Author's note: YAY! The last chapter! This fic is mostly filler, the next will be better, I promise!

Chapter 3: Homecoming

Psiona had to take charge for perhaps the first time in her life. She knew Demona could not walk on her ankle. But they were so close to the Zerg… But they were so far from civilization, and they were sure to be persued. Demona could not walk to civilization, and Psiona could not stay put. It would be easiest to leave her and go home. She possibly would not be quite human again. But she was her sister, her twin. Psiona could not leave her to the Zerg. So she carried her, and they went at a slightly less intense pace, stopping each night to make a fire to keep Demona warm, and teach her to speak again without hissing slightly and sounding Zergish.

Demona was like a small child. She could barely talk, and Psiona could tell it hurt her o try. But Demona would not give up. Her injuries healed slowly, as her healing was also healing itself. She could not walk at all, nor fly. And so slowly, slowly they traveled, Psiona, Demona, and Bob, towards civilization, and the west.

Many days they traveled, and Demona could say "Psiona" without hissing, and make the "t" sound and the "o" sound, something no Zerg can do. But they were still so far from civilization, and her ankle was refusing to heal properly.

Many weeks they traveled and Demona's healing abilities kicked in, and she could walk limping a bit, and fly, and talk, and was beginning to test her psychic abilities again. And they came to a battlefield, and saw Terrans and Zerg. And they saw their mother, on the Zerg side. They cloaked and crept to the top of a hill to watch. And they saw her cut marines in half in one swipe, and firebats in two. And they saw her cloak and creep close to a tank and demolish it rapidly. Then she stopped, and looked up, right at them, and smiled. It was an evil smile, full of malice and wrath. It became her, it matched her eyes. They were cold, steel gray instead of blue. From her expression, they could see she relished killing. They saw all this and knew this was not their mother. They had finally met the Queen of Blades. And they ran far, far from that battlefield and the demon that had been their mother. And they traveled on, back to Raynor, back to civilization.

But Bob was having trouble. He was creeping East as they went West. Being so near to the chrysalis had re-awakened the Overmind in him. He told them that the Overmind was strong yet, and getting stronger, like the ebb and flow of the Sea. And it called to him. And Demona felt a gentle tug towards the East as well. Psiona feared for them. So they stopped to make camp and examine Bob.

Demona felt she was strong enough to help if Psiona let the way, so together they entered Bob's mind. At first they only picked up stray thoughts, then deeper they went into his lower-level thoughts. But unlike humans, his thoughts formed an overhang, leaving a great cavity. This repelled them, but they clung to one another and entered. They saw a great eye turn, slowly, to meet their gaze. They felt such a loathing and hatred in his gaze it scared them. Their fear begot more fear and so on until they were scared stiff. But Demona pushed ahead, and pulled Psiona, and together, clinging to each other, they pushed and pushed until… POP!

The cavity was empty. The Overmind's control of Bob had already been weak. Bob felt instant relief. So next Psiona entered Demona's mind, and Demona led the way. But in her the Overmind was binding, coursing through her hybrid brain, holding it together. But Demona wanted to be rid of it once and for all, and so she herself cut the thread leading to him. But Psiona was scared stiff with worry that this would kill her sister. Demona felt this, and comforted her. And the 3 travelers continued their journey.

And in time Demona was back to her old self, and they laughed and joked all the way through the last part of their journey. Finally, they reached the town. Psiona was relived to be returning home at last. Wouldn't dad be proud!

They reached the house. Psiona entered first. Or rather, she opened the door and got to the doorway first. She stopped and stared, blocking Demona.

"Move!"

"no. no. no."

"Let me in!"

"NO. No. nooooo."

"Is that all you can say?"

"no."

"I need to get THROUGH!"

And she shoved her sister out of the way. Psiona fell to the floor and sat, staring, whispering "no, no, no"

Demona looked about. There, in a chair, sat Raynor. His throat had been cut, and he had been shot in the chest repeatedly. He was dead. She realized, though, that something was wrong. Normally, Zerg go "poof" in a bloody smear, or they heal. The "poof" was a mechanism to prevent the Zerg from feeling as much pain at death. "Poof"-ing was painless. But if their healing powers could heal them, they lived. Jim was neither healing nor "poof"-ing. Something was wrong.

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Hours later, Psiona had not come out of her room. Demona was watching the local news.

"A tanker ship crashed off of Garm today. Witnesses say he was being a bad driver.

"Oh, and a public service announcement: the dreaded Queen of Blades was spotted on the battlefield of Garm one week ago. She may still be loose in the Galaxy. Please, lock your doors. There have been 2 eyewitness reports on Auir in the last few days."

"Psiona?... let's not sleep here tonight…"

What could she want if she was a Zerg again but revenge! Why else would she be on Auir?

They went back to the Sea-cave. It was still early afternoon, but Demona was frightened. But something was wrong. There was a glowing blue portal in the cave, and something else…

"I knew you would come sooner or later. I've been wating for you… And look, here you are. Bwahahahahahahahah!"

Demona knew she could close the portal after them. So she shoved her sister through and leapt, scared out of her wits, into a new world. And the portal closed behind them.

            Heck-uv-a cliffhanger, huh? See the next chapter for info on how to access the ending to the story. REVIEW, PLEASE!!! I am writing the promised "explosive ending" now, and I need input, esp. after you read my Zelda fic that ties into this one. Yes, Austin, that means you have to read my other fics. Boo-hoo. Suck it up. I like Zelda.