Chapter 26: Samus's Past! The Girl Who is Called the Devil!
The Smashers stood along the edge of the rooftop, looking at the CP members who are at the balcony of the Judicial Tower.
"I give you guys the permission to kill!" Spandam says to the CP9 members. "But do it from the Judicial Tower!"
"Finally we get to kill," says Lucci.
"It's easier that we don't have to hold back our full power this time," says Kaku.
Then Spandam begins thinking to himself, "My life is very important, and so is my position! I must not let the Smashers get what they want!" Then he clears his throat and steps up in front of the others, and shouts to the Smashers, "Ha! You dumb villains! Do you think you can defeat us CP9? We are the most powerful assassins in the world! We also represent the government itself! Furthermore, I have this in my hand!" He holds up the Annihilation Call remote control. "With this, I can summon the Annihilation Call anytime and wipe out you guys! Hahaha!"
Upon hearing this, Samus gasps, "Annihilation Call!"
"That's right!" Spandam says to her. "It is the very thing that destroyed the Cosmo Space Lab, the place where you used to live in!"
"Destroyed the place where she used to live in!" gasps Pit.
"I really want to beat that masked guy into pulps!" says Marth.
"Stop it! Whatever you do, please do NOT use that!" Samus shouts at Spandam.
"Why not? It's the perfect thing for wiping out those scoundrels!" says Spandam.
"Do you have any idea on what will happen if you press that button!"
"I do! The chances for the Smashers to escape this island will be zero! They will disappear from the face of the earth!"
"Things aren't that simple! The Annihilation Call will keep on destroying until everything is gone; even its own people! There is no heart in that attack!"
"Nonsense! Why should it destroy me?"
"You do not know the terror of that attack! The Annihilation Call is so powerful that is makes people lose sight of their motives! It is the most frightening experience I've ever been through!"
FLASHBACK
8 years ago…
In outer space…
At the Cosmo Space Lab…
Inside, 16 years old Samus is wearing an armor suit and sneaking through a dark corridor. She got around a corner and scans around before continuing. She kept on moving quietly when suddenly the wall bursts open and a robot appears and begins firing her with laser.
Samus quickly jumps out of the way and fires at the robot to destroy it, and then she continues going through the corridor. She finally came to a door and she enters a password to go inside. Once inside, she finds herself surrounds by tons of enemy robots!
"Intruder found! Terminate at once!" say the robots, and they all charge to attack her.
Samus jumps into the air and fires her beam down at the robots. The moment she landed, she quickly performs a spinning kick that clears off the robots that are surrounding her.
Another robot shoots out sharp knives at her, but she jumped out of the way and grabbed one knife in the process. She throws it back at the robot and stabs it in the eye.
More and more robots appear to attack her, so she morphs into a ball and lays a flashing bomb, and then she quickly rolls out of the place. The bomb explodes in a large explosion and eliminated all the robots around this place.
"Phew… At last…" thought Samus. Just then, the wall opens and a large pterodactyl monster appears.
"DIE!" roars the pterodactyl.
"Ridley! At last! I'm going to kill you this time!"
Samus runs at Ridley while firing several missiles, but the winged monster counters it by breathing fire. When Samus is near him, she lands a kick into his face and then blasts him too.
Ridley roars angrily and charges forward, and grabs her by the body. Samus quickly fires a super missile into his mouth and the explosion caused Ridley to drop her. Then Samus fires a fully charged plasma beam at Rildey and blasts him hard in the body, hurting the monster badly. Finally, Samus charges up for a missile diffusion and fires a large missile at him and the resulting explosion sends the monster flying backwards into the wall.
BANG!
"Yes! I did!" exclaims Samus.
"You did a great job, Samus!" says a voice. And then the whole place fades out and becomes an empty room instead.
Samus takes off her helmet to catch some breath. "Phew… That was exciting!"
When she exited the empty room, a large Hand and several other people gather around her and shout out, "Congratulations! You have passed the bounty hunter exam! You are now officially considered a bounty hunter!"
"Really?" asks Samus. "I'm so happy!"
"And furthermore, today is your birthday also! Let us celebrate together!"
"Thank you, Cosmic Hand!"
And they all celebrate Samus's birthday and 'graduation' party. "You sure did a great job, Samus," Cosmic Hand says to her. "You are becoming stronger and stronger. You are even the youngest person here to pass the exam!"
"Because I want to become strong and protect the people I value most," she says. "I want to train myself to be a fighting expert and hunt down all the bad people of the world. I also want to claim the so called Holy Weapons!"
"The Holy Weapons, eh? That's if you can find it! My ancestors created those weapons to rid the world of evil. However, they say only the chosen ones can get to wield it. It's not like anyone can use it."
"I know, but there is one that can be used by anyone, right? I remember it's called the Armageddon." At hearing this, everyone freezes and looks at her. "Um…? What?"
"Samus, where did you learn about this weapon?" asks CH.
"I sneaked into your research room and overheard you people talking about it... Is that wrong?"
"Samus, you are doing something that cannot be accepted."
"Why?"
"The 27th Holy Weapon is a black sheep among all. True, it can be used by anyone, but it is so powerful that it is feared by many people."
"But if it's really powerful, wouldn't it be great for ridding the world of evil? I even read one of your log books about this weapon being split into several pieces and hidden everywhere."
"You have learned too much. You do not understand, Samus. That weapon was made with the help of the Darkling, the incarnation of the world's evil. Therefore, that weapon is banned! In fact, the government stated that whoever has relations with this horrible weapon is considered guilty!"
"But why are you guys researching on it?"
"Aye… This is our passion… We have been weapon researchers for years, and this is something we cannot resist. Even though we know that this weapon is dangerous for us, a researcher's curiosity is hard to resist. There are so many things we want to know. Samus, it's important that before you know too much about it, you better not. In fact, the government is pretty aware of us doing this. You will get yourself into trouble if you try to know more about this."
"Okay…" And then Samus walks out the room with her head hanging down.
"She's a good girl," says a researcher.
"True, but she has quite a great curiosity for weapons and stuff," says CH. "You know very well that we are being marked for doing research on the Armageddon. I do not want her to fall into our steps."
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Samus is sitting inside an indoor garden, playing with the cute animals there. A cute little bunny hops into her arms and she pats it gently.
"Hey Samus!"
Samus turns around and sees a handsome, young man with blond hair walking towards her. "Hi, Adam!"
"Happy birthday to you!" says Adam.
"You're a bit late."
"Yeah, I know… I was busy with my work just now, so I couldn't go over to the party. So, how's the exam?"
"I passed! And now I'm an official bounty hunter!"
"Good to hear that! I hope someday you will get to accomplish what you want."
"Yeah, and that is for my parents and those who brought me up…"
Samus was born in the space colony K2L. She lives happily with her parents and everyone else. When she was 3 years old, the place was invaded by Space Pirates, and Samus is the only survivor. Chozos from the neighboring planet, Zebes, came to investigate and took pity on her, and they took her to Zebes with them. In Zebes, Samus grew up tall and strong and lived happily with the Chozos. But when she turned 16, the Space Pirates once again took everything from her, and she was the only person who escaped the planet alive. She came to the Cosmo Space Lab 3 months ago and had already made friends with everyone onboard. It's like she has finally found home.
"I have lost my valued people two times already," says Samus. "I do not wish for this to happen again… That is why I chose the path of a bounty hunter so I can protect people I value most."
"I understand your feelings, Samus," Adam tells her. "Everyone has someone important he or she wants to protect. Even I have people I want to protect!"
"Who may that be?"
"Everyone in this space lab, including you!"
"Heh heh… It's the same as me. Everyone here is so nice to me, and I want to protect everyone here also."
"We will do our best, Samus! We are all friends and a big family!"
"Thanks for your encouragement! I feel better now!"
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Meanwhile, a spaceship is approaching Cosmos Space Lab from afar.
"So that's the place we're aiming for," says a man with black hair ending in a short ponytail. "Hmph! Why did they send me to do this boring and easy job? Oh well, let's get this done in a jiffy. Nothing is ever too hard for me, the boss of CP9, Spandine! Get ready to meet your fate, devils of Cosmo Space Lab!"
TO BE CONTINUED…
Now you will learn the truth about Samus's past. Find out what's so tragic about it and also the reason why she is resisting help from the Smashers.
You can say that the Adam here is the same one from Metroid Fusion. But since he was never seen in physical appearance, and the current Adam is just a computer, I had to make up his description myself.
So anyway, get ready for some tear-jerking moments next chapter!
Coming up next chapter: The Power of the Annihilation Call! Cosmo Space Lab vs. the World!