Battlestar Prometheus "The Story ...

Gastineau turned to find Captain General R.J. “Blood and Guts” Keaton, the
Commanding Officer of the Colonial Army, standing there with a smile on his face and a
fat cigar dangling from the corner of his mouth.
Smiling, the Fleet Admiral extended his hand to his young counterpart who took it
and shook it vigorously. “Good to see you R.J.”
“You too, Nate.” The General replied puffing a large cloud of smoke into the air.
“You know you‟re not allowed to smoke in here.” Gastineau chided the General
mildly.
“So?” Keaton asked with a shrug. “What are they going to do? Fire me?”
Gastineau chuckled. “You have a point.”
“I just got an intell report from a cell I have operating on Sagitaron.” Keaton said
approaching the map. “Says that the Cylons are massing forces on the far side of Janus.”
Gastineau nodded his understanding. “That‟s a blind spot for our sensors and well
within jump range of four of the Colonies.”
“Exactly.” Keaton replied. “My sources tell me that there are now seven Basestars
there that are rearming and refitting for a strike somewhere behind our lines.”
“Zeus almighty.” Murmured Hohensee.
“Any idea where they could be striking?” Gastineau asked.
“I might have an idea.” Keaton said with a smirk.
“Well then, out with it man!” Gastineau said.
“No way pal.” Keaton said with a smile. “Not until you call us even for the
Cancera incident.”
“What?” Gastineau said with mock indignity, “You can‟t be serious! Just because
I caught the Cylons moving in on Cancera before you did...”
“Nope. Call us even or I go to Jackson with it.”
Gastineau sighed. General Jameson Jackson was the Commandant of the Colonial
Marine Corps and one of the loudest braggarts in the Colonies. If he were to get the
information before Gastineau, the Admiral would never hear the end of it.
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