Niadra was not the average Broodmother. Created in order to destroy the last of the Protoss fleeing Kaldir aboard the Daelaam Ark, she was designed to be smart enough to improvise and adapt. Smart enough to grasp long term planning. Her queen had unconsciously drawn upon the power of Zerus when designing her.
Destroy the Protoss at all costs. That was her mission and she would succeed. Even if it took centuries, she'd wipe out the firstborn of the Xel'Naga.
Niadra's mandibles flapped slightly in dismay as she took in the ruined state of the vessel. Destroying the Warp Engine as she had caused excess power to build up in the nearby sub-light engines. With nothing to act as an outlet these engines would explode.
Mentally sighing, she ordered her brood to the front of the ship where she'd set up a Hatchery, telling them to burrow deep and prepare for whatever comes next. Doing the same, she closed her eyes and went to sleep.
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Niadra awoke with a jolt, quickly clawing her way out of her hole. The ship had crashed on an unknown planet, the back third of the vessel missing completely. Out of the 20 Zerglings, 5 Roaches and 5 Hydralisks she'd birthed onboard the ship, only 16, 4 and 2 respectively had survived. In the absence of her direction, the Hatchery had fallen back on instinct and morphed an dozen drones to comb over the wreckage in search for supplies.
Reaching out with her mind to assert control, she found herself in agony as her mind was split between too many subordinate minds, each one asking for directions. An Overlord, her mind screamed, she needed an Overlord.
She reached out with an small sliver of her mind that wasn't paralyzed by pain. Finding the small minds of 2 Larva, she ordered them to morph into Overlords. It took almost half an Terran hour but as soon as the Overlords appeared the pressure on her mind eased, each one taking control of an section so she had a more manageable number to work with.
With a clear head, she turned her focus on guiding her Brood. Peering through the eyes of her minions, she tasked the Zerglings with exploring the nearby area, the Roaches and Hydralisks assigned to protecting the Hatchery. Now, to expand her Brood...
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Hi and welcome to the first chapter of For the Swarm. This is my idea for what happened to Niadra's Brood after losing contact with the Swarm. It will probably be contradicted as soon as LotV comes out but oh well. This is just the premise, I'm already working on the next chapter and hope to continue it. Please review, they taste like chicken.