THE GENETIC DUPLICATE -- Day 6 part 1

Three hours before the morning shift was to begin, Cmdr. Adama and Pres. Roslin were waiting in the shuttle's receiving area of the Galactica. They both watched as a shuttle came to a rest. A short time later the shuttle's hatch opened up. Dr. Salik, Denton, Belinda, Doby and Dr. Clu-Isic stepped out and walked up to Cmdr. Adama and Pres. Roslin.

As Dr. Salik walked up he said, "Cmdr. Adama; Pres. Roslin, I would like to introduce Dr. Clu-Isic to the both of you. Dr. Clu-Isic, meet Cmdr. Adama and Pres. Roslin."

With a foreign accent, Dr. Clu-Isic said, "Greetings, Cmdr. Adama; greetings Pres. Roslin. Your compassion for the Eydolians will not be forgotten."

"You are capable of speaking our united colonist language," said Pres. Roslin.

"Your language as well as Denton's interactive role was transferred to me from our computers," said Dr. Clu-Isic.

"Dr. Clu-Isic, we haven't decided to help the Eydolians at this point," said Cmdr. Adama.

"You have already helped," said Clu-Isic. "You brought me back and now, although your continued assistance would be welcome, it's not actually required. I'm capable of continuing without anyone's help."

"Mr. Loren, you had left that piece of information out of your report," said Cmdr. Adama.

"Sir, I assure you that it was done from an oversight on my part and not done deliberately," said Denton.

"Dr. Clu-Isic, although you can continue without our help, there is a chance that we can't allow you to return to the surface," said Pres. Roslin.

"You would hold me prisoner?" asked Dr. Clu-Isic.

"Dr. Clu-Isic, we are a group of refugee who are fleeing from a powerful enemy," said Pres. Roslin. "Since you have created your dome as an effort to keep your people alive, I hope you can understand that we are also a race who wants to survive. So if we let you return to the surface, then what guarantee would we have that you won't tell our enemy that we were here if they should happen to come across you while you are recreating your society?"

"Pres. Roslin; Cmdr. Adama, the computer that is capable of adding memories is also capable of removing memories," said Dr. Clu-Isic. "I would be willing to have the knowledge of your people removed from my memory if you allow me to return to the surface."

"Mr. Loren, you have left that detail out of your report as well," said Cmdr. Adama.

"Commander, I assure you that I didn't know about them being able to remove memories," said Denton.

"Cmdr. Adama, the knowledge of us being able to remove memories was deliberate left out during Denton's interactive role," said Dr. Clu-Isic. "That was done to protect ourselves against beings who would take advantage of our vulnerable condition."

"I understand," said Cmdr. Adama. "We will take the fact that you are able to remove memories into consideration when we make our decision. Until then Pres. Roslin and myself will show you around the Galactica. Everyone else is dismissed."

"Yes, Commander," said Dr. Salik, followed by the others.

An hour later Cmdr. Adama, Pres. Roslin and Dr. Clu-Isic walked into the recreation room. Dr. Clu-Isic paused when he saw Kim's astral-projecting-spirit wandering the room in an unfocused manner.

Cmdr. Adama saw the uneasy expression on Dr. Clu-Isic's face as Dr. Clu-Isic stared at Kim. Cmdr. Adama then asked, "Dr. Clu-Isic, is there anything wrong?"

"Cmdr. Adama, there is an unrested spirit wandering your ship," said Dr. Clu-Isic.

"Are you seeing a spirit on the Galactica?" asked Pres. Roslin.

"Yes, Pres. Roslin, in fact all Eydolians are sensitive to the spirits that fails to go into the plane of enlightenment," said Dr. Clu-Isic. "Because of how sensitive we are, each one of us is trained to help the spirits to move on. Although I personally have never performed the ritual, I am still confident that I can help this spirit to move on."

"Before you attempt this ritual, describe the spirit to me," said Pres. Roslin.

"She is a child with long red hair," said Dr. Clu-Isic. He put his hand out to show Kim's height. "She stands this high. The clarity of this spirit is not too clear; however, she is wearing a white garment that covers most of her body. I haven't seen her face yet, so I can't give a good description of what she looks like." Pres. Roslin and Cmdr. Adama looked at each other. When Kim faced Dr. Clu-Isic she slightly jump and faded away. "That was strange."

"What was strange?" asked Cmdr. Adama.

"The spirit faced me and appeared to have been startled by me," said Dr. Clu-Isic. "She then faded away. I have never known an unrested spirit to behave in such manner. I was able to see her face and she has brown splotches over her face. What illness would cover one's face with brown splotches?"

"Commander, I believe we should tell Dr. Clu-Isic," said Pres. Roslin.

"Tell me what?" asked Dr. Clu-Isic.

"The spirit you saw is not an unrested spirit; in fact, she is not even a spirit," said Cmdr. Adama.

"I know what I saw," said Dr. Clu-Isic.

"Dr. Clu-Isic, we are not questioning that you saw a spirit; however, there is a child among us whose spirit leaves her physical body as she sleeps," said Pres. Roslin. "Although none of us are capable in seeing this child's spirit we know this to be so because she has indicated to us certain events that she couldn't have known unless she was there in the spiritual form."

"How is that possible?" asked Dr. Clu-Isic.

"We do not know," said Cmdr. Adama. "Astral projecting, the subject of a person's spirit capable of leaving one's body and then returning, is a subject that never got the proper study. In fact, until I found out about this girl's ability to astral project, I thought astral projecting was a hoax."

"I would have thought that too," said Dr. Clu-Isic. "Cmdr. Adama, can I meet this girl, so I can rid myself of any thoughts of it being a hoax?"

"I will arrange it," said Cmdr. Adama. "The girl and her guardian are most likely still sleeping, but I will send a message to their ship to come here after they get up."

"Thank you, Commander," said Dr. Clu-Isic.

"If you will excuse me for a minute or two," said Cmdr. Adama.

"Of course, Commander," said Dr. Clu-Isic.

Cmdr. Adama walked up to a crewman who was relaxing in the recreation room and informed him to get a message to the Solar Flare.

Two hours later Capt. Lockwood rang the doorbell to Kyra's quarters.

When Kim opened the door, Capt. Lockwood said, "Good morning, Kim. Is Kyra awake?"

Kim heard Kyra's bedroom door opening. As she turned to look she said, "She is now."

When Kyra walked out of her room she saw her dad at the door. She then asked, "Dad, is there anything wrong?"

Capt. Lockwood walked in and said, "Nothing's wrong." He looked at Kim in a focused manner. "I do not know why, —" Kim looked at Capt. Lockwood in a confused manner. Capt. Lockwood then faced Kyra as he continued to say, "—but Cmdr. Adama wants to see you and Kim on the Galactica at your earliest convenience."

"Why did you look at me like you did?" asked Kim.

"I was looking at you because everything before the 'but' was directed towards you," said Capt. Lockwood.

Kim just grinned to acknowledge the statement.

"Kim, go get dressed and brush your hair," said Kyra. "I will wake up Julian so he can get dressed."

Kim gestured towards the door and said, "I'm going to go use the bathroom first."

"You're not going there while you're in your nightgown," Kyra exclaimed.

"What is wrong with wearing this to the bathroom?" asked Kim.

"It's indecent," said Kyra.

"My nightgown covers more than some people's clothes, so what indecent about it?" asked Kim.

"Kim, anyone who sees you wearing that will know it is a nightgown and it is indecent to wear it outside these quarters," said Kyra.

"Fine, I will go change," said Kim. Kim walked towards Kyra's bedroom. "Hopefully I won't pee my pants before I get there."

Kyra shook her head as she watched Kim walking into Kyra's bedroom. Capt. Lockwood then said. "I see Kim still say what she thinks."

"That she does," said Kyra.

"Well, Kyra, I need to get to the pilot's cabin," said Capt. Lockwood.

"Okay; bye, Dad," said Kyra.

As Capt. Lockwood was leaving Kyra went to wake Julian. Kyra was in the bedroom long enough to wakeup Julian, and as Kyra was walking out of the bedroom, Kim was walking out. Kim hair was still a mess and wasn't wearing any shoes.

Kim saw Kyra looking at her. Kim then said, "I'm going to brush my hair when I get back."

"That's fine," said Kyra. "I just didn't want you leaving these quarters in your nightgown."

As Kim was leaving Kyra noticed that Kim was leaving barefooted. Kim was gone for a few minutes. Kyra and Julian were dressed and sitting on the couch when Kim returned.

Kim gestured toward Kyra's bedroom and said, "I'll be ready to go after I brush my hair."

"Kim, when you leave these quarters you should always be wearing shoes," said Kyra.

Kim asked in a sincere manner, "Walking around barefooted is indecent too?"

Kyra looked at Kim in a curious manner. She then said, "No, but while you are walking through corridors barefooted you might step on something and cut your foot. Also public facilities are not all that sanitary. There is no telling what health problems can arise from walking around that floor barefooted."

"I never wore shoe on Earth during the summer time and I never got sick from it," said Kim. "I have even stepped in some nasty sewage water once from…"

"Kim, just go brush your hair and put on your shoes so we can leave," said Kyra.

"Okay," said Kim. Kim then hesitated to leave. "Mom, will we be back in time to run with Adonis."

"I don't know," said Kyra.

"Before we leave, can we go by Adonis' quarters so I can tell him that I might not be able to run with him?" asked Kim.

"Kim, if we don't make it back in time, I'm sure Adonis will understand when you tell him where we had to go," said Kyra.

"But I told him I was going to run with him and I don't want him thinking I lied to him," said Kim.

"You can worry about Adonis later, but right now I want you to brush your hair and put on your shoes," said Kyra.

"Mom, I don't feel right by leaving without telling Adonis," said Kim.

"Kimberly…" exclaimed Kyra.

"Well, I don't feel right," said Kim. "I feel like I'm breaking a promise if Adonis is left wondering where I'm at, and I have never broken a promise in my life."

As Kyra was standing up she said, "All right, Kim. I will get on the com-system and tell my dad to get a message to Adonis or Casimir."

"Thanks," said Kim.

As Kyra walked to the communication panel she said, "You're welcome. Now go brush your hair."

As Kim walked into the bedroom, Kyra pressed the button on the communication panel.

Thirty minutes later, Kyra, Kim and Julian were taking their seats on the shuttle that was departing the Solar Flare. Julian sat in the seat next to the window. Kim sat in the middle, and Kyra sat on the seat next to the aisle.

Kim saw Kyra looking at her in a curious manner. Kim then asked, "What?"

"Kim, you have mentioned before that not all people on Earth share the same religion," said Kyra.

"They don't," said Kim.

"What is your religion?" asked Kyra.

"It supposed to be Roman Catholic; the same as my dad, but I spent more time going to a Baptist church with my grandma… my mom's mom than going to a Catholic church," said Kim. "Oh, my Aunt Ruby… one of my mom's sisters is also an active member of the same church that my grandma took me to. Aunt Ruby played the organ during the services. She is also the one who taught me how to play the organ."

Kyra smiled. She then said, "Kim, tell about Roman Catholic and Baptist."

"I don't think I can tell you everything before we get to the Galactica," said Kim.

"You don't have to tell me everything," said Kyra. "Just summarize it."

"I'll try," said Kim.

During the flight to the Galactica, Kim talked about how someone would be baptized into the Baptist religion. In the Catholic religion, she talked about how a person was to confess his or her sins to a priest. Kim talked about the Jewish faith, and on how the Jewish people were condemn throughout the centuries for not converting to Christianity. Kim had also told Kyra about how Jesus, the Son of God, had died on the cross for the sins of the people. She told the story of Adam and Eve, and of how Moses parted the red sea. She even recited the Ten Commandments for Kyra to hear. She was talking about Noah's Arc when the shuttle landed on the Galactica.

When the shuttle came to a rest, Kyra said, "Kim, stop for now. You can finish telling me Bible stories later."

As Kim, Kyra and Julian were unfastening their seatbelts, Kim said, "Okay."

Julian said as they were standing up, "Kim, tell me the stories."

"Julian, later," said Kyra. "Right now we have to be somewhere."

"Yes, Ms. Lockwood," said Julian.

Seconds later, Apollo was walking up to Kyra, Kim and Julian as they were stepping off the shuttle. Apollo then said, "Kyra; you, Kim and Julian can go to the recreation room. Cmdr. Adama, Pres. Roslin and Dr. Clu-Isic will meet you there."

Kim looked at Apollo in a curious manner and asked, "Who's Dr. Clu-Isic?"

Kyra placed her hand on Kim's shoulder and said, "Kim, we'll find out when we get there."

"What's wrong with finding out now?" asked Kim.

"Kim, even if Apollo describes Dr. Clu-Isic to you, you won't know anymore than what you did a minute ago," said Kyra.

"If Apollo gives me a good description of Dr. Clu-Isic I might be able to recognize Dr. Clu-Isic from a crowd without being introduced," said Kim. She then showed a cocking grin.

"Kim, we will find out who Dr. Clu-Isic is once we get to the recreation center, and I don't want to hear anymore about it," said Kyra.

"Fine," said Kim.

"Kyra, I will talk to you later," said Apollo.

"Okay," said Kyra.

"Bye, Apollo," said Kim followed by Julian.

Apollo waved and said, "Bye."

As Apollo walked down the corridor Kyra, Kim and Julian followed for a short time. Kyra, Kim and Julian then turned down a different corridor.

Inside the recreation center, five crewmembers were at one of the tables and playing pyramids. Cmdr. Adama, Pres. Roslin and Dr. Clu-Isic were not in the room.

When Kyra, Kim and Julian walked in, Kim looked around the room. She then asked, "Mom, should we play a game while we wait?"

"We can," said Kyra. "Which game do you want to play?"

"There's a pi-chello board opened," said Kim.

"Pi-chello might be too difficult for Julian to play," said Kyra.

"No it's not," said Kim. "Julian played yesterday with Taundra, Rachida and me."

"Kim, helped me to play," said Julian.

"All right, let's play pi-chello," said Kyra.

Kyra, Kim and Julian walked to the table, sat down and set up the board. They played for ten minutes when Cmdr. Adama, Pres. Roslin and Dr. Clu-Isic walked in.

Kim turned her head and looked when she heard people coming in. When she saw Dr. Clu-Isic she showed a disquieting looked on her face.

Kyra was ending her turn and as she looked up she saw the look on Kim's face. As she turned to look she asked, "Kim, what is it?"

"I thought I was just having a very strange dream earlier about some kind of birdman, but I wasn't," said Kim.

Cmdr. Adama, Pres. Roslin and Dr. Clu-Isic walked up to the table. Dr. Clu-Isic then looked at Kim and said, "You're not an unrested spirit."

Kim looked at Dr. Clu-Isic in a curious manner and asked, "What exactly do you mean by an unrested spirit?"

Pres. Roslin gestured towards Dr. Clu-Isic and said, "Kim, this is Dr. Clu-Isic."

Kim showed an expression as if to say, "Now tell me something I don't know." Kyra noticed Kim's expression and gave Kim a look as if for Kim to control herself.

Pres. Roslin continued to say, "He saw you as you were astral projecting in your sleep and he thought that you were a ghost."

"And I thought I was having an unusual dream," said Kim.

"How long have you been able to astral project?" asked Dr. Clu-Isic.

"I'm not sure," said Kim. "I just learned that I was able to do it. There were several times on Earth that I could have been astral projecting when at the time I thought I was dreaming."

"Can you astral project without being asleep?" asked Dr. Clu-Isic.

"I haven't tried yet, but once Seth is done showing me on how to meditate, I'm going to try," said Kim. "Since Seth lives on another ship than me and Mom, I'm not sure when that will be."

"I thought Seth was moving to the Solar Flare," said Pres. Roslin.

Kim grinned and asked in a delightful manner, "He is?"

"Madam President," said Kyra. When Pres. Roslin looked at Kyra, Kyra was shaking her head and had an expression on her face as if to say, "Don't say anymore."

"Did I say something I shouldn't have?" asked Pres. Roslin.

"No," said Kyra. "It's just that I wasn't in the hurry for Kim to know."

"Why not?" asked Kim.

"I didn't want to hear what you had to say about it," said Kyra.

Kim grinned and said, "All I would have done was looked at you and smiled."

"Is there something going on?" asked Cmdr. Adama.

Before Kyra was able to respond Julian blurted out, "Kim wants Ms. Lockwood and Seth to be a couple."

Kim was slightly amused by Julian's statement.

Kyra was caught by surprise and said, "Julian, you shouldn't tell people about my personal matters." Kyra then saw Kim holding in her laugher. "And you shouldn't be telling Julian or anyone else either."

"Hey Julian has ears and is smart enough to put two and two together, so why am I getting blame for what he said?" asked Kim.

As Kyra looked at Kim in a skeptical manner, Julian blurted out, "Two and two is four."

"Yes, Julian, but that is not what Kim is referring to," said Kyra.

"What is Kim referring to?" asked Julian.

"I will explain to you later, Julian," said Kyra. "We need to get back to the main topic."

"Kyra, before we get back to the main topic, I would like to say that I think it would do you good if you would get out and see someone after Barry's death," said Pres. Roslin.

In an interested manner Kim asked, "Who's Barry?"

"No one who you need to be concerned about," said Kyra.

"Barry was someone who you dated after Trevor, wasn't he?" asked Kim.

In a stern manner Kyra said, "Kimberly, don't open that subject."

"Fine, I will just find out another way," said Kim.

Kyra just looked at Kim as if to say, "Drop it and I mean it."

Kim just showed a cocky grinned.

"Kyra, I'm sorry," said Pres. Roslin. "I didn't realize as to how private that subject was to you."

"It's okay Madam President," said Kyra. "Kim is just overly curious to matters that don't concern her."

Kyra noticed that Kim was holding in what she wanted to say. Cmdr. Adama then said, "Anyway, Dr. Clu-Isic is there anything else you want to ask me or Kim?"

"I'm not familiar with the term to meditate and I was hoping you or Kim can tell me what it is," said Dr. Clu-Isic.

"When someone meditates, that person is actually performing a mental exercise for the purpose of spiritual awareness," said Cmdr. Adama.

"How does a person meditate?" asked Dr. Clu-Isic.

"A person can meditate within a group or alone," said Pres. Roslin. "In either case, the place that is selected must be free from distractions and relatively quiet. The person would then sit or lay in a relaxing manner and concentrated on one's breathing, or you could choose an object or a phrase to focus on. The phrase could be a religious phrase that you repeat over and over."

"Seth had me to relax my body first by imaging a warm and relaxing feeling coming over me, one body part at a time; starting at my toes and moving towards my head," said Kim. "He then had me to image myself being on an edged of a river with trees full of dark green leaves all around me. In my mind he wanted me to hear the sound of a flowing river, the melodic sound of the birds singing, the crickets chirping and any other sounds of nature that I find relaxing."

"Dr. Clu-Isic, as you can see, there are a few meditation methods a person is able to choose from," said Pres. Roslin.

"I believe I have a good understanding," said Dr. Clu-Isic.

"Is there anything else you would like to know?" asked Cmdr. Adama.

"I believe that is it," said Dr. Clu-Isic.

"Okay," said Cmdr. Adama. "Kyra; you, Kim and Julian are free to leave."

Kim looked at Cmdr. Adama and asked, "Is that it?"

"Is what it?" asked Kyra.

"Were we called here just to show Dr. Clu-Isic that I wasn't a ghost?" asked Kim.

"Kimberly, don't be rude," said Kyra.

"I'm not trying to be, but Cmdr. Adama could have told him that I wasn't a ghost," said Kim.

"Kim, Dr. Clu-Isic and all Eydolians are able to see ghosts," said Cmdr. Adama. "As to how sensitive they are each Eydolian is taught a ritual that would help a ghost to move on to the plane of enlightenment. When he first saw you astral projecting, he thought that you were a ghost who needed help moving on. When he learned that you weren't a ghost, he wanted to meet you."

"Kim, I have never heard of anyone or any being, being able to astral project before, and I needed to see you alive before I could accept that it is possible," said Dr. Clu-Isic.

"Okay, Kim, does that satisfy as to why we were called here?" asked Kyra.

Kim grinned and said, "I'm satisfied."

"Good; now we should get going," said Kyra.

Julian looked at the game board and asked, "Can we finish pi-chello?"

"Julian, you and Kim can go to the recreation center after we return to the Solar Flare," said Kyra. "Okay?"

"Okay," said Julian.

As Kim stood up, Dr. Clu-Isic put out his hand to show his pleasantry. Kim thought he wanted to shake hands and took hold of it. When Kim touched Dr. Clu-Isic she got a vision.

"Kim, I wasn't meaning for you to take my hand," said Dr. Clu-Isic. Kim remained motionless. "Kim, Kim. Kyra, what is going on with your daughter?"

Kyra was about to correct Dr. Clu-Isic, but hesitated. Without correcting Dr. Clu-Isic she switched her focused to Kim. Kyra placed her hand on Kim's shoulders and said, "Kimberly." Kim slightly jumped when she came out of her vision. "Kim, what did you see?"

Kim looked at Kyra and said, "I saw three alternate visions and something I think was from the past."

"Cmdr. Adama, what is going on?" asked Dr. Clu-Isic."

"Kim has an ability to see things such as future or past events as well as being able to astral project," said Cmdr. Adama.

"Again, I never heard such a thing," said Dr. Clu-Isic.

"Kim, tell us your vision," said Cmdr. Adama.

Kim looked at Dr. Clu-Isic and asked, "Dr. Clu-Isic, what is Cla-Clamoratis?"

"Cla-Clamoratic was a disease that use to plague my people," said Dr. Clu-Isic. "It was eradicated a hundred years before the construction of the dome."

"It wasn't eradicated completely because in two days you are going to start showing symptoms of the disease," said Kim.

"Kim, tell us what you saw," said Cmdr. Adama.

"My first vision was of Dr. Clu-Isic's skin peeling off like a snake would shed its skin," said Kim. "Random sores appeared on his body. My vision then suddenly jumped to an earlier point before the symptoms first appeared. Dr. Salik was testing Dr. Clu-Isic's blood. Dr. Clu-Isic wrongfully diagnosed what Dr. Salik found as Cli-Cludis and treated for that, but the symptoms appeared regardless. I then had a vision of another Eydolian talking to you." Kim then repeated what she heard in her vision. The phrase she spoke was in the Eydolian spoken language.

"There is more to what was said, but I heard enough to know what you are talking about," said Dr. Clu-Isic.

"Doctor?" asked Cmdr. Adama.

"Just before the construction of the dome was completed a student of mine made a report on something I dismissed as nonsense," said Dr. Clu-Isic. "For a research assignment he concluded that if we clone a person in a way I was brought back, there would be a chance that we would be reactivating dormant diseases that we eliminated in the past. I failed him for that assignment. Now it appears as if I should have looked closer at his research. Kim, you might have saved my life as well as the life of the other Eydolians."

"My last vision was of you taking a treatment that halted the Cla-Clamoratic disease," said Kim.

"For cautionary procedures I'm quarantining the Galactica until further notice," said Cmdr. Adama. "No one is allowed on or off the Galactica until Dr. Salik lifts the quarantine."

"Cmdr. Adama, the Cla-Clamoratic disease or even Cli-Cludis only affects the Eydolian people," said Dr. Clu-Isic. "Humans are perfectly safe from getting the disease."

"That might be true, Doctor, but what other diseases did you bring back that would effect everyone," said Cmdr. Adama.

Kim retook her seat. She then asked, "Dr. Clu-Isic, what is the difference between Cla-Clamoratic disease and Cli-Cludis disease?"

"Kim, that can wait until later," said Cmdr. Adama. "Doctor, I need you to come with me to sickbay so Dr. Salik can run tests on you."

"Of course, Commander," said Dr. Clu-Isic.

"Kyra, as long as Dr. Salik doesn't find anything, the quarantine shouldn't last more than an hour," said Cmdr. Adama.

"There is no class on the Solar Flare today, so we are not on a time schedule," said Kyra.

Cmdr. Adama, Pres. Roslin and Dr. Clu-Isic turned and walked away.

Kim gestured to the game board and asked, "Should we continue the game?"

"We can finish this game and then we're going to the mess hall," said Kyra. "Kim, whose turn is it."

"You were taking your turn when they walked up so it's Julian's turn," said Kim.

"Okay, Julian, take your turn," said Kyra.