Title: It's My Life, and I'll Scream if I Want To.

Rating: T to possible M

Characters/Pairings: Cally, Diana, Galen, Lee, Kara, Sam, Adama, with appearences made by: Nicky, Jammer, Tarn, Socinus, Anastasia, Tigh, Laura, Sharon (Athena), Sharon (Boomer), Karl, HotDog, Kat, Racetrack...ok...pretty much the entire cast. Cally/Galen, Diana/Sam, slight Kara/Sam, Lee/Kara, Adama/Laura, HotDog/Kat, Athena/Karl.

Summary: Cally Henderson was never a 'normal' girl. She had a bright shiny future, she was going to be a dentist! But she became a deckhand, and her life changed ... for the better is yet to be determined.

Disclaimer: I do not own BSG or any of it's characters (except the unfamilar OCs). They are property of Ronald D. Moore and co.

Warnings: Some adult sexual refrences, drinking, drug use, violence, and swearing.

Chapter A/N: I am so so so sorry it took me so long to update this. School has been hectic. I hope you like this chapter.

Chapter 4


Cally flopped onto here bunk and sighed. It had been a long day. She heard the hatch open and looked over. She saw Diana come in, yawning but smiling.

"Hey, how come you didn't stay to see which ship you were assigned too? " Diana asked, changing into her pajamas.

"Didn't see the point." Cally scratched the top of her head and yawned again. " Whatever happens, happens. " Diana kept smiling. "What? "

"We're on the same ship! " Diana squeeled " And we are on the best one too! Oh my gods I cannot believe we're on Galactica! " Cally looked up at Diana, eyebrow cocked. "We're set for life Cally! If we have Galatica on our résumés, we can get a job anywhere." Diana giggled.

"Ah frak, how lovely." Cally said sarcastically . Diana stopped dancing around the hatch, and gave her a very serious, stern look. " I'm sorry Di, but this wasn't my first choice for a career." Cally got up and got her suitcase out of the bottom of her bunk.

" It wasn't mine either Cals. But if we have to do this, Galactica is the place to be. " She grabbed her suitcase as well and began to pack her things. "You should tell your family. I'm sure your mother will be proud."

"I guess so." Cally sighed as she shoved a shirt into the suitcase. She looked around the hatch and felt a pain in her heart. She'd be leaving the place that had been her home for two years. This wasn't going to be easy. "I'm gonna miss this place." Cally said. Diana looked around and frowned.

"Yeah, I guess I'm gonna miss it too." Diana yawned as she put the last picture frame of her sisters in her suitcase and shut it close.

"So when do we leave?" Cally asked, gathering up her pictures. One of them was of her and her family. Another one was of her cousins and aunts and uncles. The last one was cheerful. Two youngsters and a boy about twelve years old were staring up at her, smiling and waving. Her, Zak, and Lee. She missed her childhood dearly, but she knew everything would end up ok. Or at least… she hoped so.

" One week." Diana's bouncy happiness had returned and Cally kept looking at the photo of her and the Adama brothers. Would she see them again? Ah! She'd see Mr. Adama, he was the commander of the Galactica. Guess it wouldn't be so bad after all.


\Although she felt like this wasn't her calling, Cally had to admit, as her shuttle neared the Galactica , she was excited. This could be a new beginning for her life. Who knows who she was going to meet? Diana had fallen asleep in the shuttle, and her head was on her shoulder.

"Diana, Diana we're almost there." Cally shrugged her shoulder to wake Diana up. Diana's eyes opened groggily. "Hey there sleepy head." She smiled, and Diana smiled back.

"Passangers of the Athena 23 this is your captain Roland Kesenski speaking, we are nearing our destination of the famous battlestar Galactica , please gather your things and get ready to de-board. . I hope you've had a lovely flight." Cally grabbed her bag and suitcase, Diana in tow, beaming ear to ear. As the ship's gate was aligned, and the door opened, Cally took in a deep breath and walked down the pathway to her new home. Immediately she saw the familiar face of Mr. Adama smiling at his new crew members as they came down the ladder. It soothed her nerves a tad and she felt a little more at home.

"Welcome, deckhands of Galatica, this is the CPO Galen Tyrol, your boss. Treat him with respect, do what he says, and try not to back sass him." Galen blushed at Adama's last comment. There was this one deckhand that gave him a run for his money. His name was Tarn. Tarn still worked for him , but it was an odd experience for him, a subordinate acting the way he did. "I'm commander William Adama, and to my right is one of my lieutenants , Sharon Valerii and her ECO Karl "Helo " Agathon. Their raptor will be the first one you will be working on after you put your stuff in your room and get something to eat. Remember, work hard and you will be rewarded. " with that, Adama left them to the CPO, who looked at his new crew like he was a teacher observing a new batch of students. He was tall, about six feet, dark hair, he looked strong. Not bad, not bad. Cally thought.

"As the commander said, my name is Galen Tyrol, I am the Chief Petty Officer on this ship. You may call me Chief, or Sir. I will show you to your bunkrooms, then you can get something to eat. Soon as your finished , report to Deck 5 immediately . " He had a clipboard in his hands, and he was looking at them , like a head count this time. They walked down the hallways and as they walked, eight people every five minutes, left to a hatch, until all 34 were assigned. Cally dropped her bag onto her new bed and walked down the hallways of the Galatica, blindly looking for the mess hall. She became lost in thought. About her home, her old friends, her family. What was her family doing right now? Her mother was probably shipped out, her siblings were probably bragging about their sister working on Galatica . She guessed that was a big deal after all. Her mother's response to Cally's news was wonderful. It made Cally smile.

"Oomf!" Cally felt herself running right into a person, and falling backwards from the blow. She felt a hand grab her arm firmly and she looked up. It was the Chief. Oh great, that was a wonderful impression to make on your first day.

"Careful there, you're gonna get yourself hurt if you daydream in these halls." he was smiling. Gods he was smiling! Wait…was that good or bad.

"I understand Sir. Sorry for running into you. I uh…I can't find the mess hall and I…" The Chief was laughing now. "Excuse me Sir but it's not that funny." her voice was stern, which she was sure wasn't as affective as she thought it might be, do to the size ratio between the two.

"No, no, I'm sorry. Your right. It's not funny. I'm sorry. I was just walking to the mess hall actually. Care to join me?" Cally blushed slightly.

"Sure." They walked to the mess hall in silence, and Cally frowned as she looked at the food. What does one eat on the first day of a job? Especially one like this.

"Don't eat the bacon. I hear they get the meat from Picon, and there's a disease going around in their livestock." Cally looked up at the Chief and smiled.

"Good tip." she replied, laughing lightly.

"I always go with oat meal and toast myself. Something simple never hurt. " Cally laughed a little harder. "Something funny Specialist?" he cocked an eyebrow at her.

"Yeah there is. You act like a girl."

" Excuse me?" he tried to sound offended, but the smile poking through screwed that plan over.

" 'Oatmeal and toast' ? I'm sorry but that is slightly girly. Why not Eggs, oatmeal, potatoes, toast, and biscuits ? " The Chief laughed.

"Is that what you ate back in training?"

"Yeah, and it helped. All those carbs help with the energy. No wonder you appear gruff, you don't eat enough food."

"You are a wise ass, you know that right?" the Chief was laughing again. Haha ! Ain't so tough with the laugh there buddy! Cally thought.

"Oh proudly believe me. " Cally snickered. They took their food to a table near the back edge of the dining area and sat down. "So, how long have you worked here on Galatica ?" Cally asked, picking up a piece of toast and putting preserves on it.

"Two and a half years, give or take." the Chief replied, grabbing a fork and starting in on the eggs on his plate.

"Do you like Commander Adama?" Cally grabbed the red bottle of ketchup and opened the bottle, pouring an odd amount onto her hash browns.

"Yes. He's a good , respectable man. I think you'll like him." Cally smirked "What?"

"I grew up a few houses down from him and his family. I'm close friends with his sons." Cally felt pretty damn proud of that too. The look on the Chief's face was priceless.

"Oh? Was he an interesting person?"

"You could say that. He enjoyed playing pyramid with me and his sons when he was home." Cally frowned slightly. When he was home, once or twice a month. When he was gone, missing Lee's birthday and barely making Zak's . Hearing the Adama's argue outside their house when they came over for dinner. Listening to Lee and Zak pour out their fears to me of rumors that their parents were going to divorce when the yells got louder.

"You okay Specialist?" Cally snapped out of her memory and looked back up at her boss.

"Yeah…yeah I'm good, I'm good. Sorry."

" It's ok. Just don't want one of my new workers to be down their first day. Doesn't bode well on my reputation as a CPO."

"Now look who's being cheeky?" Cally laughed.

" I'm looking at her." Cally made a mock sound of shock and through an abandoned toast crust at him. "Wow! I have a bratty subordinate in my hands! I should get you disciplined! "

"Kinky." The look on the Chief's face was priceless at this moment.

" You are going to be an interesting person to be around aren't you?" Cally smirked. "Oh boy, here we go again." Cally laughed.

" Well, I'm done." Cally said, standing up and sweeping some invisible dust off her bright orange jumpsuit. "Coming Chief? " she asked, smiling .

"Yeah. Let's go." The Chief got up and followed his new specialist to drop their trays off at the kitchen. As they walked through the halls to the deck, Cally felt herself relaxing greatly. I guess this won't be so bad after all . Cally thought, as the Chief opened the hatch to the deck. The lights blared into her eyes and she felt herself coming at ease as she smelled the oil and metals that went with fixing vipers and raptors.

This is my home now.


A/N So, whadda ya think?