Greetings, everyone.
It took a bit longer to finish this one because I had a lot of stuff going on and didn't want to leave a lot of sub-plots hanging (even thought i'm sure that I forgot some of them)
Now, let me address the reviews:
EvilTheLast: The chat between Baltar and Head Six will be very interesting indeed, but is not pertinent to this part of the story right now... And no, Gina is not going Boom... D'Anna will be in the fleet for now. if she remains, that I don't know yet. As for the Demand Peace, they are not Cylon Huggers, they're more in the line of Surrender to Cylons and maybe they will let us live... wait to see, the rescue will be a bit different this time...
Nedy Rahn: I think that Gina deserves some happiness, she suffered enough in the hands of Cain.
darkfinder: It was a catfight. if that will develop into something, I don't know, but remember, Starbuck prays to Afrodite... she's the Goddess of Love =D Helena is not a Cylon, and for the Helena/Kane being the only couple there, I really didn't think that far ahead, besides, I'm working on some pairings... now, about the projecting, the explanation is coming on the next chapter or so...
Sable Cold: Who doesn't love a good catfight?
The Breeze: Yes it was fun, it was a lot of fun...
MaxNight: that punishment is coming, and I can assure that you will love it LOL
Just a Crazy-Man: there is more to come...
helenaklopes: Se vc gostou até agora, espera pra ver o que vem pela frente, Amidala =D
BTW, Princess Helena of Knossus is a homage to my dear friend helenaklopes and also Wonder Woman (one of my favorite heroes from DC)
Now, lets continue...
Battlestar Galactica
The Second Fleet
Battlestar Pacifica Crew:
Commander Jannus "Jann" Warryk (CO)
Captain "Leela" Six (XO)
Captain Kaleb "Black-1" Blackthorne (CAG)
Lieutenant Leoben "Kane" Two (Nav)
H.R.H Princess Helena Xander Alexandra-Knossus
Jr. Lieutenant Sharon "Isis" Eight (Pilot)
Chief Officer Simon "Jaffah" Four (Hangar chief)
Shadow (Raider)
Doctor Alexys Whitewood (Head Scientist)
Timeline
Season 2.5, "Downloaded" to "Lay Down Your Burdens".
Summary
What if not all Battlestars had been caught up defenseless by the Cylon Attack? What if the Civilian fleet that the Pegasus encountered had survived and found another Battlestar? What if the infected Baseship from "Measure of Salvation" had occurred earlier, and had been found by said Battlestar? And what if, months before New Caprica, the Fleet encountered a Second Fleet of human survivors? Welcome to BSG96 Pacifica.
Act XI – Higher Calling
[Day 265 since the Fall of the Colonies]
[3.115 Humans, 737 Cylons]
[BSG75 - Galactica – Conference Room]
One of the things that Laura Roslin had always prized in her life was her non-violent approach to all things. When her family died in a car accident, when she found out that she had been played by the President in the workers strike, when she was diagnosed with terminal cancer, when the Colonies fell to the Cylon Attack, when she was put under arrest by then a mistrusting Commander Adama...
Even as things changed, and she gained a reputation for jettisoning Cylons infiltrators in the fleet out the airlock, even then, she still saw herself as non violent. Even when Tom Zarek, then Gaius Baltar became thorns in her side, even when she had the flashback of Baltar all mushy with the tall blonde Cylon, even then , she didn't consider violence... but like all other concepts in her life, Roslin would gladly revise her non-violence policy if she thought she had a real chance of jump over the table and tackle Jannus Warryk where he stood, throwing him to the ground so that she could she his life slowly fading from his eyes as she strangled him with her bare hands... if only they had chosen a smaller table...
Across the table from her, Bill Adama kept listening, in silence, as Warryk kept exposing her plan to forge the death of Sharon's child, and keep her alive in secret in the fleet. He wasn't happy, she could tell, as he glanced at her once only, and had not even looked in her direction after that. She couldn't even try to tell him that it was all a lie; he knew her better than that, he knew her better than most, as she also knew him, and that was the reason why she kept the plan a secret from him. Bill Adama was a man of principles. She loved that about him, and she knew that he would struggle into separating a mother from her child, even if that mother was a Cylon.
Besides the Admiral, Saul Tigh was also listening. He was a war veteran, sympathetic to her cause, and he thought that just keeping a Cylon aboard the ship was already dangerous enough, and allowing her to stay with a cylon-human hybrid would be a risk too big to be made. He had voiced his opinion as soon as Warryk had revealed the plan. She would have to count on him to do damage control with the Admiral later...
Lee Adama, on the other side, would be a lot more difficult do deal with. He was an idealistic man, possibly like his father once was at that age. She also admired his principles and his courage, as he put himself on the line for her against his own father during Kobol. She trusted him, as much as she trusted Bill, but she also knew that he would never approve of her plan; like his father, the charming Commander Apollo also failed to see the big picture... on his side, Kara Thrace, the Admiral's "Daughter" looked disgusted by what she had heard; only further proof that the Adama's Ideals ran strong even beyond their own blood.
Laura felt bad looking at them and receiving the occasional glare as every new detail was revealed. But it was better to look at then than to look at Sharon and Karl Agathon. She actually expected the Cylon to try to attack her as the treacherous Warryk exposed her, but her reaction was the worse possible to Roslin: Sharon looked at her, with tears in her eyes, hugging her womb protectively, a picture that reminded her of her pregnant sister, on one night at the hospital, when they went trough the drama of a gestation complication. Sharon looked so much like her, and that made Laura deeply ashamed.
Lieutenant Agathon, on the other hand, was livid. Lee, Kara and the Cylon Lieutenant Kane Two from Pacifica had to physically contain him, and even with the threat of arrest by the Admiral didn't subdue his revolt. It took Warryk's intervention to calm him, and by the quick exchange between them, it seemed clear to her where the Lieutenant's allegiance rested now. Laura didn't even bother to look to her other side, where Her Royal Highness Helena Knossus was seated, along with Leela Six, Alexys Whitewood and, to her utter disgust, her vice-president and political opponent Gaius Baltar.
She exchanged some glances with Tory Foster and Sherman Cottle, her co-conspirator and her reluctant accomplice in the whole operation. Dr. Cottle didn't look up, as he was obviously ashamed of his part on all of that, but Tory was unapologetic, and kept her head raised up high. It was her who Laura was emulating as she also tried her best to look firm in her decision...
- "... You still failed to explain how this child is not a security risk to this fleet and what is left o humanity, Commander." - Tori kept her rebuttal of every single point brought up by the Commander - "This administration has a responsibility with the survival and preservation of the human as a species, and this child is a risk by any point of view that you might bring up."
- "Miss Foster, I find several attractive qualities on you, but your complete lack of morals is not one of them." - Warryk replied with sarcasm, and placing his hands on the podium, he inclined herself to make his point - "And I do believe that the administration that you serve presents a bigger threat to humanity than this unborn child. And fifteen hundred civilians in my fleet, that were lied, abandoned and left for dead by this administration would happily attest to that."
The Admiral finally decided that he had heard enough and intervened:
- "That's enough." - Adama declared.
The weight of his glance alone made Tory silent. Warryk also didn't continue his tirade, has it was clear to Roslin that he had achieved his objective... perhaps, if she used the chair as a step, she could jump longer...
- "You made your point clear, Commander." - Adama said, in a rasping tone - "Now, why don't you save us the time and present you proposal to resolve the problem?"
- "Right away, Sir." - Warryk replied, as he walked to where Leela was seated and got from her a number of folders.
The Commander presented Adama with a folder, then went to give each one seated on the table a copy. The Admiral got his glasses from his pocket, and putting them on, he opened the folder, reading its contents... The expressions of those who read what was written in the folders went from surprise, to disbelieve, to judgment, to anger.
- "Absolutely not." - Laura declared, loud and clear - "We are not handling a highly strategic asset to you, Mister. Not now, not ever."
- "Sharon is not an asset, she is a person; a pregnant woman, whose child you have actively sought to harm, Madam President." - Helena replied, in a stern tone, and with a pointed look, she added. - "And the only reason why you didn't have Sharon abort the child is because you needed the fetus to save your own life."
- "And that may well be the strategic asset you mentioned." - Warryk added - "After all, the child saved your life, but your cancer is not cured completely, so..."
A wave of guilty prevented Laura from formulating a proper answer. It was with a silent thanks to the gods that she saw Bill rise from his chair, as the Admiral intervened:
- "You are out of order, Commander." - Adama said, with a glance that clearly meant business - "Whatever are the president's reasons for her plan, they were not for her personal gain."
She observed as Warryk looked back at the Admiral. He had confronted him in the past, and it was only after his Cylon XO's intervention that he backed off. However, this time she was not likely to stop the impetuous Pacifica's CO...
- "Commander." - Helena spoke his name, giving the intervention that Roslin so longed for.
Warryk turned to the Princess, and she gave him a brief nod. It was clear that they both understood each other in a level that didn't required spoken words. The Fleet Commander bowed respectfully and turned to Adama:
- "Yes, sir." - Warryk acknowledged, and looking at Roslin, he retracted his accusation- "I withdrawn my last comment, Madam President. However, the repatriation motion stands. Both Sharon and Karl have requested membership in our Fleet and their request was dully processed and approved."
Laura rose from her chair, as Bill's heavenly intervention gave her a fighting spirit back, and with her two hands on the desk, she glared at the Pacifica's CO:
- "This child is a hybrid of Cylons and Humans. To leave it with her Cylon mother is a security risk to this fleet and what is left of humanity" - Roslin spoke, in a severe tone.
- "Not it, Madam President. She is a a girl, and I believe that her parents chose Hera as her name." - Warryk replied. - "As an information source, Sharon is not that significant compared to the information that we already provided to the military command and the alleged security risk factor can be nullified by moving her out of the fleet."
- "I agree with him." - the surprising voice of Kara Thrace was heard.
All eyes were on the blonde ace, as she rose from her chair, and said:
- "We got the intel from Pacifica, and even with all the theatrics and everything, I believe that we are all on the same side." - Kara spoke - "And Sharon had at least four chances to betray us and she didn't. Se should at least be allowed to keep her child with her."
At the same time, the Commander and the Princess had a discreet smirk, as they knew that their objective had been achieved. For the Galactica's people to argue with with them was one thing, but now they had made them argue among themselves. It was just a matter of time now...
[Hangar Deck]
In the hangar deck, another of the resupply run from Pacifica had just arrived, and the deck crew, under the leadership of Galen Tyrol quickly got to work, unloading the crates from the shuttles. Like all other people in the Galactica Fleet, they knew had reservations about the mixed fleet that was now their neighbors, but different from the rest of the fleet, they were exposed to the Cylons from Pacifica in a much more intense way, as they had to deal with them every day in their supply runs. Initially, they would not even leave their ships, just waiting for the crew to perform the unload and loading operations, but soon, as the process was streamlined through Galactica, the volume increased and necessity took precedent over distrust, and the two crews started to interact. Tyrol was updating the inventory when Kaleb Blackthorne approached him
- "Excuse-me, Chief." - Kaled spoke
Tyrol looked at the CAG and saluted him, a salute that was returned quickly by the pilot:
- "At easy, Chief." - Blackthorne said.
- "What can I do for you, Captain?" - Galen asked.
- "As you surely know by now, Chief Xander now has another job..." - Kaleb started
- "... Princess Helena, yes, I know." - Galen replied, with a chuckle, he joked. - "I have to get a hold of her career officer. I wonder if he can get me a career transfer to President of the Colonies."
- "heheheh... I'm surprised that there aren't more transfer requests by some ambitious officers seeking a quick path up..." - Blackthorne replied
- "It probably all the chrome around there that is keeping them away, sir." - Galen replied
- "Perhaps..." - Kaleb said, without being offended by the comment. - "but, anyway... I'm here to introduce you to our new Hangar Chief, that will be taking all the responsibilities from Her Highness from now on."
Galen observed as the CAG nodded to a big black guy, who Galen had recognized as a Cylon from the hearings at the Quorum and by the troubled identification from Specialist O'Neill... Simon Jaffah Four approached them, saluting. Kaleb saluted back, and Tyrol did the same, a bit more hesitant...
- "Chief Tyrol, this is Simon Jaffah, a Number Four and our new Hangar Chief." - Kaleb said.
- "Nice to meet you, Chief." - Jaffah said, offering his hand.
Galen took a second before accepting the gesture, and Blackthorne said:
- "Good, you now have been introduced, and I can go back to my work." - He said, turning around.
The two Hangar Chiefs observed in silence as the Pacifica CAG walked away, and after a moment of awkward silence, Jaffah spoke:
- "Oh, this is the list you requested from Chief Xander." - Simon said, handing a clipboard to him
- "Oh, right. The Stealth Viper equipment." - Galen replied, looking at the information printed - "She had asked me permission to built some of them."
- "By what I saw from the Datastream, that was a incredible ship." - Jaffah commented - "To put to shame the guys at Scorpia Yards."
- "Well, thanks." - Galen said, liking the feeling of having his work appreciated - "This list sounds like right. Now, who's gonna build this?"
Simon looked around, to make sure that no one was close enough to hear, and then he leaned slightly to Tyrol:
- "Well, they don't want to advertise, since it might create problems with her people and our Assembly, but it will be Chief Xander, myself, Lieutenant Isis and the Commander." - Jaffah revealed.
- "I guess the Virgons are opposed to her getting her hands dirty now..." - Galen replied.
- "Some of them can be very conservative." - Simon replied.
- "Well, I wish her and you good look in this project." - Galen said - "It is a lot of fun to build this baby."
- "I'm sure it is, Chief." - Simon replied.
As Galen turned around, to keep working on the inventory, Simon stood there, still trying to find a way to get to the subject... It didn't take Galen more than a moment to notice that the Cylon had not left, and he said:
- "Is there anything else?" - Tyrol asked.
- "Actually, Chief, there is." - Simon said.
Galen noticed the glance of the Number Four directed to the side, and following the line of sight, he saw some of his knuckledraggers. The sight of one of them in particular was all it took for the Chief to connect the dots:
- "Its about Specialist O'Neill, isn't it?" - Tyrol asked.
- "Yes, it is." - Simon replied - "She's the widow of one of my brothers..."
- "Yes, I'm aware of that." - Tyrol said.
Galen noticed as the object of their attention glanced at them, and by her face, he could say that she was shocked to see the carbon copy of her dead husband in the deck...
[From across the Deck]
Giana O'Neill had not expected to see him in the hangar that day. She had seen the copy of her dead husband walk into the Quorum Floor with a boy and a woman that day, and it almost made her faint. The Colonel had suspicions that Simon was a Cylon. Everyone had suspicions that Simon was a Cylon. Yet, she denied, she preferred to believe that he had a mental breakdown, that he had lost it and that was why he had killed himself. But herself didn't believe that. Her Simon was strong, he adored life, he would never take his own, unless he believed that by doing so he would be protecting others, protecting her and Jemmy.
She cried herself to sleep that day. Chief Tyrol was kind to her, he himself having experienced a similar experience with Boomer. It was hard explain to Jemmy that the man on the screen was not their Simon, it was hard to convince herself that he was not her Simon either. But they survived. Jemmy accepted the explanation that he was the twin brother of her step-daddy, and now, all that the girl asked was when she would see her new uncle; Gina dreaded the thought, and now, there he was, with the Chief, looking at her.
The thought of running occurred to Giana, as did the thought to get her wrench and hit the Cylon copy of her husband, but she did neither; she turned around, keeping herself busy with the gyroscope on the Viper she was working on. She could feel their presence behind her, but she didn't turn, until the Chief called her name:
- "Giana." - Tyrol said, in a soft tone.
- "Yes." - She turned, with defiance.
She felt her eyes burning, but she would not cry in front of him. She looked at him, he looked the same physically, but he was not her Simon. His eyes were the same color, but he didn't look at her the same. He had tattoo on his face (all of them had, it was like an identification mark on them), and he also wore an armband with the infinity symbol of the Monad Church (like the rest of them).
- "This is ..." - Tyrol started to talk, to be interrupted by her
- "Simon. I know. I used to be married to one." - Giana replied, with a hint of revolt.
Galen looked at her with sympathy, and then looked at Jaffah.
- "Actually, Miss O'Neill, I go by the name Jaffah." - He replied. - "I am a brother of your late husband."
- "Did you know him?" - Giana asked - "Have you personally met him? Talked to him?"
- "Not in the sense that you expect." - Jaffah replied - "As brothers, we share some common traits, beyond the name and physical appearance, so, even though we have never met in life, He was my brother, and you're his widow."
Galen kept silent, as he didn't believe that it was his place to speak at that moment. He just stood besides Giana, was she spoke:
- "So, you came here to pay your respects?" - Giana asked.
- "That, and to offer the support of my family." - Jaffah replied. - "I'm also married, Miss O'Neill."
- "I know. I saw your family on the wireless." - Giana said, with a hint of sarcasm. - "It is a beautiful boy..."
- "Thank you. He has his mother eyes." - Jaffah replied. - "If you or your daughter need anything, please, don't hesitate to contact me."
Giana felt that she would cry, and she turned around.
- "Thank you for your concern, Mr. Jaffah, but we a doing fine." - She replied, wiping the tears on her sleeve.
Tyrol put his hands on her shoulder, and looking at the Cylon, he made a gesture for him to leave. Jaffah nodded in agreement, and said:
- "If Simon knew that there was another option, a third option, I'm sure he would have taken. He loved you and your daughter very much." - Jaffah said - "I'm sorry that we couldn't have arrived a day sooner."
As he turned around, Giana looked over her shoulder, and replied.
- "Thank you, bot it would not make a difference." - She said, with sadness - "My husband airlocked himself 2 days before you arrived."
She observed as the Cylon put his head down, and started to walk away. She looked at Galen, that had that compassionate look in his face, and she gave him a sad smile. He was going to offer her to take a brake, when they both heard the voice of Jaffah:
- "I'm sorry, did you say 2 days before we arrived?" - The Cylon asked.
[Aquaria Comet Freighter]
After the disappearance of their leader, Gina, and the raid on their secret headquarters, the members of the Demand Peace movement decided not to leave Cloud Nine and move to one of the other ships. In the Aquaria Comet, Royan Jahee re-organized their center of operations. He took extra precautions with the operation, since they found Arien's body in the recycling chamber. He was a good soldier, and Jahee would make whoever killed him pay dearly.
- "Sir, we found it." - One of the henchmen spoke.
- "Excellent." - Jahee spoke.
He walked the corridor from the room were he was to the adjacent deck. He saw a man and a women with the grey suitcase approaching. They stopped right in front of him, and opened the suitcase, revealing the nuclear warhead.
- "Was it damaged?" - Jahee asked.
- "No, Sir." - the woman replied.
- "We also found this, sir." - The man replied, showing him the ripped rag with blood.
Jahee grabbed the piece of fabric, that he recognized as being from Gina's blouse, and closing his fist around, he inquired:
- Did you find anything else?" - Royan asked.
Another man showed him the armband. Jahee glanced with a murderous expression:
- "Where did you find this?" - He asked.
- "It was on the maintenance tube near where we found the body." - the henchman responded.
That was all the proof that he needed. He made a gesture to the two with the nuclear device to close the suitcase, and nodding at another one of them, me moved to the next room. He looked to their prisoner, chained to the pole, beaten and bruised. He signaled to his lackey, and he threw water on the prisoner, waking him up. The guy instinctively tried to protect himself, to no avail. He looked frightfully to Jahee, that showed him the armband...
- "We found it, just like I said we would." - He said. - "Now, this is the last chance for you to come clean."
- "We didn't do anything!" - The prisoner screamed in desperation. - "I swear by the gods!"
Royan lowered his head, and turned around. He didn't pay attention to the desperate pleas of their prisoner, was one of the henchman pulled a gun and aimed at him. Not even the sound of the two bullets being fired brought any reaction to him. Jahee left the armband with the Symbol of Mars on the table, and looked at his board... The Sons of Ares attacked them, and now it was the time to return the favor...
[BSG75 – Galactica ]
[Hangar Deck]
Galen was worried. He was very close to freaking out and calling security. The only thing that was keeping him from doing it was Giana. She didn't understand either what the Simon from Pacifica was babbling about, but she knew that he was serious, and she didn't protest as he was now dragging them to their ship. It was a bit bizarre to see him touch the Datastream, but he kept that to himself:
- "What exactly is that you trying to say to me " - Giana asked, confused.
- "Just wait a moment, please... I have to be sure..." - Jaffah said, looking at the screen where starcharts popped up - "... If there is a chance..."
Giana and Galen exchanged confused glances...
- "Heya, guys!" - a female voice called them from behind.
Tyrol turned to find the Sharon known as Isis behind them. O'Neill knew Boomer, so she recognized the Cylon copy, but the resemblance was merely facial... the Sharon in front of them had light blue hair, shorter, and her eyes were red, and it didn't look like it was from contact lenses...
- "Hey Galen, Giana... have you lost weight, chief?" - Isis asked in a casual tone.
- "What the frakk?" - Giana asked, surprised. - "Your hair..."
- "Oh, this? Well after the fight I had with Starbuck, she let my hair blue, and I kinda liked it." - Isis said, with a smile - "So, I changed my eyes to red to make contrast. What do you think?"
Galen and Giana looked at each other, and without much conviction, they nodded their heads, with small smiles on their faces.
- "That way no one will mistake me... There are many Sharons, but just one Isis..." - Isis replied with pride.
As Isis looked at the screen she looked confused, and said:
- "Hey, Big J, what are you doing?" - She asked.
- "I'm looking for the starcharts of the last sector we were in." - Jaffah replied.
- "Oh, that's easy. Let me have a go." - She said.
Jaffah stepped to the side, and Isis put her hand over his on the Datastream, and immediately she smiled brightly.
- "No way! Her husband is alive?" - Isis said.
- "WHAT?" - Giana and Galen exclaimed.
- "Frakk, Isis!" Jaffah cursed
Giana immediately grabbed Jaffah by the uniform, making him face her.
- "Simon is alive?" - Giana asked, a gleam of hope in her eyes.
- "Its a hunch... I didn't want to say anything before I made sure." - Jaffah confessed - "But my easily excitable sister here spilled the beans too soon"
- "Sorry." - Isis said, a bit ashamed.
- "Nevermind that." - Tyrol said - "What do you need to confirm if Giana's husband is alive or not?"
- "I need to verify the charts from the sector that this fleet was two days before we arrived." - Jaffah said.
- "I'm on it!" - Isis said, concentrating. - "There it is!"
Giana and Tyrol saw as the starcharts popped up, and Jaffah said:
- "Ok, now, we need the charts from Shadow's perimeter patrol from that day." - Jaffah said.
- "Who's Shadow?" - Giana asked.
- "He's one of our Scout Raiders." - Isis said - "Kinda like the one that Starbuck flew."
- "There!" - Jaffah said, poiting at the screen.
Isis looked at the screen, and she was still confused...
- "Those are the Starbases that were in following Galactica. There is no Ressurection ship with them." - Isis said. - "Her Simon could not be downloaded to the basestar directly."
- "Downloaded?" - Giana asked.
- "If a Cylon dies, his conscience and memories are downloaded into a new body, as long as he's in the signal range of a Ressurection Ship." - Isis explained. - "Like Boomer did after she was assassinated, and like the Twos and Fives that were in this fleet."
- "W-wait... Sharon is alive?" - Tyrol asked, surprised.
- "Ok, that's for later, Chief. Right now we have to focus on Mr. O'Neill" - Isis said.
- "Here it is!" - Jaffah said, pointing at the screen
The screen zoomed into one of the smaller ships that were around the basestars...
- "What is that?" - Giana asked.
- "This is a nexus relay." - Isis said, recognizing the structure - "But that is just a data node, Big J."
- "Exactly! Remember what Kane and Chief Xander said about the strange transmissions that the Raiders intercepted?" - Jaffah asked. - "The ones that were not going back to the Hub?"
Realization finally downed on Isis as she looked at the Four in awe...
- "Holy Frakk..." - Isis said, jumping and hugging Jaffah, then Giana - "He's Alive!"
O'Neill was speechless, and Tyrol didn't know what to do, as the giddy Sharon grabbed him and kissed him... unknown to them, one of the many witnesses of the scene was Cally, and if it was humanly possible for her to break the wrench she had in her and, she would have done so...
As she let him go again, she hugged Jaffah again, and him held her, making sure she didn't jump anyone else. Giana looked at him with tears in her eyes, as a dead part of her suddenly awakened...
- "We have to inform the Commander." - Jaffah said.
Isis and Jaffah looked at each other, and then, looking to the direction of the flight control, they ran, dragging along Galen and Giana:
- "Captain Blackthorne!" - They both yelled as they ran.
[War Room – half an hour later]
In the Galactica War Room, Admiral Adama and Commander Warryk listened as Chief Jaffah and Lieutenant Isis presented their findings... Commander Lee Adama and Captain Thrace were also there, as was Lieutenant Agathon, Captain Leela Six and Colonel Tigh. Besides the Jaffah and Isis, Giana O'Neill and Chief Tyrol were also present. Adama would glance every other moment at Warryk, as the two Cylons kept talking... The fact that Warryk had not uttered a word since they started made the Admiral wary.
- "You believe that Simon O'Neill was downloaded into the nexus relay into cold storage?" - Leela six asked.
- "Yes, Captain. We know that Shelley Godfrey is in cold storage, as is the Doral copy that blew himself." - Jaffah replied – "Its only logical to conclude that my brother, once dead, would suffer the same destiny as the other Cylons infiltrated in the fleet."
- "I'm sorry, what is cold storage?" - Kara asked.
Leela turned to the blonde ace and explained:
- "Cold storage is the worse fate a Cylon can have. Basically our conscience is taken from our body and is placed in a memory module. Its imprisonment, of the mind and soul." - Leela said.
Lee and his father exchanged glances as they digested the new information:
- "Cavil surely decided to reward their failure." - Isis said – "You know what that bastard is capable of..."
- "Yes we do." - Leela agreed, and looking at the Admiral and the Commander, she asked - "What are your orders, sir?"
Adama observed the charts on the table, and said:
- "The rescue operation will continue as scheduled." - Adama said - "Captain Thrace had the plan drawn before your arrival, so we can continue with her plan."
- "We rush the attack on their facilities and create a distraction for the raptor team." - Leela suggested - "And we could send a infiltration team to the resurrection ship to rescue Mr. O'Neill and the others."
- "You want to bring more Cylons?" - Tigh asked.
- "Anyone that stirred dissent enough to be put in cold storage is a potential asset to our cause." - Leela replied.
Leela watched Warryk intently. He was leaning over the table, with his eyes on the charts, and the lack of words from him was making her nervous... She looked at the Admiral, with a silent plead in her eyes for him to intervene.
- "Commander, what will be Pacifica course of action?" - Adama asked.
Jann looked from the charts to Giana, then to Leela, and finally, to Adama:
- "Pacifica will do exactly as Leela suggested." - Jann said - "We will ready to render assistance to Captain Thrace and her team as soon as they arrive in Colonial Space."
- "You mean the Battlestar?" - Adama asked, surprised
- "We will jump ahead, and stir their attention." - Warryk said. - "by the time that the rescue team reaches Caprica, We will be able to jump into the Colonies directly and cause havoc there. They will be too busy with us to notice the rescue team."
- "A distraction?" - Tigh asked.
- "Yes, a distraction." - The Commander said. - "and whatever damage that we can put on their war effort along the way also. Now, this is what I have in mind..."
End of Act