Behind Cold Metal
Chapter 6: Trip to Ether
Usually, Meta Ridley would fly to the places he would go, but when he had a companion, he travelled in his new jet fighter that he had for his birthday a few months ago. It was in prime condition and was like a large version of Samus's gunship, one that could hold some of Meta Ridley's size. Meta Ridley had to let Samus sit in the passenger seat as he drove to Ether. Not a word was spoken during the trip.
Ether was a planet with many hills and trees. The sky was white and the vegetation was good. Why Meta Ridley wanted to do a recon mission here was beyond Samus's knowledge, but she dared not to ask. As the ship landed, Ridley got out and started to walk.
"If you fall behind, then tough" he said. "You won't be able to beat the lock on my ship, so by getting lost, you'll be stranded here forever. Understand?" he said.
"...This is a beautiful planet..." she said.
"Are you even listening to me??" Meta Ridley said loudly.
"Oh!...Uh, yeah" she said. "Follow you and all that..." Meta Ridley looked at Samus for a few seconds before trudging off. Samus had no choice but to follow.
As they went deeper into a forest, Samus caught sight of a river that was flowing. As Meta Ridley went on, Samus decided to ask a question.
"Meta Ridley?" she asked.
"What do you want?" Meta Ridley asked in his usual grumpy voice,
"...That river looks great. Can I have a drink?" she asked. Meta Ridley would have turned around and yelled 'no' in her face, but as he turned around, he noticed she was fully armed, and the last thing he wanted to do was get into another fight with Samus, running the risk of losing it again.
"...Ugh...fine" he said. Samus then walked to the bank and took her helmet off. But Meta Ridley, who was watching, felt his heart skip a beat as soon as he saw Samus's blonde hair. His eyes opened wide, and he almost gasped, but he shook his head.
"What am I doing??? Knock it off Ridley!" he thought to himself. "She's the enemy...but...she's got some nice hair there...I wish I had hair" he thought. Samus had finished drinking and then put the helmet back on. Meta Ridley did not see her face at all, and she turned back around.
"Ahh...I feel much better" she said. "...Uh...thank you" she quickly said, hesitantly.
"Don't mention it. Now hurry up, let's go" Meta Ridley said quickly, stomping off in some general direction. Samus thought for a second.
"He didn't yell at me..." she thought. "He's gotten a little kinder..."