A/N: Hello, it's me again. Are you ready for another chapter? (Long pause)
Oh well no applause, you bunch of wipers of other peoples bottoms. (No
offense, It was a joke. Please keep reading)
Gareth watched his data screens. The renegade Raynor had come after all, and even worse, Qeuso-Gwin was on his side. He sighed as Arcturus came on the screen. The New Dominion leader was filled with anger.
"Have you, Commander, sided with this renegade," Arcturus asked. Gareth shook his head. "Than why is he on your planet?"
"He came here and offered his aide. I told him no, however it appears that Queso-Gwin is with him," Gareth answered.
"Never mind the Protoss," Arcturus said. "They are just another tool, another unit at my disposal. I will deal with them soon enough. Commander, evacuate the city."
"I think I can make judgment calls on my own," Gareth informed Arcturus. The man laughed and shut down the communication.
Howard Fox turned to his platoon of men. They were ready to go, fear showing in their eyes. Howard couldn't blame them.
"Ok," he called. "Men get ready, we are to escort these civilians to the pick up point. Then we will be picked up as well." He shouldered his rifle and began to stroll to the front. His men formed a barrier around the frightened civilians.
"What about the remaining men in the city?" asked one Marine. "We aren't going to leave them there."
"They got the Protoss and Jim Raynor. There safer than we are," Howard answered. "Now lets move." The squad began to move at a slow jog. Howard smiled, knowing soon he would be safe.
"Qeuso," Jim Raynor called. "I got holes in my defenses. Can you get some Protoss to back my men up?"
"Yes," Queso answered. The troops below moved into position. The Zerg kept their assault going, waves upon waves flowing into the city. The Marines were hard pressed to keep them at bay.
"Jim Raynor," Arcturus's come in loud and clear. "I order you to stand down. You are a renegade, and a danger to this colony."
"Shut up," Jim yelled at the screen. "You are the danger here. I've watched this colony, Arcturus. You said you were sending back up, and you haven't."
"It is not your business whether or not I send reinforcements," he answered. "I rule this sector, and more to come. You stay out of this Jim Raynor..." The line went dead. Jim smiled, removing his hand from the end transmission button.
"Zerg at two o'clock," a Marine yelled. Howard turned to see seven Zergling and two Hydralisks.
"Fire at will," he yelled and leveled his weapon. The gun let lose a round. A Zergling cried in pain, then rushed the Marine line. The rest followed.
"Ahh!" a Marine yelled as he caught a Hydra's acid in his arm. He lowered the weapon and clung to his arm. The armor began to melt away, allowing a Zergling to claw through and remove the limb. The man yelled as blood ran down his side, the torn socket spewing gore.
The Zergling clamped on too the man's throat, tearing away at the armor protecting his neck. Howard watched as two more Zerg leapt in to the combat, dragging the marine down and ripping him to pieces. He raised his good arm and screamed one last scream as a Zergling bite deep into his face, removing the left side.
Howard blasted one of the Zerglings in the head, spraying the dead man's body with brain. The last of the Zerg were soon killed.
"Lets move," Howard yelled. The pick up point was close by, and he wanted to get there soon. The group rushed on. The dropships waited for them.
"Yes," he yelled as he reached them. His man yelled with him. "Lets go home, yeah." Howard flipped his visor up. This was his undoing.
With a hiss a burrowed Hydra rose to its feet. It spat forth, splattering Howard in the face. The Marines turned and killed the creature. They turned back to see Howard screaming silently.
His hand reached towards his face, clawing at the flesh as the acid burned deep. His fingers stuck in his skin, and he ripped away a piece of it. Blood coated his face as the open wound poured forth.
Howard looked at the Marines as his vision faded. One of them sighed, raised his gun, and fired. Howard died quickly, red staining the ground around his ruined head.
Gareth watched his data screens. The renegade Raynor had come after all, and even worse, Qeuso-Gwin was on his side. He sighed as Arcturus came on the screen. The New Dominion leader was filled with anger.
"Have you, Commander, sided with this renegade," Arcturus asked. Gareth shook his head. "Than why is he on your planet?"
"He came here and offered his aide. I told him no, however it appears that Queso-Gwin is with him," Gareth answered.
"Never mind the Protoss," Arcturus said. "They are just another tool, another unit at my disposal. I will deal with them soon enough. Commander, evacuate the city."
"I think I can make judgment calls on my own," Gareth informed Arcturus. The man laughed and shut down the communication.
Howard Fox turned to his platoon of men. They were ready to go, fear showing in their eyes. Howard couldn't blame them.
"Ok," he called. "Men get ready, we are to escort these civilians to the pick up point. Then we will be picked up as well." He shouldered his rifle and began to stroll to the front. His men formed a barrier around the frightened civilians.
"What about the remaining men in the city?" asked one Marine. "We aren't going to leave them there."
"They got the Protoss and Jim Raynor. There safer than we are," Howard answered. "Now lets move." The squad began to move at a slow jog. Howard smiled, knowing soon he would be safe.
"Qeuso," Jim Raynor called. "I got holes in my defenses. Can you get some Protoss to back my men up?"
"Yes," Queso answered. The troops below moved into position. The Zerg kept their assault going, waves upon waves flowing into the city. The Marines were hard pressed to keep them at bay.
"Jim Raynor," Arcturus's come in loud and clear. "I order you to stand down. You are a renegade, and a danger to this colony."
"Shut up," Jim yelled at the screen. "You are the danger here. I've watched this colony, Arcturus. You said you were sending back up, and you haven't."
"It is not your business whether or not I send reinforcements," he answered. "I rule this sector, and more to come. You stay out of this Jim Raynor..." The line went dead. Jim smiled, removing his hand from the end transmission button.
"Zerg at two o'clock," a Marine yelled. Howard turned to see seven Zergling and two Hydralisks.
"Fire at will," he yelled and leveled his weapon. The gun let lose a round. A Zergling cried in pain, then rushed the Marine line. The rest followed.
"Ahh!" a Marine yelled as he caught a Hydra's acid in his arm. He lowered the weapon and clung to his arm. The armor began to melt away, allowing a Zergling to claw through and remove the limb. The man yelled as blood ran down his side, the torn socket spewing gore.
The Zergling clamped on too the man's throat, tearing away at the armor protecting his neck. Howard watched as two more Zerg leapt in to the combat, dragging the marine down and ripping him to pieces. He raised his good arm and screamed one last scream as a Zergling bite deep into his face, removing the left side.
Howard blasted one of the Zerglings in the head, spraying the dead man's body with brain. The last of the Zerg were soon killed.
"Lets move," Howard yelled. The pick up point was close by, and he wanted to get there soon. The group rushed on. The dropships waited for them.
"Yes," he yelled as he reached them. His man yelled with him. "Lets go home, yeah." Howard flipped his visor up. This was his undoing.
With a hiss a burrowed Hydra rose to its feet. It spat forth, splattering Howard in the face. The Marines turned and killed the creature. They turned back to see Howard screaming silently.
His hand reached towards his face, clawing at the flesh as the acid burned deep. His fingers stuck in his skin, and he ripped away a piece of it. Blood coated his face as the open wound poured forth.
Howard looked at the Marines as his vision faded. One of them sighed, raised his gun, and fired. Howard died quickly, red staining the ground around his ruined head.