Battlestar Galactica:

Rebirth of a Legion

-Prologue-

"Zero, zero, zero…zero, one, zero…" she keeps whispering as she laid on the table her mind was racing small bits of information would flash in her head showing images of things she didn't understand. Opening her eyes she saw a shape her vocabulary slowly catching up as she processes the information in her head "… a man" is what she thought "I see a man talking to himself…" but her mind still trying to understand simply couldn't "try to move…" she begins to thrash but her body doesn't move as she remembers it was suppose to "…must get up…"

Turning her head she tries to utter something "What happened…" but the shapes the men that stood there seemed to ignore her. Continuing to struggle she kept trying to process the information in her head but there seemed too much. Her mind only sees numbers and she begins to repeat them in low whisper while the two men spoke "One, zero, zero, one, zero, zero…" it means something she knows it but cannot understand it.

Using the limited maneuverability she had her eyes begin to scan the room finding another shape her mind begins to process its shape as her mind speaks to her "A shape… a body… it is some kind of life…" recognizing the shape it knows that the thing that laid next to her was important, but doesn't know how. Another image flashes into her mind and she recognizes it as the thing that lay next to her "Il… Il… Il-series…yes that is it that is an Il-series but who…?" so many questions begin to fill her mind but the words are still new she tries to understand turning back to the two numbers she knows she listens to them some more and things begin to make sense." A new sensation begins to fill her head "a hand…" feeling a hand raking her head she hears words but now she can better understand them.

"It's ok Zero… daddy won't let anything happen to you."

"Zero…" she recognizes that number. "He called me Zero…" still thrashing more words come out of their mouth as she tries to follow them she can only understand a few.

"…don't worry about contacting the other one's…"

"Ones…" again a number she understands "he is a one, I am a zero… we are linked…" Watching as the man sat next to her he begins speaking to her again, but his words are too fast finally as loud as she could she yells out one word "One…?"

The man pauses "Did you address me?" he seemed to understand he spoke slower.

"Yes…" is all she can muster.

"Well isn't this interesting…" the man gets up and grabs something hearing his words she doesn't quite understand them but she listens anyway. "…It's too bad that your mind didn't keep. Really as much as I want to keep testing you my brother is correct that this is something that needs my full attention and with his Excellency around I cannot give that to you."

"You are one…" trying to reach out to the man but her arms won't move something is holding them down.

The man continues to talk "Yes I am One, but you are something more…" pausing he hesitates as if he knew something. "My dear you might have helped in solving my riddle…" moving closer he sits next to her "…I look forward to seeing you again my dear, goodbye for now…"

She feels something in her arm… it hurts… she begins to thrash some more but her extremities begin to move slower her mind tries to understand but cannot comprehend what is going on. All of the sudden the numbers return and she sees them talking to her she finds peace in them, the images in the room begin to blur her eyes can no longer focus as the room gets dark. She tries to whisper but nothing comes out all she can think are ones, and zeros as the room becomes completely dark.

Opening her eyes she still doesn't comprehend, but for her time is an illusion were she only believes she has been asleep for a few minutes decades have rolled by. Looking around she tries to speak but her words are still unknown to her, as she scans the surroundings she sees a shape. Her eyes focus on that shape but she doesn't understand as it moves around she can't focus. Finally she screams "One!" unsure if her words are heard she tries again but before the words escape her lips the shape has stopped moving her eyes begin to focus, hearing the words she still doesn't comprehend but again she listens.

"How interesting…" the shape moves closer as he places something on her head. A hand she thinks but this time it is different, it is cold and hard not soft and warm like it was before. Her body begins to thrash but it still doesn't move she doesn't understand why, again she stares at the shape as it speaks. "There is nothing to be afraid of, I will not hurt you." She again screams hearing the words she doesn't recognize them.

It is then that they appear again the zeros and the ones she stares at them, repeating them giving her comfort she embraces them, the shape moves closer she continues repeating the numbers. It knows them he hears them she finds comfort in them as he speaks to them.

"Binary… now you have truly caught my curiosity." He continues to listen when she stops he leans back. "I understand…" getting up the shape steps away he leaves her sight, scaring her she begins to thrash some more "Child I am not far…" she hears the voice as it begins to comfort her. Returning the shape holds something but it to is blurry "Relax child this might feel… different" as she stares at the image it begins to flicker as the flashes move they appear to go faster.

She tries to move her eyes but they won't turn, the sensation starts to become scarier her body tries to thrash but it to will not move, she doesn't understand. Finally the light would appear constant but in her eyes she can still see the flicker as it continues to move faster and faster. Finally her eyes close and in a flash it becomes clear, her vocabulary begins to build she begins to understand. As she opens her eyes she looks around as her eyes begin to focus, turning her head she sees the shape start to take form continuing to watch the lines become crisper. It is then that she recognizes the shape "Il, Il, Il-series…" she says.

Shaking his head "Yes… I am an Il-series. Do you know who you are?"

"I… I… am… Zero…" she says the words still feeling fresh on her lips.

"Indeed I am called Lucifer…" as she smiles at his words she rest her head back for the first time she can relax.