Metroid Diffusion

Chapter 3:

Confusion

Samus' head ached, as if some spiky creature was piercing its spines through her skull. She opened her eyes and noticed she was in a status chamber, floating in a gel liquid that had been feeding her nutrients. Her suit had disappeared and she was wearing underwear. She felt alone and cold, she wished someone would come.

Captain Fadley Xiron was nervous; she had to wake up soon. An alert came up on an old holoscreen, 'Status chamber #1 occupant's brain waves recurring to normal'. He turned to two space pirates, "Guys, try to stay out of sight, remember she wasn't here when the peace brothers started, ok?"

They nodded their heads and returned to their work.

Fadley walked up the stairs to the research and entered the door. The status chamber glass had been smashed and nutrient gel leaked out on the floor. Fadley couldn't suppress a smile, Samus the Hunter was hunting him, but she should remember the hunter can become the hunted.

Samus peered under one of the labs tables, Fadley walked in, stared at the tank and smirked. She wasn't hiding because of him; she could smell space pirates and quite a few of them. Fadley stared in her direction, he knew she was there; he probably had radar or something. She struggled to stand up; her knees were about to give up but Fadley caught her, "Ya'know you could have just stayed in there for a few more minutes..."

She squinted at him, her eyes couldn't adjust, "I smelt space pirates" she slurred her words.

Fadley sighed, "Right this is a shock…Space Pirates are no longer our enemies."

Samus' eyes widened, and then she looked puzzled, "How?"

Fadley smiled, almost fatherly, "How long do you think you've been asleep?"

Samus looked down, "I don't know, a few weeks"

"No I'm sorry, but you've been asleep for a decacycle."

Samus felt empty all of a sudden, as if a Metroid had just sucked her life energy out. Fadley's half-hearted smile told something else was wrong.

She lay weak in his arms, weak in body and soul, "What has happened?"

"Well where to begin, ok while you were on a holicycle, talks had begun to expand the gap between sentient beings and humans. Space Pirates were first on the list as their superior knowledge of science was most useful; a group of them, called the Peace Brother movement headed the talks. This was not without rebellion, many were angry at you, Samus, for destroying their operations on Tallon IV and Zebes. It passed in the end with knowledge of your disappearance. And so peace remained in the galaxy for a time. But then powerful machines were found in the Fergha region. These machines could move planets with little need for energy and were soon hijacked by terrorists. The terrorists called themselves the FG, the Freedom of the Galaxy. As many joined their ranks because of misleading information, a civil war broke out. Several billion lives were lost and many planets destroyed. Everything calmed down then but a dark shadow has been rising from the Galactic Federation, corruption now is part of everyday life. And you have changed as well, a benign strain of phazon, Phazon 547-89Ω, has bonded with you."

Samus stared at where her heart was, she could feel the power beating within her, but all she really felt was fear.

TERM…Signal….Chapter 3