Tigerclaw
by chaoseternus

In the wake of the events of the movie, the Tigerclaw is sent on rescue/recon for a group of refugees who may have news of the Kilrathi's new 'allies'

Chapter 2 Day Two

Captains Log Entry: TCS Tigerclaw. Today was spent mainly in the discussion of the mission, in particular, the difficulties in finding what was almost certainly a mobile target in the vastness of space with only one warship hull.

This is, it has to be admitted, a considerable problem, though at least Tigerclaw as a hybrid vessel has the assistance of the more limited duration of our fighters, bombers and other support vessels. We can search and we can be methodical but the worry is always with a mobile task that have we been bypassed, has our target moved into an area we have already searched?

Our options are limited, and given the circumstances, I may well be making rather more use of Blair's Pilgrim heritage then certain officers might like.

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Commanders Log Entry: Battlestar Galactica. We are stalled today, holding position in the gulf between stars and hoping we are not found. Galactica can not manoeuvre, right now my Lady's hull is being crawled over by engineers, technicians and hired grunts all working to remove a segment of the hull armour rated as critical and in desperate need of replacement.

The replacement hull segments and supporting ribs for the outer layer of armour are the first to have been produced at great expense in resources and indeed, lives by the fleet and has not yet been combat tested.

I truly hope it is up to the advertised quality; otherwise one single small section of armour may easily be enough to end us. The plan for the old armour segment is a hasty mounting on the supporting ribs over another critical section, extra protection until more new armour can be fabricated, whilst all this is done we are horribly vulnerable and unfortunately, there is no ship capable of taking over our duties.

Across the fleet, tensions are high. Roslin may have been able to get the people to accept the truth; that this is necessary work, but it doesn't reduce their fear and their vulnerability at this moment.

For the moment, I hold the ship at condition one, but if the Cylons do attack, I know exactly how much Galactica will be able to do about it.

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Diary Entry: 6-904-D Series 6 – Unit 904 – Resurrection D

The treaty negotiations with these ‘Kilrathi' go well, our manipulations of their pathetic psyches allowing them to see us as potentially useful allies. For the moment, that suits our purpose, these creatures do after all, claim to not only know the location of Earth but to be at war with her forces as well.

Interesting and valuable news in itself, worthy of some significant diversion of resources, but the technologies displayed…

Without doubt, our knowledge of human biology and our ability to manipulate it to out own superior needs far exceeds that of these lower beings, our knowledge of the Binary Powers is better as well, but their shields, their weapons…

This is technology we must acquire, this technology is needed to further the purposes of our master and as such we must acquire it. For now, we work on making them give it to us, these creatures are threat after all with their current advantages and diplomacy is the best way to negate that advantage for minimal resource expenditure.

It also allows us to learn of them, of how their fragile soulless minds operate, how they can be controlled, the better to manipulate them to our own ends, the better as well to gain access to their computers, to learn of the manifestations of the Digital God they have been able to corrupt and twist to their own purposes.

And eventually, to free such from their corrupting slave masters.

Time is our only enemy now, time may allow the Galactica to escape, time may allow the Earth humans to learn of us and begin preparations, time may allow these animals to decide to act against our Divine Right.

That can not be allowed.

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Day Three

Captain's Log: TCS Tigerclaw: We may have used minimal resources during our two day trip to the outermost border of Confederation Space, but I decided to make a minor diversion and restock our supplies at a small outpost called Beta-35 currently still held by our forces, though given the Kilrathi advance I would not care to guess how long it will remain under human control.

But we needed to make sure our bunkers were full, after all, no-one can truly know what the future will hold, I do not know how long we will be searching for the unknown refugees, nor do I know how hard we will have to search for friendly skies when we are eventually forced to head back to Confederation space. Given that, making sure we are fully stocked before leaving the known behind is certainly recommended.