Title: Hard Six
Author: GEM
Date written: 2/1/06
Rated: T
Word count: 1306
Story Timeline: Season 2
Category: Dradis Challenge
Warnings: None I can think of
Characters: Apollo, Adama
Summary: Dradis Contest: Secrets Revealed Week #2 Apollo- Lee sits at his father's bedside and lets slip a couple of things.
Spoiler: KLG 1+2, Major Home Part 2
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Rain I hate rain. I haven't felt it or seen it for months. Honestly I don't care if I ever feel or see it again. It's been like this for days but we keep going. The President won't give up she's more driven now then I have ever seen her. I've been keeping a close eye on her since the ambush that killed Elosha. I'm concerned for her. We may have our differences but she's still my President. I also consider her a friend. She slips right in front of me as we hike up the steep muddy hillside. The book of Kobol also hits the ground. She's brushing clean one of the pages by the time I get to here. "Are you okay?" I ask and she answers yes. I help her up and keep hold of her for a moment as we continue up the hill. If I didn't know better I would describe her as a determined leader in perfect health that will give her rivals hell for years to come- but I do know better. She determined and lost in the prophecy because she needs to do what she can for the fleet before her time is up.
We finally made up the hill and the rain has stopped. The thing hands me the field glasses and gives me directions. It tells me that what I'm seeing is the gate of Hera. I question her and Starbuck quickly tells me not to get her started as our discussion starts to clash. The President seems listless to me as we all continue the debate of should we stay or keep going for day then The President speaks up "Let's keep going and see how far we get." She's the boss so we press on.
I now understand why they always made us run in the rain at the Academy. It never seems to stop of this planet-no wonder our people left. We're all sitting around the base camp I am sitting against the tree watching Helo with the thing as Kara is cleaning her gun. I still can't believe he has feeling for that thing. I mean she can't be carrying his child that impossible. She's just using him to get to us. Kara says he loves her but I don't buy it. All I want to do is seek revenge on that thing for what it did to my father, to me. I tell Kara we should keep an eye on him. She reminds me that Helo is a friend. I'm quick to quip that Sharon was a friend of hers too. Her so-called "friend" ended my life, as I know it.
It's early and I'm meeting with the President when I hear the birds fly away and the rustling of the leaves. I alert Starbuck and Helo and direct the rest of our team where to go. I draw my sidearm and lean up ageist the tent I turn and point my service weapon… at my father. Oh gods Dad. He's alive. He looks worn but he looks to be recovering. "Put your weapon down Captain." It does sink in at first I'm so overcome with emotion then I realize I'm still pointing my weapon at him I put it in my holster and he drops his as well and the draws my into a bone crushing hug. He's crying I'm crying. We are both wounded but I am so happy he's alive. I thought I would never see him again. All is forgiven something in both of us has changed.
Dad breaks the hug and acknowledges the President. He gets a look behind me and finds Kara. It's a heartfelt reunion that falls short because the things comes out from behind the trees I don't know what to do. Tyrol alters my father who has obviously seen it and is moving toward it. I hold my breath but silently urge him on to do something to that thing to make it pay for what it's done to him. I get my wish as my father grabs it by the throat and hurls it to ground he wants it to die he says as people including the President try to get me to ease up. I push one of Zarek's man I way and guard him as he confronts her. He deserves this much and he is being far too nice to that thing.
The moment quickly changed as I watch my Dad clutch his chest and gasp for air. I kneel down next to him and pull his collapsed body off the thing. He's still trying to regain his breath. I say I silent prayer that we will recover. I do for him what I should have done in the beginning I hold and support him until he is ready to get up and move on.
When we reach the tomb all hell breaks loose. The thing pulls a gun on my father. I aim mine right at her. I hear a gun cock behind me head. This isn't good. My father puts his hand up for us to relax but I won't and neither does Tyrol. The thing is spouting out something about being Sharon but a different Sharon. My father is listening but she still has the gun pointed at him and I want to end this. I don't want to repeat it. The thing turns slightly to the right and pulls the trigger the bullet from its gun hit the man behind me-Mier I knew he was no good. That mean Zarek was involved. I turn and react as I see another one of Zarek's thug aims at the thing and I shoot him square in the head. The thing hands the gun she was holding to my father and claims it was Meir's, for the first time I believe her.
We are standing in front of the tomb. Searching for the way in certainly isn't as easy as the book of Pythia claims. The President is reading the scripture and Kara is mumbling something and then gives into frustration. My father steps in and asks Helo to join us. I know he wants us to push it open but as I give the prompt to push on three part of me is saying should my father be doing this? We get it to budge and my father backs away-a wise decision as Helo and I finish it off. I turn to Kara and the President and smile. I motion for Kara to walk through and walk in behind her. The sensation is not a describable one, awe maybe I don't know. The question is what now? We determine that this is the tomb and that the broken pieces in from to us are the icons. My father is the one who notices the archer is missing something. Well, maybe. Here 's our chance to find out if we're right. Kara drops the arrow in place and everything goes dark then I feel air and grass under me. We are not on Kobol anymore I bring my weapon to the ready and look around.
We look up and see the constellations where the hell are we. I wonder. Kara says after the whisper die down that we are standing on Earth and quotes the scripture. I believe her. We all believe her. I look up at the star patterns and find Scorpio. That's when I see the Nebula. We have a map and direction the President has fulfilled her promise. I have my family back and we are going home with a map to Earth.