The Zero Factor...
Chapter 2 - Enter the Dark Knight.
The capsule's field slowly subsided, that shadowy figure standing there, the light mist pouring out of the container, the two glowing emerald orbs of it's eyes are all that were visible to her. She still had her cannon charged, locked on the chest of the mist shrouded being, the mist finally dissipated, a man..or so she thought, stood there infront of her, his sleek black armour looking as if it were made from a higher grade metal than her own, she could see the hilt of some type of sword on his back as he stepped out from the capsule, his feet making a light chinking sound as he looks from his left to his right, his soft silver hair flowing over his back as he finally stopped his gaze on Samus. Samus blinked a few times, hesitating because of his sheer handsomeness. But she kept her cannon steady, who was this being, could Zero be his name? The name above the entrance, the room began to shake lightly, she couldn't think, the emotions and thoughts flooding her head, the man rushed across the distance between them quickly, grabbing her by the waist as she fired off her blast, it slamming into the wall and causing the ceiling to fall even quicker, but this man, he was amazing, he dashed right out of the room, the walls and ceiling collapsing behind him, the stern look on his face not leaving for a moment as the were back in the corridor in what seemed like almost instantaneously.
The man sat her down as she kneeled there, breathing in heavily, not even considering him a danger...but was he? This snapped her back into reality, she quickly stood up, facing the man. His eyes locked on her helmet, as if he was locking eyes with her. Her soft purple eyes locked onto his, her hands trembled lightly in her armour but he could not sense this because she moved so slightly that it did not move her armour. He paused for a moment, then his lips parted...for the first time he spoke to her.
???? - "Who are you."
Samus - "...I am Samus Aran, And who are you!"
???? - "....Zero."
Samus - "Zero, Huh? Well I guess my assumption was right, The name over that passageway was your name. Why are you here?"
Zero - "......."
Samus - "Answer me! Why are you here! What are you!"
Zero - "......."
Samus - "Hmph. Can you only say Zero?"
Zero - "......."
Samus - "I'm taking you in with me to the Galaxy Police."
This seemed to disturb Zero a bit, he then began to move towards her, his movements fluid and sleek, his armour seeming as if it were glowing it shined so brightly. As he neared her, he shot out his arm, she didn't even see it, except a flash of black which knocked her into a nearby wall with a thud. And he moved out of her sight down the tunnel. She cringed and got up muttering "Bastard.." and she took off running behind him, he didn't run, he didn't jog, he was walking! Walking in the bowels of this detestible planet, but..where were the monsters? None were challenging him! He couldn't be that strong! There was no way he could be strong enough to scare them away with his mere prescence. Zero and Samus continued down the passageway as they finally entered a long hallway, metallic, a small door at the end, as they got to the end, the doors slid open, the two of them walking into this room. There was only a computer there, nothing else, Zero walked to the computer swiftly and pressed a few keys on the keyboard, Samus looking over his shoudler...On the monitor was her ship!! Zero pointed to it.
Zero - "Is that yours?"
Samus - "...Y-Yeah.."
Zero - "You will take me to Earth."
Samus - "I will not! I will do as I please!"
Zero narrowed his eyes, his voice the same cold tone he had used since she released him from the prison capsule that confined him to his eternal sleep and unconsciousness.
Zero - "You will take me to Earth."
Samus - "......."
Zero then pressed another button, the room began to move!! It slammed Samus down to the floor, even with her heavy armour it pressed her flat against the floor and she let out a light Eep. Zero stood perfectly still as the room seemed to stop after a few minutes, the door opened up once more, it seems that this planet was built to allow that room to travel through various passageways throughout the planet, they were on the surface, several hundred meters away was her ship as Zero moved out of the doors, Samus standing up and rushing over to him as they both cleared the distance quickly, reaching her ship as Samus leapt into the air and crouched ontop the entrance as she looked to him.
Samus - "Fine...I'll take you."
Zero - "......."
Samus cursed to herself lightly as the platform took her down, once it came back up Zero leapt onto the ship, a blur of silver and black...and those emerald green eyes as he lowered himself down into the ship also, Samus in the cockpit and Zero standing beside the platform, holding onto the back of her seat as she flipped a few switches and headed out of the planet's gravity and atmosphere...Off towards Earth.
Stay tuned for Chapter 3.