Entry 2

"Looking back on the battle that ensued. It is surprising that any of us survived at all. We were severly outnumbered, I think the rumor was a thousand to 1. Not good odds for a gambler. Or for anyone for that matter. But we were there and some of us managed to survive. Maybe it would have been better if we all had died there, in that hell in space. When I was a boy on Leo, we were told a story of a lone warrior who armed only with a bow and arrow's attacked and defeated an entire army, this warrior was called Atlan, and it is whispered that the name Atlantia, comes from his name. Back at Cimtar, I felt like Altan. A lone warrior against a thousand heavily armed foes, but then again we were.

As the sound of the engines roared through the Cockpit, Orion brought the Viper up and over the bulk of the Galatica, avoiding a colision with the Vipers being thrown out of the Launch bays. He came over the hull, and saw a squadron on the far side heading for the wall of Cylon ships. He eased himself over and joined up on there right flank. He switched his com frequency to match that of the Galatica, "Need a hand?" The pilot in the next Viper, looked him over. "No Thanks I think we can handle this. But uh just to be on the safe side, stick around. Names Starbuck," Orion smiled, "So your Starbuck? I'm Orion, off of the Atlantia." Just then another voice came over the com, "Cut the chatter guys, this is serious buisness." Orion and Starbuck exchanged glances, "Your telling me," Orion said flatly. As Orion looked out his front view port's He could see the Raiders begining thier attack.

"Commander, we have an unauthorized launch from red squadron." The Commander of the Atlantia walked over to look over the Lt's shoulder. "Orion," turning he looked out over the Bridge, He watched the President of the Council of twelve search over the Bridge for Count Baltar, then turned back to the Lt. "See to it that when he returns he is confined to quarters." Just then more Launch lights from red Squadron lite the up the console. "Sir," the Lt began, "I HAVE EYES LT. Red Alpha, Red 2,3,4,5,9,10, They are all confined to quarters." "Yes sir Commander."

Orion stayed on Starbuck's right flank for a few minutes heading for the oncoming Cylons, untill his comm buzzed, "Rainer to Orion, Where the frack are you!" Orion smiled. "Halfway to the fight, sir. You?" "Back with my Squadron where you should be as well, so Shut up and get back here Lt." "Frack!" Glancing over to Starbuck he gives him the good luck sign of thumbs up, and peels off to his right. To rejoin up with his squadron.

"Orion Watch your port you got one on your tail!" "Orion glanced over his shoulder and saw the flat craft of a Cytlon Raider perched right where Kalan said it was. Orion hit his turbos and pulled hard back on his stick right as the Cylon craft fired his Lasers, the Viper speed up and manuvered in a tight S to come up on the Cylons rear firing almost as soon as he was there the cylon exploded in a thousand sparks of flame. Orion then continued on his forward course and saw his target a Pinwheel attack against Rainer. "Come on!" Orion watched his scanner waiting for the target lock to activate. Now he screamed as he fired his Turbo lasers, he hit the engine on the Raider which sent it spinning up and into two more raiders which caused all three to explode reducing the Pinwheel to ashes. "Orion to Rainer you all right Cap?" "Yea thank s alot I thought I was gone." "You were cap you were."

Com static was broken by a voice, "I can't Shake him, I need some help here!!!!" "Kalan over to port 80 degrees. "I have him Red 7 lets go." As Orion and his wing man swung over to help out the Viper pilot. 2 Cylons came out of what appeared to be nowhere. and formed up on the 2 friends. "Orion I got one on my tail!" "Me to Kalan. Atlantia Scramble. on 3 1, 2, 3!!!!" The 2 pilots broke off there course and reversed it just enough to put them on a head on collision course. The cylons broke off and followed the respective pilots. "Orion, you sure this will work?" "Have no idea Kalan!" The 2 Vipers continued on the colision course.doging the shots coming at them from thier respective Cylons. "Kalan break on my mark! .......MARK!" The Vipers both rolled Kalan to the low Orion to the high and firing at the same time they watched as the cylons disentegrated under there blasts. However the cylon Kalan fired at managed to get off a shot at the same time, the lasers shattering the Canopy and disentegrating the Viper with it. "Yes! Kalan that was beautiful!" After a few moments, "Kalan" Orion turned around to see that his wing man wasn't there.

"Rainer! Kalan's Gone!" Orion spun his fighter to the right just as three more Cylons lined up on him for a Pinwheel. "Felgarcarb!" Orion depressed his reverse turbos and the forward momentum stopped and the Viper sped backwards, right through the middle of the three cylons, as he flew backwards he began firing his lasers, and managed to destroy 2 of the Raiders. The third spun up and out of Orions line of sight. Orion, turned his Viper toward the main battle, and hit his thrusters, just as the blue bolts from the third Raider, began to fly past his cockpit, he rolled to the left but the energy from the Cylons lasers hit him in the engines, smoke began filling the cockpit, as sparks poured from the console before him, "MAYDAY MAYDAY! This is Lt Orion, Battlestar Atlantia, I have been hit! MAYDAY MAYDAY!" Then silence as Lt Orions Comm unit exploded.

As Rainer looked out his cockpit window he saw the Cylon break up and out of Orions sight then as Orion pulled to head back for his unit the cylon came up from the rear and opened fire, As Orion's call for help rang in his ears, Rainer was pulled back to the harsh reality of just how dangerous this war was.