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Omega Metroid's POV
I prowled the cramped hallways, looking for another place to evolve. I returned to where I had last evolved, where the ship had been. As I prepared to evolve again, I heard something coming closer. I growled in annoyance, and slipped back into the shadows. As the being came closer, I sensed it as a Metroid. I realized it was probably here to evolve into a Queen. With as much X as it had absorbed, one could make five or six Queens. I jumped from the shadows and roared a challenge. The tiny Metroid accepted, and shot at me. None of them hurt me, so I swiped at the Metroid. It crouched, and panted. Before I could finish off the Metroid, an incredibly powerful X floated in. It formed into a copy of the small Metroid, and began attacking me. The pain surprised me, and I stumbled back. I gathered my wits, and slammed the X into the ground. I reached out to absorb it, it could help me evolve. It moved away from me, and towards the small Metroid.
SA-X's POV
The Metroid reached towards me, and I moved away. I moved closer to the human with Metroid DNA, hoping it would absorb me. I was the second SA- X, the second strongest X in existence. I was one of the few X with actual intelligence; there were only two others like me. We X that had real intelligence didn't know what the other X were doing until they had evolved far past our capabilities to contain them all. We respected the woman called the Hunter. I would have liked to battle her a few more times, but that was no longer a choice. Her decision to destroy the lab and planet was a good one, but I had to fight her at least once before I died. When she touched me, I poured every ounce of my energy into her instead of fighting the absorption. As my power flooded into her, time slowed for me. Her suit changed to be a dark red and orange, and became much better. She still wasn't strong enough, so I poured more energy into her. Her suit changed again into an orange and yellow suit, and her cannon gained the Ice Beam. This all happened in less than a second. I watched her battle the Metroid, and noticed it raise its arm. I silently yelled to dodge back, and amazingly the Hunter did. As the battle ended, I felt my consciousness fade. As I faded, I let one thought echo in my head. You are indeed the ultimate warrior... Samus Aran.
Ruska's POV
My eyes snapped open, and I glanced around nervously. The cargo bay was dark, and the Metroids were sleeping. I felt something leaning on my shoulder. I reached over and felt it. Riina had apparently fallen onto me in her sleep. A light flickered on, and the woman stepped into the room. She was still in her suit, and I realized who she was. She had been in my dream! "What's your name?" I asked her as she came closer. A Metroid stirred.
"Most call me the Hunter. Now get up, you're coming with me." She ordered. I grumbled, but agreed. I didn't want to feel the piercing cold of the Ice Beam again.
"What about Riina?" I asked.
"She's staying here." Samus replied. I realized that if that dream was true, this woman was indeed powerful while in her suit. I would have to wait until she was out of her suit before I could attack her. I paused and shook the largest Metroid awake. "None of your Metroids can come either." Samus told me. I ignored her, and sent a few silent orders to my Metroid. It gave a squeak of reassurance before falling asleep again. I followed Samus out of the cargo bay, and into a space station's docking bay. The door slid shut behind us. Everyone stopped what they were doing, and stared at us. We just kept walking. I glared at several people, and they returned to their jobs. I ran into something hard, and looked in front of me. A large being with four arms, a reptilian tail, compound eyes, and a hard exoskeleton stood in front of me. It growled at me, and I somehow understood it.
"Maybe you should watch where you're going. Now move out of my way." I ordered. The creature roared at me. "Yeah, well you're so ugly the doctor slapped your mother." I replied. The creature was about to bring its fist down on me, but I was yanked out of the way. Samus set me down outside a door.
"That wasn't exactly the most intelligent thing you've done." Samus said.
"I could have killed him easily." I replied.
"Yeah right." Samus said, knocking on the door. There was movement on the other side of the door, and it slid open to reveal a haggard man in his 40's. He looked at us in confusion, and I noticed that his room was a mess. "Are you Brent Otoosan?" Samus asked.
"Yeah. Would you like to come in? I'm sorry my place is a mess, but I've been caught up in my research. I've been studying X parasites." He said, opening the door and stepping out of the way. I walked in, but Samus didn't move.
"Are you an idiot?" She growled at Brent. Brent looked at her confusedly.
"I beg your pardon?" He asked.
"You have X parasites on a heavily populated space station. Don't you know what the X are capable of?" Samus asked.
"I'm well aware of that, that's why they're all dead. I separated the DNA and the cells, and preserved them. They're no longer dangerous." Brent replied.
"You should completely destroy them while you still have the chance." Samus ordered. I watched the two in confusion.
"First of all, who are you to be ordering me around, and second of all, I need them for testing." Brent said. Samus aimed her gun arm at Brent's head. I smiled, this was getting interesting.
"This is at its Wide Beam mode, so you won't be able to dodge. And what are you testing that needs the X?" Samus asked.
"Why should I tell you?" Brent replied. I gawked at this. This guy was an idiot, how did he get to be a scientist. I saw small ball of energy form at the end of Samus's gun arm, and she tried to give the man an uppercut with it. He disappeared and reappeared a few feet away. "It works!" Brent exclaimed, detaching a box from his belt. Now Samus and I were both confused.
"What is that?" I asked.
"Eh? Oh, this. It's a weak teleporter. Relies on a psychic connection." Brent said pulling a couple of wires that went under his lab coat and around to his back. "Works best if the person is in danger." Brent said, picking up a pencil and writing something on a nearby piece of paper. "And to answer your question about the X, I'm testing a virus on them. I'm trying to eradicate them with a special virus." Brent said. The sphere of energy at the end of Samus's gun dissipated.
"I've already destroyed them all." Samus said.
"Right. Well, why did you even come here to begin with?" Brent asked.
"This boy here is some clone of yours that the Federation used in a genetics experiment. I figured he could stay with you." Samus replied. Brent looked thoughtful for a moment, and walked into another room. I heard papers shuffling, and then he came back out.
"Oh, yeah. The Federation said he was just to test a possible X vaccine, and then he was going to be put up for adoption. Never did agree with what they did with genetics, but they said they needed my DNA. Why'd you bring him here?" Brent asked.
"What they told you was a load of bull. I was made to be a weapon." I told him. He looked at me in surprise.
"They didn't want to keep you, or something? They just let you go free?" Brent asked. I laughed.
"Of course not. I simply killed them all." I replied offhandedly.
"Maybe now the Federation will stop messing with genetics, and stick to basic cloning." Brent muttered.
"So do you mind if he stays with you?" Samus asked.
"No, I don't mind. Who are you, by the way?" Brent asked.
"Samus Aran. Now if you'll excuse me." She replied, walking towards the door.
"Hey, what about my Metroids and Riina?" I demanded.
"The Metroids will probably have to be terminated, and Riina will be sent to her family." Samus replied.
"Oh yes, Metroids. How is Hatchling?" Brent asked Samus.
"How do you know about Hatchling?" Samus asked, cutting off what I was about to say.
"Well Hatchling was sent to me a day after your dropping him off at the Ceres station. I had him here for a few months, and then a Federation officer came, saying that Hatchling was to be taken back to you." Brent said.
"But less than a week after I dropped Hatchling off, he was kidnapped by Ridley." Samus said confusion evident in her voice.
"That was Hatchling's clone. Didn't you know that he had been cloned, and then sent to me?" Brent asked. Samus shook her head.
"On the space ship I was on, there was a cryotube labeled 'Hatchling'. I thawed it, and it immediately rushed to her when it saw her." I said.
"That's where the Federation took him. No wonder they refused my requests to have you and Hatchling come here." Brent mused.
"So that Metroid was Hatchling. Alright, you're coming with me for a few minutes." Samus said, gesturing to me.
"Not unless you do something for me." I replied.
"What?" Samus asked.
"First of all, my Metroids get to stay with me. Second of all, Riina and her Metroid also get to stay with me." I said.
"No." Samus refused flatly. I was about to say something, but Brent cut me off.
"No, it's alright. The Metroids would be useful if the X ever broke out, and they make great companions. And I'm sure an extra person wouldn't be too hard to support." Brent said.
"Again, no. I'm not leaving a potential weapon in the hands of a psychopathic killer. And Riina will probably want to return to her family." Samus said. I smiled and chuckled.
"Even without my Metroids, I could kill everyone on this station. My Metroids would just make it quicker and easier." I replied.
"Fine, you can have your Metroids." Samus replied.
"And what about Riina?" I asked.
"No, she'll go back to her family." Samus said.
"They're dead. She's the only survivor. Where's she to go?" I replied.
"Away from you." Samus said. Brent sighed.
"Why don't we ask her?" Brent suggested.
"Fine. And I'd suggest that you also move to a larger area, with nobody else around after we've gotten this straightened out." Samus replied. Brent gave her a confused look. "He's a psychopathic killer, and the Metroids will probably attack people also." Samus said.
"Hey, just because I killed more than a hundred people doesn't mean that I'm about to kill everyone the first chance I get. And the Metroids will only attack if I tell them to." I interjected.
"Well buying a large ship shouldn't be too bad, although I'll have to dig my savings out, but it'll be tough moving everything in." Brent said. Samus began walking towards the door, and I followed her. Brent snapped out of his thoughts when he noticed we were leaving, and followed us. "What are you going to do about Hatchling?" Brent asked Samus. She ignored him, and he sighed. This time when we entered the docking bay, nobody looked up from their work. There were several guards gathered around the cargo hatch of Samus's ship. Samus ran over to see what was happening. As soon as I had entered the docking bay, I had known what was going on. I calmly walked over, and shoved a guard out of my way. Samus was ordering the guards back, and prepping a missile. I looked up at where the cargo hatch used to be, and saw my three largest Metroids floating there. Behind them were the other six, and behind them were Hatchling and Riina's Metroid. Riina was at the very back, confused.
"You'd better tell them to stop attacking people, or I'll kill them right here and now." Samus ordered. I snorted.
"I ordered them to protect Riina if anyone tried getting on the ship. They're being defensive, and attacking anyone that comes close to them. Someone must have tried to enter the ship, and they retaliated." I told her. Samus whirled to face the guards.
"Who tried to board my ship?" She growled. An officer stepped forward.
"Simply standard procedure. We must check a ship's cargo to make sure it's non-lethal. You are hereby placed under arrest for containing dangerous cargo aboard your ship." The officer said.
"They're not cargo, they're passengers." Samus said. I ordered the Metroids to stand down for now.
"They have exhibited no qualities of being sentient, and are thus considered animals, and thus cargo." The officer replied.
"Not true. I'm the hive mind, and they're a part of me. I'm sentient, and so are they. I control them." I told the officer. He didn't even glance in my direction.
"Metroids are Class A, non-tradable items anyways." The officer said.
"They weren't being traded; didn't you hear what the boy said?" Samus asked.
"Yes, I heard what he said. It is also highly unbelievable." The officer said. I growled, and yanked the guard towards me so that we were face to face.
"You wouldn't want everyone here to find out your little secret, now would you?" I asked. The officer gave me a confused look, so I tossed him into a nearby ship. I walked over, and crouched in front of him. "The fact that you're an android could really ruin your reputation." I whispered. He glared at me.
"How did you know?" He asked.
"Metroids can sense living things and non-living things." I replied. I stood up, and walked back towards Samus's ship. The officer took longer, since he had to act like a human. I walked past the guards and towards Samus's ship. The Metroids moved out of my way, and I walked towards Riina.
"Ruska, was everything you said out there true?" Riina asked me.
"Bout what?" I replied.
"About you telling the Metroids to protect me." Riina said.
"Yeah, it's true. You still have questions to answer." I told her. Her Metroid gave a small squeak. Samus came onto the ship. I noticed that she still had her gun loaded.
"Riina, Ruska's going to be leaving us. Would you rather go with him, or look for another place to stay?" Samus asked her. Riina looked from me to the Metroids, and then to Samus.
"I-I think I'll go with Brent." Riina said. Samus nodded silently, and walked deeper into the ship.
"C'mon, let's get going." I said, walking back towards the cargo hatch. Riina followed me silently, as did the Metroids. Everyone except Brent and the officer stepped back in fear when they saw the Metroids. I jumped down from the ship casually, and Riina climbed down. Everyone backed away even more, and I saw the creature that I'd run into earlier. He was glaring at me, and I simply ignored him. I walked over to Brent. "What're we going to be doing now?" I asked.
"You're going to get an ID, and your Metroids are going to have to stay at my place. The officer here will be registering you for your ID." Brent said, gesturing to the android officer. I shrugged, and walked over.
"Let's get this over with." I said. The officer nodded, and started walking. I followed him nonchalantly. We entered a room, and the officer turned on the nearby computer. He picked up a syringe, and attached a needle to its tip. "Hey, what's that for?" I asked nervously.
"To get a DNA sample." The officer said.
"You're not touching me with that needle!" I exclaimed, backing away. The officer smiled.
"Too bad, but it's going to happen." The officer replied.
Third person POV
Brent calmly walked down the hallways with the Metroids chittering at him. He couldn't understand them, but they tried anyways. They wanted to go help the hive master. Riina followed him. "Um, sir. Where are we going?" Riina asked him nervously.
"Huh? Oh yes, you were coming with Ruska. At the moment, we're heading back to my apartment. I need to purchase us a ship, and then we'll have to load all of my stuff onto the ship. And call me Brent. I hate formalities." Brent said. Riina nodded silently. A few loud yells suddenly echoed through the space station.
"What was that?" Riina asked.
"Probably just Ruska." Brent replied.
"That was Ruska?" Riina asked incredulously.
"Yep. Probably just had his DNA sample taken." Brent said.
"How would you know?" Riina asked. A large square bulge appeared in the wall near her, and she jumped back in surprise.
"He has a small fear of needles, since he was cloned from me." Brent said. Riina was just staring at the dent in the wall.
"Just a small one?" Riina asked sarcastically.
Ruska's POV
I stopped panting for and glared at the officer. He was holding the syringe in his hand, looking smug. I looked around for something besides the filing cabinet to throw at him. He simply ignored me, and proceeded to place the contents of the syringe in a vial. The next part I didn't see because my back was turned on him. I didn't find any other objects to beat the officer over the head with, so I proceeded to pull the file cabinet out of the wall. The officer tapped me on the shoulder, and I turned around to face him. "What do you want?" I growled. He handed me an ID card. "Oh." I muttered, stuffing it in my pocket. He opened the door, and I walked out. I looked around for Riina and Brent because I thought I'd heard them right before I rammed the file cabinet into the wall. I didn't see them anywhere, so I just strolled down the hall. I was suddenly stopped as somebody grabbed the back of my shirt. "I'd suggest letting go of my shirt." I said.
"No. I need to talk to you." Said an ever familiar voice. I turned around to see Samus with her suit still on.
"Whadda you want?" I asked.
"To make sure you don't kill anyone." Samus said.
"What are you going to do, stalk me?" I replied.
"If I have to, yes." Samus said.
"Jesus Christ, it's not like I'm going kill everybody, just the people that get me mad." I said.
"You can't kill any citizens." Samus ordered.
"Screw you, I'll do what I want." I said.
"I bet you can't do it." Samus replied.
"I can keep myself and my Metroids from killing people, but I don't want to." I said.
"Bet you 2,000 credits that you can't go without hurting Riina or killing anyone." Samus replied. I thought about it for a moment. A smile crept across my face as I found a loophole in her bet.
"Fine. How long?" I asked.
"Five years." Samus said.
"Five years!?!" I exclaimed.
"Take it or leave it." Samus retorted.
"Fine. In five years, prepare to pay me 2,000 credits." I said. Samus nodded, and walked away. I turned my back on her, and continued deeper into the ship.
"And you owe me for the damage your Metroids caused!" She called back to me. I ignored her, and kept walking. I rounded the corner, and continued down the hall. I made my way to the door that I recognized as being Brent's, and opened it. I didn't see Riina or Brent in the living room, so I plopped down on the couch. About five minutes later, I was asleep.
Omega Metroid's POV
I prowled the cramped hallways, looking for another place to evolve. I returned to where I had last evolved, where the ship had been. As I prepared to evolve again, I heard something coming closer. I growled in annoyance, and slipped back into the shadows. As the being came closer, I sensed it as a Metroid. I realized it was probably here to evolve into a Queen. With as much X as it had absorbed, one could make five or six Queens. I jumped from the shadows and roared a challenge. The tiny Metroid accepted, and shot at me. None of them hurt me, so I swiped at the Metroid. It crouched, and panted. Before I could finish off the Metroid, an incredibly powerful X floated in. It formed into a copy of the small Metroid, and began attacking me. The pain surprised me, and I stumbled back. I gathered my wits, and slammed the X into the ground. I reached out to absorb it, it could help me evolve. It moved away from me, and towards the small Metroid.
SA-X's POV
The Metroid reached towards me, and I moved away. I moved closer to the human with Metroid DNA, hoping it would absorb me. I was the second SA- X, the second strongest X in existence. I was one of the few X with actual intelligence; there were only two others like me. We X that had real intelligence didn't know what the other X were doing until they had evolved far past our capabilities to contain them all. We respected the woman called the Hunter. I would have liked to battle her a few more times, but that was no longer a choice. Her decision to destroy the lab and planet was a good one, but I had to fight her at least once before I died. When she touched me, I poured every ounce of my energy into her instead of fighting the absorption. As my power flooded into her, time slowed for me. Her suit changed to be a dark red and orange, and became much better. She still wasn't strong enough, so I poured more energy into her. Her suit changed again into an orange and yellow suit, and her cannon gained the Ice Beam. This all happened in less than a second. I watched her battle the Metroid, and noticed it raise its arm. I silently yelled to dodge back, and amazingly the Hunter did. As the battle ended, I felt my consciousness fade. As I faded, I let one thought echo in my head. You are indeed the ultimate warrior... Samus Aran.
Ruska's POV
My eyes snapped open, and I glanced around nervously. The cargo bay was dark, and the Metroids were sleeping. I felt something leaning on my shoulder. I reached over and felt it. Riina had apparently fallen onto me in her sleep. A light flickered on, and the woman stepped into the room. She was still in her suit, and I realized who she was. She had been in my dream! "What's your name?" I asked her as she came closer. A Metroid stirred.
"Most call me the Hunter. Now get up, you're coming with me." She ordered. I grumbled, but agreed. I didn't want to feel the piercing cold of the Ice Beam again.
"What about Riina?" I asked.
"She's staying here." Samus replied. I realized that if that dream was true, this woman was indeed powerful while in her suit. I would have to wait until she was out of her suit before I could attack her. I paused and shook the largest Metroid awake. "None of your Metroids can come either." Samus told me. I ignored her, and sent a few silent orders to my Metroid. It gave a squeak of reassurance before falling asleep again. I followed Samus out of the cargo bay, and into a space station's docking bay. The door slid shut behind us. Everyone stopped what they were doing, and stared at us. We just kept walking. I glared at several people, and they returned to their jobs. I ran into something hard, and looked in front of me. A large being with four arms, a reptilian tail, compound eyes, and a hard exoskeleton stood in front of me. It growled at me, and I somehow understood it.
"Maybe you should watch where you're going. Now move out of my way." I ordered. The creature roared at me. "Yeah, well you're so ugly the doctor slapped your mother." I replied. The creature was about to bring its fist down on me, but I was yanked out of the way. Samus set me down outside a door.
"That wasn't exactly the most intelligent thing you've done." Samus said.
"I could have killed him easily." I replied.
"Yeah right." Samus said, knocking on the door. There was movement on the other side of the door, and it slid open to reveal a haggard man in his 40's. He looked at us in confusion, and I noticed that his room was a mess. "Are you Brent Otoosan?" Samus asked.
"Yeah. Would you like to come in? I'm sorry my place is a mess, but I've been caught up in my research. I've been studying X parasites." He said, opening the door and stepping out of the way. I walked in, but Samus didn't move.
"Are you an idiot?" She growled at Brent. Brent looked at her confusedly.
"I beg your pardon?" He asked.
"You have X parasites on a heavily populated space station. Don't you know what the X are capable of?" Samus asked.
"I'm well aware of that, that's why they're all dead. I separated the DNA and the cells, and preserved them. They're no longer dangerous." Brent replied.
"You should completely destroy them while you still have the chance." Samus ordered. I watched the two in confusion.
"First of all, who are you to be ordering me around, and second of all, I need them for testing." Brent said. Samus aimed her gun arm at Brent's head. I smiled, this was getting interesting.
"This is at its Wide Beam mode, so you won't be able to dodge. And what are you testing that needs the X?" Samus asked.
"Why should I tell you?" Brent replied. I gawked at this. This guy was an idiot, how did he get to be a scientist. I saw small ball of energy form at the end of Samus's gun arm, and she tried to give the man an uppercut with it. He disappeared and reappeared a few feet away. "It works!" Brent exclaimed, detaching a box from his belt. Now Samus and I were both confused.
"What is that?" I asked.
"Eh? Oh, this. It's a weak teleporter. Relies on a psychic connection." Brent said pulling a couple of wires that went under his lab coat and around to his back. "Works best if the person is in danger." Brent said, picking up a pencil and writing something on a nearby piece of paper. "And to answer your question about the X, I'm testing a virus on them. I'm trying to eradicate them with a special virus." Brent said. The sphere of energy at the end of Samus's gun dissipated.
"I've already destroyed them all." Samus said.
"Right. Well, why did you even come here to begin with?" Brent asked.
"This boy here is some clone of yours that the Federation used in a genetics experiment. I figured he could stay with you." Samus replied. Brent looked thoughtful for a moment, and walked into another room. I heard papers shuffling, and then he came back out.
"Oh, yeah. The Federation said he was just to test a possible X vaccine, and then he was going to be put up for adoption. Never did agree with what they did with genetics, but they said they needed my DNA. Why'd you bring him here?" Brent asked.
"What they told you was a load of bull. I was made to be a weapon." I told him. He looked at me in surprise.
"They didn't want to keep you, or something? They just let you go free?" Brent asked. I laughed.
"Of course not. I simply killed them all." I replied offhandedly.
"Maybe now the Federation will stop messing with genetics, and stick to basic cloning." Brent muttered.
"So do you mind if he stays with you?" Samus asked.
"No, I don't mind. Who are you, by the way?" Brent asked.
"Samus Aran. Now if you'll excuse me." She replied, walking towards the door.
"Hey, what about my Metroids and Riina?" I demanded.
"The Metroids will probably have to be terminated, and Riina will be sent to her family." Samus replied.
"Oh yes, Metroids. How is Hatchling?" Brent asked Samus.
"How do you know about Hatchling?" Samus asked, cutting off what I was about to say.
"Well Hatchling was sent to me a day after your dropping him off at the Ceres station. I had him here for a few months, and then a Federation officer came, saying that Hatchling was to be taken back to you." Brent said.
"But less than a week after I dropped Hatchling off, he was kidnapped by Ridley." Samus said confusion evident in her voice.
"That was Hatchling's clone. Didn't you know that he had been cloned, and then sent to me?" Brent asked. Samus shook her head.
"On the space ship I was on, there was a cryotube labeled 'Hatchling'. I thawed it, and it immediately rushed to her when it saw her." I said.
"That's where the Federation took him. No wonder they refused my requests to have you and Hatchling come here." Brent mused.
"So that Metroid was Hatchling. Alright, you're coming with me for a few minutes." Samus said, gesturing to me.
"Not unless you do something for me." I replied.
"What?" Samus asked.
"First of all, my Metroids get to stay with me. Second of all, Riina and her Metroid also get to stay with me." I said.
"No." Samus refused flatly. I was about to say something, but Brent cut me off.
"No, it's alright. The Metroids would be useful if the X ever broke out, and they make great companions. And I'm sure an extra person wouldn't be too hard to support." Brent said.
"Again, no. I'm not leaving a potential weapon in the hands of a psychopathic killer. And Riina will probably want to return to her family." Samus said. I smiled and chuckled.
"Even without my Metroids, I could kill everyone on this station. My Metroids would just make it quicker and easier." I replied.
"Fine, you can have your Metroids." Samus replied.
"And what about Riina?" I asked.
"No, she'll go back to her family." Samus said.
"They're dead. She's the only survivor. Where's she to go?" I replied.
"Away from you." Samus said. Brent sighed.
"Why don't we ask her?" Brent suggested.
"Fine. And I'd suggest that you also move to a larger area, with nobody else around after we've gotten this straightened out." Samus replied. Brent gave her a confused look. "He's a psychopathic killer, and the Metroids will probably attack people also." Samus said.
"Hey, just because I killed more than a hundred people doesn't mean that I'm about to kill everyone the first chance I get. And the Metroids will only attack if I tell them to." I interjected.
"Well buying a large ship shouldn't be too bad, although I'll have to dig my savings out, but it'll be tough moving everything in." Brent said. Samus began walking towards the door, and I followed her. Brent snapped out of his thoughts when he noticed we were leaving, and followed us. "What are you going to do about Hatchling?" Brent asked Samus. She ignored him, and he sighed. This time when we entered the docking bay, nobody looked up from their work. There were several guards gathered around the cargo hatch of Samus's ship. Samus ran over to see what was happening. As soon as I had entered the docking bay, I had known what was going on. I calmly walked over, and shoved a guard out of my way. Samus was ordering the guards back, and prepping a missile. I looked up at where the cargo hatch used to be, and saw my three largest Metroids floating there. Behind them were the other six, and behind them were Hatchling and Riina's Metroid. Riina was at the very back, confused.
"You'd better tell them to stop attacking people, or I'll kill them right here and now." Samus ordered. I snorted.
"I ordered them to protect Riina if anyone tried getting on the ship. They're being defensive, and attacking anyone that comes close to them. Someone must have tried to enter the ship, and they retaliated." I told her. Samus whirled to face the guards.
"Who tried to board my ship?" She growled. An officer stepped forward.
"Simply standard procedure. We must check a ship's cargo to make sure it's non-lethal. You are hereby placed under arrest for containing dangerous cargo aboard your ship." The officer said.
"They're not cargo, they're passengers." Samus said. I ordered the Metroids to stand down for now.
"They have exhibited no qualities of being sentient, and are thus considered animals, and thus cargo." The officer replied.
"Not true. I'm the hive mind, and they're a part of me. I'm sentient, and so are they. I control them." I told the officer. He didn't even glance in my direction.
"Metroids are Class A, non-tradable items anyways." The officer said.
"They weren't being traded; didn't you hear what the boy said?" Samus asked.
"Yes, I heard what he said. It is also highly unbelievable." The officer said. I growled, and yanked the guard towards me so that we were face to face.
"You wouldn't want everyone here to find out your little secret, now would you?" I asked. The officer gave me a confused look, so I tossed him into a nearby ship. I walked over, and crouched in front of him. "The fact that you're an android could really ruin your reputation." I whispered. He glared at me.
"How did you know?" He asked.
"Metroids can sense living things and non-living things." I replied. I stood up, and walked back towards Samus's ship. The officer took longer, since he had to act like a human. I walked past the guards and towards Samus's ship. The Metroids moved out of my way, and I walked towards Riina.
"Ruska, was everything you said out there true?" Riina asked me.
"Bout what?" I replied.
"About you telling the Metroids to protect me." Riina said.
"Yeah, it's true. You still have questions to answer." I told her. Her Metroid gave a small squeak. Samus came onto the ship. I noticed that she still had her gun loaded.
"Riina, Ruska's going to be leaving us. Would you rather go with him, or look for another place to stay?" Samus asked her. Riina looked from me to the Metroids, and then to Samus.
"I-I think I'll go with Brent." Riina said. Samus nodded silently, and walked deeper into the ship.
"C'mon, let's get going." I said, walking back towards the cargo hatch. Riina followed me silently, as did the Metroids. Everyone except Brent and the officer stepped back in fear when they saw the Metroids. I jumped down from the ship casually, and Riina climbed down. Everyone backed away even more, and I saw the creature that I'd run into earlier. He was glaring at me, and I simply ignored him. I walked over to Brent. "What're we going to be doing now?" I asked.
"You're going to get an ID, and your Metroids are going to have to stay at my place. The officer here will be registering you for your ID." Brent said, gesturing to the android officer. I shrugged, and walked over.
"Let's get this over with." I said. The officer nodded, and started walking. I followed him nonchalantly. We entered a room, and the officer turned on the nearby computer. He picked up a syringe, and attached a needle to its tip. "Hey, what's that for?" I asked nervously.
"To get a DNA sample." The officer said.
"You're not touching me with that needle!" I exclaimed, backing away. The officer smiled.
"Too bad, but it's going to happen." The officer replied.
Third person POV
Brent calmly walked down the hallways with the Metroids chittering at him. He couldn't understand them, but they tried anyways. They wanted to go help the hive master. Riina followed him. "Um, sir. Where are we going?" Riina asked him nervously.
"Huh? Oh yes, you were coming with Ruska. At the moment, we're heading back to my apartment. I need to purchase us a ship, and then we'll have to load all of my stuff onto the ship. And call me Brent. I hate formalities." Brent said. Riina nodded silently. A few loud yells suddenly echoed through the space station.
"What was that?" Riina asked.
"Probably just Ruska." Brent replied.
"That was Ruska?" Riina asked incredulously.
"Yep. Probably just had his DNA sample taken." Brent said.
"How would you know?" Riina asked. A large square bulge appeared in the wall near her, and she jumped back in surprise.
"He has a small fear of needles, since he was cloned from me." Brent said. Riina was just staring at the dent in the wall.
"Just a small one?" Riina asked sarcastically.
Ruska's POV
I stopped panting for and glared at the officer. He was holding the syringe in his hand, looking smug. I looked around for something besides the filing cabinet to throw at him. He simply ignored me, and proceeded to place the contents of the syringe in a vial. The next part I didn't see because my back was turned on him. I didn't find any other objects to beat the officer over the head with, so I proceeded to pull the file cabinet out of the wall. The officer tapped me on the shoulder, and I turned around to face him. "What do you want?" I growled. He handed me an ID card. "Oh." I muttered, stuffing it in my pocket. He opened the door, and I walked out. I looked around for Riina and Brent because I thought I'd heard them right before I rammed the file cabinet into the wall. I didn't see them anywhere, so I just strolled down the hall. I was suddenly stopped as somebody grabbed the back of my shirt. "I'd suggest letting go of my shirt." I said.
"No. I need to talk to you." Said an ever familiar voice. I turned around to see Samus with her suit still on.
"Whadda you want?" I asked.
"To make sure you don't kill anyone." Samus said.
"What are you going to do, stalk me?" I replied.
"If I have to, yes." Samus said.
"Jesus Christ, it's not like I'm going kill everybody, just the people that get me mad." I said.
"You can't kill any citizens." Samus ordered.
"Screw you, I'll do what I want." I said.
"I bet you can't do it." Samus replied.
"I can keep myself and my Metroids from killing people, but I don't want to." I said.
"Bet you 2,000 credits that you can't go without hurting Riina or killing anyone." Samus replied. I thought about it for a moment. A smile crept across my face as I found a loophole in her bet.
"Fine. How long?" I asked.
"Five years." Samus said.
"Five years!?!" I exclaimed.
"Take it or leave it." Samus retorted.
"Fine. In five years, prepare to pay me 2,000 credits." I said. Samus nodded, and walked away. I turned my back on her, and continued deeper into the ship.
"And you owe me for the damage your Metroids caused!" She called back to me. I ignored her, and kept walking. I rounded the corner, and continued down the hall. I made my way to the door that I recognized as being Brent's, and opened it. I didn't see Riina or Brent in the living room, so I plopped down on the couch. About five minutes later, I was asleep.