I apologize for my hiatus, some things happened in my life that made writing difficult. Hopefully you can forgive me. Enjoy.
"What?"
The word escaped my lips before I could stop it. When nobody answered, I looked Rood in the eyes and repeated myself.
"We need you to kill Samus Aran." His voice remained steady, but I could see a faint tremor in his hands as he said the words.
"But why?" I was genuinely confused. I had no problem with it, my hatred for her was certainly enough, and I had killed before. The only thing bugging me was why anyone else would want her dead.
Rood seemed to relax a bit. "I didn't expect you to take it so well. The reason, my dear SA-00, is this: Your Mother is planning to destroy the galaxy as we know it."
"How, why, and for how long has this been going on?" This sounded insane to me. The great hero of the galaxy, the one who had protected it numerous times, wanted to destroy it?
"It's been in the works since she destroyed the Bottle Ship. The how is also easy enough to answer. You. Well, let me rephrase that. Your successors. It seems Samus has been up to quite the business since you left, especially since she started marketing her clones as bodyguards, peacekeepers, even soldiers. She has a large clientele as well, almost entirely on the black market." He paused for a moment. "Actually, she was planning on selling you, but the deal fell through when we 'killed' you. Some Mother, eh? Anyways, that doesn't sound that bad, now does it? And it wouldn't be, if it weren't for one thing.
"The Obedience Drive. The OD is a device your Mother came up with, and I have to say, it's fascinating. When activated, it responds to the bomb embedded in an SA units chest, and starts a subroutine in the device. This causes a death-like trance in the subject, during which they will obey any order given to them, while also activating a micro - speaker planted in the ear lobes," He glanced at me as I instinctively reached for my ear. "Don't worry, we removed yours while you were recovering from the surgery. Well, maybe removed isn't the right term, but anyways. This device would have created a wall of white noise that deafens the subject, while also working to transmit orders."
"But what does that have to do with destroying the galaxy?"
"It's quite simple, actually. Your Mother has hundreds of duplicates already in action around the galaxy, with thousands more on the way, under the pretense of peace. But what if the OD were to fall into the hands of someone like, say, Ridley? Imagine hundreds of SA Units under the command of the most evil being in the galaxy, possibly the universe? Well, that's not even half as bad as what we're dealing with. Even if she is actually trying to keep peace, your Mother is striking fear into the hearts of many old foes. The Space Pirates are on the verge of extinction, or are they? Are there actually millions upon millions of them, hiding, biding their time until they strike us a blow so severe we never recover. Metroid research continues in countless labs throughout the galaxy, with new hatchlings every day. Samus knows all of this. Her goal is to end all of it, to eradicate the vermin from existence, and she is willing to make any sacrifice to do so, even whole planets if need be. And who would stop her?"
The realization set in. There was nobody who could stop her. Thousands had tried, and all had failed. Even her deadliest foe, Mother Brain, had been beaten in mere minutes. With an army, she would be unstoppable, and the galaxy would never be the same. I knew better than most that with her, the end justified the means.
"I will."
I said the words quietly, almost a whisper. I spoke again, more firmly this time.
"I'll stop her."
Rood smiled, and I could almost swear his uncanny red eyes were sparkling. "Then let's get started, shall we?"
Sorry this chapter is so short, and yes, it is full of cliche's. But everything won't go how you expect it to, so hold on for the next chapter. Ah, who am I kidding. We're two or three chapters from any excitement, right? RIGHT?
CM out.