"This aught to work just fine...," Fox mentioned as he worked a long
strip of rounded metal off a busted doorframe. It stood about a foot taller
than he was when he held it up at his side. Samus looked over at him and
tilted her head to the side at the image.
"Is that really gonna work for you?" she asked. Certainly any weapon was better than none while in enemy territory, but she wasn't too keen on the idea of him swinging a metal pole around like a maniac. Fox looked back at her, his tail swaying as a smirk crawled over his muzzle.
"You'd be surprised," he replied, spinning the pole between his hands rapidly a few times before putting it back at his side. His time on Dinosaur Planet hadn't been entirely without merit. He was highly skilled in hand to hand combat as it was, and now he was even better with simple weapons such as this. Too bad this rickety metal thing couldn't gain special abilities like Krystal's staff could.
"Whatever works." Samus hummed and decided she should give her suit a try again to see if it was functioning yet. Flexing her fingers absently, there came an inward windy sound and with a flicker of bright light her suit came into being around her like a second skin. Fox blinked mildly at this. Needless to say it was a rather awesome thing to witness. He could just imagine the hay-day Slippy would be having with the mechanics of how it worked and all. "Well, that's a good sign..." She opened the panel on her arm cannon to check statistics of her suit's functions.
"I don't think I'm going to even ask how you did that."
"Good idea. You'd need a very open mind for it." Fox chuckled and stepped over some rubble to head towards the door and take a gander out in the hallway. The hallways were clear and as quiet as they had been when he boarded. There was no clear sign of where Scales had gone.
"Just great.... That peanut brain could be anywhere now..."
"Peanut brain..?"
"...What..? You try coming up with witty names for prehistoric creatures every time!" Samus shook her head and continued working with her suit's systems absently.
"So... I think we should probably try to find out where he is first..," Fox said after a moment, peering out of the door again. "Just have to be really stealthy..."
"No sweat...," Samus replied and curled up with a flicker of light into her morph ball. She bounced up over the rubble and skidded along past him into the hall. Fox blinked at this and quietly went to follow her. How the hell did this woman keep changing shape without busting her spine??? The bounty hunter rolled along quietly a few feet ahead of Fox so that if she chanced to see anything she could warn him and they'd both have a chance to make a run ....or roll...for it.
Fox padded along as quietly as he could, halfway glancing here and there as he walked. This place was such an awful mess. It was hard to even start thinking what Scales had done to the folks who had once run this station. When he looked back he realized the little metallic sphere had stopped in its tracks so he did the same.
Just when he was about to question her why she was just sitting there he was answered by a loud, angry voice coming from a room up ahead. The tone and growl could have only been General Scales... and he certainly didn't sound pleased. Of course, when did he ever?
"Fine..! You can have the girl. I don't care about that! But you must give me your supply of this Phazon...!"
Samus felt her presence jerk within her sphere. Phazon? Someone had Phazon?? Her mind reeled at all the possibilities in every angle and she tried to deny them. Her attentions were snapped back by a strange alien tongue that she, sadly, knew all to well. Pirates. The giant lizard was communicating with the Pirates. And some how, some way, they had Phazon from Tallon IV.
Phazon, she had learned, could be awfully dangerous. Not until she had upgraded her suit to its highest extent was she even able to tread in it. It was a highly radioactive substance that had the ability to drastically mutate and augment various lifeforms when implemented correctly. When she had pursued the Pirates to Tallon IV, they had already begun using the substance to enhance various creatures they had picked up elsewhere. The results were absolutely horrifying. Not only had they managed to make their own kind grow to immense sizes and bulks....but the Phazon's effects on Metroids....
Metroid Prime – a Metroid not only enhanced by Phazon, but outfitted with weapons it had fused into itself, was a nightmare for her. There were times where she still had dreams of the giant black creature rushing at her with it's long, spider-like legs. Well, certainly the creature itself was nothing compared than anything she had fought recently. The Metroid Queen and Mother Brain were on their own little pedistals in Samus' Nightmare Gallery. But what spooked her particularly about Prime was the fact that it had a face...a disturbingly human face....
So the Pirates had, somehow, managed to take some Phazon back into orbit. Had they used any of it already? What about Ridley? They were constantly reviving their leader... could they be using the Phazon for that?? She shuddered.
Fox's ears twitched as he listened to the strange language the Pirates were communicating in. What girl? Were they talking about Samus? And what was this Phazon they kept referring to. He sort of wished Samus wasn't curled into a ball right now – at least then he could be watching her body language to see if she knew anything.
"Yes! Yes! If you bring me the Phazon I will give you the bounty hunter AND I will help you find your boss!" Scales interjected again. A loud bang was heard – he must have slammed his fist down somewhere. Unexpectedly, Samus rolled back over near Fox and then a couple feet back before she returned to a standing position. Fox stepped over and looked up at her, speaking softly.
"What's going on?" he asked. Samus looked over at him through her visor. Her eyes were narrowed, and there was something in them that just....did not look good. He raised his furry brows in questioning.
"We have to get out of here and find that ship before he does...," she said, turning and sneaking along down the hall.
"What ship?" Fox asked, annoyed that she wasn't giving him any information.
"Just be quiet....!" She hissed behind her helmet. "Let's just get out of here and I'll fill you in later......!" With that, she turned and rolled into a ball again to ensure the utmost quiet and skidded along to go find the docking bay. Fox rubbed the back of his head and sighed, following the bouncing ball down the stairs at the end of the hall.
"Is that really gonna work for you?" she asked. Certainly any weapon was better than none while in enemy territory, but she wasn't too keen on the idea of him swinging a metal pole around like a maniac. Fox looked back at her, his tail swaying as a smirk crawled over his muzzle.
"You'd be surprised," he replied, spinning the pole between his hands rapidly a few times before putting it back at his side. His time on Dinosaur Planet hadn't been entirely without merit. He was highly skilled in hand to hand combat as it was, and now he was even better with simple weapons such as this. Too bad this rickety metal thing couldn't gain special abilities like Krystal's staff could.
"Whatever works." Samus hummed and decided she should give her suit a try again to see if it was functioning yet. Flexing her fingers absently, there came an inward windy sound and with a flicker of bright light her suit came into being around her like a second skin. Fox blinked mildly at this. Needless to say it was a rather awesome thing to witness. He could just imagine the hay-day Slippy would be having with the mechanics of how it worked and all. "Well, that's a good sign..." She opened the panel on her arm cannon to check statistics of her suit's functions.
"I don't think I'm going to even ask how you did that."
"Good idea. You'd need a very open mind for it." Fox chuckled and stepped over some rubble to head towards the door and take a gander out in the hallway. The hallways were clear and as quiet as they had been when he boarded. There was no clear sign of where Scales had gone.
"Just great.... That peanut brain could be anywhere now..."
"Peanut brain..?"
"...What..? You try coming up with witty names for prehistoric creatures every time!" Samus shook her head and continued working with her suit's systems absently.
"So... I think we should probably try to find out where he is first..," Fox said after a moment, peering out of the door again. "Just have to be really stealthy..."
"No sweat...," Samus replied and curled up with a flicker of light into her morph ball. She bounced up over the rubble and skidded along past him into the hall. Fox blinked at this and quietly went to follow her. How the hell did this woman keep changing shape without busting her spine??? The bounty hunter rolled along quietly a few feet ahead of Fox so that if she chanced to see anything she could warn him and they'd both have a chance to make a run ....or roll...for it.
Fox padded along as quietly as he could, halfway glancing here and there as he walked. This place was such an awful mess. It was hard to even start thinking what Scales had done to the folks who had once run this station. When he looked back he realized the little metallic sphere had stopped in its tracks so he did the same.
Just when he was about to question her why she was just sitting there he was answered by a loud, angry voice coming from a room up ahead. The tone and growl could have only been General Scales... and he certainly didn't sound pleased. Of course, when did he ever?
"Fine..! You can have the girl. I don't care about that! But you must give me your supply of this Phazon...!"
Samus felt her presence jerk within her sphere. Phazon? Someone had Phazon?? Her mind reeled at all the possibilities in every angle and she tried to deny them. Her attentions were snapped back by a strange alien tongue that she, sadly, knew all to well. Pirates. The giant lizard was communicating with the Pirates. And some how, some way, they had Phazon from Tallon IV.
Phazon, she had learned, could be awfully dangerous. Not until she had upgraded her suit to its highest extent was she even able to tread in it. It was a highly radioactive substance that had the ability to drastically mutate and augment various lifeforms when implemented correctly. When she had pursued the Pirates to Tallon IV, they had already begun using the substance to enhance various creatures they had picked up elsewhere. The results were absolutely horrifying. Not only had they managed to make their own kind grow to immense sizes and bulks....but the Phazon's effects on Metroids....
Metroid Prime – a Metroid not only enhanced by Phazon, but outfitted with weapons it had fused into itself, was a nightmare for her. There were times where she still had dreams of the giant black creature rushing at her with it's long, spider-like legs. Well, certainly the creature itself was nothing compared than anything she had fought recently. The Metroid Queen and Mother Brain were on their own little pedistals in Samus' Nightmare Gallery. But what spooked her particularly about Prime was the fact that it had a face...a disturbingly human face....
So the Pirates had, somehow, managed to take some Phazon back into orbit. Had they used any of it already? What about Ridley? They were constantly reviving their leader... could they be using the Phazon for that?? She shuddered.
Fox's ears twitched as he listened to the strange language the Pirates were communicating in. What girl? Were they talking about Samus? And what was this Phazon they kept referring to. He sort of wished Samus wasn't curled into a ball right now – at least then he could be watching her body language to see if she knew anything.
"Yes! Yes! If you bring me the Phazon I will give you the bounty hunter AND I will help you find your boss!" Scales interjected again. A loud bang was heard – he must have slammed his fist down somewhere. Unexpectedly, Samus rolled back over near Fox and then a couple feet back before she returned to a standing position. Fox stepped over and looked up at her, speaking softly.
"What's going on?" he asked. Samus looked over at him through her visor. Her eyes were narrowed, and there was something in them that just....did not look good. He raised his furry brows in questioning.
"We have to get out of here and find that ship before he does...," she said, turning and sneaking along down the hall.
"What ship?" Fox asked, annoyed that she wasn't giving him any information.
"Just be quiet....!" She hissed behind her helmet. "Let's just get out of here and I'll fill you in later......!" With that, she turned and rolled into a ball again to ensure the utmost quiet and skidded along to go find the docking bay. Fox rubbed the back of his head and sighed, following the bouncing ball down the stairs at the end of the hall.
