Babylon 5

Ambassador.

I've been looking for you.

Uh..

Last week after you saved my life

I didn't really get a chance to thank you properly.

I've tried to reach you since then

but, uh, you haven't answered my calls.

Is everything alright?

Being seen by so many at once

was a great strain.

I returned to my ship to rest.

You have a question?

Nobody knows it was you.

Everyone saw something different.

Something from the, the legends of their own world.

But it was still a terrible risk.

After taking such, such care to hide what you really are

why take that chance?

It was necessary.

Well, as answers go

short, to the point, utterly useless

and totally consistent

with what I've come to expect from a Vorlon.

Good.

You know, I just had a thought.

'You've been back and forth to your homeworld'

so many times since you got here.

How do I know you're the same Vorlon?

Inside that encounter suit, you could be anyone.

I have always been here.

Oh, yeah? You said that about me too.

Yes.

I really hate it when you do that.

Good.

Approaching the barrier. Are you ready?

'Standing by.' - Here it comes.

- Almost there. - 'Eject me.'

'Don't take the chance.' - Not yet.

Get you all the way outside the barrier.

'Now.'

'Now.'

'Damn it, now.' - Now.

Good luck.

Goodbye, Drasak.

Computer, damage report.

Can we still jump?

'Confirmed.'

'Destination?'

Babylon 5.

The Babylon project was our last, best hope for peace.

It failed.

But in the year of the Shadow War

it became something greater.

Our last best hope for victory.

The year is 2260.

The place, Babylon 5.

Computer, how much longer till we reach Babylon 5?

'Seven standard hours at present speed.'

Redirect as much power as you can

from life support to the engines.

'Confirmed.'

You know, I'm getting a little tired of these

unannounced visits by VIPs

who will not tell us why they're coming

or what they're gonna do when they get here.

Well, leave it to you to try and take all the fun out of life.

I mean, come on, where's your sense of mystery, of adventure?

- Are you trying to cheer me up? - No, sir. Wouldn't dream of it.

Good. I hate being cheered up. It's depressing.

Well, in that case, we're all gonna die

horrible, painful, lingering deaths.

Thank you. I feel so much better now.

Captain Sheridan.

Commander Ivanova.

David Endawi, Earthforce Special Intelligence Division.

Sorry to jump in on you at the last moment

but I only got my orders a few days ago.

Can we go someplace private?

What I have to say is for your ears only.

Of course, uh, this way.

I'd appreciate it if you could have.

Ambassador Delenn present as well?

Not a problem. I'll have her meet us there.

- I got a new one for you, doc. - Yeah, what is it?

Uh, he just got off the ship when he collapsed.

The ship was shot up pretty bad. I checked the cockpit.

He practically turned off his life-support systems.

My guess is he was saving energy to make sure he got here.

- Any idea why? - Uh, negative.

He must have erased the ship's log before he docked.

Like the new digs. Just move in?

Yeah, this morning.

Still trying to sort the place out though.

Definite improvement.

Alright, we'll have Dr. Sanchez do a full workup.

We'll let you know when he comes to.

Okay.

- Franklin to, uh, Sanchez. - 'Sanchez.'

Got a patient here. Medlab 1. Can you get up here stat?

'Is it serious?' - I don't think so.

Looks like, uh, exhaustion

dehydration, oxygen deprivation.

Believe me, he's not going anywhere.

'I'm on my way.'

Good morning, ambassador.

I hear you've been looking for me.

Yes. Please.

I have been doing a great deal of thinking lately.

With the Narn War over

I think it is time that we..

Reconsidered our relationship.

How?

My people have a manifest destiny.

They can achieve it just as well

without the help of your associates, perhaps better.

- So we're no longer necessary? - That's right.

And now that we've done everything

that you have asked, you'd like us to just disappear?

I do believe you have got it surrounded, Mr. Morden.

Aren't you being a little premature?

After all, your people are still moving in

on several other worlds.

You might still need us.

No, I don't think so.

We have danced our last little dance, Mr. Morden.

Now it is time for you to go away.

Okay.

There is one small detail, ambassador.

A little bookkeeping to close out.

I have to meet with my associates

but let's say, we reconvene in your quarters

later this afternoon to discuss it.

And then you'll go away?

For as long as you want.

I am here on a matter of the utmost urgency, ambassador.

'Before I leave, I will be speaking'

with most of the other ambassadors

but I wanted to see you first

because of our current good relations with Minbar

and because as one of the older races

you might have some knowledge of the subject at hand.

I will, of course, do anything I can.

Some of you may already have seen this on ISN.

We yanked it off the air as soon as we heard about it.

This is gun-camera footage

from one of your starfuries, is it not?

Yes. Lieutenant Keffer.

He was conducting a series of unauthorized investigations

into an unknown ship he'd seen in hyperspace.

It cost him his life.

Then you had no knowledge of his investigation?

He didn't talk about it much.

We heard about it and tried to discourage him

from continuing, but he disobeyed.

Yeah.

Was he authorized for a first contact protocol?

No.

Ambassador, our research division has been studying

'this record for the last ten days.'

It's hard to gauge size in hyperspace

but it's big and it's powerful

and it is totally unknown to us.

'It attacked and killed one of our pilots.'

'It's clearly from a highly advanced civilization.'

We're downplaying this at home trying to convince the public

that we know what it is, where it's from

and that we're not worried, but we don't have a clue.

My job is to find out what you or any of the other races

'know about this ship.'

I'm sorry, Mr. Endawi.

I wish I could be of some help to you

but, uh, this is the first time I've seen a ship like this.

You're sure?

Take a good look.

Yes, I'm quite sure.

I assume nothing like this has entered Babylon 5 space lately?

No. If there was something like that, I'd recognize it.

Alright.

Well, I shouldn't have expected to hit it right off the bat.

I'll need to speak with all the other ambassadors

about this, captain, strictly on the QT.

'This may take a while'

'so if you could find me a place to stay.'

That's already been taken care of.

If you'll just follow me.

Thank you.

Ambassador.

A few months ago, you told me about an ancient race.

The Shadows.

This is one of theirs, isn't it?

I'm sorry I could not tell him the truth.

But our only chance is in allowing the Shadows

to think that we are unaware of their return

while we prepare our own forces.

But you said you'd never seen one before?

That part was true.

Descriptions of these ships

have come down to us from the last great war.

I have never actually seen one until this moment.

'These ships..'