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Nebula Ambush
	The Colonial Resistance from an alternate reality save Galactica from certain destruction (Classic Battlestar Galactica Vol. 2 #5).
	The Colonial Resistance from an alternate reality save Galactica from certain destruction (Classic Battlestar Galactica Vol. 2 #5).
Summary
Conflict:
Date:
Related Episode(s):
Place:	Unknown nebula
Result:
Combatants
The Fleet, Colonial Resistance	Cylon Empire
Commanders
Adama (The Fleet); Adama and Starbuck (Colonial Resistance)	Unknown Cylon Commander
Strength
Galactica, Vipers, two Temporal Vipers (The Fleet); One baseship, one alternate Galactica, Vipers (Colonial Resistance)	One basestar and its full force of Raiders.
Materiel Losses
Unknown, minimal including destruction of Galactica's temporal battery	Cylon baseship and support Raiders
Casualties
Unknown personnel	Unknown Cylons
Battle Chronology

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The creation of an alternate reality begins during an ambush of Galactica and the Fleet in a nebula humanity's survivors use to hide themselves.

Original Outcome

Facing an overwhelming force of Cylons, whose approach has been hidden by the very nebula the Colonials use to hide within, Commander Adama orders Galactica to bear the brunt of the onslaught while the civilian ships escape further into the safety of the nebula.

Galactica develops major damage, forcing Adama to authorize Zee's deployment of the temporal warper weapons outfitted on two modified Vipers. Warriors Apollo and Starbuck are pulled from the flight line and assigned to test pilot the craft, with Zee giving them specific instructions that they each only have 10 shots before they need to recharge via a temporal battery.

Understanding this, Apollo and Starbuck launch and test the weapon on two Raiders, finding the results to be effective. Before they are able to deploy it on the attacking basestar, Cylon suicide attacks cause the temporal battery to overload and creates a temporal storm that only Apollo and Starbuck are able to weather (Classic Battlestar Galactica Vol. 2 #1). In effect, this event spawns an alternate reality where Galactica was never built (Classic Battlestar Galactica Vol. 2 #2 & #3).

Restoration Outcome

Following the Battle of Cache, Apollo and Starbuck riding tandem in the remaining Temporal Viper are swept away into a temporal storm, along with the forces of the Colonial Resistance of an alternate reality.

With two capitol ships, Baltifer's former basestar under an alternate Adama's command and an incongruous copy of Galactica herself under the command of an alternate Starbuck, and surviving Vipers from Cache's base, they are deposited in the primary reality.

Vulnerable due to the overload of Zee's temporal battery, Galactica requires an hour to restore the ship's systems while Adama reconciles the loss of Apollo and Starbuck's temporal weapon Vipers. Facing certain destruction, Galactica finds itself saved by the forces of the alternate reality, dispatching the Cylon attackers. This permits the timelines diverge, the alternate reality vessels returning from whence they came, and the reunion of Apollo and Starbuck with the rag-tag Fleet (Classic Battlestar Galactica Vol. 2 #5).

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 {{Battle Data
-| name= Battle of Cache
+| name= Nebula Ambush
-| image= BSGv2 - Battle of Cache.png
+| image= BSGv2 - Nebula Ambush.png
-| description= Cylon Raiders launch a second wave against the [[Colonial Resistance]] base on [[Cache]] ({{comics|vol2|5}}).
+| description= The [[Colonial Resistance]] from an alternate reality save ''Galactica'' from certain destruction ({{comics|vol2|5}}).
 | conflict=
 | date=
-| place=[[Cache]], [[Colonial Resistance]]
+| place=Unknown nebula
-| result=Extensive damage to [[Cache]], acquisition of [[Baltifer's basestar]]
+| result=
-| combatant1=[[Colonial Resistance]]
+| combatant1={{alt|The Fleet|TOS}}, [[Colonial Resistance]]
-| combatant2={{alt-r|Cylon Empire}}
+| combatant2={{alt|Cylon Empire}}
-| co1={{alt-r|Adama}}, later {{alt-r|Starbuck}}
+| co1={{alt|Adama|TOS}} (The Fleet); {{alt-r|Adama}} and {{alt-r|Starbuck}} (Colonial Resistance)
-| co2=[[Baltifer]]
+| co2=Unknown Cylon Commander
-| strength1=Various {{alt-r|Viper}}s, later ''{{alt-r|Galactica}}''
+| strength1=''{{alt|Galactica|TOS}}'', {{alt|Viper|TOS}}s, two [[Temporal Viper]]s (The Fleet); [[Baltifer's baseship|One baseship]], one {{alt-r|Galactica|alternate ''Galactica}}, {{alt-r|Viper}}s (Colonial Resistance)
-| strength2=One basestar and its full force of Raiders.
+| strength2=One basestar and its full force of {{alt|Raider|TOS}}s.
-| shiploss1=Unknown, minimal
+| shiploss1=Unknown, minimal including destruction of ''Galactica''{{'|s}} [[temporal battery]]
-| shiploss2=Unknown
+| shiploss2=Cylon baseship and support Raiders
 | casualties1=Unknown personnel
-| casualties2=[[Baltifer]]†, various {{alt-r|Centurion}}s
+| casualties2=Unknown Cylons
-| prev={{alt-r|Battle of Cimtar}}
+| prev=[[Battle of Cache]]
-| next=[[Nebula Ambush]]
+| next=[[Battle of the Artifact]]
-| series=TOS alternate reality
+| series=TOS alternate
 }}
-[[Baltifer]]'s pursuit of the renegade, incongruous ''{{alt-r|Galactica}}'' leads them to the system containing [[Cache]], the homebase of the [[Colonial Resistance]] in an [[alternate reality]] ({{comics|vol2|4}}).
+The creation of an [[alternate reality]] begins during an ambush of ''{{alt|Galactica|TOS}}'' and {{alt|the Fleet|TOS}} in a nebula humanity's survivors use to hide themselves.
-Upon arriving in Cache's system, {{alt|Starbuck|TOS}} activates the homing beacon on his [[Temporal Viper]] to home in on {{alt|Apollo|TOS}} and the [[Q-Cache]]. With this direct link established, [[Baltifer's baseship]] seizes the inopportune moment to jump in using its newly outfitted [[temporal warp drive]].
+== Original Outcome ==
-While ''Galactica'' is able to use its [[sensor shield]] to prevent its detection, the Resistance base has the misfortune of an active beacon that allows Baltifer to identify the location of the base despite the nearby supergiant's sensor interference. From that point, Baltifer deploys a second temporal weapon, the [[chronal cannon]], using it to convert the planetoid's tectonic plates to a historic, seismically unstable configuration.
+Facing an overwhelming force of Cylons, whose approach has been hidden by the very nebula the Colonials use to hide within, Commander {{alt|Adama|TOS}} orders ''Galactica'' to bear the brunt of the onslaught while the civilian ships escape further into the safety of the nebula.
-{{alt-r|Adama}} and Apollo surrender themselves to Baltifer, conveying themselves to his baseship in Apollo's Temporal Viper, in return for Baltifer's word that no further [[temporal weapon]]s are to be used against Cache. On a technicality, Baltifer reneges on the deal, using standard weapons aboard {{alt-r|Raider}}s instead ({{comics|vol2|4}}).
+''Galactica'' develops major damage, forcing Adama to authorize {{alt|Zee}}'s deployment of the [[temporal warper]] weapons outfitted on two [[Temporal Viper|modified Vipers]]. Warriors {{alt|Apollo|TOS}} and {{alt|Starbuck|TOS}} are pulled from the flight line and assigned to test pilot the craft, with Zee giving them specific instructions that they each only have 10 shots before they need to recharge via a [[temporal battery]].
-This second wave of attacks is staved by Apollo's willingness to lead Baltifer to his home reality, and {{alt-r|Zee|Doctor Zee}} uses the Viper's data to recreate the [[temporal storm]] through the firing of the re-attuned chronal cannons. As Apollo flies into the eye of the storm, ''Galactica'' launches its attack against the basestar with both its standard arsenal and the [[signal disruptor]]. This allows Adama to seize command by killing Baltifer, and forcing Zee to release the human prisoners aboard, effectively retaking the baseship and using the basestar's batteries to wipe up the remaining Raiders.
+Understanding this, Apollo and Starbuck launch and test the weapon on two {{alt|Raider|TOS}}s, finding the results to be effective. Before they are able to deploy it on the attacking basestar, Cylon suicide attacks cause the temporal battery to overload and creates a [[temporal storm]] that only Apollo and Starbuck are able to weather ({{comics|vol2|1}}). In effect, this event spawns an [[alternate reality]] where ''Galactica'' was never built ({{comics|vol2|2}} & {{comics|vol2|3|short=y}}).
-However, the temporal storm erupts, moving the surviving participants of the battle into the reality from whence Apollo and Starbuck came ({{comics|vol2|5}}).
+== Restoration Outcome ==
+Following the [[Battle of Cache]], Apollo and Starbuck riding tandem in the remaining [[Temporal Viper]] are swept away into a [[temporal storm]], along with the forces of the [[Colonial Resistance]] of an [[alternate reality]].
+With two capitol ships, [[Baltifer]]'s [[Baltifer's basestar|former basestar]] under {{alt-r|Adama|an alternate Adama}}'s command and an incongruous copy of ''{{alt-r|Galactica}}'' herself under the command of {{alt-r|Starbuck|an alternate Starbuck}}, and surviving Vipers from Cache's base, they are deposited in the primary reality.
+Vulnerable due to the overload of {{alt|Zee}}'s [[temporal battery]], ''{{alt|Galactica|TOS}}'' requires an hour to restore the ship's systems while Adama reconciles the loss of Apollo and Starbuck's temporal weapon Vipers. Facing certain destruction, ''Galactica'' finds itself saved by the forces of the alternate reality, dispatching the Cylon attackers. This permits the timelines diverge, the alternate reality vessels returning from whence they came, and the reunion of Apollo and Starbuck with the rag-tag Fleet ({{comics|vol2|5}}).
 {{Alternate Reality}}