A Different Beginning-Chapter 30

THIS STORY BEGINS WHEN THE COLONIES ARE DESTROYED.
KARA AND LEE MEET FOR THE FIRST TIME
THIS IS MOSTLY AN A.U. STORY.

I am writing this solo, so I apologize for any mistakes.

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CHAPTER-30

After Kara went with Lee, the commander had Venner and Mathis take Helo and the two cylons to life station with orders to keep them out of sight.

He then went to the pilots room with the resistance right behind him and called Racetrack into the hallway " I need you to take these people Kara brought back to conference room B and stay with them until I can replace you "

Racetrack saluted " Yes sir " after an hour had passed Adama sent a marine to take her place.

With that taken care of he went back to the bay and saw Kara heading out " Kara wait I need to ask you something "

Kara walked over to him " What is it commander?"

Adama looked at her hand " What happened to your hand Kara?"

Kara looked away then back " It's broken, I was on my way to see Doc about it "

Adama nodded " I am going to open the bay back up and I need to see you, Helo, Athena and Boomer for a meeting in conference room A as soon as possible, I think we all have learned a few things this past week "

Kara lowered her head " Yes sir, I will let them know about the meeting, if there is nothing else I really need to see Doc about my hand "

Adama patted her on the shoulder " Go ahead Kara "

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Lee and Willow were in a raptor headed for the Aurora.

He had sat her up front with him hoping she would answer some questions " Willow can you tell me what happened to Kara's hand?"

Willow looked over at him remembering Kara saying he could be trusted " Leobon had kidnapped Kara and taken her to a place where he thought they wouldn't be found " She paused " I saw when the eight took her from the school and followed them and waited until Leobon had left and the eight was outside before I slipped in, it was the first time I met Kara and she was tied up and hurt "

Lee eyes snapped toward her " Hurt how Willow?"

Willow sighed " A few broken ribs and you could tell he had roughed her up her, but the worst thing was her hand, he slammed it in the door breaking her fingers and wrist "

Lee gasped thinking about Kara's mother doing the same thing and that Leobon knew all about it, he was pissed off and hoped he would run into that Leobon someday " I am going to set that mother fraker on fire and watch him burn if I ever see him again, what happened next?"

Willow stared straight ahead after Lee's outburst " I untied her hands and then we heard a raider, Kara made me leave so Leobon would not see me and sent me to find help, I didn't want to leave her, but we both knew I could not take the chance on getting caught "

That was something else Lee did not understand " Why are you so important to Kara?"

Willow looked at Lee for a long time " Do you know about Aurora?"

Lee nodded " Yes I do, but I haven't had a chance to tell Kara about it,I know she has the mark of Aurora "

Willow looked at him and smiled, she was glad he knew because Boomer had mentioned that Kara was afraid to tell Lee " I am her connection to Aurora and since the gods have this rule where no chosen one can be seen by the god that chooses them Aurora chose to show herself to me "

Lee was confused " If Kara is supposed to lead the fleet to a place they can call home why would Aurora choose a cylon to help her?"

Willow looked away from him " She wouldn't have, but I entered an abandoned Temple and sat on the prayer rug, it made me feel peaceful, so I projected the Temple the way it used to look and Aurora showed up and talked to me "

Lee had completely stopped the raptor wanting to know more " Willow I believe Aurora led you there on purpose, what did she say?"

This time she looked right at him " She said I needed to protect Kara because her destiny was not about the cylons and if I did then I could live on the planet Kara chooses and live like a human " she paused knowing he didn't understand " By that she meant no more killing or downloading and she said that any cylon who tried to hurt Kara would never be allowed to step foot on the new planet and I think she meant humans also"

Well now Lee understood why Kara had been so cautious " When we board the Aurora you need to stay close to me while I find Eloshi or another priestess to let them know about you "

Lee had called ahead and Eloshi was going to meet them at the docking bay.

After landing and shutting the raptor down Lee had Willow stay inside until he talked to Eloshi.

When Lee finished telling her everything he knew he asked " Will she be safe here?" Eloshi nodded yes " Are you going down to Kobol?"

Eloshi wanted to meet this cylon " I was, but I think I am needed here more "

Lee had another request " I know you are close to Roslin, but you can't tell her about Willow, we can't take the chance of her putting Willow out an airlock"

Eloshi sighed " I know that Apollo and I know how important Willow is, now can I meet her?"

Lee went and told Willow to come out " Willow this is Eloshi she is a priestess and she will make sure you are safe "

Eloshi reached out her hand " Come on child and I will help you get settled "

Adam showed up before they could leave " Hey Lee, what's going on?"

Lee looked at Adam " Captain Thrace returned from Caprica a short while ago and she asked me to bring Willow here where she would be safe"

Adam knew there was more " Hi Willow, I am Adam "

Lee looked at Willow " Could you excuse us a minute I need to speak to Willow?"

They nodded and moved further into the Aurora.

Lee waited till Willow looked at him " Willow If you ever need anything and Adam is around talk to him, because just like us he only wants to keep Kara safe, okay "

Willow nodded " You must love Kara very much "

Lee blushed " I do "

Willow touched his cheek " Kara loves you to Lee "

Willow was walking away when Lee called to her " Thank you for telling me what you did Willow " she nodded and continued on to meet up with Eloshi.

Adam walked back to Lee " What was that about?"

Lee shrugged " I'm not really sure, I just know that she is connected to Kara and Aurora and Kara wants to make sure she is safe and that very few people know about her, so I told her if she needed anything and you were around she could trust you " Lee paused " Adam she is a cylon"

Adam chuckled " The gods work in mysterious ways " Adam needed to know about Kara " Lee, is Kara okay?"

Again Lee shrugged " I think so, but I noticed one of her hands bandaged I am heading back there now, we have a lot of meetings plus we have to find the Tomb of Athena "

Adam smiled " I can't wait to see her, but I know she has a lot to do, so in the meantime I will get to know Willow "

Lee was fidgeting " I have to leave now and help with things on the Galactica, I think Kara is coming over here tomorrow to see Willow "

Adam smiled again " Go ahead Lee and thanks for the heads up about Kara "

Lee lifted off and try to process things on his way back to the Galactica. He wondered what they were supposed to do about Boomer and Athena. Lee felt like he let Kara down because he had promised her he would never let Leobon near her again. How could she trust him again after all she went through.

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When Kara entered life station Cottle took her to the room where Helo, Athena and Boomer were " I think it will be best if I keep all of you together, now who do I need to see first?"

The three of them pointed to Kara. " I should have known " Cottle grumbled " Okay Starbuck what do I need to check out?"

Kara unwrapped her hand holding it out for Cottle to see " My gods Starbuck what happened?"

Helo spoke through gritted teeth " Leobon slammed her hand in a door several times breaking her wrist and all of her fingers "

Athena spoke up " She also has a couple of broken ribs " She saw Starbuck glaring at her

Kara then turned to glare at Helo, she wasn't going to give Cottle that much detail " Could you hurry up and fix it before Lee shows up?"

Cottle shook his head " I am going to have to knock you out so I can re-break everything and then reset all of the damage "

Kara started pacing " No I can handle the pain, so let's do this now "

Cottle didn't think she could, but he didn't have time to change her mind " Get on the table and lay back and Helo I need you to hold her still "

Right before Cottle started Boomer grabbed her good hand and Kara made no move to remove her hand.

Cottle broke her wrist first causing Kara to scream out and she squeezed Boomers hand almost breaking it.

Next he moved on to each finger breaking it and resetting it as he moved from one to the other. Kara had passed out after two of the fingers were fixed, so Cottle finished up and wrapped it back up while she was still out of it.

Athena went next as Cottle confirmed that she was pregnant and the baby was fine.

After checking out Boomer and treating Helo's knuckles he left them alone.

All three of them sat there in silence waiting on Kara to wake up.

Lee walked into the room to find Kara asleep in a bed while Helo, Athena and Boomer had sat on the floor with their backs to the wall.

He walked over and touched her cheek " Why is she asleep?"

Boomer stood up " She passed out while Cottle fixed her hand, she refused to be knocked out " Boomer shivered " She was in so much pain"

Lee grabbed her good hand and squeezed it " I wish I could get my hands on Leobon "

Athena chuckled " Don't worry about it, Helo made sure he was paid back for what he did and then some "

Lee looked at Helo " Did you make him suffer?"

Helo stood up " I made sure he suffered ten times the amount Kara suffered "

Lee sighed" Good, when Kara wakes up we will have to move to a conference room "

Athena got up " What will they do to us Apollo?"

Lee shrugged " The commander is trying to work something out, but Roslin will probably never agree with him, plus she believes she is the dying leader and will never believe that Kara is the one chosen to find us a home "

Helo gasped " How do you know about that, Kara just found out herself?"

Lee smiled " I learned a lot of things while she was gone, that's why the commander had the bay cleared so fast"

They all turned as Kara made a sound and saw she was waking up " What happened "

Helo snorted " You passed out because you would not let Cottle knock you out "

Lee leaned over and kissed her cheek " Time to wake up Kara we have a lot to do "

Kara snorted " That is an understatement Lee "

Lee just grinned " We need to come up with a way of getting Athena and Boomer to the conference room without anyone seeing them "

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Caprica had woken up about thirty minutes ago and was now on her way to tell Cavil what happened.

As soon as she stepped into the control room he started " Where have you been and where is Leobon?"

Caprica crossed the room " I found Leobon and an eight in the Temple of Delphi where I was searching and they had Starbuck with them "

Cavil slammed his hand against the flat surface " Where are they now?"

Caprica shrugged " While I was arguing with Leobon, Boomer, the rouge eight, the pilot and a few other people busted into the Temple" she paused " I had a gun on Starbuck, so they went after the eight that was with Leobon and they took both of them outside, so I'm not real sure what they did to them, but they got the drop on me and shot me "

Cavil went to the console and sent a team to the Temple to check it out, then turned back to Caprica " Do you think Starbuck got away?"

Caprica nodded " Probably, I tried to get Leobon to bring her in, but he wants Starbuck enough to defy orders " she paused " I hate to say it Cavil, but he can't be trusted anymore "

Natalie had walked up without Caprica knowing it " I agree with Caprica, not only is he not following orders, but he talked an eight into helping him"

Cavil thought a minute " I want the centurions programmed to kill any Leobon that steps one foot off of any base star, he is not allowed to leave them anymore "

Caprica nodded " What if that doesn't work?"

Cavil snorted " Then I will box him "

Natalie and Caprica both smiled because they knew Leobon would leave again and he would soon be boxed.

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Adama had finally made it to his office only to find a very upset president.

Roslin had been pacing around the office and stopped when she heard the hatch open to reveal the commander. " What in the frak has been going on and why did you go against protocol and shut the bay down?"

Adama waited until he was seated behind his desk before answering her " A lot of things started happening fast, Captain Thrace has returned with the arrow among other things "

Roslin sat down smiling " Where is the arrow now?"

Adama sighed " Starbuck said someone in the resistance group she brought back has it, but I haven't had time to talk to them yet "

Roslin folded her arms " What else is going on?"

Adama saw his bottle of scotch and poured himself a drink " Kara also brought back a raptor pilot who was left behind during the destruction of the colonies, his name is Karl Agethon he is an ECO stationed on the Galactica " Adama paused to take a swallow of his drink " and she also brought back his pregnant cylon, a number eight like Boomer "

Roslin was pissed off " Why in gods name would she do that and where are they now?"

Adama sighed loudly " Boomer also returned with her, it seems both of these cylons have switched sides "

Roslin got louder " This is fraking insane, I hope you plan on air locking them, because cylons can not be trusted "

Adama stood up " No I am not air locking anybody besides as we both know not all humans can be trusted either, Kara also has a mole inside the cylons main base star and they are in the conference room now waiting on us "

Roslin didn't move " Then that means the mole is a cylon, what is wrong with Captain Thrace has she finally cracked?"

Adama motioned for her to follow him " She is not crazy, Kara seems to have a knack for making the most out of bad situations "

Roslin didn't like it, but she went with him anyway just to see how crazy it all was.

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Kara,Lee,Helo,Athena and Boomer had finally managed to make it to the conference room without anybody seeing them.

As they went inside they sat down with Boomer, Kara and Lee on one side while Helo and Athena sat across from them.

Lee cleared his throat " I am not sure what everyone knows so I will start " Lee looked at Kara " I found out while you were gone that Aurora had chosen you at birth for this cycle of time "

Kara looked beside her at him a little shocked " Who told you that Lee?"

Lee sighed " Mark and I put some things together and figured out it was a possibility "

Boomer nudged Starbuck " We can't tell Roslin or the commander about Willow "

Lee stood up to pace " Kara I have told dad most of it and for some reason he believed me, but you are right about Roslin, Boomer "

Lee walked up behind Kara and placed his hands on her shoulder " Can I see the mark Kara?"

She nodded and lifted her hair up for Lee to see, then he placed a gentle kiss on the mark before stepping back.

Boomer had another questions " Are you going to tell them about Caprica?"

Kara nodded " I have to "

Athena suddenly sat up " Are you going to tell Roslin about Aurora?"

Kara sighed " Not until I have to " Kara paused " Don't worry Athena I will find a way for you and Boomer to stay and if that doesn't work we will leave and try to find Earth ourselves "

Lee was shocked as was Helo " You can't be serious about that Kara "

Kara reached and grabbed Lees hand under the table and squeezed it " I may not have much choice Lee "

Lee shook his head no " Kara, if we tell Roslin about you and Aurora she might agree with us and let you lead "

Lee heard several snickers " I wouldn't count on it " and someone else spoke up " She is determined to follow the scrolls of Pythia "

Before any one else could comment the commander and Roslin walked in and sat down, one at each end of the table.

Roslin sat on the end where she would be by Lee, she really didn't want to be here.

Adama sat down with Boomer on one side and Athena next to him on the other side " Before we start I want to thank Boomer for everything she did, she chose to go against her programming and didn't kill me " he paused " Then she destroyed the base star and she made sure to bring Starbuck and the arrow back to the fleet "

Adama looked at Kara " How is your hand?"

Kara lifted up the bandaged hand " It's okay, but I won't be able to fly for at least two weeks maybe longer.

Lee knew they couldn't bring up Aurora or Willow yet and he needed to think of something to say " Athena knows where the Tomb of Athena is, now that I have said that it sounds ironic "

Kara chuckled " We need to go down to Kobol soon before the cylons show up "

Roslin sneered " I would think that the mole you have inside with the cylons would give us a heads up before they showed up "

Kara looked straight at Roslin " She will if she can and Boomer will be the only one in communication with her " Kara paused " Madame President I need Boomer and Athena free so they can help me "

Roslin slapped the table hard " The only way you will see them is in the brig, Captain Thrace do I need to remind you who is in charge here and what exactly do you need them to help you with?"

Kara looked around the room " Then we have a problem, because without them our chances of finding Earth will take longer or we might not find it at all "

Roslin glared at Kara " Why do you think you are the one that can find Earth, even if that was true I would think that cylons would be the last ones to help you?"

Helo stood up he was angry " Boomer and Athena have done nothing but continue to help us, if it wasn't for them and the mole, Kara would have never made it back to the fleet alive "

Lee was getting tired of having to answer to Roslin " This is a waste of time, the president is never going to listen to us " He paused looking at his dad than Roslin " I told you both before, without Kara we will never find Earth or any other planet "

Roslin glared hard at him " We will find Earth by following Pythia not some viper pilot "

Boomer looked at Adama " Sir, Lee is right, Kara is the key to finding Earth "

Adama knew Roslin didn't know what he did " Kara do you have any idea as to how Athena and Boomer can walk around the Galactica without there being problems?"

Kara looked at Lee " I think together Lee and I can talk to the pilots, the deck crew and the marines and explain things to them "

Lee nodded " It could work commander as long as they know you are with us and you could handle the CIC, besides everyone knows about the cylons anyway "

Roslin shouted " The civilians will not like it and it could cause you problems Commander, the civilians might question your leadership "

Adama nodded " I know that, but I am willing to trust them, especially if it means we can find Earth "

Athena spoke up " Madame President the resistance will tell you the same thing we have, but right now we need to go to Kobol "

Roslin refused to respond to her " What happens after Kobol?"

Adama stood up " We will decide that after we find the Tomb, Captain Thrace I will let you choose who goes to Kobol "

Kara smiled " That's easy, everyone that is in this room "

Roslin snorted " Eloshi will be going also "

Lee had to let her know " Eloshi is not going, she sent a message earlier saying she was busy with something else "

Roslin gasped " I don't believe you "

Lee snorted " Ask her yourself "

Roslin was going to ask Eloshi herself " Billy will be going also "

Adama needed to end this " You are dismissed, we will leave in an hour " He looked at Kara " You need to find a way of getting these two in a raptor without being seen "

Lee spoke up " I think I have a way to get it done "

Adama nodded and he followed Roslin out leaving them in the room.

Kara sat back fuming " Roslin will never believe there is another way, other than hers "

Lee stood up " We need a new vice president now that Gaius is dead, but we need someone that will be on our side "

Kara snorted " Lee who do we know that can be vice president?"

Lee smiled " I have an idea, but he needs exposure in a big way so that the civilians will know who he is and accept him and we can't let Roslin know it is our idea "

Kara rolled her eyes " Who are you talking about Lee?"

Lee smiled " Mark Rivers "

Kara gasped " How in the frak do you plan on pulling that off?"

Lee tapped her on the nose " That is where you come in Starbuck, we just need one of your crazy ass plans "

Boomer chuckled " We just need to make him a hero then everyone will know who he is "

Kara shook her head " It might work, but we will have to wait until we come back from Kobol to come up with a plan, Lee do whatever you were planning on doing about getting them into a raptor "

Lee pulled Kara up and led her to a corner of the room " You guys look away for a minute " before Kara could ask what he was up to he kissed her thoroughly and it wasn't long before she gave in and then she kissed him again when he ended the kiss, they pulled apart resting their foreheads together " I'll go set it up now "

After Lee left Helo chuckled " I didn't think you would be into pda's Kara "

Kara glared at him " Shut up Helo "

Kara couldn't understand why Lee wasn't freaked out about Aurora.

It wasn't long before they all laid their heads down, they were exhausted.

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Lee left to find Racetrack and Mark, he knew Mark would agree with what he had planned, he just wasn't sure Racetrack would though. He found them in the rec room.

Mark saw him before he reached them " What has been going on Lee?"

Lee frowned " It's confidential Mark, I need you and Racetrack to come to my office right now, on second thought come with me to the conference room and I will explain what I need you to do Racetrack "

Racetrack got up " Yes Sir "

Lee knew he would have to trust Racetrack and having Mark with her he was sure he could get her to agree to his plan. He made one stop by the bunk room and grabbed two pairs of orange coveralls.

When they entered the conference room and Racetrack saw two Sharon's she gasped " What in the frak is going on Captain?" everyone stood up

Mark wasn't paying attention because as soon as he saw Kara he went and pulled her into a hug swinging her around before putting her down to look at her " You don't know how happy I am to see you Kara "

Kara pulled back and winked at him " Back at you "

Helo was confused watching Kara with this man who obviously was glad to see her and he called her Kara which only a few people could get away with calling her that. Helo also noticed Lee wasn't concerned about it.

Racetrack finally sat down " Does the commander know about this?"

Lee sat down facing her " Yes he does, I need you to trust me about this, no one knows they are on board yet " Mark went and pulled a chair so he too was facing her " Maggie, Lee can't tell us what is going on, but I know we need to trust him "

Kara added her two cubits " Racetrack it's okay they saved me and Helo on Caprica and they have switched to our side, without their help things will only get harder and more dangerous, I can't tell you everything, but I promise you the commander knows all of it "

Racetrack looked at Athena, who are you " My call sign is Athena given to me by Starbuck "

Racetrack looked back at Lee " What do you need me to do Apollo?"

Lee picked up the orange coveralls " Athena and Boomer will be dressed in these and while Kara and I distract the chief and Cally I need you to get them on your raptor for the trip to Kobol "

Mark spoke up " Can I go with you?"

Lee thought about it " I will get the commander to sign off on it, Mark I need you to stay close to the president and ignore us, so you can gain her trust "

Kara smiled " Mark, the president believes the only way to Earth is by following the scrolls of Pythia, and she is not going to change her mind "

Mark looked around not knowing how many people knew what " She is wrong Kara and we both know it "

Boomer had been listening to them " Yes she is wrong and that is why Apollo wants you to gain her trust even if you have to discredit us "

Mark looked at Lee " How will that help Kara?"

Kara smirked " Lee has this great plan to make sure you are our next vice president "

Racetrack gasped " There is a lot more going on if you want Mark as the vice president "

Lee looked back at her " It is and it is about finding Earth, and we won't find it by following Roslin "

Kara spoke to her next " I promise you that Athena and Boomer can be trusted and after we get back Lee and I plan on telling the pilots, the deck crew and the marines all about them, until then we need your help "

Racetrack nodded " Count me in then "

Lee looked at his watch " We need to go, Kara and I will go first and Mark you can help Racetrack"

Before they left Helo approached Racetrack " Thank you for helping us, even I don't know everything, but I trust Apollo and Starbuck "

Racetrack suddenly thought about the other raptor " What are you going to tell the other pilot and their ECO?"

Frak Lee thought looking at Kara " Who should we have flying the other raptor ?"

Kara thought about it " I think Keeper and Crashdown can be trusted "

Racetrack nodded " I agree, they are loyal to Apollo and you "

Lee grabbed the phone telling them to get down to the hangar deck and prepare a raptor for Kobol.

Just as they started to leave Athena asked " Do you think someone has talked to the resistance yet?"

Lee shrugged " I don't know, but we don't have time for that right now'

Nothing else was said as they headed to the hangar bay.

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Roslin was in the CIC talking to Eloshi from the Aurora " Is it true that you are not going to Kobol with us?"

Eloshi sighed " I have things here on the Aurora that I need to take care of, I'm sorry Madame President "

Roslin sighed " I really was hoping you would come, strange things have been happening here on the Galactica "

Eloshi looked over where Willow was looking at religious things " I am sure things will work themselves out "

Roslin gave in " Then can I see you when I get back?"

Eloshi closed her eyes wondering if Roslin would give up on the scrolls of Pythia " Sure, just give me a call when you return "

Dee had been listening to Roslin wondering what strange things she was referring to when she heard her talking to her. " Could you put out a ship wide page telling Billy to meet me on the hangar deck?"

Dee nodded " Yes sir " before pushing the button to sound out over all of the Galactica "

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Adama went to conference room B while Roslin went to the CIC to contact Eloshi.

When Adama entered he saw that half of the twenty five people Kara brought back was asleep.

Adama didn't know who to speak to " I am Commander Adama, who is your leader?"

A man stepped forward " I am, my name is Sam Anders, are Boomer and Athena okay?"

Adama nodded surprised that these people were concerned about the two cylons " They are for right now, Starbuck said you would have the arrow "

Sam walked over to his seat and brought the arrow to him " Is Starbuck and Helo okay, we were worried about her hand?"

Adama looked around the room as some of them started waking up " Doc Cottle fixed her hand, but she can't fly for a couple of weeks "

When they remained silent Adama spoke " I have a marine stationed outside, she will take you to the mess hall so you can eat, then you all need to get checked out by the Doc and then you will return here after wards. We have a mission on Kobol and as soon as we return I will send Helo and Starbuck to find you a place to sleep "

Sam stepped back " Thank you Commander "

Adama nodded and left heading to the CIC.

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Racetrack had managed to get Athena and Boomer into her raptor and was standing outside of it with Mark, Kara, Helo and Lee.

As Kara stood there with her arms crossed she pointed out " There is no more room in this raptor, the rest will have to ride with Keeper and Crashdown "

Lee nodded, that meant his dad, Roslin and Billy would be in the other one. He stepped close to Kara " I need to speak to dad alone before we leave you might have to keep Roslin busy "

Kara snorted " I don't think she will want to talk to me, but I will try "

When Lee spotted his dad crossing the bay he called out to him " Commander I need to speak to you a minute "

Adama told Roslin to go ahead and he would catch up.

He met Lee in the middle of the bay " Is there something wrong Captain?"

Lee looked around " I need you not to mention to Roslin that Mark is a good friend of mine and Kara's, just tell her he is Racetracks boyfriend "

Adama raised his eyebrows " What are you up to Lee?"

Lee snorted " Roslin is never going to give up believing that Pythia is who we should follow, so I decided since we need a new vice president we need to make sure it is someone who will back Kara up "

Adama sighed " Lee are you sure you are willing to manipulate politics?"

Lee sighed " Dad we both know Kara is the one we should follow and if this doesn't work out she intends to leave and find Earth on her own "

Adama closed his eyes he knew how stubborn Kara could be especially when she was right " Maybe if we tell Roslin about Aurora she will change her mind "

Lee looked away " Maybe, but she believes she is the dying leader and that Pythia chose her to find Earth "

Dad I need to tell you something " When we get back I am taking Kara to the Aurora tomorrow, she doesn't know it, but her dad is alive and he was the one that told me about Aurora and her connection to Kara, please don't say anything before I get the chance to show her "

Adama looked at Lee once more " Now I understand why you believe in Aurora, we will discuss it some more when we return, I just hope Kara can handle it " Adama paused " Lee she needs a good nights sleep before you throw something like this at her "

Lee frowned " I know, I'm just worried it will be to much after everything else she has been through these past few days "

Adama shrugged " It might at first, but I believe she will be happy once she gets used to it "

After that they both boarded separate raptors.

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Athena asked to sit up front with Racetrack " I am hoping to find a place closer to the Tomb to land "

" Racetrack, Keeper the commander wants to know what is going on "

Racetrack answered " Athena thinks that we can land closer to the Tomb saving a lot of walking "

Athena finally saw it " There it is and we can land within spitting distance to it "

" Thank the gods, I hate walking " Kara grinned

After both raptors had sat down everyone got off, it had been a while for some to stand on the ground since the war started.

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At first no one spoke until Mark walked over to the president who seemed a bit tense " Hello Madame President I am Mark Rivers, you seemed a bit tense and I wanted to make sure you were okay?"

Roslin looked at him " I'm okay, you are a civilian, so how did you manage to come to Kobol ?"

Mark laughed " You're right, I am friends with the raptor pilot, but right before we were leaving she got the order for this mission and asked the commander if I could come along, besides I am interested in Pythia and wanted to see the tomb "

Roslin smiled " I'm glad you are here we should have brought a few more civilians with us, were you talking about Racetrack before?"

Mark chuckled " Yes, I am still trying to get used to her call sign, to me she is Maggie "

Roslin grinned " So where do you work?"

Mark smiled and looked up " I own a restaurant on Cloud nine "

Roslin chuckled " I will have to come by one night for dinner "

Mark nodded " If you let me know in advance I can set everything up for you "

Kara, Racetrack and Boomer were standing together when Lee walked up " It looks like our little plan might work " he said nodding toward Mark and Roslin.

Adama chose that moment to speak " Can we stop standing around and get on with this "

Everyone fell in line to walk the short distance to the Tomb,

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