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THE GENETIC DUPLICATE Day 3 part 3

On board the Galactica Denton walked into Cmdr. Adama's quarters. Cmdr. Adama watched him from his desk as he entered the room. Cmdr. Adama then said, "Mr. Loren, please have a seat."

"Yes Sir," said Denton. Denton walked over and sat down.

"Mr. Loren, how long will it take you to clone one Eydolian?" asked Cmdr. Adama.

"Sir, it will take forty-eight hours," said Denton.

"That seems quick for a cloning procedure," said Cmdr. Adama.

"Yes Sir it is, but I won't be starting from scratch," said Denton. "As long as the equipment is functioning normally, there are or should be twenty partial clones in stasis at the moment. I would be just completing the last stage of the procedure."

"Are you certain it will only take forty-eight hours to complete that last stage?" asked Cmdr. Adama.

"Yes Sir, I am," said Denton. "Sir, are you considering the cloning process?"

"Pres. Roslin feels that we should at least give an Eydolian a chance to convince us to help them," said Cmdr. Adama. "The only way to do that is to clone one. I was initially against the idea because of the time it would take to clone one Eydolian from scratch; however, since you won't be starting from scratch, and you are claiming it will only take forty-eight hours, I will permit it. Dr. Salik and two med-techs will accompany you. Once the cloning is complete all five of you are to return to the Galactica."

"Yes Sir," said Denton. "Sir, when do we leave?"

"You are to report to the hanger bay in one hour," said Cmdr. Adama. "Mr. Loren, this fleet will be moving on in four days. Sooner if we get even the slightest hint that the Cylons discovered our position so if you get to the dome and discover it will take longer than four days then everyone is to return to the Galactica. I'm not going to risk the fleet for the Eydolians."

"I understand Sir," said Denton.

"You are dismissed," said Cmdr. Adama.

"Yes Sir," said Denton. Denton stood up, saluted and walked out.

In the classroom on board Solar Flare, Kyra was giving her students their second break. With a pencil in her hand Kim looked at Kyra. When she saw Kyra watching her she put the pencil down and stood up. Kim walked up to Kyra.

"You don't have to watch me every time you give us a break," said Kim.

"I saw how you were about to continue working on your assignment so I think I do," said Kyra.

"You saw that?" asked Kim.

"I did," said Kyra. "Now when you start standing up at the same time with everyone else I will stop watching."

"You know if that time is my time, I should be able to use it anyway I want," said Kim.

"Kimberly, take a break before your mouth gets you into trouble," said Kyra.

"Fine," said Kim.

Kyra was watching Kim and grinning as Kim was walking away.

Adonis walked up to Kim as she left the classroom.

"Hi Kim," said Adonis. Kyra heard Adonis and stepped closer to the door. "Are you still upset with me?"

"I am, actually," said Kim. "You shouldn't have told your friends about that kiss."

Faxon, Cleona and a few other classmates were listening to Kim and Adonis.

"Kim, I am sorry," said Adonis. "Will you forgive me?"

Kim noticed her classmates watching, but ignored them. She then asked, "Are you going to keep confiding in your friends about personal stuff that involves me?"

"You have my word that I won't do that anymore," said Adonis.

"Then I forgive you," said Kim.

Adonis took hold of Kim's hand. Kim grinned and then gave Adonis a hug.

When Kyra wasn't able to hear them talk she peeked out. She slightly grinned when she saw them hugging. The hug lasted for only a couple of seconds.

Cleona saw a disappointing look on Faxon's face and said, "I don't think Kim is all that pretty. I mean how can she be with all those freckles she has. So what is it about Kim that got you and Adonis lusting over her?"

"Who said that I was lusting over her?" asked Faxon.

"I see how you stare at Kim and how you look at Adonis," said Cleona.

"How do I look at Adonis?" asked Faxon.

"You look at Adonis in the same manner as I have been looking at Kim," said Cleona.

"What kind of manner is that?" asked Faxon.

"I'm jealous of Kim and I admit it," said Cleona. "You are also jealous of Adonis."

"Okay, you are right. I will admit that I'm a little jealous of Adonis," said Faxon. "As for you thinking Kim is not very pretty, I disagree. In fact there are a few more guys that would disagree with you also."

"Let me guess, Nathan and Wilely," said Cleona.

"Yes and so do Nate, Landon, Dirk and a few others," said Faxon.

"Nate and Landon are eleven and Dirk is twelve," said Cleona.

"They still think Kim is pretty," said Faxon.

"Does anyone think that I'm pretty?" asked Cleona.

"You had Wiley wanting to be with you, but you kept blowing him off because of Adonis," said Faxon. "I also think you are pretty."

"But not as pretty as Kim," said Cleona.

"I never said that," said Faxon.

"You don't have to," said Cleona. Cleona walked away.

Kim and Adonis were talking for a few minutes when Kim saw Starbuck approaching. Adonis saw the curious expression on Kim's face.

"Kim, what's wrong?" asked Adonis.

Kim stared at Starbuck and said, "That's a good question." Adonis turned and looked. Kim watched Starbuck as Starbuck walked towards the classroom. "I'm going to get closer."

When Starbuck walked into the classroom, Kim stepped up and watched from the doorway. Kyra looked passed Starbuck and saw Kim. Starbuck looked back.

Kim waved and said, "Hi Starbuck."

"Kim, I know you remember what was said about you ease dropping," said Kyra.

"If I was ease dropping I wouldn't be in the doorway in plain view," said Kim. Kim showed a cocky grin.

"Kimberly…" said Kyra.

"Okay, fine, I will go," said Kim.

"Kim, wait," said Starbuck. "You might as well come in. The reason why I'm here will interest you too."

Kim walked into the classroom.

"Starbuck, what is going on?" asked Kyra.

Starbuck handed Kyra a computer disc and said, "Dr. Atkins was able to download images of Earth from the alien's device and onto the Galactica's mainframe. Sixty discs were made with the information about Earth and we are giving those discs to all of the teachers in the fleet. Cmdr. Adama and Pres. Roslin thought it would be good if each teacher would take the time and show the images to his or her students."

Kyra looked at her watch.

"What kind of images?" asked Kim.

"Kim, I will take this last hour and show those images to everyone," said Kyra. "We will find out what the images are together."

"Well, I've better get going," said Starbuck. "I need to get back to the Galactica." Starbuck saw a curious expression on Kim's face. "Kim, you look puzzled."

"Did you just come aboard to deliver the disc?" asked Kim.

"Kimberly," exclaimed Kyra.

Kim faced Kyra and said "Starbuck said I look puzzled and that was what I was wondering about. I mean, just for her to come aboard to bring the disc seems to be a waist of time."

"Kim, I had other businesses on the Solar Flare besides bringing the disc," said Starbuck. "In fact I've been on board this ship for two hours and soon as I get back to the landing bay I'm leaving." Starbuck again noticed a curious expression on her face. "Kim, what are you curious about now?"

"Two hours ago I heard cheers and I was wondering if it has something to do with why you came aboard," said Kim.

"Starbuck, ignore Kim," said Kyra. "She has an over curious mind along with a habit of trying to solve mysteries."

"We could have used you a few years ago," said Starbuck.

Kim grinned and asked, "What happen a few years ago?"

"I'm afraid that is classified," said Starbuck. "As for the cheers you heard, it could have been because of my group's arrival. We have determined that the vegetation on the planet is edible and I came aboard to recruit people to harvest the crops. Finding edible vegetation always brings a few cheers. Well, I really need to be going. Bye Kim; bye Kyra. "

"Bye," said Kim. As Starbuck was leaving Kim saw Kyra looking at her with a slight grin. "Why are you looking at me like that?"

"You need to control your curiosity," said Kyra.

A few students entered the room. Kyra look at her watch.

"Please don't tell me that curiosity killed the cat," said Kim.

Kyra looked at Kim and said, "From your statement I'm going to believe that other people have been warning you about your curiosity also."

"Maybe," said Kim.

Kyra grinned and said, "It is time for you to take your seat."

"There is one more thing I would like to know before I sit down," said Kim. .

Kyra slightly shook her head and asked, "What do you want to know?"

"I just thought that an advance society wouldn't have to make discs to get information from one ship to another," said Kim.

"Kim, I know what you are curious about and the Cylons are able to cripple us within a second if our computers are networked together," said Kyra. "In fact that is how they got past our defenses five years ago and destroyed our colonies."

"Aren't these computers networked together?" asked Kim.

"Yes; however the computers in a classroom are the only computers that are networked together," said Kyra. "Now does that satisfy your curiosity?"

Kim grinned and said, "It does." Kim then turned and walked away.

As Kim was sitting down the other students were taking his or her seat as well.

Kyra sat down at her desk and put the disc into her computer. She pressed a combination of buttons. When she was done she stood up and said, "Okay class, we are going to be doing something different this last hour. As all of you are aware Kim is from Earth and that she was abducted by aliens that had visited Earth. The aliens that abducted Kim had also recorded images from Earth. The crew on the Galactica was able to obtain those images and they have sent a copy of those images to me. I am now going to share them with the class." Adonis turned on his light. "Yes Adonis."

"Perhaps Kim could stand at the front of the class and describe the images as we see them," said Adonis.

Kyra saw a slight nervous expression on Kim's face and said, "We will look at the images and if there is something about the image that needs describing than we will ask Kim." Kim showed a slight grin. Kyra sat back down at her desk and press a combination of buttons. A second later each monitor was showing a picture of a heard of elephants.

Karell turned on his light.

"Yes Karell," asked Kyra.

"What kind of animal are those?" asked Karell.

"Kim, what are we looking at?" asked Kyra.

"Those are elephants and if I remember the two types of elephants correctly those are African elephants," said Kim. "The aliens must have been over Africa to get that image."

"So this is the animal that never forgets," said Kyra.

"That is what the experts say," said Kim.

Kyra pressed a button to move on to the next image.

As the hour passed, Kyra showed every image that she had. Kim described the images that her classmates asked about.

When Kyra dismissed the class Kim walked up to Kyra.

"Kim, after we eat you can go to the chapel so Casimir can teach you the songs that he wants you to learn," said Kyra.

"What about my homework?" asked Kim.

"The classroom will be open for another three hours so when Casimir lets you go you can come back here and do it," said Kyra.

"Okay," said Kim. "So what did you think about the images of Earth."

"They were interesting," said Kyra. "Well, we better get to the mess hall."

Adonis was in the corridor waiting and when he saw Kim and Kyra walking out he walked up. Kim saw him as he walked up.

"So Kim, what are you doing right now?" asked Adonis.

Kyra went to lock the classroom.

"I'm going to get lunch. Oh and for the record, I'm slightly piss…" Kim paused and looked at Kyra before finishing. Kyra knew what Kim was about to say and looked at Kim as if for her to choose her words wisely. "I'm slightly mad at you again."

"Why are you mad at me?" asked Adonis.

"You volunteered me to speak out in front of the entire class," said Kim.

When Kyra was done locking the door she called out, "Kim," When Kim looked at Kyra, Kyra was motioning for her to start walking.

When Kim started walking, Adonis stayed right beside her. Kyra walked slightly behind them.

"Kim, do you have a problem with speaking in front of the class?" asked Adonis.

"I get extremely nervous if I have to speak in front of a group of people," said Kim.

"A lot of people get nervous," said Adonis.

"Well, most of them don't start throwing up though," said Kim.

Kyra looked at Kim with a nauseated expression and said, "Kim, can you not say that while we are on our way to the mess hall? I don't want that thought in my head before I eat."

Kim looked back at Kyra and said, "I'm just telling Adonis about why I don't want to speak to the crowd."

"I understand, but you can say it in a manner that won't ruin my appetite," said Kyra.

"You have a weak stomach if what I said ruins your appetite," said Kim. "I can think of a lot gorier things that…"

Kyra interrupted Kim, "Kimberly, I don't want to hear it."

Kim just timidly grinned.

"Kim, if I would have known about…" Adonis glanced at Kyra before finishing what he was saying, "About your nervous stomach, I wouldn't have volunteered you like I did. So will you forgive me?'

"I forgive you," said Kim.

Adonis grinned. He then took Kim's hand. Kyra grinned as she watched for a second as Kim and Adonis were holding hands.

On the planet surface Denton, Dr. Salik and the two medical technicians were entering the dome. Everyone stopped for a second and looked at what was there.

Inside the dome were computer controlled rolling shelves on a track. One thousand shelves, ten inches from edge to edge, were pushed together. Each shelf had a hundred compartments filled with frozen DNA fragments. Each compartment was six inches wide by six inches long and eight inches in depth. In front of the lead shelf were twenty computer-controlled beds. Each bed had a glass canopy that can be lifted up and down. Each canopy was in the close position. Other unidentified pieces of equipment were scattered throughout the dome.

"I feel that we are violating a mausoleum," said Belinda, one to the med-techs.

"In a way I believe we are," said Doby, the other med-tech.

"Well, we have better get started," said Denton.

"Which tomb are we to disturb first?" asked Belinda.

Denton pointed to one of the beds and said, "We will begin with that one."

"Is there any particular reason for picking that one?" asked Dr. Salik.

"Dr. Clu-Isic, the leading specialist in cloning, is in that bed," said Denton.

"Then let us begin," said Dr. Salik. "What do we do first?"

Denton walked towards the bed and said, "First we get Dr. Cul-Isic's body temperature out of the deep freeze and back to normal." Dr. Salik, Belinda and Doby followed behind Denton. "We will then have to get his fluids circulating again."

On board the Solar Flare, Casimir was teaching Kim the songs he wanted her to know. Adonis was walking through the corridor towards the recreation room. Faxon, Cleona, Davida and Wiley were playing a game inside the recreation room. Faxon's back was turned to the entrance. Nathan, Taundra and Rachida were playing a game not too far from Faxon and the others. Ameron and eight other off duty personnel between the ages of seventeen and forty were also in the recreation room.

When Adonis walked in he looked at Faxon for a second. He then walked over to where Nathan, Taundra and Rachida were playing.

Faxon never knew how close Adonis was to him as he was finishing what he was saying to Cleona, "… is not a man. You are wasting your time for wanting to be with him and Kim needs to be wake up before she wastes too much time with him." Wiley saw Adonis stepping up and tried to motion for Faxon to hush up. "Truthfully I'm a bit surprised that Adonis even kissed Kim. He's definitely not man enough to frak her."

Adonis stepped up next to Faxon and said, "I guess you are a man. In fact you are so much of a man that you would frak Kim, Cleona, Davida or any other girls their age given the chance."

"Please don't use my name in this," said Cleona.

Adonis looked at Cleona for a second. He then continued, "Unfortunately that doesn't makes you a man; it makes you an insensitive jerk. Now I like Kim and I won't let you or our shoddy friendship ruin what Kim and I got started."

Faxon stood up and said, "You don't have anything started with Kim and I seriously doubt that you will. You should really stand aside and let a man have a chance with her."

Faxon barely got the words out of his mouth when Adonis hit Faxon across his jaw from a right cross. Faxon had stumbled a few steps before regaining his balance. He came back and took swings at Adonis. Adonis evaded Faxon's first swing, but the second swing caught Adonis across the face. Wiley, Cleona and Davida quickly got up and moved away from the table. Nathan, Taundra and Rachida had also got up and distance themselves. As Adonis and Faxon went to blows the adults ran over to break up the fight. The fight wasn't easy to break up. It took Ameron and four others to pry them apart. Adonis and Faxon had gotten in some damaging blows. Both had abrasions across their faces and were bleeding from their noses.

As Faxon and Adonis were being held away from each other they tried to break free. Ameron got between them and exclaimed, "Now that is enough. The next one to throw a punch won't be allowed back in here." Faxon and Adonis stopped trying to break free as they were being restrained. "Now I don't know what started this skirmish, but whatever it is, it is not worth best friends fighting."

Adonis asked in a mocking manner, "Best friends? I'm not sure if he and I were ever friends."

"Adonis, you, Faxon and I have been inseparable since we fled the colonies," said Cleona. "How can you say that you and Faxon were never friends?"

"If Faxon was a friend he would have never said the things he had," said Adonis. Adonis jerked away from the two that was restraining him. "Excuse me, but I think I need to get a breath of fresh air."

As Adonis started to walk away the two that were holding him were about to grab hold of him again. Ameron quickly told the two men, "Let him go. He knows this fight is over." Ameron then turned to the crowd. "Okay everyone, the excitement is over."

"This is all Kim's fault," Cleona said loud enough for everyone to hear. "Why did the crew of the Galactica have to find that alien ship?"

Taundra walked up to Cleona and said, "Kim is not to blame for what happened here. Faxon's fraking attitude is to blame. I'm glad Adonis had hit him."

Ameron stepped in front of Taundra and said, "You are to go back to what you were doing before the fight. In fact everyone is to return to what he or she was doing before." Taundra stood staring at Cleona in a challenging manner. "Taundra, if you don't go about your business this very moment, you will have to leave the recreation room."

Taundra stared at Cleona and said "I'm going about my business." Taundra turned and walked away.

Taundra, Nathan and Rachida retook their seats. Cleona, Davida and Wiley also retook their seats.

Faxon turned to his friends and said, "Hey, I'm going to go to the facility and to stop this nose bleed."

While Faxon was walking away, Cleona turned and stared at Taundra.

Davida saw Cleona staring at Taundra and asked, "Cleona, are you okay?"

"I'm okay," said Cleona. "Before today Taundra was never brave enough to challenge me."

In the chapel Casimir looked at his watch as Kim played the musical keyboard He then told Kim, "That is enough for today. We can pick up tomorrow."

Kim stopped playing and asked, "So how was I?"

"You done better than I expected for your first time," said Casimir.

"I think I can do a lot better once I associate the music symbols that the colonies use to the music symbols that the people on Earth use," said Kim. "Once I learn that, there is nothing I can't play."

"You definitely have confidence in yourself," said Casimir.

"I'm just a quick learner," said Kim. "Normally I just have to be shown once how to do something."

"Kim, I understand yesterday when I was thinking that you had a blackout that you were actually having a vision," said Casimir.

Kim showed a concern look on her face and quickly stood up. She then interrupted Casimir, "Casimir, I have homework I need to get done so if we are through here then I really need to get back to the classroom and do it."

"Kim, I want to ask you something and it won't take that long," said Casimir.

"The homework I have is in Delta arithmetic and I really need all the time I can get to do it," said Kim.

"Kim, you could have answered my question already if you just allow me to ask it," said Casimir. "Now will you please allow me to ask my question?"

With an uneasy expression on her face Kim said, "Okay, you can ask me your question."

"What did you see in your vision?" asked Casimir.

Kim thought for a second and said, "I saw you visiting a woman in a hospital. I'm thinking that the woman had just given birth."

"Why do you think that the woman had just given birth?" asked Casimir.

"She was holding this little tiny baby," said Kim.

"Are you able to describe the woman to me?" asked Casimir.

"She had short blonde hair," said Kim. Kim then pointed to her throat. "Oh and she either had a mole or one large freckle on her throat just below the chin. She also had…"

"Kim, you can stop describing," said Casimir. "I know who the woman was. So what all in the vision did you see?"

"I only saw…" Kim said before stopping abruptly. She then showed an uneasy expression on her face and blurted out, "I saw from my vision that Adonis was not born a month early. You are Adonis' father." Casimir wasn't sure how to respond. "I know this is not my business so I was trying not to tell you that I knew; however, I kind of wanted you to know that I knew so I can tell you my opinion."

"I think I know what your opinion is without you telling me," said Casimir. "Kim, you are right about who is Adonis' father. If your opinion is for me to tell Adonis then you are also right." Kim smiled. "I tried to tell him a hundred times, but I just couldn't bring myself to do it. Since you know perhaps I can find the courage to tell him."

"Casimir, since this is not my secret to say, I promise that I won't say anything to Adonis," said Kim. Kim then gestured towards the exit. "Well I do need to get to the classroom. I do have Delta arithmetic to do."

"Kim, thanks for telling me what you saw yesterday," said Casimir.

Kim grinned to acknowledge the statement and walked away.

In the corridor not too far from the classroom Tiara saw Kim walking through and hurried to catch up. As Tiara walked along side Kim she asked, "So how is Adonis?"

Kim looked at Tiara in a confused manner and said, "Since I haven't seen him since he, Kyra and I ate lunch together, I guess he is okay. Why are you asking me this?"

"So you haven't heard what happened between him and Faxon," said Tiara.

Kim grabbed Tiara for her to stopped walking. When Kim looked into Tiara's eyes Kim had an expression on her face as if she knew the answer to the question, but she asked anyway. "What happened between Adonis and Faxon?"

"They got into a fight," said Tiara. "I wasn't there to see it, but I was told it was a doozie. It took five people to break them up and both of them had left the recreation center with a nose bleed."

"Thanks for telling me what happened," said Kim. Kim then quickly turned and continued down the corridor in a quick manner.

Tiara said in a loud manner, "You're welcome."

In the classroom fifteen students were working on his or her assignments as Kyra sat at her desk grading papers. When Kim walked in Kyra looked at her watch. Kim stepped up to Kyra's desk.

"You have an hour and forty-five minutes to work on your assignments," said Kyra.

"Would it be all right if I do it later at home?" asked Kim.

"Of course; you don't have to do it here," said Kyra. "You do have before class tomorrow to get your assignments done."

Kim grinned and said, "Thanks."

"Kim, this is not like you to put off doing your assignments until later," said Kyra. "Can you tell me why you are putting it off?"

"My vision about Adonis and Faxon getting into a fight has happened," said Kim. The students that were in the classroom heard Kim and looked up from their work. "I found out about it about two minutes ago and I want to see how he is."

"Kim, in two hours I want you and Adonis to meet me in our quarters…" said Adonis.

"What for?" asked Kim.

"I have something to say to you and Adonis about that fight," said Kyra.

"What are you going to say to us?" asked Kim.

"We will talk about that in two hours," said Kyra.

"Why won't you tell me now?" asked Kim.

In a tone as to not test her patients Kyra said, "Kim, we will talk about that in two hours."

As Kim stood quietly staring at Kyra, Kyra looked at Kim in a stern manner. Kim then said, "I will let Adonis know that you want to talk to us."

"Okay," said Kyra.

"Kyra, if Adonis is not in the recreation room, I'm going to go by his quarters," said Kim.

"You are not to go in his quarters if Casimir is not there," said Kyra.

"Yes Ma'am," said Kim. "Oh my assignment papers are still on my desk."

"You can leave it and I will get it for you," said Kyra.

"Thanks," said Kim. Kim then turned and walked away.

As Kim was leaving the classroom, one of the students turned on his light. Kyra got up and walked over to him.