Chapter 10: The Magmoor Caverns
After gaining the trust of the Nirvana crew, Samus and Zoey got everything ready to continue the mission. Samus deducted that there should be a elevator in the Chozo Ruins after they defeated Flaahgra.
Samus and Zoey got out of the gunship and turned to the SOS Brigade.
Samus was the first to speak "The crew of the Nirvana will take you to whatever area we're going to so you can provide support. Be nice to them, ok? Cause some of the women in that crew resent males a bit."
"Some of them resent males? That's odd..." Kyon muttered.
"If they do pick on my Brigade members, I will kick them where it hurts!" Haruhi kicked her foot in the air to prove her point.
"Anyway... We'll keep in contact during our journey to the next area." Zoey told them as she and Samus headed back to the Chozo Ruins.
The duo headed back to Flaahgra's chamber and went through the next door. They have to get past a Pulse Bombu since their current weapons don't have much effect on them.
They stood above below the next floor. Samus turned to Zoey who nodded nervously as they jumped down. Zoey screamed at the top of her lungs as Samus landed perfectly and Zoey landed on her butt.
"Ooooowwwww!" Zoey groaned as she rubbed her butt to ease the pain. But to her surprise, she didn't feel any pain. It was like something protected her from a life threatening fall like that!
Samus chuckled as she helped Zoey up and explained to her "Our Power Suits protect us from falls like that, so we don't feel any pain."
"I have to thank you and the Chozo for creating technology to protect us like that." Zoey said in gratitude as she and Samus destroyed the War Wasps hives and spotted a Chozo Lore.
Samus scanned it and read it out loud.
"The world of living things feels strange to us, we who have existed so long on the edge of time and space. It is clear now that we Chozo can never return to our dimension, not while the Great Poison reaches ever further into the planet. It is so powerful, this creeping evil, that our wills are crumbling and our minds beginning to frail. And so, before it is too late, we now make our last stand. We have begun to build a temple to contain this darkness, at its heart we will place a Cipher, a mystical lock powered by twelve Artifacts and filled with as much power as we Chozo can harness in our ethereal states. Even when we are done, it may be too late..."
"The Chozo were wiped out by this Great Poison that they must have built the temple we went to in order to seal that evil. But where did that meteor with this Great Poison come from?" Zoey wondered, feeling pity for the Chozo who have lost their lives at the hand of some unknown evil.
"I don't know. But whatever it is, the Chozo went to great lengths to save themselves from this Great Poison, but it was futile. We got to avenge the fallen Chozo by destroying this Great Poison." Samus told her as the duo exited the room and activated the elevator leading to their next destination.
As the duo were riding down the elevator, Zoey felt the temperature rising. But thanks to her Power Suit, she doesn't feel hot at all.
As the elevator landed, Samus stepped off of it and commented "Welcome to the Magmoor Caverns..."
Zoey was silent as the duo entered the next area. It was a metal hallway and they have to destroy Puffers and kill Shriekbats that charged at them in a kamikaze dive. The next area they entered was a hot cavern filled with lava and such. This was the Magmoor Caverns.
But now we turned to the SOS Brigade on the Nirvana where Haruhi and her crew of Brigade members were chatting with the crew of men and women.
They were in the mess hall and having breakfast. It was then, Hibiki decided to strike up a conversation.
"So... who the hell is Samus Aran? She seems to know about the Galactic Federation and this world and these Space Pirates..." Hibiki frowned as he folded his arms.
Mikuru gulped and turned to her friends and asked "Um... Should we tell them?"
"We have no choice... We got to tell them about Samus's past sooner or later." Itsuki reassured her with a smile.
Kyon sighed and stood up and said "Samus... is an orphan raised by an alien race called the Chozo."
"Wait, what?" Hibiki was caught off guard by this. The rest of the Nirvana crew were also surprised by this.
Haruhi has a serious look as she began explaining.
"Samus is the survivor of a destroyed Galactic Federation colony called K2-L. Her parents were part of the Galactic Federation mining for something Samus told us about, but I forget."
"What?! What happened to her parents?!" Paiway gawked, asking like a child begging her parents for candy or a new video game.
Itsuki was next. "The Chozo, an ancient alien race that is rumored to have been alive since the dawn of time came to K2-L and asked Samus's parents for a mineral the Federation was mining. Samus's father turned them down. It was then, the Space Pirates attacked K2-L."
Meia was silent for a moment until she asked "...And then what happened to Samus's parents?"
Mikuru began to swell up tears as she cried and whimpered "H-Her parents along with the people of K2-L were killed by the Space Pirate Commander, a-a alien dragon named Ridley..."
Dita was too on the verge of tears as she cried for Samus's sorrow. The rest of the Nirvana crew were silent as they continue to hear about Samus's tragic past.
"That is when the Chozo came back and found Samus when she was three years old. They took her back to their home planet, Zebes where according to Samus, she was infused with Chozo blood and was trained in the ways of the warrior. After she reached a certain age, Samus was given the Power Suit that you saw before, created by brilliant Chozo scientists to protect the universe..." Yuki told the Nirvana crew calmly as she ate her food.
"Wait a damn minute! Are you saying these Chozo aliens raised Samus as their own child when her real parents died at the hands of some pathetic criminals?!" Rabat growled angrily.
Kyon sighed and told the drifter "Crazy as it may be, that is why Samus is still here. She owe her life to the Chozo and she promised them she will rid the universe of evil. That is why she hates Space Pirates so much, because they robbed her of her true family..."
Hibiki was silent for a moment till he said coldly "Samus's dad should have let the Chozo have the mineral..."
"What's wrong, Hibiki?" Bart asked his friend in concern.
"If Samus's dad let the Chozo have the mineral, her parents would still be alive... But they didn't, damn it!" Hibiki pounded his fist on the table in frustration.
"Hibiki, calm down, would ya? If it happens, it happens. We can't change the past." Gascogne calmed her poker buddy down. In her thoughts... 'If my deceased little sister died at the hands of those Space Pirate bastards instead of how she died, I would be hell bent on wiping them off the face of this universe...'
Barnette frowned as she stood up and said in anger "I'll never forgive those Space Pirates. I bet they're even worse than the Harvesters..."
"I know how you feel, Barnette. But right now, we have to help Samus and her friend find those Artifacts that will save Tallon IV." BC told her sternly.
"Then let's find them. Samus helped us by telling us where we are, now we need to return the favor by killing all Space Pirates and look for those Artifacts." Dita said cheerfully.
"You're right, Dita. We cannot let the same thing that happened to Samus's parents happen again to children." Hibiki stood up, determination on his face.
"Yeah! That's the spirit!" Haruhi struck a pose.
Rabat sneered and muttering "Idiots... thinking they can avenge a orphan girl's parents. On the other hand, they do have a point. I won't let them die, not on my watch. I need to redeem myself for helping the Harvesters."
Now we go back to Samus and Zoey. They have to deal with fire worm like creatures called Magmoors. Zoey now learned why the Chozo called this cavern the Magmoor Caverns. The duo soon discover a Space Pirate mining site where the villainous crooks are mining lava. Samus soon discover an unknown upgrade reading at the next area.
Samus and Zoey exited Morph Ball mode and entered the next area. It was another elevator. Samus scanned the control panel for about a minute before turning to face Zoey.
"This area will take us to a core place called the Phendrana Drifts. I detect that it is a icy region. So our suits will protect us from the cold. Are you ready?" Samus asked her partner.
"Of course." Zoey nodded.
The duo stepped on the elevator and it took them to the Phendrana Drifts where they will discover another patch of otherworlders.
To be continued...
Next chapter: Total Drama Boost Balls
A/N: Another chapter done. And it's getting close to the holidays. So Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. See you next update.