Chapter 10: The new breed.

AUTHORS NOTE: Thanks to Ch---o C---s M---a- (Guess who?). I will think of a way to remake chapter 9 a little less... how you say... Cliché. Also thanks to Wilshire O'bloom. His story got me thinking again (WHOA!!! I can actually think?). Now on with the chapter!!! (more at bottom)

Curtis, Josh and Kardum looked in through the glass making sure they were still out of sight. In the room were many infested terrans and protoss. There were 5 prison cells with forcefield barriers instead of the bars like Kardum's prison. But it was what's inside that really surprised the three friends. Each cell had a zerg in them and had a sign on top of the them. In the first cell with the sign X-I was a zergling with hydralisk acid spitters on its back. In the second cell (X-II) was a hydralisk with mutalsik wings on its back. The third (X-III) one contained a defiler with zergling hind legs and claws. The fifth (X-V) had a guardian with ultralisk tusk by its mouth and six hydralisk acid spitters on its wings. But what caught the attention of the three friends was the fourth cell (X-IV). This one was only in hydralisk form. And it seemed that the infested terrans and protoss had a lot of difficulty with it.Apperently this particular zerg was disobeying all commands and was trying to attack the infested scientists. If it wasn't for the forcefields the scientists would probably be dead.

"That's strange." Curtis whispered. "Do you feel that joshua?"

"Feel what?" Joshua whispered back.

"Well normally when we are fighting zergs we can sense the mind link of the queen of blades." Curtis said in a low worried voice. "I can sense the mind link in all of the cells except the fourth one. This may be strange but.... It seems like the zerg in the fourth cell may have a will of it's own."

"Well. Let us wait and see" Kardum whispered.

They looked back into the cell.

"Alright. Start metamorphisis X-I" Said one of the infested terran.

A loud screech pierced the air. The three friends looked at the first cell. The zergling looked like it was in pain. Something seemed to be trying to get out of it's back. It's face was being twisted as if it was clay. As the zergling gave another screech. The zerglings hind legs retracted into its body and it started to form a zerg egg around it. Finally a shell formed around the mutated zergling and all seemed to have stopped.

"That's going to be one ugly chicken coming out of that egg!" Josh said with a chuckle.

Time seemed to have slowed down dramatically. All attention seemed to divert to the egg as everyone stared in anticipation. But Curtis seemed much more worried. As if he wanted to leave before something horrible would happen. Yet one thing kept him back: the zerg in the fourth cell. Then the egg in the first cell hatched. And what came out was bad news. The zergling had compltely changed. It was now more like a Mutalisk. Yet it had many acid spitters on its body. Now Curtis knew what he had to do. He tugged at the clothing of his friends signaling to pull back to the hall. Slowly they walked back and made their way back to the hall.

"Ok..." Curtis said in a low whisper. "We seem to have a hell of a big problem here."

"NO?? You think?" Josh said in a sarcastic tone.

"Not only are they genetically modified, but they're ability to change is what poses a bigger threat." Kardum said.

"Yet their one of them who's different." Curtis said. "You may not know but.... I have made psychic contact with X-IV. And he knows were here."

"Are you mad?" Kardum spat out.

"Don't worry. I sense no evil intentions in him and he's agreed to help us leave this planet if we can help him out." Curtis explained.

"And when do we do that?" Josh asked.

"Soon. But first here's the plan...." Curtis said as the three friends got together in a group and started to discuss the plan.

(10 minutes later)

Kardum was crawling through the air vents searching for a way to get too the science facilities central power generator. All he had to do was to turn off the power long enough to cause a distraction. The plan seemed pretty simple yet it required good timing. As soon as the power was off he was to run outside to meet up with his friends. The problem was he had no clue were the power generator was. Still he kept going forward looking through every opening to see if he was close to the generator room.

"I wonder how far I must go before I finally get there?" Kardum thought.

Kardum looked through another air vent opening and saw what he was looking for. The generator. He took his blade out of his belt and activated it. He took his time cutting through the grate making sure it didn't make too much noise. After the final side was cut the grate started to fall down but Kardum quickly caught it before it landed on the florr and made too much noise. Lowering himself into the room he started to walk towards the plasma cells. He knew that if he pulled out the cells the generator would go offline. Activating his blade Kardum was ready to strike down the plasma cells. He positioned his blade to be able to slash all the cells in one swift blow. He swung with all is might at the bluish colored cells.

"If you do that you'll regret it" said a voice from the shadows.

Stopping his blade in mid-swing Kardum turned around. And he saw the figure in the shadows with two psionic blades activated by it's arms. It was clear that this person was infested as Kardum could see the infestations all over it's skin.

"Why would I regret it?" Kardum said in an arrogant tone.

"Simple you do it and I kill you." The figure said as he walked towards Kardum.

Slowly the stranger walked forward and revealed himself to the light. Kardum gasped as the figure approached. Thousands of thought and memories running through his mind. He recognized this protoss but it was impossible for him to be here. He had died over a year ago.

"Surprised to see me?" The figure said with a chuckle.

"No... it can't be. You died many years ago." Kardum said stepping back in awe.

"Well im back from hell to haunt you. And kill you" The protoss said.

"But.... How can it be?? You died over a year ago... Artanis" Kardum said.

Kardum looked forth at the ex-praetor and stared in amazement as he backed up to the wall.

A/N: FINALLY a new chapter. Sorry if I was slow but I had a case of writer's block. Anyway R&R ppl.