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I thought you were dead. Why didn't you try to contact me?
Because I was foolish enough to care about you once.
After seeing her, I think maybe I still care for her.
I knew him on Caprica.
And for that, we'll all spend 30 yahrens on the prison barge.
A fleet is held together by force.
He and Charka are the most efficient slave drivers
in the entire fleet.
Bridge, armed workers are attacking the launch bay!
KRONUS: I will not have mutineers aboard my ship.
Aurora?
NARRATOR: There are those who believe
that life here began out there,
far across the universe,
with tribes of humans
who may have been the forefathers of the Egyptians
or the Toltecs or the Mayans.
Some believe that there may yet be brothers of man
who even now fight to survive somewhere beyond the heavens.
The morale of the fleet continues to rise,
due in part to the increasing number of habitable planets
we are encountering
and the reintroduction of some of the amenities our people enjoyed
before the destruction of the Colonies.
Once again, although on a limited scale,
we are able to partake of music and the theater,
and when the occasion warrants,
even indulge ourselves in ceremony.
APOLLO: Starbuck, we’ve got 15 centons to make that awards ceremony
or Tigh is gonna skin us alive.
Yeah.
The last time we showed up late,
we flew deep space probes for two sectons.
ELECTRONIC BEEPING
CEREMONY MUSIC PLAYING
Formation, salute!
Formation, rest!
ADAMA: We are assembled here today
to honor a man of accomplishment,
a man who rose from the ranks
and became Commander of the Battlestar Rycon
and the fourth Colonial fleet.
Although gravely wounded at the battle of Cosmora Archipelago,
he nevertheless rallied his troops and mounted a counterattack...
Oh, my God.
...destroying three of the attacking baseships.
It's Aurora!
Commander Kronus was retired only a short time...
That's impossible.
I'm telling you, it's Aurora.
...but he volunteered his services
and agreed to accept command of the Celestra.
I thought she was dead.
Yeah, well, see for yourself.
...entire fleet to remain operational.
The Council of 12 has therefore voted unanimously...
She's leaving!
...to award Commander Kronus the distinguished service medallion
and appoint him executive commander of all three industry ships.
Commander Kronus, would you please step forward?
Excuse me.
May I help you?
I need some navigational data.
For what ship?
The Celestra. It's for Commander Kronus.
Your name?
Your name, please?
Aurora. I'm Commander Kronus' pilot.
All right, for what sector did you want your information?
The Beta sector.
Beta sector.
ADAMA: And very well deserved, too.
LAUGHS
Sir, if l may?
I guess I misunderstood you, Colonel. Sir?
I thought you said you were due on the bridge shortly.
Yes, sir, I...
I mean, I am due on the bridge.
In fact, that's where I'm going right now, sir.
If you'll excuse me.
Sir.
I think he was about to propose a toast, Commander.
Adama, I always believed the first rule of command
was to enforce all regulations, and the second rule...
Is to make sure that there's no exception to the first rule.
You burned that into my brain when I was your aide.
GLASS CLINKS
Excuse me, sir, your pilot is here.
The shuttle is ready whenever you are.
Very well, Charka, we'll leave shortly.
I thought Tigh was about to blast out of his boots.
Breaking formation isn't exactly part of the military code, Boomer.
If you two hadn't stopped me, I couldn't caught her.
There she is.
Aurora!
It's been a longtime, Starbuck.
Yeah, see, I thought you were dead.
Where've you been all this time?
On the Celestra, learning to fly.
I've just been made shuttle pilot for Commander Kronus.
The Celestra?
But I've been there for maintenance.
I know.
You knew?
For Sagan's sake, Aurora, why didn't you try to contact me?
I used to wonder the same thing about you.
Aurora, I didn't even know that you were still alive.
I'm in the personnel computer.
Anyone couldn't found me, if they cared enough to check.
I cared, Aurora. More than you'll ever know.
But not enough to find out if I were alive?
Starbuck! Starbuck, I got them!
The last two seats to tonight's Spheroid concert.
STAMMERS Great. Cassiopeia, this is Aurora.
She's an old friend.
I'm sorry if I interrupted anything,
but I just got so excited about these tickets.
You must know how hard these are to get.
I'm afraid we don't have concerts on the Celestra,
or elegant military receptions, for that matter.
The Commander's leaving. I have to go. STAMMERING I...
I'II walk you to the launch bay.
I wouldn't think of taking you away from the party.
Nice bumping into you, Starbuck.
Aurora. Excuse me, Cassie.
Aurora!
Did you... Did you interrupt something?
Yeah, I guess I did.
We'll be landing in five centons, sir.
Shall I signal the Commander's compartment?
Those were his orders.
I heard you. I was watching the time.
I'm looking forward to your telling the crew, sir,
that you've been promoted.
That you'll have your own fleet again.
The parts ship, the textile ship and the Celestra.
When I commanded the Rycon and 600 fighting ships,
that's when I commanded a fleet.
I was thinking in terms of our present situation, sir.
This collection of moving derelicts isn't a fleet, it's a convoy.
A convoy held together by mutual dependence.
A fleet is held together by force and discipline.
A fleet doesn't just move, it performs.
Although I often wonder if Adama realizes that.
Well, thanks to you, at least the Celestra performs.
We can do better.
And I assure you, I will.
Charka, I'm retaining command of the Celestra.
With all due respect, sir,
what about the other two ships?
Their captains need a little shaping up, but no serious problem.
Charka, you are not ready yet for command.
There's more to running a fighting ship
than running a civilian work force.
CONTROLLER: Celestra command to shuttle, your heading is 295.
Your cross vector is 31.
You’re cleared to land in the shuttle bay.
Don't be impatient, Charka. You will one day have your own command.
Yes, sir.
Regulations specifically state
that the squadron commander has to approve it first.
Then you notify the senior officer
on the bridge. You know that.
And you know that Apollo would approve it.
Sir, I just don't want to have to look for him.
You won't have to.
Starbuck.
I just came from the launch bay.
How come they're preparing your Viper?
He wants to go to Celestra for an electronics maintenance scan.
Yeah... STAMMERS
See, my long-range scan's been acting kind of funny.
Starbuck, it's me, Apollo.
If you wanted to go see Aurora, why didn't you just ask me?
I guess I thought you'd try and stop me.
Look, you want to go, go. I just want to know why.
SIGHS
I have to straighten something out.
SIGHS Why don't you just leave it alone, Starbuck?
Because after seeing her, I think maybe I still care for her. It's...
You know what I think?
I think maybe you and Cassiopeia
are getting so close, it's got you scared to death.
I think maybe you're not running to Aurora,
you're running away from Cassiopeia.
Look, buddy, Aurora already kicked me pretty good in the teeth today.
And what makes you think she won't do it again?
Oh, Apollo, I gotta try.
SIGHS
Listen, she's not mad at you.
Maybe you could get her to listen to me...
Oh, no. I'm sorry, Starbuck,
you're not getting me involved in this.
Apollo, look, I can't just leave it like this.
Colonel, we're both going to the Celestra for a maintenance scan.
What's wrong with your Viper?
SIGHS Same as Starbuck's.
Thanks, buddy.
I just hope it works out.
Oh, it will. it will. Aurora's a very gentle and forgiving person.
Did you get them? Yes.
Course heading and coordinates.
I said they were for Kronus. I was so scared.
Don't worry. It'll all be over soon.
Can you make it malfunction?
Just another few microns!
But what if the fleet stops to wait for us?
Not a chance with a repair this simple.
Now look, this is the last chance for anyone to change his mind.
Once we head for the shuttle, we're committed.
Very well.
Let's go.
I was under the impression Boomer and I were on patrol.
But If you and Starbuck really want it,
you're perfectly welcome to it.
Well, thank you very much, Sheba,
but we're on our way to the Celestra.
CASSIOPEIA: Not with my concert ducats, you're not.
Oh, hi, Cass. Uh... About the concert tonight, my long-range scan's acting...
Colonel Tigh told me. The ducats, Starbuck.
Oh! Yeah. Sure.
That's it.
Both of them? I'm not going alone.
But I thought Sheba was going on patrol.
Who said anything about Sheba?
OMEGA: Vipers 4 and 6 cleared for the Celestra. Launch when ready.
Acknowledged.
Well, what's it gonna be, Starbuck?
Are we going or not?
SIGHS
CHUCKLES
Cassiopeia, are you just gonna let him go off like that
without saying anything?
I can't stop him, Sheba.
But you know he's going over there to see Aurora.
You haven't even said anything to him. Don't you care?
I didn't say that.
I just said I can't stop him.
ENGINES TURBO BOOST
Commander, we've lost thrusters.
And a number 4 turbodyne has blown a laser sequence.
Get an electric-tech team on it and get me the Galactica.
Yes, sir.
Commander, Commander Kronus from the Celestra.
Put him on scanner. Yes, sir.
Yes, Commander?
Adama, we've temporarily lost our thrusters.
Nothing serious.
What is your estimated time for repairs?
Two centares. Probably less with my people.
You’ll be out of communications range within 20 centons.
We ’ll stop and wait for you.
Adama, you know what happens If you try to stop a fleet this size.
There'll be ships scattered all over.
I don't like the idea of you being out there alone.
I think I’ve had enough experience to handle it.
Commander? One micron, Commander, please.
Apollo and Starbuck are on their way there for maintenance.
I’ve just been advised that two Vipers
are on their way to you right now
for routine maintenance.
They’ll be at your disposal.
We'll be back so quickly, you won't even know we've gone.
SIGHS
I liked our relationship better when he was my aide.
Starbuck, you haven't said a word since we left the Galactica.
I've been doing a lot of thinking.
About Cassiopeia or Aurora? CHUCKLES
Yeah. Wonder who she's going to the concert with.
I don't believe it. You're worried about who Cassiopeia's with,
but you broke a date with her to be with Aurora. SCOFFS
Yeah, but that's different.
SIGHS
Hey, something's wrong with my scanner.
It shows the Celestra’s stopped.
APOLLO: There's nothing wrong with it.
Mine shows the same thing.
Celestra bridge, this is Captain Apollo. What is your situation?
H ERMES: Minor malfunction. Our flight operations are normal.
You are cleared to land.
GRUNTS EXCLAIMING
All right, just follow my orders and nobody gets hurt.
Now, move.
Hold it! LASER GUNS FIRING
Bridge, armed workers are attacking the launch bay!
Attacked? By whom?
Six armed workers in the launch bay, sir.
Order the landing bay crew in the launch bay to cut them off.
Yes, sir. Follow me, Charka.
HERMES: This is the bridge. Fight in the launch bay. Deploy your crews.
Dianopolis, come on! Trouble in the shuttle bay!
We're going to have to work our way to the shuttle.
We'll have to get over on the other side if we're gonna cut them off.
It's impossible, sir. The crossfire.
Nothing is impossible.
Damon.
Don't worry, we'll make it.
I got it! Cassiopeia went with Bojay.
He's on deep probe. Oh.
Where is everybody?
She wouldn't be with Greenbean, would she?
Starbuck, would you stop worrying about that
and try to look your best?
Look my best?
Even at my worst, Aurora always thought I looked pretty good.
She's obviously blind.
I'm talking about Commander Kronus.
Would you fasten up your jacket?
Go around.
That sounds like, uh... It is.
LASER GUNS FIRING
Aurora?
Aurora.
Drop it!
PANTING
Get your hands up.
All right, move out.
Why didn't you fire?
I couldn't.
Aurora, you knew...
You knew when we started that we might have to kill someone.
Charka or Kronus, yes. Even their officers...
But not a Colonial warrior?
Not him.
I knew him on Caprica.
And for that, we'll all spend 30 yahrens
on the prison barge.
That was close, buddy.
I froze. I couldn't believe that it was Aurora.
You know her, Lieutenant?
I thought I did.
Captain, I want you to take the Lieutenant
and use my shuttle to transfer the prisoners to the Galactica for charges.
Excuse me, sir, but wouldn't it make more sense
to hold them here until we, uh, catch up with the fleet?
Discipline is only effective when immediate, Captain.
I will not have mutineers aboard my ship
one centon longer than necessary.
Yes, but, uh, formal charges for mutiny
have to be filed by the senior officer of the ship.
I know that, Lieutenant. That's why I'm going with you.
Aurora.
You know why.
It was the only thing to do.
But...
Hey, how did everything go on patrol?
Same as usual, Cassie. Boring.
Did you and Starbuck get everything straightened out?
He's not back yet.
We just got a transmission from the Celestra
saying they'd stopped for repairs.
I wonder why he and Apollo didn't just turn around and come back.
I think I better wander on over to the Officers' Club.
Okay. See you.
CLEARS THROAT
They probably, uh, just got stranded there.
Yeah.
You shouldn't have let him go over there in the first place.
Sheba, that wouldn't have accomplished anything.
You don't know that.
A relationship based on possession isn't for me.
I don't want to own Starbuck, or anyone else for that matter.
If what he and I have together is worth anything at all,
we're gonna survive all this.
And if it doesn't?
Hey, um, Boomer had a good idea.
Let's go to the Officers' Club.
SIGHS
Over there.
Aurora, you got to listen to me.
You're the only reason I came over here.
I couldn't care less.
I think you do.
You couldn't killed me and you didn't.
Only because I was foolish enough
to care about you once.
And I cared about you.
The night the Cylons raided Caprica,
I tried to find you,
but your house had taken a direct hit,
there was nothing left of it.
I was positive you were dead.
That's why I never looked for you.
You gotta believe me.
I do.
But it wouldn't have changed anything.
Keep your eye on them, Lieutenant.
Yes, sir.
What's their heading?
Coming up now.
I'm correlating it with their weighted load factor
and fuel consumption.
You always seem to be right on top of things, Hermes.
You'll make a fine exec.
Thank you, sir.
Commander Kronus, sir. What if he should find out what's going on?
Forget about Kronus.
By the time he finds out, if he finds out,
he'll be too far away to do anything about it.
You ready back there, Starbuck?
All set.
Celestra control, this is the Commander's shuttle to the Galactica.
Requesting navigation and launch instructions.
MAN: Your heading is 958.1.
Cross vector 372.
Docking time is 2.4 centares.
You’re clear to launch when ready.
Acknowledged.
ENGINES TURBO BOOST
They're following our vectors.
Right into oblivion.
And once they're far enough away,
we go dark,
disappear from their scanner.
Kronus will reverse course and come back.
Naturally. But he'll never find us.
And his fuel will run out long before
he can ever get in communication range with the fleet.
Congratulations, Commander.
Not quite yet, but soon.
In the meantime, shut down operations.
Order all workers to their quarters.
We don't want any more internal problems now.
Yes, sir.
Have all the lasers removed from the armament cabinets.
Bring them to the bridge.
Consider it done, sir.
Leave me alone.
You've already caused me enough trouble.
Aurora, I'm sorry for the mess you're in,
but you can't blame me for that.
You got yourself into it.
I had no choice.
Everybody has a choice.
Not the common people.
Not on this fleet.
You know what kind of life we have.
It's not like back on Caprica, but it's rough on everybody.
That's easy for a warrior to say.
It's easy for anybody to say because it's true.
Don't insult our intelligence.
Your kind has already degraded us.
Degraded? How?
Forcing us to work 16 centares a shift.
With our rations out if we fail to fill a work quota.
Never being allowed to leave our ship,
unless, of course, we're part of the ruling military class
or serve them, as Aurora did.
Wait a centon, you're trying to tell me
those are the conditions on the Celestra?
SCOFFS
Then why doesn't anybody know about it?
AURORA: Know about it?
They gave Kronus a medal and a promotion for it.
Because he and Charka are the most efficient slave drivers
in the entire fleet.
SIGHS
What's wrong?
I just heard something I don't want to believe,
but somehow it's hard not to.
Well, spit it out.
I'm not sure the Commander here will like it.
I didn't hear Captain Apollo ask whether I'd like it or not,
but I distinctly heard him tell you to spit it out.
And that sounded like a direct order, Lieutenant.
All right.
Rather than your loyalty being taken for granted
as it was under Kronus,
under my command, I assure you that it'll be rewarded handsomely.
My first act, when I am appointed
official captain of the Celestra,
will be to see to it that each of you is advanced one grade.
Naturally, an increase of payment will follow your promotion.
But more importantly, each of you will find
that your new rank brings you something
that is far more valuable than cubits.
Respect.
Executive officer.
The turbodyne is ready to go.
Acknowledged. Captain, the repairs are completed.
How far away is the shuttle?
Not far enough yet, sir.
Then we wait.
I'm not accusing you of anything, Commander.
I'm just telling you what they said.
And you believe them?
SIGHING I don't know.
And did you believe them when they implied
that the whole fleet was slave ships?
But they did.
Well, in that case, perhaps you can tell me where they planned to go
when they took the shuttle.
To another slave ship?
He has a point, Starbuck.
Maybe.
STARBUCK: Where were you gonna go?
Tell him nothing.
It doesn't matter now.
To the 21st planet in this system.
Because according to the navigational tapes, it was the most habitable.
Good climate, plenty of food and a good landing field.
And what did you intend to do when you got there?
SIGHS
Please, Aurora.
Live!
Something we weren't allowed to do on your ship.
Perhaps, by your standards.
I can understand why some people
cannot appreciate a military approach.
But under present conditions,
we must all make certain adjustments in order to survive.
I have been in the Colonial service, Commander.
And life aboard the Celestra
bears little resemblance to a military approach.
Not when an animal like Charka can double-shift entire families at a time.
Well, I know Charka is a taskmaster,
but I cannot believe he is inhumane.
Believe, Commander!
Things aren't like that on the rest of the fleet.
I give you my word.
That's it.
They'll never reach the fleet now, sir.
Lock in on our course, Hermes.
Already done.
Turbodynes.
Shut down the navigational beacons, scanners and running lights,
all the electronic equipment that the shuttle could possibly home in on.
Fire thrusters.
Something's wrong.
We should've picked the fleet up
on our scanner two centons ago.
Nothing.
Check the Celestra’s position.
BEEPING
She's gone.
APOLLO: It must be malfunctioning.
No, the scanner checks out.
APOLLO: That's impossible.
Unless she went dark.
KRONUS: That's against fleet regulations.
The entire crew knows that, especially Charka.
But if Aurora was telling the truth...
He's trying to kill us.
Our heading must be out to deep space, away from the fleet.
Charka will spend the rest of his life in the prison barge,
if he survives my getting my hands on him.
I don't think he's too worried about that, Commander.
When they went dark, we lost our last reference to the fleet.
Lay you 5-to-1 he's underway right now to rejoin them.
Wherever that is.
STARBUCK: Galactica, Celestra shuttle, do you read?
SIGHS
It's no use. They're way beyond our transmitting range.
With the fuel we have left, they're gonna stay that way.
STARBUCK: With a lot of luck,
we just might make it back to the Celestra.
Exactly what I was thinking, Captain.
Lock in on her ion trail. Come up her exhaust.
Commander, your suggestion would work if we had the available fuel,
which we don't.
The fleet must be in the opposite direction.
Why don't we just reverse course
and try to catch up with the Celestra?
Charka wouldn't have sent us exactly 180 degrees in the wrong direction
because he knows we could reverse course.
Charka may be a lot of things, but dumb isn't one of them.
We're gonna have to make an educated guess.
Plot a point somewhere we just might intercept the Celestra at an angle.
It's our only hope.
Then assuming they're moving at top speed...
Factor four.
Assuming they're moving at factor four,
the computer should tell us where to find them.
But it won't!
Or rather, it can't. This is a civilian shuttle.
The computer has no tracking capabilities.
I told the Council to equip these shuttles properly.
I think we could fix this one up, don't you?
if we weren't in shackles.
And if we could count on a fair hearing once we reach the fleet.
You have my word.
Oh, and we're supposed to accept that?
Do you have a choice?
All right.
Release them.
It's a good thing you people are from the electronics ship.
One thing going for us,
since the Celestra went dark, they won't know we're coming.
if we have the fuel to get there, and if we can find her.
Nobody says she has to run at top speed.
How long till we reach the fleet?
Just over a centare, sir.
But we'll be in communications range in 81 centons.
Then we'll reactivate the electro-identification system
in 80 centons and not before.
Yes, sir.
And not after, Hermes.
We wouldn't want Commander Adama to get suspicious.
Commander, we can arm ourselves
with lasers from the landing bay.
We have to get there first.
Those coordinates we got from the computer
didn't come with any, uh, guarantee.
The Starbuck I used to know was an optimist.
Only when the odds were in my favor.
Damon.
Damon, what is it?
Does it matter?
You matter. You matter a great deal to me.
But I'm not the only one.
Damon, I don't love Starbuck.
You could've fooled me.
Why? Because I loved him once?
Because it was pleasant and I still remember it?
Damon, those aren't signs of love.
Those are memories, and that's all.
I love you.
The lasers are here, sir.
Are they all there? Yes, sir.
Put them over there.
Yes, sir.
Mind if we, uh, talk?
I'm not in love with Aurora anymore.
Spare me the speech about memories.
I just heard it.
Look, Aurora has you now.
Besides, I have someone else, too.
And believe me, she's just about all I can handle.
Well, that's your problem, isn't it?
Hmm. So are you.
I don't want Aurora to lose
someone she loves because of me.
That's why I want you to know exactly where I stand.
I'll always feel something special for her
because of what we once had.
But it's nothing that threatens you
or anyone else.
All right, now I know where you stand.
Are you through now?
Yeah, except for one thing.
You drive her away from you
and you're even a bigger fool
than you already appear to be.
Thank you.
There's the Celestra! MAN: We got her!
ALL CHEERING
They shut everything down.
Including the landing bay!
We're going in anyway, we don't have a choice.
If our fuel holds out.
STARBUCK: You have to be crazy to attempt a landing in the dark.
Everybody buckle in.
Fuel level 25.
Twenty.
Fifteen.
Ten.
Five! Kill thrusters.
TH RUSTERS SHUTTING DOWN
We need the rest of the fuel for deceleration.
Everybody hang on.
Decelerate!
Decelerating.
RUMBLING
SIGHS
Let's go.
Well, no welcoming committee.
So far, so good.
The lasers are gone!
Then Charka isn't taking any chances.
Where would he take them?
The safest place, the bridge.
Well, great. So we just walk in there
and get them with only two lasers?
Unless you have a better idea.
Let's go.
I think we can take them. We need their lasers.
They might help us.
I can't believe every member of the crew is in on Charka's plan.
We don't need prisoners to complicate things,
and we don't have time to figure out who's on whose side.
Besides, Commander, one shout from them
and it'd be all over for the rest of us.
We'll get the lasers on the bridge.
Let's go.
CLEARS THROAT
Where are the lasers?
On the other side of the door.
Now, let's go get them. Nice and easy.
DOOR HISSES OPEN
Move it.
Hermes, come here.
Hermes?
Commander, the rest of you stay here and guard these men.
Okay. Ready?
LASER GUN FIRING
We've got to get to the steering panel.
Somebody already has.
Let's go.
Take him.
Commander?
Captain, GASPING did we do it?
We did it, Commander.
ADAMA: And only a short while after we gathered
to honor Commander Kronus in duty,
so must we now gather again to honor him in death.
Let us remember him not only as a warrior
who died heroically in conflict,
but as a man who lived in pursuit of excellence.
SIGHS
Now we return this warrior
to the cradle of space.
DOOR HISSES SHUT
ALL MURMURING
CASSIOPEIA: So, what's going to happen to Aurora and the others?
STARBUCK: The tribunal found them guilty,
but decided there were extenuating circumstances.
So they got probation.
Charka and his men are being sent to the prison barge.
As a matter of fact, uh,
Sheba and I have the privilege of shuttling them over there.
So we'll see you two later.
Starbuck, I'm really happy about Aurora and the others.
Yeah, me, too.
Uh, Cassie, about Aurora...
Oh, Starbuck, you don't have to explain.
We've never had a definite commitment between us anyway.
Yeah, that's it. See, I don't know if l ever can be committed.
Starbuck, it's okay.
I understand.
Okay. See, I just want you to know, I'm not in love with her.
Listen, I've got two ducats to tonight's concert.
But, uh, I thought...
Oh, I traded those in for tonight.
I kind of figured you'd be back. Ah.
Hmm. BOTH CHUCKLE
What did lever do to deserve you?
ADAMA: Fleeing from the Cylon tyranny,
the last battlestar, Galactica,
leads a ragtag fugitive fleet on a lonely quest,
a shining planet known as Earth.