Chapter 7: Memory, Requiem, and Metroids
(Copy rights go to the people who made Neosporin)
Samus closed her eyes and said, "I'm sorry…" as she pulled the trigger on each animal. She made graves for their bodies; each grave was respectively built for each animal. Chief watched her curious as to why she cared about simple animals so very much.
They were just animals right? What was so special about some animals that didn't even seem to know about the lives of anyone, but their own lives…right?
John sighed and walked around the surrounding area; trying to find anything he could salvage from the wreckage. During his search he found six more clips for his magnum and an assault rifle with a full clip and five extra clips. When he walked back to where Samus was he smelt something through the vents in his helmet.
The smell was very familiar he looked over to where Samus and the smell was, and he went wide eyed as he saw Samus plant a lit incense; which she got from the medical bay's aroma therapy room, in the ground in front of the graves she made.
The scent that it produced was a cinnamon and apple smell. As he smelt it his mind flashed back and he began to relive an old forgotten memory from his very unclear childhood; which is because the Oni Company had clouded all his memories from his childhood so he wouldn't be hindered by them.
*Flashback*
John was four years old; the year was 2515, and he was riding his tricycle around the backyard of his house laughing happily. He didn't have a care in the world and adored every moment of peace and quiet that there was to be taken.
He closed his eyes excitedly as he pedaled rapidly, but with his eyes closed he didn't even see the tree root in front of his tricycle. His tricycle's left wheel got caught and stuck on the root causing John to fly off his tricycle and skidded on the ground.
When he came to a stop he curled up slightly and held his leg; as he had scrapped his leg very badly, he cried a bit at the pain. His mother heard him and opened the door to the backyard and hurried over to John. She picked him up and held him letting him cry against her shoulder.
"There, there. It's okay; it's going to be okay." She soothed.
She brought John inside the house and sat him on the dining room table: she looked through the cabinets of the bathroom and got out Neosporin and a Band-Aid. She walked back to him and sprayed the Neosporin on his "booboo" then she put on the Band-Aid. She smiled at John and kissed his cheek making John smile back.
"Would it made you feel better if I made you you're favorite cinnamon apple pie?" She asked.
"Y-Yes, pwease." John cooed.
His mom smiled and walked over to the kitchen. After about thirty minutes the pie was baked and she cut a slice of the pie and put it on a plate, and then gave it to John, "Thank you mommy." John thanked her. He ate the pie and smiled happily.
*Back to Present Time*
Chief blinked and his mind returned to reality, he breathed heavily slightly and looked around. He looked at the grave, and then the incense. He holstered his weapons and walked over to Samus, he looked at her through his blank shielding face plate.
"I'm sorry for your loss…" John said. "But, now we must get moving. The covenant will probably catch our scent."
Samus looked at him surprised he had shown a bit of sympathy for her, maybe…just maybe he wasn't a machine after all. She clicked a button on her zero suit and her power suit materialized on her body. She nodded and headed out with him.
Chief and Samus walked through the wreckage and as they walked they found dying covenant units, trying to find some kind of help before they died. Samus growled slightly at each one as these covenant were the reason why the animals died and whoever was commanding them was going to pay for what he had done.
They soon found an exit out into the light and saw a large floating up and down tower that had tech that was far superior to either U.N.S.C., galactic federation! But, strangely it seemed to be somewhat like the Chrozo tech. "So…this is the tech was the normal technology of the race that you call…the Forerunners?"
Samus asked. Chief nodded watching the machine float up and down; he was lost deep in thought. Chief looked to his right and saw that the vehicle depot; which had been ripped right out of the frigate, was nestled in a crook of the mountain and it actually had a handful of Warthogs remaining! "Come on, with those we can traverse this place easier."
Chief ordered. Chief and Samus sprinted over to the torn off frigate component and they got into the warthog. Samus was on the gun and Chief was in the driver's seat, he pulled the chip out of his helmet and plugged it inside of the warthog's consol. He turned the warthog on and put it in gear and pinned the pedal to the floor.
The warthog rocketed forwards and jumped out of the side opening, John swiftly swiveled the stirring wheel and when the warthog made contact with the ground it made a sharp ninety degree turn and zoomed forwards into a dark and dank cave. As they zoomed through the cave they heard sounds of yelling and screaming in pain and terror!
Chief kept driving until they drove into a giant cavern that was approximately thirty meters tall. When they were half way across the cavern the Warthog's engine died; when it died a flash of purple, pink, and blinding white flashed out of the truck and disappeared inside of a tunnel.
"You've got to be kidding me?" John asked.
He got out and popped open the hood. He went wide eyed seeing that the engine's power wasn't malfunctioning, but it had literally been drained until it was turned into dust!
Samus looked around, letting go of the turret and aiming her arm cannon which had rematerialized.
"Hey, it looks like we are on foot from here on out. Somehow the truck's engine has been drained of power and is now dust…" Chief stated not evening believing his own words.
Samus went wide eyed behind her helmet's visor, what he just said made her a bit jumpy. For only one being in the whole universe could ever do something like that. She saw a flash of movement and aimed her cannon at a tunnel's opening. She narrowed her eyes focusing on one point; that one point started to glow and bob up and down. That point's center started to pulsate with pure electrical energy.
She gritted her teeth and fired a super ice missile at the one point when it flew out at her. The ice missile hit it in its open mandibles and hit its core directly. The monster froze in place hovering in midair; Chief looked over at where she shot and found himself starring at a brain shaped, pure energy pulsing, insect like jawed creature. "What in hell is that?" Chief asked calmly.
Samus stepped down off of the turret's seat and walked over to the Metroid.
"It's a Metroid, these are creatures that feed off of the energy of any living or power producing non-living things. They are very vulnerable to the cold and are extremely dangerous…" She explained.
She put her hand on her heart after she killed the Metroid; as she was remembering the baby Metroid that had saved her life when she fought Mother Brain the second time. She would never forget its sacrifice and its love for her.
