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Series: Virtual Season 6
Authors: Stephen J. Barringer, Anne E. Clements, David G. Goldingay & Gareth Williams
Abstract: From the authors of RIMSTALKER, INFINITE REGRESS, WANDERING STAR and A DARK, DISTORTED MIRROR, comes the latest chapter in the greatest epic of all... The Galaxy's Third Age began in fire. Out of the downfall of the ancient gods of order and chaos rose the Interstellar Alliance, the greatest confederation of life history had ever seen, led by the ancient people of Minbar and the brash young humans of Earth.

Episode 1: Black Knight Rising
Author: Stephen J. Barringer
Date: 01/08/99 - 02/05/99
Abstract: As a Psi Cop of unknown loyalties arrives to take up a permanent post on B5, Vir Cotto is assaulted in DownBelow and loses a diplomatic document vital to reopening relations between the ISA and the Centauri Republic; Ta'Lon must persuade the Narn lurker G'Stral to assist in its recovery.

Episode 2: Spectre of the Fire
Date: 02/05/99 - 02/22/99
Author: David G. Goldingay
Abstract: In which we learn that those closest to us are often the most difficult to save from their own darkness.

Episode 3: Duties to the Republic
Date: 03/15/99 - 04/06/99
Author: Gareth D. Williams
Abstract: In which aid is sought from a fairly unexpected quarter, someone from Vir's past arrives on Babylon 5, and various other assorted forces lurk in the shadows, watching and waiting...

Episode 4: Pomp and Circumstance
Date: 04/10/99 - 04/30/99
Author: Jakhel
Abstract:

Episode 5: The Light Between Worlds
Date: 05/07/99 - 05/24/99
Author: David G. Goldingay
Abstract: The return of an old acquaintance makes Officer Ferris' life interesting, a young Psi Cop begins to learn that things are not always what they seem, and Dr. Franklin makes a house call.



Series: The Babylonian Cycle - Challenge
Abstract: Idea: during the 3262 period, we see a religious order whose central text seems to be an Arthurian type recounting of the events of Babylon 5. 1500 years later, humans have regained the same level of technology as was held in 2262, and a group of anthropologists, historians, and linguists are piecing this book back together. The Challenge: write a story or fragment that could have been in the book. It can be based on an episode, a character study, an original idea (though please indicate if this is the case), a race, etc. Anything you want. The only limitation is that it must be written an Arthurian/mythological style.
Prelude: Intro and Challenge
Date: 1/20/98
Abstract: Set after Season 4 and in the Future Spoilers for "Deconstruction of Falling Stars" and the future.
Chapter 1: Concerning the Fall of Darkness
Author: Gray Cougar
Date: 01/20/98
Abstract: Spoilers for Season 4 The "Blessed Sheridan" and his trip to Z'ha'dum
Title: The Strong
Author: Amy Junge
Date: 01/21/98
Abstract: Poem: Ivanova The Strong
Title: Sacrificial Acts
Author: Christina Jarrett
Date: 01/23/98
Abstract: Spoiler for Endgame & Rising Star The Honorable Marcus and his sacrifice
Title: Delenn the Wise and the Wheel of Fire
Author: Christina Jarrett
Date: 01/31/98
Abstract: Spoiler for Season 4 Delenn the Wise and the Starfire Wheel


Series: The Earth-Minbari War
Author: Daniel Collins
Abstract: The Battle To End All Battles. The Agamemnon was supposed to stop the Minbari invasion, but it didn't. It's entire fleet was disabled or destroyed. All remaining Starfuries were ordered to circle Earth, and now, it begins... The Battle that will end All Battles...
Chapter 1: First contact
Date: 10/2/97
Abstract: Prequel story to "Final Stand". Past & spoilers for "A late delivery from Avalon" The Prometheus is the first ship to encounter and make First Contact with the Minbari - but the aliens appear to be hostile. The Prometheus takes offensive action.
Chapter 2: Fateful Mistakes Of Apprehension
Date: 3/10/97
Abstract: Sequel to "First contact" Past & Spoilers for "A late delivery from Avalon" The Prometheusopens fire on the Minbari cruisers and the Minbari federation declares war upon the Earth Alliance.
Chapter 3: The Brink of War
Date: 10/25/97
Abstract: Sequel to "First Contact" and "Fateful Mistakes..."
Chapter 4: Into The Fire
Date: 11/6/97
Abstract: After the Earth Alliance has suffered it's first defeat, they begin working on a new project, and called all Nova class vessels available, back to Earth. Their plan is to have a new warship ready to fight the Minbari, and do a better job than what the other ships in the fleet had already done.
Chapter 5: Thin Ice, Wild Fire
Date: 11/20/97
Abstract: The Earth Alliance fleet has been drastically reduced through the Minbari engagements. It is obvious that they needed to reconsider their tactics. The Nova conversion project has been sped up, but still going slowly. It is nearing the end of Earth Year 2245, and the way the year will end, doesn't look too good for the Earth Alliance...
Chapter 6: A Beginning With Hope
Date: 11/30/97
Abstract: After several engagements with the Minbari things are going downhill. The Omega class project is looking good though, as now 13 ships have been refitted. The Minbari have continued to close in on the Earth Alliance.
Chapter 7: Consequences
Date: 12/13/97
Abstract:
Chapter 8: Fighting What Cannot Be Fought
Date: 12/24/97
Abstract:

Chapter 9: The First Victory
Date: 12/29/97
Abstract:
Chapter 10: Complications
Date: 1/5/98
Abstract: Past 2248
Chapter 11: The Final Stand
Date: 1/11/98
Abstract: Past 2248
Chapter 12: The Battle To End All Battles
Date: 1/15/98
Abstract: Past 2248. Final part in this series


Series: A Dark Distorted Mirror
Phase I: A Dark, Distorted Mirror
Author: Gareth Williams
Abstract: Alternate Universe, in which the Minbari did not surrender at the Battle of the Line but destroyed Earth...
Chapter 1: A Dark, Distorted Mirror
Abstract: Ever since Sheridan had arrived on Vega 7 nothing had seemed to go right. Betrayed by the Narn Administrator there, captured by the Minbari, questioned, threatened with torture and then... an intriguing conversation with the woman now lying in Medlab.
Chapter 2: Heeding the Warning
Abstract: Sheridan tries to uncover who had him betrayed by confronting the kHa'Ri themselves, while Delenn begins a brutal inquisition and someone is gathering his forces to confront the Enemy, not suspecting that the Enemy is already coming towards him.
Chapter 3: Warrior Souls
Abstract: Sheridan tries to make sense of what happened to him on Narn, and how that relates to Delenn, Lyta Alexander has a mission and the Resistance Government makes a dark decision.
Chapter 4: To Hear the Machine
Abstract: Strange goings-on on an apparently uninhabited planet, lead Sheridan and two very unexpected guests to Epsilon 3. But they aren't the only ones interested in what is happening there.
Chapter 5: The Shadow of her Past, the Illusion of his Future
Abstract: This story deals with the Babylon 4 story, and is drawing heavily upon "Babylon Squared" and "War Without End".
Chapter 6: The Bester of Both Worlds
Abstract: Ivanova's plottings run into a problem as Sheridan begins his observations against the Shadows, but a new arrival threatens to upset both their plans.
Chapter 7: Transformations
Abstract: Sheridan finds his recent actions coming back to haunt him, Delenn enters the chrysalis, Ivanova makes her plans for the future, Sinoval seeks confirmation on an important matter, Lord Refa makes a visit to Proxima, and Londo is rapidly finding himself in over his head.
Chapter 8: The Other Half of my Soul
Abstract: Fire! Brimstone! Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse! Sinoval launches the Minbari on the path of their destiny, Sheridan must decide where his true loyalties lie, Bester plays a trump card, Delenn plans a means of ending this, Londo finds events running away friom him, Marcus has to make a choice, and Lyta stares into the abyss.
Phase II: The Death of Flesh, the Death of Dreams
Previously What Has Gone Before...
Prologue And What is Yet to Come
Chapter 1: The Cost of Alliances
Abstract: Delenn, Londo and Lennier go off in search of the mysterious technomages, hoping that their power will both save Delenn's life and help defeat the Shadows, but their aid comes at a price. Sheridan meanwhile is thrust into a bettle to save an innocent people, both from the marauding Streibs, and from one of their own number.
Chapter 2: A Moment of Joy in a Lifetime of Sorrow
Abstract: Sheridan cannot run from his past any longer. With Anna's death, his exile and his feelings for Delenn all unresolved, he will have to reach some sort of closure, or it may end up costing him his life. Or his soul. And while he is descending into the depths of despair, others are finding that there is joy to be found, although that does depend on where you look for it...
Chapter 3: Singers, Shapers, Dreamers, Makers
Abstract: Londo and Lennier return to the technomages with the price of their aid, only to find the Drakh have arrived there first. While they run a gauntlet through an occupied Kazomi 7, Delenn is literally dying in their arms. Even if she can survive long enough to reach the technomages, will they cure or kill her, and can she come to terms with what she will have to face before she can be cured? Plus Lyta learns more about the Vorlons and their role in the war, and Sheridan discovers the depth of his bond with Delenn.
Chapter 4: The Long Fight
Abstract: Humanity begins its long-planned counterstrike against the Minbari, but this time they are far from alone. As Kalain builds a new Grey Council, he finds that his concerns for his people are very different from those of his predecessor, who in turn is finding that his quest for Valen is leading him to some very strange places. This time, Sinoval makes for the Soul Hunters, to make them a proposition they cannot refuse. And on Kazomi 7, Delenn forges her own little haven of Light, which is threatened to be swamped by a tide of Darkness...
Chapter 5: The Good Ship Babylon
Abstract: As the war between human and Minbari heats up, Bester's machinations place Sheridan somewhere he would far rather not be, but will his mixed desires spell doom for himself and his crew? Political intrigue threatens to spiral out of control on both Proxima and Minbar and Londo is reminded of something he'd forgotten a long time ago...
Chapter 6: Reflection, Surprise, Terror - for the Future
Abstract: Kazomi 7 is greeted by the arrival of another alien ship, but this is no repeat of the Drakh invasion. This is worse. A Vorlon has arrived, bringing with him an Inquisitor. Sheridan and Delenn have both stepped too far into the Darkness and it is the task of the Inquisitor to bring them back to the Light, or even to kill them if he feels they are not worthy. But not even the Vorlons are immune from factionism, and hidden agendas abound. Will the love of John and Delenn enable them to endure their worst nightmares, and will they survive to face the next great test, as the galaxy is engulfed by flames...? And elsewhere, Sinoval's bleak sojourn on Cathedral is interrupted by a most strange guest, the mysterious Mr. Morden, but what use does a human have for the Soul Hunters, and just who are Mr. Morden's 'associates'?
Chapter 7: The Death of Flesh, the Death of Dreams
Abstract: The karmic wheel spins as the human fleets near Minbar, but are they intent on ending the cycle of pain and destruction, or on continuing it? As the Grey Council falls apart, it seems that not even Sinoval can save his planet from destruction. He will be fortunate if he can save the Grey Council from destruction, should that be his intent. As the skies above Minbar rain fire, a desperate coalition is formed to save the planet, and the hopes and dreams of billions. Meanwhile Londo returns to Centauri Prime, set on restoring order, only to run into a fair number of pitfalls along the way, and Bester's arrival on Proxima 3 results in the destruction of a fair few dreams itself.
Chapter 8: Between the Candle and the Star
Abstract: Minbar is in ruins, devastated by forces it thought it could defeat. As Sinoval tries to forge a new world and a new people from the ashes, his dream is assaulted from all sides. Delenn has returned to her home for the first time in two years and she must come to terms with her feelings for Minbar's new destiny. Still lurking in the shadows is Ulkesh, with his own plans for the future. Plus: the answers to two of the galaxy's greatest mysteries are revealed.
Phase III: A Line in the Sand
What has gone before...(Summaries of Phases I & II)
Prologue A Storm on the Horizon
Chapter 1: The One and the Nine
Abstract: Valen has returned to a Minbar devastated by war and chaos. But will he alleviate Minbar's problems - or add to them? What are the secrets of the great prophet, and how do they tie in with Sinoval's own secrets from the past? The answers lie twelve years before... at a desperate last stand by a race on the brink of extinction, featuring a general named Sinoval, a Satai named Delenn and a human... called Jeffrey Sinclair.
Chapter 2: Promises for the Future
Abstract: He is Valen Reborn, the incarnation of prophecy and destiny for the Minbari people, and yet he is also Jeffrey Sinclair, a human with thoughts and feelings at odds with his new role. As he comes to realise the degree of manipulation he has been subjected to, he struggles to come to terms with his destiny. While, elsewhere, someone once very close to him finds hints as to her own role in the future, and in the past.
Chapter 3: The Parliaments of Conquerors
Abstract: At Proxima, plans are afoot as the Resistance Government finally readies itself to move against G'Kar, but the fate they plan is not death... but something far, far worse. Welles walks a very fine line, but receives help from a most unexpected source. Meanwhile, on Centauri Prime, Londo demonstrates just how real politic is done...
Chapter 4: A Line in the Sand Part I Part II
Abstract: There is a darkness coming, a great and terrible darkness. But there is hope, there is a place of refuge, a place of sanctuary, a place where the forces of light can be marshalled and readied. A place where a Line has been drawn. And now the darkness comes to that place, and the Line will be drenched in blood.
THE ONE WHO WAS.
THE ONE WHO IS.
THE ONE WHO WILL BE.
WHICH ONE SHALL FALL?
Chapter 5: From the Ashes
Abstract: The Minbari have an old saying: ‘There can be no peace with the Shadow'. But what if there could be? How much would peace be worth, and what would it cost? And who would pay?


Series: Rimstalker
Author: David G Goldingay
Abstract: I've always been a fan of grand epics. This is not, however, a parallel universe epic, but instead a 'mini-arc' focussing on one character, set within the story structure as a whole. And not, I will add, even ON the station for some time to come. One note though, in the tradition of the Great Maker, what appears at first to be straight forward won't be...

Rimstalker I: Shade and Shadow
Date: 09/11/97
Abstract: Part One of a five-part 'mini-arc' set within the canon story that focuses on new characters

Rimstalker II: Destiny's Call
Date: 09/11/97
Abstract: Part Two of a five-part 'mini-arc' set within the canon story that focuses on new characters

Rimstalker III: Dark Circle
Date:

Abstract: Part Three of a five-part 'mini-arc' set within the canon story that focuses on new characters

Rimstalker IV: Before the Storm...
Date:

Abstract: Part Four of a five-part 'mini-arc' set within the canon story that focuses on new characters. Conclusion of the main part of the Rimstalker saga.

Rimstalker V: Walkers in the Darkness
Date: 10/21/98
Abstract: Part Five of a five-part 'mini-arc' set within the canon story that focuses on new characters. Conclusion of the main part of the Rimstalker saga.

Preview: Star and Circle
Abstract: Not a story but a short outlook on the Rimstalker Sequel Series "Star and Circle".

Sequel: Star and Circle: As Darkness Falls
Date: 01/10/99
Abstract: Those that have seen A CALL TO ARMS will understand that a new saga is dawning. The tale of a CRUSADE... the story of a starship named EXCALIBUR, and of a desperate mission to save a doomed world. But what is not known is that another story also begins shortly before this...a story of another ship, a ship designed by a Minbari some name mad; a Minbari helped by a human engineer, shunned by the rest of his race for the choices he has made...



Series: Agents of the Dark
Author: Daniel Collins
Abstract:
Series 1: In The Beginning
Date: 03/30/98 - 05/05/98
Abstract: Part I: Way Back When...
Part II: Way Back Then...
Part III: Way Back Then...
Part IV: When the Spark Is Lit
Part V: When Spark becomes Flame
Part VI: Battles and Introductions
Part VII: Rallying Support
Part VIII: The Fall And Rise Of Sector Fourteen
Part IX: The Fall And Rise Of Sector Fourteen
Past, no spoilers Parts 1-9 complete Series I, "In the Beginning"
Series II: Alterted to a Presence
Date: 06/06/98 - 06/08/98
Abstract: Part I: The Aftermath Of The First Shadow War
Part II: Earth's Hostile Hospitality
Part III: Great Conquest, Great Mistakes
Past, no spoilers
Parts 1-3 complete Series II
Series III: The Holy War
Date: 08/12/98 - 08/23/98
Abstract: Part I: Triggering Mistakes
Part II: Taken Over By Anger, Pain And The
Need For Revenge


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