Title: Children of Gods
Authors:
olga_theodora and
miabicicletta Summary: The First Cylon War is also the last.
Fandom: BSG/The Hunger Games (see Notes)
Pairings: Bill/Laura, Sam/Kara, Lee/Kara UST
Rating: MA
Warnings: Non-graphic allusions to non-con and dub-con, eventual character deaths.
Wordcount:...lots
Authors Notes: There are many reasons for this semi-cracktastic venture, but no excuses. “We were drinking” comes close, though. A billion gazillion thanks to the fabulous
leiascully for keeping us honest, steppin’ up to the plate, and generally for being a rockstar. A note on the timeline: This is not the timeline you are looking for. We don't play by the same rules as in the canon BSG-verse, so things are a touch altered herein. Call it the Re-re-imagined. This is less of a crossover and more of a mashup story. You won't find any of the Hunger Games characters here, but the worlds are similar. A hybrid, if you will.
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The Games begin after the Fall of the Twelve Colonies, a punishment exacted by the Cylons on their human creators for their many transgressions. In the eyes of the machine race, humanity’s sins go beyond hope of redemption. Forgiveness is not the way of the One True God. The children of the gods must suffer their salvation.
The rules of the Games are few, but they are absolute:
Two children between the ages 12 and 18 --one male, one female-- from each Colony must be given in Tribute to the Cylons every year.
Tributes must compete to the death in the Arena. The last alive is the Victor.
The Games are aired across the Colonies all day, every day until the final battle has been fought. Viewing is not compulsory, but of course, it does not need to be -- no pyramid match could contend with the glory of the Games.
There is no greater spectacle in the Twelve Colonies of Kobol.
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