The Star Kobol Journals

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Chief Medical Officer Ajilon Battledreadnought LORDS of KOBOL

Two months ago we set out from the Colonies on a top secret mission. To intercept the Cylon's new war machine and destroy it. What the Commander did not tell us was the Cylons knew we were coming.

Hades, I don't think HE knew the Cylons knew we were coming.

I wasn't CMO then. Just a ranking doctor. Doctor Kravet was in charge and he was one of the toughest old birds I'd ever worked for. He made all my medical school nightmares look like a picnic. That egotistical old demon just had to go and kick it during the attack, though and guess who was put in charge of Life Station. That's right. Me. 

Enough of that for now. What I really need to do is get down what I remember of the initial attack while I can. What little of my staff that survived has been working round the clock for a secton now tending the wounded and making sure our troops planet side are cared for.

We engaged the Cylons Supertop Warship and got the pogies kicked out of us. At least we were able to give as well as we got. Still, the LORDS is drifting in space with only half an engine and what energy's left is being diverted to keeping this massive hunk of nearly useless debris out of the planet's gravitational pull. What we can spare is powering life support. All non-essential personnel have been evacuated to Royous 4. Yes, that's the planet. Barely bigger than one of Caprica’s moons, it's not inhabited by anything more dangerous than the Warriors themselves and what remaining Cylons that actually made it out of the danger zone virtually unscathed. Most of my staff and I are staying on board because that's where the medical tech is. I have patients here who cannot be moved, including our commander. The bridge took a direct hit and Commander Jove took a massive blow to the head. The swelling has decreased, but I'm still keeping him in a coma until the swelling subsides. At this rate he may die before that happens, but I'm not pulling the plug just yet. While he lives there is still hope and that is all that the crew has right now. Communications are out and we have no way to contact the Colonies much less the planet below. From what I'm told, we split the Cylon Supertop in half and part of it is slowly drifting towards the planet. The Colonel is torn between decisions. Let it enter Royous' atmosphere and what is left can hit the planet's surface, or try and guide both halves towards this system's sun. A survey team is trying to figure out what the extent of the damage will be to the planet if we do allow the Cylon ship to hit. I'm thinking worst case scenario the ship will render the planet uninhabitable forcing an evacuation back to the LORDS where we will eventually all die from lack of food and water. We could try and blast the remnants to bits, but that would use up ammunition that we may need later if the Cylons come looking for their ship. Either way we're pretty well fracked at this point.

Great. New wounded. This entry will have to end here for the time being.

I really could use a drink.