Title: Phythian Mission
Author: GEM
Date written: 3/8/08
Rated: T
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Story Timeline: Season 1
Category: Drama
Characters: General
Summary: If the want to survive this is the only chose the have. The story behind the Hand of God.
Spoiler: Season 1 Hand of God
AN: My take on the hand of God. I have wanted to write this since the first season and finally found the time. This story fills in some of the gaps of the Hand of God and has my own twist on the ending and my take on some of the continuity errors of the episode. A lot of the mission dialogue comes from the episode and the story also includes my OC Lauren "Wildcard" Myers from my stories Academy Days and Goodbye is the Saddest Word. Enjoy reading and as always Reviews are appreciated.
Chapter 9
In the CIC Dualla keys her headset. "Apollo, Galactica. Back door is open. Back door is open. Godspeed, Apollo."
Lee hears the order and quickly gets on his own scrambler. "Carrier Constellation, Fire in the hole."
"Copy Gods speed."
The hatch is blown and twelve vipers are exposed to space, sitting on the side of the freighter. Lee starts his per-flight release and looks over to the rest of Strike force two. He releases his mag locks when he receives thumbs up down the line. The Vipers all skilfully detach and head for their target.
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The war room is quiet the officers are
moving on of the freighters to reveal another squad of vipers. Laura
looks at the board in shock. She looks up at Kara. "Lt.
Thrace, why didn't you tell me we had another attack force hidden in
the freighters?"
Starbuck is blindsided she don't know what to
say. "We, uh-"
Adama looks at the president and answers
simply. "It was my decision. I routinely restrict tactical details
to those who need to know. Old habits die hard."
Roslin smiles. "So
you still might pull this off."
Bill Adama looks at Laura Roslin
and then to Baltar, who is fidgeting in the corner "If Dr.
Baltar's target information is correct." Everyone looks to Baltar;
he is still fidgeting very nervously in the corner.
Starbuck
interrupted the moment looking at the board and then to the
Commanders of the fleet. And whether we get blown to pieces by those
Cylon raiders heading toward us right now."
: Speaking of which, I'm needed in CIC. Adama leaves the War room and heads down to CIC.
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Strike force two is nearing the astroid base. Remember to stay below the radar. Apollo reminded himself before cueing his radio to speak to the team. "Initial point in five seconds. Flak suppression unit cleared hot. Okay, let's do this."
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The War room radio box has now switched to strike force two Starbuck listens to every word Lee says as the reach the target. "Come on Lee. Come on."
She nervously waits to hear from them again. I should be there.
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"Okay team here we go. Keep you're eyes open and do it all by the book.
"Wilco Apollo, Stepchild on me, Mouse with Chuckles."
"Kat relax, all of you stay together. Kat on me."
"Copy Apollo."
Apollo looks at his dradis and sees a flash. Here we go "Incoming, incoming! Weapons free, by the numbers, people."
The vipers drop counter
measures and continue onto the target Stepchild reaches missile range
with Kat first and sets up her shot. "Target acquired, tone and
lock, firing..."
Kat quickly follows suit. "Tone and lock,
firing..."
the missiles track to the target and then suddenly
veer away from their target.
Kat is in a state of shock. Her voice
can be heard over the radio in the war room. "What's got into these
fraking missiles? Frak."
Starbuck listens in "Oh, Come on!" She slams her hand down on the table. They are so close this can't be happening.
Stepchild looks at her
missile telemetry "They're jamming the guidance systems."
Apollo can hear the nerves in her voice. "Strike Two, Apollo. Then
we get close enough that we don't need the guidance systems. We have
to blow this thing manually."
"Wilco, Apollo. Rolling in."
Stepchild sees a flash
next her. Chuckles Canopy shatters at the bottom. "Chuckles...
Chuckles! He's been hit."
"Oh, frak." Chuckles says in
a weak voice.
Lee listens to the exchange and closes his eyes there is nothing he can do.
Stepchild: Chuckles bought it,
Apollo cues his radio "Calm down Stepchild. There's nothing you can do. Lee sees a flash in front of Stepchild's viper. "Pull up, Pull up."
Stepchild is focused on Chuckles bird. "He's going down- " She watching Chuckles and doesn't see the incoming fire until It's too late. Lee hears her screams on the radio and watches helplessly as she goes down.
Galactica - War Room
Kara can't believe the
cost of this plan and they're not even close. She hears Kat talking
to Apollo and the rest of the strike force on the radio.
" Now
they've got our attack axis zeroed in. There's no way to fraking get
close."
"Frak... there's got
to be." Starbuck hit the big board again, turns away from the
board, and run her hand through her hair. "Come on Lee. There has
to be away."
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Apollo comes through on the radio "Focus Kat come one. We've got to get out of this flak. Let's get down below the deck, down where the target is." Lee, Kat and the rest of the team hit the deck.
"Now, what." Kat says as the reach he canyon.
Lee looks around. Come on, Come on. He spots the conveyer tunnel. No… Yeah… maybe. "I've got an idea. Keep the radio channel open Kat it this works you're going to have to take the rest of the squad and high tail it out of here. You stay here. I'm going to take a closer look."
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Adama reached CIC and joined Colonel Tigh at the Dradis Console. "The first wave Cyolns will be on us in two minutes. "What are your orders Sir?"
"Dee notify Wildcard and Hotdog that Strike One can stop running and engage. Colonel bring up the forward batteries and Dee put Apollo' s team up on the Speaker.
"Aye Sir."
"Strike One Leader, Galactica."
"Galactica, Wildcard we read you."
"Wildcard you are cleared to re-engage."
"Copy that Galactica. Strike one this is Wildcard. We are cleared to re-engage. Take it easy people no heroics…do it by the numbers."
Wildcard flipped her viper and headed with the rest of the squad toward the raiders. Once they were in range She flipped the safety off and engaged the cylons again.
Deadbolt and Hotdog were both engaged in fierce firefights again.
"Hot dog. Watch your six." Wildcard watched as Deadbolt flew at the Raider on Hotdog and fired at it.
"Nice shooting Deadbolt."
"Thank you Sir."
"Thanks Deadbolt."
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Apollo approached the tunnel with expertise he took a look at it. "No, Lee, don't do this. Don't do this Lee. He muttered to himself. He knew it could work and they were running out of time. No Retina detaching moves huh, Yeah right. Lee keyed his radio "The conveyor tunnel's clear, I'm going through it.
You're out of your fraking mind, Apollo. Kat offered as she waiting with the remaining squad members.
"Just remember what I told you Kat, when I tell you get ready to haul ass."
Starbuck stood in shock.
President Roslin and Baltar walked closer to the recon photo of the
base. "What's going on?" Laura asked as Starbuck finally joined
the group.
Lt. Gaeta pointed out the area where Apollo was
"Captain Apollo's flying into the conveyer tunnel, hoping it'll
lead him to the refinery."
Baltar is dumbfounded. "Has he
gone raving mad? There's no way to ensure it does anything of the
kind."
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Lee manured into the tunnel with ease slowly and steadily worked his way though "Come Lee Keep together, Keep together." Twisting and turning his way to a vertical exit he stops quick "Oh Lords." He hit his engines and levelled out at the exit on the other side. "Okay…Okay.., I'm through the tunnel. They can't get a firing solution on me. Lee looks around for the target and spots it. "There you are. Okay... I've got you, I've got you, I've got you, I've got you... He flies over the target and drops the charges. Hit his engines he angles up away from the target.
"Kat, Apollo Time to go!"
"Copy that Apollo on our Way." Kat and the rest of the team hit the burners and climb just as the base explores.
