James and Matt got out of the Dropship. They walked to the main command center.
"Holy shit. I cant believe we survived that!" yelled Matt
"Yeah, well, we did" replied James
James input the code to open the door. It opened and they stepped in. Damn it was a busy base. There were over 50 people sitting at computers staring at what looked like gibberish to Matt and James. General Raynor walked up to them. He was well into his 50's and didn't battle anymore
"Hey boys. Heard that you saved a whole 'lotta Marines and Firebats down at Backwater station ZX-Asswipe"
"Ummm….sir, why was is called ZX-Asswipe anyway?" asked James
"Well I was drunk the day I named that station. Anyway, for your heroic efforts, I am promoting you both to the rank of Lieutenant"
All the workers started clapping.
"Get back to work!" yelled Raynor
All the workers went back to their work.
"Thank you sir!" said both Matt and James
"Your welcome. Also you both have your own Wraiths and a Battlecruiser. You have to share this Battlecruiser due to the lack of funds"
"Haha!" said a worker as he stood up
Raynor pulled out a pistol and shot him.
"Asshole." Raynor muttered
Matt and James walked out of the command center and headed towards the Starport. James glanced at all the SCV's flocking to the minerals and the Vespene Geysers.
"Raynor was right there IS a lack of funds" said as he pointed to the very limited minerals.
They entered the Starport and looked around. There were pilots here and there, eating sandwiches as they walked to the hanger. Matt and James walked across the bridge to the control tower. An officer stood up.
"Hello. You must be new Lieutenants" he said
"Ummmm……..yeah" replied James
"I am Colonel Kazansky"
"THE Colonel Kazansky?!" yelled Matt
"Yes I am known through the U.D.D. as the best pilot. Anyway I have to tell you about our new design"
"New…design?" asked James
"Yes. A ship that is more brutal then a Battlecruiser but as swift as a Wraith. It is called a Gunship. It is so big that it can carry 5 Battlecruisers inside its hull. It can also carry about 50 Wraiths or Dropships, and about 40 Valkyries. It has Laser Batteries all over it. It's also big enough to have a crew of about 500 personelle"
"Wow" said Matt
"Yes but due to lack of funds, we can only afford this prototype we built"
"Why don't you go find other mineral deposits? When I was stationed at H7-Delta base they did that"
"We've takin' most of the minerals on this planet and…."
Kazansky's conversation was interupted when a huge crash shook the whole base.
"What the hell was that?" yelled Kazansky
"I think we better get to this Gunship of yours and take it out for a spin. If we enemies waiting outside we'll have an extra nice surprise for them" snickered Matt
They ran to the hanger, loaded Matt and James's Wraiths and Battlecruiser into the Gunship and took off…
Part 4: The Siege