PROMPTASTIC!!

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Alright folks, nicely done. Here are the 236 prompts submitted for the Kara Gen Fic Battle.

A Quick Note: All prompts are reproduced here as first submitted. Some seem like they'd be great for a porn battle (or perhaps that's just my dirty mind at work), so please keep in mind that in all fics produced, sex or a romantic pairing shouldn't necessarily be the FOCUS or POINT. But exploring how certain couplings and relationships affected other aspects of Kara's life or made her realize something about herself could be very interesting. Therefore a prompt like "first frak" should be about more than just the actual sex. 

OK without further ado, here are your prompts. Get those thinking caps on and the battle will begin at 12:01 AM Sunday February 7th  Ah what the hell, we'll just start NOW!


"Apparently Admiral Nagala would like to meet the great Starbuck for dinner try don't screw
it Lieutenant"
"Frak me he's early"
"Guess I'm just that good"
"Helo Helo Helo, when you gonna learn?"
"Hey boss!"
"How is this Jimi Hendrix you are talking about?"
"I did it
"I don't need you to save me
"I refuse to be a victim"
"Pull the frakking trigger!"
"See the resemblance?"
"Speak of this again and you will regret it."
"The person who most influenced my life" by Kara Thrace
a bet's a bet
a bicycle ride on a spring day
a thing for underdogs
a walk with Laura
Admiral Cain
Admiral Thrace
aiming for the top spot
alien space werewolves
alive
alternate universe
Artemis
Aurora's temple
bar bet
bearding the dragon
being right
believe
best friend
best pilot ever
birthday
bittersweet
blinders
breaking Academy records
broken loyalties
building a future
call me Saul
candles
Caprican cigar
captain of the chess team
capture the flag
capture the flag on the Galactica
careful
cat
cave painting
C-bucs rule
champagne supernova
cheating at triad
chiaroscuro
choices
commendations
competitive
confession
cowboy
cruel to be kind
curfew
daddy issues
dad's songs
dance
dancing on the tables
death
delebrate
delegating
detective work
disappointment
double dog dare
dress
dress to impress
Dressing room
Drink you under the table
drinks are on me
easily bored
edges
fathers
favorite shirt
Field Commendation for Valor and Bravery
first crush
first dance
first day at the Academy
first day on galactica
first letter of commendation
first letter of reprimand
first name terms
first time in hack
first times
fists
five alternate universes Kara Thrace was too awesome for
Fleet's Good Luck Charm
flying lessons
forget the day
frak destiny
frappuccino
freebird
getting a promotion
getting her callsign
gifts
girl
girly night
god
going AWOL
good at math
graduation
gravity
guilt is a warm blanket
hangover
happiness is a warm gun
happy birthday young man
Helo
hide and seek
high
high school music class
holding Laura
homework is for sissies
Hot Dog
hot shot
how i spent my summer vacation
i love you - i love you too (what happened after)
immortal
in search of adventure
in the quiet of the night she'd find comfort in memories of him
insanity
instructor
into the lion's den
Joseph Adama
jungle cruise
kacey is my daughter
karaoke night
keep on keepin' on
keeping score
Kendra Shaw
knowing the Colonel
language
leading a raid with the Caprica resistance
learning the hard way
lessons my mother taught me
like you could have done better
living for today
lollipops
Lords of Kobol
loyalty
medal on the wall
mornings
mother figures
mud
my family
natural talent
nearly happy
never had a friend before
nicotine
no sound in space
not a hero
not entirely perfect
not my cup of tea
nuggets
nursery rhymes
observations
on the road
once in a lifetime opportunity
orders she doesn't follow
our blood our lives our honor
painting
pedestal
people change
pirates!
playing dress-up
poetry
practice
pranks
prayer
Private Kara Thrace
pyramid
Racetrack
ready for war
reaper
regrets and forgiveness
reunion
roulette
saying goodbye to Karl
school
second chances
senior skip day Academy style
Sergeant Mike Gibbons
shades
shore leave
Showboat
sleep when you're dead
smile
solar wind
split decision
spoon
spring break
staying sane
stranded on a desert island
strategy
suicide mission
surprise party
tantalizing
teddy bear
telepath
temple
the big game
the brig
the chorus of the broken hearted
the cosmic dance
the door/hatch is that way
the enemy within
the journey home
the last one to leave
the more things change
the resistance
the soldier and the king
The thing she never thought she'd be good at was also the thing she was the best at
the three times she almost confessed that Zak failed basic flight
there's a bullet out there with your name on it
this is gonna hurt
throw caution to the wind
top gun
trial by fire
truth or dare
Tyrol
unfortunate side-effects
unlikely alliances
unlikely allies
unreal
viper fuel
vipers v. raptors
warning label
watching paintings at the exhibition
what do you hear Starbuck?
when I was a young girl
wild card
worst cover band ever
you can't break me
zero Gs

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The Enemy Within, Admiral Cain

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[Thanks to shah_of_blah for her insightful beta.]


Kara walked towards him, a fierce expression lining her face. He tilted his head in question and paused to speak, but she brushed past him, unseeing, with a hand on her holster. Lee turned, his mouth open with surprise, and watched her determined figure round a corner away from him. This could only mean trouble.

For two days, she’d been shoulder-to-shoulder with Admiral Cain, reviewing plans for the assault on the cylon hub. He’d seen glimpses of her, sharply uniformed and respectful to the commanding officer. Gone was the Kara of Galactica, the rowdy hot shot pilot that spent more time in the brig than in her rack. She seemed prouder now, more focused and more reverent about the mission ahead. She’d always taken missions seriously, but no one had ever commanded such respect from her as Admiral Cain. A worried thought flitted through his brain.

Lee followed her through several winding corridors until she came to the main brig. He fell back out of sight as she paused at the entrance, spoke a terse order to the burly guard and took a few steps to the first cell. The heavy door clanged open and Kara slid into the chamber. She threw a sour look at the guard, ordered him to leave, and closed the hatch.

From the doorway, Lee watched her carefully. Her expression was intense and determined. Momentary fear pulled at Lee’s gut as she squared her shoulders and unsnapped her holster, freeing the gun. What the frak was she doing?

He moved around the guard’s desk to the closed cell door and peered in. Kara stood over an emaciated cylon prisoner, her broken form curled up and shivering on the filthy floor. The heavy glass prevented him from hearing her words, but the intent was clear as Kara’s fingers gripped the pistol and pulled it out of the holster. Shocked, Lee spun the wheel and pulled at the cell door. Kara froze, gun half raised.

“Go away, Lee. This is none of your business.” Her voice was steel.

“What the frak are you doing, Kara?” He held himself at the door.

“I’m following orders, Lee. Now get the frak out.” Kara’s intense gaze hung on the prisoner’s gaunt and pale face.

“Whose orders? What the frak is going on, Kara?” Lee’s voice was strained with confusion and worry.

“Admiral Cain.” She spoke the words with deliberate slowness. “Go, Lee. GO!” She turned her head and shot him an urgent angry stare.

“Admiral Cain? Godsdamnit, Kara, what the frak is going on? She’s a prisoner, for frak’s sake. What are you doing? Have you gone crazy?” His voice pitched higher.

“She gave me an order, Lee. I’m following it.”

“Kara….” He moved cautiously towards her.

She spoke through gritted teeth. “Stay away, Lee. Don’t try to stop me.”

“Think about what you’re doing, Kara.” He pleaded. “This isn’t right.” Lee moved a step towards her with his hand out.

Kara swung her head around, outrage filling her features. “What are you talking about? It’s a godsdamned cylon, Lee. She deserves a hell of a lot worse than this.” Kara’s eyes were intense, forcing her anger into him. “Cain told me everything and she’s frakking lucky that her torture is about to end.” She turned back to the wide-eyed prisoner and snorted in disgust. She flicked off the safety and trained the weapon at the cylon’s head.

Lee’s voice boomed, “Kara! Stop this right frakking now!” He grabbed her firing arm and pulled the gun’s aim away from the cylon. Kara resisted, shoving her shoulder into his chest, trying forcing him back. But Lee was stronger and his grip on her arm tightened. They locked eyes, at an impasse, waiting to see who would flinch.

The Enemy Within, Admiral Cain (Part II)

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Lee’s eyes were bright with intensity, drilling into hers from a few inches away. “This is frakking wrong, Kara. And you know it. You’ve been holed up with Cain for days and she’s frakking with your mind. Did you ever stop to think about why she wants you to kill an already half-dead prisoner? Are you stupid?” He threw insults and vile, needing to get his Kara back – not the frakked up one Cain had molded.

Kara eyes narrowed, but she simply stared at him, jaw working, as he continued his verbal assault, the grip on her arm never wavered. He softened his voice slightly. “Think about it, Kara. Cain is ordering you to kill. Why not just throw her out the airlock? Why send you, a pilot, her C.A.G., to kill a prisoner? It’s a test, Kara. She’s testing you. And you’re frakking falling for it.” He squeezed her arm, driving his face so close that their noses nearly touched.

For a moment she held on, stiff and unyielding to his words, unwilling to back down from the challenge. Lee saw the flicker of recognition as she blinked once, the tension in her body notching down slightly.

Lee continued, capitalizing on that flicker of doubt. “It doesn’t matter who or what she is, Kara. It’s not about that. It’s about you doing the right thing for you.” He paused, taking a breath. “Gods, this war is so frakked up already – there’s been so much death and we’ve all been asked to do things we can barely live with. I know how it can frak you up to kill in cold blood. I killed a thousand people on the Olympic Carrier. Every single one of those men, women and children died because of me.” He paused, swallowing against the memory of the explosion and the grief he still carried. “It might not bother you now, Kara, but it will bother you later. I know it will.”

Kara squeezed her eyes shut for a quick second. “Shut up, Lee. Shut up,” she spat through clenched teeth. In a strong motion, she pulled against his restraining arm, edging the weapon again towards the prone figure.

Lee wrapped his hand around her opposite shoulder and pulled forcefully, drawing the weapon away from the prisoner and spinning her towards him. Her resistance faltered as he slid his hand to the tightly held gun. She swallowed and allowed her fingers to release the weapon.

“Frak me.” She ground out the curse and jerked away. Clenching her fists, she stared at the thin figure on the floor. The prisoner stared back vacantly, eyes fixed and distant. Kara shook herself and swung her eyes back to Lee. He took a step back, clicked the guns's safety and tucked the weapon into his belt.

Eager to leave the cell and Kara's intentions behind, Lee moved towards the hatch. “Kara, c’mon, let’s get out of here.” After a moment, she followed, stepping slowly through the opening. With a relieved sigh, he secured the door and they paused, watching the prisoner through the gated windows.

The two said nothing for a time, allowing the tension to ease between them. Lee’s expression softened and he spoke gently. “You did the right thing, Kara. For you. That’s what matters.”

She wrapped her arms around her middle and chewed intensely on her lower lip. Her head dropped as she stared at the pale figure on the other side of the glass. “I don’t know, Lee. I don’t know if that’s what matters at all.”

Fin.

Re: The Enemy Within, Admiral Cain (Part II)

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Interesting look at Kara with a different mission/the tables turned. I'd like to think that she wouldn't do this so unquestioningly, because I doubt Cain would have truly won such unequivocal loyalty the way Adama had in such a short time, but it's certainly plausible. Quite thought-provoking.

Re: The Enemy Within, Admiral Cain (Part II)

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Fun to twiddle around with a slightly darker Kara. Thanks for reading and for hosting the comm. I so-o-o needed a goal to write towards. *hugs you*

Re: The Enemy Within, Admiral Cain (Part II)

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Oooh, this was really good. I like Lee as Kara's moral compass. I also love the way you describe her feelings for Cain -- "no one had ever commanded such respect from her as Admiral Cain." Her feelings for Cain are beautiful, because Cain is awesome and it's cool for Kara to have someone like her to look up to, but obviously also disturbed, because Cain is slightly insane and much of what she shares with Kara stems from her ruthlessness.

You do a good job of bringing that out here. Also... poor Gina! :-(

Re: The Enemy Within, Admiral Cain (Part II)

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Thank you so much for reading and commenting. I think, bad or not, that Kara would have followed Cain's orders without much thought. Kara's speech at Cain's funeral makes it pretty clear that she admired Cain A LOT.

I like Lee as Kara's moral compass.
I love that, too. So great...

*squishes pilots*