Alright, this is my new fanfic. First off, REALLY BLIZZARD? HOW DARE YOU KILL ZERATUL? OK, Zeratul survives because he 'shadow blinked' behind Artanis and severed his nerve cords without DYING. Fine plot sadness and all that but really? After 400 some years you still don't know how to beat another Protoss with your abilities. Sad. I'm not sure whether Shepard will be male or female, tell me! Everyone is following Terran time 24/7/365. It is year 2508.

The Batarian pirate has nothing to do with Barack Obama. It is just an actual name from the games. I hold no grudge with the US or its presidents. Maybe the next ones but...

Zeratul's *Void Seeker

29/03/2498

As he sped through space to yet another prophecy that he may have discovered, Zeratul sat waiting. He had seen the one involving Kerrigan, at the expense of High Templar Karass' life. Bowing his head, he stared at his destination. On the planet Shakuras, he had heard from the Preservers of another prophecy, hidden from the other Firstborn. As he went to his home, he thought of the prophecy that might be there. He reached Shakuras and landed at the coordinates that the Preservers had provided. What he had found was an ancient altar, even for the Protoss. As he looked at the altar, he saw what others couldn't. He saw Zerus, homeworld of the Zerg, and saw something else. Something sinister. Massive beings floated through the void as worlds fell. He saw both the future, and the past. It showed the death of worlds and The architecture was obviously not Protoss so unless it was from the Aeon of Strife, the rock predated the Protoss. He shivered. There may be a time for that prophecy, but it is not now. He reentered his Void Seeker to begin his long journey to Zerus.

17/03/12

0328 Hours Shipboard Time

Hyperion

Marshall James Raynor of Raynor's Raiders relaxed into his seat.

"Alright Junior, what is it." Like most Terrans, Raynor didn't beat around the bush and asked the new Emperor, Valerian Mengsk.

"Well, a Dominion patrol group discovered a device in space. It's in orbit around one of the Outer Colonies' satellite. We would like Stetmann, Swann and Dr. Hanson to help the Dominion scientists."

Raynor considered it. Stetmann was the best scientist the Raiders had. Swann was the best engineer, while Hanson was an amazing biochemist. All were good friends of his, but in the end he turned to Valerian. "This is their lives they're risking Junior, ask them. You know me, I'm much more likely to approve their leave then not. And good job building up the Dominion, Junior."

In the years after defeating *Amon, (2506) the three factions of the Koprulu Sector declared an unofficial truce. All of them were so weak that they all knew an attack would devastate them all, even the Zerg. The Terrans would most likely join the Protoss in hopes of defeating the Zerg. In the 2 years that the truce had been active, the Terrans had added about 50 *Minotaur-class Battlecruisers, 2 *Gorgon-class Battlecruisers and a single unofficial *Loki-class Battlecruiser, bringing the total count to 4. While the Protoss and Zerg had also had time to prepare for another war, everyone knew that they didn't want another one. 4 years ago today, was a historic day though, as that was the day that the Terrans and Protoss would officially sign a ceasefire and form the New Union.

Jim sighed, remembering that day.

There wasn't a single Terran that wasn't looking at a holo projector in the entire sector. Even the most notorious pirates and scumbags were watching. But as the proceedings began and when the quill finally finished, every Terran burst out in cheers, started crying, or did nothing. No matter what, never did either party expect what would happen next.

Neutral Territory *Spear of Adun

Terran-Protoss Signing

17/03/08

-1500 Hours

As the quill stopped moving and both parties had shaken hands, a warning klaxon came through the ship. Every Protoss' eyes widened. "Zerg!"

As Terrans and Protoss alike charged to find defensive positions, the single Overlord had surprised everyone. Even if it was a single Overlord, thousands of Interceptors, Vikings, Wraiths and other fighters, along with all the main guns of the capital ships, had their weapons trained on it. After it entered the Spear, it flew faster than any Overlord had been able to go. Flying past all of the defenses, it dropped off the single most hated form of most Terrans, the Queen of Blades, but what she did next surprised everyone. With a slight flourish, she signed the contract right next to the names of Valerian and Artanis.

Spear Of Adun

17/03/08

-1303 Hours

Kerrigan laughed at the shocked expressions of the Terrans and Protoss. As she watched, Raynor, Valerian, Artanis, Zeratul, and their escorts slowly lowered their weapons as the Protoss felt no deception or ill intent from her, just an actual sense of grim amusement.

"What are you staring at me for? I signed the contract." Raynor stared at Kerrigan for several seconds. Then, he burst out laughing.

"Well darlin', that's one way so scare everyone to Char and back."

Koprulu Sector

18/03/08

When news of the Zerg signing the contract reached the Terrans and Protoss, there were mixed reactions, including fear, joy and rage. While the Terrans had no problem with the Protoss, the Zerg was another story. But, all of their most influential leaders supported this alliance so there wasn't much they could do about it. But even so, creating the Union would prove to be a wise move since there were no other large factions in the Sector. The 3 had rebuilt their militaries and colonies without the threat of war. The Terrans could now keep 2 Battlecruisers in orbit around each Dominion colony, and have another ready as a fast response. The Kel-Morian pirates were still there, but were given amnesty and a planet to colonize without fear of a Dominion attack. While the Protoss and Terrans were both wary of the Zerg, there were no reported incidents across any attacks from the Zerg, even when provoked.

On another note, apparently, Abathur had created a unit that would produce a natural form of Neosteel that would be stronger and more flexible than Neosteel now. With the creature, which many called a Smithery, the Dominion could produce a hundred Battlecruisers a year instead of the 20 or so before the Smithery's. Abathur had also given the Protoss one as well, and the Protoss production rate exploded. The *Creators constructed buildings so that the Protoss could warp them in. All three races were finally relaxing around each other when the unexpected happened. Never did the Union expect another species from outside of the Sector.

Unregistered Relay

Geth Expeditionary Fleet

30/05/12

-0900 Cycles

As the Geth ran around checking instruments, the Commander of the fleet sat in a his chair. Wondering what the Consensus would find, the Geth outside activated the Relay. Once it was activated, he stood and sent the fleet through.

Dominion Space

Unknown Device

30/05/12

-0905 Hours

When the device's rings surrounding the core started spinning and the core began to glow while sending lightning out, civilian ships immediately left the area.

Dr. Egon Stetmann sat up in his chair as he watched the device slowly start spinning up and presumably, powering up. As he watched, the previously dormant core starter glowing a bright blue. Looking at the screen, he freaked out a little bit.

"Ariel, the device appears to have the ability to alter the mass of any object! With this, we could make an, I don't know, a Battlecruiser weigh the same amount as a Science Vessel!"

Dr. Ariel Hanson was amazed. A particle that could alter the mass of an object would have unimaginable effects on Union society.

"We would need a lot of this stuff though. It looks like the bigger the object the more of this stuff we need. I need a sample… Pilot! Get as close as we safely can! I need a sample of this stuff!"

"Are you sure? That might not be the best idea…" the pilot, a young man with brown hair and wearing a baseball cap of all things questioned.

""Yes I'm sure! This could change the lives of Union civilians and military on and unimaginable level! I need a sample to study!" Both doctors said with total synchronization.

"Alright then," As the pilot, or Jeff, 'Joker' Moreau said. "Ah, , the 2 doctors are both ordering me to move close to the.. thing. They want a sample to study. Permission to move closer?"

The word granted came without hesitation.

"I don't know 'bout this. We don't know anything about this thing and it could add to our weight and we wouldn't be able to move." Swann said. Internally, he was just as curious about this thing as the other two, but he was just being cautious.

"It doesn't matter. We need to find out what this thing could do."

When the Science Vessel came within a kilometer of the device, the blue lightning reached out into space and suddenly, there were ships appearing all around the Science Vessel. One nearly colliding with them.

They looked like metal beetles and did nothing once they came out. The single Dominion Battlecruiser assigned to protect the civilians and media, the Fenrir, held its bulk in between the newcomers and the civilian ships that were trying to escape. When the 'beetles' stopped coming out of the device they established a communications to the Fenrir's Adjutant. Requesting permission to dock, the beatles, now identified as Geth cruisers, held position with their weapons active, but not aimed at the Fenrir. When the Adjutant told the captain what the Geth wanted, they were interested. It wasn't everyday that there was a First Contact, but the 2 First Contacts that the Terrans had were both hostile, so there was a reason for that fear. Nevertheless, the Terran captain, Lieutenant Major Mohammed-Ali Hassan Nataj-Azizi allowed the Geth to land on the Fenrir, but still sent a message to the Emperor informing him of the situation and asked all Union ships in the area to be ready for a call for aid. Zerg Leviathans could now answer and receive transmissions from Terran and Protoss ships because of a metal antenna the into Leviathan that could vibrate to the required frequency and pick it up. But when the Geth deployed a dropship, all the Terrans were ready for a bad encounter while hoping for a good one.

The Fenrir's Landing Bay

Lieutenant Major Alphonso Fowler

30/05/12

-0910 Hours

As he stood there with 2 Hercs beside him, Alphonso waited and watched as the Geth dropship entered the bay. The 3 forms that exit the vehicle were a surprise. One was about the size of a Terran outside of their armor, while the other 2 were a little taller than a Marine in their armor. The small one was thin, grey, and had a light bulb for a face. While the other 2 still had the light bulb, the design and color was different. The big ones were red and were not nearly as thin. As the 3 representatives exit their craft, the Terrans noticed the same thing, they didn't look like they were wearing a suit. It looked like those forms were their bodies. Finally the Geth stopped a respectable distance in front of the captain and bowed slightly.

"We are Geth. We greet you." The grey robot said.

Confused, Alphonso said "Greetings, but I thought that your species is the Geth. What should we address you as?"

"We are Geth. This is platform 73175283. We have no name." The platform

Surprisingly, it was the Adjutant that stopped the useless argument. "Sir, the Geth are a hive mind of programs that when combined, create a program that is the equivalent of an AI."

"Thank you Adjutant. Well then, platform 75283? Was that it? What do you want with the Terrans?"

"We wanted to find out what was on the other side of the Mass Relay. We want nothing to do with the Terrans. This was an unintentional meeting. Who is this Adjutant? We do not see another being in the direction that you were speaking to."

Alphonso smiled. These Geth appeared more curious and scientific than hostile. "Adjutant is the Fenrir's mark XI AI. She basically runs all of the administration and really technical stuff. We are getting off topic. So you want nothing to do with the Terrans? We do have a few questions, and I am certain that you have your own, so could you answer some of ours and vice versa?"

"Acceptable. We anticipate the exchange of data." 73175283 said.

Over the next 3 hours, the Union learned of the Citadel Council, the Geth, the Quarians, Krogan and others. The Geth learned of the Union but was not allowed to know about Amon, the Xel'Naga and the Hybrid, in fear of something else like that happening. But the Geth soon perked up and started to rise.

"I apologise, but it appears like a group of Batarians have entered the Relay and are headed here, probably thinking that there may be good slaves here. Would you like our help in defending this attack?" As 73175283 stood, it received its answer.

"While I am certain that this ship can defeat the Batarian force, we will never turn down help."

So when the Batarians came through the Relay, they were in for a nasty surprise.

Bahrak

Hidden Hand

30/05/12

-1300 Cycles

As he came out of the Mass Relay, the first thing he did was scoff at the ships that the primitives used. Then he grinned inwardly at the fact that there were indeed primitives. The only things that dissuaded an instant attack were the 2 Geth ships that were near the small spherical ship with stubby little thrusters and a massive satellite dish. There was a rather large blocky thing near them, but nothing that the primitives could have created. Colonised, perhaps, but not created. After a few seconds, he made his decision.

"Send all of our transports onto the planet and get as many slaves as we can on them. I wonder what they will be worth."

"Uh, sir? That big asteroid there, isn't an asteroid. It's a ship. And judging by the design, isn't the Geth's. I think that this new species is space faring and they have a dreadnought right here."

"Well then kill it and send our transports to the ground. We need those slaves!" Bahrak croaked out.

Dominion Ground Forces

Captain Bailey

-1400 Hours

Even though the attack was only mentioned minutes ago, the small colony already had 4 Bunkers, 2 Siege Tanks and a few Marine and Marauder squadrons. With missile turrets surrounding the base, the colony was a small fortress. Unfortunately the Batarians had no idea what they were about to walk into. When the ships landed on the planet of Hadje, they brought what would normally be enough to take care if such a small colony in the Citadel, but the Terrans would be different. First off, they had better armor and they had allies that everyone was afraid of. When the Batarians made it to the Bunkers range about 2 hours later, the Siege Tanks were set up and the Bunkers were full of Marines.

Captain Bahrak

-1500 Cycles

When the raiding party finally reached the colony, the first thing that he noticed were the buildings. They looked almost Turian in design, with more function than form in mind. He also scoffed at the small, squat buildings in the way.

"Send all of our forces up the ramp and tell them to destroy those buildings. We can kill the soldiers, save all the civilians. We need the slaves. This was quite a costly endeavor. We need to make this one count. And if it is a new species, let's make it one of ours."

As his forces charged up the ramp, the first thing that told him that he was dead, were the booms and then the screaming of artillery. What the hell? Who the hell still uses artillery? They can't hit anything and they're so slow! But when the shots hit the ground, the 2 shells killed about half of his Vorcha. Holy shit! Even as he shouted out to him men to get out of there, the small buildings erupted in gunfire. Everywhere he looked, Vorcha and Batarians were dropping like stones. Even the Krogan had a tough time getting out of the withering gunfire. When his forces on the ground finally got out of range, he could only hope that the battle in space was going better.

Hidden Hand

-1500 Cycles

Even though Kardon's fleet outnumbered the 2 Geth cruisers and the unknown by 2 cruisers and 2 frigates, the single dreadnought that was there absolutely annihilated his fleet. It's weaponry passed through his kinetic barriers like it wasn't there and destroyed a cruiser in a single volley. Even though he outnumbered them, he knew, they were screwed.

"Everyone, back to the Relay, now! We won't win this fight. And if these newcomers are as good on land as they are in space, Bahrak is already dead. We have to go. Now!"

As the Batarian fleet swung around to face the Relay, the sensors officer squeaked. When Kradon turned and glared at him, he glanced at the screen and was terrified at eat he saw. The buildup of energy coming from the unknown was more than anything he had ever seen, other than the Citadel. But when the energy started moving, he knew, anything it hit was dead. As he looked out the viewport, the bolt of energy blasted through his frigates, and the last 2 cruisers before dissipating. With his ship being the last one left, he managed to escape into the Relay, but when he did, the terrific amounts of force tore his ship apart. When it came out the other end, there was nothing except a shower of metal. The Citadel would not know what the Union had. Even though the Batarian fleet went missing, many assumed it was destroyed or taken over by a pirate gang. But the other Batarians knew better.

Dominion Ground Forces

Captain Bailey

As the Batarians charged up the ramp, the Terran forces slowly backed up. They couldn't hold the ramp, even with Siege Tank support, so when the Bunkers fell, the Marines pulled back and hid behind some Supply Depots. Taking the occasional peek around cover he saw the four eyed bastards take screaming civilians from their homes. Finally, the Dominion Forces couldn't hold it in any longer and charged. Combat shields were destroyed by the hail of gunfire, Batarians, Vorcha and Marines fell in droves, but the Batarian pirates released the captives and had to retreat. After the Batarians had left to regroup, Bailey tallied his losses. 17 Marines, 8 Marauders and 2 Bunkers had fallen in the attack. But compared to what the Swarm or the Protoss would have done, the Batarians did nothing. And, each Batarian seemed to have a shield, just like the Protoss, just the shields were weaker and the Siege Tank shots blew through them like they didn't even exist. Seriously, even Zerglings can take a hit! But the damage and the fact that the Geth said it was just a pirate gang made him wonder, what if they attacked us with more units. Would we be able to hold?

The Fenrir

Alphonso Fowler stared at the retreating ship. Even though he had expected to see weaker ships, fighting them was another story. He was used to Protoss shields and armor, and Zerg durability. These Batarians seemed… flimsy. As he watched, the Geth fired a burst of plasma at the ship's engines. When the blast hit, there was a brief flare and an explosion as the engines blew, venting even more if the blue stuff into space. As the ship entered the Mass Relay, the Lieutenant Major could tell that it was dead.

Turning to the Geth representative, he asked them "Why do you help us? Why did you not attack? A new species could be hostile."

"We did not because we are Geth, we do not attack without reason." 73175283 replied.

" Yeah, about that, what are you? Are you a biological species that allowed to become cyborgs, or a fully intelligent program?" Alphonso asked, partly in curiosity and partly due to the similarities between these Geth and the Protoss.

"We are Geth. We are what is considered illegal, an artificial intelligence, an AI." 73175283 answered although going slightly defensive. "Do you wish to terminate us?"

Alphonso snorted. '"Why would we? You warned us of an incoming attack, and helped us defend against it. We have no reason to kill or even harm you. Would you like to join the Union? We consist of the Protoss, Terrans and Zerg. Everyone on this ship is a Terran. I'm sure Adjutant would have given you data on us and the rest of the Union by now."

"Processing. The Union seems to be relatively open minded and forgiving. The alliance between 3 species that killed billions of each other is quite interesting. If only the Citadel could do the same. Your offer is being transmitted to the rest of the Consensus, please wait. The Consensus is divided. Some wish to join you, while others would prefer to remain solitary. Will you accept half the Geth?"

Sighing, Alphonso scratched his neck. "I'm sorry, but I'll have to bring that one to the brass. That question is above my pay grade. I'm just a Battlecruiser captain. There is no way that I can say anything definitely, but I am nearly certain that half of you can join, as long as the other half doesn't attack us." He smiled, maybe aliens weren't so bad.

Batarian/Geth Border

Unnamed Relay

03/06/12

When the metal shower came from the Relay into Batarian space, it was searched and the Batarians were amazed and terrified of the newcomers. The high ranking officials decided not to tell the Council and just chose to take the newcomers as a free slave supply.

So when the Batarian fleet went into the Relay, they were ready for anything a Turian fleet could throw at them. (A/N: I know that I said Turian. This is because the Turians are the most powerful force that the Batarians know of.) The fleet of 350 frigates, 231 cruisers, and 93 dreadnoughts, the Fleet commander was supremely confident of their abilities. They would take a supply of slaves that no one knew about and the Citadel could do nothing about it.

Hours earlier, unknowingly to the Batarians and the rest of the Citadel Council, half of the Geth fleet flew through the Relay and were accepted with open arms into the Union. When the remaining Geth saw what had happened, they too had joined the Union.

Koprulu Union Fleet

03/05/12

Relay 315

-2200 Cycles

As the Geth fleets exited the Mass Relay, they were greeted by the massive and welcoming curves of the Spear of Adun, the blocky and unrefined edges of the Celestial-class Omega-Cruiser Olympus and the personal *Leviathan of Kerrigan. Some of the Geth felt fear for the first time as they stared at the imposing ships of 3 new species that had allied together. As they faced the fleets, something the Consensus had never felt before happened. Something more than anything that the Consensus had met before. As the Protoss AI 'spoke' to the Consensus, the Geth were shocked that the Union used AIs that were better than the Consensus. While the Protoss AI communicated with the Geth, the Spear of Adun sensors detected a fleet about to exit the Relay. When it was confirmed that it was not Geth, all hands went to battle stations.

Yay! The first chapter of my new fanfic. Please read and review. If you have any suggestions, than send me a PM and I'll incorporate anything that would be nice. And please, put reviews in the review section. PM me any messages that I would otherwise take. Thank you to all my readers!

-IAnswerToNoOne

OK, GAME TIME COMPARED TO REAL LIFE. I will be making an in game second equal to a minute in real life. Alright Terran structures, Battlecruisers and stuff like that will take a bit longer with an in game second equaling 15 minutes. Still not long but much more balanced and realistic. Resources will now include metal as well as Supply, Minerals and Vespene gas.

*Zeratul's Void Seeker: OK not much info on this one, so I will be making it about 120 meters long. The only real comparison to make it with is Kerrigan's Leviathan and that thing doesn't have a length either, so yeah, 120 meters. Crew of 1.

*Carriers: Don't know the actual size but I'm just going to say 1400 meters. Remember though, Carriers are hollow to carry thousands Interceptors. They also have anti fighter capabilities which include 50 Photon Cannons and, for those that have played Warships, the arcade game, 125 Obelisks. Crew of 731.

*Tempests: 150 meters in diameter. They're basically circles anyway. 20 Obelisks. Crew of 9.

*Void Ray: 250 meters long. Crew of 5.

*Mothership: A Protoss Mothership is a literal small city. It actually houses a colony of Protoss so I found the average area of a small city, which is about 6-7 kilometers. I will just be using 6. Crew of current population. 500 Obelisks, 250 Photon Cannons.

*Spear of Adun: According to the Starcraft Wiki, the Spear is about 75 kilometers long. I was personally going to make it 65 kilometers, but, hey, it's the Protoss. I can't argue. 3000 Obelisks,1500 Photon Cannons. Crew of 6000.

*Leviathans: Again, not much information, but in the cover art for 'Star Battles', the Leviathan is obviously huge, so I will be making it 4 kilometers long, even if they are considered 'moon-sized'. And in the Heart of the Swarm trailer, that thing was much bigger than 4 kilometers, but just so the Zerg aren't overpowered, 4 kilometers. 16 Spine Crawlers, and Acidic Bile. No crew.

*Amon: The Xel'Naga that wanted to destroy the Koprulu Sector.

*Minotaur-class Battlecruiser: An 800 meter capital ship of the Terran forces. Crew of 400. 81 double Air To Air (ATA) batteries, 51 double Air To Surface (ATS) batteries and one Yamato cannon.

*Gorgon-class Battlecruiser: There isn't much on them so I'll be making them 1600 meters long with a single Yamato cannon that can destroy a Carrier in one shot. 173 triple ATA batteries, 135 ATS triple batteries. Crew of 1000.

*Loki-class super-Battlecruiser: A 2400 meter long behemoth of a ship. It has 2 Yamato cannons that fire at the same rate as a normal one. 344 quad ATA batteries, 279 quad ATS batteries. Crew of 1600.

*Celestial-class Omega-Cruiser: Something I just came up with. It is basically a fleet within itself. At 4000 meters, it has 842 quad ATA batteries, 698 ATS batteries and 4 Yamato cannons! You are not supposed to beat this ship. Sadly, there is only one in existence and probably will be for quite some time. Classified Level 10. Crew of 3600.