Disclaimer: Battlestar Galactica and all established characters are the creation of Glen A. Larson, and the property of Universal Studios. No profit is being made from this, and is made for pure entertainment.
After the 1000 yahren war, the colonies, represented by the Council of 12, agreed to an armistice with the Cylon Empire. All seemed peaceful aboard the Battlestar Atlantia. Standing by to shuttle delegates when needed is Lieutenant Deitra, an excellent shuttle pilot. Very elegant in the way she carried herself, with radiant skin that almost matches the color of her warrior's jacket, she sat calmly thinking about what is to come.
Suddenly, she felt a shaking like the Battlestar got hit hard. Microns later, an explosion near the landing bay just happened. As she turned to the direction of the explosion she heard, she saw her younger brother, Lieutenant Omar running toward her.
"Omar, what's going on?", she asked.
Omar replied, "it's an attack! The armistice is a load of feldercarb. We got to get out of here, NOW!" Deitra looking confused. "COME ON SIS!", shouted Omar. "Get in your shuttle, and I'll cover you."
Deitra ran to her shuttle, and not wasting another micron, she launched her shuttle, with Omar launching his Colonial Viper at the same time.
Just as both exited the landing bay, a Cylon raider had flown in, and crashed into it, and caused a massive explosion. Fortunately for them, the Cylon raiders were focused on the Atlantia.
Almost a centon after they left the landing bay, the Atlantia explodes. Deitra was in shock after seeing the lights from the destruction.
"Omar", she called on her communicator. "The ATLANITA IS GONE!"
Omar said with a mixture of sadness, and conviction, "Yes, she is gone. But we have to keep going. The Cylons are all over the place, and they're going to start picking off survivors. That battlestar ahead is veering off, and managed to launch their Vipers. Head there, and you will have a chance. I'll cover you."
Deitra said confused, "you'll be killed if you don't do the same. I'm not going to leave without you."
"Please sis, just do it", replied Omar. "It's my turn to look out for my big sister. Better one of us makes it than none of us. I love you sis."
"I love you too, little brother", said Deitra as she shifted into turbo, and crying knowing her brother's eventual fate.
After nearly exhausting the shuttle's fuel, Deitra finally caught up to the battlestar that left the battle.
"Atlantia shuttle to battlestar", she called. "Requesting emergency landing."
"Battlestar Galactica, to Atlantia shuttle, permission granted", said Flight Officer Omega.
Deitra entered the Galactica's landing bay with a mixture of relief, and sadness. Relieved that she made it off the Atlantia alive. Saddened that she made it without her younger brother.
Terms for time measurment:
micron: roughly an Earth second
centon: roughly an Earth minute and 40 Earth seconds
centar: roughly an Earth hour
secton: roughly an Earth week
sectar: roughly an Earth month
yahren: roughly an Earth year