"I failed to stop the Paranoid and Solinoid war, but our descendents on Terra may make use of it," Catherine thought, and brought her head up to address the android copy of her.
"Catty, get my personal flagship, Far Hunter, ready for launch and make an adjustment to the engine. Disengage the FTL stabilizer and have it ready to be reengaged at the touch of a button."
The android saluted and left.
Shilda blurted, "Ma'am, if that is done, won't using the ship cause you to go forward in time?"
Catherine nodded. "That is very true. It will. I want to take our knowledge to Terra personally. By making the trip like that, it will give them time to grow and allow them to get to the point of understanding the gift we are giving them. I could have you launch it to them via a gun, but I'm being selfish. I want to see what they will become."
Shilda said, "Ma'am, allow us to come with you."
Catherine Nebulart looked at the Gall Force, as she was calling them, and nodded with tears unshed in her eyes. "Thank you, I really didn't want to make the trip alone."
Catty returned and said, "I spotted two batter Solinoid fighters heading this way from Chaos. The pilots seem to be in suspension."
Lufy blurted, "Could they be from the Star Leaf?"
Catherine ordered, "Before we leap, pull those fighters inside and revive them."
The Gall Force members gathered aboard the ship and left the combatants of the Star Dust war behind. A battle that would leave both the Solinoids and Paranoids gone. Before they jumped, they pulled the two fighter craft aboard the Far Hunter and were pleasantly surprised that it was Rabby and Patty of the old Star Leaf. They jumped towards Terra at relativistic velocities and millennia passed outside the ship.
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John 'Starkiller' Sheridan in his ship the Achillies was giving in to despair. The war with the Minbari was going badly. Soon, Humanity would be wiped out by the oldest of the Younger Races. All because of a mistake that mixed up Minbari peace signals for war signals. He had pulled back to Earth's system, when a new ship appeared out of nowhere. John Sheridan swallowed, thinking that at first it was a Minbari attack. But the ship was different than any design seen fielded by any of the races of the Local Group. It looked somewhat Terran in design, but was at least twice as big as a Sharlin and was giving off power that was impressive.
"Who the heck is this?" John thought.
Before he could give a command, the ship's weapons powered down and a flash of white was seen hovering above the ship: a holographic white flag.
"Okay, they want to talk," John said to his crew. "Open a channel."
Sheridan muttered under his breath, "How did they know about the white flag?"
"This is Captain John Sheridan of the Achillies. You are in Earth Space. Please state your intentions."
Long moments passed, as John Sheridan and his crew sweated heavily.
A female voice came over the speakers. "I am Captain Catherine Nebulart of the Solinoids. My ship in your language is called Far Hunter As to my purposes here, I have came to give the descendants of the Solinoid race knowledge of their history and our technology. Our race mutually annihilated our enemies, the Paranoid over eleven million cycles of Terra's orbit around its sun."
Laughing at the absurdity of it all, John Sheridan said, "Eleven million years? How have you lived that long? Who are the these descendants of the Solinoids you are talking about?"
The response by Catherine Nebulart stunned everyone.
"This system. The planet Terra holds our descendants. The drive on this ship was altered so that as it traveled to here, time would pass."
John Sheridan blurted out; "You're human?"
"Not quite. I would like to talk to your leader."
"That might not be possible," Captain Sheridan replied. "We are at war with the Minbari and...."
"So, it has begun again," Catherine said with sadness in her voice. "Please Captain Sheridan, I do come in peace and would like to preserve what little remains of the Solinoid race, even if it has changed from what we once were."
"Why?"
"Because I am directly responsible for the creation of humanity," Catherine replied. "It is a long story that had a tragic end, and a spark of hope."
"Give me a few minutes. I am going to contact Earth Dome about what to do."
"Earth? Such a quaint little name."
After quite a bit of communication with Earth Dome, John Sheridan got his new orders. He let out a heavy sigh due to all the emotions running through him.
"Captain Nebulart, I have orders to accompany you to orbit around Earth, where you will meet with our president."
"Very well. I do look forward to meeting your president and you in person. Far Hunter out."
"Achillies out," Sheridan said.
His second in command asked, "Eleven million years ago? Could what she be saying be true?"
John grimaced. "If it is, it's going to throw everyone into a state of chaos. It would mean that our race was once the oldest known of the starfaring races."
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Deep in Vorlon space, the Vorlon race paused as they felt something disturb the great work that they were doing. It felt ancient, as if some long dead world had reached forward. They were of one accord. Find out what caused the disturbance and remove it. Hopefully, before the Shadows decided to take advantage of the situation and start their next little violence campaign.
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