And now, with Apoc's POV until the end!!
CHAPTER 6: APOC, A DEVIL BORN IN HEAVEN
The exam begins with me having a communicator and kicked out from the ship? Very well, I think it's not very nice from Samus, but I can't complain. She let me stay for almost a month… and she said she won't leave me, she will tell me when I can go back to the ship… I hope. What if she leave me? I will be alone with so many baddies! OH GOD! She deceived me! Perhaps… (in italic my fantasies)
Samus, dressed with a white night dress, sensually hugs his new man. He is the most handsome boy the world has ever seen! He is much taller thanSamus herself and his masculine muscle bulges through his shirt. And he has a six pack! His hair is a brilliant brunette color that is spiked up without the use of gel. His hair is SO PERFECT that it stood up on its own! He wears a leather jacket and lots of black. And he is so frigging hot…
"Oh, Apoc 2.0. You are much better than my former slave. I decide you will be my sex partner. But first… Bring me the skin of Apoc.", Samus says before starting fiercely making out with him…
Well, it can be! I saw much stranger stuff… Just a moment! My skin? No! MY SKINE IS MINE, AND MINE ALONE! I've only one skin, and it's mine because it belongs to me… Stay quiet, Apoc! This is too strange even for Samus: if she had wanted my skin, she would have torn it away from me long time ago… I need a place to relax… I feel a bit dizzy…when Samus is around I feel too uneasy… I also need to find a new outfit. I still have the striped shirt and red pants… I've not been undressing for a month. Also, my hair are such a mess.
Must drink something. Why is that strange armored being watching me?
Hunta is a strange planet. The ground is brownish yellow, the plants are dry and dark red (not to say hostile) and the sky is deep purple. I also saw a gray Smoke in the Water… Am I quoting something? The worst part, anyway, are the inhabitants themselves. They all are both bounty hunters and people looking for them. They are rude, cunning and skilled at hand to hand combat, their hearts are black and cruel. It's ironical that Samie is both the most dangerous and nicest. The universe is strange.
Anyway, my throat is killing me. I am thirsty… MUST DRINK.
Finally, I reached a strange inn. It's green, slimy and smell like dead chicken, my least favorite smell. But, despite it, it's somehow familiar… it's like a memory of a former life… Or isn't it? There are only two people. The first is a squat slug-like creature who disgusts me, the second is a massive bounty hunter with a purple outfit and a humanoid mask, but I see his true eyes are more like those of an insects. He is sat next to the slug. He doesn't seem a guy I should piss off. I asks the alien slug a glass of the least alcoholic drink, the so called 'Kraken Blood'. It smells even worse than the inn itself.
"So – the squat creature asks me –you are a new bounty hunter?"
"Hell yes!" I answers attempting to look as tough as I can.
"Interesting, what is your goal?" A grin is visible on his face, his eyes near two inches from me.
I say the first thing it comes up to my mind: "To manage to outmatch the Hunter!"
"About what hunter are you talking about? Not about Aran, I suppose?"
"Of course I am talking about her! If you want to become someone, you have to defeat the number one, and she is the bounty hunter number one!".
"Ehi Ehi, quiet, nice guy! – the slug says – The Hunter is quite a match to you. She once defeated my buddy, Cragle, did she, Cragle?".
The hulkling beast, who was previously inanimate, snarls and growls… Shortly after, they both turn silent.
Hooray, I am deceiving this stupid alien: I wonder what Samus will think of me?…
Samus hugs Apoc and says: "Compliment, nice guy! You look very badass! C'mon, get your reward". Then, she fiercely make out with Apoc…
I would like it to happen so much. But, why does the slug look familiar to me? His talking, his accent… Yeah, I think I did meet him previously. Finally, he keeps talking.
"Listen, if someone take Samus out of the picture, I will be very happy, but of course, you need training. So, I give you a bounty. There is a guy, called Apoc Smith, who ruined me! I want him dead! Bring me his head, and I will give you 10000 of credits."
I then do the stupidest thing ever. I yell: "But I am Apoc Smith! Or I should say I was".
Suddenly, I recognize the slug. It's the kingpin I make arrest.
"YOU – the former kingpin growls - FUCKING GAY BASTARD ASSHOLE MADE OUT OF CRAP!"
"Ehi! – I reply - I'm not gay!".
"YOU – the creature keeps shrieking, turning red from lime – RUINED ME! YOU TURNED ME FROM A KINGPIN TO A INN OWNER. I WILL MAKE YOU SUFFER!".
"Believe me – I answer completely unimpressed – It's been a month since we didn't meet each other, and many thing happened… It won't be easy to make me suffer as much as I did recently."
The hideous being grins and says: "We'll see. Cragle, lunch is on the table!"
The purple giant then stands up and finally talks with a deepened voice: "Let the game starts" . I, without even looking at my foe, starts running as fast as I can. I hope Samus won't take it bad…
"Apoc – Samus says – you have been a bad boy who need to be spanked!"
Well, I'm not very original… I could think of something more 'in-character' for Samus --
In the meanwhile, the gargantuan monster is chasing me… and, apparently, he can breathe fire… Very well! This is veeeeeeeeery good! Unless… Oh, oh! I am a genius! THIS IS REALLY VERY GOOD! If I keep running like a crazy and avoiding Cragle I will be able to defeat him. I need a bar… Oh, finally… God, I'm so tired. I've never run so much before…
I finally reach the barista and I scream: "YOU SCUM! GIMME THE MOST ALCOHOLIC DRINK YOU HAVE!".
"R U SURE, BOY? IT COLUD SCRATCH YOUR WHYNY TROATH?" he sardonically says.
I am scared. Cragle will arrive at moments. I simply reply: "DO THAT OR I'LL SMASH YOUR ASS APART!".
He promptly serves it. The drink is dark red, purple smokes and boils comes from it. I can swear I can hear scream of pain. It's perfect!
Finally, my foe arrives, ready to breathe fire once more time. I seriously say: "Enjoy the cocktail!", and throw the 'demonical' beverage to him. An explosion and a giant cloud of dust. I think Cragle has been incinerated. All the other hunters and the barista watch me.
I yell triumphantly: "Apocownsthemall!", my battle crie. Unfortunately, as the cloud of dust fades away, I discover that Cragle is NOT dead, abeit is seriously wounded. I knocked off many piece of his armor and his true face is revealed. It looks like a giant werewolf with bug like eyes.
"YOU… MADE… A TERRIBLE MISTAKE…" he yells, and starts attacking me with his large fists. Finally, one of them hits me and knock me out to the ground. Then I remind Samus' karate moves and I goofily imitate them. A kick in the face stuns Cragle. You know, I start enjoying it. I could ever go so far to kill him… and I like it.
Unfortunately, life hates me. Suddenly, another familiar voice talks, making me shiver. My enemy itself looks uneasy and the watchers of the duel are surprised
"What are you doing, scums?".
The voice comes from a dude with a red and orange armor. But once you saw 'his' first whole mission from beginning to end, you learn that he's not much of a dude. Her name is Samus Aran, it's my bounty hunting teacher, my focus of my most inner fantasy., and my worst nightmare as well. I usually don't fear her, just respect. But when I see her with the same suit which she used to eradicate two species , two galactic criminal empire and to blow four planets up, and with her "serious" voice, I do freak out.
As I am about to ask her what she is doin' here, I remember what she told me: 'On Hunta, we don't know each other'. Well, so now my new enemy is Samus herself. Hiding my fear, I sardonically say: "Oh, what do we have here? The Hunter! How could such a nice guy like me be noticed by you?"
She calmly answers: "Who are you?"
Oh, no! I must make up surnames again: "I am Apoc Chaser, nice to meet you. And again I question: How could such a nice guy like me be noticed by you?"
She replies: "Any guy who invades my territory while pointlessly fighting is noticed by me. You fight pretty well, anyway… to be a n00b."
"Then? Can I go?"
"Didn't say so! You invaded my territory, so now you have to pay !"
I sweats. Luckily for me my hair covers my front.
"How?"
"With an arm wrestling match!"
I am dead. My arms are weaker than butter, Samus'… well, can tear through reinforced concrete with ease! But I think I can't act cowardly this time… it was a pleasure to meet myself…
She grabs me by my left wrist and brings me in an hard, dark green table and we get in our respective position.
She then says: "Three…"
I hope I will survive.
"… two…"
I would have enjoyed anyway to make out with Samus!
"…one…"
Just a moment! No! I will fight! I will not lose! Prepare yourself, Samus
"…GO!"
I don't know what happened. I suddenly find myself knocked out and laying on the ground… Over my there are bit of a green table smashed to pieces. Samus (unfortunately, not armorless) is standing over me and other bounty hunters are laughin' at me. I think one kicked my head…
"Well, n00b!", Samus says , "I think you had enough! Now go back where you come from… understood? Where you come from"
What she is talking about… WHERE YOU COME FROM! Now I can go back to the ship. I adore Samus.
As you guess, I run quickly to the ship. It was too much for a day: Cragle, and then Samus herself . Too much for me, too much. As I see Samus' bed I fall asleep on it. Don't worry, I will be just for ten sec…
Suddenly, I fall from the bed. Samus sit next to me and says: "Finally, the Sleeping Beauty has woken up!"
Well, thank you for the review. It was nice .
BTW, I know, Samus is gettin' more and more caring, but I thought I did give here reasons to keep him, mainly because they have the same origin (their home planet was raided by Space Invaders ad everything they had was lost… At least, she think so!)
In the next chapter
A last mission
A last reward
CHAPTER 7: SEDUCTED