Babylon 5: Where Wraith Walk
A lone Blue Star Patrol vessel was orbiting the quiet planet. A large hyperspace window opened and a Victory class destroyer was thrown out. On the bridge of the mammoth vessel, Captain Mathew Gideon was sat looking out at the seemingly quiet system.
"Captain, I'm detecting one ship…it's a Blue Star." A crewman informed checking the data.
"That's the Sheridan's ship alright. Bring her into the docking bay." Gideon nodded.
"Sir, I'm not detecting any life signs or even a bio sign. The ships empty." The same crewman reported.
"That's impossible. We know that's Sheridan's ship and we know he was on it. He can't of just vanished." Mathew said, confused as he watched the Blue Star was gently guided into the hanger bay.
Beyond the Rim…
The body of John J. Sheridan was laid on a white table with consoles and monitors all around him. His beard slowly began to regain the youthful shade of brown. His shoulder length hair also began to darken into a brown. The deep wrinkles began to fade and give him a look of youthfulness again.
Three figures of different species approached the body.
"He is returning to life." The familiar voice of Loren said cheerfully.
"It will take time for him to adjust to his new abilities." A deep and shadowy voice came from the Spider like alien.
"Yes." The musical tone of the Vorlons encounter suit broadcasted.
"The time he needs is not available, we will be arriving soon." The Shadow added.
"It will be time enough. I will help him. Thank you my friends." Loren smiled. The two beings nod their head and leave the room. Loren lowered his mouth towards Johns ear.
"Awaken." Is all Loren said and with that, John opens his eyes. Sheridan let out a small groan as his sat up.
"What…where am I?" John asked, looking around at the sterile white room.
"You are safe. We have passed beyond the Rim and you are aboard my ship." Loren smiled.
"Loren? What?" John asked. His thick brown facial hair somewhat muffling his speech.
"I am here. And you have been given a great honour. You will be coming with us to a new galaxy. One I believe your people call Pegasus." Loren smiled.
"Am I?" John managed.
"You are alive. We revived you and upgraded you." Loren nodded.
"Upgraded?" John said, confused.
"Yes, we have extended your average life span, increased your strength and speed." Loren said, looking at the man before him.
"Life span?" Sheridan asked, continuing to look around.
"Yes, you are still in your sixties, but appear to be in your thirties. You will live up to one thousand years. A great honour. One rarely given by the Vorlons but necessary." Loren smiled.
"The Vorlons? Does that mean that Shadows are here also?" John snapped his attention to Loren.
"Of course. They helped improve your strength and speed. I only aided in your revival." Loren nodded, looking drained.
"How long will it take to reach Pegasus?" John asked, now checking out his brown hair and beard.
"Not long. A few standard minutes." Loren nodded.
"That's fast." Sheridan nodded, still rubbing his chin.
"Can you walk? There is something I wish to show you." Loren smiled.
"I think so." John nodded lowering himself off of the bed. His legs caught the weight, but took a few seconds to adjust to taking the strain.
"Perfect. Come with me." Loren smiled as he led the way towards a silver door. John followed closely while catching glimpses of the advanced equipment in the room. The thick metal doors gently slid open and revealed a long white corridor. Down the left hand side of the corridor, a large window showing the space outside the ship while the right hand side was more white wall.
The two walked into the corridor and looked out of the window. The Galaxy beside them was far enough away that they could see the entire galactic plane.
"That is where we have just come from." Loren pointed to the galaxy.
"I see." John said, amazed at how far away they were. He spotted several ships blending in with the dark of the galactic void. The spider shaped vessels were unmistakable. They were Shadow Battle Crabs. Easily a hundred vessels, if not more. Mixed in between the shadow ships were Vorlon vessels. That was only a fraction of the fleet surrounding Loren's ship.
"Here we go." Loren smiled. The fleet approached a large ring. The ring wasn't big enough for the Vorlon planet killers, but luckily, none survived the war. The large segmented ring lit up and what appeared to be water formed in the ring.
"What is that?" John asked only capable of seeing a small part of it.
"It is called a Super gate." Loren said as his ship and the fleet zoom through it. As the 'water' approached John, he closed his eyes and held his breath. An odd sensation rushed over John and faded quickly. He opened his eyes to see a beautiful blue nebula in the distance. The surrounding space was somewhat empty, apart from a small asteroid field.
"Are we in Pegasus?" John asked looking out to space. Loren simply nodded and looked around.
"Is this where your people went?" John asked his eyes still scanning the area.
"I do not know. But my friends will." Loren smiled. An announcement over the intercom caught Loren's attention.
"What? What is it?" John asked as the white hall turns into a shade of red.
"An unknown fleet is approaching our coordinates. The Shadows and Vorlons are powering weapons." Loren said as the window highlighted three different areas with pulsing red circles.
"Could it be your friends?" John asked looking at the display.
"No." Loren shook his head as a console either side of him rose to meet his hands.
"Then who are they?" John asked somewhat panicking.
"An enemy." Loren said as three blue hyperspace windows distort into space. Three massive ships each with three smaller cruisers emerged from the strange vortexes. The combined Vorlon and Shadow fleet moved to put themselves between the new arrivals and Loren's ship.
The strange ships quickly launched small fighters and begun their attack. Blue bolts of energy zoomed across space and slammed into the fleet. After a few seconds, several Vorlon and Shadow vessels had collapsed into flaming wrecks under the bombardment.
The Vorlon cruisers and Shadow battle crabs retaliated. Purple and yellow beams punched into the blue hulls of the enemy capital ships and caused them to blister. The impact zones began to melt and glow as the powerful barrage tunnelled into the two targeted ships.
The two capital ships began to twist and dissolve as the combined Vorlon and Shadow weaponry. The two enemy capital ships ripped apart and this quickly bought about a renewed wrath. The nine cruisers and remaining capital ship began firing furiously at the fleet. Vorlon and Shadow ships burst into flames left, right and centre as the blue weapons fire ripped their hulls apart.
"More First Ones?" Sheridan asked, looking at the hologram.
"No, they are an abomination. A mistake made by time and naivety." Loren said as he communicated telepathically with the fleet. After a few seconds, more friendly icons disappeared. The battle was becoming fierce and desperate.
A Vorlon destroyer slowed its approach to the unnamed enemy as it charged its forward cannon. A brilliant green beam of light shot out from the Vorlon vessel and slammed into the hull of one of the smaller enemy ships. Just as the Vorlon weapon expended its charge, two Shadow Crabs took advantage of the breach and fired into the molten scar. Several hundred meters away, a strange light green vortex opened and deposited a long, red coloured vessel.
"They are here." Loren smiled. Just as the words left his lips, hundreds of yellow lights launched from the new arrival and arced towards the unknown attacker. To John they looked like some sort of advanced missle, the way they dived into the hull of the enemy ship and seemingly ripped it to shreds. A smile curled on Lorens lips, while John stood, silently in awe.
AND that's all I got. I hope you enjoyed it and I promise the next post will be longer. Please Review! -Spearhead