Chapter 1:Return to Zebes
The silence in the inky blackness of space was driving Samus Aran insane. She had her ship on autopilot while resting up for her mission. The Galactic Federation had ordered her to exterminate all Metroids on Zebes and destroy the Mother Brain organism. As she entered the planet's atmosphere, she only had one thought.
"Welcome home."
Flashback
A small girl walked down a long corridor. Her blonde hair was greasy and matted together, and her eyes were red and puffy. The large bird-like creature guiding her knew why. She had just lost everything. They made it to the end, and walked into a room containing two more bird-like creatures, one with armor and the other with long, deep-blue robes. It looked over.
"What is this, Juarton?" it asked.
"A young female human, Elder," Juarton replied. "Her name is Samus Aran, and she is from the lunar colony of Galaga. They were attacked by a Space Pirate raid. Only she survived."
The old creature bent down. She looked at him, and he smiled.
"Hello, Samus. I am the Elder Chozo. You may call me Whitewing. Welcome to Chozodia."
"What planet is this?" she asked.
"Zebes. You may stay here as long as you need. I know, you have many questions. First, we should get you settled in. Mother Brain?"
A metallic orb floated down and looked at her with a glowing red eye.
"Yes, Elder?" it questioned in a monotone, hollow voice.
"This is Samus. She will be staying here. Will you please guide her to a sleeping quarters?"
"Of course," the machine replied, and it looked back at Samus. She swore it was glaring at her with hate.
Present Time
Samus landed her ship on a flat strip of land surrounded by crumbling towers. She cringed when she saw them. These were once used by her and the other children as a playground. Memories of childhood were coming back to her, but suddenly were lost again when her computer beeped. Looking over, she saw an image of a man on the screen. His white and blue uniform was crisp and clean. His stern demeanor showed he was a 'no playing around' kind of man.
"What's up, Adam?" she asked, and the man started talking.
"We have a problem, Lady. A Space Pirate battleship has been seen heading towards Zebes. In about ten hours, you won't be alone on that planet. Even worse, a scan shows high levels of energy only found on SR388. You know what that means."
"Yeah," Samus glared. "They're bringing more Metroids." She had only seen them once, but that's all she needed to know how fearsome these creatures were. They were similar in shape to jellyfish, only they were the size of a human. Their translucent green skin showed their organs and veins. Fangs surrounded their mouth. These were used to grasp onto victims, and then… they a person's life energy little by little, until there's nothing left.
"If you look at your power suit," Adam continued, " we've adapted the Chozo technology so that if you run into any weapon tech, it'll integrate into your suit.
"That's all, Lady. See you back at home."
The screen beeped off, and Samus opened a capsule in the back of her ship. It contained a sleek, red and yellow battle suit. It had glowing green lights on the hand, legs, and visor. The one thing that looked out of place was a bulky green blaster over her right hand. Scientists wanted to take it off and give her a plasma rifle, but she refused. This was her own touch. She put it on and exited the ship. Scanning the area showed she was right in the middle of the Chozodia ruins. Knowing the area, she quickly made her way to a small pile of rubble. Moving it revealed a round green panel. Stepping on it caused it to activate. Samus smiled.
"It's still here," she thought, "after all these years."
She put both feet on it, and the pane lowered into the ground, traveling down a dusty elevator shaft. Halfway down, it started shaking, and threw Samus off. She plummeted down and landed hard on the ground. It took a second to get her bearings, and she realized where she was. It was the topmost level of Brinstar. She recognized the purple caverns and pedestals. However, what she didn't recognize was small, crab-like creatures scuttling along the ground. They were yellow and blue, with spikes along there shells. Suddenly, she remembered. These were creatures from the Chozo zoological research lab. They must have escaped and multiplied. Then again, everything most likely did. She shot at some and ran to the left. Sitting on a pedestal was a glowing orange orb. She grabbed it and analyzed it's data. The screen in her visor showed she had downloaded the Morph Ball ability. Testing it out, she bent down and her armor morphed into a round sphere, which allowed her to roll under small spaces. She decided to continue on and see what she could find. Hopefully, there was an easy way back to the surface.
Tourian
Deep under the Chozodia ruins sat the Tourian labs. Once the Chozo's greatest source of knowledge, it has now become overrun by their greatest success and failure: the Metroids. In a large chamber held a glass capsule with a gigantic, pulsating red creature. Spikes and wires covered it, and it mentally called out to the Metroids.
"My creations!" The pirate scum are coming with more of your brothers! Soon, we will have the most powerful army in the universe, and nothing will stand in our way!"
An alarm went off, and Mother Brain looked up, opening her single, red eye. A ship had landed in the ruins. She recognized the orange and red markings. If she had a face, it would have a look of pure joy on it.
"Welcome back to Zebes, Samus. Welcome home… my child."
So, a new fan fiction with a retelling of Metroid's history! This will be mainly based off of Zero Mission, and I may continue these stories to Metroid Fusion. Stay tuned, and I hope you like this story!