A/N: Another one of those 'I may expand this idea' AUs of mine. I, uh. Have a lot of those.
The fire started in the Peg's CIC. It's almost certainly an act of sabotage; the doors have sealed shut, and Kara is reminded of the virus that almost killed her and Lee on Galactica. The crew is trying to cut them out, but Admiral Cain's command crew has mostly succumbed already. Cain has, too; she's lying on the floor unconscious, though the held up longer than most. Kara's on her way out, and knows it, but there's one thing she has to do first.
Before she passed out, Cain was muttering about martial law, and about 'removing the obstacles'. Kara has never claimed to be especially bright, but she's smart enough to know that 'obstacles' probably refers to the Old Man, and definitely refers to Roslin. A threat to the Old Man leads, perforce, to Lee and the crew of the Galactica, and Kara will be damned if she allows anything to happen to the only real family she's ever known - especially Karl and the Adamas.
She's getting weak, but she has strength enough to reach over and clamp her hand over Cain's mouth and nose. The Admiral wakes - military training is a powerful thing - but Kara is younger and stronger than Cain is, and she has rage and determination on her side.
The last of Cain's struggles die just as the crew outside finally gets through the doors. Kara closes her eyes, slumping to the floor; Lee's at her side in the next second, shaking her, but she's tired and weak, and she's done what she had to do, and even his desperate pleas aren't enough to wake her now.
Up In Smoke, what if, goodbye, killing, situational ethics
The fire started in the Peg's CIC. It's almost certainly an act of sabotage; the doors have sealed shut, and Kara is reminded of the virus that almost killed her and Lee on Galactica. The crew is trying to cut them out, but Admiral Cain's command crew has mostly succumbed already. Cain has, too; she's lying on the floor unconscious, though the held up longer than most. Kara's on her way out, and knows it, but there's one thing she has to do first.
Before she passed out, Cain was muttering about martial law, and about 'removing the obstacles'. Kara has never claimed to be especially bright, but she's smart enough to know that 'obstacles' probably refers to the Old Man, and definitely refers to Roslin. A threat to the Old Man leads, perforce, to Lee and the crew of the Galactica, and Kara will be damned if she allows anything to happen to the only real family she's ever known - especially Karl and the Adamas.
She's getting weak, but she has strength enough to reach over and clamp her hand over Cain's mouth and nose. The Admiral wakes - military training is a powerful thing - but Kara is younger and stronger than Cain is, and she has rage and determination on her side.
The last of Cain's struggles die just as the crew outside finally gets through the doors. Kara closes her eyes, slumping to the floor; Lee's at her side in the next second, shaking her, but she's tired and weak, and she's done what she had to do, and even his desperate pleas aren't enough to wake her now.