"Family"
The day was sunny and bright, with a few clouds here and there. Samus was making her way to the Hanger bay; where the ships used by the school and professors were kept. As Samus entered one hanger, she was contacted on her new given scroll. As she pressed the answer bottom, Goodwitch's face became visible.
"Hello Miss Aran" Goodwitch said.
"Hello ma'am and call me Samus." Samus replied. She never did like being called "miss" outside of work, but she was used to it.
"It's a habit of working in schools, unfortunately But back to business. Hanger 4 is currently empty and it should be enough room for you ship." Goodwitch said.
"Yeah I just entered #4" Samus replied as she look around the hanger. There were various work benches and stands near the walls of the hanger. Oil stains littered some parts of the ground and the smell of fuel was barely there.
"How come it smells the same here as if it were outside?" Samus asked, looking at her scroll. "I was expecting the smell of fuel."
The reason for that is because most of our vehicles run on dust. I'm sure you have informed of that substance?" Goodwitch asked.
"Actually I haven't, I'll look into it later on." Samus said as she fiddled with her wearable. The wearable was a small tactical computer that Samus would wear on her forearm. She checked the status of her status and contacted Adam.
"You called, Lady?" Adam asked. His voice was heard through her earpiece. Even without either her suit or zero suit, she was always prepared for anything.
Ship Status: 50%, flight worthy at the moment.
Arms: All missiles, turrets, and thrusters fully functional.
ETA to full repair: 2 weeks.
"Seems my ship is halfway done with repairs but I would feel safer knowing that my ship is in this hanger than at the crash site." Samus said.
"Really? But you were the only one to have crash here, unless there is someone else you forgot to mention?" Goodwitch questioned.
"My ship has the ability to repair itself on a microscopic level." Samus replied as she send a command to her ship to land at her current location.
"Amazing, such advanced technology would be useful in our world" Goodwitch replied as she thought of breaking Ozpin's coffee machine over and over again.
"It really is useful at times… oh seems I have company, Thank you and Prof. Opzin for letting me borrow the hanger for the time being." Samus said and noticed that there was a picture up on Goodwitch's computer and noticed a familiar blue color and design.
"Its no bother, you are a teacher now, well technically till you pass initiation bu- Something the matter Samus? " Goodwitch asked, noticing Samus's focused seemed to be a bit off.
Smirking, Samus quickly thought of something and made sure to mess with Goodwitch for the reminder of the stay in beacon.
"Seems you took my advice and did take a picture" Samus stated as she saw the picture more clearly and it was her in her zero suit, except it was zoomed in on more in the Lower area.
"What do you mea- OH DUST!" Goodwitch said as she turned bright red and made a move to close the picture.
"Next time I'll be sure to bend over so you can… get a more full on view of me." Samus said as she ended the call.
As she put her scroll away, she noticed team RWBY and JNPR had made their way to the hanger. Both teams made their way to the bounty hunter, with Nora being given a piggyback by Ren and the same with Yang and Ruby.
"Why hello, fellow blondie, what brings you here?" Yang asked as she lower Ruby from her back. Ren was having a harder time with Nora; she was holding on to him like a sloth.
"Just waiting for my ship to land here" replied samus.
"Wait, aren't you going to go back and get it here?" asked Jaune.
"My ship has autopilot, so it can be controlled remotely or by Adam, it's kind of his base of operations, at least when on mission." answered Samus. As on cue, the ship was nearing the hanger, with Talon and U-Mos escorting it into the hanger. It turned a full 180 degrees, facing the opening of the hanger and right in front of its rightful owner.
Team JNPR was amazed by the look it had. Nora, being Nora, somehow was already on top of it singing "I'm queen of the ship!" .
"How does she even do it?" Samus asked as Ren went towards the ship to get Nora off before she causes any more harm.
"Sorry about that, Nora is just… Nora, full of energy or sugar. " Pyrrha replied somewhat embarrassed.
"I'm going with both" Samus replied as she saw Ren carry Nora back on his shoulder, Pouting at him for ruining her fun. Samus made her way to the front of the ship and activated a button on her wearable. The ship reacted by displaying a hologram in front of her, showing the current status of everything on board the ship. Weiss and Blake were the first to notice that the display was not written in English.
"What is this? All I see lines, dashes, and dots." Weiss said as look at the display more closely.
"I'm guessing this is a different language?" Blake asked Samus as the bounty replied with a quick nod and smile.
"Correct you are Ms. Belladonna, it's a very ancient language that only a very few people I know can read and understand it. So few that the only ones I know who can read are also close friends of mine." Samus answered.
"What civilization thinks a bunch of lines, dashes, and dots can be a language?" Weiss replied as she tried to understand what the display could mean.
"A very old one, one that should be treated with respect, even to those who have never heard of it" Samus replied, with a hint of irritation in her voice.
Weiss got the message and made a mental note to question her further about this. "Ok, but still, how is this considered a language?" Weiss asked.
Samus forgot that she never mentioned the Chozo to them. But it still hit a nerve with her. Her adoptive parents taught her everything she knew and gave her a 2nd chance at life. She would always stay calm and focus while on duty. But, this was her vacation; and this meant to relax for a bit.
"I'm gonna have to tell them about the Chozo soon, when the time is right." Samus thought.
"One day, I will explain it to you guys. But in the meantime, let me just check the status of my ship." replied Samus. Everything seemed to be in order.
"Missiles check, Bombs check, turrets are green, thrusters at 60%, Space flight not available yet, grapple beam is under repairs, and that seems to be it." Samus said as she was about to close the displayed till she saw an alert suddenly pop up.
Chozo signal detected.
Determining location of signal….
Location unconfirmed.
Will alert once signal strength is at readable levels.
"Chozo? Here?" Samus thought as she closed the display. " Is it possible that even they had a presence here?"
Ruby just got to the front of the ship and notice Samus, she seemed a bit off.
"Are you okay Samus?" Ruby asked with a bit of concern.
Hearing Ruby's voice snap Samus out of her train of thought. "Nothing wrong, just thinking about my ship" Samus answered.
"So what does this baby of yours pack, Sammy? I'm sure with you being a hunter in space you would be packing some heavy duty stuff." Yang asked as she was taking a selfie with Samus's ship.
"It does, my line of work is always dangerous so I'm always prepared." Samus said as she made her ship display its armament. The turrets on the rear, bottom, and top of the ship appeared. A large hologram appeared to everyone as it displayed the missiles it carries, specs for the turrets and thrusters.
"Top of the line missiles from R&D department of the GF Armed forces, thrusters are a combination of a Stiletto class fighter with the power of the Aries transport ship, and the engine is my custom design, power efficient with plenty to spare." Samus said.
"The turrets are powered by the same engine but also have separated power supply in case they need it. Each can fire different ammo, each with its own unique effect. Thrusters are also a weapon since they can produce serious heat, enough to melt some of the toughest metals known from where I'm from and can also produce sonic booms to stun hostiles." Samus finished and saw that Ruby was literally on the verge of a serious fit.
"OHHHHHHHMYYYYYYYDUSTTTTT!" Yelled Ruby that made everyone cover their ears, even samus cringed a bit from the high pitch yell.
"I think she would be a better at making those sonic booms than the thrusters." Said Samus as she went to Ruby and ruffled her hair a bit. "Calm down there Ruby, You might even crack my ships' windows one day" Samus said and smiled at the little girl's excitement.
"Sorry, but your ship looks soooooooooooo awesome and the weapons! I cant even!EEEEEEEEEEEEWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!" Ruby yelled again as her imagination was flooding with how it would look like seeing the ship in action.
"Sammy! Once your ship gets fixed, Can you give us a ride? PLEASEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!?" Nora said as she did her most puppy eyed look and aim it right at the bounty hunter.
"Hmmmm, sure, the ship can fit a total of 8, including the pilot. I see no harm in that, but if you're willing to go for it, you will have to train for it." Samus said and saw that both teams were all smiling and team RWBY rush her in a hug, dragging Weiss into it and saying thank you all at the same time.
"EPP!" Samus squeaked as she was send to the ground and at the bottom of the pile of huntresses in training.
"Alright, your welcome girls" samus said as she give back a brief hug to each of the girls and got up.
"Alright, how about a tour? Still haven't seen all of the school. Would be nice to know the layout and not get lost." Samus said
"Good idea. Ruby and I shall help you with that" Weiss said as she lead the 2 teams and samus back into the school.
(Recent dig site in newly discovered island off the shore of Vytal)
A recent expedition to the island by the Schnee Company uncovered some type of ruins. These Ruins were something that the company was not expecting. Their findings expected Dust and that was enough to get them digging. But the dig unearthed what appeared as bird humanoid statues. Each Statue held what look like a spear and wore a suit of armor. The style of the statues look advanced and ancient at the same time.
"Can it be? The Hatching has arrived here?"
"It seems you were correct, my love. While it seems our vacation here was a long and peaceful one, it seems with her arrival that work is to be done."
"Correct you are, love. Our work is almost done….."
A countdown had started inside the ruins the moment a certain bounty hunter had landed…
THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO FOLLOW THIS STORY! I've been super busy with life. Summer school for starters, then I got a job!
And then I got invited to E3! but I could only go on Tuesday since I have to study for a midterm already on Thursday. D: D: D:
Also to answer a few questions
1: Yes, features like Samus's torch and ship abilities will appear.
2: Suits... well that will happen later on... Top secret for now.
3: updates, I will try to have upload another chapter by sunday. I have already a few ideas for the next chapter :D
Till next time, thanks and enjoy :)