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Synopsis by Katrina Glerum (kat@midwinter.com)
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Once again the station mobilizes for war. The murder of 10,000
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refugees fleeing Proxima 3 has forced Sheridan to decide that it's
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time to retaliate against Clark.
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Sheridan calls a full Council meeting first thing in the morning. In
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return for the safety his White Star patrols have brought to uneasy
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borders, he declares all League World military treaties with Earth
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null and void. As Starfuries run drills outside, Ivanova requests that
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each government contribute a military vessel to the defense of the
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station. Other than that, they must take no part in the war.
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"We're going to take back our home. Or die trying," Captain Sheridan
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concludes.
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Marcus races through the station to the War Room with a data crystal
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that holds intelligence detailing the Earth Force blockade of Proxima
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3. Of six destroyers, two were responsible for shooting down the
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transport.
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Meanwhile, even though Franklin admits little progress on freeing the
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Shadow-implanted telepaths, Sheridan demands that he get them mobile
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as quickly as possible for an imminent mission.
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To Ivanova he explains his plan for attacking Proxima 3. By offering
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the combatants a chance to surrender or defect, he will attempt to
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minimize the Earth Force losses; nevertheless he will destroy any ship
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that fights back.
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Vir is roused from a nightmare by Garibaldi at the door. When
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Garibaldi asks for Londo, Vir lets it slip out that the Ambassador has
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gone to speak with G'Kar, then divulges the plan to attack Earth. Vir
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is surprised that Garibaldi is disgusted with Sheridan's move. Even
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though he doesn't always agree with Londo, Vir says he continues to
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follow, because sometimes Londo's right.
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Close quarters maneuvers continue outside under Lt. Corwin's
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supervision. Ivanova orders the fighters to only accept commands that
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are encrypted with the code of the day. Corwin remarks that they
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should trust no one.
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"No," Ivanova remarks acerbically. "Trust Ivanova. Trust yourself.
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Anybody else? Shoot 'em."
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The destroyer Starfuries patrolling hyperspace near the Proxima 3 jump
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gate are oblivious to the fleet of White Stars gathering in the murky
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redness there. Marcus learns that the resistance on the planet's
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surface is being demolished by Clark's ground forces.
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G'Kar's writing is interrupted by Mollari's entrance. They take a
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couple of shots across each other 's bows until Mollari admits that he
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didn't come to fight but to talk. The past years have been very hard
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on both of them. G'Kar snorts in derision, but Mollari continues
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humbly, thanking G'Kar for his actions and endurance that set both of
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their worlds free, telling G'Kar that he has come to respect him
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deeply.
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G'Kar scorns both the thanks and the respect.
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Mollari forges ahead angrily. He is a patriot, he shouts, and yet,
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through ill judgment he himself became his own enemy. So can he
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possibly "understand who the enemy is?" Perhaps not. But he can
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understand friendship, and the humans of Babylon 5 have been friends.
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Thus he has convinced his government to put their full support behind
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Sheridan, and requests that G'Kar do the same. Pouring out two drinks,
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he proposes a toast "to the humans, and to the bridge that they
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created between us, in the hope for a better future, for both our
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worlds."
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As Mollari waits with glass raised, G'Kar pours his drink back in the
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bottle. With heavy disappointment, Mollari departs.
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Sheridan and Ivanova have the difficult task of prepping the Starfury
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crews for battle. They are told to defend themselves with deadly fire
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and come home alive, yet show mercy to any non-combatant.
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Sheridan departs for the front leaving Ivanova to command the station.
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His flagship White Star 2 sports newly painted Army of Light logos on
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the wings.
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The commander of the fleet blockading Proxima 3 orders two destroyers
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to attack the White Stars that jump out of hyperspace on the opposite
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side of the planet. When he recognizes the ships as Sheridan's he
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orders his destroyers to attack. Macdougan, the captain of the Vesta,
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engages John in a conversation about the legality of Clark's orders.
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When Macdougan refuses to enter the fray, fleet commander Hall grants
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a field promotion to Macdougan's second, a rank he enjoys for about 60
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seconds until the Vesta's crew ends it.
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The Pollux is destroyed, two vessels stand down, and another
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withdraws. Fearing a tribunal more than death, Captain Hall orders his
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crew to continue the fight until his own second relieves him of
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command and surrenders.
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Sheridan calls the captains of the surviving destroyers together and
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offers them the choice of going home or joining up. When they object
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to his methods he argues that they swore to protect Earth, that they
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work for all humans, not for Clark in particular. In the final
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analysis one ship withdraws, one joins the defense of Proxima 3, and
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two join Sheridan.
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As he drinks alone again in morose contemplation, Londo notices a shot
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raised to the lips of another nearby. Sternly G'Kar orders Londo to
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issue the joint statement of their worlds' support of Sheridan. He
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refuses to sign it on the same page though. G'Kar departs just as
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rapidly leaving the Ambassador choked with emotion.
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As the Voice of Resistance announces the victory and encourages other
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Earth Force vessels to defect, Garibaldi leaves the station for Mars
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vowing never to return.
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[15]Last update: November 9, 1997
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