Metroid: Nightmares…
Chapter one: Impact
Sheer glass surrounded her, entombing her, taunting her with its tricks. Stripped of her power suit, she was left vulnerable and powerless, forced to endure the torture. She was in a sheer glass room, which was suspended in midair by unknown means. Oxygen could get in and circulate the room, but yet she herself could not. Alert, she gazed about her prison, and jumped when an ominous rumbling rang through the room. The walls contracted, making the room a fifth smaller. Then, to her horror, ten inches of water surrounded her ankles…
Samus awoke with a jolt, and gazed out through her fogged up helmet visor. "Great…" She grumbled, pulling off the helmet and wiping it with an armored hand. She gazed at the controls and readouts without seeing them, contemplating her nightmare. This was the fifth time this week that she'd had the dream, and each time it grew longer and more nerve-wracking. It had been over a year since her experience on Aether, and the dark part was still haunting her dreams, at least she was pretty sure it was the dark part. Samus turned the ship off autopilot and watched as her ship slowed and stars came into view. There was a spaceport on Zola II, so she headed off for the orange planet, the dream still in her mind…
"Hey, Samus! Long time no see! How've ya been?" Greg, the bartender's assistant greeted. Samus shrugged. She was in a skintight suit with a handheld blaster strapped to her hip.
"Mmm, can't complain." Samus replied, sitting down at the bar. Greg poured Samus a small glass of water and ran back into the kitchen area, yelled something to someone back there, and came back out.
"Why don't we go for a walk?" Greg offered. Samus stood up, towering over him, and led him out into the artificial Earth-like environment. They walked around the square for a bit, and then Samus stopped abruptly.
"What is it?" Greg asked. Samus shook the feeling off, and then spoke.
"I really should get back to the ship. It's been fun, and I'll come visit sometime, but right now, I really need to get going."
"Why?"
"I don't know, but I just sensed something extremely sinister, and I'll probably need to combat it."
"Well, be careful. Don't get yourself killed, okay?" Samus laughed at Greg's comment.
"I'll be careful, Greg." Samus replied, and walked off to where her ship was docked. She climbed up the gangway and stepped into the cockpit. She pressed a few controls, closing the gangway, and turned towards the back of the ship, where her power suit was in its case. She sighed, got the suit on, and walked back into the cockpit and slumped into the chair. Sliding her arm cannon into the slot, a very strange feeling came over Samus, one that was very similar to the premonition she'd just had outside. The ship whirred to life with a comforting hum, and the feeling disappeared. She flew off out of the atmosphere, and was setting the coordinates for some distant planet, when a warning alarm rang out through the cockpit. Samus gazed at her radar. Three red dots were approaching her position, and fast. She gazed out of the window. Three dark, and familiar shapes were approaching her position. The Space Pirates had found her! Samus kicked the ship into overdrive, and armed her lasers and missile cannons, ready for a fight. She could see the lead ship's markings clearly now, and could picture the space pirates scrambling about, going about their orders. A red bolt shot through the deep vacuum of space, and narrowly missed Samus. Angrily, Samus fired back at them, and hit the surface of the lead ship. A blue light was shot out from the ship and followed Samus at an alarming rate.
"Shit! Seeker missiles!" Samus grumbled, sending her ship into a rolling frenzy. The missile followed her, drawing nearer and nearer. Then a crazy idea popped into her head. Samus turned the ship towards one of the pirate ships and shot straight at them, kamikazee style. At the last possible moment, Samus turned upwards, and the missile plowed right into the ship's cockpit area. A brilliant explosion lit up Samus's armour with a victorious glow, and Samus shot a missile at the second ship, destroying it as well. Now it was just Samus's hunter-class gunship and the pirate battleship. An eerie silence enveloped the two ships. A red glow, brighter than the explosions Samus had caused a few minutes earlier, began to shine at the front of the lead ship, an instant giveaway telling Samus that their turbolasers were being charged to maximum. They fired off a brilliant red ball of light, which stood still for a few seconds, then exploded. A wave of pure deadly energy spread out, hitting Samus's engines and damaging them severely. The ship flew off, leaving Samus stranded. Samus knew what she was about to do was sure-fire suicide, but Samus didn't care. She punched in the last coordinates, and hit the button. The hyperdrive kicked into gear and her ship shot off into the depths of space.
The ship was careening through space at a dangerous rate, frantic, Samus began the shutdown, but the ship came out of hyperspace and flew straight at a planet Samus had never seen before. The ship entered the atmosphere and began the drop. The engines were smoking slightly, and losing power rapidly.
"C'mon! Work!" Samus cried through gritted teeth, trying to turn the engines back on. Finally Samus pulled down the switch, turning the power off, and braced for impact. She didn't have to wait long. The ship hit the surface of the planet with such force, that shockwaves were sent out, and knocked down trees, crushed boulders, and killed any wildlife that was within a 2-mile radius of the ship. Samus slumped back into her chair, and promptly passed out.
The pain was excruciating. It shot through her whole body, but focused on her feet and ankles in general. She screamed in pain, sinking to her knees. The Substance, which she had at first taken for water rose up to her shoulders, and she stood up, making the Substance come up to her waist. The glass tank was now starting to get cramped. She could just barely stand up to her full height, but her head brushed against the cold, forbidding glass ceiling. She looked at her ankles, and screamed…
End of Chapter one.