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Londo...

...good to see you again.

And you, Refa,
you look well.

Exciting times, Mollari.
They fire the blood and the mind.

Leave us.

Refa, the emperor?

Is out among his people, basking
in their almost- sincere adulation.

He has left things here
in the hands of his court...

...which can function just as well
without him as with him.

Sometimes better.

A point that has not been lost on him.

I will only say he appreciates
his position and ours. And yours.

You have been much
in our thoughts lately.

We know this has been a hard
time for you. Our work here--

Has cost me the life
of one friend already.

How many more do you have lined up?

What has happened in the past
is unfortunate, Londo.

But for our people, we must learn
from our mistakes and move on.

Lord Refa, I have come
a long way and I am tired.

Is there a reason
I have been summoned here, now?

lndeed there is. I have good news.

The war which began six months ago
is about to end...

...sooner than any of us
could have hoped.

And you, Londo Mollari,
will be the architect of our victory.

Hello, dear friend.

- That's funny.
- What?

I'm picking up an energy surge
from the planet below.

- Are you sure?
- Of course I'm sure. Take a look.

Commander feared something
like this might happen again.

- Like what?
- Station 3 to Commander Ivanova.

Yes?

I wanted to let you know we're picking
up unusual signals from the planet below.

lvanova?

- Ivanova?
- Hello, captain.

I do hope
I'm not inconveniencing you...

...but I think we should talk.

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

A self- contained world, fiive miles long,
located in neutral territory.

A place of commerce and diplomacy...

...for a quarter of a million
humans and aliens.

A shining beacon in space,
all alone in the night.

It was the dawn
of the Third Age of mankind.

The year the Great War
came upon us all.

This is the story of the last
of the Babylon stations.

The year is 2259.
The name of the place is Babylon 5.

I've watched you for some time...

...and I thought it was time
that I introduced myself.

My name is Draal.

How do you do?

- I'm fine. Fine.
- Good.

You don't have any idea
who I am, do you?

Unless there's another Draal
who could do what you did...

...you're the Minbari who took
custody of the planet we orbit.

Captain, you do not take custody
of a planet.

The planet takes custody of you.

It chose me when the one who lived
in the heart of the machine lay dying.

Since then, it has nourished me...

...returned to me my youth
and appearance of 30 years ago.

I am but a steward...

...a guardian here for a short while
and then gone, a humble....

I can return after
you've finished dressing.

- No, no, it's fine.
- I wouldn't wish to be an inconvenience.

You're not. I've been--

A humble guardian of
the great and terrible secrets...

...that have been entrusted
to my care.

You were saying?

I've been wondering
if you'd ever make contact.

I've read the reports
about what happened...

...and I wondered
if you were real or not.

Quite real, captain.

I'm here to invite you down
for a visit.

A visit?

Well, yes, if--
I suppose.

- When?
- Whenever is most convenient for you.

And whenever is most convenient for you
is as soon as possible, trust me.

Wait.

What about your planet's defenses?
How do I contact you?

Details, details.

Oh, and you can bring one other.

You'll know who.

The war does not go well for us, G'Kar.

Our outposts and colonies at Shi,
Dross and Zok have all been conquered.

In the last seven days, we have lost
contact with our holdings in that sector.

So we must assume
that they have fallen as well.

G'Quan....

The Centauri have pushed us back
further than we have been for 30 years.

Their forces are closing in on us
in every direction.

Warleader G'Sten,
I don't understand.

I'd heard none of this
during my weekly briefings.

The Kha'Ri is trying to perpetuate
the belief that we are holding our own.

We're not.

- Then there is no hope.
- There's always hope.

At least that's what I tell myself
when I wake in the middle of the night...

...and the only sound I can hear is
the beating of my own desperate heart.

We have one chance.

We have located the supply world
for the Centauri main force.

Here, at Gorash 7.

It's heavily guarded
but open to attack...

...if we commit the bulk of our forces
for one all- out strike.

Many of our ships
will not return...

...but if we strike hard enough,
we can cut their supply line.

An attack like this should make them
think we are launching a new offensive...

...that perhaps they have
underestimated our forces.

Their entire campaign
has been cautious.

This should make them pull back
and re- examine their strategy.

With luck, this will buy us time
to bolster our lines of defense.

Exactly. If we make them pay...

...for every inch of space,
we can wear them down...

...prolonging the war
beyond their capacity to fight it.

The Centauri want a quick victory.

They don't have the stomach
for prolonging the war.

There is a danger, G'Sten.

Drawing off our forces will leave
Homeworld with only a skeleton defense.

I know. But if we fight
the way we have been...

...sooner or later
Homeworld will fall.

We must change our strategy quickly.

Even in our worst projections...

...we will always have enough
surviving ships...

...to effectively defend Homeworld.

They will only be gone
for a little while.

The window of vulnerability
is very small.

I pray you're right, G'Sten.

I wish I were going with you.

Your place is here, G'Kar.

We will need alliances, support...

...even sympathy.

In the final analysis, your work here
could be more important...

...than a fleet of ships.

But how could I go off without
saying goodbye to my favorite nephew?

Your father would be
very proud of you, G'Kar.

Be well.

And you, G'Sten.

I was looking for you.

This isn't a good time, ambassador.
I'm in a hurry.

I know. He appeared to me as well.

Well, perhaps we should continue
if you are in such a terrible hurry.

Perhaps we should.

- You're sure your information is correct?
- Of course.

We intercepted a coded transmission
from the Narn Strategic Command.

- They intend to strike at Gorash 7.
- It could be misinformation.

An attempt to draw off our main force
while they strike elsewhere.

Yes, I have heard this from others
in the Centaurum, but I don't think so.

It has just the right ring
of desperation to be true.

I managed to convince some of our
generals that the message is genuine.

Enough for what is necessary.

Then you'll be waiting
for them at Gorash 7, yes?

- No.
- What?

Are you mad?
They will destroy our supply lines.

- Not if your forces are waiting for them.
- My forces?

Where will all your generals
be during this?

Launching a full assault
on the Narn Homeworld itself.

Great Maker!

- You can't be serious.
- Of course I'm serious.

Refa, any force
attempting to invade Narn...

...would be up to its neck
in blood. lts own.

We have no intention of invading Narn.

Flattening it, yes.
But invading it?

We will be using mass drivers.

When we are done, their cities will be
in ruins. We can move in at our leisure.

Mass drivers?

They have been outlawed
by every civilized planet.

These are uncivilized times.

- We have treaties.
- lnk on a page!

This one move will end the war
in days instead of months...

...and save thousands
of Centauri lives.

We only require your assistance
and that of your allies.

Listen to me, Refa. My allies
have begun to worry me.

Reports I have received.
Their sheer strength--

Yes, they are very powerful,
which is what we need.

I don't understand
your reluctance, Londo.

I am not reluctant.

I just feel that things
are moving too quickly.

- They threaten to spin out of control.
- Nonsense.

We know exactly what we're doing.
Now is not the time for doubts, Mollari.

We are here because of you.
It's a little late to back out now.

Londo, everything depends
on your cooperation.

At this very moment, a dozen
of our largest battle cruisers...

...are standing by in hyperspace
waiting for your decision.

If you wish to serve our people, how
better to do so than to end this war...

...quickly, gloriously,
with a minimum of Centauri blood.

All right. I will bring my associates
into this, but this is the last time!

We are Centauri.

If we are to seize our destiny,
we must do it ourselves.

After this, no more.

After this,
there will no longer be a need.

Thank you, Londo.

Cheer up.

By the time you return to Babylon 5,
the war will be over...

...and the Narns will be at our feet.

And this time, we will keep them there.

We still must be sure this message
is what it appears to be.

Of course it is. Do you think
I would not recognize my old teacher?

To be fair, he didn't look the same
as he does in the station records.

No. He looks stronger, more fit,
just as he did when he was my mentor.

- There's a chance it's a bogus message.
- But why?

To get you in a ship headed
for the planet...

...which, if we remember our last
warning, would be shot down...

...or otherwise scattered
over the landscape.

Draal would never do that.
I know him too well.

That was before he entered the machine.
Who knows what he's like now?

And that's assuming he's the one
who sent the message.

We just finished our scan of Epsilon 3.

The message came from three miles
inside the surface. It's genuine all right.

Well, that settles it then.

He's made the invitation,
and I don't see how I can say no.

We're next- door neighbors, and it's
time we got to know each other.

I'd feel more comfortable if you'd
let me send a security team with you.

He told me I could only
bring one other...

...and that I would know
who he was referring to.

I'm ready to depart
whenever you are, captain.

Mollari, I was just about
to send for you.

Go ahead, gentlemen.

It's time to go.

- Go? Where?
- To the Narn Homeworld, of course.

I've reserved a place for us aboard
the Valerius. It leaves within the hour.

We will be at the head of the fleet
to personally oversee our victory.

Come, Londo. Destiny awaits.

Beginning atmospheric insertion.

Confirmed, you're clear for de- orbit.

Thanks, C&C.
Be back in a few hours.

You wanted to see me, doctor?

Yes.

Excuse me.

Thank you.

We had another group of refugees
come from the front lines this morning...

...from your colony on Dross.

Agricultural specialists. Civilians.
A few soldiers. The usual mix.

Are they all right?

Mostly.

There's something that
I thought you should know.

One of the refugees said he was captured
and interrogated by the Centauri...

...and they kept asking
the same questions over and over.

Seems they wanted to know about
your Homeworld's defense system.

I'm not surprised.

Eventually, they will have to turn
their eye toward Narn itself.

Yeah, that's just it.

He said their questions seemed
unusually urgent.

One more thing.

The only reason these refugees got out
is because the Centauri warships...

...pulled out before they finished
securing the planet.

Centauri don't work that way.
They're very thorough.

I know.

In the final days of our last war...

...the Minbari bypassed
several of our colonies.

They went right past our colonies
on Mars and lo...

...because they were ready
to hit Earth itself.

I would like to speak with this Narn.

I'm afraid that's not possible.

I don't want to panic anyone,
but I thought you should know.

Yes.

Thank you, doctor.

You're sure you know
where you're going?

Of course. I have an excellent memory.

You're positive?

Abso- fragging- lutely, damn it.

Since our last discussion I have
been studying your use of language.

Do you approve?

Well, we'll talk about that later.

Left or right?

Left. I believe.

Good Lord.

I may not go home.

G'Kar, this is hardly
enough information--

You know the Centauri!
You know how they operate!

Attack, neutralize, secure
and then move on to the next target.

Why would they withdraw from Dross
before finishing the job?

I don't know.

Perhaps they encountered
heavy resistance.

Well, they might regroup,
but they wouldn't leave.

G'Sten, listen to me.

If there's even a chance
they mean to attack Homeworld--

The mission is too far along
to stop it without proof.

- With a little more time--
- There's no time.

- We're about to launch.
- G'Sten!

I'm sorry, G'Kar. I have to go.

I'll fiinish this conversation
when I return.

Draal? We're here.

Did you think I hadn't noticed,
my old friend?

You've changed.

I like it.

Captain, I have watched you
since your arrival.

At first I wasn't sure about you.

But your decisions have been wise...

...your attitudes commendable
and your patience...

...vaster than mine would have been
under similar circumstances.

- Thank you.
- I'm not finished yet.

Sorry.

Since taking up residence
in the heart of this machine...

...I have explored its secrets...

...learned and discovered that I can
look into distant worlds.

See and hear things
you cannot begin to imagine.

Along the way, I've learned
some things about you, captain.

The loss of your wife.

I know Delenn has told you
about the coming darkness.

And lately I've learned
about your role in, shall we say...

...a conspiracy of light
aimed at your own government.

- I don't know what you're talking about.
- Yes, you do.

Please, captain, don't worry.
Your secret is safe with me.

They would have to dig down three miles
into the surface to learn what I know...

...and no one who tried
would survive the attempt.

And now I have seen enough.

I said a year ago that this place was
to be left alone until the time was right.

That time has arrived.

Now that I know the full capabilities
of this place...

...I am prepared to place them
at your disposal.

- Are you proposing an alliance?
- One of the first.

There will be more to come.

This has been a hard and trying year
for you, Captain Sheridan.

It might be helpful for you to know
that you are not alone.

And that in the long, twilight struggle
which lies ahead of us...

...there is the possibility of hope.

Warleader G'Sten to fleet ships.
Stand by to attack.

- Status?
- No enemy ships detected. We're--

Just a minute.
I'm picking up a disturbance.

Picking up four, possibly five ships,
unknown configuration.

Moving toward us
on attack vector.

Can we initiate jump?

- Not until the jump engines recharge.
- Then we have no choice.

Alert all ships.
Prepare to attack.

Fire energy mines!

A direct hit.
Damage to all sectors.

How much longer until we can jump?

Jump engines on line.

Get us out of here.
Alert the fleet.

We must escape while we can.

lnitiating jump point.

Jump points falling apart.
Energy fields collapsing.

Pull back! Pull back!

It's too late!

Needless to say...

...I think it would be unwise to inform
your government of our alliance.

I'm inclined to agree.

Is it difficult to be alone here,
Draal?

I'm never alone.

My thoughts are
always among the stars.

And there are a few others living here
who maintain the great machine.

I speak with them from time to time,
they're quite interesting.

There is one in particular who--

Draal, are you all right?

I am picking up distress calls.
I'm--

- In Valen's name....
- What is it?

Captain, you must return at once.
They will need you.

It's time you introduced him
to the others.

Please, captain, go now. Quickly.
I will be here if you need me.

- I need a moment.
- All right.

Now that you have come out of hiding,
I hope to see you more often, old friend.

That much seems certain.

Valen go with you, Delenn.

And with you, my friend.

So much to do, so little time.

We must get to work.

Zathras! Zathras!

Never around when he's needed.

Garibaldi, we've got trouble.

- What else is new?
- I mean major.

The Centauri have begun an all- out
offensive against the Narn Homeworld.

- It started about an hour ago.
- Oh, no.

- Any word on how it's going?
- Not yet.

We got an early relay, but word's gonna
hit the station any time now.

When that happens,
it's gonna be riots.

I'll need authority
to lock down the station.

I'll close off traffic between levels,
break up any groups larger than five.

Post an alert telling anybody
without urgent business...

- ...to stay inside until this is over.
- Already recorded.

It'll go out on the monitors
as soon as the word hits.

This is it, Michael.
The balloon's going up.

We interrupt this program
with this late- breaking story.

Offiicials in Earth Dome confiirm...

...that the Centauri Republic has begun
a devastating frontal assault...

...on the Narn Homeworld.

Reports continue to come in alleging the
main Narn fleet has been neutralized...

...and that Narn is completely encircled
by its enemies.

Neither government has yet
confiirmed nor denied these reports...

...though some messages
relayed from Narn...

...seem to corroborate the stories
of massive destruction and death.

For the latest developments
on this story, we take--

- What's the situation?
- We've got mass riots.

Garibaldi's men have closed off
all sections.

Good. Escort Ambassador Delenn
to her quarters.

See to it she arrives safely.
It's all right. Now go on.

- Any word?
- Just rumors.

They say the Centauri
are using mass drivers.

I can't believe they'd
bombard the planet.

Right now, I'd believe
just about anything.

With the planetary bombardment
in its fourth day...

...the Narn government continues
in its refusal to surrender.

Minbari, Vorlon, Earth and other
governments have fiiled offiicial protests...

...with the Centauri Republic for their
use of mass drivers against the civilians.

But so far, the protests
have had no effect.

Although communication
with the Narn Homeworld...

...is diffiicult at best
due to the attacks...

...word has reached ISN
of cities utterly destroyed...

...hundreds of thousands of casualties...

...the total elimination ofpower
and water over most of Narn's surface.

Most major cities have fallen,
food shipments have stopped...

...the planetary economy has collapsed,
and medical treatment is nonexistent.

Government analysts predict that unless
the Narn government surrenders soon...

...their entire infrastructure
will be totally destroyed.

To quote Senator Ronald Quantrell:

"They're being bombed back
into the Stone Age."

Off.

Then there's no other way?

If the bombardment continues, we won't
be able to keep them out anyway...

...and hundreds of thousands
more will die.

We have no choice
but to surrender.

- What about our people here?
- I don't know.

It will depend on the terms
of the surrender.

With luck, the Centauri
will be feeling generous.

- If not....
- Either way, I will return home.

- I should be there.
- No.

If you come back here
you will only be killed.

You are the only one of the Kha'Ri
who is still safe.

- I should be with my family.
- I understand how you feel.

But if you want to save them,
you have to listen to me.

I don't know how much longer
we can keep this channel open.

The power keeps going out.

Before that happens, I have a message
for you from the Kha'Ri.

It is probably the last message
they will ever send...

...and the hardest thing
I have ever asked you to do.

Ambassador.

Captain Sheridan....

I've been instructed by my government
to come to you...

...and ask for...

...sanctuary.

Mr. Garibaldi.

I've arranged for around- the- clock
security until this is over.

Thank you.

Could you tell Captain Sheridan...

...that I wish to convene a meeting
of the Babylon 5 Advisory Council...

...and the League of Non- Aligned
Worlds as quickly as possible?

I have an announcement to make.

Fine.

Fine.

A little over fiive standard hours ago...

...the conflict, which began
with the Narn declaration of war...

...came to an end.

The Narn regime has offered
complete and unconditional surrender.

The terms imposed by
the Centauri Republic are as follows.

One: The ruling body known as
the Kha'Ri will be disbanded...

...and its members subject
to arrest and trial...

...for the commission of war crimes
against the Centauri.

Earth requests the right
to send observers to these hearings.

That request is denied.

Two:

To prevent further acts of terror
by the Narn against our people...

...from this day on, the penalty
for the murder of any Centauri...

...by any Narn will be
the execution of 500 Narns...

...including the perpetrator's
own family.

Three:

A provisional ruling council,
appointed by my government...

...will take up
the responsibility...

...of rebuilding a more civilized
Narn government...

...as a colony of the greater
Centauri Republic.

Is there anything else?

Yes.

Just one thing.

Because the Narn Homeworld is now
a protectorate of the Centauri Republic...

...we reserve the right to determine
who can speak for Narn.

As a result, Ambassador G'Kar
may no longer represent the Narn...

...in any official capacity whatsoever.

His appointment as ambassador
to Babylon 5 is hereby withdrawn.

And as the only member
of the Kha'Ri still at large...

...Citizen G'Kar will return
to Narn for trial.

I'm afraid that's not possible.

Prior to this meeting, Ambassador G'Kar
asked for sanctuary on Babylon 5.

As it is within my province
to make such decisions, I agreed.

Surrender by all members
of the Kha'Ri...

...is stipulated in
the Narn- Centauri agreement.

I'm sure it is, but I didn't sign
that agreement, ambassador.

Neither did Earth.

As cosponsor of Babylon 5, the Minbari
government supports this decision.

The neutrality of this station applies
even to the wishes of the Centauri.

Citizen G'Kar may remain here
for as long as he chooses.

Face reality, Ambassador Mollari.

If your government is serious
about all these rules...

...you'll need someone here whom all the
other Narn will recognize as credible.

If this is your decision...

...then I cannot stop you.

Nevertheless, at this moment...

...G'Kar is no longer
an official representative of Narn...

...and must be removed
from this council.

- We will wait until--
- Now!

No dictator, no invader...

...can hold an imprisoned population
by force of arms forever.

There is no greater power
in the universe...

...than the need for freedom.

Against that power, governments
and tyrants and armies cannot stand.

The Centauri learned this lesson once.

We will teach it to them again.

Though it take a thousand years...

...we will be free.

-- and dancing in the streets
as Centauri Emperor Cartagia...

...declared a weeklong
public celebration...

...to commemorate the recapture
of the Narn Homeworld.

In related news,
the Centauri Republic today...

...announced plans to annex several
smaller worlds adjacent to Narn space...

...declaring them
protectorates of the Republic.

While government spokesmen
insist the Centauri...

...have no expansionist plans
beyond retaking the Narn Homeworld...

...others in Earth Dome are less sure.

G'Kar, I know we've had
our problems in the past...

...but I can't imagine entering the council
chambers and not seeing you there.

Straight, tall, ready to argue
with anyone about anything.

I don't know, I....

I don't think I want to go
the next 1 0 years...

...without your insight.

Or your words.

For what it's worth...

...every resource that I have,
every contact...

...any way that I can help you
win back your planet...

...it's yours.

The last time I offered
someone my hand...

...we were at war 24 hours later.

Sheridan.

Ambassador Delenn has asked to
see you. She's in the conference center.

Be right there.

Is it someone's birthday
and I wasn't informed?

Most of these people have come
to meet you for the first time.

Some of the others
you already know.

They have come to pledge
themselves to you.

Well, I don't understand.

They call themselves Rangers.

They've been coming through the station
carrying information on the war.

They have sworn their lives,
their fortunes and their blood...

...to help fight the coming darkness.

Have you known about
these"Rangers" all this time?

Most of it. I found out about it
about eight, nine months ago.

- And you didn't tell me? Why?
- Because I promised a friend.

Captain. John.

You see what is happening
all around us.

The Great War is nearly upon us.

Now that the Narn- Centauri
conflict has finished...

...the next wave will come soon,
even more deadly.

There must be one fortress of light
to stand against the darkness.

That place is this place.

It must be protected at any cost.

Until now, the Rangers
assigned to this area...

...have been under my direct command.

I now transfer equal authority to you.

And like them, I will stand by you
in the days ahead.

Well, I don't quite know what to say.

For the last year, things haven't
exactly been going our way.

I started to wonder
if it would ever get better.

I think it just did.

Tell the other Rangers,
the ambassadors...

...everyone in this
"army of light"...

...that Babylon 5 stands with you.

Tell them....

Tell them from this place, we will deliver
notice to the parliaments of conquerors...

...that a line has been drawn
against the darkness...

...and we will hold that line...

...no matter the cost.

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