All language subtitles for Babylon 5 5x22.Sleeping.in.Light

(Garibaldi)
The Interstellar Alliance
based on the Homeworld

of the Minbari Federation

was founded
in the Earth year 2261

shortly after the end
of the Shadow War..

...20 years ago.

20 years of history.

Those of us who survived
have seen it all.

And those of us who understand
have been waiting

and dreading
the arrival of this day.

(Lorien)
Step into the abyss..

...and let go.

What if I die?

I cannot create life

but I can breathe
on the remaining embers.

It may not work.

But I can hope.

(Lorien)
Hope is all that we have.

His life-force
must be replenished.

I give of myself
to replenish him..

...for a little while.

(Delenn)
How long?

In human terms,
barring injury and illness

perhaps 20 years,
but no more than that.

And then, one day,
he will simply..

...stop.

[breathing heavily]

Are you okay?

Yeah, I'm fine.

I just, ahem, need to get
a little air, that's all.

You go back to sleep.

(Delenn)
'Hello.'

Well, I thought you were
going back to sleep.

I decided to go out in search
of the same air molecules

you were looking for.

On the theory
that if they were good enough

to lure you out of our bed

I should investigate
my competition.

[chuckles]
You've never had competition.

It's a pretty night.

Yes, it is.

I just wanna sit here..

[sighs]

...watch the sun come up.

It occurred to me

that in all my time here
I've never done that.

I wanna know
what it looks like when it

comes up over the horizon.

So I can carry a picture
of it in my head.

You had the dream again?

It's the third night in a row.

I know.

It's possible that it may not
mean what you think.

[exhales]

It does.

It was...20 years ago
that I died on Z'ha'dum.

Lorien said that he could extend
my life 20 years, no more.

I'm almost out of time, Delenn.

I can feel it in my blood,
in my bones.

Just a little further to go..

...time enough.

Do you want me
to send the messages?

Yes, send them.

The sun is coming up.

[instrumental music]

And at 2:00,
you're scheduled to attend

the opening of Memorial Park.

Most of the joint chiefs
will be there

and they'd like you
to say something.

The usual about the sacrifices
of our brave men and women

young people saving the world
for those who would follow..

Yadda-yadda-yadda,
you can do it in your sleep.

(Ivanova)
'I have.'

This evening,
there's a reception

for the new ambassador
from Narn, formal dress.

We'll have the press corps
there just in case

anyone says
anything interesting.

[Ivanova chuckles]
'Like that's gonna happen.'

Well, it's a good
photo opportunity.

I'm tired of them.

But, general,
you're an important person.

I feel like an old war-horse
trotted out after a parade

so all the kids
can point at it.

Besides, nobody gives a damn
about anything I have to say.

Why should they?
I certainly don't.

- You're being much too modest.
- No, I'm not.

And if I hear
one more patronizing

"Pat her on the head
and everything will be fine"

word out of your mouth,
I'll kick your..

I'm sorry, general.
He insisted on barging in.

I have a message.

I told him you
were in a meeting.

- Who from?
- I think you know.

I told you before,
if a ranger shows up

I want him brought to me
immediately, no delays.

I was just following
protocol, general.

'There's a time and a place
and a way of doing things.'

'Frankly,
I don't much care for'

'the attitude
of some of these rangers.'

Thank you.

Thank you.

Tell him I'm on my way.

- On your way where?
- Minbar.

I want a shuttle fueled
and ready to go in 15 minutes.

[instrumental music]

[knock on door]

(Vir)
'What?'

Majesty, we've just
received a courier from Minbar.

What?

Majesty, we've just
received a courier from Minbar.

I see.

I'm sorry.

Tell the prime minister
to cancel all my appointments

for the next several days.

But you didn't even
read what the note says.

I don't have to.
I already know.

[instrumental music]

[sighs]

Lousy Dodgers.

Please, Uncle Stephen,
just one more game?

- Just one, just one, come on.
- No. Not a chance.

But the interschool
tennis match is tomorrow.

I have to practice.

Ohh! We already
played three sets.

Ohh! Michael, this kid of yours
is trying to kill me.

And they said the younger
generation doesn't have goals.

Dad!

Alright, come on, take it easy
on your Uncle Stephen.

He's, he's old and decrepit.

He's led such a clean lifestyle
he doesn't have

the stamina
to deal with life.

Now, I, on the other hand
will be out in a minute

to show you how the game
is supposed to be played.

Uh-huh. Talk is cheap.

Let's see how you do
on the court.

[chuckles]
Go, go on! Get!

[laughs]

Oh, where's Lise?

I didn't get a chance
to say good morning.

She's out shopping. She wanted
to get an early start.

You know how nuts the stores get
right before Independence Day.

- Ahem. Comfortable?
- Yeah.

Oh. So..

How's the Edgars-Garibaldi
empire doing today?

Oh. Stocks haven't moved
up or down in over a week.

So you're steady.
What's wrong with that?

- Steady ain't sexy.
- Oh.

We need the capital to expand
our resources back home.

And speaking of, when are you
supposed to head back to Earth?

Booked a flight out tomorrow.

Well, hey, hey,
that's the thing

about being the chief
of xenobiological research.

There's always another
new alien virus

coming off the next starship.

Well, I mean, you could at least
stay around for Mary.

It's her first tournament,
and the president can do

without you
for a few more days.

I can't, I mean,
I just wanted to come by

and see how you were doing,
you know?

It's too long between visits.

I wanted to see Lise.

- Dad?
- Yeah, hon?

There's someone here
to see you.

Oh, yeah?

Thank you.

Is everything alright?

Yeah, fine, fine.
Why don't you go on outside?

I'll be out there
in just a minute, okay?

[instrumental music]

[sighs]
Is that what I think it is?

Sheridan's dying.

[sighs]
He wants us to come
to Minbar for

one last get-together before..

Well, before.

Alright, I'll call
the office. They can wait.

Book a flight for one or two?

Well, Stephen,
John and I may have had

our differences in the past,
but he is a good man

and he's my friend.

Two.

[instrumental music]

[instrumental music]

[beeping]

Well?

Well, it's hard to..

I never understood
what Lorien did to you

or-or how the energy
streams through your blood.

I, I don't know
enough about them

to make a completely
accurate prognosis.

There's just
too many variables.

Stephen...get to it.

How long have I got?

It's-it's hard to say exactly.

That's the point.

If I had to guess,
I'd say, uh..

...four or five days,
week at the outside.

[mellow music]

Done this sort of thing
a 100 times

and I still don't know
what to say.

- Well..
- 'I'm sorry.'

- How's Delenn taking it?
- Well, she's Minbari.

You know, sometimes
I look at her

and I know exactly
what she's thinking.

Sometimes..

...she's a mystery to me.

Oh, they're are a million
years of difference

between our cultures.

Try all you want
you never completely

overcome that,
not in a 100 years, not in 20.

But she'll be okay.

She's a great
council-in-training

if not in fact anymore.

I don't think there's anything
she can't handle.

John...I can come back.

No, no.
I'm-I'm, I'm all done.

The others are waiting
for me downstairs.

Well, you tell 'em
I'll be right down.

And, Stephen.

Thank you.

- John--
- Did you get everything?

- It-it took some doing.
- Uh-huh?

I believe it will
be quite a party.

Well, that's exactly
what I want, a celebration.

No sad smiles,
no-no struggling for words.

- John, John--
- Shouldn't we get downstairs?

Can't keep our guests waiting.

Come on.

(Garibaldi)
'And him, him,
he's got this drunk Pak'ma'ra.'

'He's got him on the deck
and he's shaking him, saying'

"What did you do
with the data crystal?

Where's the data crystal?"

Because, if you remember
it was hidden inside..

- A cat.
- A dead cat.

And he ate it.

And all of a sudden this
Pak'ma'ra just goes, rraaaaaaa!

Just up all over him,
it was the most horrible vile

disgusting thing
you'd ever seen in your life.

'And all John could
do was stand there--'

- You, you were no help at all.
- What?

He just stood there laughing
his ass off.

It was funny.

Well, it was eating
through my uniform.

And that was the funny part.

Where's my PPG?

- Somebody get me a gun!
- Are you okay?

You know, Londo never liked
the Pak'ma'ra.

I mean, they're stubborn,
lazy, obnoxious, greedy.

Kind of look like an octopus
that got run over by a truck.

That, too.

But one day, Londo and I were
walking past their quarters

and we heard them...singing.

Singing? They can sing?

Oh, there's nothing about
that in the literature.

Apparently
it's something they only do

certain times of the year

as part of their
religious ceremonies.

[sighs]

You may not believe this
but it was

the most beautiful sound
I had ever heard.

I-I couldn't make
out the words

but I knew that it was full
of sadness and hope and wonder

and a terrible sense of loss.

I-I looked at Londo and,
this is the amazing part.

There was a tear
running down his face.

I said, "Londo,
we-we, we should leave.

I mean, this is upsetting you."

And...he just stood there

and listened.

And when it was over,
he turned to me and he said

"There are 49 Gods
in our Pantheon, Vir.

"To tell you the truth, I never
believed in any of them.

"But if only
one of them exist

then God sings
with that voice."

[chuckles]

It's funny.

After everything
we had been through

all he did..

[mellow music]

...I miss him.

A toast.

To absent friends..

...in memory still bright.

G'Kar.

Londo.

Lennier.

- Mar--
- Marcus.

[music continues]

[sighs]

Susan, are you alright?

Yeah, I'm fine, I just..

I was just watching John.

You really can't tell
by looking at him that he's..

...he's the same old John.

I cannot imagine
how you're handling this.

We have had 20 years
to talk about it and prepare.

I'm ready, as much as anyone
can be ready.

But I'm going to miss him.

I'm going to miss him
terribly, Susan.

So will I.

Is that why
you were so quiet?

I've just..

I've buried so many
friends, Delenn.

I'm beginning to resent it
and I don't want to.

[sighs]
It seems like some days..

...there's no one left
to play with.

There's no joy anymore.

I don't know
what I'm doing anymore or why.

[sniffles]

I'm surprised
that David's not here.

He's in a ranger training
mission to Drazi space.

We'd interrupt his training
but John doesn't want that.

The day he joined the rangers

we agreed that he would not
receive any special treatment.

No, no.

John's wish was to see
his dear friends one more time

the way they are.

And for David to remember
his father the way he was, not..

[sighs]

There is something I need

to talk to you about
before you leave.

Yeah?

As you know, two years ago
John refused to accept

re-election to the presidency
of the Interstellar Alliance.

But the committee chose me
as his replacement.

My first instinct
was to decline but

John felt it
was important to accept.

Well, he was right. You've done
an excellent job, Delenn.

Perhaps.

Since then, John dedicated
most of his time

to working with the rangers
because I was now distracted.

When he..

...when he leaves us

I will need someone to take his
place as head of the rangers.

I would prefer a human
in this role

to maintain the balance
we've created.

I was hoping
you would consider the job.

Me?

Why me?

I know you're not happy with
your responsibilities back home.

Here, you would have a chance
to build something new

answerable only to me.
No politics, no bureaucracy.

Can I have some time
to think about it?

Of course,
all the time you need.

- You're tired.
- No.

It's late. You should rest.

You're right.

Goodnight, Delenn.

Thank you for the offer
...for everything.

[mellow music]

- John.
- Did you talk to her?

well, do you think
she will take it?

I think she might.

Where are the others?

They are putting Vir to bed

which is where we should be.

[chuckles]

[instrumental music]

I thought you would be asleep
by now.

I'm not sleepy.

Do you know what tomorrow is?

In Earth time I mean.

Sunday.

When I was a kid
every Sunday dad would take us

out for a drive.

We never knew
where we were going.

That was half the fun.

We'd just go.

He'd say, "Pick a direction."

And one of us would point
and...off we'd go.

[chuckles]

Tomorrow is..

...Sunday, Delenn.

And I'm going out for a drive.

[exhales]

What..

What about the others?

I'll-I'll leave early in
the morning before they're up.

There's no point
in waking them.

Mm, we had our time,
said what we wanted to say.

Any more would...
just get in the way.

I wanna feel space beneath me

one last time.

It's where I belong.

It's where I've always belonged.

Besides, e-everything
we've built here

and with the Alliance..

...has, has become..

...half reality...
half mythology.

And if it all ends here
like it ends anywhere else..

...but if it ends out there..

...they'll remember it.

[mellow music]

It'll make it a little
easier for you

to keep the others in line.

Well, the other Minbari
will approve.

Their idea of, of going
to the sea and all-all that.

Always thinking strategy..

...even now.

Well, that's why you love me,
isn't it?

No.

There are many reasons..

...but that's not one of them.

One last thing..

Tomorrow there will be no
talk of this.

I want it to be a good day...

...a happy day.

I want that.

I want it a great deal.

Then you will have it.

[music continues]

[instrumental music]

[sighs]

[chuckles]

Good morning.

Good morning.

I haven't seen you in that
in a long time.

- It looks good.
- Thanks.

It feels a little snug
in some places.

Must have shrunk
while it was in storage.

Yes. I'm sure that must be it.

You look beautiful.

I'm told by a reasonably
reliable source..

...that today is Sunday
on the Earth calendar.

One dresses up on Sunday,
does one not?

One does.

Have you been outside yet?

It's a pretty day.

The perfect day..

...for a Sunday drive.

It is..

...a perfect day.

The others will be awake soon.

If you go...
you should go now

while you still can.

[mellow music]

[sobs]

Goodnight, my love.

The brightest s-star in my sky.

Goodnight.

To you..

...who were my sky..

...and my sun..

...and my moon.

[music continues]

[music continues]

[music continues]

[crackling]

[sighs]

Commander William Nils,
sir. I'm sorry.

No one told us you were coming.

Oh, it's alright.
It's alright.

I was just in the neighborhood.
Thought I'd stop in.

Where is everyone?

Well, there's just me, sir.

And the shut-down crew,
and...a few others.

- What shut-down crew?
- 'Oh, sorry.'

Uh, public announcement
hasn't been made yet.

I think they're still working
on the press release.

But since this place
was turned back over

to Earth Control
a few years ago

and what with the recent
budget cutbacks and..

...so much of what Babylon 5
stands for

being done now
by the Alliance, well..

...no one comes here anymore,
it's, heh..

...well, it's become
sort of redundant.

[chuckles]
Redundant.

- Yes, sir.
- Hmm.

Earthdome says it's to be
decommissioned and taken out.

Well, w-we can't
just leave it here.

It would be a menace
to navigation.

Of course.

Looks like we're still tied
together, even now.

Sir?

Nothing. Nothing.

Are, are you alright?

[mellow music]

Yeah, I'm fine. I'm fine.

I'm just tired.
It was a long trip.

You're welcome
to inspect the facilities.

I can have someone
show you around.

[chuckles]

I know the way, commander.

Mm.

[music continues]

(Zack)
Sheridan died
trying to attack Z'ha'dum!

No one who goes there
comes back alive!

We can end this!

Not just for now, not just
for the next 1000 years

but for ever!

[cheering]

We'll just stand together!

So you hear 'em too, huh?

Well, Zack!

[both laugh]

What the hell
are you doing here?

I thought you went back
to Earth.

Yeah, I did. Got bored.

Re-upped about six months ago.

I figure I'll be here
till they turn the lights out.

Yeah. Well, that explains
why the letter came back.

- What letter?
- Ah, nothing. Nothing.

What was that you said
about hearing them?

Ah, it's this place.

Quarter million people

coming and going every day
for 25 years.

Every part of this station has
somebody's fingerprints on it.

Layers and layers
of people's lives.

There were times..

...I thought none of us
would get out alive.

Some of us didn't.

But...we did everything
we said we were gonna do

and nobody can take that away
from us or this place.

So you staying for the ceremony?

Hmm?

Well, I figured
that's why you came

for the decommissioning
ceremony.

No. No. I, uh, I can't stay.

I-I was just
in the neighborhood.

Thought I'd stop in.

Well, I was just gonna get
something to eat.

You wanna come with me?

And then, one day
he will simply..

...stop.

You okay?

I'm fine.
Fine, Zack. Thanks.

You sure you don't wanna
get something to eat?

No.

Sure wish I could,
but...I won't have time.

I just wanted to..

...come and have
a last look around.

[instrumental music]

I should really be going.

Well, I'll walk you back
to the docking bay.

- Where you headed?
- Coriana system.

Where we won the Shadow war.

[both laugh]

[instrumental music]

Computer..

...set course.

(automated message)
'Destination?'

Coriana VI.

Best speed.

[music continues]

(automated message)
'Approaching Coriana system.'

'Approaching Coriana system.'

Jump to normal space.

[mellow music]

(automated message)
'Warning. Pilot life sign's
indicator entering danger zone.'

Monitors off.

Turn it all off.

There's too damn much noise.

[chuckles]
Better.

[music continues]

(Lorien)
Who are you?
What do you want?

Why are you here?

'Where are you going?'

Lorien.

Did you think
we had forgotten you?

We have been waiting for you.

Beyond the rim.

Yes.

There's..

...so much I still
don't understand.

As it should be.

Can I come back?

'No. This journey is ended.'

'Another begins.
Time to rest now.'

[instrumental music]

Ohh.

Well..

...look at that.

The sun's coming up.

[music continues]

(Susan)
An expedition to Coriana space

found Sheridan's ship
a few days later.

But they never found him.

All the air locks
were sealed

but there was no trace
of him inside.

Some of the Minbari believe
he'll come back someday

but I never saw him again
in my lifetime.

They're ready.

[sighs]

[instrumental music]

[music continues]

[switch clicks]

[music continues]

[explosions]

(Susan)
Babylon 5 was the last
of the Babylon stations.

There would never be another.

It changed the future
and it changed us.

It taught us that
we have to create the future..

...or others will do it
for us.

It showed us that we have
to care for one another

because if we don't,
who will?

[music continues]

And that true strength
sometimes comes from

the most unlikely places.

Mostly, though

I think it gave us hope

that there can always be
new beginnings..

...even for people like us.

As for Delenn..

...every morning
for as long as she lived

Delenn got up before dawn

and watched the sun come up.

[instrumental music]

(female narrator)
Funding for this program
was made possible

by grants from
the Anla'shok Memorial Fund.

[theme music]