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By FRANCO PANIZO
TEMPE, Ariz. — Maurice Edu is back with the U.S. Men's National Team for the first time in a year, and he is as excited about it as anyone could imagine.
After an absence that dates back to March 2013, Edu has returned to the U.S. picture with impeccable timing. The World Cup is about two months away and Edu's chances of playing in his second straight tournament are as high as they have been since he played in a 0-0 World Cup qualifying draw in Mexico on March 26, 2013.
The prospects of now being back in the fray for one of the 23 roster spots for Brazil means a lot to Edu, especially after facing so much uncertainty for the better part of the past year due to his struggles to get onto the field at Stoke City.
"It's been a little while now and I've been eager, I've been itching and just waiting for my chance," said Edu ahead of Wednesday's friendly against Mexico. "Obviously, I knew it was important just to get back playing with my club team so making the decision to come back (to MLS) was very important to me and as soon as I made that decision I've been focused. I've been focused knowing that if I'm doing well with my club team I will get the opportunities.
"I've just focused all my concentration in helping the Philadelphia Union and starting off the season positively and I've been rewarded with this call-up and now I'm just excited to be here and take it from here."
The 27-year-old Edu has made a smooth transition in joining the Union, who signed him on loan as a Designated Player during the offseason. Edu called the move the "right one" prior to the U.S.'s Monday training session and it is hard to argue that point.
Edu has started in every game so far this season, a drastic change from his time at Stoke, and has proven to be an integral part of John Hackworth's system in Phladelphia. The central midfielder covers a lot of ground, breaks up plays, brings a physicality and bite that was sorely needed, and even has the freedom to join in on the attack on occasion.
"They've made me feel welcome really quickly," said Edu. "I knew a couple of the guys going into it, so that was good. But it's a really good group of guys, eager and ambitious. I think we're going to have a good season. I'm very confident in this group and so far the early signs I've been impressed with the guys, their workrates, the stuff they do behind the scenes to make sure they're fit and ready for the games. I'm looking forward to the rest of the season with them."
Interestingly enough, Edu is also being counted upon for his wealth of experience. The Union are still a relative young side and the dynamic within the squad has already brought Edu into a leadership role despite him being one of the newest players in the locker room.
Some veterans might see that type of responsibility as a burden given that they are still acclimating to their new surroundings, but not Edu. He has gladly accepted it.
"I welcome those things because I know when I was a younger guy there were certain guys I looked up to on my team," said Edu. "If I can be that to some of the younger guys and that inspiration for them – them seeing me go away to camp now and hopefully they aspire to do the same thing – and they'll look at it and say, 'Mo was rewarded for his play. I want to do the same thing.' I definitely welcome the responsibility and the leadership role and I've enjoyed it thus far."
U.S. head coach Jurgen Klinsmann has noticed Edu's impact on and off the field for the Union, and that is why he has rewarded Edu with his first U.S. call-up in 12 months. Edu is now hoping to make the most of the opportunity, but he has some serious competition in midfield from the likes of Kyle Beckerman and Danny Williams for a spot on the plane to Brazil.
Still, Edu boasts plenty of qualities and the type of versatility that should give him a good chance of making it there this summer.
"Obviously, (he's) a guy that has good experience playing in the national team, playing in the World Cup," midfielder Michael Bradley, who has long played alongside Edu, told SBI. "It's good to have him back and I think Mo's a guy who always in the group has a really good way and so I think just having him around is a great thing."
Perhaps it is fitting that Edu is set to make his U.S. return against Mexico, given the fact it was the last opponent he faced a year ago and one he knows well. Having that chance and being back with the national team clearly means the world to Edu, but not just because of his time away.
"It didn't take that for me to appreciate it. I've always appreciated it," said Edu. "I've always said it's a humbling experience and something I haven't and never will take for granted. There's many great players around this country that don't get a chance to represent their country and I'm fortunate to have done it and hopefully continue to do it."
Good to seem him back. Not sure if he will start the game, but he would be more disciplined to cover the back line and let Bradley get forward.
hopefully he'll get a good run out. i think Beckerman starts, but getting Edu some minutes should happen.
The Garrincha
Hey Edu, looking good, hope you have been studying up on The Makelele?.
Sorry, I will never get the memories of his complete inability to maintain possession in the last World Cup and cost us goals. Hard worker, but no thanks to Edu in Brazil
You're making things up. He wasn't on the field when England scored. He wasn't on the field when Slovenia scored either of its goals. Algeria did not score. He was not on the field when Ghana scored the first goal. He was on the field for one goal against, the goal the put us out of the tournament in extra time, and that came off of a long ball.
Actually, we were plus 3 goals with him on the field in 2010. And that's not counting the one that he put in the net against Slovenia.
Scratch that. Plus two with Edu on – he came off before we scored against Algeria.
And you feel confident with him on the ball in the center of the field at the World Cup? As an ex pro, I certainly don't.
Ryan in NYC
"As an ex pro" — what in the world does that have to do with anything? Hahaha – stop playing yourself.
Is that Brandi Chastain!?
She's still bitter.
Haha, nice response. Facts showed you were talking out of your @$$, so you played the "ex pro" card. That sure convinced us!
I think Klinsmann said it all. When Edu is playing regularly and in rhythm, he's a very good player for us. In his best form, he's tidy on the ball, incredibly mobile, dangerous on set pieces and tremendous defensively. I never played professionally, unless you count a lost year that I spent working as a corporate attorney in Frankfurt during the credit crisis (where my primary contribution to the firm was on pitch), but I believe that he brings a different dynamic to the team than Kyle Beckerman and would be a great insurance policy to have on the bench.
Actually plus 3, with the goal he scored that was incorrectly waved off at the end.
You are thinking of Ricardo Clark, I believe.
Except for the fact that that was nearly 4 years ago, when Edu was just 23 years old. He has progressed significantly from then, with a lot of experience gained in his last several years at Rangers, and even the minimal time he saw in the English PL and Turkey.
Basing judgments on who should go to Brazil based on what they did in South Africa is ludicrous. That'd be like saying we should take Onyewu to Brazil because he was big and brooding in South Africa (which is not even half the player now that he was back then) or Robbie Findley who was in South Africa but hasn't received a USMNT call-up since then.
Players progress. As Garth from Wayne's World said, "Live in the now!"
1st Time Caller
Are you the same troll who couldn't tell the difference between Edu and Ricardo Clark on the other board?? Jesus man! Edu was super sub in South Africa and your memory is fading my friend. Everything Joshw wrote is true, look it up. Gah, the ignorance around here is dense.
+1, but BC says he's ex-pro,
which should allow his opinion to nullify all facts.
Something tells me BC is never coming back. Or perhaps switching to his other alias, FRANK.
(don't worry Frank, that's a joke. No disrespect)
He's a good player. I like his versatility and we're going to need some bite in this group.
Does anyone else notice how much soccer players and coaches start sentences with the word "obviously"??? Am I the only one that notices this? Every interview video, every written interview, every official statement. Obviously this, obviously that. Obviously.
John Lowe
Obviously we have all noticed!!
Four Cents
It should be obvious that Edu won't start, but I do like him as a sub in this one…
Obviously we should try him at CB.
Hey, why not? Everybody else has seemed to get a shot back there!
As much as Klinsi speaks of his pleasure with our player pool depth, I think the back line is the one area that he, quietly to himself, gets pissed that we don't have a clear depth chart in this valuable area of real estate on the pitch. And we're running out time to find a clear set of 4 guys that work well together and understand their role, positioning, etc. Thus, we're stuck with a revolving door of combinations of players.
Ideally, I'd like to see to something like this for pairings in the back (if all injuries miraculously healed today…):
Lichaj or Goodson / Besler / Cameron / Parkhurst or Beltrain
He is a great tackler, has excellent speed, versatility and strong in the air. However, we have plenty of athletic players that can't hold the ball. Not sure we need another one.
1st Time Caller
Who said Edu can't hold the ball up well enough? You also forgot his ability in the final third on set pieces and from long range and his sharp passing. Edu is quality and I think given an ample showing in the coming weeks and months and given the choice, many USMNT would prefer him over JJ next to Bradley. I for one wouldn't bat an eyelash. Heck I would try him in center defense just to get him on the pitch. Besler and Gonzo are not set in stone.
Totally agree that Edu is a good option in the back line if needed. I woudn't say he replaces JJ in the midfield offhand as Jones has a good work rate. And his rough & tumble style does help to quickly knock out the physicality of the opponent (particularly teams like Ghana & Costa Rica) trying to throw us off our game with hard play and cheap knocks. Edu doesn't have quite that physicality but I would much rather have him on the plane as an option than Beckerman. Edu is more versatile in my opinion.
Agreed – I rate him (assuming he's playing regularly, healthy, etc.) over Beckerman. I actually think he may compliment MikeB better than JJ, since he gives Bradley more freedom to get forward.
Bradley/Edu combo is too defensive.
Alec Williams
I completely disagree, if edu plays the destroyer infront of the defense, which is what JJ should do, Bradley excels going forward. Most of Bradley's best games have come when he is not paired with JJ because he has the freedom to press forward more
kevin o
"Who said Edu can't hold the ball up well enough?"
Count me as someone saying Edu can't hold the ball up well enough.
Ditto. "Edu can't hold or pass the ball well enough."
Edu's a ball winner. But ideally the defensive midfielder role is about a lot more than that. Shape, discipline, circulating the ball.
Some day the heavens will open and we will get an American version of Sergio Biscuits.
Ryan in NYC
Well it's either gonna be Mo or DWilliams. One of them is going – certainly not both, which one would you rather have on that plane?
I'd take an inform Williams over Edu.. Williams is faster and more physical and same as Edu when holding the ball….
But Williams got injured in our last friendly has been recovering, he needs another 3 weeks to get back to form…. unfortunately, as of now both Edu and Beckerman are ahead of Williams.
The Garrincha
Mo Edu over Williams, All day, all Night.
As many have pointed out his versatility and experience at this point is far more valuable.
Like I once said Green is like getting Shea/Adu in one.
with Edu You get a Beckerman/Williams hybrid with Defensive line flexibility thrown in to boot.
I actually think Edu could play just about any position on the back line if needed.
One thing that I have been thinking is that it would be good to bring serious depth at D-mid, as it would be nice to have some yellow card cushion in that area. Having just a little more freedom to break down attacks knowing that we aren't screwed if one guy is suspended.
Not advocating dirty play, just saying that the chances are high that we are going to have to play a lot of desperation defense given our opponents. And someone like JJ may need to make it unappealing to run at our back four.
The Garrincha
Agree, good thinking there Josh.
Murray Braun
Think Edu will make the Brazil trip; Beckerman and Williams will stay home.
Bradley and Edu very similar to Bradley and Jones.
Diskerud is the sub for Bradley?
We have a shaky team this time, especially the center backs, but those four central MF's are our best hope for positive results at the WC.
The Garrincha
This is not to say Beckerman, does not have real value.
Not sexy, but he plays contained and completely within himself.
Never was enamored by his measurements etc
but he is solid and fairly reliable.
He makes Brazil, at least on the 30 man reserve.
Did you just use "Bradley" and "sub" in the same sentence?
::head explodes::
Big Red
Edu is finally getting to show in the same league he is superior to Bradley. It's nice to have him and Jones as Champions League midfielders.
Sorry but in no way shape or form is Edu at Bradley's level. MB is our best field player at the moment, and he is absolutely critical to the success of the MNT. Edu hasn't played in a year and we've been just fine. Our team takes a step back whenever MB is not in the lineup.
I like Edu and I think he could earn a spot on this team, but for Def. Midfielders he's behind Bradley, Jones, Beckerman, and D. Williams. I might be forgetting others. We're not short on defensive midfielders. Edu is a good player but he's prone to giveaways and has brief lapses in judgment.
Tim S.
I finally came around a bit on Beckerman when Bradley was a no-go against Mexico in Columbus. As one other poster said, he is not sexy but has earned his way onto the plane in Brazil. That said, i hope he does not actually have to be on the field in Brazil, but would be good cover if he is needed.
I have always like Edu, as well, and hope he makes the plane over Danny Williams. Williams has been too inconsistent playing himself onto, then off of his club team and national team too often. He had a couple of good showings in the qualifying semifinals (Jamaica game in Columbus, if I remember it right???), but the versatility Edu brings, especially with some of the shaky efforts by our backup pool of CBs, I am hoping he gets the call.


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Glenn Murray's penalty was enough to see Palace climb into the play-off places after a hard fought victory over a dogged Bristol City side at Selhurst.
Dougie Freedman made three changes to the side that defeated Watford as Anthony Gardner, Mile Jedinak and Darren Ambrose came into the side against struggling Bristol City.
It was Saturday's hero Wilfried Zaha though who almost started where he left off at Vicarage Road flashing a left-footed shot just wide from 25 yards. The visitors had the better of the opening period with Albert Adomah flashing an effort over the bar and Cole Skuse getting forward well from right back inside the first 20 minutes.
Sean Scannell's trickery then won a free-kick for the Eagles 20 yards out but Ambrose strike was comfortably saved low down by David James and the visitors threatened occasionally on the break but otherwise the game was quiet inside the first half hour. Zaha had been the main spark and his skills nearly broke the deadlock as he beat Ryan McGivern and found Ambrose, who curled his effort narrowly wide when well placed.
Ambrose then almost opened the scoring twice more in quick succession. First hammering home on the volley from 35 yards - an effort that was disallowed for handball in the build up - and then, when David James rushed off his line to intercept a pass, he lobbed an effort goalwards that just went over the bar.
The sides went into the break at half-time level despite Palace's late pressing as Jonathan Parr's late introduction for the injured Peter Ramage was the only action at the end of the first period.
The second half began with Zaha and Scannell linking well but the former just over-ran the ball and Palace threatened again when Parr's cross found Murray whose strike was deflected over.
City had threatened rarely but almost scored on a rare attack as Damien Stewart rose highest to head just wide from a corner, while Freedman brought on Jonny Williams as Palace pushed for the win.
Zaha and Scannell linked up again and the young English striker found the back of the net, only for the play to be brought back for offside as Palace saw a second goal disallowed.
Williams introduction then paid off as the young midfielder went down under Lewin Nyatanga's challenge for a penalty. Murray stepped up and calmly sent the ball down the middle as Palace took a deserved lead. The Eagles striker almost doubled that lead soon later but couldn't control Williams cross from the right as the clock ticked down.
The final whistle blew not long after with the result enough to see Palace move up into fifth as they made it four games unbeaten.
Crystal Palace: 1. Julian Speroni, 2. Nathaniel Clyne, 3. David Wright, 5. Patrick McCarthy (c), 6. Anthony Gardner, 7. Darren Ambrose (20. Jonathan Williams '57), 11. Sean Scannell (8. Kagisho Dikgacoi '82), 15. Mile Jedinak, 16. Wilfried Zaha, 17. Glenn Murray, 38. Peter Ramage (4. Jonathan Parr '45)
Subs Not Used: 34. Lewis Price,19. Jermaine Easter
Bristol City: 1. David James, 5. Lewin Nyatanga, 7. Marvin Elliott (c), 8. Neil Kilkenny, 10. Nicky Maynard (34. Brett Pitman '77), 14. Cole Skuse, 20. Jamal Campbell-Ryce, 21. Kalifa Cisse (12. Ryan Taylor '82), 27. Albert Adomah, 35. Damien Stewart, 36. Ryan McGivern
Subs Not Used: 22. Dean Gerken, 2. Jordan Spence, 18. James Wilson
Bookings: Kilkenny, Maynard
Att : 11,869 (441)

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Synopsis of recent strength training: Hit a 225lb max rep back squat - a
of about 15lbs - which makes me happy since I can now say that I can squat my own bodyweight. Did some raw deadlifts with progressive resistance, 300lbs at the bottom, 400lbs at the top. And finally, did a max power clean of 155lbs (without belt), 175lbs (with belt); I maybe could've sneaked out 160-165lbs raw, but I didn't want to spend anymore time on power cleans and I just wanted to hit that 175.
Been feeling really inflexibile in the groin lately, which is a bummer. I've been trying to stretch it out as best I can but even so, it had been giving me troubles such as restricting height on my kicks/bleeding power off my head kicks, and really screwing up my squat depth while strength training. I think I stretched it out really well last night, but it still needs a ton more stretching to really loosen up like it use to be.
Worked on accuracy/speed of side kicks the other day. Felt fairly accurate and I don't think they were slow. But I was sacrificing too much cleanliness of form, I think. My hands were all over during the kick, and to maximize speed/power out of my hips, I was turning over so much it was almost becoming a back kick with me facing away. Not cool. Need to work on that.
Synopsis of padwork sessions as well as bagwork: I'm pretty pleased with my roundhouse kicks' power, speed is, bleh. Been connecting some heavy hooks that I think are solid in terms of power, but again, I'm not happy about their speed. My jab seems quick-ish (not anything like the jab of a speed demon of a lightweight, but not bad for my size), but is absolutely lacking in terms of "effect" unless I purposely slow it down and ramp up power. The only redeeming thing about handwork lately has been a combination: jab followed by a stepping in rear uppercut to the body - that uppercut just seems to blast hard everytime. Finally, the clinch game isn't really my game, but it's not smart to ignore it. So I worked some knees in the clinch with Squirrel, trying to toss an elbow hook on the way out. I know the knees were probably decent in both speed and power (and accuracy, since I hit the thai pads instead of him), but amusingly enough I'm more proud of the elbow I was throwing on the escape. If only because I know that, just given the way I fight, I'll probably be tossing that elbow more often than knees.
Rolled with Squirrel the other day. Subbed him with a RNC and an Americana (which he had to show me how to do, in the moment [can you tell I'm a horrible submission artist?]). He subbed me with a something or other, and then the fourth round we rolled he outlasted me. I felt good in that I think I felt a strength advantage in my favor, but it was obvious (by the fact that I had to tap to exhaustion) that my endurance isn't up to par and his is well above it.
Really kind of on the fence lately about if I should continue documenting my training. I'm not sure anyone's actually interested/benefitting from this, and I don't know that I really feel the need to document it for myself anymore. Among the things to think about, I s'pose.
Diet's been getting progressively cleaner. I'm eating my fruits and veggies, drinking my milk, meeting my protein needs - but I'm still picking up some junk food here and there that's absolutely empty calories. Hopefully if I update again at the end of next week, I'll be able to say that my diet has gotten much cleaner, and I'll be able to talk about some of the things I've been doing for cardio.
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LANGLEY, BC, CANADA -- October 22, 2001: Canadian racer Josh Beaulieu has signed with Fortec Motorsport to compete in the 2001 UK Formula Renault Winter Series. Beaulieu, who impressed in this yearr 's Canadian Formula Ford series, travels to England on Friday to prepare for the 4-race championship.
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The crowd of 24,390 at Shea Stadium last night included one man who had taken a red-eye from Southern California, and his only concern was that the weather might wash out his son's major league debut. But the rain held off and Danny Garcia singled in his first at-bat for the Mets as his father, also named Danny, watched from the stands.
Garcia led a contingent of seven rookies to join the Mets this week as rosters expanded, and they have provided a surprising solution to Atlanta's talented roster. With various rookies backing the pitching of the veteran Al Leiter last night, the Mets beat the Braves, 3-1, for the fourth time in five games.
''I'm just glad all the work in the winter and all the swings I've taken and all the preparation is paying off,'' Garcia said after receiving treatment in the training room because of his tough play at second base. ''I knew it would.''
Last week, it was the rookie shortstop José Reyes -- who became the youngest player in modern baseball history to homer from each side of the plate in one game -- helping Leiter end Mike Hampton's nine-game winning streak. On Monday, the rookie pitcher Jeremy Griffiths held the Braves to two runs into the seventh inning as the Mets won, 3-2.Continue reading the main story
Last night, Hampton lost for the second time in six days. The rookie Ty Wigginton broke a 1-1 tie in the third inning, scoring from second on shot by another rookie, Jason Phillips, that caromed off Hampton and into foul territory.
Garcia, batting second, was 2 for 4 and scored the Mets' first run. Prentice Redman, Garcia's teammate at Class AAA Norfolk, started in center field and also collected his first major league hit, a double, in the second inning.
Garcia and reliever Orber Moreno, both promoted Monday, appear destined for important roles with the Mets. Garcia was given uniform No. 12, which previously belonged to second baseman Roberto Alomar, and Moreno received No. 49, formerly worn by closer Armando Benitez. Charlie Samuels, the Mets' equipment manager, said that the number assignments were coincidental and could change next spring.
In late May, one Mets official compared Garcia with Joe McEwing, a reserve who has carved a niche because of his hustle. Alomar left under criticism for his lethargic play, and Garcia appears to be his opposite.
''Just hard-nosed,'' Garcia said. ''I'm not the type of player who's going to have three days where I run hard and the other four days not run hard.''
Players like Garcia often force opportunities. He was with the short-season Brooklyn Cyclones two years ago and had not played above Class A before this season. But after hitting .333 in 32 games with Class AA Binghamton, he joined Norfolk. He started quickly on offense, but finished batting .263. He had 11 stolen bases and led the team with 54 runs batted in over 101 games.
''It feels like it's been a real smooth ride, a pleasant one,'' Garcia said.
Garcia, 23, is the front-runner to be the Mets' second baseman next season if they do not pursue someone outside the organization. He fits better with the Mets' desire for defense than Victor Diaz, a second baseman acquired from Los Angeles for Jeromy Burnitz. Diaz hit .354 with 6 homers and 23 R.B.I. for Binghamton and will probably start next season at Norfolk. Diaz will focus on losing some weight this winter.
Moreno, 26, is old for a rookie. He appeared in seven games for the Royals in 1999 and is in his 10th year as a pro. He missed the 2000 season after having reconstructive elbow surgery and he missed most last season after shoulder surgery. Moreno -- whose first name is a combination of his parents' names, Orlando and Libertad -- signed with the Mets after a spring training tryout, and he saved 12 games with a 1.90 earned run average for Norfolk. He said surgery had slowed his fastball to 94 miles an hour from 98.
The Mets would be hard pressed to consider themselves as contenders next April with a rookie closer; they are instead considering signing a free agent for one year until Royce Ring is ready. Ring, acquired from the Chicago White Sox for Alomar, had seven saves and a 1.66 E.R.A. for Binghamton and is scheduled to start next season at Norfolk.
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Manager Art Howe was curious to see Garcia's defensive range and throwing arm. Garcia turned a double play before being leveled by the Braves' Marcus Giles in the fifth inning last night.
''That's what I do,'' said Garcia, whose legs became tangled on the play as McEwing's throw from shortstop stuck in his glove. ''If he's standing there, I'd do the same thing. I told him that.''
The rookies provide intrigue, even on a dreary evening. About an hour before last night's game, a group of fans walked through the main concourse, trying to interpret the Mets' lineup on the scoreboard.
''Who's No. 12?'' one said.
''That's Garcia,'' another said.
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The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation said a half-dozen former armed forces personnel were enlisting, citing unnamed sources. Meanwhile, the National Post newspaper said veterans had formed a group called the First North American Expeditionary Force to help link would-be fighters with Peshmerga units and to provide financial help.
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Canadian foreign affairs spokesman Francois Lasalle said: "We are aware of Canadian citizens having joined Kurdish forces." But he said the government advised against all travel to Syria and Iraq.
Canadian fighter jets joined U.S.-led air strikes against Islamic State in Iraq last month. The decision to join the campaign was followed by fatal attacks on two soldiers in Canada in October that police said were carried out independently by radical recent converts to Islam.
Ian Bradbury, an organizer at the First North American Expeditionary Force was quoted in the National Post as saying the group provided logistical support to one 26-year-old veteran, Dillon Hillier, who flew to northeastern Iraq last week.
"As long as nobody's being trained here, as long as we're not forming any militia, it's all in bounds," Bradbury was quoted as saying.
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Made prisoners of Maximus, Reed, Ben and Johnny are put in a cell that they cannot break out of. Meanwhile, Maximus selects a loyal guard of Inhumans to serve him. While the Royal Family continues to try to break out of their own prison. Black Bolt risks using his powerful voice to break loose and the family fights through Maximus' loyal Alpha Primitives to free Reed, Ben and Johnny.
Although they fail to stop Maximus from activating his hypno-gun, the FF and the Inhuman Royal Family defeat Zorr, Maximus, and the Inhumans loyal to him. They manage to destroy the hypno-gun however they are unable to stop Maximus and his followers from escaping in a rocket, vowing to get revenge at a later date.
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- The period of time is briefly visited by the spirit of Johnny Storm's future self in Domination Factor Fantastic Four #2.3 who was on a quest to retrieve a slice of a Golden Apples of Idunn. As a result of the events in Domination Factor Fantastic Four #1.1-4.7 and Domination Factor: Avengers #1.2-4.8 a divergent reality of Earth-8921 is created.
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Huguinin discussed the implementation of IronPython's base DLR type, which maps python-style getters and setters to the DLR's IDynamicObject message-passing interface. He talks about a generic version of this which could be used by implementors of simpler languages with no modification, or as a clearer starting point than IronPython's. I'd describe this idea as an agnostic superclass, an implementation which is oriented at consumers in many languages. It should be possible to make this non-limiting, but for any functionality which is primarily used via a fancy language feature, there should be a simple method call equivalent.
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It must be possible to undo updates if they cause problems. Capistrano, the RoR deployment system, deals with this, but buildout is horrible at it.
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The volcanic world of Char had its own beauty to it, if one would look past its desolate landscape and hostile natives. The constant volcanic eruptions would create the galaxies most unique and beautiful shows of nature's power. The Overmind, however, chose this planet for its striking resemblance to its original home world, Zerus, located in the central part of the Milky Way. Aside from that the natural defenses of the planet safeguarded the Zerg Swarm from any Protoss incursion. With an inhospitable and uninhabitable environment such as the one on Char, only the Zerg would be able to survive. With thick exoskeletons, the nourishing Creep, and the Zerg's unique ability to quickly adapt and evolve, Char would only harm outsiders while protecting the Swarm. If any lesser being chose to inhabit the volcanic planet they would surely die, but the Zerg were not inferior. The Zerg were not weak. The Zerg were superior to any other race in the galaxy, the Protoss be damned! The Overmind's children had the ability to adapt and overcome any adversary, any situation. The Overmind's children were the most biologically advanced beings!
That singular stray thought made The Overmind, for once, stop all its actions and it turn stopped all Zerg activity within the planet.
"My children continue to evolve and yet… The Overmind has stopped its own."
True it's mental and psionic faculties were at its peak, but its biological, its physical evolution had stopped entirely and left it in its current state. To be left with a body that could get it killed if they were under attack would spell doom to the whole swarm. That could never happen!
A fierce determination to find a better body now drove The Overmind into action. The question now was, 'What could handle its immense psionic powers?' Currently the strains the Swarm contained had nothing that would be able to hold any of its powers. It was no use in even thinking about the Protoss. The Overmind's eye swiveled up to the visible stars surrounding the planet and thought for a moment.
The galaxy still had plenty of secrets to reveal to The Overmind.
Overlords instantly received telepathic commands and loaded up as many drones within their hollow bodies. A moment later, a warp rift, used for speedy space travel, opened above the swarm and instantly sucked up the floating Overlords.
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November 2499, Chau Sara, , Terran Colony
The Sons of Korhal, a rebel movement against the current Terran Confederacy, did not know what to suspect when they landed on Chau Sara. They certainly weren't suspecting to be ambushed by an alien race, hell-bent on having their guts for supper. Thankfully, they were able to create a forward base on the Fringe world before the ambush struck them. Marines and Firebats piled into bunkers to stave off the never ending waves of these Xenomorphs. Shell casings and tank canisters hit the soil as a new wave of Zerglings, not that the Terrans knew that yet, rushed the base. The soldiers weren't going to run out of ammo soon and neither were the Firebats. The men, however, were feeling the drain from the continuous battle. Deaths were happening because of fatigue and not because of lack of munitions. Sarah Kerrigan was also feeling the drain from the day's battle as she quickly reloaded her C-10 Canister rifle to quickly put a bullet between a Hydralisk's, not that the Terrans knew that yet, eyes. Quickly panning the scope of her rifle, Kerrigan took out a few more Zerglings and was about to take out a straggling Hydralisk when a sudden silence engulfed the battlefield.
The Zerg had suddenly stopped its unrelenting attack.
"What the hell?" A marine whispered as he stepped out of his barracks along with the rest of the four man group. The rest of the base did the same, slowly stepping out of their defenses and collecting their dead while the Zerg stood frozen in the middle of the clearing.
The momentary peace was shattered when a living storm descended upon the Terran base. Lances of lightning from the cloudless sky struck countless Marines and worse, Firebats. This caused a domino-like effect as the gas tanks exploded and took out more soldiers with them along with a few bunkers and missile turrets. The whole base was plunged into chaos as the swarm woke up and started slaughtering everyone in the base. Sarah was shocked still as everyone around her was killed, but no alien came to take her life.
"What's this, a Terran with psionic powers?"
Slowly, the Ghost operative turned to the voice. The voice that wiped out more than half of her forces, the voice that flowed with power, the voice that just exuded a feeling of evil that made Sarah's skin cold and spine tingle. She turned around and expected the biggest, meanest and ugliest alien she would ever see for the rest of her life.
"Surprised are you, Ghost?"
Yes, the surprise was clearly on her face as she looked at the monstrosity. The blue eyed, spiky haired –blonde- monstrosity that stood just as tall as her and wore a grin that split his face in two, showcasing his sharp fangs to the whole world. Three slits on each cheek slowly opened and closed, in time with his breathing. Closer inspection revealed that his eyes would glow an ominous red when not under any direct light. The 'Terran' teenager wore a bloody brown, long sleeved jacket with matching brown pants and boots. His purple undershirt was unsurprisingly covered with blood and was riddled with bullet holes. Kerrigan couldn't comprehend what she saw in front of her, was she hallucinating or perhaps poisoned?
She instinctively stepped back as the boy stepped forward and she raised her rifle high and shoved the barrel at his Adam's apple, eliciting a chuckle from him. He raised his hands in a surrender-like manner, showing he was not armed or meant any harm. His smile widened as he spoke again.
"Careful with that rifle I'm an unarmed civilian."
"Bullshit, just because you don't have a gun does not mean you are any less dangerous. I know it was you that summoned that storm! Move and I'll shoot."
The redhead didn't know where that anger came from but it helped her steady her aim and strengthen her resolve to fight. She loaded a round into the chamber of her rifle to make the threat real. The boy's smile actually faltered for a moment before returning full force. He exploded into laughter as his eyes held her gaze. The strange boy closed his eyes and lowered his hands. He stopped laughing the moment his blue/red eyes snapped open.
"You may think that you have control over the situation, but… You forget where you are Terran!"
Hot and foul smelling air blew at the back of Sarah's neck and only then did she remember the ongoing battle that was happening around her. She quickly turned to find a Hydralisk bearing down on her, the scythe-like arms of the alien raised over head to strike her down. Zerglings had circled the pair and were snarling menacingly at the female ghost. The base around them was nowhere to be seen, no other being was there except for Sarah Kerrigan, the strange boy and the Zerg. A wave of despair washed over her as she dropped to her knees, her rifle clattering to the ground already forgotten. A surprisingly soft hand fell on her head, ruffling her fiery locks like she was a child.
"Remember this feeling… Sarah,"The boy smiled down at her with eyes glowing red with malice, "I have a feeling that we will meet each other again on the battlefield."
He placed his right index finger and middle finger on her forehead and actually winked at her. He turned on his heel and walked out of the obliterated Terran base, stepping over bodies along the way. The Zerg followed the boy out of the base, surprisingly docile now that the fighting was over. As soon as the army of aliens disappeared beyond the horizon, Sarah dropped face first on the soil, her consciousness already abandoning her.
The Overmind hummed in contentment as the first field test of its new body proved to be a success. The influx of psionic power coursing through the miniscule Terran/Zerg hybrid did not even damage it in anyway. The only drawback the Overmind could observe was that the body seemed to carry trace elements of the so-called emotions Terrans were so fond of flaunting. It actually helped in blending in when it might need to infiltrate a Terran colony, but it might hinder the Overmind's mental faculties if and when the body would be swept with Terran emotions such as anger or perhaps lust. It blinked it's colossal eye to refocus on evacuating its new body off of Chau Sara, sensing that the blasted Protoss were aware of Zerg presence on the planet. The Overmind was confident with the abilities of its new vessel, yet the Protoss were always an unknown factor during a war, better not to risk prematurely destroying its new and superior vessel.
Hyperion Battlecruiser, approximately 1 Terran month after Chau Sara's purification
Inside the medical bay of the Hyperion, sitting on her bed, was Sarah Kerrigan. A month had already come and gone since the failed rebellion-turned-survival mission on Chau Sara and things were only getting worse for the Sons of Korhal's second-in-command. Since then reports from all over the system kept repeating the same news from different planets. The Zerg, as they liked to be called, had invaded and infested nearly a dozen other planets. Terran colonies were either on high alert, or destroyed.
The Confederacy had deployed all of their soldiers to reinforce or try to retake the fallen colonies. The only problem with retaking anything from the Zerg was trying to swiftly deal with their overwhelming numbers. By now everyone in the Koprulu Sector new that the Zerg won by sheer number and brutality. Even with the liberal use of nuclear warheads had no effect in whittling down their numbers; forget about even trying to attack the main Hive.
Sarah sighed to herself as she fastened the boots to her Hostile Environment Suit, giving a beep to signify that everything was properly on. She gave it a quick test and was satisfied when everything disappeared when she had turned on her cloak.
"I'll never get tired of seeing that," said Jim Raynor as he entered the wing inside his own customized Marine Suit, rifle resting on his shoulder. The redhead smiled at her new friend and comrade as she stood up from her bed, grabbing her own rifle from the bedside. "So how've you been Sarah? The last time I saw you, you were being transported in a Medivac up to space."
"Yeah well, those Zerg have some nasty poisons in them. I was lucky enough to get treatment before it had spread." She unconsciously rubbed at her right arm, the place where the Hydralisk spine had grazed her. Even though it hadn't directly hit her the spine was coated with a debilitating neurotoxin that left her weak. Luckily she was sent back to the Hyperion before anything else had happened. That was a week ago. "But damn if it didn't hurt! I hate needles." The last part was said in a whisper but Jim heard it as well.
Choosing not to point that out, for fear of getting hurt or worse, he accompanied the Ghost up to the bridge of the Battlecruiser where Arcturus Mengsk, their commander, was waiting for them. "I still can't believe that we lost Antiga Prime to the Zerg."
"I still can't believe that Arcturus used those damned Psi Emitters to lure them to the planet in the first place!" Exclaimed Sarah as her grip on her rifle tightened. She was against using the emitters in the first place but their commander had not listened to her demands. The ghost operative was angrier about the fact that Mengsk would use it in the first place. If the commander of the rebellion would have used it once then there was a higher chance of him using it again in the future. They stopped walking as they reached the doors to the bridge where they would be briefed for their next campaign. "I have a bad feeling about this."
Tarsonis, Terran Capitol
In one of the world's public libraries stood the Overmind, in his Zerg/ browsing the buildings many books and Holovids in archive. He was currently on an infiltration mission on their next targeted planet. He had a book in hand, classified as an epic if he remembered correctly, titled The Tale of the Utterly Gutsy Ninja. It had no relevant information in it, but was interesting nonetheless.
"These Terrans have such vivid imaginations," said the Overmind to no one as he put down the book and walked towards the electronic section of the library where the more important archives were stored. A guardsman stopped him from entering with an outstretched hand before pointing towards a console that was built into the wall.
"Sorry kid, ya have to log in before goin' in."
The father to the most dangerous species in the galaxy pondered whether to blow up the Terran's head for even thinking of ordering the entity around. He complied however as not to blow his cover and quickly made his way towards the computer. It was asking his name and a scan of his fingerprints so that he could enter the main archives. The fingerprints were easy to bypass since he had none, but he didn't have a name though. With an uncharacteristic shrug, he punched in the first name that came to mind and entered the more high-tech wing of the building. The guardsman looked back to the teen before approaching the console, reading the name typed into it.
"That's a weird name…" The guard turned around as the front door pinged in a new guest. The blonde looked around the half empty building before entering herself. She quickly made her way towards the console and typed in her name, Nova Terra, before entering the archives. With hands in her pockets, Nova sat before the unoccupied console right next to a fellow blonde that was reading history articles. She smiled at the boy, happy that someone from the younger generation was taking their schoolwork seriously. Deciding to make a new friend, she leaned in closer to the boy.
"Homework?" she asked with a smile on her face as the boy turned to look at her. He gave back a shy one as he scratched at his scarred cheek.
"No, actually, I just love to read." His voice was soft and a bit raspy, as if he wasn't used to speaking. He stopped scratching his cheek and extended his hand towards Nova in a friendly gesture. "Naruto" was all he said before the girl took the offered arm and shook.
"Nova Terra"
The two continued talking for hours as they shared their views on everything that was happening. They talked about the Terran Confederacy, the ongoing rebellion and the alien races. Naruto's views on the alien races were strange and new to Nova as he furiously slandered the highly advanced Protoss and spoke in reverence when talking about the Zerg Swarm. Unfortunately for Terra, they were asked to leave the library and the pleasant, albeit serious, talk she was having with Naruto had to come to an end. Both of them walked out of library together, stopping at the end of the street. "This is my stop, I'm gonna get picked up by a friend here soon." She sat on the sidewalk, Naruto following her example. Nova gave him a questioning look which he answered, "I'll keep you company till your friends gets here. You don't mind?" She shook her head, happy that she would still be able to talk to her newest friend.
Nova, on multiple points in their conversation, asked where Naruto came from but he was always vague in his answers. "Oh come on Naruto! Can't you tell me where you live? How about where you were born, where you go to school, anything!" Naruto laughed at her exasperated expression. He was about to give her a hint when a car pulled beside them. An all too familiar redhead stepped out of the car, not wearing her H.E. Suit but instead a black long sleeved, turtle neck shirt and jeans. Nova was about to introduce Kerrigan to her new friend and potential rebel but Naruto had already disappeared into the night.
As soon as the car was out of sight, Naruto reappeared from the nearby alleyway. His eyes were glowing red with power as he tracked both Ghost operatives through their unique psionic signatures. They stopped in front of an old and abandoned warehouse which Naruto knew to be housing a shuttle that would take them back up to the rebellion fleet just out of range from Tarsonis. Thanks to a little mind reading, Naruto/the Overmind knew of their plans. It actually coincided with his own plans of invading and conquering this planet, so there was no harm in letting them use their Terran toys.
"Be it by the Terrans or my own hands, Tarsonis will crumble before the might of the Zerg Swarm."
Fall of Tarsonis, New Gettysburg
"This is Kerrigan… We've neutralized the Protoss but there's a way of Zerg incoming! We need immediate evac!"
The communications system crackled with interference as the Hyperion hung lazily above orbit. Arcturus Mengsk gazed out of his viewport as he listened to the ticking of his silver plated pocket watch. Snapping it close, he raised his voice so that he could be heard over the sounds of battle happening on the surface of the planet. "Belay that order. We're moving out," Arcturus turned to leave but the voice of Jim Raynor stopped him.
"What? You're not just gonna leave them? We still have men down there! Sarah is still down there!"
"All ships prepare to move away from Tarsonis on my mark," continued the Commander of the rebellion who acted as if he didn't even hear the last two transmissions. Back on the surface, things were looking dire as the rebels were in disarray. No new orders were coming in and their seemed to be no ships coming to evacuate them. A wave of Zerglings rushed the base, but Sarah quickly eliminated three. She left the rest to the Marines and Firebats as she dodged a hail of spines from an approaching Hydralisk. She ordered one of the remaining ghosts to deal with it as she lifted up her rifle to shoot down a Mutalisk. Her bullet tore off its right wing and it came crashing down, right on top of the Hydralisk and ghost that were facing off. Not having time to mourn for a fallen comrade, she broke her cover for the abandoned bunker just a few hundred yards away from her spot. Her progress was halted when a Hydralisk came rushing straight through the wall beside her. Kerrigan quickly raised her canister rifle to unload all the bullets she had left on the hulking behemoth. The Hydralisk screamed in pain as it fell to the ground, dead. "Uh guys, about that evac I was talking about?"
"Damn it Arcturus don't do thi-!"
"It's done… Helmsman, signal the fleet and take us out of orbit, now." With a smile on his face, Arcturus left the bridge of the Hyperion to rest in his personal quarters. He gave himself a pat on the back as this day would see the fall of the corrupt Confederacy once and for all. The radio crackled to life again, Kerrigan's voice drifting through the eerily quiet Battlecruiser. "Commander…? Jim, what the hell is going on up there?"
A Zerglings cry echoed throughout the battlefield as a new wave of Zerglings, Hydralisks and even a few Ultralisks ran for the helpless Terran base. Sarah brought down her visor and saw an endless wave of heat signatures coming right at them. Sarah looked down, not even able to notice that she had dropped her rifle on the ground. She took off the visor and headphones, feeling the miniscule weight surprisingly heavy at the moment. A familiar feeling crept up on her as she saw the marines fall under the unstoppable wave of death that approached her. She looked up, seeing the fleeing image of their armada disappearing into warp-space. "Those good for nothing bastards," rage enveloped the female Terran as she withdrew her sidearm along with a handful of throwing knives. With the pistol, she brought down a dozen Zerglings with headshots and unloaded all four of her knives into a Hydralisk's head. She threw her empty pistol at another Hydralisk, but it only bounced off of its armored hide. The creature looked down at the piece of metal before looking back at the female Terran. If it weren't a life and death situation, Sarah would have thought that the Hydralisk raised a non-existent eyebrow at her.
"Well what are you waiting for you fucking monsters? Hurry up and kill me!" She opened her arms, inviting them to attack her and throwing insults at them to provoke an attack. The Zerg responded by parting down the middle, revealing a blonde-haired man walking towards them. He had a pleasant smile on his face; the slits on his cheeks flaring making them look deeper. His eyes were glowing red with power and his hands were now claws instead of their usual Terran appearance. Naruto stopped ten feet away from the enraged ghost.
"Hello again Sarah Kerrigan how are you this fine day?" He stepped closer and left the safety of the Zerg behind him. Naruto looked around Sarah, over the Swarm and into the burning buildings of New Gettysburg. "You are all that is left, yes?" She didn't answer him, not even looking him in the eye, "Where are your friends, Sarah? Did they leave you, abandon you here?"
"Shut up!" her burst of anger created a ripple of psionic energy around her, cracking the ground beneath her feet. She finally looked at him, straight in the eyes as she asked him, "Why?"
Not needing an elaboration of the question, Naruto began his explanation, "You are a child of Prophecy my girl, one that ties you with all of the species in the Universe. Zerg, Protoss and Terran… You will decide their fate. You are the key to the survival and the continuation of these races, or its extinction. Killing you would kill everyone, simple as that. So it was foretold, so it would come to pass." He raised his right hand to her, palm open up towards the cloudy sky. "Your own race, the Terrans, have abandoned you. The Protoss do not care about you."
"And the Zerg do? What about them?" She asked through clenched teeth, hating to be reminded that she was left for dead on this forsaken planet. The blonde looked at her for awhile, his eyes losing its menacing glow and his claws receding into his flesh. He smiled kindly at her, so out of place in the current situation.
"The Zerg Swarm would like to offer you our friendship, our home. The Zerg would like to offer you power, offer you control, offer you revenge!" He lifted up his hand again, offering it to the redhead. Her eyes held unshed tears from her abandonment but that soon disappeared to be replaced by hatred and the need for vengeance, the need to make those back-stabbing traitors pay. A new goal set before her, she took off her gloves and accepted the outstretched appendage, feeling a chill run up her spine when their skin made contact with one another. She looked at her hand, noticing the purple creep growing on the appendage. "A wise choice, Sarah Kerrigan, soon you will be a Goddess amongst these filth. I shall see to it!"
The creep was quickly making its way all over her body, covering her in a cocoon-like layer of the bio-mass. Before her face was covered, she asked the one question she was never able to ask on Chau Sara. "What… are you?" Naruto released his grip on Sarah and commanded one of the nearby Overlords to pick her up. She would soon be on her way to Char, his home planet.
"I am the will of the Zerg given form. Everything that the Swarm is, lies within me. I am their father, their leader, their Overmind." The others made their way back towards their respective hives, preparing to fully infest the new planet. A massive slug-like Zerg stayed behind, its non-existent eyes looking at the Overmind's human form. Naruto turned to look at the creature, identifying it as the Cerebrate Zasz. He beckoned the Zerg to follow as he made his way towards the nearest Hive cluster. "You may ask, Zasz, what is on your mind."
"Father, was it the proper decision in assimilating her into the Swarm? A being with such Psionic powers will not submit to the will of the Zerg so easily. She may become a threat to our people."The Overmind hummed in thought before answering his eldest child.
"Fear not," the Overmind answered, "It is not my intention to control her Zasz. I meant what I said when I offered her power and control. In turn, she will give us her loyalty and her skills. A being such as her was never meant to be controlled, after all." Grabbing the tentacle of a passing Overlord, Naruto was hoisted up into the air and into the hollow body of the Overlord. "Believe in my decision, my child. This will be one step closer to our goals. One step closer for… perfection." The Overlord approached Kerrigan's own and using his tremendous psionic powers, Naruto opened up a small wormhole above them, instantly sending them back to Char.
"I believe in you, my master."
Tarsonis, with Raynor and Nova
The Medivacs touched down a mile outside of New Gettysburg, unloading a dozen marines and two siege tanks from their holds. Jim Raynor rode off the ship on his Vulture while Nova offered air support on a Wraith. The ex-Marshal looked towards the infested city and couldn't help but cringe when he saw the heavy Zerg presence still within. He looked back towards his men and gave them a curt nod, scouting ahead of them just in case. Nova was right behind him, weapons system fully armed and ready to rain hell on anything blocking her way.
"We'll save you Sarah," thought the blonde ghost as she kept an eye on her radar for any approaching hostiles, "Just hold on."
Char, 6 months later
People would think that with tens of trillions of inhabitants, the planet would be filled to the brim. Surprisingly the planet was very spacious as the Zerg hid within the hives or underground, within the tunnel network built by the Nydus Canals. Still, the planet was always active, always alive. The creep pulsed with energy as it continuously secreted spores to nourish the Swarm. Drones scoured the land for hidden minerals and Vespene geysers, Zerglings and Hydralisks patrolled the land while Overlords kept a watchful eye on its kin. Naruto, the Overmind's Terran body, kept a watchful eye on the Chrysalis that contained the ghost, Kerrigan. Her rebirth was a long process since the Zerg Overmind sensed Kerrigan's formidable psionic powers from the very beginning and desired to adapt the Terran into the Swarm. Bringing all of the evolutionary strength of its genetic skill to bear upon the one-time ghost, the Overmind transformed Sarah Kerrigan into an unstoppable combination of psychic ability and biological deadliness. Soon enough she would emerge from her cocoon and re-enter the world a stronger and more superior creature.
Looking into his closed fist, Naruto looked at the small device that was extracted from Kerrigan's brain. Once in a while, a red light would flash from it and would send out a signal to who knows where. Unfortunately for whoever planted the device, no signal of any kind would escape from the within the living walls of the Overmind's main body. With but a thought, the device combusted and quickly burned from the heat of the psionic flames. A drone floated by the Chrysalis, prodding the sac with its pincers before floating off again. Naruto sighed, the human elements of its body telling the Overmind that it was bored and needed activity. It ignored the curious urge to poke the chrysalis with something sharp as it lurched forward.
Naruto's eyes widened as wing-like appendages pierced through the membrane from within and tore it up. Green, Amniotic fluid flooded the small chamber as Kerrigan stepped out of the deflated Chrysalis. Eyes glowing orange with power as she surveyed her surroundings, Sarah flexed her hands as well as her wings. She looked radically different now. Her body was covered in purple flesh. Vital spots were covered with thick carapace armor. Two winged appendages were attached to her back, each 'wing' containing three long and very sharp sickles. Her red hair was replaced with thick, dread-lock like appendages that acted as extra-sensory limbs. The armor at the bottom of each foot was spiked, making her look like she was wearing high heels.
"How do you feel?" The Overmind asked as the former ghost's eyes stopped to look at him. She gave a fanged smile as she threw a psionic blast at the wall, shredding it to pieces as well as scattering the Zerg that was on the other side. Naruto looked at the damage and gave Sarah a disapproving glare.
"I've never felt so powerful in my entire life! My mind is so clear right now…" With the excitement gone and the rush of power slowly disappearing, her Zerg appearance slowly melted away, revealing tanned human flesh and flowing red hair. Her eyes lost the glow they held and returned to its former vibrant green. She gasped as she witnessed the armor disappear under her skin and her talons shrink into Terran like nails. "What happened…? I thought that I would look like…" She turned to look at Naruto who was looking at her with a bemused look.
"This is a form of adaptation," The Overmind explained without prompting, "When you are not in danger your 'Battle State' will disappear, leaving you looking like your former self. With practice and a little imagination, you may transform specific body parts into its deadlier forms." Sarah quickly covered her modesty as a light blush was visible on her cheeks. She tried to cover her face with her long hair. "What are you doing?" Asked the Overmind curiously, finding the display strange. Was it a Terran thing perhaps? Suddenly remembering that the Terrans needed 'clothing' Naruto picked up Sarah's old Hostile Environment Suit from the floor and tossed it to her. "Meet me outside, beside the Nydus Canal. We have much to discuss."
As soon as Sarah stepped out of the Overmind's first body, she was assaulted by Char's unforgiving heat as well as the sounds of the Zerg's screeching and roaring all around her. What surprised her most was that she could actually understand what they were saying! Their voices held an echo-like quality to them. They were roaring at each other, yes, but telepathically they spoke in a language she never heard of and thanked her new genetic make-up for helping her understand.
"Have you heard about the new armor upgrade?"
"Whoa, watch where you're flying ya moron!"
"I wanna evolve into a hatchery!"
"Gather, return to base, gather, return to base, gather, return to base, gather, gather… damn it!"
"And I was, like, this is my burrow spot!"
"I just want to give everyone a great, big hug! But I only have Kaiser Blades for arms…"
Zerglings ran beside and around her, like what stray dogs would do. They would spout nonsensical things at her before running off to find something else to do. Hydralisk's would throw a nod her way and from time to time, an Ultralisk would try to hug her. She finally reached the Nydus Canal and saw Naruto rubbing the belly of a Zergling. "You expected something different, yes?"
Sarah answered with a nod, getting the feeling that the Overmind would see it. She stopped beside him looking at the Zergling before answering his question. "I didn't expect the Zerg to be so… normal. I always thought that they were nothing more than savage beasts. No offense." She bent down beside him, scratching the belly of the deadly alien herself. The Zergling chirped in agreement, kicking its hind legs in joy, tongue lolling out of its mouth. Sarah laughed at the silly thing, "What alien is this anyway? I've never seen anything like it in the universal bestiary before."
"The Zergling was based off of another creature, from another planet. The Zerg, my dear, is an amalgamation of multiple species that were assimilated into the swarm. I just supercharged some genetic traits to make them the deadliest and most efficient creatures in the known universe. If you want to see what we originally looked like," Here, Naruto grabbed something behind him and presented it to the former ghost, it was a larvae. "All of us came from these little geniuses. From the drones to the mighty Ultralisk, even my original form was from them. They contain all genetic strains of the Zerg Swarm. They are the most important member in our family."
"Why haven't you assimilated humans into the swarm then?" asked Sarah as she glanced around her, "I have yet to see any 'supercharged' Terrans running around."
The Overmind laughed at the question as it still plagued him to this day, "Honestly my dear, you're race is the most genetically complex beings that I have had the pleasure of encountering. Even the tiniest outside influence could alter your D.N.A. and therefore, I cannot create a base strain from you're former race. This body I have is the product of millions of assimilated Terrans from the Sara systems. I spent a decade trying to create the perfect hybrid vessel for myself. Even this form is not yet to my liking." The Overmind in human form stood up and beckoned Sarah to follow him, she did so without question. A few yards away from their spot were the entrance to the underground network, a Nydus Canal. Naruto placed a foot on the 'mouth' of the structure and offered his hand to the young Zerg hybrid. "Breathe in deep; travelling through the Nydus underground network for the first time is not a pleasant experience."
Unknown Location, stolen Hyperion Battlecruiser, Raynor's Raiders
Nova Terra, former Dominion Ghost now turned Rebel sat at one of the bar stools in the Cantina of the ship. A few bottles of alcohol lay before her with the seventh in her hand. She was wearing her civvies as the crew had no standing orders as of yet. Nova's eyes were already bloodshot and she knew the room wasn't supposed to spin, but still she brought the bottle to her lips and downed the contents in one breath. She signaled the barman for another bottle as she heard someone take the seat next to her. She let out a depressed sigh as she looked at James Raynor, looking as bad as she did. "Hey there Jimmy, you look like shit." She heard him laugh at her brashness, but the alcohol had already done what it was meant to do and numbed how she felt.
Even though it had been almost a year since Sarah's disappearance –Nova refused to accept that she was dead- and at least half a year since they defected from the new Terran Dominion, Nova still felt like a lowlife in not being able to find her sister-in-arms when they had went against orders and landed on Tarsonis to try and save her. Jim felt the same as the ghost but buried his grief under his new role as the Commander of the rebellion against Arcturus' tyranny. He signaled for a bottle of his own from the bar.
"She… she's not dead, Jim." Nova said this in barely a whisper, but the statement still caught Jim's attention, "I don't know how but, but I know that she's still alive. Somewhere, Sarah is still alive!" The conviction in her claim shocked the man beside her. Was it just the alcohol talking or did she really believe it? Jim looked at the ghost and found her looking at him, her eyes were red but they were clear from the haze of being drunk and they held a fire in them that still burned brightly.
"Mark my words Jim; I'm going to find her!" Feeling a bout of determination, Jim placed his bottle down and agreed happily with Nova. The momentary peace was shattered when an engineer tumbled into the cantina. He was gulping for air and his brow was slick with sweat. The unnamed worker quickly scanned the bar before locking eyes with his Commanding Officer.
"Commander Raynor!" His shout caught the attention of everyone, all eyes turned to look at the man but said worker didn't even pay them any attention as he approached the closest Holo-screen. "You ain't gonna believe this!" He switched it to the new network where it was showing live action footage of a Zerg invasion. Jim thought nothing much about it until a humanoid figure stepped into the camera's line of sight. The Terran/Zerg hybrid smiled at the camera before giving it a wink. The monitor's audio picked up a wet, squelching sound from off-screen and a few seconds later, the camera dropped to the ground and revealed that the cameraman had lost his head. The cantina was silent as footfalls could be heard through the din of the ongoing invasion; the camera shook for a split second before being raised off of the ground.
"Sorry for that, but I don't take prisoners…" The camera panned to show the familiar face of Sarah Kerrigan in her infested state. Her eyes were glowing with malice as she sneered at the camera, "Prepare yourselves Terrans, there's a new Queen Bitch in the Universe!" The camera went dead, showing nothing but static across the entire Koprulu Sector. Nova was silent along with the rest of the people inside the cantina, still looking at the blank Holo-screen. Jim turned off the monitor and looked at all of his soldiers.
"Prepare for battle"
This marks my return to fan fiction I guess. Obviously, I'm very rusty
This story will span from Starcraft I to Starcraft 2 and it will probably branch out from the canon.
With the Overmind mobile, the battles will take a different turn and obviously he won't be as vulnerable as a hatchery. Also, with his hybrid body Naruto/The Overmind will become vulnerable to things as human emotions because, like I wrote in this chapter, his body is composed of a medley of millions of Terrans. From time to time he would be emotionally compormised as well as feel bloodlust. With the memories of all the humans he had collected, he may experience daydreams and the like.
Sarah willingly joined the Zerg at the chance for revenge on the people who left her for dead.
The Zerg acting human is also a side effect of the Overmind's new body.
Nova's situation is the same as Sarah's. She was a Confederate ghost before being 'freed' by Arcturus and the Sons of Korhal.
Romance options? maybe...
As for my other stories... no comment...
Questions of any kind is welcome. Please read and review if you want.