{"id":1799,"date":"2017-01-04T07:15:20","date_gmt":"2017-01-04T13:15:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ajscifistories.com\/?p=1799"},"modified":"2017-01-07T09:16:55","modified_gmt":"2017-01-07T15:16:55","slug":"the-uneasy-alliance-part-23","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/ajscifistories.com\/?p=1799","title":{"rendered":"The Uneasy Alliance – Part 23"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

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

Part 23<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Adama walked into the bridge with purpose knowing he had a lot to do including meeting with the Council right away. His meeting with the Bings of Light still fresh in his mind he felt uneasy about what needed to be done, and who was involved.\u00a0 The one thing he knew at the moment was they found a planet called Earth.\u00a0 If it was the thirteenth tribe or not Adama was not sure.\u00a0 It seemed that the humans on the planet had a war with machines as well and as a result their history had been destroyed so any record of Kobal were erased or not known.<\/p>\n

Of course the other problem was count Ilbis who was part of the human\u2019s council on Earth. If he was controlling Zion then a lot of things could happen.\u00a0 The last time they had confronted each other they fought for control of the fleet.\u00a0 This time Adama had a feeling it would be over the human race.\u00a0 He could not afford to lose this war.<\/p>\n

\u201cI will be assembling the Council quickly, I need to talk to them over what happened. Also, have a group of people ready to head over to one of the fuel ships to start a crew for a new battlestar,\u201d Adama said to Tigh, watching as Tigh appeared shocked at the words.<\/p>\n

\u201cNew battlestar,\u201d Tigh finally managed to say in confusion at what Adama ordered.<\/p>\n

\u201cYes, I don\u2019t have time to explain everything just yet. Have those from the Pegasus ready to go along with those who are duplicates on the Galactica that we can afford to send over, and have them head to the fastest tanker along with Starbuck and Apollo.\u00a0 They will know what to do next,\u201d Adama said sending the request for the council to meet.\u00a0 He looked at Tigh who looked bewildered.\u00a0 \u201cI\u2019ll explain everything, for now trust me.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYes sir,\u201d Tigh said and headed off to carry out the order.<\/p>\n

\u201cOmega, you have the bridge,\u201d Adama said, hearing Omega\u2019s reply before heading for the council chambers. He knew Tigh would be confused about the fact crew was needed for a second battlestar, but he did not feel like explaining the machines and DE on the bridge at the moment.\u00a0 He wanted to tell Tigh that in private.<\/p>\n

Adama walked into the council chamber and waited for the rest of the council members to arrive. He spent the time trying to figure out how they might react to the news.\u00a0 The members started to file in, a few asked what was going on but most waited until everyone showed up.\u00a0 He saw Uviris enter along with Uri and a few others until finally the last one walked in.<\/p>\n

\u201cWell commander, what seems to be the important reason for calling us all together so quickly,\u2019 Uviris asked once everyone was seated around the table.<\/p>\n

\u201cFirst off, thank you all for coming on such short notice,\u201d Adama said to them, despite the fact most lived on board the Galactica so they had a short way to travel to the meeting room. \u201cSecond, we have discovered a planet that calls itself Earth.\u201d<\/p>\n

Several members gasped upon hearing what Adam said. If it turned out to be true, then a lot of things needed to be done and quickly as it also meant the end of the journey for them.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s more,\u201d Adama said hoping the rest of what he had to say went as smoothly. \u201cIt also appears the Cylons are here as well, but that\u2019s actually not the most important thing.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cSorry commander, but what could be more important than the Cylons finding us again?\u201d Uri asked.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt seems that in their past they built computers and AI, from what I gather there was a war between the two,\u201d Adama said to them watching them look on.<\/p>\n

\u201cThen, they will probably not be able to help us,\u201d Uviris said. \u201cThe machines on Earth would likely side with the Cylons if war came.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cSo it would seem, but the Cylons attacked the machines on Earth. Right now the machines and humans on Earth are living in a peace,\u201d Adama said, recalling what he had been told.\u00a0 \u201cThey are willing to help us out, in exchange for help as well.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHelp?\u201d Uviris asked with some disbelief in his voice.<\/p>\n

\u201cRight now the planet is covered in an intense electrical cloud which the humans started to ry to deny the machines their source of energy. At the moment our vehicles can go through it without damage.\u00a0 However as we can, so can the Cylons and they attacked the machine city, more specifically the humans on the planet,\u201d Adama said not sure how much to tell the council at the moment.\u00a0 Earth was inhabited by many humans, and were in a way enslaved by the machines and the last thing he wanted was mistrust by the council.<\/p>\n

\u201cCommander, we\u2019re currently fighting a race of machines, they destroyed our homes, killed billions, and you are telling us the planet we\u2019re looking for is run by machines?\u201d Uviris asked.<\/p>\n

\u201cI never said the machines ran Earth, more like both sides have come to a peaceful solution at the moment,\u201d Adama stated. \u201cAnd the machines are more willing to help us than the humans to the point they are already building a battlestar which will be completed shortly.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWorking with machines, impossible,\u201d Uviris stated showing that the thought working with machines would never work. Adama had to agree, and would have agreed if he had not seen for himself what the situation was even as Uviris continued.\u00a0 \u201cI won\u2019t all allow it!\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe need them as much as they need us. Hey are not like the Cylons and seem much more human than the Cylon will ever be,\u201d Adama replied back to them.\u00a0 \u201cI\u2019ve talked with them, and I suggest that you do as well.\u00a0 However there are other problems that are bigger than this.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cBigger than machines running a planet that we were looking for? For your sake I hope its good news,\u201d Uviris replied back and seemed unwilling to back down from his position.<\/p>\n

Adama consider his words then went ahead. \u201cI\u2019ve encountered Count Iblis again,\u201d Adama stated to them.<\/p>\n

\u201cCount Iblis?\u201d Uviris reply back to him. Adama knew they were all thinking about the last time they encountered the man.\u00a0 He had been assumed a survivor, but it turned out he was a destroyer who lied to get what he wanted.\u00a0 He tried to take complete control of the fleet and Adama had no doubt it Iblis had managed to succeed they would not be here now.<\/p>\n

\u201cYes, and he\u2019s on the council of the Earthers, in a way seems to be one of the rulers and holds a lot of power,\u201d Adama said.<\/p>\n

He watched as many on the council seemed to understand that situation. The group they wanted to trust was run by a man who they understood to be an enemy.\u00a0 In a way it almost forced them to work with the machines, as if the universe had some strange plan in place.<\/p>\n

\u201cVery well commander, I shall approve on one condition,\u201d Uviris stated. \u201cYou must remain cautious when dealing with these, machines.\u00a0 I do not trust them yet, even if you say you do.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cFair enough,\u201d Adama replied back knowing Uviris\u2019 support would allow him to continue on his path.<\/p>\n

\u201cI take it you have a plan?\u201d Uri asked.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe machines are building a battlestar, but they need humans to man the ship. I\u2019m sending duplicate personal from the Galactica to help man the ship.\u00a0 They will also help with some humans as well.\u00a0 With the speed they can build ships we can rebuild the fleet quickly,\u201d Adama said.\u00a0 \u201cRight now our task is to defeat the Cylons.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd you think this can work?\u201d Uviris asked.<\/p>\n

\u201cRight now, it\u2019s the only hope we have, the Cylons are here. Without their help I\u2019m not sure how long one battlestar can defend against them with limited supplies,\u201d Adama said seriously.<\/p>\n

\u201cVery well, but I advise caution when working with these machines,\u201d Uri said.<\/p>\n

\u201cAlready am,\u201d Adama said.<\/p>\n

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

\u201cReport centurion,\u201d Hades said as the centurion walked into the room. He wanted the information about the Colonial shuttles which had left the planet.\u00a0 They sent a patrol out to follow and it would only be a matter of time now before he knew where the Galactica and the fleet was located.<\/p>\n

\u201cBy your command, the patrol lost contact with the Colonial ships,\u201d the centurion reported.<\/p>\n

Again?\u201d Hades asked. This information was anything but good news.\u00a0 It meant the Colonials had managed to improve some sort of cloaking devise.\u00a0 \u201cWas there anything unusual in the area?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cNothing that our scanners could detect,\u201d the centurion replied. \u201cThe only possibility is a cloaked ship which they landed on.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYes, but the latest reports we had about Colonial technology reported they were further behind on such innovations than we were,\u201d Hades said thinking about the intelligence for a few seconds. \u201cThough there is no other explanation for what has happened.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hades took a moment to consider what else he could do before making a decision.<\/p>\n

\u201cTell the basestar on the planet\u2019s surface to begin their attack on the humans there. They are to be wiped out at all costs,\u201d Hades said.<\/p>\n

\u201cA raider will have to be sent, communications are jammed due to the clouds,\u201d the centurion said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThen make it so,\u201d Hades said.<\/p>\n

\u201cBy your command,\u201d the centurion said, turning and walking out of the room.<\/p>\n

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

Doctor Wilker looked on in amazement at the speed which the ship was approaching completion. He could actually see the ship come together as he stood and watched.\u00a0 The only real problem came with the fuel for the ship.\u00a0 The machines could not replicate the formula.\u00a0 They could provide the materials for the ship and even some people, but the fuel was the largest block.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt will be ready to go soon,\u201d DE said as it hovered nearby.<\/p>\n

Wilker and it had come to a working relationship and each seemed as fascinated by the other. He wasn\u2019t as intimidated by machines as others were and he found himself watching what they were doing, studying them as much as they were probably studying him.<\/p>\n

\u201cCompletely remarkable,\u201d Wilker said still watching the machines build the ship.<\/p>\n

\u201cYes, it\u2019s amazing how simple in design the ship is,\u201d DE said to him.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen you\u2019re fighting machines you had to be,\u201d Wilker said. \u201cPardon the expression.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cNo harm taken, but it\u2019s completely logical,\u201d DE replied back to him.<\/p>\n

Fighting machines, which were complex if you made something simple it was easier to avoid problems and actually harder for the machines to infiltrate the ship and its computers.<\/p>\n

\u201cTalking with you is much different than if I was talking to a Cylon,\u201d Wilker said honestly. \u201cFrom what we\u2019ve learned over the yehrens the basic soldier has a limited speech ability, mostly to communicate battle instructions.\u00a0 There is a belief that the Cylons have also developed a civilization as well.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cA logical next step, once the conquest is over they will want to become a civilization. Something more than just a destructive machine,\u201d DE replied back to him.\u00a0 \u201cIts what happened to us here once the war had ended, we had a desire to create a civilization for ourselves.\u00a0 Its different from the human civilization, but yet at the same time, very similar as we came from a similar background.\u201d<\/p>\n

Wilker gave that some thought.<\/p>\n

\u201cNot a lot of people will like the idea of having machines as an ally,\u201d Wilker said. \u201cEspecially after the last truce between us they never intended to honor.\u00a0 The war was long and bitter.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ll keep that in memory when dealing with your group,\u201d DE replied back to him.<\/p>\n

Wilker hoped he did, and that they would find a truce between them. He liked DE, an intelligent machine which seemed more human than many others he came across in his travels.\u00a0 Time would tell how they got along.<\/p>\n

End part 23<\/p>\n

Continued in part 24<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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