Haloid: Prime Evolved
Prologue Ch.1: Stress and Distress
Author's Note: First off; yes, this is my first Fanfic. As such, I am greatly in need of reviews for this story. Good reviews and constructive criticism are welcome. Flames will be answered with the following: "I don't care if you do not like this story. I like it and that is what matters." With that out of the way, let's begin.
Disclaimer: I do not own the rights to Metroid Prime or Halo: Combat Evolved. Those belong to Nintendo and Bungie respectively.
"Samus, I'm sending you on a mission to Zebes. The Federation has found a large Space Pirate base there, and since you are the only person outside of the Chozo to be familiar with the planet, you are the only one we can send. Your objective find out what the Space Pirates are up to and stop them at all costs. As such, permission has been granted for you to use your full arsenal."
"Our Lord Ridley will make sure that you pay dearly for trying to stop us 'Hunter'! He will make you pay with your life, for you are no match for him!"
"Little Samus Aran! The sole survivor of K-2L, all grown up. Tell me; are you here to stop us? Or are you really here to get revenge on me for murdering your dear parents? Hm hm hm. I will kill you Little Samus Aran, just like I did to your parents years ago…"
"Samus Aran, last hope of the noble Chozo. You must destroy the now corrupted Mother Brain before she finds a way off this doomed planet and lay waste to the galaxy. Destroy her with the ancient weapons of the Chozo Samus, before it's too late…"
"YOU HAVE NOT SEEN THE LAST OF ME SAMUS ARAN ! THIS IS NOT THE END…ONLY THE BEGINNING!
Samus awoke with a start, panting heavily. Sitting upright, she rubbed her hand over her face, discovering that she was sweating profusely. She slowly got up and made her way to her ship's bathroom, passing a mirror as she went. She stopped and looked in it, not entirely surprised by her appearance. Her long blond hair was in complete disarray and the T-shirt and athletic shorts she had worn to bed were completely soaked. She stood staring at herself in the mirror until a voice rang out, startling her.
"Bioscans indicate that your temperature and heart rate rapidly increased within the five minutes before you woke up. This is consistent with the biological event which has plagued you for exactly six months, nine days, forty-three minutes, and nineteen seconds;" a cold, mechanical voice stated "Was it another nightmare?" the voice emotionlessly asked. "Yes I.A.N" Samus sighed. "The exact same one I've been having."
Ever since her mission on Zebes, Samus had been haunted by it every night for the past six months. Every time she would wake up suddenly and I.A.N (her new gunships' A.I. which she named I.A.N in remembrance of her friend and comrade Ian Malkovich) would ask if she had another nightmare, and then proceed to recommend a few things she could do to calm herself. This time however; "I have been studying this phenomenon for awhile now, and I have come to the conclusion that you are suffering from a case of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder due to the events of your mission on Zebes."
This news momentarily stunned Samus, but she instantly went on the defensive. "I do not have PTSD!" she yelled as anger filled her voice. "I just have a recurring nightmare that you just blew out of proportion!" Samus yelled with anger. "Defensiveness and sudden anger are signs of Post Traumatic Stress." I.A.N replied. Samus stood still, her hands clenched into trembling fists as her anger boiled. She opened her mouth to respond, but was stopped by an audible beep from the cockpit. "Samus, I have just received a high priority distress call from the Tallon system. Please proceed to the lightspace communications console in the cockpit immediately."
Samus stood there for a few seconds, letting her anger die down before she walked out of the bedroom and into the cockpit. As she approached the comm. console, a high-backed chair rose from the floor, which she gratefully sat in. "I.A.N, play the distress call, from the beginning." Samus ordered. "Yes Samus. Be aware that the distress call is a bit choppy. Cause of this is unknown at this time. "Alright." Samus replied as the console flickered to life and static came over the speakers.
"Mayday! This is the Space Pirate Frigate Orpheon requesting immediate assistance! (static)…mutation experiment subjects 002 and 003 have escaped (static)…severe damage sustained to laboratories.(static)…to add to the decimation,(static)…creature science team thought to be dead (static)…escaped and took over Subject 002 (static)…high casualties(long burst of static)."
"That is the extent of the distress call, Samus." I.A.N stated. Samus was silent, replaying the distress call in her head. 'Mutation experiment subjects?' Samus thought; repeating the part she paid the most attention to. 'What are the Space Pirates up to?' Samus pondered her question for a moment and then stood up. "I.A.N, where did the distress call originate from?" Samus asked. "Scanning…signal originated from an object in orbit around the planet Tallon IV. Object must be the Space Pirate Frigate Orpheon." the A.I responded. "Would you like me to set a course for intercept?" "Yes I.A.N." Samus replied, her earlier outburst at the A.I forgotten as she recalled what she knew of Tallon IV.
Old Bird, her Chozo foster father, had told her once about the other planets inhabited by Chozo when she was young. Tallon Iv had been one of them. "Course set. Estimated time of arrival: One hour." I.A.N said, pulling Samus out of her thoughts. "Good; schedule an armor check for five minutes before ETA." Samus responded. 'Fifty-five minutes should be enough time for me to take a shower and get ready.' she thought. As she walked out of the cockpit, I.A.N's voice sprang up again. "Samus?" "Yes I.A.N?" Samus replied. "Don't fall asleep." The A.I said. A small smile played across Samus' lips. "That's the last thing on my mind."
Prologue part 1: Done (Yay!) Prologue part 2 will cover the opening cutscenes of Halo:CE (with Sgt. Johnson's epic speech) right up to a few moments before the Chief wakes up. If there are any questions, please put them in your reviews or PM me and most of them will be answered in the upcoming FAQ chapter. Also, there is a poll on my profile, the results of which will directly influence this story.