Samus was busy chopping up some sort of stinky, purple plant. She had been on this planet for a month and had recently gotten a job working at a restaurant. It was a strange planet. For some unknown reason all the cities were carved into the sides of cliffs. She knew a month was too long. Someone would find her here sooner or later. She had been moving from planet to planet for two years now, narrowly avoiding capture. Samus wasn't in her power suit of course. The power suit would give her away and all of the hunters after her were hired to retrieve the power-suit for research. She was currently wearing a t-shirt, jeans, and a cap that read, "Happy Food". She had also dyed her hair black just to be safe. Not being recognized and blending in was a must.
She sprinkled some spices onto the purple plant and stuck it into a a small oven, sitting in the corner of the room. Samus felt someone watching her. She looked up and saw a very tall man wearing a sombrero staring right at her. He quickly looked away and started reading a menu. Samus shook her head.
"He's just a customer, I'm too worried right now.", she thought to herself.
An hour later.
Samus was walking along on a rope bridge spanning the chasm on the way to her apartment. She was thinking of how peaceful things were here. It was almost as peaceful as Zebes before the pirates attacked. Suddenly an explosion rocked the bridge behind her. The ropes snapped and the bridge began to fall. Samus ran and leapt, narrowly avoiding a long fall. She pulled herself up onto a platform made of wooden planks. The whole city was made up of these wooden platforms built into the cliff walls, interconnected by bridges.
Samus ran to her right, not knowing where the attack was coming from. She weaved in between the crowds of people and various creatures. She knew that she would have to leave the planet now. They knew where she was now. Hopefully she could lose her attacker and reach her ship. She was struck by something in the back and a horrible shock passed through her body. She was knocked over face first and convulsed a few times. Seeing this and not wanting to be a part of it, the crowd dispersed. Samus struggled onto her feet as she heard heavy footsteps behind her. She rapidly turned around and saw her attacker.
It was the same man as earlier except now he was wearing black armor over most of his body and was carrying a large gun with a glowing, green tip, and jagged bits poking out of it. The man was at least 8 feet tall! Samus narrowly dodged the butt of his gun as he swung it at her. For a man so large, he was surprisingly fast. She pulled back her arm and then punched him hard in the knee, making him stumble. With a quick swipe the man grabbed Samus by her hair and hoisted her up, holding her in front of him. She tried kicking at him but her legs wouldn't reach.
"Where is the power-suit, tell me now and my hirers will be much more merciful.", stated the man in a deep voice.
"Never!", refused Samus. The man punched her hard in the stomach with his armored fist. Samus gasped, trying to regain her breath. She had to do something fast. With one quick motion she pulled a knife out of her pants pocket and slashed at the hand holding her. The man let go and screamed, holding his injured hand." Samus ran backwards a bit and touched a medallion she had attached to her necklace. This summoned the pieces of her powersuit. The pieces glowed, levitated and then all joined onto her body. The armor glinted in the sunlight. The man's mouth dropped in amazement at the situation.
Samus shot a missile at the man's head. With his unharmed hand he actually caught the missile and tossed it back at Samus. She narrowly avoided the explosion. What was up with this guy? The man pulled out his gun and swept a blue beam over the area. Samus ducked and released a charged power beam into his stomach. The man was knocked over and began to leap to his feet. As he did so Samus leapt, her metallic feet pounding on top of the man, knocking him back down. The man lay there with Samus's foot on his chest, pinning him down. Samus was charging her beam.
"If you must kill me please do so without your helmet. I want to see your pretty face one more time.", said the man.
"The nerve of him!", thought Samus to herself as she punched the man's face with her left fist.
"I want answers. Who sent you? The federation monkeys, the zerosians, someone else?"
The man laughed, and then said, "O.k., you win. My name's Mambosa. I was sent by the federation to test you."
"What?", said Samus who was curious as to what he meant.
"Since you beat me, the federation has a proposition for you. The higher-ups figure it's just too much trouble to capture your suit. They've realized that one of your skill would be a great asset. They basically want to hire you into the special forces, "The Beta squad". If you agree then the federation will stop sending hunters after you and give you a nice sum of money." Samus lifted her foot off of him and let him stand up but kept her cannon aimed at him.
"How do I know it isn't a trap?"
"Good point. That is why you will meet with the Beta squad at the location of your choice."
"I don't think I want to join. The federation's never done anything for me.", said Samus.
"Very well, here's the number if you change your mind. And you have two months before the federation starts hunting you again. So long.", explained Mambosa handing Samus a slip of paper. He then jumped off of the platform and landed on top of a ship waiting there for him, before taking off.
"Pfft, show off.", mumbled Samus to herself. Samus looked at the piece of paper. She had said she didn't want to join. It seriously intrigued her though. She could use the money and she wouldn't have to run anymore. Samus would have to spend some time contemplating this.