The death of a traitor
Chapter 3
Worried, Kerrigan said, "Daggoth, we have to
contact our spy right away."
Daggoth, surprised by Kerrigan's spontaneity,
answered, "But my Queen, what if he's with Raynor or another one of your
enemies?"
"Daggoth, I wouldn't talk to him. I just want to
check if he's all right. I just have a bad feelingŅ" Smiling, she continued,
"If he's on a meeting with Raynor, we'll be spying on our enemies anyway."
"Fine, then." Daggoth concluded as Kerrigan took
out a small communications switch, with the device placed on her lip and in
her ear. The whole lot had been taken from one of the infested terran bases.
Kerrigan looked at it and, smiling, turned it
on. Almost immediately, she jumped in surprise: It seemed as though Raynor was
yelling at someone. He yelled,
"YOU FREAKIN' IDIOT! YOU ALMOST JEOPARDIZED THE
WHOLE MISSION! HOW MANY TIMES HAVE I SAID THAT THE GOAL OF THE MISSION IS TO
SAVE KERRIGAN, NOT TO KILL HER? AND YOU JUST GO AHEAD AND BOMB THE FREAKIN'
DOOR! NOW GET OUT OF MY SIGHT BEFORE I KILL YOU!"
A protoss voice then said, "As you wish."
Footsteps were heard and gradually faded out.
Another human voice said, "You have to admit
that your drone is what came closer to killing Kerrigan"
Raynor interrupted him: "Yeah, but that wasn't
its purpose, damn it! If only Kerrigan hadn't shot the cooling system, there
wouldn't have been a problem."
"Unless she'd have shot the fueling system in
the head."
"Okay, okay, I get it, Kirger. It's my fault, is
it? Why are you talking to me like I did something horrible, anyway?"
"You shouldn't have been this hard with him."
"Look, I know he didn't kill her, but it's not
like he didn't try. He actually tried to implant a mini-nuclear explosive
inside the drone! Good thing I caught him taking it from the armory. Anyway,
we got other things to discuss for now. Have you contacted the Protoss about
getting reinforcements?"
He answered: "Yes. There seems to be a zerg
blockade around Aiur and Shakuras. The Protoss have told me they have no way
of leaving those planets because the zerg, in addition to their blockade, have
actually taken control of every starport as well as all interplanetary
transport. In other words, our protoss allies are in too much of a tight spot
to be of help."
Raynor answered, "Damn. Kerrigan truly is a
royal pain in the @$$. So now, we have to do one thing that we haven't
planned: We have to contact any and all of the remaining UED ships, if they
weren't all completely obliterated. If we have to stand tall against the
entire Swarm, we'll need all the help we can get. I'll take care of that now.
You're dismissed."
Footsteps were heard but didn't fade out like
the protoss' footsteps, meaning the one who carried the communicator was
moving. After five minutes, the footsteps stopped and the noise of a door
opening was heard, followed by the noise of a door closing. The man who Raynor
had called Kirger then spoke:
"My Queen, were you listening?"
Kerrigan, on her side of the communications
device, answered: "Yes. Who was Raynor yelling at? And why?"
The man's voice answered, "Raynor was yelling at
Kalis, the leader of the protoss section of his fleet. It seems that he placed
a bomb on the battlecruiser's door even though Raynor gave strict orders not
to place anything on the ship to kill you. I think he..."
But he didn't have time to finish his sentence
that the noise of a door being kicked open could be heard. Kerrigan heard
gunshots followed by a comment by Raynor, "The @$$hole". He then followed in a
loud and clear voice:
"Kerrigan, I know you can hear me, wherever you
are. Listen: I don't want to hurt you, but if you want a war, you'll get it."
Kerrigan turned off the communications device
and sat down. She looked devastated at the loss of her informant, tears
forming in her eyes with incredible fury barely held back. Daggoth, worried,
said:
"Why are you being so emotional, my Queen? It's
not like you. Usually, you'd go thrashing around the room, destroying
everything you see. But now...."
Kerrigan answered before Daggoth even finished
his sentence, "My minions are so numerous that I'm losing my control over
them, especially with so few of you cerebrates left to assist me. Not only
that, but I'm going insane: I'm hearing voices, voices from the depth of my
mind. There's a part of me that wants Raynor to cure me." Kerrigan shuddered
at the thought. "And to put the icing on the cake, my only spy left in his
army has just been killed. Now, he could just try and sneak up on me and I'd
have no way of knowing. I'm losing control, Daggoth, and I'm afraid that I'll
take down the Swarm with me. Isn't that enough for you to understand my
reactions?"
Daggoth said, "You are facing a great battle, my
Queen. Let us fight your enemies. You have your own mind to fight against.
Now, please get some rest."
"Ok. I'll follow your advice. Have Araq replace
you in managing of the protoss worlds' blockade. I have other plans for you. I
want you to try and hunt down Raynor while I am not there. Raynor is going to
try to find UED remnants, but he won't succeed, because my personal brood
eliminated every single one of them, so don't worry about him getting
reinforcements. I will be back shortly." Exhausted, Kerrigan left, eager for
some sleep.
"I hope so, my Queen," Daggoth said when
Kerrigan had left. I hope so..."
Chapter 3
Worried, Kerrigan said, "Daggoth, we have to
contact our spy right away."
Daggoth, surprised by Kerrigan's spontaneity,
answered, "But my Queen, what if he's with Raynor or another one of your
enemies?"
"Daggoth, I wouldn't talk to him. I just want to
check if he's all right. I just have a bad feelingŅ" Smiling, she continued,
"If he's on a meeting with Raynor, we'll be spying on our enemies anyway."
"Fine, then." Daggoth concluded as Kerrigan took
out a small communications switch, with the device placed on her lip and in
her ear. The whole lot had been taken from one of the infested terran bases.
Kerrigan looked at it and, smiling, turned it
on. Almost immediately, she jumped in surprise: It seemed as though Raynor was
yelling at someone. He yelled,
"YOU FREAKIN' IDIOT! YOU ALMOST JEOPARDIZED THE
WHOLE MISSION! HOW MANY TIMES HAVE I SAID THAT THE GOAL OF THE MISSION IS TO
SAVE KERRIGAN, NOT TO KILL HER? AND YOU JUST GO AHEAD AND BOMB THE FREAKIN'
DOOR! NOW GET OUT OF MY SIGHT BEFORE I KILL YOU!"
A protoss voice then said, "As you wish."
Footsteps were heard and gradually faded out.
Another human voice said, "You have to admit
that your drone is what came closer to killing Kerrigan"
Raynor interrupted him: "Yeah, but that wasn't
its purpose, damn it! If only Kerrigan hadn't shot the cooling system, there
wouldn't have been a problem."
"Unless she'd have shot the fueling system in
the head."
"Okay, okay, I get it, Kirger. It's my fault, is
it? Why are you talking to me like I did something horrible, anyway?"
"You shouldn't have been this hard with him."
"Look, I know he didn't kill her, but it's not
like he didn't try. He actually tried to implant a mini-nuclear explosive
inside the drone! Good thing I caught him taking it from the armory. Anyway,
we got other things to discuss for now. Have you contacted the Protoss about
getting reinforcements?"
He answered: "Yes. There seems to be a zerg
blockade around Aiur and Shakuras. The Protoss have told me they have no way
of leaving those planets because the zerg, in addition to their blockade, have
actually taken control of every starport as well as all interplanetary
transport. In other words, our protoss allies are in too much of a tight spot
to be of help."
Raynor answered, "Damn. Kerrigan truly is a
royal pain in the @$$. So now, we have to do one thing that we haven't
planned: We have to contact any and all of the remaining UED ships, if they
weren't all completely obliterated. If we have to stand tall against the
entire Swarm, we'll need all the help we can get. I'll take care of that now.
You're dismissed."
Footsteps were heard but didn't fade out like
the protoss' footsteps, meaning the one who carried the communicator was
moving. After five minutes, the footsteps stopped and the noise of a door
opening was heard, followed by the noise of a door closing. The man who Raynor
had called Kirger then spoke:
"My Queen, were you listening?"
Kerrigan, on her side of the communications
device, answered: "Yes. Who was Raynor yelling at? And why?"
The man's voice answered, "Raynor was yelling at
Kalis, the leader of the protoss section of his fleet. It seems that he placed
a bomb on the battlecruiser's door even though Raynor gave strict orders not
to place anything on the ship to kill you. I think he..."
But he didn't have time to finish his sentence
that the noise of a door being kicked open could be heard. Kerrigan heard
gunshots followed by a comment by Raynor, "The @$$hole". He then followed in a
loud and clear voice:
"Kerrigan, I know you can hear me, wherever you
are. Listen: I don't want to hurt you, but if you want a war, you'll get it."
Kerrigan turned off the communications device
and sat down. She looked devastated at the loss of her informant, tears
forming in her eyes with incredible fury barely held back. Daggoth, worried,
said:
"Why are you being so emotional, my Queen? It's
not like you. Usually, you'd go thrashing around the room, destroying
everything you see. But now...."
Kerrigan answered before Daggoth even finished
his sentence, "My minions are so numerous that I'm losing my control over
them, especially with so few of you cerebrates left to assist me. Not only
that, but I'm going insane: I'm hearing voices, voices from the depth of my
mind. There's a part of me that wants Raynor to cure me." Kerrigan shuddered
at the thought. "And to put the icing on the cake, my only spy left in his
army has just been killed. Now, he could just try and sneak up on me and I'd
have no way of knowing. I'm losing control, Daggoth, and I'm afraid that I'll
take down the Swarm with me. Isn't that enough for you to understand my
reactions?"
Daggoth said, "You are facing a great battle, my
Queen. Let us fight your enemies. You have your own mind to fight against.
Now, please get some rest."
"Ok. I'll follow your advice. Have Araq replace
you in managing of the protoss worlds' blockade. I have other plans for you. I
want you to try and hunt down Raynor while I am not there. Raynor is going to
try to find UED remnants, but he won't succeed, because my personal brood
eliminated every single one of them, so don't worry about him getting
reinforcements. I will be back shortly." Exhausted, Kerrigan left, eager for
some sleep.
"I hope so, my Queen," Daggoth said when
Kerrigan had left. I hope so..."