The year is 2258, ten years after the destruction of Earth by the Minbari fleet. The last refuge of Humanity is a devastated colony on the planet Proxima-3. President Mary Crane is the head of the Resistance Government. The remnants of the Earth Military continue to fight against the Minbari using raiding tactics. Relations with Narn allies are far from ideal. The last hope of Humanity is one single ship and one single person. This ship is Babylon, this man is its captain. John Sheridan. Chapter 1. A dark, crooked mirror.

Sheridan is trying to understand what happened to him on Narn, and how it is connected with Delenn. Lyta Alexander realizes that she has a special mission, and the Resistance Government makes a fateful decision.