Re:I had fanfic for Galactica…but the forum died
” Lee!”
“LEE!”
Once more Lee was started from sleep, but this time he woke to dusty dials, and a worn navigation column, but as he lifted his eyes there was no bay with scurrying orange figures but a sky of bright blue. Confused, he shook his head from side to side. Looking around he noticed the limb of a great tree was shading him in the viper and the twitter and call of birds assailed his ears.
From the limb a giggle ensued that was quickly shushed.
“Hello?”
More giggles and some whispers.
“Who’s there?”
A child’s voice then spoke, “Hullo, Lee!”
A tow-headed child’s face then emerged from the leafy branch.
“We were wondering when you were coming back to see us.
But you are much older now, isn’t he Thena?”
Another child’s head emerged from their spying place and look at Lee with a smile.
“Yup, that’s him, she’s been waiting, you know, for a while. Ready to speak of ‘grown-up things’ Thena rolled her eyes.
“Who’s been waiting?”
“She has, silly! Pol better take you to her. I want to practice with my bow.”
“All right, I’ll take him, but Thena don’t shoot anything, I’m always having to fix up what you injure. Promise me to shoot at any animals or follow them, you know you’re gone for days when you do that. Maman will be furious!”
” All right, I’ll wait for you. Go on now, she’s waiting.”
A very handsome boy emerged at the trunk of the great tree and walked over to the viper. With a smile he held out his hand. Lee reached to grasp his hand as he climbed out of the cockpit. Still holding Lee’s hand, the child tugged it forward and slightly to the right. “She’s this way.”
“Who?”
“You really don’t remember, do you? Well, you must remember something, you were flying her colors.”
Puzzled even more, Lee could only managed an “Oh,” as the pair walked on. Pol began swinging their hands back and forth and Lee smiled slightly at that. Something was oddly familiar about this boy and this place, but he could not recall to mind ever being here or knowing this boy.
“Do they still call you Apollo?”
“Yeah, that’s my call sign. How did you know that?”
Well, silly, I’m the one who thought of that, you know after the secret doublehandshake written in blood brotherhood initiation
ceremony. Remember how Zak got squeamish after we cut his hand?”
“Zac? You know Zac? How?”
“He came with you, he just appeared when you did. We haven;t seen him for a long time. It’s funny he didn’t arrive with you. May be it’s ’cause you are all grown-up. She told us that everything could be different when you came back. I’m glad you kept the name though.”
Lee smiled at the engaging little boy and then noticed they had entered a clearing full of line after line of billowing white sheets floating in the warm breeze.
“She says it been too dry, she’s got her clouds on the line. C’mon!”
The child let go of Lee’s hand and ran forward.
“He’s here! He’s here!”
Lee moved in the direction the boy ran and as he moved closer he heard a a quiet conversation behind one of the billowing squares. Stopping in front of one he could see two sets of feet. one set small and brown, the other tanned but graceful. next to them lie a huge basket with more white sheets intermingled with grey and black.
“Tell Thena not to go far, she is nigh impossible to find when she hunts. And be back before too long. You have your evening ride to take care of.”
” I know Maman, we’ll be back way before then.”
“M’aam?”
“See that you are, these rain clouds can’t cover every place.”
“M’aam?”
The boy raced out from under the sheet and with a quick hug of lee’s legs and a smile, ran off to find his sister.
Lee cleared his throat.