There's someone in there, COSE reported, once Samus had approached the doorway to a Computer F-connected terminal, It's a Velociraptor, in a Gamma-class suit. Prepare for a challenge.
If I wasn't always prepared for a challenge, I wouldn't be the best, Samus remarked, Open the door, COSE.
COSE fired a quantazon device at the door panel, quickly overriding the lock and opening the door.
"You dispatched those Raekans quickly," A harsh voice called from within the control room. As Samus had completely passed the doorway, she saw the Velociraptor COSE had warned her about, sitting with his back turned to her in a bulky, blue suit.
"The virus you implanted in our computer network is similarly impressive – though you yourself cannot directly take credit for it," The Velociraptor continued, "Its effects on our security have been quite troublesome. Yet, I am here."
Samus took aim, and fired a quantazon missile at the reptile's head. To her surprise, the dinosaur leapt out of his chair, narrowly dodging the device.
He's not as tired as the Raekans, COSE remarked, Oh, this is going to be fun.
The Velociraptor, apparently feeling chivalrous, bowed, and then launched himself at Samus. He was met with Samus' foot; this caused some damage to his suit's protective field, but he swerved to absorbed most of the blow. The maneuver also granted the Velociraptor the opportunity to swing at Samus' remaining planted foot with his tail, knocking her off balance. Samus, rather than hitting the floor, entered her morph ball mode, and as the Velociraptor tried to strike again, she had the maneuverability necessary to evade. The dinosaur recovered from the failed attack by spinning around, and his tail imparted 50 joules of damage.
Samus exited her morph ball form, and fired a missile at the Velociraptor. Unlike the first, this hit its mark. Samus followed up by kicking her foe, knocking him back a few feet. The reptile landed securely, though, and quickly regained his footing.
The Velociraptor remained standing for a few seconds, but then charged Samus again. He didn't leave himself open to a counterstrike this time, allowing the two to engage in hand-to-hand combat. This remained for a few seconds, until the raptor managed to chomp down on Samus' arm.
As her HP began to fall, a window in Samus' visor appeared, reading 'Engaging electric discharge deterrent'. The raptor began to convulse, and loosened his grip on Samus' arm. He remained stunned long enough for Samus to fire another missile.
The Velociraptor recovered swiftly, and began to attack again. Samus pushed him back with an impressive backflip-kick, and followed up with three uncharged power beams.
Before Samus landed the raptor fired a yellow beam at Samus. She found herself immobilized, as the dinosaur approached.
Struggle, COSE recommended, Their tractor beams are weakened by stress.
Samus focused intently on breaking free of the restrictive beam – and sure enough, it disengaged just before the Velociraptor reached her. She took aim, and fired a quantazon missile at point-blank range. The Velociraptor, once again, was thrown back several feet. Samus then barraged him with several power beams while waiting for him to recover.
The Velociraptor retaliated with a Relative Torpedo, which Samus rolled left to dodge. The raptor took the opportunity to draw close once again, and resumed hand-to-hand combat. The her opponent possessed an impressive degree of skill, it soon became clear the Samus was superior; she quickly gained the upper hand, and rendered the Velociraptor vulnerable to a final quantazon missile. The Gamma-class suit finally lost its ability to resist quantazon-based attacks, and Samus stunned the sapient beast. The virus planted in his suit gave her a return of 50 joules.
You'll find the tractor beam device on the Velociraptor's left arm, COSE stated, As we understand, the Chozo technology in your suit will allow you to take it and use it yourself. You may find it useful.
Samus lifted the unconscious Velociraptor's arm, and removed a rectangular panel from the black suit. She placed it on her own left arm, and the suit automatically integrated the component into itself.
With the battle completed and the spoils collected, Samus began the task of infecting computer F of the pirate base.