SUMMARY: What if Lee and the Peggy left with the remnants of the Fleet. And the Galactica survived by some OTHER miracle. And a few other fanwanky 'whatifs'. And no, I don't hate Dualla, honestly I don't.

DISCLAIMER: the characters and the universe of Battlestar Galactica do not belong to me.

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MINDFRAK by -yannik-

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"So good to have you back!" The Admiral couldn't silence the joy at the sight of his son alive and well. Fatter even than before, but this was still his Lee, and Bill had been so scared he'd never see his boy again.

Sending him away on the mission to find Earth, with what little was left of humanity, without hope, could have caused a disster all by itself. But the Admiral soon learned there was more. Laura Roslin confided one day about what she'd done with Sharon's daughter. And that it occured to her, that the woman, who had been rising Hera was strangely similar to Dualla. Then they found a distroyed cylon BaseStar, and on it a few more copies of that model, and their worst fears were confirmed. Lee was alone out there, commanding a war-ship along with a cylon agent. Who also happened to be his wife. What was her purpose they could only guess.

The wife and the XO now stood beside her Commander in the Galactica's hangar bay, smiling at the welcoming committee, as if she was returning to the family. Adama had to tell his son the truth. He needed to do it fast! He was glad they took one copy alive and kept it in their brig; he'd take Lee there, to show him. He was afraid Lee might take the news of his loved one being a cylon badly, probably refuse to believe it. But knowing the truth was the most important thing.

Bill Adama outstretched his arms, to greet his son. And as they held each other, he whispered into his ear, "Dualla is a cylon."

Lee pulled away, looked into his father's eyes. "Are you sure?"

"We have one in the brig" Adama whispered, pain and compassion filling his heart. I can take you there – he wanted to add, but never made it, because Lee pulled out his gun, aimed at Dualla's head, and… fired.

The mess was dreadful, blood everywhere and pieces of tissue, but this was not the worst.

The worst was Lee's expressionless face, as he turned back to his father and asked. "Can I see the one in the brig now?"

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Okay, I'm cruel. Sorry to all Dualla fans out there.

-Y-