{"id":474,"date":"2015-07-19T16:16:54","date_gmt":"2015-07-19T16:16:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ajscifistories.com\/?p=474"},"modified":"2015-07-19T16:16:54","modified_gmt":"2015-07-19T16:16:54","slug":"the-milsian-princess-part-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ajscifistories.com\/?p=474","title":{"rendered":"The Milsian Princess – Part 7"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Milsian Princess<\/span><\/h2>\n

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

Part 7<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cCaptain, Cylon forces retreating,\u201d Kim said.<\/p>\n

Mark saw that in the scanner as well. He quickly scanned the preliminary damage report noticing the shields had held for most of the battle.<\/p>\n

He looked around for the Galactica quickly spotting it. The Cylon basestar no longer appeared on the scanner and Mark wondered if it had retreated or been destroyed.<\/p>\n

\u201cIncoming message from the Galactica,\u201d Hans said.<\/p>\n

\u201cPut it though,\u201d Mark said.<\/p>\n

\u201cDo you require assistance?\u201d Adama\u2019s voice replied.<\/p>\n

\u201cNo, we came though quite all right,\u201d Mark replied. \u201cI think we need to talk again though.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI think we should as well, our ship took some damage to our hangers though,\u201d Adama said. \u201cIt will take some time for us to repair them enough for your shuttle to land.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI extend the invitation for you to come over to our ship then,\u201d Mark said. He had the feeling that they might very well be fighting the Cylons together very soon again.<\/p>\n

\u201cOnce I have gone over the damage to the Galactica I\u2019ll be over,\u201d Adama said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThen I look forward to seeing you,\u201d Mark said. He turned to Yvette and Kim after the communications ended. \u201cLosses?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe lost seven fighters,\u201d Kim replied. \u201cBut, well, the big thing, the Milsian pilot, her kills.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mark wondered what Kim meant and glanced down at the kill board. Crystal\u2019s had destroyed almost twenty-eight fighters, and had only stopped because she ran low on fuel. He glanced through the rest of the pilots noticing that John had eight kills, the next highest.<\/p>\n

\u201cKim, set up the reports and I\u2019ll be in my office. If Commander Adama calls transfer it to my office,\u201d Mark stated.<\/p>\n

\u201cAll right, but why were we defending ourselves against the Cylons? I thought they were our allies?\u201d Kim finally asked.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt seems that our friendly Baltar lied to us,\u201d Mark said, watching Kim roll her eyes at that.<\/p>\n

\u201cShall I send a message to HQ?\u201d Kim asked.<\/p>\n

Mark thought that one over before finally replying. \u201cNo, I want to have more information when I talk to them.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kim nodded as Mark turned to head off the bridge. He wondered what would happen next.<\/p>\n

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

Adama walked on board the battle-cruiser Nevada. Standing nearby the captain, Mark Cave along with a few others Adama did not recognize. Starbuck and Boomer stepped out of the shuttle along with him. Apollo stayed on board the Galactica to command the fighter squadrons.<\/p>\n

\u201cWelcome aboard Commander Adama,\u201d Mark said greeting him. \u201cThis is my second in command, Colonel Kim Geros, and you know Lieutenant John, Skull leader.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is good to be aboard,\u201d Adama replied. \u201cAnd we thank you for your help.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWell, actually, we only helped because the Cylons attacked us,\u201d Mark replied. Adama felt a bit surprised by the honesty of the captain. \u201cShall we go sit down and continue this discussion.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cSounds great,\u201d Adama said. He walked with Mark observing the rest of the crew. He noticed the complete lack of tension on board the Nevada that he had when on board the Kitakkim. People who walked around did so with purpose. Adama had gotten used to people wondering around hallways for fun, exercise, and no purpose in mind.<\/p>\n

\u201cTell me more about this Baltar fellow?\u201d Mark asked as they got on board the elevator.<\/p>\n

Adama again felt slightly off-balance with the question but decided nothing to lose by answering it. \u201cWell, he was part of the council, and got into the President\u2019s good side. You might have called him a top advisor at the end. It was him who advised the President not to launch fighters to help my son. It was Baltar who helped sabotage the Colony\u2019s defenses, and through him we were completely defenseless when the Cylons attacked.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHelped your son? What happened?\u201d Mark asked.<\/p>\n

Adama walked down the corridor and into the meeting room before answering that question. \u201cMy two sons were patrolling nearby, routine stuff and spotted the Cylon attack fleet. One had his viper damaged. He was destroyed just as he made it back to the fleet.\u201d<\/p>\n

Adama could still feel the loss and complete look of utter shock on the President\u2019s face at that moment. They both knew something had gone wrong. Adama had understood the Cylons were attacking while the President called out for Baltar who had already fled the Atlantia.<\/p>\n

\u201cSorry to hear that,\u201d Mark replied. \u201cSo your opinion is not to trust Baltar.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cNo,\u201d Adama said. \u201cAnd especially not the Cylons. They have destroyed at least two races, including their own race.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cTheir own race?\u201d Mark asked.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Cylons were once a reptilian race who were overthrown by their own creations. Since then they have a dislike for all organic races,\u201d Adama replied.<\/p>\n

\u201cI see,\u201d Mark said. \u201cIt\u2019s a problem here, as we have already met the Cylons, and talked with Baltar.\u201d<\/p>\n

Adama felt shock at that statement. He had not expected to hear that.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe made it sound like you and this fleet were outcasts of the Cylon Empire,\u201d Mark said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat a bunch of felbercarb,\u201d Starbuck said. Adama looked over to see both Starbuck and Boomer outraged at the idea. Adama had to admit, he did not like the idea either.<\/p>\n

\u201cWell, it makes sense to us, as that\u2019s the history we have. The Milsian Empire are outcasts of our own civilization. A civil war that ended with the ousting of a ruthless dictator. Instead of executing him, like we should have done, they put him and his followers in ships and told him to get lost,\u201d Mark said. \u201cNow we\u2019ve had constant war with them for a hundred years. So this aspect of you being an outcast isn\u2019t that farfetched with me.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd yet that is something similar that we were given by the Milsians, they were trying to defend themselves against you,\u201d Adama said. He thought everything seemed very confusing and he wondered who exactly to trust.<\/p>\n

Adama also understood that the captain sitting across from him had the same problem. The big difference, Adama had several thousand people sitting in ships hoping he made the right decisions.<\/p>\n

\u201cHmm, an interesting dilemma,\u201d Mark finally replied.<\/p>\n

\u201cI will admit, it is indeed, and finding out who to trust is difficult,\u201d Adama stated.<\/p>\n

\u201cCaptain,\u201d the communicator chimed in interrupting anything else either of them might say.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat\u2019s going on?\u201d Mark replied.<\/p>\n

\u201cIncoming message for you from HQ.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAll right, I\u2019ll take it in my office, be there in a second,\u201d Mark replied.<\/p>\n

\u201cYes sir.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you\u2019ll excuse me for a second,\u201d Mark said.<\/p>\n

\u201cOf course,\u201d Adama replied knowing that command never seemed to cooperate. There would always be something to interfere.<\/p>\n

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

Mark sat down at his desk wondering what HQ wanted. He still had another hour till his report would be due. He activated the screen watching as Admiral Corey Pappas appeared.<\/p>\n

\u201cAdmiral,\u201d Mark said waiting to see what Corey said.<\/p>\n

\u201cCaptain, you attacked Cylon forces?\u201d Corey asked. Mark frowned slightly before realizing that of course Baltar would not hesitate to inform the Alliance of the Nevada\u2019s actions.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter they attacked us admiral,\u201d Mark said. \u201cIt was only self-defense.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd Senator Agnot is screaming that we\u2019re trying to get into a war against another group. He\u2019s making a very good case against the military and why it needs to be disbanded,\u201d Corey said.<\/p>\n

Mark sat there in shock at what he heard. \u201cAdmiral, we might as well turn ourselves over to the Milsians then kill ourselves as that\u2019s what the Cylons want from us.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cKill us, we\u2019ve never even met them?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve spoken with the commander of the Colonials, the so-called rebels of the Cylons. If what they say is true then reality is quite different and potentially disastrous for all of us,\u201d Mark said. He hoped the admiral listened to reason about the Cylons. They could not afford to pick the wrong side.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd you have to listen to this politically. We\u2019re in danger of being shut down,\u201d Corey said. \u201cI\u2019m relieving you of command, and you will have to turn over the Milsian pilot. The Senate is screaming over that one as well.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd if you\u2019re wrong admiral, you\u2019ve doom us all,\u201d Mark said. He felt forces at play trying to destroy them from the inside and outside.<\/p>\n

\u201cLook, my hands are tied, when all this calms down we\u2019ll sit down and discuss this rationally,\u201d Corey said, rubbing his forehead. \u201cI\u2019ve already sent the order to your second in command. They will take over until the Nevada returns to base.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd if the Milsians attack, and we have no military, then you\u2019ll call upon our new allies the Cylons who will help us, and then they will be part of our defenses and when they turn on us we\u2019ll have no defense,\u201d Mark said. \u201cThey are a robot race, they do not care about rules admiral!\u201d<\/p>\n

Mark watched Corey think about that before answering. \u201cI\u2019m sorry captain, you have your orders,\u201d the screen went dark with that.<\/p>\n

Mark slammed a fist down on the table with that. He had a large problem of turning over Crystal as well. Her performance had been exceptional and putting her in an intelligence office asking her question would do nothing. He still had some dignitaries on board. The door chimed before Kim walked into the office.<\/p>\n

\u201cI take it you\u2019re here to take command of the Nevada,\u201d Mark asked.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat\u2019s going on?\u201dshe asked, confusion in her voice.<\/p>\n

\u201cSeems Baltar talked with Senator Agnot and the senator is convinced the military is trying to start another war. We\u2019re to return to dock and then turn over the Milsian pilot. He did not even listen to reason the Cylons might not be trusted,\u201d Mark said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a dangerous situation either way captain. What if this is part of the plan to divide us up like Baltar said they would do,\u201d Kim said.<\/p>\n

\u201cYes, that is true, but then why did the Cylons attack us? Why did they state we attacked them to the senator? No, I think something else is going on here,\u201d Mark said.<\/p>\n

\u201cCaptain?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThink about this, nothing makes any sense. Add in the fact we have a potential key weapon to fight the Milsian empire and suddenly, hold on, how did the Senate find out about Crystal?\u201d Mark said suddenly remembering what Corey said. \u201cThey are up in arms because we\u2019re keeping her a secret, yet no one leaked that information.\u201d<\/p>\n

He looked at Kim who seemed perplexed as well.<\/p>\n

\u201cDid any of the senators see her?\u201d Kim finally asked.<\/p>\n

\u201cSenator Agnot, but how would he recognize a Milsian pilot in Alliance clothing?\u201d Mark said. \u201cWhat if she\u2019s the weapon?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cA pilot?\u201d Kim said confused.<\/p>\n

\u201cMaybe, bring her to the conference room, we have a lot of talking to do,\u201d Mark said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe orders?\u201d Kim asked.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m risking everything here colonel, you would too, in disobeying these orders,\u201d Mark said. \u201cI\u2019m trusting the Colonials, and a strange e-mail that so far has been correct in everything it said.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIf what they say is right, the Cylon pose a greater threat to everyone than the Milsians ever will. And we need to take that threat seriously,\u201d Kim said. \u201cI\u2019m with you. What about the rest of the crew?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIf they don\u2019t know then they are not in danger,\u201d Mark said. \u201cWe\u2019ll continue along without scouting report.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYes sir! I\u2019ll inform Markus to bring Crystal to the conference room,\u201d Kim said.<\/p>\n

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

Adama watched as Mark and Kim walked back into the room. Something had definitely changed. He knew that the moment Kim had left the room after reading an order.<\/p>\n

\u201cSorry for that commander,\u201d Mark said sitting back down.<\/p>\n

\u201cNo problem, I\u2019m used to it. When you have a fleet of old ships that shouldn\u2019t be operational anymore interruptions is your life,\u201d Adama said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI see, well it seems we have a problem,\u201d Mark said. \u201cIt appears Baltar had already contacted our Senate and we\u2019ve been ordered to retreat and I\u2019ve been removed from command. That\u2019s only the tip of the iceberg as they say.\u201d<\/p>\n

Adama was not familiar with that phrase but the news Mark said held nothing good. Adama wondered what that meant for them now. He watched the door open again as another man walked in escorting a young woman with blonde hair into the room.<\/p>\n

\u201cCaptain,\u201d the man said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s all right, both of you have a seat,\u201d Mark said. \u201cCommander, this is Markus, my head of security and the woman is Crystal, actually a Milsian pilot.\u201d<\/p>\n

Adama noticed the woman seemed to show no emotion at all. She gave off the appearance of someone bent on a mission and nothing else mattered to her.<\/p>\n

\u201cCrystal, would you have any reason why someone would say you are possibly the greatest threat to the Milsian Empire?\u2019 Mark finally asked.<\/p>\n

Adama thought this unusual but the answer surprised him even more.<\/p>\n

\u201cNo, but Admiral Jurez would know,\u201d Crystal said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is no way to ask him,\u201d Mark said.<\/p>\n

Adama had a reckless thought, one that might actually give him a greater understanding of everything. \u201cBut we know him.\u201d<\/p>\n

He watched Crystal\u2019s head snap over to him. The look of hunger apparent in her eyes. He recognized the look of revenge burning in her eyes. He had seen it in many of his own warriors and wondered exactly what had happened to this woman.<\/p>\n

\u201cI can\u2019t ask you to help us out in this,\u201d Mark said.<\/p>\n

\u201cNo, bring him here,\u201d Crystal said. \u201cI\u2019ll make him talk.\u201d<\/p>\n

The growl that accompanied Crystal\u2019s voice made Adama hesitate for a second. \u201cHe won\u2019t come here, too far away for your ships, but the Galactica can go there. And it will help me trust you even more.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cCommander, are you sure about this?\u201d he heard Starbuck\u2019s voice say.<\/p>\n

\u201cYes, we\u2019ll leave gold and silver spar squadrons here in the fleet,\u201d Adama said.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd with the Nevada helping protect the fleet it will be safe,\u201d Mark said. \u201cIf you\u2019re going to help us the least we can do is help you.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt appears we have a plan,\u201d Adama finally said.<\/p>\n

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

Baltar sat on the command chair smiling to himself. Yes he had guessed correctly about the senator.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat is it Lucifer?\u201d Baltar finally said to the presence of the Cylon.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am confused Baltar. Why do we not just destroy them now? Their guard is down,\u201d Lucifer said. \u201cAnd we have an additional basestars arriving in another two cectars.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cSimple Lucifer, their ships are heavily defended with a sort of deflector system. Colonial scientists toyed with it but never got it to work. They did which means they don\u2019t get the same amount of damage as we do in a battle. We must position ourselves to attack with the greatest amount of destruction,\u201d Baltar said. \u201cSimilar to what happened with the Colonies. If I had allowed the defenses to be active and alerted the warriors to your plan the Cylon Empire would have been finished.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cBoth sides were stretched thin at that time,\u201d Lucifer said. \u201cSo you\u2019re positioning ships for this attack.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYes, and when the strike comes they will not be able to defend themselves. The current war with the Milsians helps us tremendously.<\/p>\n

\u201cI learn something every day,\u201d Lucifer said.<\/p>\n

\u201cOne being never underestimate humans, they will do what you do not expect when you least want them to,\u201d Baltar said. Right now he had to play the Alliance Senate against the military and then add in the Milsians. With that mix he could very easily make the Cylons an ally of the alliance helping destroy the Milsians. Once that had been accomplished then he could destroy the Alliance. Commander Adama posed the biggest threat to his plans. Baltar hoped he could enact his plan before Adama could even do anything.<\/p>\n

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

\u201cAdmiral, incoming ship,\u201d the scanner operator said.<\/p>\n

Jurez glanced over at Captain Diern then walked over to the scanners to see what happened. The tone of the operator meant the ship was not an alliance warship. He glanced down not sure of the ship either. The scanners could not identify it, only that it was bigger than the Kitakkim, but not by much.<\/p>\n

\u201cCaptain, incoming communications.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jurez turned to look at Captain Diern who merely glanced back at him.<\/p>\n

\u201cWho is it?\u201d Diern asked.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey say they are the Battlestar Galactica, and it\u2019s Commander Adama wanting to talk to Admiral Jurez.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cPut it through here,\u201d Jurez said. He only had to wait a second before he had communications. \u201cThis is Admiral Jurez Commander Adama, you wanted to speak with me?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAh, admiral, yes, I was hoping to talk to you again, sorry it\u2019s unannounced but it could not wait,\u201d Adama stated. \u201cI was hoping this time to be the host.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jurez thought about that for a few seconds. True, heading over there would give him a first-hand look at the technology the Colonials used. That might come in handy later for when they became a threat to them.<\/p>\n

\u201cVery well commander, I\u2019ll meet you over aboard your ship,\u201d Jurez said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI look forward to see you again,\u201d Adama said.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd me too,\u201d Jurez stated. He turned to Diern who followed Jurez off the bridge and into his office.<\/p>\n

\u201cAdmiral?\u201d Diern said.<\/p>\n

\u201cMake sure no communications goes out from the planet\u2019s surface, and make sure that everything is ready,\u201d Jurez said. \u201cI doubt anything will happen, but you never can tell.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cVery well admiral,\u201d Diern said.<\/p>\n

\u201cHave a pilot ready to take me over,\u201d Jurez said. \u201cI\u2019ll be leaving in a few minutes.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAs you wish.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jurez watched the captain leave the office before switching the communicator and waited for the Emperor.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis had better be good admiral,\u201d Emperor Tony said a few minutes later.<\/p>\n

\u201cCommander Adama and the Galactica appeared on our scanners here at Serria,\u201d Jurez said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat did they want?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m headed over to find out now Emperor,\u201d Jurez said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI expect a full report when you return,\u201d the Emperor stated.<\/p>\n

\u201cOf course Emperor, I would do no less,\u201d Jurez said. The communications ended and Jurez rose wondering what would have caused Adama to bring his warship here, if it was a warship. That would be answered rather quickly as well.<\/p>\n

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

Amy pushed back a lock of brown hair watching the guards from where she sat. A young woman sat down in the chair next to her.<\/p>\n

\u201cMorning,\u201d Amy said, taking a sip of the coffee then made a face. \u201cUgh, it\u2019s getting worse.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is Milsian coffee Amy, what do you expect,\u201d the woman said.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd it tastes terrible, no flavor at all,\u201d Amy said. \u201cDid you put any milk or sugar in it?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThey were out, again.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cOh well, it\u2019s all right Macy, it\u2019s them I blame,\u201d Amy said, motioning her head in their direction.<\/p>\n

\u201cAmy, you\u2019ll get in trouble again,\u201d Macy said.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd they conquered us, or don\u2019t you understand that,\u201d Amy hissed back. Amy turned to look at the young red-head woman before smiling softly at her. \u201cSo, what did you find out?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cRumor, there is a visitor out there,\u201d Macy said.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd?\u201d Amy asked suddenly excited.<\/p>\n

\u201cRene says yes,\u201d Macy said, now looking quite nervous.<\/p>\n

\u201cExcellent, tell Rene now,\u201d Amy said. She took one more bitter taste of the coffee before tossing it out and standing. Normally she would have invited Macy with her, but today, well things were about to change on Serria and she would make sure about that. Her people were in place, now she had to move.<\/p>\n

End Part 7<\/p>\n

To be continued in part 8<\/a><\/p>\n

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The Milsian Princess by AJ Marks Part 7 \u201cCaptain, Cylon forces retreating,\u201d Kim said. Mark saw that in the scanner as well. He quickly scanned the preliminary damage report noticing the shields had held for most of the battle. He looked around for the Galactica quickly spotting it. The Cylon basestar no longer appeared on […]
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