Chapter 20: Ready Positions
Setting: Earth's Orbit, one day before the Cylons arrive
In the past two days, the three Asgard ships, the one Earth ship, and the three Colonial ships got into defensive positions. The Asgard had figured out how to track the Cylons position and knew where they would come out of hyperspace. As soon as the Daedalus arrived, the positions could be finalized.
A large ship exited hyperspace in front of the fleet. The Daedalus had returned to Earth. Without so much as a word relayed to the ship, it moved into position. In front of Earth, The Samantha Carter and Teal'c (both cloaked) stood at either end with the Galactica and Prometheus in between. The Jack O'Neill II was cloaked behind Earth's moon to serve as a backup in case it was needed. On the other side of the planet, The Daedalus, along with the Celestra, floated in orbit waiting for word from the rest of the fleet. Finally, the Salvage and Repair ship was cloaked on the moon, as a landing pad for damaged F-302s, puddle jumpers, Vipers, and Raptors.
Every ship, every pilot, every crew person had a job. Though they were all different, their mission was the same: Stop the Cylons from invading Earth at all costs.
All over this rag-tag fleet, a message rang out. "Attention. The Cylon fleet is about 20 hours from reaching Earth. We have detected 8 baseships and 3 unidentified ships that are four times as large as the baseships. A lone Raider has come ahead to most likely scan us. He will be destroyed as soon as he reaches us. Be alert and ready. We have no idea how this is going to turn out.
"I have faith in everyone in this fleet. I know we can defeat the Cylons if we work together and listen to everyone. We all know we cannot allow the Cylons to get past us or all hope is lost. Best of luck to everyone." With that, the fleet became silent as everyone prayed for mercy.
THE END OF SERIES 1