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The ''Battle of the Guardian Basestar'' is an engagment between the battlestar ''[[Pegasus]]'' and the [[Guardian basestar]], in which the main goal is to rescue a captured civilian science team. | |||
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''Pegasus'' jumps ito the area and launches an attack drawing off the basestar's Raiders, while shutting down its [[FTL]] drive to simulate engine damage. A [[Raptor]] then jumps in with a rescue team carrying a nuclear weapon to destroy the basestar. However, two nearby Raiders spot them and the crew fakes an engine malfunction and abandons ship. The Raiders destroy the Raptor and break off thinking the crew is dead. The team heads to the basestar with thruster packs and boards the basestar. | |||
Meanwhile ''Pegasus'' is succsefully fighting off the Raiders, albeit taking some damage. The rescue team makes its way to where the captured science team is held and frees them but are attacked by [[Cylon Centurion Model 0005|Centurions]]. [[Dasilva]] is wounded and shot by Major [[Kendra Shaw|Shaw]] who thinks she will spare him suffering. Shaw herself is shot in the gut. | |||
At the same time the ship jams comunications and not knowing if the team is dead or not Commander [[Lee Adama]] orders a [[Missile tubes|nuclear missile]] to be fired at the basestar. [[William Adama|Admiral Adama]] countermands the order and while the two are trying to figure out what to do, communications is restored and [[Kara Thrace|Starbuck]] reveals that the nuke's remote detonator is damaged. The only way to set it off is to do it manually. | |||
The [[Hybrid]] knows she wants redemption for her past actions and tells her to come closer as he has something he needs to tell her. | Lee Adama thinks of evacuating the team and then launching the missile, but his father points out that the Raiders will destroy anything they shoot at the basestar. Lee reluctantly orders the team to have someone stay behind and detonate the nuke. ''Pegasus'' launches a rescue Raptor which jumps close to the Guardian basestar and lands in a hangar bay. The team prepares to leave and Starbuck plans to stay, but Shaw forces her to hand over the weapon. The Raptor heads back to ''Pegasus'' as Shaw makes her way through the ship and comes across the Hybrid's chamber. The [[First Hybrid|Hybrid]] knows she wants redemption for her past actions and tells her to come closer as he has something he needs to tell her. He tells her that Starbuck will lead mankind to doom and they must notfollow her. Shaw attempts to contact ''Pegasus'' and warn them but can't get establish contact due to the Cylon jamming. She detonates the nuke and the Guardian basestar is destroyed along with Shaw, the Hybrid and the entire crew of Centurions. | ||
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| Conflict: | Second Cylon war | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Date: | Roughly 9 months after the Fall of the Twelve Colonies[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place: | In jump distance of a supernova event | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Result: | Colonial victory | ||||||||||||||||||||
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The Battle of the Guardian Basestar is an engagment between the battlestar Pegasus and the Guardian basestar, in which the main goal is to rescue a captured civilian science team.
Pegasus jumps ito the area and launches an attack drawing off the basestar's Raiders, while shutting down its FTL drive to simulate engine damage. A Raptor then jumps in with a rescue team carrying a nuclear weapon to destroy the basestar. However, two nearby Raiders spot them and the crew fakes an engine malfunction and abandons ship. The Raiders destroy the Raptor and break off thinking the crew is dead. The team heads to the basestar with thruster packs and boards the basestar.
Meanwhile Pegasus is succsefully fighting off the Raiders, albeit taking some damage. The rescue team makes its way to where the captured science team is held and frees them but are attacked by Centurions. Dasilva is wounded and shot by Major Shaw who thinks she will spare him suffering. Shaw herself is shot in the gut.
At the same time the ship jams comunications and not knowing if the team is dead or not Commander Lee Adama orders a nuclear missile to be fired at the basestar. Admiral Adama countermands the order and while the two are trying to figure out what to do, communications is restored and Starbuck reveals that the nuke's remote detonator is damaged. The only way to set it off is to do it manually.
Lee Adama thinks of evacuating the team and then launching the missile, but his father points out that the Raiders will destroy anything they shoot at the basestar. Lee reluctantly orders the team to have someone stay behind and detonate the nuke. Pegasus launches a rescue Raptor which jumps close to the Guardian basestar and lands in a hangar bay. The team prepares to leave and Starbuck plans to stay, but Shaw forces her to hand over the weapon. The Raptor heads back to Pegasus as Shaw makes her way through the ship and comes across the Hybrid's chamber. The Hybrid knows she wants redemption for her past actions and tells her to come closer as he has something he needs to tell her. He tells her that Starbuck will lead mankind to doom and they must notfollow her. Shaw attempts to contact Pegasus and warn them but can't get establish contact due to the Cylon jamming. She detonates the nuke and the Guardian basestar is destroyed along with Shaw, the Hybrid and the entire crew of Centurions.
References
- ↑ "Razor" incorrectly infers this event to occur 10 months after. Tom Zarek talks about people being cooped up in ships for nine months at the beginning of "Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I", which is after "Razor" in the timeline.
- ↑ While Admiral William Adama transfers his flag to Pegasus for the operation, Lee Adama still has overall command.