On board the bridge of the Galactica
Col. Tigh was wondering what was keeping patrol one so long! He had heard from the other patrols about the galaxy that they fleet was wondering if they should enter or not. The other patrols reported of several different aliens and humans working, and living together on different planets. He saw Commander Adama coming onto the bridge, and heading towards the station that they shared. He decided he better report the missing pilots to the Commander.
"Sir, there's something I have to tell you." Col. Tigh said so far.
"What is it Col.?"
"Sir, one patrol is missing right now, and their beacons are not on right now."
"Which patrol is it Tigh?" Adama asked, fearing he knew already which one it was.
"Patrol One. Apollo and Starbuck." Tigh said with regret in his voice.
"No word at all from them?" Adama said with certainly there was no word from them.
"I'm afraid not. We could send…"
"No Tigh. We have to conserve our fuel and ships in case the Cylons decide to attack us now. And before you say anything, I know it's been six sectons since we've seen them. But you know that they have a habit of turning up when we least expect it." Comm. Adama reminded Col. Tigh.
Tigh nodded his head in agreement for if it wasn't for Adama suspecting that the Cylons were pulling a double cross at the 'Peace Conference', none of them would be alive today! Tigh then saw Athena looking up at them, and wondered if her brother would return to them, and soon.
Cylon Basestar – Two quadrants away
The Cylon Basestar made sure to stay just out of the Galactica's scanner range, for it did not want to be detected just yet. Two Cylons were heading towards the throne room where their commander was at. One Cylon was of the IL Series while the other was just a one brain Centurion. Unlike the Imperious Leader or the three brain Commander Centurion, this Basestar was under the command of a human called Baltar!
He was the one that helped the Cylons in the destruction of not only his homeworld, which was not supposed to happen, just subjugated, and the destruction of the rest of the Colonies and the Colonial Battlestars! His throne turned around as both Lucifer and the centurion entered.
"Speak." Baltar said in his imperious voice.
"By your command. It appears the human fleet has discovered a galaxy that has at least a thousand star systems in it. The inhabitants in any star system may help them escape again." Lucifer reported.
"Well then Lucifer, I guess that we'll have to destroy the fleet now before the Galactica and her fleet can get help then. Prepare our fighters and destroy them once and for all!" Baltar ordered.
"By your command." Lucifer said.
Both Lucifer and the centurion then left Baltar alone. Baltar smiled at the thought of finally destroying the Galactica and the fleet she protected once and for all! Granted he was close several times only for Adama to pull a miracle at the last micron to escape once again! Not this time, for he would make sure that the fleet was destroyed before Adama's eyes before killing Adama!
He was going to enjoy this very much now! His face twisted into an evil smile that he finally had his enemy once and for all! Little did he realize that his fate was entwined with that of the fleet! For once the fleet was destroyed, Lucifer was given strict orders from the Imperious Leader that Baltar was to be executed at once! Baltar never knew about that order until it was going to be too late! Only Fate had something else in store for him, and he would accept it for it would save his life!