Babylon 5

'We'll swing back this way in a month.'

Make sure everything's okay.

Those hijackers so much as blink in your direction..

Yell. We'll be here.

'Roger. See you then.'

Agamemnon out.

Initiate jump into hyperspace.

Jump point, aye.

Captain, we're getting a coded signal

from Earth Dome on Gold Channel one.

It's General Hague, joint chiefs of staff.

Patch it through to my office.

Yes, sir.

'Receive.'

General, this is a surprise.

What can I do for you?

In the last few days, a Minbari warship

has been seen in Earth-controlled space.

Sector 423 by 2-7.

That would put it about two jumps from Babylon 5.

Exactly.

We have reason to believe it may have hostile intent.

I-I don't understand.

The war's been over for more than 10 years.

Why would the Minbari government launch an attack?

They wouldn't.

We have a renegade warship on our hands.

The Trigati.

Looks like it.

We've had three separate reports of sightings

by ships in that area.

Has it attacked any of them?

Strangely enough, no, it hasn't. Not yet anyway.

But that may change at any moment.

The Minbari government has dispatched a second cruiser

in hopes to find the Trigati before it does any damage.

But it may be a while before that cruiser arrives.

When it does, I want you to make personal contact with it

and coordinate the search.

General, with all due respect..

The last time I made personal contact with a Minbari warship

I sent it straight to hell.

That's why I want you in that part of space, captain.

You've beaten them once, and, if necessary, you can do so again.

'Tell no one about this.'

Understood.

So, I'm to take the Agamemnon to Babylon 5

and coordinate with them, is that correct?

Not exactly.

I need you to do one other job.

And this comes straight from the president.

Status report, Lieutenant Commander

Susan Ivanova recording.

It is now eight days since the death

of Earth Alliance President Luis Santiago..

And five days since Commander Sinclair

was recalled to Earth without explanation.

And the whole place has gone straight to hell.

And as far as I'm concerned, the transports can wait

until the sun explodes!

And if you're not happy with the seating arrangements

I will personally order your seats to be moved outside

down the hall, across the station

and into the fusion reactor.

Am I absolutely, perfectly clear on this?

I can only conclude that I'm paying off karma

at a vastly accelerated rate.

Security Chief, Michael Garibaldi

remains in critical condition in Medlab.

Dr. Franklin's done all he can..

But we still don't know if he'll recover.

As for Ambassador Delenn..

Well... something's going on in her quarters.

That's for sure.

Ivanova.

'We've got a Gold Channel message for you.'

'It's General Hague.'

I'll take it in the briefing room.

Computer, accept and decode Gold Channel signal.

General.

Lieutenant commander.

This may be breaking the chain of command

but I have some news and I felt I should deliver

that news myself.

'Your commanding officer, Commander Sinclair'

'will not be returning to Babylon 5.'

He's being reassigned, permanently.

The Babylon Project was our last best hope for peace.

A self-contained world five 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.

General, with all due respect

what do you mean you're reassigning Commander Sinclair?

Reassigning him where?

To the Minbari home world.

He'll be functioning as the first Earth Ambassador

allowed permanent residence there.

The president's been trying to find someone suitable

and the Minbari specifically requested Sinclair.

But why him?

'That information is strictly'

on a need-to-know basis.

I've already briefed Captain Sheridan

on the situation.

Captain Sheridan, John Sheridan?

That's right. I believe you know him.

Yes, sir. I served under him at the transfer point of Io.

He's a good man and a fine officer, but

it's bound to be controversial choice... if I may ask.

You may not, any further questions, will have to

go through your new CO.

Good day, lieutenant commander.

So..

'She's done it, hasn't she?'

She's in there.

We told her to wait.

Prophecy will attend to itself, we told her.

Now we are committed to the path.

I've spoken with the other members of the council.

The Trigati has been seen in this sector.

If it should appear, you must go to the humans

and tell them what we've told you.

'It's time they knew the truth.'

Lieutenant commander, about the new captain...

Yes, I would like a full honor guard present

when his ship docks. We've barely got enough time...

'He's here.' - What?

His Earth force transport just docked.

Apparently, there was a miscommunication about the time.

Hello, sir.

Welcome aboard, sir.

I'm authorized to surrender command of

Babylon 5 to you at this time.

Thank you, lieutenant commander. I accept command.

Uh, there seems to be a problem with the unloaders.

Uh, could you have my bags delivered to my quarters?

- Of course. - Thank you.

I assume you'd like to begin with a quick tour

of the facilities?

Yes, absolutely.

Great. Right this way.

'It's good to see you again, sir.'

- How was your flight? - Fine.

They actually had fresh oranges on the transport.

I haven't had an orange in almost two years.

I used to dream about them.

Grapes, nectarines, plums..

The black ones, not the red ones.

I mean, it's amazing what two years on the rim

can do to you.

I have a hunch I'll be spending a lot of time in hydroponics.

On the way in, I... read the station reports

trying to catch up on everything.

What's our status?

Chief of security's in critical condition in Medlab.

He thinks there's a conspiracy concerning

the president's death.

Ambassador G'Kar has mysteriously vanished.

After two years, we still don't know what.

Ambassador Kosh looks like inside his encounter suit..

And Ambassador Delenn is in a cocoon.

A cocoon?

As in a moth or a butterfly?

Yes, sir.

About yea high.

Interesting place you have here.

Yes, sir.

Show me this place.

'Babylon 5 is divided into several different sections.'

'Green sector is for diplomatic personnel.'

'And is closed to unauthorized personnel.'

'The red sector is for commerce and..'

And this will be your quarters.

I hope it's satisfactory?

It's fine... fine.

It's certainly a lot bigger than what I'm used to.

Does this place come with a shower?

I mean, a real... live honest-to-God shower

with running water and everything?

Executive suites in command quarters

all have showers with real live honest-to-God water.

The rest get vibe showers.

Our water reclamation system

can't handle much more than that.

Mmm, a shower.

I may come to like it here.

Which brings me to something I've been wanting to ask you.

It's, uh, it's kind of awkward.

You've never worried about being diplomatic before.

Don't disappoint me by starting now.