Spoilers: Exodus (Pt 1)
Coding: Hints of Laura/Zarek and Laura/Lee
Disclaimer: The characters aren't mine, I'm sure you're all shocked. They belong to Ron Moore and his people.
Flicker
By Socket
The Cylon Centurions appear over the hill, guns drawn, ready to fire and all she can think is: Lee Adama is not here.
Lee was waiting to save her; it was his soul purpose, he grew fat with the waiting.
Laura grew tired of the waiting, unpractised at being needy. It didn't sit well with her.
He is married, she is single.
He is unhappy, she is not.
Laura is too busy fighting; he is too busy giving in. Somehow they switched from synchronised to opposites.
Laura rarely thinks of Apollo now; he is a distant recollection, reminiscent of a time when she was the President and could see the downfall of humanity a mile away.
She stands beside Zarek, her hands bound in front of her, her feet sinking into the mud and her heart racing.
No matter how many atrocities she witnesses, shock never fails her. Then shock subsides, her blood pumps adrenaline and her stomach muscles tighten as self-preservation kicks-in.
Gun fire. Screams. Hands pulling Zarek down; her hands.
Dirt is in her hair and stones dig into her body as she rolls down the ravine, wrapped-up with him.
People fall all around them; limbs and chaos surround her. She lies beside Zarek, flat on her stomach, keeping her head down.
Then it stops. A gulf of silence, followed by the low murmur of sobs.
Laura sits up; she sees the bodies splayed about them are all Cylon.
Zarek stands and reaches down, pulling her up. He stares at her, amazed that she had chosen to save him.
Laura gazes up at the sky and grins; grabbing hold of the flicker of hope she still sees. She is alive and she will persevere.
~End~