Metroid: Lambda Squad
Chapter 7
After getting out of bed and out of the medical bay, the six of us arrived at a window overlooking the entire city surrounding the Space Federation headquarters. In front the window, looking at it, was none other than Samus Aran, now in her blue zero-suit and with a ponytail. As the six of us faced Samus, I then said, "So, did Mother Brain confess her crimes?"
"You guys are awake," said Samus as she faced us. "As for Mother Brain, yes, she confessed everything to the council of representatives, about how she took my suit, framed me, and used the metroid cell to create Metroid Supreme. Very soon, she's going to be given a life sentence in a Federation prison for her behavior. As for you guys?"
"Oh us," asked Jenny. "We're fine."
"Good," said Samus. "In a matter months, I'm going to have the doctors remove the Mother Brain cells out of your brains, so that you can…"
"I'm afraid that's not necessary," said Billy.
"What are you talking about," asked Samus.
"Because we share Mother Brain's cells," I said, "we're telepathically connected to each other. If that's the case, then we can always communicate with each other through telepathy and share each other's senses, allowing us to work together and stay in-synch with each other as a more powerful unit. We should treat it like an asset, rather than a curse."
"However," said Alexis, "Mother Brain might return and try to control us again through her cells. I don't know how much more powerful she'll be the next time we meet her, but if any time we're controlled again, I want you to…"
"Don't say it," demanded Samus.
"What," the six of us asked shockingly.
"You six were able to defeat Mother Brain by yourselves, without my help," said Samus. "Any time Mother Brain returns, you should be able to fight her back at all costs. After all, you are one of the most powerful and elite units in the Federation."
"So," said Joseph, "now that the whole mess is over, and we found out that you were Massux and that Mother Brain was just pretending to be you, what are you going to do now?"
"Well," said Samus, "because I unveiled my secret identity to the council, I supposed the only thing left for me to do is to retire from the bounty-hunter business again."
"What," we asked in unison.
"But," said Alexis, "what if we need you again? What if any time we're in trouble, we need to call you?"
"Don't worry," said Samus. "The old generation must always protect the new generation, meaning that any time you're in danger, you can call me. But, my time as protector of the galaxy is up. It's your time now. Any time there's danger, it's all up to you to save the day. I'm only here to guide you, but it's up to you to do the rest yourselves."
"I guess so," I said.
"I'm going to go back home," said Samus. "You guys get some rest until you're given another mission to accomplish. Remember, I'm only showing you the door, it's up to you go through it yourselves." Samus then walked away from us.
As the six of us faced the window, Alexis then asked, "What are going to do, now that Samus has retired?"
"The only thing we can do," said Jenny, "is to take matters into our own hands and become the new protectors of the galaxy."
"She's right," said Billy. "We may have been rescued by Samus in the past, but we have the power to decide our own futures even without Samus."
"This is our time," I said, "and it's up to us to finish off what Samus has started: In protecting the galaxy."
"Right," said my teammates in unison, as we looked out the window together.
