BLITZ
"How far behind are we Teth" Blitz asked?
"We're keeping a distance of point five miles away from the hydralisks."
"Perfect, now we just keep following and hope nothing goes wrong."
"Sir they've stopped."
"Bring the location up on screen" Blitz said.
A map appeared on screen showing where the hydralisks had stopped. It was some kind of temple.
"What is that" Teth asked?
"Bring us in closer, I want to see just what this is."
As Teth brought them in closer it did appear to be some sort of temple, there was actually some sort of statue built into it, but the hydralisks were acting odd.
"I think they're worshiping it" Teth said
"I think you're right" Frix said sounding astonished. "I didn't think they were cultured enough to have gods or anything like that."
"Well, I suppose they are smart enough then" Blitz said.
The statue was magnificent, it was a giant golden hydralisk. He just wondered who the statue was to the Zerg.
"Look they're entering the temple" Frix said.
"Then we'll follow them inside, everybody off" Blitz said." "Bring the DNA scanners."
Three minutes later they entered the temple and saw the hydralisks. They also saw Kerrigan. Blitz wondered what she was doing here. The hydralisks would step up to Kerrigan and be turned into an egg. Blitz watched as it emerged, it was a hydralisk. What the hell Blitz thought? He pulled out his DNA scanner and scanned the creature, it was not a hydralisk after all, it was a Hunter-Killer! This must be where the hydralisks are transformed into Hunter-Killers he thought. Wait a minute, Kerrigan is here, that means this is our chance to use mind control on her! He initiated mind control. He was in the nothing again, then Kerrigan appeared before him. He was in Kerrigans mind.
"Ah a Dark Archon, come to use mind control on me then" she said with a sneer.
"Split", Blitz yelled! As he yelled this, he came apart, into two Dark Templar. All he needed to do was kill her mind as the Dark Templar and she was his.
"Oh no, I can't see you" Kerrigan said sarcastically. "This is my mind and I can call anything I want to it, and I want an overmind." As the words left her mouth an overmind appeared beside her. "Ha, now I can see you."
A giant battle ensued. Kerrigan swung a hard blow down on the first Dark Templar, killing him. The final Dark Templar tried to hit her, but she blocked and went for a slash of her own. He jumped out of the way and tried a downward cut, again she blocked, she kicked him in the sternum and went for a claw slash, he blocked and brought up a punch into her face.
"Don't you know not to hit a lady, templar, where's your manners" she said.
"I wasn't aware I missed you and hit a lady" he said.
This seemed to piss her off even more than she was. She started to hit at him quicker and more ferociously, finally a hit sunk in and killed the final Dark Templar.
He was in the real world again and the Hunter-Killers had swarmed around the group.
"What happened" Blitz asked?
"When you went into mind control, you kind of started screaming when you were losing" Teth said.
"We have to transmit the information on this place to base, before we, ya know" Blitz said. He pressed a button and transmitted the info, then the Hunter-Killers closed in on them and spit, all at once, there was no chance for survival.
TOM FROST
Tom led his team through an abandoned building that they had heard screams coming from.
"Ulta, go in first and make sure every thing's clear" Tom said looking at an untouched door.
Ulta entered and signaled that everything was clear, they went in and discovered it was not just a room it was a foyer, there were eight doors to go through. An opened pack of cigarettes were lain on a table, Tom scooped them up for later. All was silent, there were no signs of life.
"Turn on your infrared vision" Tom said. Everyone did as told. "Look for any signs of heat at all."
"I got something" Juyt said over the COM channel.
"Where is it" Tom asked?
"I got it to" Voks said "it's by the fireplace."
Tom turned the corner and saw it, it was a civilian. He was passed out, he had minimal injuries to his arms and legs, scratches covered his body, in his right hand was a gauss rifle.
"Looks like he was attacked" Tom said "Herg check for a pulse."
"He's still livin" he said.
"Good, let's get him out of here" Tom said.
"I've got heat readings everywhere" Voks yelled!
"We've got zerglings" Herg yelled!
"Fire, fire, fire" Tom yelled.
Gauss rifle needles sprayed the area everywhere. Numerous screams rang out. A stray bullet hit the lights, plunging them into complete darkness.
"Ulta get that civ outta here" Tom yelled.
"Ulta's down" Juyt yelled.
"Damn" Voks
said. "We got hydras!"
"Fuck, Voks get the civ out
now" Tom yelled in rage.
"Sir, he's up and shooting" Herg said.
"Let him shoot then, we need all the help we can get."
"Juyt, try to get the lights back, my heat sensory energy is draining, everyone else keep shooting the damn Zerg, that includes you civ."
Suddenly the lights came back, just as his heat energy dropped to zero. Bullets flew everywhere killing the remainder of the Zerg. As he looked around he saw the bodies of Ulta, Herg, and Voks, all dead. Ulta had died a miserable death, he had been dragged out of his suit by zerglings, then eaten. Herg had been shot by a poison needle right through the heart. Voks, looked as though he had been grabbed and thrown through the balcony railing, he had gotten far up, what killed him was his mask had broken and smashed his head all over the floor. He turned to the civilian.
"Civilian, what is your name and alibi for carrying that weapon."
"My name is James Kia, my alibi for carrying the weapon is because the Zerg attacked me."
"Fine, that's good enough for me, now let's get out of here, the Zerg will be coming back and in bigger numbers.
They walked into the street only to discover the sight of the corporal dead at their feet, along with the Bravo squad leader, dead. Yjar, Maxha, and Garg, stood in the alley.
"Well Frost", Garg said "I guess you're the commanding officer since the other two are dead."
"Oh god damn it" was all Tom could say.
"Look Tom you're in charge and the hydralisks are speeding to our location" Maxha said. "So Corporal, what should we do to well ya know stay alive."
Tom and Maxha had always had a deep hatred for each other. He was going to enjoy it too much if Tom couldn't think of anything to do, oh he despised him. Tom glanced around and saw only dead bodies and Zerg infested buildings. Then like a beacon of hope he saw something that may save them. It would at least buy him some time to think about what to do next. They were sitting ducks out here in the open.
"Well private" Tom said "we will use that refinery over there for cover until the time is right then we'll get out of here." Maxha stared at him with deep hatred, Tom knew he had won the battle. With that said they all sprinted for the refinery for cover.
ERRIAL EISELE
Mengsk was gone, he had probably left with her creep killing poison, left her to die.
"Help" came a voice across the room. It was another scientist, Sam Hyrt, he was under a ceiling piece.
"I'll need your help" she said. They both lifted the piece up off of him.
"Thank you Errial" he said.
"No problem" she replied.
"We need to get out" he said.
"No kidding" she agreed. "What we really need to do is get to the hangar."
"Ya" he said. "But we'll never make it out without a weapon."
"Hey" came a voice across the room. It was a marine! "Do you people need help" he asked?
"Yes, you're just in time" Sam said. "We need to get to the hangar."
"Sure, no problem, I'll getcha there." "Here, each of you take two of these" he said tossing them grenades.
"Thanks" Errial said " now we have to get to the hangar, this place is collapsing."
"I concur" Sam said.
"Ya, whatever, my names Harris, let's get out."
"Mines Errial."
"Names Sam."
They went on for awhile without a hitch, until they reached the hangar. There were hydralisks everywhere fighting marines.
"Get ready with those grenades" he said "When I tell you to, throw them."
"Ok" they answered in unison.
Harris charged out into the fray and shot two hydralisks dead. They were bunched into a clump now.
"Throw them" he yelled.
They did as they were told and eleven hydralisks went up in flames. Unfortunately they had destroyed all the ships but one and Harris was the only marine left.
"Shit" Harris said any of you know how to drive a science vessel."
"I do" Errial answered.
"Good then get us out of here" he said.
So they all climbed aboard the science vessel called the Explorer. They took off and it was about three miles past the base until anyone said anything. Sam was the first to speak.
"Errial when did you learn how to fly one of these?"
"When my little sister Evelyn started her ghost training."
"Look" Harris said "Creep everywhere."
"I wonder" she asked herself while pulling out a vile of the creep poison."
"Ok boys, we're going into that colony."
ZOLTRAN
"Zoltran to Aiur Base, we have landed on Char, repeat we have landed on Char."
They had just landed on Char and were setting up base, in a matter of hours they would be ready to start the search for Zeratul and Artanis.
"Hello Zoltran, I am General Daniel Jacobs."
"Ah yes, the human force that will be assisting us in the search for Zeratul. What I want you do right now is go search the southern hemisphere of Char, my people will search the northern hemisphere."
"All right, I'll leave right now."
"Poor man" he whispered "his planet may not even be there when we reach its coordinates."
He was the last of the UED, and yet still felt duty to his planet. He wondered if General Jacobs would ever make it back to Earth.
"Sir we have spotted a large Zerg invasion force heading our way."
"Take them out with everything we've got."
"Sir we've intercepted Protoss signals coming from somewhere in the northern hemisphere."
"Damn, we'll need to make a choice, if that signal is Zeratul then he can help us. But if it isn't then our base will be defenseless."
"Sir it's up to you, should we go and find Zeratul or should we use our forces to defend our base."
"Send forces down to investigate the signal."
JOHN MALONE
"Huy get us outta siege mode now!" The Tank was covered with hydralisks, they were penetrating the tank armor. They had to shake them or in seconds they would be in.
REENK RONK, they were in tank mode once again.
"We're out of siege," Huy said. As the words left his mouth John was speeding off, shaking hydralisks as they went. Once in awhile they'd run one of them down.
"That's all of them, oh damn, ultras. Jim, we've got ultralisks comin your way" John said over the COM.
"Thanks for the heads up John, take some out if you can."
"Will do, Huy get me another beer." Huy handed him a beer. "Ok you heard Jim he wants us to smoke some ultras. Huy you see em yet."
"They're on screen John, fire at will." Ka-tunk! Two shells fired out of the twin barrels, one ultralisk went down. "Reloading John, you can fire… now." Ka-tunk! Two more shells hurtled out of the barrels but he missed and hit a hydralisk instead, killing it." "Hold fire John, they're getting to close to shoot at."
"Then let's get our asses outta here before they slice us into pizza. Hey Huy, after this is all done, you wanna get a pizza?"
"Ya ok pizza sounds good to me. Wait we've got an incoming transmission, from Jim."
"Good work Malone, we should be able to fend the rest of them off. You two are heroes for today, you can return to Bravo Base for food, sleep, and whatever else you want to get there. I am also awarding you boys a forty-eight hour break from duty, does that sound good to you boys. Raynor over and out"
"You heard the man Huy, let's go home and get that pizza. Hmm, what should we have to drink?"
"Uh, beer?"
"Sounds good to me."
So they sped home and ate that pizza and drank that beer. The next morning they got a call from Jim Raynor.
"Boys, I must commend you on a job well done, but unfortunately, I'm going to need you both to come out of the small breaks I awarded you and fight again. We have a large Zerg force heading for the base."
"No problem" John said "we'll be there as soon as possible Jimmy."
"Good, Raynor over and out."
SLIZARUS
"We are approaching the Protoss defense system your grace."
"Excellent, destroy the cannons in our way first."
Everything was going according to Slizarus' plan. The Protoss would block the initial invasion, that much was true but they will be weakened and unprepared for the second large invasion force.
"Sir the first force has reached the base, should I signal for attack?"
"You may do as you please cerebrate."
"Yes my liege."
Slizarus watched as his swarm walked into an all out slaughter. One hundred Zerg had all ready died, but it was a very small price to pay for the recapture of Aiur. He watched one zergling in particular fighting with five other zerglings against a zealot, they killed the pathetic creature with ease. It was true that soon allsix hundred Zerg creatures he had sent would be dead but their deaths would not be in vain. Soon the defenses would be crippled beyond belief and the remainder of the swarm would finish off the defenses, then Slizarus himself would come to Aiur and claim his boon. The first force had just been finished off with that thought.
"Send in the second army" he said to the cerebrate.
"Yes, I shall" the cerebrate replied. "Don't you think it's a bit risky to go to Aiur yourself your grace."
"Perhaps, but no one can defeat an entity such as myself."
"Yes, you are right, I don't know what I was thinking."
DARGON
"So we're even right" Dargon asked?
"Yes, your debt to me is entirely repaid."
Dargon had finally repaid his debt, forty thousand dollars. His employer never showed, he sent someone else to give him the money. Now Dargon was on his way to get something he had wanted for awhile, a gun called the nightmare. The nightmare was a gun so souped up that even after six years of studying it, he still didn't know everything about it. What he did know about it though was that it could change from semi-automatic to full automatic, perfect for when he needed to just snipe off a zergling or two and great when he was in a fast paced battle. Another thing he knew about it was that it could also fire something called an X round. An X round was just like a needle for a gauss rifle except would explode when hitting a target. It could also fire stun rounds, poison rounds, sizzle rounds, and pretty much anything other kind of round you could get. He was at the small shop now.
"Hello can I help you" the manager asked?
"Ya" Dargon answered "I want a nightmare and ten clips for it."
"What kind of rounds" the manager asked?
"Nine clips of regular gauss rifle ammo, and one clip of canister."
"Ok, that comes to eight-thousand forty eight dollars and sixty five cents."
"Ok, that's fine" Dargon said paying him.
Dargon had finally gotten that gun, the one he had wanted since he was ten.
Ring… Ring… Ring…
"Hello" Dargon asked answering his phone.
"Hello, Dragons Outcast, I expect you've received your payment."
"Ya, I got it."
"Good, now how would you like to do another job for me, for say another fifty thousand."
"No, the only reason I did it last time was because I was in money trouble."
"Are you sure, I think you might like this one, he's Zerg.
"Ok, shoot."
"A brood has been terrorizing my city for the past week, it is known as the Jutio Brood, their leader Kit Herf, was once a citizen of my city. I want him dead, if the attacks stop then I know you will have succeeded. Come to the same place as last time, one week from now for your payment."
"Ok I'm in."
"Good, I'll see you in a week."
WHOOP! WHOOP! The towns alarm was going off. "Attention, the Sons of Korhal have invaded the city, all military personnel report to nearest barrack to be suited up for battle." Luckily Dargon was ready, and he was also ready to use his new gun. Marines in Dominion colors came marching down the streets guns blazing, bullets flying everywhere. Dargon switched his gun to full automatic and opened up on the marines. He shot two down immediately. He crouched behind an over turned car. He put his gun above the car and blind fired by sticking his gun over the car and shooting. While this technique may only hold them off a few more seconds, those few seconds could by him the time to get out of there. He heard another scream, he took this chance to jump out of hiding. He fired in a strafe to the gun shop. He entered and saw the owner loading up a gun.
"I'm gonna need some ammo" Dargon said.
"Whatever, take as much as you want."
Dargon thought and thought about what kind of ammo he should take. Then decided on one, the X rounds. Dargon sprinted outside and took aim at a building behind a platoon of soldiers. He fired. It hit the building and boom! The platoon was blown off their feet, Dargon shot all of them. Goliaths were coming down the road now. Luckily he always kept lockdown shells with him. He switched and shot a goliath, sending it offline. He switched back and shot another round, boom! The locked down goliath went up in flames. A rain of bullets came from up the street killing five Dominion marines. The cavalry was here! Dominion soldiers were being shot from everywhere, the battle cruisers had arrived! Dargon took cover behind a building and waited for the battle to end.
HYUTI
"Sir the Zerg invasion force has been completely eradicated."
"Excellent, prepare a five minute break for the defenses."
"Yes sir."
That Zerg attack was ferocious, it had decimated a lot of the defense systems. We have minimal defense left, over a thousand Protoss brethren were killed in the battle. That only leaves us with five hundred more. We only have thirty cannons left to defend Aiur.
"Sir a second large Zerg force is heading for Aiur!"
"Damn, prepare the defenses, fight with honor."
"Sir the zerglings have penetrated the base walls."
"Then ready the gunner zealots. Do you understand what I'm saying grunt?"
"Yes I understand fully sir."
The gunner zealots were a prototype project, zealot training was hard and rigorous enough, gunner zealot training was even harder to make it through. The Protoss even had to use the Resocialization project that the Terran had invented to make their soldiers merciless and unforgiving. It was something the Protoss had never wanted to copy, but this training called for it. The first batch of gunner zealots had just come out of training. This would be their first real battle. Training should that they would be the one of the most efficient forces in the galaxy. He watched as the Zerg invaded and the gunner zealots fought them off easily. The leader code-named: Arc_1_Terrapin, was showing excellent progress in the battle having all ready killed six zerglings. The guns that they wielded were plasma rifles attached to their arms where the psi blades would be. Recent study had shown that overheated plasma could be used as a very dangerous weapon. First it would melt through the skin like acid, and then just disintegrate the target.
"Sir the zerglings and hydralisks have gotten to the generator room and are heading toward us as we speak, we must leave."
"No, I will not leave, I will shoot down as many Zerg out of the sky as I can before the Zerg reach this room."
"Then I wish you luck sir, I will now take my leave."
"You may do so."
Des left and Hyuti shot down six more overlords before the hydralisks reached the room and ate him.
SHEN'KRAWM
Shen'Krawm was nervous, she was about to sacrifice herself, at least, that's what it felt like. The guardians of Kerrigan, herself included were to escort a cerebrate out of the base by surrounding him and charging through the fight, if one ultralisk fell another filled its place. Two had fallen all ready, Shen'Krawm was on the outer layer of the circle, she would die very soon. They were also to kill anything that stood in their way, Zerg or Protoss.
"Hurry" the cerebrate said over the screams, "we're losing ultralisks fast, hurry now!"
Another ultralisk fell next to Shen'Krawm, the kills were getting close to her. She glanced to her left, she saw Terrans. What are Terrans doing here she thought? They obviously weren't helping the Zerg, great now it was two on one. The battle was looking even more grim for the Zerg now. There were only ten ultralisks left protecting the cerebrate that their queen had left in charge while she was gone, and they were falling fast. Now there were only five. Yggdrisal was waiting for the cerebrate at the front of the base to take the cerebrate, in hydralisk form, and get him away from the battle. The reached Yggdrisal and loaded him up. The hydralisk would eventually settle and rule another part of the land, and be a cerebrate again. Yggdrisal was out of sight now and the fight was still going on. Shen'Krawm was confused now. She had fulfilled all orders given to her, so now what? The other ultralisks also looked equally confused by this, they had no orders to do anything. Did this mean to do nothing, or to do anything? The ultralisks chose nothing and were eventually killed without putting up a fight.
GENERAL DANIEL JACOBS
"Sir we have an incoming transmission from the surface of Char, it's Protoss!"
"Bring it up then" General Jacobs said!
"Battlecruiser, this is Zeratul of the Protoss. We request assistance."
"Request granted, this is General Daniel Jacobs of the Earthbound, we were sent to bring you back to Zoltran of the Dark Templar. Why haven't you responded to any of the transmissions sent to you?"
"We were being overrun by the Zerg, the mutalisks were interfering with the signals."
By now the Earthbound had landed and the remainder of the Protoss fleet was boarding the ship. They continued the conversation after they had all boarded.
"So Zoltran sent you" Artanis asked?
"Yes, we made a deal, if we helped find you, then you would help us get back to Earth."
"I am sure Zoltran, the honorable Dark Templar that he is, would not go back on his word."
"Yes, I'm sure. I must send him a transmission telling him that we have found you."
"Earthbound to Command Nexus, repeat Earthbound to Command Nexus."
"We hear you Earthbound, but we're in trouble, a Zerg force is attacking us, we are very shorthanded with defenses right now."
"We've found Zeratul, he is aboard the Earthbound now, returning to base to help with attacks."
"Good, we shall see each other soon, Command Nexus over and out."
Ten minutes later they reached the base. All seventy five of the marines jumped into the fight immediately. The remaining Protoss forces also fought against the Zerg. With the new defenses the Zerg were fended off.
"Zoltran" Artanis said "It is good to see you brethren."
"I feel the same, but General Jacobs, we got a transmission from a small temple, it seems to be Zerg, for the hydralisks."
Bzzzzt, "Zoltran, this is Gert of the force sent to the temple, we have found DNA of a hydralisk and a Hunter-Killer, they had the same DNA, we believe that hydralisks are changed into Hunter-Killers here, if that is the case it must be destroyed."
"I agree, General Jacobs do you have any ghosts on your ship?"
"Only one, she is not in very good shape but if it will help, then I can get her down here, Hetup, start construction on a nuclear missile."
"Yes sir."
"I'll get Jenine, the ghost."
"Yes, ok" Zeratul said "I'll enter the Command Nexus and setup for communication."
General Jacobs came out of the ship with a tall ghost with long black hair, Asian heritage.
"This is Jenine, our ghost."
"Hello" Zeratul said.
"Hi" Jenine replied.
One hour later the nuclear missile was ready and they sent Jenine out on a vulture. One more hour later she emerged at the temple.
"Ok I'm here" Jenine said.
"All right, just get a safe distance from the temple and mark it."
"Sir yes sir." Jenine got out of range of the missile and marked it. Two minutes later the missile came crashing down on the temple, it destroyed it.
"Ok Jenine, you're free to come back."
"Sir yes sir."
As soon as Jenine returned they were ready to take off.
FLARE
Phase two was beginning. The base had just contacted all of the high templar and archons to revolt against the Dark Templar who used them. All ready they were almost ready for phase three, all forces attack. The archons would fight until surrender was absolutely necessary, then her and the rest of Protoss fleet would swoop in and finish them off.
"Phase two is finished Flare."
"Good, then I should get my corsair ready."
Flare walked out to the hangar and started her corsair up. It would be her job to go in first, to disable the photon cannons. Then the fleet would come in unchallenged and eradicate the Dark Templars tribe. She took off towards the base sixteen minutes later.
HEX'VALA
"Before you lead, you must mutate, no one will listen to a pathetic zergling, that is why you will mutate into a Devouring One."
"I understand that, when will I mutate."
"Your mutation will start now." As he said that an egg circled around Hex'Vala.
"Hex'Vala, awaken as a Devouring One." "Now that you are awake, get out there to battle a group of Terrans are attacking the Hive Cluster.
"Yes sir" said the newborn Devouring One. Hex'Vala rushed out to his platoon of zerglings.
"What is thy bidding great one" asked a zergling?
"Tell me who is leading this attack."
"It is the one called Jim Raynor."
"Then we will kill him, his head will make a great prize for our leader, not even the great Queen of Blades could kill him."
"Yes master" another zergling said.
With that they rushed in for their mission.
TYOPIRE
The mutating was complete, he had done what no other Hunter-Killer had ever done, he had become what he now called a Hunter-Digger. He was now a lurker, but much, much stronger.
"I feel much more now" he said "I am so much more powerful."
He now started to burrow. His spikes were much more powerful than his needle spines. Then he heard the noise.
"We have some kinda lurker revealed now there, take it down."
With those words being said a platoon of marines came running towards him. They opened fire, but with Tyopires strengthened carapace he could take a lot of damage. His increased attack power killed them all with ease. PWEW! He was shot in the back by a laser. It was a wraith! It was over now, he couldn't get out, he was locked down hard. A few minutes later he took his last breath, but before he died he said one thing.
"I'm sorry I've… failed you my queen" he said sobbingly.
Well howdya like it? That chap two. I do more when I can.
