Behind Cold Metal
Chapter 14: Dinner with Meta Ridley Pt1
Samus had a surprise to see a friendly pair of Space Pirates turn up at her cell door an hour after she had her message from Meta Ridley.
"What do you guys want?" she asked.
"We're here to make sure that you look perfect for our lord Meta Ridley" they said.
"You guys are kind...what's going on?" she asked.
"Our lord wants you to be treated well before your dinner. If we do not comply, we die" they said.
"Ouch. Okay then, what happens?" she asked.
"We must take your measurements. Our lord requested you wear a black sequin dress for your dinner. You should be honoured; nobody of our ranks ever gets to have dinner with him. You're the first prisoner to do so, so you're setting a record here" they said.
Samus didn't really ask any further questions. She was bewildered to be so close to a Space Pirate without the intention of blowing its head off. She knew Meta Ridley was the reason for this strange behaviour, but she didn't complain. Besides, why complain about getting pampered? The Space Pirates thought she was going to die anyway.
It was about time for Samus to be heading for the throne room of Meta Ridley. She was devoid of any armour, her hair and face were done up nicely as she wanted and the black sequin dress fitted her perfectly. Meta Ridley was a lucky person, she thought, to have a range of Space Pirates, each with their own talent. They weren't all just a bunch of killing machines (although 98% of then were). The guard arrived to her cell.
"Samus Aran, Meta Ridley calls for your presence. Please follow me" he said. The guard was rather large and heavily armoured, but as she stepped out of the cell, she wasn't grabbed brusquely. She found it rather funny that Meta Ridley could make the Space Pirates do anything he wanted them to do, even treat his worst enemy nicely. The Space Pirates thought Meta Ridley was going to give her one last taste of freedom before depriving her of it all, but the story was different.
Samus was taken to the top floor, where a long, tall corridor led to a large door with two guards next to it. She walked up to it and the two guards (who stayed silent) opened the doors by slamming their feet against the floor. The doors opened and Samus stepped into the throne room.
The throne room was a rather large, circle shaped room, with weapons lined across the walls. At the other end of the room, there were two large red windows showing the metallic view of the Pirate Homeworld. There was a medium sized table set up in the middle of the room, not very far away from a flight of steps that elevated the second half of the room, where the throne was. But the throne was missing, and in its place was a large metal cylinder that stretched from the floor to the ceiling.
Samus seemed slightly confused until the cylinder started moving, when she realized it was a platform, with the throne on the top, lowering. Sat on the throne was Meta Ridley, but what surprised Samus was the suit. So much, she gave a small giggle as he lowered to the ground. I guess anyone would find it a funny sight, to see a destructive, killing machine dressed all dapper in a suit jacket, white shirt, all topped off with a black leather waistcoat and a cravat. It fitted him well, which was strange. The throne stopped and Meta Ridley stood up.
"Welcome Samus" he said. "Please be seated"