Comm. Link

Relationship: Kara & Lee

Disclaimer: don't own a thing but the storyline

Starbuck is trapped beneath a layer of snow and ice-can Apollo keep her going until her damaged viper can be freed from its icy prison?

"Listen to me Lt. we're coming to get you-just hang on!" exclaimed Tyrol as he waved for the rescue team to start to cut through the heavy layer of ice. "Lt.!" he tried to get her to respond to his voice but it wasn't working. "Frak it!" exclaimed the Chief as he moved away from the radio toward the resting raptor. "This isn't good-she isn't responding anymore. I think that the cold is finally getting to her."

"We have to keep her awake," stated Boomer as she looked over to where the viper was encased in a layer of solid ice. "There has to be a way…" her voice lead of as an idea took root in her mind. "I have an idea. Crash can you patch a comm. Link to the CAG's viper?"

"Sure," he replied as he started to patch the communication link. "Where do you want it directed?"

"Patch it to me," Boomer motioned for the headset. "CAG, this is Boomer do you read me?"

"This is Apollo, what's the holdup Lt.?"

"Starbuck's viper is a solid ice cube-it's going to take awhile to thaw her out."

"Copy that."

"Capt. She's not responding."

"Frak it," he muttered.

"We're out of ideas CAG," stated Boomer as she exchanged glances with Tyrol and Crashdown.

"Damn," he said over the comm. as he struggled to come up with a way to rescue the one who had always been there to rescue him. 'How?' he thought as he stared out into the blackness of space as he recalled the numerous times when that Kara had managed to talk him down after a situation-no matter how far gone he was. 'Talk…' "Hey Boomer can you patch me to Kara's viper?"

Boomer nodded to Crash to get started on the comm. link as she continued to talk to Apollo, "What's your idea Captain?"

"Gonna pull a Starbuck," he replied with a slight chuckle in his voice.

"Starbuck?" questioned Tyrol as he shared a confused glance with Boomer who shrugged her shoulders in response. 'Who knew what those two thought?'

"We're up," called out Crash as he nodded to Boomer.

"We're set here CAG," stated the Raptor pilot. "Ready whenever you are."

"All right," he stated as he brought his viper into orbit over the crash site. "Starbuck, this is Apollo can you read me?"

"I repeat: this is Apollo can you read me Starbuck?"

His call was meet with silence on the other end. "Damn it Kara answer me!" he yelled out.

"Frak it Lee-a little louder why don't you?" muttered a familiar voice on the other end of the link.

"Kara, you all right?"

"Been better…Lee what happened?"

"You were shot down by a Cylon fighter about six hours ago. You crashed on an ice planet…and your viper doesn't want to leave," he joked.

"Yeah, I can feel the tight embrace," she replied as she tried to start up the viper. "Viper's dead."

"Frak it, hang on Kara," he replied. 'Tyrol, and Boomer are right outside working to get you out."

"Lee tell them to hurry," she whispered as she fought off the urge to go to sleep. "Lee…"

"Yeah Kara?"

"See you when I get out of the rain…" she said as she was pulled out of her icy coffin by a pair of familiar hands.

"Let's get her back-she needs medical attention."

"Right," said Boomer as she reached in the viper for Starbuck's headset. "Good work Captain."

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