{"id":11062,"date":"2026-07-10T20:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T20:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/battlestarmercury.com\/wordpress\/?p=11062"},"modified":"2026-11-11T11:14:09","modified_gmt":"2026-11-11T11:14:09","slug":"book-4chapter-32-the-end","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/battlestarmercury.com\/wordpress\/?p=11062","title":{"rendered":"Book 4:Chapter 32 “The end?”"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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24 hours ago. Admiral Lawson is in bed, tossing and turning.<\/span><\/p>

It was a dark night, there was a cold, howling wind. Lightning flashed often, sometimes illuminating the priests body. Sometimes masculine, sometimes feminine. Sometimes both.<\/span><\/p>

They were dressed in rags. <\/span>They<\/b> seemed impervious to the cold. Their clothing was tattered and there was dirt smudged on their face. Their hair was dirty. Their eyes were clouded until they focused on the admiral, who was dressed in her pajama bottoms and a brown, sleeveless military issue tee shirt.<\/span><\/span><\/p>

\u201c<\/span>Don\u2019t need kamalah to see your soul. Major Eva Lawson. No. Commander, now fleet admiral.<\/b>\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>

Lawson: \u201cWhat the frak are you doing in my dreams? I am not religious.\u201d<\/span><\/p>

\u201cYou have said that all your life. Now you have doubts. You are not sure that God does not exist.\u201d<\/b><\/span><\/p>

Lawson: \u201cDon\u2019t you mean Gods? I thought you were a priest. Um priests????\u201d<\/span><\/p>

\u201cI have seen many things. I have seen human and Cylon reach, marry, have children and die. Some day Hera will have billions of descendents. I have seen her die.\u201d<\/span><\/p>

Lawson: \u201cYou are speaking in riddles. I am going to get up and open my eyes next.\u201d<\/span><\/p>

\u201cBeware of Kera Thrace, she will lead humanity to its end.\u201d<\/b><\/span><\/p>

\u201cShe\u2019s dead. At least gone nearly thirty years.You really should invest in a calendar.\u201d<\/span><\/p>

\u201cMay I have some water, admiral?\u201d<\/b><\/span><\/p>

The priest\u2019s eyes were suddenly clear and <\/span>they<\/b> made eye contact with Lawson. Lawson was kneeling, trying to absorb more warmth from the fire. They reached forward, towards Lawson\u2019s stomach.<\/span><\/span><\/p>

\u201c<\/b>Something new! Forty years. Something has changed. What is in there. Sun? No, it is a son.<\/b>\u201d<\/b> The priest rubbed Lawson\u2019s belly and then raised a hand to her forehead.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>

\u201cI need my sleep” Lawson pushed the young priest’s hands away.<\/span><\/p>

Did I not tell you that you would meet Admiral Adama? You met Adama didn\u2019t you? True or false?\u201d<\/b><\/span><\/p>

\u201cI had a frakked out dream.I know it\u2019s not true.\u201d<\/span><\/p>

\u201cYour journey will span many centuries when you arrive on earth.\u201d<\/b><\/span><\/p>

\u201cMaybe I should take the kamalah,\u201d Lawson opined.<\/span><\/p>

\u201c<\/span>Do not harm the baby. You need a taste.<\/b>\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>

The priests touched the Admiral on her cheeks. The scene went dark.<\/span><\/p>

Lawson awoke in some kind of motor vehicle. It was barreling along a highway. There was some kind of loud music blaring out of the car radio. She could see trees going by and recognized the paved highway for what it was.<\/span><\/p>

A voice began to speak. \u201cAnother day has gone by and President Reagan\u2019s\u00a0 star wars plan has not led us to Armageddon.\u201d<\/span><\/p>

\u201cI will be back with ten songs in a row and no commercials. This is WPLR 99.1 FM. Classic rock. New Haven\u201d Static blocked the rest of the word.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

\u201cWhat the frak?\u201d Lawson asked from the right hand seat.<\/span><\/p>

\u201cMom, why are you making up words?\u201d<\/span><\/p>

CIC Mercury.<\/span><\/p>

\u201c<\/span>This is Major Langer, XO Saturn, We will send you our planes, and fight until the ship is mostly evacuated. If by some miracle, we survive until the FTL is fixed, we will execute an escape jump.<\/b>\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>

\u201cNegative Saturn, this is Mercury Actual. We will fight together and if the Cylons are victorious today, we will make the price so high they will never threaten New Helios.\u201d<\/span><\/p>

Admiral Lawson\u2019s hand naturally fell to her stomach. She no longer looked self conscious.<\/span><\/p>

\u201cRoger that wilco Mercury Actual.\u201d<\/b><\/span><\/p>

\u201cIt may be a hopeless dream, but I think we will survive.\u201d<\/span><\/p>

\u201cHow admiral?\u201d<\/b><\/span><\/p>

\u201cI have a prophecy to fulfill.\u201d<\/span><\/p>

Deck Officer: \u201cMore contacts, Cylon heavy ships jumping in.\u201d<\/span><\/p>

Alternate CIC:<\/span><\/p>

Commander: \u201c<\/span>Could we get the FTL to spool faster. Inject some radiation.\u201d<\/b><\/span><\/p>

Major Langer: \u201c<\/span>We are having a hard enough time keeping the ship from exploding. I think we should stick with the repair plan.\u201d<\/b><\/span><\/p>

If you like this content please react to our videos by pushing that like button or if you want to see more please subscribe.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

Battle continues. The Defender jumps away.<\/span><\/p>

Task Force Demeter jumps in.<\/span><\/p>

\u201cAdmiral, ten Colonial ships just jumped in. Codes are authentic. The task force is led by the Battlestar Demeter.\u201d<\/span><\/p>

Admiral: \u201cWhat the frak? Send challenge codes including the last battle of operation magic trick. See that the pilots IFF will work.\u201d<\/span><\/p>

XO: \u201cMain guns salvo mode, target the nearest carrier!!!\u201d<\/span><\/p>

Task Force Athena jumps in.<\/span><\/p>

Admiral, ten more Colonial ships just jumped in!!!!!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

Codes are authentic!!!!!<\/span><\/p>

Vice Admiral Evan\u2019s of the Colonial has a priority one message on the military channel!!!<\/span><\/p>

The Battlestar Athena is confirmed!!!<\/span><\/p>

\u201cThis is Vice Admiral Steven Evans of the Colonial fleet. \u201cAll ships are ordered to immediately cease fire. All planes are to return to their base ships The Colonial government and the Cylon collective have reached a cease fire. All ships and plans, prepare to RTB. Return to base!\u201d<\/span><\/p>

\u201cThe agreement between the New Helios Colonies and the presidency of the Cylon Collective puts distance between us, and sets aside a large area so that there will be no encroachment anywhere near Galactica\u2019s destination.\u201d<\/span><\/p>

\u201cThough the sacrifice will be great, the time has come for the war with the Cylon Collective to end once and for all. I was pulled out of retirement to command this one mission. War between humans and Cylon ends today.\u201d<\/span><\/p>

\u201cThe Era of fingerpointing and blame must end now. The choice between survival and mutual extinction is upon us. We can continue to fight, or we will become extinct.\u201d<\/span><\/p>

\u201cAs the ranking officer, appointed by the president of the Colonies of New Helios, I am taking complete command of this fleet. We will make repairs, update\u00a0 the FTL Navigation Database and jump all of you home.\u201d<\/span><\/p>

Commander\u2019s Quarters,Battlestar Mercury.<\/span><\/p>

Admiral Evans was alone with Major Jacobs and Admiral Lawson.<\/span><\/p>

\u201cRear Admiral Eva Lawson, I am in possession of your medical report. Due\u00a0 to your current medical condition, according to Colonial Fleet Code of Military Justice, you are immediately relieved. I will need Major Jacob\u2019s in CIC to represent me. Athena is short staffed and I need to be there for the jump.\u201d<\/span><\/p>

\u201cAdmiral Lawson. I respect you as a hero. You and your team saved humanity and avoided the complete slaughter of humanity. Your doctor wants you on bedrest. The rules are clear. With this cease fire the emergency that has permitted you to remain on duty will terminate as soon as Mercury returns to the shipyard.\u201d<\/span><\/p>

\u201cAs part of the agreement to end the war Admiral your active duty service will end. I will be fighting the president on that, tooth and nail. You will be a commander in the Colonial reserves. If in command of Colonial Fleet Reserves,you travel beyond one Light year from New Helios, that will be considered an act of war.\u201d<\/span><\/p>

Admiral Lawson:<\/span><\/p>

\u201cAre you letting the Cylons determine your decisions on command officers?\u201d<\/span><\/p>

\u201cI am ashamed to admit it, but partly, yes Admiral. When these negotiations began, the only demand the toasters made besides stop shooting was you in a body bag.\u201d<\/span><\/p>

\u201cSteven!!!!! That is reason enough to question their motives. They don\u2019t want a cease fire for any other reason other than to face the Colonial fleet without me.\u201d<\/span><\/p>

\u201cLook Admiral, reserve duty is 120 days a year. As a commander, you will be paid enough so you won\u2019t have to work any other job. You can raise that family you and Wheelchair started and have a life. You saved humanity. You have earned a break.\u201d<\/span><\/p>

\u201cWhat happens WHEN\u00a0 the Cylons break the treaty?\u201d<\/span><\/p>

\u201cThen task force Mercury will be trained up and well maintained for you to jump right in and kick their asses.\u201d<\/span><\/p>

\u201cThis is wrong Steven. We lost 39 years, bumped into some Cylons and they immediately fired on us.\u201d<\/span><\/p>

\u201cThere was an informal cease fire when you escaped the star’s gravity well after the nap. They claimed you provoked the conflict by attacking their supply chain.\u201d<\/span><\/p>

\u201cOf course we did, There was no\u00a0 \u2018Do not disturb the cease fire\u2019 sign up. They could have given us the situation report just like you did when you jumped in,\u201d<\/span><\/p>

\u201cI did not agree with the decision. We might be able to get it overturned.\u201d<\/span><\/p>

\u201cThis is their pattern. They wait forty years and they build a war machine and wipe us out, How many times do we have to get nuked in order to understand that the toasters want us dead,<\/span><\/p>

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