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Battlestar Galactica
Parasdis by Richard Hatch
Prologue
So long as the music was in his head, he knew what to do. He could fly
any mission and become one with his Viper. It was natural to put away
those parts of himself that might make him hesitate for that crucial
micron separating life from death.

It was impossible for a civilian to grasp what drove him. He had a
knack for letting go in that special way where he saved his life because he
didn't care.

Cylons did not understand a human warrior any better than a civilian
would understand him. Cylons were part of a true collective. A Colonial
warrior was an individual who chose to be part of a greater whole to serve
and defend every person's right to be free.

Personal survival meant nothing to a Cylon, but that was as much a
weakness as a strength. They had nothing to sacrifice.

This warrior was in love with life, as many women could testify. But he
was also ready and willing to throw that life away if he could damage the
enemy. That paradox enraged Imperious Leader. Mankind was made up
of creatures that could not be predicted.

Mankind produced warriors like Starbuck.

The women in his life ached to put music in him. But the music was
already there, a song of clear horizons and empty space; the beauty of a
blank radar screen after he had done his part emptying the sky of Cylon
fighters.
 Starbuck had become an even more dangerous warrior as he grew
older. His love for his daughter, Dalton, made him braver, not more
cautious. Now he had more for which to fight!

The twenty-five yahren of suffering and dying in the long quest put steel
in his soul. He felt a greater appreciation for Apollo as his best friend grew
into the grueling responsibility of commander of the fleet after the death
of Adama.

Apollo had to worry about everyone in ways that Starbuck did not.