Part 9 – The battle of Cimtar
This chapter borrows heavily from the original Saga of a Star World script, Full credit to Glenn Larsen and his writing team for the quoted sections, BobDL
"Captain's log, Stardate 3114.3. The Enterprise is en route to exo-planet Borea for the Colonial-Cylon Armistice signing. We will rendezvous with the Colonial Fleet near Borea before proceeding on to the Star Kobol Space Station."
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"Noble delegates President Adar began, you're anxious to go back to your ships before our rendezvous with the Cylons but I think it appropriate to toast the second the most significant event in the history of mankind,the first being our recent reunion with the thirteenth will stand with us as we sign our peace accord with the Cylons.
"I would like to raise my chalice to you, not merely as the Quorum of 12, representing the 12 Colonies of man, but as my friends, the greatest leaders ever assembled.
"As we approach the seventh millennium of time, the human race at last will find peace, thanks to you."
"To peace."
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After gathering in Caprica orbit the assembled battlestars proceeded at lightspeed to the edge of the Cyrannus system's gravity well to where they could use their Maron Drives to jump jump to Borea.
The Enterprise dropped out of Warp and rendezvoused with the colonial Fleet about half an AU from the from the Star Kobol Space Station a decommissioned former Colonial Warship(Celestra Class.)set up for scientific research, lately tasked to investigate the properties of antimatter and how the Warp drive could operate based on the information tidbits from the Enterprise's officers. in high orbit over Borea, A Saturnian class gas giant with half a dozen large moons.
"Starbuck, what are you going to say?"Zac asked in the Galactica's Alpha launch bay," "Zac, calm down."
"Why are you so nervous?
"He sees me as his little brother," Zac replied.
"You're acting like one."
"It?s a routine patrol."
-"Why is it so important to you?"Starbuck asked."Because it is."Zac simply said.
"I'm a warrior.I want to prove that to him."Zac said proudly."
"This may not be the best time."
It?s a peace envoy! What trouble could there be?" - "That's not the point,"Starbuck objected.
"Starbuck, you promised."
"I know."
What are you doing? We're going on patrol."Apollo asked after approaching the pair.
"Er - He can't make it.""Starbuck's not well."Zac announced.
"Oh? Yeah, well, seems Well, that's kind of short notice, erm,"Apollo commented., "with everybody not wanting to go on this patrol."
"They want to celebrate the armistice."
I wonder who I?ll be able to find? Er Yes, Zac, you have a suggestion?"
"I've studied the coordinates from here to the Cylon capital," Zac announced.
"My ship's ready to go! - That's lucky,"Zac announced proudly.
"Isn't it, Starbuck,"Apollo asked. "Yeah, that's a real stroke of luck."
"I guess you're just gonna have to pull Starbuck's patrol with me"Apollo said.
"Wow! - Were we ever like that?"Apollo asked. "I can't remember that far back."
"Listen, maybe I ought to go."
"No, he'll be fine"Apollo replied. It?s not as if we're at war, right? See you later."
"Take care of the stomach."
"Yeah, I will."
Section 12, launch bay Alpha, stand by to launch fighter probe." Flight Corporal Rigel called over Blue Squadron's frequency.
"Acknowledge input."
"Recorded and functioning."
"Coordinates transferred."
-"Acknowledge."
' "Acknowledged."
"Ready to launch,"Apollo reported.
"Core systems transferring control to probe craft."
"Launch when ready."
The two pilots pressed their Turbo buttons on their control sticks and rocketed down their launch tubes and out into space.
-"It?s so different out here, Zac commented.
"This is nothing, "Apollo replied.
"When the war is over, we may get back to deep exploration,"Apollo added.
"That's the challenge."
"Let's take a look at the Lianus Vector."
"The Galactica just launched a patrol,"Spock announced from his station On the Enterprise's bridge.
" Mr. Spock,Maintain a full scanner lock on that patrol,"Kirk ordered. Uhura, I want full communication monitoring on that patrol,"Kirk also ordered. .Who knows what they will trip over."
"Yes, Captain,"both replied while bending to their instruments.
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Apollo, two targets on my scanner above the moon Cimtar." Zac announced.
"It could be a storm."Cimtar one of Borea's moons had a thin atmosphere that was prone to storms.
We'll be coming through it.
"Hold position and cover me while I take a look." Apollo ordered.
"Well, look at that."Apollo said.
"What is it? I'll tell you in a flash."
"Warbook says a Cylon tanker."
"Scanner reads it's empty."
"Apollo, I have a funny feeling."
"Well, we came to look."
"There's the other ship tucked in nice and neat."
"I wonder what she's doing? - She's jamming us.
"The War book says she's a freighter."
"If she's jamming us, she's hiding something."
"I?m going round her."
"Nothing but a harmless mist, "Apolllo commented on Cimtar's upper atmosphere.
"Not heavy at all."
"I don't see why they'd send up all that electronic jamming."
"Let's get out of here." Apollo suggested.
"Why? 'I?ll explain later."
"Colonial viper in quadrant a Cylon Raider commander announced to the rest of the Ambush force, Intercepting."
"I see what you mean."
"It's an ambush."
"Enough firepower to destroy the entire fleet."
"We won't make it, giving them our backs."
"How many of them can you make out? - Four, trying for an intercept."
"At three, hit your reverse thrusters and maximum braking flaps.
"We'll give them a little surprise."
"One, two, three."
"Turbos, full forward thrust."
"Now."
"Right here, you creeps."
"Hey, not bad, little brother."
"You go after the guys on the right."
"Yahoo! - Apollo, I?ll get this one."
"Zac, look out! Behind you!' 'He's right on my tail!"Zac cried out. 'Hang on, I?m coming."
"Steady - 'Hurry, Apollo!" "Steady Nice shooting but they hit my high engine."
"That's OK, we got 'em."
"Those guys need a ten to one margin' Apollo, better look at your scanner."
"But 1,000 to one, that's not fair."
"'What's it mean?' There won't be any peace there may not be much of anything if we don't warn the fleet."
"Do it."
"I won't be able to keep up with you."
"Zac, I?m not going to leave you."
"You have to."
" I?ll make it back."
"Now go on - you've got to warn the fleet."
I?ll be all right.
"You can fly with me any time, little brother."
"Good luck."
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On the Atlantia, Adar approached one of his fellow Councilors,
"Baltar, my friend, this armistice conference would not have been possible without your tireless work."
"You have secured for yourself a place in the history books."
"That the Cylons chose me as their liaison to the Quorum of the 12 was an act of Providence, not skill,"Baltar lied smoothly.
"I see the party is not a huge success with all my children."Adar said while viewing Adama's pensive expression.
"What awaits us out there troubles me," Adama interjected "
"Surely you don't cling to your suspicions about the Cylons? They asked for this armistice."
"They want peace."
"Forgive me, Mr President, but they hate us with every fiber of their existence."
"We love freedom."Adama continued.
"We love independence to feel, to question, to resist oppression."
"To them, it's an alien way of existing they will never accept."
"But they have, through Baltar."
"They have sued for peace."
"Yes."
"Of course, you're right, Adama acquiesced."
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"This is Commander Adama returning from Atlantia."
"Requesting permission to land."
"Granted"
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"Captian, Sensors have reacquired the Galactica's patrol... " Spock started then Uhura cut in "Massive jamming near the patrol's location, attempting to break through."
"More contacts detected, many more contacts, Estimate one thousand. now reading weapons fire directed at the Patrol." Then Spock spoke up in a slightly louder voice that commanded attention.
"Mr. settles it ,"Kirk summarized after listening to the exchange between Apollo and Zac. "The whole peace effort was a ruse leading to an ambush in the making. 'Battle Stations' Kirk ordered. Raise shields and Arm phasers and photon torpedoes. Mr. DePaul, set couurse for Cimtar. Mr. Sulu ahead Warp factor four until we are in transporter range of those two Colonial pilots." Kirk then pressed one of his chair intercom buttons. "Bridge to Transporter Room,"Kirk called. "Cheif Kyle here." "Standby for emergency transport,"Kirk ordered."Uhura, Kirk began, "call the Galactica." "Yes, sir."
"Ahead Warp four," Sulu announced as the Enterprise's Warp drive began its characteristic moan. In a blur the Enterprise departed its station alongside the Atlantia, accelerating to Warp speed immediately.
"This is Colonel tigh."
"We've been monitoring the progress of your patrol."Kirk announced. They are now under attack by a thousand Cylon fighters. We are warping to retrieve them before they are overwhelmed."The Cylons may be making a move on the Colonies too."Kirk waved at Spock at that comment. Spock then bent over his sensors."long range sensors confirm nine large ships Maron Jumping to the vicinity of the inner Colonies."Spock reported. "you better get your Fleet back to the Colonies and defend your worlds."Kirk suggested.
"lords of Kobol," Tigh said before signing off just as Adama stepped onto the Galactica's Bridge.
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Call the Atlantia, Adama ordered,just after Tigh briefed him on the patrol's status.
'Atlantia, this is Galactica." Omega signaled.
Get me the President, please. - "What is i,t"Adar replied. "Our patrol had trouble, Adama announced. The Enterprise reports that they are under massive Cylon attack by a thousand Raiders. And that an attack on the inner Colonies is imminent. The Fleet cannot withstand a sustained attack by a Thousand Raiders."
" I also request that Counselor Baltar be restricted to the Atlantia for the time being," Adama added.
"How could I have been so completely wrong?" Adar commented to himself. 'I may have led the entire human race to ruin.""Baltar?" Not wanting to take all the blame for the false peace initiative,Adar echoed Adama's request."Council Security, I want Counselor Baltar detained immediately!"Adar stepped over to his second in command."Order the Fleet back to the Colonies. Light Speed for all ships."'thank the Lords of Kobol for the Enterprise.' He thought.
"Were at transporter range of the two Vipers."Sulu announced as he backed off on the Enterprise's warp drive.
"Lower shields and beam those two pilots aboard,"Kirk ordered,his intercom call to the Transporter room still open.
"Get those two up here immediately," Kirk ordered."Uhura, Inform the Galactica that we were successful in retrieving their pilots."
"Yes, Captain," Kyle replied.
"Mr, Sulu,"Kirk began," Put the shields back up and back us away from the Cylon fighter force, Full reverse Impulse."
"Mr, DePaul, standby on Photon Torpedoes. Program a full spread/bracketing strike."
"Yes Captain," he replied.
The two viper pilots exited the turbolift. Kirk spared them a glance and then turned back to the viewscreen.
"We're, in firing position,"Sulu then announced.
"Fire torpedoes," Kirk ordered. The ship jolted four times as the full spread of torpedoes were launched. A moment later four bright flashes of light announced the elimination of ninety percent of the Cylon ambush reported the tally a moment later."
"Wow", Apollo and Zac exclaimed.
Kirk turned back to the two warriors, smiling a grim smile. "Don't look too impressed we got lucky that the Cylons were flying in such tight formations that we can do it in a single salvo. It takes time to reload the torpedo launchers. First rule of war, don't rely on the enemy staying dumb."
Both of the warriors nodded.
"Now Gentlemen, As soon as Lieutenant Uhura contacts your ship you can give your report."
A quick call from the Enterprise a moment later reporting the successful rescue of Apollo and Zac and the results of the torpedo strike led to Adama breathing a big sigh of relief with the news. 'Now back to Caprica,' he thought with growing trepidation. 'Nine Baseships.'
'Thank the Lords of Kobol for the Enterprise,' he silently echoed Adar's Prayer earlier.