I do not own Metroid. It is under the possession of Nintendo. I know this a short chapter. Don't worry. The rest will hopefully be even more longer to hold you. Hope you like. Enjoy.

"This is the last one," she said. He looked away. "You always say that Samus." It was true. Samus had told him many times that it would be the last one. The last mission she would carry out. A sorrowful look came upon her. "Hayden," she started, "I promise you this time. Okay little tyke?" The little boy looked at the ground. Unwilling to look at Samus in the eyes. "I just don't want you to get hurt." he said. "You're always going off on those suicide missions." He finally looked up. Tears were swelling in his purple eyes. "I don't want you to leave me like my mom did." Samus fell to her knees and pulled Hayden in close. "Hey, come on," she patted his head. "I promise I'll make it back. Remember? I said the same thing when I found you." Hayden was whimpering. He through his arms around Samus's neck. "P-please... Just.. c-come back h-h-home," he said through sobs. She held him by the shoulders so they could examine each other's face. "I will." She smiled. He nodded. He knew he couldn't keep her from leaving, but he always tried. Samus rose and turned to the door. Two men were standing at the doorway. "Make sure he's cared for." The two men saluted. Samus looked back at Hayden. The boy looked up at his care taker. He put his fist out and slowly turned it so his thimb ended up pointing to the floor. Samus threw it back. They stood there for a few seconds. A tear came down her eye as she smiled, and left.

A few seconds of walking down the hall she was met by a good friend, Kalim. They walked side by side in the hallway of a massive hotel. The ceiling was high and was made of glass. The sun was bright over head. There were plants everywhere.
"Why do you always make that promise to him?" Kalim asked.
"Because I mean it," Samus replied. "Should I think any differently?"
"As wreckless as you are sometimes? Maybe."
"Wreckless?"
"Samus you go in on half of your missions never knowing the true objective, you nearly get yourself killed fighting those damn travasties, and you alwaysget chased in your ship by those fuckers."
"And I always come back home. I've been doing this for years. Way before I met you."
"Look, I know. But sometimes I worry about you and that kid."
Samus stopped. She looked at Kalim with a smirk.
"what?" he asked. His bronze skin shone in the light. His grey eyes dancing in the sunlight.
"You actually worry about Hayden?" Samus said with a hint of a giggle. She continued walking. Kalim chickled. "Look, he grew on me. At first I wasn't sure. I mean... his eyes... I thought there was something weird about them."

They finally reached the entrance. A jet waited for them hatch opened and Kalim jumped in first. Samus followed suit. There were people already in the jet. Kalim walked to the front and saluted the captain. After an exchanging of words he walked back towards Samus who had been trying to ignore the murmurs and glances. Many were wondering why was she there and if this mission was really this big of a situation. Kalim made it back. "So what's the deal?" Samus asked.
"We'll be taking this jet to the base, then afterwards we depart for seperate sectors."
Samus nodded. "So I'm going in by myself somewhere."
"Yeah. To Ordious. I don't know why, but..."
Samus shrugged. "I'll find out."
The jet began to take off. For it's size it was very quiet. And fast. It took off in a matter of seconds. Samus felt as if she was gliding in the air, something that she does a lot of anyway. She took a seat next to a rough and rugged looking fellow. He was huge. Had a big scruffy beard and scraggly hair. He looked at Samus and smiled. She smiled back, not sure why.
"I'm glad we have the famous bounty hunter on board with us," he said with a heavy accent. Probably neo-Russian.
She looked around the room. Every face seemed to agree, except one.
The captain.

Captain Groves. A man of few words with a strong voice. He was always calm, and endearing. Samus walked over to him. He looked up and looked back to the papers he was reading. Samus saluted. Though she wasn't military she respects him a lot. "Ms. Aran," Groves said as he lifted his eyes and head from his papers. "How are you Captain?" Samus asked.
"Have a seat." Samus sat down.
"I've been okay Samus. Just very busy. I have to file so much paper work for these volunteers." He eyed everyone in the jet. So many people. So many young people who are willing to fight for their freedom. Fighting for thier families. Some knowing they will not be making it home, others planning their arrival home. So many of the older ones who hold tight to their old beliefs. "I trust you've been told of the operation? The plan?"
Samus raised an eyebrow. "Not the entire detail, but when am I ever told the entire detail?"
They stared at each other. "There's not much we know Samus."
"Don't worry."
"You're the only.."
"I know."
Groves nodded.
They rode the rest of the way silently. Finally they reached the checkpoint.

Flagship Astral. A huge ship used by the GF. They all unboarded, some more nervous than others. Samus, Kalim, and Groves exited last. "Samus," Groves began, "You're to meet Admiral Meer in the briefing room. He can tell you more of your mission. Coporal Jones, you're with me." They all saluted and Groves started heading off. "Well, I guess I'll see you on the feild Samus," Groves said."Stay alive."
Samus nodded. "Same goes for you." They parted ways.
Samus walked to the briefing room. On the way countless eyes fixed on her. Many saluted and said hi. She made it to the room. There she saw the Admiral and two other people she hadn't met before. "Ah, Samus." Admiral Meer rose from his seat and saluted. Samus returned the salute."Admiral." The two unknown people rose to greet her. "Samus, this is Ralo and Megtan. They are both bounty hunters, like you." Ralo extended his hand. He was tall. Taller than Samus. His skin had a blue hue and his eyes were a darker blue. He obviously wasn't human. Samus shook his hand. Megtan, the other bounty hunter, was shorter than Samus and had a fair complexion with amber eyes and deep red hair. Samus shook her hand as well. "You three are here because you are the best bounty hunters alive." Samus's mind went back to the days of Dark Samus. Her three friends, fellow bounty hunters, who fell at her hands due to them being corrupted. She shook her head. "We are sending you three to the planet Ordius." A hologram of a planet popped up. "There's been some strange readings coming from the southern sector. We want you three to check it out an make sure it isn't anything that could be used against us in this war." The three bounty hunters stared at the hologram. "Once you have found something, report it to us. We'll then evacuate you to the battle. There you will be a valuable asset. Any questions?" No one said anything. "Good."

The three bounty hunters walked side by side, neither speaking to the other, but Megtan and Ralo kept looking at Samus. Samus kept thinking about Hayden. I wonder if the little tyke is okay. "It's nice to finally meet you Samus." Megtan said. Samus snapped back to the present. "Same to you, though I am not aware of who you are fully."
"Ralo and I aren't very big on attention. We do bounties, collect our reward, and head off."
Megtan smirked. "Besides, we haven't done such amazing feats as you."
Samus shrugged. "Just doing what I'm requested."
Ralo smiled. "Samus, I noticed you had a certain look on your face when the Admiral said we were the best." He looked at Samus. "We know about your friends who suffered at the hands of your doppleganger."
Samus shook her head. "No. I don't doubt you two. It's more of that the same thing was said before that mission."
Ralo and Megtan nodded their heads in acknowledgement.

They finally reached their ships. Ralo and Megtan turned to Samus. "Well," Ralo said, "See you planet side Samus. Megtan and I have a stop to make." Samus nodded. She scanned the ship and it let down it's lift. She stepped onto it and looked at the two new bounty hunters she had met. Their faces slowly disappeared as the lift took her into the ship. Once in the ship she sat at the cockpit, punched in the coordinates and the ship began to take off. She then switched it on to auto-pilot and she drifted to sleep. At first it was nothing, then, there was nothing but Hayden. The little boy she promised herself to protect. Samus reached out to him, but he moved away. The more she moved towards him, the more he moved away. Then, he started running towards her. They met each other and hugged. "I thought you wouldn't come back. I thought you were an imposter." Hayden said. The floor broke and they both fell. Samus held on to him, but he started to slip. She grabbed him tighter, but he kept slipping. "Samus! You have to promise me that you'll come back!" At the top of her lungs, she let out a loud cry. "HAYDEN!" He fell into the darkness, and she continued to cry after him. She wanted to jump down after him, but she wasn't able to move. She wasn't able to scream anymore. She started to panic. Not being able to move or hear her own voice... she couldn't take it. She wanted to be with Hayden. To watch him grow. Then, something showed up. It was something she had never seen before. It had the shape of a very tall, muscular man. An enemy? He didn't look friendly. He had a face like one of a beast of Hell. Eyes white and soulless, his body was red and had Bronze hair. He had silver markings that glowed and pulsated. He lifted up a hand and energy started forming from. He took aim at Samus, and, Samus, we're reaching our destination soon. "Huh?" She opened her eyes to a big crimson planet.