The Meeting...

As he struck the back wall with force, Shu gave a snarl and had punched the ground hard, using the megastrength in a condensed blow. He sent the force through the ground to the box and forced it to fall off balance, while he gave a hiss of pain from the firebomb shell that was tossed off at him had stricken home; this battle was just on the beginning ropes...things were heating up.

"So you want to play with me..? Well you need only ask!" he said as he ducked his head and evaded a missile that had been shot at him, there with his pace throwing himself forward; wings flared out as he let off a roar now.

Shu gave a little laugh as he saw the B.O.X.'s large flame wall shooting his way. He leapt through the wall of fire and right into the first leg of the robot; his clawed fist slamming into its leg harm, while his tail wrapped around the end of the leg and yanked hard; forcing the oversized machine to fall onto its side. The robot's reaction seemed to be fairly slow; but as it opened up its case frame and fired an oversized canister off in his face; letting the firebomb go at point blank range.

While the flare exploded violently and had covered the room in a blaze, before the B.O.X. had slammed it's shell armor against his side and took him straight into the wall with the vibrant tackle. It grinded him into the wall and left him there stuck against the frame, while he recovered from the initial blow and it prepared for its next assault.

Shuzyn's eyes opened slowly, the fire had burned his eyes and for the moment he was blind; but his ears twitched with the sound of the crackling ground and heard something that had sounded heavy; it was the burning of the missiles through the air. He gave himself a moment and tossed himself to the ground and evaded a great few of the missiles that were aimed for him.

"The match goes to you, but it's round two." he said as he rose without hesitation, as he threw his body into a full spin there; it was a sudden tactic he employed that was a rush attack; his spiraling had been an arrange attack and had torn past the leg of the robot's knee joint off. The robot knew it was in danger and reacted quicker than it had before; by using it's other legs and leaping up through the ceiling and ripping a hole in it first. It left Shuzyn on the ground, on his kneed while he was trying to grow used to the returning sight.

For a few moments he was left in some silence where he rested on his knees and just let himself recover; he focused on his ears to ensure he was alone. He made sure no X was on the move nor on its way to push in on him. He gave a little grin and grated his claws along the ground idly with his fingerclaws. "Damn, stupid robot plays pretty hard. I didn't imagine that it'd use a smart tactic like that. But hell it worked didn't it? I'll say that it did work against me."

His vision was slowly on its way to returning, but he wasn't sure of the area he was going to be moving into. Exploring was key for him and he knew that, he had to watch for the SA-X; it too was an important that he keep out of her grasp while out here. He was trying to be of some help and not be a waste of time, he was an expert and he knew it...he had to fall into the proper mood, so he walked off with his mind in preparation.

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Samus had cleared out Sector 1and faced her face X-Cloned mutant, the creature hadn't been much of a challenge for her; but she found that she had needed the missiles she uploaded into her new suit. It felt so strange it did, the odd feeling of the Metroid costume-style was much lighter in weight even than her powersuit, she kept to her thoughts originally though.

"I wonder how Shu's doing? Hmm, he'll be fine on his own even with that damned clone after him. He'll be fine holding his own against anything here, I doubt some X could ever mimic him." she gave a little smile, knowing that he was more than formidable in his own right.

Her eyes focused ahead of her as she headed to the Navigation room, she was in Sector 2 now and moving to her next objective; she could tell that these things were going to be much rougher on her, she was looking forward to some good news from her computerized CO.

Speaking of the one she'd mentioned to herself; the voice of Adam had picked up and sounded over the PA system in the navigation room. "So Samus, you've got the upgrade now. Now you're going to explore Sector and the possible disturbance in one of the areas in the Sector, I want you to go collect your next power up from the Data room. Check for any dangerous elements that might be around and neutralize them. You may have to open the Secondary Locks, so find the station and open it up to reach the Data room first. But get to it either way, you understand? Good."

Samus heard the voice as it signed off and had given off a soft sigh on point. "Damn, that voice couldn't sound anymore heartless, speaking at me like that,but what does that mean to me?" She shrugged lightly, she knew it was supposed to sound like Adam but that wasn't her Adam; not the one she remembered so much.

"Well moving on..., I'd better make some tracks." she told herself again, talking to herself was really only one of the things that made her feel really sane at some point. She had a job to do, one that she couldn't fail at and she knew it; in that standing she had no plan to let herself fail.

She set into the Sector and walked forward, scanning some new creatures into her visor while keeping quiet; still the SA-X was very close, she knew that she was no match for her doppleganger's maximum output and she knew it. Just what she had been capable of was something that was highly ugly, she followed the map and had started to search for the Security Station herself right now; top priority ahead of her and that she knew.

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The SA-X found herself tracking Shuzyn, she was tracking him closely now; her mind focused on him...those last memories impacted her in a strong way. She felt something of emotions; small feelings breaking through her mind's main thoughts, she gave a soft giggle to herself and had no idea why. She was what people would call giddy; feeling the depth of missing him and the need to feel him in her arms, she gave a soft purr as she flipped down from the high rise in Sector 3; hunting was what she was best at, her prey was soon to be what she'd call hers; her mate.

She followed his trail and moved to see the damage from something he was fighting, she took note that he'd probably been hurt in some way, it made him easier quarry. She gave a soft half smile, it was knowing that he was going to resist her that had him as being hurt would weaken him; though to what extent she didn't know.

"Mine...mine...to take." it was her full sign of growth and her first sentence coming out upon her; she found it most tantalyzing to visual him before her and helpless to resist her. She figured the best way to tame a beast is through pain; he was beastial enough to try it and that became her objective above all else, that she was planning on. So her plan was slowly coming uncovered since she had an agenda now that was growing on her very fiercely...it was coming now.

(End Chapter)

Well Damn, sorry about the lag folks, been taking way too much time to get this one chapter done. I'll pick up the pace sorry bout that.

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