Federation Capitol World- Tassadaris

High orbit

0329 hours

A warp rift opened in space, letting several ships pour out of it. Among these ships were several Raszaghal class Frigates, along with a severely damaged carrier.

Tassadaris

Capitol City of Marsara

Patriarch Zeratul's Private quarters

0335 hours

Zeratul stood in front of a window, looking out upon the grand city of Marsara, marveling at what his brethren, along with the help of the Terran, had been able to accomplish. True, 50 years may not be much for a Protoss warrior such as himself, but he had learned that even though terrans are very short lived, their ingenuity truly makes up for their short life.

A sudden beeping noise stirred Zeratul from his thoughts. He turned to see the comm. on his desk was the cause of the noise. He pressed one of the few buttons on the machine, and inquired the one who had disturbed him. "Patriarch," the man on the other end said, "Executor Artanis wishes to speak with you. Currently, he is on line one. He says it is an emergency, sir." Zeratul wasted no time, and answered back over the comm. "I will take his message, thank you." He said as the comm. was turned off, then a view screen flickered to life on his desk. He turned to face it as the face of Artanis came into view. "En taro adun, Zeratul. I come to you with news most dire." Artanis said, skipping the formalities, and getting to business. "What is the news?" was all Zeratul could think of to say. Artanis hesitated slightly, "The zerg have attacked."

Zeratul's eyes widened at this news. "Are you sure? After all these years have the zerg found us?" "I am afraid so, Zeratul. The first attack came upon one of the border worlds, Katalo, and eliminated our standing defenses there. Currently, information is limited, yet I have been speaking with Captain Nimitz, who was in command of our defenses on Katalo. He can give more information than I."

At this, a second view screen flashed to life, showing a man apparently in his late forties, due to his graying hair, and worn face. "Greetings, Patriarch." The captain said. "En taro adun, captain. You will pardon me if I seem blunt, but I must have the information you have about this attack." "Of course, I understand. It all started at around 0200 hours this morning"

Katalo

Low Orbit

0332 hours

Thousands of Zerg surrounded the planet, swarming the small world as three large and dark shapes orbited around the planet. All three were massive, larger than even the Gantrithor had been, but on the middle one, however, an evil essence brooded over its recent victory over the enemies of he swarm. As the essence continued its planning, a psychic voice sounded out of nowhere. "Shalaxus, report your progress." The cerebrate turned its attention from its brood to this voice. "My queen, the attack was successful. Even though my brood has taken heavy losses, the damage will be repaired in time. The Terran and the Protoss seem to have banded together into one force, making their forces stronger than ever before."

"That does not matter. It merely saves the trouble of hunting both their forces down." Kerrigan, the self-proclaimed queen of blades, and leader of the zerg swarm answered. "There is more, my queen. With their combined efforts against the swarm, they have been able to produce new and more powerful weapons to combat the might of the swarm. I predict that I will need support if I am to proceed with my mission." Kerrigan thought this over for a minute before answering. "Very well, Shalaxus, I will send three more broods to add to your forces." "Thank you, my queen. I will use these forces to overcome all enemies of the swarm." Shalaxus was prepared to get back to overseeing his brood, when one last sentence came from the queen of blades. "You had better, Shalaxus. If you fail me in this mission, you had better hope that the Dark Templar reach you before I do."

With that, Kerrigan's psychic presence dissipated, leaving Shalaxus to mentally shudder with fear at this threat. It went back to overseeing his large brood, and to prepare for the arrival of its brethren.


Well, another chapter up. For reference, the Raszaghal Frigate looks like the X-303 from Stargate Sg;1. Please review.