Comment fic trackking: what poof?
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amaliakN_T Prompt: Poof? What poof?
Kara lifted her hand to her eyes, blocking out the bright glare of the sun as she stared out into the open blue sky.
She'd been walking for hours now, and still no sign of her camp. She bit her lip and pulled out the map she'd been working on, a rolled up hide of an animal skinned long ago.
"Frak," she muttered as she stared at the map, and back up at her landscape. Trees, trees and more trees. Oh, look, there's a rock. One she'd never seen before. Great.
"Starbuck, what's your 20?" the voice that she heard in her ear nearly made her jump. It had been so long since she'd used a comm, it was strange to remember she wasn't truly alone.
"I have no frakking idea, Apollo," she responded, finally sitting down on the rock before her and giving her feet a well deserved rest. "I think I took a wrong turn somewhere."
"Roger that. Can you tell me which direction you went after the last marker?"
Kara stared at her map, looking at the last discernible point before the big blank space. "Once I passed the waterfall, I headed directly south, about five clicks and then headed west. I thought I'd end up hitting the camp after walking half a click, but I think that the map is wrong."
She knew Lee was staring at his own version of her map. A few months ago, they'd decided to put themselves to good use and actually map out the area they'd been exploring the last year.
"Helo, could you fly by 7 clicks south west of marker 8? Report if you get a visual on Starbuck."
"Copy that, Apollo," Karl's voice came through. "ETA, five minutes."
Kara laid back on the rock beneath her, the warmth of it against her back as she stared up at the sky once again. Birds around her were chirping, a sound that she had never thought about never hearing again. It was like wading rivers, or the smell of dew in the morning. She used to long for the cold emptiness of space, the freedom it symbolized, the lack of restraints of gravity. Now, she wanted nothing more than to be grounded, to feel the solidity of the earth beneath her feet, the reality of her world.
She heard the sound of the engines approaching as Helo did a broad sweep of the area with the raptor. She raised her face up to the rushing wind that had picked up and waved up at him.
"Hiya, 'Buck," he said in her ear. "Looks like you are way off the reservation."
She flipped him off before rolling up her map. "Are you here to give me a ride or what?" she asked through the comm.
"Nearly on bingo fuel," he chuckled. "But I think you can make it from here. Apollo, Helo. Got a 20 on Starbuck. She's half a click south of base camp position."
"Copy that, Helo. Starbuck, come on home."
"Yes, Sir," she snapped off a salute he couldn't see and jumped from her rock, heading in the direction that she now knew to be right.
In no time at all, she saw the clearing through the trees, and the base camp just beyond. Lee was coming towards her, catching up with her just within the tree line. He swept her into his arms and kissed her firmly.
"Nice to see you too, Major," she said with a smile before kissing him back.
"What took you so long?"
"I guess you lost me,"she said with a playful grin as he kissed her neck, his hands wandering possessively. "Hey, shouldn't we go back to camp or something?"
"No," he stopped and looked at her seriously. His eyes took on a momentary panic. "And I can't lose you. Do you understand? Next time, I'm coming with you."
She didn't like it when he looked at her like that...like his entire world revolved around her and he would be lost without her. Sam would look at her like that. But not Lee. He was stronger than that. Or at least, he used to be.
She hugged him then, lightly kissing his temple. "I'm here." And trying to lighten the mood, she waggled her eyebrows suggestively at him. "Now you can have your way with me."
"Listen, whatever you guys end up doing, could you please do it off comms?" Helo's voice piped up in their ears.
They laughed at that. "Common, Helo. You know you're a sneaky little perv that would love to listen in," Kara quipped.
"Please, 'Buck. I have something better at home. Don't need to listen to you two," Helo retorted, sounding slightly insulted.
"Who knows, maybe Sharon would appreciate you picking up some pointers," Kara was saying even as Lee shook his head.
"Thanks, Helo. Apollo and Starbuck out."
They turned off their comms then, and Lee took Kara's hand, walking side by side with her to base camp.
This was grounding to her, having someone that depended so much on her continued existence. Maybe it was something they'd have to work at still. Lee was stronger than this. but after everything he'd lost, she could give him this even for a little while.
Kara squeezed his hand tighter and walked on.
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Kara lifted her hand to her eyes, blocking out the bright glare of the sun as she stared out into the open blue sky.
She'd been walking for hours now, and still no sign of her camp. She bit her lip and pulled out the map she'd been working on, a rolled up hide of an animal skinned long ago.
"Frak," she muttered as she stared at the map, and back up at her landscape. Trees, trees and more trees. Oh, look, there's a rock. One she'd never seen before. Great.
"Starbuck, what's your 20?" the voice that she heard in her ear nearly made her jump. It had been so long since she'd used a comm, it was strange to remember she wasn't truly alone.
"I have no frakking idea, Apollo," she responded, finally sitting down on the rock before her and giving her feet a well deserved rest. "I think I took a wrong turn somewhere."
"Roger that. Can you tell me which direction you went after the last marker?"
Kara stared at her map, looking at the last discernible point before the big blank space. "Once I passed the waterfall, I headed directly south, about five clicks and then headed west. I thought I'd end up hitting the camp after walking half a click, but I think that the map is wrong."
She knew Lee was staring at his own version of her map. A few months ago, they'd decided to put themselves to good use and actually map out the area they'd been exploring the last year.
"Helo, could you fly by 7 clicks south west of marker 8? Report if you get a visual on Starbuck."
"Copy that, Apollo," Karl's voice came through. "ETA, five minutes."
Kara laid back on the rock beneath her, the warmth of it against her back as she stared up at the sky once again. Birds around her were chirping, a sound that she had never thought about never hearing again. It was like wading rivers, or the smell of dew in the morning. She used to long for the cold emptiness of space, the freedom it symbolized, the lack of restraints of gravity. Now, she wanted nothing more than to be grounded, to feel the solidity of the earth beneath her feet, the reality of her world.
She heard the sound of the engines approaching as Helo did a broad sweep of the area with the raptor. She raised her face up to the rushing wind that had picked up and waved up at him.
"Hiya, 'Buck," he said in her ear. "Looks like you are way off the reservation."
She flipped him off before rolling up her map. "Are you here to give me a ride or what?" she asked through the comm.
"Nearly on bingo fuel," he chuckled. "But I think you can make it from here. Apollo, Helo. Got a 20 on Starbuck. She's half a click south of base camp position."
"Copy that, Helo. Starbuck, come on home."
"Yes, Sir," she snapped off a salute he couldn't see and jumped from her rock, heading in the direction that she now knew to be right.
In no time at all, she saw the clearing through the trees, and the base camp just beyond. Lee was coming towards her, catching up with her just within the tree line. He swept her into his arms and kissed her firmly.
"Nice to see you too, Major," she said with a smile before kissing him back.
"What took you so long?"
"I guess you lost me,"she said with a playful grin as he kissed her neck, his hands wandering possessively. "Hey, shouldn't we go back to camp or something?"
"No," he stopped and looked at her seriously. His eyes took on a momentary panic. "And I can't lose you. Do you understand? Next time, I'm coming with you."
She didn't like it when he looked at her like that...like his entire world revolved around her and he would be lost without her. Sam would look at her like that. But not Lee. He was stronger than that. Or at least, he used to be.
She hugged him then, lightly kissing his temple. "I'm here." And trying to lighten the mood, she waggled her eyebrows suggestively at him. "Now you can have your way with me."
"Listen, whatever you guys end up doing, could you please do it off comms?" Helo's voice piped up in their ears.
They laughed at that. "Common, Helo. You know you're a sneaky little perv that would love to listen in," Kara quipped.
"Please, 'Buck. I have something better at home. Don't need to listen to you two," Helo retorted, sounding slightly insulted.
"Who knows, maybe Sharon would appreciate you picking up some pointers," Kara was saying even as Lee shook his head.
"Thanks, Helo. Apollo and Starbuck out."
They turned off their comms then, and Lee took Kara's hand, walking side by side with her to base camp.
This was grounding to her, having someone that depended so much on her continued existence. Maybe it was something they'd have to work at still. Lee was stronger than this. but after everything he'd lost, she could give him this even for a little while.
Kara squeezed his hand tighter and walked on.
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