Note: This story was dynamically reformatted for online reading convenience. Starcraft - Mouse Traps - by L.Fox (c) 2004 (Based off the popular RTS game Starcraft. Contains none of the cast characters from the Starcraft game though) This story follows the trail of a young female Ghost who does various mission for the Terran and gets into all sorts of dilemmas. (c) 2004 by L.Fox Starcraft Mouse Traps Part 3: The Bitter End Last Time in Part 2 The zerg fuck her brutally for the next hour or so until most of them are satisfied. At which point their all called away by a group of defiler's. Mouse watches weakly as the zerg back off leaving plenty of room for the defilers to work. At first she figures they just want to rape her some more but as one of them steps forward and raises its tail above her head she ponders over what's going to happen to her. Her gaze wanders along the length of its tail to the razor sharp scorpion like tip. A second later a drop of greenish liquid falls from the tip to the ground making her shudder in fear. Suddenly the defiler rears its tail up in the air then it comes down like lighting. Starcraft Mouse Traps Part 3: The Bitter End As the defiler's tail comes down a gunshot rings out and a split second later a bullet flies right through the tip of the defiler's tail causing it miss its target and crash to the ground. The defiler gives out an ear piercing shriek of pain, Mouse stares in utter amazement as the defiler thrashes about then she turns her head to see the shooter. There standing proud, unharmed is Natasha with a pistol in her hand still smoking from the shot. She tries to stutter out some words but all that come out are hoarse squeaks. Natasha calmly walks up to Mouse and kneels down next to her. "I'm going to get you out of here okay" says Natasha. Mouse can barely believe her senses but sure enough Natasha grabs a hold of her and swings her over her shoulder. Mouse flops like a rag doll being completely out of energy but she does manage to move her head slightly to see the zerg's annoyed and angry glares at Natasha. Natasha ignores them though and keeps her pistol drawn and aimed at the head of any zerg that seems likely to stop her. She slowly backs out of the crowd and once their a decent distance she puts her pistol away and carries Mouse off. As she's being carried off Mouse weakly drifts off to sleep. She wakes up screaming in pain about an hour later. Natasha knowing her predicament quickly pulls open her small metal case and takes out the thin metal container. She flips it open and pours half a dozen tiny pills into her hand. "Here take one of..." says Natasha, stopping mid sentence as Mouse grabs them all and swallows them. Mouse practically faints after taking the pills and after a couple minutes she sits up feeling a little groggy but in no pain at all. She looks around noticing her and Natasha are sitting by a canyon. "What were those? I don't feel anything anymore" asks Mouse. "Satalium, pain killers...but...you shouldn't have taken six in one go" says Natasha. Mouse ignores her words and continues to look around. Natasha packs up her small metal case and puts it away before looking at Mouse closely. "Where are we?" asks Mouse. "Safe, a couple miles away from the zerg base" "How...no...why did you save me?" "What do you mean why? You're my friend I don't want you to get hurt. I wouldn't leave you to die" "I thought you went back to base though" "Well...I was but...after a distance I thought...I thought...I don't know I thought you were in trouble so I turned back" "Oh so you came to save me?" "Uh huh" "Tell me seriously why don't the zerg hurt you?" "I...I don't know they just don't". She says this as she looks away out into the horizon. "By the way I called a dropship to come pick us up so they should be here in an hour or two" Suddenly Natasha's wristwatch alarm goes off so she takes the small metal case strapped to her thigh off. Before she can open it Mouse snatches it out of her hands. "Give that back" yells Natasha. She quickly goes to grab it back but Mouse leans over to the edge and holds it out over the canyon. "D-d-don't please, please don't" "WHAT IS IN THESE VAILS?" "Uh...I...I told you its just medicine. I have an unstable mental condition I told you that already" "Well let's find out then" With that Mouse opens the container and flings it out into the canyon. "NOOOOOOOOOOOOO" shrieks Natasha before diving into the canyon after it. Mouse watches in utter fear as her best friend plunges down into the canyon after the vials. Natasha tries her best to catch up to the vials but when it hits the bottom before she can catch it she starts desperately looking for a way to stop her falling. She spots a branch sticking out of the side of the canyon wall so as she passes by it she grabs a hold of it. She sighs out at having saved herself but she looks down at the vials to see their completely ruined all of them are broken and the contents is spilled all over the ground. Knowing there's no way she can save any of it she starts her long climb up the canyon side. After about only 10 minutes she makes it up to the top. When she gets there she punches Mouse hard in the face causing her to collapse to the ground. "YOU FUCKING BITCH" screams Natasha. Mouse spits out a mouthful of blood and looks up at her with a smile. "That's one way to solve a drug addiction" says Mouse. With that Natasha starts giving out a somewhat psychotic laugh. "You just don't get it do you? Those vials are not some drug addiction I have their for my mental condition. If I don't have them every 8 hours I die" "What?" "I told you time and time again now...now...NOW I'M FUCKED. I'm going to die now because of your, your, your stupidity. Why wouldn't you just believe me I have an unstable mental condition is it so hard to believe?" "If it's the truth why does it sound like such a lie?" "Well if I'm lucky the dropship will get here in time. I had a medic come along to treat you anyway so they should have the stuff I need to make another vial" "Since when have you had this mental condition that will kill you?" "Ohh since two years ago. I guess I might as well tell you now that I'm fucked. Two years ago I was captured and raped by zerg and...ahhhhhh...shit". She stops mid sentence and clutches her forehead in pain. A second later she collapses to the ground. "Natasha, NATASHA" "It came...ahh...a lot faster than I thought. Well I guess that dropship definitely won't come in...auhhhhhh" "What's wrong?" "My head...it feels like its SPLITTING" shrieks Natasha. "What can I do?" Mouse looks at her groaning in pain while trying to think of what to do. "No-nothing...this...ahh...this is what...owwww...what happens when...when I don't take those vials" "Natasha" "Listen Mireille...you...you have to...AHHHH...tell the medic...how to make...if she gets....OWWW...in time...you need...you need". She says this while panting for breath heavily and clutching her forehead with both hands. Somehow she manages to tell Mouse the various ingredients that's needed for the vial and how much of each. "Then...then mix it well...haaaaa...inject...into...into my head...above right eye...don't forget...it's...it's...my...my only chance" "I...I won't" A second later Natasha faints from the pain and exhaustion of hanging on. Mouse frantically checks her pulse to make sure she's still alive only to find she's fine. About 30 minutes later the dropship arrives and lands nearby them. The door bursts open and Karey quickly rushes out holding a heavy white container that resembles a tool box. "QUICK HELP HER" screams Mouse. Karey kneels down next to Natasha and takes a look at her. "What happened?" asks Karey. "She takes medication and...it's gone you need to make some more and give it to her right away" "Alright but lets get into the dropship before any zerg come" Mouse nods at her suggestion realizing that things will only turn from bad to a nightmare if zerg were to come. Karey quickly calls for the dropship pilot to come help and a moment later a woman wearing a pilot uniform comes running out. With her help they carry first Natasha into the dropship then Mouse. Once everyone's aboard the pilot goes back to her seat and takes off. "Now what's the medication she needs to take?" asks Karey. She drops the container she had with her and opens it up revealing a wide array of medical solution and tools. Mouse starts reading her the ingredients she needs with a shaky voice and Karey immediately starts mixing them up in a vial. When she's done she shakes it then fills a syringe with the white liquid. She pulls off Natasha's eye patch and injects the liquid in her head just above her right eye. When she's done she sits the syringe down and checks her pulse and airway to ensure she's alive. Having taken care of Natasha she turns to Mouse for answers. "Just what the hell happened to her and you...the zerg got you again didn't they?" asks Karey. "I'm not important I'll live but...Natasha I threw her medication into the canyon" says Mouse. "WHAT? Just why the hell would you do that?" "It's a long story. She kept saying she has some unstable mental condition and well...I guess it's true" "What kind of mental condition?" "She didn't say" "Hmm..." Karey starts taking a good look at Natasha starting first at her eyes. When she gets to her right eye she's startled to find its purple with a grayish colored eyeball. Seeing this she immediately looks at Mouse for an answer. "She hurt her eye about 2 years ago she...never told me how though. That's why she keeps an eye patch over it" "Oh okay" She skips past Natasha's eye finding everything else is normal and that she seems to be sleeping peacefully. Once she's dealt with Natasha she takes a good look at Mouse finding she's a total wreck. "Just...one question how come your not screaming your head off in pain right now?" asks Karey. "Natasha gave me some pain killers" says Mouse. "What type?" "Umm...Satalium I think" "SATALIUM? How many did you take?" "Uh...half a dozen" "Jesus Christ no wonder your not screaming in pain. Personally I'm surprised you can still see straight. Satalium is one of the most powerful pain killers there is and you took 6...Christ" "They work that good huh?" "Uh...yeah...I guess you could say that. Don't know why your friends got Satalium though she'd have to get MAJOR migraines or feel a lot of pain otherwise it's just over kill" "What do you mean?" "Satalium is something we use for people in...well...in your case where you're terribly injured. We use it when someone tears off their leg or gets half their stomach sliced open but...usually we only give one, two at the very most" "Well I kind of just took them and swallowed them before she could finish speaking" "I see" "So anyway can you fix me up?" "Oh my god I'm sorry, I'm so sorry its just you weren't screaming so I never thought of..." "Its okay just patch me up a bit please" "Okay" With that Karey starts cleaning off Mouse's wounds, checking them for any signs of an infection before bandaging them up. Half way through Karey's medical job she faints. She wakes up hours and hours later fully healed again just like last time without a single scratch on her. She opens her eyes finding she's on the same medical bed as last time wearing another hospital gown. Karey notices her coming awake so she walks over to her with a smile. "How you feeling?" asks Karey. "Like as if nothing ever happened" says Mouse. "Look I'm going to be blunt to you. If this ever happens to you again, getting...raped by the zerg I'm going to write out as much medical crap as I need to in order to send you back to earth away from the fighting" "Don't worry I quit. I'm going back myself" "Good choice" "Anyway how's Natasha doing is she still alive?" "Uh...Nastaha? She's...umm..." "What? What's wrong?" "She's in a coma" "She...she is?" "I'm afraid so. I've done everything I can but I don't think she'll wake up anytime soon. I'm sorry" "Can I see her?" Karey nods her head then she leads Mouse into an adjacent room where Natasha is lying in a bed. Mouse runs up to her and looks at her sadly, she almost bursts into tears from the sight but she manages to hold them back. "Look Mireille I hate to interrupt but...I need to talk to you" "About what?" "I've examined Natasha completely and...I found some sort of foreign substance in her brain tissue" "What? What is it?" "I don't know I was hoping you did. I've done an analysis but I couldn't find anything about this foreign substance except that the medication you had me give Natasha seems to fight against it" "It does?" "Yes, it seems to be a foreign virus from somewhere that attacks the brain. I did a little observation on the viruses affects against the medication and needless to say it slows it down...barely. I've been having to give her a dose of it three hours" "Three hours? She told me she took it every 8" "Well...from what you told me before she couldn't take her medication is that right?" "Yes" "That's what I thought. Because the medication wasn't there to stop the virus it crept forward and now the time between the shots is greatly reduced. It seems the closer the virus gets to its...destination the harder it fights" "What happens when it gets there?" "I...don't know. My best guess is that it will kill her" "Isn't there anyway you can stop it?" "I'm afraid not. You see the virus seems to be immune to...quite a lot. So I haven't found a way to kill it yet. I've been working from the formula you gave me to slow down the virus but it's not an easy to task" "Can't we take her to a clinic or something where they can focus on curing her?" "Mmm...I think she would have thought of that already. The problem is since this virus isn't known they'd most likely quarantine her and possibly, just possibly do an autopsy to find out everything they can" "An autopsy? That would kill her right?" "Uh...yeah. Which is why I'd rather just keep her here the virus doesn't seem to be contagious so there's no danger" "Please do I don't want her to die" "I know, don't worry as far as anyone will know she's in a coma and that's it" "...How long do you think it'll be before she gets out of the coma?" "Hard to say. Hours, days, weeks, months, years. Your guess would be as good as mine" "This is all my fault" "No its not" "IT IS, I threw away her medication because I thought she was a drug addict or something and now she's lying in bed in a coma" "Uhhh...look before you go back to earth stick around here for a while just to see if she wakes up. Who knows maybe hearing your voice may snap her out of it" "I hope so. I did plan on staying a while and well...maybe she'll get better" With that Karey leaves Mouse alone with Natasha. She stays with her the whole time, talking every so often and never leaving her side. Eventually she falls asleep and when she wakes up Natasha is still in her coma. She sighs out heavily hoping that it had all been a bad dream but alas it wasn't. For the next few days she stays with Natasha hoping that she'll wake up at any minute but eventually she has to leave knowing she can't simply stick around and hope she'll wake up again. After telling the base commander she quits all sorts of problems arise but it doesn't take too long for them to be sorted out. Once it's all settled she packs what little she has and takes a dropship to a nearby space base. From there she hops on a commercial shuttle heading for earth. The trip goes smoothly with no problems at all until the shuttle bypasses a planet called Desarni. The entire planet surface is completely infested with zerg. However as the shuttle passes by hordes of zerg flyers come off the planets surface. It takes less than a few minutes for them to shred the shuttles engines and destroy any chance of it making it away. Mouse sobs in terror as the shuttle slowly starts to go down; it hurtles towards the planet surface then crashes in the middle of a massive dirt dessert. Very few people survive the crash; most are killed from the impact of it hitting the planet surface. A couple are badly hurt and those that aren't, Mouse being one of them are able to comprehend how bad their predicament is. Within seconds hundreds of zerg start swarming around the ruined shuttle. They quickly start tearing through the hull of the ship to get inside. Mouse squeezes out through a hole in the hull and manages to get on top of the ruined shuttle to see exactly how bad her predicament is. She stares out into the horizon with wide eyes knowing it's her end for sure. There in front of her is over a million zerg creatures of all various types moving around in an attempt to get to the shuttle first. It doesn't take long for the zerg to spot her and soon enough they start crawling up to her. Surrounded and outnumbered a million to one Mouse breaks down onto her knees and gives out a deafening scream. "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO" Several hours later back on SB21 in Carthian medical centre Karey comes in to the room where Natasha's still lying in bed in her coma. She grabs a chair and sits down next to her with a sad face. "Natasha I just thought you should know. You friend Mireille she...she died" As she says these words Natasha's vital signs start going up rapidly. "She was on her way back to earth and her shuttle got attacked by zerg flyers so...she's dead. I'm sorry" Suddenly Natasha sits upright with her eyes wide open and screams out. "MIREILLE" The End Please send any comments/suggestions/death threats to hornedreapermjl@hotmail.com Please address your email with the title of the story in the subject line otherwise there's a good chance your email will be deleted by accident.