AN

This is my second fanfic and this time it centers on the almighty bounty hunter, Samus. The short conversation in the beginning is quoted from the metroid manga. I'm not going to say it's an exact quote, though. The manga was from the Internet, and you can't trust everything from the Internet!

Oh. And I don't own Metroid or Smash Brothers. Just a reminder.

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(Chapter 1: Dream)

She dropped into a frigid room that was covered in thick sheets of ice. Her once bulky, orange armor was replaced with a sleek, organic suit. A frozen-bodied dragon sat only a few steps in front of her. She stood still, waiting for an attack. Nothing. Her body became less tense when she saw no life in the frozen image of a dragon.

Its eyes suddenly opened and began to glow a deep, empty red. Immediately, the bounty hunter aimed her weapon at the beast, but just as before, there was no attack. She felt like that vacant stare could see right into her soul. Time seemed to freeze and everything around her disintegrated and changed.

The dragon seemed to get bigger, much bigger. Her body inched involuntarily towards the massive beast, despite everything in her telling her to run.

"I-I'm…Samus," stuttered a child's voice, "t-three years old. A-Are you…Mr. Ridley…?" The beast said nothing and looked at the small girl with empty, yellow eyes; they held the same emptiness as the frozen beast. "E-Even if you look different," stammered the child again, "…you're not scary… I'm perfectly fine… W-We can still be friends…!!"

"Mhmm… You're so cute." The dragon spoke with a deep, threatening voice. "I'm sorry, Miss, but…that's impossible!!" Samus could feel vibrations from the hostile creature's voice as they ringed throughout her tiny body. "Because," began the dragon again, "…you're about to die!!!" The dragon reared back, opening its long mouth to reveal two rows of razor sharp teeth. Saliva dripped from its frightening mouth as a fireball formed in the back of its throat. Samus shut her eyes as tight as they would go and turned away from what was about to come.

When she opened her eyes, it felt as if she had merely blinked. Samus realized she was reunited with her Chozo armor. Her eyes darted around and she saw she was in a most familiar place, firing at a most familiar beast. Strangely enough, the HUD on her visor showed her energy at a dangerous level. Samus cursed to herself for being hit so many times in battle as though she actually remembered anything from the fight she was in.

A fireball shot at Samus, narrowly missing as she jumped for cover and for a long moment, nothing happened. She looked around cautiously. She had lost sight of the beast when she dove for cover. From somewhere to her left, she heard a bloodcurdling roar. As she turned to lock on to the beast, it swiped at her with long, deadly claws. Her futile attempt to get out of the way ended in disaster.

The energy from her suit was now gone completely; her visor shut down, showing for only a moment snow before disappearing altogether. The extraordinary Chozo metal became exceedingly weak. Pain shot through Samus' body like electricity and she screamed. Her vision went blurry and her head slumped forward, forcing her to witness the carnage of which she was a part. The metal covering her chest and abdomen was left in scraps, and a dark red liquid oozed out. Too horrified for words, Samus stood there in disbelief at the event that had just occurred. The beast attacked a second time and Samus, being too preoccupied with pain and disbelief, did nothing. The sound of metal being smashed accompanied by a hideous roar led to darkness.