Metroid dread novelization
Chapter 1: briefing
After the fall of the BSL station Samus got a message from the federation. Apparently much to her own suprise the federation had gotten use to the devastation Samus brings to her missions and more or less expected it.
Which was why a some unknown time later Samus was on a planet at a bar getting a drink as well as some much needed food. When she got a strange message… a message that would change her fate as she knew it.
Samus Aran sat on a local bar colonized by the Galactic Federation, the human organization that had become the main governmental body over humans and their Allies. She was tenitave. Her financial situation wasn't desperate but she eyed it wearily. After the destrasirous events of the destruction of the BSL station Samus hadn't had contact with the federation at all. Adam her ships computer AI system had warned her about the idea of destroying the Station and the wrath of the Federation. Believe me Samus knew the wrath of the federation well. Especially during the events of Phaze when she along with the rest of the gathered Federation Task force to investigate the situation launched a full scale assault on the planet and ended the phazon thread once and for all.
Hopefully…
To be honest Samus had trouble remembering all of her past missions in order. With so many times she gets thrown around. And her shit taken away she must've forgotten a few things from memory.
Although she did physically wake up after that crash which changed her after powersuit. And she was saved by some Metroid DNA,
Metroid DNA…how did they get that.
She assumed it must've been once her suit was cleaned after the events of her second time visiting the planet Zebes. And destroying mother brain for the last time…
Zebes… the planet that raised her after her parents were slaughtered by Ridley and the space pirates. And the Chozo there too.
Old Bird… her father… well her bird father… did she regret leaving Zebes to join the federation. Which allowed the pirates the time to kill off the Chozo…
At first, Yes it's why she hunted them so harshly. Which made her move livid when she was shot down when she was leaving. And lost her power suit. Stuck with a pistol.
However it gave her a good experience. She had at the time though herself invincible with the power suit. She hunted the pirates down as if she couldn't be touched.
The lost of the power suit gave her the sense that she thought she lost back when she was ten…fear… the feeling of helplessness… until she regained her suit on her lost homeworld she had no other choice but to run and hide crawling into the darkest crevasse of the ship to evade the patrols. She hated it with a passion. With her Zero suit
So when she got the Power Suit back it made it all the more satisfying. As she killed them all. She especially loved those who she had to run from before how they looked at her in terror crawling on there backs away when only minutes before they were eyeing her like a piece of meat.
She knew her Zero suit attracted Glances. She knew she was "well endowed" it's why she tried as much as possible not to take off the Powersuit in the company of others.
Staring at a Person with enough power to make a Sun go supernova is all fine. But a skintight suit with enough Boobage to equal basketball's would make any men and a few women as well turn in envy. And those who she was talking to stare down at her "assets"
Still she was hungry so she let herself be prayed upon by the eye-wolfs while she preyed upon her meal in front of her with her Iron Hunger.
Fortunately she came in with her power suit on. Which made everyone originally quiver in fear. She was at least heard of on this outpost good.
While she didn't like to flaunt her fame it certainly helped in some instances. From people trying to talk to her to "…get a closer look…" so to say. Usually she would be able to bat them off. Or physical give them a kick if they were a bit harder to get the hint. However her other secret was to do what she did here. Lose the power suit and everyone here now was too afraid to of her putting the suit back on to even approach her so she ate in peace, Just how she liked it.
Samus finished her plate and chugged her drink before turning to the man behind the bar
"How much do I owe?" She asked
"You had 3 plates and three drinks that would be $175.25." He said counting off his fingers
Samus shot her eyes open 'shit she really gouged a lot this time. She'll have to be more careful next time.
Samus reached for her cuffs around the edge of the Zero Suit as the suit doesn't have pockets attached most of her money on hand is transferred into a digital receiver much like a card which can pay. It also has her Galactic federation ID as well. Which was the first thing that popped up
'Shit I need to get rid of that too. I'll probably not be getting any more contacts from them anytime soon.' She thought as she flicked over to her card which the Batman scanned allowing her to pay for her meal.
Well was going to when a hand stopped the scann
"Oh don't let the lady pay." A voice said
Samus looked over to see the man that appeared smiling Slyly.
"I'll pay for her meal. It's the least I can do for such a pretty face." He said as he had started to slide his hand up her arm.
"I'll pass thanks." She said as she tried to scan it again clearly this man didn't get the memo as he once again stopped the scan
"Now girl don't play hard to get… I can show you a good time." He said
Samus was able to clock his lights out when someone else beat him to the punch on her other side
"Clearly she isn't interested in you. If I were you I'd walk away." The man said with a military uniform and a cap that covered his eyes and a cigar in his mouth.
"Hey buddy back off!" The man said angry as she tried to stomp forward
"I don't know who you are but-!" He got no further as the man drew his pistol from under his coat pointing the barrel up the approaching guys nose as well as flick up his ID badge to pay for Samus's meal as well as his own.
"I'm Admiral Higgins of the federation. And while I'm sure I'd be giving a storm talking to if I killed you. It wouldn't be anything they would cry over." He said
The man growled and pulled his nose off the gun and stomped away
Samus looked at Admiral Higgins.
"…thanks…" she said after a terse silence.
"Don't mention it, Samus, just repaying the favor." He said
Samus looked at him in question.
The admiral smiled "I was one of the troopers Sent to Norion you happened to activate the Cannon just in time to save my life." He said
Samus smiled "well I see. However I doubt you just paying for my food is enough for that." She said
The admiral scoffed in good fun "then I guess I'll just follow you around until I find something that does." He said with a smile
Samus smiled back as the two left the Bar and down the road.
"So Samus what's going on with you after we last met at the Battle of Phaze." He said
Samus explained everything that she could especially her most recently adventure with the BSL station
The admiral winced when he heard it was blown up
"Ouch I bet the higher ups didn't like that even without the Secret Lab there and X-parasite running rampant there were a lot of experimental tech on there." He said
"Yeah Adam said about the same thing and we'll seeing as I've gotten no payment for that job I guess that holds water." She said
Admiral Higgins walked in front of her and stopped her
"Hold on you haven't received payment?" He asked
Samus shrugged "no I mean I did make the Federation angry at me so I just assumed it was something they did withhold payment for the mission.
Admral Higgins shook his head "no. There are several laws in place, some even older than The Federation that clearly state that you cannot, CANNOT! Withhold payment from a freelance member. If the public finds out or other Hunters they would refuse contracts with the Federation. And with it being your name on it that's a big blowup. especially with the Space pirates resurgence." He said
Samus was shocked at this but of course that made sense.
Samus shrugged "that's not my problem then I just want my money so I can live. If the Federation wants to let me go, fine." She said
Admral Higgins sighed "I guess I'll have to fix this." He said as he held up his Holographic ID and with a few presses and prompts sent a wire transfer of the appropriate amount to Samus.
"There that deals with that now I have yo get back an fix the record. I assume I'll be called in for this and don't worry I'll defend your actions. Some people at the Federation still like you. Anthony Higgs, Admiral Dane most notable." Admral Higgins said
"How is Dane anyway?" Samus asked
"Retiring soon." He said
Samus nodded and the two went there own separate ways as Samus went to the store to fill up food stock for the ship
While the ship has its supply of weapons and ammo for her. Food wasn't so she had to buy that herself.
While she was checking out she got a message from Adam which appeared on one of the cuffs of the zero-suit.
"Samus I'm getting a priority one call from the federation along with a message." He said
Samus grabbed the food and nodded heading out the door walking calmly at first before breaking out into a sprint she reached her ship and hopped in.
Samus reached her seat and answered the call.
"Hello?" Samus asked
"Ah Samus I was afraid you would leave me hanging." A voice said one of her contacts from the Federation
"Sorry I was getting food what's the issue." She said
"Well despite the issues with the previous mission some time ago we have need of you again." Her anonymous contact said
"Why me?" She asked
"Easier to show you…" the contact said as he sent her the video and it started to play.
Samus gasped "is that?!" She asked
"I'm afraid so Samus that's a live X-parasite." He said
Samus leaned back "ok fine. I'll head there as soon as I can." She said
"Not so fast there is more." The contact said
Samus paused
"Because of the federation's inclination to not contact you autonomous Robots called E.M.M.I were sent to the planet to figure out what's going on." He said
"emmi?" Samus asked
"Stands for…some technical term doesn't matter; they're meant to seek out and extract DNA from organisms. They are also heavily armored. Almost nothing can penetrate their armor the mission was a guaranteed Success." Her contact said
"So what happened?" Samus asked
"We lost contact with the E.M.M.I." He said
"Just the E.M.M.I?" Samus asked
"Yes but almost immediately…it was like it was a trap or something…" her contact said
"And with the Risk of there being X-parasites as well. I'm afraid there is only one person who we can call on." Her contact said
Samus scoffed "something tells me you hate to be crawling back to me." She said
"Well not me but the higher ups definitely. It doesn't help that there is a resurgent in Space pirate activity. And our forces are as thin as they are and other hunters are supplementing our numbers. Otherwise we'd inject our own team with the DNA and send them in." Her contact said
"You don't have any more DNA." Samus snarled
Her contact shrugged "well there's that too." Anyways we will pay you well for it. I know you didn't get paid for your last mission so as an incentive…"
Samus cut her contact off.
"I've gotten paid apparently it's against the laws of the federation to withhold pay from freelance workers." Samus said smugly
Her contact sighed "well alright give me the name and I'll make sure they are protected from all the shit going yo be thrown at them."
"Admiral Higgins." She said
The contact gawked "w…wow girl you are lucky first Admral Dane next Higgings you have some fucking luck making names with people who quickly rise to the top." He said
Samus smiled as her contact gave another electronic file "the planet is called ZDR here's the location on the local star map to get you there, your reward for completing this will in fact have more missions from us again good luck Samus." Her contact said as he hung up.
Samus laid back in her chair Contemplating.
Adam noticing her silence. Thought it best to have his council "what's the plan Samus?"
Samus activated her Power suit "we're going to ZDR." She said as she activated thrusters.
Eoc
