A few days had passed since Samus joined forced with the two warriors that continued along with her on her quest. They sat in that tight ship flying through the void of nothingness which is the cosmos. She was going to get the ship rebuilt so that it could sustain more than one person for a long period of time. Simply for the fact that she didn't like them breathing down her neck, and it may help her in the future when she became a lone wolf once more. The time seemed to fly as the three of them sat in the ship silent. Soon enough she reached the Beta-Zi 4 Space Docks. A cheery voice came over the intercom as Samus seemed to break away from her thoughts. "Well Hello there! I recognize you as Mr. Aran, Correct?" The voice said as Samus nodded to this, the visuals being slightly scrambled since the high-energy field the station produced. "Yes. This is Aran." Samus spoke with her normal, I don't give a shit tone. The voice went silent for a moment and then it picked up once more. "Well…Er…Mr. Aran, Proceed to docking bay four. They will begin work on your ship right away. And…" The voice trailed off slightly as the visual came in for a moment, the cold visor staring dead at the cheery girl on the other side of the comm. "…Enjoy your wait." The voice then cut off quickly, the link deadening as Samus laughed silently to herself. Manuevering the controls, Samus piloted the ship into the docking bay just as the girl had told her to.
After they docked, Cloud, Link, and Samus exited the ship and set foot on the space station. Riding the automatic lift to the recreational quadrant of the station Link and Cloud began to talk to each other, Samus' min flickering as she thought to herself. She began to tap her foot lightly on the cold metal of the lifts floor. It came to a jerky stop, Cloud and Link moving forward a bit, almost falling. Yet, Samus stood her ground firmly. Once the door opened the three of them walked out of the lift into what seemed to be a bar. The musty smell of sweat and alcohol filled their lungs as they stepped into the place. This made Link cringe a bit, not being used to the smell and all. Samus turned to the men as she nodded to them. "You two, Behave, I have business I need to attend to." She spoke with no intention of them asking questions or to answer questions, she was returning to her more serious nature, she was beginning to think of Zero once more. Turning without a word she began to walk off, through another door and then she was gone.
Cloud looked to Link then shrugged once as he laughed a bit. "Well then, Shall we have a bit of fun?" Link nodded, not really wanting to speak in this place, for some reason he felt nervous. Cloud then walked straight towards the bar, Link following closely behind him. As the two reached the bar they sat down. The bar tender approached them with a quick grunt. This man looked like a bull to Link, though. Tanned skin, A large nose ring, and the bald head added even more of a sight to his large build. Link chuckled silently to himself as a grin spread across his face. Cloud blinked at Link puzzled for the moment but he then returned his gaze to the tender. "So, Boy. You need somethin'?" The tender asked Cloud this question without a hint of relaxation in his voice. Cloud nodded as he spoke back in return to the tender. "Ahh…Give me a shot of Raspberry Wine." The tender rose a brow, this was a great place the get your ship fixed but the selection of drinks was small, beer, whiskey, or vodka. His laughter roared out as he smacked his hand on the table. "Oh ho ho! That's a good one! Raspberry, Woo hoo hoo! Looks like we gots us a pretty boy here." Cloud grunted at this as he narrowed his eyes, he didn't like alcohol anyways. He instinctively curled his fingers into a tight fist as he looked at the tender. "Oh ho ho, Is the pretty boy getting mad? You wanna start somethin', Boy!?" Link looked over to the tender quickly with his sharp, piercing Hylian gaze. "Hey, Bull man, Why don't you knock it off, He didn't do anything to deserve your piss-poor attitude!" The tender then looked over at Link, a grin sweeping across his face as he heard Link's insult. This was something that he never liked being called, ever since he got his nose ring people called him something like that. He stomped his foot on the ground as Link blinked a few times.
Jutting his hand outwards he grabbed Link by the shirt, Lifting him up he threw him through the air and into a nearby table where it shattered, A small shout heard from Link as he came crashing into the ground. "Whoa ho ho! Look see there! We's got ourselves another little pretty boy, Tell me, Is he your boy friend?" Cloud growled as he reached over the bar, Quickly standing up from his place on the stool as he grabbed the tender's nose ring. He quickly looped his finger around it and pulled his hand back with such great force that it ripped it right out, blood splurting from the wound in the man's face. The man bellowed in pain as Cloud slid backwards, jutting his hand forward as he slammed the ring into the man's forehead, knocking the tender down behind the bar. He quickly turned and ran to where Link had just gotten up with a quick flash of a smile as Link smiled back. It was obviously giving the two a good time. Some of the men who were drinking at a small table near the back stood up as they began to walk over towards Cloud and Link, apparently they were angry over Cloud and Link's actions. There were three men, rather large in build, all of them having shaved head and wearing leather apparel, it seemed they were an inter-gallactic biker gang. One of the men rushed towards Link and Cloud first, before the other two would begin. Cloud and Link both jumped to the opposite directions as they smirked. This was the man's plan after all though. The other two rushed Link and Cloud, seperating them. Cloud looked up as a giant fist came hurtling right into his face, slamming him backwards as he slid across the ground in pain. Link was caught by a quick punch to the stomach as he was sent hurtling through the air and into a few more table as they quickly crumbled beneath the hylian's weight and momentum.
The two warriors quickly stood up after the assault, the three men smirked as they began rummaging through their clothes, quickly they retrieved pairs of bronze knuckles and put them on as two of them faced Cloud and the other one faced Link. The lone man rushed Link as the hylian warrior narrowed his eyes. Link ran towards the man but slid downwards towards the ground in a crouching position, He then flung his weight backwards as he caught himself with his hands. Pushing himself off the ground he pushed his legs up as he smashed them into the man's face, knocking him into the air. As Link continued upwards he quickly gained his control as he flew upwards into the air, executing a flip as the two men began to fall back towards the ground, Link being right side up. The other man was upside down, Link laughed as he extended his right leg and sent it out flying towards the man's face, slamming it into his teeth he sent the man hurdling through the air into a few of the barstools as the stools quickly bent and the man was knocked out. Meanwhile, Cloud was having problems of his own. The two men rushed at him as they both took swipes at him. The mako charged warlord smirked as he quickly backed up. Avoiding their punches as he soon bumped into a wall, cursing to himself he moved to the left quickly, rolling across the ground as he looked up, seeing Link knock the one man out quickly. The two other men looked over as Cloud regained his balance and made his way to Link, there now being a good sized ring to fight in since a lot of the tables in this area had been scattered. The two men cursed as they reached into their pockets of their Jackets, pulling out identical hunting styled knives. Cloud and Link nodded to each other as they reached to their backs, Pulling out their blades as they ran towards the two men wielding puny knives. They both leapt intot he air as they held their blades. Shouting out they brought their blades down simultaneously onto the men, "Braver!!" The blades slammed into the men with their flat edges so they wouldn't be killed. The sheer force of the impact upon the two men's skulls knocked them back as Link and Cloud rushed forward, like a mirror image of the other they thrust out their right knees in great force as they hit their opponent's in the stomach. The two bikers quickly came to their knees as they fell forward, knocked out. The two warriors laughed and patted each other on the back and soon regained their place at the bar, waiting for Samus.
After passing the door Samus began to walk down the long corridor where many rooms branched off. Her gaze was shifted upwards as she looked at the various signs on the doors, looking for the room she wanted. She finally saw it 'Smokers Lounge' it read. She then grabbed the handle and opened the door, quickly entering it as she pressed the small button on the inside of the handle, locking the door as she looked up. A rather young looking woman sat at the table there, a cigarette in between her right index and middle finger. She let out a puff of smoke from her lips as she spoke to Samus in a cold, business voice. "Samus Aran, I presume?" Samus continued her walk to the table as she placed her right hand on it, looking the woman in the eyes. The cold tint of the visor reflecting the woman's face as Samus spoke in that metallic tone which all her contacts heard. "Yes. You have information?" The woman nodded to her as she waved her hand towards the chair. "Sit." Samus didn't feel like upsetting another one of her sources so she quickly pulled out the chair and sat down on it, scooting up slightly, laying her right hand back on the table. "Tell me…What do you know?" The woman nodded, a quick laugh escaping her lips. "Well, My sources say you did leave the money on your ship, Fine. I'll tell you all I know about this thing your looking for." Samus didn't say anything to acknowledge this she simply sat there listening, zoning out slightly, bored of talking about money but tuned in for anything that would please her senses. The woman seemed slightly shocked that Samus just sat there staring at her, she stuttered once with a word but continued her speech.
Her voice came out thin and seemed slightly calm about the whole ordeal. "This thing you are searching for, It is called a Reploid. Reploids are nothing more than robots with human emotions and judgement, Like a upgraded version of a android. These reploids were first invented by a Dr. Light, Who had built the Reploid named X. There was also a similar model built in that timeframe, probably by one of Dr. Light's partners named Zero. It was from the same time-frame judging from the data Scientists took. Anyways, It seemed that a Dr. Cain began to build these reploids after finding X in a ruined factory. The reploids were a success for that planet, until one day. Reploids began to rebel and kill their human masters, these Reploids were qualified as Mavericks. X and Zero were the original Reploids and they chose to deploy themselves as Maverick Hunters, along with other Reploid Hunters. Also, The Mavericks were led by a Rebel leader named Sigma, who appears periodically throughout their struggle. That's all the information I have been able to find. You will find that on your ship is a map of the solar system in which X and Zero's team is located. Also, there are several Data files on various reploids that I have managed to scavenge out of their databases. You may find those interesting." The woman then laughed once more. Samus took no notice of this and simply stood up, turning she moved to the door, turning the knob as it clicked into the unlocking position. She then exited the room and moved back down the desolate hallway as she reached the door once more. She pushed past the door as she walked back into the bar, looking around as she saw rubble from Cloud and Link's battle. She blinked once then began to laugh a little as she looked over at Link and Cloud. "Well, You two've been busy. Let's go." She didn't say another word. She simply moved over to the lift and pressed a button, the doors opening as the three of them stepped onto it once more. This time they would be tracking the source of the reploids now. The doors closed and the lift began to rise, They were off once again on their quest for knowledge.