The Adventures of Samus Aran: Metroid
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Disclaimer: I own nothing!!! Mwahhahahahhahahahaha!!!!!
Chapter 4: "Ridley's Riddle"
Earth Colony K-2L was in flames as Space Pirate Starfighters
zipped around. The sky was as dark as the tragedy. A man ran
through the wasteland towards his house. A blood-red dragon
emerged from the sky and spewed a fireball the size of a meteor
from his mouth towards the man. Before the man was hit and
killed, he yelled, "Samus!" A child watching from the window screamed,
"Daddy!" as the weeping mother pulled her child from the window
and ran to the basement. The creature's screeches echoed throughout
the colony's ruins.
***
Samus Aran, sole survivor of the K-2L tragedy, dissmissed those
painful memories as he emerged from the elevator in Ridley's Norfair
lair. He was now in a place that could be considered a small shaft or
a large room. Whatever it was, Samus exited it quickly. He didn't make
any stops as he Bombed his way through the rooms and quickly wiped out
any creature unfortunate creature that crossed his sight at the blink
of an eye. He fought his way through shafts and corridors, ultimately
leading him to a lava-filled room.
Seeing nothing of interest, he proceeded towards the exit. Suddenly, Samus
made a short stop as he heard the screech from her nightmare. A giant
red creature landed before him. He had yellow glowing eyes, and sharp fangs.
He had long dragon wings and walked (or rather flew) upright. It had two
sharp claws and two giant feet. Its head resembled that of a pteradacftyl.
Ridley then spoke in a screechy voice, "Hello, Miss Aran." in a sarcastic
tone. An evil grin spread across his face. "Tell me - How are your parents?"
A second later, Samus's arm was around Ridley's neck and the Arm Cannon was
aimed at his head. "Shut up, you- you - (censored)"
Ridley's eyes popped open. "It looks like little Sammy's began learning new words.
I should have been more thorough when I searched your garbage dump of a colony
for survivors." Samus's grip tightned. Ridley's grin returned as he flapped his wings
and became airborne, with Samus dangling from his neck. Ridley flew forward fast and
smashed into a chamber wall. Samus fell into the lava as Ridley laughed, "Like father,
like daughter!"
Samus leaped out of the lava pool and let off a string of curses alongside a string
of missiles. Both reached their target, and Ridley winced in pain. Ridley then launched
a barrage of fireballs at Samus. Samus froze them with the Ice Beam and let loose
more missiles. Ridley screamed, "You can't beat me as easily as Kraid!" as he brought
up his long, spiked tail and drove it into the ground. He lifted it and then brought
it back down on Samus. But the bounty hunter dodged it and grabbed the tail before
Ridley could dislodge it from the bridge. Samus hit Ridley with more missiles.
Ridley pulled his tail out and flew to the top of the chamber. Ridley spoke, "You
give me no choice but to unleash my ultimate weapon. Before you die, I will give you
a chance to join me," Samus's answer was a missile in Ridley's forehead. He continued,
"Very well. You could have made a great space pirate. Farewell, Miss Aran." Ridley began
to glow red. He opened his mouth and a small fireball popped out partially, like a gum
bubble. It grew larger and larger until it was the size of a meteor. Ridley released it.
The fireball began its slow descent. Samus froze. The vision returned. This time, Samus
couldn't get rid of those memories.
Samus then remembered one of Father's favorite sayings. "You must bury your past before
you confront the future."
Samus straightened and aimed his arm cannon upwards at the monstrosity. Samus continuously
fired the Ice Beam at the fireball until it became a giant iceball. Ridley stuttered, "N-n-no!
It can't be!" Samus then fired a Missile at the iceball. The Missile propelled the iceball upwards
until it hit Ridley and exploded. The monster plunged into the lava as it began to snow deep within
Zebes's crust.
Samus turned to leave when Ridley emerged from the lava. Or, it looked like him. The monster
was black as charcoal. Lava and blood streamed from his body. The beast was slowly melting. (after
all, he had been frozen, then dipped in lava) As he spoke his last words, chunks of Ridley's body
fell off. "You have won, Miss Aran. I congragulate you. But, I have on last riddle for I go. It
will lead to the Mother Brain, but you will never accomplish our mission.
"From my ashes the Bridge will rise.
Yet I will never die."
Ridley plunged into the lava. An explosion rocked the chamber. Samus pondered Ridley's riddle
as he made his long journey back to Brinstar
***
Some time later, Samus sat in his spaceship as he spoke to Adam over the comlink. He told Adam
of the riddle. Adam replied, "Hmm....The second part is obviously an empty threat, but I'm not sure
about the first. Perhaps he's talking about the Monument Bridge."
Samus considered, "Yes, that makes sense. I'll check it out.
Adam then cautioned, "Wait, Samus. I've recieved information from my Zebesian informant, Zeb. He's
told me that the Metroids have been exposed to beta rays and are rapidly multiplying. You can't destroy
them all yourself, so I've sent you our only option." Samus noticed that there was a round object in the
transfer deck. He picked it up and examined it closely.
Samus confirmed, "A Time Bomb."
"Yes, but a much more powerful classified version, staight from the Federation Bureau. If place in the
right spot, the entire Tourian will be destroyed, including the Metroids."
Samus sighed in relief. "That's easy."
Adam continued, "But, you must plant the Bomb in the Mother Brain's lair. Now transferring Map
Data." The simple map featured a vertical shaft leading to a long corridor leading to another shaft
leading to a long corridor leading to a long upward vertical shaft. The first corridor glowed. "This is
the breeding area. Beware - the Pirates might releash the Metroids on you." The last corridor glowed.
"This is the Mother Brain's lair. You must defeat her and plant the bomb." The last shaft glowed.
"Then, you'll have 999 seconds to escape to the surface of Zebes through this shaft. The ship will be
waiting for you there. Any objections, Lady?"
Samus grumbled, then mocksaluted and yelled, "Sir, Yes sir!"
"Adam out."
***
Samus scaled the long, blue vertical shaft without incident. He walked down the corridor on the top
and reached Monument Bridge. He found no sign of the bridge, and it was too long a jump over that deep
lava. Samus then saw statues (or were they more then that?) of Kraid and Ridley. Samus understood the
riddle now. Those statues were the remains, or ashes, of Kraid and Ridley. Samus blasted the staeues. They
rose to a narrow ledge and Monument Bridge extended. Samus crossed the bridge and entered the elevator,
ready for the final showdown. He took one last look at the Ridley statue before the elevator doors closed
and he descended into the Tourian. She had already taken care of the pleasure half of the mission. Now it
was time for the business.
To Be Continued in Chapter 6: "The Metroids"
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Disclaimer: I own nothing!!! Mwahhahahahhahahahaha!!!!!
Chapter 4: "Ridley's Riddle"
Earth Colony K-2L was in flames as Space Pirate Starfighters
zipped around. The sky was as dark as the tragedy. A man ran
through the wasteland towards his house. A blood-red dragon
emerged from the sky and spewed a fireball the size of a meteor
from his mouth towards the man. Before the man was hit and
killed, he yelled, "Samus!" A child watching from the window screamed,
"Daddy!" as the weeping mother pulled her child from the window
and ran to the basement. The creature's screeches echoed throughout
the colony's ruins.
***
Samus Aran, sole survivor of the K-2L tragedy, dissmissed those
painful memories as he emerged from the elevator in Ridley's Norfair
lair. He was now in a place that could be considered a small shaft or
a large room. Whatever it was, Samus exited it quickly. He didn't make
any stops as he Bombed his way through the rooms and quickly wiped out
any creature unfortunate creature that crossed his sight at the blink
of an eye. He fought his way through shafts and corridors, ultimately
leading him to a lava-filled room.
Seeing nothing of interest, he proceeded towards the exit. Suddenly, Samus
made a short stop as he heard the screech from her nightmare. A giant
red creature landed before him. He had yellow glowing eyes, and sharp fangs.
He had long dragon wings and walked (or rather flew) upright. It had two
sharp claws and two giant feet. Its head resembled that of a pteradacftyl.
Ridley then spoke in a screechy voice, "Hello, Miss Aran." in a sarcastic
tone. An evil grin spread across his face. "Tell me - How are your parents?"
A second later, Samus's arm was around Ridley's neck and the Arm Cannon was
aimed at his head. "Shut up, you- you - (censored)"
Ridley's eyes popped open. "It looks like little Sammy's began learning new words.
I should have been more thorough when I searched your garbage dump of a colony
for survivors." Samus's grip tightned. Ridley's grin returned as he flapped his wings
and became airborne, with Samus dangling from his neck. Ridley flew forward fast and
smashed into a chamber wall. Samus fell into the lava as Ridley laughed, "Like father,
like daughter!"
Samus leaped out of the lava pool and let off a string of curses alongside a string
of missiles. Both reached their target, and Ridley winced in pain. Ridley then launched
a barrage of fireballs at Samus. Samus froze them with the Ice Beam and let loose
more missiles. Ridley screamed, "You can't beat me as easily as Kraid!" as he brought
up his long, spiked tail and drove it into the ground. He lifted it and then brought
it back down on Samus. But the bounty hunter dodged it and grabbed the tail before
Ridley could dislodge it from the bridge. Samus hit Ridley with more missiles.
Ridley pulled his tail out and flew to the top of the chamber. Ridley spoke, "You
give me no choice but to unleash my ultimate weapon. Before you die, I will give you
a chance to join me," Samus's answer was a missile in Ridley's forehead. He continued,
"Very well. You could have made a great space pirate. Farewell, Miss Aran." Ridley began
to glow red. He opened his mouth and a small fireball popped out partially, like a gum
bubble. It grew larger and larger until it was the size of a meteor. Ridley released it.
The fireball began its slow descent. Samus froze. The vision returned. This time, Samus
couldn't get rid of those memories.
Samus then remembered one of Father's favorite sayings. "You must bury your past before
you confront the future."
Samus straightened and aimed his arm cannon upwards at the monstrosity. Samus continuously
fired the Ice Beam at the fireball until it became a giant iceball. Ridley stuttered, "N-n-no!
It can't be!" Samus then fired a Missile at the iceball. The Missile propelled the iceball upwards
until it hit Ridley and exploded. The monster plunged into the lava as it began to snow deep within
Zebes's crust.
Samus turned to leave when Ridley emerged from the lava. Or, it looked like him. The monster
was black as charcoal. Lava and blood streamed from his body. The beast was slowly melting. (after
all, he had been frozen, then dipped in lava) As he spoke his last words, chunks of Ridley's body
fell off. "You have won, Miss Aran. I congragulate you. But, I have on last riddle for I go. It
will lead to the Mother Brain, but you will never accomplish our mission.
"From my ashes the Bridge will rise.
Yet I will never die."
Ridley plunged into the lava. An explosion rocked the chamber. Samus pondered Ridley's riddle
as he made his long journey back to Brinstar
***
Some time later, Samus sat in his spaceship as he spoke to Adam over the comlink. He told Adam
of the riddle. Adam replied, "Hmm....The second part is obviously an empty threat, but I'm not sure
about the first. Perhaps he's talking about the Monument Bridge."
Samus considered, "Yes, that makes sense. I'll check it out.
Adam then cautioned, "Wait, Samus. I've recieved information from my Zebesian informant, Zeb. He's
told me that the Metroids have been exposed to beta rays and are rapidly multiplying. You can't destroy
them all yourself, so I've sent you our only option." Samus noticed that there was a round object in the
transfer deck. He picked it up and examined it closely.
Samus confirmed, "A Time Bomb."
"Yes, but a much more powerful classified version, staight from the Federation Bureau. If place in the
right spot, the entire Tourian will be destroyed, including the Metroids."
Samus sighed in relief. "That's easy."
Adam continued, "But, you must plant the Bomb in the Mother Brain's lair. Now transferring Map
Data." The simple map featured a vertical shaft leading to a long corridor leading to another shaft
leading to a long corridor leading to a long upward vertical shaft. The first corridor glowed. "This is
the breeding area. Beware - the Pirates might releash the Metroids on you." The last corridor glowed.
"This is the Mother Brain's lair. You must defeat her and plant the bomb." The last shaft glowed.
"Then, you'll have 999 seconds to escape to the surface of Zebes through this shaft. The ship will be
waiting for you there. Any objections, Lady?"
Samus grumbled, then mocksaluted and yelled, "Sir, Yes sir!"
"Adam out."
***
Samus scaled the long, blue vertical shaft without incident. He walked down the corridor on the top
and reached Monument Bridge. He found no sign of the bridge, and it was too long a jump over that deep
lava. Samus then saw statues (or were they more then that?) of Kraid and Ridley. Samus understood the
riddle now. Those statues were the remains, or ashes, of Kraid and Ridley. Samus blasted the staeues. They
rose to a narrow ledge and Monument Bridge extended. Samus crossed the bridge and entered the elevator,
ready for the final showdown. He took one last look at the Ridley statue before the elevator doors closed
and he descended into the Tourian. She had already taken care of the pleasure half of the mission. Now it
was time for the business.
To Be Continued in Chapter 6: "The Metroids"