From: "Julie" Subject: Fan Fiction - The Babylonian Cycle: The Tale of the Ten Brothers Zathras Date: Tue, 6 Jul 1999 17:57:31 -0400 This is another tale from the Babylonian cycle, a recounting of the = events in Babylon 5 as told from an Arthurian perspective. This is a = humorous tale about Zathras. Spoilers for War Without End and Babylon = Squared. ********** The Babylonian Cycle The Tale of the Ten Brothers Zathras And it came to pass in the days of Sheradin the Great and Ivonava the = Strong that there were ten brothers. And these brothers were caretakers = of the Great Machine of Epsilon 3, and they were all called Zathras. And = though this caused confusion in all those around them and they were = often mistaken for one another, Zathras did not mind, and indeed had = come to like it. And one of the brothers Zathras did embark on a great task, and joined = Sinclair the Mystic in bringing the station of Babylon 4 a thousand = years into the past. And when Ivonava the Strong did venture to the surface of Epsilon 3, she = mistook another brother Zathras for the brother Zathras that had joined = Sinclair. And she was confused, for she did not know there were ten of = them, and that they were all called Zathras. And sometimes Zathras spoke to dirt, for at times there were small = insects in the dirt with whom Zathras conversed. And no one ever = listened to Zathras, but that is another Tale for another time. ********** Julie :) Come to the Procrastinator's Aid! It's full of lists, quizzes, and = jokes, to prevent you from doing any real work! http://www.geocities.com/~yourstruly/