Ch.4 Food Chain (chomps)
Author's Note: I was rather embarrassed to realize I had missed the typo on the previous title.
Anyways, I find it interesting that the SA-X, while possibly the greatest (and creepiest) threat in the Metroid Series, has the worst match ups with the other threats. Still, no spoilers.
Again, please keep all reviews clean.
Disclaimer: Metroid is the property of Nintendo.
As swarms of evacuation shuttles fled the station, Dark Samus, Elcnax, and Tertiary Brain were hunting.
Specifically, Dark Samus was hunting for anyone, Elcnax was hunting for Dark Samus, and Tertiary Brain was hunting for Metroids.
The walking brain found them and promptly inserted its telepathic control over them, as well as the surrounding specimens.
Connecting with the security network, it watched its two opponents meander around. Curiously, it noted several ships docking in various locations. What appeared to be a female human went to the lab. Several shady looking Space Pirates explored with their assortment of companions. Samus Aran docked and walked out in her familiar colors.
Tertiary Brain paused for an entire span of three seconds, processing this data. She promptly powered off the Wii U and restarted the file.
Just kidding.
In the next moment, the door opened to the Metroid chamber. Tertiary Brain looked down, and groaned.
Three SA-X's armed super missiles and fired.
Dark Samus spotted an SA-X approaching. Thinking of her former nemesis, she promptly engaged it in combat.
Surprised at the ineffectiveness of her basic shots, she switched to the plasma beam technology she had acquired. The pulses appeared to be more effective, but her opponent's triple ice beam shots were aggravating her.
Several shinespark-esque attacks later, the SA-X switched to its Hornoad mutant form.
Dark Samus, feeling something was up with Samus apparently being a shapeshifter, blasted it with plasma. When plasma failed to work on the blue core thing, she used missiles.
The SA-X, thinking it could snatch a powerful target, lunged for Dark Samus in its blue form. Several seconds of Metroid DNA working, and the SA-X immediately regretted its decision.
Oops.
Elcnax had a similar moment with an SA-X. After wearing it down, it frowned at the blue form.
Surprising for the X parasites, Metroids weren't the only life energy sappers…
A swarm of X-parasites made their way to Melissa Bergman.
A swarm of Metroids made their way to Melissa Bergman.
The X-parasites couldn't get a break today, could they?
Samus's charged ice beam froze over five SA-X's. Another pulse followed, with the plasma tearing through their armor.
So fared any SA-X who challenged Samus, their own Varia suits unsuited for the freezing effects of the combination.
A sweeping blast of energy finished off the solid forms of the SA-X's in Tertiary Brain's room.
Monitoring the station, the Brain knew how to finish them. Calling in its Metroids, it had them consumed.
Thus, X-parasites make tasty snacks. Who knew?