Babylon 5: In the Beginning Page #5

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So it would seem.

All right, G'Kar,

what help can we expect from the Narns?

When we drove the Centauri from

our world after 100 years of occupation...

...we seized many of their weapons.

We took them apart, studied them,

learned to turn their own weapons...

...against them,

and we are willing to sell them to you.

Aren't you worried about the Minbari?

G'KAR:
If they capture

any of the equipment...

...they will assume

it came from the Centauri...

...attack them, and we win by default.

And if they should learn that the weapons

came from us...

...we endured slavery for 100 years.

A slave is immune to the fear of dying...

...because to die is simply

to end the cycle of pain.

How much can you sell us?

As much as you can afford.

But the price will be high.

Human currency has been devalued

on the interstellar market...

...so it will take a great deal

to convince the Kha'Ri to sell you arms...

...and provide support,

but I believe it can be done.

Assuming we have a deal.

We have a deal, G'Kar.

[Chuckles triumphantly]

Good evening, Delenn.

The latest reports from the front.

Three more of the Humans'

deep range colonies have fallen.

DELENN:
Leave it on the table.

I should think you would be more pleased

by the progress of the war.

DELENN:
What pleasure can be found

in beating an enemy...

...that never had the slightest chance

of defeating us?

Is that sympathy I hear in your voice,

Delenn?

I'm surprised.

You were the chosen of Dukhat, after all.

Dukhat would have never approved of

this slaughter!

This is simple retribution.

This has gone beyond retribution, Morann.

This is madness. It is genocide.

Yes, it is.

And you're quite right, Delenn.

The Humans cannot oppose us.

So, one can only wonder why

the Warrior Caste...

...has embraced this war

so enthusiastically.

Do you want to hear what I suspect?

I'm breathless with anticipation.

The Warrior Caste loves to win...

...and hates to lose.

It is easier to fight a weaker opponent

and be guaranteed victory...

...than to oppose

a far more dangerous enemy.

Are we back on the Shadows again?

They will come.

And soon.

MORANN:
Legends.

Nothing more.

The Humans are a real enemy...

...an enemy I can touch, see and kill.

Sometimes I wonder

where your loyalty really is.

You dare?

Or is it simpler just to be a coward?

Morann, get out.

MORANN:
I was simply...

DELENN:
I said "get out"!

I'm sorry, Delenn.

I was your guest and I acted poorly.

No apologies are required.

When you arrived,

you said you had information for me.

I made arrangements to transfer

all of Dukhat's belongings to this ship.

I brought everything that was his, Delenn.

I even recreated his sanctum.

Only you and I have access for now.

I think you should go there, Delenn.

I think you should go very soon.

[Breathing]

[Gasps]

Are you a Vorlon?

KOSH:
Yes.

Yes.

What...

What is your name?

Kosh.

What do you want?

What are you doing here?

Creating the future.

DUKHAT:
If you are seeing this message,

it is because I am dead.

I leave this in trust of the Vorlons...

...to give it to the right person,

at the right time.

I ask you to trust them as I have.

They have come to us in secret,

to prepare for the coming war.

They say...

...we'll need allies...

...in particular, a race that is so far

unknown to us called Humans.

If we have not already done so by now...

...I hope that you will work

with the Vorlons...

...to find these Humans and bring them

into the battle on our side.

The allies of the Shadows

are gathering at Z'ha'dum.

Their masters cannot be far behind.

They must be stopped.

Finish the work I began.

Finish it.

The Humans?

KOSH:
Yes. They are the key.

He didn't know.

He couldn't know that we are

at war with them.

And that is why it must be stopped.

We have lost too much valuable time

already due to this...

...distraction.

If we do not end it soon,

more time will be lost.

This great war must be stopped

before it starts...

...or millions of lives will be lost.

FRANKLIN:
The worst cases

of radiation poisoning...

...will be brought here for treatment.

When this goes on-line, it will be

the best facility of its kind anywhere.

We still don't know

what kind of enhanced...

...energy weapons the Minbari use.

But when we do...

What the hell is wrong with you, Franklin?

Get out. This is private.

I just got this report about your activities

before you rejoined Earthforce.

You spent three years hitchhiking

on starships, trading services...

...as ship's doctor for free passage.

- That's right.

- You encountered a group of Minbari.

One of their ships went down.

There was no one else around.

I did what I could do to save them.

We didn't know what we were up against.

They all died.

- It's in the report.

- The hell it is!

I see statements about their language,

physiology, culture.

I know you, Franklin.

You weren't out there sightseeing.

You were gathering medical data.

- Was there an autopsy?

- Yes.

Did you, or did you not, collect

detailed information about their DNA...

...their biology, that has vital importance

to the biogenetic warfare division?

FRANKLIN:
Yes, I did.

FONTAINE:
And where are those notes?

Sir, I am a doctor. My job is to save lives.

- In my opinion...

- I don't give a rat's ass about your opinion!

- I want those notes!

- I can't do that.

Excuse me? I don't think I heard that.

I can't allow my notes to be used

to create a biogenetic plague...

...that could wipe out an entire race.

That's what they're doing to us.

Have you not been following the news?

If we do the same,

how are we any different?

- Damn it, mister...

- I'm sorry, General. I am a doctor.

I cannot allow my notes to be used

in the production of weapons of war.

Under the military code of justice...

Don't talk to me about codes!

You cannot force me

to go against my conscience!

Security!

Dr. Franklin's under arrest.

He will be held until he produces

the information I have requested.

I want his office and house searched,

every data crystal.

I want all reports and records confiscated

by 16:
00.

And God help you, son.

From now on, the blood of every soldier

that dies in this war is on your hands.

Get him out of here!

SHERIDAN:

Commander's personal log, update.

We lost two more ships to hit-and-run

attacks today.

My guess is they're softening us up

for a major offensive.

Captain Sterns hasn't slept in two days.

Word is there's some kind of...

...ace cruiser out there

that's killed two dozen...

...of our ships in the last three weeks.

No one's survived an attack yet

to confirm that.

Picking up Minbari-style transmissions.

Target bearing mark:

"9-9-7-2-1."

- Should be in visual range.

- Let me see.

Silhouette confirmed.

Looks like a short-range transport.

MALE VOICE 1:

All batteries, go to ready status.

MALE VOICE 2:

Roger that, batteries are ready.

SHERIDAN:
Could be a scout or...

...a straggler that got separated

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