Kara and Lee meet for the first time on the day the cylons attack their home worlds.
They are different people without having a past to affect them in this story at least.
A Different Beginning- Chapter- 44
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Chapter-44
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On the Galactica, Adama was feeling useless, unable to help Kara or Lee. He knew Boomer was in contact with Caprica, but so far she hadn't had time to update him.
She finally entered the CIC and asked " Can we speak in private, sir?"
Adama nodded " You have the CIC Colonel until I return "
Boomer and Adama were once again headed to the situation room.
After they both sat down, Adama asked " What is going on now Boomer?"
Boomer sighed " Caprica had been avoiding contacting me until she straightened a few things out "
Adama nodded " And now?"
Boomer sighed " Willow spoke with Aurora on Kara's behalf wanting to know if she and Apollo should stay with Caprica " Boomer paused " Aurora said they were right where they needed to be for now"
Boomer finished with what she knew about them. " Natalie has killed Cavil, Doral and Deanna along with a lot of their copies and Caprica knows they will be coming after her and Natalie as soon as they resurrect"
Adama leaned back rubbing his chin " So, I assume the cylon war will begin soon?"
Boomer shrugged " Yes it could actually start at any moment "
Adama heard a knock on the hatch and had Boomer check it out.
Boomer opened the door to find Athena standing there anxious " I have something to show the commander, Boomer"
Boomer looked back and Adama nodded, so she let Athena in.
Adama stood up " What do you have Athena?" he asked looking at what she was holding.
Athena stepped forward and laid the photo down " Starbuck said this is the planet they call ' Creations ' it is where they repair raiders and base stars and are building new base stars "
Adama picked it up and studied the photo " What else did Starbuck have to say?"
Athena glanced at Boomer " Starbuck said the Galactica needs to destroy it at the same time they attack Cavil and his other base stars and Caprica will let Boomer know when, so we can coordinate our attacks "
Adama laid the photo back down " Athena how are Lee and Kara doing?"
Again Athena glanced at Boomer who nodded " Kara is okay now that Leobon has been boxed, but the shot Apollo took nicked his arm before hitting a piece of his lung " Athena knew she had to finish before Adama erupted " Simon fixed his lung and Apollo is going to recover, he has to rest for the next twenty hours or so " Athena laughed slightly " Caprica said Starbuck and Apollo are already planning the mission against Cavil and Natalie is going by ' Creations ' to pick up another base star, Apollo said they would need "
Adama sighed with relief " Since Captains Thrace and Adama aren't available to plan this mission, I need you two along with Gaeta to come up with a plan to destroy this planet when Caprica is ready "
Athena looked at her commander hoping he would agree to what Starbuck wanted " Starbuck wants me to tell Adam and Mark what is happening with her and Lee "
As much as Adama wanted to deny Kara's request he knew he couldn't. Kara and Lee both trusted Adam and Mark, and Adama had to admit he did also since he had gotten to know them, especially Mark " You can tell them Athena and make sure you update Willow on everything "
Adama saw them still standing there waiting " You're dismissed and thank you both for all your help "
Adama leaned back in his chair thinking after they left, he wanted to promote Boomer for all she had done, but he knew Roslin and the rest of the civilians wouldn't like it. He decided if Mark became Vice-President he might do it anyway. As much as he wanted Kara and Lee back he knew that they needed to help Caprica beat Cavil.
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Caprica returned to Apollo's room with her crude drawings containing their plans.
Kara helped Lee sit up and together her and Caprica managed to put a small table across his bed before laying out the plans. Then they both stood back as he looked over them.
Lee looked at Caprica " How many base stars are under your control?"
Caprica winced " Two, mine and Natalie's "
Starbuck voiced what she knew Lee was thinking " We need at least two more Caprica "
Caprica had a sudden thought " I am sure the ' Creations ' planet does not know what is happening since it is mostly under centurion guard " Caprica looked at Apollo after mentioning the ' Creations ' planet.
Starbuck snorted " Don't worry I have already told Lee about it "
Starbuck was more interested to know what she was thinking " How would that help us?"
Caprica smiled " Natalie can check the planet out, she is on her way back now and find out if one is ready and drop Eliza off to pick one up along with any raiders that are ready "
Lee looked down once more " If Eliza can get enough raiders we can work out a plan with three base stars " Lee paused and then looked at Caprica " Is there anything around I can write with?"
Caprica nodded " I'll go find a pen and I need to tell Natalie and Eliza about the change of plans "
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Athena headed down to the sick bay to see Mark before she went to find Helo.
As soon as she walked in she saw Helo already sitting and talking with Mark.
Helo stood up and went to hug her " Did everything work out?"
Athena pulled out of Helo's arms after a moment and walked over to Mark before answering " Yes, Leobon has been boxed and Starbuck wanted you and Adam to know she and Apollo will be staying on the base star to help Caprica fight Cavil's group "
Helo got upset " Why in the worlds would Kara do that knowing the fleet needs her here?"
Mark looked like he wanted to ask the same thing.
Athena sat down " Aurora said Kara and Lee are needed on the base star for now "
Mark understood what Helo didn't " Probably because certain cylons have helped her and now Aurora thinks Kara should help them if we have any chance of getting rid of Cavil and the rest of his group "
Athena nodded " That is what I think also "
Helo had calmed down " When will they be back?"
Mark answered him " When Caprica wins the cylon war "
Athena turned to look up at Helo " I need to go to Cloud Nine to let Adam know and the commander wants me to update Willow, will you go with me?"
Helo knew she had already had a long day " Sure and then you are coming back here and getting some sleep "
Athena stood up to go when Mark stopped her " I heard Lee got shot, is he going to be okay?"
Athena smiled " Yes, it was touch and go for a while, but Simon said he would be okay as long as he rested for a while "
Helo sighed " Thank the Gods, I'll come by tomorrow Mark and give you a ride over to Colonial One " Helo chuckled thinking about it " I can't believe Apollo's crazy plan to make you vice-president is actually going to happen "
Mark grinned " I am shocked it worked out myself "
Athena grabbed Helo's hand " Let's go, I am ready for this day to end "
Mark got comfortable after they left and just before falling asleep he prayed to Aurora asking her to watch over all of them.
He was sleeping and had missed seeing Maggie when she stopped by after her CAP ended. Maggie quietly walked up to his bed and kissed him on the cheek before heading off to the bunk room to get some sleep herself.
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Athena and Helo were sitting with Adam and Willow eating some soup after telling them about Starbuck and Apollo.
Adam insisted they stay and eat since the restaurant was closed. Athena nor Helo had remembered to eat since breakfast early this morning.
Athena was surprised neither Adam or Willow was upset about them staying on the base star, maybe they knew something she didn't.
Athena tried to answer all Willow's questions " That is all I know Willow, check with Boomer tomorrow she may know more "
Helo changed the subject " I am dropping Mark off tomorrow afternoon as soon as we leave Colonial One "
Adam spoke aloud what he had thought " After Caprica defeats Cavil and we get rid of any stragglers I believe Kara should start seeing signs as to which way we need to go "
Helo was still worried " What if Roslin still wants an inquiry about the chosen one, because I don't think she will let it go?"
Adama shook his head " I'm not sure what will happen if she insists on still doing that "
Athena yawned " Sorry, I think that is what Apollo suspected would happen which is why he worked hard on making sure Mark became vice-president "
Helo looked at her " What could Mark do to change things?"
Willow laughed " It's simple really, Commander Adama could have her brought up on charges long enough for Mark to take control of the situation "
Athena chuckled " You're right, I didn't think about that, but apparently Apollo and the commander did "
Helo stood up " We need to go, thanks for feeding us Adam "
Adam stood also " Your welcome and come by again sometime "
Before they could leave Willow stood up and hugged Helo then Athena " Goodnight guys and thanks for coming by and filling us in on things "
They nodded then walked away holding hands.
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Back on the base star Caprica had found a pen for Apollo and had let Natalie and Eliza know that plans had changed.
Natalie was now on her way to the ' Creation ' planet to pick up another base star and extra raiders. It was funny that Cavil had not counted on the fact that someone like Leobon would try to steal a base star and even funnier that Leobon had not thought about it himself.
It turned out that it was the easiest thing they had done so far.
Caprica returned to Apollo's room to find him and Starbuck arguing over something to do with the plans. " I found a pen and Natalie is picking up another base star as we speak "
Kara was clearly frustrated " This is so much easier when we are making plans to destroy anything cylon, now we have to be careful so that we don't end up frakking ourselves by taking out the wrong cylons "
Lee was fairly certain he had come up with a plan, but Kara didn't agree with him. " Kara if you would just take a minute and look at my plan I am sure you can make adjustments to it "
Kara snorted " Lee I really think we need to wait and come up with a plan when Natalie and Caprica can help us "
Lee threw the papers back on the table " Fine we will wait, Caprica is there anything to eat on your ship?"
Kara added " Or drink, I really need some alcohol at this point "
Lee snorted " Only you would want a drink instead of food, Kara we haven't eaten since early this morning and you need food whether you want it or not "
Kara rolled her eyes at him " Fine Lee I'll eat something, but I still want a drink "
Caprica wondered if they were always like this, bickering one moment, then acting like they couldn't live without the other the next moment. " I will have some food brought to you both and Starbuck we will all have a drink when Natalie and Eliza arrive "
Kara nodded " I also want a cot brought in here, I am not sleeping anywhere except close to Lee "
Caprica grinned as did Lee " Sure I'll have a centurion bring you one soon, I am going to see about getting some food brought to you " Caprica paused in the doorway " Is there anything else you need?"
Kara smirked " I would also like a shower and a change of clothes, but not any of that fancy stuff you wear "
Lee laughed " Kara likes simple and comfortable clothes "
This time Caprica rolled her eyes " I think the eights will have something you would like, if you follow me I will show you where you can shower "
Lee pouted " What about me?"
Kara turned to look at him with a twinkle in her eyes " I'll give you a sponge bath when I get back" she walked over close to him and after kissing his cheek she said " You definitely need a sponge bath Apollo you kinda stink "
She followed Caprica out laughing until Lee threw his pillow and hit her behind, she stooped down and picked it up throwing it back at him.
Caprica could not help but wonder why Aurora would choose someone like Starbuck as her chosen one.
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Kara had showered and an eight was standing there holding out a big white fluffy robe for her to put on " Come with me and we will find you something to wear "
At the moment Kara was content in the robe, it was the softest thing she had felt against her bare skin since before the war. She would ask Caprica if she take it with her when she left.
Kara followed the eight down several corridors before entering a room which held all the eights clothes. Kara couldn't help but feel angry that the cylons had so much more than the fleet did, but now was not the time to get in an argument over necessities.
Eight spoke breaking into Kara's thoughts " You can choose anything you like Starbuck, I'll wait outside to escort you back to Apollo it is easy to get lost on a base star "
Kara looked at several things, but settled on something practical. She chose a pair of black jeans, low black boots and a black sleeveless slip over shirt followed by a white short sleeve pullover shirt that was short enough to see the black top underneath the white shirt where it met the top of her jeans. Kara also found and unused black bra and panties set she just had to have so she could tease Lee later.
After getting dressed and brushing her hair she left it down instead of putting it in a ponytail. When she walked out the eight was standing there " That looks good on you Starbuck "
Kara smirked and followed the eight back to Lee.
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Cavil was furious, he still hadn't located Leobon nor the Colonials. Added to that Natalie had her centurions kill him, Deanna and all the Doral copies on his own base star.
Cavil had went back to Caprica after finding the Colonials gone from Kobol. At least Caprica had done as he told her. She had picked up most of the cylons especially the Simon's, but left most of the Dorals and Deanna's for some reason.
Cavil had sent word for Doral to meet him on his base star and started asking him questions immediately " Why did Caprica leave you and the threes here?
Doral wasn't aware of anything being wrong except for Cavil being upset with Leobon and Natalie trying to kill them all " Natalie asked us to oversee the centurions as they cleaned up Caprica City and to keep a look out for any other humans that may be here "
Cavil couldn't argue with that, it made sense as they wanted to keep Caprica City as a base of operations, but it seemed Natalie was trying to start a rebellion and doubted Caprica even knew " Have you heard anything about Leobon?"
Doral shook his head " We were told to keep an eye out for him if he was here or came back here "
Deanna walked in " What is going on Cavil, why did you leave Caprica in charge?"
Cavil glowered at her " She seems to be the only one that is following orders " He paused to calm down " Deanna I want the same search patterns sent out for the colonials, three raiders each with ten teams of each they have to be somewhere " he paused and added " I want Natalie found and brought to me right away"
Deanna nodded " Have you found Leobon?"
Cavil turned to look at both shouting " No, now do your jobs "
As soon as they left Cavil searched once again for Leobons signal.
This time he picked up a very faint signal, but was to far away to get a fix on it.
Cavil ordered Deanna to take a base star and follow him hoping between the both of them they could find Leobon, and left Doral to continue supervising things on Caprica City.
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Lee was still working on plans when Kara sauntered in freshly dressed and looking more beautiful and lethal than he had ever seen her. She reminded him of an avenging angel in some ways " Wow, you look different "
Kara blushed looking down at her clothes " This stuff barely fits, the eights are small "
He grinned " Yeah, but it fits you tight in all the right places "
The eight chuckled from behind Kara " I have things to do, so I'll just go " she doubted they even heard her.
Kara walked over and sat on the bed leaning close to him on purpose " What are doing Apollo?"
Lee had to think a minute " Waiting on Caprica and Natalie to get here " Lee had a thought " How about that sponge bath now and I would like to be dressed before the meeting ?"
Kara stood up and chuckled.
Lee leered at her " What's so funny Starbuck?"
Kara grinned " I was just thinking that it would be easier if I had a centurion help me bathe you "
Lee sat up straight " No way Starbuck, forget it "
Kara spread her hands indicating she was letting it go and started looking around " Fine I'll do it, but I do have to get someone to find you some clothes "
Lee nodded " Okay, but not Leobon's "
Kara shivered " Agreed "
After Kara had sent an eight she found in the hallway for clothes she went back and found a wash cloth and a sink on the far edge of the room and another white robe.
She went back and helped Lee up propping him against the counter as she filled the sink with water. Kara had him lean over as best she could halfway washing his hair and then she shielded him from the door as he took off his gown.
Lee watched as Kara bit her lip while soaping the rag and watched as she wouldn't look at him as she washed him as much as she was going to. After that she reached behind him and pulled a robe around him that he had missed seeing before. " My gods this feels wonderful "
Kara looked at him then, grinning " I know, I am going to ask Caprica if I can keep mine "
Lee walked back to sit on the bed " Me too " just as an eight walked in carrying clothes.
The eight looked at Lee " This is all I could find that you might like " she held out a pair of khaki pants and a white dress shirt handing them to him before leaving.
Kara had just finished helping Lee get the shirt on when Caprica and Natalie walked in followed by Eliza.
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Kara watched as a centurion brought in a table large enough for them all to sit at, it seems this was going to stay Lee's room for now.
Lee was curious " Since all three of you are here I trust that the ones left on your and Eliza's base star are trustworthy Natalie?"
Eliza flinched, but Natalie answered " Yes Apollo they are, otherwise we would not be here "
Caprica was ready to get this over she missed Willow and wanted to see her. What she said next no one knew except her " Cavil picked up Leobon's trace marker and is now searching for him "
Eliza gasped " Can he find him?"
Caprica nodded " I am counting on it, I want Cavil and anyone with him close to that resurrection ship, so we can blow them all up at the same time "
Natalie asked " How are we going to do that?"
Caprica looked at Lee " You can explain it to them "
Lee nodded and laid out his plan "Your three base stars will stay out of range, but we will mount nukes on cylon attack ships who will jump in as soon as the heavy raider sees Cavil jump to the resurrection ship, sending the coordinates to the cylon fighters "
Kara finished up " That way we will all remain safe and Cavil and the rest will not be able to download "
Eliza shook her head " That won't work because Cavil always has a resurrection ship trailing him, but not to close in the event something like this happens "
Kara spoke again " Which is why your heavy raiders will be patrolling in the four different directions Cavil jumps in from and when the heavy raiders find it they will nuke it also "
Natalie finally spoke " It is a good plan and even if it doesn't work Cavil will suffer a lot of losses, knowing Cavil he probably won't jump in until he finds out if it is safe "
Caprica responded " That is probably true, but it will keep him busy enough for us to try recruiting more cylons, now we need to get prepared this could happen at any moment and we have to be ready "
Natalie asked " Caprica you know Starbuck and Apollo will need to be protected, so I think your base star should jump far away from here until it is over "
Caprica nodded " I know, which is why I wanted to ask Apolllo and Starbuck if we can meet with Commander Adama while you two handle this?"
Lee didn't like running away, but he knew Kara had to be protected and she wouldn't leave him here without her. " I think that can be arranged "
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Caprica waited until the others left " Apollo can you find the fleet?"
Kara answered " He can, and we need to go there now before Roslin can hold her meeting tomorrow denouncing Aurora and supporting Pythia "
Caprica was confused " Why would she do that if she believes in the gods?"
Lee shrugged " Roslin believes she is the dying leader Pythia wrote about to find us a home and not Aurora or her chosen one "
Caprica gasped " She will divide the fleet "
Kara sounded harsh " We know, which is why we have a back up plan "
Lee had just thought of something " Caprica if you are with us, then how will Boomer know when to destroy the 'Creations ' planet?"
Caprica jumped up " She won't, I need to change places with Natalie and you two need to get to her ship now, let's go "
As they ran to catch Natalie Caprica spoke " It will actually be better this way, Natalie is a better diplomat than I am "
Kara believed her, but she knew what Caprica was giving up " You won't get to see Willow "
Caprica spotted Natalie " I know Starbuck, wait up Natalie we have a change of plans "
Natalie listened as Caprica explained and after everyone said their good-byes Kara and Lee left with Natalie headed home.
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It was during late shift when the claxons went off on the Galactica.
Adama was on duty and sent the viper squadron out and placed a ship-wide call for Boomer to report to the CIC.
It was a base star except it had not made a move to destroy the fleet.
Boomer ran in " Boomer we have a base star just sitting out there, is it Caprica?"
Boomer shook her head no " Sir we need to open communications in the event it is another ally "
Adama ordered the channel open " This is Galactica Actual state your intentions "
Adama jumped when he heard Lee " Commander, Starbuck and I would like permission to have a talk along with Natalie, a cylon "
Adama looked at Boomer " What should we do?"
Boomer chuckled " Sir it is Starbuck and Apollo I think we should agree before they take matters into their own hands "
Adama chuckled " You're right, Apollo you three are cleared to land, but my guns stay aimed at the base star, understood?"
Starbuck laughed " Didn't expect anything less, sir "