"A vessel has been detected in grid sector 39765498," The collective's voice entered into the cube's database. "Prepare to assimilate… correction multiple ships detected, analysis shows primitive wormhole propulsion drives, this technology is not known to us, adopt strategy 006597 for assimilation of unknown craft."
"Damn it," Colonel Tigh said in frustration looking up at the DRADIS screen. "Why'd we have to jump into the way of a Cylon ship?"
"We don't know if it's Cylon," Adama countered. "All we know is it's not one of ours." They both returned to looking at the DRADIS which now showed the signatures of the emergency Viper squadrons that had been released from the fighter bays ready to engage the strange vessel in combat long enough for the fleet to escape if necessary.
"Analysis shows life forms to be species 5618-human, initiate stage two," The collective instructed the cube and its drones as the collectives link to the cube shut down. "Our scans of their wormhole drives shows that they posses limitless and instantaneous transport across the universe, it will add to our perfection"
The cube's main power core shut down along with all the drones that entered their regeneration cubicles, and the hanger bay doors opened.
Starbuck's viper flew at the front of the arrow formation which headed towards the unidentified ship, "Erm, Commander the ship, it's definitely not Cylon, it looks like a cube, it doesn't have an outer hull, looks like the thing's covered with scaffolding, on observation, it looks completely alien to anything we've ever seen."
Back on the CIC Tigh looked up at Adama from the centre table, "Aliens seriously," he said disbelievingly. "It's got to be a Cylon trap, as if we'd just stumble onto an alien ship." Adama looked at his old friend and took a deep breath,
"It may be a trap, but it could also be an alien ship, in which case if we can convince them to help us against the Cylons, call the Vipers and tell them to return to the Galactica, and get me Dr Baltar, tell him to get together a team to board the alien ship."
The Raptor slid out of the Galactica's shuttle bay and headed towards the cube shape vessel, inside the small shuttle craft Dr Baltar's team consisted of himself, Chief Tyrol, Lieutenant Sharon 'Boomer' Valerii and a few engineers.
"There look," Tyrol said, leaning over Boomer's shoulder and pointing at an aperture on the Cube shaped ship. "It looks like an entrance, could be a fighter bay."
Baltar strained to see the open hatch; he briefly smiled and ordered the pilot to fly the small Raptor into the vast hanger bay, the Colonial personnel looked around the chamber with wonder as they saw a large collection of vastly different and aesthetically pleasing alien ships, most of which appeared to be adondoned.
As the Raptor continued and got further into the bay a green atmospheric containment field appeared in front of them. It seemed stable for a minute or two until it suddenly swelled up and pulled the now un-powered Raptor down to the ground…