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Chapter Ten
"I should congratulate you on a job well done so far, Samus." the screen stated before pausing. "HQ has already sent me a few new objectives for you to be done in succession of one another. Don't worry, all your hard work will pay off soon. In any event, there is a high rise of atmospheric pressure building in the main area of the station. You will need to go and reprogram its functions down to the bare minimum before it causes electrical interference. Don't worry, even with the low atmosphere, you should still have enough oxygen to finish this mission. Though, to do that, you'll need to take the elevator up to the main area, and head to the security area so I can give you access to level 1 security locks. Then you will proceed to your objective. Any objections, Lady?"
Samus silently paused. Something hadn't felt right in her gut about this. On the off hand, no one could be trusted. No one except her and her comrades; or maybe not. Paranoia began seeping into her mind as she tried hard to block out the thoughts of these rookies being part of anything diabolical. Though, it couldn't be ruled out.
She abruptly turned to them and rose a command to her voice. "Listen up! I hope to assume neither of you are any part of some kind of sabotage operation? Because if you are..." She slowly raised her arm canon and pointed it in their direction. "I won't hesitate."
Terrion and Sherryl both kept silent. They only nodded gave a salute for response, while at the same time throwing their free hand over their hearts, as if they'd taken some kind of sworn oath in the academy to protect what the federation stood for; or what it was supposed to stand for.
Samus made no judgment of it and stepped passed both of them, walking towards the elevator to the main station silently. Over all the years and the many times she put her life on the line for what she believed, she knew it was worth it; but why did the federation seem to corrupt? Was peace such a difficult goal to achieve? It seemed like an never ending battle, but even her comrades were now turning into her enemies. Maybe, she was only fighting alone the entire time?
After all the sacrifices, the many who died to protect her of the fate of the universe. It was tearing her apart. She could even remember some of them. Grey Voice the wise Chozo who died in an attempt to Mother Brain. Rundas, Ghor, and Gandrayda, the hunters who died by her hands when they fought alongside her against the threat of Phazon. The Metroid hatch-ling that died trying to protect her from Mother Brain before the destruction of her home world, Zebes. Adam, the man whom she admired and who valiantly sacrificed his life for hers. It only pained her to think about it all. Even though she was considered a bio-weapon, she was still human after all.