Foreword: These synopsis were written because work will not continue on the E.D.A.S.T. saga. However, the events in the synopsis written here will continue to hold meaning in Celestial Irruption. The chronological order of these continueing campaigns is Fall From Grace, E.D.A.S.T., and finally, Celestial Irruption. It is reccomended that you have played both Fall from Grace and E.D.A.S.T. before viewing these synopsis, as they do contain many spoilers from both campaigns.
EPISODE II
As Urusi pushes toward General Skyler's base, Jack 'Quick' Miles uses his knowledge to turn the battle to their favor. The base is saved, and Urusi's forces are driven off. During the battle, Shaddox and Surtey join Quick, and the original E.D.A.S.T. team is seperated. While on a recon mission against Urusi, Quick discovers Rond fighting a couple of Zerglings. His forces move in and save him and 7576. Rond agrees to help Quick and company. But soon after moving, a dark templar by the name of Roszogon appears and tries to kill Rond, claiming him to be the savior of the Narthok. The attempt is foiled however, as Vilinthril, leader of the Narthok, deflects Roszogon's attack. Vilinthril disappears as mysteriously as he appears, and the mission continues without incident. Later during the episode, Quick discoveres that the Zerg have indeed begun breeding near New Dresdia. Horasi and Urusi are planning on wiping out the Peds using the Zerg. Quick knows that people would see this as wrong, so he hijacks the SLAM radio station. After successfully announcing Urusi's intentions, Quick and company are captured, and martial law is declared in New Dresdia so the citizens do not revolt. Fortunately, an operative of Skyler's is part of the team that captures Quick, and manages to pull their butt out of the fire before they arrive at a military prison. The operative informs Quick of a large battle platform headed toward Skyler's headquarters. Quick deduces that they must find a way to destroy this platform, so he invades E.D.A.S.T. headquarters to find the plans. He finds the plans - but along the way is forced to kill Blaze, Malcone, and finally, Horasi, leader of E.D.A.S.T. Quick, Shadox, and Surtey are disgusted by their actions, but agree that they had no choice. They quickly run the plans to Skyler, who launch an assault against the battle platform using the last of the Ped forces. Quick leads a squadron inside the platform and destroys it from within, being the sole survivor from the squadron. He flies out the exploding platform, to find that the Ped losses were too heavy. They are defeated nonetheless. Skyler, Shaddox, and Surtey are executed. Rond and 7576 have escaped in the fray. Urusi decides to send Quick to a seemingly deserted planet, to live out his life in solitary and darkness. The last thing which is seen are overlords headed toward Dorasida while Quick is being transported to the deserted planet. Quick tries to reason with the pilot of the dropship, saying that Urusi has already defeated the Peds, and there was no need for more Zerg forces, but the pilot ignores Quick, and drops him on the deserted planet.
EPISODE III
Jack 'Quick' Miles was left to rot on a seemingly deserted world. At last sight, Zerg were headed to Dorasida, seemingly to support Urusi. After three months of exile on an island in the middle of a water bed in a world where darkness is constant and surviving off a few tasteless local berries, Quick can finally bear no more. His previous care-free spirit is broken. He decides to dive into the water and drown himself. Rather, he finds himself floating above the water on top of something not even visible. He see's a larger land mass in the distance, and he floats to a slow stop on the land mass. He jumps onto the land from the force which has floated him. He hears the sound of a door opening, and a dark templar steps out from what was really an invisible water craft. The dark templar informs him that this is the world of Shakuras. Quick explains the situation, and asks if the templar knows of a Rond. Upon hearing the name, two more dark templar emerge from the water craft and put Quick inside the craft, not speaking a word. The water craft rides to a Protoss base. Quick then stands before none other then Rond. Rond explains that a judicator by the name of Cyradon is currently hunting him and the dark templar. Rond asks for Quick's assistance, and Quick agrees. With the assistance of the dark templar, Rond's forces invade Cyradon's base and wipe out Cyradon's forces. Cyradon however, escapes in the confusion. With Cyradon hidden, and the threat of annihilation neutralized, Quick asks Rond for a ride to Dorasida to see what has become of his home. Rond does Quick one better and launches the entire dark templar caste under Rond's command to Dorasida. The small force lands in what appears to be the remnants of New Dresdia, the once thriving city now in ruins, gunshots heard in the distance, and Zerg everywhere. Under cloak, Quick, Rond, and company manage to sneak to where the gunshots are heard, the northern science wing of the city. There, they find pitiful military forces fighting for their life. General Urusi is found inside a command center. Quick goes to Urusi, and Urusi regrets ever allying with the Zerg. Urusi explains that what he did was for the good of Dorasida, but lost control of the Zerg. General Urusi explained that the deal with the Cerebrate Nugdraas fell through, and things quickly turned awry. He also manages to explain that the Zerg were just after the planet's resources. Finally, Urusi explained that the Zerg's plan was to have the military forces of the planet fight each other to the point where both sides would been so weak after fighting each other, that the Zerg could take over effortlessly. Urusi is interrupted when a wing of Zerg Mutalisks hit the command center. Urusi is mortally wounded in the fight. Before Urusi dies, he hands Quick his Golden Star Award, saying that he can use it to sway any loyal troops to aide Quick. Before anything can be done though, the Zerg raid the northern science wing, and Quick and forces are forced to withdraw and head back to Shakuras.
Once on Shakuras, Quick finds himself feeling guilty over what has happened to Dorasida. The world was left in ruins, his friends are dead. Rond explains to Quick that it was never his fault. Rond explains his past to Quick about how Cyradon forced his hand in many decisions that led to the loss of even more life. The two gain an understanding for each other. Quick explains that he has nothing left to do but to fight with Rond for whatever cause he has. Rond and Quick both agree that Cyradon must be hunted down. They begin to look around Shakuras and gather enough information to pinpoint Cyradon's posistion. However, before this can happen, they are interrupted with another visit from Roszogon, the dark templar after Rond's life. The attempt is once again foiled by Vilinthril. Vilinthril challenges Roszogon to a duel, and Roszogon accepts. The two fight each other for a short time before Roszogon disappears into thin air. A barrage of missles begin to bombard their location. Vilinthril explains that Roszogon must be trying to kill Rond using the missles. Vilinthril grabs Rond and Quick, and teleports them away before the missles can hit their location. The episode ends with the teleportation.
EPISODE IV
The missles come blazing toward Quick and Rond, but Vilinthril grabs them and feel themselves being teleported away. When they look up, they see they are in the exact same spot, but the missles are gone. Rond asks Vilinthril to explain, Vilinthril says nothing, instead, he just walks west. Rond and Quick follow. They climb up a mountain, and see a thriving Protoss city. Hundreds of air craft are seen floating above the city. The city itself is unusually clean, bearing no sign of ruin or attack. It also appears a lot more advanced then anything Rond has seen. Rond says that he does not remember a city here. Vilinthril says nothing, but leads Rond and Quick inside the city. Several unknown craft that appear Protoss in nature float overhead. Rond finally steps in front of Vilinthril and asks to explain what happened. Vilinthril simply says, 'Welcome to Paradise.' Vilinthril continues to walk toward a uniquely shaped building, Rond and Quick follow. Once inside the building, Vilinthril leads them to the central chamber. Inside the chamber is Roszogon, an archon, and two other dark templar. Rond quickly eyes Roszogon and warns Vilinthril of his prescence. Vilinthril explains that -this- Roszogon has done nothing yet. Roszogon steps in front of Rond for a moment, then moves back into posistion.
After a long conversation, Rond learns that he is 300 years into the future. Vilinthril is the leader of the Narthok, a group of time travelers dedicated to saving as many Protoss as possible without affecting history. Quick then recalls the incident back on the Genid space platform, and positively identifies Vilinthril being placed at that station destroying several pods. Vilinthril tells Quick that the hybrids in those pods were destined to kill many Protoss, but Vilinthril stopped that. Rond asks about Roszogon. Vilinthril explains that the Roszogon that is trying to kill Rond is actually the current Roszogon in the room, one year from now. The current Roszogon however, is completely loyal and bears no malice, in fact, he is quite nice and cooperative. Therefore, Vilinthril says he is compelled to just let history play out. Rond then asks about the archon in the room. Vilinthril says one should not know too much about their own 'history'. Rond eyes the archon, but the archon remains motionless. Rond wonders if the archon is destined to kill him, help him, or maybe he IS the archon, combined with another templar. Rond then asks why Roszogon is trying to kill him. Vilinthril explains that in the past, Rond did in fact manage to find Cyradon and kill him. As a result, many of the scientists who originally discovered time travel managed to implement the technology, thus, giving birth to the Narthok organization, the organization that saves Protoss lives without interfering with history. The conversation is interrupted by a the sound of a reaver. The large heavy machine crawls through a corridor toward the central chamber. It is none other then 7576, still the same, but just 300 years older. The archon goes to the reaver, has an animated conversation consisting of beeps and blips, then the archon returns to his previous posistion. The archon finally speaks, and explains that Roszogon has gone back to the point in time where Rond was unprotected and killed him. Vilinthril quickly steps forward and transports away.
Vilinthril arrives to stop Roszogon before he can kill Rond, but finds himself on an empty plain. A corsair web suddenly shoots out at him, and he is unable to use his time device. Roszogon quickly does away with Vilinthril, the carefully laid temporal trap lured Vilinthril to his demise. In the future, everything around Rond quickly begins to crumble away. The city of paradise quickly turns into a city of ruins before their eyes. Large buildings are replaced by Zerg hives. The archon explains that the temporal mechanics have been tampered with, and a new future is forming. The archon, 7576, Quick, Rond, and the 2 dark templar quickly take refuge on a mountain, fighting Zerg which appear out of thin air as a result of the temporal changes in the process. Once they make it to the mountain, the archon explains to Rond that it is time to fulfill his destiny. One of the templar steps forward and gives Rond a temporal transporting device. Several Zerg swarm over their posistion. Rond grabs Quick and teleports into the past. The last thing seen are the mysterious archon and 7576 being swarmed over by hundreds of Zerg, obviously outnumbered greatly. The episode ends on this note.
EPISODE V
An empty mountain, nothing is seen for miles. Appearing out of nowhere are Rond and Quick, having recently used the temporal transport device. Quick asks Rond if he knows the time, and Rond explains that the templar set it for the day before the Zerg attacked the Citadel of the Executor on Aiur. Rond knows what he has to do, kill Cyradon. Whether he survives or not is unimportant. Vilinthril is dead, and no one can now stop Roszogon from killing him. Rond heads to a dark templar base. After explaining the situation, Rond is given only a shuttle, and told never to return to Shakuras. (As of this time, Zeratul did not yet establish the Aiur Protoss prescence on Shakuras, so they are not forthgoing toward templar)
The scene switches to the Norad, flagship of the Sons of Korhal, returning from a battle on Char with several other battle cruisers. (See FFG Mission 2) One of the Norad's officers detects a shuttle heading toward Aiur. The captain of one of the ships declares the shuttle as target practice, and shoots it down. The shuttle goes down on Char in standard Deja-Vu fashion, happening just as it did when Rond and Merlam/Aldrek originally crashed on Char. Quick and Rond escape the remains of the shuttle. After a moment, Joe Kline inside a battlecruiser flies overhead asking who goes there. Rond tells him who he is, and Joe insists he just left. (Rond did in fact just leave, the Rond from the past) Rond talks the situation out with Joe, and Joe proclaims their mission on Char finished. He awards each of his officers enough minerals to 'buy a cattle herd and settle down', but asks them to go on one last mission to Aiur. Everyone agrees, and they are off to Aiur.
The battle is raging on Aiur near the Citadel of the Executor. Tane's base has just been destroyed, and Tane has been recalled to the southern base. Rond's small fleet of battlecruisers and dropships arrive. Rond instructs everyone that the first priority is to save the southern base, knowing he might be able to prevent the death of Tane. The swarm is seen heading toward 7576, but Joe Kline and company fly overhead and quickly lay waste to the swarm. The Rond (past) informs Cyradon that it appears Joe Kline and his fleet followed him from Char to assist. The Rond (past) thanks Joe Kline, and Kline just tells Rond (past) that he has no idea. Rond (future) then orders the Fleet over Tane's posistion, and in a barrage of fire, manage to kill each and every Zerg that approach his posistion. Tane is a bit muddled. Rond (future) quickly orders Tane aboard. Tane is confused, but goes aboard. Rond (future) orders a hologram of Tane left in his place. They quickly pick up 7576, and leave a hologram in his place as well. Rond (future) also leaves a small computer chip containing a copy of 7576's program. After a few minutes, history eventually unfolds. The hologram of 7576 is killed. Rond (past) goes to 7576 and grabs the computer chip so that he can later rebuild his friend. He then see's the hologram of Tane die. Kline's fleet flies away having completed part of their mission. The last thing heard is Cyradon ordering Rond (past) to the province of Nalghaas to be executed for treason.
Joe Kline's fleet stops in the middle of nowhere so Rond can have a moment to talk to Tane. Rond (future) explains to Tane about the Narthok, Roszogon, and what happened to him. Tane understands completely. Rond asks where Cyradon is staying. Tane informs Rond that Cyradon is at a small Protoss base to the south. He feeds communication to the Protoss on Aiur from there. Rond orders Kline and company toward Cyradon's posistion, but as if right on time, several rifts in time open up, and a Protoss fleet emerges in front of Kline's fleet. The fleet identifies itself as Roszogon's fleet. A battle ensues, only leaving Kline's cruiser and a couple of dropships intact. They continue on course to Cyradon's base. Once outside, Cyradon informs the Terrans to quickly identify themselves, less he be forced to open fire. Rond speaks, and Cyradon, thinking Rond has somehow escaped from the shuttle taking Rond (past) to Nalghas, he orders the destruction of the Terrans. Yet another battle ensues, but Rond and company eventually push toward Cyradon's base, and captures it. Cyradon once again gives them the slip, and manages to escape during the battle. Rond knows that history must not be interrupted, so he places voice and visual recordings of what Cyradon said during the execution, to execute at the exact time Cyradon would have spoken during the execution (see FFG Mission 4). Rond (future) knows that in order for Cyradon to get off the planet, he only has one place left to go, Nalghas. Klines company arrives at Nalghas and holds their posistion at a distance. Over their comlines, they hear the voice of Cyradon say 'Finish the execution, so that we can leave immediatley.' Rond (past) is shown going in front of the Dragoons, and just as before, the Zerg invade, giving Rond (past) the chance he needs to escape. Once Rond (past) is in the carrier, Kline's company moves in. Cyradon's shuttle comes into view, joining the small fleet which is trying to leave Aiur in the wake of the Zerg attack. Kline's battlecruiser moves behind the shuttle. After I.D.ing that Cyradon is on board, Rond orders a yamato blast fired at the shuttle. The blast is fired from the cruiser, and the shuttle is destroyed. The Protoss fleet ignores this fact though, and continues to fly away. Kline's cruiser stops pursuit, and flys off in another direction. When Nalghas is emptied out, the cerebrate of Nugdraas burrows from the ground. It is only quoted as saying 'We have still won.' It then burrows back under ground. The episode ends on this note.
EPISODE VI
In the darkness of space, Kline's cruiser is seen floating along. It has been three months since they killed Cyradon. During that time, Kline has rebuilt a few cruisers and repaired his own. The next move, if there is to be one, is Roszogon's to make. As of now however, the future of paradise is secure. Jack 'Quick' Miles, who has been quiet as of late, goes to the bridge of Kline's ship. He suggests to Rond if it would be too much of an inconvenience to go to Dorasida. Rond explains to Quick that even with their knowledge, it's extremely unlikely they will be able to do anything about Dorasida, it's fate is sealed. Quick then remembers the Golden Star he recieved from Urusi. He explains that the Star itself is designed specifically with a patterns specified by the recipient. Meaning, if he showed the Star to Urusi, maybe he could dissuade him from his course of action. Rond concurs, and the group quickly sets course for Dorasida. The group arrives and docks in New Dresdia without incident. Quick quickly meets with Urusi, explains what happens, and shows him the Golden Star, which Urusi gave him in the future before his death. Overcome by this revelation, Urusi quickly arranges a meeting with E.D.A.S.T., who, at the time, is still a whole team. Urusi lays out the situation. Quick (future) informs the group that it is one day from their raid to the Genid platform. This is when Urusi confessed to have made contact with the Zerg. He was on board during Horasi's ship all along. The group quickly decides that to save Dorasida, they must eliminate all Zerg on the platform. Just then, something unexpected happens. New Dresdia is swarmed by Terran wraiths and cruisers. It is Skyler's fleet. Quick (future) tells Urusi that this didn't happen before, Skyler never attacked New Dresdia. Rond deduces that Roszogon must of, for some reason, got to Skyler and convinced him to attack New Dresdia. The reason was obvioiusly unimportant. Urusi's fleet, along with Kline's small fleet, take off the the midst of the attack and head to space. Their priority isn't the Peds anymore, or their civil war, it is to stop the Zerg.
Urusi says that New Dresdia is a small price to pay for saving the entire planet. Skyler's forces do not pursue, but Skyler's cruiser comes into view, and Skyler is curious as to why Urusi just abandoned New Dresdia. The scene switches to the Genid space platform. Two wraiths patrolling come into view, but they are overtaken by Urusi's fleet. Horasi's cruiser quickly releases the E.D.A.S.T. force to colaborate with the Terrans who inhabit the platform while Urusi's fleet waits in orbit around the platform. The Terrans agree to help Urusi, only because they detected the Zerg incoming. Aboard Klines ship, the sensors quickly register a disturbance to the south. It is Vilinthril, history repeating itself. Vilinthril and several dark templar are destroying the stasis chambers on the platform. Rond transports himself to the location, and quickly pulls Vilinthril aside. He informs Vilinthril of the assasination on his life. Vilinthril stays in the current time period while the other dark templar return to their own time. The Zerg soon come into view, lead by the cerebrate Nugdraas. There are more then before, many more. Urusi's and Kline's fleet engage the Zerg. The cerebrate takes it's place on a southern platform. Vilinthril, Rond, and Quick (future) all move to that platform. In the background, many transmissions are heard, E.D.A.S.T. coordinating attacks against the Zerg, Kline giving his men orders, Urusi instructing fleet movements. But the cerebrate is the calm in the middle of the storm. The platform it is on seems so distant from the epic battle, yet it is so close in reality. Finally, all is revealed.
Roszogon appears next to the cerebrate. As does an arbiter. The arbiter quickly recalls none other then Rond (past) to the platform. Rond (past) asks for an explanation, but recieves no answer from anyone. The cerebrate begins to speak. It explains about how it told Roszogon that Vilinthril was secretly killing the Protoss. Vilinthril proclaims that the cerebrate is spewing lies, and pleads with Roszogon not to believe him, but Roszogon remains unchanged in his stance. Vilinthril now knows how Roszogon was originally corrupted, and why he has been trying to kill Rond. It all leads up to this moment. Rond was the key in this entire ordeal. 'It is Rond who eventually kills Nugdraas', Roszogon explains, and 'that he defiled the ways of the templar in the method he used to kill the cerebrate'. Rond (future) says that he never killed Nugdraas, but Nugdraas explains that it had not happened yet. Roszogon steps forward and proclaims that everything will be corrected now, as they plan on killing Rond (past) before he can ever do these things. Vilinthril runs forward and quickly starts slashing at the Cerebrate. Several Zerg Canals appear, and Zerg start coming through to assist Nugdraas. A dropship comes into view, and the E.D.A.S.T. team is unloaded onto the platform. Blaze, Surtey, Horasi, Quick (past), Shaddox, and Malcone all step forward. Blaze steps forward and proclaims, 'Let's Rock'. A battle on the platform ensures. Rond (past) is being chased by Roszogon around the small platform. Quick (future) turns to Rond (future) and tells him it's been fun, but he can't live with this anymore. Quick rushes in front of Roszogon and pushes him off the platform, and both fall into the void of space. Rond (future) comes face to face with Rond (past). The two then merge into an archon (or more specifically, the archon saw in Episode IV) The archon uses it's power to assist Vilinthril in killing the cerebrate. The cerebrate falls victim and is unable to compensate. Rond and Vilinthril are victorious. Vilinthril goes to Rond, and quickly activates a temporal device. The two vanish into time. The battle seems grim however. Even with the cerebrate dead, Urusi's and Kline's forces are down to a minimum. The tide quickly changes though, as Skyler's fleet comes from behind and begins wiping out the Zerg. Skyler says that he thought something else was going on. The invading Zerg are wiped out, and the three fleets return to Dorasida.
Back at New Dresdia, Skyler and Urusi sign a peace treaty, and agree to devote all future military resources to battling the Zerg. Rond returns with Vilinthril. He asks for Tane and 7576 to take a place with them in the future. Tane agrees, as he is supposed to be dead anyways, as he may as well start a life in the future. Kline stays on Dorasida, and the E.D.A.S.T. team remains united. The scene switches to a fleet of battlecruisers and dropships on Char. The voice of Urusi is heard saying 'Alright, you know the drill.' The fleet moves in on a Zerg base. The E.D.A.S.T. team comes into view doing what they do best (theme music plays from Ep1 Mission 1), sniping, planting bombs in Zerg hives, and moving from target to target causing mischief. The scene fades out with them doing this. And with that, ends the E.D.A.S.T. saga.
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