Battlestar Galactica – Saga of the Star Worlds Part 2
by Nancy Mathews
When we left our struggling survivors they had just escaped the Cylons and were setting off for parts unknown to find the earth of legend. There are everyday concerns that must be dealt with however, so our favorite pilots, Apollo, Starbuck and Boomer are out inspecting ships and checking food stores. While there, they run into the ugliness of survival.
People are starving and angry and Serena’s (our intrepid reporter) son won’t talk. Apollo, never one to miss an opportunity to be a boy scout, goes to help her while Starbuck and Boomer head in to check on the refugees. Starbuck, babe magnet that he is, finds Cassiopeia, a “socialator” (that’s a prostitute to you and me – or at the very least a companion, though she’s no Inara). She has a broken arm, so he takes her away for medical treatment.
Boomer, meanwhile, is trying to get into the “first class” area of the ship. The refugees have told stories that food is being hoarded up there. Apollo joins him and together they find the party. It seems Sire Uri, seemingly a minor politico back home, is playing Hugh Hefner and playing host to lots of lovely ladies and others of his ilk. There is certainly no shortage of food or drink here. Apollo orders all the food confiscated and rationed out amongst the passengers. Poor Apollo, don’t you know that’s going to gain you an enemy?
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Back on Galactica the only two people who seem to care that the entire human population has been nearly wiped out are Adama, who is in the throes of a depression, and Athena, who’s, well, upset I guess. Upset enough to tell Starbuck to give since he seems to want to share his survival celebrations with her. Of course when she catches Starbuck making out with his newly healed Cassiopeia in the blast tube she sprays them with hot steam to discourage their activities. Adama is spending his time trying to convince the newly reformed Quorum of Twelve to head to Carillon, an abandoned mining planet. There they should be able to pick up food, fuel and supplies. Problem is it’s pretty far due to the direct path being a hazard and mined by the Cylons. His opponent – hey look! It’s Sire Uri again! Told ya he was going to be trouble – is favoring a closer planet for their needs. Adama’s argument is that, no doubt, the planet in question would be the first place the Cylons would expect them to go. No doubt they would plan an ambush.
Apollo, having dragged Starbuck and Boomer to the meeting, swoops in and saves the day by explaining how he and his fellow pilots will lead the fleet through the minefield by blasting them out of the way. Starbuck and Boomer are unimpressed by his plan, at least as long as they’re involved in it. The Quorum of Twelve like it, however, especially Sire Uri – surprise, surprise. I can almost hear him saying to himself, “tThat will get rid of that pain in my ass”.
So off we go through the excessive heat of the nebula or whatever the hell it is. Flying blind with only that weird chick with the curls to guide them. They succeed, of course, and get to the planet. Once the scouting teams land on the planet, they discover it is not as abandoned as they thought.
No, in fact, it’s Las Vegas!
Well, a tribal casino at least.
Lots of pretty girls in outfits involving feathers. Starbuck plays a few hands – in a purely investigative endeavor of course – and discovers that no one ever loses. To Starbuck’s credit, this sets his spidey sense to tingling just a tiny bit.
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Apollo is a few miles away still working on his quest to get laid. He has somehow talked a scientist into building a robot daggett (dog) for Boxey, to replace the one he lost in the attacks. This, of course, has solved all the child’s post traumatic stress issues. Apollo decides it’s a great idea to bring Serena, Boxey and Muffett (the daggett) on the scouting mission. Muffet runs off, Boxey runs after him and they disappear. While searching for them Apollo and Serena run into the occupants of the planet. Freaky insectoid types. They take the duo to their leader who shows them where Boxey is safe and sound in the casino with Boomer and Starbuck.
Word gets back to the fleet that there is much fun to be had on the surface. The fact that no one has heard of this place causes only a few seconds of thought. Not to mention, shouldn’t the fact that all their friends and family are dead put a damper on the spirits of the people who are already at the casino? Guess not. Adama’s still mopey, but that doesn’t stop anyone from going to the surface.
At the casino we see one of the the feather headed girls as she gets in the elevator with a couple of other people. It heads down, though they have all pressed buttons for the upper levels. They all admit to curiosity as to what’s down this low. When the door opens on the lowest level she screams. I’m guessing it didn’t live up to the hype…
Next up – The hives have eyes
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Nancy Mathews works very hard at masquerading as a grown up to go to work and raise her two sons. Once the sun goes down she reverts to the 10 year old that she actually is. You can follow her plans for world domination through the formation of an army of knitters on her blog, Bronxgirlknits.
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