Terra Firma III

Disclaimer & Author's Note: I do not own Harry Potter, the world of Harry Potter, or any and all official characters from the Harry Potter series itself. J.K Rowling, the woman behind the series, owns this genre, along with other companies and whatnot that help make this series enjoyable in the world. The franchise of Metroid was originally created by Gunpei Yokoi, and owned by the creators at Nintendo (as well as other developers whom help made the games).

Now, dates are warped around a bit, and while following HP Timeline (altered that is), I managed to find an appropriate time for Harry to emerge via Metroid timeline. Thus, in the story, while Samus would be twenty five years old, Harry would be seventeen. Also, unlike the other two HPxMet stories that involve Time Travel purposes and plots, mine does not. The Harry Potter world is situated in a replica cosmos system in the universe; thus no time travel.

Prologue

The computers were pinging. One worker typed away wondering what was going on, before he turned to look at his captain sitting on the higher deck in his large comfy chair.

"Captain, I'm getting some strange readings on my monitor. It appears to be a backlash of energy or something."

"Energy backlash, out here in the Snicker Galaxy?" David questioned.

"Yes..." the same man confirmed. A map of the current galaxy they were in popped up. Eight planets, a large moon at the outer rim of this solar system, with a ring of space rock cluttering around in the middle area of the system. The system itself had a sun, the Star Xiva-II. And the eight planets we're a near emulation of the Milky Way solar system; only the Maruri-replica planet wasn't terra-formed into a living planet.

"It's coming from this planet. I did what scans I could, and discovered it's an Earth-class planet-"

"Earth-class planet? Out here?"

"Yes sir."

David didn't like the sound of it. He remembered what the Snicker Galaxy and its solar system revised before. Something his father was working for the Galactic Federation before something happened, and the project his father worked with suddenly vanished and he returned to be an at-home father, working a low-end job for the Federation directing goods trafficking on Planet Big Blue.

"Direct a course to this planet while I contact the Federation and let them know of this."

"Yes sir. Directing route to Earth-class planet."

David didn't know, but the energy detected was of Voldemort making his killing, creating his Horcruxes while speeding up his plan before he would perform the act. By the time they got there, there was another energy surge detected, but this time as they were there physically to see the planet for themselves, the energy was that of Voldemort's death after Lily sacrificed her life and magic in order to save her precious baby. That was when a small ship was sent down to investigate what that energy source came from. The few on-ship Marines weren't prepared to touchdown on an Earth replica.

"Hurry up!"

Several armed men and women rushed through the wreckage of what remained of a once-beautiful home, now destroyed. This was the source of the last energy trace.

"I found it!"

One of the scientists, a woman, rushed over with several of the medical team. The man carefully picked up a crying baby boy that had energy coming from a bolt-shaped cut on its forehead. The woman gently plucked the child from the man's arms. They even found the dead bodies of a man and a woman. They all grimly confirmed that they had stumbled upon a murder scene, and the child the female doctor was holding, was now orphaned.

"Back to the ship before we're discovered," she gave the order.

"You want to take the child back with us? Off the planet?"

"Better than leaving the orphaned child here," she said, as she found a singed blanket that would keep the baby warm for now. She took notice of the baby blanket as she wrapped it around the now calming child. A sewn name in gold threading revealed the child's name to her. Everyone picked up and immediately left on a small ship that left the planet quickly and quietly. A few minutes later, another object flew down to the wreckage of the house. The giant of a man who rode the flying motorcycle touched down and got off. Hagrid arrived too late, for as he, and when Sirius came around with Remus, discovered, Harry was gone.

=0=0=

"I just don't understand," said one of the representatives of the old Project TERRA FIRMA III, "how a planet and system we deemed uninhabitable can have forms of life."

"The system was a near identical copy of the true Earth system, but the planets held no life whatsoever. The planet that is a reminiscent of Mars once held life, but became a dead planet, and the old planet you called Terra Firma III, shows pre-20XX life and technology. It's as if-"

"It's as if true Earth is reliving its life in another sector of the universe," spoke Chairman Keaton, a short stout-like alien who wore a brown robe with unraised hood.

The Project known as TERRA FIRMA III was a designed project by the Galactic Federation. Just like Planet Norion after establishing contact and treaties with the planet, they went to the Earth-classed planet in hopes of having human and creature life adapted to it after studying the other planets that wouldn't be able to suit hospitable life (without terra-forming areas or creating Earth colonies). They focused on the planet they named Terra Firma III hoping to have it set as another Federation-operated planet like Norion, until disaster struck in the form of an asteroid. They did try to destroy the asteroid, but it was speeding too fast. The asteroid seemed indestructible as it contained unknown alloys. They evacuated as many humans as they could, but the rest seemingly perished when the asteroid smashed into the planet, covering the planet and thus killing it. It was left abandoned... and thought the planet would remain dead...

"What of the energy spike Kazama detected on flight by the system?"

"They reported it came from a human child a few months old," reported one of the council, who was a humanoid alien. Some mutterings broke out, before Keaton called for silence with a bang of the gavel.

"So the surviving humans whom were migrated for the project existed after all this time."

"The planet shows life, yes. It shows technology, yes. But it's as if you went back in time upon going to the planet. The planetary security is barely nonexistent, and their satellites around the planet are easy to hack into and easily blockable so we wouldn't be detected. However, a probe the Kazama sent fed information to their Aurora."

"There are two breeds of humans on the planet," the man sitting to the right of the first continued, "one breed of human is just like any normal human in this Honored Council. The other breed exhibits collections of an internal energy that the humans who can use it call magic. Although the use of spirit energies is still a practiced concept in today's Asian Society... these humans instead of helping their own kind, instead live a hidden society, where those whom do not exhibit their traits are kept out of the loop. Thus far, the "non-magicals" do not know of the existence of the "magic users"," he states.

"Despite limited technology... are these classes of humans any threat?"

"Unlike us the first time we came into contact with other species of the universe... I doubt it, but then again... I wouldn't know."

Keaton decided to say something. "If we are to reveal ourselves to the humans on a planet we once thought dead, what do the Heads of Science believe?"

One of them, a young woman in her late twenties with chestnut brown hair, spoke after a short but hurried conversation with the others. "We believe that the human taken from the planet would be the first to witness the society his kind of humans missed since the disaster. Thus far, we only know his name."

"And the name of the child?" Keaton inquired.

"Harry James Potter," finished the woman, "and someone, whom I tended to as I was on board the Kazama as staff prior to the time of the detection, and our rush to the planet and witnessing its discovery of life. With permission from the Council, I will like to adopt Harry as my son."

"We acknowledge Dr. Jane Atherway's request, and being one of the brightest minds amongst the Science Council, we will allow the adoption of the Terra child," said an aging old human man sitting to the right of Chairman Keaton.

=0=0=

The gathered Council was adjourned, and everyone who was there physically went home (the rest via transmission feeds simply cut off). As for the doctor, she returned back to the docked Kazama vessel. She may be part of the Science Council, but she was planning on retiring if she was going to experience motherhood with her new adopted son. As she returned to the medical bay of the ship, she encountered a young man with elf ears and a crystal mark on his forehead.

"Sekai... how's my son?"

"Well, I am glad that you called me since I have the ways of magic in my blood from my former people," said the young hunter, "but this magical energy in the child was of a darker aspect. It felt so vile and evil... and it was leeching his life. Had you not contacted me, the child would have died before he turned three years old."

"What!"

"Hush, doctor. I extracted the vile magic from the child's scar. It will heal, but like most scars, will leave a faded reminder. However that's not ALL what I discovered. Whoever or whatever did this to the boy, tried to split a sliver of its soul into him, like an Earthly anchor."

"Split its soul? Is that even possible?"

"Not likely, but that is what I discovered; a piece of someone's soul. And before I destroyed it, it tried to manipulate me. All I got from it was "I am Lord Voldemort and you will not destroy me that easily wizard"," Sekai told the woman, "that is, before I ended its struggle of controlling my powers and killed the dark fragment. Tell me this has something to do with what I have been hearing lately on the ship concerning a once-dead planet having life?"

"Sorry Sekai. Although I can't tell you much, yes, the rumors are true. There is an Earth planet with human life on it. Human life once thought dead."

"I see," the Jiraiyan nodded, "then I shall take my leave. I have another contract that Lumine and I must attend to."

"Of course. Good hunting," she bids as Sekai walks towards the ship's docking bay.

First the troubles with the Space Pirates, and now this, Jane thought as she stopped into the room containing the sleeping child. Monitors kept track of the Terra child's vital signs. She sighed, stroking the young one's hair tenderly.

=0=0=

On Earth, or Terra Firma III, or shortly named, Terra, the year on the planet registers as year 1997, although the year in the Cosmic Calendar Date is 2079. The year was 1981, 2063 on the Cosmic Calendar Date, when Harry was found in Terra, and taken away to live in the stars. Thanks to Sekai Jiraiya, the Horcrux inexplicably made from the death of the Dark Lord (so far unknown as to why it's made) was destroyed and Harry would grow up to live a vastly different life. The Galactic Federation kept tabs on the Terra system while keeping distance, waiting for the right time to officially announce themselves to the other race of humans on Terra Firma III. When it was 1991 in Terra Firma III Calendar Date, Harry Potter's letter invitation to Hogwarts would remain unanswered.

When an old wizard who was known as Album Dumbledore sent his phoenix to flash teleport the letter to Harry, the phoenix was partly successful; the letter traversed through time and space to send the letter, but in doing so killed it. And because a phoenix can never truly die, was reborn from its ashes. But it would be awhile before the letter was officially replied to. Harry grew up to become a bounty hunter after a fabled encounter with Samus Aran. Harry Asara Atherway, as was the name given to him by his mother, had kept the letter ever since but never truly opened it until now, when he read the contents. Knowing that magic existed (and that the form of magic he was used to was taught to him by Sekai Jiraiya – another fellow hunter like him) decided to finally follow up with the letter. It was at this time Harry received a message to his gunship.

The message came from the Federation themselves, offering him a diplomatic mission. "Terra Firma III?" The green-eyed hunter blinked, remembering some leaked reports about the former project, and how the planet was left for dead after an asteroid impact years ago, five years after the Federation came into existence. And then an old report he found when he was one day looking for the hidden stash of treats his mother kept in her room and he stumbled upon files from her days as part of the Science Council. He then learned after a long talk when he was caught, his true origins. Terra Firma III was his home planet, after all. But, Harry knew that even a diplomatic mission would turn bad, considering the different ways the humans of the planet would take to seeing another race of human's touchdown and greet with them. And half of those theories ended with them sending their own pre-20XX military after him from whatever countries have them established. Once again, he reads through the mission profile, before deciding to go to the HQ of the Galactic Federation to see Chairman Keaton.

=0=0=

"Chairman Keaton, sir?"

The old alien smiled, greeting Harry as the teenaged hunter closed the door behind him.

"So, you accepted our mission?"

"True I can be trusted with it, but I have doubt; I mean, sending me when I'm but a teenager?"

"True, that is why we decided to send other representatives, including your mother Jane as she was a former head of the Science Council," the robed ET-like alien said, his stalks for eyes quivering a bit with a blink.

"Sir, with all due respect... I believe it may be a bad idea." He reached into his pocket and produced the age-old parchment letter that was written to his Terra name, Harry Potter. The alien man read the letter quietly, before looking back up.

"It has to do with your magical powers, or lack thereof, doesn't it?"

Harry simply nodded, as he remembered how his mother told him of how he barely survived when a dark piece of evil was ripped from him that was deftly leeching his lifeblood like a Metroid. And the power itself almost left him with barely any life left to live until his magic acted up and began to heal him at the cost of destroying whatever magical core he had. He had little to use upon, and most of it that was regained, was spiritualistic energies much like Sekai Jiraiya's magical prowess (which allowed Harry to use the few Jiraiyan spells Sekai taught him whenever the alien prince visited him – he was like a godfather to him, after all).

"Well, this does complicate matters, now that you've reminded me of the other humans who hide themselves away from the rest of their bioforms."

Of course, it would be noted that while Harry was taught some Jiraiyan spells, he never really used them unless he was low on energy on his specially-crafted armor suit that borrowed some Chozo-related technology and the few Chozo relics that Sekai's deceased family kept for generations from trades with the old race before they vanished from the galaxy. Of course that would also mean that Harry wouldn't be able to use the Chozo-related technology. That WAS the case, until the age of six when the incident happened with some pirates attacking the Kazama. Samus was in the area when the distress signal was caught by her gunship, and she raced right tin to take out the pirates, and also help the Marines on-board take out the invaders. Harry was dying that day from loss of blood, and Samus decided to donate some of her blood to help save Harry. In the process, because of the blood transfusions of the Chozo injected into her when she was a young fledging on Zebes, Harry gained some characteristics of the Chozo blood within him instead of dying. It helps knowing that their blood types matched...

"Before we sent out our Hand of Greeting to Terra Firma III, I request a side mission that I can do by myself. I request that I infiltrate this Wizarding World, and see what dangers these xenoform humans have and what troubles it could cause should we officially visit my home planet."

"Hm... yes... I understand... you're not the only one who expressed such ideals pertaining to the humans whom you were strained from, Harry. Hardy also expressed the same worries, of course while he's not wolfing down a large BLT with a lot of barbecue sauce and extra meat."

That made the teen chuckle a bit.

"Very well Harry, you have your self-appointed mission. I will contact the rest of the Federation and let them know of the altered plans. In the meantime, I will establish the GFS Kazama as they are close-by that sector of space. You will keep in contact with the Aurora Unit 628 and Commander Abbott, and they will stay within broadcast range without revealing themselves."

"Sir, I also worry about any Space Pirate that may decide to attack Terra. As you know, they always somehow find a way to."

"Of course, even with the troubles of this Phazon Samus discovered on Tallon IV, they are but a nuisance. They will be there on aid should such a crisis happen, though I pray it does not."

Harry nods and with a swept formal salute, left the office, letter in hand. Once he arrived to Terra Firma III, he'll have to visit this place called Hogwarts. It would be the best place to go to. Now, if only Harry knew what kind of troubles would happen once he arrived and landed on the planet (in stealth)...

As his chair reclined back, Harry gazed at the dull-toned bluish silver ceiling of the ship's spacious cockpit. He was wearing a dark green spandex-like bodysuit with a yellow jagged lightning bolt surrounded by a silver ring with a maroon backdrop was marked on the right pectoral of the suit. Silver ring marks the width and length of manacle clamps wrap the ankles, wrists, and around the neck where the material cuts off while along the back were three lines that raced down. Two outer lines curved to race down the outer legs and the center stopped at the waistline and formed a ring around the waist. They were maroon-colored.

As the ship prepared to place the seventeen year old into cryogenic sleep, his last thoughts were of the mission details beamed to the computers from Keaton and the Galactic Federation.

CRYOGENIC SLEEP ACTIVATED

Blissful darkness engulfs Harry Asara Atherway, youngest Bounty Hunter.

I may not work on this for awhile. Just placing it here to test the bait for viewers. Grey-X worked on HPxMet stories, but mine doesn't use time travel. It's vastly Alternative Universe since I'm actually doing this. I made several Metroid crossovers work using Naruto, but Harry Potter is going to be a bigger challenge than the one I got using the Tenchi Muyo! series. So on an honest note: what do future viewers think of this idea or plot?