Disclaimer: Don't own Starcraft. Saw the new trailer for heart of the swarm as I started writing this. I gotta say, it looks even more epic than wings of liberty, I just hope they manage to keep it together and tell a great story. I decided to give this cutscene its own chapter, so I can hopefully convey more awesomeness from it. As always everyone please read, review and enjoy.

Escape from Mar Sara

Under the Hyperion's cover, we hightailed it to our drop ships all of us crammed in there a bit tight what with all the new comers, but for getting away from a zerg invasion, we suffered through. Soon enough, we were docked in the Hyperion, As soon as all the drop ships were on, I could feel a slight movement as the Hyperion started to move out. Good ol' Matt, always a step ahead.

I didn't waste any time as I ran straight for the bridge with Tychus right behind my. Doing my best to keep steady as the ship shook slightly as mutilisks really started hammerin her.

I quickly reached the doors to the bridge, as they opened with a faint whine Tychus practically whistled in appreciation of the entire ship. "Damn Jimmy. You've been holdin' out on me."

Thought my revolution only had a couple of drop ships and some gauss rifles eh Tychus? I didn't answer him as I lit a cigar and brought it up to my mouth as I addressed the always professional form of my second in command Matt Horner. He always did look rather proper, like he was part of an actual military; the one clash with his professional clothes was the skull and cross bones belt buckle he liked to wear.

"Cuttin' it pretty close there Matt," I said as the shaking got a little bit more intense. The zerg must be hitting us pretty damn hard to feel that.

Matt turned to me with a slight grin.

"Never left you hanging before sir."

He had a point. Matt's saved my bacon quite a few times. You couldn't ask for a better XO.

"Fair enough, just get us the hell out of here."

Matt addressed the crew through the comms. "All batteries, concentrate forward firepower."

Good, that would help prevent mutilisks getting in the way of the warp.

"Spin up drives two and six," he continued.

The zerg were really starting to hit us hard now. Swann wasn't gonna be happy. If we got out of here before we died that is. Hold together a little longer darlin, I thought to the ship.

"All hands brace for warp jump on my mark," he brought his watch up to his face waiting for the right moment.

I bit my cigar in worry, as time seemed to slow down. The Hyperion was tough but she had limits. Behind me I heard Tychus grab a handhold, I braced my feet for the jump. Ready for the big lurch that came from a warp jump out of the atmosphere. Come on Matt…

The last second ticked down on Matt's watch

"Mark."

And the sensation of falling face first and then ass backwards signaled that we had jumped successfully. Leaving thousands of mutilisks reeling in the sky as we blasted out of Mar Sara.

When we reemerged in real space we were fairly close to a small sun. Nicely done Matt, he must have used its gravitational pull to prevent us from emerging clear across the other side of the sector. On the downside, it had the effect of makin' me bite through my cigar so hard it damn near split it. I dropped it and put it out with my foot without much thought. I needed answers right now.

"What the hell happened? We ain't seen the zerg in years. Why attack Mar Sara now?"

Matt's expression looked somber. This wasn't good.

"Its not just Mar Sara. You need to see this," he turned on a small console and several news channels blared to life as Matt cycled through them.

"Zerg swarm launched a full scale attack."

"Devastation spread throughout the all outer rim planets."

"Sustained heavy losses."

"Casualties in the billions."

My blood turned cold as I saw the information. Not even Mengsk's news could fake an entire zerg invasion. They were back.

And that meant…

"Minutes ago, the zerg attacked a Dominion research facility…" an explosion cut off that broadcast forever and the scenes switched to various forms of slaughter and invasion as the zerg poured out through the fringe worlds.

Tychus walked behind us and looked down at the devastation on the screen.

"Sweet mother of mercy," he breathed in disbelief.

I glanced over at him and had the oddest feeling about him before I turned back to the screen.

And felt my heart skip a beat. No.

"New, exclusive video footage confirms, the Queen of Blades is in fact leading the swarm."

The screen showed a shadowy, tall female figure with bone like wings and spiky tendrils for hair. But any doubt anyone would have that it was her would have been gone as soon as she faced the camera, those glowing eyes seeming to burn with just a look before it faded to black.

I slumped into the nearest chair, not trustin' my legs to hold me up as I rested my head on my hand.

No, not now. I'm not ready. I'm not ready yet. Its too soon, I need more time…I'm just not ready.

But all the pleadin' in the sector wasn't goin' to change the fact that she was back. After four long years, she's come back.

"We always knew she'd be back," Matt said gravely. "But what's she after?"

But I know Kerrigan, I know her better than most people. And that's how I knew that there was only one reason why she would come back. Just one reason.

"She's come to finish the job."

And from the darkest reaches of space itself, for a moment I swear I could have heard her voice whispering.

I'm back Jimmy...