Babylon 5: The River of Souls Page #7

Hey!

What?

What am I supposed to do,

blind myself here?

All right, fine,

I'm as offended as you are.

But I can see why a lot of guys

would rent this particular image.

Actually, it was mainly women.

All right, gentlemen. What are we...?

Touch me and I'll sue.

Get him out of here.

Come on, you perv.

You said the holographic images

couldn't go outside the brothel.

They can't, normally.

They must be pumping a hell of a lot

of power into that thing.

- We...

- We've got movement.

- Is there another way into that corridor?

- Yeah, this way.

Oh, give me a break.

For 10,000 years,

we have been prisoners.

For 10,000 years,

we have had one need...

...one ambition, one dream:

To strike back at those

who imprisoned us.

Though we will enter

the great dark with them...

...the sacrifice is a worthy one.

To end our suffering and our pain.

To end it all.

We are on the path.

Now all we have to do is wait here...

...and let our vengeance come to us.

What's that supposed to...?

Did you notice?

The lights dimmed for a second,

but those figures there didn't even flicker.

Yeah. I figured it was the excess drain

of the holograms.

Well, yeah, so did I,

but if they're on the same circuit...

...both powered by the same source,

they both should've dimmed for a second.

You're right.

The only way the lights alone

could have dimmed...

...is if they're being

controlled independently.

Oh, hell.

- Where are you going?

- To check a theory.

Stay there in case I'm wrong.

I was right.

Damn it, I was right.

Excuse me.

- What? What were you right about?

- I was right there and they didn't react.

They're to distract us.

They put the holograms there and left.

- There's nothing inside them anymore.

- Where'd they go?

Not yet. Not till I get rid

of their eyes and ears. Got it.

- How far are we from the hull?

- About 10, 12 levels.

Good. Wait here.

- Was that a thermal grenade?

- Looked like it.

Where is she...?

Where is she going?

No!

C & C, we had an explosion in Brown 11.

We need a cleanup crew, ASAP.

Sorry. Had to do it.

Didn't want to make it easier to watch us,

find out we know what they're up to.

Great. Maybe you can fill me in.

If they've got control of the power supply,

they control the enhanced-fusion reactor.

We got a lot of Soul Hunter

ships outside...

...and inside, a group that will die

to strike back.

So you blow up the station,

you take out the Soul Hunters.

Exactly.

They're gonna blow the reactor.

We think we know where

the control system was hacked. Grey 4.

Good. Lochley to C & C. How much

longer till the reactor goes critical?

- Estimate 15 minutes.

- Keep me informed of changes.

Keep trying to bypass the control system.

Cut them off.

- Will do.

- I'll hook up with the assault team...

...and meet you there. Let's go.

Grey 4.

That was good thinking back there.

How'd you know that little

gathering was a distraction?

It was obvious. For a spokesperson,

they could have picked...

...any image from the holobrothel.

But they chose the one

they knew would draw my attention.

Why else would they choose my image?

I hear it's very popular.

- Is it?

- So I'm told.

There you are. Were you able

to get through to your other ships?

Yes, I was. But unfortunately,

they refused to believe me.

They said that if such a thing were true...

...they would have discovered it themselves

after a detailed analysis.

- Well, did they?

- No such analysis was ever done...

...because they do not believe

that there was any reason for it.

They are absolutely certain

that we have always acted properly.

Hence, no investigation

was ever necessary.

Faith is good,

but sometimes faith is blind.

Well, I don't get it.

You're here now. You've seen it.

I understand why they don't believe us,

but why not believe you?

- You're one of their own kind.

- But they suspect that this is part...

...of an elaborate scheme on your part

to prevent us from taking back...

...the vessel of souls

so you can keep it for yourselves.

Forgive me, friends, but in my order...

...I am considered quite young,

only 4000 years old...

...and as such,

I am also considered quite naive.

I am obliged to tell you

that if the vessel of souls...

...is not returned to our order

within 20 of your time minutes...

...they will attack.

- Great.

By then we'll all be five minutes dead

anyway, so by all means, let them come.

Team 4 to chief.

We're moving up for a cleaner angle.

All right.

- Lochley. Go.

- We're in position.

- Good to go.

- All right. Stand by.

Listen, captain, before you open fire,

let me try and talk to him.

They're able to do this because Bryson

is a conduit to the outside world.

If I can get through to him,

appeal to his humanity...

...maybe we can shut them down that way.

Look, it's worth a shot.

The only other choice is to kill him

and maybe a billion souls inside that thing.

I wouldn't want that on my conscience.

All right. Take your best shot.

Bryson.

Bryson.

Hey, it's me.

Remember me?

Michael Garibaldi, your boss?

I gotta tell you...

...you're way outside the kind of behavior

that we allow in the employee handbook.

All right.

I know you don't wanna do this.

You dedicated your life to preserving,

to finding a means of immortality.

You can't let whatever's inside that thing

kill a quarter million people on this station.

And themselves, for that matter.

I know you're inside there, Bryson.

I know you don't want this to happen.

I know you can fight them.

On the other hand...

Fire!

Lochley to Zack.

Break off. Save your charges.

Will do. All right, hold your fire.

Hold your fire!

We've only got a few minutes left.

- Garibaldi, we've got movement over here.

- Oh, what now?

This is all our fault.

Our arrogance blinded us to our mistakes.

We thought we were incapable

of any error.

We were very wrong.

You showed me that.

We never should have stored

the vessels in dark places...

...where they would eventually go mad,

as these poor souls have gone mad.

We never should have claimed them

in the first place.

But we actually thought

we were doing them a service, an honor.

Can you imagine?

In fact, we were monsters,

a terror far worse than death.

I wish the others

could talk to you the way I have.

In time...

...they would have understood

and believed.

Thanks, but time is something

we're just about out of.

No, wait. There may still be a way

to bridge the two sides.

Listen, they were powerful enough

to draw you into their vessel...

...which proves beyond a doubt

that they are highly advanced.

Well, yes, but I doubt the other

Soul Hunters will take my word for it.

I know.

Please, listen to me.

What we did to you was wrong.

I see that now.

And there may be a way

to correct our mistake.

But this destruction is not it.

We can return you to our world...

...and find a way to release you

from your bondage.

At first, for brief times, of course...

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