The last metroid is in captivity and the galaxy is at peace. That's what Samus Aran had thought when she handed the infant Metroid over to the federation scientists after her return from SR388. For the past month everything was perfect and she even had time to relax for the first time in years before taking a small assignment. But disaster struck 2 hours ago when the Ceres space colony sent out a distress signal. The metroid was under attack from the space pirates! Samus had hopped into her gunship and was now about to arrive at the station .
In the distance the station hovered ,illuminated by the bright pink nebula behind it. 2 Galactic federation cruisers had also arrived to handle the situation. Samus flew past and entered one of the empty docking hangers. She descended from her ship and quickly took a look around the hanger before quickly sprinting toward one of the exits. The automated door opened slowly and sparks spat from it as it struggled to open. The hallway beyond was desolate. Almost pitch black with the exception of some flickering lights near the bottom of the walls. Samus quickly made her way through the seemingly abandoned station before approaching a door that led into labs. The power on this shield door was out but Samus didn't want to destroy it and cause any more damage to the station than what had already been done. She located an electrical circuit with the thermal visor and shot it, briefly powering up the door and allowing her entry.
Beyond was a ruined and devastated laboratory. A huge hole had been blasted through the right wall and debris had seemingly killed some of the scientists. The lab had only a select few piles of burning rubble to thank for its illumination. Some of the corpses were burnt and one of them even had a wound on her back that ran from her neck to the end of her spine. Samus quickly made her way through the next few labs which beheld scenes of similar violence and increasing amounts of gore. She was beginning to get more unhinged as she realised that there was not a single space pirate corpse or weapon on site. No evidence they were even here. Putting her urge to inspect the environment aside she hastily descended down the elevator that was labelled "Metroid detention Center ". The elevator was slow and even stopped a few times but was still semi functional .
Eventually reaching the bottom Samus breathed a sigh of relief as she found the baby metroid still sealed in its container in the center of the room. Screaming and explosions could be heard in the distance and gunshots began getting louder as more and more voices made themselves known.
As Samus reached for the container the wall behind exploded and debris knocked her onto her back . From the cloud of smoke rose the resurrected form of her eternal foe. Ridley!
He ripped the container into the air with his feet and Samus got to her feet in horror as she came face to face with her undead enemy for the third time. Ridley looked down at her and she noticed how his once orange and lively eyes were a distinct yellow and devoid of any true life. His eyes writhed in his head as Samus scanned him to find the explanation behind his latest rebirth.
"Morphology: Ridley X. The creature known as Ridley was killed during your previous battle and his regenerative abilities were unable to revive him. However it would appear his corpse is now being used as a puppet due to the presence of a symbiotic parasite inside him. Scans have linked the presence of this parasite to previous information in the database and concluded this to be the extinct parasite known as X. "
Before Samus could even react Ridley blasted the other wall behind her and flew through it and out into space! The air pressure was suddenly blasted out into space and she too was ripped from the station and flung outside. She quickly pressed the green button on her chest and activated the gravity suit. With the gravity suit activated she was quickly pulled back toward the station and remained attached to the outside . She quickly began running along the outside walls as the station began exploding debris covered every square inch of her vision. With the speed boost she managed to run through the surrounding debris and make it back to the hanger in the quickest time possible. She screw attacked and the gravity suit pulled her down which allowed her to smash through the wall and arrive back where she started. Wasting no time, Samus entered her ship and took off as the hanger was ripped in half and the station continued to crumble. She flew away and followed the federation cruisers as they manoeuvred away . Without any trace of Ridley she was left with no choice but to do the last thing she wanted right now..
Report to federation HQ.
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Metroid: X
Science Fiction"The metroids are gone and only one remains!. But with the successful extinction of the entire species , an old ecological terror thought long gone has resurfaced and brought calamity to SR388. On her most dangerous mission yet, Samus Aran volunta...
