WOOT... 30 chapters now... I hope I can get at least another ten... you know 1 more chapter to surpass A Blast in the Past's 39... well in any case I'll do my best and you readers keep reading. oh and at the end of the story I'll ask you, the reader/reviewer, what I should do for another story... Metroid/Zelda/ ? and I would like for you readers to send the idea's to me through PM ... or put the idea into your review... either way. I am enjoying writing out this story and I am hoping that you people enjoy reading it... I still have more to the series to go before I decide that Phazos should be destroyed. There are still several variables to be put into the equation... sooooo...
ME: Let's get something straight here guys... First of all I did not lose that game... I let you guys win.
Entity: RIGHT... You lost on purpose...
AS Fire: I think he did let us win... I don't know a thing about Metroid.
Me: SEE! I told you... *Holds up Wii remote and Nunchuck* If I wanted to win I would have... so how bout round 2?
Entity + AS Fire: Let's go.
Me: Your Game Over... *smug look*
Hours later
ME: HAH I told you I would win.
Entity: SO... FREAKIN... CLOSE!
AS Fire: ... no kills and twenty deaths... CURSE YOU AND YOUR ANNIHILATOR BEAM AND SUPER MISSILES!
Me: HEY don't curse me... curse your poor skills. How bout this... you guys play the game a bit and learn the controls of it, then we will have a rematch.
AS Fire + Entity: DEAL!
hmmm... Spyro/cynder, Samus/Link, Ridley and his new group, or Admiral Dane... I could ... or... hmmm... blast... oh.. wait... That could work...
(Ridley's POV)
Our journey was not long but we had made it to the northern end of the Avalar Valley and into the cave. It was just me, the metal dragoness Celesta, and three Luminoth now dragons. I had left the others behind in Warfang to inform Samus and Link of my new location. I looked out at the world beyond the waterfall and breathed deeply and let the air out. I was savoring the beauty of the land and the freshness of the air before what I was about to do. I turned around and went deeper into the cave into a large chamber that had an alcove at the back of it where a chest once was but had been moved off to one side.
I breathed a sigh and placed two halves of an object into the chest. After closing it I had ordered for it to be taken to the Aurora Chamber in Warfang. I looked at the chest after closing it and saw that it was suddenly inscribed with an ancient script. I shook my head and sent Celesta to Warfang to deliver the chest. I was not sure what would happen to whomever opened that chest but from what I could decipher of the inscription were the words POISON of FEAR.
I shook my head and went into the alcove and sat down. I began to clear my mind so that I would be able to feel the Time Flow. It was a few seconds later that I felt the flow of time so I began figuring a way to slow it down from four days in the past. Time for everyone else would run normal but time for me and anyone as far as to the mouth of the cave time would run slower. For the Phazon time would also run slower as well. I could only hope that this would work as I felt crystals begin to form around my legs and creeping ever so slowly up my body.
As the crystals covered me I was seeing the flow of time. I saw Samus and Link return to Warfang with the force of the Wind with them. They were gathering the pieces of some sort of Chozo Relic but I never knew what it was.
So far they had Fire, Ice, Earth, Lightening, Twilight, Machine, Shadow, and now Wind. What they needed now was Poison, Fear, Phazon, and Spirit. As I watched the flow of time I saw it all become written within the books of the White Isle. Spyro and Cynder mastering their inner darkness but failing to manage it each time. At seeing this I decided to try and help them.
"Transforming individually gives you an out... You both know that the other is there and will bring you out of the dark state... Trust your bond and balance your energies... THEN draw forth your inner darkness before the Light." Those were the words I sent to them.
I remained sitting and watched the flow. Samus and Link lead to the Aurora Chamber, them opening the chest, then they were teleported away. Chest and all were gone leaving the Aurora chamber without chest, Samus, or Link. After that I saw the two within a poisonous fog with an eerie chilling and fear inducing scene surrounding them.
The scene had no affect on Link nor did it affect Samus. The poisonous fog didn't affect them either but they were going further into the place. I let that scene fade away from my mind and focused on the Phazon that still creepped across the land towards Warfang. The progression of it was slowed drastically, enough that Samus and Link could get the other fragments, Spyro and Cynder to master their inner power, and so much more. I was just hoping that Warfang would be protected from another enemy attack.
I groaned slightly as I felt the Crystal cover my lower body but nothing else happened after that except the constant feel of the crystal covering me.
Images began to form within my mind. First of Samus. Samus... For so many years I caused you pain and now we're allies. What deity would set us as allies when we hated each other so? The second was of Link. Link... I don't know much about you other than you and Samus are together... I suppose that I did cause some trouble for you on your home planet... I should figure a way to apologize... The next to flash into my mind was that of Spyro and Cynder. ... Spyro... Cynder... I don't know what to say... I came here seeking revenge on Samus for defeating me and I wound up bringing a new war to your planet when you were all at peace... I'm sorry... As my thoughts continued on in this manner I sensed that Samus and Link had reached the White Isle and had entered the last portal. The Spirit of Phazon... CAN Phazon have a spirit?
(Samus' POV)
We entered into the Spirit/Phazon portal at the White Isle.
"This is it Link... The final piece of the item." I said standing slightly to the left of a Phazon pool.
"Job's not finished till Ganondorf sings a girly tune." Link said with a mixed expression on his face.
I laughed at the look and we made our way onto an ethereal pathway. It looked as if we were surrounded by the universe itself but there were the occasional stream of Phazon streaking across the expanse. Somehow it added to the beauty of the scene. I had decided that we needed something like a dimensional gate that would allow us to visit places like this. I marveled at the scenery. Then I saw that we were approaching a large platform where phazon covered the ground while an otherworldly mist like fog filled the air. It all seemed unnatural yet natural all the same.
We got to the platform and stepped onto the Phazon only for it to shrink away from us same for the fog. We got close to the center when suddenly both Fog and Phazon started to come together at a point in front of us. Link took a defensive stance and I took an offensive stance waiting for what would happen. We waited for a minute and the fog and phazon still pooled together at the same spot. An hour later it stopped leaving but a small pool and a cloud of the fog above the pool.
Looking at it we were confused as to what should have happened but didn't. We walked up to the pool when a voice called out.
"DON'T!" It shouted.
Link and I stopped instantly and started looking around. That voice sounded harsh, dry, and mixed with anger and calm.
"Don't come any closer... The process is not complete... At least not yet..." The voice said. It sounded unusual.
I couldn't place it but Link and I decided not to get any closer and stood our ground.
"Something's missing... Something important is missing..." The voice said as if it were afraid. "Quickly do any of you have anything that restores health, and energy?"
I looked at Link who pulled the leather pouch off of his right foreleg and placed it on the ground. He began going through it and I just groaned inwardly. I opened a Twilit Rift and drew forth a set of six different potion bottles, all of which were full, and I placed them on the ground for Link to look at. He began looking at each one with a look that was much like he was identifying each one individually. Shaking my head I identified them for him.
"The potions are, from left to right, Red Gem healing, Green Gem Mana, Blue potion restoring a bit of both mana and health, Purple Restores health and increases defense,Gold restores Armor and health, Orange restores armor. Now that they are all identified..." I cut myself off and was wondering why I had gotten impatient as I did.
"Well something that restores Health and Energy... I think a mixture of the blue and orange will work." Link said as if he were a scientist.
I rolled my eyes and watched as he picked the two bottles up and opened them. He began pouring the liquid out onto the ground and we both watched as it flowed towards the pool of Phazon. The fog and the pool of Phazon both pulsed as the two potions flowed into them.
"Ah... yes... Exactly what I needed. Thank you." The voice said as the fog and phazon mixed with the potions all coalesced and melded together forming into something.
Link and I watched in curiosity but we were ready for a fight if it came down to it. The pulsing began to increase when suddenly it all exploded outwards only to be sucked back together.
When we looked again there before us stood a black dragon with phazon blue eyes and a phazon blue chest. The horns were also phazon blue and the wing membrane showed what looked like veins of red phazon.
"FINALLY... I've been waiting for a long time. Thank you both for helping me out." The dragoness said.
Link and I were staring at the dragoness as she shook herself. I was shocked because she looked so much like me and I bet that Like was staring because she looked like me. As the staring contest went on the other dragoness spoke again.
"May I ask who you two are?" She asked
I shook my head and spoke up.
"My name is Samus Aran." I said
Link shook his head and spoke up, "My name is Link."
The dragoness looked at us in turn and nodded. She was about to introduce herself but stopped.
I decided to scan her to see who she was. Upon started to scan what came up was the Scan data for Dark Samus. Suddenly the scan was reset and started scanning again.
*Scan Complete... Dark Samus: Due to being infused with the Spirit essence of this planet she was transformed and also given a sense of good and evil and as such she is rather good. She is no longer hostile to anyone but still has the feeling of being alone.*
I looked at my dark self and was confused as to what would end up happening.
"I... don't know what to say other than I'm not going to fight either of you. I know that you two are having a problem with Phazon spreading south from a volcano north of a big city. I'm willing to help you both... Just... just help me get out of here ok... I know someone who can upgrade your ship to a more suitable standard. As for my name... Just call me Soales so as to advert confusion." She said.
Link and I nodded and agreed to help her get out of this place.
"We'll have to find the pathway first..." Link said as he looked around the place.
"That's simple just look for where the ground glows faintly." Soales said.
I looked over to Link who shook his head as if saying that he was sorry about something. I was about to ask but decided against it. I switched to the Dark Visor to, hopefully, see the pathway. I saw that it indeed glowed and it was highlighted not in red but instead by an ice blue aura. I stepped onto the pathway then Soales stepped onto the path with Link right behind. I was a bit jealous but I knew that Link and I were married and that he held by his word more so than any other guy.
We traveled the path till we came to a vast chamber with a high vaulted ceiling. It was empty except for a single statue in the middle of it. The statue looked like me normally but it seemed different.
"I'm... sorry for what happens next I hope that you two prevail against this foe." Soales said.
Just after Soales said that the statue came to life. Stone fell to the ground and turned to dust. Link and I stood our ground facing the statue wondering what kind of battle was going to happen. Soales had vanished some how but we were not worrying about that. As the statue came to life I saw that it had features similar to the SA-X and Dark Samus. I knew we were in trouble now.
Link was not infused with Metroid DNA and as such he was a free meal for X parasites. I had to figure a way to keep him from getting infected. I was at a loss of what to do other than to infuse him with Metroid DNA as well. Link attacked the human look a like of me but he was thrown into the wall and was trapped in a glass stasis tank that would sustain his life and keep him from becoming an X host.
I was thankful of that because now I could take care of the situation myself.
I scanned my opponent but got nothing about it other than it was both X Parasite and Phazon fused as one. After that I had to figure out what all it was able to do. I blinked and I was sent flying across the chamber and into a wall. I opened my eyes and saw the thing standing over me with it's armcannon in my face.
I laughed bitterly and said, "So this is how it ends... me getting gunned down by a cheap knock-off." I shook my head ignoring the needles of pain, "Not gonna happen."
I saw that my energy was still in the green so I vanished in a cloud of Twilit Particles and reappeared above my enemy. I encased myself in Phazon and smashed into the cheap clone. After contact I slammed my five pronged tail blade into it's back. It didn't like that... and neither did I for that matter. My energy was replenished and the Phazon levels in my body reached a critical point. I went into Hyper Mode instantly to vent the excess Phazon.
I began firing Phazon bursts at the clone then I decided on a different tact. I leaped at my foe and stabbed it with the five pronged tail blade of mine and began pumping Phazon into it's body while also draining it's energy. This idea was working quite well but then I was thrown off but I had saw that it was down to half it's health. At this point I knew it was going to change up it's attack pattern. I was right because it rushed me once more but this time I was grabbed and thrown across the room with a missile following after me.
This thing was faster than I was almost as if it had an Auto Speed Boost active at all times. I was getting beat up rather badly and unable to counter attack. That's when I noticed a Phazon covered case on one of the ledges off to the right. I leaped into the air and began flying towards it. The cheap knock off clone of me made an attempt to stop me but it was unable to fly to catch me but it did fire missiles at me mercilessly. I did my best to avoid all of the missiles and managed fairly well but a few still hit me. My energy was getting down to critical now so I did all that I could to reach that phazon covered case on that ledge.
A few hundred missiles and several close calls later I landed on the ledge and opened the case. Inside I saw an upgrade item but it didn't look like anything I had ever gotten though. The center part of it looked like a gem cluster while the outer ring was that of a serpent biting its own tail. I grabbed the item and sharp pain lanced through my body as my energy suddenly drained away. The Power Suit deactivated and I was left without it but I still felt something in me changing.
I was laying on the ground in pain that could not be ignored.
ME: Well guys did you two learn the controls of the game?
Entity: Yeah learned them and memorized them.
AS Fire: I think so. + to change beams and - to change visors down on the Direction pad to fire missiles or set Power Bombs. A to shoot hold to charge.
Me: Seems like you two have managed to learn quite well... that's good. Now about that rematch?
AS Fire & Entity: Oh we're in.
*Sometime later*
AS Fire and Entity are both defeated... again.
Me: not bad guys... killed me a total of 15 times and you both got quite a few kills. I wonder how well this would go with a fourth player?
Well there it is guys... Samus is going through something while Ridley is slowing the progression of the Phazon... Link is alright but what is happening to samus? Find out in the next chapter... Enjoy this? Leave a review.