Chapter 6
"Kerrigan. Status report. I wanna know how many of everything we have." Jim said as the Command Center landed on permafrost.
"Sir, we have setup the homing beacon within the CC and have three dropships with eight civilians in them. We also have two battlecruisers with about fifteen Marines on one and twelve Firebats on the other. The battlecruisers are not staying however. We have three surviving Marines on the CC and one special ops Ghost that survived. Also we have six people who can man SCVs for our resource gathering." John informed Jim.
"Good. I want those six to begin with mining the local minerals and then to build a refinery so we can get Vespine soon. I don't wanna be caught with our pants down. Once one of the dropships arrive and unload the passengers I want you to find out how many can pilot SCVs and begin building bunkers for the Marines and the Firebats. I also want a Nuclear Silo on the CC. If things get to hectic around here I wanna be able to wipe this planet clear. You get me?" Jim said.
"Understood sir. What do you want me to tell the marines when they get here?" John asked.
"I want them to report to me. I'll brief them on the situation then I'll brief then entire camp." Jim said as he left for the Command Center.
"Yes sir!" John said.
"John, I'm counting on you to have this base operational by 0800 hours...understood?"Jim said as he stood in the hatchway to the Command Center.
"Yes sir, it'll be done by then Jim, you have my word." John said.
Jim nodded, and entered the Command Center and left John to oversee the construction of the base.
Why...why did it just release me? Why not just infest me and get it over with? It took him from me...I saw him...he...he called out to me...I...no...now is not the time. I can't think about that. I have to deliver this message to a man named John. The Medic thought as she crossed another snow bank. The sun that had once warmed her face had hidden itself behind newly formed storm clouds.
This is gonna get bad...real quick...if I don't find some sort of shelter soon...Her thoughts were interruped by lights in the distance. It was right...there are more humans here...I just hope that they haven't been infested as well. She thought as she hurried her pace. She reached a small hill over looking a base, she peered down into it from under her enclosed visor and activated it's magnification software.
"Increase magnification by factor three." She said to her powersuit computer
As the screen on the inside of her visor magnified she saw shadows of movement. "Well...definitely not Zerg...or Protoss...they are Human...hopefully of the dominion, can't make out their uniform colors though. Computer increase magnification by a factor of five." She said.
The screen did as it was commanded and increased the magnification for the Medic. As the screen came into focus she saw the color of the human's armor.
"WHITE! ALPHA SQUAD! Wait...why would Mensk send them...they aren't a recon squad. What am I saying, who cares it's still a rescue!" She exclaimed.
The Medic, her hopes renewed, sped off towards the bottom of the hill as fast as she could. Her head filled with thoughts of a warm bed and a hot meal.
