Coded Messages: Ridley's Plea

by theclownsarethere

After the events of metroid 1, Ridley reaches out to Samus in an attempt to break free of mother brain during her second uprising. This piece is told in a series of e-mail like messages between the two as they battle away, but come to a greater understanding of each other.

1. Chapter 1

From Ridley.

To: Samus Aran.

Subject: I'm back.

Hello bounty hunter. I recognized you earlier, when you killed me. Yes, I know you all too well, as well as far more information about you than you could ever expect. I remember when we first met, me, you, and your parents. But I am not one to gloat or dwell on old memories. All I know is that I was under orders to take your planet of K-2L. As you need to know it wasn't my choice, the actions I took were not my own.

I guess I just feel tired of it all, of Mother Brain in particular. Sure my forces have grown into technological superiority, but it's all the same, for I am still a slave to it all. She tricked me, bonded me to her cybernetic will, and made me be her guard for her metroid lair. Yet you beat me, you destroyed me for a time as well as ended her. But death is only temporary for the both of us. I am back, and finally free of her control for a time. But her control of me runs deep, it's starting to propagate on the cellular level once again, so I don't know how much time with freedom I have left.

Every minute her will grows stronger and I grow weaker. Now I just want to say you put up a hell of a fight, and that your parent's death wasn't a part of my plan. Good luck bounty hunter, and I hope to hear from you. Forgiveness is the greatest virtue imaginable.

Author's notes: I wanted to do a mini-series that takes me little time to write so can be done extremely quickly. So that's what this is and I hope you enjoy.