Shadir was wary of both individuals who were vying for his loyalty. More importantly, he picked up on Gonathi's use of the word, "Hybrids".  "So, there are others out there like me?  I shouldn't be so surprised. This throws everything into a new light."<br/><em>I will find the others, and free them.  Then, together we shall decide our future. It's obvious to me that we are viewed as tools, right now, but we will forge our own path. The only ones we'll be able to count on, will be ourselves. For now, I'll play the puppet. </em>"Alright, I've made my decision.  I regret to inform you that I have no interest in joining the Zerg at this time.  However, I am not your enemy, at least not for the time being.  My goals coincide with yours. I wish to discover the locations of the other hybrids, and I wish to discover more about my present condition. As for you,<em>Terran,</em>you will accompany me, if you truly have any desire to help me. Now that that's settled, let's all retract or put away our weapons, and act like civilized beings.<em>while I manipulate this situation to suit the hybrids needs...</em>he thought to himself.  As a show of faith, he turned off his warp blade, which immediately began the process of fortifying his natural armor with its energies.  "And now I've learned something new about myself," he commented dryly.