Agent Frost woke up in the wreckage of the Dropship with his vision blurry and a splitting headache "Uhhh, you can't kill a ghost that easily" he said when his sight returned, surprisingly everyone survived the crash, no one was severely injured except for Peter who broke his arm. Frost crawled his way out of the transport and rejoined his team.
"Damn, I knew a little fall won't kill you Captain!" said Cranston the second he saw the Ghost.
"Shut it! What's the sitrep?" asked Frost changing his attention to Lisa.
"Actually not that bad, the only one hurt here is Peter and we saved all the equipment we need, Peter said that before we were caught up in that vortex he sent out a distress call to the Dominion Fleet." replied Lisa.
"I guess that they can spare only a couple of Medivacs, one for us and one for the extraction team." said Frost skeptically.
"You're right, they said that they can send them in two days." Peter completed Lisa's report.
"Any word from the Protoss or the Zerg?" asked Frost.
"None for now sir, but I've found something interesting" Peter answered him while showing his portable computer, "it seems that our communications can only work within this planet's atmosphere." he finished.
"This means that the whole planet is surrounded by some kind of invisible psionic barrier" Frost realized, "So this must be some kind of trap Amon set up to capture his enemies in it, this must have been for Kerrigan or Artanis because with them out of the conflict Amon would have the odds with him, but how is our extraction going to reach us?" he asked Peter.
"If my calculations are correct, the vortex can open two more times before it closes indefinitely. When our rescue reaches us we must find another way out of here" Peter answered.
"Some rescue.." Wabowski interrupted.
"Here's the plan" Frost said getting everyone's attention "We regroup with the Protoss and the Zerg, wait for the Medivacs then find a way off this rock." he finished getting nods of agreement from his comrades.
They started organizing their equipment and were ready to leave when Peter's computer turned on:
"Captain Frost!?" a familiar voice came from the screen "Thank Adun for finding you!"
"What is it Praetor Nalis? Frost asked.
"We have grave news, it seems that Niagra is losing control of her brood, she said that the majority of her brood was controlled by Kerrigan and since we arrived on this world that control was broken. Niagra can still control some of her best units but the rest have turned feral and will attack everything in sight. You will have to arrive at the location I highlighted on your map."
"Understood Nalis, we'll get there ass soon as possible" he said ending the transmission and turning to his team "Our destination is three kilometres north. She said that Niagra still has control of her best units so this means that we'll meet a lot of zerglings, Wabowski?" he asked smiling behind his mask.
"It's about damn time, I'll lead the way anybody of you need a light just call out and it's barbecue time!" Wabowski replied with a little joy in his voice.
"Let's move out !" Frost ordered.
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After meeting a few hostile Zerg units Frost and his team met up with his allies that were held up near a rock formation that served as a fort for them while being swarmed by the Feral Zerg. Frost ordered his team to reinforce the defenses while he met up with Nalis and Niagra.
"We thought that you and your forces have become carrion." Niagra greeted Frost.
"We don't die to a few Zerglings" he replied at her before turning to Nalis "Why are they so many Praetor?"
"it seems that there are two nydus worms reinforcing our enemies' forces, these rocks saved us from having one casualty, my forces are formed from four Sentinels, three Stalkers, one sentry, one High Templar, one Immortal, a Vanguard and a Dark Templar. Niagra's forces are formed from five Roaches, six Hydralisks and a Swarm Queen. We must find a way to kill those Nydus Worms before we are overrun."
"I'll take care of those worms, but i will need that Vanguard of yours."
"Done, his name is Amar, use the Tal'darim as you see fit" she said with contempt in her voice.
Frost turned and called for Wabowski:"Wabowski, you're in charge while I'm gone, cook'em good." the firebat simply nodded before unleashing a torrent of flame that turned everything to ashes in its path.
Frost sprinted to the Vanguard that stood a few metres taller than him therefore it was easy to spot him plus the colors of black, red and blue that contradicts the Immortal golden and blue.
"Amar!" Frost yelled "I need your help to destroy those Nydus Worms!"
"You must be the Terran Ghost the Praetor spoke of, what is so important that it requires my presence when my transgressions are so close to being forgotten!?"
"If you want to die I'll kill you myself, but first we must survive this battle!" Frost replied remembering the culture of the Tal'darim and that the Vanguards are at the very bottom of their society and the only way to not be seen as filth is to die on the battlefield.
"My death must be on the battlefield, not in the calm after the storm. What is it you wish?"
"Stand behind that rock, I will climb it and locate those Nydus Worms for you to take them out."
Frost cloaked himself then climbed only to see an unending tide of Zerglings coming for them, his visor located the Worms sending the coordinates to Amar who then rained red plasma from the sky using his Scatter Cannon. In a few shots the worms' corpses were sinking in the ground returning to wherever they came filling the holes with rubble. After that the Feral Zerg retreated almost instantly.
"I have to say that was a bold move Captain Frost."Nalis praised the Ghost.
"Now that we survived the onslaught we must find their hive cluster to stop it from sending more troops against us." Niagra said capturing the attention of everyone.
"And how do we dispose of their hive?" asked Collins with a few scratches on his face from leaping zerglings.
"I will lead what's left of my brood through the Nydus Network and eviscerate them from the inside." she answered with a hint of excitement in her statement.
"And while you infiltrate them we will be bait to lure the Feral Zerg from the hive cluster leaving it undefended." realized Staton.
"Precisely. And when the hive is no more the stragglers will be dealt with easily, then we can escape this soft world." continued Niagra then left to assemble what's left of her troops before venturing out to find her target.
"I propose we split our forces so that we may buy more time for Niagra to complete her task." Nalis proposed.
"I agree, the more ground we'll cover the more Zerg are being sent to hunt us, and the more Zerg means a greater chance for my forgiveness" Amar agreed.
After they discussed their plans the three races separated to prepare for their mission tomorrow, the battle took it's toll on everyone and most of them were sound asleep or on hold for the Purifiers. Frost's team would give Colt and Billy in return for Amar, this exchange was made to make the Protoss group more mobile with only one battle strider and give his more firepower, this changes would surely increase their survivability in case of an ambush.
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Amar was the first to stand watch for the night when Nalis visited him.
"Do not think that you being the key to our victory this day will make you grow in my eyes, if you ever dare jeopardize the entire battle with your customs, you will be thankful that you are the filth of your society." she said turning around and returning to their camp.
Amar remained in silence with his eyes scanning the perimeter paying no mind to the praetor's words.After his shift ended, the Immortal came to replace him.
"Do not let the Praetor's word of contempt deter you, friend Amar. There shall be a reckoning and when it comes we shall have an afterlife worthy of Khas himself" the Immortal said.
"Maybe that is your afterlife Vuhandis, but I only wish for my mistakes to be erased and serve the Chain." Amar replied heading to the camp making loud steps for being unable to exit his Strider alongside Vuhandis.
"It may be true, but with our presence in the energy of our people we shall serve for ever" he finished turning his attention to the forest.
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Meanwhile, Agent Frost was having some quality time with his team and discussing different subjects from war to love before Frost decided to organize the formation of their squad.
"Staton will be point man, looking out for traps and ambushes, Cranston will have the right , Wabowski the left , Lisa and Collins have the rear and I will be at the front with Amar in the centre" Frost finished seeing the exhaustion in his comrades' eyes "Uhhhh we'll do this in the morning" he said getting a few looks of relief then went to sleep.
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A few hours before the sun setting, Twilight and her friends reached the edge of her forest only to meet Zecora and most of the animals that were calling the trees their home. Fluttershy bolted towards them to ask them if the falling objects did something to the forest while the rest met up with Zecora.
"Zecora, Have you left the forest because of the meteors?" Twilight asked getting a nod of disapproval from her.
"It is not the meteors
That evicted me,
But the creatures
So full with fury." she rhymed.
"Creatures? They must be in grave danger, we must-"said Twilight before being interrupted by Zecora.
"You must not enter
For if you do
You will meet a tormentor
Who will bring you doom." she warned when Fluttershy returned from her animal friends.
"Girls, I have some bad news, the animals are shaking with fear even the apex predators are terrified, they told me that there were beings that were killed and they litter the forest."
"This is bad, Rainbow Dash go inform the Princesses and tell them to bring everypony to look for animals in danger."Twilight told her.
"Sure thing! They might even call the Wonderbolts!" Rainbow dash saluted before leaving behind a rainbow colored trail.
"Tomorrow we will scour the forest to help anypony in danger."Twilight said to the rest of her friends.
"But Twi-Twilight, what about the dead animals?" Fluttershy asked with fear in her.
"Those meteors must have been the cause of that, I'm so sorry Fluttershy, but there's nothing we can do for them now. You know what! For giving us information you can oversee our operations from the safety of your cottage." Twilight answered giving her friend some hope.
Twilight used her magic to create a camp in which to sleep for her and the whole of Ponyville to make their search much easier. She hopes that this will be enough to save all the trapped animals in the forest.