Chapter 3
I awaken, again, and
find the one I had
called mother.
CRRRAAAAAACK!
The sound woke me up. What was going on? Why was I upside down? Why couldn't I see?
And why did the sound have to wake me up then? I'd been having a wonderful dream about...Well, never mind what about.
CRRRAAAAAACK!
Suddenly, I was floating freely again, which I only just realized I hadn't been before.
I turned myself upside right and floated upwards.
Suddenly, I felt some unfamilliar muscles. I shifted the muscles around and........I COULD SEE AGAIN! But...........I could only see so much. I could no longer look in any direction without turning.
Then, I realized. I no longer had visual receptors like before. I had eyes. I didn't need the voice I heard next to say what it did for me to figure out what had happened.
"A spectacular molting." the voice said.
I looked up to see three of my fellow Alpha Metroids. The one who had spoken was Sen-Tar. The other two were a male and a female that refused to be seperated more than a few minor length units.
But there was something strange going on. Sen-Tar was only about half my size, while the other two were only about a third of me.
"Good lord!" squeeked the female. "I see what you meant about her, Sen-Tar! She's enormous, even for a female!"
I didn't like her, for some reason. Ignoring her, I said "So, Sen- Tar, what happened while I was out?"
He sighed slightly, then said "A lot. First, that vile, disgusting.............THING known only as Mother Brain was, again, reborn. Then-"
"Seriously?!" I interrupted. "Damn! It would appear that foul creature can not permanently be killed........"
"I understand your frustration. Too bad I can't make friends with the one who allowed for the human to finish it las time. That must have taken a seriously powerful Metroid!"
"Ah, but you can. And you have."
"What?! No I haven't! Have I?"
"Well.........you made friends with me just before I entered my sleeping phase, didn't you?"
"Yes............."
"Then, as I said, you have."
"What?! You're saying YOU did it?!"
"Catch on quick, don't you?"
"I visited that room every day until the Space Pirates sealed it up. That Metroid is seen as a legend among us rogues. More than a legend, she's revered practicaly as a goddess! If you're going to claim you're her, you better be able to prove it!"
"Think about it, Sen-Tar: You said you visited the room every day until it was sealed. If that is so, where is the room from here?"
"Just through........just through........just through that hole you made the day I met you............."
He quickly flew through the hole and came back out moments later, overflowing with awe and excitement. "The body's gone!" he exclaimed. "All of the walls are as unbroken and unbreakable as they were when the room was sealed. As it had been then, the only entrance besides this hole is one of those doors that only a human or Space Pirate could open. That's proof enough for me! So, if you can remember that, how much came back to you while you were sleeping?"
"Everything from the age when I first started to remember things to the glorious moment for which I have become so famous. As well as a certain male who, when he met me shortly after I returned to consciousness, was VERY attracted to me."
Sen-Tar flushed a bright emerald green at this. See, when Metroids are embarrassed, they flush green all over their body, rather than pink on only their cheeks, as humans do. He let out an embarrassed trill and said "I would not have thought such things about you, had I known who you were."
His companions made lots of amused sounds at this. Deciding to quickly change the subject, he said "So, if you remember everything, you must know what your name is, right?"
This subject made me uncomfortable. "Ah," I said, "my name..........An interesting topic, that........You, of course, know, do you not, that when a child's mother does not get the chance to give it a name, it is costumary for the child to pick it's own name when it is old enough to understand?"
"Yes."
"Well............I was.........one such child........."
"Oh...........I'm sorry."
"Don't be. "You didn't do anything. At any rate, I chose for myself the name Joma. Do you know what that means?"
"Yes. It's from the same language as my name. It means 'jewel.' A very beautiful name, it suits you very well."
This time, it was my turn to flush green. "Awww, shaddap!" I said quietly.
Again, Sen-Tar's companions let out several amused sounds. "We should leave these two alone......" the male said, making the gesture we Metroids make instead of winking.
"Good idea.........." agreed his companion.
With this, the two of them flew away.
Sen-Tar looked extremely uncomfortable.
"Relax," I said, "I don't bite."
He let out a sound somewhere between the amused cooing and the nervous chirping.
I made a simillar sound and said "Well.........to be perfectly honest.........I'm just as uncomfortable as you are."
He looked at me, face full of amazement, and said "You are?! But how can that be?! I'm in the pressence of someone I've practicaly revered as a goddess! On top of that, one I unknowingly thought of in a VERY inappropriate way, thus embarrassing myself and, probably, the rest of the rogues as well. What do YOU have to be so uncomfortable about?"
"Oh, absolutely NOTHING!" I said, the sarcasm in my voice barely noticable through the anger. "Besides, what do you have to be so embarrassed about?"
"I already said what, or weren't you list-"
"Yes, I heard what you said, but doesn't embarrassment usualy imply that you've insulted someone?"
"Well....................I guess you could say that........................"
"Then, like I said, what do you have to be embarrassed about? No, I mean it! Who have you insulted?"
He was, suddenly, saved by a metallic clanking coming through the hole in the wall beside us. Looking down and through the hole, we saw what looked like a human with skin of orange and yellow metal and a small bit of green glass.
Instantly, I recognized the creature. It was Samus Aran, the human I'd thought of as mother untill getting the chance to do some deep thinking about the memories I'd seen from her.
Sen-Tar dove straight at her. In a flash, I was in between the two of them. Sen-Tar slammed into me, and I had to struggle to keep from slamming, in turn, into Samus.
Sen-Tar demanded an explination, so I gave it to him. I included a statement that I still felt an emotional attachment to the human.
He thought about this for a very long time, then noded and said "Very well. For the great hero, I will not only spare this human, but also help to protect it."
Now, the only question was would the other rogues feel the same way?
I awaken, again, and
find the one I had
called mother.
CRRRAAAAAACK!
The sound woke me up. What was going on? Why was I upside down? Why couldn't I see?
And why did the sound have to wake me up then? I'd been having a wonderful dream about...Well, never mind what about.
CRRRAAAAAACK!
Suddenly, I was floating freely again, which I only just realized I hadn't been before.
I turned myself upside right and floated upwards.
Suddenly, I felt some unfamilliar muscles. I shifted the muscles around and........I COULD SEE AGAIN! But...........I could only see so much. I could no longer look in any direction without turning.
Then, I realized. I no longer had visual receptors like before. I had eyes. I didn't need the voice I heard next to say what it did for me to figure out what had happened.
"A spectacular molting." the voice said.
I looked up to see three of my fellow Alpha Metroids. The one who had spoken was Sen-Tar. The other two were a male and a female that refused to be seperated more than a few minor length units.
But there was something strange going on. Sen-Tar was only about half my size, while the other two were only about a third of me.
"Good lord!" squeeked the female. "I see what you meant about her, Sen-Tar! She's enormous, even for a female!"
I didn't like her, for some reason. Ignoring her, I said "So, Sen- Tar, what happened while I was out?"
He sighed slightly, then said "A lot. First, that vile, disgusting.............THING known only as Mother Brain was, again, reborn. Then-"
"Seriously?!" I interrupted. "Damn! It would appear that foul creature can not permanently be killed........"
"I understand your frustration. Too bad I can't make friends with the one who allowed for the human to finish it las time. That must have taken a seriously powerful Metroid!"
"Ah, but you can. And you have."
"What?! No I haven't! Have I?"
"Well.........you made friends with me just before I entered my sleeping phase, didn't you?"
"Yes............."
"Then, as I said, you have."
"What?! You're saying YOU did it?!"
"Catch on quick, don't you?"
"I visited that room every day until the Space Pirates sealed it up. That Metroid is seen as a legend among us rogues. More than a legend, she's revered practicaly as a goddess! If you're going to claim you're her, you better be able to prove it!"
"Think about it, Sen-Tar: You said you visited the room every day until it was sealed. If that is so, where is the room from here?"
"Just through........just through........just through that hole you made the day I met you............."
He quickly flew through the hole and came back out moments later, overflowing with awe and excitement. "The body's gone!" he exclaimed. "All of the walls are as unbroken and unbreakable as they were when the room was sealed. As it had been then, the only entrance besides this hole is one of those doors that only a human or Space Pirate could open. That's proof enough for me! So, if you can remember that, how much came back to you while you were sleeping?"
"Everything from the age when I first started to remember things to the glorious moment for which I have become so famous. As well as a certain male who, when he met me shortly after I returned to consciousness, was VERY attracted to me."
Sen-Tar flushed a bright emerald green at this. See, when Metroids are embarrassed, they flush green all over their body, rather than pink on only their cheeks, as humans do. He let out an embarrassed trill and said "I would not have thought such things about you, had I known who you were."
His companions made lots of amused sounds at this. Deciding to quickly change the subject, he said "So, if you remember everything, you must know what your name is, right?"
This subject made me uncomfortable. "Ah," I said, "my name..........An interesting topic, that........You, of course, know, do you not, that when a child's mother does not get the chance to give it a name, it is costumary for the child to pick it's own name when it is old enough to understand?"
"Yes."
"Well............I was.........one such child........."
"Oh...........I'm sorry."
"Don't be. "You didn't do anything. At any rate, I chose for myself the name Joma. Do you know what that means?"
"Yes. It's from the same language as my name. It means 'jewel.' A very beautiful name, it suits you very well."
This time, it was my turn to flush green. "Awww, shaddap!" I said quietly.
Again, Sen-Tar's companions let out several amused sounds. "We should leave these two alone......" the male said, making the gesture we Metroids make instead of winking.
"Good idea.........." agreed his companion.
With this, the two of them flew away.
Sen-Tar looked extremely uncomfortable.
"Relax," I said, "I don't bite."
He let out a sound somewhere between the amused cooing and the nervous chirping.
I made a simillar sound and said "Well.........to be perfectly honest.........I'm just as uncomfortable as you are."
He looked at me, face full of amazement, and said "You are?! But how can that be?! I'm in the pressence of someone I've practicaly revered as a goddess! On top of that, one I unknowingly thought of in a VERY inappropriate way, thus embarrassing myself and, probably, the rest of the rogues as well. What do YOU have to be so uncomfortable about?"
"Oh, absolutely NOTHING!" I said, the sarcasm in my voice barely noticable through the anger. "Besides, what do you have to be so embarrassed about?"
"I already said what, or weren't you list-"
"Yes, I heard what you said, but doesn't embarrassment usualy imply that you've insulted someone?"
"Well....................I guess you could say that........................"
"Then, like I said, what do you have to be embarrassed about? No, I mean it! Who have you insulted?"
He was, suddenly, saved by a metallic clanking coming through the hole in the wall beside us. Looking down and through the hole, we saw what looked like a human with skin of orange and yellow metal and a small bit of green glass.
Instantly, I recognized the creature. It was Samus Aran, the human I'd thought of as mother untill getting the chance to do some deep thinking about the memories I'd seen from her.
Sen-Tar dove straight at her. In a flash, I was in between the two of them. Sen-Tar slammed into me, and I had to struggle to keep from slamming, in turn, into Samus.
Sen-Tar demanded an explination, so I gave it to him. I included a statement that I still felt an emotional attachment to the human.
He thought about this for a very long time, then noded and said "Very well. For the great hero, I will not only spare this human, but also help to protect it."
Now, the only question was would the other rogues feel the same way?