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.

35. Chapter 35

Message #35.

To: Samus Aran.

From: Ridley.

Subject: The Chozo.

I don't know how you can say such things about such an amazing race of beings as the chozo. While my people look down on them and mother brain has dedicated her life to loathing them, I personally look up to them far more than you can imagine.

You were lucky to be gifted with the gift they gave you. They took you in, gave you a home, they even gave you their blood. Suddenly you went from a lowly human into the state of a demi god. Do you know how much most would trade to be in your place.

The chozo gave you a life, a future in the universe as one who could understand the beauty of it like they could. Yet you squander your power, your mind, your potential, and even their memory. You call me the monster bounty hunter, yet you're the one who is the capture of cruelty.

You have the power, the potential, the gift to choose your own path just like that. With the flick of your finger you can decide to walk away from something because you have free will and the great vision of the chozo. But I don't have such luxuries, I am beast who's been bread and forced into a prison of a body for weaponized means. I try my best to keep control, but I've been programmed to hurt, to maim, to kill.

What I'm saying is you should feel lucky and take advantage of what you have, I know I would.

-Ridley.