Sorry it's been so long. But here's the next chapter.
Yeah, yeah, I don't own Starcraft. Except in my wonderful dreams. Mmmm....sleep...
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"Hey, what's been going on out here?" I asked Artanis.
Artanis was a bit flustered at my presense, so didn't respond. I guess it's strange to have some random girl pop up in a graveyard. But I knew the answer already. From the looks of it, Artanis had ascended in rank, because Zeratul and every other high ranking Protoss was dead or disappeared.
"Zerg problems, eh?" I said needlessly. "Well, I've got just the things! When I was thinking, what would take care of the zerg? So I brought agent orange, asbestos, and chlorine tabs. The tabs are meant for pools, but hey, if somebody inhales it, their lungs don't work anymore. But we can discuss it later."
I jumped up. "We wait for nothing! Now is the time to get plans laid out. I assume you heard of that psi disrupter, right?"
"Yes."
"Well then, you see that the UED had the right idea. We can't destroy the zerg right yet, we have to control them. Why? Because when our enemy comes, we will need the strength."
"Wait," Artanis interrupted. "do not continue. Who are you? What is your name? Are you that same girl who appeared so strangely on Aiur?"
"That'd be me. Speaking of back then, how's Aldaris doing these days? He isn't all that bad a guy, for a giant, hateful gingerbread man. A regular Thomnas the Faun he is."
Artanis was quite confused at this point. "I...I'm afraid Judicator Aldaris is no longer living."
"Ah! More's the pity! Why, I should have known he was dead. Completely forgot, how silly of me. But if we ever want to get Aiur back, we have to move on. Now what's the situation? Has Zeratul disappeared yet?"
"Well, he has not returned from attempting to rescue the Matriarch...I suppose it is reasonable for him to have disappeared."
"Then we better be prepared when he gets back."
And so I, the daft girl, made my way to the headquarters of Shakuras. Artanis lead me on. I don't think he was quite expecting me to act this way. But what does he know?
I had a plan, a good plan. It would have to work, because it was so bloody devious. But I suppose I should explain a bit more as to what went on, and how I made it back to the Starcraft universe. It was quite strange. I finally met Harleyente.
Harleyente is one of the Xel'Naga, or so she claimed, and I found it hard to doubt her in this. She knew much of Protoss history, but only as much as any true gamer would. Facts beyond the gaming manual she declined to confirm or deny, yet still I believed. I was gullible.
My most close friend, as she referred to herself, spoke of how useful it would be for me to join the elite group of 'Naga. Harley told me that I would be sent back in time to join them in their early days. I turned the offer down. Wasn't ready to go do something that crazy.
Anyway, I found out why all those Toss were talking about Tassadar all the time when they questioned me. Harleyente threw me somewhere in time, I found out afterwards to test me, and I ended up finding baby Tassadar in the forest. I brought him home and ran off, and that's when Harleyente talked to me. Turned her down for the Xel'Naga thing, but I did manage to convince her to let me come back to the Starcraft world, right after the games.
But now I've got a mission of my own to complete. To defeat Duran once and for all, for great justice. Hee, I just love quoting ghetto computer games. Anyway, to defeat Duran, I needed the Terrans and Toss to be allied, if but for a short time. But they were weak, presently. So now I need the zerg. Kerrigan is my first obstacle, but she shall be taken care of shortly.
So I went with Artanis to the base as he told me of universal conditions. I knew it already, but I thought I should hear details. We went inside to plan my endeavor; as few people as possible were going to be put in danger on my account.
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A carrier and a science vessel went over to a small, zerg infested planet, not one really involved in the game. I can't remember what it was called, because...I don't know, bad memory. Anyway, I rode in the carrier (man is that thing cool) and went to talk to the Queen of Blades. She was ready for us, as we had announced our arrival.
So we stopped, holding orbit around this small planet. On the screen came Kerry, with an ever-so-merry, "What do you want?".
"To warn you, Kerry." I responded. "There's something you should know."
"Well, out with it, before I find it necessary to destroy you."
"Wise Kerry," I said, not fully free of sarcasm. "you always know what's most proper. Anywho, I dare to say that the zerg swarm is not the most powerful force in the universe, at this time. You have a challenger. One who is more devious and cold than you ever dreamed of being."
Kerrigan had a strange expression creeping up on her face, something like fear because she was trying to hide it. "Explain."
"See, there's this guy who had an idea. A magnificent idea, I daresay. He thought he would hybridize some zerg and Protoss, and you know how different that is from just infesting Toss. So this guy learned much about phsiology, then formed or joined up with the Confederacy. When Arcturus Mensk mostly tore down this organization, he joined up with the UED. At one point or another, he joined up with you, then found a way to use the UED to some your advantage, but mostly his. He then abandoned you when you really needed him."
Knowing exactly who I was talking about, the queen paled with fear and fury.
"Eh, don't worry now, m'lady. The hybrids are asleep at this point. Won't emerge until who knows when. But soon enough, they'll come. After that, well, I don't know. I bet you could guess."
"Why are you telling me this?"
"Because the recent circumstances had by all don't let us have the strength to defeat Duran. He's quite a bit stronger than us at this point, don't you think? I would like to offer you a temporary alliance, until Duran and his little hybrids are all taken care of, whenever that should be. Just a little agreement where we pretty much just leave each other alone, you know. Shouldn't waste strength while the real enemy is out there, able to take us all down."
Kerrigan thought for a moment, raising an eyebrow. She considered me and my proposal, as I stared confidently straight into her eyes. It was hard not to burst out laughing, but I managed a straight face, just with a bit of smile.
"You're lying." Kerrigan said finally. "your face shows it. You just want the swarm to stay away from you Terrans and the Protoss. You want protection. I'm not going to fall for it. My forces will teach you never to lie to the Queen of Blades."
Kerrigan must have sent them a psionic message, but none of them moved a claw. She became disturbed.
"Oh yeah," I said. "should've said this before, but I anticipated your answer. I have created a special psionic virus just for you, and now a most of your swarm in this area answers to me. The more time passes, the more the virus spreads, to a point. But for now we retreat, to fight another day, when we are stronger. Always remember that there are two people more mighty than you, myself and Duran."
"You...you weren't lying?"
"Of course not, Kerry. I never lie. G'day."
And I left. Boy do I love coffee. I mean...
Yeah, yeah, I don't own Starcraft. Except in my wonderful dreams. Mmmm....sleep...
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"Hey, what's been going on out here?" I asked Artanis.
Artanis was a bit flustered at my presense, so didn't respond. I guess it's strange to have some random girl pop up in a graveyard. But I knew the answer already. From the looks of it, Artanis had ascended in rank, because Zeratul and every other high ranking Protoss was dead or disappeared.
"Zerg problems, eh?" I said needlessly. "Well, I've got just the things! When I was thinking, what would take care of the zerg? So I brought agent orange, asbestos, and chlorine tabs. The tabs are meant for pools, but hey, if somebody inhales it, their lungs don't work anymore. But we can discuss it later."
I jumped up. "We wait for nothing! Now is the time to get plans laid out. I assume you heard of that psi disrupter, right?"
"Yes."
"Well then, you see that the UED had the right idea. We can't destroy the zerg right yet, we have to control them. Why? Because when our enemy comes, we will need the strength."
"Wait," Artanis interrupted. "do not continue. Who are you? What is your name? Are you that same girl who appeared so strangely on Aiur?"
"That'd be me. Speaking of back then, how's Aldaris doing these days? He isn't all that bad a guy, for a giant, hateful gingerbread man. A regular Thomnas the Faun he is."
Artanis was quite confused at this point. "I...I'm afraid Judicator Aldaris is no longer living."
"Ah! More's the pity! Why, I should have known he was dead. Completely forgot, how silly of me. But if we ever want to get Aiur back, we have to move on. Now what's the situation? Has Zeratul disappeared yet?"
"Well, he has not returned from attempting to rescue the Matriarch...I suppose it is reasonable for him to have disappeared."
"Then we better be prepared when he gets back."
And so I, the daft girl, made my way to the headquarters of Shakuras. Artanis lead me on. I don't think he was quite expecting me to act this way. But what does he know?
I had a plan, a good plan. It would have to work, because it was so bloody devious. But I suppose I should explain a bit more as to what went on, and how I made it back to the Starcraft universe. It was quite strange. I finally met Harleyente.
Harleyente is one of the Xel'Naga, or so she claimed, and I found it hard to doubt her in this. She knew much of Protoss history, but only as much as any true gamer would. Facts beyond the gaming manual she declined to confirm or deny, yet still I believed. I was gullible.
My most close friend, as she referred to herself, spoke of how useful it would be for me to join the elite group of 'Naga. Harley told me that I would be sent back in time to join them in their early days. I turned the offer down. Wasn't ready to go do something that crazy.
Anyway, I found out why all those Toss were talking about Tassadar all the time when they questioned me. Harleyente threw me somewhere in time, I found out afterwards to test me, and I ended up finding baby Tassadar in the forest. I brought him home and ran off, and that's when Harleyente talked to me. Turned her down for the Xel'Naga thing, but I did manage to convince her to let me come back to the Starcraft world, right after the games.
But now I've got a mission of my own to complete. To defeat Duran once and for all, for great justice. Hee, I just love quoting ghetto computer games. Anyway, to defeat Duran, I needed the Terrans and Toss to be allied, if but for a short time. But they were weak, presently. So now I need the zerg. Kerrigan is my first obstacle, but she shall be taken care of shortly.
So I went with Artanis to the base as he told me of universal conditions. I knew it already, but I thought I should hear details. We went inside to plan my endeavor; as few people as possible were going to be put in danger on my account.
-----
A carrier and a science vessel went over to a small, zerg infested planet, not one really involved in the game. I can't remember what it was called, because...I don't know, bad memory. Anyway, I rode in the carrier (man is that thing cool) and went to talk to the Queen of Blades. She was ready for us, as we had announced our arrival.
So we stopped, holding orbit around this small planet. On the screen came Kerry, with an ever-so-merry, "What do you want?".
"To warn you, Kerry." I responded. "There's something you should know."
"Well, out with it, before I find it necessary to destroy you."
"Wise Kerry," I said, not fully free of sarcasm. "you always know what's most proper. Anywho, I dare to say that the zerg swarm is not the most powerful force in the universe, at this time. You have a challenger. One who is more devious and cold than you ever dreamed of being."
Kerrigan had a strange expression creeping up on her face, something like fear because she was trying to hide it. "Explain."
"See, there's this guy who had an idea. A magnificent idea, I daresay. He thought he would hybridize some zerg and Protoss, and you know how different that is from just infesting Toss. So this guy learned much about phsiology, then formed or joined up with the Confederacy. When Arcturus Mensk mostly tore down this organization, he joined up with the UED. At one point or another, he joined up with you, then found a way to use the UED to some your advantage, but mostly his. He then abandoned you when you really needed him."
Knowing exactly who I was talking about, the queen paled with fear and fury.
"Eh, don't worry now, m'lady. The hybrids are asleep at this point. Won't emerge until who knows when. But soon enough, they'll come. After that, well, I don't know. I bet you could guess."
"Why are you telling me this?"
"Because the recent circumstances had by all don't let us have the strength to defeat Duran. He's quite a bit stronger than us at this point, don't you think? I would like to offer you a temporary alliance, until Duran and his little hybrids are all taken care of, whenever that should be. Just a little agreement where we pretty much just leave each other alone, you know. Shouldn't waste strength while the real enemy is out there, able to take us all down."
Kerrigan thought for a moment, raising an eyebrow. She considered me and my proposal, as I stared confidently straight into her eyes. It was hard not to burst out laughing, but I managed a straight face, just with a bit of smile.
"You're lying." Kerrigan said finally. "your face shows it. You just want the swarm to stay away from you Terrans and the Protoss. You want protection. I'm not going to fall for it. My forces will teach you never to lie to the Queen of Blades."
Kerrigan must have sent them a psionic message, but none of them moved a claw. She became disturbed.
"Oh yeah," I said. "should've said this before, but I anticipated your answer. I have created a special psionic virus just for you, and now a most of your swarm in this area answers to me. The more time passes, the more the virus spreads, to a point. But for now we retreat, to fight another day, when we are stronger. Always remember that there are two people more mighty than you, myself and Duran."
"You...you weren't lying?"
"Of course not, Kerry. I never lie. G'day."
And I left. Boy do I love coffee. I mean...