Steven Evans was a recently retired captain who had been a CAG when he left the service at age 42 two years before the second Cylon war. He stood in the small but efficient CIC of the Mercury Class Battlestar Athena. He was average height, slender build with a sprinkle of white in his dark brown hair.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Born on Gemenon, he had escaped poverty at age 18 by joining the Colonial fleet as an enlistee. After taking the aptitude test, he had been sent to the academy where he graduated 3 years later and began flying Vipers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
His wife Amelia, ten years younger than he had begun their relationship on the Battlestar Blackbird, where she had been posted as a CIC weapons and navigation officer on the Valkyrie class ship, She had light brown hair and a similar build as her husband.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The couple had mustered out together and started a business on Picon, hoping to start a family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The day the Cylons attacked, they had been hiking in the mountains on Leonis, hoping the time away from work would bless them with a family. Upon seeing the mushroom clouds they hat retreated further into the wilderness. Ten days after the war a patrol picked them up and transferred to a refugee ship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Just prior to the Mercury becoming the flagship of the new Colonial fleet, the couple had been interviewed, their skill noted and they were given the choice of rejoining the military or losing their quarters. How Steven and Ameilia Evans were the CO and XO of task force Athena.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDRADIS is clear commander,\u201d the DRADIS officer reported the obvious. \u201cOne resurrection ship on long range DRADIS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cComms,\u201d another officer interrupted. \u201cCINC fleet, authenticated. We are ordered to destroy the resurrection ship and protect the evacuation of New Picon.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Evans frowned, but gave the order. \u201cFire when you have missile lock.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The warning chime of the DRADIS ended the quiet as several large targets appeared on the display. \u201cLots of targets sir,\u201d Amelia sighed. They had just recovered their air wing 30 minutes ago. \u201cWe are ready to launch.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Missiles inbound 150, no 300 inbound!”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cLaunch Vipers,\u201d Evans ordered. \u201cSignal the fleet to go to condition one.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“The lighting went to battle red and the officers waited their turn and made their reports. There was a lot of firepower out there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI have nine Phobos class and six modern base stars,\u201d the DRADIS officer reported. \u201cReadings firming up, Four, no five modern base stars.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n