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Joe Beaudoin Jr.: Text replacement - "[[Category:TOS" to "{{indicator|TOS}}[[Category:TOS"

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finished

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	\| name= Ambush by the Super Basestar		\| name= Ambush by the Super Basestar
	\| image=BSG - Death of Apollo - Ambush by the Super Basestar.png		\| image=BSG - Death of Apollo - Ambush by the Super Basestar.png
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	''Galactica''<nowiki/>'s crew are able to thwart the jamming. Athena tells the Viper screens to cover Apollo, much to the consternation of Commander Adama.		''Galactica''<nowiki/>'s crew are able to thwart the jamming. Athena tells the Viper screens to cover Apollo, much to the consternation of Commander Adama.

	Starbuck is able to break free of the fighting to cover Apollo. Starbuck fails in his attempt to take the mission from Apollo, ~~seeing~~ as Starbuck's missile racks are expended.		Starbuck is able to break free of the fighting to cover Apollo. Starbuck fails in his attempt to take the mission from Apollo, as Starbuck's missile racks are expended. With Apollo the only properly-armed Viper in range, Starbuck covers Apollo by taking out four Raiders, while Apollo makes a run toward the vulnerability.

			Apollo fires a fusion missile, striking the death blow to the super basestar, and is able to pull away from the explosion. Apollo's Viper is damaged in the explosion, and Apollo is locked into a dive into the nearby star, with his friends and family unable to assist ({{comics\|doa\|5}}).

	== After-Action ==		== After-Action ==

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	\| strength1=''{{alt\|Galactica\|TOS-DE}}'' and her {{alt\|Viper\|TOS-DE}}s		\| strength1=''{{alt\|Galactica\|TOS-DE}}'' and her {{alt\|Viper\|TOS-DE}}s
	\| strength2=One [[super basestar]] and its full force of {{alt\|Raider\|TOS-DE}}s.		\| strength2=One [[super basestar]] and its full force of {{alt\|Raider\|TOS-DE}}s.
	\| shiploss1=''[[Centara]]'', numerous Vipers		\| shiploss1=''[[Centara]]'', ''[[Taurus Axillon]]'', numerous Vipers
	\| shiploss2=Numeorus {{alt\|Raider\|TOS-DE}}s and their [[super basestar]]		\| shiploss2=Numeorus {{alt\|Raider\|TOS-DE}}s and their [[super basestar]]
	\| casualties1=Numerous civilians and Warriors, including Major {{alt\|Apollo\|TOS-DE}}		\| casualties1=Numerous civilians and Warriors, including Major {{alt\|Apollo\|TOS-DE}}
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	Tigh, then Adama, join the Viper defense, using two of the sixteen reserve Vipers remaining. (All active pilots are engaged.) Apollo is reminded that he is unfit for pilot duty, and is told to "win this war" by coordinating Fleet defense with Athena.		Tigh, then Adama, join the Viper defense, using two of the sixteen reserve Vipers remaining. (All active pilots are engaged.) Apollo is reminded that he is unfit for pilot duty, and is told to "win this war" by coordinating Fleet defense with Athena.

	Cylons engage in communication jamming following Adama and Tigh's deployment, leaving the defense of the Fleet uncoordinated. ''Galactica''<nowiki/>'s crew begins their fretful attempt to circumvent this.		Cylons engage in communication jamming following Adama and Tigh's deployment, leaving the defense of the Fleet uncoordinated. ''Galactica''<nowiki/>'s crew begins their fretful attempt to circumvent this.

	[[Countess]] [[Sephoni]] [[Psionic\|divines]] a singular weakness in the super basestar: a slight overlap in the basestar's shielding would allow a skilled pilot with a [[fusion missile]] to strike a fatal weak point. Unable to communicate this to the active Vipers, Apollo makes the logical decision of taking a Viper with the proper ordnance, despite his inactive flight status. Apollo makes his way through the fray, destroying many Raiders in his push towards the basestar.		[[Countess]] [[Sephoni]] [[Psionic\|divines]] a singular weakness in the super basestar: a slight overlap in the basestar's shielding would allow a skilled pilot with a [[fusion missile]] to strike a fatal weak point. Unable to communicate this to the active Vipers, Apollo makes the logical decision of taking a Viper with the proper ordnance, despite his inactive flight status. Apollo makes his way through the fray, destroying many Raiders in his push towards the basestar.

	''Galactica''<nowiki/>'s crew are able to thwart the jamming. Athena tells the Viper screens to cover Apollo, much to the consternation of Commander Adama.		''Galactica''<nowiki/>'s crew are able to thwart the jamming. Athena tells the Viper screens to cover Apollo, much to the consternation of Commander Adama.

	Starbuck is able to break free of the fighting to cover Apollo. Starbuck fails in his attempt to take the mission from Apollo, seeing as Starbuck's missile racks are expended.		Starbuck is able to break free of the fighting to cover Apollo. Starbuck fails in his attempt to take the mission from Apollo, seeing as Starbuck's missile racks are expended.

Joe Beaudoin Jr.: chop chop, added pic to infobox

2022-08-02T16:03:54Z

chop chop, added pic to infobox

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	{{separate continuity\|universe=TOS\|cont=Dynamite Comics}}{{Inuse}}{{Battle Data		{{separate continuity\|universe=TOS\|cont=Dynamite Comics}}{{Inuse}}{{Battle Data
	\| name= Ambush by the Super Basestar		\| name= Ambush by the Super Basestar
	\| image=		\| image=BSG - Death of Apollo - Ambush by the Super Basestar.png
	\| description=		\| description=The remaining humans engage in a fierce defensive battle for their very survival, following their interdiction by the newest {{Alt\|Cylons\|TOS-DE\|Cylon}} war machine, the [[super basestar]] ({{comics\|doa\|6}}).
	\| conflict=		\| conflict=
	\| date={{alt\|7358}}, 3 sectons after [[Rescue of Apollo]]		\| date={{alt\|7358}}, 3 sectons after [[Rescue of Apollo]]
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	Following deployment of the Viper screens, ''[[Taurus Axillon]]'' is destroyed while Raiders push down the center of the Fleet. [[Hybrid missile carrier\|Hybrid missile carriers]] focus their attack on the Fleet's fuel ships.		Following deployment of the Viper screens, ''[[Taurus Axillon]]'' is destroyed while Raiders push down the center of the Fleet. [[Hybrid missile carrier\|Hybrid missile carriers]] focus their attack on the Fleet's fuel ships.

	In [[Core command (TOS-DE alternate)\|core command]], Commander [[Adama (TOS-DE alternate)\|Adama]] and Colonel [[Tigh (TOS-DE alternate)\|Tigh]] review the analysis of the super basestar, determining that any offensive action against the ship would be futile (despite the protests of Captains Starbuck and, later, Athena).		In [[Core command (TOS-DE alternate)\|core command]], Commander [[Adama (TOS-DE alternate)\|Adama]] and Colonel [[Tigh (TOS-DE alternate)\|Tigh]] review the analysis of the super basestar, determining that any offensive action against the ship would be futile (despite the protests of Captains Starbuck and, later, Athena) as the craft is virtually invulnrable.

	Tigh, then Adama, join the Viper defense, using two of the sixteen reserve Vipers remaining. (All active pilots are engaged.) Apollo is reminded that he is unfit for pilot duty, and is told to "win this war" by coordinating Fleet defense with Athena.		Tigh, then Adama, join the Viper defense, using two of the sixteen reserve Vipers remaining. (All active pilots are engaged.) Apollo is reminded that he is unfit for pilot duty, and is told to "win this war" by coordinating Fleet defense with Athena.

			Cylons engage in communication jamming following Adama and Tigh's deployment, leaving the defense of the Fleet uncoordinated. ''Galactica''<nowiki/>'s crew begins their fretful attempt to circumvent this.

			[[Countess]] [[Sephoni]] [[Psionic\|divines]] a singular weakness in the super basestar: a slight overlap in the basestar's shielding would allow a skilled pilot with a [[fusion missile]] to strike a fatal weak point. Unable to communicate this to the active Vipers, Apollo makes the logical decision of taking a Viper with the proper ordnance, despite his inactive flight status. Apollo makes his way through the fray, destroying many Raiders in his push towards the basestar.

			''Galactica''<nowiki/>'s crew are able to thwart the jamming. Athena tells the Viper screens to cover Apollo, much to the consternation of Commander Adama.

			Starbuck is able to break free of the fighting to cover Apollo. Starbuck fails in his attempt to take the mission from Apollo, seeing as Starbuck's missile racks are expended.

	== After-Action ==		== After-Action ==

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	With the Cylons having failed to ensnare [[The Fleet (TOS-DE alternate)\|the Fleet]], they recover and rehabilitate Apollo after his [[Encounter of the Super Basestar\|flight probe's encounter with the super basestar]] ({{comics\|doa\|1}}-{{comics\|doa\|2\|short=Y}}).		With the Cylons having failed to ensnare [[The Fleet (TOS-DE alternate)\|the Fleet]], they recover and rehabilitate Apollo after his [[Encounter of the Super Basestar\|flight probe's encounter with the super basestar]] ({{comics\|doa\|1}}-{{comics\|doa\|2\|short=Y}}).

	A daring rescue lead by Captains [[Athena (TOS-DE alternate)\|Athena]] and [[Starbuck (TOS-DE alternate)\|Starbuck]], along with [[Countess]] [[Sephoni]], recover Apollo from the bowels of the ~~baestar~~, bringing him home to the Fleet. However, Apollo's injuries relegate him to duty behind-the-scenes, instead of the front lines ({{comics\|doa\|5}}).		A daring rescue lead by Captains [[Athena (TOS-DE alternate)\|Athena]] and [[Starbuck (TOS-DE alternate)\|Starbuck]], along with [[Countess]] [[Sephoni]], recover Apollo from the bowels of the basestar, bringing him home to the Fleet. However, Apollo's injuries relegate him to duty behind-the-scenes, instead of the front lines ({{comics\|doa\|5}}).
	== Action ==		== Action ==
	The super basestar jumps into range of the Fleet, destroying ''[[Centara]]'' in the opening salvo before the [[Viper (TOS-DE alternate)\|Viper]] screens are deployed ({{comics\|doa\|5}}).		The super basestar jumps into range of the Fleet, destroying ''[[Centara]]'' in the opening salvo before the [[Viper (TOS-DE alternate)\|Viper]] screens are deployed ({{comics\|doa\|5}}).

			Following deployment of the Viper screens, ''[[Taurus Axillon]]'' is destroyed while Raiders push down the center of the Fleet. [[Hybrid missile carrier\|Hybrid missile carriers]] focus their attack on the Fleet's fuel ships.

			In [[Core command (TOS-DE alternate)\|core command]], Commander [[Adama (TOS-DE alternate)\|Adama]] and Colonel [[Tigh (TOS-DE alternate)\|Tigh]] review the analysis of the super basestar, determining that any offensive action against the ship would be futile (despite the protests of Captains Starbuck and, later, Athena).

			Tigh, then Adama, join the Viper defense, using two of the sixteen reserve Vipers remaining. (All active pilots are engaged.) Apollo is reminded that he is unfit for pilot duty, and is told to "win this war" by coordinating Fleet defense with Athena.

	== After-Action ==		== After-Action ==
	Apollo's death leaves the Fleet without one of its leaders, and Adama with only surviving child, Athena.		Apollo's death leaves the Fleet without one of its leaders, and Adama with only surviving child, Athena.

	The Cylons' super basestar is destroyed, leaving the question open as to the existence of others of its type, as ~~ewll~~ as any future threats-in-waiting ({{comics\|doa\|6}}).		The Cylons' super basestar is destroyed, leaving the question open as to the existence of others of its type, as well as any future threats-in-waiting ({{comics\|doa\|6}}).

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	{{separate continuity\|universe=TOS\|cont=Dynamite Comics}}{{Battle Data		{{separate continuity\|universe=TOS\|cont=Dynamite Comics}}{{Inuse}}{{Battle Data
	\| name= ~~Rescue of Apollo~~		\| name= Ambush by the Super Basestar
	\| image= ~~BSG - Death of Apollo - Rescue of Apollo.png~~		\| image=
	\| description= Captains {{alt\|Athena\|TOS-DE}} and {{alt\|Starbuck\|TOS-DE}}, along with [[Sephoni]], pass the defenses of the {{alt\|Cylons\|TOS-DE}}' [[super basestar]] to recover Major {{alt\|Apollo\|TOS-DE}} ({{comics\|doa\|4}}).		\| description=
	\| conflict=		\| conflict=
	\| date={{alt\|7358}}		\| date={{alt\|7358}}, 3 sectons after [[Rescue of Apollo]]
	\| place=~~Unknown moon-sized planetoid~~		\| place=Unnamed solar system
	\| result=~~Successful recovery~~ of Major {{alt\|Apollo\|TOS-DE}}		\| result=Destruction of the only known [[super basestar]], along with the death of Major {{alt\|Apollo\|TOS-DE}}
	\| combatant1={{alt\|The Fleet\|TOS}}		\| combatant1={{alt\|The Fleet\|TOS}}
	\| combatant2={{alt\|Cylon Empire}}		\| combatant2={{alt\|Cylon Empire}}
	\| co1=~~Captains~~ {{alt\|~~Athena~~\|TOS-DE}} and {{alt\|~~Starbuck~~\|TOS-DE}}		\| co1=Major {{alt\|Apollo\|TOS-DE}} and Captain {{alt\|Athena\|TOS-DE}}
	\| co2=Unknown Cylon Commander		\| co2=Unknown Cylon Commander
	\| strength1=4 {{alt\|~~Viper~~\|TOS-DE}}~~s, 1 stolen~~ {{alt\|~~Cylon transport~~\|TOS-DE}}		\| strength1=''{{alt\|Galactica\|TOS-DE}}'' and her {{alt\|Viper\|TOS-DE}}s
	\| strength2=One [[super basestar]] and its full force of {{alt\|Raider\|TOS-DE}}s.		\| strength2=One [[super basestar]] and its full force of {{alt\|Raider\|TOS-DE}}s.
	\| shiploss1=~~None~~		\| shiploss1=''[[Centara]]'', numerous Vipers
	\| shiploss2=~~A handful of~~ {{alt\|Raider\|TOS-DE}}s		\| shiploss2=Numeorus {{alt\|Raider\|TOS-DE}}s and their [[super basestar]]
	\| casualties1=~~None~~		\| casualties1=Numerous civilians and Warriors, including Major {{alt\|Apollo\|TOS-DE}}
	\| casualties2=~~A low number~~ of Cylons		\| casualties2=Entire contingent of Cylons aboard the [[super basestar]]
	\| prev=[[~~Encounter~~ of ~~the Super Basestar~~]]		\| prev=[[Rescue of Apollo]]
	\| next=~~[[Ambush by the Super Basestar]]~~		\| next=
	\| series=TOS alternate		\| series=TOS alternate
	}}		}}

	~~Reeling from~~ the ~~apparent death~~ of ~~Major {{Alt\|~~Apollo\|TOS-DE~~}} and~~ [[~~Encounter of the Super Basestar~~\|~~the reappearance of the Cylon threat~~]], ~~Commander {{Alt\|Adama\|~~TOS-DE~~}} forbids any recovery effort for either Apollo or his remains. With the awesome threat posed by the {{Alt~~\|Cylons~~\|TOS-DE}}~~' ~~newest capital ship, dubbed the "~~[[super basestar]]~~" with its phalanxes of {{Alt\|Raider\|TOS-DE}}s, Adama and~~ the Colonials ~~of {{Alt\|the~~ Fleet\|TOS-DE\|~~the rag-tag~~, ~~fugitive fleet}} must continue~~ to ~~press on~~.		Following [[Rescue of Apollo\|the unsanctioned rescue]] of Captain [[Apollo (TOS-DE alternate)\|Apollo]] three [[Secton\|sectons]] prior, the [[Cylons (TOS-DE alternate)\|Cylons']] [[super basestar]] is able to track the absconding Colonials back to [[The Fleet (TOS-DE alternate)\|their Fleet]], leading to a fierce and fateful conflict between the two forces after only [[7356 (alternate)\|two yahrens]] of respite.

	== Background ==		== Background ==
	Cylons ~~enact their plan~~ to ensnare ~~humanity by manufacturing [[psionic]] impressions of humans, which are sympathetically received by Countess [[Sephoni]] during her ten~~ [[~~yahren]] separation from the {{Alt\|the~~ Fleet\|TOS-DE\|~~fugitive fleet}}. Immediately following Major {{Alt\|~~Apollo~~\|TOS-DE}}'s~~ [[Encounter of the Super Basestar\|~~final transmissions~~]]~~, Commander {{Alt\|Adama\|TOS-DE}} arrests Sephoni and her entourage, on the belief that they are knowingly complicit in the treachery~~ ({{comics\|doa\|1}}-{{comics\|doa\|2\|short=Y}}).		With the Cylons having failed to ensnare [[The Fleet (TOS-DE alternate)\|the Fleet]], they recover and rehabilitate Apollo after his [[Encounter of the Super Basestar\|flight probe's encounter with the super basestar]] ({{comics\|doa\|1}}-{{comics\|doa\|2\|short=Y}}).

	A ~~grieving and intoxicated Captain {{Alt\|Starbuck\|~~TOS-DE~~}} threatens to kill Sephoni in her brig aboard ''{{Alt\|Galactica~~\|TOS-DE~~}}'' before being tranquilized by security ({{comics~~\|~~doa\|2}})~~. ~~Adama and Starbuck discuss~~ Apollo's ~~fate and~~ the ~~need to press onward~~, ~~during which Adama elicits a promise from Starbuck to not mount any rescue attempt~~ ({{comics\|doa\|3}}).		A daring rescue lead by Captains [[Athena (TOS-DE alternate)\|Athena]] and [[Starbuck (TOS-DE alternate)\|Starbuck]], along with [[Countess]] [[Sephoni]], recover Apollo from the bowels of the baestar, bringing him home to the Fleet. However, Apollo's injuries relegate him to duty behind-the-scenes, instead of the front lines ({{comics\|doa\|5}}).
	== Action ==		== Action ==
	~~Captains {{Alt\|Athena\|TOS-DE}} and {{Alt\|Starbuck\|TOS-DE}}~~, ~~with fellow conspirators~~ [[~~Breena~~]]~~, {{Alt\|Boomer\|TOS-DE}}, {{Alt\|Greenbean\|TOS-DE}} and {{Alt\|Sheba\|TOS-DE}}, make plans to use~~ the ~~{{Alt\|Cylon transport\|~~TOS-DE~~}} flanked by four {{Alt~~\|Viper\|TOS-DE\|Vipers}}. Under the guise of a recon patrol, Boomer fills out a request for said patrol and Athena authorizes it. Also in the log is the scuttling of the Cylon transport, with Starbuck allegedly planning to abandon the ship in {{Alt\|the Fleet\|TOS-DE}} wake, rigging it as a mine for any would-be Cylon pursuers ({{comics\|doa\|3}}).		The super basestar jumps into range of the Fleet, destroying ''[[Centara]]'' in the opening salvo before the [[Viper (TOS-DE alternate)\|Viper]] screens are deployed ({{comics\|doa\|5}}).

	~~Starbuck recruits Countess [[Sephoni]], herself wanting to make recompense for being deceived, for her abilities as a [[psionic]] divining rod to ensure that [[Xam]]'s message relaying {{Alt\|~~Apollo~~\|TOS-DE}}~~'s ~~status~~ and ~~location is genuine. Now that Sephoni is able to discern between Cylon psionic misinformation versus the genuine article~~, ~~she confidently confirms Xam's divination~~.		== After-Action ==
			Apollo's death leaves the Fleet without one of its leaders, and Adama with only surviving child, Athena.

	~~Athena, Starbuck and Sephoni board the Cylon transport and launch, escorted by Vipers piloted by the quartet of Warrior conspirators. While Sephoni~~ is ~~able to divine the proper access codes that allow the transport to dock, the quartet of Vipers reveal themselves from an asteroid field~~, ~~engaging~~ the ~~Cylons so~~ as to ~~divert their attention ({{comics\|doa\|3}}).~~		The Cylons' super basestar is destroyed, leaving the question open as to the existence of others of its type, as ewll as any future threats-in-waiting ({{comics\|doa\|6}}).

	~~After running-and-gunning through~~ the ~~hangar bay, the trio~~ of ~~infiltrators come across Apollo hooked into a medical apparatus. Sephoni and Starbuck accesses the ship's system~~, as ~~the system is unified and can be controlled from~~ any ~~terminal, rigging various alarms that indicate a critical failure of the main reactor.~~

	~~The trio extricate Apollo, exfiltrating via the cargo~~-~~hoist to reach their exfiltration transport. Without taking any losses, the recovery group return to ''Galactica'' to be dressed down by an otherwise grateful Commander Adama ({{comics\|doa\|4}}).~~

	~~== After~~-~~Action ==~~
	Apollo is examined by Doctors {{Alt\|Salik\|TOS-DE}} and [[Madusa]] and is found to no longer be medically fit to fight in the front lines. He is relegated to duty in [[Core Command]] as a command operative ({{comics\|doa\|~~4}}—{{comics\|doa\|5\|short=Y~~}}).

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Joe Beaudoin Jr.: initial grafting

2022-07-24T15:46:28Z

initial grafting

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{{separate continuity|universe=TOS|cont=Dynamite Comics}}{{Battle Data
| name= Rescue of Apollo
| image= BSG - Death of Apollo - Rescue of Apollo.png
| description= Captains {{alt|Athena|TOS-DE}} and {{alt|Starbuck|TOS-DE}}, along with [[Sephoni]], pass the defenses of the {{alt|Cylons|TOS-DE}}' [[super basestar]] to recover Major {{alt|Apollo|TOS-DE}} ({{comics|doa|4}}).
| conflict=
| date={{alt|7358}}
| place=Unknown moon-sized planetoid
| result=Successful recovery of Major {{alt|Apollo|TOS-DE}}
| combatant1={{alt|The Fleet|TOS}}
| combatant2={{alt|Cylon Empire}}
| co1=Captains {{alt|Athena|TOS-DE}} and {{alt|Starbuck|TOS-DE}}
| co2=Unknown Cylon Commander
| strength1=4 {{alt|Viper|TOS-DE}}s, 1 stolen {{alt|Cylon transport|TOS-DE}}
| strength2=One [[super basestar]] and its full force of {{alt|Raider|TOS-DE}}s.
| shiploss1=None
| shiploss2=A handful of {{alt|Raider|TOS-DE}}s
| casualties1=None
| casualties2=A low number of Cylons
| prev=[[Encounter of the Super Basestar]]
| next=[[Ambush by the Super Basestar]]
| series=TOS alternate
}}

Reeling from the apparent death of Major {{Alt|Apollo|TOS-DE}} and [[Encounter of the Super Basestar|the reappearance of the Cylon threat]], Commander {{Alt|Adama|TOS-DE}} forbids any recovery effort for either Apollo or his remains. With the awesome threat posed by the {{Alt|Cylons|TOS-DE}}' newest capital ship, dubbed the "[[super basestar]]" with its phalanxes of {{Alt|Raider|TOS-DE}}s, Adama and the Colonials of {{Alt|the Fleet|TOS-DE|the rag-tag, fugitive fleet}} must continue to press on.

== Background ==
Cylons enact their plan to ensnare humanity by manufacturing [[psionic]] impressions of humans, which are sympathetically received by Countess [[Sephoni]] during her ten [[yahren]] separation from the {{Alt|the Fleet|TOS-DE|fugitive fleet}}. Immediately following Major {{Alt|Apollo|TOS-DE}}'s [[Encounter of the Super Basestar|final transmissions]], Commander {{Alt|Adama|TOS-DE}} arrests Sephoni and her entourage, on the belief that they are knowingly complicit in the treachery ({{comics|doa|1}}-{{comics|doa|2|short=Y}}).

A grieving and intoxicated Captain {{Alt|Starbuck|TOS-DE}} threatens to kill Sephoni in her brig aboard ''{{Alt|Galactica|TOS-DE}}'' before being tranquilized by security ({{comics|doa|2}}). Adama and Starbuck discuss Apollo's fate and the need to press onward, during which Adama elicits a promise from Starbuck to not mount any rescue attempt ({{comics|doa|3}}).
== Action ==
Captains {{Alt|Athena|TOS-DE}} and {{Alt|Starbuck|TOS-DE}}, with fellow conspirators [[Breena]], {{Alt|Boomer|TOS-DE}}, {{Alt|Greenbean|TOS-DE}} and {{Alt|Sheba|TOS-DE}}, make plans to use the {{Alt|Cylon transport|TOS-DE}} flanked by four {{Alt|Viper|TOS-DE|Vipers}}. Under the guise of a recon patrol, Boomer fills out a request for said patrol and Athena authorizes it. Also in the log is the scuttling of the Cylon transport, with Starbuck allegedly planning to abandon the ship in {{Alt|the Fleet|TOS-DE}} wake, rigging it as a mine for any would-be Cylon pursuers ({{comics|doa|3}}).

Starbuck recruits Countess [[Sephoni]], herself wanting to make recompense for being deceived, for her abilities as a [[psionic]] divining rod to ensure that [[Xam]]'s message relaying {{Alt|Apollo|TOS-DE}}'s status and location is genuine. Now that Sephoni is able to discern between Cylon psionic misinformation versus the genuine article, she confidently confirms Xam's divination.

Athena, Starbuck and Sephoni board the Cylon transport and launch, escorted by Vipers piloted by the quartet of Warrior conspirators. While Sephoni is able to divine the proper access codes that allow the transport to dock, the quartet of Vipers reveal themselves from an asteroid field, engaging the Cylons so as to divert their attention ({{comics|doa|3}}).

After running-and-gunning through the hangar bay, the trio of infiltrators come across Apollo hooked into a medical apparatus. Sephoni and Starbuck accesses the ship's system, as the system is unified and can be controlled from any terminal, rigging various alarms that indicate a critical failure of the main reactor.

The trio extricate Apollo, exfiltrating via the cargo-hoist to reach their exfiltration transport. Without taking any losses, the recovery group return to ''Galactica'' to be dressed down by an otherwise grateful Commander Adama ({{comics|doa|4}}).

== After-Action ==
Apollo is examined by Doctors {{Alt|Salik|TOS-DE}} and [[Madusa]] and is found to no longer be medically fit to fight in the front lines. He is relegated to duty in [[Core Command]] as a command operative ({{comics|doa|4}}—{{comics|doa|5|short=Y}}).

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