Chapter 3
Kara had to be restrained on the trip back to the Galactica; Helo rapped his arms around her to try and stop her from moving while Commander Adama tried to reason with her.
"Kara, CALM DOWN!" he finally yelled; the fact that his son was alive and well had yet too fully processed.
Kara finally looked into Adama's eyes, "He didn't even know who we were." She whispered heartbroken.
"We'll figure something out." Adama replied, I'm getting my son back.
Back on the Pegasus Apollo acted as if nothing had just happened. He turned to the Admiral, "Permission to resume my duties Sir?"
Cain was taken aback by Apollo's reaction; of course, over the last two years, Apollo had shown no emotion, but his reaction to the revelation of his father and son was downright frightening; there had been no reaction.
"Permission granted, Lieutenant."
Apollo saluted. When Cain had turned and gone, he turned back to his viper and slowly placed the dog tags in his pocket. What are the fraking chances that my father and whatever that girl was to me, are still alive? What are the fraking chances? Looking at her made me hurt…why? I don't even remember her; did I love her? Gods, she was pretty. It was at that moment that he recalled the commander's words, Holly frak! A son?
At that same moment, Tegan woke form his slumber. He had himself quite worked up by the time Kara showed up. When he spotted her he smiled like a little devil, "Mamma!"
"How's my baby?" Kara whispered. She advanced and took Tegan in her arms and hugged him tightly.
"Mamma!" Tegan squealed.
"Sorry, baby." She said and then pulled him back so she could look into his daddy's eyes. A tear escaped.
"Mamma?" Tegan could feel her anguish.
"I saw your daddy, Tegan." She whispered in his ear.
"Daddy?" Tegan questioned at the unfamiliar word.
"Ya, daddy…I'll get him back for us Tegan, I promise." She vowed to the little boy.
"Viper?" the boy then asked.
Kara couldn't help but smile, her son had a one track mind when it came to things that could fly, "Ya, baby, we'll go see a viper."
Several hours later, Apollo found himself hidden in the back of a Raptor that was transferring some supplies over to the Galactica. He didn't know when he'd made his decision to sneak onto the other Battlestar; he just had to see her.
My son too…
There weren't that many people walking in the passageways and for some reason he knew exactly where he was going so it didn't take him very long to find the door he was looking for.
He slowly turned the wheel and opened the bulkhead. The room was dark and he quickly spotted someone fast asleep at a chair, but it wasn't her. He scanned the room and his gaze fixed on a small crib. He advanced and he quickly found himself looking down at a small boy.
To his surprise the boy was awake and was looking right back at him. Apollo was scared the boy would start crying due to his presence, but he did quite the apposite.
"Go see Viper?" the blue-eyed baby asked.
Apollo's mouth opened in shock…he almost found himself grinning; something he hadn't done in almost two years. "Sorry, pal, nor right now."
The little boy's lips puckered at this, "Viper! Viper! Viper!" he started chanting.
Apollo was about to relent when someone spoke behind him, "Step away from my son," the voice growled, "And if you make one move, I'll be dead before you hit the ground!"
Apollo slowly turned and found himself face to face with a gun pointed at his chest…she had found him.
"Lee?" Kara whispered, shocked.
"Mamma!" Tegan yelled from behind Apollo.
Kara spared a glance at her son, who had his charming smile on his face; "Mommy's busy, baby."
"Viper, Mamma!" Tegan said stubbornly.
Kara met Lee's eyes who twinkled with mischief, "I guess he's mine, after all." Apollo said to break the ice.
Kare snorted, "He take's after me."
"Viper!" Tegan yelled.
Everything momentarily forgotten, Kara and Lee grinned at one another.
A/N: it's a little shorter than the last couple chapters but I'm loaded down with assignments so I can't produce to my full potential… THANKS FOR ALL THE REVIEWS PEOPLE…KEEP'EM COMING!