A Different Beginning----Chapter 9
AU and it starts with the min-series. I am writing this solo and I am sorry for any mistakes.
Chapter---9
Lee woke up after sleeping for twelve straight hours. He finally felt a little like his old self until he remembered the Olympic Carrier. Thinking of that reminded Lee that he had not seen Kara since they landed yesterday. He wondered how she was doing with the whole thing. He got up to shower and find something to eat then he would try to run her down. He was grateful that he had not had to destroy the ship by himself and she had followed his orders.
Kara was now in the mess hall after sleeping a full thirteen hours, she had forgot about eating yesterday with all that happened. As a matter of fact, she could not remember the last time she had ate except for a few crackers gobbled down in between fights with the cylons. As she was eating her thoughts returned to the Olympic Carrier, she now knew that they had done the only thing they could. She hoped Lee had came to the same conclusion, and then she turned to see if he was in the mess hall. After she made a quick scan of the room and did not him she returned to eating.
As Lee was walking to the mess hall he hoped that they would not encounter any cylons today. As he entered the mess he stopped and looked around for Kara, and saw her empty her tray and then head his way. Lee stayed where he was so that she would have to pass him to leave.
Just as Kara put away her tray she turned to see Lee standing in the hatch way. As she walked towards him she could tell that he had at least got some sleep, but the guilt was still written all over his face. She stopped in front of him " How are you doing Apollo?"
Lee studied her face a minute " As well as can be expected, considering the circumstances." he shrugged
Kara reached out and touched his arm causing him to look at her in the eyes " You know if we had not gone through with it we would still be trying to get away from the cylons and could have lost many more pilots."
Lee reached his hand out to cover hers " How can you forget about it so easily?"
Kara pulled her hand away angry that he would accuse her of forgetting what they had done " Who said I forgot about it, besides it's not like we can change it, and we will probably have more things go wrong today and hind-sight is not a luxury we can afford."
Before she could storm off Lee reached out and touched her on the shoulder " You are right, I'm sorry, and now I need to eat before we get hit with anymore problems "
Right before he moved his hand, alarms started blaring and the ship jerked knocking Kara into Lee, he caught her before either one of them fell. While Kara was still in his arms she looked at him " What the frak do you think that is about?"
Lee looked at her and grabbed her by the hand " Let's go to the CIC and see what is happening."
As they were headed to the CIC at a fast walk she pulled her hand back " Lee, I know the way to the CIC." she had said it as a joke, so he smiled and let go.
As they entered the CIC side by side Adama looked at them and motioned them over, he was standing with President Roslin. As they both walked over they stopped and stood at attention, in deference to their Commander and President Roslin.
" At ease Captain and Lt. " Adama told them
" What happened?" Lee asked as he stood at ease along with Kara.
" Something or someone has just blown up two of our water tanks.." Adama told them
" What can we do?" Kara asked
" I already have Sergeant Hadrian on her way to question everyone that had access to the B causeway, so I need you two down there making sure that everybody complies " Adama told them as he dismissed them.
As Kara and Lee were walking to the hangar deck he looked over and saw her deep in thought " What are you thinking about?"
Kara did not want to tell Lee what she was really thinking about so she deflected by saying " I was thinking that you did not get a chance to eat " she reached into her pocket and pulled out an energy bar and handed it to him.
Lee tore it open and ate it, after he finished chewing he looked at her " Thanks, I needed that "
" Sure " Was all Kara said as they had approached the hangar deck and saw Sergeant Hadrian already speaking to Chief Tyrol
Kara and Lee walked over to them and stopped " Sergeant Hadrian I assume " and at her nod he continued " I am Captain Adama and this is Lt. Thrace, we were told by Commander Adama to assist you "
" Here " Hadrian handed him a list " I need all of the people on the list to meet me in conference room A as soon as you can arrange it " and then she walked away
Kara grabbed the list from Lee to look it over and sure enough there was Boomer and the Chief on it, along with other deck crew members. As she read further she saw her name and several other pilots listed also " What the frak is my name doing on this?"
Lee took the list back ignoring Kara's question for the moment " Chief your name is on this, how much longer till you are off shift?"
The chief chanced a look in Kara's direction " About an hour, sir "
Lee could not help but notice the look that passed between them " Then as soon as you are done report to Hadrian and make sure the rest of your crew do also "
The chief nodded and went back to work, then Lee turned to face Kara " I need to speak to you in my office now "
Kara looked at him wondering what he wanted, but nodded and started to the office with him.
As soon as they were seated across the desk from each other Lee looked at her " What are you not telling me, Kara?"
Kara decided if she used his name and not his rank that this conservation might go better " Look Lee, it is not that big of a deal "
" Why don't you let me be the judge of that " Lee said
" Fine, The Chief and Boomer have been meeting in that causeway since before the war " Kara stated flatly
Lee just looked at her confused " Not that big of a deal, they were and are breaking frat regs " he had raised his voice slightly
" They love each other Lee, so they decided to meet someplace out of the way of normal traffic " she said also raising her voice
" How many others are breaking regs Kara, and are you one of them?" Lee asked rather loudly
Kara stood up, she was getting furious " No one else that I know of, and for your information I haven't fraked around with anyone on this ship "
Lee thought to himself good to know, he found he was happy that she had not fooled around with anyone on the Galactica " So what are you going to tell Hadrian when she calls you in?"
Kara sat back down " Nothing "
" You can't do that, you have to tell her " Lee told her, confused as to why she would lie
" Watch me " Kara said as she stood up again, then leaned over the desk getting in his face " What about you Apollo, how many times did you break regs on the Atlantia?"
Lee stared back at her " I never did, Kara " Lee leaned back in his chair, he had to put some distance between them before he reached across his desk and grabbed her to kiss her.
" Good to know " she said as she stood up to leave " I have to get to work
Lee stood up then " What are you doing for lunch?"
Kara looked at him trying to figure out what he was up to. " Eating "
Lee knew he should not ask this, but he did anyway " How about we eat together, say around one o'clock?"
Kara nodded her assent and went out the hatch.
After she left, Lee sat back down at his desk. He knew he would not say anything to Hadrian unless asked directly, besides he had only been here a few days and he barely knew anyone. That made him start thinking about the frat regs, he decided he would speak to the president about it. Surely with it being the end of the worlds the frat regs could be relaxed. Lee knew he was thinking about them for his own personal reasons, because he had every intention of getting to know Kara better.
When Kara left Lee's office she was sure that he would not say anything. What was that all about she thought, him asking her to meet him for lunch. She knew that she would, because back in his office when she got in his face all she wanted to do was kiss him. She had not been lying when she said she had not hooked up with anybody on the Galactica. That however did not mean that she had not hooked up with men on shore leave. She suspected that he had also, because she found it hard to believe that a man who looked the way he did, that women weren't falling at his feet. She decided then and there to stake her claim on Lee Adama before the rest of the women on this lonely boat started taking notice.
Adama had sat in on all the interviews that Sergeant Hadrian had conducted. He was not surprised that everyone claimed to not know anything. What did surprise him was the conflicting answers as to where Chief Tyrol had been. Adama waited to hear what the chief would say and when he refused to answer under the Articles, Adama knew he had to find out what was going on with the chief. When Kara came in and refused out right to answer any questions he knew without a doubt that his crew was covering up something, but he did not think it had anything to do with the planted bombs in the water tanks.
Sergeant Hadrian had gotten to point where she was starting to harass the crew and when she called him to the stand he called the whole investigation off. She had not been happy about that, but she stopped the interviews.
Adama had a plan though, Kara had been eating dinner with him once a week before the attacks happened. This time he would invite Lee to join them and see if he could find some answers. So he went in search of Lee and found out that he had gone to Colonial One, he wondered what that was about. Next he went in search of Kara and found out that she was in the shower. Maybe he could run them down after lunch.
Kara had finished her shower and was getting dressed to go to lunch with Lee, when Duck told her the Commander came by looking for her. She knew it had something to do with what happened during her interrogation by Hadrian. Well, she would wait until after lunch, because that was not a conservation she was looking forward to. She looked at her watch and realized she had only ten minutes to make it to the mess hall. She finished brushing her hair and left it down, Lee seemed to like it that way the last time.
Lee's meeting with the president went as well as could be expected. She had actually said she agreed with him in some ways and would think about it. He was half-way out the door when she said " You know I will have to talk this over with Commander Adama "
Frak Lee thought, his father would never agree to this. He would have to talk with Kara about it at lunch, she seemed to be able to talk with his dad more easily than he could. Lee looked at his watch and realized he was going to be a few minutes late, he hoped she would wait.
Once back on the Galactica he headed straight to the mess hall, but was interrupted when the comms officer Dee stopped him and told him that his dad had been looking for him. " Thank you for the message, but I have plans right now, so tell him I will find him afterwards."
When Lee finally made it to the mess hall he quickly spotted Kara sitting at a table. She still had not picked out her lunch so he walked over and sat down " Sorry I am late, but I had a meeting with Roslin and someone stopped me to tell me dad was looking for me "
Kara had been pissed off at him until he explained " Yeah, I was told he was looking for me too."
" I wonder what he wants with us?" Lee asked as he tapped the table top.
Kara reached out to stop his tapping " I don't know about you, but he probably wants to talk to me about my answer during the investigation with Hadrian."
" Why, what did you say?" he asked
Kara grinned at him " I said no comment, and that was all "
Lee grinned back " He probably thinks that since I am the CAG that I know something "
Kara got worried and started tapping her foot " You are not going to say anything, are you?"
Lee reached under the table and put his hand on her leg to stop her tapping, she jumped back not expecting it " Sorry, just returning the favor and to answer your question I won't say anything unless he brings the chief up first "
Great Kara thought, because she knew Adama would bring him up " What did you have to see Roslin about?"
Lee stood up " Let's get something to eat first, I am starving and then I will tell you about it "
After they got their plates and sat back down to eat Kara waited and after a few bites she said " Well, start talking "
Lee put his fork down " After the talk we had in the office about frat regs I decided to go see Roslin about them "
Kara took another bite before asking " What did she say?"
Lee looked her in the eyes " She agreed that things needed to change if we were going to have any hope at being normal "
Kara was looking at him also " Why don't you seem happier about it then?"
Lee picked his fork back up " She said she would have to talk to the commander about it "
Kara took another bite before saying " There goes that then, because your dad is never going to agree to that "
Lee looked at her closely " Well, that is where you come in, I'm hoping you can get him to think about it "
Kara put her fork down and pushed her plate away " What makes you think he will listen to me?"
After Lee took one last bite he pushed his plate away " Maybe, because you two seem so close "
Kara placed her hand on the table and started playing with the edge of her plate " We may be close, but he will never listen to me about this "
Lee reached out and grabbed her hand, an electric shock jumped between them but neither let loose " Could you try?"
Kara laughed at him then " Yes, for you Lee I will try " and then she had a thought " Why are you so interested all of a sudden, have you found someone you want to break the regs for?"
Lee did not know how to answer that " Not right now, but maybe in the future " then he winked at her
Did he just wink at me Kara thought, and then she noticed that their hands where still linked together, and is he talking about us? " I will talk to him the next time we are both off "
Lee finally realizing that he was still holding her hand in a public place pulled his back " Maybe you could talk to him sooner than that, he was looking for you remember."
Kara put her hands in her lap " He was looking for you too "
While they were still sitting there Adama walked in " Finally, I found the both of you "
" Would you like to sit, sir?" Kara asked
" No, I have to get back to the CIC, I just wanted to ask you both to dinner tonight?" Adama waited on a response
Lee spoke first " We will be there, what time?"
Kara just looked at Lee as Adama answered " Around seven o'clock " and without another word Adama left.
" Why did you do that " Kara asked
" Because he asked and it will be the perfect opportunity to bring up the frat regs " he answered
" This could turn out to be one fraked up dinner, you know that right?" Kara asked him
Lee knew they both needed to get to work so he stood up " Maybe, maybe not, who knows it could all work out "
" Yeah, right " Kara said as she stood up " I guess I will see you tonight then, but right now I need to get back to work "
As they walked out together Lee told her " Thanks for agreeing to have lunch with me "
Kara smirked " Everybody has to eat " Lee smiled at that and they went their separate ways.
As Kara was walking to the flight deck she understood why Adama wanted to see her, but why invite her and Lee together. Truthfully she liked having dinner with the old man once a week. She knew that Lee probably had no idea that they had been having dinner together. She wondered what Adama wanted to see Lee about. She had three more hours of maintenance work to do before her shift would be up. Until then she needed to quit worrying about it and get to work.
As Lee was headed back to his office he had to wonder what his father was up to. He also had to find a way to bring up the frat regs, maybe talking about the chief would lead to that conservation. Lee planned on keeping an eye on his father and Kara, because he was still trying to figure out their relationship. Kara had not seemed to be surprised about the dinner invitation, perhaps they had had them before.
Kara ran into the Chief on the deck " So how did your interrogation go?"
" Not very well " was all the chief had to say on the matter
Kara looked at him " Who do you think sabotaged the water tanks?" she asked
" I don't have a clue, except they are trying to pin it on Boomer and me " Chief Tyrol answered her
" Don't worry about it chief, I'm sure it will pass " Kara said as she walked away
Adama was in his office waiting on Lee and Kara to show up. He hoped that between the both of them he could learn what was going on with the chief. He also wanted to know why Lee had gone to see Roslin. Then there was Kara, he knew that she would know what was going on with the chief.
While he waited he poured himself a drink. Even though this was supposed to be a family dinner he knew that it would also be formal one. Just as he started to pour another drink there was a knock on his hatch. This time Lee and Kara entered together, and Adama had them all sit at the dining table.
As they waited for their food to arrive Adama asked the first question " Kara, why did you decline answering any of Sergeant Hadrian's questions?"
" I had nothing to say " she told him " Can I have a drink?"
" Sure " Adama got up and brought a glass for each of them and poured them a drink. " Kara I know that you know more than what you are saying"
Kara took a sip of her drink " If I tell you what I know, I want you to promise to handle this discreetly "
Adama nodded " I will do the best that I can "
Kara cleared her throat before speaking " The Chief and Boomer have been meeting in causeway B since before the war started "
Adama spoke loudly " You knew they were breaking frat regs and you did not tell me? "
" I did not think it was any of my business and it never affected their jobs " Kara stated rather heated
" Breaking frat regs is a serious offense " Adama reminded her
" I know that sir, but they love each other " Kara answered repeating what she had told Lee earlier
Adama decided to let that statement go for now " Do you think they had anything to do with the bombs that were set off?"
Kara thought about it for a minute " No sir, I do not "
Adama turned to face Lee " Did you know about this?"
" Not until today " Lee told him
Before they could speak again there was a knock on the hatch and their dinner was brought in.
As they ate Lee tried to think up a way to bring up the frat regs, but before he could say anything his father asked him " Why did you go to the Colonial One today?"
Lee knew it was time " I went to talk with the president about rethinking the whole frat regs law."
Adama looked at his son wondering what he was up to " Why would you do that, it is a military decision?"
Lee placed his fork down and stared at his dad " In case you forgot our worlds have ended and this is all we have left, and people need comfort, especially now "
Adama stared at son as if he could read his mind " And you think that the people on Galactica really need to get involved with each other?"
" Yes I do, its not like we have the time to go off ship, so I feel that if any two people want to be together then they should have the right to do so" Lee answered him bluntly
Adama could only nod because Lee had made a valid point " What did the president have to say about it?"
" She seemed to think it was a good idea, but said that she would have to speak with you first " Lee told him
Adama turned back to Kara " What do you think about all this?"
" I agree with Lee and it would certainly boost morale, not to mention the fact that we take a chance of dying each and every time we go out there to fight, and this could give the people of Galactica a reason to keep fighting every day " Kara told him as straight forward as she could
Adama looked at each of them " This sounds like you have both given it a lot of thought "
They both nodded and then preceded to finish their dinner.
As they left the commander's office, Lee said " That went better than I thought it would."
Kara was not so sure " He will still have to punish the chief and probably a few others "
Lee knew that what she said was true " I know, but if he does change the frat regs then the Chief and Boomer could be together without having to sneak around "
" True " Kara said " It is beginning to look like we will never find out who was behind blowing up the water tanks though "
" Yeah, my thoughts exactly, now we will have to search for a water source " Lee said as they continued walking
Kara stopped outside her bunk room " I'm going to hit my rack, we have CAP in a few hours "
" Right " Lee said " Thanks for backing me up in there, and I will see you on CAP."
As Lee was walking to his office to grab some sleep he wondered if Kara was interested in the frat regs because of him. He sure hoped so.
Kara got changed and climbed into her bunk with a smile on her face. She hoped it would not take long to change the frat regs. She had only backed Lee up for her own selfish reasons and the Chief and Boomer of course. With those thoughts on her mind she fell asleep.
After Lee and Kara left his office Adama called down to the hangar bay and requested that Chief Tyrol come to his office. He would not tell the chief who had told him about Boomer and him. Adama knew that they would never find out who planted the bombs, but he would have to do something about them breaking the frat regulations.
As the Chief was headed to see Commander Adama he knew that he and Boomer had been found out. He wondered what the commander was going to do about it. The chief stood outside the hatch way for a moment before knocking. When he entered the commander was sitting behind his desk reading.
When the chief entered Adama put down the regulations manual he had been reading. " Have a seat Chief Tyrol "
After the chief had sat down Adama looked at him " I know about you and Boomer and even though I know that it was the two of you in causeway B, I do not think either of you had anything to do with the bombs "
The chief was at a loss for words, so stayed silent.
Adama continued speaking " I also know that some members of your crew lied in order to protect your secret " he paused there to let it sink in "Since I need you on the deck taking care of my planes I am going to have to place the ones who covered for you in the brig for a couple of days "
The chief finally spoke up " Sir, I don't feel right about that, it should be me in the brig "
Adama stood up and started pacing " Like I said, I need you on the deck, so what I said earlier stands, I will be putting Jammer and Cally in the brig "
The chief started to say something else but the commander cut him off " And this thing between you and Boomer ends now, at least until the president and I can come up with a way to relax the frat regulations "
The chief looked up then at his commander " Yes sir, I will end it tonight "
" Good " Adama told him " Now get back to work and let Cally and Jammer know that they will be spending some time in the brig, that will be your punishment "
The chief got up and left. He really hated that his actions was going to cause two of his crew to pay for his crimes.
After the chief left Adama placed a call to President Roslin requesting a meeting with her first thing in the morning. They needed to talk about the regulations and finding a source for water.
Kara woke up the next morning and got up to get ready for CAP, she would be flying with Duck and Flat Top today, she wondered why Apollo was not flying CAP. She could only take a short shower because they had started rationing the water. As soon as she was dressed she headed down to the flight deck. Kara could not help but look around for Lee and when she did not see him she climbed into her viper and started going over her checklist. As she was waiting to be towed into the tube she saw a raptor dock and President Roslin and her aide ' Billy ' stepped out. Kara hoped she was there to talk about the regulations along with trying to come up with a solution to their water shortage.
Just as she was being towed to her tube she saw Lee show up on the deck. Apparently he was there to escort the President to see Commander Adama. Kara saw him glance her way for a moment and even though he could not see her through her helmet she winked at him and started laughing at herself for acting like some high school girl with a crush. Which made her wonder why she was having these feelings towards him. As soon as she launched all those thoughts vanished as she was shot into space.
Lee hated that he would not be flying CAP with Kara today. She was his last thought before he went to sleep last night and his first thought when he woke up. Lee was not sure how he felt about her, he just knew he could not stop thinking about her. He knew that he had to be on the hangar deck to escort Roslin to see his father, but he was also hoping to catch a glimpse of Kara. He did manage to see her, but she was already in her viper waiting to launch. He looked her way briefly before giving Roslin his attention. " This way Madame President the Commander is waiting for you in his office "
Adama was seated behind his desk when Lee and President Roslin entered. He stood up and motioned them towards the sofa. After taking a seat in the chair he began the meeting. " I have asked you here today to discuss a couple of things, one being what my son has already spoken to you about "
" Oh, you mean the frat regulations, yes I wanted to speak to you about that also" Roslin told him
Lee decided just to listen and only speak if asked to.
" Even though it should be a military matter I would like your opinion about it " Adama told her
Roslin adjusted herself on the sofa before speaking " Your son made some very valid points, but I think that we should keep an eye on the crew over the next couple of weeks before coming to a decision, that is if you agree "
Adama looked at Lee to gauge his reaction " I agree with you, and now on to the next problem, our water shortage "
Roslin cleared her throat " I am sorry, but I do not have any suggestions for that, what about you?"
Adama got up and grabbed some papers off his desk before sitting back down " I suggest we send out some raptors to scout for any place that might have a water source "
" That sounds reasonable, how much longer do you think the remaining water will last us?" she asked
Adama answered her after looking over the papers once again " About a week if all ships agree to some very harsh restrictions "
" I will see that they do, now if that is all I really need to get back to my ship " Roslin said as she stood up
Adama stood also, as did Lee " No that is it for right now, thank you for your time, I will have a marine escort you back, I need to speak with Captain Adama now "
Roslin said good-bye and then left.
As soon as Roslin left Adama told Lee to sit back down " I need you to pick three raptor pilots to scout for any source of water "
Lee started running the raptor pilots through his head to see who was available " I can send Racetrack, Boomer and Crashdown out to search as soon as you are ready "
Adama nodded " We need to start sending them now and change them out over a six hour rotation period " Adama had something else to say " I agree with the president, so I want you to keep an eye on your pilots and report back to me if there are anymore frat regs being broken, I do not want anything to happen until we make a decision about this issue "
Lee spoke up then " Well, dad I can assure you there will be problems somewhere along the way, so I think you will need to make up your mind soon "
Adama rose putting an end to the meeting " I will, in the meantime get those raptors in the air "
" Yes sir " Lee said as he left the office
After Lee had rounded up the pilots he needed for the mission he went down to the flight deck to wait on them. After Racetrack, Boomer and Crashdown had made it down there with their ECO'S he explained the mission to them and watched while they launched. He knew that Kara was still out on Cap and when she got back he would be heading out for his turn on CAP. He really wanted to set up a time to talk with her later to tell her about the meeting with the president and his father.
While he was waiting for her to return he started looking around at the deck crew and the pilots that were on the hangar deck. He noticed that several of the men and women were joking around with each other. He began to wonder how many of them were breaking the frat regulations. Under any other circumstance he would not approve, but this was a different time now that the worlds had ended. Lee knew that if they were not breaking them now, that they soon would be.
He stopped looking around when he heard the vipers landing and found himself watching for Kara. She made a perfect landing as usual he noticed. Lee waited while she went through her checklist with the chief before approaching her. As soon as he got close to her he called out to her " Hey Starbuck, can I talk to you for a sec?"
Kara who had started thinking about Lee as soon as she landed was glad when he called out to her. She walked over to where he was, helmet hanging from one of her hands while the other one brushed her hair out of her face " Sure, what's up?" she said as she stopped in front of him
" I wanted to see if you would meet up with me later, so I could fill you in on the meeting with the commander and the president, but right now I have CAP." he waited to see what she would say
Kara who had stopped messing with her hair said " Sure, how about I meet you in your office later?"
Lee nodded as he started walking backwards towards his viper " I get off CAP in four hours, so I'll see you then " he then turned and climbed up the steps to his viper.
Kara stood there watching him until he launched wondering what had happened in the meeting. After that she headed for the showers and hopefully a two hour nap.
While Lee was on CAP he heard that one of the raptors had found a water source. As soon as he landed he got the call to report to the CIC, which meant he could not meet up with Kara. When he entered the CIC Gaeta told him that they were waiting for him in the situation room. He went in to find Tigh, Roslin, Billy and his dad waiting on him.
Lee took a seat at the table along with the rest of them. " I heard that one of the raptors has found water."
" They did Lee " Adama sighed " It's not going to be easy to get, it is frozen solid and we don't have the man power for that big of an operation "
Roslin spoke up then " We could always use the prisoners on the Astral Queen "
" Somehow I don't think they will agree to do it " Lee told them
Tigh who had been silent spoke " Well, if they want water they don't have much choice "
Billy spoke up at this time " We could go ask them, maybe they would like the chance to get outdoors "
" It is worth a try, Lee I want you to go over there and take a few people with you. " Adama said
" I think you should take Billy with you so that he can represent the office of the president " Roslin told Lee
Adama stood up " It is settled then, Lee I want you to pick that team now because we need to start work on this as soon as possible "
Lee stood up to leave " I will be ready within the hour "
After that they all filed out of the room.
Lee wanted Kara to be on his team so he went in search of her. Everywhere he looked she was not to be found so he headed to his office, he had less than thirty minutes before he had to leave. Upon entering his office he found her at his desk going over the flight roster, so he closed the hatch and went to sit down behind his desk. " Sorry I am late, but a mission has come up "
Kara looked up from the roster to look at him " I figured as much, I heard about Racetrack finding water, so what is the mission?"
Lee was glad that she was not upset about him being late, but he should have known , Kara was like him she knew the job came first. " President Roslin wants me to go and talk to the prisoners on the Astral Queen and ask for their help."
Kara put the papers down " Do I get to be part of this mission?"
Lee smiled and nodded " I was planning on asking you?"
" I'm in " Kara said as she stood up " Who else is going?"
Lee got up and walked around the desk " The president's aide Billy and I was thinking someone from the deck crew who might know what kind of equipment we might need "
Kara stood there thinking for a minute " I think you should ask Cally, other than the chief she would know what will be needed "
" I thought she was in the brig " Lee said as he began changing into his uniform and out of his flight suit
Kara turned around while he changed, not that she really wanted to, but protocol meant that she should " So, just spring her from the brig "
Lee finished changing and turned around to see that Kara still had her back to him " You can turn around now and I will put in a call for her to meet us on the hangar deck "
Since Kara was already in her uniform they headed to the hangar bay. As they were walking Kara asked " So what happened in the meeting earlier?"
Lee looked at her walking beside him " I will just give you the highlights, the commander and the president said that they would make a decision about the frat regs in the next two weeks and we decided to send the raptors out to search for water "
" So, two weeks?" Kara asked and Lee just nodded because they had reached the hangar bay and he saw Billy and Cally waiting on them.
Lee briefed them on the mission during the flight to the Astral Queen.
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