A dream come true...
"May you have to listen to me," said Yvonne in a hushed tone, yet with a sense of urgency,
"We have to get out of here!",
May starred at her, "What? Why?",
"May, just listen to me, we have to, i know why those men are here... You are right, something big is going to happen, the zerg are about to attack the colony!"
At the mention of zerg, May now gave a look that said, You're crazy!
"You heard stories of them destroying fringe worlds, even the capital itself!" urged Yvonne, "Our colony is next!"
Now May starred at her friend with a look of bewilderment,"You can't be serious, besides even if you are right, isn't it best to be here... Where the marines are?"
How could she possibly explain,"It isn't good enough! Whats coming is way more than the dominion can handle..."
"Oh, sure. So what do you suggest? To hide your head in a hole?" replied May sarcastically.
"You just have to trust me..." said Yvonne, getting up...
May hurried to help her, "Can you even walk right?",
"I'll be fine, come on, lets get out of here" As soon as Yvonne got her bearings straight, they headed right out of the medibay.
"So, got any 'real' ideas on where you're going", May asked, still unconvinced with Yvonne's story, but she didn't mind playing along with her to see how it would turn out.
"My home, its not far off and i think we can stay in there if anything happens..." Yvonne started walking again.
"Yvonne... Friend-to-friend, are you serious about this?", May asked hesitantly,
She sighed before answering, "May, i wish i was kidding but its not like that, the zerg are coming, and then the colony won't be safe for anyone,"
"Then why don't you tell everyone else,"
"They won't believe, and i don't know what the dominion is going to do once we start hiding, they kept the secret from us for a reason..." Yvonne said,
"How' about your dad?", asked May. Thinking about her father, he was always there to protect her from harm and always cheered her up whenever she was feeling down. Right now she wanted nothing more than to just be with him. She hoped he would be safe when the zerg came
"I would, but he's gone with the rest of the miners on that cart-thing, I don't even know where is he... So are you coming?", Yvonne hoped she was
Starring at her,"Yes, if not as your best friend, then to make sure you don't do something stupid," she said smiling...
The dusty plains under the blistering sun of Xeno IV almost made the planet uninhabitable for many reasons. The foremost is the unbearable heat.
"Yvonne, did i tell you i hate you?" said May, partially smiling, mostly panting
"We.. are.. almost there... just awhile more" said Yvonne, looking back at her sweltering friend. Then she heard it, a quiet whispering sound in the air, a voice, It came from near the south valley where the outpost was set.
"May.. you hear that?" said Yvonne looking for the source of the voice,
"Hear what?"
Now that Yvonne was paying attention, she could hear other sounds as well, hisses and clicks from the same source...
"Never mind but we better be qui.."
Suddenly a loud siren noise screeched through the plains,
"Its the emergency alarm.." whispered May to herself, "We have to head back!"
"May, we 'have' to get outta here, I'm sure the rest of them will be safe... they will find a way to escape, we cant take that chance..." lied Yvonne, they are all going to die.
May only nodded and continued towards Yvonne's home...
As they continued, screams of pain and gunfire could be heard from afar. Sounds of the zerg could also be heard, all too famillar to her dream, except now she wasan't there. Yet the pain of death still hit her for every slash or gunfire, it was a living nightmare, before she knew it she had fallen again, unable to move as much as a finger, for the pain was persistent and relentless. How can i live like this... she could barely mouth the words.
Then... the pain stopped, she could move again, don't give up, persevere... said a voice, it was Kisora's.
You are... real? Thought Yvonne. She could feel slight amusement from him, as she realized it was a 'he', yet she could not tell who was he.
All your questions will soon be answered, for now keep making your way home, I'll arrive soon, as Kisora once again left her mind.
"Yvonne, you okay?" said May,
When she opened her eyes, she found herself kneeling on the ground, looking to her right, she saw May starring at her.
"Sorry, just... a little nauseated" replied Yvonne as she got up, "We don't have much time"
Finally arriving at the home, they let themselves fall on the couch, exhausted.
"Got water?" May asked, panting, Yvonne pointed towards a jug on the table nearby.
"Yvonne... You might want to see this...", raising an eyebrow, then getting up, she saw May looking out of a window.
Looking through it, she saw many snake-like figures quickly approaching the home, "Yvonne, you got any weapons?" said May,
"The basement, there's an old handgun... You know how to use it?",
"No, but at least its worth a try"
May came back with the gun,"How's it?" Yvonne asked,
"Ugh.. Heavy.." Now heading out to the window to take a shot, she always was braver...
As soon as she did, a long scythe came in and tried to stab her, they were already here. It missed most of her, but it did manage to hurt her arm badly. Yvonne now took the gun from May who was screaming in pain, it is heavy. Holding her arm steadily, she took a few steps back from the window, aiming straight at where the limb protruded from, it was not there. Suddenly, the door burst open and there it was, the hydralisk.
Adjusting her aim, she took a deep breath, and started emptying rounds at the hydralisks snake head. It didn't seem to effect it at all, but she kept shooting until she ran out of ammo. Dropping her gun, she ran to May's side, trying to pull her up. She found that May could not move much, she was losing too much blood. Then Max, her ever faithful dog, came and ran right past the hydralisk through the front door, which was now mostly scrap metal. Coming to Yvonne's side, it tried to scare the hydralisk away with barking, you're gonna need to try harder boy, at least he had the sense to not try and fight it. The hydralisk was approaching cautiously towards them, its intent unclear, it could kill us all right now. Then suddenly, it lashed out its arm again, this time to strike a killing blow, right at her. Closing her eyes, she hid her head, Max barking even louder. She felt as the scythe pierced through her torso down to her hips, the pain was new yet old, she felt a warm liquid splash over her head and body. Slowly passing out, she dropped to the ground. Opening eyes, she saw that May had been stabbed right through, not her, and she was soaked in the blood of her best friend. The thought almost made her puke. The pain felt so real. Now the hydralisk just stood still, starring at her. It took Yvonne a moment to realise that the voice earlier was now louder and stronger. It sounded random, yet she could understand what it meant, it didn't want to kill her, it told her to come...
Now Yvonne didn't know what to do, to follow or to stay, she was sure that if she did stay, the hydralisk would kill her and if she followed, god knows what will happen then. Still caught in an indecision, she stood there soaked in blood, all the while starring at the yellow eyes of the hydralisk. For several seconds, nothing happened, then a swift whirrling sound was heard behind the hydralisk, almost instantly, its eyes lost its glow.
Behind the limpless body, stood a tall alien figure, Come Yvonne, we have to leave now. She looked at him, a grey skinned alien, with a fierce blue blade emitting from the end of his forearm. He was unmistakeably a protoss. Come quickly, he said leaving the home. Following him, she noticed many features, such as having two fingers and two thumbs. He also had fiery blue eyes, which reminded Yvonne of his blade. As they left the home, she saw many more dead hydralisk bodies strewn across the front of the home, all killed in a similar manner, Max still barking loudly, but now at the protoss. We are leaving now, I will put you to light sleep, and will awake you when the time is right... As Yvonne hesitantly nodded, he placed his thumb on her forehead and two fingers at her temple...
NOTE - I do not own starcraft as it belongs to its rightful copyrights. Events in this fan fiction are mostly fiction and only carry the slightest resemblance to the original starcraft timeline. Some references are made to other original starcraft content. All names and events which transpire do not coincide with any actual names or events and if so, it is purely coincidental. Any errors made will be corrected if i find them, messages regarding this is appreciated. Most of the content written in this novel derives from imagination and inspiration. Thanks, blizzard for giving me something to write about.
