- God, Interrupted, Chapter 6
Every morning he woke up in a cold sweat, unable to catch the swiftly retreating remnants of a dream. Every morning he woke up with stronger feelings of dread and distrust than he did the day before.
Every day he had to work harder to keep his guard up around her, and it pissed him off. So, as they walked in the direction of the base he kept her in front of him with his weapon drawn. At night, he made sure she was asleep before he allowed himself to doze off.
Every day he thought it would be easier to put the gun to his head and just end this nightmare now. But Lee Adama wasn't a quitter, so he pressed on.
It was discouraging that all this time they had found no one. He was expecting there would be some survivors. The Cylons couldn't have killed everyone, yet the longer they went without running into people, the more convinced he became that they had. If that were the case, what made him think he'd get out of here alive? What made him think that if he did get out of here alive, he'd find the Galactica?
He stopped walking and looked around. The sky was acid yellow, giving everything a sick yellow tint. The air was dead and the silence deafening. There were no birds or crickets chirping. No hum of car engines as they traveled up the road. No signs of life whatsoever.
That's why Six's scream made him jump out of his skin.
She had gotten well ahead of him when he had stopped walking and now some strange man was dragging her away with his arm around her neck and a gun to her head.
"Shit." Lee mumbled to himself, silently reprimanding himself for not being more alert. He raised his gun and shouted. "Let her go. Now."
The man appeared to just notice Lee for the first time. He stopped moving away but didn't release his hold on Six. Lee could see that the man was young and strong but he could tell he wasn't military.
"I said, let her go." Lee repeated.
"She's a Cylon." The man shouted.
"I know what she is." Lee replied. "Now let her go."
The man cocked his gun and pressed it a little harder into the side of Six's head.
"Don't." Lee warned. "I can guarantee you I'm a better shot than you. You'll be dead before you even think about pulling the trigger."
Lee could see the man thinking hard about his options. Finally, he seemed to decide that Lee wasn't bluffing and pushed Six away from him and onto the ground. He aimed his gun at Lee but before he could shoot, Lee fired, knocking the gun out of the man's hand. The man stared at Lee in shock, waiting for him to fire again.
"Get out of here." Lee growled.
"You'll shoot me." The man countered.
"Not if you move now."
The man didn't need a second warning. He turned and walked away. Lee mentally gave him points for not running. When the man was out of sight, he ran over to Six.
She was sitting on the ground, visibly shaken but unhurt. Lee helped her to her feet.
"Why did you stop him?" She asked.
He shrugged his shoulders. "I guess I figured you weren't his to kill."
She stared at him, shocked by his coldness.
"If you die," he continued, "your consciousness downloads into another body. That's how it works right?"
She nodded.
He tilted his head in the direction the man took off in. "Then you tell them where they are, where I am and where I'm going….do you see where I'm going with this?"
She nodded again. "What are you going to do with me, then?"
"I haven't figured that out yet." He admitted.
She turned and started back on their journey.
"Because I'm screwed either way." He said under his breath.