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Timeline (RDM)

2009-01-23T17:53:12Z

Dch31969:

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This article attempts to plot the events illustrated or mentioned in the history and prehistory of [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)|the Twelve Colonies]] in the [[Re-imagined Series]].

All dates use the day of the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]] as the central time marker for all events in the series. Items that occur before the Fall are marked as "BCH", or "Before Cylon holocaust". Given the few and somewhat contradictory dates about the Colonials' ancient history and the exodus from Kobol, that part of the timeline is speculative.

==Ancient History==
*'''Over 17,000 years BCH:''' A supernova creates the [[Ionian nebula]]
*'''ca. 4,000 years BCH:''' The [[Thirteenth Tribe (RDM)|Thirteenth Tribe]] reportedly leaves [[Kobol (RDM)|Kobol]] and builds the [[Temple of Five]] on [[Algae planet|another planet]] <ref name="kobol">Tyrol says that "Our initial radiocarbon dating suggests that the temple's at least 4,000 years old, which lines up with the exodus of the Thirteenth Tribe." ([[The Eye of Jupiter]]). This is the oldest date noted in the series's timeline, but also conflicts with the prior date of Pythia and her works as described by [[Elosha]] in "[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I]]", where she states that the exodus of '''all 13 tribes''' occurred approximately 2,000 years ago.</ref>
*'''ca. 3,600 years BCH:''' [[Pythia]] records her prophecies. Aside from reports of the landing on Earth and drawings of temples there, this book describes "the exile and rebirth of the human race" and a "dying leader" not making it to a "promised land," though how long before her writings that such events took place is not revealed.
*'''ca. 3,000 years BCH:''' A [[Lion's Head beacon|beacon]] is left at the [[Lion's Head Nebula]], later marking the way to Earth. At some undated point, someone travels from [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]] to Kobol, passing on information about Earth, including a map of its night sky <ref>Adama says that "According to Cottle, the [[Lymphocytic encephalitis|virus]] was an exact match to one reported over 3000 years ago, right around the time that the 13th colony left Kobol." ([[A Measure of Salvation]]). This contradicts the two other dates of 2,000 and 4,000 years. While the dating uncertain, it is the only clue to the beacon's age. That someone traveled back to Kobol is speculation, but an explanation for how Earth's sky could be displayed there. If true, it is still unknown on which of these two voyages the beacon was left behind.</ref>
*'''ca. 2,000 years BCH:'''
**The remaining Twelve Tribes leave Kobol <ref name="kobol"/>
**Lord of Kobol "Athena" kills herself in despair over this. A [[Tomb of Athena|tomb]] is built for her containing a 3-D projection showing Earth and its Zodiac. The projection is activated by the Arrow of Apollo, which travels with the twelve tribes.
**Earth is left a nuclear wasteland. Copies of the Final Five die in a nuclear attack, though they have plans to be "born again."
*'''2,000 years to 52 years BCH:''' The Twelve Colonies grow and prosper. Each colony acts as a sovereign nation, complete with inter-colonial wars

==Recent Colonial History==
*'''At least 200 years BCH:''' Humans develop an immunity to the virus causing [[Lymphocytic encephalitis]] ([[A Measure of Salvation]]) <ref>Doctor Cottle notes the time as "a couple hundred years ago", which is an indeterminate amount of time, but likely less than four or five hundred years.</ref>
*'''69 years BCH:''' [[Saul Tigh]] born (defined by deleted scene in "[[Valley of Darkness]]" concerning the ''[[Brenik]]'') (He has [[Crossroads, Part II|recently]] been revealed as a [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylon]], presumably making his birth questionable.)
*'''64 years BCH:''' [[William Adama]] born in [[Qualai]], [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]] ([[Hero]])
*'''55 - 52 years BCH:''' Somewhere during this time, the [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]] are built to aid in hard labor and warfare ([[Miniseries]])
*'''52 years BCH:''' Cylon revolt starts the first [[Cylon War]] ([[Colonial Day]])
*'''52 years BCH:''' [[Articles of Colonization]] signed ([[Colonial Day]], [http://blog.scifi.com/battlestar/archives/2005/04/index.html#a000025 RDM, April 11, 2005])
*'''51 years BCH:''' Colonial ship ''[[Brenik]]'' is lost after a boarding action by [[Cylon Centurion Model 0005|Cylon Centurions]] ([[Valley of Darkness]], deleted scene)
*'''ca. 50 years BCH:''' Battlestar ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'' enters service
*'''42 years BCH:''' William Adama begins his service in the Colonial Fleet as a Viper pilot, near the end of the Cylon War ("Hero", [[Razor Flashbacks]])
*'''40 years BCH:'''
**[[Operation Raptor Talon]] conducted by the Colonial Fleet. Battlestar ''[[Columbia (RDM)|Columbia]]'' destroyed (Razor Flashbacks)
**Armistice ends the [[Cylon War]]. Cylons exile themselves from the Twelve Colonies (Miniseries)
**William Adama mustered out of the Colonial Fleet ("[[Scattered]]", [[Sources:Adama's Dossier|Adama's dossier]])
*'''37 BCH:''' William Adama enlists as merchant marine and serves aboard inter-colony freighters ("Scattered", Adama's dossier)
*'''ca. 28 BCH:'''
** [[Galen Tyrol]] born <ref>At the time of the Cylon attack, Tyrol has "ten years experience" ([[Miniseries]]), and has "served on battlestars since I was 18" ([[Resistance (episode)|Resistance]]). This puts his birth in approximately 28 BCH, allowing for a few years leeway with the first comment.</ref> (His revelation as a Cylon calls this date into question.)
** First meeting between William Adama and Saul Tigh ("Scattered", "[[Torn]]") <ref>The podcast for "[[Scattered]]" places their meeting "twenty years ago". In "[[Torn]]", Adama states that he has known Tigh for 30 years. Furthermore, [[Sources:Adama's Dossier|Adama's dossier]] places his reinstatement into the Colonial Fleet at 23 BCH. ''Battlestar Wiki'' choses to use the more consistent dates.</ref>
*'''ca. 27 BCH:''' William and [[Carolanne Adama]] meet and marry <ref name = "leezak">This date is assumed as follows: Zak died 2 BCH. Since he graduated from some kind of military academy, he would at least 22 years old, following real world models. On a [[:Image:Primusphoto.jpg|photograph]] of William Adama with his sons, Lee seems to be about two years older than Zak. Adama and his wife probably met not long before Lee's birth.</ref>
*'''ca. 26 BCH:''' [[Lee Adama]] born <ref name = "leezak"/>
*'''ca. 24 BCH:''' [[Zak Adama]] born <ref name = "leezak"/>
*'''23 years BCH:''' William Adama reinstated in the Colonial Fleet at the rank of captain and is assigned to the battlestar ''[[Universal]]'' <ref>[[:Image:William Adama's Reinstatement Letter.jpg|This information comes from a prop used in the episode "Scattered".]]</ref> ("Scattered" deleted scene, Adama's dossier)
*'''21 years BCH:''' Saul Tigh reinstated in the Colonial Fleet at the rank of captain by now-Major Adama (Scattered) <ref>The time between Adama's and Tigh's reinstatement is not specified on screen. The February/March issue of ''Battlestar Galactica: The Official Magazine'' gives it as two years: "''Adama reenlisted with the service and Tigh spent two years drinking before Adama pulled strings to get him back into service.''"</ref>
*'''20 years BCH:'''
**Last significant [[FTL]] jump recorded in ''Galactica's'' logs (Miniseries)
**[[Tom Zarek]] imprisoned for blowing up a government building on [[Sagittaron]] ([[Bastille Day]])
*'''17 BCH:''' William Adama assigned to the battlestar ''[[Atlantia (RDM)|Atlantia]]'', where he makes his 1000th Viper landing (Adama's dossier, "[[Act of Contrition]]")
*'''13 years BCH:''' William Adama assigned as executive officer to the new battlestar ''[[Columbia (RDM)|Columbia]]'' (Adama's dossier)
*'''11 years BCH:''' [[Laura Roslin]] begins her career in politics ([[Litmus]])
*'''ca. 10 years BCH:''' Galen Tyrol enlists in the Colonial Fleet as a non-commissioned officer (Miniseries)
*'''9 years BCH:''' William Adama promoted to commander and assigned as commander of the battlestar ''[[Valkyrie]]'' (Adama's dossier, "Hero")
*'''7 years BCH:''' Saul and [[Ellen Tigh]] marry ("[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I]]", [[List of Deleted Scenes (RDM)#Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I|deleted scene]])
*'''6 years BCH:''' William Adama leads an aborted covert intelligence mission aboard ''Valkyrie''. [[Daniel Novacek]] is shot down and captured by the Cylons. Adama and Tigh are subsequently assigned to ''Galactica'' (Adama's dossier, "Hero") <ref name="hero">While dialogue from "[[Hero]]" places these events at 1 BCH, this contradicts previously established dates about the time Adama and others served on ''Galactica''. See [[Hero#Analysis]] for a detailed explanation why ''Battlestar Wiki'' chooses to treat this as a continuity error and change the date.</ref>
*'''5 years BCH:'''
**[[Laura Roslin]]'s last breast exam prior to her cancer diagnosis ([[Act of Contrition]])
**Galen Tyrol assigned to ''Galactica'' ([[Litmus]]) <ref>Since Adama states that Tyrol has been under his commander for "over five years", this might also be one year earlier.</ref>
*'''4 years BCH:'''
**[[Kara Thrace]] graduates from the Colonial Fleet Academy ([[Maelstrom]])
**[[Socrata Thrace]] dies of stomach cancer (Maelstrom)
*'''3 years BCH:''' [[Felix Gaeta]] assigned to ''Galactica'' (Miniseries)
*'''2 years BCH:'''
**[[Caprica Six]] begins residence on Caprica ([[Downloaded]]), first encounters Dr. [[Gaius Baltar]] (Miniseries)
**[[Sharon Valerii]] begins service aboard ''Galactica'' ([[The Farm]])
**Zak Adama dies in a flight school accident (Miniseries)
**Lt. [[Kara Thrace]] is re-assigned from flight school to ''Galactica'' ([[Act of Contrition]])
*'''1 Year BCH:'''
**Last time William and Carolanne Adama speak (Miniseries)
**Carolanne Adama gets engaged (Miniseries)
**[[Anastasia Dualla]] last visits her home ([[Final Cut]])

==Events of the [[Miniseries]]==
*'''Zero Hour:'''
**The [[Armistice Station]] is destroyed by [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylon]] forces
**Laura Roslin is diagnosed with inoperable breast cancer
**''Galactica'' is decommissioned
**The [[Twelve Colonies (RDM)|Twelve Colonies]] are heavily bombarded by nuclear bombs
**[[Picon (RDM)|Picon]] [[Fleet Headquarters]] is destroyed
**''Galactica's'' last [[Viper Mark VII]] squadron is destroyed
**A battle near [[Virgon (RDM)|Virgon]] ends with the total loss of the remaining Colonial Fleet including the flagship ''[[Atlantia (RDM)|Atlantia]]''
**The [[Mercury class battlestar|battlestar]] ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'' luckily escapes the destruction of the [[Scorpion Fleet Shipyards]] ("[[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]", "[[Razor]]")
**''Galactica'' engages [[Cylon Raider (RDM)|Cylon Raider]]s and survives with moderate damage and 85 dead
**Last transmission from the Colonies received by Laura Roslin aboard ''[[Colonial Heavy 798]]'' from a [[Jack|fellow secretary]]
**[[Case Orange]] contingency mechanism assigns Roslin the office of the President of the Twelve Colonies
**Roslin gathers stranded civilian and military ships in the vicinity of [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]]
**Commander [[William Adama|Adama]] assumes overall Fleet command and orders regroup at [[Ragnar Anchorage]]
**Roslin's fleet survives two Cylon attacks and meets at Ragnar
**''Galactica'' changes from battle stance to civilian protection, and escorts the civilian fleet from Ragnar towards the [[Prolmar Sector]]

== Season 1 ==

:''See [[Timeline - Season 1 (RDM)]]''

== Season 2 ==

:''See [[Timeline - Season 2 (RDM)]]''

== Season 3 ==

:''See [[Timeline - Season 3 (RDM)]]''

== Season 4 ==

:''See [[Timeline - Season 4 (RDM)]]''

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Talk:Thirteenth Tribe (RDM)/Archive 1

2009-01-23T17:31:37Z

Dch31969:

== Makeup of the thirteenth tribe - Cylon or Human ==
I just edited the bit about the 13th tribe being comprised of an early form of Cylon upon their departure from Kobol. While the tribe was obviously Cylon (or a close variant) by the time of the holocaust, there is not evidence that the tribe was originally Cylon or Human. The composition of the tribe when they left Kobol has not yet been proven.

== Was there ever actually a thirteenth tribe? ==

I believe the existence of the thirteenth tribe is unfounded speculation. Now how can I say this when it is regularly referred to in the show? The show does not show a thirteenth tribe. Rather it shows people who talk about an ancient legend of a thirteenth tribe. I made some minor edits in the past to try to make it more ambiguous but the truth is this article still describes the thirteenth tribe as though it is a real tribe seen in the show, and it isn't. It's a myth from the scrolls, which may or may not turn out to be real.

As most fans know, there is much controversy over whether Earth was colonized by Kobol's thirteenth tribe as the scrolls say, or Kobol was colonized by Earth. I don't want to try to resolve or speculate on that controversy in the main page, though I certainly have [http://ideas.4brad.com/earth-bsg my own arguments, which I believe are fairly convincing]. I believe that this article, and a few related ones, currently speculate on the controversy, but in the "trust the myths" direction. There are hints scattered through the articles about the uncertainty regarding the legend, I would like to consolidate it, perhaps by gathering the material from the scrolls in a section marked "As told in the sacred scrolls" with another section for relevant notes and facts outside the scrolls from canon/etc.--[[User:Bradtem|Bradtem]] 03:22, 17 April 2007 (CDT)
:The article says "according to Elosha", "according to the Scriptures" or "apparently" pretty much every time. That's enough for me. --[[User:Catrope|Catrope]]<sup>([[User talk:Catrope|Talk to me]] or [[Special:Emailuser/Catrope|e-mail me]])</sup> 08:26, 17 April 2007 (CDT)

== Athena's Death ==

This article says that Athena killed herself, her death is an assumption since all that we know is what Boomer tells us...

Boomer: I'm putting together a lot of pieces from a lot of sources beyond your scriptures. If I'm right, that's the spot where your god supposedly stood and watched Athena throw herself down onto the rocks below out of despair over the exodus of the 13 tribes.

It doesn't say that she died.--[[User:Swozie|Swozie]] 11:36, 7 January 2008 (CST)

:Then just add the "supposedly" in the text and all is good (I'll do so, but I think the entry paragraph also needs to be changed, and am currently thinking about that). Something like "reportedly" or "allegedly" also works will with things that are told second-hand :) --[[User:Serenity|Serenity]] 11:39, 7 January 2008 (CST)

::I'm pretty sure "threw herself to the rocks" does mean death, y'know. [[User:OTW|OTW]]
:::Yeah. Depends on if he takes issue with the wording (which is clear though), or that it's just scriptures that might not be true. --[[User:Serenity|Serenity]] 12:07, 7 January 2008 (CST)

I think that whatever the show states has to be considered true, its true that the show states it, that doesn't mean it's true within the BSG universe itsself but I don't think this site can be concerned with that since we can't possibly know. Athena killing herself isn't true because the show doesn't state it, its just presumed (and probably correctly presumed) but adding the word "presumed" would mean that there is no chance that what you are stating can possibly be wrong which only adds to the validity of information on this site. Besides if Athena is a god then presumably she can't die.
--[[User:Swozie|Swozie]] 14:05, 7 January 2008 (CST)

== The Eye of Jupiter ==

This article states that "The Eye of Jupiter is, in fact, the image created by the planet's dying sun"

In fact the Eye Of Jupiter is either the emblem on the floor of the Temple on which D'Anna stood OR the nova or perhaps both.

[Chip Six appears, indicating the obvious Eye symbol on the floor.]
Chip Six: There it is, Gaius. It has the answers to all of your questions.
Baltar: That's the Eye?

Chief: Major, look. It's the mandala from the Temple. This is supposed to be happening. That's it. I was staring at it the whole time. The sun is going nova. The nova is the Eye of Jupiter.

However Roslin believes that the Eye is inside the temple

Roslin: Admiral, if the Eye of Jupiter is somewhere in that temple, and it really is a marker on the way to Earth… We can't let the Cylons get their hands on it. --[[User:Swozie|Swozie]] 13:57, 7 January 2008 (CST)
:According to those episodes, the Thirteenth Tribe saw a nova in the Ionian system and drew that nova in the temple. This would make the nova the 'original' Eye, and the symbol in the temple a depiction of it. --[[User:Catrope|Catrope]]<sup>([[User talk:Catrope|Talk to me]] or [[Special:Emailuser/Catrope|e-mail me]])</sup> 09:20, 8 January 2008 (CST)

perhaps, the scriptures say it was left in the temple...

Episode 311

Roslin: I don't know, Lee. I've looked at the Scriptures, and they make reference to the Eye being left in some sort of temple. But there's no physical description.--[[User:Swozie|Swozie]] 16:25, 8 January 2008 (CST)

== Early Generation Cylons ==

Saying "Early Generation", makes it sound like the 13th tribe were Model 005 (or more primitive).
: True, but we don't really have enough to come up with a name for them. We could call them Earth Cylons, but they actually originated on Kobol, and their type of Cylon may be in other places too. All we know right now is that they are an earlier generation of humanoid cylons. We don't even know they are the first generation, since the Temple of Five dates back 4,000 years. The Final Five may be yet another generation. For example, Ellen has set up a download, and the way she says it suggests the other Cylons on the planet don't have that.--[[User:Bradtem|bradtem]] 23:42, 18 January 2009 (UTC)
::How about "Ancient Cylons"? [[User:Ausir|Ausir]] 00:27, 19 January 2009 (UTC)
:::We don't know yet. There might be even older Cylons. I suspect there are. All this has happened before. Who are the Lords of Kobol, after all, and the five priests? Let's find out--[[User:Bradtem|bradtem]] 00:55, 19 January 2009 (UTC)

Thirteenth Tribe (RDM)

2009-01-23T17:28:24Z

Dch31969:

:''This article is about the Thirteenth Tribe in the [[Re-imagined Series]]. For its [[Original Series]] counterpart, see [[Thirteenth Tribe (TOS)]].''

The '''Thirteenth Tribe''' left [[Kobol (RDM)|Kobol]] and its sister tribes some 2,000 years before the remaining tribes left to form the [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)|Twelve Colonies of Kobol]] ([[The Eye of Jupiter]]).<ref>In "[[The Eye of Jupiter]]", Tyrol says that "Our initial radiocarbon dating suggests that the temple's at least 4,000 years old, which lines up with the exodus of the Thirteenth Tribe." This is the oldest date noted in the series's timeline, but also conflicts with the prior date of [[Pythia]] and her works as described by [[Elosha]] in "[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I]]", where she states that the exodus of '''all 13 tribes''' occurred approximately 2,000 years ago. Another contradiction occurs in "[[A Measure of Salvation]]", when Adama says that "According to Cottle, the [[Lymphocytic encephalitis|virus]] was an exact match to one reported over 3000 years ago, right around the time that the 13th colony left Kobol." See also, [[Timeline (RDM)#Ancient History]].</ref>

:''"...The [[Sacred Scrolls]] tell that the 13th tribe left Kobol in the early days. They traveled far and made their home upon a planet called '''[[Earth (RDM)|Earth]]'''...which circled a distant and unknown star."'' ([[Miniseries]])

During some period, travel appears to have taken place from Earth to Kobol, as the [[Sacred Scrolls]] give an account of the journey to Earth. The effect of Earth on the 12 other tribes is significant, as [[Laura Roslin]] states that the star patterns from the Earth Zodiac shown in the 3D projection in the [[Tomb of Athena]] were used for the original flags of the Twelve Colonies, and the colonies' original names match the Earth names of the constellations ([[Home, Part II]]).

At least a few of the [[Religion in the Twelve Colonies#The Lords of Kobol|Lords of Kobol]] remained to watch the 12 tribes leave Kobol. One of them is [[Athena, Lord of Kobol|Athena]], who supposedly killed herself in grief over the exodus.

[[Image:Tombmap.jpg|left|thumb|The [[Tomb of Athena]] was the first marker on a path to Earth ([[Home, Part II]])]]
Commander [[William Adama]] falsely claims to know the location of Earth, using the lie to give the battered remnants of humanity a cause and reason to hope after their [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|escape from the devastated Colonies]] ([[Miniseries]]). Later, through the [[Arrow of Apollo|efforts]] of President Roslin, Adama and others locate a tomb on Kobol, which reveals a map and sufficient references to point his [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]] to the true general coordinates of the legendary Thirteenth Colony of Earth ([[Home, Part II]]).

[[Image:3x6-Lion's-Head-beacon-1.jpg|right|thumb|A beacon near the [[Lion's Head Nebula]], left by the Thirteenth Tribe, but found by the Cylons ([[Torn]])]]
Over a year later, an [[Lion's Head beacon|ancient probe]], possibly the first tangible evidence of the Thirteenth Tribe's existence, is recovered by the [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]] in the [[Lion's Head Nebula]]. The probe contains a [[Lymphocytic encephalitis|virus]] that proves particularly deadly to the Cylons on the [[Basestar (RDM)|baseship]] that recover it. The Cylons fear the virus so much that they abandon the baseship, moving their [[Resurrection Ship]] away to prevent any dying Cylons from resurrecting and transferring the bioelectric component of the pathogen to the Cylon populace. The probe is later destroyed after the baseship self-destructs ("[[Torn]]", "[[A Measure of Salvation]]").

The Thirteenth Tribe apparently has used one planet as a waystation in their journey. They settled on a [[algae planet|planet]] and built a [[Temple of Five|temple]] to five priests that worshiped what was apparently a controversial deity. Over 4,000 years later, the Temple of Five is discovered by the Fleet. The refugee Colonials believe that an artifact called the [[Eye of Jupiter]] resides there, which is another marker on the path to [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]] ([[The Eye of Jupiter]]).

[[Image:3x11 Temple of Five discovery.jpg|left|thumb|The [[Temple of Five]], a curious marker ([[Rapture]])]]
No such artifact actually exists, however. The Eye of Jupiter is, in fact, the image created by the planet's dying sun. A strange and highly improbable sequence of events occurs when both Cylon and Colonial forces meet at this unremarkable "algae planet" to find the legendary lost temple near the moment of the star's imminent nova. After they leave the system, the Colonials discover that the nova resembles another older nova that occurred in the time of the Thirteenth Tribe's exodus, located in the [[Ionian system]], and believe that they have found a new marker to Earth.

The Temple was apparently designed for an individual to witness a vision of some kind as the star begins to nova.<ref>The ancient tribes were apparently very good at creating holographic and vision mechanisms. The [[Tomb of Athena]] used an apparent 3-D projection to all to show the initial path to Earth. The vision in the Temple, however, is not seen by Baltar which implies a different technology.</ref> A [[Number Three]] Cylon uses the device, believing that it would reveal the identities of the [[final five]] Cylon models intentionally or accidentally lost to the Cylon history. Only [[Gaius Baltar]] witnesses this mechanism in use, but is reluctant to use it himself until it is too late, when the mechanism shuts down as the nova's light is replaced by the shadow of its shockwave ([[Rapture]]).

[[Image:Ionian Nebula.png|right|thumb|The Ionian nebula, where the turbulent events of the Season 3 finale take place.]]
As the Fleet approaches the Ionian nebula, four Colonials experience what they initially believe is a [[The Music|hallucination of fragments of music]]. [[Laura Roslin]], who has resumed the use of [[chamalla]] as part of her renewed fight against her cancer, begins to experience visions of the [[Opera House]] where she, an image of [[Sharon Agathon]] and [[Caprica Six]] fight to retrieve an image of [[Hera Agathon]] running in the halls. Roslin and Agathon meet with the [[Rapture|incarcerated]] Caprica Six and realize that all three are experiencing the dream.

When the Fleet arrives at the nebula, Roslin nearly faints. The four crewmembers who experience the musical hallucination are drawn to each other and now hear not only a coherent melody but lyrics as well. The four realize that they are [[Final five|Cylons]], but choose to continue their work as Colonials. The entire Fleet loses electrical power for a time, for reasons unknown.

After a Cylon fleet also arrives at the nebula, [[Viper (RDM)|Vipers]] are scrambled to meet them. One pilot, [[Lee Adama|Lee "Apollo" Adama]], detects and intercepts a mysterious target on [[DRADIS]]. Adding to the mystery of the Ionian nebula, [[Kara Thrace]], a pilot [[Maelstrom|believed dead]], flies her [[Viper Mark II]] alongside Apollo and tells him that she has been to and can show the Fleet of the path to [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]] ("[[Crossroads, Part II]]", "[[He That Believeth In Me]]").<ref>According to the [[Podcast:Crossroads, Part II|podcast]] for this episode, Lee Adama is '''not''' hallucinating himself when he sees Kara Thrace. This is confirmed by her subsequent landing on ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'' and interactions with the crew in "[[He That Believeth In Me]]", and other future [[Season 4 (2008)|Season 4]] episodes.</ref>

After finding Earth, the Fleet's first landing party lands on a coast, near the burned out ruins of a city which had been nuked some 2000 years previously ([[Revelations]]). Excavations skeletons and a previously unknown model of Cylon Centurion. DNA analysis of the skeletons showed that the 13th tribe was all Cylon.

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