Day 0

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The sun barely crept over the soaring skyscrapers of Augustgrad. The city seemed calm and peaceful.

It wasn't.

A large group of citizens was standing outside of the monorail station a few hours after dawn. The people were all huddled into a large group, each pushing the other, trying to get to the front to see what was causing the delay. As the group became larger and larger, a Dominion tank, escorted by a small group of marines, made its way to the side of the train station.

"Hey, what's goin' on over here?!" yelled an angry citizen. "I gotta' get to work already! Those minerals ain't gonna' mine themselves!"

One marine stepped forward and faced the crowd. "Everyone, may I please have you attention! We are having difficulties powering the rails at this time. You will all need to find an alternative way to get to your destination!"

The crowd groaned. They all began to disperse, each muttering, under their breaths, their complaints about the constant Dominion interference in their lives. Everyone was making their way back home, but there was one small child who stayed behind, staring blankly at the station. He seemed petrified, unable to move or speak. A Dominion marine walked up to him.

"Hey, kid, did you hear me? You gotta' leave. Nobody can get into the station."

The child said nothing. He continued to stare at the station when his mother came to take him home.

"C'mon, honey, you heard the Dominion officer. We can't get on the trains today. We'll go to the park another day." The boy's mother grabbed his hand, but he still would not move. After a few moments, however, he raised his other arm and pointed at the station.

"Look, mommy," the child said, "what is that in the station?"

His mother looked at the station for a few seconds, and that's when she saw it. Her eyes widened, and she let out a horrific scream. All the people around her turned back towards the station, running toward it and huddling into yet another large crowd.

"What is it? I can't see anything!" yelled a citizen.

"Oh, my god! Do you see that?!" screamed another.

They all looked into through the glass doors of the station, and that's when they saw it. A large pool of blood covered the white tiles of the building. In the center of the blood lay a body, horribly mutilated, almost unable to identify. The marines ran to the front of the building to cover the doors, and two of them entered the building. They walked up to the body and looked at it.

"Hey, Sarge, we got the info you wanted." said one marine to the other. "It looks like this poor bastard was some scientist. Not much is known about him, but at least we got his name."

In the center of the lobby, the body of NudeRaider laid there, torn into pieces and grotesquely disfigured.

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-- Eight hours later --

It was now nighttime. Jim Raynor was sitting at a table in an old abandoned bar, drinking at bottle of whiskey. There were a few others around, but none were close enough to him to eavesdrop. Matt Horner came up to the table and sat down.

"Jim, the zerg problem has gotten worse. A body was found in a train station this mornin'. They're not just takin' the people, they're killin' 'em."

Raynor took a sip from his bottle and let out a sigh.

"We can't wait anymore, Matt." said Raynor. "Get everyone together; we've got to do something."
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Night 1

After a few hours, the horrid zerg had finally crept silently into the city. The people were sleeping; the street lights were dimmed. The zerg walked slowly through the shadows. A few blocks over, one of the few active clubs was closing. The people walked out onto the street and began to head home. The zerg sensed their presence. They quickly ran through the city, making sure to stay in the shadows while doing so. Outside of the club, a few civilians remained. There were a few men leaning against the building wall, and a couple of young women were beginning to walk down the street. The women walked past the men, and the men's eyes followed their bodies.

One of the men jumped up off the wall and yelled, "Hey, baby, wanna have some fun tonight?!"

Both women scoffed in disgust. One kept walking forward, but the other turned around and faced the man.

"Sorry, hon', it's not happening."

She then turned back the other way and continued walking. The man still leaning against the wall burst out laughing, while the other's face became fire red.

"Nice pickup, man. You're a real womanizer," said the man who was still laughing.

"Eh, whatever," replied the other, "I don't know what I was thinkin'. I gotta get home anyways. I gotta get started on those designs for the new city block. Boss keeps asking, 'When are those city prints gonna be done?!' I can't keep him waitin' much longer. Oh, and by the way, make sure you come to my party! It's on May 11th!"

The two men said goodbye and began walking in separate directions. The man who had been rejected by the girl took a turn down an alleyway. Behind him, a zerg watched. It crept up behind him, making no noise whatsoever. The man took out his wallet and began looking at how much money he had. He accidentally dropped a coin and stopped to pick it up. And that's when it struck. The zerg monster sprung out of the shadows and stabbed the man with its long claws. The man tried to scream, but he was choking on his blood. Within a few seconds, he stopped making any noise. The zerg dropped him and crawled back into the shadows. The man's wallet lay on the ground wide open. The identification card had fallen out. It read, "Dr. Riney - Architecture."

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A dark templar had been observing the city. He had sensed the zerg presence and knew that the people of Augustgrad would need help. He sensed the sound of a struggle, followed by the disappearance of a life-force. The dark templar turned and peered down the streets of the city.

"They are here," he thought.

He walked past a construction site. He stopped and noticed a large pile of dirt, as if someone had recently dug a gargantuan hole. For what purpose, he did not know. He continued walking down the street. A few moments later, the dark templar was on the roof of a building, looking off into the distance.

"Where are these vile creatures? I know they are here, but I cannot find them," he thought to himself.

The clouds began to thunder. Lightning lit the sky. Rain began to pour. The dark templar heard something behind him. He turned around and quickly unleashed his warp blade and looked around the roof. The sound of thunder make it difficult for him to hear anything. He concentrated hard, but to no avail. Finally, a huge lightning bolt illuminated the sky, and the dark templar finally found what he was looking for. Crouching next to a satellite, one of the zerg abominations realized it was caught. It sprung towards the dark templar, but missed. The dark templar ducked, and the creature ran back into the shadows. It waited for the dark templar to turn the other way. Finally, when the opportunity came, the monster leaped towards the templar and struck him in the back. After a few seconds, the dark templar's body fell, and the soul of Raccoon made its way back to the Khala.

The zerg creature began to run from the scene. It began to roof-hop, jumping over the gaps between each building. It jumped down onto the street and retreated into an alley. It looked around for a place to hide and found a large hole in the wall of a building. It ran into the hole, and a ticking sound began to repeat slowly. After a few seconds, the ticking stopped, and a large explosion took place. The body of lil-Inferno was incinerated, and its limbs flew all over the the alley. Jim Raynor walked into the alley with a bottle of whiskey in his hand. He looked down at the destroyed body parts.

He let out a happy sigh. "Just like old times... This ain't gonna be that hard."