Babylon 5 2260: Chapter 7
*SPOILER ALERT, If you haven't ever watched Babylon 5, I suggest you stop here. Go find the show and watch it, you will not be disappointed. (Contains mostly S4, but will include some older and newer stuff)*
The year the great war was upon them all. Ivonova, Sheradin, Delenn, Molari, G'Kar, Garabaldi, Zach, and Dr. Franklin had been dealing with some intense craziness. Sheradin had fallen in love with Delenn, or rather they had fallen in love with each other. Franklin set about to try and find himself.
Lennier was always going to serve and protect Delenn at any cost. He loved her, but could not quite explain how or why. Molari was in a huff because he had realized the grave mistakes he had made, and was working with VIr to kill the emperor and overthrow the Centauri Republic. G'Kar was imprisoned, led to believe that they had found Natoth.
Sheridan and Delenn set out on a mission when Jeffery Sinclair came back form Nimbar. They were to travel back in time, but were unclear as to why. Only Sinclair knew the true meaning of this mission. Zathras was also accompanying this mission, although no one knew what or who Zathras was.
Durning this mission, they made outside contact with a race threatening to destroy Babylon 4. The leader identified himself as Galvatron, leader of the Deceptacons. The crew of the White Star was appalled. They believed Galvatron was destroyed by a Cade Yeager, centuries ago. However it seemed by a pure fluke he had been reawakened, but severely weakened. He was near to his death, and seeking great sources of Dark Energon. The crew realized that the time in which they currently were, was our present time. The time just after the war between humankind and Transformers. The year the Deceptacons were on the run, and Galvatron was weak.
Knowing the time paradox was unstable, they sent an S.O.S. to Optimus Prime. Optimus swiftly replied, giving the White Star materials which would take them out of the time paradox for as long as need be, without affecting things which needed to happen. After all they were transported to this time before, and this had all happened before.
*Time paradoxes are much like loops in time, in which the same events constantly repeat. The only way the paradox can change is if someone interferes with the repitition. Say someone discovered what was occuring, and would like to try and change history. Messing with time paradoxes could prove to be a dangerous and fatal thing, as the events which have happened, caused everyone who is here now to become. It is a very confusing thing to try and wrap one's mind around*
Delenn had realized shortly after Sinclair had showed up, she was following an Ancient Nimbar. Actually, the ancient Nimbar, Valen. Valen, much like Delenn had assumed Human form, as to not startle the humans to continue his mission. He was fighting the shadow race, protecting the other races, even if they did not like the Nimbari or chose not to follow their teachings. Shadows were an older race, similar to Vorlons, and wanted to rule everything. Causing destruction in the wake of anyone who crossed or chose not to follow.
"Once the factor of Humans or any other races are involved in willingly knowing what is occuring within the time paradox, much is at risk. We have been given all the time we need, and it seems our time paradox is running in parallel with that of another. If the two paradoxes merge, the results could be catastrophic. We are unsure what exactly is causing this second paradox, or even who, but we must be careful. Since we do have this second factor, I will turn things over to Optimus Prime, an alien race, we have known about for centuries now."
"Thank you, Mr. Sinclair. This time paradox seems to have formed when a spike in dark energon from the Chernoybl area was activated. It seems someone visited who had dark energon flowing in their system, a tainted version. Dark Energon like Energon has a signal in which it can pick up on traces of other lifeforms using the Energon and Dark Energon. Both are pure forms of energy, but when tampered with, can cause dire consequences. It seems this time paradox has occurred due to some tainted Dark Energon mixing with pure Dark Energon."
"Oh dear" Stated Delenn. "I'm afraid I may know what has occured. The Shadows have somehow become known of our plans, and have altered the timeline. Doing such, they have tainted supplies of Dark Energon on the planets they've controlled. Their being is one of pure evil and I believe they may have tainted the Dark Energon just by being. Which is why we must find a way now to destroy the Shadows completely."