Prison of Souls, Part 1

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Prison of Souls, Part 1 An issue of the Realm Press series.
Issue No.	3
Writer(s)	Chris Scalf (plot); James Kuhorick (writeR)
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Penciller(s)	Chris Scalf and Robert Scott
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Letterer(s)	Tanja Scalf
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Published	March 1998
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Plot Synopsis

As the Fleet approaches a group of derelict alien ships, Adama experiences visions of the future that spell doom for the rag-tag, fugitive fleet.

Summary

Adama's Dream

• Galactica and the rag-tag, fugitive fleet are being driven into the heart of an unknown cosmic storm responsible for destroying an entire galaxy.
• In core command, Colonel Tigh informs Commander Adama that Blue Squadron is preparing to enter this storm.
• Captain Apollo reports that scanners are showing massive energy fluctuations, which results in the loss of various pilots around him.
• Adama orders the team to get his team out of there, but it is too late: Apollo and Blue Squadron are destroyed. Soon thereafter, the Fleet, including the last surviving battlestar are destroyed by the storm.
• Adama awakens in his quarters, thanking the lord that it was "just a nightmare".
• Tigh calls Adama, immediately concerned due to Adama's appearance, despite Adama's assurances to the contrary. Tigh informs him that they have just picked up a fleet of disabled ships on their long range scanners. Tigh begins to speculate that they may be from Earth, but Adama tells Tigh not to speculate, and asks that this discovery be kept quiet until they can assess the situation without council interference.
• In core command, Tigh briefs Adama on what they know: the ships are located approximately 10 cycles dead ahead of Galactica.
• Omega adds that the derelict fleet consists of eight ships: seven are the size of freighters, with the eighth 20 times the size of Galactica.
• Adama orders Tigh to send a fighter squadron and recon shuttle to investigate the derelict. Adama then goes off to inform the council.

Notes

• "Cycles" are used as a measure of distance.
• Omega is shown sporting the beige Warrior's uniform instead of the command blues.
• The derelict mothership is twenty times the size of Galactica; Tigh notes that this derelict is "the size of a small moon". Depending on the size of a typical "small moon", Galactica is twenty times smaller, giving a firmer grasp on the size of Galactica (at lesat in the context of the comics).

Analysis

• Adama's concern on interference from the council is well founded, in light of the events of "Greetings from Earth" and "Baltar's Escape", both of which nearly lead to disastrous results.
• Prison Barge security is shown to be, yet again, lax, as the control center is easily taken over.