EAS Hyperion

The Hyperion is a Hyperion class heavy cruiser. Built in the 2240's, she was one of the few Earth force ships to survive the Earth-Minbari war.

A Voice in the Wilderness

As Sinclair, Ivanova, and Varn were returning, the Hyperion came through the jump gate. Captain Ellis was determined to secure the planet and its technology for the the Alliance. Pierce attempted to assert his authority over the sector of space Babylon 5 was in, despite the fact that Sinclair had final authority over the region. Because of riots on Mars, Sinclair was unable to contact President Luis Santiago to confirm his autority.

The crew on Babylon 5 learned that if the correct safeguards were not used the planet would automatically self destruct, which would also destroy the station. They also learned that Varn would soon die, and that the planet would explode following his death. Shortly afterwards, Commander Sinclair found that Pierce was going to send an expedition down to the planet. Pierce was unwilling to believe that the planet would self destruct. To keep the Hyperion from sending anyone down, Sinclair had the defense grid activated and aimed it at the Hyperion. Realizing that Sinclair was fully willing to destroy his ship, Pierce stood down.

After these tense moments, an alien vessel jumped into Babylon 5 space. The ship was crewed by people from Varn's race who were criminals and had been banished years ago. The alien ship downloaded the language banks so they could communicate with Babylon 5. They ordered the station and the Hyperion to leave within 10 hours. Afterwards, Pierce came on and told the aliens they had nine hours to leave.

The aliens then began to battle with Babylon 5 and Hyperion. Meantime, the Minbari Draal, Ambassadors Delenn and Londo Mollari took Varn back to the machine. Michael Garibaldi joined them on the surface. Draal then proceeded to join with the machine as Varn's replacement.

In the space above the planet, the battle was not going well. The alien ship had broken up into three component pieces, and had out flanked the Earth Alliance forces. Draal then appeared to Commander Sinclair, Captain Pierce, and the alien Captain. Draal said that the Great Machine was off limits, and that any who approached would be destroyed. The aliens ignored Draal's warning, and Draal then destroyed them.

Aftermath

Draal, who said the Great Machine would be there for the upcoming Shadow War, contacted Delenn and John Sheridan the next year, and offered his services to Babylon 5 and Delenn.