Guess What's Coming to Dinner 0409

Day 1240

"Welcome back." Emma greeted watching Hera run to Athena.

"Hey baby girl." Sharon said picking up her daughter and holding her tightly. "Hi Emma. Thanks for watching her for us."

"Any time. Did you find Earth?"

"No but we found something." Sharon said letting Hera go back to her game. "A cylon fleet. Civil war broke out among the cylons. The Eights, Sixes and Twos broke off from the others. They're looking for the Final 5."

"Are you serious?" Emma gasped in disbelief.

"Yeah." Sharon replied somberly shaking her head. "They want to destroy the Hub."

"The Hub?"

"The source of resurrection. They're proposing an alliance. We help them extract D'Anna and we can destroy the Hub."

"No more resurrection." Emma whispered her eyes growing wide at the implications. "A mortal enemy. And I thought I'd surprise you by bringing up the Opera House."

"You know about the Opera House?"

"Everyone does." Emma cringed, Gaius' radio announcement playing her head. "Baltar found out about it somehow. As you can imagine it's not going over well with the fleet."

"I bet." Sharon replied with a dry laugh. "Given our history it's definitely been an odd experience with your Mom."

"It's shaken her up - having cylons in her head." Emma admitted with a grin.

"I'm surprised she didn't throw us out an airlock. Convinced of a grand conspiracy or something." Sharon laughed.

"Now that you mention it. I'm surprised she didn't either." Emma said bursting into hysteric laughter that turned into tears. "What's happening Sharon?"

Sharon remained quiet and watched Hera before slowly shaking her head. "I have no idea."

"I don't think I'll ever get use to seeing you in a suit." Emma decided as she walked into Lee in the corridor. "What are you doing on Galactica?"

"I came to talk to your mother."

"I take it, things didn't go well." Emma guessed by his tone.

"She refuses to talk to the Quorum about this joint mission." Lee exploded, his pent up frustration being released on Emma. "You have to talk to her."

"I'm sorry Lee." Emma apologized shaking her head. "You're going to have to find a new partner in principles. She's dying for real this time and I want all the time I have left. To be perfectly honest, Mom could suggest throwing you out the airlock and I'd let her. Given the current situation with you and the Quorum that's part warning."

"Thanks Em." Lee huffed, mildly entertained.

"For what it's worth, I don't think you need my help anyway. Mom respects your counsel. She has since the beginning. You're Captain Apollo remember?"

Lee smiled at the mention of his former title. "Yeah, I remember. How are you holding up? I meant to check on you. I -"

"I'm fine." Emma assured. "I haven't been back to Joe's. I'm glad you told Mom because it gave us a chance to talk - really talk."

"Good. I'm glad. I want you to know I'm here for you if you need anything."

"I know. Thanks Lee."

"Hey have you seen Helo?" Kara asked knocking on Emma's door.

"I have not." Emma replied, pleasantly surprised by the unexpected visitor.

"You Adama kids get all the perks." Kara noted inspecting Emma's quarters, tossing aside a pillow and plopping down on the couch.

"Did you find what you were looking for out there? On the Demetrius" Emma specified, curious about what brought Kara to her room.

"I found something. I'm just not sure what it is yet. Whoever these 5 cylons are - they know where Earth is." Kara reasoned, enjoying the moment of peace and comfort. "If we can figure out a way to maintain this alliance…"

Emma chuckled lightly at Kara's words. "Kara Thrace wants to work with the cylons. I think it's official, life as we know it is over."

"I know. It doesn't make sense. None of it does but I had this vision of a comet - except it wasn't a comet it was the Basestar." Kara explained sitting forward to release some of the pent up energy inside her. "There's this inexplicable overlap. The Hybrid even knows about the president."

"What does my Mom have to do with this? What's a hybrid?"

"It's a cylon… thing. It said the dying leader will know the truth of the Opera House."

"Did you mention this to my Mom?" Emma cringed already sure of the answer.

"It might have come up." Kara admitted apologetically.

"That's why you're looking for Helo. She wants to go on that ship." Emma realized standing up. "I need to find her."

"I've got to get going too." Kara agreed standing up. "I just thought I'd say hey."

"I'm glad." Emma replied giving Kara a hug. "I'm glad you're back."

Startled by the unexpected gesture. Kara momentarily froze but was quick to recover. "I'm glad I'm back too, kiddo."

"Does Dad know about this trip?" Emma asked climbing into the Raptor.

"He's busy and I won't be gone long."

"You brought a book." Emma pointed out with a raised eyebrow. "Kara told me about the Hybrid."

"I have to know." Laura whispered glancing sideways at Emma. "I have to know."

"I understand. I don't know what you and Kara are going through but I'm sure it's difficult." Emma said placing her hand over Laura's. "I want to support you."

"Thank you Sweetheart. I know it's hard for you to accept these visions-"

"I believe you." Emma assured, not looking to get bogged down by details. "It's not the easiest thing to believe but there have been too many coincidences for it to be just that."

"You're so much like your father." Laura said with a bittersweet smile. "You look like me but you're him to the core."

"I'll take that as a compliment."

"You should." Laura agreed. "He's also having revelations of faith. Which is why he'll understand why I'm going to the Basestar."

"Why we're going." Emma corrected buckling her seatbelt. "Fair warning, I won't take no for an answer."

"Fine." Laura relented without a fight. "But stay close I don't trust these people."

"People?" Emma repeated with a dropped jaw. "Did you just refer to cylons as people?"

"Oh Emma." Laura replied rolling her eyes.