Authors Note: This is an Episodic FanFic set alongside my main Fic, Battlestar Hyperion. This details the events of Hyperion from the point of view of the civilians and other ships on their way to Kobol.

Episode 1:

The Attack Part 1

Villa Fronta, Canceron:

Two Weeks Before the Attack on the Colonies

Rear Admiral John Jenkins, Admiral of Battlestar Group 53 and Commander of the Battlestar Hyperion, stepped up the stairs that led up to a scenic Villa that lay on top of the hill overlooking the bay below it. John led his entire extended family up towards the door and took out the keys from the bag he had slung over his shoulder. John reached over and slid the keys into the door and unlocked the Villa. Major Samuel 'Spinner' Halway, CAG of the Battlestar Hyperion and nephew of John, pushed open the door and entered. Sam threw his bag onto the chair by the door and turned to his cousin, John's daughter, Betty Jenkins. Sam took her bag and helped his uncle, Colonel Matthew Virgon, XO of the Battlestar Hyperion, through the door as well. "Thank you Sam," Matt said as he slipped off his sandals and set them down next to the door. Sam picked up two of the bags and headed up towards the stairs.

"Did you pack the rosé John?" Asked John's wife, Cathy Jenkins.

"Oh... We had a little accident on the Hyperion, didn't we Matt?" John said smugly. Matt snorted as he rummaged through the cupboards in the kitchen of the Villa.

"I suppose that meant you drank it?" Angela Virgon, Matt's wife, asked Matt as she headed for the stairs with the two's bags.

"Of course it does," Their daughter, Edith Virgon said. "Now c'mon Betty, that pool's not going to swim in itself!" The two girls grabbed their stuff and headed up to a bedroom to get changed, nearly bumping Sam over on their way up.

"Gods! Mind out," Sam said playfully as he passed the girls on the stairs. "Do you want me to take those up Admiral?" Sam asked as he walked over to John's bags. John shook his head.

"I've got it Sam. Just remember," John said. "We're not on the Hyperion, you don't have to call me Admiral," John chuckled as he picked up his bags and headed up towards his bedroom.

Villa Fronta, Canceron:

Ten Days Before the Attack

Sam brushed his hand through his golden hair as he looked over the balcony towards the beautiful vista in front of him. He turned around when he heard Edith and Betty walk through the room behind him. "Hey," Sam said as they approached him.

"Why are you being all melodramatic suddenly?" Betty asked.

"Who or what are you moping about this time?" Edith said, standing next to Sam. Sam shrugged.

"I don't really know myself. I just feel like... y'know, like something strange is gunna happen. Ah, forget it. I bet I'm just going crazy," Sam said as he stepped away from the balcony and headed back inside.

South Cancer Spaceport, Canceron:

Two Hours BTA

John drove his car up towards the spaceport that sat on the edge of the city of South Cancer. He pulled the car over and he, Sam and Matt climbed out. "Will we see you when we get back to Virgon tomorrow?" Cathy Jenkins asked her husband as he gave her a kiss goodbye.

"I'll try to head off via Virgon, don't worry," John told her as he stood up outside the car. John straightened out his uniform as he headed towards the spaceport doors and waved goodbye to Cathy in the car behind him as she drove away.

"Admiral Jenkins!" John spun around when he heard the voice of Commander Terra, commander of the Beserk-type escort, Limpet. Commander Terra approached the three officers as they opened the door to the spaceport. She came over to John and shook his hand. John smiled as they entered the spaceport and headed for the officers' bypass.

"Congratulations on your promotion, Commander," John said as he pulled his Colonial ID out of his uniform's front pocket and showed it to the check-in officer at the desk in front of them. The check-in officer passed John, Matt and Sam. Commander Terra split away from John's group as she headed for her transport Raptor to the Limpet, which was currently with the rest of Battlestar Group 53 over Hestia.

John led Sam and Matt down the escalator towards the gate for their ship. "Hold it," Matt said as he stopped by a departure board. He read for the departure of their ship and saw Colonial Heavy 264 listed for the private flight to the Battlestar Hyperion and the orbital shuttleport to the other planets of Helios Delta. John walked over to the board and saw the flight listed to the Hyperion and saw a departure time of just a couple of minutes.

"Come on, quickly," He said as he started jogging down the hallway towards the loading gate where he showed the flight attendant, who was about to close the entry hatch, their boarding passes and their Colonial IDs and she let them on.

Villa Fronta, Canceron:

The Start of the Attack

"You join us here on Caprica as we bring you live coverage for the final of the Intersun Pyramid Cup. The Caprica Buccaneers shocked us at the last round after their loss to the Olympic Stallions from Gemenon last night and the Picon Panthers are hoping not to repeat the C-Buccs game today..." The Jenkins' and the Virgons sat around the television set in Villa Fronta's living room. "And here come the Panthers!" The TV showed the Picon Panthers appear from under the stands of the Atlas Arena. "And here leading the Olympic Stallions is..." The reporter stopped talking as a bright flash filled the screen. The feed cut away to the main newsroom in Caprica City

"This is a priority message to all Colonial citizens. There is a Cylon attack in progress. Proceed to either your nearest evacuation shuttle or find a safe place to hide until such time as the Colonial Fleet can repel the Cylons," The news host said before another blast cut through the city behind him and the feed cut to static. The twelve family members sat in shock until they heard two Raptors land outside the front of the Villa. They each grabbed anything they could and ran out of the door and met with the two Raptors from the Hyperion.

"Ma'am," The Raptor pilot said to Cathy Jenkins. "Get your family inside the ships while we start up the engines," Cathy nodded and climbed into the first Raptor and helped Betty into it behind her. Cathy saw the red patch from the Hyperion on the flight suit of the Raptor crew and took a deep breath. She stopped when she heard four Canceronian civilians run towards them from the Villa at the bottom of the hill. The Raptor ECO motioned to the civilians and they climbed into the Raptors next to Cathy and the others. Cathy saw a pair of Colonial Atmospheric Shuttles fly down towards the nearby village, escorted by an Assault Raptor. The gullwing door of the Raptor swung shut and the Raptor lifted off from the planet.

Space-Park Naxos, Aeolus Asteroid Belt:

One Hour After the Attack

The Raptors touched down on the Naxos, a civilian Space Park liner. Cathy was led by the Raptor pilot down towards the ring where thousands of civilians where collectively standing around the entrance to the bridge demanding answers for what has happened so far. The Captain of the Naxos stepped out of the bridge and grabbed a micro-phone which was connected to an array of speakers around the ship. "As you know our Colonies where just attacked by the Cylons and although our information is limited for now, I can tell you that we have arranged in advance for as many transport ships as possible to transport you all in comfort. We will be FTL jumping to Scorpia then Virgon and then Zeus, to rendezvous with the other civilian ships carrying your family and friends. We will then receive our orders from the Battlestar Hyperion, which has been charged with our protection for the foreseeable future," The Captain quickly put down the micro-phone and walked back into the bridge of the Naxos.

Intersun Transport Colonial Eve, Colonial Survivor Fleet Kobol:

Three and a Half Hours ATA

Cathy and Betty entered the Colonial Eve and saw the ship's retrofitted cargo bay filled with spacious accommodation for those who could afford it. They entered one of the rooms as an alarm sounded around the ship. "All passengers, buckle-up and prepare for emergency FTL jump," The captain of the Colonial Eve told his passengers. Cathy sat down in a chair that sat at the side of the room as the ship took a light hit from a Cylon Raider outside the ship. The FTL drives whirred as the intercom of the ship was accidentally taken over by a Colonial defence craft.

"Attention all Colonial captains. This is the Firestar Ouranos. We and the Defender Zeus have been ordered to protect this convoy by Admiral Jenkins of the Battlestar Hyperion. Please jump to the FTL coordinates immediately!" Commander Qualm of the Firestar Ouranos told the ships. The FTLs of the colonial survivor ships spun up and the ships zipped away from the combat.

Outside the ships, Captain Allison 'Rocker' Hill, flew her newly restored Viper MkII between the civilian ships as they jumped away. The Squadron of Raiders buzzed around every ship they could find as the Colonial fighters attempted to intercept. "Alright people," Allison said. "This is Rocker. We need to cover that last civilian ship. Looks like she's got a problem with her FTLs,"

"Rocker, Switch-back: I'm reading nuclear weapons on those three raiders at bearing 267 Carom 14," Lieutenant Harry 'Switch-back' Williams told Allison.

"Tally Switch-back. Get on my tail and we'll take them out," Allison pulled her Viper up towards the Raiders as they dived towards the last Colonial transport. "I've got you, you bastards!" Allison whispered to herself as she fired a volley of bullets onto the Raiders. Switch-back followed suit and two of the three remaining Raiders spun out of control and exploded. The last stayed on it course as it fired its nuclear missile. Allison drifted behind the Raider and blasted towards it, firing wildly. The KEWs cut through the wing of the ship and it was knocked off course. Allison watched in horror as the missile spun directly towards the escaping Colonial ship, the Delphi. "Delphi, Rocker: Get the frak out of here now!" She shouted as the missile neared the transport.

"Rocker, Delphi: Our FTLs are..." Allison held her breath as the missile made its final approach and closed her eyes as the transmission cut out.

"Rocker, Switch-back: I can't see the Delphi," Harry said. Allison looked up as the missile drifted away from where the ship had been and she breathed a sigh of relief as she saw that the Delphi had jumped away.

Defender Zeus, Colonial Survivor Fleet Kobol:

Four Hours ATA

The Defender-class Colonial cruiser, the Defender Zeus, completed its jump back to the fleet with the Firestar Ouranos on its tail. "Sir, all Vipers are present except for Bone," Lieutenant Williams told Allison.

"Good," Allison replied as her Viper was dragged into the hangar of the Zeus. "Did we lose any civvies?"

"No sir. We managed to arrive in time," Switch-back said.

"Thank the gods..." Allison said.

Intersun Transport Colonial Eve, Colonial Survivor Fleet 'Kobol':

Four Hours ATA

Cathy and Betty walked between the civilians of the Colonial Eve as they made their way to the bridge of the ship. A security guard had been posted by the door and stopped Cathy and Betty from entering the bridge. "Do you have passes?" The guard asked. Cathy took their Virgonese Passport out of her handbag and gave them to the guard. "I'm sorry madam, but these don't allow for travel into the bridge," The guard told them. As the guard spoke, the door behind him swung open and revealed Captain Collins, captain of the Colonial Eve.

"I'll take this, thank you," He told the guard, who nodded and let the two into the bridge.

They entered the bridge and saw the fleet hanging in space before them, out of the bridge's wide view port. "Welcome Mrs Jenkins," Captain Collins said to Cathy. "I understand you'll be wondering about your husband," Cathy nodded to Captain Collins. "Well you shouldn't. He was the one who ordered this mission and his Battlestar Group should be arriving within a day and our journey will begin. He has assured all of us that he has a plan to keep us all alive, so you shouldn't worry about this being spontaneous. Admiral Jenkins will, of course, give a clearer evaluation of the situation once he and his fleet arrive; but until then, I suggest you get some rest," Captain Collins told Cathy and Betty.

"Thank you Captain," Cathy said gratefully. "Please keep us updated, I would like to speak with John when he arrives,"

"I'll arrange it," Captain Collins said as he showed the two ladies to the door. He waved as they exited the room. He then closed the door and returned to his post.