Hyperion Access Hall F - 04:14 Shipboard Time
Jim Raynor walks to the doors of Access Hall F. Flask in hand, he pauses, then opens it and takes a swallow. Doors open. He then continued on into the access hall, the doors closing behind him. Just as he takes another swallow, the lights flickered. He stopped in puzzlement then turns to look back and as he puts his flask away the sounds of machinery slow to a halt; the lights at both ends go out, continuing on to meet in the middle until the two Raynor stands under are the only ones on. He turns back forward as Zeratul's voice is heard.
" James Raynor...,"Suddenly a familiar presences appeared out of the darkness from the direction Raynor was heading, moving slowly towards him. "I bring tidings of doom."
" Zeratul?"
Raynor was indeed surprised to see his long time friend, appearing out of nowhere in the middle of nowhere. He saw Zeratul clutches his arm. Must have been wounded, he thought.
"Friend Raynor, I have pierced the veil of the future and beheld only... (Falling to his knees) oblivion. Yet one spark of hope remains. You will hold her life in your hands. And though justice demands that she die for her crimes, only she can save us," uttered Zeratul.
" Wait a second," replied Raynor."You're talking about Kerrigan?! It's been four years! Y'show up outta nowhere -!"
Zeratul interrupts him, grabs the underside of his right wrist, pulling Raynor to him and quickly placing an object into his hand. He said, "Time is short! You must understand!"
Raynor looks down at his hand, up at Zeratul, and back down in surprise. Zeratul takes his hands away, revealing a strange device. Zeratul then continued, "The answers you seek lie within. Study it well for the fate of creation hangs in the balance."
Raynor continue to look towards the item Zeratul had hand him. He then said, "Seriously Zeratul? A DVD disk? I thought you guys use Ihan crystal to store memory."
"Ihan crystals are old hats! I just bought a camcorder. The latest model in the market! 900X digital zoom can you believe it?! I could see Aiur from here!" replied Zeratul while at the same time peering through the camcorder's viewfinder. "Hey! I saw Overmind!"
"Urm, Zeratul?"
"Oh yeah," Zeratul suddenly realized he was off topic immediately changed his demeanor. "So friend Raynor, Study it well for the fate of creations hangs in balance. . Tsk." He then disappeared into the shadows, leaving Raynor alone.
Raynor continued to look at the disk. He then remembered something.
"Hey! Can I play this thing in a VCR?"