Cheyenne Wasteland/Hive Cluster Cheyenne

[Ironshot]

Once a thriving rodeo town, Cheyenne, Wyoming was reduced to a toxic wasteland by the failed Irken invasion.  Since then, only roaches and other hardy lifeforms have inhabited the town although there are rumors of a woman who walks the beaches every night according to treasure seekers.





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Slipping past the orbital sensor net, Silent parks a Hercules on the main rodeo grounds and watches as Broodmother Beth directs the Drone to mutate into a Hatchery.  While the Spectre leader and Zerg Broodmother are waiting for the Hatchery to spawn, Emerald prowls over to a nearby beach where Silent detects a psionic echo just before a woman in old fashioned clothing appears and starts calling for her lover.

"Have you ever encountered a psionic echo before Human?"  Broodmother Beth asks Silent while Emerald just watches the echo curiously.

"Can't say I have.  She looks harmless enough though.  From what I saw of the spar back at the asteroid Hive cluster, Emerald can deal with the echo if it turns violent or a simple psi lash will disperse the energies creating the echo," Silent replies.

[Zelth]

Hmm, that's odd, this region should be deserted... Noxton observes some odd activity on the sensors of his mech suit. The sensors display a couple of unknown lifeforms and a human within a mile of his current location along with some odd psionic activty. Perhaps I can convince them to leave... Noxton stops setting up his lab and heads out towards the source of the activity he can only hope whoever it is notices that he is not actually armed.

[Ironshot]

Just as the Hatchery finishes spawning, Emerald turns away from the psionic echo and prowls up to a humanoid between four and five feet tall with no obvious weapons.  While Silent continues too stay aboard his Hercules, Broodmother Beth approaches to ensure the Dto Amedha female remains unharmed by the new arrival.


"I am Broodmother Beth of the Zerg Swarm.  What is your race and purpose on this planet?"  Beth says as she comes within spitting distance of the unknown humanoid while the Hatchery produces Creep and its first batch of Larvae which immediately begin mutating into Raptor-Swarmlings.

[Zelth]

"I am Noxton, vortian scientist I've been here since the Earth Resisty alliance. I have begun to set up a lab in this area and came down here to investigate the unusual readings of psionic activity. What is your purpose for being here? And perhaps more importantly do the Earth authorities know you're here?" Noxton begins planning escape routes should his last question give them cause to attack, unfortunately the only thing available to defend himself with happened to be a stick and maybe a couple of rocks, not overly helpful...

[Ironshot]

"Purpose is defense of sapient life from Kerrigan's Swarm and the God like entity known as Amon.  Local authorities oblivious.  Prefer to work quietly.  Side effect of Hive Cluster cleans atmosphere of contaminants," Beth says with an almost robotic tone while laying a few Creep Tumors as the Raptor-Swarmlings hatch and the next batch of Larvae begin mutating into Drones.  Emerald sniffs Noxton before emptying her bladder on his feet.  Meanwhile, the psionic echo continues its repetitive calling for its lost lover.