Corrupt Echoes of a Hunter's Past Chapter 7: Bonus Round: Sudden Death, a metroid fanfic

Ch. 7 Bonus round (alternatively, sudden death)

Author's Note: I hope viewers realize I sometimes post multiple chapters on the same day, so they don't get confused with what's happening in the plot. This chapter in particular is separate from the rest of the story.

Again, please keep all reviews clean.

Disclaimer: Metroid is the property of Nintendo, as is Kirby and Super Smash Bros. Cortana is the property of 343 studios, and JARVIS belongs to Disney.

Yes, there are some crossover elements, so some of the jokes might not be obvious.

Mother Brain, Emperor Ing, SA-X, Dark Samus, Gorea, Ridley, Nightmare, Phantoon, and a Queen Metroid were teleported onto the B.S.L. station, somehow orbiting planet Phaaze.

A voice went, 3, 2-

Dark Samus blasted the SA-X with a phazon beam. Moments later, Mother Brain opened up with energy bursts on the Emperor Ing.

As the announcer went on a tirade about fair play, Gorea tried following Ridley with its blasts of energy, only to meet a face full of fireballs.

Phantoon's phantom eyes bounced off Nightmare's carapace, and the pair flew upwards away from the Queen Metroid in the already deteriorating Operations deck.

Tentacles slashed about as the Emperor Ing showcased his irritation. One Dark Echo was smashed into pieces, while the other assisted Dark Samus in her plasma beam combination.

Nightmare's tail began drawing in all sorts of unwanted projectiles, freezing over from the SA-X's shots. At this moment, Ridley blew a hot burst of flame into his face mask. Stunned as he was, the SA-X's super missiles blew apart his facemask, leading him to screech in a creepy tone of voice.

The Queen Metroid deployed her Baby Metroids from her back, forcing the other combatants to keep their distance. Several charged at Phantoon, only for the specter to teleport them towards Gorea. The telepathic shapeshifter began furiously battling the parasites as they tried to feast off the immense power they sensed within.

By now, the battle had turned into somewhat of a pattern. The SA-X went to battle the Queen Metroid, sensing it was its greatest threat. Ice beam shots swiftly incapacitated the Metroids, which were blown to bits by Super Missiles. Enraged, the Queen Metroid turned to its fire breath, scorching the SA-X. Plasma flew as the two engaged in a freaky show of parasitic might.

Mother Brain made use of her telepathic focus, bending Phantoon to her will. Ridley and Nightmare were also affected, joining her in an attempt to battle Dark Samus and the Emperor Ing.

Dark Samus's Dark Echoes joined her in an attempt to battle Nightmare and Mother Brain, even as the Emperor Ing began a confusing battle with Ridley and Phantoon. Dark energy lanced out at Ridley, who dodged in a nifty barrel roll, even as tentacles extended to meet the Rage Hands that were spawned.

Gorea teleported away from the Baby Metroids. Floating projectiles spawned from Gorea, only to be devoured by the creatures. Gorea teleported again, only to end up by the Queen Metroid. The Baby Metroids were caught in a Power Bomb explosion, and were swiftly disposed of by the SA-X as the Queen turned her attention to the floating creature approaching.

The Emperor Ing's core finally took enough damage from Ridley and Phantoon's plasma. He went into a chrysalis, releasing a cloud of purple gas all over the lower levels. The combatants that could fly did so, leaving Mother Brain and the Queen Metroid to cope.

Mother Brain began using her telepathy on the Queen Metroid, only to feel irritation as one of the Emperor's tentacles smacked her eye. A pulse of energy blew the offending object to smithereens, though the shell as of yet remained unscratched.

Dark Samus and Gorea began an aerial battle, though neither managed to seriously injure the other. Phazon pulsed through the empty space which Gorea teleported out of, and Dark Samus's Dark Echoes began preparing another barrage.

Nightmare abruptly raised the gravitational force, sending the combatants, sans the SA-X, back in the dark smog. The Emperor Ing's tentacles reacted to the surrounding targets, only to be demolished by the extreme forces. The chrysalis shattered, revealing the new form of the Emperor while simultaneously clearing away the smog.

Through several volleys of plasma, the SA-X had succeeded in freezing over Nightmare's tail. However, Nightmare retaliated with forming a gravitational event, succeeding in again thwarting the others' projectile assaults. Ridley anchored his claws and tail onto railing, even as the others similarly found better vantage points.

At this point, some of the combatants had been exhausted. Dark Samus finished off Ridley even as Gorea succeeded in forcing Phantoon to explode. The SA-X dispatched Nightmare when the gravity attack ended and turned to face the Queen Metroid.

However, Dark Samus had other ideas. She lanced the SA-X with a beam of plasma, prompting the two doppelgangers to do battle above. Screwattack met Phazon shield as the two unleashed their formidable arsenals.

Meanwhile, the three grounded combatants fought it out. Mother Brain was pummeled by a volley of transdimensional blasts, leading her to use the laser brain attack against her two opponents. It stunned the Emperor Ing, but the Queen Metroid was mostly unfazed, even as she retaliated with a stream of vibrant plasma.

Above them, the SA-X fired a pulse of blue plasma. Dark Samus slid smoothly away and retaliated with a volley of rapid-fire Phazon power beam shots, which barely phased the orange copy. The subsequent Phazon-coated smash Dark Samus performed into the SA-X, however, produced some more results.

It was at this point that Gorea chose to make a reappearance. A withering beam of energy knocked both copies down, though the seeking orbs that followed were blocked by the duo's energy shields of Phazon tendrils and screwattack. The SA-X landed on ground level even as the two floating powerhouses went for each other, trying to land a significant blow.

A swarm of nightbarbs from the Emperor Ing distracted Mother Brain, even while he blasted the Queen Metroid with a beam of dark energy. The chilling effects angered the beast, but its hide staved off most of the damage. It lunged forward, intent on biting into the Emperor, when the SA-X fell directly into its mouth.

One power bomb later…

The SA-X, injured by the energy drain, screwattacked through the Emperor Ing's knee joints, bringing him down for the count. By then, however, a plasma blast from Mother Brain blasted apart its physical form. The following laser brain attack dispatched the giant Hornoad phase, and some more concussive blasts rendered the Core-X's shell dissolved.

With its amorphous essence exposed, the SA-X soared toward Mother Brain, intent on infection. Before such a process could begin, however, Dark Samus was blasted into the parasite by Gorea, absorbing it on touch. The new ice beam functionality was granted to Dark Samus as well, only to prove mostly ineffective against the levitating entity which it faced.

Mother Brain turned its telepathic powers on the floating duo. Dark Samus's Phazon infused presence forced Mother Brain to withdraw, but with Gorea…

Well, the fellow telepath certainly recognized the intrusion. With a new target in mind, Gorea blasted Mother Brain repeatedly. Dark Samus's Phazon blasts were doing minimal damage to the floating seal sphere, allowing the floating creature to finish off the giant organism. As Mother Brain turned to ash, however, the facility's intercom blared out, "Propulsion sequence activated. 3 minutes until impact with destination: planet Phaaze." Even in disintegration, Mother Brain's mastery over machines played havoc with her foes.

Dark Samus tried to make her way out, only to be interrupted by Gorea teleporting in front of her. The two exchanged energy blasts, before Dark Samus fused with her Dark Echoes and tried to flee in the super powered state.