BSL: Friends in Need
"What do you mean by that?" Ember asked insistently. "How could anyone be with you if they didn't go in with you?"
Spike smiled widely. "In a mission like that, a good support network can be incredibly useful..."
Samus carefully steered the ship in towards the BSL station in its position in orbit around SR388. Unlike most stations, this one was constructed to resemble an asteroid rather than anything technological. A large stone column, narrow at one end and wider at the other, floated in space, the only signs it was a station rather than a natural construct being the lights barely visible through occasional windows and the metal ring surrounding it at its widest point. As she set the course towards the docking bay, she noticed another ship orbiting around it, this one of unrecognizable origins. "That's not good..." Samus murmured. "It doesn't look like any sort of ship we've ever encountered before...Spike, you're more used to dragon eyes than I am. Take a closer look through the scope."
Nodding, Spike took hold of the viewer, zooming in on the small craft. "Hmm...it seems to be a fighter class, or at least the size of one. Much sleeker than Federation design, but far too bright to be Chozo. Too elegant in design to be Space Pirate, and it doesn't match any other ship style we've seen before. ...the engines seem to be large crystals, though, and are drawing in power from the local stars."
Samus blinked. Something about that sounded familiar. "...white and gold?" she asked.
"...yes, actually, the ship is white with gold edging," Spike replied. "A lot like my armor-" He jerked his head up. "You think it's a Luminoth ship?"
"Only one way to find out," Samus answered. Tapping into her ship's databanks, she called up the Luminoth recognition codes that U-Mos had provided them when they'd left Melissa with him. He'd said that, with the defense network being reinitialized, they'd need those codes to land on Aether unmolested in the future.
To her surprise, she received a communications response. Opening the comms, she found Melissa smiling back at her. "I guess U-Mos was right," Melissa stated cryptically. "It was a true vision after all. You do need my help."
"Melissa?" Samus and Spike gasped out in surprise.
"What are you doing here?" Samus demanded. "I thought U-Mos said the ritual would take a full year!"
"Ritual?" Twilight, Ember, Celestia, Luna, Cadence, and Discord all asked insistently.
"When I explained Melissa's situation - and my interpretation of it - to U-Mos, he decided the solution to her problems was to adopt her," Samus explained. "He'd lost his own children in the war with the Ing, which meant there would likely be a major conflict when he passed on to determine who would become the next Guardian of Aether. The ritual we mentioned involved bonding his energy to Melissa's, and bonding Melissa to the Light of Aether, granting her the abilities she'd need to lead the planet when the time came for her to take up the mantle of Guardian." Noticing concerned expressions on her listeners, she shrugged. "Of course, she'll have a couple of centuries to get used to Aether and the Luminoth. Despite how old U-Mos is, he's nowhere near his end. He just takes the very long view..."
"My telepathic abilities were stronger than he expected," Melissa explained. "The energy linking only took three months, and he spent the rest of the time since then teaching me how to use the new skills it unlocked. In this case, the Chozo capacity for visions...one that told me you'd need help." She blushed a bit as she glanced at Spike. "Though not sure why you'd need it, Spike..."
Twilight promptly slammed her face into the table. "Spike...is there a single female you met out amongst the galaxy that didn't become completely smitten with you?"
"Huh?" Spike asked, completely confused even as Ember cackled.
"Just me, I'm pretty sure," Samus answered. "I don't think motherly affection counts as 'smitten'."
"Told ya so, ankle biter," Anthony teased.
"At any rate..." Samus continued.
"Good to see you made a full recovery, Samus," Adam spoke up as he stepped up behind Melissa.
"Adam?" Samus gasped in shock. "W-what are you doing here?"
"Melissa brought us," Ghor added as his face appeared on the screens. "She determined the ideal team to assist you: those with the skills needed to lend aid, but with temperaments that would not lend themselves to storming in after you and getting infected by the X. That was the three of us."
"I'm going to use my telepathic link to machines - boosted by Ghor's techniques - to hack my way through the station's security systems to get the data you need to progress," Melissa explained. "While I'm doing that, Ghor's going to work on recoding your old power ups for your new suit. We'll be able to send you those at Data Rooms throughout the station for you to download, just in case things are as bad as we suspect."
"I'll be collating the data Melissa provides me with your discoveries, transmitted via Navigation Rooms," Adam explained. "Using that data, I'll plot out the long term objectives you'll need to accomplish, as well as giving you directions to areas of safety should that prove necessary."
"...thank you," Samus spoke up after some time. "All of you. ...how long will you be there to support us?"
"As long as you need," Melissa replied. "Adam took vacation days, and Ghor and I are independents. And this ship is the last of the Luminoth interstellar crafts, which they used before settling Aether. The Federation couldn't track it if they tried."
Spike smiled widely. "Thanks guys," he spoke up. "It's good to know you've got our backs."
With that said, Samus set course for the docking bay, flying in through the open bay doors.
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...Well, that's as good a way as any to get around Adam not being an AI for Fusion.
I wouldn't be surprised if there was monitoring equipment aboard BSL still transmitting. Our traitors will probably find out come sometime after the first run through Sector 3.
I can't wait to see how the encounters with SA-X are gonna go.
Add a couple of princesses and an anthromorphic fox and we'll see.
7178455 The princess is on another planet...
7178464 I suggested Spike enters the Smash Tournament remember? As for the anthromophic fox Krystal would be an interesting addition to his galaxy wide harem.
Huh. I wonder how this will affect the Federation withholding some of Samus' powerups.
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Badly is what I think. That thing has all of Samus' baseline abilities. None of Spike's though, so that should make a difference.
I'm more worried about what's happening on Equestria elsewhere though; none of that looks good. Even so, you'd think that villains would ge the hint the first time.
Eh, they wouldn't be villains then I guess. And we'd be out a story...
7178537 what I'm wondering is will spike rip the SA-X to shreds or will he get beaten due to the abbilities it had.
your right though. This story would be very boring if the villains didn't learn. I just can't wait for the showdown with Ridley and the ing emperor
In theory that should mean she's completely off limits to the Federation doing anything funky, right? I doubt anyone involved is interested in a dust up with the Luminoth.
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Considering Spike and Samus had some difficulty defeating them one at a time, they're probably thinking, "Those two can't possibly stop all of us at once!"
Or perhaps they know they can't win, but our heroes beating the f
out of them the first time(s) means they literally have no f
s left to give, and nothing left to lose either
.
Wow... this support team would have made the game even more interesting and fun to play. And I'm sure there was a little girl or two that was more interested in Spike as a big brother figure over romantic feelings.
Hmmm, SA-X might actually RUN from Spike since he's basically a super version of a Metroid and able to eat almost anything. it would be funny to see the various SA-X gathering in a room and piling furniture against the door to keep Spike out.
7178474 nah Lara Croft...
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mmm maybe
but do remember in the final battle of Metroid Fusion
Spoilers
Samus-x felt that between killing Samus and killing the Metroid Queen it was more inclined to deal with the stronger predator than the almost dead prey
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It was an Omega Metroid, not a Queen.
7178531 Powerups aren't gonna be withheld from the looks of things as Adam, Melissa, and Ghor are acting as independent agents. Short of remote-controlled stonewalling they are powerless.
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There is that, but I was referring more to the fact that Saturday-Morning-Cartoon-Villains never learn to stop messing with the heroes. You'd think after the first defeat they'd give up, but they must be gluttons for punishment.
7178732 If I remember correctly, they were handed out by the Federation in the game, or at least a part of it. Considering that the BSL is a Federation installation, I find it hard to believe they will have no involvement with this mission.
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That's why I really believe there should be a Spike X to accompany SA-X, a predator team to theirs. And it's still entirely plausible given the federation's top secret bio-weapon research included anti-Spike protocols. A non-metroid genetic culture of Spike could very well be in that station to study the effects of incorporating his fast evolutionary rate to other creatures, and the X could assimilate that and gain that rapid evolution as well. It's the final game, it should also be Spike's greatest challenge too.
I can imagine that'd be useful ANYWAY.
Possible.
Well this is a pleasant surprise.
No kidding.
But apart from that, no.
Sweet!
It is.
It's been a very long time since I read this fic. I remember abandoning it after a series of very heated discussions with you (the author). I recalled them dealing with Metroid canon (a subject that I care deeply about), which means that there's the chance I let my temper get the best of me. I wanted to reread them, now that I'm quite sure I'm free of my anger, to see if I had a good reason to be angry (such as dealing with a dismissive or confrontational author), or if I was just being too touchy about it.
However, it seems that I cannot find any trace of those conversations. Since it's possible (however unlikely) that I simply failed to find them, I will ask; did you delete my comments, and if so, why?
NEXT TIME ON THIS FANFICTION
Will the Plot continue or have another filler!?
WILL SPIKE EVER TURN HIS SWAG OFF?
FIND OUT NEXT TIME ON Another-hatchling!
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Nope, I most certainly never did.
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Federation handed out upgrades because she was using a Federation ship and operating under Federation jurisdiction (thus the AI CO she was required to obey), and the upgrades being sent were being made as they became necessary.
In this case, at this point the Federation doesn't even know she's gone.
This makes me think that the journey through BSL Station will be much easier and less tense than in the game.
Which kind of makes me sad. Ah well.
Spike's swag just doesn't know when to quit and I wouldn't have it any other way.
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I didn't think so, I just had to be sure.
Strange; I distinctly recall being absolutely fuming, and yet only one of the comments I made seems to have even a little anger to it (and it was based on a misunderstanding anyway).
Well, the only reason I came here was to give an apology for anything offensive I said, but it would seem that I never actually got nasty in the first place. That's that off my mind then; have a good day.
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Thank you. You as well.
7179217 I didn't know you had a youtube that's exactly like your fim.
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Yup. I use the same username/avatar everywhere.
*Nods approvingly*
I can live with this... I can definitely live with this.
*Goes back to typing Equis 2*
I both loved and hated this game. having friends during it would definitely have made it alot easier. Looking forwards to seeing how you break the continuety of this game tatsurou
7178941 Oh wow. I missed that. That solves a lot of problems, doesn't it?
Another enjoyable chapter. Good job.
You clever little badger, you.
If I had the gif, I'd totally give y'all Epic SA-X Guy.
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Did you really have to suggest that?! Now Tats is likely going to write that in!
I kid; actually, that's likely something he already has planned. Hard to say though. We'll have to wait and see.
7178609 A bit late on this comment but I only now got to read this chapter. I see the SA-X encounters going badly for SAMUS AND SPIKE. The SA-X is currently armed with the most powerful weapon in the galaxy that doesn't outright destroy planets. At full power Samus Aran's battlesuit is able to utterly destroy even a foe as deadly as Spike. Indeed there was a comment made in the story about how Samus' Plasma + Wave Beam could tear right through Spike's armor, shielding, AND his scales like a hot knife through butter. It has a Screw Attack that rips things apart at the ATOMIC LEVEL, is capable of accelerating to supersonic speeds while covering itself in an energy field that is as deadly as the Screw Attack is, has an array of absurdly deadly missile weaponry, and to top all of that off carries the tactical nukes that are Power Bombs. On top of that, the suit's shields are, in canon anyway, absolutely IMPENETRABLE. As long as it has enough power nothing can harm the wearer directly. And at full power that suit's energy supply is completely absurd.
Honestly I understand why Samus scares the GF, because at her full power there is almost nothing that can stop her that doesn't involve something as deranged as "BLOW UP THE STAR SYSTEM AND PRAY". Even Samus herself notes in Fusion she HAS to destroy the SA-X or die trying, because Samus realizes just how dangerous her power really is. If not for the fact Samus has been raised since she was a small child to have a sense of honor/moral compass/whatever, she could rule the galaxy with absolutely frightening ease. Indeed the most terrifying moment in Fusion is when you find out there are/might be more than one SA-X. (Not sure if you ever confirm that or not)
Spike is a undeniable badass, but the SA-X is Samus Fucking Aran going on a rampage while at full power, without a single shred of Samus' own morality. It CAN kill Spike, and do so with a level of ease that makes it all the more shocking Spike isn't actually dead/crippled/covered in scars. Remember, the two most deadly foes in Metroid canon have always been SA-X and Dark Samus. And both for the exact same reason. They have some of Samus to draw upon. And the SA-X is IMO the more terrifying/dangerous of the two. Because the SA-X IS Samus in every way, save the most important.
I do love Metroid Fusion, the best of the 2 GBA games in my opinion.
Yep.
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Oh, they won't. Remember...
...Spike already ate his.