Celestroid Prime
Phantom Fan 21: Here the Tallon IV over world and the Chozo Ruins. Rainbow regains some of her weapons and learns a little about the Chozo. I'm using the same Chozo Lore and Space Pirates Data from the game, so just to be clear, Samus is going to be mention but not seen though out this story. Enjoy!
Rainbow look around the planet as she lost sight of Meta Chrysalis a few minutes ago. Rainbow knew what she had to do, She land her ship in a clearing and step out of it on to the Tallon over-world. She look around the area she was in and had to admit it was a nice place. Noting like Ponyville but still nice. Then Rainbow heard a beep from her helmet.
"This is Rainbow Dash. Go ahead." She answer her com.
"Rainbow, it Luna. Our reports show you are on the planet." Luna said.
"Yeah I lost sight of Meta Chrysalis sometime ago. I have to look for it on hoof and look to see what wrong with the planet." Rainbow said.
"Ok, be careful. I don't know what will happen if you run into Phazon." Luna said and the connection was cut.
Rainbow look around and scan everything in sight. She needed notes on what going on and what to be on a look out for. She spotted an door to her right and walk to it.
Rainbow walk though a tunnel and came across two Beetles like creatures only bigger then the ones she seen. She scan them and quickly fire at them. Every though she was down to her Power Beam, she was able to push them back before they got to close. After taking them out, Rainbow move on though a dusty cave and came to Tallon Canyon. She look around scanner anything and everything she can. She fond a Sap Sac to her right, a Blastcaps in a nearby pool of water, Zoomer above it and finally a Geemer to her right.
After that, Rainbow spotted a door that was on higher ground, but didn't try to reach it. She still had the feeling she couldn't fly and left it for now. She came to the end of the canyon and was ambush two more of the beetles creatures, but they stood little match for Rainbow Dash. After getting them out-of-the-way, as well as two Zoomers, Rainbow walk though a door and saw the room was round and something sticking out of the ground.
Rainbow scan it and saw that it was an elevator the lean to the Chozo Ruins west side. Rainbow step on it and was shot up and she look around. Once it reach the top, Rainbow step off and went though door. After walking for a bit Rainbow saw she was indeed in the Chozo Ruins. Then Rainbow got a call.
"Rainbow, I see you made it to a new area." Luna said after Rainbow answer her com.
"Yeah, scans show that this is the Chozo Ruins. Guess the Chozo was once here after all." Rainbow said.
"Look around, they might have left clues on what happen there. I pick up that something is on in a room call Hive Totem Room. Head there and fond out what going on." Luna said.
"You got it Princess Luna, over and out." Rainbow said and turn off the connation.
Rainbow walk though the ruins open area and saw many weapons, but she couldn't reach them the way she was now. She walk pass them and was attack by the small creatures which she finally knew their names, Scarabs. Rainbow fire at them, taking them out. They let off small explosions when the die and Rainbow knew to keep an eye out for more.
Rainbow step though another door and was attack by more Scarabs. She took care of them and move on. Rainbow spotted some strange writing on the wall and scan it. Her suit translates it and Rainbow read out loud,
'The history of the Chozo stretches back into ancient time, so far into the fog of the past that we know not where our ancestors came from. One thing is clear, however: the Chozo who colonized Tallon IV made a conscious choice to eschew a civilization of advanced technology. They chose to live in harmony with nature, guided by the providence of the universe. As this city grows, we plan to honor them with written tributes, carvings etched in stone to remind us always of their legacy.'
"Wow, The Chozo been around for a long time, maybe even longer than Celestia and Luna.", Rainbow said after she finishing reading, "Twilight will like things kind of things more than me. I better keep on eye out of more of things."
Rainbow scan a Blast Shield and move on. She soon reach a room call the Ruined Nursery after getting pass a tunnel fill with strange eyes that fire something out of their...well eye. Rainbow spotted two more writing on the wall and read the first one closer to her,
'Many long years have passed since we Chozo first took root in this land. The passage of time has always been a source of fascination to us; it is the belief of many Chozo sages that the truths of the universe hide within the tumbling currents of time's flow. Even as we search for answers there, however, we find illumination in other, unexpected places. We know not how the ability has come to us, but recently many Chozo have begun to sense things beyond the realm of ordinary perception. Strange sights and inexplicable sensations flood our mind, filling us with visions of past and future. We take this growing ability to be a sign of our burgeoning harmonization with the infinite; perhaps, finally, the universes secrets are becoming known to us.'
"They been gain to see things they don't even know? Now Twilight would really be in to this." Rainbow said.
Rainbow turn to see a tree with a hive in it, she scan it and saw it was call a War Wasp Hive. She head a feeling that the wasps from the hive won't take visitors lightly and left the hive alone. She to the right hallway and was attack by more Scarabs. (A/N: Man these guys are everywhere! I'm not kidding, check the game out.) She remove them and walk on. A few War Wasps attack her but Rainbow figure out their pattern and took them out. Rainbow step into the next room and saw narrow tunnels but knew she could get though them without her Morph Ball.
"Why did I lose all my weapons?" Rainbow groan.
She walk pass it and into another door and walk until she reach a dried-up pool in part of the Ruined Nursery. She saw every more Scarabs and clear the way as she went though. She scan a few things about the Chozo she fond and saw the info was spit, one was lore and the other were notes. Rainbow walk into a room that her scanner call the Ruined Gallery with green water. Rainbow didn't know what the water was, but had a feeling she stood stay out of it. If it not clear or blue then it not stay is what she was told.
Rainbow scan the Plazmites after exiting the room dealing with the War Wasp before hand. Rainbow saw a platform in the middle of the room and saw green water around it, telling her not to get in it. Rainbow use the smaller platforms around the bigger one and scan a new creature call the Tangle Weed. Once she shot it, it retreated into it hiding place and Rainbow move on to the door and enter the room she been getting to, Hive Totem.
Rainbow saw a Missile pack in the room and smile. Look like she'll get her missiles back. She walk across the bridge and soon saw that it was never easy to get something she needed. The room fill up with more green water and Rainbow saw the missile pack get cover by some she never seen before. She scan it and saw it was call Hive Mecha.
It open and Rainbow saw it release War Wasps. She saw these wasp was different then the ones she saw earlier and scan them. Turn out they were stronger form of the War Wasps call Ram War Wasps. Rainbow watch as they spin around her for a few seconds and stop to attack her. Rainbow didn't waste time and begin to fire at them. After all the Ram War Wasps was gone, the Hive Mecha open again and Rainbow saw that was her change. She fire shot after shot until the opening was destroyed. But it was far from over, the Mecha rotate and open a new part and let out even more Ram Wasps.
Once more Rainbow waited until they stop, but not all of them did. Rainbow fire at the ones that did and waited for the other to stop before getting rid of them as well. Rainbow saw the Mecha open again and fire repeatedly at it. Once more the opening was destroy and it rotate, letting even more Ram Wasps then before! Once more Rainbow waited for the one to stop, take them out and did the same to the last ones. Rainbow fire at the opening and this time, the Mecha retreated and the Missile pack was hers.
The Green water lower and a bridge appear. Rainbow cross and pick up her Missile Launcher. Rainbow smile, her missiles were back and she was ready to use them once more. She turn to a door that had a blast Shield on it and fire a missile that blew the shield off and the door open. Inside was an Energy Tank and Rainbow grab it and her shields rise.
"Rainbow Dash! It Luna." Luna call from her com.
"Go ahead." Rainbow said.
"I see you recover your missiles. That good, because I'm picking something else up from another room that call the Ruin Shine. It could be another one of your suits upgrades." Luna said.
"Well, Show me where it at and I'll go find it." Rainbow said, She whated to get back at full power as son as possible.
"Here it is, you may have to find a map it get a better clearing of the ruins." Luna said and show her where it was.
"Thanks Luna." Rainbow said and the connection was cut.
Rainbow ran back to the Ruins Gallery and look around. She spotted a crack behind the War Wasps Hive and fire a missile at it. The wall and the Hive blew showing an opening to a room Rainbow hasn't been to yet. Rainbow was about it head in when she remember about the Blast Shield door. Rainbow back track to the room with the Blast Door and open it. She step inside and saw it was a Map Station. Rainbow downloaded the map of the Chozo Ruins.
Rainbow walk back to the open in the wall and jump on the other side. Rainbow began her trip back to the Ruined Nursery and look around as she did. She reach a blast door she as when she first enter the room and use a missile to open it. She walk though the Tunnel take out Scarabs as she did. It took some time but Rainbow made it to the Ruined Shine. She jump over the wall and saw her Morph Ball upgrade.
"My Morph Ball! Alright, now I can get though those small holes I been seeing." Rainbow said and started to walk up to it.
Before she could reach it, a wall rise from the ground and block her path. Rainbow then heard the ground move and turn to see Beetles, a lot of them, appear out of the ground. Rainbow quickly fire her Hoof Cannon, taking one out at a time. However, each time one was taking down, another took its place. Rainbow then decide to use her missiles. It took out more than just her beam alone. After the last Beetle was destroyed, Rainbow felt the ground shake once more only harder.
Then a Giant Beetle bush out of the ground and Rainbow quickly scan it. It was call a Plated Beetle and Rainbow read it front was too strong to attack and must attack its tail. Rainbow stood in front of Plated Beetle and waited for it to attack. Once it did, Rainbow jump out of the way and saw it red tail. Rainbow fire her missile at it and ready herself to dodge again when it turn to her. It didn't take too long before Rainbow blew off the tail and the Plated Beetle was destroy. The wall lower and Rainbow jump up and grab the Morph Ball upgrade.
Rainbow began to spin and curl into a ball. Soon an light-blue and yellow ball took her place. Rainbow roll around for a bit, refreshing herself on how to use it. She then roll though a hole that made her reach the other side of the Ruined Shine.
"Rainbow Dash, It Luna. Did you get one of your suit upgrades?" Luna call from her com.
"Sure did, it my Morph Ball." Rainbow said.
"That great, I pick up another one of your suit upgrades, but I can't make out the place. I mark it on your map, You better go find it." Luna said.
"Right, How everypony else doing?" Rainbow said then ask.
"They doing fine. They still miss you." Luna said knowing Rainbow miss her friends.
"Tell them I say 'cheer up and I'll be home soon' please?" Rainbow ask.
"Of Course." Luna said and the connection was turn off.
Using the Morph Ball, Rainbow made her way back to the Main Plaza and headed pass a half-pipe that she have to remember later, She climb up some ledges and over a giant vine-entwined bridge and reach a door and open then step though it. Rainbow come to a small opening and use her Morph Ball to go under it and another small opening she came to.
Rainbow enter a room that was very dark and the Plazmites were the light source in the room. Rainbow saw that this was call the Ruined Fountain. Rainbow saw Chozo Lore behind the fountain and scan it then read it out loud,
'Our sanctuary grows by the day. We Chozo know much of technology, but we do not worship it. Our home here on Tallon IV will be a place of simplicity: structures hewn from the stone, bridges woven with branches, hallways caressed by pure waters. We build around the ancient and noble trees; drawing from their strength and giving our own in return. All that is wild will flow around us here: our race will be just one more group of creatures in the knit of nature. It is our hope that such a state will bring with it great wisdom and a greater understanding of the nature of the universe.'
"What Technology?" Rainbow ask herself, "Well at lease they care about nature."
Rainbow saw a door to her left and enter it. Rainbow walk though the next room and scan the new Creatures call Shriekbats. Rainbow saw the fly towards her and she quickly fire back at them. After they were gone she move on and saw a magnificent looking structure when she look up. She move on and fond a Blasted Door, A missile clear it out and Rainbow step into a room that had a tree rise up from the center of the room.
Rainbow look around and saw something else in the room, A scan show it to be a creature call a Reaper Vine that slash anyone that got to close. Rainbow blast it and it treated into it hiding place. Rainbow jump on the path form and turn to see another Reaper Vine and shot it as well. Rainbow climb up the circular platforms to reach a wooden bridge and cross it to reach the other side of the tree.
Rainbow saw two more Reaper Vines and move them out of the way as well. Rainbow then open a blasted shield and step into a room that had some pipes that blew out steam, the fog her visor as she walk though. She reach other door and step into the Gathering Hall.
She look around and scan anything that she can before heading to the next room that was full with Shriekbats, Blastcaps and a pool of Poison. She remove the Blastcaps and the Shriekbats. Before leaving the room, Rainbow heard a faint humming and turn to where it was coming from, She fire a missile at it and it revile a Missile Pack right behind it. After grabbing it, Rainbow left the Gathering Hall and cross a hallway-like room taking out Shriekbats as she did.
Rainbow step into a room that show one of her upgrades was in there and the room was call Watery Hall. Rainbow look around before spotted a symbol on the wall. She knew she couldn't get closer to it because it was over the poison water and scan it instead. As soon as she did a faint sound was heard and Rainbow ready her cannon for any attack. When none come Rainbow look around and saw some floating path forms and a path that ahead of her.
She took the lower path and soon came across more Blastcaps. Rainbow fire a missile at them and blew them away. She notices that there was some under them and went over to look. It was another symbol and she scan that one. She heard the same sound again and ready herself. Once noting show up Rainbow move on and saw a gate right above her. She even saw two of the symbol she scan on the gate, glowing. Rainbow look down and saw a third symbol. She scan it and turn away. She walk back near the entrances of the room and climb up the floating path forms. She took out the Reaper Vine to cross and reach the gate but saw it was still lock. She turn to look around and spot the last symbol right across from her. Rainbow shrug and scan it. Then a fifth Symbol appear on the gate and Rainbow scan that once as well.
Was the last symbol was scan the gate open and Rainbow could see something inside. She jump on the gate and saw more Chozo Lore before reach the upgrade. She scan the lore first and read,
'Unforeseen by sages, a meteor came as if from nowhere, casting a dark shadow of debris over the land with the violence of its impact. Its destructive force spent, the fallen star burned itself out rapidly, and the incident should have faded into memory...but the meteor brought with it corruption. A strange energy that clawed at natural life with a ferocity that seemed almost sentient. Bound by our ignorance of this phenomenon, we Chozo could only watch with horror as this dark force slowly began to spread across the surface of Tallon IV.'
"Dark Force? That doesn't sound good. Something tells me that I don't have to just worry about Meta Chrysalis." Rainbow said as she reread it to make sure she read right.
After that she walk over and pick up the upgrade which turn out to be her Charge Shot. Rainbow smile and turn it out. Her Power Beam started to charge at the tip of her Cannon. She release the short and smile. Then heard a beep from her Helmet.
"This is Rainbow Dash, Go ahead." She answer.
"Rainbow it Luna, We been reading the Chozo Lore you started to send us. It very surprising that they could into the future, but how is the question." Luna said.
"Yeah, How Twilight taking it?" Rainbow agree then ask. She had a good feeling Twilight was going nuts over the Lore to learn about the Chozo.
"Well, Lady Twilight is really into reading them. She be glue to the last one you send us." Luna answer.
Rainbow laugh, that was Twilight alright. Still the last Lore she read still bother her. A Dark Force on the Planet? Could it be the Phazon that Luna warn her about?
"Rainbow, I pick up another when of your upgrades, It in this room.", Luna said and mark on the map, "Head there and fond out which one it is."
"Right! I call you if anything comes up.' Rainbow said and turn off the connection.
Finally that done. I been having trouble focusing on my stories for the pass week. Now I got this done and hope to get back on to writing. Next Chapter I will finishing up the Chozo Ruins for now and head down into some caverns and get more of Rainbow upgrades. And I think I missing a Chozo Lore. I read that it in the Crossway of the Chozo Ruins, But I'm not sure were that is. Can some one tell me in the reviews? And also review about the story as well.