Chapter 3
"That's impossible!" Samus finally said. "Doesn't that creature ever die? Hasn't she caused me enough grief?" She got up and walked around the room. Her friend merely stood there.
"As much as this disturbs you, we should act quickly. She was reincarnated, but not in this galaxy. She threatens that of another race." He said. She looked at him oddly.
"How did she get to this new galaxy old bird?" Samus asked starting up her ship engines.
"That is one question I can not answer. Let your emotions guide you." He said. She closed her eyes, relaxed, and let her thoughts control her hands. Her friend came up and looked at the co-ordinates she had set. "A good place to start looking." She opened up her eyes and saw that she had set the ship to arrive near where Metroid had been the last time. She set the machine on autopilot, then sat down to reacquaint herself with her old friend.
"How do you know she has returned and not just Ridley?" Samus asked, breaking the silence. She was still in a slight state of shock, but calming down with every minute.
"I saw it in a vision. You may have recalled how you destroyed Ridley and then Mother Brain. Well unfortunately, they have the ability to resurrect each other. So while you were traveling to Tourian, she had enough time to revive Ridley. Though it takes far more time for Mother Brain to be resurrected by Ridley. That's why nothing has happened until now." He explained, his head lowering at the thought of the endless wars.
"If you saw them, then how come you don't know where they are?" She asked, not doubting his powers of vision, but wishing they were wrong.
"It is a place even I do not know where. All I know is that Mother Brain is already there. Ridley is on his journey to that place."
"So where's Ridley then?" She asked. Almost as if on cue, her ship jolted to the side and buzzers and sirens started going off. "What the hell? The left engine was just destroyed. But how…" She cut herself off as a familiar red blur darted off into space.
"Samus-san, what is it?" The old chozo asked, managing to stand after being knocked to the floor.
"It's Ridley. He's heading into a black hole. I'm following him, but you're not." She said, looking at her friend.
"What do you mean I'm not?! Samus you may need my help." He said as he was encased in an escape pod.
"Sorry old bird. I can't put you into danger. I'll be fine." She said as she sent her friend towards the nearest star port.
"Samus. Please…." He said to the darkness as he saw her follow Ridley into the black hole. "..be careful."
Chapter 4
Shadow stumbled out the door as the Falcon lunged to one side.
"I never did like the air." Shadow said, falling onto the deck.
"This storm came outta nowhere. How are the others?" Setzer said, trying to keep control over his flying machine.
"Well Terra is below with sickness. Sabin was trying to make his way up here as well. Lost sight of him. As for the moogle, I haven't seen him in a while." Shadow stood up, but was again thrown to the floor as a gust of rain and wind slammed against the Falcon. He was near the rail on the side and saw that they weren't anywhere near Narshe.
"You lost?" Shadow growled, picking himself up and managing to stay standing.
"Me? Lost? Hardly. I changed course. For Sabin's sake. I know what's got him down. He misses Figaro Castle. Unless the storm has put us off course again, we should be there soon." Setzer said, turning the wheel again. Suddenly there was a loud crack as lightning blazed upwards through the deck and tore a massive hole in the blimp. Setzer was launched backwards by the force and went clean through the door towards the lower decks. Shadow, on the other hand, wasn't quite as lucky. Since he had been so close to the side, the force threw him over the rail. The only thing keeping Shadow alive was his sword wedged deep into the hull as he hung over the side. A window beside him opened up and a green-faced Terra looked out.
"What in the hell... Shadow??! Are you okay?" Terra said, a shocked look on her face.
"For the moment, yes. Though a little assistance would be appreciated." He said. Another wind gust almost ripped him from the aircraft as it started to plummet. Terra grabbed him and pulled him in through the window. Both were puffing as she closed the window.
"You get yourself into more situations then I care for." She said, picking herself up.
"The reaper got pretty close that time. He may yet succeed tonight." Shadow said, helping her over to her bed. "You should prepare yourself. The ship is badly damaged and we are going down."
"Say what? Where's Setzer?" She cried, jumping up.
"Unconscious I imagine. He was thrown through a door when we were hit. I shall tend to him. Find Sabin and the moogle. Let them know." Shadow disappeared out the door. She grabbed her amulet off the ground, which had been on a table, and hurried out the door. She found Sabin rubbing his head while leaning against one wall. The ship was leaning incredibly and it was difficult to walk.
"Are you okay?" She said, sliding, more than walking, towards him.
"Yeah, just taken by surprise." She didn't even have to tell him they were about to crash. "There wasn't supposed to be a storm between us and Narshe. What's going on?" He said, climbing towards the deck again. Terra followed, using a railing to pull herself up.
"I'm not sure. All I know is Shadow was just about thrown over. His sword nearly made me an extra hole in the head." She said with a half-grin. He looked back at her.
"Why don't you just morph and fly up there? Someone should get to Setzer as soon as possible." He said, attaching his claws and using them to climb the now nearly vertical floor.
"What about Mog? Have you seen him lately?" She asked, remaining in her human form. Since she hadn't been in Esper form for quite a while, it would be hard to control.
"Aw crap. Forgot about him. Tell you what. I'll get to Setzer, you find Mog." Sabin said, reaching the door. "Meet you on the deck." He hauled himself up and out the door and walked on the wall over to the next staircase. It would lead to the top deck where Setzer should have been. Sabin dug his claws into the staircase, and started working his way up.
"He'll kill you for that." Shadow said from behind Sabin. Sabin looked down and saw Shadow rest a limp Setzer against the wall. A soft whine from behind showed Interceptor was sliding around the cabin, unable to keep a grip on the wooden floor.
"If he doesn't die from the crash first. Have you figured out how we're supposed to escape our death?" Sabin said, jumping back down.
"No. My magic skills are less then adequate without the espers help. The only one who would be able to warp us out would be Terra."
"She went to find Mog. We should head for the deck. I told her to meet me there when I found you two." Sabin said. He looked at Setzer. "You gonna be able to manage?" With that, Shadow produced a warp stone. It had lost most of its glimmer so he knew it would be weak, but it would get the three to the deck. Sabin took the stone and concentrated. They appeared on the deck, and waited for Terra.
Meanwhile Terra had felt something inside her. She knew what it was. By thinking of her esper form she had woken it from its dormancy and it was screaming for freedom. She fought to control it, but decided it would be better to set it free. Her body changed into the half esper and she flew up above the deck. She zoomed through a wall and ended up in the engine room. No moogle here. She continued blasting through rooms till she came to the dance hall. There was Mog, practicing his dance skills. He was so engrossed in it he didn't see Terra. There was a shudder as a large piece fell off the back of the ship. Terra had done so much damage to the ship it was falling apart. She grabbed Mog and flew to the deck. She saw the others waiting for her and flew over to them.
"Good work Terra. Now get us the hell outta here!" Sabin said, seeing the ground for the first time getting VERY close. But Terra, in her until recently unused esper form, couldn't understand him. All she knew was that there was danger and that her friends needed help. She went to the center of the group and cupped her hands and closed her eyes. Her lips danced in a fury of magic words and soon a blue aura surrounded her. She cast the spell of Warp, however a large bolt of lightning struck the amulet she wore around her neck. She looked up into the sky and muttered "Ramuh? What are you doing?" There was a bright flash as her power increased 100 fold so instead of teleporting just the group, it took the falcon as well. The only thing is, where they ended up wasn't anywhere like they had been before.