Disclaimer: I do not own Stargate Atlantis or Babylon 5

Summery: The Minbari have destroyed Earth and its colonies. But Humans are a stubborn race and on a world far from the scorched surface of Earth what remains of the human race will be transformed forever and even the Shadows will know fear. Vengeance is coming.

AN: This is just a prolog chapter to give a brief overview of what has changed in the Babylon 5 universe. I didn't really like this chapter that much but it was needed to let you know the score. The story will really start in chapter two.

Ch. 1 Fleeing into the Night.

The EAS Phantom a Nova class Dreadnought cruised through the chaotic realm of hyperspace. The vessel was a monster, just over 1500 meters long, it boasted a large number of offensive weapons including 22 twin plasma cannons, 6 particle guns and several fusion missiles. With an eight-meter thick armored hull, the EAS Phantom was easily one of the most powerful warships ever built by human hands; it was also the only Nova class Dreadnought to escape the Minbari massacre of Earth.

After a disastrous first contact, during which a revered Minbari elder was slain, the Minbari began a genocidal war on the human race. In less then a year the Minbari burned their way through human controlled space destroying every human colony they encountered.

Humans realizing they were outclassed in everyway, made desperate pleas to the other interstellar powers seeking aid in their fight against the Minbari, but not even the League of Nonaligned Worlds, who owed their very existence to the humans of Earth, would intervene on behalf of the humans, fearing reprisal by the Minbari.

Out of options the humans offered unconditional surrender and begged the Minbari to stop the slaughter, their pleas were ignored, and thirteen months after first contact the Minbari invaded Sol.

Knowing that the end was near the last of Earth's military vessels, nearly 20,000 ships, many of which were fighters, formed a blockade between Earth and the approaching Minbari fleet. Those onboard the ships knew they were doomed that moment that Proxima 3 fell, but they fought on, never hesitating to do what was necessary, spending their lives to buy time for as many humans to escape Earth as possible onboard civilian transports and cargo ships. Only a single warship the EAS Phantom was not stationed on the line, instead it was giving the all-important task of guarding the civilian fleet as they fled into the outer rim. The original plan to flee into natural territory was abandoned when the Narns and Centauri took the opportunity to seize several Human worlds along their boarders. Wiping out the Human colonists with mass drivers from orbit before they occupied the worlds in the name of their respective governments, perhaps they also hoped to use their actions to gain favor with the Minbari by eradicating the human settlers. Whatever their reasons the message was clear, humans were no longer welcome.

So, as the Minbari broke through the last lines of Humanity's defense and began raining fire down upon Earth slaughtering billions, the last remnant of Humanity slipped into hyperspace. The Minbari witnessed the Human vessels entering hyperspace as they set fire to the birthplace of the human race but chose to not pursue them believing that the chaotic realm of hyperspace would finish what their fleets began. If only they knew.

"Captain!" The EAS Phantom's communication officer Lieutenant Baker called out. "Message from the President, nearly half of the civilian ships are running low on fuel we're going to have to return to normal space soon or the ships in question won't ever leave this realm again."

"Understood send word to all ships, prepare to exit hyperspace." Captain John Sheridan ordered as he studied the swirling red realm of hyperspace through the bridge's main viewer.

"Yes sir."

John Sheridan was giving the honor, or curse, of commanding the last Earth Dreadnought not because of political pandering but because he was the only member of EarthForce to go up against a Minbari Cruiser with a single ship and win. The Black Star the Minbari flagship and pride of their fleet ambushed the EAS Lexington in an asteroid field, killing the Captain of the vessel and leaving it for dead. The second in command of the Lexington Commander Sheridan took command of the broken vessel and tricked the Black Star into returning to finish it off when he issued a distress call. What the crew of the Black Star did not know however was that Sheridan had mined several of the asteroids with nuclear devices and when the Minbari warship returned to finish the Lexington it was destroyed by the resulting explosion. It was the only Human victory of the war and Sheridan was hailed as a hero was quickly promoted to Captain and giving command of the Phantom.

Of course, the exploits of his long career were the last thing on Sheridan's mind as he felt the deck reverberate as the EAS Phantom's four fusion reactors came online in preparation of creating a jump point for the rag tag human fleet. And in a matter of moments the fate of the human race would be decided. Far from charted space and off the beacon network the human fleet had been forced to constantly jump back into normal space in order to keep themselves from being lost in hyperspace forever; the jumps also allowed them to search for a habitable planet on which to settle and begin anew. Of course finding a suitable planet in the void of space was like finding a needle in a universal size haystack.

Sheridan felt a cold chill run up his spin at the thought of what fate would befall what was left of the human race if no planet was there when they exited hyperspace. Over a hundred thousand people trapped in metal coffins floating helplessly between the stars slowing dying of starvation, Sheridan would prefer a bullet.

"Sir engines are fully charged and the fleet is standing by."

"Jump." Captain Sheridan ordered in a firm commanding tone that never failed to bring courage to his crew.

The black abyss of space shattered as several massive blue vortexes opened into space expelling hundreds of grayish ships.

"Report" Sheridan ordered.

"Sir long range sensors are picking up a star 55 light minutes directly ahead."

"Are there any planets?" Sheridan asked, mentally crossing his fingers.

The tactical officer a thin blond woman around 27 studied her sensor readout before swiveling around in her chair a smile gracing her beautiful blue-eyed face. "Captain I am detecting five planets orbiting the star two of which are in the liquid water zone."

A string of cheers erupted on the bridge at the news, normally Sheridan would have chastised the crew for such outbursts but let it go as even he could not stop the smile that formed on his lips at the news. "Helm set course for the system's planets. Communication signal the fleet, instruct them to do the same to do the same."

"Yes sir." Two offices replied enthusiastically.