{"id":502,"date":"2015-07-21T14:51:18","date_gmt":"2015-07-21T14:51:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ajscifistories.com\/?p=502"},"modified":"2015-07-22T12:31:58","modified_gmt":"2015-07-22T12:31:58","slug":"the-milsian-princess-part-14","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ajscifistories.com\/?p=502","title":{"rendered":"The Milsian Princess – Part 14"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

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

Part 14<\/span><\/p>\n

Apollo waited for the communication to the Galactica to connect and his father\u2019s face to appear on the screen. He had learned quite a bit in the meeting and felt slightly relieved that at least a few people understood the tremendous problem of having Cylon basestars around populated human planets. If the Cylons attacked now billions would lose their lives.<\/p>\n

\u201cApollo, what\u2019s the news?\u201d Adama said appearing on the screen.<\/p>\n

\u201cIts mixed,\u201d Apollo replied honestly. \u201cIt appears Baltar has managed to work in way into the Alliance. He somehow managed to convince the Alliance into a military alliance, we\u2019re working on locating which planets have basestars around them.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI see, how many basestars?\u201d Adama asked.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnywhere from six to eight it\u2019s hard to say,\u201d Apollo replied knowing that such numbers would be difficult for the Galactica to defend against. He watched his father think about that for several moments.<\/p>\n

\u201cInform them if they need the Galactica\u2019s help we\u2019ll be there,\u201d Adama finally said surprising Apollo slightly. He knew how stretched they were for supplies that to provide help could cause the risk of running out of supplies and fuel before any new supplies could be made.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ll let them know when we meet again,\u201d Apollo replied.<\/p>\n

\u201cGood, what else is going on?\u201d Adama asked.<\/p>\n

\u201cWell, there is a lot of tension between the Alliance and the Milsian Empire. However I think we expected to hear that,\u201d Apollo stated. The two empires were at war and from what Apollo heard had been for quite some time.<\/p>\n

\u201cYes, I can understand that,\u201d Adama said. \u201cAre they at least willing to work with each other?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cSome more than others, it\u2019ll take time,\u201d Apollo answered.<\/p>\n

\u201cTime we might not have,\u201d Adama said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think the group we\u2019re going to have the biggest problem with is the Alliance not the Milsian Empire. From what I\u2019ve seen the Empress holds almost all the power and she believes in stopping the Cylons now,\u201d Apollo stated recalling how Crystal spoke of acting quickly to neutralize any Cylon threat to both empires.<\/p>\n

\u201cThen we have an ally in the Milsian Empire yet the group that I would have thought been easier to work with is now working with the enemy,\u201d Adama stated.<\/p>\n

\u201cLooks like it,\u201d Apollo replied. He realized the lines of who they could trust and who they could not were extremely blurred.<\/p>\n

\u201cCaptain Apollo, they are meeting again,\u201d a young woman said walking up to him.<\/p>\n

\u201cWell, more meetings, I\u2019ll tell you more later then,\u201d Apollo said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ll look forward to it,\u201d Adama said.<\/p>\n

Apollo followed the young woman back to the meeting room.<\/p>\n

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

Crystal sat down watching Captain Apollo come in and sit down followed shortly by several others.<\/p>\n

\u201cThank you all for coming back so quickly,\u201d Crystal said, turning slightly to Issin, the person who led the spies in the Alliance. \u201cYou have some information?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYes, it seems like our upper spies are already heavily influenced by Baltar. I\u2019ve had to cut them off for now. Our lower spies in the military and government system do not trust the Cylons.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat do you mean influenced by Baltar?\u201d Mark asked speaking up quickly.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt appears that they have formed an alliance with him. Baltar has used our upper spies to great effect in weakening the Alliance military which is their goal,\u201d Issin said.<\/p>\n

\u201cDo we have a list of which planets?\u201d Crystal asked turning the conversation back to the important information at hand.<\/p>\n

\u201cYes, Corestar, Pacifica, Sahara, New America, New Europe, New Asia and Ursa,\u201d Issin said.<\/p>\n

Crystal looked over at Mark who seemed slightly pale.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf they wipe out those planets the Alliance would never recover. Ursaa has the smallest population at six hundred million and Corestar has over ten billion,\u201d Mark said. \u201cOur production, economic, and military centers would all be gone.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThen we\u2019ll have to make sure the attacks don\u2019t happen,\u201d Crystal said. \u201cWhich are the most important?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cCorestar, New Asia and New America,\u201d Mark replied. \u201cPacifica will never be defenseless.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThen that\u2019s where we should concentrate,\u201d Crystal said turning towards Apollo. \u201cI assume the Cylons won\u2019t stand still for much longer?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m not sure,\u201d Apollo replied. \u201cUnder Baltar they could do anything. They used him to destroy the colonies, so if they\u2019ve learned anything its patience. But if they think the opportunity is right they will attack.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat is the status of the Alliance military?\u201d Crystal asked.<\/p>\n

\u201cWell, my contacts state its massing along our border in \u2018defensive\u2019 positions,\u201d Issin replied. Crystal had no doubts what he thought about the defensive positions.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ll need their help,\u201d Crystal said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think the Nevada could help out there,\u201d Mark said.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd the Galactica,\u201d Apollo spoke up.<\/p>\n

\u201cI highly doubt they will stop to talk if Milsian ships suddenly appear in their space,\u2019 Mark said.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd our ships will defend ourselves if attacked,\u201d Otto replied back.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhere are our fleets?\u201d Crystal asked. She sat back slightly while Admiral Junkers pointed out the fleet positions. Crystal knew little about fleet movements then asked to put the planets where the Cylon basestars were on the screen next.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs you can see, all the major Mislian fleets are located around homeworld, the Fourth Fleet is located at Nebir,\u201d Otto said. \u201cThe Fifth Fleet is scattered among the remaining colony worlds for defense. We believe that the Alliance fleets are massing around Vernada and New Zeus for something.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cPull the Fifth Fleet together and prepare the Fourth as well. We\u2019ll send in the First, Second and Third to the three important planets to attack the basestars,\u201d Crystal said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat won\u2019t look good, and to the most heavily defended planets in the Alliance,\u201d Otto said.<\/p>\n

\u201cNo, remember the Alliance has pulled their ships out of those planets defenses,\u201d Mark said. \u201cThey are almost completely defenseless against any attack.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cMake the preparations to head in at once, gather up the other fleets in preparation to attack as well in case Mark cannot persuade the Alliance military of the threat the Cylons pose,\u201d Crystal said.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd if the Alliance attacks us?\u201d Otto finally asked.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ll sacrifice them for the sake of all of humanity,\u201d Crystal finally stated after thinking about it. A hard choice for her to make but she realized one thing and realized she would have to explain when looking at the admirals and generals seated around the table. \u201cThe Alliance will not kill everyone, they will conquer. The Cylons will kill us all and in that there is a huge difference.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cShe\u2019s right,\u201d Apollo said. \u201cAs long as the colony remains you can get it back, and neither of you strike me as commanders who will completely destroy a colony or planet.\u201d<\/p>\n

Crystal glanced around the room watching everyone thinking about that. Finally Otto spoke up.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think we all understand that, it goes against everything we\u2019ve trained for,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI know, I grew up wanting to liberate the Alliance, but I\u2019ve learned a lot in the past couple of days. It\u2019s time to grow up past that. I\u2019m not saying to suddenly be the Alliance\u2019s friend but there are forces out there that will require all of us to defeat,\u201d Crystal said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you both fall then everything you\u2019ve worked for is for nothing,\u201d Apollo said.<\/p>\n

\u201cVery well Empress, I\u2019ll inform the captains and we\u2019ll get moving,\u201d Otto said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI should get back to the Galactica. Commander Adama will probably want to help out, we might be able to either go to the alliance fleet or head to another planet,\u201d Apollo said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ll work on that as plans develop,\u201d Otto said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ll head on back and see about convincing the admiralty about the dangers of the Cylons,\u201d Mark said.<\/p>\n

\u201cLet\u2019s get moving then, time could be against us,\u201d Crystal said. She watched the admirals and generals walk out. Most looked anything but happy but once the Cylons were wiped out they could go back to hating the Alliance.<\/p>\n

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

Adama sat listening to Apollo. It sounded like the new Empress took the threat of the Cylons seriously. He felt slightly relieved at that but knew the situation now was dire. If the Cylons attacked now it would cripple the Alliance and quite possibly any chance of defeating the Cylons.<\/p>\n

He thought about what he might be able to do of even if he should try and talk to an Alliance fleet. It might be easier to attack one of the Cylon basestars.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat do you think Apollo?\u201d he finally asked.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt looks like everything is headed for a showdown,\u201d Apollo said.<\/p>\n

Adama had to agree. Forces had lined up and were now moving towards an inevitable clash. The question he asked himself was where would the Galactica do the most good.<\/p>\n

\u201cThanks, I\u2019ll think about this for a few microns,\u201d Adama said.<\/p>\n

\u201cEverything going all right here?\u201d Apollo asked.<\/p>\n

\u201cYes, so far, the new government of Serria has been very welcoming,\u201d Adama said.<\/p>\n

\u201cCommander to the bridge,\u201d Tigh\u2019s voice said suddenly.<\/p>\n

Adama sighed wondering what had happened this time. He stood and along with Apollo made his way to the bridge.<\/p>\n

Adama stepped onto the bridge heading straight towards Tigh.<\/p>\n

\u201cThree ships just came into scanner range, traveling very fast,\u201d Tigh said.<\/p>\n

\u201cAlliance ships?\u201d Adama stated.<\/p>\n

\u201cQuite possibly,\u201d Tigh replied.<\/p>\n

\u201cDo we have Governor Amy on the line, or someone from the surface?\u201d Adama asked. If it really was the Alliance anyone from Serria would help out tremendously.<\/p>\n

\u201cGetting a message from the incoming ships,\u201d Athena said.<\/p>\n

\u201cPut it through,\u201d Adama said wondering what they would want. He had hoped whatever the Alliance ships wanted it would not involve him. Now that thought was dashed.<\/p>\n

\u201cUnknown ships, you are to surrender to the Alliance at once and prepare to be boarded,\u201d the authoritative voice said.<\/p>\n

Adama looked over to Tigh who seemed to have the same look on his face, astonished surprise.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is Commander Adama of the Battlestar Galactica, who are you?\u201d Adama replied hoping to buy some time before answering.<\/p>\n

\u201cCaptain Nathan Sorm of the Alliance battle-cruiser Bismarck. We are in charge here not you.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI disagree with that statement,\u201d another female voice said breaking into the conversation. Adama recognized the voice at once as Amy Barnes.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Alliance does not recognize your authority here,\u201d Nathan replied. \u201cThe Second Alliance fleet will be here shortly and you will be outnumbered. We have authority to take back the government by force if necessary.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYou\u2019ve made a deal with the Cylons,\u201d Adama said remembering what Apollo had said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat is no concern of yours,\u201d Nathan replied.<\/p>\n

\u201cActually it is, they will destroy you,\u201d Adama replied. \u201cI don\u2019t know what you\u2019ve been told, but they are not friends of humankind.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cBaltar said you\u2019d use any means to distract us,\u201d Nathan replied.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd Baltar has manipulated you very well,\u201d Amy said. \u201cYou might question your orders a bit more, or are you brainless as well?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIncoming ship, Alliance,\u201d Athena said.<\/p>\n

Adama groaned slightly wondering what else would happen now.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is Captain Mark Cave of the Alliance battle-cruiser Nevada to Captain Sorm.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe traitor shows up,\u2019 Nathan replied.<\/p>\n

\u201cI request to speak with your commanding officer at once,\u201d Mark said.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe will not speak with traitors,\u201d Sorm said. \u201cIf you will not surrender we will destroy you.\u201d<\/p>\n

Adama sighed in frustration at the situation. The communications suddenly went dead leaving Amy and Mark still on the line.<\/p>\n

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

\u201cIt appears that the Second Fleet is on the way here,\u201d Amy said speaking up.<\/p>\n

\u201cGreat,\u201d Mark said.<\/p>\n

\u201cCommander, Alliance ship is powering up, we have a confirmed fighter launch,\u201d Athena said.<\/p>\n

\u201cRed alert, close blast shields,\u201d Adama said. \u201cPrepare to launch all vipers.\u201d<\/p>\n

The very thing he wanted to avoid now appeared to be happening.<\/p>\n

\u201cNevada is maneuvering into defensive position around the planet with us,\u201d Athena said.<\/p>\n

\u201cCaptain Sorm, you\u2019re making a mistake, think about it, the Cylons are in a position to destroy our most important planets,\u201d Adama heard Mark say. \u201cCorestar, New America, New Asia, Sahara, come on man, think about it!\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cMore ships on the scanner, looks like a fleet,\u201d Athena said.<\/p>\n

Adama nodded knowing that things were getting bad. The Galactica rocked slightly as the fighters begin attacking the battlestar.<\/p>\n

\u201cLaunch vipers, try and minimize causalities,\u201d he said. \u201cBut all pilots have permission to fire.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cNevada launching fighters as well,\u201d Tigh said.<\/p>\n

Adama shook his head. A full-scale war had erupted. He only hoped reason would finally override the emotions by the Alliance commanders.<\/p>\n

\u201cCommander, incoming message,\u201d Athena said.<\/p>\n

\u201cPut it up here.\u201d<\/p>\n

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

\u201cEmpress,\u201d a young aide said walking up to Crystal.<\/p>\n

\u201cYes,\u201d Crystal replied wondering what happened. The aide appeared slightly out of breath.<\/p>\n

\u201cReport from the Alliance battle-cruiser Nevada, it and the Galactica are engaged with the Second Fleet of the Alliance,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Crystal nodded her head knowing the information was not good. They hoped Mark would be able to convince the Alliance of the threat of the Cylons. Now instead it appeared everything was fracturing apart before it could be bonded together.<\/p>\n

\u201cEmpress, are you sure about this? I mean invading the Alliance when we\u2019re so weak?\u201d the aide asked.<\/p>\n

Crystal thought about that but knew the answer to the question. \u201cYes, the Cylons pose that great of a threat to us. If they are not eliminated then we all will lose.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYou do realize how the Alliance will react when our fleet appears in their space.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYes, and I fully expect a counter-strike. But as Captain Apollo stated, we can regain our territory. The Alliance will not kill or eliminate the planet\u2019s population,\u201d Crystal said.<\/p>\n

She watched the aide struggle with that, something she had struggled with as well. Being the Empress was a scary situation she had been placed in. Now she had to quickly go from a fighter pilot to total control.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt might put your position in question by the people,\u201d the aide said. \u201cThey might think that you are working for the Alliance.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThen we must begin telling the people about the danger of the Cylons,\u201d Crystal stated.<\/p>\n

Crystal looked up as another person walked into the office.<\/p>\n

\u201cEmpress, a new report, the Cylon basestars are all in position around the Alliance planets. I also have information about all Alliance fleets,\u201d the man said.<\/p>\n

\u201cGo on,\u201d Crystal said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Second fleet is currently on route to Serria, the First is located close to our base in sector ten, the Third is orbiting the Alliance advanced base of Betlan, the Fourth fleet is at the small base of Vier and the Fifth fleet is assembling at Dorgin with orders to head to reinforce Serria,\u201d the man said.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd our fleets?\u201d Crystal said.<\/p>\n

\u201cAll fleets have been assembled on your orders.\u201d<\/p>\n

Crystal stood and looked out the window at the information. The news of where the Alliance fleets were disturbed her greatly. She felt the pressure of command and longed for the simple times when she flew a fighter. It seemed like such a long time ago in her mind. Now she had quite possibly the most important decision to make not only for the Milsian Empire, but all humanity. Surprisingly she made it easily.<\/p>\n

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

\u201cReport,\u201d Baltar said hoping to hear good news finally.<\/p>\n

\u201cAll basestar commanders are in position. Only here are there any large groups of warships and there are no large battlestar size ships. Our fighters should be able to take care of them easily,\u201d Lucifer stated.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd the Galactica?\u201d Baltar asked. He felt nervous about the fact Adama could still ruin his plans.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Galctica is currently engaging an Alliance fleet,\u201d Lucifer said.<\/p>\n

\u201cGood, good, tell all commanders to begin the preparation for the assault,\u201d Baltar said.<\/p>\n

\u201cBy your command,\u201d Lucifer replied.<\/p>\n

Baltar watched Lucifer head out to carry out the command. He would deal this Alliance a death blow then turn on the warfleets of both sides. The Alliance would not be able to produce warships and with seven of their major planets destroyed the Alliance would fall easily to his forces.<\/p>\n

Then without any additional support he could turn his fleet on the Galactica and rip it apart. A smile came to his lips at that thought. Victory was within his grasp and all he had to do was reach out and take it.<\/p>\n

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

Admiral Corey Pappas rushed towards the command center when the alert sounded. Inside the room he noticed a lot of very anxious faces.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat\u2019s the status?\u201d Corey asked.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have conflicting reports coming in from several planets calling out distress signals.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cMilsian invasion?\u201d Corey asked.<\/p>\n

\u201cUnclear sir, there are Milsian ships but we\u2019re also getting conflicting reports about the Cylons,\u201d the aide replied. Corey frowned wondering about what might have happened.<\/p>\n

\u201cCan we contact Baltar to see what\u2019s going on?\u201d Corey asked. He wanted to get to the bottom of whatever was happening and he figured the best way was to contact the source.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Cylons are not responding sir.\u201d<\/p>\n

Corey glanced at the reports seeing that there appeared to be large battles going on around Corestar, New Asia and New America. If the reports were accurate then something big was happening. He doubted that it was the Milsian\u2019s invading. They had never done anything so big and leave their own planets defenseless.<\/p>\n

\u201cUm sir, report from Sahara, the Cylons are attacking them.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat!\u201d Corey said as the realization of what he had been told crashed down upon him. \u201cDamn, I knew it was a mistake listening to those damn senators and trusting the Cylons.\u201d<\/p>\n

Corey looked down at the scanner bringing up where each of the Cylons basestars were stationed. Sure enough every place was reporting that they were under attack except for Pacifica. He suddenly felt uneasy.<\/p>\n

\u201cPut all ships on alert, keep a close eye on the Cylon warship,\u201d Corey said still looking down at the scanner.<\/p>\n

He looked realizing that there were seven planets with Cylon warships orbiting them including Pacifica. Of those five were also reporting Milsian ships which appeared to be in conflict with the Cylon ships. Only Sahara reported Cylon attacks. He also had no way to send any ships to help.<\/p>\n

\u201cAdmiral, the Galactic Web has erupted with these reports, it\u2019s not looking pretty. Sahara is under attack,\u201d one aide said.<\/p>\n

\u201cPut it up here,\u201d Corey said. He watched the screen flicker to life with a news cast.<\/p>\n

\u201c\u2026not sure, only they began attacking\u2026\u201d the image went fuzzy before coming back. \u201cWidespread destruction, and no idea where the military is.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cCan we get anything there?\u201d Corey asked.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Fourth is closest but still too far away to help out.\u201d<\/p>\n

Corey felt sick.<\/p>\n

\u201cSir, incoming ships, it\u2019s the second fleet, and we\u2019re getting a message from the Nevada.\u201d<\/p>\n

End Part 14<\/p>\n

Continued in part 15<\/a><\/p>\n

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