Chapter 10: Old friends

We walked down the corridor that was very different to the Protoss ones, they were like a hobo's house compared to the protoss halls. There were many different doors with signs like 'Room 12-a' and 'supply closet'. I got a scared and questioned look from everyone were went passed, and that didn't calm me one bit. I just had a thought, why is Raynor in this area? The Sons of Korhal isn't supposed to be looking around here. I wonder what he will say once he sees Angel and me.

"Make sure they are online…ahh Alex and uhh" said Raynor.

"Angela, my friends call me Angel."

"Ok Angel, I remember you from our last mission together. Your friend Javier gave me the details on how you uhh…came on what you are now. How does it feel?"

"It feels like your going through puberty except the mystery is magnified by ten." I said.

"It seems like you both are in a relationship, and have been busy right?"

"In a way, yes sir."

"Anyway, would you like to stay. We are curious on what makes you tick, but we wont cut you up or anything! What do you say? Oh and in return we will look after you, feed you and…uh…anything you will need."

"Ok, we need some fresh air on this green planet anyway. The atmospheric processors were getting a bit stale."

Finally a place where we can settle down and relax. I could see that Angel was happy as well as we stepped out the door. We heard an announcement on the intercom 'all personnel are to respect the differences of our new guests. That is all'. We walked through the corridor and into our room, the beds was replaced by a King size double bed, and another single bed just in case.

When it was time to go to bed, Angel had grown considerably; her stomach had grown double the size it was before. When went towards the bed to go to sleep, Angel was already in there, and she lunged at me with a mouth full of teeth that was resembled hydralisks teeth. Her eyes started to grow red, and then she started to look sad.

"I don't know what happened Alex, I didn't mean it, really! Something just took over, like an instinct."

"Its ok…I think, uh, I'm just going to sleep over here."

"Alex, please, it was just a one time thing! Don't let my differences change your trust in me… like you did when I arrived in your life for a second time."

I could sleep in the single bed and play it safe, and sever the relationship between us. Or I could take a risk and make our relationship stronger. There was only one decision that I could make.

"Ok Angel, I'll sleep with ya. But if there is any more funny business, I'm moving out."

"Alright Alex, it's a deal. Its just that this is more than I can handle at the moment, I need you to be by my side for all of this."

Angel didn't do any funny business that night so I had a good night sleep, and I enjoyed my time with Angel. It was a long time since I had last seen her, and boy did she change! And so did I, I'm actually quite happy that this has happened to Angel and me, for this event has brought us back together. So I hoped into bed and Angel proving that she was ok wrapped her arms around me, after that I closed my eyes and drifted off to sleep.

I then saw the carcasses of Zerglings, and 2 protoss children. I then remembered that this is from an earlier dream, but then my 'sons' started to morph and change, they had grown to an image of something half human and half Hydralisk. It amazed me, for I knew that I would have a son, but there is still 2 beings instead of one, is Angel going to have twins? Then suddenly they rose up and stood by my side, they then said "Father, I'm sorry to disappoint you that we didn't slay these Zerglings like you trained us to." Then out of the smoke of the battlefield came a figure, it seemed like a human, yet it had the features of the Zerg. It couldn't be…the face…it's Kerrigan! She started to laugh, then started to smile like a wolf about to kill a lamb. She then started to walk towards us and when she was at striking distance, then… I woke up in my bed.

I then felt like my body was being stretched out of proportion, I screamed out in pain "AARRRRHHH." But this time I didn't black out like the rest of my 'growth' periods, instead I was wide-awake. I looked at my arms; they started to grow larger and turned a deeper blue. My hands started to grow to the form of the protoss hand. My legs started to grow longer and stronger. My mouth started to grow smaller and smaller…WHAT! How am I supposed to talk now? My vision started to sharpen, before this happened all I could see was black. Now I can see well in the dark, as if it was in the evening. Then the strange part started, all of a sudden I could hear what Angel was thinking in her sleep

'Oh no you don't, come back here you mangy Zerglings. Lets see who will win in a fight eh?'

Ah, dreaming of ripping apart Zerglings. I wonder how she does it. I think I can talk telepathically, its all but mastered. My head, it feels like a thousand fired spears shot through it, and lived. Then suddenly the pains went away as fast as they came, and left me really tired…the next thing was that I just fell into a deep sleep.

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I woke up in my bed with a slight buzzing in my head. I look around and see Angel sitting by the Window.

"What happened last night, Alex?"

"Uh, looks like I got the full deal, might take some time getting used to." I tried to speak to her in my new telepathic ways.

"Hey, how did you talk without a mouth eh?"

"Like any other Protoss do, telepathic, if I can develop it more I could do wonders. I know what you dreamed about last night, hehehe! Those Zerglings never stood a chance!"

"Hey, don't pick my mind like that! My mind is a private thing, not a public notice board!"

" At least I know how to eat, if I didn't see the other Protoss on the ship, I would be screwed. Hehehe."

After that we went to the Canteen, it was simple enough to find we just followed the signs. When we got there Angels mouth began to water, she just couldn't help herself to the canteen line. While I felt disappointed because of my mouth problem, apparently the rest of the people in the canteen line didn't feel hungry anymore, except for a small man in a white trench coat.

Angel then bumped into him by accident.

"Oh, I'm sorry, are you alright?"

"Yes, yes I'm fine thank you…" the scientist then turned around, "Ah hello there, you must be the new…uh…Zerg around here."

"Your not surprised of my appearance?"

"No, I know how it feels to be different in the world. Being picked on, or in your case, being frightened of. My name is Andrew Hatcher, but you can call me Dr. Hatcher. And I guess that he over there is your friend?"

"Uh more than a friend sir, we hope to get married."

"Such an odd couple, looks like you have got some little ones on the way."

"Yes."

"Why don't you stop by my office tomorrow, eh? You better tell your friend of your appointment."

"Ok sir."

"Please, call me Dr. Hatcher."

I saw them talking to each other, shake hands, then Angel went straight to the meat grabbing everything that could fit on her plate. I then got called to the kitchen, as I walked through the door I looked around. The canteen was quite big actually, with rows of tables, a coffee machine to the left that looked like it was used a lot with coffee all over it, and the food stand was like a big line from the door to the middle of the room. I got into the kitchen and a 'lunch lady' came towards me.

"You must be Alex, right?"

"That's right ma'am."

"Now looky here, this is MY kitchen and you eat what I cook, is that understood!"

"Yes. But as you can see I have no mouth, and I am speaking to you telepathically."

"How do you eat then?"

"Uh, I absorb my nutrients through my hands, preferably liquid."

"The only liquid food I have here is the leek soup, you liken or lumpin?"

"Liken, just hand it to me."

So she gave me a bowl of leek soup and I walked to where Angel was, it seemed that she was on her second or third helping, I knew that because there was bones and scraps of food around her plate. The man in the white coat was sitting opposite her.

I sat down beside Angel, I then saw Angels face, it was no longer stuffing itself with food, but instead it had a shocked look on her face.

"ARRRRG!" she screamed out.

It became obvious on what was happening, she needed to go to the Medical Quarters immediately. The man in the white coat came rushing towards her. "No time to explain, help me get her to the Med Quarters, NOW!" We started to carry her towards the MQ when the Dr. started to talk into a radio "Get the Labouring room ready, this will be a bit different from standard procedure so stand ready!" "Yes Doctor." A female voice replied.

"Your Doctor Hatcher, aren't you! I knew your face was familiar, its me Alex, from boot camp!"

"Ah, Alex I see that you are doing fine. But lets concentrate on this ok?"

"Alright."

We got to the MQ when I was asked to stay in the waiting room. I was so stressed, I just couldn't help but pacing. Then I started to think about the problems, how are we going to look after our young, what are we going to do? Then I felt a familiar feeling of the blanket of fire coming over me, I started to become cloaked again. I wanted it to stop but I just couldn't stop myself. Then I remembered the thing my trainer told me… 'You should control this power instead of letting it control you.'

I then thought of the good things that would come about these bundles of joy, I will finally see my young, we can finally settle down as a family! Then I started to re appear.