Part 6 Battlestar Galactica: Back To The Colonies,: War On The Mountain

Chapter 20

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At almost the very moment that Kara was laying down to sleep, Brindy Malcolm was in her quarters with Gregorious, again going over the photographs and information on the commanders of this UED. Gregorious was helping her, pointing out little things in the dossiers that might be of assistance.

"Have you made up your mind if you will go to Caprica City, or if you'll look for targets in the hills?" He was a big man, no doubt about it. But the years of labor in the camp and decimated his knees and his back. He was still able to take care of himself, but he wasn't the same man who had been taken a decade ago.

"I believe, Greg", she said with his shorthand name, "that I should start in the foothills and work my way up or in." There was so much more cover below than near the camp. There was a smaller forest just south of the Command Center for the enemy. It would provide cover, but not like on the mountain, where rocks, boulders, and now downed trees littered the area. There were also many small caves and crevices in which to hid, and Nick Bond had found out two years earlier.

"I think that is a good idea, Brin", he nodded his head. "Will The Crown send the scouts back down to the city?"

She nodded. "Yeah, Caleb let me know they will depart again in a few hours and scout some more. I haven't seen the Boss all day. But I'm hearing he's in a pissy mood today."

"So what's new", he joked. "I have heard something happened when he met the representative of this UED this morning, something that was unexpected. He advised the guards not to say anything, but they did anyway. They do not know what happened, but said it was a strange meeting."

"Hmm", she pondered, "that's interesting. Wonder what it means?"

"I don't care", he said with a spit in his voice. "As long as he holds up his end of the bargain if we get through this, that's all I care about."

She kept leafing through the photographs. "I believe I'll go to the southern end of the range, and see if I can locate the General in charge of that wing, or maybe some Colonels. That's where they have momentum, so maybe I can slow it down?"

"When do you plan to leave?"

"I plan to leave about 0200 and slowly make my way to the southwest. I'm glad I kept these night vision goggles from when I trained so long ago."

"There may be snipers on the other side as well", Gregorious said with concern, "that's one thing I worry about."

She smiled at him with affection. "I will be careful. I know how to camouflage, and I am the most patient soul in the Universe-I waited ten years to get you back, after all."

Gregorious rolled his eyes. "I think I got the better of that wait, Brindy." They both chuckled.

A few hours later, Brindy set out. She had camouflaged her face. The rest of her body was covered with camouflage military garments, which would be invisible at night, and make her blend into the forest during the day. She had broken down her sniper rifle into three parts, which would easily fit in the small backpack she carried. She had only some water, ammo and a few small snacks. She knew quite well how to live and eat off the land.

She moved around the eastern face of the mountain at a slow pace, figuring she would reach the southern part of the front by midday. It was a long trek, and, at least for now, she was in no hurry.

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2300, The Battlestar William Adama

Lee Adama called the meeting to order. In the room were Governor Ingrid Kwok, General Kendrick Grayson, General Seth Trevor, Admiral Caprica Baltar, and the CAG of the Laura Roslin, Cory Mathers.