Chapter 10 - Counter Attack
Hizzan 6 2503-05-28, 17:10 Sector 4-9-4
Captain Fawcett had just received the go ahead to commence with the mini- nuke attack. He had sent one of his ghosts to lock-on the large structure that was producing the lava, while he was locking-on to the centipede like creature. He activated the laser on his scope and set it upon the creature. Making sure his aim was perfect, he pressed a small button on his rifle, which would allow the mini-nuke to lock-on to the laser, and land where it was targeted. It would take ten minutes for the mini-nuke to arrive, and by that time, Fawcett would have another one and a half minutes to get out of the blast radius.
After ten minutes, Fawcett could see the nuke starting its decent, and he turned around and ran for cover. There was a bright light and then it when quite. Fawcett creeped back up the ledge and peeped over the edge. The creature and everything around it, in a radius of 15 meters had been totally destroyed. The few Zerg outside the blast radius seemed to be dormant. Few where milling around, unsure of what to do. "Commander, Captain Fawcett here. It seems that the Zerg are now unsure of what to do." Fawcett called down his comms unit. A reply came back, "Good work Captain, stay there and finish what Zerg are left and then join us." The Commander replied.
Setting his rifle along the ledge he started picking off the remaining Zerg. After killing three of the Zergs about, something caught the Captains eye. The remains of the creature were reforming! Reforming until the creature was completely grown again, and the zerg around it restarted what they were doing when the creature was blown up. "Oh dear lord, no. Commander!" Fawcett screamed down the comms unit. "What is it Captain? Im just about to attack the Zerg base here." The Commanders voice came over the comms unit. "The creature has just re-grown, and the Zerg are active again. Sir." "What! How is this possible Captain?"
Fawcett didn't know what to say. "I'm sorry Commander. How or why it has happened is beyond me sir." "Stay there and do what you can, the main structure is down, and I am going to wipe these Zerg out. Then we'll decide what to do about that Thing. Commander out." The Commander didn't sound very happy. Damn, well orders are orders. Resetting his rifle, he started to take pot shots at everything that moved.
Hizzan 6 2503-05-28, 17:23 Sector 4-9-2
Well if nothing else the distraction of the creature being blown up, and killed for a brief time, made attacking the base easier. The Zerg there seemed to be amassing for an attack in the Captains area. "Ok, men attack!" Jason shouted as he ran forward, followed by hundreds of soldiers. Blasting away with his custom gauss rifle, he managed to kill two Hyrdalisks, and four Zerglings before the Zerg could retaliate. How it was their turn to be surprised as hundreds of Zerglings and Hydralisks borrowed up from the ground around them, killing two battalions of Marines, and some Firebats. Close combat insured after that, with the Firebats burning everything around them, while the Marines, Vultures, Goliaths, Siege tanks, and Jason pulled back to let the Firebats do their job. Jason ordered the Siege tanks to deploy, and start bombarding the base.
He turned back around to see how the Firebats were doing when a Zergling jumped at him. It had almost hit his head when a well placed shot form a nearby-cloaked ghost shot it in the air. "Thank soldier. Cover us, were going back in" Jason commanded the ghost while him and the rest of them charged back into the fry. The Firebats had got the Zergs that had surprised them, but with heavy casualties. "Ok, all Wraiths and Battlecruiser's, engage the enemy bases air defence, then take out the Zerg droids. I don't want them replacing that lost structure." Jason commanded, and then the Wraiths started to fly overhead and take down what Mutalisks and flat shaped creatures there were around the base. Jason couldn't see any Scourges around, and he wondered why, or if they didn't think they'd need them. After all the Zerg fleet in space was suppose to of taken out all his fleet.
Jason ducked and rolled just in time, as a Hydralisk tried to shoot him. The Hydralisk was shoot down by two ghost units. Seems I have some guardian angels protecting me today, Jason thought to himself. Looking around, he could see that most of the base was destroyed by cannon fire from the Siege tanks, and that his troops were cleaning up what little resistant was left. It shouldn't be this easy, thought Jason, not after what they did to the base. Standing up and walking over to a nearby ghost unit, he said, "Hey, shouldn't there be more of the bastards?" the ghost looked at him. "The Captain has just radioed in. A large column of Zerg troops have just passed the creature thing, and are heading to our base. He's trying to slow them down for us Commander." "Holy shit, Men, were moving out. Lets get them." Jason ordered his troops to give chase to the large Zerg column, that was converging on his base.
Jason and his men were running as fast as possible, leaving the Siege tanks, and Battlecruiser's behind. The Vultures and Wraiths were flying of ahead to help the Captain out. They rounded a bend and came across the large masses of Zerg creatures progressing along. The Wraiths were having trouble with the air defence and were in cloaked mode, trying to avoid getting hit, and taking pot shots when ever possible. The Vultures were lying destroyed in front of them, and the remaining large elephant like creatures that had survived the engagement with the Vultures now charged at them. Opening fire, the large creatures when down under the fire form the remaining Marines, and Firebats. The Goliaths had just arrived around the corner and opened fire as soon as they noticed the creatures closing in.
The creatures fell and the rest of the Zerg column decided that they were now a fret, and opened fire on them. Captain Fawcett appeared by Jason then, and said, "I thought you might need a hand." Grinning he turned back to the advancing army of Zerg and opened fire. Quick lived was his smile as a good shot from a Hydralisk sent a spine though his heart. Fawcett looked at it, then at the Commander. "I'm s.." That's all he said before falling to the ground, in a lump. "You're going to pay for that you BASTARDS!" Jason screamed at the advancing Zerg and opened fire cutting down Zergling and Hydralisks that got in the way of his gauss fire. The Firebats were in front of him now, so he had to aim more carefully, so as not to hit is own troops, the remaining Marines, beside him, cutting down the Zergs where they stood. At that point the Battlecruiser's arrived and started devastating the remaining Zerg air units that were giving the remaining Wraiths trouble.
After half an hour the Zerg column was dead. But with heavy loses on Jasons behalf. Not only had he lost the vast majority of his troops, but he had lost a close friend too. Turning the remaining troops around, the came across the Siege tanks that had been to slow to engage in combat. "Follow us, I've got a special job for you." Jason said to the Siege tanks. They arrived back to the Creature that had come back to life. Ordering the Siege tanks to setup around it. Their job from now on would be to kill it continuously until it wouldn't come back to life. Returning to the, it was time for Jason to relax and wait for his ship to be repaired, then off home.
THE END
Hizzan 6 2503-05-28, 17:10 Sector 4-9-4
Captain Fawcett had just received the go ahead to commence with the mini- nuke attack. He had sent one of his ghosts to lock-on the large structure that was producing the lava, while he was locking-on to the centipede like creature. He activated the laser on his scope and set it upon the creature. Making sure his aim was perfect, he pressed a small button on his rifle, which would allow the mini-nuke to lock-on to the laser, and land where it was targeted. It would take ten minutes for the mini-nuke to arrive, and by that time, Fawcett would have another one and a half minutes to get out of the blast radius.
After ten minutes, Fawcett could see the nuke starting its decent, and he turned around and ran for cover. There was a bright light and then it when quite. Fawcett creeped back up the ledge and peeped over the edge. The creature and everything around it, in a radius of 15 meters had been totally destroyed. The few Zerg outside the blast radius seemed to be dormant. Few where milling around, unsure of what to do. "Commander, Captain Fawcett here. It seems that the Zerg are now unsure of what to do." Fawcett called down his comms unit. A reply came back, "Good work Captain, stay there and finish what Zerg are left and then join us." The Commander replied.
Setting his rifle along the ledge he started picking off the remaining Zerg. After killing three of the Zergs about, something caught the Captains eye. The remains of the creature were reforming! Reforming until the creature was completely grown again, and the zerg around it restarted what they were doing when the creature was blown up. "Oh dear lord, no. Commander!" Fawcett screamed down the comms unit. "What is it Captain? Im just about to attack the Zerg base here." The Commanders voice came over the comms unit. "The creature has just re-grown, and the Zerg are active again. Sir." "What! How is this possible Captain?"
Fawcett didn't know what to say. "I'm sorry Commander. How or why it has happened is beyond me sir." "Stay there and do what you can, the main structure is down, and I am going to wipe these Zerg out. Then we'll decide what to do about that Thing. Commander out." The Commander didn't sound very happy. Damn, well orders are orders. Resetting his rifle, he started to take pot shots at everything that moved.
Hizzan 6 2503-05-28, 17:23 Sector 4-9-2
Well if nothing else the distraction of the creature being blown up, and killed for a brief time, made attacking the base easier. The Zerg there seemed to be amassing for an attack in the Captains area. "Ok, men attack!" Jason shouted as he ran forward, followed by hundreds of soldiers. Blasting away with his custom gauss rifle, he managed to kill two Hyrdalisks, and four Zerglings before the Zerg could retaliate. How it was their turn to be surprised as hundreds of Zerglings and Hydralisks borrowed up from the ground around them, killing two battalions of Marines, and some Firebats. Close combat insured after that, with the Firebats burning everything around them, while the Marines, Vultures, Goliaths, Siege tanks, and Jason pulled back to let the Firebats do their job. Jason ordered the Siege tanks to deploy, and start bombarding the base.
He turned back around to see how the Firebats were doing when a Zergling jumped at him. It had almost hit his head when a well placed shot form a nearby-cloaked ghost shot it in the air. "Thank soldier. Cover us, were going back in" Jason commanded the ghost while him and the rest of them charged back into the fry. The Firebats had got the Zergs that had surprised them, but with heavy casualties. "Ok, all Wraiths and Battlecruiser's, engage the enemy bases air defence, then take out the Zerg droids. I don't want them replacing that lost structure." Jason commanded, and then the Wraiths started to fly overhead and take down what Mutalisks and flat shaped creatures there were around the base. Jason couldn't see any Scourges around, and he wondered why, or if they didn't think they'd need them. After all the Zerg fleet in space was suppose to of taken out all his fleet.
Jason ducked and rolled just in time, as a Hydralisk tried to shoot him. The Hydralisk was shoot down by two ghost units. Seems I have some guardian angels protecting me today, Jason thought to himself. Looking around, he could see that most of the base was destroyed by cannon fire from the Siege tanks, and that his troops were cleaning up what little resistant was left. It shouldn't be this easy, thought Jason, not after what they did to the base. Standing up and walking over to a nearby ghost unit, he said, "Hey, shouldn't there be more of the bastards?" the ghost looked at him. "The Captain has just radioed in. A large column of Zerg troops have just passed the creature thing, and are heading to our base. He's trying to slow them down for us Commander." "Holy shit, Men, were moving out. Lets get them." Jason ordered his troops to give chase to the large Zerg column, that was converging on his base.
Jason and his men were running as fast as possible, leaving the Siege tanks, and Battlecruiser's behind. The Vultures and Wraiths were flying of ahead to help the Captain out. They rounded a bend and came across the large masses of Zerg creatures progressing along. The Wraiths were having trouble with the air defence and were in cloaked mode, trying to avoid getting hit, and taking pot shots when ever possible. The Vultures were lying destroyed in front of them, and the remaining large elephant like creatures that had survived the engagement with the Vultures now charged at them. Opening fire, the large creatures when down under the fire form the remaining Marines, and Firebats. The Goliaths had just arrived around the corner and opened fire as soon as they noticed the creatures closing in.
The creatures fell and the rest of the Zerg column decided that they were now a fret, and opened fire on them. Captain Fawcett appeared by Jason then, and said, "I thought you might need a hand." Grinning he turned back to the advancing army of Zerg and opened fire. Quick lived was his smile as a good shot from a Hydralisk sent a spine though his heart. Fawcett looked at it, then at the Commander. "I'm s.." That's all he said before falling to the ground, in a lump. "You're going to pay for that you BASTARDS!" Jason screamed at the advancing Zerg and opened fire cutting down Zergling and Hydralisks that got in the way of his gauss fire. The Firebats were in front of him now, so he had to aim more carefully, so as not to hit is own troops, the remaining Marines, beside him, cutting down the Zergs where they stood. At that point the Battlecruiser's arrived and started devastating the remaining Zerg air units that were giving the remaining Wraiths trouble.
After half an hour the Zerg column was dead. But with heavy loses on Jasons behalf. Not only had he lost the vast majority of his troops, but he had lost a close friend too. Turning the remaining troops around, the came across the Siege tanks that had been to slow to engage in combat. "Follow us, I've got a special job for you." Jason said to the Siege tanks. They arrived back to the Creature that had come back to life. Ordering the Siege tanks to setup around it. Their job from now on would be to kill it continuously until it wouldn't come back to life. Returning to the, it was time for Jason to relax and wait for his ship to be repaired, then off home.
THE END