"The Adventures of Samus Aran: Metroid"
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Disclaimer: I don't own Metroid.
Note: I know Samus's true identity, but I'm referring to "him" as "him" to try and give newbies
to the Metroid universe a similar rode to what most gamers here went through to learn Samus's
identity.
Chapter 1: "Assault On Brinstar"
The reddish-orange spaceship landed on Planet Zebes, in an underground cavern, or
something of the sort. The spaceship's hatch opened, and master bounty hunter Samus
Aran emerged. The voice of Galactic Federation CO Adam Malkovich spoke over the
comlink, "Okay, lady. You've made it to Zebes in one piece. Let's make sure you get
off in one piece as well."
"Get to the point, Adam - and stop calling me lady!" Samus harshly replied.
"Alright, lady," Adam spoke. Samus glared beneath his visor. "The pirate base has
three known subsurface regions. Right now you're in Brinstar, the rocky zone. There is
also Norfair, the fire zone, and Tourian, the Mother Brain's domain. I'm downloading
map data on Brinstar to your visor." A map suddenly flashed before Samus's eyes.
The upper-right corner began flashing. "As you can see, that is the path to Tourian.
Problem is, the Monument Bridge leading to Tourian is broken down. You'll have to
find an alternate route."
Samus asked, "How do I do that?"
"Well, you can track down Mother Brain's monster liutenants: Kraid and Ridley. You
might find your answer from one of them. Kraid's hideout is hidden somewhere within
Brinstar. Your objective is to find it. Any objections, lady?"
Samus replied, "No." in a miffed tone.
"Alright. Adam out." The comlink went dead.
Samus heard an odd buzzing sound. He turned to see a large squad of creatures
approaching. He used his databanks to identify the creatures as Geemers. Samus
quickly fired his Beam Cannon and took out all the Geemers quickly. Samus was about
to head off further into the cave when he noticed an odd ball lying atop a pedastal
in the opposite direction. Samus approached the pedastal. Suddenly, a fierce-looking Geemer
leaped out from nowhere and charged into Samus's midsection before the space hunter blew
it away. "Darn Geemer." Samus then reached up and grabbed the ball.
Samus Aran glowed as he felt a new power rushing through him. Words flashed in Samus's
visor, which stated, "Morph Ball ability learned. You can now roll into a ball to roll through
narrow spaces by saying 'Morph!'"
"Interesting," Samus noted as he resumed walking deeper into Brinstar. But, he then met with an
obstacle: a rock formation with a narrow tunnel. "Guess I should test out this Morph Ball." Samus
then yelled, "Morph!" A second later, Samus was a round ball. He looked like a red metallic
beachball. He rolled through the passage, then turned back to normal. "That was odd." Samus
continued down the tunnel.
Samus instinctivly stopped as a creature dropped from the ceiling and landed before Samus. It
stuck into the ground and exploded suddenly. samus saw more clinging to the ceiling and identified
them as Skrees. Samus fought through them, used the Morph Ball to get through another narrow
space, and fought another roof-clinging foe, known as a Rio. Samus followed the path until he
arrived at the bottom of a long vertical shaft. He sighed as he scaled the shaft and took on
more Geemers and the seemingly invincible Rippers. He soon entered a hatch about halfway up the
shaft. Samus then found himself halfway up a second golden shaft about the size of the other.
Samus jumped across the shaft to another hatch that led him to a long passage with yellow sand
on the floor. Samus detected the sand as energy-draining, so he avoided it and made his way out
of the room. He was now at the bottom of another shaft, not nearly as high as the others. Samus
made his way up the shaft until he reached another hatch about halfway up.
He entered it and had a nastologic feeling as he saw a birdlike Chozo Statue. The Chozo had
raised him and given him his Power Suit that he wears to this day. He noticed an orb in the
Chozo's hand. He blew it up with a well-aimed beam and grabbed the power-up within it. He
glowed again and the words before his visor read, "Aquired Bombs. You now can drop bombs
while in Morph Ball mode."
"Now we're talking!" Samus returned to the room with the sand. As he crossed a bridge above
the sand, he got a strong impulse to test out his new Bombs. So, Samus went into Morph Ball
mode and laid a Bomb. It exploded and Samus fell through the hole caused by the explosion. He
wound up falling down another shaft. He walked through a hatch on the side of the shaft and
found himself in another corridor. Some gnat-like enemies came from nowhere and attacked Samus.
He sent the pests to a better place, then continued to find a red hatch at the end of the
corridor. His lasers had no effect so he decided, "Let's see if this piece of junk could withstand
my missiles." He fired a string of five missiles at the hatch. It crumbled. Samus entered the next
room and nabbed another upgrade.
He glowed as the words read, "Ice Beam aquired. Ice effect added to Beams."
"Cool" Samus commented as he left the room and made his way back to the gold shaft. Samus
soon reached the top of the nearly endless shaft and entered another hatch. This area was filled
with green blocks and Wavers. He soon reached the next roomand used a frozen Waver as a
platform to reach another corridor. Another red hatch was reduced to waste by Samus's missiles
and collected another upgrade from a Chozo statue.
Samus glowed as his normal reddish-orange armor changed to an almost completely red armor
with round shoulder pads. The words read, "Varia Suit aquired. Increases durability by 50%."
"Wow!" Samus realized. "With this suit, falling in lava would be like falling in a pool! It
should come in handy when I go to that Norfair place Adam told me about." Samus the
checked the map. "I've searched this entire area. No sign of Kraid's lair. I better report
to Adam." So, Samus embarked on the long journey back to his ship. Along the way, he
collected the Long Beam upgrade which allowed Samus to fire Ice Beams from a distance.
When he got back to the ship, he reported to Adam over the comlink. "Adam, I've
searched the entire ship and found no sign of Kraid's lair. But, I found several
upgrades along the way. I'll upload the data to you."
Adam replied, "Astonishing! You're fully prepared for Kraid. Keep looking. His
hideout is near here somewhere! Adam out!" Samus left the ship and began
retracing his steps. Samus then noticed that the ground beneath him
felt weak and formulated an idea. He returned to Morph Ball mode and planted
a bomb. The ground beneath Samus crumbled as he fell down another shaft.
"Aha!" Samus exclaimed as he entered the elevator at the bottom of the shaft.
"I'm coming, Kraid." And so, the elevator began its descent into the evil Kraid's dark lair.
Can Samus Aran vanquish this evil beast? If so, does she stand a chance against the Mother
Brain and her space pirate minions? Will the Metroids destroy the universe? Find the answer
to most of these questions in Chapter 2: "Kraid Strikes"
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Disclaimer: I don't own Metroid.
Note: I know Samus's true identity, but I'm referring to "him" as "him" to try and give newbies
to the Metroid universe a similar rode to what most gamers here went through to learn Samus's
identity.
Chapter 1: "Assault On Brinstar"
The reddish-orange spaceship landed on Planet Zebes, in an underground cavern, or
something of the sort. The spaceship's hatch opened, and master bounty hunter Samus
Aran emerged. The voice of Galactic Federation CO Adam Malkovich spoke over the
comlink, "Okay, lady. You've made it to Zebes in one piece. Let's make sure you get
off in one piece as well."
"Get to the point, Adam - and stop calling me lady!" Samus harshly replied.
"Alright, lady," Adam spoke. Samus glared beneath his visor. "The pirate base has
three known subsurface regions. Right now you're in Brinstar, the rocky zone. There is
also Norfair, the fire zone, and Tourian, the Mother Brain's domain. I'm downloading
map data on Brinstar to your visor." A map suddenly flashed before Samus's eyes.
The upper-right corner began flashing. "As you can see, that is the path to Tourian.
Problem is, the Monument Bridge leading to Tourian is broken down. You'll have to
find an alternate route."
Samus asked, "How do I do that?"
"Well, you can track down Mother Brain's monster liutenants: Kraid and Ridley. You
might find your answer from one of them. Kraid's hideout is hidden somewhere within
Brinstar. Your objective is to find it. Any objections, lady?"
Samus replied, "No." in a miffed tone.
"Alright. Adam out." The comlink went dead.
Samus heard an odd buzzing sound. He turned to see a large squad of creatures
approaching. He used his databanks to identify the creatures as Geemers. Samus
quickly fired his Beam Cannon and took out all the Geemers quickly. Samus was about
to head off further into the cave when he noticed an odd ball lying atop a pedastal
in the opposite direction. Samus approached the pedastal. Suddenly, a fierce-looking Geemer
leaped out from nowhere and charged into Samus's midsection before the space hunter blew
it away. "Darn Geemer." Samus then reached up and grabbed the ball.
Samus Aran glowed as he felt a new power rushing through him. Words flashed in Samus's
visor, which stated, "Morph Ball ability learned. You can now roll into a ball to roll through
narrow spaces by saying 'Morph!'"
"Interesting," Samus noted as he resumed walking deeper into Brinstar. But, he then met with an
obstacle: a rock formation with a narrow tunnel. "Guess I should test out this Morph Ball." Samus
then yelled, "Morph!" A second later, Samus was a round ball. He looked like a red metallic
beachball. He rolled through the passage, then turned back to normal. "That was odd." Samus
continued down the tunnel.
Samus instinctivly stopped as a creature dropped from the ceiling and landed before Samus. It
stuck into the ground and exploded suddenly. samus saw more clinging to the ceiling and identified
them as Skrees. Samus fought through them, used the Morph Ball to get through another narrow
space, and fought another roof-clinging foe, known as a Rio. Samus followed the path until he
arrived at the bottom of a long vertical shaft. He sighed as he scaled the shaft and took on
more Geemers and the seemingly invincible Rippers. He soon entered a hatch about halfway up the
shaft. Samus then found himself halfway up a second golden shaft about the size of the other.
Samus jumped across the shaft to another hatch that led him to a long passage with yellow sand
on the floor. Samus detected the sand as energy-draining, so he avoided it and made his way out
of the room. He was now at the bottom of another shaft, not nearly as high as the others. Samus
made his way up the shaft until he reached another hatch about halfway up.
He entered it and had a nastologic feeling as he saw a birdlike Chozo Statue. The Chozo had
raised him and given him his Power Suit that he wears to this day. He noticed an orb in the
Chozo's hand. He blew it up with a well-aimed beam and grabbed the power-up within it. He
glowed again and the words before his visor read, "Aquired Bombs. You now can drop bombs
while in Morph Ball mode."
"Now we're talking!" Samus returned to the room with the sand. As he crossed a bridge above
the sand, he got a strong impulse to test out his new Bombs. So, Samus went into Morph Ball
mode and laid a Bomb. It exploded and Samus fell through the hole caused by the explosion. He
wound up falling down another shaft. He walked through a hatch on the side of the shaft and
found himself in another corridor. Some gnat-like enemies came from nowhere and attacked Samus.
He sent the pests to a better place, then continued to find a red hatch at the end of the
corridor. His lasers had no effect so he decided, "Let's see if this piece of junk could withstand
my missiles." He fired a string of five missiles at the hatch. It crumbled. Samus entered the next
room and nabbed another upgrade.
He glowed as the words read, "Ice Beam aquired. Ice effect added to Beams."
"Cool" Samus commented as he left the room and made his way back to the gold shaft. Samus
soon reached the top of the nearly endless shaft and entered another hatch. This area was filled
with green blocks and Wavers. He soon reached the next roomand used a frozen Waver as a
platform to reach another corridor. Another red hatch was reduced to waste by Samus's missiles
and collected another upgrade from a Chozo statue.
Samus glowed as his normal reddish-orange armor changed to an almost completely red armor
with round shoulder pads. The words read, "Varia Suit aquired. Increases durability by 50%."
"Wow!" Samus realized. "With this suit, falling in lava would be like falling in a pool! It
should come in handy when I go to that Norfair place Adam told me about." Samus the
checked the map. "I've searched this entire area. No sign of Kraid's lair. I better report
to Adam." So, Samus embarked on the long journey back to his ship. Along the way, he
collected the Long Beam upgrade which allowed Samus to fire Ice Beams from a distance.
When he got back to the ship, he reported to Adam over the comlink. "Adam, I've
searched the entire ship and found no sign of Kraid's lair. But, I found several
upgrades along the way. I'll upload the data to you."
Adam replied, "Astonishing! You're fully prepared for Kraid. Keep looking. His
hideout is near here somewhere! Adam out!" Samus left the ship and began
retracing his steps. Samus then noticed that the ground beneath him
felt weak and formulated an idea. He returned to Morph Ball mode and planted
a bomb. The ground beneath Samus crumbled as he fell down another shaft.
"Aha!" Samus exclaimed as he entered the elevator at the bottom of the shaft.
"I'm coming, Kraid." And so, the elevator began its descent into the evil Kraid's dark lair.
Can Samus Aran vanquish this evil beast? If so, does she stand a chance against the Mother
Brain and her space pirate minions? Will the Metroids destroy the universe? Find the answer
to most of these questions in Chapter 2: "Kraid Strikes"