Behind Cold Metal
Chapter 19: Going Back to Ether
Meta Ridley's ship landed on Ether yet again and the two came out, strangely enough, side by side instead of one in front and one at back.
"So, what are we going to do today?" Meta Ridley asked.
"I don't know, you brought us here. What did you have in mind?" Samus asked.
"Well, we could stay another night here. Perhaps this time we'll spend the time building a small shelter to house us from the rain" he said.
"That sounds nice. Perhaps you can find one of those animals again. That last one we had tasted great"
"I know! I told you it tasted like food from heaven" Meta Ridley said. "Come on, let's go, or we won't have time to do all the things we've just planned. In fact, we might have to fly" he said. "Hop on" Samus hesitated slightly.
"...What's wrong?" Meta Ridley asked.
"I...it just feels a little weird...riding my worst enemy...after all the things that have happened between us..." she said.
"When we're high in the air, you'll forget all about that" Meta Ridley said. Come on, it'll be fun" Samus gave in to temptation and jumped onto Meta Ridley's back.
"Ready to go?" Meta Ridley said. Then, after Samus got a good hold, Meta Ridley lifted himself higher and higher into the air before taking flight.
It was one of the most bewildering things Samus had ever done. The feel of the wind blowing against her and the speed she was going at was exhilarating. Plus, they were so high, she could see everything, the mountains, the forests and the large sea of Ether that she had never seen before.
"I never knew they had a sea on this planet!" Samus shouted to Meta Ridley.
"I know! That's where we are going. The forests nearby are beautiful. Plus, the beach isn't bad either!" he said. Meta Ridley then changed direction in his flight and flew down to the edge of the forest near the beach, where the river met its end.