Chapter 3: The death of a traitor
Worried, Kerrigan said, "Daggoth, we have to contact our spy right away."
Daggoth, who was also worried, answered, "But my Queen, what if he's with Raynor or another one of your enemies?"
"Daggoth, I wouldn't talk to him. I just want to check if he's all right. If he's on a meeting with Raynor, we'll be spying on our enemies anyway."
"Fine, then." Daggoth concluded as Kerrigan took out a small switch with a single button. The microphones were on her lip and in her ear. The whole lot had been taken from one of the infested terran bases.
Kerrigan looked at it and, smiling, turned it on. Almost immediately, she jumped in surprise: It seemed as though Raynor was yelling at someone. He yelled,
"YOU FREAKIN' IDIOT! YOU ALMOST JEOPARDIZED THE WHOLE MISSION! HOW MANY TIMES HAVE I SAID THAT THE GOAL OF THE MISSION IS TO SAVE KERRIGAN, NOT TO KILL HER? AND YOU JUST GO AHEAD AND BOMB THE FREAKIN' DOOR! NOW GET OUT OF MY SIGHT BEFORE I KILL YOU!"
A protoss voice then said, "As you wish." Footsteps were heard and gradually faded out.
Another human voice said, "You have to admit that your drone is what came closer to killing Kerrigan..."
Raynor interrupted him: "Yeah, but that wasn't its purpose, damn it! If only Kerrigan hadn't shot the cooling system, there wouldn't have been a problem."
"Unless she'd have shot the fueling system in the head."
"Okay, okay, I get it, Kirger. It's my fault, is it? Why are you talking to me like I did something horrible, anyway?"
"You shouldn't have been this hard with him."
"Look, I know he didn't kill her, but it's not like he didn't try. He actually tried to implant a mini-nuclear explosive inside the drone! Good thing I caught him taking it from the armory. Anyway, we got other things to discuss for now. Have you contacted the Protoss about getting reinforcements?"
He answered: "Yes. There seems to be a zerg blockade around Aiur and Shakuras. The Protoss have told me they have no way of leaving those planets because the zerg, in addition to their blockade, have actually taken control of every starport as well as all interplanetary transport. In other words, our protoss allies are in too much of a tight spot to be of help."
Raynor answered, "Damn. Kerrigan truly is a royal pain in the $$. So now, we have to do one thing that we haven't planned: We have to contact any and all of the remaining UED ships, if they weren't all completely obliterated. If we have to stand tall against the entire Swarm, we'll need all the help we can get. I'll take care of that now. You're dismissed."
Footsteps were heard but didn't fade out like the protoss' footsteps, meaning the one who carried the communicator was moving. After five minutes, the footsteps stopped and the noise of a door opening was heard, followed by the noise of a door closing. The man who Raynor had called Kirger then spoke:
"My Queen, were you listening?"
Kerrigan, on her side of the communications device, answered: "Yes. Who was Raynor yelling at? And why?"
The man's voice answered, "Raynor was yelling at Kalis, the leader of the protoss section of his fleet. It seems that he placed a bomb on the battlecruiser's door even though Raynor gave strict orders not to place anything on the ship to kill you. I think he..."
But he didn't have time to finish his sentence that the noise of a door being kicked open could be heard. Kerrigan heard gunshots followed by a comment by Raynor, "The $$hole". He then followed in a loud and clear voice:
"Kerrigan, I know you can hear me, wherever you are. Listen: I don't want to hurt you, but if you want a war, you'll get it."
Kerrigan turned off the communications device and sat down. She looked devastated at the loss of her informant, tears forming in her eyes with incredible fury barely held back. Daggoth, worried, said:
"Why are you being so emotional, my Queen? It's not like you. Usually, you'd go thrashing around the room, destroying everything you see. But now...."
Kerrigan answered before Daggoth even finished his sentence, "My minions are so numerous that I'm losing my control over them, especially with so few of you cerebrates left to assist me. Not only that, but I'm going insane: I'm hearing voices, voices from the depth of my mind. There's a part of me that wants Raynor to cure me." Kerrigan shuddered at the thought. "And to put the icing on the cake, my only spy left in his army has just been killed. Now, he could just try and sneak up on me and I'd have no way of knowing. I'm losing control, Daggoth, and I'm afraid that I'll take down the Swarm with me. Isn't that enough for you to understand my reactions?"
Daggoth said, "You are facing a great battle, my Queen. Let us fight your enemies. You have your own mind to fight against. Now, please get some rest."
"Ok. I'll follow your advice. Have Araq replace you in managing of the protoss worlds' blockade. I have other plans for you. I want you to try and hunt down Raynor while I am not there. Raynor is going to try to find UED remnants, but he won't succeed, because I eliminated every single one of them, so don't worry about him getting reinforcements. I will be back shortly." Exhausted, Kerrigan left, eager for some sleep.
"I hope so, my Queen," Daggoth said when Kerrigan had left. I hope so..."
Worried, Kerrigan said, "Daggoth, we have to contact our spy right away."
Daggoth, who was also worried, answered, "But my Queen, what if he's with Raynor or another one of your enemies?"
"Daggoth, I wouldn't talk to him. I just want to check if he's all right. If he's on a meeting with Raynor, we'll be spying on our enemies anyway."
"Fine, then." Daggoth concluded as Kerrigan took out a small switch with a single button. The microphones were on her lip and in her ear. The whole lot had been taken from one of the infested terran bases.
Kerrigan looked at it and, smiling, turned it on. Almost immediately, she jumped in surprise: It seemed as though Raynor was yelling at someone. He yelled,
"YOU FREAKIN' IDIOT! YOU ALMOST JEOPARDIZED THE WHOLE MISSION! HOW MANY TIMES HAVE I SAID THAT THE GOAL OF THE MISSION IS TO SAVE KERRIGAN, NOT TO KILL HER? AND YOU JUST GO AHEAD AND BOMB THE FREAKIN' DOOR! NOW GET OUT OF MY SIGHT BEFORE I KILL YOU!"
A protoss voice then said, "As you wish." Footsteps were heard and gradually faded out.
Another human voice said, "You have to admit that your drone is what came closer to killing Kerrigan..."
Raynor interrupted him: "Yeah, but that wasn't its purpose, damn it! If only Kerrigan hadn't shot the cooling system, there wouldn't have been a problem."
"Unless she'd have shot the fueling system in the head."
"Okay, okay, I get it, Kirger. It's my fault, is it? Why are you talking to me like I did something horrible, anyway?"
"You shouldn't have been this hard with him."
"Look, I know he didn't kill her, but it's not like he didn't try. He actually tried to implant a mini-nuclear explosive inside the drone! Good thing I caught him taking it from the armory. Anyway, we got other things to discuss for now. Have you contacted the Protoss about getting reinforcements?"
He answered: "Yes. There seems to be a zerg blockade around Aiur and Shakuras. The Protoss have told me they have no way of leaving those planets because the zerg, in addition to their blockade, have actually taken control of every starport as well as all interplanetary transport. In other words, our protoss allies are in too much of a tight spot to be of help."
Raynor answered, "Damn. Kerrigan truly is a royal pain in the $$. So now, we have to do one thing that we haven't planned: We have to contact any and all of the remaining UED ships, if they weren't all completely obliterated. If we have to stand tall against the entire Swarm, we'll need all the help we can get. I'll take care of that now. You're dismissed."
Footsteps were heard but didn't fade out like the protoss' footsteps, meaning the one who carried the communicator was moving. After five minutes, the footsteps stopped and the noise of a door opening was heard, followed by the noise of a door closing. The man who Raynor had called Kirger then spoke:
"My Queen, were you listening?"
Kerrigan, on her side of the communications device, answered: "Yes. Who was Raynor yelling at? And why?"
The man's voice answered, "Raynor was yelling at Kalis, the leader of the protoss section of his fleet. It seems that he placed a bomb on the battlecruiser's door even though Raynor gave strict orders not to place anything on the ship to kill you. I think he..."
But he didn't have time to finish his sentence that the noise of a door being kicked open could be heard. Kerrigan heard gunshots followed by a comment by Raynor, "The $$hole". He then followed in a loud and clear voice:
"Kerrigan, I know you can hear me, wherever you are. Listen: I don't want to hurt you, but if you want a war, you'll get it."
Kerrigan turned off the communications device and sat down. She looked devastated at the loss of her informant, tears forming in her eyes with incredible fury barely held back. Daggoth, worried, said:
"Why are you being so emotional, my Queen? It's not like you. Usually, you'd go thrashing around the room, destroying everything you see. But now...."
Kerrigan answered before Daggoth even finished his sentence, "My minions are so numerous that I'm losing my control over them, especially with so few of you cerebrates left to assist me. Not only that, but I'm going insane: I'm hearing voices, voices from the depth of my mind. There's a part of me that wants Raynor to cure me." Kerrigan shuddered at the thought. "And to put the icing on the cake, my only spy left in his army has just been killed. Now, he could just try and sneak up on me and I'd have no way of knowing. I'm losing control, Daggoth, and I'm afraid that I'll take down the Swarm with me. Isn't that enough for you to understand my reactions?"
Daggoth said, "You are facing a great battle, my Queen. Let us fight your enemies. You have your own mind to fight against. Now, please get some rest."
"Ok. I'll follow your advice. Have Araq replace you in managing of the protoss worlds' blockade. I have other plans for you. I want you to try and hunt down Raynor while I am not there. Raynor is going to try to find UED remnants, but he won't succeed, because I eliminated every single one of them, so don't worry about him getting reinforcements. I will be back shortly." Exhausted, Kerrigan left, eager for some sleep.
"I hope so, my Queen," Daggoth said when Kerrigan had left. I hope so..."