{"id":498,"date":"2015-07-21T14:48:22","date_gmt":"2015-07-21T14:48:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ajscifistories.com\/?p=498"},"modified":"2015-07-21T14:51:44","modified_gmt":"2015-07-21T14:51:44","slug":"the-milsian-princess-part-13","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ajscifistories.com\/?p=498","title":{"rendered":"The Milsian Princess – Part 13"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Milsian Princess<\/span><\/h1>\n

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

Part 13<\/span><\/p>\n

Adama watched the first of the fleet arrive at Serria.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe might be making this our home for a while,\u201d Adama said to Tigh.<\/p>\n

\u201cDo you think our people are going to be safe here?\u201d Tigh asked.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t know Tigh,\u201d Adama said. \u201cI have a meeting with the council and I suspect they will ask that same question. The problem is we are out of options Tigh.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cOur fuel,\u201d Tigh said.<\/p>\n

\u201cYes, I\u2019ve already got Doctor Wilker working on excavating the fuel from that moon, but it will take time,\u201d Adama said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWill the council buy that, time to mine fuel even with the Cylons so close by?\u201d Tigh asked.<\/p>\n

Adama thought about the question seriously for several microns before finally answering. \u201cThey don\u2019t have a choice. We either do this, or float in space without power and freeze to death.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI wish you well with the council commander,\u201d Tigh said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI do too,\u201d Adama said making his way off the bridge towards the council room. His mind went over the many possibilities that could happen before he finally entered the room Almost everyone already had arrived and he walked over sitting waiting for the last few to come in. He busied himself with notes and possible questions until Sire Uri stood up.<\/p>\n

\u201cThank you all for coming, we seem to have a new development recently that I hope Commander Adama can fully explain to us,\u201d Uri said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThank you Uri,\u201d Adama said. He then briefly explained everything from the first encounter of the Milsian Empire to the Alliance and the current situation including the fact the Cylons were involved. He finished sitting back waiting patiently for questions.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo now what?\u201d one council member asked.<\/p>\n

\u201cDoctor Wilker is working with several of our mining experts to figure out the best way to mine the fuel from the nearby moon. Until that time, the fleet is running dangerously low. For that reason we are here at a place called Serria, now under independent control under Governor Amy Barnes,\u201d Adama said. \u201cWe have been given temporary sanctuary if we so require it.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd if what you say is true, the Cylons are nearby.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYes, and they already know we\u2019re here,\u201d Adama said. \u201cWe\u2019ve repulsed one attack already with the help of an Alliance battle-cruiser called the Nevada.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThat is the one currently in Milsian space which is currently under civil war.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThat is correct,\u201d Adama said. \u201cAnd the Alliance is allying itself with Baltar allowing Cylon basestars near their worlds. If we do nothing and think only of ourselves, billions will die.\u201d<\/p>\n

He let that comment hang in the air for several microns waiting to see if anyone might say anything. He wondered if they could leave so many to their fate when everyone knew they did not have the firepower, but could have the knowledge to stop another apocalypse from happening again.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou realize we do not have the military might to help out much, especially if our fuel is so low,\u201d one councilman said.<\/p>\n

\u201cYes, I do realize that, but we have the knowledge that could mean victory or defeat. And I do not know where we might go if we decide not to help. I knew of only Earth, beyond that, I know of nothing unless someone here does?\u201d Adama said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWell, we could leave, and then settle down and try to regain our strength while the Alliance and Milsian Empires fight the Cylons,\u201d a different council man said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s fine, but our numbers are low, it would take more time than I\u2019m afraid the thirteenth tribe would allow us,\u201d the first council man replied.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is a time and place to pool the resources that we all have, I fear that now is that time,\u201d Adama said.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut will the Milsian Empire and the Alliance even work together?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t know, but we must make them see that working together is to everyone\u2019s advantage,\u201d Adama said. \u201cWe have the experience that the Cylons will do anything say anything to achieve their goals.\u201d He paused looking around the table seeing the echo of what had happened to the colonies in everyone\u2019s eyes.<\/p>\n

\u201cAre they willing to accept us?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAt the moment, yes,\u201d Adama said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI suggest we vote on this, we could discuss this for the next yehren but now is the time of action,\u201d one said.<\/p>\n

Adama glanced around agreeing with the council man. He would have to wait to see what the vote would be.<\/p>\n

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

Mark paced on the bridge not sure what else to do.<\/p>\n

\u201cSit down, you\u2019re making me dizzy,\u201d Kim said from her position.<\/p>\n

\u201cI know, but I\u2019m nervous,\u201d Mark said honestly. \u201cI can control a battle in space, but down there, with little communications, and no way to know what\u2019s going on, it makes me nervous for what I don\u2019t know.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd you have an active imagination as well,\u201d Kim said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s what allows me to figure out what the enemy might do,\u201d Mark said. True, and right now his mind had a lot of different things that could possibly be going on down on the planet\u2019s surface.<\/p>\n

\u201cIncoming communications,\u201d Hans said.<\/p>\n

Mark turned bringing up the screen feeling some relief seeing Crystal looking back at him.<\/p>\n

\u201cCrystal, what\u2019s the situation down there?\u201d he asked quickly.<\/p>\n

\u201cWell, it seems my uncle is dead, he would not allow himself to be captured,\u201d Crystal said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI see,\u201d Mark said, wondering how much that might affect the government of the Milsian Empire.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve put out a message of what happened throughout the empire, the next couple of hours will be the most telling,\u201d Crystal replied. \u201cFor now though the fighting has stopped, I have no idea about the First Fleet. I have messages sent to the ships but I don\u2019t know how loyal they were to my uncle.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ll cross that bridge when we get there,\u201d Mark said. He felt slightly relieved knowing he now could concentrate on what appeared to be going on in the Alliance. The news that the Cylons now were helping did not ease his concern about the problems.<\/p>\n

\u201cCaptain, you look concerned,\u201d Kim said.<\/p>\n

\u201cYeah, I\u2019m about to suggest the very thing we\u2019ve feared for the past several decades,\u201d Mark said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t understand?\u201d Kim replied.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re invading the Alliance, or more specifically, certain planets where the Cylons are to drive them away,\u201d Mark said. He did not like the thought but had no political power to stop anything the government did dealing with the Cylons.<\/p>\n

\u201cAre you sure? Going to war with the Cylons like this?\u201d Kim asked.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf everything I\u2019ve heard is correct, then the quicker we act the better our chances are. We need to push the Cylons away from our heavily populated planets,\u201d Mark said. \u201cWe need to save lives.\u201d<\/p>\n

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

Baltar turned around watching Lucifer walk into the command room.<\/p>\n

\u201cReport Lucifer,\u201d Baltar said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe basestar commanders wish to know when to attack. They will not be content to wait for too long so close to humans,\u201d Lucifer replied.<\/p>\n

\u201cTell them to wait. We have a perfect opportunity here to deal this group of humans a death blow in one shot. If they combine with their enemies they would form a formidable foe against the Cylons,\u201d Baltar said. \u201cAny reports from our contact in the Alliance?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYes, he states he has lost any contact with his contact in the Milsian Empire, and that he fears things have gotten worse over there,\u201d Lucifer said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI see,\u201d Baltar said. He thought about that for several seconds. What he did depended on what was going on in the Milsian Empire. If they remained unstable then he could move as he wished. If they remained under the current Emperor he could use that to his advantage. His biggest problem, the unknown faction winning the war.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe also has no intelligence on what the other faction might be fighting against the Emperor,\u201d Lucifer said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWars could happen quickly or drag on for a long time,\u201d Baltar said thinking out loud to himself. He needed the information of how long that war might go on. He recognized that if his contact had lost communications with the Milsian Empire then the Emperor\u2019s side probably was losing at the moment.<\/p>\n

He also knew that the last thing the Cylons needed, a united front of both the Alliance and the Milsian Empires especially considering how fast their ships could move. He needed to know as much information as possible.<\/p>\n

\u201cShall I inform our contact you wish further information?\u201d Lucifer asked.<\/p>\n

\u201cYes, and as quickly as possible,\u201d Baltar said. \u201cAre all basestars in position?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThey will be by the end of the day Baltar,\u201d Lucifer said.<\/p>\n

\u201cGood,\u201d Baltar said. He knew depending on the situation he might have to order the attack earlier than he expected. Seven basestars did give him a slight advantage at the moment. He would wait for the information then act.<\/p>\n

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

Tigh glanced at the screen wondering if he had seen things. He reread the message again to make sure. Nope, there was a small ship requesting a representative of the colonial fleet to head to the capital of the Milsian Empire. He had already sent the request off to Adama wondering if the council had finished up yet.<\/p>\n

\u201cColonel, send a message to the ship that we\u2019re going to be sending someone over,\u201d Adama said, appearing on the bridge in a hurry.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou\u2019re not going are you commander?\u201d Tigh asked. He did not need Adama to leave the ship at this point in time.<\/p>\n

\u201cNo, the council agreed to send Captain Apollo with them. He has experience in politics and knows what is at stake here,\u201d Adama said. \u201cThat and he already knows several people in the Milsian Empire and the Alliance. He is the perfect person.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI hope so commander,\u201d Tigh said.<\/p>\n

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

Mark waited while the shuttle landed on the planet\u2019s surface. Stepping out onto Milsia he felt strange. He had never expected to find himself here on a planet of an empire he considered, or at least at one time, the enemy. Now he found himself at the center of a revolution, getting the real heir to the throne and about to suggest invading the Alliance to destroy the Cylons. It all made no sense to him at all.<\/p>\n

\u201cMark, I\u2019m glad to see you,\u201d he heard Crystal say. He found himself thinking the same thing. She looked the same, yet dressed in a more formal outfit he found himself thinking she looked more feminine than when dressed in the pilots outfit.<\/p>\n

\u201cUm, you too Crystal, you look different,\u201d Mark finally said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis, not sure I\u2019ll get used to that,\u201d Crystal said.<\/p>\n

Mark noticed several others, including Admiral Junkers. Mark felt his Alliance uniform stuck out and every eye had turned towards him.<\/p>\n

\u201cEmpress, perhaps we should get down to business,\u201d one person, with a general designation stated.<\/p>\n

\u201cYes, your right,\u201d Crystal said.<\/p>\n

Mark followed inside the palace which showed the recent battle. Blast marks on the wall, blood stains, and cleanup crews were everywhere. Mark walked into the room selecting a seat hopefully far enough away to not cause a problem.<\/p>\n

Crystal sat down at the head of the table, and he thought she looked uncomfortable. He probably would be as well if he had the same situation thrust upon him. He waited to hear what she had to say.<\/p>\n

\u201cThank you all for coming. We have a lot to deal with and a short amount of time,\u201d Crystal said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe must organize our defenses against any attack from the Alliance,\u201d one person said. Mark had never seen him before.<\/p>\n

\u201cI do not think the Alliance is our primary concern, but instead, I\u2019ve asked another group to join us, they should be here soon,\u201d Crystal said.<\/p>\n

Mark knew that the group would be the Colonials. With one of them here maybe he might not feel so out of place.<\/p>\n

\u201cEmpress, the shuttle has landed,\u201d another aide said rather quickly.<\/p>\n

\u201cGood, show him over here then,\u201d Crystal replied.<\/p>\n

Mark waited glancing around realizing that the First Fleet admiral seemed annoyed with Mark being there. The man kept glancing over at Mark. He figured the admiral probably wondered why an Alliance battle-cruiser captain would be in on such a meeting.<\/p>\n

He glanced over at the door watching as Captain Apollo walked into the room.<\/p>\n

\u201cCaptain Apollo, glad the Colonials could send someone on such a short notice,\u201d Crystal said.<\/p>\n

\u201cYes, we were slightly surprised to get the message, and that this has happened so quickly,\u201d Apollo said.<\/p>\n

\u201cTime is of the essence, is it not,\u201d Crystal said. \u201cCaptain Cave, what is the situation with the Alliance, the Cylons and the Alliance military?\u201d<\/p>\n

Mark glanced up suddenly at his name sounding so formal. He looked as everyone seemed to look towards him for an update.<\/p>\n

\u201cAh, well, if my information is accurate, not that good,\u201d Mark managed to say rather nervously. He had only expected to listen to what everyone said, not give a small speech. \u201cTalking with my superior and Governor Barnes they state the Alliance has allowed the Cylons to help out militarily. They have several basestars around high priority planets that I know of. Which planet\u2019s I do not know yet.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cMakes sense, would the loss of six planets hurt the Alliance\u2019s ability to fight back?\u201d Apollo asked.<\/p>\n

\u201cDepends on the planets, but if they were around planets such as Pacifica and Corestar, then yes, it would have a devastating effect,\u201d Mark said. The loss of both the main political and military homeworlds would possibly cripple any counter attack. It was something everyone in the room understood. The Milsians had tried several times to knock out Pacifica.<\/p>\n

\u201cDo we know what planets they are at?\u201d Apollo asked. \u201cAmy Barnes of Serria has not been able to gain that information yet.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cNo, my communications was cut off before the admiral could tell me,\u201d Mark said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe might have a possible solution, we have several spies in the Alliance government, but they were loyal to Emperor Tony, he handpicked them,\u201d another person said.<\/p>\n

\u201cHow high up?\u201d Crystal asked.<\/p>\n

\u201cWell, a few senators, several more aides, and a whole network including into the military,\u201d the aide said.<\/p>\n

Mark blinked in surprise wondering how the people of the Alliance would feel knowing they had traitors in the government.<\/p>\n

\u201cSenator Agnot is one of them isn\u2019t he?\u201d Mark heard Apollo say.<\/p>\n

Mark watched the man look over at Crystal before answering the question. \u201cHe might be, I do not know, only their code-names. We avoid any direct names in case transmissions are intercepted.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cEven if these Cylons have a treaty with the Alliance, it\u2019s one more reason not to trust them,\u201d another person said. Mark thought the man looked like a general.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf they are allied with the Cylons, it will become your problem. The Cylons are only concerned with annihilating all human life. They will use any mean to disrupt a counter attack,\u201d Apollo said. \u201cRight now the greatest chance we have of holding off and defeating the Cylons if we all work together. That means the Colonials, the Milsian Empire and the Alliance all working as one.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cGeneral Schliez, there is an old saying, united we stand, divided we fall,\u201d Crystal said speaking up. \u201cThat saying seems to hold more truth today than at any other time in human history. If what Captain Apollo says is true, and we allow the Alliance to fall then we might have lost our greatest ally in the upcoming war.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cSo we are already at war with these Cylons?\u201d the general asked.<\/p>\n

\u201cGeneral, it matters not if you think you\u2019re at war with the Cylons, they are already at war with you,\u201d Apollo said. \u201cThey will not declare war, but attack when they think you are weakest.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd what are we to do about this?\u201d Otto Junkers asked.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s what I wanted to discuss, what a good course of action might be,\u201d Crystal said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have an idea, one that even I can\u2019t believe I\u2019m about to mention,\u201d Mark said speaking up. He noticed everyone looking at him waiting to hear what he had to say. \u201cThe Milsian Empire in effect, invades the Alliance.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd have the entire Alliance down upon us at the once. It would be a war between the two of us, and we\u2019re not in a position at the moment to fight the Alliance after our civil war here cost us several warships and people,\u201d Junkers said.<\/p>\n

\u201cNo, he\u2019s right,\u201d Apollo said suddenly. \u201cHow does the Alliance military feel about the Cylons?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWell, Admiral Corey was not too happy about that,\u201d Mark said, recalling the conversation he had before he had been cut off.<\/p>\n

\u201cCould we expect any help from them?\u201d Apollo asked.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t know. It\u2019s difficult for me to contact them. I\u2019ll see if we can, but there is no guarantee that I\u2019ll get through,\u201d Mark replied to him.<\/p>\n

\u201cI see, it puts us in a very difficult position then,\u201d Apollo said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is no position, we cannot afford to go on any type of offensive,\u201d another admiral said.<\/p>\n

\u201cAdmiral Garrett, how long do you think we could defend ourselves alone against the Cylons?\u201d Crystal asked.<\/p>\n

\u201cWell, that would depend on their strength,\u201d Garrett replied as they all looked over at Apollo.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen we left the Cylons had probably around a dozen basestars. I do not know how many they have built since then, we have destroyed four. If they have the resources they can build a large fleet rather quickly,\u201d Apollo replied.<\/p>\n

\u201cHmm, and they have seven basestars here, it would be rather easy to cripple their strength,\u201d Mark said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is no real discussion here admiral, we are helping, it\u2019s a matter of how we help,\u201d Crystal\u2019s voice said breaking through the tension. \u201cWould a direct attack on the Cylons really do anything?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIf they are stretched as thin as we\u2019ve heard, yes, it could be yehrens before they recover enough and by then we could sweep to the heart of the Cylon Empire destroying them once and for all,\u201d Apollo replied.<\/p>\n

Mark thought that would be extremely ambitious especially considering how much amnesty there was between the Alliance and the Milsian Empire.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe could use the spies in the military to find out where the Cylon basestars are, could we not?\u201d Mark finally asked looking around at the group.<\/p>\n

\u201cWell, yes, if this alliance between the Alliance and the Cylons is not a secret they would have such information,\u201d one finally replied.<\/p>\n

\u201cContact them and see if you can get the information then, time could cost lives,\u201d Crystal replied.<\/p>\n

\u201cVery well,\u201d the man said getting up to carry out the order.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think until we know exactly where the Cylons are we should wait before doing anything,\u201d Apollo said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe can use that time to strengthen our defenses in case the Alliance use this time to attack us,\u201d one of the generals replied.<\/p>\n

\u201cVery well, priority repairs to all ships, push the repair crews hard if you have to,\u201d Crystal stated. Mark looked over and thought he saw a bit of self loathing over her words.<\/p>\n

\u201cVery well empress, then we should get to work.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cDismissed for now then,\u201d Crystal told them.<\/p>\n

Mark watched everyone leave wondering what might happen next.<\/p>\n

End part 13<\/p>\n

Continued in Part 14<\/a><\/p>\n

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