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directly into the control hub, and the planet killer activates prematurely. The Earth and Alliance ships escape just as the planet killer destroys itself and most of the Drakh assault fleet. However, the last remaining Drakh ships bypass the defense grid and plunge into Earth orbit, releasing a black
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ship underpowered for a recovery period of one minute. During the test, Sheridan is visited by Galen in a waking dream. Galen informs him that while the Technomages will remain in hiding for another 20–30 years, they still watch the galaxy, and have learned of an impending attack on Earth by the
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On the firing range, construction supervisor Lionel Drake demonstrates the capabilities of Excalibur's Vorlon-influenced enhanced weapons system: the ship channels energy from its entire body to capacitance and channels it in a single burst of very powerful energy; the firing, however, leaves the
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Sheridan and Anderson arrive in Earth space just ahead of the Drakh fleet and organize the Earth and Alliance fleets assembled to repel the attack, and a massive battle ensues when the Drakh emerge. During the conflict, Sheridan and Anderson venture into the Shadow planet killer in search of a
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into a research vessel, armed with the best experts that can be found to search the galaxy for other races and technologies who may possess the knowledge that can lead to a cure. Galen arrives at the station to assist in the mission.
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primary component: the device is a well defended planet-sized web of interconnecting joints filled with core-penetrating nuclear warheads. Dureena uses her guile to correctly isolate the master control hub just as
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Sheridan and Anderson are approached by a small Drakh fleet, who inquire about their identities and intentions. The Drakh suddenly receive a powerful encoded message and begin to flee;
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out to visit Daltron 7. They arrive to find the once pristine world scorched to ruin and they discover the body of the fourth member of their party, a
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and forming the Alliance, which thwarts their ambitions. Galen provides him with descriptions of three individuals who will meet him at
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on January 3, 1999, as one of two films shown over the 1998–1999 season to fill in the gap between the fifth season of
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pursue them only to find the entire Drakh fleet departing for Earth. After a short battle, they escape and contact
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to assist him, but explicitly warns him never to explain his actions or mission to anyone under any circumstances.
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technology of the White Stars. En route to the firing range, Sheridan is visited in a dream by
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The final episode of the season includes scenes of future events up to 3262 and beyond.
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Five years after the establishment of the Interstellar Alliance, President
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s weapon systems are irreparably damaged. Anderson and his crew plow
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who seek revenge for the part humans have played in defeating them in
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rendezvous in deep space to oversee the completion of IAS
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Babylon 5: A Call to Arms (game)
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Space opera
Drama
J. Michael Straczynski
Michael Vejar
Bruce Boxleitner
Jerry Doyle
Jeff Conaway
Carrie Dobro
Peter Woodward
Tony Todd
Tracy Scoggins
Scott MacDonald
Douglas Netter
Babylonian Productions
Warner Bros. Television
TNT
Babylon 5
In the Beginning
Babylon 5 station
The Gathering
Signs and Portents
The Coming of Shadows
Point of No Return

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