A/N: Massive cliffy there. It will be explained in time ladies and gents, so fear not! Time to answer a few reviews!

Poliamida: I appreciate the vote of confidence, I have read part of Herald, but it's been so long my memory of it is a bit foggy. Could be referring to it subconsciously however, so stay tuned!

Deathgeonous: I'm glad to hear that you enjoy my story. I would love to hear about what makes it enjoyable though, I'm still learning and I gotta know what I'm doing right and even wrong so my next story will be even better then the last.

Yuri-Hime-Chan: Keep a watchful eye on her =)

Yeza Nairomoff: She's powerful but young, not to mention rather arrogant. She will choose her own destiny in the episodes to come, and will play a pivotal role.

Manah Scarlet Shadowsong: I had to think seriously about that ending to be honest. I actually delayed by a day simply because I couldn't decide how I wanted it to play out, even the smallest detail drove me nuts. It was a huge gamble, and it seems to have worked. That being said, I have an opportunity here that I can't afford to mess up on, so the pressure is really on now.

The 1 U Don't C: Odd name, that being said I do understand Louise, but her behavior is different because of a slight character change I made, plus summoning an actually badass familiar. After the fight with Guiche this effect is only amplified. I know we PM'd about this, but I just wanted to make sure people knew that I addressed someone who didn't necessarily like my writing this time around.

Important announcement! I've green-lit Season 2! You can expect it no later then May of 2013. As always, review, follow, and enjoy =)

Somewhere Under Halkeginia

The Erebus had begun producing units in massive quantities per Kerrigan's direct orders. Technically, such a jump would put the Zerg into full war time production, an act which would recall all combat, utility, and support units to the Hives in order to better protect them.

On a larger scale, the Zerg could produce tens of thousands of troops a day to send into the fray. Unfortunately, with such limited space it means only 2-3 thousand daily could be produced or even stored.

The Erebus was running out of space in the Hive to store the new recruits in, and sent them into the tunnel system towards one of several zones Kerrigan had designated as potential invasion sites. The Erebus wouldn't be surprised if locals began to wonder if they were having multiple earthquakes throughout the day.

The Swarm's caretaker heard the news first, 'Erebus, we have found an unusual artifact.'

'Specify Hydralisk'

'It's made of a metal not native to the Terrans of this sector, possibly off-world creation. It has a Psi signature Erebus.'

The Erebus was confused at this development, 'Can you determine its origins?'

'Yes . . . Erebus, it is my belief that this is of the Makers.'

The Erebus froze what it was doing and made the call.

'Do nothing; I am coming down to confirm this.'

The Erebus approached the mysterious obelisk sitting in the center of a large, circular room covered in old script that was a cross between what the Zerg and Protoss used at one point. While archaic beyond imagination, the Erebus was able to read a few characters on the obelisk and the walls surrounding it. The obelisk was made out of a highly charged crystalline rock, which was the signature building material for Xel'Naga structures and ruins.

'Stand back, I'm going to cut myself from the Swarm and enter the device.' The Zerg guarding the relic obeyed as the Erebus cut itself from the Swarm's Psionic link and began to delve into the secrets of the artifact, well aware one wrong move would spell disaster.

Tristainia-Palace

Louise Francoise found herself on her knees groveling in front of the Crown Princess. "Forgive me your Highness; I have failed in your mission. I will accept any punishment you deem appropriate. Wardes took the Prince's life right in front of me, he asked me to give this to you when I returned," Louise held out her hands, holding the Wind Ruby, keeping her face pointing down.

Louise was surprised to see the Princess's feet directly in front of her, even more so when she was pulled up by the Princess into a hug. She could feel her gently sobbing and soon joined her.

"I blame the biggest responsibility Louise Francoise! Had I known that Wardes was a traitor I would never have put him on such an assignment. I heard about how he was going to treat you, no better than a slave. I only can hope you can forgive me," Henrietta fell victim to her tears yet again.

"Your Highness, what will you do now?"

"With the wedding cancelled indefinitely, Tristain is alone and has no chance of surviving a war with Albion, which all my advisers believe is coming sooner rather than later. I may have to ask your familiar's, what was it called, 'Brood' for help."

"She will help, Reconquista made this personal for her."

'Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned.'

Home of the Duchy Valliere

That Same Time

Lady Sarah Kerrigan sat in a comfortable chair on the mansion's veranda sipping tea while she waited to meet the Valliere family as a whole. The Queen of Blades remained in constant thought however, attempting to evaluate where she had made the errors in the mission. One result came back with resounding repetition.

Hubris.

Kerrigan knew she was proud, to the point of being so arrogant no one wanted to associate with her. In the Koprulu Sector she had christened herself Queen Bitch of the Universe, and still upholds the title. That level of arrogance here was acceptable, but how she let herself become blind by a mere Terran was simply unacceptable.

'The imbecile is dead, but now I don't know who Reconquista's next pawn will be.' Kerrigan cursed out loud at the thought. 'The only constant however is this Void. I know the Protoss mention this power frequently, particularly among the Dark Templar. While I doubt there's a connection, I have to take such a possibility seriously.'

"Ah! Sarah!" Kerrigan turned and saw Karin approaching her, with a warm smile on her face. Karin and Kerrigan built their friendship quickly, both looking for an outlet for their frustrations and war stories. What cemented it in place however, was the recovery of Louise after the Exhibition. Louise was now back to normal and likely even better then she was previously. Karin felt indebted to Sarah, but both felt like equals with one another.

"Karin, I'm glad to see that you are well, how's things?" Kerrigan asked the Duchess.

"Going wonderfully, Sarah, I'd like to introduce you to my husband Edward. Edward, this is Lady Sarah Kerrigan de Char, my friend and confidant."

The Duke of Valliere took her hand in greeting, "I've heard you are one of a few who can match my wife in combat," The Duke smiled, "Remind me to never test that combat prowess."

Kerrigan smiled, "I'll keep that in mind Duke Valliere."She then heard someone clearing their throat.

The Duchess gave a dirty look towards 2 young women, older then Louise. "These are my daughters, Eleanore is the eldest, and Cattleya is the middle daughter." Sarah smiled, "Greetings you two, pleased to meet you both."

Cattleya seemed excited to meet her while Eleanore maintained a significant scowl across her face. Kerrigan addressed it, "You're wondering why you were pulled away from your duties at the Magic Research Institute," Eleanore froze, "I can assure you, this will be a massive breakthrough , both scientifically and culturally."

She visibly calmed down, "It is not for potentially prying ears however, so we will need to take this inside." Karin nodded and showed her inside.

All of them sat down in a common room that had just been swept for listening devices or magics, to ensure the sensitive nature remained under wraps. Much to the displeasure of the commoner staff, and Duke, Hydralisks had been brought in to guard any and all entrances to the room. Is this much secrecy actually necessary Lady Kerrigan?" Cattleya asked, clearly nervous of the creatures brought in for security.

"Due to the extreme sensitivity of the information I am sharing with you no precaution is too much." The family took a seat on the couch, and Sarah asked a simple question, "Are any of you familiar with the Void?"

Silence permeated the room, Eleanore spoke up, "We know very little, all we do know is that Void incantations are long, far longer than existing spells. In addition to that, Void magic itself has not been confirmed to be active any longer."

"A fair answer, however only one of those is correct."

The entire family appeared dumb founded.

"Void has returned to the world, and your youngest daughter wields it."

Edward spit out his drink in an extremely non-regal manner, "How do you know that for certain?!"

"This sentient blade knows, he served with Brimir himself." Edward's eyes widened, "Introduce yourself Delflinger."

"Hey guys! I'm Delflinger, a sentient sword made by one of Brimir's familiars, the Gandalfr, or as it's called here, 'The Right Hand of God.'" The story of Brimir was told from the source, and the entire Valliere family was left awestruck by the storytelling the sentient blade performed.

Fifteen minutes later, after the blade finished speaking and let the Valliere family take mental stock of what they had just been told.

Eleanore lit up, "All this knowledge will revolutionize our knowledge of Brimir!"

The Duke shot her down, "It might, but it could also get you burnt at the stake as a Heretic."

Eleanore frowned at hearing this. 'Father is such a killjoy.'

"Louise is definitely more powerful then you can imagine, unfortunately we don't know any Void spells, which brings our topic of discussion over to who I am."

Everyone became focused on this, including Karin who still knew very little of who Sarah really was. Kerrigan began talking about humans had left their home for the stars in a far away region of the galaxy called the Koprulu Sector. She then skipped ahead to the First Great War, which marked humanity's first contact with alien races, the enigmatic Protoss and ruthless Zerg.

"Those creatures you saw guarding this room are Zerg creatures called Hydralisks. They are one of just many of the creatures the Zerg control."

Eleanore then spoke up, "If they are so ruthless why haven't they killed everyone yet?"

"A fair question, a description of the next two conflicts should answer this however."

She then went into discussion about how she had been captured by the Zerg and turned into a powerful Human-Zerg hybrid called the Queen of Blades. She followed with the Brood War, which involved her exclusive leadership of the Swarm.

She then spoke of the Second Great War, and how she led her invasion of the Dominion, followed by her being cornered on Char and her defeat at the hands of her former flame James Raynor.

"However, just when I would've been destroyed, Louise summoned me and a Drone, the worker unit of the Zerg. The summoning spell had a unique effect on me, as well as the ancient artifact that destroyed all the Zerg on Char."

"My emotions, morals, and sense of ethics returned to me after the Overmind stole them from me. I rebuilt the Swarm here on Halkeginia and discovered something incredible about them. They developed independent thought and a collective consciousness at the same time."

Cattleya interrupted, "A living being gaining the ability to have two total different thought processes in one generation is impossible. Such change requires thousands of years of adaptations."

"That's what I thought as well, but for some reason, all the Zerg being hatched now have an identity, a sense of self, emotions, as well as a moral complex. As a result the Swarm has lost a significant bit of strength, but this has proven to be far more advantageous."

"As I said earlier, Psi users like myself can manipulate the world and physics to their will. The interesting thing is that Louise's own Psionic power is real, and is incredibly powerful."

"She put it to use when we went on a covert mission to Albion a few days ago."

Karin spoke up, "Covert mission? My daughter went to that Hellhole willingly?"

Kerrigan nodded, "It was a request from the Princess, however the mission went wrong early on."

Karin's brow furrowed, "What happened Sarah?"

"Our contact, Viscount Wardes was a traitor to the state. He broke out Fouquet the Sculptor from prison and used her to separate myself and Louise. He succeeded in that endeavor, I was forced to use Zerg transports to get us to Albion. I caught him red-handed using a mind control serum on Louise in an attempt to marry her and take her away with him. He knew about her void power, and was going to use it for Reconquista's quest for so-called 'Crusade.' Now the only part that remains, who else knows, and for how long."

The Duke and Duchess were horrified at learning this, they had entrusted their daughter to a man who would end up betraying her, and their country just because she could use the lost magic of Void. The Duke found himself on the verge of going berserk, while Karin was on the verge of tears, they had failed their daughter.

"What became of the traitor?"

"Killed by Louise's hand after confronting her. Due to the personal manner in which Wardes betrayed her, I let her test her new powers on the man. It was rather unpleasant to see."

Most of the family understood, but Cattleya was horrified at the thought of Louise killing a man in a potentially grotesque manner. 'She's closer to the true then she realizes,' Kerrigan chuckled silently.

Kerrigan sighed then continued, "Unfortunately, Wardes had already passed on the letter to a courier by the time we killed him, guaranteeing the cancellation of Henrietta's upcoming engagement." The Duke put his face into his hands, "We'll lose the war without Germania to aid us should Albion come after us, which at this point they surely will."

Kerrigan looked to the Duke, "The Brood is in war time production, we'll have an army to counter the Albion military sooner rather than later. We can produce units far faster than your militaries can, and replace them just as fast."

"I just hope it's enough Kerrigan," the Duke looked to her.

"Me too."

Kerrigan immediately opened up communication with the Erebus, 'How are the preparations coming?'

'They are ahead of schedule; we have two mixed divisions of ground troops ready for battle now, with a third in chrysalis at the moment. We have 3 dozen flights of Mutalisks for air cover with 18 pairs of Scourges ready to take out enemy capital ships and carriers. In addition, all unit carapaces, weaponry, and upgrades have been installed. Dragonskin sub-dermal armor included.'

Excellent, anything else I need to know about? Yes Mistress, we . . . found something underground.'

What is it? Another Earth Dragon?'

'No Mistress, a piece of the Creator's legacy is here on Halkeginia.

Kerrigan dropped the cup and it shattered on the ground, 'Repeat that Erebus, did I hear a piece of the Creator's legacy?'

'Yes Mistress, specifically a gene bank. I've taken a look in it; there are extremely powerful first generation Zerg strains inside.'

'Begin sorting through the data, start work on a new generation of Zerg immediately. I want to know what we can do with such an incredible gift.'

'I believe we could build our more powerful strains as soon as we secure additional space, preferably open air. It may be possible to reconstruct several specialized ones, such as Hunter-Killers, Brutalisks, along with the Guardians, and even Leviathans.'

Kerrigan grinned, "Better get to it then Erebus."

Magic Academy of Tristain

The Next Day

Kerrigan met with Siesta in the kitchen to grab a bite and talk about future training, 'No sense in running on an empty stomach.'

"So Sarah, you mentioned once that Psionic power runs in families. I was curious, would you like to go visit my family as well as the Robe of the Dragon?"

Kerrigan was intently focused, "What is this Robe of the Dragon?"

"It's the ship my father arrived on this world with. You could probably ask him more questions if we go, I am still on vacation technically."

Kerrigan mulled this over, if she left without saying a word to Louise she would be acting like a jerk. But seeing this Robe in person could be the way I get back home, or even better yet, a means of fighting those Reconquista assholes from Albion.

"Alright, let's head out," Siesta started walking towards the stables, "We'll take the Ultralisk, forget the horses."

Siesta was surprised at Kerrigan's sudden interest. 'Maybe she can use some of those machines in the temple?'

"I should've asked, which way to your village Siesta?" "Tarbes is to the South Sarah, Siesta giggled at Kerrigan's slight brain fart but got on the Ultralisk and they were off towards Tarbes.

Louise suddenly saw Siesta and Sarah take off on the Ultralisk, with Tabitha, Kirche, and Guiche following on Sylphid. 'What?! They left me here?! JERK!'

Professor Colbert was excited about his profession once again. He had been authorized to go on an expedition to search for the legendary Robe of the Dragon. His first clues told him to go to the village of Tarbes in the south of Tristain, it is believed to be enshrined somewhere near there. Past that however, he was going blind and he knew it.

'I just hope this expedition goes a little better then the last one.'

Colbert blanched at the thought; he had gotten himself lost at sea during the last one. There was nothing more useless then a fire mage in the middle of the ocean. Colbert shook his head and focused on packing for the trip. He already had all the camping supplies and food he would need. Extra potions and medical kits for emergencies. He had nearly finished looking through everything when Louise came up behind him, "Professor Colbert, what are you doing?"

He jumped at Louise's voice, she had gotten very good at sneaking up on people recently. "I'm just packing for an expedition to Tarbes to find the Robe of the Dragon."

Louise jumped towards him, "Professor, can I come with you? I think my familiar has gone ahead with Siesta to that town. She may be looking for the same thing you are."

Colbert had to think on this, if they had Kerrigan there were few things that could touch her (or any of them for that matter) and live to tell the tale. "Alright Louise, but hold on, we've got a lot of ground to cover before dark."

Tarbes

Mid Afternoon

Siesta and Kerrigan got off the Ultralisk and began walking into Tarbes for the first time. Everyone just stood agape at the 5 meter tall elephant doppelganger, until seeing Siesta on it and visibly relaxing.

For Siesta it was a long time coming, 'I'm finally home again.'

Kerrigan smiled to Siesta, "It looks like you've been waiting for this for awhile now."

Siesta saw some friends she knew stop what they were doing and wave. Siesta waved back, "I have, it's been nearly 4 months since I was home last. I can't wait to see my siblings and see how much they've grown. Before you ask, they are not the same as me Sarah. Only my father and I have Psionic ability of any kind."

Kerrigan had already opened her mouth, and immediately closed it shut. 'She's going to kick my ass one of these days.'

Kerrigan hadn't noticed that the 3 following them had landed outside of town as well. They followed from a distance, interested to see what could come from following the former Ghost and her Acolyte.

Kerrigan suddenly felt a rather powerful Psi field coming from a nearby house, "Is he who I am feeling right now?" Siesta nodded, "He's trying to scare you off, he probably saw you coming 10 miles away," '10 miles? Just what kind of Ghost could pull that off?'

Siesta knocked on the door at the rather large homestead and walked in, "Dad! Everyone I'm home!"

As if on cue a thunderous roar of various words for joyous celebration were sent towards Siesta and she was actually tackled to the ground by her 8 siblings. Kerrigan burst out laughing, "I can't imagine that ever happening to me. That's for sure."

"You have no siblings?" Kerrigan frowned, "My parents only had me, and they died young so they never really had the chance I suppose." One of the boys came on up to Kerrigan, "It's okay lady! We'll be your brothers and sisters!" "YAY! HUG!" Kerrigan cracked up again, putting a huge smile on her face when the kids tackled her to the ground, and the two hunting dogs they had came and joined in.

"Ahem", the children immediately got off of Kerrigan, who nearly floated back onto her feet. "Is this a friend of yours Siesta?"

"Yes father, we met at the Academy, she's one of the student's familiars."

"Lady Sarah Kerrigan of Tarsonis at your service, Kerrigan made a slight bow, seeing Siesta's father's expression turn from curiosity to horror.

"Kids, why don't you go and play, we are going to have grown up talk now. Alright everyone?"

"OKAY!" The kids all replied together, and left the house. Siesta closed the door behind them and rejoined Sarah and her father at the kitchen table.

"You called down the thunder-" "Now reap the whirlwind."

Both Ghosts took a moment to gather their thoughts.

"Are you here to take me back Miss Kerrigan?"

"There's not a Confederacy to take you back to sir, the Sons of Korhal were successful in the rebellion following First Contact." Siesta's father was surprised at both the rebel group's victory, but far more so at 'First Contact. For Siesta this was her first time hearing the details of the conflicts that ravaged the Koprulu Sector.

First Contact? You mean-"

"Aliens? Yes sir, the enigmatic Protoss and vicious Zerg, both with their flaws and benefits. First Contact was the beginning of the First Great War which left billions dead and tens of millions unaccounted for."

"I was captured by the Zerg after the fall of Tarsonis and turned into a Human-Zerg hybrid. That started my reign of terror across the Koprulu Sector that lasted for just under a year before I was forced into seclusion on Char."

Kerrigan went into detail about the First Great War, the Brood War, and finally the Second Great War that ended with her defeat, and summoning to Halkeginia.

Meanwhile just across the street from the house, Tabitha had been secretly listening in on the two Ghosts reminiscing on training and other parts of life, while she summarized what she heard. All three were stupefied, space travel? What is that?

"I'm stunned. I don't know how else to put this Miss Kerrigan."

"From one Ghost to another, it's Sarah."

"Elliot," Elliot smiled and nodded.

Kerrigan continued, "As you probably noticed I've been training your daughter to use her powers."

Elliot frowned, "I have noticed that, but the same heartlessness and malevolence isn't present in her like a normal Ghost. How did you pull that off?"

Kerrigan shrugged, "I've been wondering that myself, your daughter seems to have a strong sense of right and wrong, a moral code that is set in stone. Its plausible that such a foundation can determine the type of Psionic user she will develop into. She is a defensive Psionic user, she can disable targets, cloak herself, even give herself basic shielding. She can also complete short range teleports called 'blinks', project illusions and Mirages. She's powerful, and most of the skills she has can only be used by the Protoss, a naturally Psionic race. Her counterpart however is more geared towards destruction, fits her pride as a noblewoman I suppose, that's a story for another time however." Elliot was clearly impressed with Siesta, she had succeeded him in leaps and bounds.

"I do have one request, I'd like to see the Robe of the Dragon today if that's alright."

"I don't see why not Sarah, may I ask why?"

Kerrigan looked at Siesta, "Could you give us a few minutes Siesta? We'll be outside in a little bit." Siesta nodded, and walked out.

"What I am about to tell you is highly classified, you understand?"

"Crystal Sarah."

"War against the nation of Tristain is imminent from Albion. If the invasion is going to take place it may be here on your front doorstep." Elliot closed his eyes, emotion heavy in his heart.

"From one Ghost to another?" Kerrigan nodded, "Even after all this time, going back to the war scares the hell out of me."

"It means more than just war for you now. You have a family and a home to protect, I won't make you fight with the Army, and frankly in your position I wouldn't want to anyway. Damn nobles can barely lead their armies."

"You mean the nobles who lead their armies with their dicks?"

Kerrigan grinned, "Crude, but fitting. Fight for your home Elliot of Tarbes, now show me where this Dragon is so we have yet another means of sewing chaos and destruction on the invaders."

"With pleasure."

Both Sarah and Elliot walked out to find Kirche, Guiche, Tabitha, Sylphid on their right, and Colbert with Louise on their left.

Kerrigan grinned, "So, what did I miss?"

Siesta's entire clan, and all the nobles went up towards the clan's temple in the hills surrounding the town. The entrance was remarkable well hidden, using several shear walls giving the appearance of there being no opening at all. The group made their way through the caves until Elliot put his fist in the air next to his head, "Hold position, I'll move up."

"Sarah, I have Spider mines up ahead, let me go disable them,"

Kirche had to ask, "Where is he going?"

Kerrigan responded with a bit of bite, "He's going to go shut off the land mines so when we walk into the temple we won't be blown to bits." Kirche's eyes got big and she backed off. No one wants to be blown up, even if she didn't know what a 'land mine' was.

"Alright, let's go."

The rest of their trip into the temple proper was relatively uneventful, a few trips and scraped knees later they arrived at the doors. They resembled the old hangar doors of Old Earth. Kerrigan and Elliot took opposite doors and opened, once Elliot unlocked the lock using his Psi signature. Kerrigan's eyes widened and she began to grin.

"Elliot, you've REALLY been holding out on me."

"I was afraid you'd be disappointed," Elliot replied sarcastically.

Kerrigan was thoroughly astounded at her findings. The entire hangar was an arms depot, with enough small arms to outfit a Marine regiment, several suits of Marine, early Marauder, Firebat issue power armor, 5 Ghost Stealth suits, 6 fully functional SCVs with enough spare parts to last 20 years, and 4 Vulture Hover bikes.

The biggest surprise however was the Special Operations Valkyrie, a specialized variant of the missile frigate designed to land covert assets behind enemy lines with enough firepower to take on whatever may come their way. Came with a cloak and had a small fusion plant, meaning she never runs out of power. Unfortunately, she doesn't have the same offensive bite, since most cargo space was dedicated to carrying cargo, not additional missiles.

Kerrigan was whistling through tunes as she saw how much firepower was in this small space. 'Temple would be an accurate depiction of this place to say the least. It's Mecca for gun nuts and military brats alike.'

She turned the corner and saw a solid neo-steel door covering a small cave in the side of the temple. Kerrigan rolled her eyes, "Looks completely harmless, let's see what's behind door number 1."

She opened and found even more munitions, specifically rockets for the Valkyrie and specialized munitions for rocket launchers. She saw several sealed chests at the far end and walked over to them. Her eyes widened as she saw a faded 'Radiation Warning!' symbol. Kerrigan glanced inside, gasped and found an intact nuclear tipped H.A.L.O. rocket that looked to be in pristine condition. She closed and sealed it, replacing it on the stack. There were 9 other boxes, 'Likely with the same payload,' Kerrigan thought to herself.

Finally Kerrigan saw unusual black canisters that felt like they had liquid in them, she glanced over on the side of the canister and saw C-200, the Confederacy designation for Sarin nerve agent. 'Yeah, this is pretty nuts, even for a Ghost operative most of these things you never got a chance to work with.' A small cache of Vespene containers lay scattered on the far side of the room, along with various spare parts. Even an old Longbolt missile lay on it's side, it's warhead removed.

Kerrigan made sure no one had come into the room and sealed it shut, 'Weapons in there that are simply too powerful for this world, at least for now.'

Kerrigan returned to the group, Colbert clearly in heaven, having to be held back from touching the weapons strewn about the hangar. No one wanted to scrape the man off the walls if a C-14 goes off in his gut. Kerrigan knew the weapons in question had to be secured and sent somewhere else. A temple in the woods, especially one so close to a potential combat zone was simply too hard to defend.

Kerrigan asked Elliot, "This is your property, and it's your call. Can we take these weapons somewhere more secure?"

Elliot sighed, distressed and clearly divided on the issue he spoke, "Yes, The Magic Academy would be safer I suppose."

"We'll keep a few suits and some various small arms here along with an SCV to keep things maintained. The WMD's, Valkyrie and rest of the munitions and equipment is going to the Academy for safekeeping until a permanent facility can be built for them. I'll have the Brood drop off a cache of Vespene and Minerals for you as well."

"It's not a good idea to launch during the daylight Sarah, wait until nightfall so no one will see you."

"Fair enough, everyone help out moving all this stuff onto the Valkyrie, tonight you are going home in style. All the backroom stuff leave to me and Elliot, it's safer that way."

Late Evening

Everyone finished loading the Valkyrie and piled into the missile frigate. With the amount of cargo they didn't load up there was enough space to be comfortable. Elliot and the rest of the clan would stay in Tarbes and watch over the remainder of the gear and keep their town safe, while Siesta would fly back with Kerrigan.

"Let's get this show on the road, Kerrigan pressed the intercom, "Ladies and Gentlemen I am Captain Sarah Kerrigan Terran Confederacy Retired, I will be your pilot for today . ."

After the bullshit intercom speech Kerrigan started the Valkyrie's fusion plant and began moving out of the hangar out towards a cliff side. A blast shield came down in front of the doors, put down for them by Elliot, blocking them from the excessively hot Ion drives as the Valkyrie flew away. "This bird has been sitting in the hangar so long we need to make sure she can still function properly after so long, we'll have to do a shakedown cruise afterwards

Kerrigan felt completely in control of the Valkyrie, while she had never flown one in her life, her Gandalfr runes gave her all the knowledge she could ever need. Every switch, level and control surface felt natural, like an extension of her.

"Siesta, engage the cloak."

Kerrigan pointed to the cloak's switch, "Cloak is active, time to the Academy is 2 hours. You wanted to take this thing on a so-called shakedown cruise correct?"

"Yes, but let's unload our passengers first and then go flying for a bit, ever wanted to go to space Siesta?"

Tarbes-Stockpile

Elliot looked back on what he had left, if war was coming to Tarbes he had to make sure they were ready. He hopped into the SCV and began looking through build options, looking for a way to give Tarbes a fighting chance in the battle to come. He glanced at some of the options he had available and began to grin, 'Those fliers won't know what hit them. Time to get some of the men I can trust ready for action.'

Low Orbit

Siesta looked out onto the planet of Halkeginia, seeing landmasses that no one in Tristain had ever seen, the beauty of the moons and an amazing corona effect from the sun reaching just past the edge of the planet she called home. Weightlessness was a completely alien feeling to the young woman, she found herself bouncing around the passenger compartment. Kerrigan was left stifling laughs as she hit her head into things constantly

Magic Academy of Tristain

Next Morning

Students, commoners and instructors came out to see the Valkyrie in all its glory. All were simply impressed by the sheer size, cargo capacity and just overall presence. The nukes and nerve gas had already been moved to an underground bunker hastily built to secure them.

Old Man Osmond looked up at the Valkyrie and nodded, "You've done well Jean! I honestly thought you'd end up getting stuck in the mountains or something!"

Colbert smiled uncomfortably, 'Does the man have no confidence in me?'

Kerrigan approached the Headmaster, "Sorry to bother you Osmond, but I should probably let you know that I'm heading to the capital for urgent business at the Palace. Louise and Siesta will remain here, could you make sure they stay on top of their training for me?"

Osmond nodded, "Anytime Lady Kerrigan."

"Its Sarah now Osmond, if I can use your first name you've earned the right to use mine as well." Kerrigan moved to Osmond and shook his hand, "Keep everyone safe for me alright? I'll be leaving the Ultralisk to keep the Academy safe, although no one in their right mind would go after you guys, I'd rather be safe."

Osmond tilted his head towards Kerrigan, "How do you plan on getting to the capital Sarah?"

Kerrigan grinned, and pointed at one of the Vulture Hover Bikes, "Let's just say I can move even fast now then with the Ultra." Kerrigan got on the bike, powered it up, and took off towards the Palace at best speed.

Tristainia-Palace

Kerrigan walked into the war room after being escorted in by two Magic Knights. She had stunned everyone with the incredibly fast Hover Bike. It had only taken 30 minutes and 3 fragmentation grenades for a band of outlaws to reach the capital and palace. She parked the bike and asked the guards to ensure none would touch it in her absence. She found the Duke and Duchess of Valliere in the war room, both nodded towards her in greeting. She was carrying a Chrysalis of a Zerg under her arm.

Eyes immediately turned towards Kerrigan, followed by Henrietta and her mother, the Queen of Tristain. "I'm surprised to see you here Sarah, what brings you here?"

"I plan on participating in the war your Highness, and ensuring you all are prepared for the coming conflict. I intend to be useful to Louise, as she in turn wants to be useful to her Highness."

"We don't need a familiar to tell us how to fight a war your Highness! We nobles can manage just fine without the help of a plebeian!"

Kerrigan chuckled, "Your Highness, you haven't told them anything about me or the Swarm it seems. While I do appreciate that, we all know war is coming, and you need all the help you can get."

"Someone get her out of here! She's nothing but common rabble-"another noble said before he stopped speaking, Kerrigan pointing a finger towards the man.

Kerrigan smiled politely, "Now now, I may be rabble, but I most certainly am not common!"

"Stand down Lady Kerrigan! Before you kill the man," Henrietta demanded towards the clearly entertained Kerrigan.

"Oh fine." The noble began to gasp for breath.

"I hope further displays won't be necessary ladies and gentlemen; I am here to offer my help to your Kingdom. I suggest for the future of Tristain and her citizens you accept my offering."

Duchess Valliere spoke up, "No Sarah, I don't believe they will be. You spoke with me at the Duchy, the Swarm is in war time mode is it not? What does that mean exactly?" The rest of the nobles seemed tense but visibly relaxed, most would defer to the Heavy Wind on matters of military strategy.

"It means exactly as it sounds Karin, I have 3 divisions of ground troops prepared for repelling the inevitable invasion that will come to Tristain. I can also provide reinforcements to any potentially weakened zones you need covered, my troops can move from the Hive Cluster to any location in Tristain in less then 4 hours."

This earned a few gasps from the nobles sitting at the table, "In addition, I have made contact with another person from the Koprulu Sector who resides in Tristain. He is a former Ghost operative and lives in a potential combat zone and has agreed to defend his home village from attack. I have acquired a starship from his home village that can be used to fight their fleet. He is also building defensive positions and structures to aid in his cause."

Many nobles wanted to know what sort of structures, but all were focused on this 'starship'.

A starship Lady Kerrigan?"

"A ship designed to travel between planets, large scale distances on a planet, or for larger vessels the ability to move from one part of the galaxy to another in fairly reasonable time. Newer ships can easily reach the human homeworld of Earth to the Koprulu Sector in one year, a feat that when the Sector was first colonized, took 29 years."

Kerrigan continued, "Unfortunately the ship in question, a heavily modified frigate is currently unable of Warp travel, mainly due to the ship's age and poor state of maintenance. It is cleared for flight in-atmosphere combat however, and a crew is training on her as we speak." Kerrigan finished, much to the awestruck audience's dismay.

"I still don't trust this one your Highness."

Many nobles agreed, and seemed to be willing to cut their support for Tristain's military; Kerrigan had to make a concession or risk losing vital support assets.

"In return for your support in me joining the ranks of the Swarm of your own I am willing to offer the nation of Tristain access to information regarding archeological ruins that date back to the time of the Founder. If my knowledge of your society is accurate, it could earn you support from Romalia."

The room went dead silent, and then the Queen spoke, "What sort of ruins are we talking about her Lady Kerrigan?"

"Your Majesty, the ruins are dotted with relics and statues from the time period of the Founder that the Swarm found while performing basic reconnaissance to secure the Hives. Runic writings in the ruins suggest the Founder's existence, as well as his personal history. In addition we have destroyed half a dozen werewolf and vampire covens since the Hive's relocation from under the Magic Academy."

The entire room became stunned at this fact, most vampire and lycanthrope covens were not only incredibly secretive but nearly impossible for non-mages to kill. "How bad were your casualties in dealing with these covens Lady Kerrigan?"

"Very light, by Zerg standards anyhow. The Swarm took less than 100 losses in total, for a nearly equal amount of kills. The Brood can easily replace lost troops in a matter of hours, meaning a full Swarm can grow a division in days."

The nobles became impressed even more so, near instant reinforcements plus high speed transportation

"I am still holding back elements of the Swarm however Highness and Majesty, due to serious ethical, religious and legal complications that may come from using them."

"How serious of complications are we talking about Lady Kerrigan?"

"Have you ever heard of biological warfare Majesty?" Several sets of eyes began to grow massively in size, mostly out of horror. Even Karin 'The Heavy Wind' paled.

The Queen noticed her old comrade's behavior and became concerned, she had to know. The Queen shook her head, "Not the particulars Lady Kerrigan."

"It's the use of disease, pests, and illnesses designed to kill on an industrial scale for the purpose of causing mass casualties. The Zerg have long had this capability, have a specially designated unit for such tasks and have effectively mastered its use over time."

"Secondly, is the use of Infestation to increase the size of one's army. Basically mind control that becomes permanent, through massive physical changes and damaging the self-conscious. The Swarm also possesses a designated unit for this as well. They can be turned into living bombs, a walking horde made of just about any kind of people. The possibility of infesting mages is one that the Erebus and many of the wiser members of the Hive holds the most promise, however just about anyone can be useful. Men, women, children even are all susceptible to Infestation."

Henrietta had nearly fainted at hearing all of this, while more than a few nobles found themselves becoming ill, a few having to excuse themselves. The Queen Spoke, "No use of such techniques is permitted Lady Kerrigan, is that understood?"

"Crystal Majesty, I merely wished to you to know what you have available to command. I must take my leave and visit the Hive. The troops are nearly ready, and I have Overseers performing recon on Albion and their troop movements as we speak. I'll know when they move, so I'll be leaving you an Erebus to keep you apprised of the Zerg's status. I need a drop of blood from each Royal for the bond to be recognized."

The Royals looked horrified, "Is this blood magic?"

"No, an Erebus won't recognize you as a commander unless it can read your magic signature as one of authority. I can program it to obey only your Majesty and her Highness. I still decide what information comes through, but for the most part this Erebus will be your guide to the Swarm, as well as the history of it, and provide up to the date information on intelligence from the front. Finally, you can reach me at any time, day or night using the Erebus. Until we meet in the field, good day to you all." Everyone in the room looked at the chrysalis as it throbbed and then hatched a fully grown Erebus.

The Erebus looked disgusting to the newcomers, never seeing a gasbag type Zerg before, "Ready to await your commands Majesty and Highness."

Her Majesty gave the first directive, "Do you possess a name other then Erebus?"

"I do Majesty, but not one that can easily understood by Terrans." Looks of confusion made the Erebus rethink it's words, "I apologize, Terran is the Zerg term for humans. In any case, would you like to assign me a name Highness and Majesty?" The confusion melted away into curiosity of what the Queen would actually name the new being brought to them.

Queen Marianne thought carefully for a moment, Erebus meant 'Nether Darkness' in Romalian so maybe . . .

"Umbra."

"I find such a title fitting Majesty, I shall be known henceforth as Umbra. What are your first questions for me?"

Tristain Countryside

Kerrigan drove the Vulture at top speed for Mount Lucius, weaving around traffic that for her seemed to be standing still. After reaching a secluded area, Kerrigan called for a Nydus, and took it the rest of the way to the Hive Cluster. When Kerrigan arrived at the Hive Cluster she was astounded at its size. The actual mountain only held the Spires where Mutalisks roosted along with the Brood Lords and Corruptors. It was beneath the mountain where countless Hatcheries, Lairs, and Hives worked tirelessly to produce troops for the coming struggle.

Kerrigan was amazed at the depth of work that had gone on, the Swarm truly could adapt to any condition, and their time in Halkeginia was proof enough of this strength. The sheer level of activity and strength they had built in such a short time was simply astonishing. She approached the Erebus as it was sifting through some of the genetic information it had found. 'Mistress, good to see you. Is the Hive Cluster to your satisfaction?'

Kerrigan smiled, 'You have impressed me yet again Erebus. I wonder how I managed the Swarm before the free will that was introduced to you all.'

'Somehow.' Kerrigan rolled her eyes and continued.

'So, is everything ready?'

'Just about Mistress, still have some Ultralisks in chrysalis right now, and it'll be a little while longer for them to hatch.'

'The new gene information?'

'Still making sense of all the data Mistress, but we will have proper spaceflight capability by the beginning of summer. Less dramatic changes in strains such as Hunter Killers will be available sooner, but will be separate from the Hydralisk strain due to the cost that is entailed for each H-K unit.'

Cost estimate?'

'Somewhere around 400 minerals and Vespene for each individual H-K. That's a conservative estimate at this point however, so it may rise significantly. Guardians will also cost us more then normal, but they can be morphed from either larvae or active Mutalisks. I can have one Brutalisk ready in 3 days, but they are nearly 900 minerals and 1100 Vespene each.'

Kerrigan groaned, with the lack of biomass, and massive industrial capacity the Swarm had on Char, specialized units and strains were simply too cost ineffective. The Brutalisk was one hell of a gift though. A mixed breed between Hydralisks, Roaches and Ultralisks, a single Brutalisk held enough power to hold back a battlecruiser or two battalions of Marines with ease. Although they looked like Roaches, they were far more massive in size, easily 5 times the size of an Ultralisk. They were a more cost effective Zerg then say the massive Omegalisk, which was not only huge and impossible to hide, but prohibitively expensive.

'Thankfully Mistress our command and control has been streamlined between the Palace, here, and with you Mistress, we have a prototype Yggdrasil in low orbit acting as a Psionic relay station.'

That surprised Kerrigan even more, Yggdrasils were easily 10 times the size of a standard Overlord, and held massive Psionic power. A small group could easily open a warp gate and bring an entire brood through. Kerrigan had seen them only used a few times during the Brood War, but only as a more efficient way to control group troops. 'A Yggdrasil? How in the hell did you manage to grow that big of an Overlord down here?'

'We didn't build it down here Mistress, we found a secluded glen and morphed it there.'

'Risky Erebus.'

'I know Mistress, but it's paid off considerably. There was no trace of our presence in the glen except for a little cracked ground.'

'In addition Mistress, many new strains of evolution exist for us to morph our current forces with. Banelings, Zerglings, Roaches all have two new breeds can themselves can morph into on demand. A new Ultralisk strain is an option, but it is still some way off. Don't even ask about the Leviathans or Behemoths, you'd have a better chance at building more starships at this point.'

'Smartass.'

'I am merely stating fact Mistress.' Kerrigan smiled, she could get used to having a little backtalk in the Swarm. 'Mistress about that name . . .'

'Genesis.'

'Fitting. I'll let the Brood know of it's new identity.'

Tarbes-That Night

Elliot had picked out several people he could trust and began to brief them on current events both regionally and internationally. He showed them the suits of armor, and weapons they would use if the invaders would strike at their homes.

He had already secretly built bunkers and missile towers around the entire valley during the night hours, and had camouflaged them better then he ever had before. The former Ghost sometimes couldn't find his own creations, some looking more like trees then missile turrets. Of course the turrets' Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) system had already been programmed to hold fire on any Terran ships or units, as well as any unit carrying the Germanian or Tristain Battle Standard. He had included the Royal Family's Symbol, which oddly reminded him of the old French military coat of arms.

Elliot smiled, 'Those bastards from Albion won't know what hit them if they come here.'

Elliot was sad that he couldn't get a Command Center going and get a SAT-COM or even a nuclear silo running. He lacked the materials for both building, or even guiding the warheads to a proper target in Albion. He would need a Ghost to paint the target, and build a larger silo for an Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile (IRBM) that would be needed to cover the extensive distance to Albion. Tactical missiles which he was familiar with could be fired from Battlecruisers, but without orbital satellites, or preferably a Ghost nearby such weapons would be a waste. Not to mention getting enough people to man a Battlecruiser would take all of Tarbes, and the next 5 villages combined, just for a skeleton crew. (Normal crew for a Behemoth Battlecruiser is 8,000 crew and soldiers, skeleton would entail 3-5,000).

'I may need to build a new class of Battlecruiser for Tristain that will actually be usable, I'll ask Kerrigan for help with that one.'

Kerrigan had an Overlord drop off the minerals and Vespene he needed to the get the base going, a few drones to collect resources under the temple, as well as build escape tunnels for the citizens to use in the event the invasion came too hard to repel. The tunnels would lead near the temple, where the citizens could be protected more easily, with multiple kill-zones covered by bunkers, who would be manned by every able man and woman in the village. Their C-14's, Perdition Flamethrowers, and heavy grenade launchers would deal with ground troops; Elliot's wife, who had been out in the fields during Siesta's visit would be taking a few select women from the village and arm them as snipers with C-10 Canister Rifles. The markswomen in forest camouflaged Ghost suits, would be specifically targeting mages, particularly Earth mages controlling Golems, as well as targeting enemy officers and NCO's. In addition, Elliot was able to manufacture AGR-14's for the men and women who could either not fit into the powered armor or when they had no suits left. Fragmentation, cluster, white phosphorous, and specialized 'Roller' seeking grenades would be carried by all fights regardless

The Missile Turrets would fend off the warships and were outfitted with multiple special Interceptor rocket packs that used ludicrously fast, agile (Try 14g's of turning strength) mini rockets specialized in taking out extremely fast and agile targets such as Dragons that Albion would no doubt employ.

No vehicles or other starships were an option at this point, by himself he was lucky he could build as much as he had. Supply depots, an armory, a barracks for troops to be trained and outfitted with an attached Tech Lab, an engineering bay to build and maintain equipment, not to mention a future site for the massive Command Center which would take up a huge amount of space in the closed valley. A makeshift radar had been installed atop one of the ridges, its array pointed toward open sea, and towards Albion. The range was unexpectedly awful, at just over 100 kilometers (just more then 50 miles) but given it was held together with barely duct tape and prayer it was a miracle that it had reached that far.

When the fleet was detected, an alarm would be sounded, moving the young and elderly into the escape tunnels and towards the temple, while those who had volunteered for combat duty went to their assigned bunker around the village or just above it in the hills. There they would suit up, arm their weapons, test them and prepare for battle. Each bunker also had an escape tunnel built towards the temple, plus a small thermite charge to collapse it once it became indefensible. Missile Turrets outside near the town would fire all their missiles and then self destruct once enemy forces closed on them, rendering them useless to the enemy. Once war was declared, additional Missile Turrets would be built in the town to provide cover for fleeing civilians and make the town a harder target.

Elliot also built a small missile silo for long range anti-aircraft duty. It would carry four heavily modified Apocalypse class ballistic missiles designed to target the Flagship of the invasion fleet. The missiles were shortened and made far lighter, they didn't have to deal with re-entry or extreme speeds like the nuclear variants did. Each warhead was built with a tracking radar, and motion sensor from the Missile Turret; 2,000 pounds of a powerful fuel-air and concussive explosive combination designed to create massive shockwaves, with a proximity detonator from a Longbolt missile normally launched from said turrets.

He had two additional missiles in reserve that could be fired at targets of opportunity once they reached land. Those were fitted with 5 Multiple Independent Re-entry Vehicles (MIRV) carrying 750 pounds of D-9 High Explosive and would have variable fuses, that could intelligently decide between impact (for ships) or air burst (for Dragons and infantry).

Multiple Overseers, along with the radar station would act as a primary guidance system, until the missiles closed in at Mach 7 from their ballistic trajectories. Given the speed, there wasn't a Terran or even Protoss weapon that could intercept them. They would detonate anywhere from 50-250 meters from their targets, and were designed to shatter ships and kill crew members exposed to the blast from just overpressure alone. Elliot theorized that Dragons and other beasts of war would be similarly affected, and decided to keep the weapons ready for launch.

A nearby Overlord sent a Psionic message to Elliot, "Master Elliot, Mistress Kerrigan wishes to speak with you."

"Patch me in. Sarah?"

"Ah Elliot! I hear you've been a very busy bee! Defense after defense, even some offense built on just for the hell of it."

"Spying on me Sarah?"

"You are a valuable asset to me Elliot, not to mention your daughter thinks of you as her hero. I would never forgive myself if I let something happen to you on my watch."

Elliot snorted, "I heard that!"

"Funny Sarah, any news on the war front?"

"None yet, although we're fairly certain it'll be at Tarbes where this whole thing will go down."

"Enemy strength?"

"20-35 ships of varying classes, including several capital ships and carriers. Anywhere from 15,000 to 70,000 troops, this includes all infantry and Dragon mounts. It's a conservative estimate at this point however, it could be easily double that."

"Those long range missiles will be key then in our counterstrike. Sarah, I am currently considering building a Starport and build Battlecruisers for the war effort."

Kerrigan took a step back mentally and laughed, "You want to build battlecruisers? Really Elliot? You could never find the crew you would need for such a ship."

Elliot snapped back, "I'm planning on designing a new class for the conflict. A fifth the size of a normal Battlecruiser, designed with Halkeginian magic and using a combination of Terran weapons and energy systems along with Windstones normally found on airships. I need a few Erebi to help me design her quickly, and properly."

Kerrigan smiled, "That is actually quite reasonable Elliot, what were you thinking of naming the new class?"

Elliot took a deep breath, "The Henrietta-Class Battlecruiser." Kerrigan almost laughed at that, and realized just powerful such an effect would have on the Princess, who would probably be Queen sooner then she could've anticipated. "The first will be Her Majesty's Starship Henrietta."

"I think that would be quite fitting Elliot," Kerrigan said with a smile.

Tristainia-Palace

Both Majesty and Highness attempted to squeeze the Erebus for any information about the strength or location of the Swarm's base, but got nowhere with it after hours of interrogation. The Queen left the war room to go rest from the day's events, and to reflect on the coming storm. Henrietta was left in the room alone with the Erebus and she asked, "Whom does Kerrigan care for more? The Swarm or the Humans of this world?"

"That is not a simply answered question Highness. While her heart remains with the Swarm, she has learned an appreciation for human life, the decisions of both the Brood War and Second Great War weigh heavily on her heart and conscience. She honestly seeks to atone, it's impossible for the Queen of Blades to hide such strong feelings from the Swarm. If she says that she wishes to atone, I would accept it.

She doesn't like the idea of nobles or powerful families because the Confederacy that took her as a child was built on those beliefs. Those beliefs make her act the way she does towards you, but you needn't worry. The Queen of Blades has tremendous confidence in you, and believes that you will be on of the best monarchs Tristain will have had in recent memory."

Henrietta felt daunted almost, one of the most deadly beings in the galaxy, one who brought untold destruction believed that SHE, an 18 year old Crown Princess had the potential to become a wonderful Queen. Not to mention the degree of confidence that the Queen of Blades had in her abilities.

"Umbra, why does Kerrigan respect The Duke and Duchess of Valliere so much?"

"She respects them because they both are professional, experienced soldiers and officers. Kerrigan and Karin are particularly close given how much blood the two of shed, not to mention Kerrigan's rescue and life-saving equipment that kept Louise alive during her time in comatose. The Duke of Valliere respects her power, and she respects his age and wisdom."

Umbra continued, "The Queen of Blades does not hate anyone, she did what she had to for the Swarm to survive and prosper. She may seem not to like you, but she feels she needs to test your mettle constantly, to ensure you are capable of being this nation's Queen. It's as much to allow the Swarm to survive as it is to see a brighter future then the one she left behind on Char. The Queen of Blades is as much a politician as any monarch, and knows what it takes to lead a nation."

Henrietta nodded somberly, even with her cancelled marriage, she had a country to lead, as Queen. It was just a matter of when-*SMASH* Henrietta and Umbra looked to the newcomer who had bashed open the door.

"YOUR HIGHNESS! WE HAVE A CRISIS!"

Henrietta closed her eyes and felt a tear come down her cheek, 'So it begins.'

A/N: So the war begins, who lives, who dies, and whatever did Louise think of Kerrigan for leaving her at the Academy? This and more next time on Hail to The (Zero) Queen!

Late Edit: Some Reviews you guys have posted I feel I should address before I post the next chapter, which won't be for a little while. Here ya go!

Foldguy24: I wanted to keep some of the more powerful units out of the picture so early on. Kerrigan and the Tristain forces already have a lot of firepower, and some could argue they are overpowered. I will not rule out these units coming later in Season 2, along with airborne units such as Wraiths. There will have to be more Ghosts later on, although who they may be remains to be seen. I have yet to flush out how many there should be, or how powerful they may be. There will be a surprise for Henrietta however by the end of the Season, so stay tuned.

Yuri-Hime-Chan: Albion was screwed the moment they declared war. They assumed Tristain's forces would be just normal soldiers like theirs. This war however, will not be a short, bloodless one, that I can promise.

Poliamida/Manah Scarlet Shadowsong: It was a bit rushed, and I apologize for that. I do plan on cleaning this up however, either before next update, or when the season is concluded.

Some characters will not be as the novels or anime are portrayed, I wanted to do this mainly because the idea of someone as powerful as the Queen of Blades coming to Halkeginia could (and most likely would) change everyone's persona as well as how people carry themselves. Keeping the characters fixed may have appeased some followers, but it wouldn't mesh well with Kerrigan's attitude. People fear her, or respect her. There isn't much middle ground for any other feelings for someone so strong.

BlackholeLord: The Protoss will be completely shocked, that much is safe to say. However, the Protoss are still a little ways off, so just how shocked they will be will have to wait until then =) 2: A fully charged Kerrigan would make for a very short story =)