The Long Trial
by R. Bernstein,
With acknowledgment to my superb technical consultant, Adam Coles.

Setting: From the last year of the Earth-Minbari War (2247) to the second season episode, "Revelations" (2259)

Havah Lassee fought in the Earth Minbari War as a Marine, and flew in the Battle of the Line. She was one of the pilots the Minbari brought aboard and investigated. The Minbari discovered something unusual about her. She has a Minbari soul: the soul of Valen’s student during the last Shadow War. But what neither the Minbari nor Havah knew is that Havah Lassee is half-Minbari. She didn’t know it at the time because she had never known either of her parents. Her father, a warrior, was captured by the Stribes, as was her Human mother. They were experimented on. Havah Lassee was the result of that experiment. She slowly learns about her father; and he eventually learns about her, and about her role in the coming Shadow War, and the future of Minbar.

  • Part One

    Chapter 1: The War

    Havah Lassee engages in combat with the enemy Minbari at Proxima Three when they ambush the outpost. She is stranded and rescued by EarthForces on their way to defend Earth against the final assault of the Minbari, the Battle of the Line. On the way there, she is trained to fly a fighter as a contingency. She is captured by the Minbari. As with Jeffrey Sinclair, the Minbari discover something unusual about her, and she is released.

    Chapter 2: A New Friend

    Havah, living now in New York, encounters a Minbari man being burgled and finds an unexpected friend.

    Chapter 3: The Station

    Now aboard Babylon 5 after having procured a job there as an entry-level epidemiologist, Havah attends a meeting with her supervisor, the public information officer of the station, Jeffrey Sinclair, the commander of the station, and Oren Zento, a labor mediator. It takes place just before a similar meeting with Miss Connelly, the labor representative.

    Chapter 4: Fringe Element

    A group of radicals begins attacking aliens on the station. Havah is nervous because of her hybrid state. She discovers a diary that belonged to her mother. It contains detailed and shocking information about her father. She and Ambassador Delenn meet and, after some tension, share a meal and talk about the alien attacks.

    Chapter 5: Hard Dreams

    Havah begins having nightmares every night after the arrival of Mr. Morden. She encounters him watching Londo Mollari, in the Zocalo and is thrust into a dream in front of him and his associates. She seeks out a counselor for help with the dream and agrees to try hypnosis to get to the bottom of the dreams, but there is a problem. She isn’t answering the questions in English, or any Human language.

    Chapter 6: Reunion

    Havah encounters her father, but he is unaware that she is his daughter. He is a powerful Minbari warrior and she wrestles with the implications.

    Chapter 7: Assassination

    Havah meets a young man and begins dating him. He finds out about her father and breaks up the relationship. On New Year’s Eve, the President is assassinated.

    Chapter 8: Changes

    The Trigati makes an appearance and the Minbari are forced to respond to the problem caused by one of their own. Ambassador Delenn goes into hibernation, as she changes into a hybrid. She re-emerges partly-human and resumes her intent to reveal enough of the mysteries of the Battle of the Line to convince Havah to relocate to Minbar.

  • Part Two

    Chapter 1: Minbar

    Havah arrives on Minbar and begins her ethnography. She meets a new friend and is hosted by a family. During her first night there, Havah lapses into another vocal dream about Turanni, leading the hostess to realize that Havah is more than she appears.

    Chapter 2: The Fight

    Havah explores Yedor only to find herself embroiled in a violent fight with three angry warriors. She defeats them, but is taken in by the Minbari Fala Shok, their equivalent of the police. After her release, she is taken by friends to view the New Year ritual.

    Chapter 3: Different Faces

    Havah learns more about the background of the Minbari, and returns to Yedor to find that Sinclair has been asked to lead the Anlashok. While in his office, she has a vision while staring at him, a clue to who he really is. He asks her to join the Anlashok as his executive officer. She meets with some members of the Grey Council, who give her compelling reasons to accept the post.

    Chapter 4: Anlashok Training

    Havah undergoes the training and engages in a nine-day initiation mission at the conclusion of training.

    Chapter 5: Becoming Alyt

    Havah engages in a Minbari day of thanks with Katani’s family, between trainings. She returns to the Ranger compound for command training. She and Sinclair develop a surveillance network. Havah’s father, Satai Neroon comes in to inspect the operations. He begins to remember his encounter with Havah’s mother in dreams, although he doesn’t understand them yet. Havah’s dreams continue to unfold more of the life of Turanni.

    Chapter 6: Chasing Dreams

    Havah begins her duties, and has a run-in with her father. Upset, she tells Trel about the encounter. Neroon’s aide follows her and learns of her secret. Neroon begins to remember his capture. Havah is assigned to Earth to investigate the position of Earth Gov



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