MLP: Kerrigan's Journey

by King Xeno

Goodbye Narud

Stukov and Kerrigan led the group, making sure to scan for any signs of hostility and danger, they moved through and found two oddly colored Zealots, who seemed to be blocking the path. "Oh great... More Protoss..." Rainbow Dash said, rolling her eyes.

"Not just any Protoss. The Tal'Darim. Fanatics that worship Amon as their god." Stukov said with a grin.

"They worship a dead god?" Fluttershy asked, gently petting a Flutterling. It let out a loud screech as the Protoss took notice of them and charged.

"That makes them all the more dangerous..." Kerrigan replied, watching the two approaching Protoss with little interest.

"Stop them! They cannot be allowed into the Temples!" One of them shouted, but this foolish rush would prove to be their doom, for the didn't stand a single chance against the multitude of Zerg, and were quickly killed.

"Well, we just gonna sit here or we gonna git rid of this Narud fella once and fer all?" Applejack asked, and they continued down the single corridor that twisted and turned. They eventually came across a large and horrifying Zerg creature, one that Twilight had been dying to see, and she finally would. It was the corpse of an Ultralisk, tethered to a large machine by its Kaiser Blades, its head hung low, eyes glassy, with a large hole in its chest, most likely from taken organs.

"It's a shame... We could have used this Ultralisk..." Stukov muttered, he placed a hand against its carapace and traced the various rises and dips, moving along the grooves with his fingers.

"Organism Stukov, misunderstands. Death irrelevant. Only essence matters." Abathur's voice filled their heads, and before their eyes the Ultralisk began to reanimate, the hole in its chest began to close, the various wounds that covered its body healed, and the glossy look to its eyes faded, becoming bright and full of life. It let out a loud roar, and with a quick and forceful tug of its Kaiser Blades, managed to break its restraints, joining the large group.

"That's amazing! If Abathur is able to do this, why can't he do it with all Zerg? Reanimate the corpses, we'd have a never ending army!" Twilight exclaimed, but noticed Kerrigan shrug as a response.

"Abathur is... Complicated... You can't really read what he's thinking all the time." Kerrigan said, before moving on and locating a second Ultralisk, this one living. Once it was brought under their control, it too joined them, breaking free of its restraints. They continued to follow the corridor and found a small Protoss base, with only a few Proton Cannons and a Gateway or two.

"This is Narud's base? That's really anti-climactic..." Rainbow said with a frown, and felt Stukov's hand grab her face, before turning her head to face the multitude of Protoss forces that moved around, blissfully unaware of their presence. "Never mind... This may be a good fight after all..." Rainbow Dash said, grinning.

"Let's start with getting rid of this base first." Rarity said, before rushing forward, to attack and kill any Protoss that cross their path, with each one muttering phrases that praised Amon's name.

"Glory to Amon!" "Our deaths are not in vain!" "We gladly die for Amon!" "Our god will slay you all!" "You will not survive!" The different voices of the Protoss began to fill the air, shouting their messages of glory and hate.

It hadn't taken long for the base to get destroyed, and Kerrigan began to climb along a long thick arch, and she found herself wondering something. "Why would Narud build this lab on a Xel'Naga temple?" She asked, but from a long distance away heard Narud shouting.

"Silence! You fools know nothing of the Xel'Naga!" Narud yelled, and then a large green energy began to take shape around him, forming a creature that resembled the Hybrid, and it began to steadily fire a beam of energy towards Kerrigan. She retaliated with her own beam of energy, this one a bold hot pink, the two beams collided and it was apparent that Narud had the upper hand, for his beam steadily approached Kerrigan, while the struggle to keep her attack going was evident from the expressions she was giving.

"Narud is driving a null-void towards you! If it makes contact, you will be vaporized instantly!" Stukov shouted, before running to the edge of the newly grown Hive Cluster. The tips of his boots were off the Creep. "Narud is getting his extra strength from several Temples nearby! If we can shut them down, then you will easily overpower him!" Stukov added, motioning for the ponies and Spike to follow. There was a short silence, before Kerrigan groaned.

"Shut them down... NOW!" She shouted through gritted teeth, trying her best to keep the null-void from reaching her.

"Twilight!" Stukov shouted, getting her attention. "You, Applejack, and Rainbow Dash follow me! We will not allow Narud to destroy Kerrigan!" He shouted, before sprinting towards the structure with several Hydralisks, and one of the two Ultralisks following. They raced to keep up with Stukov, who had already reached the first temple. He ran up the small ramp and began to slay the Protoss that guarded it. It was at that moment that Twilight heard a loud and mighty roar, a roar that chilled her to the bone.

Twilight whipped her head around to see an approaching Hybrid. Where the Hybrid in the upper labs were more Protoss like than anything, these Hybrid showed more Zerg traits than anything else. It was steadily getting closer, and closer, and closer. However the moment it saw them, it broke into a run, massive feet hitting the ground in a heavy rhythm. "I can deactivate the Temples! I need to focus my Psionic energy into it!" Stukov shouted, but the Hybrid raised a large clawed hand and let out another roar, before it reached the incline of the slope and began to attack. It was very quick, the claws slashing through her flesh and possibly her bones, but it wasn't enough to kill her, just horribly injure.

"I can still help, do not worry!" Stukov yelled. A green orb began to form in his and and without hesitation, threw it directly at the Hybrid. The orb burst and began to eat away at the armor, quickly dissolving anything it touched, including the Hybrid's flesh. It let out roar and screams of agony, but this didn't stop it from attacking. Several Hydralisks had been killed, while more and more continued to join from the Hive Cluster. The Hybrid continued to fight, despite its jerking movements, it let out a third scream and exploded in a large blue wave of Psionic energy. The Hybrid was dead, and they heard Stukov approach.

"You are injured? Just stay close. I can't explain why, but whenever a Zerg organism is close to me they heal much more rapidly." Stukov explained, before they continued to shut down the remaining temples. It didn't take long to shut down the remaining temples, quickly diminishing Narud's power, while he let out his yells of disapproval and disbelief. Kerrigan let out a loud yell and began to force the null-void towards Narud, and just as quickly as he appeared he vanished.

"Badda bing, badda boom! Let's get back to the Leviathan!" Rainbow Dash shouted, but noticed Kerrigan moving towards a large set of stone doors. "What'cha doing? We got rid of Narud." Rainbow Dash said, just hoping to get back to the Leviathan and sleep for a while.

"Getting rid of him isn't enough. I want Narud dead." Kerrigan replied, before moving to enter the room, but Stukov grabbed her shoulder.

"Be careful. Narud is much more dangerous than he looks." Stukov said, and noticed Kerrigan grinning at them.

She forced the doors open and left the room, but not before leaving one last sentence. "So am I."

Author's Note:

The next few chapters will not be missions from the story considering they mostly focus around the Hyperion. So it will continue with the "Thoughts of Home" chapters.

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