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"Hmm…" Adam spoke up as they went down the second elevator leading to Sector 1 once Blake had rejoined them.
"What is it?" Blake asked.
"The Main Elevator leading to the access shaft has been severely damaged. You may have noticed the elevator powering down as soon as you got off of it."
"Come to think of it… I swear I heard it powering down before Blake went off to go make a video…" Rosalina mused.
"Pika." Pikachu agreed.
"Indeed. It will be totally unusable for some time, unfortunately. Some unknown agent is at work."
"Could it have been that recent explosion?" Samus wondered.
"More than likely. It's very likely it's very powerful and not human."
"…I wouldn't be surprised if Ridley decided to pop in for a visit." Samus mumbled to herself.
"I'll report when I know more. Now, listen closely."
BGM: Sector 1 - SRX (Metroid Fusion)
"The X in Sector 1 have invaded the atmospheric stabilizers. They must want to alter the environment to their needs. They are already reproducing. Clear all 5 atmospheric stabilizers to stop them."
"Right." Blake nodded as once the elevator stopped at Sector 1, they headed off with weapons at hand as they dropped down into a room where they would see a few zombies being revived by X-Parasites, but they were quickly dealt with by Rosalina who threw a few energy waves from her wand as Samus would absorb the X, then they went into the next room as Samus would destroy a Geron that was in their way and they walked into the door… where they were met with a hot atmosphere.
"Agh! Damn…!" Blake gasped in surprise. "That's a sudden change in temperature."
"I see… so they're raising the temperature here." Samus mused as she scanned the area. "I'm picking up on something up ahead… ROB, how many are you picking up?"
"Boop… Boop Bop Boop!"
"Five, huh? Good enough for me." Samus nodded.
"So… we all split up and take one out individually?" Blake suggested.
"Hmm, we could cover more ground that way." Rosalina agreed.
"Bad idea." Samus responded. "One, we're in a station that's heavily infested with X-Parasites so you'll be putting yourselves in danger, not to mentio I'm the only one who can safely absorb the X… and two: That's actually how Adam's team got obliterated so quickly in the Bottle Ship." She explained before letting out a small sigh. "I could tell Adam wasn't himself that day… he never would have suggested splitting up."
"Pika…" Pikachu whispered, hugging her leg.
"You do raise a good point." Blake nodded.
Rosalina put her hand on her shoulder. "Then we'll stick together." She said, smiling.
"Yeah. Let's move. We don't have much time." Samus said as they started to move it, climbing over ledges and running through the rocky terrain, and hopped down a ledge where they would see one of the stabilizers infected with a Geron. "There you are." She said, as they started firing on it, completely obliterating it.
"Atmospheric Stabilizer back online. Room cooling down."
"Aaaah…" Blake sighed. "Much better."
"The heat wasn't that bad, I've experienced worse." Samus said as they went into the next room after the door had cooled down, where they would take out a few Hornoads… but an X-Parasite quickly flew off and morphed into a Halzyn.
"What the…?!" Blake said in surprise.
"Halzyns, huh?" Samus aimed her Arm Cannon at it as it lunged down at them, but it was obliterated quickly when Samus fired one missile at it's main body. "That's how you take them down. You won't do too much damage with their shielded wings, but their soft bodies can be obliterated if you aim right."
"Good to know." Rosalina nodded as Pikachu spotted something inside of a crawlspace.
"Pika? PIka!" He cried, catching Samus's attention as she knelt down and looked inside, spotting an Energy Tank.
"Nice catch, little buddy." Samus scratched him behind the ears as she Morph Balled her way toward it, where it absorbed into her Fusion Suit as she came back, only to a Halzyn being destroyed by Rosalina and Blake, then they went through another door and found themselves in a corridor that would lead them down, but ROB picked up on something at the other door.
"Boop boop!" ROB said, firing a laser at the door to open it as they walked inside and found themselves in front of a rocky wall, not to mention the atmosphere was hot.
"Dead end…" Blake said.
"Not necessarily." Samus said as she fired a few missiles at the wall to destroy it. "Sometimes, you just gotta shoot at a wall or ceiling to make your own path." She said before realizing what she said. "…I… highly don't recommend doing it in a building. I don't think anyone would appreciate their wall or ceiling being destroyed."
Blake snickered. "Good point." She said as they walked through and climbed up another ledge, destroying a Hornoad as they reached another dead end, only for Samus to obliterate the ceiling above her while also killing another Hornoad as they climbed up and found the next stabilizer where they proceeded to obliterate the Geron inside of it.
"Atmospheric Stabilizer back online. Room cooling down."
"Two down, three to go." Samus said as they walked through a crumbling floor to make their exit faster as they walked through the door and then went down the corridor, opening up a door and seeing another corridor that takes them down, but they also saw a door in front of them as they opened it up… and came across a room with two walls close to each other and nothing else.
"Boop Boop…?" ROB wondered.
"Looks like a dead end… but I feel like there's something here." Blake said.
"Ah, you're catching on quick!" Samus said as she deactivated her armor for a few as she got a running start and jumped up, gracefully kicking her legs off the wall and jumping to the other side, gracefully wall jumping and landed on top of the ledge, finding missiles in front of her. "Hello there." She said, activating her Fusion Suit and grabbing the missiles, before backflipping and landing near the others.
"Find anything?" Rosalina asked.
"Let's just say I have thirty missiles now." Samus responded proudly as they walked out and dropped down to the second corridor and opened up a door, only to reach a security door that could only be opened up at the other side, so they turned around and went back into the first corridor as they opened up a door they skipped and walked inside, where they were greeted by some monsters charging at them, where they had shielded heads but a soft body that wasn't shielded in the back.
"Motos, eh?" Samus smirked, attempting to take off their shields with a Grappling Beam, only to remember that's not an option, forcing her and the others to dodge the Motos as they obliterated them from behind as Samus grabbed the X-Parasites and moved into the next corridor as they jumped across the gap and shot the door as they walked inside… to discover a ceiling they can climb across over a pool of lava.
"…Turn around?" Blake asked.
"Yeah, let's come back to this later." Samus agreed as they decided to go down the corridor where they were greeted by Zebesians. "Oh! We're infecting the Zebesian creatures too. Lovely." She rolled her eyes as they obliterated them as Samus would destroy them with no remorse.
"I swear, I've seen these creatures before." Rosalina rubbed her chin.
"You might have seen them wandering around the mansion. Those Zebesians are Space Pirates… and they work for Ridley." Samus explained.
"I guess some of them were infected by the X?" Blake guessed.
"I sure hope so. Makes my life a bit easier." Samus said as they went through another door as they were met with a hot atmosphere.
"Pika!" Pikachu cried.
"Yup, another hot room to deal with." Samus said as she jumped up and grabbed the ceiling as she climbed her way forward as Pikachu hopped on Blake as she did the same as Samus, while Rosalina levitated toward them with ROB flying over, then Samus climbed up a wall and aimed at a Geron infecting a stabilizer as she quickly destroyed it.
"Atmospheric Stabilizer back online. Room cooling down."
"Two to go." Samus said with a smirk as they dropped down and went through another door, where they would find another stabilizer infected by the X. "Back to back? They're making this too easy for us."
"I wouldn't be too cocky." Rosalina warned.
"Right…" Samus nodded as they climbed up a wall as Rosalina would levitate toward the Geron and would proceed to obliterate it with energy waves, causing the X-Parasite to rush toward Rosalina but she conjured up a shield to protect herself while Samus grabbed a hold of it, then they both high fived each other.
"Atmospheric Stabilizer back online. Room cooling down."
They then heard laser shots as they saw Blake coming out of a door on top, shooting an X-Parasite with lasers as she landed next to Samus, throwing a batch of missiles her way as Samus installed the missiles and absorbed the remains of the X-Parasite.
That makes thirty five. Samus thought as they walked their way to a door and found a corridor they had to climb up, while also filled with Zebesians. They worked their way up while Samus mercilessly destroying them with Pikachu backing her up as they went into a door after they made their way up, and then dropped down on some crumbling floors, and then climbed up a wall where they would see a Gadora, as Blake and ROB obliterated it and then they walked inside.
Pause BGM
BGM: Tension (Super Metroid)
"You feel that?" Samus asked.
"Yup." Blake nodded, activating her armor as they moved their way forward, feeling the tension in the air as Rosalina spotted a Chozo Statue up ahead, as it was holding some kind of item.
"What's that over there?" Rosalina asked.
Samus looked at it. "A Chozo Statue? Here?" She wondered as she approached it cautiously as Pikachu got on all fours, electricity coming out of his cheeks as Blake aimed Gambol Shroud at it as Samus shot the item on the statue.
The eyes on the statue lit up as it suddenly rose up, flashing its claws as it let out a robotic-like roar at them. The sudden hostile movement reminded Samus of Torizo back at Zebes.
Samus aimed her arm cannon at the Chozo. "Let's dance." She said.
End BGM
BGM: Battle! Torizo (AM2R)
The Rogue Statue - Elephant Bird
Elephant Bird raised his arms up and threw them down, emitting homing energy waves that Rosalina countered with on her own as Samus ran ahead and pelted it with a few missiles as it turned to Samus and breathed fire, forcing her to roll out of the way and fired shots at it.
Blake would get behind Elephant Bird and shot it from behind with a few lasers, but Elephant Bird would stomp on the ground as small spikes rose up toward Blake, forcing her to dodge, the Elephant Bird turned to Rosalina and jumped over, swinging its arms down, but Rosalina gracefully backflipped before cosmic energy coursed through her and sent out a few cosmic waves at it, striking Elephant Bird as it was also struck with Pikachu's Thunderbolt and a massive laser from ROB.
Blake rushed toward Elephant Bird, switching to her Belladonna Claws and slashed at it, but Elephant Bird had turned around and blocked with its own talons before parrying and swiping at Blake, but she used her semblance to avoid the attack and then activated one of her jet boots as she gave it a Jet Kick, knocking the statue back a few feet as Samus would run over and shoulder bashed it, only for Elephant Bird to backhand her to knock Samus to the ground before swiping down at Blake agaim, which she had used her semblance.
However, Elephant Bird anticpated this and swung his claws forward, striking Blake as it gave her Zero Suit a small cut on her arm. "Mmph!" Blake winced as it kicked her back and then breathed fire, but Rosalina had teleported to Blake and redirected the fire back at it as Pikachu jumped up and used Thunderbolt again, striking Elephant Bird and causing it to static… before falling on its knees.
End BGM
"Did we get it?" Blake asked… before suddenly, Elephant Bird sprouted wings and started to fly up, letting out a loud "caw". "It can fly?!"
"Of course it can…" Samus mumbled.
BGM: Battle! Torizo Ascendant (AM2R)
"Two can play at that level." Rosalina said, floating up and staring at Elephant Bird. "Come on now. Let's go!" She said as she and Elephant Bird flew directly at each other, slamming into each other and knocking each other back, the two circling around each other.
"Think we should help her?" Blake asked.
"I think she's got it." Samus said.
"Boop boooop!" ROB suddenly cried as they saw spikes rising up from the ground.
"Shit! Get to higher ground!" Samus ordered as they jumped up on the platforms as Rosalina was pushed back from Elephant Bird as it breathed fire at her but she conjured up a force field as she then fired cosmic electricity at it, striking the Chozo Statue.
Elephant Bird's wings lit up and fired feather-like missiles at her, forcing Rosalina to fly around it before she flew up and then flew back down to Elephant Bird, flipping herself over and kicking it upside the head, then backflipped off of him and threw a few cosmic fireballs at it. Elephant Bird would bat away the cosmic fireballs and lit up, flying directly at Rosalina as cosmic energy surrounded her as she shot off like a comet as the two made direct contact with each other, resulting in a standstill before there was a small explosion that knocked Elephant Bird and Rosalina back.
Rosalina conjured up Star Bits from her wand and fired them through the smoke, as the Star Bits hit Elephant Bird as it grabbed one and crushed it in its hands, noticing honey dripping from its hands before shrugging it off and breathed fire at Rosalina but she stopped it telekinetically and threw it back at him before teleporting to Elephant Bird… however, Elephant Bird turned around and grabbed Rosalina by the throat. It let out a growl and attempted to squeeze the life out of her.
"Mmph!" Rosalina grunted, raising her wand up as cosmic energy coursed through it and acted like an energy blade as she swiftly swung her arm, the energy cutting through Elephant Bird and beheading it… causing the statue to let go of Rosalina and fell to the ground, crashing into the ground and exploding, leaving behind a massive X-Parasite that Samus jumped down and grabbed a hold of it to absorb it.
End BGM
Charge Beam back online!
"That's more like it." Samus said, as she turned to a coughing Rosalina. "Are you okay?"
"Yeah… I'll be fine." Rosalina said, shaking it off with a smile. "Been a while since I've cut loose."
"So, what did you get back?" Blake asked.
Resume Sector 1 - SRX BGM
Samus chuckled, her Arm Cannon charging up. "Oh, hear it purr again!" Samus smiled as she fired a charged shot at a wall, then they started climbing up the platforms and opened up a door as they went inside and started to climb up, but Samus would look at a wall, noticing that the climbable ceiling was extending toward the wall. She hopped up and fired up a charged shot, breaking the wall and Morph Balling her way inside as she would see a bunch of Sciser's minding their business… until Samus obliterated them all with her Charged shots, then grabbed the X-Parasites as she dropped down into the water and finding some missiles.
That makes 40. Samus thought, snagging the missiles and returning to the others who were patiently waiting for her.
"Missiles?" Rosalina guessed.
"Damn straight." Samus responded as they went inside the next room where they were met with a hot atmosphere, prompting them to make their way to the ventilation as they would find the Geron, but would see it was well protected up front.
"Maybe we need to dig a little deeper on this one." Blake said as she went ahead, blasting away any X infected Hornoads as she climbed up and shot away a wall where she would see the Geron in front of her. "Got ya." She smirked, quickly blasting it to bits with the laser until only an X-Parasite remained as she touched her ear piece.
"X-Parasite heading straight for me. Need backup." She said as Rosalina would teleport her and the X-Parasite back to them as Samus grabbed a hold of it.
"All stabilizers online. Atmospheric levels equalized." A voice on the intercom said.
"That's better." Samus said as ROB's eyes lit up as purple again, as Adam had took over.
"Excellent. All stabilizers are online. However, many X have already made it to other sectors, it seems. In particular… Sector Two (TRO), the tropical habitat, shows abnormalites. I suspect the X entered this sector with the help of our unseen saboteur. He or it may be in TRO now. You need to get over there. We need to put an end to this."
Pikachu's ears suddenly twitched. "Pika?" Pikachu spoke up as he turned to the source of the noise.
"Hmm? What's wrong?" Blake wondered as her ears twitched as well as she turned as well… and then Samus's radar picked up movement.
"What the…?" She wondered as they turned, seeing something approach them in the shadows… before it revealed itself. It was none other than… a Metroid.
"A Metroid… here?" Samus wondered. Did I miss one? …No, I'm pretty sure I got them all, minus the little one…
"Something about this Metroid is… different." Rosalina said, narrowing her eyes while Blake gasped a little, noticing the nucleus in the Metroid was glowing green.
"It's malicious!" Blake exclaimed, getting in a battle stance.
"You mean to tell me that that Calasmos guy's influence worked its way all the wayhere?" Samus asked in surprise.
"Most likely it's been revived by him… I remember encountering a few of these things when we met Damian." Blake said.
"Boop…" ROB mused, remembering his reunion with his fellow revived ROBs… before his eyes went purple.
"You know what to do then. Exterminate it." Adam ordered before ROB's eyes turned normal again.
Samus took a deep breath and aimed her Arm Cannon at it as the Metroid let out a few cries… before hissing at them.
BGM: Alpha Metroid Ver 2 (Metroid: Samus Returns)
Unexpected Stowaway - Malicious Metroid
The Metroid charged ahead, attempting to snack on them but they avoided it as Samus would fire a few missiles at it, causing it to yelp and pulled back before it looked at Samus before suddenly breathing fire, forcing her to roll.
"I see Calasmos taught it a few new tricks…" Samus said as the Metroid attempted to headbutt Pikachu but he jumped back in time as an icy aura surrounded Rosalina as she fired a cosmic cold burst, hitting the Metroid and freezing it where Samus would barrage it with missiles… but suddenly, the Metroid broke free as it got hit with lasers from ROB and Blake, then got hit with a Thunderbolt from Pikachu.
The Metroid hissed, breathing fire at the group but it dodged as Samus laid into it with a few more missiles until the Metroid cried out and fell to the ground as Samus aimed her arm cannon at it… only for the Metroid to suddenly get back up and flew away quickly.
End BGM
"Hey, get back here!" Samus called out.
"Leave it." Adam spoke up. "It got smart enough to leave us alone… so I'm pretty sure it will stay put. There's no sense in chasing after it while the X are multiplying in TRO as we speak."
"He's got a point. Let's go." Blake said and with a nod, they all headed back to the main elevator… unaware of the Metroid feeding on some X-Parasites to heal itself back up… before it let out a small chirp as it rested on a rock where it would start mutating into an Alpha Metroid.
As they hopped onto the elevator that would take them back up, Samus folded her arms and thought of the trust that she and Adam shared back then, and silently wondered if she should trust the AI that is currently inside ROB.
Before anyone could say anything… ROB's eyes turned purple again. "I have learned the identity of our mystery saboteur..." He said, as the women and Pikachu turned to him.
BGM: Environmental Disquiet (Metroid Fusion)
ROB's head turned to Samus. "It's an X mimicking Samus."
"WHAT/PIKA?!" They all yelled.
"I have named it the SA-X. I believe the SA-X came from the capsule containing her infected suit parts. It used a Power Bomb to escape the Quarantine Bay. That explosion breached the capsules containing all the X that started this disaster… but the SA-X is definitely our biggest worry right now. The SA-X is mimicking her at full power. None of you can face it… and I do not care if Rosalina is the strongest intergalactic human here. I fear that even the SA-X may be too strong even for her."
"Are… are you sure about that?" Rosalina asked with a hint of worry in her voice, as ROB's head could only nod slowly.
"If you see the SA-X, just run. Don't think about fighting… you may all think of yourselves as strong, but if it's mimicking Samus, then it's most likely not going to hold back. She is susceptible to cold temperatures, an unexpected side effect of the Metroid vaccine. Like the Metroids, you can be frozen with the Ice Beam. Unfortunately, the SA-X is armed with the Ice Beam. I advise you to stay away. If you see it… run."
"Oh… hell…" Samus groaned.
"However, all is not lost. HQ says that they have Bomb data ready in the data room ahead in Sector 2. These bombs will help you find a way out if the SA-X traps you. Unfortunately, the data room in question is behind a Level 1 hatch. You will need to find the security room and release these locks. Safety protocols dictate that it will not show up on your map, so you will have to find it yourselves and get Samus her bombs back. Keep an eye out for the SA-X."
End BGM
The elevator rose back to the top, as Blake had completely lost color on her face, Pikachu's ears were completely low, Rosalina didn't look sure of herself, ROB was a bit annoyed over being taken over suddenly by Adam… and Samus had her hand on her visor, groaning a bit.
"I… I need a moment…" Blake said as she walked off somewhere.
"This is horrid, isn't it?" Rosalina asked.
"Yeah, it sure is…" Samus responded, knowing full well how strong she actually is and having to hold back in Smash fights. Unfortunately, they're not in the mansion right now, so she could just picture the SA-X making everyone its bitch within seconds.
"Ugh… fuck my life."
"Hey guys, um… listen… there's something I need to tell you about. You know… how strong Samus is and how she has to hold back her power in Smash fights or spars so she won't seriously injure us? Well… unfortunately we just learned that Samus' Power Suit is alive and well… completely infected by the X-Parasite. The AI coined it as SA-X… and from what I can tell, it's not going to hold back."
Blake let out a sigh. "I… I wish I can remain positive, but… the whole thing with a zombie-like Power Suit at maximum strength and will destroy us within seconds… oh god… I feel like I'm gonna be sick just thinking about it… the thought of it terrifies the hell out of me."
She took a deep breath. "I… I hope we can make it out alive. All of us… I know Team SPBRR is strong, but if it's making Rosie unsure of herself, making her think that not even she is strong enough to take it out on her own… what does that make for the rest of us? Pardon my language here but… are we absolutely fucked? I… I wish I knew the answer if we are gonna make it out alive, but I'm hoping we don't have to encounter it."
She closed her eyes. "I love you all… and I hope I can get back to you guys. This mission just got a whole lot more scary…"
After Blake hit the stop button, she pressed her back against the wall and slid down, leaning her head on the wall. "Fucking hell…" She mumbled under her breath, taking the time to control her breathing. After she composed herself, she stood up. "Alright… let's hope for the best." She told herself and walked off where Samus and Rosalina would be chatting with each other to try and ease each other's worries.
Biologic Space Lab Video Log #3
"The Metroids are quite the interesting species. They were originally designed by the Chozo to destroy the X-Parasites and nothing more… however, the Space Pirates caught wind of this and decided to engineer these Metroids to destroy all life that they made contact with. It had got to the point where the Galactic Federation assigned Samus to destroy these Metroids for good, something that brought the Galaxy peace.
Sure, Samus didn't kill the last Metroid as it had imprinted on her after the death of the Metroid Queen, something that everyone found admirable. The Metroid seemed to have melted Samus's cold heart. However… it was not meant to be as the Metroid was destroyed by Mother Brain. Though I've heard rumors that the Metroid is back alive and well… eh, I'm sure it's nothing.
Speaking of Metroids… just the other day, I've encountered a strange Metroid with a green nucleus. It seems to be quite similar to the Metroids we all knew. It looked curious and filled with energy… it looked at me as if I was its own father. It was adorable, honestly… so I took the little Metroid in. I studied the green nucleus and wondered if Samus had somehow overlooked one, where she claimed she searched every nook and cranny on SR-388… could her visor simply have mulfunctioned? Who knows for sure.
All I know is that the Galactic Federation is aware of this Metroid and we are currently mass producing Metroids in a secret faciity as we speak. Unfortunately, none of them seem to be sporting the green nucleus. Perhaps it's a special kind of Metroid? A rarity? It intrigues me. But in any case, the Metroids will be top secret. Not even Samus should know about this…
Oh right, I need to give this Metroid a name… it's curiosity and playfulness reminds of some little children back at home, especially an associate of mine who absolutely adores his child. Hmm… perhaps I should call it… Nina. Yes, Nina… it's fitting for this rare Metroid."
Dun dun duuuuuuuuuun!
