This story is based on the original series of Battlestar Galactica and the characters from the book series, and I make no claim of ownership over any existing characters (I only claim to own the extra characters I have made up myself! hehehe)
By the way, this is my first fanfic, so please don't expect miracles ... I stopped reading my own work ages ago! Seriously though, I would love all readers (ok, so I'm only expecting one or two - yeah, me and my mum!) to review...pleease!
Chapter One:
The problem was a mounting one - the surge of power Athena felt on stepping onto the surface told her they were close by. She didn't bother to scan the area with her eyes or her tricorder as she knew the natives had technology which allowed them to cloak their appearance in all forms. Athena had volunteered for this preliminary survey against her father's wishes. However, as she could not reveal the secret of their enemy, nor explain how she acquired this knowledge, she had to be there when the first scouting party made their observations. She had to protect them; it was her job, even if she couldn't reveal her true identity to those she worked with. The Twelve System Alliance may be dead, and the President, her boss, along with it, but her duty remained.
There were four other members on this survey expedition, and all of them male. Her brother, Captain Apollo was to lead this mission, and he had chosen the other three from their experience on record. Lieutenant Greene, and Lieutenants' Starbuck and Boomer were the other members. Ensign Athena was the only female. She had not been chosen specifically, but her training at the academy would be useful to the mission and Athena was sure to point that out to her brother and her father. They finally both agreed, seeing as how she did need the experience.
Athena thought that a bit of a private joke. Considering how she had served the Twelve System Alliance and the President for eight years as an operative in his secret service, she knew she had a more diverse range of experience then any other on this mission, including her brother. She had been trained for the service since she was eleven, and began working for them as soon as she turned twelve; a symbolic number for the Presidential Service - a symbolic number for the president. He had inducted her personally, and she had served him since. She had not been there at his side the day he died; instead, she watched his death from the bridge of her father's battleship. Since that day, she had worked silently for a chance to avenge him. She knew that if she had been there, Count Baltar would never have had the chance to kill her master. His betrayal instead would have meant his instant death at her hands.
Athena had been promoted after the massacre of the Cylons to Commander. As an operative with many years experience, she was highly regarded by her superiors as leader material. However, she often chose to work alone under her previous commander, who had been promoted to Captain, even though she also had her own team to lead. This time, she chose to work alone with her Captain by her side.
Taking a deep breath, Athena used her sense of smell to ascertain the range between her and the closest target. A sharp tangy flavor told her the enemy was a lot closer then she expected. Drawing her gun, she aimed the nozzle in the right direction, away from her shipmates, and began firing. The old fashioned chemical gun she had to use was not continuous and she soon ran out of ammo.
The sound of the bullets breaking the air caused Apollo and Greene, who were closest to her, to turn in surprise. The sight that they beheld was a strange one - their eyes told them that Athena was wildly firing into thin air. No enemies were in sight, and their equipment told them the same story. Apollo took a step forward, and demanded fiercely to know what in hell Athena was doing. Athena ignored him. When she ran out of ammo, she tossed the empty gun aside, calling sideways"Captain, help"
Again shots were heard to be fired, but this time at Athena. Apollo yelled out, and drawing his gun, began desperately searching the surrounds for their enemy. Hearing the shots, Starbuck and Boomer both came running back from the direction they had wondered off in, their guns already drawn. But Greene was watching Athena, his eyes wide in shock as if he could not believe what he was seeing. And indeed, the sight was one almost unbelievable. Athena was dodging the bullets, her body moving at the same speed as them so as to twist out of their way. She seemed to be doing the impossible. As the others noticed what Greene was staring at, their sense of urgency was lost in their amazement.
As the alien ran out of ammunition, Athena dropped to the ground, the last two bullets grazing her right arm and left thigh. A haze shimmered before Athena, and a strange voice spoke the words "Only human" To the right of the haze, another one shimmered, this time coming into focus completely to reveal a young girl, about sixteen or younger, aiming a gun at the head region of the haze. "Not so superior now, huh" her only words before pulling the trigger and firing two rounds into the aliens head. It fell dead at Athena's feet, its camouflage fading completely to reveal an almost human form.
Reaching out a hand to Athena, the girl asked"Are you okay? You're getting faster" Grabbing the hand offered, Athena pulled herself up off the ground, grimacing as she checked out her wounds. "Not fast enough, obviously! Thanks, Captain, he came out of nowhere." Smiling grimly, her Captain shook her head"There are a lot of them out there, you've got to be more careful" A sound unheard by the others, caused both the girl and Athena to raise their heads sharply. Athena took a step between her Captain and the unknown ahead, calling back in a tight urgent voice"You get it ready, I'll head them off," The girl gave a firm nod in response, then turning to the others, yelled"Well don't just stand there; move, move, move" She ran towards the ship, yelling at them to follow her quickly and not to waste time. Apollo was reluctant to leave Athena alone with these unknown attackers, but through gritted teeth, Athena ordered him to do as he was told. "I can't fight them and protect you at the same time, brother, now move"
Suddenly, Athena seemed to launch herself into attack, fighting the air in a series of frenzied moves. Her martial arts skills were impressive, and Apollo watched in awe at the abilities he never knew his sister possessed. Snapping himself out of it, he too turned and sprinted to the ship, which was warming its engines up preparing to lift off once Athena joined them. Greene was sending a garbled audio message to the Galactica preparing them for their sudden arrival ahead of schedule. Unbeknownst to him, his message worried Commander Adama more than it should have, only becauseit wasn't Athena sending the communication, as was her job.
A/N: Ok, so probably not the best ending for the first chapter...but I'll try to do better for the second one if you all promise to review - even if it's only to say this story should be scrapped:)