New World, New Age, New War.....
Chapter 1 : New Mission
Presented to you by Max Knight.
Disclaimer : Every Character, Scene, lines are not mine if you find them familiar. The rest are all the shared ideas of Daniel de los Santos and Wolfen Man Unleashed.
Author's Note : Be warned that this will be a crossover with Ranma 1/2, Alien Vs Predator Starcraft and SI. Many foul languages will be seen and there will be blood and gore here. Heh, I never read a Starcraft fic without any blood....yet.
"Speech"
#Thoughts#
'Telepathy'
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"Stop it, make it stop!! No please, don't let it eat me!! " The cries of a young boy in a pit with a wounded Zergling was screaming and crying his little heart out as he tried to run away from the wounded creature. Though wounded, the Zergling was still 45 capable of killing the boy. It was after all, facing a mere human boy. Right above the pit stood a fat looking man in a white suit with the UED sign on his left chest. He had a medic Chem gun and a first aid kit with him as he ignored the child's plea for help. He stared at the carnage under him and spat at the now dying corpse lying there with his stomach being ripped apart by the sharp claws and fangs of the Zergling.
" Weak. I guess I'll have to issue for another one then..." muttered Genma and he closed the cover of the pit and walked away. He left the body there to the Zerg, he had no use for it.
" Sergeant Saotome, I must say that your new way of training Ghosts are starting to deplete the numbers of our newly recruited Psychics. That was the last one we could offer for your training." replied a stoic voice over the Receiver Box. Genma narrowed his eyes at the equipment and made his reply " All the ones you gave me are WEAK !! Defects of your OWN training program. I found two of them vomit at the sight of a Zergling and another one just stood there looking into space as the Zergling chewed away at his legs and hands. You can't expect me to believe that those are the only Junior Recruits The UED has to offer are you? I request a new batch of..." he was cut of by a loud voice, " Now listen here Saotome, we gave you what you wanted in your contract. You said all you needed was a boy at the age of between 5 to 6 without any physical problems. You never said anything about Mental Damage!!! You have spent your last recruit and I suggest you stop this experiment of yours and return the Zergling to the Science Department. And you could just forget about that thing about the Zerg Transformation or even the DNA bonding of a Zerg and a Human being. This is the last warning for you Saotome."
Genma gulped but he didn't give up his debate over this. It was his dream of creating the Ultimate Soldier. Not for the UED but for HIM. He wanted a Ghost for himself and none could be better to serve him than.....his own son. " Sir, I request to have the Zerg in my custody for another month."
" And why is that? We won't be giving you another recruit after this one. Unless you want to try it yourself?"
" Negative sir. I have another one in my inventory. His name is Ranma. Saotome Ranma and I will show you the true power of the Dreaded Zerg Fist."
" Very well Saotome. But we will be ordered to take the Zergling back in 30 days."
" Believe me, all you'll get is the Zerg's corpse. Genma Saotome over and out."
The man known as Genma sighed, this was going to be hard on him and his wife Nodoka.
Back at his own home, young Ranma could be seen doing a complex kata all by himself with a blindfold and a floating Bokken trying to strike at him. Controlled by his Psionic powers, Ranma was unlike any other Ghost in-training. He was raised by his own parents and was given permission to avoid being implanted by a Psionic Controller so that they will be controlled and won't go AWOL in battle.
Nodoka was a happy woman since she was allowed to stay with Ranma when Genma was not around. She was a once a Medic but retired due to her husband's pay as a Sergeant.
After Genma returned from his Lab, he told Nodoka about his plans to train Ranma as the Perfect Soldier. Like he expected Nodoka nearly threw a fit when she heard that she wouldn't be able to see her son again until the training was over.
" But I thought you already made him the best soldier ever."
" I know but I found out a new way of training. "
" You mean the one that you've been doing with the other recruits?"
" Yeah, that, it was a success. So I need Ranma to go through the ordeal in order to make him one of the Best."
Nodoka was reluctant to be away from her only son but the look on Genma's face was so determined that she had to agree. She took one last look at Ranma's face and nodded. Genma place a hand on her shoulder and went to get Ranma.
" Boy, get packed and sleep. We'll be starting on your new trainings tomorrow."
" Sure pop, it's about time you teach me some new techniques," replied Ranma as he took off his blindfold.
The Next day....
Nodoka cried as Ranma left her house. She knew that she wouldn't see him for a long time. At the age of seven, every Ghost Trainee will have to report at the Academy to be trained as Full Fledged Ghosts and Ranma was already six years old. She knew that she was lucky to have seen Ranma grew into the young healthy boy he is. Soon she broke down crying at the doorstep...she also knew the training young Ranma was about to endure.
Young Ranma leaped in the dark pit with only his white gi on and two weighted bracers on both hands. He stared at the black void in front of him and extended his senses outward. He was familiar with his powers since the age of 4, he was trained to use these powers as an advantage in battle and decided to use it at its fullest. Suddenly he felt a movement a few feet ahead of him and he took a stance to prepare for the opponent his father gave him.
# I hope it's not another boy like me here. I've beaten all of those punks with no sweat at all..Huh ? Hey...what the hell ? # Ranma's body moved on its own as he dodged the incoming attack.
" Hey this guy's not bad. He's fast...but I'm much faster !! "
He started to dodge the attack that was sent his way until he slipped on the blood of the poor boy before him. He fell painfully on his backside but did a back flip to avoid the slash from the Zergling.
" What he heck is that slimy thing ? " he reached down and nearly shouted at the sight of the headless body lying there. Then the whole place started to get clearer and Ranma was utterly shocked at the sight in front of him. It was something he heard of and seen on the TV at home. It was a Zergling.
Now normally Ranma would run away from anything that could be a threat to his health but something in his brain started to click ' Don't be afraid...breathe...watch out for the claws...look at it's movement and you'll be alright.'
" Huh ? What the...ARRRGGHH POPS Heeeelllppp !! " Ranma cried out as the Zergling plunged its claws deep within Ranma's left leg. Blood oozed out of the wound and the pain was unbearable. Ranma made a punch toward the Zergling's and a weak kick to its body and sent it back a few feet.
" Daddy, get me out of here !! This is not funny anymore !! "
The stern voice of Genma echoed around him " No, this is the way to be the best of the best."
" You mean the others were able to defeat this thing ? "
" No. And you WILL defeat this thing or I'll leave you here like the rest of the failures."
" No !! I don't want to be the best anymore !! Stop this ARRGGHHHH !! " Ranma cried out as his arm was severely slashed by the Zergling.
" MOMMY !! MAKE IT STOP !! "
All of Ranma's cries was ignored by the same man who taught him to walk, fight and the same man who carried him around the house...the same man he respected...the same man he look up to...
Then the same weird voice started to talk to him in his head again ' Do not fear it for it sense the fear in you.'
Ranma stopped his crying and decided to crawl away from the creature, the thing won't see him if he don't make any sound right ?
' Wrong, the Zerg sense your smell and the blood from your wounds are like a tracking beacon to him. Stand up and do not show fear.'
Ranma tried to ignore the voice but it was so soothing that it was impossible to NOT do what it says. Ranma stood up with a limp and he tore his gi in half. He wrapped his wounds up, and waited for the creature. The voice started again ' Feel it's presence...strike at the last moment...remember your training.'
Suddenly Ranma realized something, # The trainings!! It's the same as what Mom taught me!! Use my senses....There, come on...#
Genma was worried, what if he failed? What if Ranma died here? He was about to go in and stop the Zergling from mutilating Ranma until he heard a rather crude screech followed by a sounding thump on the reinforced pit then everything was quiet.
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Ranma was breathing hard at the sight of the Zergling in front of him. His hands had pierced the hard skull of the Zergling and went through it like a hot knife through butter. The tip of his fingers had a faint glow of blue and he started to breathe in large amount of air at the sight of the Zerg's brain and the blood on his body. Finally he threw up and passed out from the exhaustion.
Far away, Nodoka sighed and smiled inwardly. Her son had survived thanks to his Psychic ability and his link to his mother.....no one knew this...Ranma did tell Genma about these voices when he was young but the man shrugged it off and said that it was his imaginary friend. Nodoka however listened to him and said that it was his conscious. The mother of Saotome Ranma chuckled at her own little secret.
Days passed and Ranma dreamed of a far away place where beings wearing golden armor walked around and talking in an unknown dialogue. When he finally woke up, he noticed several changes in him. The first thing was that his right eye hurts like hell and he nearly cried but he bit his lower lip. " Boys are not supposed to cry." he whispered to himself and passed out again from the intense pain. Genma stood behind him and frowned, the boy wasn't supposed to wake up THAT soon after his Ocular Implants....
After a few days....
Ranma found out about his new ability and was angered by the fact that not only he was to move out of his comfy bed room and the warmth of his mother, he had to go to an Academy and live there until he was old enough to serve at The Army as a Ghost.
" So this was all planned out....damn you Pop."
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Somewhere in New Trinidad.... Base 33.
Ranma woke up from his dream to the sound of an alarm. He picked up his C-10 Canister Rifle and headed to the bunkers outside. It was time to kill some Zerg.
Along the way he met up with a fellow Ghost and they activated their cloaking system on their suits. It's going to be a long day....
After killing those Zerg that dare attack the forces of General Gerard Dugalle, Ranma slumped down on his bed and took off his body armor. He had fought the Zerg continuously for 12 hours and they had kept pouring in from everywhere. The Zerg forces were coming at large numbers but they were no matches for these new Siege Tanks in Siege Mode. Thanks to his buddy Hibiki Ryoga and Kumon Ryu. Luckily they were there or the whole base would have fallen to the hands of those blasted Zerg. Ranma stared at the ceiling as he drifted to sleep.
It was not until his communicator started to beep again. He cursed and activated the communicator, out came the face of his commanding officer Major Eric Van Houten.
" Special Ops Unit Saotome ' Wild Horse ' Ranma reporting Sir. "
" At ease son. " and he did.
" So what's up? "
" When I say at ease I also expect the respect shown to a High Officer is still in active. Anyway, I'm ordered by General Dugalle to send you and a small batch of marines to aid in the exploring of a new supply of Minerals and Gas. As you know, we're short on these resources and are in need of them. I'm assigning you to lead this group I'm sending along with you the other teams. "
" What!? What about this base sir? "
" We'll survive with a few marines and three ghost short Ranma. Oh and your buddies Hibiki and Ryu are joining you on this trip. "
" So we're on a field trip huh? "
" Ranma Saotome, I am ordered by General Gerard Dugalle to promote you to Staff Sergeant and you're it until you're dead or I find some body more useful. Do you want this job or not? "
Ranma was shocked. He was just promoted to squad leader in two weeks and he was on the battlefield no more than 12 times.
" Sir, surely you're not just saying this to get rid of me are you? "
" I'm serious boy. I'm doing this because you're more capable than just being stranded here waiting for the Zerg to overwhelm us. There's a new world out there waiting for you and the boys to take over before the Zerg. "
" Yes sir. Um...one question? "
" What is it? "
" Who will be sent to accompany us besides our boys? "
" Well...it's confidential but I suppose you're to know this since you'll be fighting together with them against the Zerg. These are the list of some of the guys there. Over and out. "
Ranma saluted and started to read the list for anyone he knew. A smirk formed on Ranma's face and it turned into a full-fledged smile as he scanned through the whole list. The Zerg better be prepared for the old gang is gonna make a second appearance. Ranma started to pack his belongings and think back to his old friends, the dead and the living. He swore to avenge the dead and swore to protect the living.
" Look out Zerg, The Ultimate Wrecking Crew is Back." then he went out of his room.
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Uilel IV Base 87.
" GIVE THEM HELL BOYS !! " A gruff looking Marine shouted to his troops as he blasted a Zergling away with his C-14 'Impaler' Gauss Rifle.
" SIR YES SIR !! " his squad echoed through the Communicator in their CMC-400 suits. They ran towards the battlefield and engaged the swarm of Zerglings and the horde of Hydralisks coming their way.
" Don't let them get near the Tanks !! " shouted a Sergeant and they nodded together as they pumped heated and spiked lead in the carapace of the Zerg.
Flames from the Firebats burned the Zerglings that came near the marines and melted the hard hide of the Hyrdalisks but they kept coming even though the Vulture Riders kept throwing Grenades at them. Suddenly more screams cried out through the Com Set in their suits, as four large Ultralisks came charging towards the small squad of Marines and Firebats. The Siege Tanks was trying to fend off the huge ugly Zergs that resembled elephants but they came crashing and slashing with their mandibles and destroyed a Siege Tank. The other two was unable to fire since the Ultras where too close to fire with Siege Mode.
The marines fought hard as they used Stimpacks and fired their guns at the hard hides of the Ultralisk but the Sergeant knew that it would take more than that to kill a full grown Ultralisk let alone four. Then he heard another bone chilling sound and his men stared at the skies.
" Son of a BITCH !! Mutas !! Get 'em lads !! " Shouted a Marine until a Glave Wurm hit him dead in the chest and he fell lifeless on the ground. The Marines screamed in rage for their friend and for their lives as they fought bravely with gusto. The Mutalisks looked like giant flying scorpions...only more deadly as they spat out their Glave Wurms at the helpless Siege Tanks and Vultures.
The Firebats fought hard to get the Zerglings and Hydras as far away as possible from the Marines as they knew that only the Marines are able to defeat these flying demons. It seems that the battle was gonna be over when two Overlords appeared with more Zerglings. One Firebat sacrificed himself as he charged towards the Hydras and released his Napalm tank and became a flaming ball of fire. Many Zergs died but more kept coming as the Overlord released its transport.
" Mike !! NOOOO " the enraged Marine charged once more when a hand held him back. He turned to the face of his Sergeant and bowed in shame.
" Don't worry, we'll get them for that." said the Sergeant and they continued to fire at the Mutalisk.
Suddenly four missiles hit a Mutalisk and it burst into flames. They turned towards the missiles and cheered as Ten Terran UED Wraiths came firing away their AA Missiles at the Mutas and their laser Canons at ground based Zergs such as those Ultralisks. The Overlords were trying to get away but another volley of missiles made short work of them.
" I'm going all out on you poor bastards !! " yelled a Wraith Pilot and the last Mutalisk was history. The Wraiths finished the job and soon the last Zergling could be seen running away but a blast from a Siege Tank ended its retreat.
" Who's in that Wraith? " asked the Sergeant gratefully.
The reply sounded young and calm with a tint of mischief in his voice, " Ace pilot Peter 'Air Wolf' Courtney at your service Sarge. "
" Glad you're here son. "
" We got your distress signal for air support but my squad met up with a blockade of Scourges. Luckily our Valkyries engaged them for us and bought us some time. Now if you would kindly excuse us, my boys and me must go back and aid them before it's too late. "
The Sergeant nodded and the ten Wraiths went back towards the blockade.
In Peter's cockpit was a small picture frame of him and some old friends. The picture as taken a few years ago but it's still in Top shape. Next to it was another one of him and a young red headed female pilot.
# Hang in there Ranko, I'm comin' for ya. #
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Back at the blockade.....
Ace Pilot Tendo 'Wild Child' Ranko was fighting off the Scourges and some Mutalisks in her Valkyrie. She fired off her HALO missiles and watch the small Kamikaze fighters go bye bye. Then she evaded two more scourges and let her wingman finish the job.
" Wild Child to Bumble Bee, get away from those Mutas. We can't take them on just by ourselves. We must wait for Wolf's team before...Ahh forget it. " She cursed as Bumble Bee goes up in flames.
" EAT THIS YOU FUCKERS!! " screamed a pilot as she fired volley after volley of missiles at the incoming scourges and sometimes scored a few hits on the Mutas.
Ranko cursed again as she took three more hits on her ship. Luckily for her that Valkyries are tougher than the Mutalisks but they are much slower than them. Her thoughts were halted when a new life form could be seen on her HUD, (Heads up Display) and she slammed her fist on her fighter's console. This was not good....there were seven Valkyries against a dozen or more Scourges, four Mutalisks and a new batch of six Devourers.
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At the Zerg base of Uilel IV
Special Ops Agent Daniel 'Black Saint' de los Santos crawled slowly towards the Zerg base. He activated his cloaking System with his Psychic powers to avoid detection and clicked his C-10 canister rifle. He was near the Zerg Lair...he could almost feel it being aware of his presence but Daniel was known to have almost full control over his powers even with the Implant in his brain. The doctor's wonder what would happen if he were able to remove these limiters....
Daniel was only 1200 meters away from his target. He was now on top of a cliff, a perfect place to plant a Nuke on that blasted base. Now the only thing he needed is to see the faces of those fucking Hydras...wait!! Where are they ? He could see occasional Zerglings and Drones moving around but something was wrong...Why aren't those Overlords floating around? A Zerg base this big must've at least have ten or more Overlords flying around...what the fuck was happening here? Sure there was three of them near the mining field and the entrance but that doesn't mean anything.
Daniel started to reconsider his position. Although he was confident with his abilities as a fully trained Elite Ghost, he knew from experience to never ever underestimate the enemy and to always look in all directions before making a move. This tip had helped him in all his 29 missions and also earned him the title of Champion of Chess and Shogi.
He closed his eyes and focused his Psychic senses outwards. He sensed the various buildings around him and smirked as he detected a dozen Hydras burrowed underground near the Hatchery and the 30 Zerglings around the Spore Colony. Now all he needed is to find out where all those Overlords are. Suddenly, he noticed an e-mail was sent to him from base.
He opened the mail and snorted. So that's why there were no Overlords around. Most of the air units were sent to battle upfront. The base had ordered the Nuke to launch ASAP. Daniel sighed inwardly and proceeded on his journey. Another 200 meters and he would get in range of the Lair, then it's bye bye Zerg base.
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Ranko watched helplessly as two more of her squad fell down from the attacks of the dreaded Devourers. She was relieved when a shout of someone familiar echoed through her speakers " I'm going all out on you poor bastards !! " Peter arrived with his team of Wolves and fired his missiles against the Mutas and then they vanished into nothing. He had activated his cloaking system and was blasting away with the Scourges and the last of the Mutalisks.
" Wolf Team Spread out, Wild team I need at least one Valkyrie behind two Wraiths. " commanded Peter from his Com System.
" Aye Aye Sir." and so falls the horde of Zerg flyers from the deadly combined forces of Wolf team and Wild team.
The Devourers were deadly but they were useless without the Overlords helping them since Ranko and her team had killed most of them. The Mutalisks were confused when they saw their brethren being blasted away by thin air.
" And when you see the red horned one tell him I sent you, get a special treatment that way, fuckers." said Peter as the last Devourer went up in flames.
" Peter you baka, what the fuck happened? You all should've been here a long time ago. I've lost three Vals because of that. " Shouted Ranko.
" Sorry, they had Ultras and Mutas there. Plus a horde of Hydras spitting Acid at us doesn't help much."
" Well, just don't be late the next time."
" Hey, as long as I'm here, you don't have to worry a thing over that pretty little head of yours."
Ranko was quiet the whole journey back to HQ.
" Um...Ranko ? Did I say something wrong again ? "
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Daniel was bored, Nuking was both exciting and boring...and it was damn boring when you knew that there wouldn't be anyone there to detect you. He kneeled down in a small batch of bushes to hide himself and aimed his laser sight at the center of the Lair where red fluids of creep cloud be seen flowing inside it's veins. That way it would be harder for them to detect his target and he could be undetected. It was only a matter of time when the nearest Overlord moved away from his position. Daniel started his countdown...10...9...8...7...6...5...4...3...2...1...0...then he pressed his trigger.
A female robotic voice transmitted the famous speech of " Nuclear Launch Detected." and every Marine fought with new spirit as they wait the fall of the Zerg Lair.
# Well, here's the boring part..The waiting. #
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Planet Grisson IV Base 93.
" Sir, we've received info on the new Zerg location. "
" Well ? "
" It's not far from this one Sir, I'll send in the coordination," replied the Ghost.
" Good, you have permission to Nuke it. "
" Sir, it's heavily guarded and I can't go in undetected. I need a diversion at least. "
" Alright. I'll send in a Platoon of two Firebats, and two Marine Squads. ",
" Thank you sir. Max out."
" You'll get what you deserve you Zerg Scum..." muttered the Colonel as he look out from his Command center. The Zerg had attacked his base and he was lucky those new batch of Medics arrived yesterday. He pressed a comlink and sent his orders to the Platoon Lieutenant.
" Lieutenant Jonathan. You have your orders now get to it, I want that Zerg base down before tomorrow or we'll all die when it reaches its last evolution to a Hive. "
" Sir, I'm on it Sir. "
" Good Luck Lieutenant, over and out."
" Luck has nothing to do with it sir."
The Platoon arrived on the requested destination and found the Ghost waiting for them. Max de-cloaked to save energy and smiled at his former Lieutenant.
" Good to see you again sir."
" Well look at this, the Kid became a Ghost, who would've known. " said one of the marines.
" Hey it's the Kid !! I thought youse was dead. " Said one of the Marines.
Max was glad seeing his old squad in front of him and greeted them. Then he said in a serious tone " Love to chat guys but this is serious business here. I need you guys to make a quickie at that base over the horizon so I can Nuke them. Think you're up to the challenge ? "
Lieutenant Jonathan smiled " Heh, what makes you think we can't? You were once a Marine remember? " Max blushed and nodded.
" Sir, many will die in this, why didn't the Colonel send in the Tanks? " ask Max.
The Lieutenant lowered his head at that. A Staff Sergeant spoke up for him " Max, after you went on your scouting, the base was attacked by a horde of Zerglings, Hydras and more than twenty Ultras. Plus they have these new Zerg that looks like mobile Sunken Colonies, we call them Lurkers and it made short work of our tanks. We can't fire at them when they burrowed and the Mutas came firing at us with those damn Guardians from BEHIND. We lost a lot of Marines, but fortunately the medics helped us a bunch. "
Max was quiet for a few seconds.
" It was hell Max. You were not informed because the Colonel didn't want to miss out the detection of the Zerg base. He wanted to find it and destroy it before it turns into a Hive." said the Lieutenant.
" What about Taro's team ? " asked Max.
" He was sent on another mission to find new resources on a new undiscovered planet with Saffron's group. "
" So...that means..."
" Yeah, Kuonji's there."
" Good. "
" Huh ? "
" That means she wasn't here when they attack started right ? "
" Yeah, well..."
" I'm sorry, I..I was just worried....I.." Max was ashamed that he had blurted that out.
" Hey, no sweat it man. We know about you and 'Chef' " said another Marine.
The Lieutenant shook his head at the embarrassed Ghost. Max was only 16 when he joined the Marine Corps and was enlisted in his Platoon at 18 before they found out about his Psychic ability. It seems that he could read minds but he kept saying that it was just luck. It was unnoticed until an Agent disguised as a Marine made an ESP test on Max and dragged him away to under go Ghost training under a rumored Psycho trainer named Genma Saotome and get those Ocular Implants. He heard it was painful but Max hid it real well.... not that he could see anything with Max's facemask covering his facial features.
" Alright, enough chatting. Let's get down to our plan," said a Staff Sergeant.
The plan was simple enough, they charge while Max cloaked and get in range to do a Nuke. Then pull out after the initial launch. A Drop ship should be arriving for an hour waiting for them.
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The Nuke was beautiful as it hit home. Daniel smirked evilly at the awesome blood rain. He ignored the flesh chunks on his suit as the Zerg base was almost destroyed as the Sunken Colonies and the barely alive Lair started to twitch around moving it's 'tongue' and soak up the nutrients to heal itself.
"Not today Zerg scum. Launching second Nuke Permission granted. " Then the second warning of a Nuke launch was detected and he waited for another 5 minutes for the missile to arrive.
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The Marines attacked bravely as the Sunken colony detected their presence and alerted the main Zerg troops. Max was able to sneak pass them with his cloak and with the Colony busy with the Marines and Firebats as he continued towards the hill opposite of the creep.
He winced as he heard the yells of his former Marine buddies and mentally slapped himself. He was a Ghost now, he was supposed to be an emotionless killing machine. He wasn't going to cry over this... he turned off the official station from his Com link and started his journey on the jelly like substance called creep.
Lieutenant Jonathan gave command to his Platoon as his four Staff Sergeants attacked the Colonies and the Zergling Horde. It was then that the ground exploded and revealed the 12 feet tall Hydralisks. Demons from Hell, more tougher than a Zergling and with it's spiked acids that could eat through any known metal, this was gonna be a hard battle.
Firebats blew their flamethrowers and gave the Zerglings a full dose of Napalm and screamed their battle cry "LET'S BURN!!" while Marine with stimpacks made mince meat out of the incoming Zerglings.
" We need Backup !! " shouted one of the Marines and the last squad went to their rescue. Jonathan narrowed his eyes at a large moving object from the back lines. "Damn, Ultras. Hurry up Max. "
Max was currently 500 meters away from his 'Snipe Spot' and he slowly walked pass the few Zerglings that rushed to the fight scene. He fired his C-10 at the confused Zerglings as he sees them die one by one. After that he quickly dashed away when he saw an Overlord moving near him.
# Damn, never forget lesson number 12 : Never fire at Zerglings IN THEIR BASE !! #
As he scolded himself he noticed that there are these strange new Zerg that looked like some giant crabs walking around the Lair. # These must be those Lurkers...# Then he noticed something out of his corner, a Hydralisk started to throw up a white substance and envelopes itself like an egg.
# What ? Hydras can evolve again ? It must be something new like those Lurker thingies...Wait, maybe they ARE changing to the Lurkers !! I must stop this from happening. # Max spotted a Hydralisk Den and went near its corner to plant a HE bomb. He strapped all the grenades he could find and stuck it all there. After that he went on his way.
Little did Max know that his platoon was down from 40 Marines and Firebats to only 18 Marines and 4 Firebats. The Ultralisk was tearing them apart and the Lieutenant was calling for the Drop ship but with the Overlords here he couldn't do anything since it blocked their signals.
" Fuck it !! Forget The Drop, It's a Good day to die boys and always remember this... Marines die. That's what we're here for. But The Marine Corps lives forever. And that means you live forever. So LET'S GIVE THEM A TASTE OF OLD MARY JANE ROTTENCROTCH BOYS !! " The Marines cheered, none of them were gonna back out on this. Suddenly they noticed that the Overlords were getting back.
"Shit !! They're gonna spot Max !! You three, get them Overlords, Adam, you cover them with Hatch and Jackson." the Six Marines attacked the retreating Overlords and was welcomed by three Burrowed Hydralisks waiting for them. It came out scaring Hatch that he fell on his backside but he was soon on his feet putting the overgrown lizards down to Hell.
Max stared at the sight in front of him and smiled. The Lair...it was starting to be aware of him. As a Ghost, he was able to sense the feelings of other creatures and it pleasures him to feel fear emitting from the Lair. He squatted and made his aim at the Lair.
" Nuclear Launch Detected. "
The Marines cheered as they heard this and made their effort to blast away as much Overlords as possible. Suddenly they got a signal saying that the Drop ship and more reinforcements will be on their way. Adam screamed as a Lurker's Spike punctured his lungs and it went through him easily. Hatch watched in terror was a Sunken Colony Spike stabbed his leg, he was too near it and paid the price. A second spike stabbed his abdomen and he threw his last remaining Frag grenade at the incoming Zerglings.
" Come on...just two more minutes...hang in there guys," muttered Max as he waited impatiently for his Nuke to appear on his detector.
The Marines was down to 8 and there was only 2 Firebats alive. Lieutenant Jonathan had a wounded left arm and was suffering from the Hydra poison but he kept on firing his rounds at the Hydras. Many of his men had fallen and he knew that he wasn't going to last long. Hydra poison was known to be lethal even if it just nicked your skin.
" Here it comes boys !! " the Staff Sergeant shouted over the comlink as he spotted the three Drop ships landing two Goliaths and some Marines. They were gonna get out of here alive after all. Then a spike from a Hydra made a hole in his heart.
" NOOOO !! Hank !! ARRGGHH !! Blast you Zerg Scum !! " The Lieutenant took out his last grenade and hurled it at the Hydra who killed his friend and pumped its head with heated lead.
" Lieutenant !! I'm coming out !! The Nuke'll be here in one minute !! " Said Max as he ran as fast as he could. He passed the Hydralisk Den and activated his bombs. It went off in flames as the Hydralisk and the Un-developed Lurkers were killed. He ran pass five Zerglings until suddenly he felt all eyes on him.
" Oh..shit. My energies are spent," cursed Max as he ran full speed towards the Drop ship. Three Marines closed in and killed the Zerglings behind him and waited for him to get sucked up the drop ship. He saw Lieutenant Jonathan lying there almost dead with a Medic beside him. He stood there on guard for his former commander and fired his C-10 at any incoming Zerglings.
" Go..Max...Go back. Leave us...the 7th platoon dies today...."
The Medic tried to heal him as fast as she could but a spike took her out from her duty. Max made mince meat out of the Hydra with the help of the other Marines but as he turned to Jonathan he nearly screamed in rage as he saw two giant holes in the Lieutenant's chest.
" BLAST YOU ZERG !!!! "
The other Marines picked him up and dragged him towards the Drop ship as the Nuclear hit the Zerg Base.
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The Second Nuclear Strike cleared the whole place as planned and Daniel went back to base with his personal Vulture hover bike.
" Mission Accomplished HQ. "
" Congratulations Black Saint. That's a record of 30 missions you have here."
" Heh, anyone ELSE called for an exterminator? "
" As a matter of fact, there is. We'll give you the details when you return Sir. "
" Good. "
Back at base, Daniel took out his PDA and scanned the mission documents and nodded his head at the clerk " Mission Accepted." then he started to pack his gear and head out to the waiting drop ship. Once outside he look up at the black sky above him and sighed. Daniel cracked a rare smile since he was positioned here " We are born naked, wet and hungry, and get slapped on our ass. Then things get worse. "
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Max was staring in awe at the Nuke blast. He cried inwardly at the lost of all his friends. All his buddies and commanding officer died today accept the five Marines and they were also badly wounded if not for the endless effort and rescue attempt from the Medics they too were goners.
As he arrived at HQ. He received an order from the Colonel and waited for him in the meeting room.
" So, Max...I heard about the Nuke. Congratulations." said the Colonel.
Max glared at him " Why did you sent so little of them ? Why didn't you send some heavy arms like a Goliath ? WHY !? "
The Colonel sighed, " Do you think I wanted that to happen? I have to decide the lives of over 1,500 people including technicians and other personnel. You think I wanted my boys to die out there ? "
Max was quiet....he knew the Colonel was right. " Sir I'm sorry sir...I was stressed out I guess."
The Colonel smirked " Heh, since when can a Ghost get Stressed Out ? I thought you guys can take out Ten Zerglings on your own...and I've read your reports. Trained by Genma Saotome himself ? Heh, I always thought that you were at least the same level as his son Ranma.
Max winced at the mention of Genma and Ranma.
Then he continued, " Anyway, I think you need to hear this. After you went to your scouting mission, we received an order from General Dugalle that we need someone at an unknown planet. Our Minerals and Gases are running low and we need to get that planet before Zerg do so we're sending over 50,000 military personnel there to make a base. Then build a stable hold there and await the main fleet. The General will be there too so hope that you clean out any Zerg that dare come in your way. Here's more detail on the mission. Dismissed." then he left the room.
Max stared at the documents on the table and opened it when he was alone in his bunker.
It was a simple enough mission. Just make sure the base was fortified and strong enough for the incoming main fleet and clear out any hostile forces.
He took out the names that listed the people that are going to be there with him and soon a smile crept up on his face. It's gonna be a fun reunion.
"It's a huge shit sandwich and we're all gonna have to take a bite."
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Back at Uilel IV...
"Senior Airman Peter 'Air Wolf' Courtney, you are ordered to aid the scouting fleet at Planet Chouser IV for the remainder of your time there until the main fleet arrives do you Copy ? "
" Aye Aye command...um..is my squad coming ? "
" You can take any squad you like as long you made that Planet Zerg Free. Over and Out. "
" So...is the date canceled ? " asked Peter hoping that the answer would be yes.
"......" silence meet his face.
" I take that as a Yes. "
" In your dreams you Wolf. " replied Ranko but in her mind it was a yes.
TBC...
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( A/C: Heh, that's chapter two of my fic. Check it out and drop a review. )