{"id":1398,"date":"2016-04-13T07:27:21","date_gmt":"2016-04-13T12:27:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ajscifistories.com\/?p=1398"},"modified":"2016-04-16T07:17:21","modified_gmt":"2016-04-16T12:17:21","slug":"black-alpha-one-part-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ajscifistories.com\/?p=1398","title":{"rendered":"Black Alpha One – Part 6"},"content":{"rendered":"

Black Alpha One<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

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

Part 6<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Jack made his way through the hallways towards the Presidential office knowing they were not expecting him at this time of night. He also knew what he had to say would shock her.\u00a0 Black Alpha One had only been initiated only thirty minutes ago and he wanted to give her enough time to prepare.<\/p>\n

Walking up to the office he noticed the President\u2019s aide look up at him, then down at his computer, frowning at what he didn\u2019t see.<\/p>\n

\u201cUm, I don\u2019t see you scheduled,\u201d he said, confused.<\/p>\n

\u201cI know,\u201d Jack replied walking right past the aide and barged into the room taking a second to see who the President was with. Senator Aymil was in the room, and normally Jack would have been a bit more tactful, but he knew the time for such pleasantries was over.<\/p>\n

\u201cI see the military has no respect for anyone these days,\u201d Aymil said, looking at Jack in disgust.<\/p>\n

\u201cI need to speak with the President now,\u201d Jack replied even as the Senator stared at him, Jack didn\u2019t back down and the President seemed to sense the urgency.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd what could possibly be so important to barge into a scheduled meeting,\u201d Aymil said. \u201cYou can wait until I\u2019m done.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cCode Black Alpha One,\u201d Jack said over riding the Senator, and watching as Angie absorbed the code and looked back at him in shock.<\/p>\n

\u201cCode Black Alpha One, are you sure?\u201d she asked.<\/p>\n

\u201cYes ma\u2019am,\u201d Jack replied back to her. She shifted slightly and seemed to be worried about what would happen next even as she seemed to understand what the code meant.<\/p>\n

\u201cSorry Senator, but I have to take this,\u201d Angie finally said, and they both watched as the Senator turned red in anger at being dismissed. Jack wondered if it was from being dismissed, or that a woman had done it.<\/p>\n

Jack hesitated only for a second before deciding to include the Senator as well. He would need to know eventually, especially as the information was scheduled to be released now and he turned back to the President.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat happened?\u201d she asked.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe battlegroups Kiev and Seydlitz, patrolling the Black Zone, have encountered and engaged hostile forces. Reports are still coming in, but from the looks of it, at least two large warships,\u201d Jack said, recalling the brief report despite the fact the battle was still going on when he left and he didn\u2019t have the results yet.<\/p>\n

\u201cHostile forces, more like trumped up forces to prevent the reduction in military spending, a scam of the worse kind,\u201d the senator said, almost shouting at him.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou have no idea,\u201d Jack said looking at the senator then back to the President.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat other preparations have been made?\u201d Angie asked as Jack shifted gears to give his report.<\/p>\n

\u201cStandard, leaves cancel along with the Ark Royal and Bismarck battlegroups are taking supplies right now to move out, and we\u2019ve moved to Defcon 2. I also started Operation Nevada,\u201d Jack told her, of course almost everything was set in place in case Black Alpha One was declared, all but Operation Nevada.<\/p>\n

\u201cI see, well, I guess there is little for us to do, what about the rest of the fleet?\u201d Angie asked.<\/p>\n

Jack pulled out his tablet and brought up the file in question which showed the position of all the ships at the moment. \u201cAdmiral Anders, in the Seydlitz, is here,\u201d Jack said, pointing to a spot in the Black Zone.\u00a0 \u201cHe is also engaged with Cylon forces there, when I left there was a report of Colonial ships so the odds are good there are Colonial warships there as well.\u00a0 He engaged because they were being overwhelmed.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThen you admit to bringing us into a war we are not involved in. Such recklessness is typical of the military and you will be punished for this, your career is over admiral,\u201d Aymil said to him, almost looking ecstatic at the fact he thought he had something on him.\u00a0 \u201cThese Cylon and Colonials, made up names.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cNo,\u201d Jack said calmly. \u201cYou want to know the truth, have a seat.\u201d<\/p>\n

He waited a few seconds watching the Senator war between racing out and wanting to know more. He finally sat down.\u00a0 \u201cWell, go ahead and lie, this should be good.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cTen years ago the event which rocked our world wasn\u2019t an asteroid, but a large space ship,\u201d Jack said watching as Aymil rolled his eyes even as he brought up the file and turned the tablet a bit. \u201cIt was unlike anything we had ever seen before, almost a mile long.\u00a0 Our top scientists went to work on it, and we kept a secret from the population, because the crew had been human.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHuman, I doubt that,\u201d Aymil interrupted obviously unimpressed by the explanation.<\/p>\n

Jack brought up a few of the pictures and flipped through them so Aymil could see them before continuing. \u201cAs you can see, the wreck looks very similar to our battlestars that is no accident.\u00a0 Didn\u2019t you ever wonder how we managed to boost our technologies so quickly after the event, we reversed engineered the ship and even learned their language.\u201d<\/p>\n

He watched as the Senator seemed to scoff at the information Jack gave him.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is more,\u201d Jack said. \u201cWe learned from their computers that they were fighting a war against a race of machines called Cylons.\u00a0 They were focused on the goal of destroying all organic lifeforms.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cA well-rehearsed story and lovely doctored pictures you have here, something anyone with a computer could do, and probably from some conspiracy website,\u201d Aymil said. \u201cIt doesn\u2019t change a thing, and only strengthens my resolve to make sure those cuts go through.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jack watched as he stood up and stormed out, slamming the door behind him. Jack turned back to Angie waiting to see what she would say.<\/p>\n

\u201cI doubt anything you could have said would have changed his mind. He would have warped anything you said to fit his disillusions,\u201d Angie said to him.\u00a0 \u201cI wonder if even meeting a Colonial would change his mind.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cProbably not,\u201d Jack said.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo, anything else going on?\u201d Angie asked.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have a meeting with all battlestar commanders in thirty minutes,\u201d Jack said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019d better grab something to eat then if I want to stay awake for this,\u201d Angie said with a sigh. \u201cIt\u2019s going to be a long night.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jack had to agree. Things had escalated quickly from the last time he met with her.<\/p>\n

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

Nick pulled another tight turn before catching another Cylon from behind and watching it explode. He forgot in that moment he had taken a life as he was in survival mode doing everything possible to ensure he would not die.\u00a0 Training had taken over the moment the shooting started and he never stopped to think.\u00a0 Stopping could cost you your life in this situation.<\/p>\n

\u201cSlim, watch it, you\u2019ve got two on your tail,\u201d he heard Twitch say.<\/p>\n

\u201cGet\u2019em,\u201d Nick said to James, turning to avoid their shots. The warning had been in time for him to evade.<\/p>\n

\u201cSplash one,\u201d James said.<\/p>\n

\u201cSplash two,\u201d a second voice said. Nick now had a clear tail, for now.<\/p>\n

\u201cThanks,\u201d he said to the two pilots and went back into the fight.<\/p>\n

He had four kills already as the battle seemed to be winding down a bit. He took a moment to look at the scanner to get a better look of how the battle was going.\u00a0 He saw the fleet engaged with the Cylon capital ships, along with a new warship he was not familiar with.<\/p>\n

\u201cAngel squad, stay here and mop up, the rest of the squadrons line up with your squadron leaders,\u201d Nick heard Skull leader say.<\/p>\n

Nick turned and lined up with Twitch and then the rest of the squadron which survived the battle. A few were missing and he realized they were either destroyed or damaged and had to return.\u00a0 He decided not to dwell on it too much as his squadron headed away from the combat zone.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re covering for another squadron so they can rearm and refuel,\u201d Skull leader said.<\/p>\n

He wondered if it had anything to do with the fact there was another battlestar and other humans out here. The question came up, who were they?\u00a0 He had so many questions and no answers and hoped everything would be explained to him.\u00a0 The scanner picked up a fleet of ships, a lot of them and his computer identified a few of the ships, mostly civilian as a squad of unknown fighters headed towards the new battlestar.<\/p>\n

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

Adama looked up from his command chair on the bridge of the Galactica hearing the latest reports. Silver Spar squadron was headed back to the battlestar to refuel and rearm even the basestars were engaged.\u00a0 They had received reports of damage to the basestars with little damage in return, which relieved him a bit.\u00a0 The unknown help still puzzled him and he hoped to get some answers soon.<\/p>\n

The three basestars were overwhelmed by the firepower of the combined effort of the new fleet of warships and the Galactica. The Cylons had lost a lot of raiders in the first part of the battle and now the vipers were swarming in to help damage and destroy the basestars.\u00a0 Even as he watched one basestar started to go critical and exploded.<\/p>\n

\u201cOne basestar destroyed,\u201d Tigh said to everyone on the bridge.<\/p>\n

Adama watched as the mood on the bridge lessened from the tension at the beginning of the battle. The crewmembers could see themselves surviving the battle, something few were able to see at the beginning of the battle.\u00a0 Adama ordered a new course which would allow them to engage the second basestar.<\/p>\n

He watched on the scanner as the Galactica moved into a new position to engage the basestar. The other two battlestar were closing in as well, engaging the Cylons and taking them on as the smaller ships were busy as well.\u00a0 He figured they were warships but none of them were recognized by the warbook.<\/p>\n

\u201cDamage report?\u201d Adama asked as the second basestar exploded leaving everyone to focus on the last one.<\/p>\n

\u201cAll sections report operational, repair crews are working on a few areas, but we are battle-ready,\u201d Athena replied.<\/p>\n

\u201cDamage to the fleet?\u201d Adama asked, hoping no raiders made it past them and into the fleet.<\/p>\n

\u201cReceiving no reports of any damage to the fleet, seems like the raiders were occupied with destroying us first,\u201d Tigh said.<\/p>\n

\u201cGood,\u201d Adama said, knowing that the Cylon strategy was sound, destroy the defenders the rest would be easy prey.<\/p>\n

\u201cSilver spar squadron had finished refueling, launching to cover the fleet,\u201d Omega said.<\/p>\n

Adama nodded, relieved that the battle had gone so well and they had managed to survive, something he did not expect at the beginning when he was outnumbered three to one. Now he could focus more on who their new \u2018allies\u2019 were and where they came from.\u00a0 He started to ask Athena to contact then when she said a message had come for them.\u00a0 He motioned for her to put it on his screen and the blonde appeared again.<\/p>\n

\u201cCommander, I\u2019ve been asked by my superiors to meet with you,\u201d she said to him.<\/p>\n

\u201cSounds good, I think we both have some questions,\u201d Adama said to her, she said nothing but he didn\u2019t expect her to at that. \u201cWe have some things to take care of first.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe can come over there, or you can come over here,\u201d she said to him.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ll make arrangements and then head over to your ship,\u201d Adama said finally.<\/p>\n

\u201cUnderstood,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

The screen went blank and Adama knew he had some people to inform considering what happened. The council would want to know what was going on, and at least one would want to come over as well, and he wanted to have Starbuck and Apollo go with him.\u00a0 He motioned for Tigh to take over the bridge as he headed off to get prepared to head over to the Seydlitz and a meeting he hoped would answer some questions.<\/p>\n

End part 6<\/p>\n

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