Metroid: Mission Alpha

Episode 48: The Final Answers

Ready for the big reveal? ;)

After bringing the Chozo necklace to HQ, Samus had managed to use it to heal Alpha from his mental distress. Fortunately, the Snacanid had not suffered any brain damage and his memories were intact. Now, with both of them ready to move on, Samus and Alpha traveled to Lavolca to destroy the machinery there.

When the team arrived at Lavolca, they could see that lava was now spouting vigorously in multiple areas. "Lavolca's volcanoes have become fully active!" Michael said.

"Hopefully destroying Master Greblai and Master Silhouite's machinery will put an end to that," Samus replied. With her Gravity Suit protecting her and Alpha's Fire ability protecting him, both of them were unaffected by the abundant magma. They entered the great cave, able to walk right through the wall of lava covering the entrance.

Samus and Alpha hurried through the cave, being careful to stay away from any Greblai and Silhouites. Lava was visible everywhere. Samus remembered the first time she'd come to Lavolca, when she first met Alpha. The volcanoes had been dormant then; how things had changed!

When Samus and Alpha reached the lab, they got to work destroying the machinery. Samus fired Plasma Beams at them until they were in ruins. Then the duo moved on to the room where the Energy Absorb machine was contained and destroyed it in the same way. However, at that moment someone else came into the room-it was Master Greblai! "What do you think you're doi-" When he saw the contents of the room, he stopped short and stared. "Those skeletons! Master Silhouite is actually killing the Snacanids?!"

Samus raised an eyebrow. "You mean you didn't know?"

Master Greblai shook his head quickly. "He never told me that-honest! If you'll listen, I'll tell you the whole story."

So Master Greblai began to tell Samus and Alpha about the plan. "Master Silhouite and I were always good friends who worked together. When he started telling me about a plan to make our planet stronger, I agreed, thinking it would protect us from enemies. We went to Venine and took a few Snacanids, and I built a machine that could harness their powers. However, Master Silhouite told me that he would study the Snacanids, harness their powers without harming them, and then release them. He didn't tell me he was going to kill them."

"The second time we went to Venine we caught Alpha, but he escaped. I sent three Greblai after him, ordering them not to harm him. Then you came onto the scene."

"Knowing of your great power, Master Silhouite came up with a plan to keep you out of our way. When you came to this planet with Alpha again, we took the opportunity to take your Power Suit and hide an electrical chip inside it. Then we traveled to Eterna, where we used the Electrifier on you and sought out the Eternal Orbs. Master Silhouite said that the Electrifier and the chip would stun you and prevent you from following us but would not harm you. He said Eterna would be fine without its Eternal Orbs while he briefly took some of their power and then returned them. Was that not true?"

"He was lying," Samus replied, "My allies and I discovered that the chip delivered enough electricity to be deadly. I managed to avoid it by removing my Power Suit just in time. We also learned that the effects of the Electrifier were dangerous. I would have died from them had the excess electricity not been removed from my system. And the Eternal Orbs are vital to Eterna's existence; that's why the ground shook when we were on Foreterna and four of the orbs were missing. Luckily the fifth orb was guarded and the other four were retrieved and returned."

"I should have known," Master Greblai sighed, "I suppose Master Silhouite was also lying when he told me that the EnerDrop would harmlessly absorb planetary energy."

Samus nodded. "Mek15 may have ceased to exist without its energy. The loss of energy on Faunora caused the Voltaursa to become aggressive, endangering the other natives."

"Eventually Alpha and I discovered that Master Silhouite had used collected energy from the Eternal Orbs and EnerDrop to increase his own power! He used this power to overcome me and capture Alpha, but I was able to rescue him before it was too late. We learned that the Energy Absorb machine drains a Snacanid's mental energy, eventually causing death. Alpha was in mental distress, but thankfully I used the power of a Chozo necklace to heal him."

"Yes, Master Silhouite had his sights set on capturing Alpha," Master Greblai said soberly, "He figured it would distract you from stopping us. He was quite intent on getting you out of the way, especially because you have DNA of the Chozo, our enemies."

"But the Chozo weren't actually enemies of the Greblai and Silhouites. We discovered something interesting in the temple. Follow us and we'll show you," Samus said.

So Samus and Alpha led Master Greblai to the Lavolcian ruins, the Great Lavolcian Temple, and the room containing the ancient drawings. Master Greblai gazed at the drawing of the Chozo protecting the Greblai and Silhouites. "So all this time the drawing truly showed an alliance between the Greblai, Silhouites, and Chozo…" He looked ashamed. "I was so foolish to believe Master Silhouite. I never meant to hurt anyone and I certainly didn't want to kill; I just wanted our planet to be protected. I'm sorry for all the trouble I caused you, Samus and Alpha. From now on I'll be your ally."

"Don't worry about it," Samus answered, "It's not too late to prevent any more harm. If we can find Master Silhouite, maybe we can convince him to listen to the truth."

The three of them raced out of the ruins and into the cave, where they found Master Silhouite alone in his lair. "I have all the power I need," he was saying to himself, "Now I can do whatever I please. Time to return to Venine!" He teleported away before anyone else could respond.

"Too late!" Master Greblai exclaimed, "We have to get to Venine right away and stop him!"

"Follow us," Samus told him. She led Alpha and him out of the cave and to the Gunship. They all walked into the Gunship; Master Greblai had to duck to fit in the door but he was able to fit inside the ship. The time had come...next would be the most important mission of all, one vital to the safety and survival of Venine and the Snacanids.

"We're done on Lavolca. Now it's time to return to Venine and stop Master Silhouite once and for all!" Samus told Michael, "This time, Master Greblai is coming along."

"What?!" Michael was surprised to hear this.

"I'll explain later. Right now we have an important job to do. The final battle is at hand!"

What will happen on Venine this time? Will Samus, Alpha, and Master Greblai be able to defend the Snacanids from Master Silhouite? Find out in episode 49!

(Original story from August 2018)