Saying Goodbye:
Disclaimer:I don't own these characters except for the new ones I create. Almost all characters belong to Sci Fi and the people who created Battle star Galactica
Note:I have seizures and though I do try to catch all my errors some no matter what I do I can't please don't criticize just my grammar and spelling errors. Warriors Toast is mine. I wrote it because of my research of history and how warroirs treated thier fallen.
"Come, come and share, come and know we come to celebrate the life of our fallen. Come and Know," a procession of crew members, led by Hera holding a picture of Kara and holding Admiral Adama's hand, said as they walked the corridors to memorial hall where Hera put Kara's image up where she wanted it to be.
Sharon picked up her daughter and hugged her close, "They screwed up you know,' she said to me once and when I asked who she was referring to she told me, 'your makers. They got you to fall in love with Helo, Helo of all the men in the universe he is the father of your supposed great saving grace. Man oh man what were they thinking'
"There I was sitting in a cage not knowing the fate of me or my unborn child and Kara had me laughing. And that's the kind of person Kara Thrace was cool under pressure and loyal to her friends unless you were like one person I know who was stupid enough to mess with that trust Kara was a loyal friend and amazing pilots even Cylons who don't have fear, found her as a dilemma because she never followed any form of logic. After Helo and my, first night with Hera, Kara brought food to us as we waited for test results on what was wrong with her and when we brought Hera home Kara took us to new quarters with slightly bigger bed and crib for Hera. She thought about everything for Helo and I when all we could think about was our daughter. Most people saw Kara as a scary person to be feared and avoided, she was also my sister, I'll miss you Kara," Sharon said kissing Hera's forehead.
"Boy you screwed the pooch on that one,' those were the first words she ever said to me on the second day of flight school when I made a pass at one of our instructors and then found out later she was our instructor. Then Kara handed me my first Stogie witch I hated and changed it with my lollipop. She said those same words when I told her I loved a Cylon but like all other times in life she had my back. She fought better than most men and I should know I was the reason she got into a number of bar fights because I hit on married women and their husbands liked to use me as a dart and nail me into a post. Kara always had my back.
"I knew and she was the one person I never wanted to be against in a bar fight or fire fight. Because when Kara fought everyone bone, muscle and thought was in that fight. But Kara was also gentle and she's going to come back and kill me for this but I got to tell you all this, Two week ago Hera was having horrible nightmares and Sharon and I couldn't sleep then in the middle of the night Kara comes into our quarters takes Hera instructs Sharon and I to get some sleep and she left with Hera in her arms. The next morning I found her on the top level of the flight deck with Hera in her arms sound asleep as Kara sang a gentle lullaby to her. Kara saw me and carried Hera over to me stating that if I told anyone Sharon would be a single parent. No matter what she believed I believe Kara Thrace would have been an amazing mother. I'll miss you," Helo said placing his candle down.
Tyrol stepped forward, "First day onboard of Galactica my first command and I see a blonde chewing out another pilot. Another pilot went up to her and whispered I had arrived. I immediate went over to her and she took my orders and saw I was the new deck chief, "Chief I only have one rule when it concerns you. Do it right. If a pilot gets on you tell me I'll check their bird. Some hot shots like to rip into you and your men and I don't stand for that nor will the Cag. She always knew her stuff and I respected her and the fact she could drink me and my whole crew under a table was also great. One night I saw her sitting in her bird and I came over asking if something was wrong and she said no just envisioning her next jump something she did every night and as I moved to leave she said, 'Chief you know what the secret of life is? Of course I don't," I replied and she smiled and said "Its easy live hard, play hard and die free.' Kara did just that," Tyrol said as he put his and Callie's candle down.
Thigh stepped forward and placed glass of booze in front of her picture, "Starbuck and I locked horns more than most but we gained a respect for one another after New Caprica. In times of old when Warriors lost fellow warriors in battle they use to sit around and drink to the fallen but with one difference they poured one extra glass and placed it in the missing warrior's seat and made a toast much like this, "You've shared our laughter and our tears. You guarded our home, you guarded our lives, when on this plane you did dwell now in the after life I pray you do the same. I lift my glass as a toast to a fallen warrior and friend, may you be sharing this drink with me from the other side where no tears fall and only happiness lies. Go and rest my friend you've earned your warriors' end," he said and from his flask and passed it around as other did the same.
Anders stepped forward with a friends right behind him as he placed a Triad ball by her picture, "She had a gun aimed at me and talked with more bravado in her voice than any other person I ever knew. In that moment that we met I knew I wanted to be with her forever and the fact that she beat me at Pyramid helped," he said as he smiled weakly, "She played hard and loved just as hard. I would give anything for ten more minutes with you," Anders said stroking the image, "But now your in a place where you're nightmares won't haunt you and you don't have to work till your exhausted just to get some decent sleep. Rest well my love," Anders said placing a candle before the image and putting her dog tag she gave him the first time they met back around his neck.
Everyone looked to Lee but he didn't move instead Admiral Adama stepped forward, "What do you hear Kara," he asked
"Nothing but the rain," Callie replied and everyone looked and her and the Admiral smiled.
"Lock down the house gather the animals close and get the guns ready we're having company," Adama said. "Kara would hate me being emotional, she knew military etiquette perfectly and usually shit on it to"
"Hurrah," Helo said and everyone chuckled.
"After the war started and we were all living moment to moment Kara came into one quarters one day two glasses and two stogies. She lit both Cigar's handed me one and sat down on the couch, "Now Captain I understand in times of crisis such as these you have no time to think about yourself so I, your personal shit meter, has determined to you need to take a five minute for a bull shit break, and for five minutes we just sat and chewed the bull and if was like the war wasn't raging on around us. Just a man and his adopted daughter. This ones on me Kara" he said and placed a stogie in front of her picture. After a few moments and no one came forward a priestess stepped forward.
"Lords of Kobol we commend to your keeping the soul of our fallen warrior, wife, daughter and friend. Kara Marie Thrace. Accept her into your embrace and give her peace," she said blowing out a candle that she held. Slowly everyone walked away and the deck was again empty.