Very soon, the entire fleet had jumped into a system which was unfamiliar to them. "Mr. Gaeta. Status of the fleet."

Gaeta checked all of his instruments. "Ships are checking in now." He paused. After about a minute he noted the final reports. "All ships accounted for. Two ships showing trouble with their jump drives. Repair crews dispatched."

"Understood. Contact all ships to prepare for a fleet-wide announcement."

Gaeta and a couple of technicians quickly worked. Very soon it was ready. "All ships report ready for announcement."

"Put me on." Gaeta flipped a control and then nodded.

"Colonial Fleet. This is Admiral Adama on the Galactica. I have an announcement to make. 24 standard hours ago the Galactica, while performing an operation to retrieve materiel vital to continued operations, made contact with a group of ships which were not Colonial in origin. And, after analysis, we determined they were not Cylon either. I am officially announcing that the Colonial remnant has made contact with ships which have as a part of their crew Humans from Earth."

Adama had to wait for a long moment for order to return.

"Also within those ships are people from an Alien civilization called Minbari. These people are part of an organization called the Anla'shok. Humans know them as Rangers. These people are not part of the government of Earth, but were formed under the direction of the Minbari.

"We have also found that Earth is the center of a group of planets called the Earth Alliance. We have also been informed that currently the Earth Alliance is in the midst of what can only be called a civil war, although this conflict is currently in a period between fights.

"If we were to go directly to Earth Alliance controlled space, we would find ourselves embroiled in a conflict that is not our own. We might find ourselves being used or taken advantage of by elements of Earth Gov that would wish to use technology that we have to achieve an advantage.

"There are many Alien species in this part of space. Some are more advanced. Some are less advanced. All of them use a method of Faster Than Light travel which requires movement through another type of space called hyperspace.

"We do not have this technology. However, the White Stars which contacted us do. Also present about two hours from our location is an artifact called a jump gate. Now that the fleet has been informed, the White Stars will soon be coming from behind the nearby moon. They will lead us to and through this jump gate and we will be traveling for approximately 36 hours to a location under the control of another Alien species called the Narn.

"We will be met by ships which will deliver a supply of food to the fleet. Immediately after taking delivery and ensuring all ships are fully fueled and prepared, we will be led back into hyperspace for another trip through hyperspace.

"This second trip will take approximately 30 hours. At the end of this trip the White Star ships that will be traveling with us will create an opening back to normal space as the system we are being led to does not currently have a jump gate.

"The jump gate which used to be in this system was destroyed in a war that was recently fought in this part of the galaxy. The scope and particulars of that war we are currently learning about. All we do know is that that war involved almost every known space-faring civilization known to this part of the galaxy. We also know that this war is over.

"The planet we are being led to is part of a system which used to contain a race which has become almost extinct. All members of that race withdrew and the Minbari have cleaned up the world we will be going to.

"While this will not be a permanent home, the planet we are being sent to has water, food animals, and fertile soil enough for us to regroup and to heal our current wounds. It will provide enough respite for us to have the time to learn of the current political and military situations around us so that we do not stumble blindly into a conflict which might threaten to finally destroy the last of our civilization.

"We will be able to repair the damage and wear which our ships currently suffer and we will be given access to medical resources. We are being provided immunizations against the common diseases of Earth Humans so that future interactions will not cause sickness and disease which we are ill equipped to handle.

"And finally, we will work with the Humans and Aliens in this part of the galaxy to ensure we are kept safe from the continued Cylon threat.

"Finally we have found sanctuary. And while it is not a final place to call home, we are being provided safety and the time necessary to regroup, rebuild, and to take our place within the larger galaxy.

"The White Stars will be moving to join the fleet in five minutes. Once they have arrived, all ship captains will contact the Galactica to learn what you will need to know to navigate safely while we work to reach the sanctuary we are traveling to.

"And finally: May the Lords of Kobol watch over us and keep us safe. This is Galactica Actual. Out."

Adama looked at the President, who was watching, and said, "Well, that will put the cats in with the pigeons."

Laura nodded. "I can just imagine the Quorum will be up in arms."

"Well, this is a military decision. Once we are safe, you and the Quorum can hash out what we do next. But I will see the fleet safe first."

Laura nodded. "I agree. I will travel back to Colonial One and make that point."

"Good luck, Madam President."

Adama fielded quite a number of protests and terrified calls when the White Stars appeared. But the entire fleet finally was moving toward the jump gate.

Once the fleet got within sight of it, it gathered itself into a formation which the Galactica (with the help of White Star 27) had determined as the best formation for the fleet to fly in within hyperspace. The ships with the strongest engines would be closer to the edge of the formation and the ships with the weakest engines would be in the middle of the formation.

White Star 42 (with Lt. Commander Corwin on board) would stay with the Galactica at the head of the fleet. White star 27 (commanded by Cole) would stay at the back of the fleet with the Pegasus. And White Star 36 would continually scan and transmit course corrections for any ship it detected as drifting off course to the Galactica, which would direct the corrections to be made.

After 20 hours, a call was made. "Galactica to White Star 27."

Marcus, who had just come back after a four hour rest period, answered, "This is White Star 27. Go."

"This is Galactica Actual. We have a problem."

"What kind of problem, Admiral?" Marcus asked.

"A lot of ships in the fleet have had to input a lot of manual corrections. Our ships weren't designed for this hyperspace. We need to get into normal space and give my people time to rest. Fatigue, at this point, can be a killer and if we don't get them rest soon we're going to lose a ship or two."

"Understood. Stand by." He looked at Verdan. "What systems are near by which we could stop at?"

Ranger Verdan checked the computer. "We are near the a jump gate that used to be part of the Dilgar Confederacy. It is not currently registered as being in use." Verdan became a little more stoic. "The planet which used to be here was destroyed during the Shadow war. The gate was not destroyed."

Marcus sighed. "At least it should be uninhabited." He pushed a button. "White Star 27 to White Star 42."

"This is White Star 42."

"The fleet is becoming fatigued. There is a jump gate to an area which was destroyed by the Shadows during the war. We can't land obviously, but we can give the fleet enough time to rest."

"Understood. You wish us to lead the fleet out."

"Correct."

"Calculating route."

"I'll let the Galactica know. White Star 27 out."

"White Star 27 to Galactica."

"This is Galactica."

"White Star 42 will be leading the fleet to a jump gate to normal space. We can stop over for eight hours, or at least long enough for people to rest up."

"Understood. Thank you."

"You are quite welcome."

After making certain that everything was set, Marcus also sent the message to the ships that would be delivering food about the updated schedule. Acknowledgement was sent.

Soon the Colonial fleet was now located within a system now dead.

Adama looked at the readouts. "What do you see?"

Gaeta, who had gotten some rest, was at the console. "According to what we can see, this planet has a very thin atmosphere. I would have thought it was always dead, but there are widespread ruins present."

Adama nodded. "Get me White Star 27 on the horn. And make certain that Colonial One is patched in to hear what we are talking about."

"Aye, sir."

Soon Adama was on the line with Marcus, with Laura and the Quorum listening in. "Ranger Cole. I have a question."

"I'll answer if I can."

"What happened to the nearby planet?"

He hard Marcus sigh. "That's a bit of a story."

"I've got time."

"Alright then. You remember about the war I mentioned? The one involving most races?"

"Yes."

"Well, the main races involved on the two sides were the Vorlons and the Shadows."

"And who are these Vorlons and Shadows."

"Who were they is more appropriate. Anyway, both races were what we called First Ones."

"First Ones? First what?"

"They were two of the oldest races in the galaxy – millions of years old. Billions of years ago, the Universe brought forth a new creation: Sentient life. The first being brought into existence was a being whom was named Lorien, born immortal. As others of his species came into being, they were born with a limited life span. The original races were born, grew, moved out into space, and then eventually evolved into higher states of being.

"As newer races came into being, older races taught them. Gave them a leg up. Eventually, the last two caretaker races took over: The Vorlons, who taught Order above all things, and the Shadows, who were considered Lords of Chaos. They believed in evolution and war to ensure advancement.

"While they were supposed to guide the younger races, eventually each became so convinced that their way was right that they began influencing the younger races, programming them to recognize them as gods. Each would work driving their own viewpoint.

"The Shadows would go to sleep for a thousand or ten thousand years, come out, start a whole bunch of wars. The Vorlons would work to get the races working together to fight the Shadows.

"This conflict, millions of years in the making, was finally concluded less than a year ago. During the final months of the conflict, it got so bad between the two sides that they each starting destroying planets which supported the other side. The Vorlons started it, but the Shadows jumped in as retaliation. The Vorlons tended to destroy the jump gates for any world that they destroyed. The Shadows tended to leave the jump gates alone, which is why there is a jump gate still here – this word was destroyed by the Shadows."

Adama, as well as Laura and the Quorum, were floored. "How did it all end?"

"A coalition of most races was put together by John Sheridan, who is in charge of Babylon 5, and Delenn, a very high ranking Minbari, known to the Rangers as Entil'Zha, the one who leads us, although Captain Sheridan was given equal authority over the Rangers during the war.

"After finally getting all the races to fight together, they then forced a confrontation of these two older races and, using the information they had learned from Lorien as well as from each race. During this confrontation, the two of them finally convinced the two races that we didn't need our hands held anymore and that we weren't going to fight for them anymore.

"And while it was touch and go, eventually Lorien, the Vorlons, the Shadows, and all known First One races were convinced to leave for beyond the rim of the galaxy and to let us make our own way. That was two months ago and we are still cleaning things up.

"The Earth Alliance civil war that was started by the death of the former president was supported by a Human agent of the Shadows. Once the Shadows left, President Clark starting going a bit more crazy than he was before. That will be coming to a head sooner rather than later or so it seems.

"The Minbari are currently undergoing their own civil war. Delenn, who is probably the most highly respected of any Minbari, has gone back to her people to help resolve the situation which began during the war and occurred because of the war.

"The Narn-Centauri war, which was also instigated by the Shadows, was also resolved at the same time though those two races, two of the four most powerful or influential races left (along with the Earth Humans and the Minbari), still hate each other utterly.

"While all this is happening, Sheridan is attempting to get the races to work together to ensure that the galaxy stays intact while all of these things are resolved. The Rangers, originally organized to help fight the Shadow war, are now being reorganized into a way to help stabilize the political and diplomatic mess left behind in the vacuum of the First Ones leaving.

"All in all – it's quite a lot of work done and still to do. And that is the situation that you have stumbled into."

Adama sighed. "It makes me wonder if there was influence from these Vorlons or Shadows to precipitate the conflict between us and the Cylons."

There was a pause. "It's possible. But somehow, it seems unlikely. The Shadows only started waking up 20 years ago or so. And the Cylon conflict started long before that. And the infiltration you said you experienced also must have started years ago - the Shadows only truly began moving about 5 years ago. It seems that somehow your people existed outside of the normal conflicts of the rest of the galaxy. I will admit that it is likely that your existence on Kobol was precipitated by one side or the other, but it seems like they just left you to survive. When was the last time that your Gods were physically active?"

"2000 years ago, there was a disaster which forced our ancestors to leave Kobol. Our Sacred Scrolls tell us that one of the gods, Athena, killed herself in sorrow at the Great Exodus. Also within the Scrolls, the Scrolls of Pythia, written 1600 years before the Exodus from Kobol, told us of another Exodus, which has been interpreted to be this one.

"The Scrolls also tell us that 2000 years before the Great Exodus, the Thirteenth Tribe left Kobol to go to a planet called Earth."

Marcus considered all of that. "In Greek Mythology, the Pythia, also known as the Oracle at Delphi was the name of the High Priestess of Apollo, who held court at the sanctuary of the Delphinians. It is said that she channeled prophecies from Apollo while in a dream-like trance. The Sanctuary at Delphi was constructed about 3000 years ago. And it was closed about 1900 years ago by the Roman Emperor Theodosius who ordered all pagan sanctuaries within the Roman Empire closed at that time..

"People would come far and wide with offerings of laurel, gifts of money, and the sacrifice of a black ram. They came for prophecies and judgement from the Oracle. It is said that the current Oracle reached her trance-like state by inhaling the volcanic fumes from a cave below Delphi. volcanic fumes or hallucinogenic gases emerging from a crevice in the floor of the Castalian Spring.

"The final prophecy, given in 393 (this being 2261) was All is Ended. Within 5 years the Emperor was dead and within 15 years the Visigoths led by Alaric captured Rome, the Holy Roman Empire endured for much longer though."

Adama was curious. "You know of prophecies from the Pythia?"

"Although what is myth and what is real often are hard to separate, there are records of many important prophecies given by the Pythia over the thousand years Delphi existed. And these were a matter of written record and not fables or stories."

Adama asked, "Are you a priest to know these so well?"

There was a laugh audible over the radio. "Heavens, no. The Mining Colony I worked at, run by my family, was quite boring. As a result, I spent a lot of time studying instead of making merry as most people in their twenties tend to do. I was always interested in Greek mythology and history. I wanted to study the original writings in their original language. This is why I can speak to you better than almost any other available in your own language. Though I will admit that sometimes I have to puzzle out the words and phrases that you use."

"Still, it is remarkable that so much of what you speak of is consistent with what we know from our Scrolls. Even if the timing seems to be off."

"Well, it is quite odd. By the way. This thirteenth tribe which supposedly went to Earth. How could you identify Earth, according to your writings?"

Adama replied, "Well, according to our records, Earth is the only planet from which all of their brothers and sisters of the twelve tribes were visible: Canceron, Gemenon, Virgon …."

Marcus interrupted. "Let me give you the names that the twelve constellations of the Zodiac, all visible from Earth. These are known by. Aquarius, Gemini, Libra, Pisces, Sagittarius, Taurus, Aries, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Capricorn, Scorpio. Although we now have many, many more named and known."

Adama was curious how much more Marcus knew, and how that matched up. "And the gods associated with each?"

Marcus considered. "Let's see. Aries; shaped like the ram; associated with Ares the God of War, who is also known as Aries. Taurus; shape of the Bull; associated with Hestia, Goddess of Hearth and Home. Gemini; the Twins; Hermes the Messenger God. Cancer; the Crab; Artemis, Goddess of the Hunt as well as a whole bunch of other things. Leo; the Lion; sign of Zues, the King of the Gods. Virgo; the Virgin; Demeter, God of Agriculture. Libra; the scale; Aphrodite, Goddess of Love, Pleasure and Beauty. Scorpio; the Scorpian; Hades, God of the Underworld. Sagittarius; the Archer; Dionysus, God of Wine. Capricorn; the Goat; Apollo, God of Healing, Truth, and Prophecy; rides the chariot containing the Sun across the sky each day. Aquarius; the Water Bearer; Prometheus. Titan of Forethought and Clever Counsel, though Prometheus was also the one who gave man the gift of fire and was punished by Zeus because of that. And finally, Pisces; the fish; Poseidon, God of the Sea."

Adama, in between emergencies and having time he was not used to having, decided that he was enjoying the conversation. "And who is Asclepius?"

"God of Medicine, son of Apollo, taught healing by the Centaur Chiron. His name is invoked within the Hippocratic Oath, the traditional oath Human doctors swear."

"Aurora."

"Also known as Eos, daughter of the Titan Hyperion and sister of Helios, the Sun God, and Selene, Goddess of the Moon. Aurora is Goddess of the Dawn."

"Hera."

"Wife of Zeus. Goddess of Marriage and the family."

Adama heard a chirp. "Wait. We're getting a message." After a moment he said, "We have a priestess listening in over on Colonial One which wants to talk to you in depth."

Marcus' voice came back quickly. "I thought this was just idle conversation. I'll be more than happy to talk to this priestess – once I make certain your people are safe. I'm certain that I am not the best person to talk to attempt to resolve religious disputes."

Adama laughed. "Then you shouldn't be so conversant in such things."

Marcus sighed. "That's what I get for spending so much time with Religious Caste Minbari. They love talking about gods, goddesses, and beliefs of all types. Anyway. There are a whole bunch of records and databases which give the information which I began spouting. Such things are easily found within Earth databases of all types. As I said, the civilization where this information comes from is greatly respected and information from it is widely taught."

"Someone will need to get us the books or access to this database you speak of."

"I'm certain something can be worked out."

After several more hours, the Fleet was once again ready to move into hyperspace.

16 hours later, the Colonial remnant was ready to exit hyperspace into Narn-controlled space. They would find the Narn ships which had the food shipment waiting, with an escort of a Narn Cruiser. They also found a surprise.

Marcus, on White Star 27, exited the jumpgate first to ensure that all was clear. He immediately recognized the Omega-class destroyer that was present. "Damn! What ship is that?"

The Minbari commented, "Message coming in the from the Earth ship."

"Put it on speaker."

"This is the Alexander, to White Star ship."

Marcus was relieved. "They're an ally. Put me on." The Minbari nodded. "Alexander, this is Ranger Marcus Cole on White Star 27. Fancy meeting you here."

"This is Major Ryan. Captain Sheridan contacted me and told me that I needed to come here. He said that there were ships that needed protecting?"

"You will see what he meant in just a few minutes. Major Ryan, is it otherwise clear?"

"This is Narn-controlled space. Besides the Alexander, there are only ships which contain food supplies for the ships coming as well as the Narn Heavy Cruiser which is protecting the shipment."

"Good. Stand by." Marcus hit a button that had been set on his chair. It sent an all clear signal to White Star 42 and 36, who had taken his place at the end of the convoy with the Pegasus.

Galactica would exit first, leading all the rest.

Gaeta sounded out. "White Star 27 has signaled our escort with the all clear signal. We are cleared to renter normal space. White Star 36 will signal the gate to open and will keep it open until the fleet has fully exited."

"Signal all the other ships and then send acknowledgement that we are ready."

Gaeta did as was asked and then said, "Signal sent. Jump gate activating."

"Send us through, Colonel," he said to his Second-in-command.

Colonel Tigh started directing the command staff. As soon as they exited, "Dradis contact! There are some smaller ships … and we're getting two large ships as well."

"Contact White Star 27 and ask."

Soon Marcus' voice was coming through. "What you are reading is an Earth Alliance Omega class vessel, the Alexander. It broke away with Babylon 5 and is an ally. That's the blocky ship. The long, smoother ship is a Narn Heavy Cruiser, the G'Tok, "

"Acknowledged." He looked up. "Put the Galactica in the agreed-upon position. And Get me a video feed showing me those ships." It should be noted that the Galactica's command center didn't have any windows.

Very soon, the screen showed the images which were being fed by the cameras on the outside of the ship. Adama took a long look at this ship. "Are my eyes deceiving me or is there a section of that ship rotating?"

Colonel Tigh, also looking at the screen, replied, "That's what I see too. They must generate gravity that way."

Adama asked, "Don't the White Stars have gravity?"

Tigh replied, "Yeah. But they were built by Aliens. I guess Earth doesn't have gravity plating or generators."

Adama considered that. "Well at least, when it comes to negotiating, we'll have something to bargain with." Artificial gravity was easily created by the Colonies of Kobol. Even their Raptors had it.

In fact, it should be said that the Galactica was, by pure happenstance, the best bet for the Colonies of Kobol to maintain their technical ability. Because it had been being converted to a museum, it had blueprints and pictures of almost all ship classes that had been part of the Colonial Fleet. And while the complete technical blueprints might or might not be within the archives, enough information was present. It also, because it was a relic of the first Cylon War, had technical manuals that were printed and not computerized which gave explicit instruction on how to fix or even construct much needed parts if the Battlestar was operating on a long-term mission.

Instructions on how to build, repair, and align the elements which created artificial gravity was included within these manuals. Also included were the building specifications for creating replacement hull armor.

The Pegasus actually had a machine shop to build new vipers, raptors, viper engines, jump drives, and other parts as needed, should there be sufficient time and resources. Under normal circumstances, such things would be resupplied by the fleet, but the Pegasus, like the Galactica, had been built to withstand very long-term missions if necessary. The specifications it was weak on were specifications that Galactica was strong on.

They might not fully understand a jump drive – but they could build one.

Major Ryan, Acting CO, and Lt. Cmdr Bill Trainor, acting Exec on the Alexander, watched the screens and the fleet of ships appeared out of the jump gate.

The first ship grabbed their attention. "What in all that is holy is that ship? I've never seen anything like it."

Trainor, looking as well, replied, "I have no idea."

Ryan looked at him. "What do the scanners say?"

Trainor looked at his instruments. "About 80 percent as long as an Omega, but wider. It probably has a larger displacement than an Omega. It has armor that looks to be pretty thick, but there are areas of the armor which seem to be missing. It reads to have … kinetic weapons; reading no plasma, laser, or other type of energy-based weapons. Seems to have weapons emplacements all over the ship – it can likely fight from any direction. Six engine turrets." Trainor checked his readings. "It has artificial gravity. But its engines seem to be ion type – likely completely separate from the gravity generation." He looked up from the instrument panel. "I don't know what it is, but if I had a choice I wouldn't want to get into a slug-fest with it. An Omega would have more power, but that ship would likely be much more maneuverable."

Ryan looked at the ship. "I'd have to agree. What about the rest of them?" More and more ships were appearing.

Trainor checked several readouts. "Every ship that the scanners are reading seems to have gravity, even the smallest ones. Most of them, however, have fairly thin hulls. I would say that all but that first behemoth are civilian ships."

"How many are there?"

"About 37 have come through the gate. There are more coming."

The Omega watched as more and more of the fleet appeared. Finally the Pegasus exited the gate followed by another White Star. The gate then shut down.

"Damn. That one is even bigger."

"Yes, sir. It reads as even longer than an Omega. It looks to be a newer version of the first ship. It's armor is intact." Trainor looked up from his readouts. "I'd say that in a straight-up fight with that beast an Omega might actually lose if the Omega's main guns weren't pointed right at it."

Major Ryan nodded. "What can the scanners tell us about the people?"

Trainor checked the readings – and then checked again. He looked up. "Major Ryan." Ryan turned at the shocked tone in his Exec's voice. "All life signs read as … Human."

Ryan stood up. "These are all Human?" He looked out at the fleet of ships. "But we've never seen any ships which are like these."

Trainor agreed. "If I were to guess, I would have to say … these are not Earth ships."

Ryan quickly looked at Trainor. "An Alien Human civilization?"

"That's what it looks like." Suddenly, there was a beep and Trainor looked at his readings. "Major? We have a problem."

"What is it?" he asked.

"You see that ship?" Trainor set the screens to show one of the many ships.

"Yeah. What of it?"

"It looks civilian, doesn't it?"

Ryan nodded. "Looks like a liner of some type."

"That's what I read as well. However, scanners read a nuclear device on board."

Ryan sat down heavily in the command chair. "Get me White Star 27. Right now."

Adama was taking a long look at the large ships that hung nearby the fleet. "That red ship is Narn?"

"That's what Cole said. It's a race that is one of the major powers in this part of space. They're delivering the food."

Adama nodded. "I'd like to meet one."

Tigh chuckled. "You're likely to get your chance soon."

Adama nodded.

A sound came from Gaeta's console. "Admiral. White Star 27 Actual says he needs to speak to you urgently on a private line."

A worried, Adama grabbed the phone handle. "Put him through." The line activated. "Ranger Cole. You needed to speak to me."

"Admiral. The Earthforce Destroyer was scanning the ships that came through the jump gate. Standard action when facing unknown ships."

"I can buy that. I'd be doing the same thing. In fact, we are doing the same thing with their ship, as much as we can anyway."

"Right. Anyway, they were scanning for things we weren't scanning for. During their scan, they found what looks to be a civilian ship with a nuclear weapon on board."

"WHAT?" he called out. Everyone in CIC looked at him with a worried face. "Which ship?"

"What is the ship with a large area shaped like a circle with what looks like a glass dome?"

"That sounds like Cloud Nine, originally a luxury liner. How certain are the readings?"

"Well, the Alexander reads a nuclear weapon somewhere within the area people are living in. It does not seem active – but it is present. Once alerted, I scanned and found the same thing."

"Okay, then." He paused. "I'll need to mount an operation which seems innocent enough not to alert whoever is in control of it."

"Are you ready to do food shipments?"

"No. We were going to put the shipments on the Pegasus, as it has the room, and then prepare the fleet to jump again."

"Well, perhaps a fuel delivery?"

Adama considered that. He spoke to Gaeta. "Check fuel, water, and food status of every ship in the fleet. I specifically want the status of Cloud Nine. But do NOT alert anyone that I am asking after that ship specifically. To all appearances this is an ordinary check."

"Aye, Admiral."

Very soon the status of the fleet was checked. Because of the almost constant travel, many did need fuel. And one of them that needed it was Cloud Nine.

"Alert the fleet that we will be refueling before the final leg of our journey. Quietly get together an 'Honor Guard' for a visiting dignitary. Tell the Captain of Cloud Nine that our visitors were impressed by their ship and want to visit."

"Aye, sir."

He spoke into the phone. "You get that, Cole?"

"Yes. I will come with a discreet hand-held scanner. I should be able to locate the warhead once on-board the ship."

"Good. Come on over. We'll send you on a Raptor from here, along with an appropriate honor guard."

"I will be over within twenty minutes. White Star 27 out."

Adama hung up the phone. "Get me Lee on the Pegasus."