Episode 1: The Hybrid Army, Chapter 1: Freedom
It opened Its eyes slowly. It looked side-to-side at the Terrans walking around Its preserving chamber. It saw the construction, the security around Its chamber. Two civilian engineers were talking to each other in front of Its chamber. One pressed a button and Its laser cufflinks powered down. The glass around Its chamber slid down letting cold, purified air rush into Its chamber. Two Firebats and 5 Marines surrounded It. It slowly walked onto the snow. The small squad was leading It towards a Science Facility for more test and alterations. It trudged on, slowly, so slow that a Firebat shot into the air impatiently. This was the small break that It needed. It swung Its cloaked sword and cut the Firebats head off. It ducked down on Its extremely agile legs and charged a Marine. It jabbed in Its sword and then swung around to slice a Marine in half. The other Firebat fired Its flame-thrower but the thing jumped up. It kicked the Firebat in the head, digging Its claws into the Firebats skull. The three Marines fired but It was too quick. It rolled forward and sliced another Marine in half then turned around and jabbed Its sword into a Marines head. The last Marine turned and ran, but the thing was angry, It jumped forward and landed on the Marine, with extreme balance. It placed Its claws behind the Marines neck and drove in Its foot. The Marine collapse and It rolled off. It looked at the engineers. It focused on them and they collapsed, dead. It looked around and saw some forces were gathering up to recapture it. It ran.
Siege Tank Colonel: THE HYBRID'S GETTING AWAY. GET IT NOW!
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Zeratul looked up. His eyes glowed yellow as he sensed something, he sensed an energy. A powerful energy. A familiar energy. He was linked to it. He could see its shadow running through the snow. It was on the very same planet that he had found the hybrid on. The planet of the sick Terrans, of Duran. The energy stopped moving. Zeratul could see into its mind. He could see conflict, a longing for a place, a battle of two worlds, a battle of honour or scavenger. He could now see through its eyes. It and Zeratul could see a small squad of Goliaths ahead. With unimaginable agility and power of mind, the energy ran and jumped. It soared through the air and looked down. Zeratul saw it look at a Goliath. That Goliath then fired at another. The Goliath exploded, as did the other one when it was fired upon by its teammates. The energy landed on another Goliath. It jabbed something that Zeratul couldn't see into the roof, killing the pilot inside. It jumped to the side as the Goliath was fired upon. As it was in the air, it was fired upon by the anti-aircraft missiles of the remaining two Goliaths. The energy focused on the missiles and they rolled astray. The energy landed and charged at the nearest Goliath. It drove the invisible blade through the protective glass shield and through the pilot. Blood splatted the walls as the blade came home. It turned and rolled towards the last Goliath in between the machine guns, therefore being unable to target or shoot. The energy jumped onto the top and shoved in its foot. The foot then emerged, dripping with what Zeratul assumed was red, Terran blood. It ran on from the wreckage of the battle and Zeratul was dragged back to Shakuras. He stood up and walked out of the temple that he and Artanis wiped out the attacking Zerg, but with a cost of barrenness and wasteland. He walked into the small complex near the temple where a Gateway was importing Zealots and Dragoons. He entered the Nexus temple and kneeled down and bowed his head for the loss of Fenix and the lost warrior Artanis. Jim Raynor entered also and knelt down next to Zeratul. He also bowed his head for the two warriors. Zeratul stood up and looked at the also standing Raynor. They exited and Raynor turned to Zeratul.
Raynor: Zeratul, I have to tell ya, I aint takin this very well. She read my mind, she knew how I feel, and then she turns into an Overmind soldier and kills Fenix. I have some Terran forces ready and I'm going packing to Aiur, to try and regain yours and Fenix's home.
Zeratul: No, Raynor. We have another thing to handle. I believe the hybrid is alive and has broken free. It shows amazing agility and enhanced Protoss psychic powers. It was a half-Protoss, half-Zerg. We need to bring it to Shakuras to help it, and maybe it will help us.
Raynor punched his fist into his hand.
Raynor: Alright Zeratul. But I'm still gonna go to the outer edges of Shakuras to try and regain this planet, whether this hybrid or you help me or not.
Zeratul: Thankyou, Raynor. Now gather up some small forces, we'll need someone to protect this complex. En Taro Adun.
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The hybrid was hiding in a cave, as the Terrans were everywhere. It was waiting for an opportunity to escape this enclosed space, for if it was found it would be cornered and unable to escape unharmed. There was a break in the ranks as a Firebat started smoking his cigarette and another Marine took a Stim Pack.
Marine: Aaah that's the stuff.
The hybrid ran for the Marine. It turned around and sliced off the Marines hand and picked up the gun. It then jabbed its sword into the Marines head and fired at the startled Firebat. The Firebat fell onto the ground and fired at the hybrid's leg. The hybrid flipped over the Firebat and drove in its sword. It started to run with its sword in the holster underneath its cloak and the gun in its right hand.
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Zeratul and Raynor sat in the Transport. Four other transports were flying with them. Raynor picked up his rifle and aimed. He swung it around and aimed again.
Raynor: So, what type of hybrid is it?
Zeratul: I do not know. All I know is that it is Protoss and Zerg, a most beastly cross that I ever imagined. Duran is a sick being.
Raynor: Samir Duran?
Zeratul: Yes.
Raynor: Him? I always thought he'd turn out in some sick and twisted way.
Zeratul: What are you talking about, Raynor?
Raynor: He was in the Barracks with me, ages ago. He was always talking about how many different ways he could kill a Zerg or Protoss. And then a Dark Archon controlled him and his mind changed. He then allied with Sarah.
Zeratul: Kerigan.
Raynor: Yeah, and now he's betrayed her. His mind is warped, so he makes warped things. Like the hybrid.
Transport Pilot: We are now entering the planet atmosphere, be ready to deploy.
They flew down to the planet and saw many Missile Turrets. Zeratul could sense the energy again. He was now looking through its eyes again. He could see the fleet. The hybrid then destroyed the turrets by shooting a Terran machine-gun, hitting it with what now Zeratul realised to be a Dark Templar sword, and shooting the beam of an Archon from the hand that held the sword. The three Missile Turrets were destroyed and the Transports were able to land. They deployed and the squad landed on the snow. Terrans were running after the hybrid. Siege Tanks, Goliaths, Vultures, Marines and Firebats. The Hybrid kept running. Zeratul saw blue cloud follow its body when it moves. Its top half was that of a High Templar with a Dark Templar cloak. Its bottom half was of a Zergling, explaining the speed and agility of it. It ran into the ranks of the Protoss and Terrans. It turned around and looked at a Siege Tank. It immediately went into Siege Mode and fired at a Goliath. The Goliath exploded and the swarm of Terrans turned on the Tank. It fired at a group of Marines, killing five. That Siege Tank exploded and another one went into Siege Mode and that one fired at another Siege tank. The rear-end of the Tank blew off and it rolled onto a squad of Firebats, then it exploded killing the other Firebats around it. The Siege Tank fired again and blew off the top of a Siege Tank. Zeratul's and Raynor's ranks opened fire. The Zealots didn't run in because they would be slaughtered. The Marines fired, as did Raynor. The Dragoons fired and the hybrid controlled many Terrans. One Siege Tank went into Siege Mode. It fired on the Protoss ranks and blew it open. Several Zealots were flown into the air, being blown apart by the blast. Zeratul was thrown into the air from the force of the blast. Zeratul saw no Science Vessels so he ran into the battle, being cloaked he wouldn't be able to be seen. He jumped onto the Siege Tank and sliced off its roof. The Terran inside was also killed. Zeratul Jumped onto a moving Goliath, using it as a horse to kill anything it ran past. The Goliath then stopped and Zeratul barely managed to stay on. Zeratul hopped off and sliced the Goliath in half, and the pilot.
Zeratul: Get into the Transports, we need to go to Shakuras.
Everyone ran to the Transports, including the hybrid. Zeratul entered the Transport and they all took off. Zeratul looked at the hybrid. It still had the Dark Templar sword and the Terran machine-gun. Now, looking at the top half of the hybrid, Zeratul knew why it was a familiar energy.
Zeratul: Aldaris!
It opened Its eyes slowly. It looked side-to-side at the Terrans walking around Its preserving chamber. It saw the construction, the security around Its chamber. Two civilian engineers were talking to each other in front of Its chamber. One pressed a button and Its laser cufflinks powered down. The glass around Its chamber slid down letting cold, purified air rush into Its chamber. Two Firebats and 5 Marines surrounded It. It slowly walked onto the snow. The small squad was leading It towards a Science Facility for more test and alterations. It trudged on, slowly, so slow that a Firebat shot into the air impatiently. This was the small break that It needed. It swung Its cloaked sword and cut the Firebats head off. It ducked down on Its extremely agile legs and charged a Marine. It jabbed in Its sword and then swung around to slice a Marine in half. The other Firebat fired Its flame-thrower but the thing jumped up. It kicked the Firebat in the head, digging Its claws into the Firebats skull. The three Marines fired but It was too quick. It rolled forward and sliced another Marine in half then turned around and jabbed Its sword into a Marines head. The last Marine turned and ran, but the thing was angry, It jumped forward and landed on the Marine, with extreme balance. It placed Its claws behind the Marines neck and drove in Its foot. The Marine collapse and It rolled off. It looked at the engineers. It focused on them and they collapsed, dead. It looked around and saw some forces were gathering up to recapture it. It ran.
Siege Tank Colonel: THE HYBRID'S GETTING AWAY. GET IT NOW!
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Zeratul looked up. His eyes glowed yellow as he sensed something, he sensed an energy. A powerful energy. A familiar energy. He was linked to it. He could see its shadow running through the snow. It was on the very same planet that he had found the hybrid on. The planet of the sick Terrans, of Duran. The energy stopped moving. Zeratul could see into its mind. He could see conflict, a longing for a place, a battle of two worlds, a battle of honour or scavenger. He could now see through its eyes. It and Zeratul could see a small squad of Goliaths ahead. With unimaginable agility and power of mind, the energy ran and jumped. It soared through the air and looked down. Zeratul saw it look at a Goliath. That Goliath then fired at another. The Goliath exploded, as did the other one when it was fired upon by its teammates. The energy landed on another Goliath. It jabbed something that Zeratul couldn't see into the roof, killing the pilot inside. It jumped to the side as the Goliath was fired upon. As it was in the air, it was fired upon by the anti-aircraft missiles of the remaining two Goliaths. The energy focused on the missiles and they rolled astray. The energy landed and charged at the nearest Goliath. It drove the invisible blade through the protective glass shield and through the pilot. Blood splatted the walls as the blade came home. It turned and rolled towards the last Goliath in between the machine guns, therefore being unable to target or shoot. The energy jumped onto the top and shoved in its foot. The foot then emerged, dripping with what Zeratul assumed was red, Terran blood. It ran on from the wreckage of the battle and Zeratul was dragged back to Shakuras. He stood up and walked out of the temple that he and Artanis wiped out the attacking Zerg, but with a cost of barrenness and wasteland. He walked into the small complex near the temple where a Gateway was importing Zealots and Dragoons. He entered the Nexus temple and kneeled down and bowed his head for the loss of Fenix and the lost warrior Artanis. Jim Raynor entered also and knelt down next to Zeratul. He also bowed his head for the two warriors. Zeratul stood up and looked at the also standing Raynor. They exited and Raynor turned to Zeratul.
Raynor: Zeratul, I have to tell ya, I aint takin this very well. She read my mind, she knew how I feel, and then she turns into an Overmind soldier and kills Fenix. I have some Terran forces ready and I'm going packing to Aiur, to try and regain yours and Fenix's home.
Zeratul: No, Raynor. We have another thing to handle. I believe the hybrid is alive and has broken free. It shows amazing agility and enhanced Protoss psychic powers. It was a half-Protoss, half-Zerg. We need to bring it to Shakuras to help it, and maybe it will help us.
Raynor punched his fist into his hand.
Raynor: Alright Zeratul. But I'm still gonna go to the outer edges of Shakuras to try and regain this planet, whether this hybrid or you help me or not.
Zeratul: Thankyou, Raynor. Now gather up some small forces, we'll need someone to protect this complex. En Taro Adun.
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The hybrid was hiding in a cave, as the Terrans were everywhere. It was waiting for an opportunity to escape this enclosed space, for if it was found it would be cornered and unable to escape unharmed. There was a break in the ranks as a Firebat started smoking his cigarette and another Marine took a Stim Pack.
Marine: Aaah that's the stuff.
The hybrid ran for the Marine. It turned around and sliced off the Marines hand and picked up the gun. It then jabbed its sword into the Marines head and fired at the startled Firebat. The Firebat fell onto the ground and fired at the hybrid's leg. The hybrid flipped over the Firebat and drove in its sword. It started to run with its sword in the holster underneath its cloak and the gun in its right hand.
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Zeratul and Raynor sat in the Transport. Four other transports were flying with them. Raynor picked up his rifle and aimed. He swung it around and aimed again.
Raynor: So, what type of hybrid is it?
Zeratul: I do not know. All I know is that it is Protoss and Zerg, a most beastly cross that I ever imagined. Duran is a sick being.
Raynor: Samir Duran?
Zeratul: Yes.
Raynor: Him? I always thought he'd turn out in some sick and twisted way.
Zeratul: What are you talking about, Raynor?
Raynor: He was in the Barracks with me, ages ago. He was always talking about how many different ways he could kill a Zerg or Protoss. And then a Dark Archon controlled him and his mind changed. He then allied with Sarah.
Zeratul: Kerigan.
Raynor: Yeah, and now he's betrayed her. His mind is warped, so he makes warped things. Like the hybrid.
Transport Pilot: We are now entering the planet atmosphere, be ready to deploy.
They flew down to the planet and saw many Missile Turrets. Zeratul could sense the energy again. He was now looking through its eyes again. He could see the fleet. The hybrid then destroyed the turrets by shooting a Terran machine-gun, hitting it with what now Zeratul realised to be a Dark Templar sword, and shooting the beam of an Archon from the hand that held the sword. The three Missile Turrets were destroyed and the Transports were able to land. They deployed and the squad landed on the snow. Terrans were running after the hybrid. Siege Tanks, Goliaths, Vultures, Marines and Firebats. The Hybrid kept running. Zeratul saw blue cloud follow its body when it moves. Its top half was that of a High Templar with a Dark Templar cloak. Its bottom half was of a Zergling, explaining the speed and agility of it. It ran into the ranks of the Protoss and Terrans. It turned around and looked at a Siege Tank. It immediately went into Siege Mode and fired at a Goliath. The Goliath exploded and the swarm of Terrans turned on the Tank. It fired at a group of Marines, killing five. That Siege Tank exploded and another one went into Siege Mode and that one fired at another Siege tank. The rear-end of the Tank blew off and it rolled onto a squad of Firebats, then it exploded killing the other Firebats around it. The Siege Tank fired again and blew off the top of a Siege Tank. Zeratul's and Raynor's ranks opened fire. The Zealots didn't run in because they would be slaughtered. The Marines fired, as did Raynor. The Dragoons fired and the hybrid controlled many Terrans. One Siege Tank went into Siege Mode. It fired on the Protoss ranks and blew it open. Several Zealots were flown into the air, being blown apart by the blast. Zeratul was thrown into the air from the force of the blast. Zeratul saw no Science Vessels so he ran into the battle, being cloaked he wouldn't be able to be seen. He jumped onto the Siege Tank and sliced off its roof. The Terran inside was also killed. Zeratul Jumped onto a moving Goliath, using it as a horse to kill anything it ran past. The Goliath then stopped and Zeratul barely managed to stay on. Zeratul hopped off and sliced the Goliath in half, and the pilot.
Zeratul: Get into the Transports, we need to go to Shakuras.
Everyone ran to the Transports, including the hybrid. Zeratul entered the Transport and they all took off. Zeratul looked at the hybrid. It still had the Dark Templar sword and the Terran machine-gun. Now, looking at the top half of the hybrid, Zeratul knew why it was a familiar energy.
Zeratul: Aldaris!