"I cannot teach anybody anything, I can only make them think."
-Greek Philosopher Socrates

"My leige, the mutalisks sent were destroyed. They were killed by a-" asked Darigaaz.
"YES I KNOW DARIGAAZ." replied the Overmind.
"Did you see this coming?"
"NOT ENTIRELY, I CANNOT SEE THE STUPIDITY OF A TERRAN LIKE THAT ONE, BUT I KNEW OUR FORCES WOULD BE DESTROYED SOMEHOW."
The Zerg troops were once again becoming restless. Doing nothing for a couple of days is extremely irritating to the ravenous troops, especially the zerglings. The queens were called upon once again and were ordered to capture more Terrans for their infested army. Zach was crouching on his knees looking into the sky in the direction of Jigao.

"Sir, there have been more and more of our people missing over the past hour or so." said an advisor.
"Dammit, tell the troops scouting the area to head back here. Tell the workers to build some more turrets, we need to keep those queens at bay." ordered Dominique.
Everyone was getting things ready and re-programmed after getting the power back online. A few of the machines were scrambled beyond repair, but the other ones were being fixed. One of the civilians working on the turrets spotted something not far from the other workers. Some of the dirt was still in the air which made it hard for him to see what it was. As he walked into the cloud of dust he heard a screeching noise from above.
The workers whatched in terror as they saw one of their comrades being taken in by a queen. As the dust dispersed from the flying horror they saw a shape of a zerglings nearby. They worked as hard as possible and three turrets were built in a matter of a half an hour.
Civilians were being trained by the truck full of how to become a full fledged marine. After the losses in the first battle they resorted to the locals. Surprisingly the most skilled were the farmers. They had so much spare time after farming plants in the biosphere that they started their own group called the NRAC (National Rifal Association of Crio).
"In a matter of two days those people could become the best of the best." chuckled Mark to himself.
He was sitting down with a cup of coffee when he got a signal on the portable telecom. As he reached for it he spilled the coffee onto his uniform.
"Hey Cap'n, this is Gary. We got good news."
"Crap." yelled Mark as he spilled his coffee.
"WHAT? You made me sad, no news for you!"
"Sorry, coffee trouble. Now, what is the good news?"
"We are almost there, Crio seems like a bright dot...oh wait, thats the microwave. Hey, burrito!."
"Anything else I should know about besides your incompetence?"
"Oh right. We were ambushed by some mutalisks."
"What?! How is everyone holding up?"
"Pretty well actually. This one idiot in a seige tank helped us a lot."
"I don't even want to know how. Well, I'm glad your almost here. See you and the others soon."

Socrates was leening against a bunker staring blankly at the sky towards Jigao. Pierce walked by and pondered what in the name of Jimmy he was doing.
"Your friend is looking at that same planet." said Socrates.
"What?" asked Pierce curiously.
"Nothing...nothing you should not know yet."
"Geez, you're like a puzzle with one peice to work with."
"If your done trying to make up expressions I need to go."
Socrates stood up and walked to the training grounds for the civilians. There he watched the people test their skills in weilding a rifle. Some even got the hang of opperating some left over goliaths. He went to one of the groups and stood behind them studying the way they shot at the cardboard cutouts.
"May I try?" asked Socrates.
The civilian went to the side as Socrates was aiming at the target. As he was aiming his vision began to blur and he could only see it faintly. He started to shoot at the left and right of it over and over again until the civilian put her hand on his shoulder. He stood up and shook his head a little and went to another group stumbling with each step. He went, then whatched the people fire at the moving targets and decided to step in. He tapped a civilian on the shoulder to move. As he looked through his scope his vision became clear once again. He saw the cutouts as unmoving objects, and with a few shots put a bullet in each of the twenty targets around him.
"Woooooowwwwe! That was impressive sir. How'd ya do it?" asked one of the civilians.
"Why was the movement turned off?" asked Socrates.
"I don't know what your talking about sir. They were moving just like they ever were."
"Hm..."
Socrates slung his rifle back onto his back and strolled off.

Khell and his squadron were taking off from the stargate. Their destination, Jigao.
Everyone, we will be meeting some strong opposition. When we arrive there do not attack at once. You will wait for my orders. spoke Khell.
Yes commander! said the pilots in unison.

Hmmmmm...it seems there will be a battle soon. Tria, send the corsairs to Jigao. There will be great need for them. commanded SeAn.
A need sir? asked Tria.
All I see is victory ahead.

When Rath and his comrades got to the shuttles Rath decided to try to contact SeAn. After finding the location of their leader he spoke to him.
SeAn, we have done as you have ordered. Should we report back to you? said Rath.
No, there is a group of enemy scouts headed for your position. I cannot risk you being destroyed. You and the others head to the north. I will send our squadron of corsairs to intercept them. said SeAn
Yes sire. Rath then closed the connection with SeAn.
Okay everybody, our orders are to head towards the north. SeAn is sending in corsairs. said Rath to the other six.
They went into one of the shuttles and continued to the north with the observer ahead of them. Stopping at a group of rocky hills they landed. Rath felt a chill run through his body as he stepped onto the ground. The air was thick and there was a musty smell. As he and the other six walked about one stumbled on something.
Sir, I think you should look at this. said one of the dark templar.
What is it? asked Rath as he walked towards him.
It seems to be a bone of some sort.
Hmmm...it seems to have belonged to a zergling...twenty years ago. There must have been a group living hear. Check to see if the observer spotted anything yet.
One of the soldiers read the data on his wrist-comp.
There doesn't seems to be anything here. And if anything was here they still couldn't see us.
Stay on gaurd, I have a feeling...
Rath's attention was turned on the dark caverns under the rough terrain. He thought he saw something move and went to one of the troops.
Send the observer into that cavern. ordered Rath.
Rath looked at the soldier's wrist-comp as they saw what the observer saw.
There seems to be nothing there sir-
As the soldier finished his sentence, two pale eyes appeared on the screen, and then the image was lost. Rath heard a muffled explosion within the hill. The dust was lifting from the entrance and a figure stepped out. It looked like a zergling despite its pale eyes and light carapace. Its large forlegs had long claws and it stood there ominously. The Protoss were waiting to see what it would do next. The creature sniffed the air and let out a low growl. Rath stepped forward and slashed the zergling in half.
I think its a good time to leave here everyone. said Rath.
As they turned to the shuttles they saw large holes where they once were. Something started to emerge from the hole. A large blade followed by an ultralisk came out. It had the same pale eyes as the zergling. Rath felt a sudden feeling of fear as it started to sniff.
We have to fight this one, they can smell our scent. said Rath.
What? Hmf, very well then. responded one of the dark templar.
Rath walked in front of the ultralisk and held his blades tight. In two swipes he cut off the massive kaiser blades. The ultralisk roared and butted its head into Rath. He fell onto his back as the ultralisk was coming ever closer. As its head came down for another attack Rath lifted his blade which pierced into the ultralisk's skull. Out of the caverns spewed a number of zerglings and ultralisks. The Zerg that survived could burrow while the others died out. One of the dark templar killed three zerglings in one swipe. A blade came crashing down and cut the soldier in half. The bright psionic energy of the fallen soldier blinded the Zerg around him for a few seconds. One second was all he needed as Rath slashed the ultralisk's leg and back. The other remaining five dark templar fought on. One by one a Zerg emerged out of the shadows and attacked. The Protoss seemed confident when none came out. As one of the dark templar had a sigh of relief a blade came jutting out of the ground and went through him. Rath cursed and started stabbing into the ground. A few times he heard a shriek and blood poured onto the surface. A group of eight zerglings unburrowed around them.
Hold your ground everyone. said Rath.
Dissobeying his advise, one of the dark templar charged at a zergling. Once he slashed and killed the zergling he felt a sharp pain in his back. As he turned there stood a zergling. The flash of energy from the fallen blinded the zerglings and the dark templar destroyed them. Rath remained cautious for there were still the ones burrowed.
Those who want to live follow me. said Rath.
He and two others walked on top of a rock slab. The other dark templar thought a moment and started to run to the rock. A large blade came out of the ground in front of him and cut him in two. The rest on the rock looked around confused. Then below them a low rumbling was heard. They started to stumble as a large ultralisk with one eye emerged from below them, lifting the slab on its head. It looked around and sniffed the air. It lurched its large scarred head forward sending the Protoss flying. Rath and the other two got up slugglishly looking at the mighty Ultralisk. One of the dark templar leaped forward and slashed at its head, only succeeding in making it more annoyed. The ultralisk shook its head and stomped on the unit. It sniffed the air and rushed at the remaining two. Rath dodged the behemoth while the other one went underneath it and stabbed upward into its stomach. The ultralisk started to stagger while the dark templar was trying to get his warp blade out of the ever stumbling beast. With a loud boom the ultralisk toppled over and crushed the dark templar. As Rath saw his last comrade fall he turned around. The Zerg unburrowed and looked at their once powerful leader. They went to the body and burrowed underneath it. Ever so slowly the large corpse sunk into the ground and dissapeared. Rath turned back south from fear of the blind monsters coming back for vengence.

Zach looked away from Jigao and looked around. The Overmind sent orders through the minds of the Zerg and him. The battle would commence in a matter of days. He felt the anxiousness in the others around him; zerglings leaping and ultralisks butting heads. A group of defilers were being created to complete the swarm. They now had a new last effort ability. If low at health they would destroy themselves and leave an acidic goo where they fell. Zach looked at the new infested Terran that came in. The zerglings were the most curious of the ones brought in. Every so often a zerglings would kill an infested terran by mistake, causing the group of infested terrans to attack it. "Fred" was standing in the open looking at the sky. He felt a sudden shock of fury as if a great Zerg had fallen. The planet Jigao was barely visible through Crio's atmosphere. "Fred" closed his eyes and burrowed into the ground thinking of the coming bloodshed.
"My leige, the Zerg we brought back from Jigao are acting strangely, even some of the zerglings created here." said Darigaaz.
"THE HEAD OF THE ZERG THERE WAS KILLED, AND THE ZERGLINGS AND OTHERS ARE RELATED TO THAT SPECIES. HOW ELSE DO YOU THINK THE ZERGLINGS HERE WERE CREATED? THEY WERE BASED OFF OF THE ZERG THAT EVOLVED SEPERATELY ON JIGAO." replied the Overmind.
"I see. The Zerg we brought also seem to be blind. Is it wise to have them in battle? Blindness might be a large dissadvantage."
"THEY CAN SMELL, YOU FOOL. AND THEY WILL BE VERY USEFUL IN FINDING CLOAKED UNITS. OVERLORDS ARE NO LONGER NEEDED IN BATTLE."
"That is very wise of you to bring them here then. Interesting..."
Darigaaz went into a deep meditation thinking of what was to happen and what the Overmind was expecting to happen.

Pierce was walking around the base wondering how he could capture an infested terran. He remembered the rumors going around that the Zerg were infesting the Terran using ingenious strategies. He thought a moment and looked at the turrets. The area was still dusty and burned the nostrils. Pierce then got an interesting idea. He ran to Mr. Stools's lab and opened the door to see a room with empty coffee mugs and stacks of paper.
"Ummm...Mr. Stools?" asked Pierce as he walked in.
"Nobodies hooooome!" yelled Mr. Stools from behind a pile of papers.
"I have a favor to ask of you."
"Oh, anything for Santa Claus."
"Yeah. I need one of the cardboard cutouts of a zergling, and a net."
"Oh, raindeer giving you trouble again? Sure, they are in the back. Look out for those pesky gnomes."
Pierce had heard that this guy had gone nuts, but this was beyond the human conception of nuts. He walked into the back and saw several lawn gnomes and odd paintings of a flamingo in the middle of a flaming 'O'. He found what he was looking for behind some old clothes and left. When he got to the turrets in position he went up to one of the civilians.
"I need you to load this net into one of the turrets okay?" said Pierce.
"I'm sorry sir, but you need permission to come in this vacinity." said the civilian.
Pierce simply nudged him aside and climbed onto one of the turrets. He removed the large missles and put them to the side. He then loaded the net into it. He climbed back down and carefully put the zergling cutout onto the ground about twenty feet from the turret. The civilian was perplexed by his actions and decided to wait and whatch. Pierce whatched anxiously for a queen to come. Once the queen infests a terran it would pick it up back to the Zerg base, which meant it had the syrum inside of it with the other mixture. After a half an hour he spotted a queen. As it came its small eyes caught a glimpse of a fellow Zerg. The dust made it hard for it to see so it went closer, oblivious of the turret. When it came into range the turret shot the net and stopped from no ammo. The queen let out a shriek and fell onto the ground in the net.
"Hey, civilian guy. Get Mr. Stools here quickly and tell him to bring tranquilizers." ordered Pierce.
"Uh...y-y-yes sir." stammered the civilian as he saw the organic heap on the ground.
He rushed to the scientest and went into the room. He saw the scientest staring at a blank wall.
"Excuse me Mr. Stools. One of the guys just caught a queen and wants you to bring tranquilizerz." said the civilian.
"Lead the way Lucky!" said Mr. Stools.