One day after a routine patrol, They returned to the base in time to see a terran group attacking the base. Paul soon spotted the command center with several Starports, Supply Depots, Factories, and Academies around, luckily, there we no missle turrents to spot his cloaked forces, but they did have a missle silo next to the command center. *Do we have any Obsevers?* Paul asked telepathically. *Yes, some. Why do you ask?* Altruix asked back. *Check for cloaked ghosts nearby.* Paul said. A few seconds later his reply came back. *The observer noticed a ghost 13 klicks from our current location. Is there something wrong?* Altruix asked. *The Terrans are planning to nuke our base.*, Paul said, *but maybe we can use their weapons against them.* Paul told the other Zealots to move back and pulled out his canister rifle again. he used the Targeter to paint the Command Center for a Target and waited. The command center recorded a lock on a target to nuke and the Terran's soon fired the nuclear missle. The missle flew straight up in the sky, before stopping, turning around, and dropping straight onto the Command Center itself. The blast destroyed the Silo, most of the SCV's, Bunkers, the surrounding buildings, and all troops near the base. *You can capture the Ghost now.* Paul said, and motioned for his men to follow him to Command Center's ruins to capture the SCV's. When they got back to the base, the Ghost was already in a holding cell and the SCV's we taken there as well. Paul got to the Ghost's cell and saw him yelling at a Zealot. "I want to know what you're going to do to me." the Ghost demanded. *Leave me with him for a moment.* Paul said to the Zealot.

Paul entered the room in his full armor just as the Zealot left. In his armor, Paul no longer looked like the standard issue Ghost, his helmet was a Zerglings skull refitted with armor platings and targeting equipment. His armor itself was that of a Zealots with his old suit underneath it. "Who are you?" the Ghost demanded. "I am the Reaper." Paul said. he hadn't used his mouth to talk in so long, his throat was a little sore and changed his voice slightly. Paul set my modified canister rifle next to the chair before he sat down. "That's a ghost's Canister rifle." The ghost said. "Yes it was. You're pretty observant." Paul said. "How did you get one? Did you steal it?" The Ghost asked. "What good would that do? They're programed to only fire in the hands of the person they're registered with." Paul said. "Then you're a ghost as well." The ghost said. Paul nodded to him before speaking telepathically again since his throat was really sore now. *I'm here to give you a proposition. Join the Protoss to wipe out the Zerg and restore Aiur to it's former glory.* Paul said. "What about Arcturus Mengsk?" The ghost asked. *He will get what's comin to him.* Paul said calmly. "What do you mean by that?" The ghost asked. *He will be executed. Either in battle or after it's over.* Paul said.

"You don't like Mengsk much do you?" The ghost asked. Paul shook his head before saying, *No I don't. He abandoned me and the others to die by the Zerg. Only I survived because of the Protoss' help.* "What if I refuse?" The ghost asked. *I don't know. I didn't let them get that far.* Paul said. "So you joined willingly?" The ghost asked. *Yes I did. I had nothing left but the desire to destroy the Zerg and get back at Mengsk.* Paul said, *surely you want the same thing.* "What makes you think that?" The Ghost asked. *Where was he when the Command Center was Bombed? Shouldn't he have sent Reinforcements?* Paul asked. "He didn't?" The ghost asked. *Of course he didn't, our radars showed the Norad II leaving the atmosphere a few minutes after the drop off.* Paul replied. "So this was a suicide mission." The ghost realized. *He does that. He did the same to me. We were supposed to guard a Zerg colony. it was just me, My ghost group, a couple of other groups and Sarah Kerrigan. When the Zerg got out of hand, Mengsk left us to die. I got away with my Ghost group only to be attacked by the Zerg which wiped everyone out but me. Then I was saved by some Dark Templars.* Paul said. "You were part of the New Gettysberg team? I had some friends on that group who never made it back. Maybe you knew them." The Ghost asked. *I might have.* Paul said. "Did you know a Samuel Delbosque?" The Ghost asked. *Zergs ate him alive.* Paul answered. "How about, James Derek?" *Infested Terran explosion.* Paul said. "What about Micheal Garza?" *Same Infested Terran.* Paul answered. "Well that sucks, the only one left was Paul Bellows." The Ghost said. *Standing right infront of you.* Paul said. The Ghost jerked his head up in surprise. "No way." was all he could say.