AFTERMATH


After the Battle of Calgary and the supernatural occurrences which took place thereafter, the Zerg Canadians essentially disappeared from Canadian soil. The beleaguered Dominion of Canada began the long process of rebuilding much of the ruin in the province of Alberta, as well as returning the city of Calgary to direct Dominion control. Garrisons were stationed throughout the province to ensure that another American invasion would not take place. However, even with the Zerg presence eliminated, a feeling of unease continued to mount within the population…

Emperor Fron I returned to his capital to lick his wounds and begin repairs upon his prized flagship, the Canuck II, as well as to begin plans for retaliation upon the United States of America.

 


The zergling known as Turtle, former General of the Zerg Canadians, assumed the identity and role of President of the United States, under a heavy cloud of makeup and under the guidance of the only three members of the cabinet who were aware of the sudden upheaval. His first official action while playing the role of the President was to issue a formal apology to the Dominion of Canada. During the first month of his mock administration, no major suspicions were raised, although a staggeringly huge government grant was given out to the country's amateur theatrical programs. Hillary Clinton was quoted as saying that her marriage had 'vastly improved' since the middle of April.

Four weeks after the installment of Turtle as the fake President, the Secretary of Defense, Secretary of State, and the Secretary of Public Relations were all found dead in what was later determined to be "an unfortunate shaving accident."

 


The two Zerg Canadians known as Aura and the Canuckalisk Geek left Canada peacefully, heading south towards the more temperate California.

The infested dwarf known as Palin disappeared after the events surrounding the Battle of Calgary. His body was not found among the dead.

 


Ravil and Cydric, the dynamic duo, left Earth far behind them, returning to their Zerg-infested home world of Char in search of Kerrigan. The two began to scour the planet's surface in search of their elusive and unsuspecting prey.

And far above the burning world of Char on a series of infested platforms, Sarah Kerrigan, the Queen of Blades, lorded over her remaining minions. Contemplating a defeat that she could not quite grasp—as though it had been a dream—a feeling of unease began to settle over her once more. Her thoughts began to turn to the future, and to the harsh challenges that it would bring with it.

For it was there that she knew her destiny was to lie.

 

 

 

BLOODLINES: THE ZERG CANADIAN FINALE

Starring:
(In no particular order)

Ravil, King of the Canuckalisks
Cydric, Chancellor to the King of the Canuckalisks
Turtle, General of the Canuckalisks
Sofielisk (Sofie, Jasmine, and Sassy)
Infested Aura
Palin
The Canuckalisk Geek
Cajie
The Preserver
Kerrigan, the Queen of Blades
Bill Clinton, President of the United States
Emperor Fron I of the Canadian Dominion
Lieutenant 11001001
Scientist Bob
Doctor Anne Turner
Aura
Kanyil
GAVAL
Murphy
Nabob
The Slayers Ambiguous
Lothos
Dark Angel
Fronette
Namrok
Kazz, the Infamous Beaver
Zenogias
Frog
Krusader
Enuma
Elish
El Cazador
Friendly:)
Exile
And
Maggott
Sephroth

 

WRITTEN BY:
Ravil

ADDITIONAL WRITINGS:
Fron, Palin, Sofielisk, TurtleToo

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF:
Ravil

ADDITIONAL EDITORS:
DarkLight, Palin, TurtleToo

CREATIVE CONSULTANTS:
DarkLight, Fron, Palin, Sofielisk, TurtleToo

ARTWORK COURTESY OF:
El_Cazador

3D ANIMATION COURTESY OF:
Fron

GENERALLY HELPFUL LITTLE ELF:
DarkLight

MUSIC
"Beautiful Stranger"
Performed By: Lothos
Original Performance: Madonna

"Disposable Heroes"
By: Metallica

"At The Fateful Moment"
Original Song
Performed By: Turtle and Sarah MacLaughlin
Written By: James Pede
Composed By: James Pede

 

SPECIAL THANKS TO:

(In no particular order)

DarkLight For being both helpful and irritating at the same time! :)
TurtleToo For slushing through it even when the going got tough.
Abadon For putting up with my ravings and fanaticism.
Fron For everything I wanted to know about the Canuck II but was terrified to ask! :)
Ikana For that tasty barbecue.
Palin For letting me mess with his character and send him to hell and back.
Operation CWAL For sitting through what was a decidedly non-CWAL CWAL story.

 

THANKS TO:

(In no particular order)

Boot Disks, The War of 1812, Carmen H., Shadowrun, John G. Diefenbaker, Civilization II, The Armageddon Suite, Lindsay D. (*note – If you read this story and will still talk to me, then you are one very strange, very special girl…be proud*), Half-Life, Boot Disks, Styx, Bryan Adams, Ts'ai Lun, Alexis C., MS Word '97—more stable than I expected, OEEP/KC, Time, Mr. Kerr, Heather G., The Calgary Public Library System, Kris E., Kimi—she who is without equal, The Late SideWinder, Boot Disks, Jerome the Third Canuckalisk from the Right, Josh D., Mr. Noble, and, more than anything…my Timetable.

 

DEDICATED TO:
Trista's Child
For the person you could have been, the experiences you could have had, the life you could have lived.
But won't.

 

STATISTICS:

210 pages
2,892 paragraphs
11,248 lines
122,643 words
585,612 characters
6 months
A lot of patience
A lot of good friends

 

AUTHOR'S NOTE:

This space was originally going to be dedicated to a good-bye message to CWAL. I have been a part of the organization for the past year and a half, and during that time, have devoted nearly the entirety of my writing ability to it. I've written a number of stories ranging from the original Great War Finale up to Bloodlines, which presumably you have just read, and I believe that my skills as a writer have without a doubt grown along with me during that period of time. CWAL has given me an outlet for my creative passion which I doubt I would have been able to find anywhere else. But it has been a year and a half, and throughout my writing of this story, I operated under the belief that at the end of it, I would tender my resignation to Operation CWAL.

And now we're here, at the end, and I find that I can't.

CWAL certainly has its ups and its downs, periods of time in which things can grow hard for all of us. For the last few months I witnessed what I believed to be the "downfall" of CWAL, with all of the bickering and fighting. But I see now that it is no downfall. CWAL is what we make it out to be, and is beyond the shadow of a doubt the sum of all of us put together. This is a unique attribute which makes it so special. If we don't like what CWAL is today, perhaps we won't be able to change it immediately, but we can try again tomorrow, stretch out our arms in front of us to attain our goals. And then, one fine morning...

CWAL is, above all else, what we make of it. And if we choose to make it what we want it to be, then it will be what we want it to be. In light of this revelation, I have decided to stay. The Zerg Canadians, in their original form, are now gone, and will not be returning. But there are many more stories left to be told, many places where the CWAL universe has yet to set foot. And I intend to tell them. This is the end of an era, ladies and gentlemen, but it is also going to be the beginning of another. One day I will undoubtedly resign from CWAL, but I will take the lessons that I have learned and the skills that I have gained from it to heart.

And for now, that day seems to be a long way off.

Yours Truly,
Rob Engen
A.K.A. Ravil
King of the Canuckalisks

"The pen may lose its ink, but it will never die, for there are
always stories waiting to be told, and pages waiting to be written.
We are the few who will make sure this is so."

-Dark Chrono