Antarctic Outpost, 1145 hours.
It had taken only minutes for the Puddle Jumper carrying Willow, Faith, Buffy, Kennedy, and Wesley who Willow said should go with them to Nairobi. She told Wesley and the others that they weren't sure what to expect when they reached her old home in the plains of Nairobi, the redhead saying that anything could happen and it would be best if they had someone to watch over the Slayers… and herself since Sineya wanted her to be there too. Willow was flying the ship while Wesley was seated next to her as he asked all sorts of questions; from the technology that he was being surrounded by, to how many planets she and Faith had been to, and then he even asked the redhead if she had been to a planet that had vampires.
"We haven't been to planets that have vampires," said Willow chuckling as she looked at Wesley while Faith, Buffy, and Kennedy were all surrounding Kathy who was lying on the floor of the ship; the blonde Slayer and Faith pointing the Zats at her for the duration of the entire trip.
"She moves a finger or she even moans," said Cordelia to Buffy and Faith just before they were due to leave the BPRI, "shoot her."
Back in the present, Willow told everyone that they were at the site of the outpost. Faith told Buffy and Kennedy to go ahead and see the approach while she would guard Kathy. Nodding their heads, Buffy and Kennedy walked up to the cockpit where, while standing behind Wesley, they looked out the front window to see a large white dome that was surrounded by four other smaller domes that were connected to the large dome by metallic tubes. They watched as Willow approached the larger dome, and then slowly lowered the ship until it landed softly on the snow covered ice.
"Let's go," said Willow as she let go of the controls, and the entire console went dark, something that surprised Wesley even though Willow had already told him that the ship, and many of the Ancient technology, required a special gene to activate and work. Wesley followed the redhead and the Slayers to the back of the ship and while Buffy and Kennedy picked up Kathy among them with the blonde Slayer holding onto Kathy's upper torso while Kennedy was holding on to her legs. Faith pressed the button at the back of the ship and waited as the ramp lowered down.
"Oh God," said Willow as she wrapped her arms around herself thanks to the biting cold wind that rushed into the ship, making everyone shiver a little. They knew that the trip to Antarctica would only take a few minutes before they had to leave again, so they neglected to take some heavy jackets with them and given the urgency to imprison Kathy, there was no time to get any heavy jackets even if they wanted to.
Willow, in a light blue blouse and black jeans, rushed out of the Jumper while reaching into her pocket and taking out her wallet. She then took out her I.D and approached the S.F who was standing guard, with the redhead not being able to stop the chuckle that escaped her lips when the S.F thought out loud that she was a certified nutcase for coming to one of the coldest places on Earth wearing something meant for only the summer months.
"Sergeant, I'm Major Rosenberg here with personnel from the BPRI to place a dangerous individual within the stasis pod," said Willow as the guard in his heavy jacket nodded his head and asked for her I.D. Willow handed her I.D, and then went into the dome through a heavy security door, followed by the others. Under the dome, Wesley stood next to Willow while rubbing his hands together, while Buffy and Kennedy were shivering as they ran in while complaining that they really should have brought the jackets. They were soon followed by Faith who had closed the ramp in the Jumper and then ran over next to Willow. Once everyone was under the dome, Willow closed the door and then waited for the S.F to complete his checks. It was a few seconds later that the Sergeant walked over and handed Willow her I.D, he told the redhead that General O'Neill's already approved the others to go down to the outpost below, but they needed to leave once Kathy was frozen.
"The General ordered a guard be stationed next to her pod twenty-four hours a day," said the S.F as they walked towards an elevator which would take them to the outpost, which was a mile beneath the ice, "the guard would have a zat, and a staff weapon."
"Any sign that she manages to wake up inside stasis… no matter how unlikely.. she'll be killed," said Willow as the S.F nodded his head.
"I don't mind if you happen to kill her accidentally," said Kennedy as they entered the elevator and then unceremoniously dumped Kathy on the freezing cold floor. It was at that exact time that they heard a groan from the vampire, to which Buffy raised her Zat and then shot Kathy once, after which everyone looked at her.
"Cordelia said if she moves a finger or moan's… I think that was a moan," said Buffy as the S.F closed the elevator doors and then pressed a button before turning around and looking at the young woman who was lying on the floor.
Willow listened to the S.F's loud thoughts about what made the young woman, who looked so peaceful and innocent, so dangerous that she needed to be locked up in stasis. The S.F then looked up at Willow, who was looking back at the man with an eyebrow raised.
"Ma'am?" asked the S.F.
"First time with the SGC?" asked Willow as Faith looked at the man as well.
"Yes," said the man while nodding his head.
"And let me guess," said Willow as she nodded at Kathy's unconscious body, "you wanna know why we have this one placed under near-permanent lock and key?"
"Umm.." said the S.F, "the thought did cross my mind."
"You don't need the details, Sarge," said Willow, "but, you know those monsters you heard about while you were growing up?"
"Uh uh," said the S.F.
"Well," said Buffy, "this is one of those monsters… and we mean that literally."
"But…" said the S.F as he was then interrupted by Faith.
"You gone through the Stargate for your training yet?" asked Faith as the S.F nodded his head, "then trust me.. you think the monsters are the Goa'uld? You ain't seen this one here. She's already killed probably tens of thousands of people over two hundred years… more than fifteen in just the past three days. She's deadly dangerous."
"Which is why she's being kept here under lock and key," said Willow as the S.F looked at her with his mouth open, "until the BPRI is ready for her… so, I know she looks cute and innocent and all…"
"She'll kill you if she has the chance," said Kennedy as she prodded Kathy's body with her boot.
"You'll learn, Sarge," said the redhead, "expect the unexpected when you work at the SGC."
"Understood, ma'am," said the S.F as he looked in disbelief at Kathy, and then at Willow, and back to Kathy again, "damn… two hundred years?"
"Long story," said Wesley.
"You'll hear the rumours soon enough," said Willow as she nodded her head and grinned. The elevator had just reached the bottom-most floor, and the S.F then opened the gate as Kennedy and Buffy picked up Kathy before leaving the elevator car, followed by Faith, and Wesley. The Watcher was looking around at the computers and the scientists, who were examining the Ancient database on the screens while others were examining some inactive drones. Once Willow, Faith, and the S.F had got out of the elevator, the redhead then rushed to Buffy and Kennedy and pointed them towards a recess in the middle of the room, right across from the ring transporters that had brought Willow and SG-1 to this outpost for the first time a few years ago.
"Doc," said Willow as she waved at one of the scientists who approached her with a clipboard in her hand. Willow asked if the pod was powered up for their guest, to which the doctor nodded her head before Willow stepped aside and asked Buffy and Kennedy to place Kathy inside. Kennedy put the unconscious vampire's feet into the recess first before Buffy pushed Kathy's upper torso inside before they stepped back.
"Oh my," said Wesley as the pod lit up, indicating that it read the presence of the Ancient gene inside Kathy. They then looked on as she was covered with an opaque layer, followed by another layer, upon multiple layers of ice. Ice that, once it covered Kathy's body and had reached the edge of the stasis pod, glowed before it became absolutely clear. They just looked at the eerie sight of the vampire-hybrid lying there in the pod before looking away. Willow told the doctor that Kathy would be brought out of stasis only upon the orders of General O'Neill.
"We already have the order that there be a twenty-four-hour guard here, Major," said the middle-aged, bespectacled doctor, "and it'll start from now. All connections to the pod have been severed to prevent the accidental release of the prisoner."
"Good," said Buffy as she looked at Kathy, and then at the doctor, "she's already caused too much pain to too many people."
The doctor then nodded her head before Willow turned around, and walked away from the pod, telling the others that it was time to leave. She said that Kathy was going to remain here until the BPRI was ready as the group, with Willow walking next to Faith, headed into the elevator with the S.F. Wesley was talking about wanting to study more about the history and language of the Ancients, so Willow told him that he could talk to General Landry when they get to the SGC. Running back into the Jumper while shivering in the cold, the group then took off and headed out for Colorado Springs; which they reached in only a few minutes. The redhead flew the ship to the top of the mountain where a doorway opened up to let the small cylindrical ship into the mountain before it then flew into one of the science labs. Getting off the ship, Willow told Faith that she'll head to the General's office; while Faith told the redhead that she'll take Buffy and the others to see Tara and Camille.
"Camille?" asked Kennedy confused, "who's Camille?"
"Let's go, you'll find out," said Faith as she, Buffy, Wesley, and Kennedy headed out of the lab while Willow headed straight to General Landry's office.
Tara's Room, SGC, 1215 hours.
Tara and Camille were ready to head out for some lunch when there was a knock on her door, followed by Faith's voice asking if they could come in. Tara smiled and then opened the door, and the smile developed into a grin when she noticed Kennedy standing with Faith, Buffy, and Wesley.
"Hey guys," said Tara as she stepped to one side and let them in, with Faith heading straight to Camille who waved at her, and then at Buffy. The young girl then looked back at Tara who was hugging Kennedy before looking at the man in a shirt and jeans standing at the door after having closed it behind him.
"Tara," said Wesley as the blonde witch stepped back from Kennedy, who noticed the young girl who was looking back at her nervously while she was standing next to Faith. In the meantime, Tara hugged Wesley before whispering into his ear that she was sorry about what happened to Callie. Buffy told Tara that there was more she needed to know, but first the witch needed to introduce someone.
"Oh, sorry," said Tara as she walked over to Camille with a smile on her face, and then held the young girl's hand in hers before introducing her to Kennedy, and then to Wesley. Kennedy opened her eyes wide at the young girl and waved while Wesley walked towards her and crouched down before reaching out with his hand. Tara looked down at the nervous Camille, who was looking up at her while she was holding tightly onto the witch's hand, before telling her that Kennedy and Wesley were friends. That they could be trusted.
Camille then looked back again at Wesley's hand, and then remembered the sign that Tara had taught her for meeting someone for the first time on Earth. She reached out, and took Wesley's hand into hers and shook it.
"Ummm.. hi," said Kennedy waving at Camille as she noticed the smiles that Tara and Camille were giving each other after Wesley stood up and stepped back before putting his hands into his pockets. Kennedy then stepped forward while Camille stood behind Tara who was chuckling at seeing the nervousness in the little girl's eyes as she looked up at her, and then at Kennedy, who stopped a few steps away.
"She's a friend," said Tara as she ruffled Camille's hair while the little girl had one hand around the crystal on the chain around her neck. It was Wesley who noticed her action and asked Camille if that crystal had any special significance, before telling her that it was a beautiful crystal.
Tara looked at Buffy, and then at Camille who had a moment where she seemed like she was going to cry. However, all that happened was that her lower lip trembled a bit but she still told Wesley that it was her brother who gave her the crystal. She had spoken softly, but from the expression that she was giving him… Wesley knew that there was something else. He found out what it was when Camille told him that metal men had come to her village and killed all her friends and family; it was something that made Kennedy and Wesley look at each other in surprise before looking at Tara and Buffy who were nodding their heads solemnly. Tara held on tight to Camille's hand saying that a race of humanoid machines launched nuclear weapons at her planet.
"My word," said Wesley shaking his head.
"She was terrified," said Buffy, "when we got back from where we were off-world, Tara was the one who talked to her… and well, you know what happens when Tara talks to someone who's frightened."
"She opened up," said Kennedy as she looked at Tara who smiled at her, and then the Slayer looked back down at Camille.
"A team was sent to her planet," said Tara as Kennedy looked back up at her girlfriend, "everyone's gone. She's the last and… and well, someone sent her here and… and they're looking for someone to adopt her and… I mean there are many families who can adopt her and.. well…"
"Umm... Tara," said Kennedy as she scratched the back of her head nervously while looking at her girlfriend, and then at Camille before looking at Tara once again, "could we talk outside?"
"I'll watch her," said Buffy as she reached out her hand and smiled at Camille who walked over to the blonde Slayer and sat down next to her while Kennedy put her hand on the small of Tara's back and led her out the door, and into the hallway. Camille then looked at Buffy and asked softly if Kennedy was angry about something.
"Not at you, Camille," said Buffy as Wesley sat down next to the Slayer, "she's just worried about some things we've gone through just now."
"Oh," said Camille as she looked at Wesley and smiled a little.
While Buffy and Wesley were talking to Camille in the room, Tara and Kennedy were standing out in the hallway with the blonde witch leaning against the wall, and Kennedy facing her with her hands in her pockets. Before Tara could speak, Kennedy told the blonde witch that Kathy just escaped and had killed a few people including Dr. Chase and a few NID agents. Kennedy told the shocked Tara that Kathy had tried to use her hypnosis on them again, but Willow used her telepathy to block her from taking control. Kennedy then told Tara that she knew what Tara wanted to do, and asked her girlfriend to think it over very carefully because Sunnydale was a dangerous place. It was then that Tara interrupted her.
"People with families live there," said Tara as she looked at Kennedy, "more people are moving in every year... people with kids because it's much safer than it used to be, Ken."
"That came out wrong," said Kennedy as she shook her head, "what I mean is that our lives are dangerous, Tara. Very dangerous and… and putting a kid into the mix… look, I know you wanna adopt Camille, and I know she's an adorable little girl. But Tara, what happens to her if the both of us die… and.. and I hate talking about it, but you know that it's the truth. We could die and…"
"Or we could die in a car crash," said Tara as Kennedy put her hands on her hips and shook her head, "Ken, she's alone on this planet… there's no one back home for her. When she gets adopted, she's going to be with complete strangers and… and… and I want to take care of her. Ken, I know we haven't talked about this before and…"
"I'm not gonna make a good parent," said Kennedy as she took a step forward towards Tara and took her hands out of her pocket and left them hanging by her sides, "Tara, I'm a brat and… I mean I got every I ever asked for.. I took whatever I wanted and a part of me never liked that while the other part just loved it. And usually, the other part that liked it would win. Then I met you and I did the same thing… I mean I know it's been worse ever since I've been activated as a Slayer and.. and going on these missions means that I don't get a lot of time with you. If we have Camille go with us then she'll be asking you where I am and.. and it'll be like me asking my nanny where my mother and father were traveling to for their business. And, I don't want that. I don't want Camille to see me as the one who just stays, and then has to leave all of a sudden and…."
"Then we tell her the truth," said Tara as she held onto Kennedy's hands, stopping the young woman's babble, "we tell her the truth about the world out there; we keep her safe. We tell her what to do and what not to do… Ken, I'll be there for her and…"
"I won't be there all the time," said Kennedy, "we're heading for Nairobi and… and if we manage to find the scythe and activate another Slayer, Buffy said that she wants to retire. And then I'll be the primary Slayer and I have to go on the dangerous missions and…"
"Then we'll wait for you," said Tara as she leaned forward and pressed their foreheads together while they were looking at each other, "she'll know that you're a hero fighting to save the world, she'll know that Buffy's a hero, that everyone we know are heroes who risk their lives to save the world. She'll be proud of you."
"I don't know," said Kennedy softly.
"Just get to know her first?" asked Tara, "when you're done.. maybe you could get back here and get to know her a little bit? I mean the SGC is still searching for people, and… and well Camille knows me and Buffy, and she'll get to know you too. Please?"
"Alright," said Kennedy nodding her head after she took a deep breath, "alright, I'll get to know her."
"Lunch?" asked Tara with a smile as Kennedy nodded her head.
General Landry's Office, a few minutes later.
Willow knocked on the General's door and walked in when she heard the man asking her to head inside. The redhead was surprised to see General O'Neill there as well as he and General Landry stood up and nodded their heads at the young woman. General Landry then asked Willow to close the door behind her, before asking her to take a seat.
"Sirs," said Willow as she looked at both of the Generals, "you said that there was something urgent?"
"Yeah," said General O'Neill as General Landry nodded his head, "that woman on New Kobol? Talia? She wants to return to Caprica, and help in setting up a resistance movement against the Ori Army there and against Cain."
"Now that she knows the truth, especially about the fact that there are other Colonials who are safely away from the influence of Cain and the Ori, Talia would like to start an underground movement to undermine Cain," said General Landry, "but since Cain has similar powers to you… we're afraid that she'll read Talia's mind and find out the plan, and she'll force her to reveal secrets.. particularly the location of New Kobol."
"She was taken to New Kobol when she was unconscious, though, sir," said Willow as she leaned back on her seat as she looked at General Landry.
"We don't want to take that risk," said General O'Neill, "so we'll be using the Galaran memory device."
"Oh," said Willow as she realized what it was that they wanted to do, "that would work if the memory creation process was done properly, sirs. That way, Cain would need to dig really, really deep to find out the truth that Talia's a mole."
"And the only way she'll have a reason to dig deep is if she actually knows about the device," said General Landry.
"And with the Colonials not knowing the technology that's out there in the galaxy," said Willow as she nodded her head, "Cain would take the memories we give Talia as fact."
"Exactly," said General Landry, "but there's another problem. She wants to help defeat Cain and the Ori, but if we change her memories? She'd be a supporter of Cain. Basically, the one reason we're sending her back will have been a failure. We believe that Cain will read her mind, and then once she finds out that Talia escaped in a plausible way, she'll be let go to recuperate from her 'ordeal'. But after that's done, we need a way for her to regain her real memories so that she could do what she volunteered to do on Caprica."
"I see," said Willow.
"That's where you come in, Red," said the General, "is there a way for you to place a post-hypnotic suggestion in her head? It'll stay hidden from Cain's scans and only activate after a few hours, or days. It'll be restoring Talia's real memories."
"I can, sir," said Willow, "but the problem is knowing when to release her memories. I can set a timer if you want to call it that, for a few hours after her debriefing with Cain and the other Priors so that she regains her memories. But if she regains her real memories too soon while she's in the hands of the Priors and Cain, then she'll be tortured."
"Which is why we'd like for you to Gate to New Kobol," said General Landry as Willow leaned forward and was about to say something when the base commander interrupted her, "you'll still be heading for Nairobi, and then your break… God knows you people need it… all we need is for you to head to New Kobol, brief Commander Adama, Roslin, and the vice-president on the device, and the plan. As far as they are concerned, you have a hidden talent as a hypnotist."
"Neat," said Willow as she leaned back into her seat again, "actually what I wanted to ask was if you need Faith on this mission too, sirs."
"Just you," said General Landry, "you'll leave right now… there's no need to change into your BDU's, and Colonel Finn will be your escort on New Kobol. We're expecting the Jumper from the Avalon's hold to arrive on Earth in thirty minutes… we have two SG teams getting ready with the Sodan devices to sabotage some of the military infrastructures like the fuel depots and weapons factories while the Jumper goes into orbit and runs scans on the Prometheus and this new experimental ship. Another team will gain as much intel as possible from any military complexes that weren't destroyed in the Cylon attack, the leaders of the teams being sent will talk to Commander Adama about that before starting their mission."
"And Cain, sir?" asked Willow.
"The IOA doesn't want Cain to be assassinated," said General O'Neill, "but I'll be giving a directive to our people to take her out if they have an opportunity, without being made."
"Understood, sir," said Willow; the redhead knew how dangerous a Prior could be, she knew that she couldn't handle a Prior… at least not yet. So when it came down to her versus Cain, then it was very likely that the redhead would lose, and it was that thought that went through her mind when she spoke, "taking her out if there is a chance is a good call."
"Since we know that the teams can fire weapons while they're cloaked," said General Landry, "and the powers of a Prior don't work on those who are cloaked… we'll take the shot if we get the opportunity."
"Agreed, sir," said Willow nodding her head.
"Now, get to the Gateroom and head out to New Kobol," said General Landry.
"Yes, sir," said Willow as she stood up and nodded her head at the two Generals before heading to the phone in the briefing room where she called Faith's cell phone. She hurriedly told the dark haired Slayer, while the other IOA dignitaries could be heard coming down the hallway, that she had to head to New Kobol in an emergency, and that she'd be back in about forty minutes at most. The Slayer told the redhead that she was heading for lunch with Buffy and the others and that they'll see each other, and then head to Nairobi, once she gets back.
New Kobol, 1230 hours.
Commander Adama was standing with Vice-President Hunt, and Roslin, at the DHD with Riley, and Dr. Burke who had the Orban translator pinned to her lapel so that they could all understand each other. While Starbuck, alongside Helo, was talking to a therapist in one of the newer towers, more ships had been slated to land. While this was happening, Raptors had begun to ferry people from the ships that couldn't land, but had already been screened for Cylons and cleared. It was earlier that morning that the Colonial leadership; the Vice President, with Commander Adama and Roslin in particular still absorbing the information they had learned the previous day on Lozan, and then on Orban, were told about the plan to help Talia complete her mission. Of course, Riley had left out Willow's role in what was about to happen. Talia told the President what she wanted to do, and Riley told the President that there was a way that they may be able to help Talia using the technology of an ally.
Riley didn't give them details, instead saying that the mission was approved and that there would be someone coming to brief them all on what was going to happen. Back in the present, the group of Colonials and Earthers stood as the Stargate activated, and the wormhole formed. Riley smiled when the event horizon rippled and Willow walked through in her jeans and blouse, followed by four other technicians, two of whom were carrying cases. Willow walked down the stairs of the pedestal before she nodded at Riley, after which she said that the technicians were carrying the Galaran Memory device, and the other man was carrying some video equipment.
"Go and set up the equipment in the medical unit," said Riley as he looked at the technicians who nodded their heads before heading to the camp. Riley then placed his hand on Willow's back and gently guided her to the others who were standing behind him.
"Hello, Major," said the President as she shook Willow's hand, "a pleasure to meet you again."
"Thank you, President Roslin," said Willow before she smiled and nodded her head at Commander Adama, and then she shook Vice-President Hunt's hand. She was then welcomed by Dr. Burke before the redhead took a step back and told them that she was there to brief them, and Talia, on what was about to happen next.
"This way, Willow," said Riley as he led them to the medical building. They walked into the building, and then headed to the double doors to their left where the technicians were setting up the video camera, and the Galaran memory device while Talia looked on at them, and then she looked up at Riley and the others who had just walked into the room. Riley introduced Willow to Talia again, the two having met the last time the redhead was on New Kobol with Faith during the President's visit. The Colonials then stood to one side next to Talia, who was sitting up on the bed while Willow put her hands into her pockets and told them the plan for Talia. She told them about the two SG teams who would be sent to Caprica wearing alien devices to sabotage any remaining military infrastructure so that Cain would have difficulty in arming, and fueling, the Pegasus and the other ship. Once Willow was done with her briefing, Roslin put up her hand and asked a question.
"Will it not be better to have some of our Marines accompany the Earth teams to Caprica?" asked the President.
"Ordinarily, yes," said the redhead, "but given that we don't know who can be trusted since the Ori seems to have taken over Caprica, at least from what we could tell. We're not sure about the other Colonies yet, and part of this mission will be to gather intelligence which the Generals have said will be shared with Commander Adama and his people. As for the Colonial teams heading to Caprica with the Earth teams, the thing that the Generals have an issue with is that the Colonial Marines may say something to their friends or family, or to strangers that they feel are being abused or… or even could tell others about New Kobol and the fact that there is a safe haven. If the person they tell happens to be friendly with the Priors, or their flunkeys, then we have a big problem."
"You're talking about the abilities that we have been told about these Priors?" asked Hunt as Willow nodded her head. It was then that the technicians told Riley that they were ready to begin taping, following which they were prepared to input a new memory into Talia's mind.
"One moment? Please?" said Commander Adama as Riley nodded before telling the technicians to give them a few moments. The SGC technicians nodded their heads before they walked out of the infirmary and waited outside. Once they had left, Commander Adama finished what he wanted to say, "my people would never inform anyone about New Kobol, or this mission. I can vouch for them all."
"Commander," said Riley, "all we're saying is that there is a possibility that one of the Colonials could say something to the wrong people. We're not accusing your people of betraying New Kobol, but there will be moments when a Colonial Marine will see horrible things being committed by the Ori army, and they would want to intervene because their fellow Colonials are getting hurt."
"To help your own people is human nature, sir," said Willow as the Commander closed his eyes and shook his head before saying that he didn't like being on the sidelines. Upon hearing that, Willow smiled and said that feeling of being left out was a good thing, "sir, you know the most about the Colonial military infrastructure; General O'Neill and General Landry would like for you to brief the two SG teams on what buildings and depots they should hit. The longer we can keep Cain out of this war, the better for all of us. We also need information on where we would be able to get the best intel, what they need to get to first."
"That's something we can agree on, Major," said the Commander, with Willow getting a flash memory of a little boy looking up at her when she was Athena.
"In the meantime," smiled Willow while pushing that image gently to one side as she turned to look at Talia, "we're going to input a memory into your mind of a jailbreak. You were locked up with two others from the Ori army… we're using the Ori army because we know what their uniforms look like. And there are so many of them that the faces we create are unlikely to be anyone that the Priors and Prior Cain would have seen."
"So when a Prior or Cain sees into my mind, they will see the fake memory and believe that I escaped with others of the Ori army?" asked Talia as Willow nodded her head.
"It's gonna be like a movie where you and the others tricked one of our guards with your feminine wiles," said Willow as Talia blushed, "you and the others wait for the guards to come into your cell, and when they do.. you and the other two in your cell take care of the guards and steal their keys, and weapons. You and the other two will then free two more cells before being shot at. You and your group will then run while shooting at our people. You'll 'kill' some of our guards during your escape, and we'll 'kill' some of your companions until there's only one person with you to dial the Gate. The Ori soldier will die heroically after keying in the last chevron, and then he'll activate the Gate. And then you jump through. That's about it, the technicians have already been briefed about what memory to put into your head. But before all of that, we need your consent.. and we need you to make a video of yourself telling… well, yourself about what's about to happen."
"Ok" said Talia nodding her head.
"But what about her false memories?" asked Hunt, "won't she be technically in support of the Ori?"
"That's where I come in," said Willow, "I have a particular set of skills that will place a post-hypnotic suggestion into Talia's mind."
"You are a hypnotist?" asked President Roslin.
"And an officer in your military?" asked Commander Adama as Riley and Dr. Burke chuckled since they knew the truth about the redhead.
"Many people find it hard to believe," said Willow as she smirked at Riley and Dr. Burke before looking at the Colonials, "but I'm actually kinda good at both. Anyway, the post hypnotic suggestion will kick in from deep in her subconscious after a period of time following her mental interrogation by Cain… or at least, we assume she'll be mentally interrogated by the Prior. What I need to know is, what is the standard procedure for interrogations, or debriefs, with the Colonial military?"
"Multiple officers will debrief or interrogate an individual for anywhere between seven to eleven days," said the Commander, "and since Cain was an admiral, she may want Talia to be in her hands for two weeks just to be sure that she wasn't let go, instead of simply escaping. She'll be asked the same questions over and over again."
"I'll set a timer for three weeks to be on the safe side," said Willow nodding her head, "the team will be setting off through the Stargate first from another planet in a cloaked ship and…"
"Cloaked?" asked Commander Adama in surprise, with Willow telling him that he'll be hearing everything about it once Apollo, who had already seen the Puddle Jumper on Furling Earth, comes back to the orbit of New Kobol with the rogue Colonial's. Riley told them that he'll explain the details of the ship to the Colonials before Willow then went to explain that the Jumper will go through the Stargate first. Followed by Talia, whose memories would be timed to activate just as the ship flew through the event horizon, would then follow through and rush through the Stargate to Caprica."
"With brand new memories," said Talia.
"Yes," said Willow nodding her head.
"This is completely voluntary, Talia," said Roslin as she looked at the woman, "it's up to you."
"I want to do it, Madam President," said Talia as she smiled at Roslin. All the while Willow was getting the feeling that Talia was serious about what she wanted to do, and that there was no deception coming off her.
"Your new memories will be delayed from taking root in your mind for a few hours while the SG teams are briefed by Commander Adama," said Willow as Talia nodded her head while Riley let the other technicians back into the room.
"They will be required to be briefed on the Galactica," said Commander Adama as Riley nodded his head, "everything on our military installations is on board the ship."
"Alright," said Riley.
"I'm ready," said Talia nodding her head as one of the technicians turned on the camera, and then aimed it at her while the Colonials moved to stand behind Willow, and next to Riley and Dr. Burke.
"Here we go," whispered Willow to Riley and Dr. Burke as Talia started talking into the camera.
TBC.