Battlestar Galactica: The Final Duty
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Battlestar Galactica: The
Final Duty
Opener: A believer in a
world of disbelievers. Does not hold to conventional wisdoms. Believes we came from ‘out there’.
Story:
Act 1:
Galactica and rag tag fleet
are relics put to pasture. New ships and defenses arise under the banner of
Uri.
Decadent,
self-absorbed. Only Sire Box remembers what people were, and
wrong paths taken to get there.
One warrior gets into Nomen
fights. Friend has to cut in when it gets too
viscous. Friend is Captain Adama. Warrior is Wan-a high flier known for taking
foolish risks. Another is Adelia a female hot shot pilot that
flies circles around them.
Commander Jonah and his son
Adama look through the old Adama journals for insight and wisdom. Jonah thinks of his father Box (ridiculed as Old
Box) as he is reduced to being keeper of a museum where the Galactica and the
rag tag fleet sit close to crumbling. Box tries to preserve it believing he knows
something the rest of the world doesn’t.
Box also feels responsible
for loss of Apollo in Cylon attack. He was on his father’s wing but had to break to
help pilot almost destroyed. Could not get back to Apollo and he is seemingly
destroyed. Never seeks command and only keeps council seat
acting as caretaker to family house. (If not Box use a Wingman type character)
Adama house has lost its
power and influence to be curators of a museum getting ready to close. A museum of ships that are a mix of not just a
discarded old, but discarded newer paths the society did not accept.
Box working behind the
scenes to prepare for Cylons return. Even trains Jonah to lead when time is right.
Box also has aided to help
with ‘museum’. One is a young engineer named Tink. She works to keep Galactica together as best she
can, and also smuggled out upgrades for the ship the Ministry of Defense
rejects for ‘cheaper alternatives’. The other is Smythe Who does a lot of heavy
lifting and tech fitting.
Lt. Kyrie-Life station head
who runs maternity ensuring development of babies. In-vitro tanks, surrogate
wombs-volunteers. Program to revitalize human race. Jonah’s brother. Tasked with getting children to Galactica when
Cylons attack.
Original Adama died in
Cylon attack. Apollo took command and was lost in
battle. URI family led by Sire Dyon recommended settling
on planet that could be terraforming.
Alteration: Hopeful use of Second Coming. With the loss of Apollo people turn to Ballard
for leadership as he promises to lead them to safety. Leads them to new planet concealed in nebula
that is terraformed. Statue is erected in his honor as the leader
that finds them safety and not the fools errand that is Earth according to
Dyon.
Planet completely
terraformed and celebrating on pleasure station in orbit. Galactica & rag tag fleet officially retired
as mausoleum ship holds bodies of fallen warriors.
President Dyon-heir to
Uri. Lives in wealth and decadence while preaching
‘Book of the word’ to followers as justification for his power saying the Lords
are with him, not the Adama family. Military aide Paulus is friend with Jonah as he
tells Dyon to prepare for defense. Dyon agreed but decided to take it from housing
programs for unfortunate. Paulus ready to walk. Another aide looks on. She is an Omega Cylon used for recon to main
fleet waiting to attack.
Four young junior warriors
(Leon, Thrace, Valleri, Tyrol) that graduate from the academy. Awaiting first assignment on the new
cruisers. Caught in attack and are among the few fighters
to mount a defense. Perhaps even separated in attack.
Omega Cylon calls main
fleet of three ships. She is instructed to get defense codes so forces
can attack.
Imperious Leader sits with
Ovion leader. Deal is made. Cylons destroy human colonies while Ovions get
survivors as food and cattle for breeding. Imperious Leader has other plans.
Gives insight to ‘battle
computer’. Has it prepare strategies against human pilots.
Patrol comes across raiding
party. They get signal to mobilize attack. Defense rallied together and puts forth good
fight but Omega Cylon inserts virus in central systems causing massive systems
disruption. Try to get systems back on line but they are
picked off too quickly.
Planet attacked. Pleasure station people have to watch as spectators
while Ovions attack and harvest them onto their ships. They also harvest the dead as Cylons are out to
exterminate humanity. Dead humans being given to the Ovions help clean
up the mess.
Singer is caught in attack
and has to wander the planet. Represents celebrity status.
Attack: First raider attack to pick off small
resistance. Then orbital bombardment with main laser to
destroy their cities leaving only craters. Survivors are harvested by the Ovions for their
food stuffs.
Command tried to organize
defenses but ships are malfunctioning. They barely work and are picked off
quickly. Survivors left adrift in barely functional
wrecks. They barely picked off any of the Cylon and
Ovion attackers. Ovions board disabled ships and harvest the
crews while some escape.
Jonah tried a ‘fly cold’
approach which buys some time. But attacking ships are faster and the action
serves only to delay the attacking Cylons. They will be overwhelmed soon.
Attack on planet. Cities are destroyed. People are scattering. Ruined flames stretch through the skies as the
planet burns.
Survivors left adrift in
wrecked or disabled ships. One pilot looks up and sees a symbol of
hope. It is the Galactica taking in the survivors.
End of Act 1
Act 2:
Old Box oversees the
boarding of survivors. Finds what warriors there are and tells them to
get to the new ships in the launch bay. New breed of Viper. Disabled ships are to be recycled or repaired
and join fleet waiting for order to begin rescue work. Tink oversees work as Old Box continues with the
Galactica.
Galactica vs. 3 base
stars. 1st with main cannon. 2nd with missiles. 3rd is toe to toe slugging match. Galactica wins but main ship still a ways
away. Evac must work fast.
Pluton poison as well as
radiation make most of water and food useless. They must salvage what they can, or get new
nutrient plans in place. They are leaving planet.
Box faces council on
station. They agree to depose Dyon but have issues with
Box keeping forces of his own, even if they are old and untried. Box said if they are still alive when they
escape he will surrender himself to custody on the Prison Barge which he has in
his collection anyway.
Singer (Mila) leads
survivors to where she hopes a ship is waiting. All survivors pitch together as Singer feels
burden of command due to her celebrity status. They only look to her for that. She doesn’t know what else she has to offer.
Jonah takes the bridge of
the Galactica and surveys the military command that remains. Evacuation is beginning but there is concern
about another raid coming while evacuation is taking place. Decides to have meeting of senior command and assembled
warriors. They are to locate Cylon regroup point and
either destroy them, or delay them until such time as the evacuation is
complete.
Adama, Wan and Adelia
decide to spearhead the mission to slow Cylon Alliance. They also take troop shuttle with infantry
warriors if any ‘ground pounding’ needs to be done.
Leon, Thrace, Valero And
Tyrol all are to help facilitate colonial evacuation. They must report to ships and oversee evacuation
procedures.
Singer tries to spot
civilization and comes across some refugees. Their food is pluton poisoned. They are starving. She has some stores at her crash site. They follow her there.
Adama, Wan and Adelia come
to limit of range. They see Cylon forces as well as Mega
basestar. Using invisible cloak to sneak around. They are detected. Battle underway.
Box and Dyon confront each
other. Box reassert they need to find Earth. There is no safe place close. They need to find help. No more pleasure for a while. Dyon storms off while evac begins.
Leon, Thrace, Valero And
Tyrol are assigned to planetary evac duties. People, plants animals and ships.
Battle resumes. Ship is damaged as raiders send it crashing
down. Cylons and Ovion harvesters prepare to survey
the wreckage.
Singer comes from into town
ruined from attack. Comes across young survivors as Cylon’s attack
town. Meet bruiser.
Dyon prays to Iblis as he
is a member of the cult. Iblis hoped Adama house would fade into
ridicule, but as long as one believed others would follow if the time was
right. Dyon schemes to regain power as the Colonials
prepare for another exodus.
After feeding the singer
and survivors have to find where next to go. They look to her for leadership but doesn’t feel
qualified. It is because she is a celebrity that she is
expected to know. Bruiser rises and says he knows what is
best. Tells her to sit down and he will lead
them. Thinks city is one way and there will be a ship
waiting.
Adama, Wan and Adelia
recover as well as some of rescue force. Centurions blast in and kill some. Ovions take the rest.
Recreation of original
scene of Adama and the woman with the child that was thrown. This time it is Jonah as a guard throws a
similar woman to the ground with a child in her arms. Guard did not see the child, or did not care to
see the child. Jonah talks to Box of incident and said original
Adama had something similar happen to him, and he considered resigning
afterwards due to the magnitude of those kind of decisions. He stayed because there was no one with the will
to lead them to Earth. They would have stopped off and been killed,
just like now. It just took the Cylons longer to catch
up. Jonah will have to lead until they get to safety
of Earth. Jonah understands.
Little girl wants to take
her pregnant daggit on ship. But is refused saying ‘humanity first’. Old man says daggits were just now
recreated. You’d make them look extinct again? Gives up his place for the little girl and her
pregnant daggit. Old man and those left behind said that they did
the right thing.
Bruiser leads singer and
party to place to have campfire. They rest and make their way to ruined city in
morning. Singer sings ‘Son of Man’ hymn indicating her
faith. Wonder about her faith as she said she never
stopped even with the scandals she suffered. Survivors look to her with amazement but bruiser
gives her hate look.
Adama, Wan and Adelia see
the wounded being taken. They stow away on harvester to see what happens
next as they come to main ship.
Singer looks at night sky
and sees bright light in sky. It is like the Christmas star that guided the
wisemen. It shines over a city. After 4 hours rest they head in illuminating
direction as bruiser leads them another direction. They follow singer as bruiser bullies his way
through, and fails.
Dyon gathers followers and
non-believers to his side. Tells them he will lead them to safe location
instead of chasing a fable. They will overthrow Adama family and return to
power.
Adama, Wan and Adelia
explore main ship and see humans in food hives, but they also see old being
culled and young being penned like animals in cages. Adama says they must make the Ovions pay-no
matter what.
Ovion queen and Imperious
Leader talk. The Ovions are harvesting the humans using
mature for food(as well as the dead), culling the way Old, and using the children
for breeding. The harvesting is proceeding smoothly but the
Leader has other plans. He plans to sterilize the children so they can’t
breed when they come of age. The Cylon program is that all humans are to be
exterminated. The Ovion plan would have humans survive, even
though technically as cattle. The overall directive is that humanity be
exterminated. No exceptions. Command Centurion Vulpa acknowledges the order
“By your command.”
Leader also orders Vulpa to
check on battle computer. Vulpa agreed.
Children are being
processed. IL Cylon is given sterilizer. It is injected into children as they are being
processed.
Vulpa and an IL look at
battle computer. It is a suspension pod with a human girl inside.
Act 3:
Adama, Wan and Adelia are
thinking of plan to release prisoners. Has distractions in place to draw Centurions
attention. When attention is drawn away they plow ahead
with rescue escape.
Leon, Thrace Valero And
Tyrol are reporting they have as many ships as they can. Jonah and Old Box say to help with fuel runs.
Starbuck’s pod connected to
Cylon battle computer. Child still inside suspended as subconscious is
used to apply Cylon Attacks. Child rescued. May make it little girl.
Singer and party arrive
only to find the last ships have gone. Few survivors remain. Singer has idea as she asks them to follow her.
Adama (with strange girl)
Adelia and Wan discover the Imperious Leader is on the ship. They feel if they kill him it will leave the
Cylons in disarray. They make plans to locate his command center and
make their way there.
Dyon gathers his
followers. Readies a mutiny against Old Box. We are defending our home and will not chase
fables, is the call he heeds. They march to the Galactica and the station in
hopes of taking it over.
Singer offers to give up
her place so that One might live. All refuse as they say it’s her bus and she
should go. She still kept her faith and faith must
endure. The rest will wait for what comes and hopefully
The Lords will be merciful. Singer leaves with others on the bus.
Dyon confronts Box. Talks about faith. Box genuinely believes while he convinces crowd
that Dyon is only about the power faith offers. That he’s all about himself, and the power and
pleasure Count Iblis provides. For that is who s Dyon follows. Dyon arrested and cult taken into custody. Resume getting fleet underway.
Confrontation with
Imperious Leader. Adama, Wan, and Adelia and strange little girl
meet leader as he tells truth of origins of Cylons. Iblis was ancient human who promised Cylons
would be ultimate power if they followed his lead. He changes them to machines with human DNA taken
from himself. They turn on him but directive to kill humanity
implanted by Iblis as revenge ploy against the Lightships. Humanity surrenders to him the Lightships
lose. Some have, but Iblis wants it all. Cylons are tool to secure this goal. Once humanity is brought as low as it can go
Iblis steps in to offer himself as a savior with their free will acting as the
price. Once humanity surrenders itself to him the
Cylons continue their alliance while humanity dies under Iblis’s control. Free will is gone. Everything and everyone is Iblis.
Iblis hoped people would
forget after a generation or two. But Adama’s journals kept a record.
Confrontation between Jonah
and Old Box. Iblis appears to grant Colonials safety. Says that he led Uri to new colonies and that
the only reason the Cylons attacked was that they were not under his
protection. Follow him and he will protect you. Old Box asks what the cost is? Their freedom? Everything they are and everyone they love
discarded for him? Some agree and follow. Others go their own way not wanting to deal with
either Box or Iblis. As some choose families are broken apart and
friendships end because Iblis is more important.
Some survivors decide to go
their own way. Don’t want to go with Galactica. Their risk to take. Jonah understands.
Singer takes her to mansion
where sky bus is waiting. Gets everyone on and pilot volunteers. She goes checking elsewhere but bruiser follows.
Iblis’s followers
leave. Is more heartbreaking as family and friends
decide Iblis is more important than them. Kids are drug screaming until they decide to
leave them behind. Friends become enemies as Iblis becomes more
important. Iblis says those that do not follow will be
destroyed. Only those that follow him will be saved. Old Box says his family will protect the
people. Iblis says the price of that promise is higher
than even Old Box knows.
Dyon gives co-ordinates to
‘safe’ planet but Jonah realizes trick. New co-ordinates are put in but the co-ordinates
Dyon gave are false co-ordinates. He switches the false co-ordinates with the
original Earth co-ordinates and the Earth co-ordinates are deleted. They follow Dyon’s co-ordinates back to the
colonies.
Singer attacked by
bruiser. He is member of House of Iblis. Rest of party stop him. He is left behind as everyone else leaves in
Skybus.
Plan to kill Imperious
Leader fails. Children and little girl are main
priority. Distract leader and gets to ships. Escape basestar to get back to fleet.
Final fuel run from
original book. Getting on last of fuel during attack. Similar to Starbuck and Cassiopeia.
Singer skybus joins fleet.
Adam’s, Wan and Adelia
arrive on Galactica. Hostages and Girl are kept safe. Head out to join battle.
Box on mausoleum ship as he
sees sacrifice only way to buy time for fleet to escape.
Big explosions
series. Mausoleum ship with base Star with pleasure
asteroid with planet destroying everything including planet. Colonials must run to Earth again.
Little girl looks at momma
daggit. She delivers her puppies. A litter of 8.
Jonah is with Adama. Jonah believes his father Box is with his
family. And he is, on the Ship of Lights.
Fleet looks for
direction. Star shines again. It is on co-ordinates list. They follow. It is Ship of Lights which has images of
original cast. They are lightship beings leading the new
generation. Old Box is also on ship as face morphs into old
child form.
Ending: Cylons plan to
pursue. New battle computer selected. The brain of Apollo.
Ending 2: Pegasus
appears. Sheba orders rendezvous when Galactica is
found. Also oversees excavation and reactivation of
lost Battlestar Atlantis (nod to Larson movie).
Ending 3: Ovions break away
from Cylons to pursue humanity themselves. They have Earth co-ordinated. They will follow Galactica or outrun it to
Earth.
Classroom: student closes book. Awaits next adventure and who arrives first.
New character-Alokin. Engineer. Responsible for untried tech in Galactica.
5 minute stories format to
get something down.
1.
Captain Adama and his rise.
2.
The fall of house Adama and the rise of Sire
Dion.
3.
The leadership of Mila
Retirement ceremony for
Galactica as it is to be launched into sun. Box however hides it on other side of system
where he tries to maintain and repair and other ships and tech.
Or:
Galactica buried and
forgotten except by Box. Tries to restore it underground. All the ragtag fleet is buried and they all rise
to take on those left behind.
Big launch of Galactica for
survivors to see. They look on with hope as she flies again.
Change Skybus and Singer to
ragtag ship discovery. Gemon freighter or the Rising Star-buried.
URI leadership ready to
evacuate, but only takes ‘deserving’ and ‘faithful’ people. The rest are left to die on the planet until the
Galactica and the rag tag fleet help rescue them.
Old Galactica vs. ‘New’
Galactica as new is possessed by Colon program. New is destroyed.
Faith meeting where Box’s
wife Tanya leads in ‘Son of man’ hymn, and tells story of Commander Adama in
battle and how his faith guided him to an answer. For Adama faith was a guiding force, not a
ruling one as URI made it into.
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