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The New Zerg
However, when it was only inches away from the deathblow, it almost instantly exploded in a massive amount of blood and gore. After the shock of seeing the Zergling explode, she saw Brett standing there with his swords drawn and covered with blood.
"Melissa, you alright?" asked Brett
"I wasn't until you showed up." said Melissa
"What's the situation?" asked Brett
"Well, what's been going on is nothing short of pure hell. The Snakelisks were full of nothing but Zerglings, and they were brimming full with them, I would have to say that there were about 40 or so for each ship. My squad and I split up in hopes that they would divert some of their forces and give chase, but they didn't. They went straight for the Bridge and nothing stopped them. Everyone that had followed me is dead. The rest of my squad said that they would be heading toward the armory." explained Melissa
"What about the engine room?" asked Brett.
"Don't know, Bravo squad was going to handle them. Last I heard, they were able to hold them off but they were running out of ammo." said Melissa
"Well, let's get going. I'll have six of my men stay here and we can move out." said Brett, "I'm going to need six volunteers to guard the bridge."
In less then five minutes, four men and two women had volunteered to guard the bridge.
"Come on." ordered Brett as he and Melissa moved out
For a ship full of Zerg, it was surprising that they didn't see a single on the way to the armory. But it was soon understood why they didn't see a single one. When they got to the armory all, they saw, aside from a couple of Thunderbats, was somewhere around thirty Zergling bodies all in various stages of electrocution.
"Sorry about the mess sir, we'll clean it up he he he." joked a Thunderbat
A Thunderbat is a second generation Firebat. Instead of firing super hot plasma, it fired electricity even more powerful then a thunderbolt. The technology for this was designed by Magellan, a very efficient scientist who created many other things. The suit was designed like the Marines, except that it was a little thicker to make sure that the person inside the armor wouldn't get fried in the process. The main advantages that came with this new development were greater firepower, instead of taking out two or three zerglings in a few seconds, it could now kill about five in a single second. Not to mention that it had an increased range, and continuously fired. Also, the fact that it would never run out of ammo could be considered a bonus.
"Don't worry, someone else will take care of the cleanup. Just grab all the ammo you can carry and head toward the engine room." said Brett
Everyone had duffle bags full of power packs, namely magazines for the rifles. Once again, for a ship supposedly full of Zerg, there were surprisingly few encounters along the way. However, just like last time there were the rest of the zerg trying to get into a room, except this time it was the engine room, and unlike last time, the Humans and Protoss were losing this fight.
"Damn, I brought fifteen drop ships worth of Marines on this boat. How on earth are they able to overwhelm my men?" questioned Brett while looking at his scanner.
"Sir, I think you should see this." stated Melissa
Brett stood beside Melissa and looked at her scanner.
"What's up?" asked Brett
"You see these other blips. They're not moving, but yet, it's weird that it seems as though that all of the other Zerglings seem to be coming from it. Could it be a new type of Zerg?" questioned Melissa
"It's possible. After all, we haven't seen all of the new species that have been developed since Earth was taken over." said Brett
"So, what are we going to do?" asked one of the Thunderbats
"You three are going to crawl through the air vents and get to the engine room to resupply the people there. As for me, I'm going after that new type." explained Brett
Brett didn't even have to order them as they knocked open one of the vents and started climbing in. It was time like these that Brett was glad for type 3 armor. Just like the armor that was used at the beginning of the war, this too was pretty much a robotic suit with a person inside. Although this one is by far less bulky and is much stronger, the real innovation to this is the way the armor 'shapes' itself. The armor stretched itself to fit the wearer.
"Good luck." said Melissa
"Thanks, good luck to you too." said Brett
Melissa and the two Thunderbats moved through the vent and disappeared from Brett's view.
"Now, where is that Zerg?" said Brett
Inside the engine room, three Marines and four Protoss were lying in wait for the next wave of Zerg.
"Man, where on earth are these guys coming from?" questioned one of the Marines
"I wish I can answer your question, my brave ally. But I'm afraid that I do not know myself." said a Zealot
It was then that they heard a sound of someone hitting metal and hitting it hard.
"Great, and here I was, hoping on getting a break before I died." said the same Marine
"Do not fear. If you fight bravely, then your place with your ancestors will be assured." said a Dark Templar, "I will take the front."
The Dark Templar took the front, with the marines and zealots covering the rear. They were waiting to fight, ready to die. But this time, their deaths had not come for them. Instead, one of the venting grates fell and out came Melissa with the two Thunderbats. She soon realized that this wouldn't be enough to hold back the Zerg.
"Don't shoot! We're friendly." stated Melissa
"Who're you?" asked a second Marine
"We're the last of Beta Squad, we're also here to help." said Melissa
"I hope you brought some power packs." said a third Marine
"We did, who's in charge of this area?" asked Melissa
Melissa observed the surviving members of Bravo squad and Protoss. All together there were four Marines, including herself, armed with the standard issue Phase Rifle, two Thunderbats with their guided lightning rods, three Zealots with their Psi Blades, and a Dark Templar with his Warp Whip Blade.
"It seems you are, Ma'am. You're the only officer here. Our captain got fragged with the first wave. Hell, it's a miracle that we managed to last this long." said the first Marine
"Alright then, looks like I'm in charge. That is, if you guys want to follow my orders?" asked Melissa to the Protoss in the room.
"We shall follow your orders to the death." said the Dark Templar, with nods of approval from the Zealots.
"Ok then, everyone, come over here." said Melissa
On the other side of the door and down the hallway, a lot of the Zerglings had gathered to storm the engine room. However, the humans and Protoss' last hope was moving in behind the force and was going to attack their flank.
Brett moved, with the stealthy silence that would have even impressed a Dark Templar. Coupled with his night vision ability, he was a one-man army. As he moved, he started to notice a new shape. Until he came closer, he hadn't even noticed it. It was clearly insect-like, when he was finally able to see its head. It had a few blade-like appendages that were clearly used for self-defense. However, it wasn't the blades that had gotten his attention. It's what was coming OUT of them that had gotten his attention. Once every thirty seconds, a new Zergling popped out of their long white backsides, ready to fight. Brett realized that this must be some sort of zergling factory.
Brett jumped from the shadows and rushed the new creatures. Both of them saw him coming and unleashed their claws. To Brett's surprise, they were able to extend a long way and almost succeeded in hitting Brett. He jumped into the air and extended his swords in mid-air. He started to spin while he was going downward and when he hit the ground, he slashed through the face of one of the Zerg, cutting its face in half, killing it instantaneously. He got up and started to rush the last creature.
The second creature started to extend its claws in rapid fire, trying to hit Brett. Each one was dodged with ease. However, it was when Brett came in close that the creature revealed its ultimate surprise. The creature extended its head and captured Brett inside of its Ant-like mandibles.
"AHHHHHH." screamed Brett as his body, which would have been crushed in a second if it wasn't for Brett's hardened carapace, was painfully crushed.
Brett sheathed his swords and started to grab a needle from one of his pockets. He jabbed it into its head and injected the poison into its body. After a few moments, it let go of Brett and just sat there, twitching a few moments before it stopped, dead.
"Hope Magellan enjoys these new specimens." commented Brett. The surprising part about this was that it only took him about five seconds to kill both of those creatures.
Melissa was in a crouching position, awaiting the arrival of her death. The sound of the Zerglings pounding on the metal door could be heard all over the room.
"How long do you think it'll take them to pound through the door?" asked the third Marine.
"Maybe five minutes, at the most." said Melissa
What happened next was a complete mystery. The Zerglings were pounding through the door, and the next moment, everything was completely silent, and there was the sound of thunder.
"It's safe to some out." said Brett through the door.
"Do you think it's safe?" asked the second Thunderbat.
"Don't know. Do you guys sense anything?" asked Melissa to the Protoss in the room
"No, I don't sense anything out of the ordinary." said the Dark Templar
"Alright then, cover me," said Melissa
Melissa moved towards the door control and pushed the OPEN button. With a hiss, the doors opened to reveal Brett standing amongst a hundred dead Zergling bodies. It was clear that the Zerglings died from massive electric shock, the type of shock that is only ah produced by a massive Psionic Storm.
Alright alright alright now for those of you who think I'm dead. well guess what your wrong and you'll give me 30 pushups for being wrong. Ok now you see for almost a year I've been busy because I joined up and now I'm free to type again.