Chapter 1: 24 Hours

"Jump the fleet" Adama order looking around CIC at the stunned faces he commanded, "But we will be back" 'So help me gods Laura I'm coming back'.

4 Months later

"You're an idiot!"

"Glad to know someone's keeping tabs" Admiral William Adama marched down the halls of Galactica with a purpose, that purpose being at the end of the hall, his quarters and safe haven.

"I'm serious Bill, this is a stupid idea, it's on the same level of stupid, when you took on 10 cylons by yourself 40 years ago-"

"It worked didn't it?" Adama stopped mid stride and faced her with a smirk on his face recounting the memory.

"Oh ya it worked alright, it worked so fraking well, you landed in a coma for a month!" Commander Katania Scott Adama yelled.

"What do you want me to do Kat?" the Admiral looked at her dead in the eyes.

"Take me to your quarters for a start."

"Where do you think I was headed?" He answered. The Adama's continued their walk through the busy hallways of Galactica. Upon arriving to Adama's quarters two marine guards saluted as they opened the hatch, and closed it after the Adama's had cleared the threshold. As soon as the hatch was closed both Commander and Admiral sat on the leather couch and undid several buttons to their uniforms simultaneously.

"Bill I know you want to get back there and get our people out of there, just as much as I do, but there has to be another way, what your proposing is suicide." Kat gently put her hand over Adama's, "I won't lose you again, not when I just got you back." Adama sighed, and clutched her hand with equal strength.

"What do you propose then?"

"The people of Lynx, have offered their services to us, let's use them, they will be far more effective on the ground, while we're in the air clearing the way." replied Kat.

"No, I won't risk another world, another civilization, if the cylons find out about this planet, then they have won." Adama stated deep in thought as Kat leaned away from him reclining on the sofa.

"Then we don't let it come to that; Bill the more people we have fighting the cylons the better the chance we will win, and the better chance they won't find out about Lynx, it's either that or nothing at all."

Bill was silent for what seemed like forever to Kat. Kat opened up her mouth to say something until, "Call Paco, tell him we require his and his people's services immediately, draw out the plans for what you will need of both peoples, also estimate the number of casualties, and various simulations that we can use, we can't afford doing a recon run, we will have to go by what we already know."

Kat smiled, "You will have everything in 24 hours, Admiral" Kat released Bill's hand and stood buttoning her Jacket.

"I better, because if I don't, were going by my plan."

Kat put her hands on her hips and glared at her Admiral "And if that's the case I'm air locking your ass, it's pretty much the equivalent of what you wanna do" Adama smiled and shook his head, "What?" Kat asked.

"Nothing, you just reminded me of someone."

Kat raised an eyebrow and caught his gaze, "I'll see you at home." Kat turned and left leaving Adama staring at the far end of one of the bulkheads where a lone picture hung.

New Caprica

"Have you seen her?"

"No."

"Gods damn it, Tory can't find her either."

"How long has it been?"

"12 hours, she's never away for that long."

Saul Tigh, sat slowly down on to an upright barrel, "she's either in detention, or at that damn stream again, either way they're both risky, if the cylons find us in the detention center were screwed, if they find us in an open field outside of the boundaries were screwed, Chief we have to find her."

"Why?" Chief Tyrol got up and bellowed over the former XO, "Why do we have to risk our lives to find her? I have a kid for God's sakes Saul!"

"Shut your trap, you know damn well she is the most important and valuable person in this Gods' damn forsaken planet, she is the only one that the people trust right now, she is literally the only connection to them and the resistance, if we lose her we will lose everything. That and I made a promise to a man, a man that was so broken hearted to leave that women on this planet, he begged me to keep her safe, to watch over her and if any harm comes to her...well I don't want to think about the consequences." Saul got up and made his way to the opening of the tent, "May I remind you she has done a lot for your own family." Tyrol's eyes dropped to the ground, "Now if you will excuse me Chief, I'll be heading to 'Rocky Flats' to find Laura Roslin."