Ch 2 a strange message
Matt horner is aboard the Hyperion in his quarters writing in his journal about the past and current events that have transpired. It has be 3 months since the final battle with Amon since then the 3 once great enemy's now they are in a uneasy alliance which is being pushed further do to the recommendation of a expedition to explore the unexplored space as such When they had finally agreed to the expedition a month later it was under a condition that a member from each of them would be chosen to share leadership of expedition from the terrains it was Matt Horner for the Protoss Selendis and for the purifiers Executor Clolarion and for the Zerg while we expected zargara or dahaka we were introduced to a primal Zerg we had not meet before A hunter killer of the primal Zerg zargara chose him and his brood to assist them since unlike the Zerg the primal are more potent in Combat and unlike regular Zerg they are free thinkers and evolve at a faster rate the only flaw in this is. Before he could write the next part he felt his room shake and the intercom turn on" commander horner we need you in the command deck there at it again hurry" Matt sighed closing his journal before making his way to the command deck when he enters the room
" alright how bad is it" his question was quickly a sweated when a chair fly's past him he sees Selendis battling with paladin it was a odd name but the hunter killer thought it was the name fitting of him Selendis had he arms around paladin neck in what Matt could only believe to be a restraining hold or sleeper though ineffective against him as he thrashes her about like a bull in a china shop Matt decides it's time to end the altercation " OK that's enough you two this is the 6th time this week " Matt quickly dodges as paladin charges slamming himself and Selendis into the wall While the both on the ground Matt has The marines separate the two" OK why did the fight start this time cause the last time it was a argument about what's better evolution or technology and no offense but it's starting to stir up the men " paladin shook off the marines growling slightly glaring at Selendis
" this beast threw me at the wall because he did not like me incite on his kind " Selendis said pointing at paladin but knowing her but incite could mean insult to him he remember a how many incite she had said to him and his troops and how angry they felt after words
" what was the incite if I may ask " Matt asked Selendis adjusted her posture and dusts her self off
" I merely said that if his kind put more work into their training instead of fighting each other like children maybe they wouldn't be so easy to beat " after Selendis said her incite Matt could understand why he got so angry to primal Zerg it's instinct and skill in a hunt for her to say something like that she was just begging for a fight with him
" and I will show that skill when I rip your head from your shoulders" paladin said stepping forward only for Matt to block his path by getting between them
" that's enough both of you return to your quarters until you've calmed down " he looks at paladin " that goes double for you " he watches paladin give a growl at Selendis before leaving to head to the cargo bay where he and the primal Zerg had held up . Selendis gave Matt a bow before leaving to return to her ship Matt knew she was egging paladin on on purpose only because compared to dahaka and zargara he was young and as proven short tempered though Matt wished she wouldn't provoke him in the command deck. As Matt walked towards the holo map to see how the curse goes Executor Clolarion enters the room
" I see you sent them back to there quarters as usually " Executor Clolarion said walking over unlike the other two Matt could say Executor Clarion was the calmer of them but then again if he was a advanced purifying machine he would be pretty calm as well
" well it's the closest thing to jail without sending them to the brig but I guess you knew that already " Matt said in a joking tone .Executor Clolarion nodded to this he it somewhat amusing how the expiation has progressed to him this was all new experience he felt honored when he was chosen to lead his purifiers on this expiation as well as meeting theses new interesting people and creatures
" you could let them fight it out maybe it's Selendis way of teaching him something in a way he could understand without him eating one of us " Executor Clolarion said though to Matt he hoped that eating part was a joke cause some had said rumors that the reason paladin became so different in his evolution was because he ate a Terrain
" that's true but I wish they wouldn't fight in the command deck it's unsettling for the troops and for my sanity if you don't mind " Matt said as he looked threw the hold map they suddenly received a distress call from a ship" what the did one of our ships go ahead and get attacked ?"
" let's hear the call if they need help we must help them I'll go get Selendis and paladin " Executor Clolarion leaves the room and Matt listens to the call
" this is unsc infinity we are under attack by cortana's guardians and require assistance immediately if anyone one can hear us please hurry " after Matt hears the call he awaits the return of the other commanders and plays the distress call for them
" this may be a trap we can not risk being attacked by pirates" Selendis says in a cautious tone though paladin steps forward
" I say we check anyway if it's a trap they may still be of use to us if we capture them" paladin said with a twisted grin. Matt could tell he just wanted something to fight and hunt but he knew if someone needed help that having paladin like this along with his primal Zerg would be a great upper hand in battle
" I agree that we should check it out if someone is in danger if there a new species it is our duty to help them " Executor Clarion said stepping forward paladin nodded in agreement.
" so it's settled were gonna go help them but I want us ready so " he turned to the captain" I want the Yamato cannon ready to fire and Selendis have your carriers ready they'll provide us with the advantage in numbers " he looked at Executor Clarion
" I'll have my tempest charged and ready I'll also have warp gates prepared in case the ship needs help on the inside" Matt nodded he was happy that he was on same wavelength as him
" I'll have my corruptors ready to eat threw them " looks to Executor Clarion " you mind if we join you on the warping in my zergling and hydralisks will provide some great support " Executor Clarion nodded in agreement as they went to prepare for what's ahead Selendis followed them
" presuming you'll be warping in as well i'll join you someone needs to keep you from eating the civilian s" Selendis said causing paladin to growl but instead of attacking he continued walking to prepare for combat Matt himself organized the ships themselves and gave orders to the troops to prepare them for combat ." All hands on deck prepare for possible attack and rescue All troops report to medivacs in your assigned squads as for Zerg you are to move toward the Hercules with ghost and Specter squads and Protoss and purifiers report to your warp gates and prepare for warp" as the United forces head to there assigned locations they arrived on location to see the guardian preparing to fire on the unsc ship in a slip sec he gave the order" FIRE THE YAMATO CANNON" in that instant the cannon released the energy it had been charging firing off a blast of red destructive power. On impact with the guardian it split in two the bottom half being blasted away as the top half was in disarray shortly after the tempests fired off there blasts all at the second guardian while not as destructive the damage was very visible on that he prepared phase two" all forces deploy and rescue " in that the medivacs and Hercules leave the hangers towards the ship as the guards warping in there phantons to attack theses ships " paladin we're gonna need your corrupters and guardians to provide the transports with cover"
" my corrupters were getting Hungry anyways " he looked to a zergling and gave the order soon enough corrupters fly's to provide cover for the transports the acid and corrosive attacks quick and aggressive as well as some corrupters warp around the phaetons and crush or attempt to eat them Matt watches forces at work impressed at the work being done .As the transport reach the airlock Matt gets on the transmitter
"This is Matt Horner Of the new age expedition We have come to help any way we can" he smiles