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Battlestar Argo

by AJ Marks

Part 37: Secret Base

Renee continued to look at her screen even though there was little that she had to do at the moment. There were a few patrols going at the moment but nothing that required a lot of concentration for her.  It had been almost two months since there had been an attack on Earth.  There had not been any new developments on the war so far.  She was beginning to believe that the losses the Arbus had suffered had severely limited the campaigns against them.  She knew that only time would tell for sure.

“Transferring coordinates to green patrol,” she said as another patrol was about to launch. She received the reply back that the coordinates had been received.  “Green patrol, launch when ready.”

She looked over at the monitors to see the two vipers fly out of the launch tubes. It was something that she was used to seeing.  She could think back to when she was on board the battlestar Pacifica. It had been quite an experience and so far this war had not yet equaled the Cylon war in its intensity. There was danger but so far nothing that could not be handled by the Argo. Continue reading…

Battlestar Argo

by AJ Mark

Part 36: A New Mission

Troy made his way down to where Ares’ office was. The group had decided that he should be the one to talk with the commander about what they had come up with in regards to contacting the Colonies.  Many thought that it was something that they needed to do.

“Come in,” Ares’ voice said as the door opened and Troy walked in.

“Captain, what can I do for you today,” Ares asked.

“Well commander, we were talking about contacting the Colonies,” Troy said.

“We cannot risk sending a message to the Colonies that might be intercepted by the Cylons,” Ares said.

“I know commander, but we could send a ship,” Troy said. Continue reading…

Battlestar Argo

by AJ Marks

Part 35: Trails of War

Ares glanced down at his desk. Things had become real hectic since the ambushed meeting.  There was open hostility between the government and the military.  It was really hard because most of the people were supporting the military and not the government.  Many were starting to question the government’s willingness to protect the population.

General Pakrov had turned command of the fleet back over to Ares saying that he didn’t want it. Ares had a feeling that he would need someone like the general and kept in on board the staff.  The destroyer Puma had been finally completed but there was no sign of the Arbus lately.  Ares was not sure if that was good or bad news.

He had a feeling that they were up to something else. With Pakrov’s help they had been quietly searching the area where the Arbus transmissions had come from in hopes of finding what it was. So far it had been silent lately.  There was a few communications to Earth but there was no way of telling who else had picked them up. Continue reading…

Battlestar Argo

by AJ Marks

Part 34: Disturbing Revelations

Ares stood on the bridge of the Argo listening to the damage report from the recent battle. So far there was little damage.  There was some damage to the stealth metal around the ship but nothing that could not be repaired.  There was something strange about the battle to him.  The lose of the Cheetah was a bit of a blow to the fleet. The ship had not fired one shot during the battle making Ares wonder.

“Any news of the ground team,” Ares asked.

“Not yet commander,” Renee said. The last report stated that they had made contact and would be heading back to the shuttle shortly.  Ares had sent down another shuttle just in case they needed another shuttle.  There were also a few more troops inside as well to help protect the landing zone.

“I would like to get out of here as soon as possible,” Ares muttered to himself. He did not want to stay in the area if he did not know what else was out there. Continue reading…

Battlestar Argo

by AJ Mark

Part 33: Deadly Meetings

General Pakrov sat at his desk going over everything that he had. There were stacks of information that went beyond what he could even imagine.  He thought about what had been going on with everything ever since the invasion of the Arbus. He was not sure if what they were doing was the best thing.  He wanted to do his best and at the time the military council had seemed like a good things but now he was not sure.

“General,” his secretary said over the intercom. “A member of the council is here to see you.”

Pakrov sighed knowing what the man was here for. They had lost contact with the Argo shortly after he became commander of the fleet.  Now they did not know where the ship was or why Commander Ares had decided to take the ship.  The council member walked into Pakrov’s office without any permission which did not make Pakrov happy.

“General, I assume that you are working on the whereabouts of the rouge ship Argo and its commander, Ares,” the man said without so much of a hello. Continue reading…

Battlestar Argo

by AJ Marks

Part 32: The Trap is Sprung

Weaver glanced at his findings once more. Again the results were the same as before.  This information was not that good he thought to himself.  He needed to inform Commander Ares about what he had just found out.  He quickly walked over to his communicator to get the commander on the line.

“Commander Ares,” Ares voice said.

“Commander, sorry if I interrupted you, but I have something that I want to inform you about,” Weaver said.

“No problem, what’s wrong,” Ares said having a feeling that there was a problem with something.

“Its the S-metal,” Weaver said. Continue reading…

Battlestar Argo

by AJ Marks

Part 31: Deceptions

Ares glanced around the bridge glad to be back on the Argo. After a couple of weeks of sitting down in a room full of former government officials was enough to make him begin to go crazy.  Now he was finally back where he felt he belonged.  The last part of the meeting dealt with who would have the power and how that power would be handled.  A Republic had been formed as it was thought to be the best way to do anything.

Ares had fought with the politicians about who would be in charge of the military. Several wanted it to be their military officials.  Ares had effectively ended the debate on that one.  He would be in charge of it.  He was the one with the experience in space combat and tactics.  He had argued that putting a person with no experience or abilities in space combat would effectively damage the fighting abilities of the small fleet.  That and he was already up to date as to the abilities and capabilities of the current forces.

There had been a reluctant agreement among the officials. Many were not pleased by what Ares had said.  Several also wanted to know what his real name was.  Ares did not want to get into the fact that he was not from Earth just yet so he sidestepped the issue. Continue reading…

Battlestar Argo

by AJ Marks

Part 30: The Atlantians

Ares was just about to head back to the meeting room with the remaining government officials when the call from Argo came. Doctor Weaver wanted him to see something back on Centari One. He was reluctant to leave and was glad that he bumped into Troy and his group.

“Captain, I’m glad I ran into you,” Ares said. “Would you be willing to head back to Centari One and find out what doctor Weaver has discovered for me?”

“Yeah, I think Nall wanted to go back anyways,” Troy said. The three of them could go on back and report back to the commander.

“Good,” Ares said. “You leave immediately.”

He was gone before anyone could say anything else. Troy and Bri looked at each other in puzzlement then with a shrug they looked at Nall. Continue reading…

Battlestar Argo

by AJ Marks

Part 29: Discoveries

Peter walked over to the communicator. Captain Gunther was reporting in from the Hermes. It appeared that the fight in space had finally ended. It would take a few minutes until any forces from the ships were available to help out on the ground. It was one thing however that he was grateful for. That meant that the forces on the ground would not have to be worried about an air strike or a strike from space.

“How are things going down there,” Gunther asked Peter.

“So far so good,” Peter replied. “We’ve taken most of the town from the Arbus forces. It’s a bit more of a hit and run type tactic that both sides appear to be using.”

“How long before the entire city is under your control,” a new voice said. It took only a second before Commander Ares’ face appeared on the screen. Continue reading…

Battlestar Argo

by AJ Marks

Part 28: Chaos and Order

Ares walked around the bridge of the Tiger. He looked around and spotted Pratt sitting in the command chair. He could tell that Pratt was still trying to get comfortable with commanding a ship. It was a while before Ares had felt comfortable with the command of the Argo.

In a way it was a bit better not to still be part of the Colonial fleet. He never thought that he would have command of his own Battlestar at his age. He figured that he only way he had received the command was the fact that he had no family back at the colonies. That and the facts that he was career military, knew Commander, Backus, and knew Commander Cain.

The Argo had finished her upgrade with the new metal which Ares was glad to get back. Both the Tiger and Argo had full crews and that helped him out. One thing that would have to worked on would be the speed of the Argo. The Tiger and Hermes both were faster than the Argo. Doctor Weaver had made a few improvements in the engine technology after studying the ship that had been left aboard during the encounter with Able. Continue reading…