A/N it's only a short chapter but I have had a lot of school work to do, will try and write more next time.

Adama found Lee on the observation deck, after following the trail of clean up crews trying to clean up the mess Lee had left behind him. Lee was sat on the floor, with his head resting on his knees, staring out into space, only looking up when he felt his fathers hand on his shoulder.

"She's not dead, I can feel it, she's still out there," he whispered looking desperately into his fathers eyes.

Adama just smiled and sighed, "I just came to tell you that the team are ready to go back and look for her."

"Thanks I'll be there in a minute. I've just got to go and see Ali."

"Of course, I'll tell them team to wait for you. She's in the rec room, teaching the pilots how to play 'proper snap'?" Adama sounded slightly confused as he said the name.

However Lee laughed, "That sounds just like her, are they actually playing it?"

"Apparently so, though they keep complaining that it's not fair."

"No it's not, it's like normal snap apart from who ever gets the cards has to run around the room twice, meanwhile she steals some of their cards, so she always wins."

This made Adama laugh too, and they both laughed their way down the corridor towards the rec room.

Lee walked in just as he heard one of the pilots shout, "No way I'm not giving it to you, you cheated!"

Lee snorted, "You didn't let yourself get talked into betting on it!" making the pilot look sheepish, "Well for that I order you to give her whatever you bet, you idiot."

The pilot reluctantly handed the little girl three stogies, and Ali ran up to Lee holding them rpoudly in her hand.

"There for you and Mommy, he didn't have anything interesting."

Lee laughed and took the stogies from her outstretched hand, "Thanks sweetheart, look come here." he said pulling the girl towards him into a big hug.

"Can I give Mommy hers later?"

Lee closed his eyes, she had given him a few blissful minutes of happiness, before life came back to smack him in the face.

"Of course you can, you can give it to her when she gets back" he sniffed, "Look sweety you have to stay here for a while, Daddy has to go out again, ok?"

"Ok Daddy, I can play snap with the other pilots."

"I think you lot are going to have to find something interesting to bet with" he joked half-heartedly before leaving.

He was back on the flight deck in no time joining the other pilots that were going back to find Kara. After they brought him up to speed on what was happening, Lee walked over to his Viper. He paused with one foot on the bottom step and stared out into space.

"Good Luck sir, I hope she's ok" one of the techs spoke up handing him his helmet.

"Thanks, and I know she is" he sighed and then climbed in his Viper.

In minutes they were at the site and Lee began his descent to the planets surface with a few other pilots, while the other checked the sky just in case. His landing was rough but he still managed to get himself out as quick as a flash and began looking around for Kara. They had spotted her Viper in the air and had landed as close as they could. Lee signaled the pilots to spread out and started walking in his own direction towards Kara's Viper. He clambered up the side and looked in the cockpit, but Kara wasn't there, but at least there wasn't any blood. Lee pushed himself back down and kept walking, she had to be around somewhere. He searched for what seemed like forever, but didn't find a trace of her.

"Frak it Kara where are you?" he sighed sitting heavily down on a rock.

"You shouldn't use language like that you know, not when you've got a kid to look after." a voice came from behind him.