Has anyone noticed that the game play style between these two series is similar? Well, I thought that it might be possible to cross the worlds together. (It wasn't easy though…) Hope ya like it.

Disclaimer: Nope. Don't own it. Metroid belongs to Nintendo, and Konami's got Castlevania. All's I got's the games.

Summery: (Set after Fusion, at beginning of SotN.) Samus Aran, a bounty hunter from the 25th century. Not even five minutes after saving the galaxy, and Samus gets into one of the stickiest situations she's been in yet: trapping herself and her ship in 1797 Transylvania, right next door to Dracula's castle!

Castlevania: Fall of the Hunter

Prologue: Descent

LOCATION: Orbital distance of planet SR-388

STANDARD DATE: Day 5, Cycle 10, Year 236. 2359 hours.

EARTH DATE: December 23, 2457. 11:59 PM.

"Adam, get us out of here!" a woman's voice shouted as she boarded her ship. "We've got twenty seconds to get out of the blast zone!"

"Twenty seconds?" a reply came from the ship's computer. "You like cutting it close, don't you Lady?"

The woman didn't respond, she was too busy trying to get the ship clear of the space station, which was beginning to enter SR-388's atmosphere. The ship blasted out of the hanger bay, and the woman milked every drop of speed from the engines.

"Ease up Samus!" The computer, now known as Adam, called out to her. "These engines aren't as powerful as the ones on your old Hunter-class, they can't handle this kind of strain!"

"It's either the engines or us," she snapped. "I'll get us out of range. After that, you can survey the damage."

A muttered curse came from the AI, which Samus ignored. The ship began to vibrate, evidence to the woman's abuse of the machine. Her surprise passengers, several Etecoons and Dachoras, chattered uncomfortably.

Unfortunately, the distance that she was trying to put between the planet and her ship obviously wasn't enough. A massive explosion from behind, triggered by a mix of the space station's self-destruct system as well as it's impact on the planet's surface, rocked the ship violently. The creatures behind Samus ended up scattering all over the cockpit, trying to find purchase on the metal floor and walls. Samus herself hit the helm thanks to the force of the explosion. Despite her Chozo armor, she was winded. However, the ship seemed to be in one piece, which was probably the best bit of news she had gotten in the past several hours.

Adam then spoke up. "The engines are damaged. Stray debris from the planet did a number on them. Communication array's damaged as well. It'll take me awhile to fix this."

"Sensors?" Samus asked. "Shields and weapons?"

"The shields took the brunt of the damage. They're intact, but down to about forty-five percent power. Weapons are fully operational, as well as sensors."

"So we're deaf, but not blind," she commented quietly. "How long will it take to repair---?"

Alarms suddenly sounded, red light flooding the cockpit. The Etecoons and Dachoras, already shaken by the explosion, fled towards the bounty hunter, now frightened out of their wits.

"Adam!" Samus shouted over the alarm.

"Already working on it!" the AI responded. "There's some sort of anomaly coming from the planet…right where the station exploded. It looks like some sort of…rift."

"What are you talking about?" she demanded.

"I---!" Whatever the computer had to say was cut of when a tremor tore through the ship. "It's drawing us in!"

"Are the back up engines---?" Samus inquired, but Adam beat her to it.

"Operational, but they don't have enough power to pull us out. And we're still at the edge of the planet's gravity well, so the hyper drive is out of the question."

"…Damn." The hunter was not one to curse, but the situation seemed to warrant for it. After a moment of thought, she quickly gathered her passengers, and placed them in her quarters. She then returned to the cockpit, ordering the computer to turn them around.

"What?!" Though Adam may have been a computer, he seemed to simulate surprise well enough.

"Do it!" Samus's tone left little room for argument. "If we can't get out, then I'll at least try to go in as smoothly as possible. You have enough repairs to do as it is."

"But who knows where we'll end up!" Adam countered.

Behind the helmet, a slight smirk appeared on the hunter's face. "Well, there is one advantage' she remarked as she took to the controls. 'The Federation won't be able to do much if they can't find me."

The computer made a sound the seemed very much like a sigh. "There will be hell to pay when we get back," he said, his tone grave.

"If we get back that is," Samus commented quietly. The AI gave no response, and the ship dove head first into the rift. Barely a second later, the tear in space closed, leaving no trace behind.

LOCATION: Eastern Europe, Earth

STANDARD DATE: Day 37, Cycle 2, Year -424. 0000 hours.

EARTH DATE: April 3, 1797. Midnight local time.

A single traveler trekked through the woods. Many would call the man a lunatic for being out at this time of night, especially so near the castle of the dreaded Vampire Lord. This man though, cared little for the stories that the villagers had told him. The tales were nothing more than horror stories to scare the children into obedience.

Shifting the load on his shoulders, the man came to a clearing that gave him a fair view of the clear night sky. A near full moon scattered a pale light over the forest, but did little to dim the light of the stars that gave the lonely orb company. The traveler smiled at the sight, until his eyes caught sight of the castle towards his left, looming over the horizon.

The smile faded, quickly turning into a scowl. Oh, he had heard of the legends of Castlevania. Who hadn't? but some of them had been just too unbelievable for him to place any trust in. shaking his head, the man turned away from the monolith, ready to move on.

He stopped however, when a strange sound caught his attention. It sounded like distant thunder. A quick scan of the sky revealed no sign of clouds, so there was obviously no storm on it's way. So where had the noise come form?

His question was quickly answered. His view shifted from an aimless search to a great flash of light. Narrowing his eyes against the brightness, he realized what he was seeing. A large ball of fire, streaking across the sky, had appeared out of nowhere. A pale orange light was cast from it as it flew over his head, it's angle steep. As he continued to watch, the object impacted the earth, in the direction of the castle. A last rumble came from the distant crash, and then silence descended again.

The man shook his head again, this time in shock at what he had just witnessed. Perhaps it was an omen. Either way, it was best that he take his leave and be rid of the place. With one last glance at the castle, and the rising plume of smoke, he turned, leaving the cursed land behind.

Yay! Done. If I didn't keep Samus in character, let me know. I don't know how far I'll get with this, but please, tell me what you think!