

"YOUR FAMILY."

Irisma Mir stops for a second, at first he thinks of the Sheridan's, but then realizes that this is the key he had been looking for to rekindle his memories. "Oh what did they say?"

Ulkesh Kosh senses Irisma Mir's turmoil, and keeps the message short, very short to not rekindle any memories. "HAPPY BIRTHDAY."

Ulkesh Kosh turns to leave "Thanks." Ulkesh bows a little, Irisma Mir bows to Ulkesh as a sign of respect, it was the first time he ever done that! Again Irisma Mir was alone, only the past memories of the Vorlon still lingers in the vast emptiness of his room. While Irisma Mir slips his vest on, which is the last piece of his outfit, he seems calm, maybe it was time to begin a new start, but today he would be brought into his new Minbari-Human family, and it would begin as a long day. But the words Ulkesh Kosh spoke rang through his head, but he couldn't put anything to it, concerning him, Ulkesh Kosh was saying happy birthday.

Delenn looks at Irisma Mir, but notices that Irisma Mir has been crying, this worries Delenn, for many thing can cause a young eight year old to cry, pain induced by nerves from the bionics or cresting, pain induced by joy, pain induced by sadness, pain induced by memory. Delenn tries to keep Irisma Mir's mind off of the matter. "Irisma Mir glad to see you have choose to join us, let me check you over."

David Sheridan is smiling in a mocking way. Irisma Mir looks at this as a personal insult, Delenn notices also. "Stop looking at me that way, you look at me as if you never seen a half-Human, half-Minbari hybrid before."

Delenn looks at Irisma Mir. "Don't pay any attention to him Irisma Mir; he still has his ranger training ahead of him." Delenn straightens out the robes to signal she's finish. "Now go get some flarn, you know where it is."

Irisma Mir nods, "All right."

Delenn looks at her daughter. "Delenn II, go tell Captain Lochley that our guest will soon be arriving soon."

Delenn II, stands at the door. "What do you want me to say?"

Delenn looks at her daughter with a stern face. "Tell her to let only those with invitations to enter the Ambassador Sector except for existing friends they already have permission."

Delenn II further questions. "How many are we expecting?"

Delenn looks at Irisma Mi who is just sitting down, "Nearly twenty people." Delenn looks at Delenn II, "When you become of age we shall do the same for you!"

Delenn II smiles, but inside she knows that cresting is horribly painful and dreads it. "All right mother." Delenn II exits the room.

As Delenn looks at Irisma Mir, the thought still troubles her...why was Irisma Mir crying, and is he better? Delenn sits next to Irisma Mir. "Is everything alright Irisma Mir?"

Irisma Mir looks at his mother, Irisma Mir smiles and nods. "Yes, I think everything will be alright!"

6:30 PM Irisma Mir is looking through the files on board the station, Delenn II Sheridan right by his side. Delenn is preparing for dinner. John Sheridan is cleaning and remaking the cake. David Sheridan is playing cards by himself when Uncle Garibaldi sneaks up and pulls at David Sheridan's shoulders, and as reflexes David uses a toxin defense.

"Ah-ouch!" Yells David who had just snapped out of a deep meditation and thus with the sneak attack by Mr. Garibaldi, David takes his fingernails and stabs Garibaldi in the right hand, and stabs himself in the left shoulder. It happen so fast it was just a reaction, Garibaldi jumps back embracing his hand to stop any hybridity liquid from spreading throughout his body. David Sheridan just clamped his shoulders and lets out a very high pitch scream, which is a common Minbari trait. David on accident scraps himself and the hybridity liquid begins to react on him. Delenn rushes in seeing her son in agony as a bluish-gray scale forms down his left arm to his chest, as it builds a layer of scale to protect its host. Garibaldi was trying to cut off the circulation to stop the spreading, but the chrysalis proceeds up his arm. Delenn seeing all this chaos and runs to her son, but Garibaldi asks for help. Delenn rushes over. "Garibaldi put down your hand." Delenn rushes into the kitchen and grabs a ice pack and a anti-hybridity injector medication. As she runs back to Garibaldi, a gray scale layer covers David, and David shivers in the corner, never in his life has this ever occurred and the coldness of the scale makes him ungodly cold. As Delenn goes to Garibaldi, she hands him a cloth. "Here tie this to your cut."

Garibaldi, who is feeling the pain of the chrysalis, thanks Delenn in a breathy manor. "Thanks."

David who has all ready has been self-injected, looks in worry. "I am sorry mother. I was contemplating on the cards and Uncle Mickey scared me."

Delenn looks at David completely covered in scales and wants him to stay out of the view of Delenn II, and Irisma Mir. "David go to your room, and cleanup, I will be there to cleanse you." Garibaldi tries to get up from the pain. Delenn pushes him back down. "Garibaldi lay down!" Delenn turns to David Sheridan. "Go now, I will be right there, and David it's not your fault! Okay?"

David looks at the liquid like chrysalis moving throughout Garibaldi's arm. "Well—okay" David sighs. David Sheridan heads to his room.

Garibaldi looks at David leave and then looks at the chrysalis. "Why did you let him get away with this?"

Delenn looks at the chrysalis, looking for the spreading point. "It's not his fault! Minbari have long fingernails and have used them as a last resort weapon for self-defense, but the chrysalis fluid was created when I hybrid myself, anyway I don't want to build any type of stress against him, he's Minbari and stress can even kill him."

Garibaldi looks at the organic chrysalis trying to spread up further up his arm. "So why did you react so fast?"

Delenn looks at Garibaldi's hand, it's incased in a shell now. "Take a look at your hand."

Garibaldi looks down and his whole hand was covered with a bluish-gray scaly crust. "What the hell is that?"

Delenn looks at the indentation on the hand. "Please don't use that language, and if I did not respond, this would happen to your whole body, you would sort of look like David, with the crest and all the other non-Human adaptations. First you become dizzy, and then you start shedding away your old skin. Then a bluish-gray scale, which turns blackish-blue as your has, but all over your body. You would become paralyzed and would go through intensive sharp pains. For your skin is being broken, shifting, raising or lowering, and you can't stop it! The black substance would create a fine liquid that would secrete from your skin to create your first stage of your chrysalis."

Garibaldi looks at Delenn in terror. "So what do you do to counter it?"

Delenn pulls out the needle. "Give you an anti-hybridity counter agent. It will deflect almost all of the hybrid liquid, but the chrysalis matter will remain on an in your flesh."

David Sheridan comes back slowly to Garibaldi, and Delenn. "Uncle Mickey?"

Garibaldi looks at David who is completely decked out in thick scales. "Yes David?"

"I'm sorry." Irisma Mir walks in and looks at Garibaldi and then at David, his brother no longer looks like a Human or a Minbari, more like a fish out of water. As Irisma Mir goes over to David, he takes David by the hand to give Garibaldi some room. Touching David scales, they seem to be moist.

Garibaldi looks at David, and smiles to reinsure him that he is okay. "It's okay."

Dr. Stephen Franklin enters. "This is so cute."

Garibaldi gets up with the needle still in his arm, Delenn rises also to administrate it. "Well its about time you show up Stephen."

Delenn looks at Stephen Franklin. "Hello Stephen Franklin."

Dr. Franklin looks at Garibaldi, his is amazed and terrified to what has happened to Mr. Garibaldi. "Hello Delenn, who else is coming except Michael and I?"

Delenn puts out the needle, Garibaldi gives a silent 'ouch!' "Well…Emperor Mollari, G'Kar. Zack, Lyta, Vir, and Marcus."

Delenn II enters. "Mother?"

Delenn turns to face her daughter. "Yes Delenn II?"

Delenn II looks at Garibaldi and almost wants to laugh. "Who is Sinclair?"

Delenn, signals Irisma Mir to quietly get David Sheridan out of here and to his room. Irisma Mir successfully hides David and stays with his to comfort him. Delenn looks at Delenn II, relieved that she has not seen her brother...at least yet! "Sinclair is an old friend of mine. I knew him when this station went on line."

Garibaldi looks at Delenn, the chrysalis material beginning to flake away. "Well Delenn we knew him when this station went on line."

Stephen Franklin chuckles lightly. "Well we can count on Londo Mollari to make an interesting act!"

Delenn II turns to look at her mother, the name rings a bell. "Is Londo Mollari the one who gave David Sheridan the urn?"

Garibaldi answers. "Yep that's the jackass."

Delenn quickly turns to face Michael, Michael bewares of her fingers. "Michael!"

Michael holds up his two hands, one covered in flesh, the other in scales. "Sorry, I forgot you don't like jackasses, okay how about just ass?"

Delenn pleads again. "Garibaldi!"

Delenn II speaks. "Mother we know you neither speak high of him."

Delenn looks at Delenn II in shocked, then turns back to Garibaldi who has a sheepish grin. "Look what you cause now Garibaldi! You are no help whatsoever."

In the other room, David and Irisma Mir are talking. David looks at himself, decked out in scales, the added height is like wearing clothing in a swimming pool. As David stares at himself, he looks at Irisma Mir. "Isn't strange Irisma Mir that the body can metamorphose into a whole new creature through chemistry?"

Irisma Mir nods. "Yep, I agree. But what happens now?"

David turns to look at his brother. "I don't really know!" David looks at himself. "Hopefully this will break off, but I have a feeling it's going to hurt!" David walks slowly up Irisma Mir. "Mother never told us about the poison under out fingernails."

Irisma Mir looks at his fingernail, and press down, a clear fluid emerges out. "Yep, I have it too. But if it is what I think it is, it is only a chemical to add protection to yourself...even fish loose their scales!"

David nods. "True, but new scales replace the old, or we would have a lot of naked fish in our seas!"

Irisma Mir laughs, but thinks about the species Vorlon, and about the stories about Vorlon's once living underwater. "Maybe it is an evolutionary advancement from the Vorlon's, for they lived in a fluid environment once, and we are the byproduct of Vorlon technology!"

David nods, "You might have a point." David ponders for a second. "Well anyway, there is no sense of hiding, ought to go and meet the guest, even if I am really freaky!"

Irisma Mir nods. "But I thought mother told you to stay here in this room?"

David nods, "She did, not to keep me from being emotionally stressed, but I injured Uncle Mickey, so I must pay so retribution." David and Irisma Mir quietly walk to where the others are.

G'Kar walks in. "Hello Delenn," turning around, "hello—David?" G'Kar looks at Delenn and points at Garibaldi and David. "What happened here?"

Delenn looks at David, she does not understand why David is out here, but only pays attention to Garibaldi. "Garibaldi seems he wants a genetic change." Garibaldi gives Delenn a dirty look.

G'Kar smiles. "Oh—I see."

Londo Mollari enters. "Why isn't my good friend G'Kar."

G'Kar turns to face his once greatest enemy, now greatest friend. "Nice to see you too Mollari."

Londo looks at David. "Hello David Sheridan."

David keeps his distance. "Hello Uncle Mollari."

Londo looks at David's neck. "How are you with—with—well the Keeper incident?"

David does not look at his shoulder. "Still recovering, the holes around my neck, shoulder, and back have taken some time to recover." David finally looks at his scars. "Shadow technology is very complex indeed!"

Londo looks at the holes around his neck. "Yes it is, even the Minbari can't heal it!" Londo looks at his own wounds. "You know David Sheridan; on these days we will be grateful of the Great Maker that he brought Irisma Mir into this world."

G'Kar interrupts Londo. "Londo, anything from your Great Maker can't be good."

Londo points at G'Kar. "What about your G'Qoon, G'Kar?"

G'Kar's lips tighten, holding back his anger. "You mean G'Quan!"

"Oh I'm sorry!" Says Londo sarcastically.

G'Kar looks away at G'Kar, looking at David, intrigued that David Sheridan could change his flesh. "Whatever!"

Garibaldi feeling more perky interrupts both of them. "You two were never made to get along."

Londo chucks his thumb at Garibaldi. "It was a great error the universe made putting us together, you have to watch the universe or it will do something nasty to you!"

Garibaldi rolls back his eyes, then smirks at Londo. Delenn interrupts Garibaldi before he starts an argument. "Well Londo, I suppose the universe only likes to pick on you?"

Londo turns to look at the Minbari-Human hybrid. "Delenn, yes—the universe only has a grudge against me." Irisma Mir leaves the room.

Delenn seeing this conversation going nowhere turns her attention to Delenn II. "Delenn II?"

Delenn II looks at her mother, a grin is on her face, she finds the arguing of Londo and G'Kar is actually amusing. "Yes mother?"

"Go get Irisma Mir, tell him friends are here."

Delenn II nods, "Sure." Delenn II leaves and goes into the other room, there she finds Irisma Mir looking out the window at the city of Yedor. "Irisma Mir?"

Irisma Mir not really surprised turns slowly to face Delenn II. "Yes Delenn II?"

"Mother wants you."

Irisma Mir crosses his arms and nods lightly. "All right." Irisma Mir walks behind Delenn II, all the way through the hall. In his mind, this has to be as worst as being on a firing line. He preferred to go through this celebration quietly.

"Why isn't the birthday boy!" Garibaldi says.

Irisma Mir smiles and walks to Uncle Garibaldi. "Hello Uncle Garibaldi."

"Come over here!" Garibaldi gets up and walks towards Irisma Mir. "Lets see how much you have grown?" Garibaldi self-checks his height against Irisma Mir's. "Oh, not much." Garibaldi lowers himself to Irisma Mir's height. "Would you like me to sing you a song Irisma Mir?"

Irisma Mir looks at John Sheridan for an answer, John shakes his her violently. "Ah—no!"

Garibaldi straightens out and looks at Irisma Mir. "All right, go say hi to Uncle Franklin."

Irisma Mir walks over scared to see all the Babylon 5 staff here, he is not that important. Well maybe his genetics are but his personality wasn't. Delenn notices this fear, for it was building up, and figured it was time to have John take Irisma Mir around the station. The guest would soon be arriving and Delenn needed to assort the food. So as planed, John Sheridan takes Irisma Mir on a tour of the active station. Irisma Mir goes to his room to change into more comfortable clothing. "Come on Irisma Mir, I want to show you things but your taking to long!"

Delenn looks at the dress attire Irisma Mir is in, the pale white outfit again. "I will be right there." Irisma Mir exits his sleeping area and joins John Sheridan walking down the hall. "So what will we be doing?"

John looks at his son, John is not a personal fan of robes, but a Minbari in Human attire just does not seem right! "Oh…just looking around."

Irisma Mir smiles. "That sounds great!" Irisma Mir looks at the sign that reads :RESTRICTED AREA. "Where are we going first?"

John looks at the hallway to Command and Control, there is a lot of memory in this hall. "Up to C&C, I think the Command and Control staff would like to see you." John looks at Irisma Mir. "You are as rare as the Cortez."

Irisma Mir looks at John confused. "The Cortez?"

John Sheridan looks forward towards C&C. "A large explorer ship, almost the last of its fleet."

Irisma Mir does not understand what the Cortez has to do with him. "Wow. So have you ever seen the Cortez?"

John nods. "Yes only three times." John looks at Irisma Mir, a gigantic smile comes upon his face. "I knew its captain."

"Oh?" Irisma Mir looking at the highly secured panels that run the stations environments.

"He called me Swamp Rat."

Irisma Mir stops. So does John. "Swamp Rat?"

They begin walking slowly again, John nods lightly confirming the title given to him from Captain Jack Maynard. "Yes an old term given to me."

"Oh," Irisma Mir smiles, and begins walking again quicker, "what's C&C?"

"Command and Control."

Irisma Mir looks at the sign that says 'Command and Control, Restricted Area' "Oh!"

John looks at Irisma Mir. "So Irisma Mir."

Irisma Mir interrupts John. "Please just call me Irisma."

Johns smiles die away. "We shouldn't do that."

Irisma Mir looks at John, worried that he said something wrong. "Why not?"

"Well we don't want to confuse your name with David Sheridan or Delenn II Sheridan."

Irisma Mir decides to ask a redundant question. "So why did you give me this name?"

John ponders for a second, he really never paid any mind to the idea of Irisma Mir's name. "Well for starters we don't name the children, that's up to the Grey Council to decide, but there will be a change in your name by tonight, when a Minbari reaches maturity they are given a new name, even thought it may be the same, it is concealed in a box with you caste pin, no one has ever seen it. But because Irisma was the name of my closes friend, and Mir was the name of Delenn's family, it remains that way to trace down genealogy in Minbari history, it's there way of rebirth, that is why your called Irisma Mir, but you will gain another title to give you a record in Minbari history. That is part of the celebration of coming of maturity."

Irisma Mir wishes he did not ask...he is more confused then before. "Sounds confusing!"

John looks at the door to the C&C elevator and nods. "Yes it is!"

John and Irisma Mir enter the C&C elevator, Captain Lochley is surprised to see the President of the ISA. "Hello Mr. President." As Captain Lochley stands straight and smiles gently.

John nods. "Hello Captain Lochley."

Lochley being the one to jump to solutions quickly ask why they are here. "So can I help you Entilna'za?"

John shakes his head. "No, just showing Irisma Mir around. You will be at our meeting?"

Lochley looks at John confused. "What, oh yes, yes I will be there."

John nods and smiles. "All right." The door opens to C&C. "This is C&C Irisma Mir."

Lochley extorts with force. "President Sheridan on deck!" The whole C&C staff looks at John Sheridan and Irisma Mir; they know this is a rare sight. "As you were." Then the C&C staff returns back to what they were doing. One or two staff would watch Irisma Mir with open mouth in disbelief. Of course they would resume back to what they were doing so not to become in trouble with the president, of course Irisma Mir notice this, and he did not like to be stared upon the way the crew were doing so. But Irisma Mir ignored them.

As Irisma Mir watched out the window to open space he could not think of the type of technology to survive out here in space. As Irisma Mir continued watching out the window, there is a sound in C&C and soon the calm jump gate lights up and jets of blue energy pour out of the center point. As a series of vessels pour out into the empty space, Captain Lochley looks at the vessel with her mouth hanging down...it's a Vorlon vessel. Vorlon's once fought the ancient enemy, the Shadow's in an endless war, but with the end of the Shadow War years ago and the departure of the Shadow's and Vorlon's to the Rim...seeing a Vorlon vessel here is just freaky. As Irisma Mir looks at John, John's face is cold looking, it seemed that all the blood has flowed out of his face and as the Vorlon vessel approaches Babylon 5, John remembers when the great Vorlon Empire turned against the Alliance and began wiping out worlds that were touched by the Shadow's. As the Vorlon vessel's identification number comes into C&C it is registered to Ambassador Kosh who mysteriously survived his murderous duel against Ulkesh Kosh. Even the fact that Ulkesh Kosh was alive is questionable.

As the Vorlon vessel docked in Bay 13, Sheridan looks at Irisma Mir. "Ready to go?"

Irisma Mir nods, and John escorts Irisma Mir to the C&C door. Captain Lochley goes to John. "Mr. President!"

John turns to look at Captain Lochley. "Yes captain."

Captain Lochley looks at Irisma Mir and pushes the button to open the door. "You can wait outside Irisma Mir, I have to speak to your father privately."

Irisma Mir looks at John Sheridan, John nods his head, and Irisma Mir exits the C&C, Captain Lochley lets the door close and a wall separates Irisma Mir from Elizabeth and John. As John looks at his son, Lochley calls his attention. "Mr. President?"

John looks back to Captain Lochley. "Captain?"

"I thought you should know, the Drakh are moving."

John nods, "Yes, it's a possibility that they are moving this way. They might try to breach Babylon 5!"

Captain Lochley looks at Irisma Mir. "Don't worry Mr. President, we'll take care of it!"

John nods, but does not smile.

"Thank you." Looks at Irisma Mir. "Well I better let you get back to work!"

Lochley nods, "You to Mr. President." John turns to press the door button. "Oh Mr. President!"

John turns his head. "Yes captain?"

Lochley smiles. "I might be late to the party tonight!"

John nods. "Okay, I'll let Delenn know...see you later captain!" John opens the door. And walks out C&C. Irisma Mir looks at John and they walk out of the restricted area of C&C.

Irisma Mir notices that they are heading back to the quarters, it's almost eight. As they come to the door, Irisma Mir looks at John. "May I ask a question?"

John looks down at Irisma Mir. "Of course!"

"How do you know Captain Lochley?"

John pauses for a second not sure how to explain this. "Well we were once married, but not for long, about eight months."

Irisma Mir does not ask any further, as John opens the door they walk in. Irisma Mir and John goes to change into more comfortable clothing, Irisma Mir is not aloud to change into anything comfortable, for he had his clothing already chosen out by Delenn.

As Delenn looks at Irisma Mir, Delenn walks in to talk to Irisma Mir. "How was your walk with John?"

Irisma Mir turns to look at Delenn. "I enjoyed it, it was very informative!"

Delenn looks around Irisma Mir's room. "Well you better come out, the guest are showing up already!

Irisma Mir nods, "Okay."

Delenn stops Irisma Mir. "Are you sure you ready to go through this?"

Irisma Mir nods. "Yes, I guess I am ready, I have nothing to lose except my life and if I remained on Earth I would of died! So yes I am ready."

8:45 PM--In the distance there is laughter, snickering, and lots of talking. Garibaldi is speaking mostly. Garibaldi is talking about the Drakh and the Shadow War. Irisma Mir's birthday has turned into a political debate. "You know John; the Drakh leader Shiv'kala was such a major problem."

John nods, John is wearing his formal outfit for his presidency. "You're telling me, my son David Sheridan was infected by Shiv'kala, and while we freaked out on Minbar Michael goes to Centauri Prime to hunt out the Drakh, do you remember Michael?"

Michael Garibaldi nods. "Yes, I was hiding within a cabinet and Vir confronts Shiv'kala, who was the Drakh's spymaster, but anyway, Vir is telling Shiv'kala that he wanted to know where the Drakh was who keeper David Sheridan, and Shiv'kala said it was he, and that is when I moved."

Vir interrupts. "And tell us what you said!"

Garibaldi looks at Vir Cotto who is serving as Ambassador/Emperor for part of Centauri Prime that united under to Legions Of Fire. "I am getting there, but anyway Vir stands there thanking the Drakh then I break out of the Minbari wardrobe cabinet with PPG aimed saying with a smile on my face 'What's up Drakh' and pump two shot in his chest and stomach."

Delenn interrupts as she walks in. "Mr. Garibaldi, please leave out the graphic!"

Delenn leaves the presence of the guest. Garibaldi looks at Delenn, then continues. "My god, if that Drakh stepped ten feet from me I would have killed him."

Vir looks at Garibaldi. "Don't ask for things you don't want!"

Garibaldi smiles as he looks at David Sheridan. "I know."

Delenn enters. "John if you could address that it is suppertime."

John nods. "All right, well Delenn says its dinnertime."

"Good, I'm starved." Says Garibaldi The guest sit in a seat, the arrangement was John Sheridan on the left, Michael Garibaldi, next to Garibaldi was Stephen Franklin, by Stephen was Lise Hampton, through I am not really certain who she is. Right by Lise was Jeffery Sinclair, and then Marcus Cole, at the other end was Delenn, Susan Ivanova, David Sheridan, Delenn 2 Sheridan, G'Kar, Londo Mollari, Lyta Alexander, Zack Allan, Vir Cotto, and myself. As dinner progressed on we ate foods that Irisma Mir could not identify. All Irisma Mir knew is there were five foods, Irisma Mir have ate before, one dish, made by Delenn which was prepared flarn, another dish made by Londo was spoo, which Irisma Mir heard was to be "oops" spelled backwards. Lise Hampton made another dish, which was a gelatin mixture of Mars fruits. And there of course was the dish by Uncle Garibaldi that was pizza. It was funny to see Delenn's reactions to pizza, she has never tried it before and it had a very strange taste. When she picked it up, she scraped all the sauce off and placed it to the side, and put the bread to the other side. Garibaldi was trying to eat his meal, but notice Delenn's struggle with his second favorite food.

Delenn looks at the triangle with sauce and meat and cheese. "It's strange Human's would waste there time on putting all this mixture on a triangle, so we have to re-tear it apart again!"

Garibaldi picks up a slice and says. "Delenn, pizza was invented to be eaten like this."

Garibaldi put the whole slice of pizza in his mouth. Delenn's eyes widen and say, "Pizza must be a dangerous food, mostly for Minbari."

Garibaldi swallows and smiles. "Well it's sure a great meal for us Human's."

"You Humans are a strange species."

Garibaldi smirks. "Yes, but just remember Delenn that you're half-Human too!"

Delenn looks at Garibaldi annoyed. "You Mr. Garibaldi are--."

Garibaldi interrupts Delenn. "I know, I know, I am no help whatsoever."

"Wow Delenn" John Sheridan says "you are training Garibaldi correctly."

David smiles. "Training him to be a Minbari, well we have him speaking like one; all that is required is to transform Garibaldi into a Minbari hybrid."

Garibaldi looks at David, who is half covered with scales still. "I think I will wait, for a very long time."

John laughs, "Why wait Garibaldi, you're in great shape right now."

Garibaldi points his fork at John. "John lets drop the subject."

John looks at Garibaldi with a smile. Irisma Mir interrupts. "Why Garibaldi?"

Garibaldi looks at Irisma Mir, surprised to hear him speak. "Stay out of this Irisma Mir."

John aides Irisma Mir. "But you would make a great addition to our family."

Delenn laughs. Garibaldi looks at Delenn sharply. "Look at yourself hybrid!"

Delenn stops laughing, "You Garibaldi--."

Garibaldi interrupts her, "I know, no help whatsoever."

Delenn looks up from her plate. "Correct!"

Captain Elizabeth Lochley of Babylon 5 walks in. "Why glad to see you Captain Lochley."

"Mr. President?"

John looks at Lochley nervously, maybe it is about the Drakh. "Yes?"

"You have more guests."

John looks at Delenn, Delenn shakes her head back and forward signaling that there is no more guest. "Who are they, and what do they want?"

Lochley looks at Delenn then John. "They want to celebrate Irisma Delenn's birthday, some heard it was an important event."

John relaxes in his chair. "So who is it?"

"Ah," Lochley pulls out a paper with writing on it. "Kosh Naranek, Mr. Morden, Zathras, Bester, Kosh Ulkesh, and a guy named Johnston."

John looks at Delenn, she shrugs her shoulders. "Well tell them they are welcomed to join us."

The new guest shift around and make a new arrangement. Now the order is John Sheridan at the left end, Garibaldi, Lise, Susan, G'Kar, Londo, Vir, Marcus, and Bester. Then at the other end were Delenn, Irisma Mir, Delenn 2, David, Stephen, Morden, Jeffery, Lyta, Zathras, Zack, Johnston, Lochley, and back to John. In the corner are the two Vorlon's, Kosh Naranek, and Kosh Ulkesh. The Vorlon's just stood there and looked at the others with suspicion. When the Vorlon's just looked at Irisma Mir, Irisma Mir felt as if he were a Jew in the main death camp, Konzentrationslager in Auschwitz, Poland. Irisma Mir could only think Kosh was enjoying his watch, but truly the Vorlon's could have not given a darn about Irisma Mir's feelings. Maybe Irisma Mir should just call Kosh, Kosh Konzentrationslager, but it is not any ones decision to chooses Kosh's name.

Bester looks at Irisma Mir, Garibaldi watches Bester like a vulture watches its prey. "So Irisma Mir how old are you today?" Says Bester already knowing the answer.

Irisma Mir does not even have to think about it, it comes naturally to him now, even Bester or Lyta can't pick up any of his previous life, the name Irisma Mir Oceanantaca has been completely erased! "Going to be 8 and a half years old."

Bester's smile remains, even John hesitates around Bester. "Wow I remember that age, I was very young and shy, it was and great time for me because I found true love within the Corps."

Garibaldi grumbles out a short mundane statement. "Well that has sure changed Mr. Bester!"

Bester looks at Mr. Garibaldi, his smile has died away. "Mr. Garibaldi, you never had a life, isolated in your little mundane life!"

Garibaldi puts down his glass of water. "Oh if it weren't Irisma Mir's birthday, I would nail your head to this table."

"Mr. Garibaldi, fight latter!" Says John Sheridan angrily. But Bester was going to intervene but the arguments were broken up when the Vorlon's spoke.

"YOUNG RACES FIGHT A LOT, WAIT TILL THE STAR'S CAN'T DECIDE." Say's Kosh Naranek.

"Whatever!" They all say.

"YOU ARE IRRELEVANT." Say's Ulkesh Kosh. Silence, and everyone returns back to eating.

All total of people, there were 23 people on Babylon 5 for Irisma Mir's birthday party. It looks like Delenn has really set a party. Dinner was over at 10:00 pm; three-forth of the time the guest was talking. When 10:30 pm came Irisma Mir was given his gifts. Irisma Mir had seen birthday parties where he would receive 20 gifts, but here he only saw nearly 19 gifts all unwrapped, Minbari customs must be followed because of Delenn's wishes. When 11:30pm approached everyone was asleep except Mr. Morden, Bester, Delenn, John, Franklin, and Garibaldi. When 12:00 am came, Irisma Mir was ready to fall asleep, Delenn kept him up for a Minbari ritual had to be paid, though she never told him what it was. By 12:03 am; we lost a few people to sleep, those were Mr. Morden and Bester. When 12:43 am came Delenn wakes up Irisma Mir, she said that Irisma Mir had fell asleep or that Irisma Mir was in a really deep mediation. Irisma Mir asked Delenn why he was woke up at this time, his birthday ended 44 minutes ago!. Delenn smiles. "No it is not, yes your time of birth is over, but the ceremonies must take place." By that time father, Stephen Franklin, and Mr. Garibaldi sat down around Irisma Mir. Then Delenn spoke. "In Minbari traditions it is known to give a Minbari or now a Minbari hybrid their official biological caste pin, and state the new name. Over the years the pin has changed with you, and received its color from your actions. There are three colors for the three chosen castes. The box I am holding has never been open since your birth. This is a very special pin, only a few of theses special pins were made for us hybrids. I need to tell you this, if the pin is gold it means your chosen for Warrior Caste, if it is copper your chosen for Worker Caste, and if it is silver then your chosen for Religious Caste." Delenn takes in a deep breath. "Also you will need to read out your name to be official, here." Delenn hands the box to Irisma Mir. "Here open." Irisma Mir opens the box.

"Well what is the color and name?" Garibaldi asks impatiently.

Irisma Mir looks at the shiny pin and his new name. "According to this paper my new name is as stated, Irisma Mir Mer Oceanantaca Sheridan, as stated full and public address is Irisma." Irisma hands the papers to Delenn. Irisma removes the cloth protecting the pin. "Now for the pin, the color is silver." As Irisma Mir show his pin Delenn feels much relieved to know that her second child is in her own birth caste, religious. "Now with all this complete may I go back to sleep?"

Delenn smiles and looks at John, John just shrugs his shoulders. "Well I don't know do you want to sleep now Irisma?"

Irisma nods. "Yes!" He says tiredly.

Delenn remains smiling...and gladly nods. "All right, have a nice sleep my son." Delenn hugs her child, then John. Garibaldi kisses Irisma on the forehead, Irisma Mir wipes it off and Mr. Garibaldi laughs. Franklin just nods his head gently with a smile and leaves Irisma to go to sleep.

6 years latter

Its been 6 years of a life I begun in a new world, 6 years of bloody chaos with the ending of the Drakh war, and the genocide on planet Earth. 6 years since I had seen my family in a physical contact. 6 years of bloody wars. In these 6 years the Alliance almost fell, President John Sheridan is dead, and the Sheridan family has been broken to pieces by the Hand. David Sheridan has joined the Rangers and is making a major impact for the new Alliance. The Drakh leader, Shiv'kala has made his move and lost, Shiv'kala tried to retake Centauri Prime, and once again used a keeper against Londo Mollari and David Sheridan, almost succeeded but fell and had his head was blown off for his misjudgment of Centaur's Emperor Vir, and Londo. This year Kosh Naranek told us that Irisma Mir was brought into this world from another world, transformed, and adjusted, but the Vorlon also told us for the first time that it made a major mistake, it had lost the past memories of Irisma Mir, but it was enough to worry Irisma Mir, but now knowing the truth I suspected that Irisma Mir was acting always strange, asking question constantly, and reading for hours on history. But it was sure a shocker, and Lise and I told Irisma Mir, that now the Hand and Drakh war is over he appeared to have fulfilled his mission brought forth by the Vorlon's, and now it was his decision if to go back to home. But I personally urged him to go home to properly say good-bye and come back here to live with his mother, and or us. But when the Grey Council heard of Irisma Mir's leaving they told him that all caste have ushered him into one of the nine to act as rule of council, this must be very stressful for him. And one more bit of information for the Rangers history files, I got the sucker finally, and when the time of mundane and telepath, mundane will win!

—Ranger Michael Garibaldi (ISA)

HUMAN-MINBARI NUMERIC SYSTEM

Zero Oss

One Zha

Two Kas

Three Dar

Four Fes

Five Chwa

Six Lan

Seven Chen

Eight Nek

Nine Sae

Ten Kil

One Hundred Kil'E'oss

Thousand Zha'E'kil

Eclipse of time

Final Printing Date: 2003/2005(April)

Second Reprint Date: 2006(June)

By: David Joseph Bruer

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