starcraft: dilation

Sheeps Heard

I what the map as i see the base slowly being repaired. Its bearly been 2 days and those SCV pilots are doing a good job. "Factories are good, Boss. We managed to get 3 out of the 5 done. Want us to start working on the last 2?" I check our reserves and see we managed to stay stagnant. That means we're in a equilibrium. We'll need more resources to get production back up. "Take a break and let our reserves get stocked up for a bit. We're nowhere near the minimum amount to get full productions online." How are we going to get things up and running at this point? We're running faster then the orginal timeline but this short term gain is distroying our long term strategy. "We may have a solution." I open a channel to Nakara as i want everyone to hear it. She's apart of the forces and she desearves a say in the matter. "What is your solution Broodmother?" Salion. Good. He's been listening and adapting just as we discussed. "My drones have discovered a sizable resource deposit deep under ground. Large enough for a small hive cluster but to small for an expedition. My brood can establish a small base to supply us with the required resources." Just the break I've been looking for. "If we combine all of our stock piles, itll give us what we need to fully recover and get production back online and them some." I start the calculations as all of our resources combines would give us everything we need to put forth a massive operation and get things back on track. "A plausible strategy my friend. How will we be able to 'piece meal' our resources as you Tarren's say?" I take a moment and think. "We will have to establish a resource chain to bring what we've gathered to the surface. It will be difficult with these tight tunnels my drones have made." Shit. "We can fix that. Our Nexus have an automated transfer system. We do not require this 'train system' to ensure our resources arrive to the surface as long as we can get just one probe down there." That...that could work. "Attempting to weaken us protoss?" No. Dont you dare Nakara. "We are in a life or death battle Broodmother. Do not question my resolve to ensure we win this war again." I mute both of them before the arguments gets worse. "We are NOT here to fight eachother. Like it or not, we're in this togeather. Dont try and assume we are trying to inhibit eachother. This is about making sure we ALL get through this. Togeather." I unmute them so they can speak again. "My apologies General. I did not mean to offend." Good. "As am I. This past days have been...difficult on me and my brood." I take in a deep breath. "Your not alone, Nakara. Trust me. We're all hurting right now. Let's make sure we help eachother before we think about trying to break away and get ourselves killed." I scan the tunnels Nakara made as im not seeing any deposits on my end. "I cant see the deposits you found but im trusting your word that thier down there. We're in desprate need of minerals and vespine so even just a hint of something being there, im willing to take the risk." Shes made alot of tunnels. A probe can get down there but they could collapse if something happens. "They are deep underground. I am unsure of the tunnels integrity but I can ensure one of your probes arrives safely." Good. "Lets give it a shot. Depending on how much there is, it may be just enough to get a standing defense up and ready for the next attack." Wishful thinking. Keep expectations low. "Wait. What is this?" Great. I spoke to soon. "My drones have discovered a massive resource deposit in a cave network that may stand for miles. There is enough here for all of us and more." Holy shit. "Impossible. This planet is nearly depleted of resources." I follow the tunnels as my scanners manage to pick up the location. "Holy shit." I expand the map and focus the scans on the cave. "Nakara, youve done it! This is exactly what we need! We need to get a probe down there now and start mining as soon as possible!" I lift my hands off the halo map as I stare in amazement on the sheer quantity of minerals im looking at. "Salion, check the shared scans. You have to see this." I stare at the scans as they go deeper and wider as I also find a massive vespine vent close to it. "I can see it! Its everything we require and more! Im dispatching a probe now! We may succeed after all!" This amazing. "God damn were back in buisness! Nakara, take those other deposits and get your brood back up to strangth! We can pool our resources and get everything back up!" I minimize the map as I start calculations for full production for everyone. "If we can get canons up and running along with siege tanks and widow mines, we'll be able to defend agenst anything the ceribrate throws at us." This is huge. We're going to come back so strong, we wont even know how far we can go once we manage to distroy that swarm. "Our victory is at hand my friends. Let us forge ahead with renewed vigor!" Dont have to tell me twice. "My brood will expand and become stronger than before. Soon, the adaptations evolutions I've achieved will spread amungst my Zerg and crush the enemy." I open a channel to everyone. "Attention to all crew members and worriers. We have discovered something that'll get us back into the fight. Get everything up and running as soon as possible. We've got alot of ground to cover and soon, we'll be able to hit back and end this, once and for all." Everything has to go perfectly now. "You heard the general, get moving! Astablish a defense line! Get those probes building! We got a second chance and we're not going to lose it!" I bring the map back up and start making plans for our defenses. "Establishig nexus point now. Our resource reserves will be Bountiful with minerals and vespine gas very soon." Good. I move over to Nakara's side as i start making plans for her to. "Im setting up points for building and reccomendations for units to be produced. First we need to get our defenses down then start working on a standing army. Salion, what can you do for supporting pieces?" I move to my end and start making pieces move. "With this, I can summon colossus and our purifier brothers to aid us." Good. "Nakara? Got any heavy hitters on your end?" I hope she has something good. "My ultralisks and a new breed of brood lords will begin spawning shortly. How will you aid us in the upcoming battle?" Perfect. "Ill get us some air support with a new automated banshee prototype and get siege tanks rolling out. At most, my forces will be able to give us all cover to break the front lines and give us a clear shot to the ceribrates main hive." I start producing another nuke I know where to put it when I get the opening. "Intreging. My purifier brothers are sending us one of thier legions of sentinels. They'll cut down anything that will stand in our way." The more the marrier. "Ill spawn my hunter killers to aid in the assult. Thier poison will paralyze any feral zerg in seconds." Perfect. "If thats the case, ill reorganize my formation and give you some extra support. Ill also get some medivac's up to keep everyone healthy. Ill try and get science vessels with the upgraded repair systems to fix any mechanical unit that'll get damaged." The best we can do is support. "With your support, we'll withstand the first few waves and push through. We must stand united and ensure all of the ceribrates zerg is wiped out." Thats the idea. "Agreed. Do we know the current location of the feral zergs main swarm?" I check my map and see the movement is still in the main hive. "Theyve been consolidated in the main hive for a while. I dont know about you but the ceribrate hasnt reached out telepathically in a while either." Truth be told, im getting worried about the lack of movement. "We must utilize our repreave for as long as we have it. Zeratul's shadow shields us while we recover. I prey he shields us a while longer." I couldn't agree more. "I just hope we can get back on our feet before the next attack. For now, let's get moving. The sooner we can get our defenses up and get our base in tip top shape, the odds of our survival increases dramatically. I'd rather not give that thing a chance to figure out how badly we're struggling to recover." I move the map and see everyone moving quickly. Salion is taking in the reccomendations and improving on them faster than I thought and Nekara is managing to get her hive back up fast. She's doing her own thing but it looks like she is also taking in my recommendations to get the requested mutations out sooner rather than later. They know thier armies best. Im not going to slow them down from doing whats best for the bade and thier people. "General Sheep, this is Scout force 3, do your read?" One of the few vikings we managed to fix up. "I read you viking. Did something go wrong?" I put the adjitunt on duty as she starts adjusting everything and removing reccomendations as thier completed. "We have a Terran battlecrusier approuching the air space. Thier trying to hail you." Thats not the Dominion. Its way to early. "Can you see thier marks?" I look around and see they are trying to hail us but the signals weak. "Not from here, Sir. Thier holding position outside our missile range." Good. I close all other communications and try to get alot of them. "Unknown capital ship, this is General Sheep, commander of this operation, if you read, identify yourself immediately or you will be turned away." I try and move a few things around but the transmitter isnt getting any power. "I repeat, this is General Sheep, identify yourself or you will be turned away." I get a faint signal but its all statis. "Vikings, I cant get a clear signal. Approuch slowly and get identification." I cant even get a view of our airforce. "Let me try and boost your signal." I whatch closely as I suddenly get a clear signal. "General Warfield, this is Vice Admiral Jared Hillgan, do you read?" Vice Admiral? "This is General Sheep, Admiral. General Warfield has been temporarily releaved. State your buisness." I cant get his image up but something tells me this is another big break. "General Sheep? We heard you were dead. God damn, your a sight for sore eyes." What is he talking about. "We recieved your distress signal and came to help you out. Raider dont leave men behind so we're here to help you out in any way we can." Raiders? "Hes not lying! Its the Minsitor! General! Reyners Raiders same to pull us out! We're saved!" This is to good to be true. "We've got everything you need to finish your mission and get out of there. Just tell us where you need us." Either im dead or this just became our mericle. "We're hurting bad down here and need help badly. Get your boys down here and help us take this rock back. We've got Zerg and Protoss allies that have thier own missions here so the sooner we wipe out the ceribrate, the sooner we all can get out of here." That thing doesn't stand a chance anymore. Let's hope the good news keeps comming. "Say again, General. Did you just say 'ceribrate'?" Looks like he wasnt here for that. "You heard that correctly, Admiral. Leave a detachment of fighter behind and get down here. We need all the help we can get." I open a channel to everyone. "Every station on this net, we have Terran reinforcements inbound as we speak. Thier apart of the Reyners Raiders group. Give them some space and dont shoot them down. All Terran forces, we're speeding up our plans. Get everything repaired and get those lines producing. We're getting back up and soon, we're going to put the hurt on that big ass bug." I close the channels and grab my rifle. I need to see this.