Chapter 3: Prologue 3
I've never thought about it, but in reality, I've never had any allies. My only allies were officerss who sat in the comfort of their commanding chairs, sending out others to die instead of themselves. Because of this, the situation I am in doesn't feel any different now. There may actually be benefits to this. Now, my wrath...my anger...my power...will not discriminate between allies and enemies. Everyone is my enemy now. Whether it be a Space Pirate or a Federation trooper, they are all targets. I don't have to consider who I'm shooting, because they aren't considering me. It's basic self-defense. They want me dead. I just have to kill them before they get to me. It's that simple.
Green lights lit up the control room. The chrome door slid closed behind me. I felt a ghostly aura in the room, but all that was there was a control module and a window looking into the depths of space. My felt my heart drop when I saw the planet come into my view. SR-388. It too was a part of my nightmares. SR-388 is what caused all of this. If anything is to blame, this rock is.
SR-388 was the home planet of the Metroids, a life-sucking organism with the consistency of a jellyfish, yet the madness of a bull. They were the top predators of the planet, nearly killing off everything in sight to feed themselves. That is, until I arrived. My goal was simple: kill every last Metroid. My mission was a complete success. Every last one of them died...except one. That infant Metroid was attached to me. I couldn't kill it. I probably would have now...but back then, I still had something left in my heart.
However, with the Metroids gone, the rest of the planet began to come back to life, including their main prey, the X-Parasites. SR-388 became ridden with them. We didn't know it until a short time ago, when I went back to the planet with researchers and encountered them. I almost lost my life to the infection, barely escaping death thanks to DNA from that same infant Metroid.
My life changed from that point on. I had become what I had always been against. I was part Metroid now. My body can't take ice like the Metroids. Yet, I can still absorb the parasites in the same manner. I have become something different. Maybe that is what took my soul away. The Metroid in me sucked it right out of my heart. Frankly, I'd rather be more of what I am now than what I used to be.
Finally, the module before me sprang to life. I pull levers, pushed buttons, tapped mechanisms. Numerous letters slid across the screen before me. It wasn't before long that an ear piercing alarm went off. The large monitor above my head, formerly only reading the words "Operations Room", lit up with "Orbit Change Implemented. 3 Minutes To Impact". The room began to shake and rattle. Metal pipes rang as little bolts shook inside them.
The chrome doors swung up once more as I rushed out into the empty room again. The hole in the opposing wall certainly looked tempting for my escape, but I didn't want to risk it being a dead-end...or taking me in the complete opposite direction. I flew across the room, shooting the door on the other end open. My feet slid across the floor as I landed and I found myself skidding to a halt at the elevator platform. The elevator seemed to take its time as it slowly dropped down the shaft. I impatiently tapped my foot as the elevator lowered to the bottom floor.
The station became a blur to me as I ran down each hallway, stopping short only to come across a drop to lower levels. My suit turned on the boost ability, making my running speed increase tenfold. Crates shattered as I rushed through them like a hot knife through butter. My running, however, was cut off by the destroyed terrain the last segment of corridors presented. Large foot prints covered the floor. It seemed like something large had ripped out chunks of the ceiling, as well. I was pretty sure the monster hadn't done this. It seemed dead before. It was still dead when I left the Operations Room. Did the other SA-X's transform as well? Hell, there could be a dozen of the monsters! I needed to get off this hellhole now.
Finally, I reached the docking bay. Damaged doors that read BSL, short for Biologic Space Lab, were sealed shut, except for the last bay, where my ship was headed. I had little time, but thankfully, my new ship would arrive shortly. All I had to do was wait. I walked with ease to the last door. A glistening yellow caught my eye. My head turned and gave me sight of a gooey, skin-like substance lying on the ground. It looked like a mound of yellow mold, but I figured I'd just leave it. Unfortunately, what left it there wasn't going to do the same for me.
I didn't even have time to take a break. Silly me. I could never take breaks. This thing certainly wouldn't let me. It crashed to the ground so quickly I barely saw it coming. It almost resembled the SA-X monster I fought before, but it had a different look to it. Then, I remembered. It's an Omega Metroid. The moronic GF had been studying and growing Metroids in the restricted area of this station. I recall seeing some data on these things. They are the top of the Metroid food chain. If there is any Metroid to be afraid of, it would be this beast.
My HUD told me I had 11 full energy tanks left. Only a few moments later did it read all of them empty. The Omega Metroid slashed at me with the force of an oncoming bus. I soared across the bay and slammed against a wall. The wind was knocked right out of me. I gasped for air, clutching my chest and fell to the ground. The Omega Metroid had beaten me. I was finished. This was it. The Metroid jumped around like a boxer, raising its claws up and down and letting out an unearthly scream. Drool dripped from its large jaw. It slowly lumbered towards me, but it suddenly stopped halfway. Come on, finish me, I thought. Take me out of my misery. Pain was riddled throughout my body. I couldn't take it. Still, the Metroid still stood there.
Out of the corner of my eye, that same blue parasite that escaped me before flew into the room. It bopped around for a few moments before stopping and starting to form something else. Dropping to the ground was the SA-X. Perfect. The Omega Metroid had a buddy now. But, it didn't attack me. It attacked the beast before it. Razor ice shredded the Metroid's abdomen. It continued to charge up shots and damage the monster. However, the monster had enough and clawed at it. The parasite went back to its blob form, but then came towards me. I found the strength to stand up and lunged at it.
It was something I had never experienced before. Normal parasites gave me a slight tingle when I absorbed them. This one was different. I felt it coat my spine, slide down my blood stream, pour into my brain. My suit transformed before me. All my upgrades were back. All my energy was back. My HUD flickered on. Full energy tanks and ammo counters appeared. This wasn't over yet.
I landed on the ground and quickly rolled towards the Metroid. It roared and swiped at me, but its attempts were futile. Ice beam shots burst at its chest. Blood splattered on my suit as I sent more and more ice into its wounds. I jumped back and quickly switched to the ice missiles and sent frozen rockets propelling at it. The Omega Metroid lashed out at them, but a few connected. Chunks of flesh fell from its body. Another missile smacked it in the head. It twisted its neck fatally with the blow. Almost in slow motion, the Metroid spun and dropped to the floor with a earth-shaking thud.
As I mulled it over, I not only hoped that my problems were over, that another opponent would show, but I was also stressed as the planet got closer. Fire began to build up around the station as my ship pulled into the bay. It was different than my old ship. It was an odd purple with claw-like wings. Still, it was all I had left. The tractor beam pulled me into the cockpit and I hit every input I could. The thrusters burnt and I soared out of the bay.
My ship slowed as I tried to get a view of the station. It fell like a meteor to the surface of SR-388 and a mushroom cloud bloomed out into space with bubble of fire at the bottom. I took myself away from the spectacle and moved far away. Far away enough to be able to relax. To concentrate. I was now on my own. The GF was after me. The pirates were surely concocting something. I needed a plan. I needed something. This was the end. The end of galactic peace. The end of tranquility. I had to put an end to this. I had to survive. At all costs.