When the UED had responded to a Zerg attack in the system, Admiral Zenith was ordered for his fleet to respond. They had arrived above the planet that had issued the help, and were then promptly ambushed by a Zerg fleet. Zenith defiantly destroyed the Zerg fleet after bitter fighting which had lasted almost four days and had cost Zenith almost half of his fleet but the Zerg infestation had been stopped at one planet. The army was then tasked with freeing the planet.

General Zachel was in charge of the land engagement. Zachel had decided that it would be a three prong landing a pawn the planet. The first landing would help secure the capital city Dangeloth. The next landing was to help UED forces in the central plains. The third and final landing of UED forces was sent to secure the Southern fortress. Zerg anti-air was underestimated and the Zerg ripped apart the first of the two landings. General Zachel was killed in one such attack. To make matters worse another Zerg fleet was on its way to claim the system. Admiral Zenith estimated that the Zerg would reach the system in two months, and the nearest extra reinforcements were four months away. Zenith knew that his small force could not stand another Zerg fleet. He was left with few options, so he decided to declare a state of emergency. All in-system shipyards were to stop all construction and immediately switch over to military construction. Zenith had sent all battlecruisers not caring and vital ships or troops to the other five UED planets and watch over construction. Zenith then forced on the battle on the planet's surface. He knew that to beat the Zerg they would need to take the offensive soon or all planet-side forces would be wiped out.

Private Delth was knee high in mud. He looked all around him, to his left and right were more UED marines who were waiting for the final push from the Zerg. Delth could not remember what the name of the god-forsaken planet he was on or how long he had been on the planet. He remembered that his company had landed in the central plains to help hold the lines and begin a counter attack aimed at the Zerg heart. Delth's company Tiger company had suffered losses like almost every other company that landed in the plains. The losses could not be confirmed because troops had been trickling in from downed dropships that were supposed to be lost. The only confirmed dead was General Zachel whose dropship and escort which should have been the last to land were torn apart by devourers and mutilisks.

Right after the landings heavy fighting in-sued. More then five hundred troops and machines were lost. The 37th Gundarin rifles along with the 8th Mars mechanized were dropped in. Reserves were supposed to have landed but with no air superiority the dropships and their escorts would be ripped apart.

The final push never came, the fleet in orbit could not figure out where the Zerg had gone. The Zerg had retreated to their base and were not attacking. High command knew something was wrong, but the Zerg were emitting a signal that was jamming the fleet from doing any sort of scan or sweep. High command had decided that a combined effort from the UED stationed in the plains and troops combined with goliaths could attack and wipe out the Zerg base. So the order was given for the 37th Gundarin rifles, the 8th Mars mechanized and the 7th Planetary defense force, to move out towards a hilly region that was five kilometers from their position.

"Order given and received, we are moving out within the hour over". Said Lt. Roseburger. With a few quick calls the whole force moved out. "Private Delth why the hell have you not moved at all son we got the call to move out ten minutes ago!" Yelled Sergeant Culth.

" Sorry sir! Was just thinking of why HQ would order us into the belly of the beast without Intel and with our forces across such a wide area a counter-attack by the Zerg could easily break though sir".

" You are not paid to think grunt you are paid to fight now come on, and anyway why the hell should I know why HQ is sending us into enemy territory maybe they have an ace up their sleeve I don't know and don't care. Now get your lazy ass up and join your squad god damit!" Barked Culth. Culth and his nine-man squad were stationed at the front of the advance. Every half-kilometer the fleet would give them a com-sat update to detect borrowed Zerg. They were two kilometers from the supposed edge of the main Zerg base. " First squad halt" whispered Culth. As he waited for the com-sat update the whole army stopped and waited. The com-sat just finished and Culth screamed in horror " We are red hot I repeat for the love of god were red hot"!

To the left of Culth's squad three hydralisks popped out of the ground. Private Delmore got his gun unslung when the hydra's scythes cut him in half. Corporal Kingsmen turned and flamed the first hydralisk he saw, the remaining two hydralisks fired and pierced the visor of the corporal. Delth dropped to one knee just as spikes punched though the air where his head was before; the spikes imbedded themselves into the squad's medic. Culth took one of the bugs out but the last engaged Delth. He ducked under a swing for his head and thrust the muzzle of his gun into its belly and fired. All around Culth's squad UED and Zerg were fighting and dying. The pitched battle by the Zerg had only lasted ten minutes but the damage had been done. The whole armies advance had ground to a halt as they tired to regroup and move the wounded.

Up in high orbit an unnamed solider had watched the failed ambush unfold and was know watching the screen fixated on the combat that had just happened. He then watched his monitor in horror as a massive Zerg army swarmed against the weakened UED.

Culth looked toward the hills and yelled in horror and surprise "Oh god! We are fucked". A massive Zerg counter-attack was only minutes away from Tiger companies position and two hundred marines would not be able to hold their part of the lines against the massive assault. Culth could make out at least three ultralisks in his line of sight and he knew that there was way more then just three. He raised his rifle for the last time and yelled "1st squad on me, for the last time don't aim just shoot!" With those words "T" company's 1st squad opened fire along with countless other squads all in the front. Delth crouched, raised his gun and whispered a prayer. Then he just squeezed the trigger and let it rip. His kill counter on his HUD had said that he had killed at least twenty but that had made no noticeable dent in the oncoming horde. Hydralisks by the hundreds volleyed their spikes killing many Culth among them. Delth survived a minute longer but he met his fate at the claws of four zerglings.

Captain Aggro who was not on the front lines and until moments ago had wanted him and his squad there. Now half of the army had been overrun. Deployed siege tanks and sweeper teams of goliaths followed by rocket teams were keeping the Zerg temporarily at bay. Aggro knew it was only time before the Zerg would mass again and break though their lines and slaughter them all. It was sooner then expected when the Zerg punched right into the heart of Fox company killing them all and then advancing, making ground towards the siege tanks and the artillery batteries. 0nce the Zerg reached and destroyed these vital machines the rest of the terran lines would fall. Captain Aggro reached for the Divisions radio hoping that it was not to late and yelled into the radio "Broken Arrow! For the love of god Broken Arrow!" With that done Aggro and his company rushed to defend the guns and he hoped that they would arrive in time to turn this massacre into a victory.

Authors Note: Many of you readers may be wondering what Broken Arrow means. Well it is a code word used by the military to call in all available support, because the unit is getting wiped out. Another thing that may confuse readers is the Tiger tank. All this is, is a tank that is like the siege tanks but cannot go into siege mode. It is just a fighting tank like the Tiger tank was in WW2. As well I am wondering whether I should continue, I am looking for at least two reviews and ideas are welcome.