A Different Beginning-Chapter 43-I HAVE POSTED TWICE THIS WEEK-I HOPE THAT"S OKAY.

Please keep in mind that my Kara and Lee are different because they met the day the cylons attacked their home worlds.

Since they don't have a past shared by grief they are both different and have nothing standing in between them except for a crazy Dee and an obsessed Leobon.

On the upside Kara needs Lee to fulfill her destiny for humanity to continue.

Chapter-43

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Racetrack caught up with Helo on the way to the hangar deck along with Athena " Helo, Mark needed to speak with Starbuck tonight about Roslin, what should I tell him?"

Helo stopped as did Athena " We can't tell anyone Racetrack, not even her dad "

Racetrack still stood needing an answer " What should I say?"

Athena answered her " Just tell him the commander has them on a special assignment tonight and then pray we get them back "

Racetrack nodded " I'll tell him, but he won't believe me " she walked away

When Helo went to move Athena grabbed his arm " Oh my gods, I forgot about Willow, what are we going to tell her Helo?"

Helo was worried to death about both of them himself " The same thing we told Racetrack to tell Mark, come on we have to get you into the raider "

They both walked in silence the rest of the way.

Helo figured he would start with the chief " Chief I am CAG until Apollo gets back and I need the raider ready for Athena, Commander Adama has a special assignment for her "

Chief Tyrol nodded and left to get it done. He knew not to ask anything, because he would not get an answer anyway.

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Caprica had tried to get Leobon to board, but he still hadn't, so she had Simon try.

Simon knew a lot hinged on getting Leobon to land " Leobon this is Simon you need to land before Cavil finds you, we can protect you "

All of a sudden another raider jumped in startling Leobon " Who is that?"

Athena answered " Leobon I am the eight that was with you when we had Starbuck and they won't let me land unless you do and what Simon said is true, Cavil is looking for both of us and I have run away from him since I heard what he planned to do "

Leobon thought a moment " I have two prisoners and I need to know one of them won't be hurt, I don't care about the other one "

The eight ( Athena ) gasped " You found Starbuck didn't you Leobon?"

Leobon laughed " Yes eight and it was fairly easy, so whoever is in charge I need to know Kara won't be hurt if I land "

Caprica answered " Leobon you have my word we won't lay a hand on her, but we can't stay here much longer or Cavil might find us and he has already boxed the other twos, you and the eight need to land now "

Leobon looked over at the raider beside him " What do you think eight?"

Athena had to convince him " It is our best shot at avoiding Cavil, so for now I think we need to land in case the fleet or Cavil jump in "

Leobon looked back at Kara holding the bleeding man and snorted " Fine I'll land, but I have a passenger who is dying and needs a doctor now or Kara will be uncontrollable "

Athena held back a gasp " Go ahead Leobon I will follow "

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Adama was pacing once again in the CIC hoping Boomer and Athena's plan worked.

Caprica was pacing across the base star waiting on Leobon to land. She already had Simon set up a room to tend to the other person with Starbuck when he landed.

Athena watched as Leobon landed then she landed after him. She was glad she wasn't in uniform yet or he would know he had been fooled.

Caprica was in the landing bay when Leobon arrived needing to see for herself that Starbuck was okay.

It was only when Athena walked up and whispered that the injured man was Apollo that Caprica started shouting orders " Get him to Simon in the exam room now! "

Kara tried to stay with him, but Leobon held her against him causing her to look up at him with fire in her eyes " If he dies all of your plans die with him "

Caprica knew she would never fulfill her destiny if Apollo died, so she needed to make sure that didn't happen. She had also been ignoring Boomer's questions.

Leobon started dragging Kara away with her fighting him every step of the way " Kara if you don't start behaving I will not let you see him again "

Kara stopped struggling and turned to look at Caprica who walked up and whispered while Leobon was speaking to Simon " Leobon will be gone soon, I promise Starbuck and Athena will stay with him the entire time, I will not enjoy this " Before Kara could think what she meant Caprica slapped her hard before stomping away.

Kara looked at the eight more closely and knew it was Athena " You make sure he lives eight "

Caprica knew time was short, so she shouted at him from across the room " Leobon lock your pet up, we have a very important meeting to attend now "

Caprica had Natalie join her as soon as Leobon landed, they needed to take care of him fast.

Leobon took Kara to a room that could be sealed shut " You behave and I might find you something to eat or I might not "

Kara sneered " Go frak yourself Leobon "

When Leobon entered the room Caprica, his Simon, Natalie and his eight Eliza was waiting for him " What is going on?"

Natalie answered just as she pointed her gun at him " You are being boxed Leobon, just like Cavil wanted" Without hesitation she shot him between the eyes and Eliza and Natalie went to box him as soon as he resurrected.

Simon turned to Caprica " I guess it is time to go to war, at least we are evenly matched "

Caprica nodded lost in thought " Stay here and monitor everything, I need to check on Starbuck and Apollo "

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On the way Caprica updated Boomer also letting her know she hadn't seen Apollo yet, but the cylons were divided with three sets of models on each side.

Caprica made her way to Kara's holding area opening up the doors " Leobon has been taken care of, his entire line is boxed "

Kara jumped up " Finally, take me to Lee now! "

As they walked the base star Kara was trying to remember certain things if they had to make a run for it.

Kara looked over at Caprica " Do you think you can beat Cavil?"

Caprica waited to answer " Natalie has a plan to get us started, but we will still have to fight them, I just hope my plan works "

Kara nodded " As soon as I'm sure Lee will be okay I would like to look over your plan "

Caprica smiled " Boomer told us how you have pulled off some crazy plans in the past and truthfully we need all the help we can get "

They had reached the exam room and looked in from the door. Kara could tell that Lee was sedated and yet she couldn't stop looking at him.

Athena walked over " It was touch and go for a few minutes the bullet nicked a part of his lung and it collapsed, but Simon was able to fix it and sedated him so he would rest " Athena paused " He is going to be okay Starbuck, but we can't move him for several hours "

Kara looked at her puzzled " What about the blood I saw?"

Simon answered her " The bullet grazed his arm before entering his body and nicking his lung "

Kara nodded and looked back at Athena " I guess the old man sent you to help us, will you stay with him I am going to look over Caprica's plans ?" Kara walked away then stopped and turned " If he wakes up page me and tell him I am okay and will see him soon "

Athena sat back down " Go, I'm sure Caprica would like some advice on her plans "

Kara leaned down and touched his face gently before pressing a kiss on his lips " See you soon Lee "

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When they made it into an empty room Kara saw papers lying scattered about on a table and walked towards it " I wouldn't have thought cylons needed to write any plans down "

Caprica shrugged " We haven't been able to agree on how to attack Cavil, so we tried this " Caprica caught a look from Natalie as she entered the room with Eliza " Starbuck this is Natalie and the eight who helped Leobon capture you, we call her Eliza "

Kara snorted " I guess you finally picked the right side, let's hope it is not a ruse, hello Natalie "

Eliza took offense " Look Starbuck, at first I didn't know everything and I wanted to be with Boomer and Athena again, so I have pledged my life to this cause "

Starbuck had crossed her arms " Natalia, Caprica said you had a plan to get this started, what is it?"

Natalie stepped up to the table " I have called a meeting with Cavil, Doral and Dianna on his base star, I will be taking my centurions with me who have been reprogrammed to take out any of the three models they see if Cavil won't back down and join us "

Caprica snorted this time " Natalie you know Cavil will never stop, so you had better be ready to kill cylons or they will kill you "

Kara grinned " I like it, but until we take out the hub they will resurrect again "

Natalie frowned " I know and once we start this we can't quit no matter what "

Kara nodded " So when do you plan on meeting with them?"

Caprica sighed " We wanted to begin right away, but we need to get you and Apollo off this base star before we began "

Kara snorted " Go ahead with your plans, somehow I feel like we are supposed to be here, or maybe it is me that is supposed to be here "

Natalie asked quietly " You think this is what Aurora wants?"

Kara grinned " Yes, otherwise I would not be here "

Caprica looked at Natalie " Go to your base star and call the meeting, take Eliza with you and we will be prepared to back you up "

They both nodded before walking out.

Kara walked closer to the table " What is your plan Caprica?"

Caprica weighed her answer " I asked Boomer to hold off on blowing up the HUB until we were sure we won " Caprica paused " After Natalie returns I want to target Cavil's base star first as fast as we can " she sighed " I am hoping it will help the other cylons see it our way, but if not we will destroy any base stars we come across "

Kara walked around the table and picked up a drawing of a planet labeled ' Creations ' she held it up to show her " What is this Caprica?"

Caprica sighed " It is a planet where we build or re-build base stars and raiders " Caprica chuckled " We lost a lot of base stars and raiders in this war "

Kara grinned " This should be our first target or at least the fleets "

Caprica nodded " We need to let the Galactica handle it at the same time we attack Cavil "

Kara placed the drawing back down " I want Athena to take Lee back to the Galactica as soon as possible and I will be staying here with you "

Caprica cocked her head to the side " Are you sure Starbuck and what about Willow?"

Kara nodded " I'm sure and Willow is doing great, she even has a job on Cloud Nine now and she seems happy "

Athena walked in " Apollo is awake and wants to talk to you now "

Kara looked at Natalie " Tell her what I want done while I'm gone "

After Kara walked off Athena looked at Caprica " What did she mean?"

Caprica sighed " She wants you to go back to the Galactica and take Lee with you, she is staying here "

Athena laughed " There is no way Apollo will leave her here "

Caprica shrugged " She is going to give him a drug to knock him out and then load him onto the raider, it is what she thinks Aurora wants "

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Kara watched Lee through the window before going in " Hey " she walked over and sat on the corner of the bed.

Lee studied her a minute " What is happening Kara?"

Kara held up one hand " Natalie is on her way to meet Cavil and if he still disagrees she will have her centurions kill as many of the three models as she can." she paused " Leobon has been boxed and is gone forever "

Lee knew she was stalling " What else Kara? "

Kara moved up farther onto the bed " They have a planet where they fix and make new base stars and raiders, Caprica and I both agreed the Galactica should blow it up at the same time she attacks Cavil "

Lee put his hand up " Stop Kara, I know what you are going to say, but before you do all I ask is that you contact Willow and make sure this is what Aurora wants and if she wants me here as well "

Kara agreed, mostly because she was afraid of making a mistake about sending Lee away. If he was with her she could protect him. " Fine I will see if this base star has a way for me to contact Cloud Nine "

When she went to stand Lee pulled her back down closer to him so he could kiss her before letting her loose " Be careful what you say to her, anybody could hear you and that would be a problem "

Kara stood up " I am sending Athena back to the Galactica, she doesn't belong here anymore "

Lee sighed " Simon says I can't get up for twenty-four hours, so please come and visit often, it is kinda creepy being here "

Kara laughed out loud " Tell me about it, and Lee I love you "

Lee snorted " I love you too, even if my life is always in a state of chaos "

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Kara went to find Caprica instead and she knew she would find her in the planning room " Lee thinks I need to ask Willow if one or both of us should be here, could you contact Boomer and have her find out as soon as you can?"

While Caprica was doing that Kara studied the planet named 'Creations ' trying to come up with a plan to give the commander so he could destroy it.

She then moved onto a picture which had to be the HUB and held it up " Is this the HUB Caprica?"

Caprica nodded as she was still waiting to hear back from Boomer " It will be the hardest to destroy it is always with at least two base stars"

Kara was excited because they were finally close and then they would only have to deal with Roslin after this was over.

Kara was going to ask another question when Caprica held her hand up listening until she disconnected with Boomer " Willow says you are both where you need to be, but Boomer said the commander was very upset "

Kara chuckled " I bet he is, I guess I will go tell Lee he was right after all " Kara walked a ways, then turned " Is it safe with your centurions walking about?"

Caprica nodded " They have been programmed to hurt no humans "

Kara chuckled " Good to know "

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When Kara finally made it back to Lee he was asleep, but Athena was sitting in a chair by his bed. She moved to stand up, but Kara waved her back down and sat on the edge of the bed " I need for you to tell the commander some things when you leave "

Athena nodded " So I assume you both will be staying "

Kara shrugged " Yeah, I guess Aurora thinks I need to help them since they helped me "

Athena could understand that " What do you want me to tell him?"

Kara pulled the picture she had tucked inside her shirt " This is a planet where they make and repair raiders and base stars, the commander needs to take it out at the same time we attack Cavil, Caprica will let Boomer know when "

Athena looked up " Starbuck you and Apollo usually plan the missions, who will do it now?"

Kara chuckled " I think you and Boomer along with the commander can come up with a plan "

Athena was worried and relieved at the same time. She hoped they both survived the fights with the base stars, but she also knew Aurora would look after Kara. " What should I tell Adam and Mark?"

Kara thought about it " The truth "

Athena had to let her know " The commander told us not to tell them anything "

Kara smirked " Tell them Athena, they deserve to know and I will take the fallout with the commander "

Athena stood up to go " What about the HUB, you know he is going to ask?"

Kara stood also " We can't destroy the Hub until we are sure of the outcome, otherwise we would be left with a lot of bad cylons, I think the commander is wise enough to understand that "

As Athena was walking away Kara yelled " Give Helo a hug for me "

Athena laughed happy to go home and get off this base star forever.

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Kara laid down beside Lee to rest for a while, she hadn't known she was that tired. Sometime later she fell asleep and dreamed of a planet she knew she had never been to before. It was green as far as the eye could see and had mountains in the distance.

She turned to look the other way when she heard a noise and saw children in a park flying kites, while others were kicking a ball around. She stayed perfectly still afraid of losing the dream.

She turned to her right and saw a young couple jogging on a path playing tag back and forth just like her and Lee do when they run.

Suddenly she felt chills run down her spine and heard a low whisper " This will be the fleets new home Kara as long as you follow the signs and trust those who stand beside you " And just like that it was gone and as she woke up she straight up in the bed waking Lee in the process.

Lee sat up " Are you okay Kara?"

Kara turned to him smiling with tears running down her face " I saw our new home Lee and it is beautiful and I am going to take us there "

The moment was broken when Caprica ran into the room " It has started, Natalie had everyone on Cavil's base star killed and they will be coming after us now "

Kara knew Caprica was scared, so she got up and walked over to her " I had a dream about our new home, I only wish I could project it for you then you would know we are going to win "

Caprica laughed " I can as long as you think about it and nothing else "

Kara asked " Can Lee see it to?"

Caprica nodded as they went and sat on the bed by him " Kara I will hold your hand and Lee you hold mine and Kara's " he did.

Kara sat very still and brought the memory back and she was once again standing in the park, she heard Lee and Caprica gasp. Kara wondered if she could talk " Can you see it, the children, the park and the families?"

Caprica answered " Yes Kara I see it " Lee spoke up " Are you sure this is where we are going?"

Kara nodded " Aurora said we would as long as I follow the signs and trust those who stand beside me "

Lee was in awe " This is worth fighting for "

Caprica whispered " We need to let go now we have a war to win before we can come here "

They all let go and looked at each other stunned as all three now had tears streaming down their face.

Lee sat up " Caprica I need to see your plans so we can build a strategy to use against them "

Kara smiled " Lee went to War College planning missions is second nature for him "

Lee grinned " And Starbuck thinks outside of the box and her plans always work "

Caprica got up " I'll be right back "

Lee and Kara took the time to slowly kiss each other excited about their future for the first time.

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A.N-I hope to have another chapter soon.

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