Aboard the bridge of the USS Hyperion in orbit around Tarsonis
"You're no longer under my command, Jim. Mar Sara, my home and yours are nothing
but ashes thanks to the wonderful efforts of the Zerg and the Protoss."
"I was never one fer politics. Maybe it's damn well time I retired."
"I'm not gonna let this stand, Jim. I say we go back and show Arcturus where to stick it."
"I'm with you, but look at us. The militia that came with us is outgunned, outmanned,
and worn out like drunken Ragnasaurus."
"I know. Wait. Jim, I have an idea. You're still a respected man out in the fringe colonies."
"What are you getting at?"
"We could maybe convince the colonies that are still standing to help us fight the
Dominion in order to guarantee the autonomy they've had since they were founded
centuries ago."
"Advisor, open transmission to all dropships and wraiths."
"This is your Commander. I applaud your decision to stay with us and not join this new
Dominion. Most of you are from the fringe colonies where no one, not even the
Confederacy has bothered us much. We have kept a certain degree of freedom for a
long time. And I'll be damned if we give it up to Arcturus' damn yahoos now. Now we
got ourselves two choices. We can run to the distant stars like some damned chumps
or we can go back home and make a stand against the Sons of bitches of Korhal. Those
of you who run, I won't blame you in light of the recent horrors we have endured. Those
of you who stay and fight, you will be the ones who know you did something right for
you, your family, and our home. Anyone who wants to stay, plot a course over to Mar Sara."
"Alright. We fringe colonists take no guff from nobody, Commander."
"Helmsman. Lay a course back to Mar Sara. Or what's left of it."
"Y'know, Commander-we may be the only Mar Sarans left. Most of the ones we evac'ed
have joined up with the Sons of Korhal or have set out for Earth."
"We'll be holding a memorial service for uh, Lt. Kerrigan in mid-flight. I know that it's
not closure, but..."
"We don't even know if she's dead. For all we know, she could be alive and frightened out
there."
"Follow me, Sarah."
"Who the hell are you? I know you're not my father."
"Talk fast, or I'll kill you right now with my bare hands."
"Relax, Sarah. I am here to help you. I am a telepath like you. But I have been around longer
than you have. And you have exceptional power and the passion to use it. But the Terrans have
repressed it. They are afraid of your gifts. In fact, they have caused you no end to pain since your
birth."
"How did you know? You scanned my mind?"
"Your psychic power is very strong. I felt it the moment I saw you, there was no need to scan your
mind. I am offering you a chance to use your gift after so much oppression."
"Thanks for the offer. But in case you haven't noticed, I am a Terran."
"But that can change."
"What?"
"Never mind. Please consider my offer. I offer you the protection of a force that has existed for
millennia and has always remained strong. You will be allowed to finally unleash your fury upon
the world. I am offering you a very unique opportunity for a very unique individual."
"Look, whoever you are. I'm flattered but I'd like to leave."
"And where will you go, Sarah? Home?"
"That's my business. Besides, you're not the first person to give me that offer. Arcturus promised
the exact same thing, and look where it got me. Standing here naked in front of you. Not that bad."
"Arcturus betrayed you. He knew you would not support his designs, so he left you to the fury of
the Zerg Swarms."
"Then why are you here? They have all left you and abandoned you. Terrans are a naive and
arrogant race. But my covenants are truth and nature itself, and all those who abide by my rule
will survive and thrive. Tell me the name of any Terran who has not betrayed you."
"Sure, why not? Doesn't look I'm going to be going anywhere for a while."
"What?"
"Who is it you have been fighting all these years? Who is truly your enemy?"
"The Confederacy."
"But the man who has called you to wage war on the Confederacy has in turn, betrayed you. So
with whom does your path lie?"
"I.. don't know. So are you saying that my so-called path lies with you?"
"Perhaps. That is your decision to make. The Confederacy is gone. Your goal for the past 12
years has been accomplished. What will you do now, Sarah?"
"Because you have the power to reach across worlds and the passion to carry it out. That is
something indeed rare. So what is your answer?"
"I don't know. I suppose I could still join up with someone and fight the Zerg that are still on Tarsonis."
"Why?"
"Why, what?"
"Why would you fight the Zerg?"
"Because they damn near destroyed our homes. They came at us like animals. They mowed down
bunkers and bunkers of marines and firebats-and some damned good marines too. They
destroyed homes, towns, and entire planets. They destroyed the fringe colonies, infested Antiga
Prime and laid waste to Tarsonis. They just kept coming like some storm."
"How do you know about the Confederacy? Listen, the Zerg still have to be driven out of the
fringe colonies. The Zerg have done nothing but kill and leave nothing but destruction and
sadness. At least then, humans will have a chance to build a new future."
"But it is the Protoss who destroyed those planets. The Zerg are an ancient and powerful race
whose goal is only to bring the galaxy under its order."
"What are you talking about? Who are you?"
"What the-who the hell are you?"
"I am Zerg, actually the first of the Zerg. I am the Overmind, the one voice of direction for the
