{"id":1303,"date":"2016-02-15T07:27:03","date_gmt":"2016-02-15T13:27:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ajscifistories.com\/?p=1303"},"modified":"2016-02-18T07:32:41","modified_gmt":"2016-02-18T13:32:41","slug":"second-face-of-evil-part-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/ajscifistories.com\/?p=1303","title":{"rendered":"Second Face of Evil – Part 4"},"content":{"rendered":"

Second Face of Evil<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

by AJ Marks<\/span><\/p>\n

Part 4<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Admiral John White hoped David would return from Mars in time to help out with the protection of Earth. The situation this time was different than before.\u00a0 There were two large small moon sized ships they would need to take care of this time.<\/p>\n

John heard David found some new alien discovery on Mars which had his attention. John had no idea about that, only that he knew other aliens were out there thanks to their new allies.\u00a0 Of course the Cylons were a different type of threat if he took Starbuck\u2019s words as truth.<\/p>\n

Some days John hated being in charge and having to make the tough decisions which could ultimately decide victory or defeat. He had to consider all options and what to ignore in order to get the mission done and now that mission was to ensure the survival of Earth.<\/p>\n

The fleet was at full strength, all ships manned and stations. He turned at the sound of the door opening and a familiar face walked into the room.<\/p>\n

\u201cAdmiral,\u201d David said making his way over to where John stood and shook his hand.<\/p>\n

\u201cGlad to see you David,\u201d John replied honestly motioning towards the seats and sat down himself. \u201cNot sure what you\u2019ve heard, but the aliens are back and here is their current course and what we know.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHow do you know that, the scanners are not that accurate,\u201d David replied.<\/p>\n

\u201cHave you been keeping up with the latest events?\u201d John asked wondering if he missed the whole event with their newest allies.<\/p>\n

\u201cNo, but then again on Mars there\u2019s a lot of exciting things going on,\u201d David replied with a bit of excitement. \u201cReminds me a bit of when the aliens first came.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cNot sure I like that,\u201d John said, thinking about it for a second. \u201cYou have any theories about this?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cNot yet.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cRight now, we\u2019ve got a real threat on our hands, two of these blasted mother ship headed our way,\u201d John said to him. \u201cWe were lucky to destroy one, but two.\u00a0 The only consolation is only one is entering the system.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe only thing I\u2019ve noticed, they are almost primitive in their military strategy, overwhelming force,\u201d David said.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd with their technology they can afford to do that,\u201d John replied. \u201cWe don\u2019t know how well our new technology will far against theirs.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe virus might only work once, and that\u2019s only if they haven\u2019t changed their communications too much,\u201d David said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe virus won\u2019t affect our ships?\u201d John asked, always worried about that part.<\/p>\n

\u201cBuilt in virus protection is designed to block the aliens from infecting our ships. Its doubtful we\u2019ll lose our shields,\u201d David replied back to him.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat would give us a tactical advantage,\u201d John said. \u201cWe don\u2019t have much choice at the moment.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve done everything we could to prepare for this day,\u201d David said to him. \u201cHow is Steve doing?\u201d<\/p>\n

John thought about how the President was handling things before answering. \u201cGot his hands full, that\u2019s for sure.\u00a0 The council, our new visitors, and now this, wouldn\u2019t want to be him,\u201d John answered.<\/p>\n

\u201cSometimes it is easier to be the scientist,\u201d David replied.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnything you can think of right now that we can use?\u201d John asked him. They might have missed something.<\/p>\n

\u201cNo, we can only wait and see if this works,\u201d David said.<\/p>\n

The government had spent the last twenty years working to make sure a repeat of last time did not happen. They were more advanced this time, but were they strong enough?\u00a0 Only time would tell.<\/p>\n

*****<\/p>\n

The people on board the observation station near Saturn watched as the large ship slowly made it way past. Several smaller ships kept pace with the mothership as it continued its path into the system and towards Earth.\u00a0 The aliens made no move to even acknowledge they were there.<\/p>\n

The crews of the ship were mostly too young to remember the first encounter with the aliens. Many of the older members, the leaders could remember, some even fought against them.\u00a0 From them a determination radiated out filling the crew to succeed in their mission.<\/p>\n

Others kept a close eye on the remaining large ship outside the system. It was an unknown but they knew it would not be able to move fast enough to help out during the battle.\u00a0 But what they lacked in speed they made up for in firepower.<\/p>\n

The mothership slowly approached the spot they choice for the upcoming battle. Far enough away from Earth to allow them time if they failed and to prevent the second ship from interfering.\u00a0 The main fleet waited in the asteroid belt for the approaching ship.\u00a0 Everyone hoped the plan worked.<\/p>\n

*****<\/p>\n

Admiral White exited the shuttle and stepped onto the hangar of the Pacifica. He easily saw the preparations for the upcoming battle.\u00a0 He knew they would not be able to penetrate the alien ship easily this time as they had the first time.\u00a0 If they could then a single nuclear missile would be enough to destroy the mothership.\u00a0 The wreckage of the first ship indicated massive armor and shields and the best way was to strike from the inside.<\/p>\n

Behind him David walked off onto the ship carrying a laptop designed for this battle. One of the miricles of the first invasion had been so many intelligent computer people survived.\u00a0 They teamed up and with what was left of the IT companies designed the latest computers to use against the aliens.\u00a0 They also developed a wi-fi type system to remotely connect to the aliens computers.<\/p>\n

David made his way to the command center where he would be stationed for the upcoming battle. He hoped their technological advantage with viruses would be enough still.\u00a0 They created some viruses which, they hoped, would create chaos in the alien fleet to give the fighters an advantage.<\/p>\n

Walking into the command center he glanced around before heading to his spot. There would be several other IT people alongside him, all working in unison to help give the fleet an advantage.\u00a0 He knew in a couple of hours he would be working to help destroy an alien ship.\u00a0 David was not too worried about destroying a mothership, the second one concerned him.\u00a0 It all revolved around how much damage the fleet took in the battle.<\/p>\n

\u201cDavid, what\u2019s up?\u2019 a voice said from behind him. He looked up to see a familiar person walking towards him.<\/p>\n

\u201cDylan, fine, working on Mars, how are you?\u201d David replied to the now grown young man. He had met Dylan during the first battle, and was the son, well adoptive son of the current President and followed in his father\u2019s footsteps as a fighter pilot.<\/p>\n

\u201cI missed out on the earlier action against the Cylons,\u201d Dylan replied.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou didn\u2019t miss much from what I read, but now we\u2019ve got the real thing, the reason for why these ships were built and you were trained for,\u201d David said. At least he did nto feel motion sick on the spaceship.<\/p>\n

\u201cI know,\u201d Dylan replied. \u201cIt\u2019s strange, I\u2019m nervous yet I feel so calm at the same time.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIf its any comfort, I felt like throwing up before I took off with your father heading to the mothership, of course his doing barrel-rolls didn\u2019t help,\u201d David said recalling that flight.<\/p>\n

\u201cYeah, but you get airsick easily,\u201d Dylan said, a running joke with all of David\u2019s friends and family.<\/p>\n

\u201cYeah yeah, but your father, he was calm as well, a brave front, but we were both scared we\u2019d never come back,\u201d David stated.<\/p>\n

\u201cReally?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYeah, he was afraid he would come back to you and your mom. The worst was that moment before we fired the missile knowing we couldn\u2019t get away.\u00a0 When we fired the missile it dislodged us and he got us out,\u201d David said recalling that hectic moment.<\/p>\n

\u201cNever knew that,\u201d Dylan stated. \u201cLearn something every day.\u00a0 Well I better get going.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI look forward to talking with you after the battle,\u201d David said, turning then remembering something. \u201cWait,\u201d he called out before taking a cigar out of his pack and handing it to Dylan.\u00a0 \u201cHere.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat\u2019s this?\u201d Dylan asked, confused.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s your victory cigar, but you only light it after the fat lady sings, a tradition your father had on missions,\u201d David said.<\/p>\n

He watched Dylon look thoughtful before pocketing the cigar. \u201cThanks,\u201d he said then walked off leaving David to turn back to the computers, his own cigar in his pocket.<\/p>\n

*****<\/p>\n

Tigh paced back and forth on the bridge of the Galactica.\u00a0 The fleet moved into the asteroid belt for cover and protection.\u00a0 He felt that two battlestars might not be enough to fight off what was approaching the planet.\u00a0 The two ships were huge and the largest mobile spaceships he ever saw.<\/p>\n

\u201cCommander,\u201d Omega said gaining Tigh\u2019s attention from his thoughts.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat\u2019s up Omega?\u2019 Tigh asked, looking at his colonel.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe battle is about to begin,\u201d he said. \u201cWhat are you orders?\u201d<\/p>\n

Tigh took several seconds to consider the scanners. He knew one ship had entered the system and the other remained outside.\u00a0 The ship inside was approaching what Starbuck said was a trap laid out by the Earthers.\u00a0 The plan was simple, send a computer virus over to the enemy which would disable their shields and give them the advantage.\u00a0 However, if the shields did not go down then the plan could become a problem.<\/p>\n

\u201cGet me Apollo,\u201d Tigh finally said after several moment of thought. He waited a few micron before Apollo appeared on the monitor.<\/p>\n

\u201cCommander, what\u2019s up?\u201d Apollo asked.<\/p>\n

\u201cApollo, I want you to take the Pegasus and make for a point closest to the enemy ship, yet remain in the asteroid belt to monitor the battle. If it looks like they could use our help I give you permission to lend it.\u00a0 They helped us in our battle against the Cylons to do nothing, I can\u2019t do that,\u201d Tigh said to him.\u00a0 \u201cI trust your judgment in this.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI will, and I was wondering if you might order something like this,\u201d Apollo said, a grin on his face.<\/p>\n

\u201cTake care and good luck. Remember, the Cylons are still out there somewhere,\u201d Tigh said to him.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur long rang scanners are still operational, we\u2019ll keep an eye out for them. And if we clear the asteroid belt it allows us an unhindered view,\u201d Apollo said.\u00a0 \u201cI\u2019ll be careful.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cGood,\u201d Tigh said, ending the communications. He hoped they were able to help, or their help was not even needed.<\/p>\n

End part 4<\/p>\n

Continued in part 5<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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