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| {{separate continuity|universe=TOS|cont=Richard Hatch continuation|lcont=:Category:Books}} | | {{separate continuity|universe=TOS|cont=Richard Hatch continuation|lcont=:Category:Books}} |
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| '''''Agro-3''''' is an [[Agro Ship]] within [[The Fleet (TOS-RH)|the Fleet]], along with its sister ship, ''[[Agro-2]]''. The ship is essentially an enormous greenhouse floating in space, with the ship's primary bulk dedicated to soil deposits where plant life is cultivated for food. The remaining space is allocated to basic ship requirements, including a control center, engine room, and crew quarters.<ref name="ARM66">{{cite book|last=Hatch|first=Richard|authorlink=Richard Hatch|coauthors=[[Christopher Golden|Golden, Christopher]]|title=[[Armageddon (Book)|Armageddon]]|publisher=ibooks, inc.|month=May|year=2005|pages=66-67}}</ref> | | '''''Agro-3''''' is an [[Agro Ship]] in {{TOS-RH|the Fleet}}. |
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| A vast transparent shell covers the garden areas, its many panes absorbing and storing stellar light, which radiates down upon the cultivated areas in alternating patches of illumination. This makes viewing the stars from inside the agro-ship difficult, though the stellar projectors provide warmth throughout the vessel.<ref name="ARM66" />
| | As with other agro ships, ''Agro-3''{{'|s}} primarily bulk is dedicated to containing a greenhouse, outside of basic ship requirements in terms of its control center, engine room, and crew quarters<ref name="p67">{{Cite book/RH|1|67}}</ref>. |
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| === Cultivated crops === | | During the 18 {{TOS-RH|yahren}} in flight from the {{TOS-RH|Cylons}}, ''Agro-3'' became of social importance within the Fleet. Beyond its capacity to generate foodstuffs, including [[heffala berries]], [[fallaga]] and [[mange|mange grass]], its vegetation also generates oxygen. Thus, sections of ''Agro-3'' were open to Fleet citizens, so that they may partake in the delights of fresh air along pre-ordained garden paths<ref name="p67"/>. |
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| The vegetation aboard ''Agro-3'' grows lush throughout the ship, displaying greens and reds in varying shades, with orange and blue coloration appearing in certain areas. The ship produces common delicacies such as [[heffala berries]] and [[fallaga]], which are vital to the fleet's food supply.<ref name="ARM66" />
| | Following the passing of {{TOS-RH|Adama}} by natural causes in {{TOS-RH|7360}}, a murder of [[Puck|a nearly unidentifiable individual]] occurs on this ship by the powers of a disembodied Count {{TOS-RH|Iblis}}<ref name="p29">{{Cite book/RH|1|29}}</ref>. The remains are discovered by civilians<ref name="p69">{{Cite book/RH|1|69}}</ref> and recovered for examination by {{TOS-RH|Cassiopeia}}<ref name="p89">{{Cite book/RH|1|89}}</ref>, and the mysterious death leads to Lieutenant {{TOS-RH|Troy}} and Ensign [[Dalton]]'s search of [[Terence]], the [[agro-worker]] on duty at the suspected time of the murder<ref name="p135">{{Cite book/RH|1|135}}</ref> {{RH|Armageddon}}. |
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| === Public access areas ===
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| During the eighteen [[yahren]] the fleet spends fleeing from the [[Cylons (TOS)|Cylons]], ''Agro-3'' becomes socially important beyond its capacity to generate foodstuffs. The vegetation produces oxygen as a byproduct of photosynthesis, making the air aboard exceptionally fresh. Sections of ''Agro-3'' are opened to fleet citizens, who may partake in the delights of fresh air along pre-ordained garden paths. The ship is frequented by the fleet's population not merely for the garden's beauty, but for the wonderfully fresh atmosphere it provides.<ref name="ARM66" />
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| == History ==
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| === Murder investigation ===
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| Following the passing of [[Adama (TOS-RH)|Commander Adama]] by natural causes in [[7360 (alternate)|7360]], a murder occurs aboard ''Agro-3''. [[Puck|The victim]] is killed by the powers of a disembodied Count [[Iblis (TOS-RH)|Iblis]], who causes the body to spontaneously combust in an unnatural flame. The murder takes place along the Garden Path, a public area of the ship, with stellar light showering down from the dome above.<ref name="ARM29">{{cite book|last=Hatch|first=Richard|authorlink=Richard Hatch|coauthors=[[Christopher Golden|Golden, Christopher]]|title=[[Armageddon (Book)|Armageddon]]|publisher=ibooks, inc.|month=May|year=2005|pages=29}}</ref> | |
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| The remains are discovered by passing civilians in the tall [[mange]] grass off the garden path. The corpse is burned beyond recognition, making identification extremely difficult. [[Mugjape|Mugjapes]] burrow in the empty eye sockets, foraging for whatever remains of the victim's brain tissue. The flesh is burned to the bone in some places, and white bone fragments jut from the belly. The victim appears to have been crushed to death before being burned, and the corpse's gender is initially impossible to determine.<ref name="ARM69">{{cite book|last=Hatch|first=Richard|authorlink=Richard Hatch|coauthors=[[Christopher Golden|Golden, Christopher]]|title=[[Armageddon (Book)|Armageddon]]|publisher=ibooks, inc.|month=May|year=2005|pages=69-70}}</ref> | |
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| Lieutenant [[Troy (TOS-RH)|Troy]] and Ensign [[Dalton (TOS-RH)|Dalton]] are the investigating officers who initially examine the scene. When [[Paris (TOS-RH)|Paris]], a [[Quorum security|blackshirt]] security chief, attempts to assert jurisdiction over the investigation, Dalton reminds him that under the fleet's martial law, military authorities must pursue murder investigations.<ref name="ARM69" />
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| The remains are recovered for examination by [[Cassiopeia (TOS-RH)|Cassiopeia]], who struggles extensively with identification due to the extreme damage to the body and unusual genetic testing results.<ref name="ARM89">{{cite book|last=Hatch|first=Richard|authorlink=Richard Hatch|coauthors=[[Christopher Golden|Golden, Christopher]]|title=[[Armageddon (Book)|Armageddon]]|publisher=ibooks, inc.|month=May|year=2005|pages=89}}</ref> The investigation leads Troy and Dalton to search for [[Terence (TOS-RH)|Terence]], an [[agro-worker]] on duty at the suspected time of the murder.<ref name="ARM135">{{cite book|last=Hatch|first=Richard|authorlink=Richard Hatch|coauthors=[[Christopher Golden|Golden, Christopher]]|title=[[Armageddon (Book)|Armageddon]]|publisher=ibooks, inc.|month=May|year=2005|pages=135}}</ref>
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| The agro-supervisor aboard ''Agro-3'' confirms that Terence was on duty at the estimated time of death, providing a crucial lead for the investigation. However, when Troy and Dalton locate Terence on ''[[Ursus (TOS-RH)|Ursus]]'', they discover he has been murdered by [[Tybalt (TOS-RH)|Tybalt]] and his cult of [[Puck (TOS-RH)|Ambassador Puck]] followers, who are attempting to prevent the investigation from revealing Iblis's deception.<ref name="ARM142">{{cite book|last=Hatch|first=Richard|authorlink=Richard Hatch|coauthors=[[Christopher Golden|Golden, Christopher]]|title=[[Armageddon (Book)|Armageddon]]|publisher=ibooks, inc.|month=May|year=2005|pages=142-143}}</ref>
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| Cassiopeia eventually determines that the murdered individual is Ambassador Puck himself, revealing that Count Iblis murdered the real Puck and assumed his identity to manipulate fleet politics {{RH|Armageddon}}.
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| === ''Agro-2'' loss ===
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| Following the [[Battle with the Chitain (TOS-RH)|battle with the Chitain]], the fleet suffers the loss of ''[[Agro-2 (TOS-RH)|Agro-2]]'', making ''Agro-3'' even more critical to the fleet's survival. Thirty-seven fleet vessels are obliterated in the battle, including ''Agro-2'', ''[[Scorpius Ascending (TOS-RH)|Scorpius Ascending]]'', and ''[[Valkyrior (TOS-RH)|Valkyrior]]''. The loss of ''Agro-2'' is felt profoundly as the fleet desperately needs food production capacity and somewhere to grow crops {{RH|Warhawk}}.<ref name="WAR271">{{cite book|last=Hatch|first=Richard|authorlink=Richard Hatch|coauthors=[[Brad Linaweaver|Linaweaver, Brad]]|title=[[Warhawk (Book)|Warhawk]]|publisher=Tom Doherty Associates, LLC|month=December|year=1998|pages=271}}</ref>
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| == Notes == | | == Notes == |
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| * Given that ''[[Agro Ship 9]]'' was the sole surviving [[Agro Ship]] during a [[Battle for the Agricultural Ships|Cylon attack]] in {{OS|The Magnificent Warriors|prose=y}}, it can be assumed that ''Agro-3'' is a new breed of agro ship constructed on or after [[7352 (alternate)|7352]]. | | * Given that ''[[Agro Ship 9]]'' was the sole surviving [[Agro Ship]] during {{TOS|Battle for the Agricultural Ships|a Cylon attack}} in {{OS|The Magnificent Warriors|prose=Y}}, it can be assumed that ''Argo-3'' is a new breed of Agro Ship constructed on or after {{TOS-RH|7352}}. |
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| == References == | | == References == |
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