Metroid Diffusion
Mirror images
Samus was stuck in a large room lavishly decorated with greens and blues. Completely useless, they made the room dark and dismal. She would have told them orange and red would have been much better. Around 1.4 decacycles ago, Samus was training to become a fashion designer at Chozo Yuni (university) but a ship accident had revealed her bounty hunter qualities. Samus had always had a keen eye for fashion, that was why all her suits were orange and red, and her ship. This made it really easy to see but it wasn't her fault that orange was the new black. A knock at the door and a Space Pirate entered with a tray. Poor thing and bad timing too. Samus just felt fear and anger fill up in her and then she got the strange feeling. She felt her mind was being transported away from her body and something else taking over. It was a cold presence with dark thoughts. The space pirate dropped the tray, spilling Zeben Goulash, and ran out the door. Samus could only look on as the thing that had taken over trashed the room. Fadley burst through the door carrying a gun and shot at her, she blacked out.
Samus was lying in the bed, cold with sweat. She sat up full aware that her body shivered, but not with cold but energy. Her veins stuck out of her skin running through her body with a glowing blue, she knew Phazon had infused into her body but what sort of monster had she become. There were a lot of bounty hunters, most of them weren't human and most of them hated the Galactic Federation, what made her different? The GF were in control only to help the poor and the justified in the galaxy….or was she on the wrong side? No she was right! But her conscience was doubtful. Rage flew through her; everyone was against her, the Space pirates, Fadley, the GF and even her conscience!
"Calm yourself" a voice, definitely male but where was it coming from? Samus looked around the drab room; no one was in sight and no speakers.
"Hahahahaha! You can't find me, or can you? Look in the mirror…" The voice asked her. She didn't argue and went over to the nearest terminal and typed in, 'Holo-mirror'. She waited for a few seconds, and then she screamed, her body was fine but over her face was an almost transparent face, glowing a gentle blue. She stared at it, in its eyes and saw intelligence just like the Chozo! Samus gathered up her courage and said, "Who are you?"
"You already know", it said.
"I don't…"
"Think…"
Then she remembered something she had scanned in that cave on planet Cinibus, 'Nara or Sumas', it was worth a try. She took a deep breath and said "Are you Nara or Sumas?"
"In our language 'Nara' means King."
"So you are Nara Sumas?"
"Write it down…"
And so Samus grabbed a space pen and paper and wrote in block capitals 'NARA SUMAS', she wondered what this proved but the name did seem familiar,
"Yes?"
"Hold it up to the mirror…"
Samus held it up, instead of saying 'Nara Sumas' it said 'samuS araN'.
"You and I are connected. Otherwise I think you may have not survived. Do not fear for it summons me to maim and kill…?"
"Oh..."
That explained a lot, the way she had lost control with that Space Pirate. It was to stop hiding, it was time to hunt. The hunted is now the Hunter once more. She stood up and walked across the room. She searched for a while to find a closet and some clothes, a t-shirt and jeans, that'll do for now.
She walked to the flight deck a new woman.
TERM signal …..Chapter 4
