Hello! This is my first story I've written in a while, I hope you enjoy! A reimagining of the Battlestar Galactica (2003) series with new characters as well as the old ones. Set across the timeline of the show itself, which means lots of fun research for me! Haha. The first chapter is short but I decided to separate it from the rest as I felt it should be on its own next chapter will be longer. Hope you like it! :3
Chapter 1:
The man walked up the trail huffing slightly as he tried to remember why he thought this was even a good idea. He just wanted to get away for a while from that damned house and from his servants, who were continually giving him worried glances ever since his diagnosis. Seriously just because he had cancer was no reason to treat him like he was made of glass, he leant against a tree and sighed closing his eyes. The sound of birds and wind whistling thru the trees was soothing and in the distance he could hear the sound of the harbour and the waves hitting the shore. Opening his eyes again he looked down toward the harbour, an important landmark here on Picon and his family had own many ships here for generations. It looked actually small for up on this mountain, he felt like he was worlds away from everyone and to be honest he was happy about that. He had never really felt the need for companionship in his life and was now glad for it, since who knew how much time he had left; still maybe it would have been good to have someone who was his.
Heaving himself off the tree he continued on this trek upward, heading to a clearing were he would go as a child. As the man got closer however he noticed something, something that most definitely wasn't normal, smoke was rising from up in the trees most likely coming from the clearing. He started to move faster now, and as he ran into the opening his eyes widened at the sight. It looked like a miniature space pod with several blinking lights on the outside and smoke rising from its obvious crash landing, the man hesitantly came closer and knelt beside it.
Letting his hand feel the air just above it he determined the pod shouldn't be hot too touch, placing his hand on the pod the man was pleased to see he was right as it was only a bit warm. Glancing down at the button on the side he placed his finger upon it to push it but stopped himself, 'What if it's a bomb?' he thought. Then remembering he was going to die anyway, he decided it didn't matter anyway and pressed the button. The pod made started to make a series of noises then it opened and the man stared at the contents open mouthed, not sure exactly what to say. Even though the man wasn't sure how or why this pod came to be, suddenly it didn't even matter as he felt his heart warm at the sight he beheld. "Well hello there" he smiled as the two babies in the pod started to wake and yawn waving their tiny hands as if to say hello back "Pleasure to meet you, I'm Michael".