Chapter 6: Lava Lashing
Samus walked carefully on the corroding rocks of Brinstar. The lava activities where going off the roof, so Samus decided to investigate for herself. She jumped onto a small rock, which crumbled beneath her feet. She jumped quickly and shot her grappling beam to a rock. She hung from the rock miles away from the lava. But that all began to change when the debris fell into the lava. The lava quickly began to rise. Without further delay, Samus jumped upward and spun herself onto the rocky platform. The lava stopped inches from the platform before it sunk back down to its original state. Samus took off her helm and wiped her brow. As she did, a vortex opened up. Samus quickly put her helmet back on and readied her gun. The Master Hand dropped out of the portal floating toward her. Falco dropped out almost immediately after, ready to fire with his laser, "No more tricks. I want to know what your up to!" The Master Hand floated in front of Falco in a circular patter. Falco followed his motions with his laser. "There are plenty more tricks, Falco Lombardi. Things are just heating up." Samus charged up her laser, "Get off this planet, now! The lava is too unstable; you'll blow up this planet with one false move!" The Master Hand turned to Samus, "Good to know." Samus and Falco fired at the same time. The Master Hand floated there, not moving an inch. The blasts collided causing a huge explosion. When the dust cleared, the Master Hand was gone. Samus looked around, "He must still be around here." Then Samus grabbed her helmet, shrieking in pain. Falco stepped back, knowing what was going to happen. Samus' visor glowed red and in a blink of an eye, she released her grappling beam. Falco ducked and the beam went over his head. He then made a dash for Samus, rushing right through her, sending her into the air. Samus rolled herself into a ball above Falco and dropped a bomb on his head. Falco fell backwards from the explosion, but got to his feet rapidly. Samus was charging her laser cannon for a powerful blast. Falco had to stop her charging. He went in to kick her, but she just rolled backwards, still charging. She released the charged ball right at Falco. Falco narrowed his eyes and the beam was blasted back at Samus using his reflector shield. Samus began to concentrate herself, creating a small, red, circular barrier around herself, tapping the ball back at Falco. Falco was shocked, but reacted by putting up his reflector shield again. Samus received the blast from her own laser sending her on the ground. Falco rushed in to finish her off. He ran on top of her when she rolled into a ball, hitting Falco rapidly in mid air with her spinning body. Samus landed on her feet and Falco landed on his back. He began to get up, but instead, dodged toward Samus. Samus' grappling beam missed Falco by a couple of centimeters. Falco stood on his toes gathering energy as Samus was reeling back her grappling beam. When she finished, Falco did a split, send Samus flying to the right. She went off the platform, but jumped back on with ease. Falco groaned with anger, "I really hate it when they do that." Samus pointed her gun at Falco. Falco was ready to avoid the charge up shot. When she fired, she shot out a rocket instead. Falco jumped into the air to avoid the rocket. The rocket curved upward and exploded, making Falco fall with a spin. Samus waited for him to fall closer, and then she released an upward flamethrower, sending Falco back into the air. She jumped into the air, spinning, and stunned Falco once more with her spinning body. Falco jumped back up. Samus pointed her gun at Falco's direction and fired off another homing missile. Falco put up his deflector shield and spun it around. Samus moved forward slowly as the rocket me her and lit her ablaze. Falco ran over and kicked her off the edge. Samus started her jumps back to the platform. Falco ran to the edge, "Oh no you don't!" He jumped over the edge and kicked her in the helmet, sending her spiraling downward. Falco grabbed the ledge and pulled himself up. He then brushed off some dust on his shoulder. The Master Hand floated a small distance away from the platform, "Such a pity. That was such a boring fight. Maybe I'll get some amusement out of some Kentucky Fried Falco." Falco jumped out onto a rock pile, "The only amusement you're going to get is a one way ticket to your demise." The Master Hand started to float higher, "We shall see." He spun a couple of times and then stopped, concentrating his power in his palm. When the purple sparks disappeared, a large bomb was formed. The Master Hand clenched his fingers around it, "Hope things won't heat up for you too much." He threw the bomb downward with all his strength. The bomb plummeted to the lava below. There was a large explosion of lava. Falco looked around and saw the rocky platform began to crumble. He jumped up onto a metal platform. As he looked over, he saw the rocks from the platform beak up and fell two feet into lava. The lava rose even more and engulfed the remains of the platform. Falco watched in horror. The Master Hand teleported above him, "Hope you don't have cold feet. I must be on my way, lava and nylon just don't mix." Falco looked up and watched the Master Hand teleport onto different platforms. Falco looked back down at the lava, which was getting closer to his platform. He began to jump into the air, "I didn't come this far just to lose." He grabbed a hold of the metal platform and pulled himself up, and then jumped to the next. Falco raced against the clock to catch up to the Master Hand. The Master Hand teleported in a metallic room at the top. He waved his fingers toward the center, "Time to make my getaway." As his fingers began to glow purple, they flicked slightly. He tried again, but nothing happened; "What?!?!" Falco jumped with ease from platform to platform. He saw the top where the Master Hand was toiling with a machine. Falco lit himself ablaze and made it to the next platform, "He's getting ready to move. Where's that vortex?" The Master Hand turned some wires and closed the side to the machine, "Such a primitive device, but it will do. I hope it still works. If it does I'll have enough time to recharge my energy. Falco was only about five platforms away from the top. He looked back down at the lava that was rising faster and faster. He looked back up toward the Master Hand. A beam shone down on him. Sparks began to form around the Master Hand as he disappeared in a small flash. Falco jumped up to the next platform, "Where'd he go? Why is there no vortex?" Falco jumped into the metallic room and quickly examined the machine, "This must be a teleportation device. But why would he use this?" Falco looked down back at the lava, which was now flowing into the room. "It's no vortex, but it should work. He jumped onto the golden circle and looked ahead as the beam surrounded Falco and teleported him off the planet. The surface of the planet began to break up as lava began to burst from the core of the planet. Planet Brinstar began to shine a bright red and then exploded, sending a few small pieces of the planet flying into space.
{More fighting and action in chapter 7. Don't forget to review.}
Samus walked carefully on the corroding rocks of Brinstar. The lava activities where going off the roof, so Samus decided to investigate for herself. She jumped onto a small rock, which crumbled beneath her feet. She jumped quickly and shot her grappling beam to a rock. She hung from the rock miles away from the lava. But that all began to change when the debris fell into the lava. The lava quickly began to rise. Without further delay, Samus jumped upward and spun herself onto the rocky platform. The lava stopped inches from the platform before it sunk back down to its original state. Samus took off her helm and wiped her brow. As she did, a vortex opened up. Samus quickly put her helmet back on and readied her gun. The Master Hand dropped out of the portal floating toward her. Falco dropped out almost immediately after, ready to fire with his laser, "No more tricks. I want to know what your up to!" The Master Hand floated in front of Falco in a circular patter. Falco followed his motions with his laser. "There are plenty more tricks, Falco Lombardi. Things are just heating up." Samus charged up her laser, "Get off this planet, now! The lava is too unstable; you'll blow up this planet with one false move!" The Master Hand turned to Samus, "Good to know." Samus and Falco fired at the same time. The Master Hand floated there, not moving an inch. The blasts collided causing a huge explosion. When the dust cleared, the Master Hand was gone. Samus looked around, "He must still be around here." Then Samus grabbed her helmet, shrieking in pain. Falco stepped back, knowing what was going to happen. Samus' visor glowed red and in a blink of an eye, she released her grappling beam. Falco ducked and the beam went over his head. He then made a dash for Samus, rushing right through her, sending her into the air. Samus rolled herself into a ball above Falco and dropped a bomb on his head. Falco fell backwards from the explosion, but got to his feet rapidly. Samus was charging her laser cannon for a powerful blast. Falco had to stop her charging. He went in to kick her, but she just rolled backwards, still charging. She released the charged ball right at Falco. Falco narrowed his eyes and the beam was blasted back at Samus using his reflector shield. Samus began to concentrate herself, creating a small, red, circular barrier around herself, tapping the ball back at Falco. Falco was shocked, but reacted by putting up his reflector shield again. Samus received the blast from her own laser sending her on the ground. Falco rushed in to finish her off. He ran on top of her when she rolled into a ball, hitting Falco rapidly in mid air with her spinning body. Samus landed on her feet and Falco landed on his back. He began to get up, but instead, dodged toward Samus. Samus' grappling beam missed Falco by a couple of centimeters. Falco stood on his toes gathering energy as Samus was reeling back her grappling beam. When she finished, Falco did a split, send Samus flying to the right. She went off the platform, but jumped back on with ease. Falco groaned with anger, "I really hate it when they do that." Samus pointed her gun at Falco. Falco was ready to avoid the charge up shot. When she fired, she shot out a rocket instead. Falco jumped into the air to avoid the rocket. The rocket curved upward and exploded, making Falco fall with a spin. Samus waited for him to fall closer, and then she released an upward flamethrower, sending Falco back into the air. She jumped into the air, spinning, and stunned Falco once more with her spinning body. Falco jumped back up. Samus pointed her gun at Falco's direction and fired off another homing missile. Falco put up his deflector shield and spun it around. Samus moved forward slowly as the rocket me her and lit her ablaze. Falco ran over and kicked her off the edge. Samus started her jumps back to the platform. Falco ran to the edge, "Oh no you don't!" He jumped over the edge and kicked her in the helmet, sending her spiraling downward. Falco grabbed the ledge and pulled himself up. He then brushed off some dust on his shoulder. The Master Hand floated a small distance away from the platform, "Such a pity. That was such a boring fight. Maybe I'll get some amusement out of some Kentucky Fried Falco." Falco jumped out onto a rock pile, "The only amusement you're going to get is a one way ticket to your demise." The Master Hand started to float higher, "We shall see." He spun a couple of times and then stopped, concentrating his power in his palm. When the purple sparks disappeared, a large bomb was formed. The Master Hand clenched his fingers around it, "Hope things won't heat up for you too much." He threw the bomb downward with all his strength. The bomb plummeted to the lava below. There was a large explosion of lava. Falco looked around and saw the rocky platform began to crumble. He jumped up onto a metal platform. As he looked over, he saw the rocks from the platform beak up and fell two feet into lava. The lava rose even more and engulfed the remains of the platform. Falco watched in horror. The Master Hand teleported above him, "Hope you don't have cold feet. I must be on my way, lava and nylon just don't mix." Falco looked up and watched the Master Hand teleport onto different platforms. Falco looked back down at the lava, which was getting closer to his platform. He began to jump into the air, "I didn't come this far just to lose." He grabbed a hold of the metal platform and pulled himself up, and then jumped to the next. Falco raced against the clock to catch up to the Master Hand. The Master Hand teleported in a metallic room at the top. He waved his fingers toward the center, "Time to make my getaway." As his fingers began to glow purple, they flicked slightly. He tried again, but nothing happened; "What?!?!" Falco jumped with ease from platform to platform. He saw the top where the Master Hand was toiling with a machine. Falco lit himself ablaze and made it to the next platform, "He's getting ready to move. Where's that vortex?" The Master Hand turned some wires and closed the side to the machine, "Such a primitive device, but it will do. I hope it still works. If it does I'll have enough time to recharge my energy. Falco was only about five platforms away from the top. He looked back down at the lava that was rising faster and faster. He looked back up toward the Master Hand. A beam shone down on him. Sparks began to form around the Master Hand as he disappeared in a small flash. Falco jumped up to the next platform, "Where'd he go? Why is there no vortex?" Falco jumped into the metallic room and quickly examined the machine, "This must be a teleportation device. But why would he use this?" Falco looked down back at the lava, which was now flowing into the room. "It's no vortex, but it should work. He jumped onto the golden circle and looked ahead as the beam surrounded Falco and teleported him off the planet. The surface of the planet began to break up as lava began to burst from the core of the planet. Planet Brinstar began to shine a bright red and then exploded, sending a few small pieces of the planet flying into space.
{More fighting and action in chapter 7. Don't forget to review.}
