An alien trader arrives in the Cyrannus System, and the destiny of man and cylon was changed forever. One year later on the eve of the 40th Armistice Day since the War, a new and untried Colonial officer takes command of an equally new battlestar as the Colonies work frantically to adapt to their new situation as the smallest fish in a very large pond.

Title will change. With a burst of prismatic light, their world came crashing down around them. Of Galactica, the fleet, and Pegasus they know nothing. Now Battlestar Hellena's crew must find a way to survive. Meeting the Kushani, whose homeworld also hangs burnt, they find revenge to be common ground and agree to work together. prologue/teaser chapter. genre may/will change

The Ragtag Fleet encounters a post-Cataclysm Somtaaw leading to their emergence into the galaxy at large. Abandoned due to story being proof-of-concept for something that never panned out.