with the ladies.
Maybe I'll get a chance
to find out,
first-hand.
Shameless.Send our young back
to Earth to be assimilated
into her population.
Unknown to Earth's people?
AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER:
Los Angeles
control center to 427:
Look out!
What was that?
I don't know.
What is it?
I think these
children are dying.
It reads out as some
sort of poisoning.
The place these children
dreamed about as a home
may wind up killing them.
They're looking
for us in
flying machines.
So we have to get
out of the area.
LANCER: Hey, there's
somebody coming.
MOONSTONE: Earth vehicles.
Did any of you see
any kind of strange
flying craft in the sky?
ALL: No.
Are you out of your mind?
You cannot hide
behind innocent
young children.
Let's get them.
We can't afford to take
time with these two.
ADAMA: The great ship,
Galactica:
Our home for these many years
we've endured the wilderness
of space:
And now we near
the end of our journey:
We have at last found Earth:
Adama,
I've considered
the consequences
of endless pursuit
upon the children
of the Galactican fleet.
Every day they remain with us
increases the danger that
they will die in space,
leaving no one
to carry on for us.
Dr. Zee,
it was you who discovered
the Cylon task force
waiting for us to find Earth
so they could destroy it.
And we have done the correct
thing leading them away.
Then how can we turn back?
We cannot.
The Galactica will have
to continue on as a decoy,
while we send our young back
to Earth to be assimilated
into her population.
Unknown to Earth's people?
It cannot be
accomplished
at once.
We first must let
our advance guard
prepare the way.
Perhaps we could confer
with the leadership on Earth.
To negotiate with
one faction on Earth
is to arouse the mistrust
and paranoia of every other.
We could inadvertently
trigger the final war.
So, we have tools
we cannot use,
medicines we
cannot offer,
and knowledge
we cannot share.
All these things
we will give to them.
First, we must
prepare the way.
All right, now,
before you can
go down to Earth,
there are a lot of things
you're gonna have to know.
Now, how many of you
know the meaning
of "gravity"?
No cheating, Moonstone.
Those are to be used later,
when you're relocated
on Earth.
I know the answer.
Gravity is an artificial
force created on the ship
that keeps us from floating
through the air and bumping
our heads up on the ceiling.
That's very good.
Only on Earth,
gravity isn't artificial,
it's natural.
Just like it was on our
parents' home planet?
Exactly.
Earth, like Caprica,
or any large mass,
exerts a powerful
attraction, gravity,
on other smaller masses.
That's what keeps
us in place.
Right.
Otherwise, you'd just
fly off into the sky.
That sounds like fun.
Well, it might be fun
until you got up so high
that you ran out
of atmosphere.
Now, what am I
going to ask next?
What's atmosphere?
Right.
It's the air
we breathe.
All right.
Now, the reason I'm bringing
this all up is that our
atmosphere and our gravity,
the ones that you're
used to, is not exactly
the same on Earth.
You mean, we won't
be able to breathe?
Oh, yes,
you will.
But until you get used
to the thinner air,
you may get tired sooner.
So in the beginning don't be
surprised if you can't play
as hard as you're used to.
However,
because the force of gravity
on Earth is less than that
on Galactica,
you'll be able to jump
higher and run faster
than the children on earth.
(ALL CHEERING)
I had them under control
until you walked in.
Study period is over.
At least for
the instructor.
What's the sudden hurry?
Something's happened.
We've come to
a complete stop.
Yes, what is it,
Colonel?
We allowed the freighter
Delphi to slow for repairs
on her main engines, sir.
I'm aware of that.
Hasn't she regained
her place in the fleet?
Sir, they've come
to all stop.
Colonel, do you realize
the