• Published 25th Apr 2014
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The Zerging of Equestria - Runa



I Went to Comic Con, and became a Zerg when I got those thrice cursed clawed gloves. But I did not have free will before I was turned to stone, so now I have to pay for things that where not my fault at all.

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Chapter 8. First contact, War, and Calls.

"Zerg, march!" I had just finished the Aqua Division, and was commanding them to march into the nydus network. I went over the adaptations that made it so that this army could live under water one last time, even though I knew that Prime Directive did not make mistakes like that. Then I felt the last of my army go into the maw of the network. I ran to catch up, even thought I could command them remotely. It was my first time in a long time traveling along the network, and it hit me anew how my old body would not like what now felt good. It took a few minutes to get there, but it was a lot faster than even flying would have been. Then I was spat out into the briny depths. The first thing that hit me was the presence of another hive mind, and it was attacking my hive mind! I strengthened the boundaries of my hive mind, and attacked the other in kind, while my infrared vision kicked in. Then I felt the first physical attack.

"Our brood is being attacked!" informed Prime Directive as it happened. The enemy looked like a bundle of tentacles in a vaguely quadrupedal shape. They each had two glowing spots. "Most likely, the glowing spots are their vitals." said Prime Directive.

"Troops, go for the glowing parts!" I commanded. One of the enemy then charged at me, trying to spear me in a dozen different locations. I dodged, and made a swipe in turn, cutting off one of the offending tentacles. It surprised me, because it was as hard as steel. But I had no time to contemplate this as it made another pass at me, using almost the exact same tactic. I dodged again, but one of it's tentacles transformed into a blade and slashed at me as I passed. The blade cut my leg off. I screamed and unleashed a barrage of attacks, swiping with my own claws over and over. Then I was impaled as another of those creatures came from behind. I had several major wounds.

"Retreat!"I commanded, then added. "Pick me up as you go." A hydralisk was the one that picked me up just as more tentacle spikes lanced where I had been. We fled as fast as we could, and most of us didn't make it back. For the second time in the history of the world, the zerg had been beaten.


John

Some creatures had just attacked me! Although the battle did not matter, as only a few of my drones had died. But it also meant that the inhabitants of this place, where ever this place was, now knew about me. So I made a choice.

"You march for land in two hours!" I told my alphas. They made emotions of agreement and started the preparations. "I wonder where I am." I paused for a minute, then continued, "Of coarse, If there are anything that resemble humans in spirit, I will kill them all. But I do wonder what those creatures are. They seem somewhat alike to us." Then I got a compulsion to order something, so I said it. "Copy one of the creatures." I ordered one of my alphas. It responded by grasping one of the small ones, forming it's tentacles around it, cutting the tentacles off, and willing it to shape themselves around it. The tentacles made themselves into a replica of the small creature, and spat out the corps. I would have smiled if I had a mouth. I then said, "I will have fun with this." I started thinking about what I could do with this. then, a little while later, I heard a vague echo of something. I shook my head and continued thinking.


Dahaka

I was healing in a structure that Prime Directive had designed while it was growing, contemplating my defeat.

"Sir, I have retrieved samples. Permission to study them?" Prime Directive suddenly said.

"Of course. We need to design units to counter them." I replied.

"Yes." It said. It then turned its attention to an infestor, who had just swallowed the piece of flesh. About a minute later, it started shuddering and convulsing. It then split from the hive mind, and started to connect to the enemy hive mind.

"Kill the infestor!" We both screamed, and it was torn apart.

"Do not consume the biomass right now. I need to find a way to neutralize the virus." As my swarm complied, I asked,

"What was that about?"

"There is a virus in the biomass that infested the infestor."

"Just great."

"On the cont-"

"Stop there. I was being sarcastic."

"Sarcastic?"

"Its when someone says one thing, but means another."

"Very well." Then something strange happened. A voice entered the hive mind, with the multi network being the intermediary.

"To those of sound mind, sound heart."

"Figure out where it is coming from!"

"To they that would stand against evil, in the face of Armageddon."

"Starting!"

"To the warriors and heroes, both celebrated and unsung."

"Use all of your processing power!"

"To my fellow Displaced, I call on you."

"Already doing so."

"I am Auric Fulcrum, Knight of the Eclipse, wielder of Alchemy's might."

"Use the broods brains!"

"All I hold dear is being threatened by another Displaced."

"Invitation accepted!" My army ceased to move.

"I know not why he seeks to fight me, but as I am, I cannot fight him and win."

"Let me help!"

"I require allies while I repair my self."

"You are not suited, you would take years longer than for me to do it, for you to learn how to start."

"I call on you to aid me, and promise you this: should the side of Light prevail, then I will grant they that aid me whatever boons I can as rewards, within reason."

"We need that location!"

"I hope that is not the only reason you choose to fight for me, but in my experience, you motivate more people with a pile of treasure and a kind plea than a kind plea alone."

"Transmission ended"

"Can you figure out where it came from?"

"With time."

"Thank goodness." And a few seconds later, another started.

"Friends, villains, countrymen. Lend me your ears."

"Gosh darn it! figure out where this one is coming from!"

"I, Makuta Teridax, have a dream."

"Same protocol?"

"A dream that, no matter what interference, will become reality."

"Yes, darn you!"

"I call to you, those who want to dominate, to rule the world with an iron fist, I call you."

"Starting."

"I am Makuta Teridax, the Void, the Shadow of Evil, the Corruptor, he who is Anger and Hatred."

"Please hurry!"

"And if you want to win... to dominate everything...then stand by my side, and I guarantee you..."

"I am."

"I cannot say, for I believe that my enemies may be eavesdropping on this, just as I did his... but regardless, come talk to me and I shall let you know."

"I will let you redesign my body if you can complete this, AND the other!"

"But the information I shall give you will NOT be spoken of. Or, if you want more... immediate rewards, I can grant those too."

"WORKING!"

"After all, power always comes with a price."

"Transmission ended."

"Did you get that?"

"I an far enough with both of them that I can complete them with time."

"Good."

"Now, about the redesign."

"Talk to you about it later."

"Very well."

"Now I need to find a way to help the sender of the first transmission, Auric, isn't it? And find a way to defeat this new enemy."

"But, why? I think that we should fight for Teridax. He would give us so much more."

"No."

"Very well."

Author's Note:

First off, I was wrong about being gone the majority of this week. That's next week. And if my chapter is slightly lacking in quality, it's because my editor is dealing with anger issues. But I am sure that he will do it soon. He is a great guy.