Chrono Nightmare
Chapter 2

Samir Duran hovered above his Protoss/Zerg hybrid army as they slaughtered another Zerg base on Char. A few Mutalisks flew by vainly trying to take the corrupted Xel'naga down. Sighing, Duran pulled out his C-10 Canister Rifle and shot several darts into the mutas. They smashed into the ground and exploded in a cloud of poison.

Duran's commander, Zeltath'in, flew up to Duran's platform. Zeltath'in, the lead commander of every land and air force in Duran's Swarm had all the attributes of a severely screwed up creature. His face was that of a Protoss, a large Khaydarin crystal shown brightly on his forehead. His arms were like scythed blades, stained with blood from the countless slaughters from his hands. His legs were that of a Zerglings, hunched and ready to strike at any moment and razor sharp wings lay on his back enabling him to fly.

Duran looked up at the hovering Zeltath'in and yawned in boredom. "Another Zerg base down Sir. I have scouted the area and there is only one hive cluster left to destroy. It is the largest of the clusters and the most heavily guarded. Araq, leader of the Jourmangand brood, resides there. I remember you mentioning it several times Sir. You seem to respect this Cerebrate."

The Xel'naga laughed and nodded. "That Cerebrate is the smartest I have ever seen. Smarter than Kerrigan even. In any case Araq is an obstacle which must be eliminated. But… there is a problem. Araq is tuned into my Psychic energy so he can sense when I'm near. Even now it is preparing its defenses for the coming onslaught. This will be quite bloody…"

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Araq pulsated back and forth. Duran's armies were coming… and the bulk of the Cerebrate's forces were still fighting what was left of the Fenris Brood. Even with the considerable forces guarding his hive cluster Araq had little confidence in it. It had sensed firsthand the pain of a Zergling as it was ripped apart by the unbelievable frenzy of a Zeling and the unbelievable burning of a Dragoolisk's acid energy beam.

And the Dreadnoughts. The sheer fury of the behemoth half creature, half carrier was incomprehensible. Their rapid psi storms and constant plaguing destroyed whole groups of Zerglings and Hydralisks within minutes. With Daggoth dead and the Tiamat brood rampaging throughout space Jourmangand had lost its edge. The two swarms were like brothers. They supported each other when one was flanked and vice versa. But now noone could save it. Not even his Queen of Blades.

It was a dark time and Araq still could not understand how Nargil suddenly died. It was as if his brother had just vanished into thin air leaving behind a rampant brood. Kerrigan was across the galaxy on Aiur mopping up the remains of the Protoss. Escape was impossible, Duran had a blockade of Dreadnoughts in Char's orbit preventing any form of air evacuation.

The fear of the Cerebrate was clearly felt in every Zerg in the cluster. Even the Overlords knew that nothing good was coming to them. Duran sensed this fear and he smiled. "Perhaps it won't be quite as difficult as I perceived…"

"Give the order Sir, and victory is yours!" Zelthat'in yelled. Duran thrust his arm forward and war cries erupted from the armies as they rushed in a mad frenzy over the hills towards Araq's hive cluster.

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The Queen of Blades stepped walked up to the Chrono Shifter. Kerrigan knew that Jim had traveled back in time and after a few minutes found the last time period pointing to about the time she was infested.

As much as she would have liked being Human again, she knew that to be would destroy everything her brood had fought for. This could not happen. If it meant killing her past self then so be it. The Zerg would be victorious no matter what… With that she jumped into the portal of the device. Six Hunter Killers followed suit and the portal closed.

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Buildings blew up in gushes of blood and flesh as the clusters final defenses fell. The Zerg were being sliced apart at an alarming rate and Araq knew that defeat was inevitable. Overlords and Mutalisks were shot down from the sky and psi storms erupted throughout the whole area.

It wasn't long before only the hulking Cerebrate itself was left. Duran directed his platform to land next to Araq. There he got out and walked up to the shaking slug. Duran placed his hand on Araq's body and images suddenly surged through his head. Countless battles. Kerrigan's Rebirth. Fenix's death. The fallen armies of the Outer Rim. Crushing every Protoss and Terran army who threatened its platform. Kerrigan's final message.

"On Auir that bastard Raynor is constructing a device that could destroy all we have labored for. The Chrono Shifter shall be destroyed Araq, mark my words."

Duran raised an eyebrow. "Chrono Shifter? Sounds like time travel. Hmm…" Araq pulsated. His voice filled Duran's.

'Duran, do what you will with me but know that my Queen intends to stop this madness. Should I die here today every Zerg brood will go into a frenzy and slaughter you.'

Duran laughed. "Well then Araq, I just won't kill you. Zeltath'in! Bring me the Psychic Dominators!"

Zeltath'in flew next to Duran with 2 round objects. "These Psychic Dominators may be too powerful my lord. They might kill Araq if they're set wrong."

Nodding Duran turned to Araq. "Now my friend, I think it's time that you sleep." Duran pressed a small button on the Dominators and a spike slid out. The Xel'naga took one and plunged it into Araq. The cerebrate spasmed as Duran walked over to the other side of Araq and plunged the other Dominator in.

"That should keep you quiet Araq. Now, if you will excuse me I have a Queen Bitch to kill."

Within moments Duran's army was gone and Araq lay on Char, his thoughts not his own, his will Duran's. A vain message still cried out from the hulking beast. 'My brood. My queen. All gone… all gone…'

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Sarah Kerrigan woke up, sweating at what she had just seen. Something wasn't right. Her, a Queen? Commander of the Zerg broods? And who was this Duran… shaking it off she lay back down trying to get back to sleep. The quiet hum of the Protoss base on Auir they had relocated to was quite peaceful…

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The Queen of Blades looked up at the dark sky. Her elite guard of Hunter Killers stood around wary. Kerrigan definitely felt a familiar presence in the area. "We're going." She said simply as she started towards the Protoss base. The Hunter Killers let out roars and followed.

'Soon… she thought. Soon they will pay. They would dare change my destiny? They will ALL pay!'

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Silently another watched from the heavens above the universe. It saw the events that took place. The rift in time was unacceptable. It wouldn't be long before a person with the wrong body would jump into the rift and destable the universe. The space-time continuum could not be altered. But it would bide its time. Now wasn't the right moment to interfere…

End of Part 2

A/N: eh sorry this took so long, I've been kinda lazy. Chapter 3 should be out soon though I think.