The Benson Family had survived the attack on the colonies because they were on a vacation trip from their home on Scorpia to Caprica. Their transportation had been damaged by a cylon raider before meeting up with seven other ships and beginning the monthlong journey to join up with Mercury and Solaria, nicknamed the Battlestar Museum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A family of 8, with six young children, they were a noisy bunch that often-disturbed nearby refugees from the Colonies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The youngest child, Marissa was two years old and quite cute. She ran around the converted cargo hold getting hugs and kisses and a pat on the head. Twelve hours earlier she had received affection from a marine, who had been infected with the virus during a disturbance over food distribution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Marissa showed no symptoms but her constantly runny nose proved to be the perfect venue for virus transmission. Within two hours the entire family was infected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A airlock seal had become compromised, and the Benson family were loaded up into a raptor and taken to the Solaria. They were registered and assigned quarters in what had previously been marine barracks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The registration process had earned Marissa a few hugs and infected ten people who had been on the aging battlestar since the fall of the Colonies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Within twelve hours there were over a hundred infected people moving about the battlestar.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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