Battlestar Galactica: Season 2-12: Resurrection ship p2

Open water
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(Apollo is floating on his back in open water. He looks up and sees a partly cloudy sky and a bright growing light coming at him. He puts his hand up to block it. Instantly the scene changes to outer space and it's a Raider that appears being chased by a Viper. We see a Viper and Raider in a dogfight, behind them a large battle between the Battlestars and the Basestars insues. Apollo is floating in space still strapped to his seat, having ejected from from his ship.



Galactica in the War Room
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Starbuck: This is a frakked-up thing that I've been asked to do. But we kill people for a living. They say shoot, we shoot.

Apollo: So you're gonna do this?

Starbuck: Yeah, I'm gonna do it.

Apollo: Kara.

Starbuck: I could use some backup. I'll understand if you can't.

Apollo: You know better than that.

Starbuck: Yeah, I guess so.

Apollo: People have to have this, Kara. Trust. Your word and my word. We don't have this, then we really are no different than the Cylons.

Starbuck: Thank you.



Pegasus in the Brig
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(A couple of marines and some of Pegasus deck crew show up at the cell holding Helo and Tyrol.)

Helo: Oh, looky here. Sunshine boys are here.

Gage: You know, the man you killed saved my life and the lives of 50 other men, you miserable fraks.

Helo: Hey. You. You call me sir.

Gage: Yes, sir.

Vireem: So I guess you were both getting your poles greased by that filthy little robot girl.

(Tyrol walks over to the glass and pretends to not here him.)

Tyrol: I'm sorry. I don't think I quite heard that right. The glass. I can't hear you. So, why don't you open the door, come in, and we'll talk about it in here.

(Tyrol challenges them to a fight.)

Vireem: That's a great idea, chief.

Helo: They really want to do things.

Marine: Hands over your head.

Tyrol: Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.

Helo: Slow it down. Just think about what you're doing here. Just think about what we're doing here, guys.

Tyrol: What the frak is this?

Gage: Don't worry, Sir. We'll take it real slow. Sir!

Tyrol: Hey!

(Tyrol and Helo are tied to the bunks.)

Gage: You see, the gut, that's a vulnerable area. Lieutenant Thorne told me that once. He said if you really want to do some damage without leaving a mark, go for the gut.

Vireem: You'd be surprised what you can do with the simplest things. Bar of soap, plain old towel. How bad could it be, right? You'd be surprised.

(He smacks Helo in the stomach with the bunch of soap wrapped up in the towel.)

Tyrol: Cowards.

Gage: Cowards? Is that what you said? Now give me that. You know what, I lied. I'm not going slow anymore.

(They continue beating them with the soap in a towel.)

Fisk: Attention on deck! Gage. Vireem. Out of the cell, standing tall. Right here. (to marines) Remove the restraints from the prisoners. Specialist Gage, let me ask you something. Those men in there, are they wearing colonial uniforms?

Gage: Yes, sir.

Fisk: Specialist Vireem, do you agree with specialist gage here that those are, in fact, colonial officers?

Vireem: Yes, sir. They killed lieutenant-

Fisk: Shut your frakkin' mouth! You see, I don't quite understand what I just saw because I think I saw you two knuckle draggers treating those men like they were Cylons, which, of course, couldn't be right because if, in fact, that was the case, then you're both subject to charges of assaulting a chief and a lieutenant under color of authority in a time of war. Which, if I'm not mistaken, carries a penalty on this ship that is quite severe. Now, get the hell out of here.

Gage: Sir.

Vireem: Sir.

Fisk: (to marines crossly) Get out.

Marine: Yes, sir.

Helo: Thank you.

Tyrol: Thank you, Colonel.

Fisk: I don't want your thanks. I owe Lieutenant Thorne my life, as do many people on this ship.

Helo: He was trying to rape a prisoner.

Fisk: You can't rape a machine, Lieutenant.



Pegasus in Cain's Office
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Cain: You drink, Thrace?
(Cain offers Starbuck a drink.)

Starbuck: Only to excess, sir.

Cain: Only to excess? Learn that from Colonel Tigh, did you?

Starbuck: Not exactly.

Cain: I understand you belted him once.

Starbuck: That was something that I did without really thinking.

Cain: Don't apologize. Some people get exactly what they deserve. From what I read about your XO. Maybe he needs to get popped in the mouth every once in while, hmm?

Starbuck looks like she doesn't want to answer, and doesn't)

Cain: I know you're very close with Adama.

Starbuck: Yes, sir.

Cain: And I know he's a good man. And I know he's had to make some very hard choices over the last few months. Lord knows I have.

Starbuck: Well then maybe you can understand why he did what he thought he had to do when you said you were going to execute Helo and Tyrol.

Cain: Let me tell you something. I've had to watch a lot of kids be put into body bags. They're covered with flags and they float out that airlock. You think I don't understand his feelings towards his men? Sometimes terrible things have to be done. Inevitably, each and every one of us will have to face a moment where we have to commit that horrible sin. And if we flinch in that moment, if we hesitate for one second, if we let our conscience get in the way, you know what happens? There are more kids in those body bags. More kids floating out that airlock. I don't know why... but I have a lot of faith in you. And I want you to promise me that when that moment comes you won't flinch. Do not flinch.



Galactica in Adama's quarters
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Adama: Come in.

Apollo: Courier run from Pegasus, sir.

Adama: They got you doing courier runs now, huh?

Apollo: Well, I...I volunteered for this one. Kara told me about her, uh... her mission.

Adama: Come to change my mind?

Apollo: Just wanted to hear it from you.

Adama: Decision's been made.

Apollo: Assassination. That's your decision. That's how you resolve your differences with your superior officers.

Adama: If you're gonna have some problem backing up Starbuck, I can find somebody else.

Apollo: It's not about me watching her back.

Adama: I'm not going to debate this with you. This was a very hard decision. But I think the President's right. This is the best way to safeguard the fleet.

Apollo: The president? So you-you and the president-

Adama: Yes. She's made of sterner stuff than people give her credit for. Is this all I have to sign?

Apollo: Uh, yes, sir. Yes, sir. Thank you, sir.

Adama: Lieutenant. It's good to see you.



Pegasus in a hallway and Pilot's quarters
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(Fisk is prepping his marines and Starbuck is getting her flight suit on.)

Pegasus Tactical Officer: (over intercom) Attention Pegasus. Jump prep underway. Viper pilots report to ready room in five minutes. Decoy squadrons, check in with CIC. Fire control, set parameters for Cylon base ship. Upon jump completion, target Cylon base ships.

Fisk: Let's go.

Pegasus Tactical Officer: (over intercom) All resurrection strike squadrons, report to mission briefing in ready room four. Special marine detachments assigned to Galactica report to debarkation stations on starboard hangar deck immediately. Make ship ready for combat jump. Set condition one throughout the ship.

(Starbuck and Fisk pass each other in the hallway.)

Fisk: Good hunting, Captain.

Starbuck: You too, Colonel.



Galactica in a landing Bay
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Fisk: Sorry about this, Saul, but the Admiral didn't feel comfortable with our marines under your command.

Tigh: Yeah. Sorry about a lot of things. Be sure your marines and our marines are aware of their areas of responsibility in case we're boarded by the Cylons. The last thing we need is Colonials shooting at each other.

Fisk: Amen to that.



Galactica in Adama's quarters
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(Sharon is led to Adama's quarters and unshackled from her restraints.)

Adama: (to marines) Wait outside. (to Sharon) Sit down. I've asked you here to find out why the Cylons hate us so much.

Sharon: I'm not sure I know how to answer that. I mean, hate might not be the right word.

Adama: I don't want to fence with you. I just want to know why.

Sharon: It's what you said at the ceremony before the attack when Galactica was being decommissioned. You gave a speech that sounded like it wasn't the one you prepared. You said that humanity was a flawed creation. And that people still kill one another for petty jealousy and greed. You said that humanity never asked itself why it deserved to survive. Maybe you don't.



Outerspace
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(The attack has begun. Gun turrets target and fire at the Basestars and Raiders. The Galactica and Peggy start pounding away at one of the Basestars with intensity.)

Galactica in CIC
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Gaeta: Resurrection ship's firing up their FTL drives. They're getting ready to jump.



Blackbird
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(Apollo is flying the blackbird up to and inside the Resurrection Ship.)

Apollo: Don't anyone look out of the window right now, please.

(Apollo fires off some shots and destroys the FTL engines of the RES-ship)
 

Apollo: Starbuck, Apollo, target's FTL is history. She's all yours.

Starbuck: Roger that, Apollo-

(A destroyed raptor collides with the blackbird.)

Apollo: Frakk! Kripter, Kripter, Kripter. I've been hit. Ejecting.



Galactica in CIC
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Dualla: Sir, I just received an emergency transponder from the Blackbird. It's the auto-distress beacon.

Adama: Alert the search and rescue raptor. See if he had time to eject.



Pegasus in CIC
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Pegasus Tactical Officer: Attention on Pegasus. Prepare to launch attack squadrons.

Cain: Copy to Galactica.

Pegasus Tactical Officer: Aye, sir. Attention on Galactica. Prepare to launch attack squadrons.

Pegasus Petty Officer: Starbuck, Pegasus. Resurrection Ship Twelve low at fifteen.



Vipers
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Starbuck: Watch your intervals.



Galactica in CIC
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(Pilots heard over radio as Fisk walks into CIC)

Fisk: (to marines) Take your posts.

Shrieker: Engaging Cylon fighters.

Pilot 1: Fleece look down I got 'em.

Fleece: Nice work. Zero, one.

Pilot 1: Hang on, hang on! Take a shot!

Shrieker: Fraking toasters: Cover me I can't shake him.

Adama: Mr. Gaeta.

Gaeta: Sir?

Adama: Order batteries alpha through echo to switch to salvo fire.



Space
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(Apollo notices a leak in his suit. He tires to stop it by applying pressure. He checks his gages and sees his oxygen supply is nearly out.)



Galactica in CIC
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Fire Control: Set secondary battery. Full attack mode. Fire at will.



Pegasus in the Brig
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#6: Tens of thousands of Cylons are about to die. Tens of thousands, Gaius. God will not forgive this sin.

Baltar: Do you think god will forgive this? (He asks to Gina)

Gina: God forgives all.

#6: Don't listen to her. You think she can help you? You think that that broken woman can offer you even a fraction of what I can? I know god's plan for you. I know how to help you fulfill your destiny.

Baltar: Do you know what I miss most? You're going to laugh when I tell you this. Sports.

#6: Don't do this.

Baltar: Yeah, that's right. I used to love getting to the pyramid game just before tip-off. By timing it right, I could sit down right at the horn and then let the emotion of the crowd flood over me. Waves and waves of it. Like electric current.

Gina: That's beautiful.

Baltar: And I always had two tickets.

#6: No.

Baltar: One for me...

#6: Please.

Baltar: And one for you.

(#6 disappears.)



Galactica in CIC and Space
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Dualla: (over Radio) Apollo, Galactica, do you read? Apollo, Galactica, do you read? Can you say your position? Apollo, Galactica, do you read? Can you say your position? Apollo, Galactica, do you read? Can you say your position? Apollo, Galactica, are you reading this? Are you out there? Apollo, Galactica, do you read? Apollo, Galactica, are you reading this? Are you out there?

(Apollo stops pressing down on the leak. He has given up. He doesn't reply to Dualla's calls.)

Apollo: I'm sorry Kara.

(One of the Basestars is destroyed by the Battlestars. They begin their focused attacks on the second basestar. The vipers launch an attack on the Resurrection Ship. Shooting at it's insides and blowing holes in it. Cylon bodies start venting into open space. Secondary explosions finish the Res-ship for good.)

(Meanwhile Apollo returns to his water dream. With Dualla's pleas in the background, as he runs out of air he completely loses the will to live. We see him sink deep into the water.)

(In reality however a raptor arrives and recovers him.)



Pegasus in CIC
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Pegasus Tactical Officer: Captain Thrace is reporting massive detonations. The resurrection ship has been destroyed.

Cain: Yes! They've done it.



Raptor
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(Racetrack is deliberating Apollo.)

Racetrack: Clear. (Apollo is brought back to life)
Racetrack: (to wireless) He's all right. He's a little shaken. But, I say again, Apollo is all right.

Galactica in CIC
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Gaeta: All the remaining Cylons have jumped way. It's over, sir.

Adama: Congratulations, gentlemen.



Pegasus in the Brig
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Gina: I'm ready to die. Send my soul to god. Please.



Pegasus in CIC
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Starbuck: (to herself as she walks to CIC.) I wish you were here, Lee. Oh, what the hell.

(Starbuck enters CIC and approaches Cain.)

Cain: I am so very proud of you.



Galactica in CIC
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Tigh: Secure for condition one. Set condition two throughout

 the ship. Division officers, submit casualty and damage report to combat. (To Fisk) Glad we didn't need your marines today.

Fisk: Yeah. Yeah, me too.

Dualla: Signal from the flagship, sir. Admiral Cain on the line.

Adama: Put her through.

Cain: Congratulations, Commander.

Adama: Congratulations to you too, Admiral. A significant victory. Is Starbuck with you?

Cain: Yes, she is. (Cain hands Starbuck the handset.)

Starbuck: This is Starbuck.

Adama: I've been thinking about what we talked about before. It's not enough to survive. One has to be worthy of surviving. That's all.

Starbuck: I think that's very wise, sir. Thank you. (She hands it back to Cain.)

Cain: Commander, I wonder if my XO is standing close by.

Adama: Yes, he is.
(Fisk picks up another handset.)

Fisk: Yes, sir?

Cain: Congratulations, Jack.

Fisk: Thank you, sir.

Cain: That's all.

Fisk: Yes, sir. (He hangs up the handset.)

Tigh: (to Fisk) You look like you could use a drink. (Fisk starts laughing)



Pegasus in the Brig
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(Baltar signals a guard to let him out. The guard opens the door to the cell. Baltar starts saying something to distract him as Gina attacks.)

Baltar: Thank you. Oh, by the way, there was something I wanted to tell you. Last night, I was walking down this corridor here when I saw-

(Gina attacks the marine, flips him and snaps his neck with a twist. She takes his gun and gives it to Baltar, so that he may kill her.)


Baltar: No! No, no. I can't-I can't do this.

Gina: Suicide is a sin. But I need to die.

Baltar: What you need... is justice. I know a place where you can stay, where you will be safe. Where I can look after you.

Gina: Why? Why would you do that?
 

Baltar: Because I love you.
(Gina takes the gun and runs down the hallway.)



Pegasus in Cain's Office
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(Cain takes off her holster and places on a table.) (She then heads towards her bedroom where suddenly Gina is with the gun.)

Gina: Tell me, Admiral. Can you roll over? Beg?

(Gina points the gun at her face.)

Cain: Frak you.

Gina: You're not my type.

(Gina shoots Cain point blank.)



Pegasus in a Launch Bay
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(It's Cain's funeral.)

Fisk: And she died knowing that her ship and her crew were safe and that her mission had been accomplished. Nothing was more important to her than her ship, her crew, and her mission. And as I take command of Pegasus I pledge to uphold those values that made her such an effective and heroic leader.

Starbuck: I, um, only knew Admiral Cain for a short time, so what I have to say about her will be short. She faced things. She looked them right in the eye and she didn't flinch. That's something that we do a lot around here. We second-guess. We worry. When I think about what she went through after

 the attack-all alone, one ship, no help, no hope- she didn't give up. She didn't worry. She didn't second-guess. She acted. She did what she thought needed to be done, and the Pegasus survived. Might be hard to admit, or hard to hear, but I think that we were safer with her... than we are without.



Galactica in Pilot's quarters
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(Dualla is hidden by a doorway and listening to Lee's and Kara's conversation.)

Starbuck: Lee. Lee, you okay? Are you okay?

Apollo: No. Not really. I, um, I broke my word to you.

Starbuck: What're you talking about?

Apollo: I let you down. I wasn't there when you needed me.

Starbuck: Look... a close call like that... that would mess with anybody's head. All right? It turns out I didn't need you anyway. So... let's just be glad that we both came back alive, all right?

Apollo: That's just it, Kara. I didn't want to make it back alive.



Galactica in Sharon's cell
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(Helo and Tyrol walk in. Helo goes to the handset and starts talking. Tyrol listens for a bit and then sadly walks away.)

Sharon: I didn't think I'd ever see you again.

Helo: Same here.

Sharon: So... where do we go from here?



Colonial one
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Roslin: So, how did the Cylon manage to get off the Pegasus undetected?

Adama: No one really knows. There was so much chaos in the aftermath of the attack.

Roslin: Thank the gods that you did not have to do what I advised. That makes me very happy.

Adama: Yes, thank the gods. How are you feeling?

Roslin: I could sleep for about a year. But you, however, do not have that luxury because you have a new job. Billy. (Billy brings a small box to her)

Billy: It took a little while to find that jeweler.

Billy hands Roslin a box, it contains admiral's rank insignia pins.

Roslin: Thank you. Rumor has it that I know very little about military protocol, but I do believe that someone who commands more than one ship is called an admiral. Congratulations, Admiral Adama.

Adama: Thank you, Madame president. Thank you, Billy. I, um, I never gave up hope. I just stopped trying to get these a long time ago.

Roslin: Just goes to show you, Bill. Never give up hope.

Adama: Same goes for you, Laura.

(He helps her up from her seat. Holds her chin gently and gives her a light kiss on the lips. Billy helps her to her bed.) (Bill Adama smiles as she leaves)


Transcribed by CylonGod