Prologue

Kara Thrace was in the middle of dinner when Gaeta's 'happy' voice came over the comm., "Captain Thrace report to CIC. Repeat Captain Thrace report to the CIC,…IMMEDIATLEY." Anger and worry flooded into Gaeta's voice with every word he mouthed. Kara knew what that meant; either the Cylons or some type of other ship malfunction that her opinion was needed for. Ship malfunctions had become a common occurrence on Galactica since New Caprica. Leaving the seemingly untouched food behind Starbuck made the lonely march up to CIC. She ran into a few people along the way but no one with enough character for her attention.

The CIC was mostly dead when she arrived. The Old man, Lee, and Tigh were surrounding the contact screen etched on all their faces were a knowing look that Starbuck knew too well. Some where out there in space was a ship that they could either confirm or deny as a Cylon ally. The only reason Kara could thing as to her being there was to see if she had seen the ship before. But then a voice came over live form the unidentified ship, "Hello…Hello… HELLO! This is Ashling Chan-Thrace, trying to reach Galactica actual…..Is anybody there...Come on, Starbuck if you're there its Ajay. You know Ajay … Please answer….Okay I'll sing. I have a lovely bunch of coconuts whatever those are there they are a standin' in a row… ANSWER ME! I'm not a Cylon. Believe me I have done a lot of illegal things but ….. Okay I'll recite poetry. END. The End is Near. /The World is dead./The World is as silent/As I fear./Live and let live./Be nice to all and/Live to fall./Everyone is equal/But not alike./Wish the best /And continue./The End is Near." There was a long pause. Then as Kara stepped forward to speak the voice concluded, " If you don't believe me that this is Ajay aboard the Abstract Vessel, I'm sending Lt. Thrace a video message. BYE." With that the whole remained quite for several minutes, until Lee broke the silence. "Starbuck, who is that?" Kara was taken aback and her voice caught in her throat so that the only thing that came out was,

"My little sister."