Ellen Tigh waits in the Admiral's quarters, as instructed by her husband. She thought Bill Adama hated her at this point, why would he possibly want her in his living space?
Erica Tejera turns the latch, entering the area and closing the heavy door behind her. She calmly steps over to the known mother of the cylons, extending her hand, "I think it's about time we meet."
The blonde seems confused, shaking the young woman's hand anyway, "And you are?"
Gaia introduces herself, not expecting Starbuck to show even after she told her of the meeting, but knowing she would speak to her later. "I need you to tell me everything you know about the cylon model known as Daniel...the Seventh model."
Ellen realizes just who the young woman is based on the personnel file her husband showed her the other day and the broadcast from Baltar this morning. "You're my granddaughter." She can feel her eyes begin to sting with tears, "I've waited so long."
Gaia raises an eyebrow, "You didn't even know he could reproduce."
She shrugs, quickly wiping her cheeks once the tears leave her eyes, "We never knew. They all have their own DNA, that's how they're grown. Their internal organs work the same way. However, they have ability to interface with some computer systems given the correct connects. That's how the datastream works as well."
The young woman nods slowly, "Makes sense."
Ellen reaches over, placing a hand on the young woman's arm, "I am so incredibly thankful for you."
Gaia didn't know how to regard the cylons, especially since they were always her enemy. She doesn't react or respond to the woman, "Tell me about the Seventh cylon."
The blond licks her lips, "Danny." When she sees the other woman nod, she continues, telling her all about his creation and who he was modeled to look after.
Gaia smiles slightly, it all made sense, "Why is my blood and the blood of others like me able to heal some ailments?"
"That I'm not sure about. Humans have their own ailments and cylons have their own. Think back, have you ever had an infection? Ever been sick?"
The younger woman takes a moment before shaking her head negatively, "Just a broken leg...when I was nine." She begins to smirk, "I didn't even think of that."
Ellen folds her hands comfortable over her knee, watching the other woman's eyes, "Luckily, when I last resurrected, I was able to retain most of my scientific knowledge. Resurrection was just a way of life for us. We lived our lives knowing we could come back. My team and myself then discovered how to create synthetic humans...who ended up being no different from the rest of us."
"That's actually pretty fascinating." Erica stands from her seat on the sofa, "And the Colonel remembers none of this?"
"He's starting to remember bits and pieces because his sleeper designation has been turned off. Not much of it though. I don't believe he will." The blonde explains, "We age and grow no differently from you humans. The synthetic cylons age slower or not at all. They were made to infiltrate. Their reflexes and abilities were requested of us. Some models we made as...prototypes, I suppose. For instance, One was modeled after my father. Six and Seven...they were for Saul and I."
"I heard of his relationship with Caprica Six." Gaia makes a face, "That had to be weird."
"She wasn't grown from an infant like Daniel. SHe was the ultimate weapon. Only my DNA was synthesized. She actually looks a lot like my sister." Ellen nods, "She is of no relation to Saul though and he never claimed her as he did with Daniel. I just used Six to see if DNA could be synthesized. She was my experiment. It was easier than cloning and easier than splicing." Ellen watches as the young woman moves about the room. "I...I thought of telling Saul all of it. He's...he was so broken up over their lost child. Absolutely ruined. She gave him when I could not." The tone changes in her voice, "I can tell he really does love her."
"So step back." The auburn haired woman shrugs, putting a kettle on. "Listen, Doctor Baltar is currently in Doctor Cottle's office right now with about a pint of my blood attempting to find a...a treatment or cure to Laura Roslin's cancer. If you remember anything, any of your training whatsoever and you think you could possibly help them..." In only a few short days, she's discovered the life she was raised into was less than stellar. Her life was much more than what she could ever dream of. "I can't lose another parent."
Ellen Tigh could hear the emotion and worry in the girl's voice, "I would be honored."
Laura stepped toward the front of the class at the end of the lecture, her body in its seventh month of gestation. She was set to finish out the school year if it was the last thing she did. "Professor Tejera."
The woman glanced up, "Laura, I've been wanting to speak with you, but you have a tendency to run from the room once class is over lately." The two had grown close. This is the third class Laura Roslin had taken of her's, "I must say, I'm hurt." Lynn Tejera was beautiful. Early forties, husband nearly ten years younger and just as handsome. The woman's natural light brunette island hair flowed curly over her shoulders. Blonde streaks throughout. She looked about the same age as her husband but Laura knew the truth.
"I know...I'm so sorry. I..." The auburn haired beauty shakes her head a little, "I just know that...I know you and James are still trying with the agencies-"
"Not anymore. They all declined us."
"Oh no." Laura felt the tears begin to sting her eyes, "Oh no, Lynn, I'm so, so sorry. I should-"
"Laura, you're fine. At least let me live vicariously through you with this." Lynn teased, "Calm down. Why don't you have a seat." She pulled the chair out from behind her desk, helping the other woman sit. "You okay?"
Laura nodded quickly, taking a deep breath in an effort to calm herself, "I didn't want to seem to you that I was flaunting this."
"Flaunting." Lynn sat on the edge of the desk, "No, love, you should be proud. Something Hestia herself has honored you with...Demeter even."
The younger woman huffed amusement, "Does not feel like one."
"It will. May even take as long as holding that beauty in your arms...and looking into their face." The darker skinned woman placed a hand on her friend's, "Are you okay? Financially, physically, emotionally...whatever have you. If you ache in any of those areas...know Jamie and I will always be here for you. No matter what." Her original Canceron tongue enters her voice during the close contact moments with friends. "I mean it, Laura."
Laura Roslin met the other woman's eyes, "Thank you. I mean it."
"Good." Lynn teased, "Now let me feel that baby."
Bill glances up once Erica returns to her mother's bedside, "How did it go?"
Gaia nods, looking down to the woman who gave her life, "Better than I thought. I...I realize now that, like Hera Agathon, I have the ability to be a bridge between the people. It's the least I could do." She takes Roslin's hand in front of her.
"I heard about what happened with Baltar." He continues keeping his voice from his life, knowing she was pretty out of it, "How did you find out about your father?" He knew before that she knew, when she marched herself to the CIC this morning. "Where did you go last night?"
"Your second question is the answer to your first question." She gently rubs the knuckles on the back of Laura's hand, absently, "I had to be closer to others like me in order to receive the answers to the questions I never asked during my childhood."
Bill Adama listens intently, "So, you aren't the only hybrid."
Erica shakes her head, "But that isn't my information to reveal to you. She'll do that in her own time, I'm sure." The young woman picks her head up when she notices Lee and Kara enter the space. "I should go and check on things."
"What things?"
"Doctor Cottle, Gaius Baltar, and Ellen Tigh are...putting something together. Putting together a treatment...or something."
Kara snorts, "What could Ellen Tigh possibly do to help?"
"She was a scientist back on Earth." Gaia explains, "You all just saw her as a return floozy instead of actually talking with her." The young woman releases her mother's hand, moving toward the curtain, "Besides, she's my grandmother...kind of."
Lee begins to chuckle, "I don't know which I'm more amused with. Ellen and Roslin tied together for life, or Ellen Tigh being a grandmother."
"Trust me. I'm none too pleased." Laura Roslin croaks out from her place in the hospital bed.
Kara has grown to respect this woman immensely, she hates this, having seen it with her own mother. "This is all going to be over soon." She smiles to the woman, 'Gaia is a savior."
Lee nods, "Maybe that's what the gods ment. Gaia is the mother of Earth. Technically, we found Earth and I don't mean that nuked-"
"Shithole." Starbuck offers.
"-planet that we thought was Earth."
"I still live." Laura groans, wincing.
"Be optimistic." Bill leans down, kissing the corner of the President's mouth, "I...you do want you need to, but try to be optimistic...it will help you too. I love you, Laura Roslin."
