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Battlestar Argo

by AJ Marks

Part 56: Final Assault

Ares glanced down at the control room. Rebecca had taken back over the communications of the Argo once Mary had turned two. He found himself glad when she came back on board. There was a little bit of family missing on board the battlestar the last couple of years. Now the First Fleet lined up for what he hoped would be the final assault on the Arbus Empire.

“Commander, the Skartian battle-cruiser is reporting ready,” Rebecca said.

“Good, inform Teela that we’ll be ready in one hour,” Ares said.

“Understood,” Rebecca said.

“Incoming message from Commander Pratt,” Rebecca said. “He says its important and private.”

“I’ll take it in my room,” Ares said walking off the bridge towards his office. Sitting down at his desk he activated the screen watching as Pratt’s face appeared. Advanced in technology had sped up communications as distances increased. “Pratt, what’s up?” Continue reading…

Battlestar Argo

by AJ Marks

Part 54: Familiar Foe

Renee glanced around at the bridge of the Fire Ant as the crew watched the space station of the Arbus. She wanted to make sure they had the best information she could give them. So far all they had found had been about a half-dozen warships.

“All right, we head back. I haven’t seen anything new in the past day that might indicate something happening,” Renee said.

The crew started the procedure to head back to the First fleet. Once back Renee would give her report and then Commander Ares would make a decision on wither or not he would attack. She could almost say with certainty that he would say attack.

“Any ships in our path back,” Renee asked the scanner.

“No captain,” the reply came. Continue reading…

Battlestar Argo

by AJ Marks

Part 53: The Cylon Rumors

Ares waited on the hangar of the Argo for General Pakrov to arrive. The shuttle had landed and the door opened to allow the Russian born general onto the deck.

“Welcome on board the Argo general,” Ares said, walking up to the man.

“Commander Ares, glad to be here,” Pakrov replied.

“The ground forces will be a welcomed relief for my forces,” Ares said.

“I bet, any new attacks,” Pakrov asked.

“No, we know where the nearby Arbus base is and are keeping an eye on it,” Ares said. “The patrol ship keeps in contact at a regular interval.”

“What should I tell Captain Jones his mission is,” Pakrov said. Continue reading…

Battlestar Argo

by AJ Marks

Part 52: Counter-Attack

Troy landed the shuttle down on the surface of Skatia near the new settlement of Skartians. It had taken a while but the clones had been integrated into the colony. No one could say with any certainty which side the Skartian clones would be on. As a result the clones were put to work farming, building buildings and other meaningless tasks.

“Captain,” Ares’ voice said.

“Here commander,” Troy replied.

“We need you back at the Argo. The patrols have reported an incoming Arbus battle fleet,” Ares said.

“On my way,” Troy said. He turned to Keela who stood nearby. “I need to get back. The counterattack we’ve been expecting is coming.”

“We’ll be ready down here as well,” Keela said. “Good luck captain.” Continue reading…

Battlestar Argo

by AJ Marks

Part 51: Skartia

Troy glanced over at the house that Nall had bought. The house had one story three bedroom and two and a half baths. The neighborhood seemed to be nice and had been recently rebuilt.

“So, what do you think,” Nall asked them.

“I like it,” Bri said turning towards Nall. “It’s you.”

“Yep, a regular stud-pad,” he said thrusting out his chest.

“I’m sure that Rebecca will agree,” Bri said. “Wait until I tell Mary that when she’s older.”

“You wouldn’t,” Nall said. “You would.”

“In a way I feel sorry for Mary already,” Troy said. “She’s got Nall as a father and Bri as an aunt.” Continue reading…

Battlestar Argo

by AJ Marks

Part 50: Births and Babies

Troy walked back to his quarters holding the file in his hands. He wondered why he would get something and who it could be from. There were few people who knew about the mission and no one would have know who Gunther would have encountered upon their return to the Colonies.

“What’s up Troy,” Bri said from where she was sitting. “Something go wrong in the meeting?”

“No, everything went about as we expected except for one thing,” Troy replied.

“What was that,” Bri asked. She wanted to know what had happened.

“I got a message from someone back at the Colonies,” he replied. “It’s a bit of a mystery, but I guess I will find out.” He glanced at the tape and then at the player wondering if he wanted to play the message. Bri took the tape and placed it into the player handing him the player.

“Push play,” she told him. Continue reading…

Battlestar Argo

by AJ Marks

Part 49: Return

Troy waited on the deck of the Argo for his wife. Her viper was going to be landing after more training with the new recruits. It was a never ending flow of new people. He was waiting for the latest reports on the recruits before placing them somewhere in the fleet. He had been finally moved up to captain of all fighter squadrons just last month. That was when Commander Ares had realized that he needed a person to oversee all fighter squadrons.

General Pakrov basically said that Troy was now the leader of the air wing of Earth’s space forces. Pakrov had a way of making someone’s job seem simplistic yet complex at the same time. He placed himself as head commander of the ground forces on the warships and security personal of the stations. He also saw Commander Ares as the person who was in charge of the fleet. Together they all worked together to make sure that everything ran smoothly.

The sounds of an incoming viper caught Troy’s attention as the recruit landed first then Bri. It was strange to think that when many of them had left the Colonies they were fresh out of flight school. Now many were in command positions quicker than most had ever thought possible. Continue reading…

Battlestar Argo

by AJ Marks

Part 48: Homecomings and Disappointments

“Commander,” the scanner operator said getting the commander’s attention.

“What is it,” the commander asked walking over to where the scanner operator was.

“I’m picking up a strange reading on the scanners. It appears and disappears almost as if the scanner cannot get a fix on whatever is out there,” the scanner operator said.

“Interesting,” the man replied. “Helm, take us in that direction and see if we can find out what is there,” the commander said.

The battlestar turned heading toward what was appearing on the scanner.

“Commander, incoming message,” the communications officer said with a bit of shock in his voice. Continue reading…