Mike gazed around in disbelief at his surroundings. He was right in the heart of the Zerg cluster, and was surrounded by Zerg buildings. Fortunately, there were very few Zerg units, as they were probably not expecting an attack that would hit their center. Also, there were no Sunken Colonies, which made the mission a whole lot easier. Mike counted only four Zerglings and two Hydralisks.
Gathering up his courage, he leapt from the Falcon, landing hard onto the ground, right next to a Spore Colony, which, fortunately, could not detect him. His feet sunk a few inches into the Creep, and he had to pull his legs free with his hands. He looked at his watch, which he had set to count down the thirty seconds they would have to activate their Omnipaths. Seventeen seconds left. "Remember boys, don't activate your Omnipaths until the last second possible, we need all the time we can get." Mike whispered over the comlink. He wasn't sure if the Omnipath blocked out sound detection, but he wasn't taking any chances.
"I see the Cerebrate. It's about forty yards to your left Sergeant." Walker said, motioning in the direction. Mike turned his head around, and spotted the Cerebrate. It was nearly two times larger than a Protoss Reaver, and weighed atleast five tons. Grey slime dripped from its massive frame, and its body shook madly with each psychic command it sent to the Zerg. Mike looked down at his watch. Five seconds left. "Alright boys, its go time." He switched on his Omnipath, and held his breath. Nothing. The Zerg couldn't see him. Mike breathed a sigh of relief and motioned for Moreno and Walker to follow.
"Moreno, use your Tarantulas to cover our tracks, we might have to shift pretty fast if these Omnipaths crap out." Mike advised as he sprinted towards the Cerebrate. The Tarantulas were actually a smaller version of the Spider Mines used by the Vulture, designed for use by ground infantry. Moreno opened the bag that was slung over his shoulder. He withdrew six small mines, each about the size of Mike's palm. They were small, but packed a huge punch. Moreno planted a mine every five or so yards.
They reached the Cerebrate quite quickly, and Moreno produced a large bomb from the bag. About one foot in length and width, it had two capsules, each filled with large amounts of weapons grade plutonium, thought not enough to equal the amount of a nuclear bomb. He placed the bomb at the foot of the Cerebrate, and struggled to activate it, as it had literally been coated in slime that dripped off the slug. Finally he got it, and the timer began to count down from three minutes. They were about to head back to the drop point when suddenly the sound of a spore ripped through the air. Mike looked towards the sky to see the Sunken Colony's Seeker Spore slam into the underside of the Falcon II.
"Shit! The Omnipath won't reactivate; I can't land unless you eliminate that Spore Colony!" Lance's frantic voice came over the comlink, as he pulled the Falcon out of the Spore's range.
"This is not good. What do we do?" Moreno asked, watching as the Falcon soared high above the planet. Loading his C-10 Mike responded coolly.
"We do what he said to do. We take out the Spore Colony." Mike was taking aim at the Spore Colony when suddenly his Omnipath made a whirring sound and disactivated. The timer was up. Suddenly an Overlord appeared overhead and detected the Ghosts. Then in a flash the Zerg attacked. Mike was amazed at how fast they reacted, but he had no time to think about it as a hail of Acid rained down as the Hydralisks first Needle Spine at them, pelting their suit shields. None got through, but in less than ten five seconds Mike's suit shield was down to sixty-three percent.
"I'll take out the Colony, you cover me!" Walker yelled, pulling a grenade from his belt and running in the Spore Colony's direction. A Zergling emerged from behind a building, charging madly towards Walker. Mike quickly took aim and took the Zergling through the neck, cleanly separating its head from its shoulders. With no time to gloat over his kill, the Ghost snapped back to the action and shot a Hydralisk in the chest. The sweet sound of the Hydralisks dying shrieks greeted the Sergeants ears as he continued firing at the advancing ranks.
"They're spawning!" Moreno yelled, frantically firing at a pair of Zerglings that emerged from an egg. All around larvae were mutating, and within seconds the whole area was filled with Zerglings and Hydralisks. Behind him, Mike heard a large explosion and he turned to see the Spore Colony blow up.
"All right!" Walker whooped. Suddenly Mike heard a huge roar, quickly followed by Walker's scream of terror. He turned to see a huge Ultralisk bearing down on Walker with insane speed, Kaiser Blades slashing wildly. Forgetting the Zerg's behind him. Mike began shooting wildly at the huge beast, but to no avail. Even when a bullet did succeed in finding its way through the Carapace, nothings seemed to even faze the monster. Roars and screams filled the air as the Ultralisk reached Walker. Walker began desperately firing shots into the Ultralisk's face, but then his upper body fell to the ground as the Ultralisks Kaiser Blade seared through the man's midsection life a knife through hot butter. For the first time that day, human blood splattered against the ground.
"Jaaaaaaaaaaames!" Moreno screamed. He began to run towards his fallen comrade when Mike grabbed his arm and pulled him back.
"Don't be a fool, you'll just be killed!" Mike said, jerking the distraught man back. His grip was quickly relinquished as a Hydralisk emerged from an egg right behind him and the next thing the Ghost knew, Needle Spines were burning through his back.
"Aaaaaaarrrrrrgghhh!" Mike bellowed in pain, dropping to one knee. The acid burned through the flesh on his back. --Oh dear god this hurts!-- Moreno jerked him up, causing another shout of pain.
"C'mon Sarge, we gotta move!" Moreno began half-running, half-dragging the Sergeant.
"I'm okay, don't worry." Trying best to ignore the pain, and the smell of burning flesh that filled his nostrils, he plucked himself up and ran. Suddenly Mike heard a beep and one of Moreno's Tarantula mine's emerged from the Creep, exploding into a group of Zerglings. Mike smiled grimly, the Tarantulas would cover them now. Lance had landed the Falcon and now the door slid open. Tarantula after Tarantula slammed into the Zerg, beating them back furiously. Before long, over thirty Zerg's were dead as a result of the mines. Putting on a last sprint, Mike dived into the Falcon, followed by Moreno.
"Lance, get us outta here!" Mike yelled, slamming the door shut. A Zergling through itself at the door, but I didn't even dent the Galdium body. --Kellhoff was right, that shit's strong!-- The Falcon II lifted off the ground and shot off into space, leaving the shrieking Zerg army behind. But the cries did not last very long, as the Cerebrates bomb silenced them for eternity.
***Authors Note: I fixed some grammatical errors in Chapter 1****
Gathering up his courage, he leapt from the Falcon, landing hard onto the ground, right next to a Spore Colony, which, fortunately, could not detect him. His feet sunk a few inches into the Creep, and he had to pull his legs free with his hands. He looked at his watch, which he had set to count down the thirty seconds they would have to activate their Omnipaths. Seventeen seconds left. "Remember boys, don't activate your Omnipaths until the last second possible, we need all the time we can get." Mike whispered over the comlink. He wasn't sure if the Omnipath blocked out sound detection, but he wasn't taking any chances.
"I see the Cerebrate. It's about forty yards to your left Sergeant." Walker said, motioning in the direction. Mike turned his head around, and spotted the Cerebrate. It was nearly two times larger than a Protoss Reaver, and weighed atleast five tons. Grey slime dripped from its massive frame, and its body shook madly with each psychic command it sent to the Zerg. Mike looked down at his watch. Five seconds left. "Alright boys, its go time." He switched on his Omnipath, and held his breath. Nothing. The Zerg couldn't see him. Mike breathed a sigh of relief and motioned for Moreno and Walker to follow.
"Moreno, use your Tarantulas to cover our tracks, we might have to shift pretty fast if these Omnipaths crap out." Mike advised as he sprinted towards the Cerebrate. The Tarantulas were actually a smaller version of the Spider Mines used by the Vulture, designed for use by ground infantry. Moreno opened the bag that was slung over his shoulder. He withdrew six small mines, each about the size of Mike's palm. They were small, but packed a huge punch. Moreno planted a mine every five or so yards.
They reached the Cerebrate quite quickly, and Moreno produced a large bomb from the bag. About one foot in length and width, it had two capsules, each filled with large amounts of weapons grade plutonium, thought not enough to equal the amount of a nuclear bomb. He placed the bomb at the foot of the Cerebrate, and struggled to activate it, as it had literally been coated in slime that dripped off the slug. Finally he got it, and the timer began to count down from three minutes. They were about to head back to the drop point when suddenly the sound of a spore ripped through the air. Mike looked towards the sky to see the Sunken Colony's Seeker Spore slam into the underside of the Falcon II.
"Shit! The Omnipath won't reactivate; I can't land unless you eliminate that Spore Colony!" Lance's frantic voice came over the comlink, as he pulled the Falcon out of the Spore's range.
"This is not good. What do we do?" Moreno asked, watching as the Falcon soared high above the planet. Loading his C-10 Mike responded coolly.
"We do what he said to do. We take out the Spore Colony." Mike was taking aim at the Spore Colony when suddenly his Omnipath made a whirring sound and disactivated. The timer was up. Suddenly an Overlord appeared overhead and detected the Ghosts. Then in a flash the Zerg attacked. Mike was amazed at how fast they reacted, but he had no time to think about it as a hail of Acid rained down as the Hydralisks first Needle Spine at them, pelting their suit shields. None got through, but in less than ten five seconds Mike's suit shield was down to sixty-three percent.
"I'll take out the Colony, you cover me!" Walker yelled, pulling a grenade from his belt and running in the Spore Colony's direction. A Zergling emerged from behind a building, charging madly towards Walker. Mike quickly took aim and took the Zergling through the neck, cleanly separating its head from its shoulders. With no time to gloat over his kill, the Ghost snapped back to the action and shot a Hydralisk in the chest. The sweet sound of the Hydralisks dying shrieks greeted the Sergeants ears as he continued firing at the advancing ranks.
"They're spawning!" Moreno yelled, frantically firing at a pair of Zerglings that emerged from an egg. All around larvae were mutating, and within seconds the whole area was filled with Zerglings and Hydralisks. Behind him, Mike heard a large explosion and he turned to see the Spore Colony blow up.
"All right!" Walker whooped. Suddenly Mike heard a huge roar, quickly followed by Walker's scream of terror. He turned to see a huge Ultralisk bearing down on Walker with insane speed, Kaiser Blades slashing wildly. Forgetting the Zerg's behind him. Mike began shooting wildly at the huge beast, but to no avail. Even when a bullet did succeed in finding its way through the Carapace, nothings seemed to even faze the monster. Roars and screams filled the air as the Ultralisk reached Walker. Walker began desperately firing shots into the Ultralisk's face, but then his upper body fell to the ground as the Ultralisks Kaiser Blade seared through the man's midsection life a knife through hot butter. For the first time that day, human blood splattered against the ground.
"Jaaaaaaaaaaames!" Moreno screamed. He began to run towards his fallen comrade when Mike grabbed his arm and pulled him back.
"Don't be a fool, you'll just be killed!" Mike said, jerking the distraught man back. His grip was quickly relinquished as a Hydralisk emerged from an egg right behind him and the next thing the Ghost knew, Needle Spines were burning through his back.
"Aaaaaaarrrrrrgghhh!" Mike bellowed in pain, dropping to one knee. The acid burned through the flesh on his back. --Oh dear god this hurts!-- Moreno jerked him up, causing another shout of pain.
"C'mon Sarge, we gotta move!" Moreno began half-running, half-dragging the Sergeant.
"I'm okay, don't worry." Trying best to ignore the pain, and the smell of burning flesh that filled his nostrils, he plucked himself up and ran. Suddenly Mike heard a beep and one of Moreno's Tarantula mine's emerged from the Creep, exploding into a group of Zerglings. Mike smiled grimly, the Tarantulas would cover them now. Lance had landed the Falcon and now the door slid open. Tarantula after Tarantula slammed into the Zerg, beating them back furiously. Before long, over thirty Zerg's were dead as a result of the mines. Putting on a last sprint, Mike dived into the Falcon, followed by Moreno.
"Lance, get us outta here!" Mike yelled, slamming the door shut. A Zergling through itself at the door, but I didn't even dent the Galdium body. --Kellhoff was right, that shit's strong!-- The Falcon II lifted off the ground and shot off into space, leaving the shrieking Zerg army behind. But the cries did not last very long, as the Cerebrates bomb silenced them for eternity.
***Authors Note: I fixed some grammatical errors in Chapter 1****