{"id":1785,"date":"2016-12-28T07:15:55","date_gmt":"2016-12-28T13:15:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ajscifistories.com\/?p=1785"},"modified":"2016-12-31T07:38:55","modified_gmt":"2016-12-31T13:38:55","slug":"the-uneasy-alliance-part-21","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/ajscifistories.com\/?p=1785","title":{"rendered":"The Uneasy Alliance – Part 21"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Uneasy Alliance<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

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

Part 21<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

It couldn\u2019t believe what happened. It had been so close to victory and the puny military on the human planet was completely overwhelmed, at least it had been until they landed and that\u2019s when everything went wrong.<\/p>\n

Reports filtered in from its commanders of humans dressed in black suits with speed and strength unknown in any human. All over the planet these men appeared fighting its troops and winning.\u00a0 Even if they managed to kill one, another took its place.<\/p>\n

Even more disturbing was the report of a man and woman dressed in black and sunglasses who decimated its troopers. They were joined by another man, also in black, and with a long trench coat on.\u00a0 They took its soldiers weapons and proceeded to destroy its forces.<\/p>\n

However, what concerned it the most was the report that the man could fly. He cut through its raiders destroying them in the air unlike anything else flying.\u00a0 The human was deadly and stronger than anything it ever considered.\u00a0 It went over the programs for the soldiers and decided to modify them for the next attack to counter this latest defense.<\/p>\n

With a plan it went to work on the design. These would be faster and stronger.\u00a0 It would defeat these humans, after all, they were only human.<\/p>\n

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

Neil watched as the digits around him changed and he allowed himself to change with them. The knowledge that his body was getting oxygen fueled him beyond his limitations and out into the vacuum of space, or more like the limitation of the Matrix.\u00a0 He heard from the Oracle that they thought this enemy was on the far side of the moon, which made a bit of sense to him.<\/p>\n

Reaching the moon in a few minutes he scanned the area hoping to discover where the attackers had come from. It took only a few seconds for him to discover what he was looking for, a couple of large buildings on the moon\u2019s surface along with several large ships.\u00a0 The ships were not his target, he was looking for the mastermind behind it all, like a virus in a computer and he was the anti-virus program.<\/p>\n

It took several minutes but he finally found the target he was looking for. A machine program unlike anything he had ever seen and realized it was a Cylon, a different program, and alien lifeform.\u00a0 The Oracle had mentioned everything she knew to him about what was happening on the outside world before the attack had occurred.\u00a0 They both knew that something was wrong in the Matrix due to the number of reboots it had done.\u00a0 Neo was horrified to learn it was to done to cover so many deaths.<\/p>\n

Of course he had been relieved to learn that the attacks were not done by the humans in Zion. However, to learn there were other machines out there was as disturbing to him.\u00a0 He now had to fight another robot race.<\/p>\n

He sat there for several minutes, watching and learning from the program in front of him. This Cylon was cunning and could probably match him in skill, as a result he didn\u2019t want to go two rounds with it and allow it to grow.\u00a0 If he did it might be able to kill many innocent people who would never know any better of what the real world was like.<\/p>\n

Taking a breath and centering himself he calmed his mind. It would take a blending of him and the Matrix to defeat this new threat.\u00a0 With purpose he moved forward, racing towards the place where the Cylon was hiding.<\/p>\n

The Cylons never had a chance to even raise an alarm when Neo came crashing through the base. He was beyond any destroying things at will as rows upon rows of Cylon soldiers were eliminated.\u00a0 Grabbing two weapons he fired as well, his aim deadly and fast.<\/p>\n

By the time the Cylons recovered from the shock of what was going on, their numbers had been reduced significantly. Neo looked around as he destroyed the Cylons, watching for the leader who he knew would appear especially with this much destruction.\u00a0 He finally saw what he was looking for, a Cylon who appeared differently, a large round head which looked like it was made up of wires.\u00a0 That one had to be the leader.<\/p>\n

The battle was just starting.<\/p>\n

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

It watched as its forces which had been destroyed in the last attack on the planet were rebuilt. The newest soldiers were modified and it would make a larger attack force this time especially against the super humans who were defending the planet.\u00a0 It would overwhelm them this time.<\/p>\n

Even as it thought about it a mysterious human dressed in black swooped through its base bringing destruction with him. It watched amazed as one human brought its base to utter waste and destruction.\u00a0 It waited, watching until the human had his back turned to it and then moved in to attack.\u00a0 However it stopped when the man seemed to anticipate the attack and moved before turning and looking right at it.<\/p>\n

For several seconds neither moved, both studied the other. This is just a human, nothing more despite the fact he had destroyed its soldiers easily.<\/p>\n

Deciding to end this now, it attacked the human and the battle was engaged. It didn\u2019t care that the fate of the Matrix would be decided in this battle, and perhaps, the survival of humanity as well.<\/p>\n

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

Adama watched as everyone climbed aboard the shuttles or vipers to begin the voyage back to the fleet and begin what needed to be done. He was thinking about everything involved in arming a new battlestar and felt a bit amazed at the speed upon which the machines were building the battlestar.\u00a0 Of course he had to get over the shock of machines which were not Cylon in nature and were actually friendly towards them.<\/p>\n

He also felt a bit proud of his warriors in their first full encounter with these machines. They resisted the urge to shoot first when they realized the machines were not human.\u00a0 Doctor Wilker seemed to make friends with the machines almost too easily in Adama\u2019s opinion but figured that was due to his working around machines and his curiosity about such things.\u00a0 He had a feeling others in the fleet might not be at ease with the machines and he had to inform the council of what had happened.\u00a0 They might not be as willing either to help.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat do you think father?\u201d Apollo asked as they sat down.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a dangerous situation, the Cylons are nearby that much is truth. I want to step up the patrols around the fleet when we get back.\u00a0 The second thing, all I can do is ask for volunteers to head back to man the new ship,\u201d Adama said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat about the commander?\u201d Apollo asked, something Adama had avoided thinking about.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is really only one choice, Colonel Tigh,\u2019\u201d Adama said. \u201cHe is the only one with experience commanding a battlestar the right way, and I have a feeling that the experience will be required in this, especially if you say these Beings of Light are involved,\u201d Adama said.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou could order him to go?\u201d Apollo said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI could, but I have a feeling we need them to go willingly,\u201d Adama said trusting his gut feelings. \u201cAnd telling them the truth about the machines on the ground so they are not surprised.\u201d<\/p>\n

The shuttle lifted off and they headed off towards the fleet, bouncing though the atmosphere as everyone lined up. Adama was lost in his thoughts about what they would need to do.\u00a0 He would have to get a lot of people organized quickly.<\/p>\n

He looked up at the sudden, intense sound which seemed to come from everywhere. He tried to block the sound out with his hands before he slipped unconsciousness.<\/p>\n

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

\u201cReport centurion,\u201d Hades said from his command chair. The last report indicated a couple of Colonial shuttle and vipers were leaving the strange human planet and he ordered a patrol to follow and discover the location of the Galactica and her fleet.<\/p>\n

\u201cBy your command,\u201d the centurion replied before continuing. \u201cWe lost contact with the Colonial ships.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat?\u201d Hades asked, the reply was not what he had expected to hear and wanted to know what happened. This was not part of his plan.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe patrol following the Colonial ships stated they simply disappeared from their scanners,\u201d the centurion said. \u201cThey increased speed but saw no sign of the ships on their scanners.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo the Colonials have developed a new stealth technology, interesting but irrelevant,\u201d Hades finally said. \u201cSend a scout to the planet to make contact with basestar twelve with further orders.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cBy your command,\u201d the centurion replied. \u201cWhat of the Colonials?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cLeave them for now, they will be dealt with shortly.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hades watched as the centurion turned and left the room to carry out the orders.<\/p>\n

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

Adama slowly became aware of what was going on around him, and looked around seeing the others were with him as well. He looked up and realized everything he saw was white, or a shade of white.\u00a0 It was a bit different for him and he hoped where ever he was, the people around him were friendly.\u00a0 He look at the others to check to see how they were doing.<\/p>\n

It took several microns but everyone else slowly woke up as well, and looked around as well. It seemed like Starbuck and Sheba alone were unfazed by what they were seeing, as if they had seen this place before somehow.\u00a0 Once everyone had been roused, they were not looking around trying to figure out where they were, or how they might be able to escape.<\/p>\n

\u201cHello,\u201d a figure said rom behind them, making several jump at the sound. They turned to see a tall man, dressed in white, with white hair, standing there watching them.\u00a0 Adama knew the man had not been there earlier, he would have seen him, and there appeared to be no doors in the room, so where had the man come from?<\/p>\n

\u201cJohn,\u201d he heard Starbuck said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat\u2019s going on John?\u201d Apollo asked, walking up to the man.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t know what you meant Apollo,\u201d John replied with an air of sophistication.<\/p>\n

\u201cYeah, right?\u201d Starbuck said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve finally found Earth and you show up again. Last time it was asking us for our help to prevent another civilization from destroying itself, but no guarantee the Cylons wouldn\u2019t destroy them,\u201d Apollo said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Cylons will not,\u201d John replied evenly.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s comforting,\u201d Apollo replied.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou made sure about that?\u201d Adama asked, knowing how the Cylons could be. He had a hard time understanding they would actually listen to someone.<\/p>\n

\u201cThought you were not supposed to interfere?\u201d Apollo asked suddenly.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe did not,\u201d John replied back to him.<\/p>\n

\u201cNo, you probably showed up with your ships, just enough to make the Cylons think they had found a far superior race and cause them to head in a different direction,\u201d Adama said guessing what they probably did. \u201cIt makes sense.\u201d<\/p>\n

He turned to John and thought about what the Beings of Light said to them so far. They didn\u2019t interfere directly, but led an illusion.\u00a0 The question now was why were they here now?<\/p>\n

\u201cVery perceptive. We merely flew through the area at the same time,\u201d John replied back with a slight grin.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhy couldn\u2019t you help us our then?\u201d Starbuck said from where he stood, and several others seemed to agree with the question.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe could not,\u201d Adama said looking over at Starbuck.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut commander,\u201d Starbuck said, pointing at John.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey could not because we involved ourselves,\u201d Adama said catching on. \u201cThe question is, why are you involved now?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI was told you were quick to catch on Commander Adama,\u201d John said.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo I\u2019ve been told,\u201d Adama said, waiting for the answer.<\/p>\n

John looked up for a second, having a silent conversation. \u201cThere is more going on here than you realize.\u00a0 We are merely balancing the scales.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cCryptic as always,\u201d Apollo stated.<\/p>\n

\u201cNo, he\u2019s right,\u201d Adama said, finally understanding it, he knew what was going on. \u201cCan I have a private word with you John?\u201d<\/p>\n

He watched John seem a stunned at the question but remained silent. Starbuck and Apollo appeared confused but Adama waited.<\/p>\n

\u201cVery well,\u201d John said, and motioned Adama to follow him leaving a confused group behind him. They would understand soon enough, but for now, Adama needed to know if his guess was correct and asking John was the direct path.\u00a0 He also didn\u2019t want to ask this question in front of Sheba, not yet.<\/p>\n

End part 21<\/p>\n

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