STARCRAFT
The Lands of Doom
Chapter 1
Operation 1: First Encounter
The Lands of Doom Campaign
Day 1
Location: The Great Lands, Toss Ar System
Population: 10 000, 000 Terran occupations (Alard Empire), 30 000 Protoss occupation
Capital City: Ape City (Terran)
Mission Objective: The Alard Imperial leaders had discovered the Zergs' infestation in Toss Ar. Thus, they had decided to send a large amount of support to hold against the Zergs in the Great Lands. A large group of marines are sent to search and destroy the enemies. Meanwhile, they need to evacuate all the personnel in each resident in the area.
Six transport ships arrived from the grey clouds of Toss Ar. They landed on a wide deserted area. Six marines came out of each transport ship, and they headed to the north, where Ape City was located. They were walking fast, alerting that the Zergs might lay a trap under their footsteps. All of them were rookies, and they had never been in a situation like this before.
The Great Lands were divided into 3- one from the north, and two from the south. Two large rivers became the borders of these lands. A small island was located at the center of the separating lands, where a Protoss settlement was built there. The Zergs had colonized the south west land, while Alard Forces had occupied the north. The Zerg seemed to be quiet for most of the time, and they didn't bother attacking the Protoss Settlement. But that gave a big thread to the Protoss living there.
The first squad- Jingo 22, was ordered to stand guard on a hill at the south of the city, further away from the Zergs' land. They requested for an immediate backup in case they weren't enough to hold against the Zergs. Thus, the commander had provided them a transport ship, so that they could back away if the Zerg armies were too strong for them.
The other five squads arrived at the city's gate moments later. The city was surrounded by high canyons. Squad 2 stopped, while the other four entered the city. Inside the city, five siege tanks were moving around, guarding. The commander had decided not to put into artillery mode, or they might hurt the civilians inside.
Meanwhile, the command center was ready to take off. It could take a long time to reach Alard's fleet outside the system. For the moment the commander thought that he could just abandon it if the Zergs reach the city. Building a command center didn't cause him a lot of resources, he thought.
Building defenses wouldn't do him any good if the Zergs continued to strike. So, he prepared a large group of firebats, marines and ghosts to eliminate the Zergs. He had to provide transport ships too, so that his armies could cross the border to the Zergs' land. All of the armaments were available in the city- and that was the main reason he didn't mind getting them.
As the commander was busy ordering his armies on the COM link, he didn't realize that the Zergs had already reached the northern land with their overlords. Eight overlords headed towards the hill where Jingo 22 was standing guard. A massive numbers of Zerglings dropped down from inside the overlords, and dashed towards the marines. The first marine in front of them cried, "Let's get 'em all!"
A claw ripped his armor, and he backed away a little from the Zergling. Later, four Zerglings turned their attention to him. He couldn't decide on what to do. Jack, their squad leader told the squad to head for the transport ship.
But unfortunately, the first marine couldn't make it. He was breathing hardly- as the air from the wasteland had reached into him. His face was pale, and he fell down from the hill, dead.
Three marines had safely walked into the transport ship. Meanwhile, Jack was still firing at the Zerglings. He punched the closest Zergling to his left, avoiding it from attacking him. His shots were accurate, and three Zerglings were dead because of him.
Swiftly, he dashed into the transport ship and offered a hand to the last person outside the transport ship.
The last marine was in deep trouble. The Zerglings were circling around him, trying to make fun of him. He couldn't decide which one to kill, thus he fired around without targeting. He had wasted his bullets. None of them hit the Zerglings.
"Shit…" he couldn't fire his rifle anymore. The Zerglings jumped onto his head and ripped his head into pieces. Blood spilt out from his head.
The commander was eating a burger when he saw in the screen that more Overlords were heading towards the city. This time, a pack of Hydralisks appeared from the bird's eye view. The burger was stuck inside the commander's neck. Then, he spilt it out. "What the hell is going on here?"
He reached into the Com link and contacted Jack. Jack's could be heard through the Com link, "Sir, the Zergs had arrived! Two of my men are down."
"What is the situation in your old coordinate?" the commander asked.
"As I just said before, two of my men are down. The Zerglings had secured the perimeter. I repeat, the Zerglings had secured the perimeter. "
Then, he received a transmission from Squad 2, "Sir, we have detected an unknown Protoss Zealots at 12 o'clock. They seemed to be looking for prey. And I think they are not friendly."
"How much Zealots are there?"
"Six to be precise. Oh, wait a sec…" the squad leader seemed to be surprised at something. Then, he yelled, "Two Dragoons are trailing them, they're firing at us!"
The commander turned his face to the screen, looking at the city. Another 5 Zealots were trailing the Dragoons. Their armors were green in color.
"This is hard," he looked up on the screen, and saw the hydralisks were attacking from the top of the hills surrounding the city. Then, he ordered the strike forces he recruited just now- the marines, firebats, and ghosts to take down the hydralisks. Most of his men were wasted, as they were killed without having a chance to kill a single Zerg. The chemical rains had destroyed most of the residents.
The siege tanks were already in artillery mode. They had no other choices. Bursts of fireballs hit and burned the hydralisks to the ground. Meanwhile, Squad 2 couldn't hold the Dragoon's plasma attacks with had cost the squad's lives. Three men were dead, and the other three backed away from them.
Suddenly, three firebats charged forward and burst their flamethrowers towards the moving Dragoons. The marines were behind them, covering. They were accompanied by eight other marines. All of the marines fired at the Zealots, killing them before they reached the firebats.
"What is going on here?" Fenix asked himself. He was looking at a Nexus on an island ahead of him. Behind him, nine Zerglings were hiding in the ground. He could sense them, and quickly he turned on his blades. He walked slowly towards the edge of the land, and studied the yellow Nexus.
Suddenly, one of the Zerglings grabbed his legs and pulled them. Fenix pulled his leg away from it as he realized it, and quickly smashed the hands of the Zerglings. He smiled in his own way, "I'm really hunger for battle."
The Zerglings dug out from the ground and galloped towards him. Fenix stood on guard, with his blades crossed to each other. Then, he sliced the first Zergling in front of him. It was dead. The second couldn't have its claws on him too, as it was ripped off in the air while it jumped to attack him. While his right arm was working, his left arm tried to look for a prey. Another incoming Zergling was sliced into pieces because of it.
He poked the forth and the fifth to death. Then, he stabbed the sixth behind him. The seventh jumped onto his arm, and he swiftly stabbed it off him. The eighth charged forward, and he ripped its body upwards with his right blade. The he ran towards the ninth, and sliced it dead.
It all ended in less than a minute.
Fenix looked up ahead and saw the Zerg's nest. Overlords were moving around in the sky, while the eggs below them hatched into Zerglings and Hydralisks.
Above him, a Terran transport ship arrived and landed beside him. A Terran marine stepped out from the transport ship and called him.
"C'mon Fenix, what're ye doin'?" the marine asked.
"I don't need any of Terran's help. I'm going to destroy the enemy my own way." Fenix replied.
"So, what're ye goin' to do now?"
"I'm going to the island," Fenix pointed his small finger at the island where the yellow Nexus was located. Then, he turned his blade off.
"You're not goin' to the island 'nless ye have a transport ship."
"Then, I require your transport ship to take me there."
The marine nodded his head, "Well, you've said it. We're here to assist you. Anyway, we are the ones who brought you to this land as you requested."
Fenix didn't say a word. The marine quickly turned around and entered the transport ship, followed by Fenix. The transport ship floated in the air, and headed towards the Nexus. It landed beside some crystal-looking things. As Fenix reached out of the ship, he saw six yellow probes idled in front of the Nexus.
"We need to get 'em fixed," the marine said. Then, he tapped his hand onto one of the probes. Suddenly, the probe started shaking and moving around.
"It is still functioning," Fenix told the marine. The marine shook his head and shrugged.
"Then who's controllin' it?"
Fenix shook his head. "I don't know. These probes can be functioned by themselves. I think they're trying to move away from us."
"But they seemed to be collecting resources," the marine pointed his finger at all six probes as the probes headed towards the crystal-looking things.
"Someone is controlling them." Fenix nodded his head. Suddenly, the marine's mini COM link on his hand beeped.
"This is the Commander. We have taken command of the Protoss Settlement." The voice came from the COM link.
The marine put his COM link near to his mouth, "This is Craig. I'm here as you've ordered. What do you want me to do?"
"I want you to watch over those probes. Don't let the Zergs get you. Cover Fenix if you can." The marine could hardly hear the commander's voice
"I don't need any cover. I fight with pride," Fenix chipped in.
"Whatever. I need you guys to defend the Nexus while I'll try to command the probes to set up a base there. We're going to attack the Zergs from here," the commander explained.
"What's the situation at the city?" Craig asked.
"Not good. We need to deal with two sides- the Zergs and the Protoss Forces. They've already entered the gate," the commander replied.
"Protoss Forces? I thought they are siding with us!" Craig frowned. Then, he glanced at Fenix.
"I think something is wrong. All of the Protoss Council members agreed to join forces with Alard's Empire. They must not know about the agreement," Fenix said.
"Have you tried to make contact with the enemy's Executor?"
The commander answered, "I've been trying to, but I couldn't reach him!"
"Then, something is very wrong," Fenix shrugged.
A transport ship landed on the south east land. Three SCVs appeared from the transport ship. They began constructing a base there. The land was supposed to be the largest mining field, and the Zergs seemed to pay no attention to it. Maybe they had something else in mind. Being in the middle of a mining field could also mean making yourself unguarded. It was hard for the Zergs to put their defenses there.
Some civilians were working on the mine field. They had been working there since the time Emperor Alard explored the area. They didn't seem to care about the war.
Later, a small base was established there. Meanwhile, some of the probes on the island were transferred to the Western Land, where the Zerg's nest was located. A Protoss Gateway was established there. Around twelve Zealots and two Dragoons were produced from the Gateway. Fenix managed to defend the base from Zerglings and the Hydralisks. His shield didn't even receive their attacks. Craig could only watch him from behind. He didn't have the chance to give any cover.
Fenix was bored. He decided to go to the Zerg's Nest. Craig was frowned.
"Where are ye goin'?"
"I'm going to end this with honor. Please guard the base for the sake of your commander." Fenix replied without looking at the marine. He left Craig behind. Psi Blades came out of both his hands. He headed towards ten Zerglings that were already waiting for him at the nest.
Craig shook his head.
Seventy Battle Cruisers reached the sky of Toss Ar. They came from Alard's fleet outside the system. The commander was shocked to see them. He did mentioned about having reinforcements from the fleet, but he didn't expect this much. Twenty transport ships raced towards the south west land- the Zerg's land. Marines and Firebats rushed out from the transport ships as they landed at each corner of the Zerg's compound. They burned every single object that they assumed as deadly. Siege tanks were in place, and fired in artillery mode.
In the meantime, the command center began to float in the air, leaving the city. The city was occupied by the unknown Protoss forces. The command center headed towards the mining field at the south east. Civilians were transferred to the fleet by transport ships. Wounded troops were also transferred there.
The commander was puzzled with the Protoss. Were they siding with Alard's Empire? He had reported this to Emperor Alard, but the emperor told him to ignore the Protoss armies and left the city.
Mission…accomplished?
To be continued…
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