Chapter 7
Secrets Revealed
Lady,
I've heard the news! I'm overjoyed that you are going to have a baby! And I'm also surprised.
You've never mentioned about having a family and you always changed the subject whenever the word family was brought up.
I'm very glad for you. I would like to meet the father of your child sometime, but sadly, I'm still working on finding the rest of the information about the breeding experiment. There is one thing I should tell you, it does not involve the Metroids.
Promise me you will never let out this information that I'm giving you to anyone! This is vital to the both of us, Samus.
Sincerely,
Adam
Adam's last words surprised me. I felt that there was something else he was hiding from me in the letter. But, I was relieved that the Metroids are not involved in the breeding experiment. I was still bothered though. What creatures are involved in the breeding experiment? Was there some certain monster in the Monster Habitat Section of Terra the scientists were working with? Why would they keep such an experiment so tightly locked away? Maybe I'll understand in Adam's next letter.
Doctor Scholtz, a friend of Doctor Horn, brought me into the Monster Habitat Section of Terra. He showed me a layout of the map of the entire Monster Habitat Section. It was massive! Much larger than the B.S.L. Station! This too, was divided into different sections, much like the B.S.L., but with more additions. The sections were marked with colors.
I studied the map and noticed a small area that was held onto the rest of the station by a walkway. The area read "Vault".
I looked at Doctor Scholtz with a puzzled expression, "What is the Vault?" I asked curiously.
Doctor Scholtz turned to me and replied, "No one is allowed there. It is very dangerous." He spoke with a thick German accent. The doctor was my height, a young man whose parents came from a country on Earth called Germany. His hair was dirty blonde and buzzed-cut. His blue eyes shown an aggressive stare and his tanned face had a gruff look to it, like an officer from the Federation. He was a man that spoke with few words, but he was an honorable man.
We both stood in a room that was attached to a ceiling and protected by a non-breakable thick glass to shield us against any monsters that could stick to walls and ceilings. The only way down was through the elevator, which can only be activated from this room.
I looked through the glass window down at the ground far below. The landscape was covered with green grass and the walls hidden away by vines. I turned back to Scholtz, "How are these plants surviving without sunlight?"
Doctor Scholtz turned back to the map and pointed at the very bottom, which bulged far out.
"This is the room where the Mother Plant grows. See the vines on the walls? Those are connected to her. She sends energy through them to all the sections."
"Where does the mother plant get her energy?" I asked, growing quite amazed by such an advancement on Terra.
Scholtz pointed again at the place where the Mother Plant was. "There are windows that allow sunlight in and there are water sections nearby to allow water to flow into the plant area." He turned to look at me, "Don't even think about going into the monster's habitat. There are some creatures that are very dangerous." His voice hardened and he quickly turned away.
"What would happen if the Mother Plant died?" I turned to look back out the window at the vines.
Doctor Scholtz replied without turned around to face me, "Then all the plants would die. The Mother Plant is Terra's greatest essential for oxygen. Eventually, everyone on this station would die due to lack of oxygen." As Doctor Scholtz talked, I had an eerie feeling that something was watching me.
I slowly turned away from the window and looked at Doctor Scholtz, whose back was turned.
My eyes darted from one side of the room to the other. I took a step forward. I quickly spun around. There was nothing behind me except for the glass window. I slowly turned back around.
Suddenly, I let out a yelp as a floating object appeared before me! I quickly stepped back and pressed my back into the window.
"What the hell is that?!" I shouted from surprise.
Doctor Scholtz turned to glare at me, "No shouting!" He looked at the floating object, "Oh, that is Felicia. She's a probe."
"A what?" I raised my eyebrow.
"A robot!" Scholtz grumbled in frustration. "Please go! You are distracting me from my work!"
I looked at the probe again. I reached out with my hand to touch it. The probe suddenly flew back to avoid the touch of my hand. I narrowed my eyes, "What a stupid robot."
"I'm not stupid!" A woman's voice came from the direction of the probe. My eyes became wide.
"Hey, don't look so surprised. I may just be a probe, but I have artificial intelligence!"
I cocked an eyebrow, "Artificial what?"
The probe's voice sighed, "Artificial intelligence. I may not be a biological life form like you, but I still have your type of brain power!" I studied this odd object.
It was in the shape of a four-sided star with a large black lens in the center. I figured it was a probe's version of an eye to see out of. Behind it was a large round ball attached to it. This must have been its version of a head that encases its artificial brain. The probe's surface was made of metal, the color of dark green.
I thought it was odd to give a probe a name, but I didn't want to bring up the matter. I reached out to shake hands, if it had hands. "I'm Samus." I said.
The probe spun in a circle and stopped to float in front of my face. "Yeah, I know who you are. Most of us do." The probe spoke laconically.
"You do?" I asked.
"If you're working for the Galactic Federation, then we've seen your profile. You're not much of a broad minded person are you?"
I narrowed my eyes, "Thanks... I used to work for the Federation until I found out that I'm on a permanent vacation."
"Sucks to be you, Sam." Felicia joked.
"I glared at the probe, "Is that my new name?"
* * *
Felicia and I got to know each other better. I found out that she is an exploring probe that ventures into the depths of the Monster Habitat and transmits any malfunctions that are going on deep within the sectors. Unfortunately, she is only built to explore the plant sectors. Her armored body protects her from the harsh weather conditions. Felicia was even created for speed to outmaneuver monsters. She also told me there are other probes built for each of the different habitats.
I have come to a realization. I choose the weirdest bunch to be friends with... or I should say, they choose me.
Felicia followed me back to my apartment. She explored each of the rooms while I went to shower in the bathroom.
I threw off my clothes and looked down at the counter to find a note.
Lady,
I have some drastic news! I happened to have stumbled across Kyan's profile. The bad news is this...
Kyan is not what you think he is. He's not human.
As we both may have thought, planet Antaria does not have a single human life form on it! It is only composed of a super race known as Archons.
I looked up more information on them. They have human genes... and also two other genes that come from strange unknown species. The Archons have psychic and magical abilities. They also have the ability to change and look exactly like human beings!
Kyan, the father of your baby, is the prince of the Archon race! He's real name is Tolebar Zahan Kileos Gatso-Vaulidor. Kyan is only his human name.
Whatever information he otherwise may have given you, he is most likely trying to keep his identity a secret so that he would not frighten you.
Lady, please forgive me. I hope that your love for him does not change because of the information contained in this letter.
Do not hate him for hiding the truth from you. He may have reasons for lying about his identity.
I have never personally met him, but I have the feeling that he feels guilty not telling you the truth.
Please do not let him know that I was the one that gave you this information about him.
I look forward to seeing you soon.
Sincerely,
Adam