▁hel pl ess ▁f ury ), ▁and ▁then ▁ab duct ed ▁H era ▁for ▁study . ▁ ▁Bo omer ▁fled ▁with ▁the ▁child ▁to ▁the ▁Col ony , ▁where ▁John ▁Cav il ▁intended ▁to ▁dis sect ▁her ▁to ▁determine ▁the ▁secre ts ▁leading ▁to ▁her ▁conception . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁after math ▁of ▁the ▁ab du ction , ▁with ▁Ath ena ▁in ▁a ▁list less ▁de pression , ▁Hel o ▁begg ed ▁Ad ama ▁to ▁let ▁him ▁take ▁out ▁a ▁R apt or ▁for ▁a ▁search - and - res cue ▁mission , ▁despite ▁the ▁risk ▁he ▁would ▁not ▁find ▁her — or , ▁for ▁that ▁matter , ▁return . ▁ ▁( Ad ama , ▁stern ▁if ▁sympath etic , ▁denied ▁the ▁request .) ▁ ▁When ▁Ad ama ▁finally ▁obtained ▁the ▁location ▁of ▁the ▁Col ony , ▁Hel o ▁and ▁Ath ena ▁were ▁among ▁the ▁many ▁who ▁volunte ered ▁to ▁crew ▁Gal act ica ▁for ▁the ▁attack - and - res cue ▁mission . ▁ ▁He ▁de vised ▁the ▁plan ▁of ▁using ▁R apt ors ▁as ▁board ing ▁craft , ▁inserting ▁small ▁teams ▁of ▁Mar ines ▁into ▁the ▁Col ony — a ▁plan ▁made ▁extremely ▁dangerous ▁by ▁the ▁dense ▁astero id ▁ag gl omer ation ▁and ▁gravit ational ▁dist ort ions ▁caused ▁by ▁the ▁Col ony ' s ▁orbit ▁around ▁a ▁black ▁hole . ▁ ▁He ▁and ▁Ath ena ▁were ▁the ▁only ▁R apt or ▁crew ▁to ▁surv ive ▁the ▁entire ▁process ▁of ▁insert ion , ▁combat ▁and ▁withdraw al , ▁but ▁(