(It took me ages to start writing this chapter, my story is taking a twist. Actually no it isn't, but I'm taking a new approach. But there is going to be an Adama speech in this one, and we all know how famous he is for those, so I better make this bloody good, especially because of it's content. What have I gotten myself into?)
She sat there, silently, staring absent mindedly at the floor metres away from her. And by her she didn't mean herself. There she was, lying stiller than life itself, she looked beautiful. Gaia's world was a blur at present, it had been for days. People's voices were muffled and delayed, as if someone had placed their hands over her ears and played the days in slow motion. But now, as she watched that spot on the concrete floor, everyone was silent.
She ignored the priest's drone of prayer and proverb, it was a quiet lull in the back of her head. Though at least Laura was getting what she wanted. Gaia remembered at Cally's funeral, she overheard the President whispering to the Admiral that this was exactly what she wanted, when it was her turn. Gaia remembered looking at him at the perfect moment to see the pain on his face, it was as if someone had cut his heart out. If only she'd seen it, maybe she would have told him sooner, were Gaia's thoughts at the time.
Gaia faintly recognised that the priest had stopped and looked up to see the Admiral taking his place at the podium.
Bill stood with his back straight, glancing out at the sea of people who'd come to show their respects. All of which had been touched personally by the memory of the woman they were honouring.
"I remember the first time I ever met Laura Roslin, at the time she was still the Secretary of Education and I remember telling her that I would not allow a networked computer aboard this ship. The second time I ever met her, seven hours later, billions of people had been massacred and she had been thrown into the one of the most difficult positions I myself could ever think of. She was now the President of what was left of our colonies, she took an oath to protect what was left of us with every fibre of her being and she was telling me, that the war was over, that we lost. In her first seven hours of being President she put this fleet together and saved every soul that was in it. If she had no have convinced me to run, none of you would be here today. This woman..." He paused and looked over at her body. "This, woman, saved you all.
Sadly her bravery and her courage could not save her from her own demons, but in her last years she used every inch of herself to get us all to this point we are at now. Laura Roslin has earned the peace she so rightfully deserves and now she is in peace, and her memory will forever be with us."
Bill bowed his head in respect and to hide the tears in his eyes that were forming. Suddenly everyone stood and saluted. Lee stepped forward still saluting, he opened his mouth to speak but as he did everyone chorused above him.
"SO SAY WE ALL!"
Bill watched his crew, his friends, his family, show the highest respect to the woman he loved. Lee looked up at his dad and gave a sad smile. "So say we all."
(Okay, so I don't know why but the whole So say we all moments in BSG always made me cringe because I found them a tad tacky, some of them were deserving but some were just... to meh. I'm not sure why, but as you can imagine it kinda killed me to put that last bit it, well it did until I wrote it, it fitted too well for me not to.)