StarCraft: Kerrigan's Child
Chapter 50
HYPERION BRIDGE
Matt was on the bridge looking around seeing everyone half doing their jobs and chatting to the person next to them, "It's about time people started to slack off a bit considering that the invasion is over and Mengsk is gone" he thought as he looked around before hearing a small alarm, "Sir its seems like a group of Zerg are heading towards the western area outside of the city" the officer stated which Matt then looked uninterested until another alarm was heard, "Sir it seems from the Psionic wave form sensor, the former Queen of Blades and the Commander along with another individual are with the group as well" the officer continued catching Matt's attention. "They are taking Lilith with them" Matt thought as he knew Lilith's safety and wellbeing was both Sarah and Jim's top priority in any case and yet bringing her out in the open, just when the invasion is over is not a wise idea considering that Mengsk may have some groups that have gone into hiding. "Sir from the way that they are moving it seems that they are looking for something" he stated getting Matt to look at him, "How so?" Matt asked to which the officer then highlight the Zerg readings "They have Hunter Killers with them as well as the Devouring One Zerglings in front which seem to be leading them somewhere" the officer explained to which Matt had a feeling that Valerian would want to know about this.
"What is in the area they are in?" Matt asked wanting to know if there was anything of importance in the area, "Give me a few seconds" the officer spoke as he re done the scan bringing up a detailed map of the area on the screen, "There are still some intact UED bunkers from their invasion of Korhal where we intervened to save Mengsk" the Officer said listing the things that were in the area. "Are they heading towards one of the bunkers?" Matt asked wondering what has cause Sarah and Jim to act like this.
"They are heading towards this Bunker here" he zoomed in on the bunker before running sensor scans over it, finding nothing of interest until inferred was done and found a heat source inside and by the image seemed to resting, "There is someone or something inside that bunker" the officer spoke getting Matt look at the screen intently, "What does the Bio scanner say about the Life form?" Matt asked as the officer brought up the results, "It's a infested Terran" Matt heard to which it came to one conclusion "Its Mengsk he must've broken away from Sarah's control, I have to tell Valerian about this before Sarah and Jim get there" Matt thought to which he walked to a communication station and began to contact Valerian.
DOMINION PALACE VALERIAN'S ROOM
Valerian sat at his desk still going over the reports of the progress to restoring the City enough for the civilians to go back to their homes, "My father wouldn't bother to even look at this, he would focus on expanding his miserable rule while letting everyone suffer, an Emperor is only as strong as the people who trust him and follow him" he thought to himself as he took it upon himself make sure that he would be involved with the people.
His thoughts were interrupted as an incoming transmission was appearing on his computer screen, "Now who would this be?" Valerian spoke intrigued by who would be calling him at this time, pressing the button to accept the call getting Matt's face to appear on the screen, "Captain Horner what can I do for you?" Valerian asked knowing it must be something for Matt to contact him, "Valerian something i don't know all the details but I think something has happened and that your father has broken free of Sarah's control and is now hiding in one of the still intact UED bunkers used in their Invasion four years ago" Matt spoke getting Valerian to be surprised that his father is on the loose now, "What have they done about this?" he asked knowing that Sarah and Jim would not let this wait, "Jim and Sarah are moving towards his location as we speak, it appears they have taken their daughter along too I think Sarah is going to finish what she has started" Matt spoke sounding like it was something that Valerian would want to know, "I see send me the location of where they're going I need to have something final words with my father before he dies" Valerian spoke as he then thought about what to say.
"I see I will be coming along as well I need to see it with my own eyes to know that your father will die" Matt said before the transmission was cut, Valerian stood up from his seat and walked out of his room heading to the elevator down to the ground floor, "Now I just hope that she doesn't kill him before I have say what I need to" Valerian thought in his head as this is something that needs to be buried and put behind him. "I hope I can get there in time" he spoke in focus as he waited until the elevator doors opened for him to be on the ground floor, walking out of the palace there was a car already waiting for him to take him to one of the unused medivac with a team of Marines inside, "Shame you have to overseer the clean-up General Warfield" he thought with pity since being overseer to cleaning up a city of the dead from the invasion was not a General's job.
As the car was driving to the unused Medivac with the Marine team on standby Valerian couldn't help but think that he would need someone to keep him in line, in case he starts to become like his father since he had no one to tell him he was going overboard, yet if anyone did tell him that they would either be on a one way trip to New Folsom or executed, "I wonder who?" He thought as a good majority of the populace supported him and yet there wasn't a shortage of the female half wanting him, but he had yet to find the right one.
Arriving at the Medivac he saw as the Marine team was standing around not slacking off but more relaxing in case they need to be called into duty, which they didn't know they would be "Gentlemen" Valerian spoke getting the attention of the team which they all lined up and saluted, "What do you need your highness?" the captain of the team spoke wondering why the soon to be crowned Emperor was here, "I need you and your men to escort me somewhere we will be taking the Medivac with us, stay near me and don't fire on anything without my permission" Valerian spoke commanding them, "Yes sir" they all said and waited until Valerian began to board the Medivac as it was now preparing to take off, having everyone on board the medivac took off heading to the location that Valerian had received from Matt.
WITH SARAH AND JIM
Lilith looked at the scenery around her while she was on her father's shoulders after the 4 years of peace from the Zerg and Protoss, the Dominion had been able to start restoring Korhal's plant life getting grass and trees to grow, it may have been 4 years but the progress that was amazing small forests had grown some of the wildlife had returned, "This is so amazing" Lilith spoke enjoying what she was seeing which put a smile on both her parent's faces, "Why don't we have this back home?" Lilith asked wondering why which her mother came to the explanation, "Sweetie plants can't grow on Char because it's too hot for them" Sarah explained watching as Lilith's expression sadden which made her feel sad, Jim catching this took a hold of her and lifted her off his shoulders and lower her onto the ground, "Sweetie if you can find a plant you like while staying with us, see if you can find a seed we can take back home, Maybe Abathur can do something to it so that it can grow on Char" Jim said looking at Lilith as her facial expression become happy, "Ok Daddy" Lilith answered as took one hand of her father's and one of her mothers and began to walk in between them.
While Lilith was enjoying herself walking in between her parents while looking around the surrounding plant life looking for one she liked, Sarah and Jim were both concentrating on the task ahead of them "Has Mengsk stop moving?" Jim asked Sarah through the link to which she looked at him before answering, "He's staying where he is for now it won't be smart for him to move, he's surrounded with us coming towards him and I can sense two transports are heading for his location from the Dominion and the Hyperion" Sarah answered seriously as she watched the change in expression on Jim's face, "It seems that they noticed us leaving the Hive Cluster and might of found Mengsk hiding inside the bunker he is in" Sarah continued which Jim thought about what would cause both Matt and Valerian to come out here.
"All I can think of is that both Matt and Valerian want to see Mengsk's death with their own eyes, but I also think Valerian wants to have some final words with him before you kill him" Jim responded to which both of then felt Lilith's hands left theirs. They watched as Lilith ran ahead of them "Sweetie don't go far" Sarah shouted as she ran to catch up to her daughter with Jim following behind her with the Hunter Killers and the Devouring Ones with the Albino Zergling, Lilith continued to run as she came to a stop on the path and look to the left to see a flower with red and black petals, the colours instantly reminding her of her parent's hair before they were infested, getting on her knees she looked at the center to see that there was small seeds, "I want this one" Lilith thought to herself as she focused her eyes on the seeds as she plucked a few with her psionic power and carefully levitated them into her open hand before placing them inside one of the pockets on her pants, "Lilith don't go running off like that so suddenly" Lilith turned around to see her mother was standing behind her with a worried look on her face, Lilith stood up looking at her mother with an apologetic expression on her face "I know Mommy but I wanted to get here before we go past it" Lilith said which Sarah looked behind her daughter to see the flower with red and black petals, "You got the seeds you wanted for Abathur?" Sarah asked watching as Lilith nodded her head, "Ok then let's get going" Sarah said offering her hand out which Lilith took a firm grip of as Jim and the Hunter Killers with the Devouring Ones and the Albino Zergling caught up to them.
"Sweetie what made you run here?" Jim asked looking at his daughter who was smiling, "That flower Daddy I wanted that one" Lilith pointed to the flower with a bigger smile, Jim looked at the flower finding it interesting as he hadn't seen it before his mind got back to focus on what they were here to do "Ok then so shall we continue" Jim spoke before they heard a howl, the three of them turned their attention to the Albino Zergling who was sniffing the air and then howled one more time before shooting off ahead of them, "Looks like he has smelled Mengsk" Sarah spoke focused as Jim lifted Lilith back onto his shoulders with Sarah's help before he ran with her to follow the Albino Zergling as its Devouring One brothers along with the Hunter Killers followed after it.
