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An unknown artifact is discovered by the Fleet within a storm zone.

The artifact takes on two appearances, the first being the shining planet Earth, particularly amongst the most fervent of believers, like Commander Adama. To others, the artifact appears to be a grey, three-level object roughly resembling a cube, with each level skewed and festooned with large black pustule formations (Classic Battlestar Galactica Vol. 2 #8).

However, like Earth, the artifact itself is a phantom. Upon probing it, Athena uncovers the data relating to the cube is coming from Galactica itself, localizing it to habitation chamber 13, located at the port side of deck 8: Xam's berth (Classic Battlestar Galactica Vol. 2 #9).

Upon the revelation that Xam is responsible for the mirage (both of "the artifact" and the ersatz Earth), these disappear when Xam uses his newfound psionic powers to project a force of battlestars impeding the Cylon advance. This distraction allows the Fleet to escape from the storm zone, but results in Xam's demise (Classic Battlestar Galactica Vol. 2 #9).

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-[[File:BSGv2 - Storm Zone.png|thumb|The storm zone as seen from {{alt|the Fleet|TOS}}'s perspective ({{comics|vol2|6}}).]]
+[[File:BSGv2 - Artifact.png|thumb|A visual representation of the artifact, as seen by those who do not see {{alt|Earth|TOS|a certain shining planet}} in the [[storm zone]] ({{comics|vol2|8}}).]]
-Following the [[Nebula Ambush]], {{alt|the Fleet|TOS}} happens across another "fork in the road," featuring a well-charted sector of space and a "storm zone" ({{comics|vol2|6}}).
+An unknown ''artifact'' is discovered by {{alt|the Fleet|TOS}} within a [[storm zone]].
-The storm zone, also referred to as a '''quantum storm''' ({{comics|vol2|7}}), consists of high [[energon]] stellar storms that [[blue flight]], lead by Lt. {{alt|Starbuck|TOS-DE}}, investigate. In returning to ''{{alt|Galactica|TOS}}'', blue flight's {{alt|Viper|TOS}}s are found to be charged with high-static energon fields, which discharge into [[void lightning]] that hits [[Xam]] and causes a total power outage aboard the {{alt|battlestar|TOS}} ({{comics|vol2|6}}.
+The artifact takes on two appearances, the first being the shining planet {{alt|Earth|TOS}}, particularly amongst the most fervent of believers, like Commander {{alt|Adama|TOS}}. To others, the artifact appears to be a grey, three-level object roughly resembling a cube, with each level skewed and festooned with large black pustule formations ({{comics|vol2|8}}).
-Upon hitting Xam, the discharge awakens latent [[psionic]] potential, which grows due to the proximity of the energon fields of the storm zone. These psionic abilities project false yet immutable beliefs that {{alt|Earth|TOS}} lies at the center of the storm zone, heavily influencing many people in the Fleet, including Commander {{alt|Adama|TOS}} ({{comics|vol2|7}}&mdash;{{comics|vol2|11|short=y}}).
+However, like Earth, the artifact itself is a phantom. Upon probing it, Athena uncovers the data relating to the cube is coming from ''{{alt|Galactica|TOS}}'' itself, localizing it to [[habitation chamber]] 13, located at the port side of deck 8: [[Xam]]'s berth ({{comics|vol2|9}}).
-Due to Cylon engagement into the unnamed, coreward quadrant by Capt. {{alt|Apollo|TOS}} and [[red flight]] ({{comics|vol2|6}}), Commander {{alt|Adama|TOS}} approves going through the storm zone ({{comics|vol2|7}}.
+Upon the revelation that Xam is responsible for the mirage (both of "the artifact" and the ersatz Earth), these disappear when Xam uses his newfound [[psionic]] powers to project a force of {{alt|battlestar|TOS}}s impeding the {{alt|Cylon|TOS}} advance. This distraction allows the Fleet to escape from the storm zone, but results in Xam's demise ({{comics|vol2|9}}).
-== Notes ==
-* The "storm zone" can be seen as an analog to the [[magnetic void]] to {{TOS|Kobol}}.
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