MLP: Kerrigan's Journey

by King Xeno


The Bone Trench

Kerrigan, Twilight, Applejack, Rarity, Rainbow Dash, Fluttershy, and Pinkie Pie had returned to the Leviathan to see Zagara was already here. So Kerrigan approached her.

"Zagara, do you know why I defeated you?" Kerrigan asked.

"Because you were stronger than I." Zagara answered, however Kerrigan was not pleased with this.

"No." Kerrigan said.

"Faster then." Zagara said, confident in her answer.

"No." Kerrigan said.

"Do not toy with me, my Queen!" Zagara shouted, now feeling angry.

"Go to Abathur." Kerrigan instructed, which confused the Brood Mother.

"He will tell me?" Zagara asked.

"He will improve you." Kerrigan answered, and the Brood Mother left to speak with Abathur.

They followed soon after to the Evolution Pit and saw no sign of Zagara.

"Where's Zagara?" Twilight asked, but Abathur didn't respond.

"Tell me about the changed you've made to Zagara." Kerrigan said and Abathur began to answer.

"Increased brain matter, muscle density, many good changes." Abathur replied.

"Maybe I should do this with all my Brood Mothers." Kerrigan commented.

"Increased brain matter results in increased independence. Cause threat to Queen, cannot pose threat to Queen." Abathur said, expressing his worry.

"I need my minions as dangerous as possible." Kerrigan argued, before she turned and left he Evolution Pit, which caused the ponies confusion.

They followed to see Kerrigan speaking with Izsha and Zagara.

"Zagara, how would you drive the Terrans from Char?" Kerrigan asked.

"I would attack them on the Dauntless Plateau, but the only way there is through the Bone Trench..." Zagara answered. Kerrigan nodded before she began to explain the plan.


Several sacs dropped from the sky again, they made contact with the planet, dropping a hatchery, Kerrigan, and the Mane Six. They heard Zagara begin to speak.

"I remember taking my Brood through here once before. The Terrans attacked with their Gorgon Battle Cruisers from above. We were slaughtered..." Zagara said, and suddenly a vision flooded their minds, startling the ponies.

They saw a Hatchery, being bombarded by a large flying ship, firing its weapons quickly and relentlessly, not allowing a single Zerg to escape. The image faded, and they were unsure of what happened. However they heard a loud siren in the distance and saw the first Gorgon Battle Cruiser rising into the air.

"No wonder they can't send out more than one of these things... They're huge!" Rainbow Dash shouted.

"They only need one..." Zagara commented, but that wouldn't stop Rainbow Dash. Rainbow Dash took off towards the Gorgon before she could be stopped, she avoided the shots fired from the ground soldiers who were confused to see this strange Zerg. Just as Rainbow Dash was approaching the Gorgon it began to fire its weapons at her, the blasts of energy were scattered and being randomly fired, from place to place, until she felt one make contact with her wing. She let out a gasp as she plummeted towards the ground and landed in the middle of a Dominion base. She opened her eyes to see several Gauss rifles pointed at her, and she swallowed her spit nervously. There were a few loud bangs and a scream, which horrified the ponies.

"Rainbow Dash!" Twilight shouted, knowing that her friend was dead. However, a large cocoon appeared at the Hatchery and when it burst open, Rainbow Dash was standing there, dazed but very much alive.

"What... Happened...? The last thing I remember is crashing..." Rainbow Dash said as she wobbled with the first few steps that were taken.

"Rainbow Dash! How are you alive!?" Twilight asked, although it hadn't come out the way she wanted.

"I saved all of your genetic codes within Izsha, anytime you are slain in battle you'll be remade at the Hatchery." Kerrigan answered, but she noticed something further ahead. "Isn't that a Scourge Nest? If we place a Creep Tumor near that we can awaken it, then the Scourges inside will tear that ship from the sky." Kerrigan said, and the single Creep Tumor nearby began to pulse and released a snake like object that squirmed into the ground and created another Creep Tumor. The Creep Tumor had small tentacle like growths come out of it and through the ground they connected with the Scourge Nest. It rose up and began to eject the Scourges that exploded upon contact with the Gorgon.

"The Scourge Nest used up its entire life force. We must find another to destroy the remaining Gorgons." Zagara said, which made Twilight's eyes widen.

"There are more!?" Twilight asked, and as she finished the question, another Gorgon lifted off and they could hear the angry voice of General Warfield.

"Get another Gorgon onto the fight! Crush Kerrigan!" He yelled, and the Gorgon began its path to the Hive Cluster.

"We need to hurry!" Kerrigan shouted, as they ran forward, but something stopped Rarity. She looked around as something hit her nostrils, it was unmistakable, the scent of the richest minerals that were here.

"Wait... I smell something... Minerals!" She shouted running off, with a single Drone following.

"Let her go. This is her purpose after all." Kerrigan said as they moved forward and were met with several Dominion Marines.

"Zerg! Blast 'em!" One shouted as the they began to fire their weapons. Fluttershy let out a shocked cry and closed her eyes. She felt a pressure moving down her abdomen to the end of her tail. She looked back and blushed as she saw a Zerg egg, that burst open and released a pair of Zerglings. The Zerglings were different from the ones that Kerrigan created however, these ones were a pale yellow with blue eyes and their wings now matched that of a butterfly.

"Oh... My..." Fluttershy muttered as the Zerglings rushed forward and joined in the killing of the Marines. Once they were all dead, another Creep Tumor was placed next to the Scourge Nest and it released many Scourges. They knew that they had to move quickly if they were to secure the next Scourge Nest. However Fluttershy's Zerglings went back by her and stayed at her side.

"Well... It seems you've begun to spawn your Brood. Once this is over you can come up with a name for it if you wish." Kerrigan said as she ran down a ramp to the next Scourge Nest. There they noticed that the nest was more defended, and there were some soldiers shooting fire into the large mass of decaying flesh and bloody bones.

"Attack!" Kerrigan shouted, and the Zerg charged forward to slaughter all who were in their path, and another Creep Tumor was placed. They heard a soft clacking as a Swarm Queen squeezed her way out of the bones.

"Thank you my Queen. There are more of my Brood buried among the dead." She said bowing.

"I may want to keep you along the front lines, to spawn more Creep Tumors." Kerrigan said and the Swarm Queen bowed.

"Oh, I get it! The more Creep Tumors you have, the faster Creep will spread!" Twilight exclaimed, which made perfect sense to her.

"Right now focus on the Scourge Nests!" Kerrigan yelled, as she killed two more Dominion soldiers. They moved forward with the Swarm Queen joining them. However Fluttershy was thinking heavily about something.

"My Brood? I laid an egg... Does that make me their mother? I think so..." She thought and turned to face the Zerglings running next to her. "They are kind of cute... My precious little babies..." She thought with a smile, but was jolted from her thoughts when she felt a sharp pain. She noticed a Marine nearby was only focusing his attacks on her, and he was firing constantly. Blood began to pour from her sides, and she felt agonizing pain as she began to wobble. The Zerglings noticed this and rushed forward to attack the Marine, who let out screams of fear and pain. Fluttershy could barely walk, she ached all over and each step brought discomfort to her, until the Swarm Queen turned to face her and began to walk back. Fluttershy wasn't sure what the Swarm Queen had done, but she felt her wounds heal and the pain fade away.

"T-Thank you..." Fluttershy said as she, the Zerglings, and the Swarm Queen rushed to rejoin the group who had stopped to wait for them.

"You are with the Swarm now. I will help those in the Swarm." The Swarm Queen replied. When they had made it, another Scourge Nest was awakened.

"That's another Gorgon down. Leave this planet to me Warfield." Kerrigan said, but another Gorgon rose into the air.

"I claimed this planet in the name of the Terran Dominion! I'm not gonna lose it!" Warfield shouted, while they made their way forward to the next Scourge Nest.

"How many more are there!?" Applejack asked, noticing that they were getting a little too close to the Gorgon for her liking.

"Not very many!" Kerrigan responded as the next Scourge Nest was awoken.

"I sense something... They have two left..." Twilight said, but Rainbow Dash turned to face her.

"How can you tell?" Rainbow Dash asked.

"I don't know I just have a feeling." Twilight replied.

"Let's see if you're right!" Kerrigan shouted as another Scourge Nest was woken.

"DAMMIT! YOU'LL NEVER WIN KERRIGAN!" Warfield shouted, his anger now pushed past its limit.

"Really? This is your last Gorgon isn't it?" Kerrigan asked, before facing Twilight. "You had better be right about this, there's only one Scourge Nest left." They made their way to the last Scourge Nest and heard the shouts of several soldiers.

"There they are! Kill them!" One Marine shouted as they began their attack. However the Swarm would prevail, for they were quickly slaughtered. The last Scourge Nest was woken, and the last Gorgon destroyed.

"Retreat! Kerrigan, I know you can hear me! I have a message for you!" Warfield shouted, which intrigued the ponies. "Bring everything you've got. Bring your entire Swarm. I don't wanna be taking out stragglers after I kill you!" Warfield finished, but his troops fled, allowing the Swarm to move closer and closer to the Dauntless Plateau.