{"id":465,"date":"2015-07-18T14:46:09","date_gmt":"2015-07-18T14:46:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ajscifistories.com\/?p=465"},"modified":"2015-07-19T16:17:22","modified_gmt":"2015-07-19T16:17:22","slug":"the-milsian-princess-part-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ajscifistories.com\/?p=465","title":{"rendered":"The Milsian Princess &#8211; Part 6"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dislaimer: See Part 1<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #00ffff;\">The Milsian Princess<\/span><\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">by AJ Marks<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #00ffff;\">Part 6<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Mark looked at the scanner wondering what he would do next. The information had proven true and now he looked upon a fleet of ships. The middle ship and largest appeared to be a warship of some sort. It seemed to be about the size of the Nevada and probably had similar capabilities.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWell, now what?\u201d Kim\u2019s voice said.<\/p>\n<p>Mark wondered that as well. The size and composition of the fleet also confirmed Baltar\u2019s story. He really had no idea what he might do now. They could make contact, or he could leave and report this back to HQ and see what they say.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCaptain, we\u2019re being hailed,\u201d Hans said.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Mark actually felt no surprise at the fact they were being hailed. It might be something the Colonials would do, if you believed Baltar. Mark realized he would never know unless he replied back to the hail.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSend it up here,\u201d Mark said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is Commander Adama of the Battlestar Galactica to unknown ship, identify yourself,\u201d the voice said.<\/p>\n<p>Mark thought about the tone, a bit different than Baltar if he spoke the truth. Baltar seemed friendlier but Mark needed to find out for himself.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is Captain Mark Cave of the Alliance battle-cruiser Nevada,\u201d Mark replied back.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Eastern Alliance?\u201d the question came back. Mark frowned slightly at that question. He had never heard of the Eastern Alliance before.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEastern Alliance? I have not heard of that group before,\u201d Mark replied.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThen perhaps we should meet,\u201d Adama said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt might get some confusion out of the way,\u201d Mark said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou are welcome aboard the Galactica, or we can come aboard your ship,\u201d Adama said.<\/p>\n<p>Mark thought about that for a second before finally replying. \u201cI shall come over there.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThen we shall make arrangements, and I look forward to meeting with you,\u201d Adama said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd I you,\u201d Mark replied.<\/p>\n<p>*****<\/p>\n<p>Baltar turned at the entrance of Lucifer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAny news from the Alliance?\u201d Baltar asked.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOnly this message from one of their government officials,\u201d Lucifer said. \u201cThey have located the Galactica for us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Galactica,\u201d Baltar said. Knowing that the battlestar was around he wondered exactly how he could destroy it and gain revenge on Adama.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe do have another basestar in the area, it was the closest one,\u201d Lucifer said.<\/p>\n<p>Baltar hesitated knowing he wanted the glory of destroying the Galactica. But Adama had a way of escaping destruction. If he ordered the basestar to attack he could force the Galactica into a battle leaving it damaged and venerable to his second strike.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHave it head to that area and if the Galactica is there, destroy it,\u201d Baltar ordered.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBy your command,\u201d Lucifer replied.<\/p>\n<p>Now Baltar\u2019s mind quickly worked at how exactly to distract the Alliance while he went to destroy Adama after this attack.<\/p>\n<p>*****<\/p>\n<p>Mark stepped off the shuttle along with John, who would not allow Mark to go over by himself. Mark noticed several men right away, two dressed in tan colors and the third dressed in blue. He noticed the tan men wearing holsters and weapons and figured them as guards. The man in blue with white hair obviously had to be Commander Adama.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWelcome aboard Captain Cave,\u201d the man said. \u201cI am Commander Adama, and this is Captain Apollo and Lieutenant Starbuck.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mark glanced first at the dark haired man called Apollo then at the blonde man. \u201cI\u2019m Captain Mark Cave, and this is Lieutenant John qwert.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have a meeting room set aside where we can talk in comfort,\u201d Adama said.<\/p>\n<p>Mark nodded as the group left the hanger. Mark glanced around it noticing it was larger than the Nevada\u2019s. He also noticed with the Galactica it had two large hangers. He wondered how many hangers the Cylon warship had. Putting that out of his mind he followed Adama up into the ship. He did noticed walking down the hallway that the ship appeared more crowded than a normal warship.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHere we are,\u201d Adama said, as they walked into the room.<\/p>\n<p>Mark noticed right away the technology appeared slightly less advanced than he had expected. He really thought they would have been more advanced. Green monitors on the wall reminded him of holo films of ancient Earth computers. He looked over at John who sat down as well and Mark knew he had seen the technology as well.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWelcome aboard the Galactica again,\u201d Adama said. \u201cI can assume safely that you are not part of the Milsian Empire.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAh, no, but I think you are what is called the Colonials,\u201d Mark replied watching Adama show a bit of shock.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes, you have been talking to the Milsian Empire?\u201d Adama asked.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNot really, we don\u2019t get along very well,\u201d Mark said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWell there is that part where they keep trying to conquer us,\u201d John said. \u201cLike they did with Serria.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSerria?\u201d the man called Starbuck asked.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s the planet a small Milsian fleet orbits right now. They are subjecting the population there to life under Emperor Tony,\u201d Mark said. \u201cWe\u2019ll be launching a counter strike here soon, I hope, part of our reason for being here.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut you knew we were here?\u201d Adama said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes, an anonymous message pointed you out,\u201d Mark said. \u201cAnd we wanted to check out your story.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur story? Seems like you\u2019ve already heard a story,\u201d Apollo said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWell, yes, but I\u2019ve found the best way is straight from the source,\u201d Mark replied.<\/p>\n<p>Mark watched as Adama held up a hand to Apollo before returning his attention back to Mark. \u201cAll right, the short story is we were at war with a race for a long time. They were called the Cylons.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mark nodded as only he and John knew they had met the Cylons already.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWell, we fought them for a thousand years. Then by contacting a councilmember they said they wanted peace. It turned out to be a disaster. The Cylons destroyed our fleet, and our worlds. At the time the colonies had twelve homeworlds representing twelve of the thirteen tribes of mankind,\u201d Adama said. \u201cAfter the devastation I knew the Galactica could not defend what remained of our people. So I gathered all I could and left to find the thirteenth tribe, Earth.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mark sat back listening to the story looking for deception. The story was good, and the commander definitely believed in it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you had been at war for so long how was it the government believed they wanted peace?\u201d Mark finally asked.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBaltar did a good job of that,\u201d Adama said. \u201cHe was a councilman and it was through him they said they wanted peace. Only he knew what their true objective was. I have no idea what they promised him but he made sure our defenses were down when they attacked. Now they hunt us to finish what they started.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mark heard the name and managed to hide his shock over the name. He had a lot to think about right now and wished a bit that he knew who was telling him the truth.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhy would they use a peace treaty to attack, doesn\u2019t sound like something an intelligent race might do,\u201d Mark said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Cylons are a race of machines, they only wish to win. I\u2019ve learned they do not care about honesty, or morals, only that they win, that\u2019s it,\u2019 Admaa said. \u201cAnd their mission at the moment is to eliminate all human life. If they meet you they will try and destroy you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mark mulled this over for several seconds. He had to figure out if Baltar was telling the truth or not. Of course Adama had no idea Mark had already had contact with the Cylons.<\/p>\n<p>*****<\/p>\n<p>Tigh paced on the bridge wondering what was happening now with their latest visitors. The Alliance ship sat at the edge of the fleet not doing anything.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cColonel,\u201d Athena\u2019s voice said, sounding very tense.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat is it,\u201d Tigh said, glad for an interruption of his thoughts.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have a Cylon basestar heading towards the fleet,\u201d Athena replied.<\/p>\n<p>Tigh stopped turning to her. He swallowed once before jumping to action.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSound red alert, where is it coming in from?\u201d Tigh asked.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBringing it up on the screen now colonel,\u201d Athena replied.<\/p>\n<p>Tigh noticed the Cylon basestar would attack the rear of the fleet.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSet course to intercept,\u201d Tigh said as the Galactica went to red alert normal lighting replaced with the red glow of the alert lights. People on the bridge quietly went about their duties preparing for a battle. \u201cSend out the word to all ships in the fleet.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes sir,\u201d Rigel replied.<\/p>\n<p>Tigh wondered briefly what the alliance ship might do, but did not have time to worry about that. His first priority was protecting the fleet.<\/p>\n<p>*****<\/p>\n<p>Mark glanced up when the normal lighting suddenly changed to red along with a sounding tone. He decided from the way the three men jumped the Galactica had gone to red alert, but the question now was why?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTigh, what\u2019s going on?\u201d Adama asked at the intercom. Mark thought he moved pretty fast for someone his age.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCommander, scanners indicate a Cylon basestar incoming,\u201d a voice replied back.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLaunch all vipers, I\u2019ll be there shortly,\u201d Adama said. Mark watched him turn back to him in deep thought. \u201cI suggest you return to your ship captain.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat probably would be a good idea,\u201d Mark replied. He turned to John who appeared ready to get off the ship if battle would happen. Not that Mark could blame him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ll take him down,\u201d Apollo stated. They began walking down the hallway. \u201cHave you heard of Alphas, Betas and Gammas?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mark felt a bit of shock at the question wondering if Apollo knew or not. \u201cWell, we know it as part of the class social system of the Milsian Empire. Alpha Superior is the highest, made up of the current Emperor\u2019s family, then Alphas, Betas, Deltas, Gammas, and finally Epsilons.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA social class?\u201d Starbuck said. \u201cMight explain the tension we felt meeting them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019ve met them? Have they met these Cylons?\u201d Mark asked.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNot that I\u2019m aware of, but they have attacked them while they were defending a plant from attack by, um, well, the Alliance,\u201d Apollo replied.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI see,\u201d Mark said. \u201cThey lie very easily.\u201d Mark wondered if the Cylons lied as easily as the Milsians did. If they did then Baltar did a good job of making these look different.<\/p>\n<p>The hanger looked quite different than before. Pilots raced to their battlestations while fighter crews made sure every fighter was armed and fueled ready to go.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHow quickly can you get out of here?\u201d Apollo asked over the noise.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cQuite quickly, don\u2019t worry about that,\u201d John replied back.<\/p>\n<p>Mark followed John on board the shuttle quickly heading to a seat while John prepped the shuttle for launch. Mark worked on communications hearing the shuttle\u2019s engines powering up to the point it was ready for launching. He felt the acceleration of the shuttle a second later the communicator came to life.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCaptain Cave, come in,\u201d Kim\u2019s voice said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cColonel, good to hear your voice, what\u2019s the situation?\u201d Mark asked.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe fleet is doing some radical maneuvering,\u201d Kim replied.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIs there a Cylon ship on the scanners?\u201d Mark asked.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWait, yes, it just came into range,\u201d Kim stated. \u201cOh great, we\u2019re going to be in a battle between two forces.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPrep jump engines and get me HQ,\u201d Mark said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnderstood,\u201d Kim said.<\/p>\n<p>Mark turned to look outside the forward windows watching John pilot the shuttle with ease. The Nevada came into view finally. Mark finally breathed a sigh of relief when the shuttle landed in the hanger.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou need me to do anything?\u201d John asked.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGather up the pilots and keep then ready, just in case,\u201d Mark said. He had no idea what would happen in this battle and he wanted to be prepared. He quickly headed up to the bridge to see what would happen next.<\/p>\n<p>*****<\/p>\n<p>\u201cReport Lucifer,\u201d Baltar said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBy your command,\u2019 Lucifer replied. \u201cThe basestar has engaged the Galactica and the Colonial fleet.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cExcellent,\u201d Baltar replied. \u201cHow quickly can we engage the Galactica?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt our present speed, in sixty centons,\u201d Lucifer replied.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHave all our pilots ready to engage,\u201d Baltar said. \u201cI want our forces ready to destroy the Galactica. Not a ship of that fleet is to survive.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Baltar knew when he arrived the battle would have been engaged for a while making the warriors tired. His centurions would come in fresh and fully armed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI will make sure all pilots know your orders Baltar,\u201d Lucifer said.<\/p>\n<p>Baltar watched Lucifer walk out of the room to carry out the orders. Baltar smiled finally having Adama right where he wanted him.<\/p>\n<p>*****<\/p>\n<p>Mark glanced at the scanner on the bridge wondering who might win this battle. He could see that the Galactica\u2019s fighter squadrons had already engaged in the Cylon forces. He noticed the large number of fighters compared to the Alliance ships. The Nevada held fifty fighters and the Cylon warships appeared to hold even more.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLooks like a large fight,\u201d Kim said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn terms of fighters, yep, but there are only two warships,\u201d Mark stated.<\/p>\n<p>The two warships continued to close the distance and he started seeing damage begin to appear on both ships. They had engaged each other.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo shields captain,\u201d Kim said finally.<\/p>\n<p>Mark glanced down noticing that as well. Their ships might not have as many fighters but their ships had better protection.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNew incoming Cylon fighters,\u201d Yvette, the weapons officer, suddenly said.<\/p>\n<p>Mark glanced around the scanner before seeing the fighter formation. He noticed it was now behind them and heading right towards them.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOrders captain?\u201d Kim asked.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRaise shields,\u201d Mark said. He wondered exactly what would happen next. \u201cOrder all pilots ready to launch.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCaptain, is that wise, they are our allies,\u201d Kim said, confused at the order.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJust do it, I\u2019ve had some new information lately and if it\u2019s right they will attack us,\u201d Mark said.<\/p>\n<p>Mark watched as the Cylon ships closed in. They would either pass right by the Nevada or they would attack his ship with little warning. He rubbed his forehead feeling the strain of the situation wearing on him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cStill closing in sir, shall we open a hailing frequency?\u201d Hans asked.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo, move us further away from the Colonial fleet,\u201d Mark said. He wanted to see if the Cylons would change course slightly to attack a ship with humans on it or ignore it and go for the Colonial fleet.<\/p>\n<p>He watched the Nevada turn slightly and begin moving away from the fleet. He glanced at the Cylons waiting several seconds. He almost breathed a sigh of relieve and then several fighters changed course heading straight to the Nevada. He quickly activated the communicator and waited patiently for John to reply.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat\u2019s up skip?\u201d John\u2019s voice said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you launch it\u2019s probably to engage Cylon forces,\u201d Mark said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCylon, all right,\u201d John said. \u201cNumbers?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAround a hundred and fifty right now,\u201d Mark said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOh, only outnumbered three to one,\u201d John\u2019s reply came back. Both understood the news meant nothing good. Mark could only hope the Starcats were as good as the designers had made them.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCylon fighters firing on us captain,\u201d Hans said. Mark really did not need Hans to mention that as he rocked slightly by the hits to the Nevada.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShields holding captain,\u2019 Kim said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLaunch fighters, engage hostile forces,\u201d Mark replied.<\/p>\n<p>*****<\/p>\n<p>Adama turned when Athena mentioned that Cylon forces were approaching from behind them. He should have figured something like this. Draw the Galactica away from the fleet then split his forces.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCan any squadron break away to engage?\u201d Adama asked.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBlue squadron,\u201d Omega replied.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHave them turn to engage them then,\u201d Adama said. He wondered if there was another Cylon basestar out there that he did not know about. Now he had to finish off this basestar with as little damage as possible and possibly engage a second basestar.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDamage to alpha hanger, minor though,\u201d Tigh said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHave the damage control teams begin work on it,\u201d Adama said. He glanced at the scanners which indicated the damage to the basestar. So far the basestar had suffered more damage than the Galactica. Adama knew that in battle things could change in a moment. He hoped his luck would hold on a bit longer.<\/p>\n<p>*****<\/p>\n<p>Crystal walked up to her fighter under the stares of several others. Beside her John stood before giving her a pat on the shoulder.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDon\u2019t worry about them, right now we have a problem with the Cylons,\u201d John said. \u201cIf what the Colonials said was true, the Cylons pose a threat to both the Milsian and Alliance.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Crystal heard the words but knew her only real concern, staying alive to gain revenge. She only cared about that and if protecting the Nevada helped her gain that revenge she did not care.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSeems like according to the Colonials all the Cylons want to do is destroy humanity,\u201d John said. \u201cThe only orders right now are protect the Nevada from the Cylons attacking us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Crystal nodded her head before climbing into the fighter. She turned slightly confused when a mechanic handed her the interface helmet.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGo get them,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDon\u2019t worry,\u201d Crystal said thinking how much he looked like the head mechanic on the Kitakkim. The one place she had any friends at all and even then she wondered if that had been controlled.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSkull seven, cleared for launch,\u201d the bridge said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLaunching,\u201d Crystal replied, as her fighter raced out into space. Her scanner quickly came to life with multiple targets. She quickly picked out the closest enemy fighter destroying rather easily. The disk shaped fighter exploded even as Crystal moved on to her second target. She destroyed that one too before finally destroying the third fighter. She glanced at the scanner noticing right away that the Cylons appeared to fly in groups of three. If they all fought like this she could have an easy fight.<\/p>\n<p>*****<\/p>\n<p>Apollo glanced at his scanner at the incoming Cylon raiders and at the fact many of the raiders had stopped to engage the Alliance warship. Apollo did not know what the capabilities of the Alliance ships were but he hoped they could defend themselves. The Galactica\u2019s fighter squadrons were stretched to the limit right now.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHeads up, here they come,\u201d Apollo said. He switched over to his targeting computer and opened fire on the Cylons. Space immediately criss-crossed with red and blue laser fire as the two groups engaged each other.<\/p>\n<p>Apollo destroyed one before turning to engage another Cylon raider. That one was destroyed before he realized there were about forty or so unknown fighters in combat with them. He quickly realized they had to be the Alliance fighters.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cStarbuck, make sure you don\u2019t destroy the unknown fighters, they have a human pilot,\u201d Apollo said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYeah, I know, saw one streak through destroy three Cylon raiders and continue on like nothing happened,\u201d Starbuck replied.<\/p>\n<p>Apollo thought that would be impressive, but then concentrated on the next Cylon raider.<\/p>\n<p>Apollo turned away a few moments later to survey the situation when he noticed an Alliance fighter on his scanner. Two Cylon raiders disappeared on the scanner as the Alliance fighter continued on to another group of Cylons. Apollo figured that to be the fighter Starbuck spoke about. He watched for a few moments as whoever piloted the fighter destroyed another three while he watched.<\/p>\n<p>The pilot seemed to weave a path of destruction wherever it went. He shook his head then re-engaged wondering where the Cylon basestar would be.<\/p>\n<p>*****<\/p>\n<p>\u201cReport Lucifer,\u201d Baltar stated watching the Cylon enter the room. \u201cAre the Galactica\u2019s warriors eliminated yet?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNot yet Baltar, there appears to be a slight problem,\u201d Lucifer said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Pegasus?\u201d Baltar asked. He had almost been caught once by Commander Cain and he did not want that to happen again.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNot the Pegasus, but it appears there is an Alliance ship as part of the fleet,\u201d Lucifer said. \u201cIts fighters are putting up tremendous resistance.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat?\u201d Baltar stammered. He had not expected an Alliance ship with the Colonial fleet. \u201cOrder a retreat at once, frack!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBy your command Baltar,\u201d Lucifer replied.<\/p>\n<p>Baltar felt slightly sick. \u201cAnd why were our forces attacking an Alliance ship Lucifer?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou ordered all ships in the fleet to be destroyed. It was part of the fleet and trying to run when our forces engaged,\u201d Lucifer replied logically.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGet out of my sight, and get us back to the Alliance world, Pacifica at once,\u201d Baltar said. He had to do some quick thinking to get out of this one. His entire plan appeared to go up in smoke rather quickly. He realized one person who could help him, Senator Agnot. Yes, the senator, after all they were very much alike and Baltar planned to use that to his advantage.<\/p>\n<p>End Part 6<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ajscifistories.com\/?p=474\">Continued in Part 7<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dislaimer: See Part 1 The Milsian Princess by AJ Marks Part 6 Mark looked at the scanner wondering what he would do next. The information had proven true and now he looked upon a fleet of ships. The middle ship and largest appeared to be a warship of some sort. 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