Well, this is my first Metroid Fanfic ever.

Chapter 1:

The Hunter Arrives

The war was on. It had been on for months. So far, the Galactic Federation had managed to survive, but it was just a matter of time, before they would have to evacuate their base. Some hours ago, a couple of scouts were sent out to see, if they could find a place to hide, once the Galactic Federation had to evacuate the base. Every five minutes, the main gate of the Space Pirate Army's Fortress opened, only to release a new wave of troops. The war seemed lost. No matter how many Space Pirates, the Galactic Federation's Soldiers killed, there just kept coming Space Pirates.

"Commander" one of the Galactic Federation's last living soldiers said. "We've just heard word from our scouts. They've found a place to hide. It's only 10 miles away." As he heard that, the commander looked at the soldier.

"Good. Have you heard anything from the Bounty Hunter we requested?" the commander asked.

"Yes, sir. She expects to be here in less than an hour" the soldier answered. "Until then, we've got to stand our ground."

The commander looked out on the battlefield. It didn't look good. The only thing he could see was a lot of Space Pirates and very few Federation Troopers. Most of his own troopers were hiding behind rocks or shrubberies, in hope of not being seen by the Space Pirates.

"Everyone. Meet me in the Briefing Room" he said using the Communication Relay. "I have something very important to tell you."

On his way to the Briefing Room, he looked out the windows. Wherever he looked, he saw the Space Pirates, slaying his army. It was no pleasant sight. When he reached the Briefing Room, he almost looked surprised. He didn't expect there to be more than 15 soldiers left, but he saw more than 50. He looked at them, one at a time. Then he started speaking.

"Everyone. I have something to tell you. First of all, I would like to say, that this is going to be the last briefing here. Our scouts have found a cave only 10 miles to the west of here. That's where we're going. The only problem is the amount of transport vehicles we have left. We only have 2 scout vehicles and a single transport ship with a destroyed engine left" he said. "Also, I've heard that the Bounty Hunter will be here in less than 45 minutes. I want someone to send our coordinates to her, once we get to the cave. And when she arrives, I want someone to fill her in on what has happened during the last months. Now go. Take the computers and we're ready to go. Also, any computers that we leave behind must be destroyed. That's an order. Dismissed." As he said the last word, he looked at all the Soldiers, who were leaving the Briefing Room. Then he went over to one of them and grabbed his shoulder. "Officer. I'd like you to take some of the soldiers to the cave right now. Take one of our scout vehicles. With them, you'll be able to get to the cave in 10 minutes."

"Yes, sir!" the officer answered. "What about the science team? We have to get them off the planet and back to the Galactic Federation Headquarters."

"I know. But we don't have any vehicles that can fly through the atmosphere since our transport ship is too damaged to fly that high. Also, it would be too dangerous to use it, as long as they've got all those turrets. It would only bring us in danger."

"Understood, sir!" the Officer said. "I'll let you know when we get there."

"Good. Now go" the commander replied. Then he turned around and helped some of the soldiers with packing up some of the last computers. When they were finished packing of the computers, they stuffed it into the Transport vehicle. The first group had already left the base. "Alright. Listen up. I want our best soldiers to take the last Scout Vehicle and head over to that cave. You should be there in less than five minutes. The rest of us will be taking the Transport vehicle and all the equipment. We'll meet you there in twenty minutes. Good luck." Three of the soldiers jumped into the Scout Vehicle and left the base. Then the undamaged engines of the Transport vehicle started and the ship began to take off.

After a couple of minutes, the Scout Vehicle arrived at the cave site. When they arrived, they saw something burning, falling through the atmosphere. At first the soldiers thought that it was a meteor, until it came closer. The object was too small to be a meteor. It wasn't much bigger than one of the Federation's Scout Vehicles. None of the soldiers knew what it was. Then it came even closer, and the flames around the surface of the object disappeared. Just before the object was about to hit the surface of the planet, it broke off. Now the soldiers could see what it was. It was not just an object. It was a spaceship, but it wasn't one of the Federation's. The spaceship slowly landed. Then the hatch on top of it opened, and out came a humanoid being. The soldiers suddenly knew who it was. It was the bounty hunter.

"Are you the last remaining Galactic Federation Troopers?" The bounty hunter asked with a female voice. Her orange suit's shining surface reflected the light from the sunset, so the soldiers were almost blinded.

"No. We're only a little group of survivors" one of the soldiers answered. "The rest will be here in less than 15 minutes."

"Good" the bounty hunter replied. She looked at the battlefield. Just like the commander, all she saw was the Space Pirates on the rocky landscape. "Now I understand why you needed assistance" she said. "Have you considered calling for reinforcements?"

"Yes. But they can't afford to send any" one of the soldiers said.

"That's not good" the bounty hunter said calmly.

Some minutes later, the Transport vehicle arrived with the rest of the survivors. As they landed, the soldiers got the computers out of Transport vehicle and into the cave. The commander went closer to the bounty hunter.

"Are you the bounty hunter?" he asked.

"Yes. I know I told you that it would take an hour, but I heard that the situation kept getting worse, so I increased the speed to full speed" she answered.

"Excellent. Thanks for doing that" the commander said. "We owe you one, bounty hunter."

"Just call me Samus" she answered. "And you don't owe me anything. Also, I don't do this to get the money. I do this for the Federation."

"It doesn't matter what the reason is, what matters is that you're here to help us" the commander said. "Now listen to me. I've noticed that the Space Pirate Fortress's gates opens once every five minutes. What I need you to do is to take five soldiers with you, and sneak into the Space Pirates' Fortress, and set up this bomb. It shouldn't take more than an hour from you get in until you get to the Main Power Generator, where you must set up the bomb."

"Understood" Samus said and looked out on the battlefield. "But wouldn't that be considered a suicide mission?"

"Perhaps it will, but it's our only hope" the commander replied. "I promise that we will do our best to make sure you make it to the main entrance. From there, you're all on your own."

"And who will be joining me on this suicide mission?" Samus asked as she looked at the soldiers. As she asked, a Space Pirate came crawling over a hill and shot one of the soldiers in the head. He died instantly. The other soldiers made quick process of it.

"He won't be joining you" the commander said in a sarcastic voice. "But now you've seen why we're in such trouble."

"I guess so" Samus said. "But that doesn't answer my question. Who will be joining me on this suicide mission? And how come a Pirate Scout Trooper can kill one of our soldiers that fast?"

"They've enhanced their weaponry" the commander replied. "That's why they have already killed so many of our soldiers. Now, please assemble a group and go to the main gates of their fortress. We'll keep you covered until you get in."

"Alright" Samus said and pointed at some of the soldiers. "The five of you, follow me. The rest of you, cover us."

"Good. I have sent a request to the Galactic Federation, to send their Elite Forces, but they can't get here before the power generator is destroyed" the commander said. "That'll be your primary objective. Your secondary objective is to kill any Space Pirate that you see, unless they're in groups."

"Roger that" Samus replied. "Troopers! Let's move out." Samus and the little group of soldiers began the trip to the fortress. No matter where they looked, they could only see Space Pirates. The soldiers readied their weapons for eventual battles to come. They didn't expect the trip to be completely safe, even though the soldier in the camp would provide them with suppressing fire. Samus told the soldiers to run as silently as possible, to prevent the Space Pirates from hearing them. They didn't want any unnecessary battles, if they could avoid it. Samus took a look at the layout of the area. There weren't many mountains or obstacles to hide behind or under. The only mountains were the one the Federation used as their new base, along with some that could barely be seen in the horizon. The group didn't have much of a chance to survive, but they couldn't just let the Space Pirates find the base and destroy it. Then she saw a giant rock that could provide some cover. "Let's go" Samus said and ran towards the rock. To her luck, the Space Pirates hadn't sent any more soldiers to deal with the Federation.

When she got over to the rock, she crouched behind it, so the Pirates wouldn't be able to see her. Then she told the soldiers to come closer, using the wireless communication system that the Federation had integrated into her helm. The soldiers came closer, and Samus ran to another obstacle, that she had just seen. This kept going on for almost 2 hours, before they got to the main gates of the Space Pirate fortress. Now all they had to do was wait for the gates to open, so they could get into the fortress and destroy the power generator. The worst problem was, that by the time they arrived outside the main gates, the gates had just closed, meaning they would have to survive for another five minutes. Those were the worst five minutes in the any of the soldiers' lives. They were waiting for the gates to open. There was nothing to hide behind. They were completely unprotected and surrounded by Pirates.

Next Chapter: "As we wait for the gates to open, we're attacked by a group of Space Pirates. We try to fight them off, but their armor is too tough. When all hope seems lost, the gates finally open... but that doesn't mean we're safe for now."
Next chapter: Chapter 2: Battle at the Gate

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