Coded Messages: Ridley's Plea

by theclownsarethere

After the events of metroid 1, Ridley reaches out to Samus in an attempt to break free of mother brain during her second uprising. This piece is told in a series of e-mail like messages between the two as they battle away, but come to a greater understanding of each other.

29. Chapter 29

Message #29.

To: Samus Aran.

From: Ridley.

Subject: Beyond My Help.

What do you see when you close your eyes my dear? What do you see when you drop all that self righteous bravado? I'd bet whatever it is is what scares you enough to keep destroying me and my men, you are afraid of yourself more than anything else and you somehow think that killing me and my people will solve your problems. Well guess what, it won't.

I my lifetimes I've learned that it takes much more than killing to really solve your problems, that is one of the prices of sentience. The key is to forgive your enemies and do it for your own sake not theirs. If you forgive the world opens up more and you can stop seeing everything through such a lens of revenge. I am willing to make peace with you, but I doubt you feel the same way. So the battle goes on. If I die though your problems will only worsen, that is just the price we must pay to be self aware.

Take responsibility and let us bring a peaceful end to this. Otherwise this arms race will go on forever and many innocents will pay the price.

Ridley: A fellow sentient being who wants to end this.