Another Hatchling

by Tatsurou

Final Battle: Dark and Darker

Samus' eyes fell on her opponent. Dark Samus had yet again changed. While its usual black suit and cyan visor remained, crimson eyes glowed behind the visor now. The shoulder epaulets bulged, filled both with veiny blue Phazon and the yellow pustules of X infection. The arm cannon was far more fully developed, shifting rapidly between multiple configurations revealing the blue glow of Phazon under the metal. The fingers on the free hand were all bone, looking exactly like Metroid fangs, clenched tightly together. Samus quickly scanned her foe.

Updated to Logbook
Negative Samus
Dark Samus has achieved a penultimate state, pushing the limits of its physical form. Possession by a Hunter Ing has further amplified this creature's combat prowess, as well as enabling the dimensional phasing of those creatures. It has also absorbed an SA-X, gaining all the combat abilities of that creature. Dark Magic has enhanced the creature, but it lacks the ability to project that energy. It does, however, possess the same ability you do to replenish itself by absorbing free floating X parasites, or devouring other Ing or Phazon sources. Extreme caution is recommended.
Alert: Cellular structure of subject is severely weakened due to temporal strain. The former regenerative properties are unavailable. If Negative Samus is forced to disperse, the consciousness driving it will be lost forever.

"Well isn't that interesting," Samus muttered as she shifted back to her combat visor. As expected, the Negative Samus immediately opened with a heavy assault, firing Missiles, Super Missiles, and Phazon enhanced versions of each of Samus' regular beam weapons. Samus evaded the initial assault, countering with her own beam weapons. Unfortunately, Negative Samus took full advantage of its dimensional phasing, evading each blast with rapid movements.

As Negative Samus charged in with a Screw Attack, Samus rolled out of the way, managing to land a blow with a Super Missile as it landed before it could phase back out. As it staggered, Samus lunged in for a melee combo, attempting to grapple and drain some of its energy. However, it leapt back before she could get a grip, and quickly ripped a Para-spite apart to replenish itself.

Samus cursed under her breath. While the number of Para-spites wasn't enough to really cause her a threat, between Negative Samus' dimensional phasing and ability to replenish itself, this was a battle of attrition that was heavily in Negative Samus' favor. She pulled back, letting the creature pursue her for a time as she formulated a plan.

An alert from her sensors gave her a desperate one.

Negative Samus' ability to phase in and out of normal space is heavily reliant on Dark Magic, and its similarity to the energies of Dark Aether. Overloading it with Light Energy should neutralize the ability for a time.

Samus thought quickly about how she could manage such a thing, and saw only one way. "Adam!" she shouted into her communicator. "I need clearance from Celestia to cause collateral damage!"

The response came quickly. "Permission granted, Samus," Adam stated firmly. "The Princesses say eliminating the threat is priority one. The town can always be rebuilt. Apparently, they've done it already with distressing frequency."

"Then tell everyone to get ready for a show," Samus growled out as she triggered her suit to dispense a Power Bomb into her open hand. Focusing, she charged magical light energy into the sphere until it could hold no more. "Spike, get high!" she screamed out as she slammed it into the ground.

The high heat and light explosion covered the entire town, stretching from the innermost edge of the orchards to the near edge of the Everfree, and higher than the peak of the castle. When it faded, only Samus, Negative Samus, and the castle remained standing. The air swarmed with disrupted X and hostless Ing.

Negative Samus staggered, then turned to replenish itself with the floating X.

"Not this time!" Samus snapped out as she disengaged her arm cannon. Focusing her magical energy through her body into her right hand, she held it up, fingers spread wide. The hole in the palm opened.

A massive windstorm erupted, sucking the X and Ing to Samus hand and allowing her to absorb them all into her, fully replenishing her...and building up a store of energy to let her really cut loose.

As she closed her hand with the last X and Ing consumed, she received the alert she was looking for.

Rage filled. Activate Omega Systems?

"Do it!" Samus barked out.

Her entire suit blazed in white light. When the light faded, she had changed. To Spike's eyes far above, the black and blue spiked chitinous appearance made it appear Samus had taken the exoskeleton of the Omega Metroid from BSL station and grafted it to her power suit as armor. On top of that, black dragon wings spread from her back in the place of the jump boosters, and her arm cannon now resembled a dragon's head. The armor on the fingers on her left hand resembled the claws of the Omega Metroid, designed to both shred armor and drain energy.

As Samus felt the new systems fully activated, she examined the readout.

Omega Systems
Omega Systems are activated by fully charging Rage. This can be charged either through the use of Predation in excess of need or taking damage when under 50% energy reserves. Omega Systems will remain online until Rage is expended, at which point the suit will enter an enforced cool down period of two minutes, during which only Suit defaults will be available.
The following systems are now online.
Arm Cannon
-Hyperion Beam: fusion of Hyper Beam, Phazon Beam, and Annihilator Beam. Will destroy all known materials if structural weaknesses are present.
Power Suit
-Omega Suit: Possesses the durability of an Omega Metroid's carapace. Vulnerable only to high yield kinetic damage.
Missile Systems
-Final Missile: Each missile delivers the impact of a Hyper Missile from the PED, with an impact range of the Diffusion effect.
Misc.
-Electromorph: Enter Shinespark from a standing start.
-G_Master: redirect Shinespark at any time.
-Annihilation: ordinary Morph Ball bombs upgraded to shaped Power Bomb charges.
-Dragon Wings: full free flight available.

"Oh fuck the hell, yes!" Samus cried out as she reveled in the sheer power her new suit gave her. Grinning widely, she locked eyes on Negative Samus, who visibly flinched back in fear. Growling, Samus raced forward, the Electromorph activating automatically. Negative Samus tried to dodge out of the way, only for Samus to change direction mid-flight and deliver a powerful haymaker to its chin.

As it went flying across the ground, Samus zipped past it, dropping an Annihilation charge to knock it back before delivering a powerful kick to send it upward into the air. Taking flight, she pursued after it, delivering several Final Missiles into its body and Hyperion Beam blasts to follow that up. She could see she was rapidly draining her energy this way, but she already knew what she was going to do next.

Wafting up after Negative Samus, she saw the figure was completely dazed, unable to defend itself. Lunging in close, she plunged both hand into its torso, rapidly draining it of energy as she gripped and held on tight. Negative Samus flailed, struggling to break free, but Samus refused to let go.

Before long, Negative Samus began to dissolve, the extremities sinking back into its flesh, and eventually fully absorbed by Samus. Spreading her wings wide and flexing herself as she felt all the power within her, she turned her eyes upwards, towards where Ridley watched.

This time, the battle would be finished in the skies...and Samus and Spike would take him down together.

Comments

[alfonso_rd_33]

7499396 omnidirectional eand on all directions... in this case,shiny's bubbles are all encompasing monodirectional shields... shields that let enter only things in a direction (like air...)

and regarding latest chapter... SAMUS YOUSE FREAKING OP VERSION OF AN OP!!!

[Prankstered]

All there is to say.

[Emtu]

Apparently, they've done it already with distressing frequency.

I hope I'm not the only one that still loves "Ponyville gets wrecked all the time" gags.

Could be a good reason why we've never seen a solid canon layout of it.

[lunashonorguard]

pure epicenes

[goldfencer]

First of all, error here.

Her entire suite blazed with white light.

That should be "suit." Second of all…
MY FACE IS MELTING FROM THE SHEER LEVEL OF AWESOME IN THAT UPGRADE HOLY FCKING SHT. *clears throat*…Sorry. Someone, somewhere, needs to make art for that. I will pay somebody if I have to.

[SunsetSketch]

So, that wind tunnel from Inuyasha's Miroku?

[p0nypanda]

Appropriate songs. Hell, the entire soundtrack of MGRR is acceptable here. Omega Systems is basically Ripper Mode.

[SolidBlackPanda]

Nintendo...you know what needs to happen.

[Scygnus]

Samus OP. Plz don't nerf.

[Chrome Masquerade]

Omega Systems

Omega Systems are activated by fully charging Rage. This can be charged either through the use of Predation in excess of need or taking damage when under 50% energy reserves. Omega Systems will remain online until Rage is expended, at which point the suit will enter an enforced cool down period of two minutes, during which only Suit defaults will be available.

The following systems are now online.

Arm Cannon

-Hyperion Beam: fusion of Hyper Beam, Phazon Beam, and Annihilator Beam. Will destroy all known materials if structural weaknesses are present.

Power Suit

-Omega Suit: Possesses the durability of an Omega Metroid's carapace. Vulnerable only to high yield kinetic damage.

Missile Systems

-Final Missile: Each missile delivers the impact of a Hyper Missile from the PED, with an impact range of the Diffusion effect.

Misc.

-Electromorph: Enter Shinespark from a standing start.

-G_Master: redirect Shinespark at any time.

-Annihilation: ordinary Morph Ball bombs upgraded to shaped Power Bomb charges.

-Dragon Wings: full free flight available.

"Oh fuck the hell, yes!"

i couldn't have said it better!

[Chrome Masquerade]

Before long, Negative Samus began to dissolve, the extremities sinking back into its flesh, and eventually fully absorbed by Samus. Spreading her wings wide and flexing herself as she felt all the power within her, she turned her eyes upwards, towards where Ridley watched.

This time, the battle would be finished in the skies...and Samus and Spike would take him down together.

Okay, now i'm stoked! THIS ought'a be good!!!
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[megabyte97]

So that's how there are no casualties from the X-parasite... Well played Tats, well played.

[_That Guy_]

7501589 Its funny because not only did I have the same thought, but I made a comment about using Bakusaiga last chapter.

Omega Systems will remain online until [fools have been wasted]

Okay, I know we all want an epic clash but, honestly, I just want an anticlimactic beatdown right now.
...
And then some more Swag!Spike shenanigans. And someone to call Samus "grandma".

-Dragon Wings: full free flight available.

Annnnny merry little thoooouuuuught.
Think of Ridley's rotting corpse,
think of Chozo ghosts looking down,
beaming at you from the skyyyyyyy!!
YOU CAN FLY! YOU CAN FLY! YOU CAN FLYYYY!!!!
...
...
I REGRET NOTHING!!!!

By the way, still hearing Wiz and Boomstick in my head.

[dangerbrony]

Awesome chapter but I feel i'm the only one slightly worried about negative Samus still. It seems deader than dead but a line from the analysis is making me nervous.

Dark Samus has achieved a penultimate state

Perhaps i'm thinking about it too much but penultimate means second to last so it should have one more transformation. Entirely possible Samus murdered it before it could get there but still a bit worried.

[dangerbrony]

So I was looking at pictures of the Omega Metroid to get a better idea of what Samus looks like right now and found this. Looks way better than I was able to imagine it even if it doesn't quite fit the description.

[Tatsurou]

7501854
Picture that in the black of the Phazon Suit, and that's more or less what the Omega Suit looks like.

[ShadowLDrago]

Samus' eyes fell on her opponent. Dark Samus had yet again changed. While its usual black suit and cyan visor remained, crimson eyes glowed behind the visor now. The shoulder epaulets bulged, filled both with veiny blue Phazon and the yellow pustules of X infection. The arm cannon was far more fully developed, shifting rapidly between multiple configurations revealing the blue glow of Phazon under the metal. The fingers on the free hand were all bone, looking exactly like Metroid fangs, clenched tightly together. Samus quickly scanned her foe.

Seriously, all my fantasies as a kid come true.

Alert: Cellular structure of subject is severely weakened due to temporal strain. The former regenerative properties are unavailable. If Negative Samus is forced to disperse, the consciousness driving it will be lost forever.

Perfect, if you manage to destroy it this time it's gone for good.

However, it leapt back before she could get a grip, and quickly ripped a Para-spite apart to replenish itself.

Negative Samus' ability to phase in and out of normal space is heavily reliant on Dark Magic, and its similarity to the energies of Dark Aether. Overloading it with Light Energy should neutralize the ability for a time.

That'd require a lot of power, possibly causing a lot of collateral damage.

The response came quickly. "Permission granted, Samus," Adam stated firmly. "The Princesses say eliminating the threat is priority one. The town can always be rebuilt. Apparently, they've done it already with distressing frequency."

"Then tell everyone to get ready for a show," Samus growled out as she triggered her suit to dispense a Power Bomb into her open hand. Focusing, she charged magical light energy into the sphere until it could hold no more. "Spike, get high!" she screamed out as she slammed it into the ground.

Oh boy, HIT THE DECK!

The high heat and light explosion covered the entire town, stretching from the innermost edge of the orchards to the near edge of the Everfree, and higher than the peak of the castle. When it faded, only Samus, Negative Samus, and the castle remained standing. The air swarmed with disrupted X and hostless Ing.

All right, that makes things easier.

"Not this time!" Samus snapped out as she disengaged her arm cannon. Focusing her magical energy through her body into her right hand, she held it up, fingers spread wide. The hole in the palm opened.
A massive windstorm erupted, sucking the X and Ing to Samus hand and allowing her to absorb them all into her, fully replenishing her...and building up a store of energy to let her really cut loose.

... That works.

Her entire suit blazed in white light. When the light faded, she had changed. To Spike's eyes far above, the black and blue spiked chitinous appearance made it appear Samus had taken the exoskeleton of the Omega Metroid from BSL station and grafted it to her power suit as armor. On top of that, black dragon wings spread from her back in the place of the jump boosters, and her arm cannon now resembled a dragon's head. The armor on the fingers on her left hand resembled the claws of the Omega Metroid, designed to both shred armor and drain energy.

*loud squeeing*

-Hyperion Beam: fusion of Hyper Beam, Phazon Beam, and Annihilator Beam. Will destroy all known materials if structural weaknesses are present.

EEEEEEE!

-Omega Suit: Possesses the durability of an Omega Metroid's carapace. Vulnerable only to high yield kinetic damage.

So, there's no trick, no weakness, the only way to hurt her now is to way for the Rage to run out, or hit her really really hard.

-Final Missile: Each missile delivers the impact of a Hyper Missile from the PED, with an impact range of the Diffusion effect.

Yes!

-Electromorph: Enter Shinespark from a standing start.
-G_Master: redirect Shinespark at any time.
-Annihilation: ordinary Morph Ball bombs upgraded to shaped Power Bomb charges.
-Dragon Wings: full free flight available.

I could fucking kiss you, this is easily the single most awesome thing in the damn world!

"Oh fuck the hell, yes!"

Negative Samus tried to dodge out of the way, only for Samus to change direction mid-flight and deliver a powerful haymaker to its chin.

Ooh, and point one goes to Samus Aran!

Wafting up after Negative Samus, she saw the figure was completely dazed, unable to defend itself.

FINISH HER

Lunging in close, she plunged both hand into its torso, rapidly draining it of energy as she gripped and held on tight. Negative Samus flailed, struggling to break free, but Samus refused to let go.
Before long, Negative Samus began to dissolve, the extremities sinking back into its flesh, and eventually fully absorbed by Samus.

FATALITY!

This time, the battle would be finished in the skies...and Samus and Spike would take him down together.

[shinigamisparda]

My reaction to Omega mode.

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[shinigamisparda]

7501854 Dope! Saved.

[Ruse Spark]

7501846 technically, dark samus is a part of samus(isn't it?), so i'd assume samus and dark samus combined makes the ultimate samus. i don't know how to make omega systems samus any better, but i guess it can happen . . . ?

[Tatsurou]

7501951
Dark Samus is not part of Samus. Dark Samus is Metroid Prime.

[Ruse Spark]

7501953 i didnt know that, as ive only played a tiny bit of prime on an emulator on my computer. meh, no big deal

[PrismStrike]

Omega Systems
Omega Systems are activated by fully charging Rage. This can be charged either through the use of Predation in excess of need or taking damage when under 50% energy reserves. Omega Systems will remain online until Rage is expended, at which point the suit will enter an enforced cool down period of two minutes, during which only Suit defaults will be available.
The following systems are now online.
Arm Cannon
-Hyperion Beam: fusion of Hyper Beam, Phazon Beam, and Annihilator Beam. Will destroy all known materials if structural weaknesses are present.
Power Suit
-Omega Suit: Possesses the durability of an Omega Metroid's carapace. Vulnerable only to high yield kinetic damage.
Missile Systems
-Final Missile: Each missile delivers the impact of a Hyper Missile from the PED, with an impact range of the Diffusion effect.
Misc.
-Electromorph: Enter Shinespark from a standing start.
-G_Master: redirect Shinespark at any time.
-Annihilation: ordinary Morph Ball bombs upgraded to shaped Power Bomb charges.
-Dragon Wings: full free flight available.

oh hell yes

This time, the battle would be finished in the skies...and Samus and Spike would take him down together.

yes, yes all of my yes.

your really really getting good now with your combat bits. way to go

[Shardstar3]

Omega Systems
Omega Systems are activated by fully charging Rage. This can be charged either through the use of Predation in excess of need or taking damage when under 50% energy reserves. Omega Systems will remain online until Rage is expended, at which point the suit will enter an enforced cool down period of two minutes, during which only Suit defaults will be available.
The following systems are now online.
Arm Cannon
-Hyperion Beam: fusion of Hyper Beam, Phazon Beam, and Annihilator Beam. Will destroy all known materials if structural weaknesses are present.
Power Suit
-Omega Suit: Possesses the durability of an Omega Metroid's carapace. Vulnerable only to high yield kinetic damage.
Missile Systems
-Final Missile: Each missile delivers the impact of a Hyper Missile from the PED, with an impact range of the Diffusion effect.
Misc.
-Electromorph: Enter Shinespark from a standing start.
-G_Master: redirect Shinespark at any time.
-Annihilation: ordinary Morph Ball bombs upgraded to shaped Power Bomb charges.
-Dragon Wings: full free flight available.

Oh Hell yes
Hell to the fuck yes

[Cloverleaf]

7502390

[Werdna213]

7501820 wiz and broomstick, I know who they are but why?

[JMP]

Well, that was awesome.

[_That Guy_]

7502628 I made a comment about deathbattle a few chapters ago and asked who else could now hear them discussing this fight. In my head, they are still talking about it.

[Xinrick]

I'm sorry but there's violence, too much violence, gratuitous violence...then there's Omega Mode violence that would make even Kenpachi be like 'Calm the fuck down jesus!'. I love it!

[Reader Wolf]

So, when Ridley tried to bring a super-enhanced army to fight his mortal enemies...
ALL HE DID WAS GIVE SAID MORTAL ENEMIES SOME HIGH-CALIBER FUEL FOR THE TOP-TIER PERFORMANCE CAN-OPENER THAT'S UNLEASHING A CAN OF GRADE A+ PREMIUM-ORGANIC NO-GMO GLUTEN-FREE WHOOPASS!!!!

[ShadowLight284]

ridley you might want to start running like right now....have some chasing music

[Kenshinryuu]

Her entire suite blazed in white light. When the light faded, she had changed. To Spike's eyes far above, the black and blue spiked chitinous appearance made it appear Samus had taken the exoskeleton of the Omega Metroid from BSL station and grafted it to her power suit as armor. On top of that, black dragon wings spread from her back in the place of the jump boosters, and her arm cannon now resembled a dragon's head. The armor on the fingers on her left hand resembled the claws of the Omega Metroid, designed to both shred armor and drain energy.

HOOOLLYYY SHIT! is there an artist up to drawing this magnificence???

This time, the battle would be finished in the skies...and Samus and Spike would take him down together.

THE ASS KICKING HAS BEEN DOUBLED!!!!!

Awesome chapter, great showing of Samus's new abilities, can't wait to see her and Spike tag team Ridley. I do suggest he gets hit in the nads with a Super Missile.

[Draconicus the Reaper]

THAT WAS BUCKING AWESOME

[NintenDOS]

you are so fucking screwed Ridley its not even funny

[Xuncu]

Misc.
-Electromorph: Enter Shinespark from a standing start.

Oh, JD, we hardly knew ye, ya hilarious albino bastard.

[roker12]

I need fanart of this omega form NOW

[Devildogg20]

7383922 it's by Nfire and he just had another nearly 100 thousand word update.

[Bones_]

[shadowstar618]

7508589
AGREED!!

[djthomp]

Ahh yeah, finally dragon wings for Samus.

[Sidetrack]

"Then tell everyone to get ready for a show," Samus growled out as she triggered her suit to dispense a Power Bomb into her open hand. Focusing, she charged magical light energy into the sphere until it could hold no more. "Spike, get high!" she screamed out as she slammed it into the ground.

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[JXWheeler]

You referenced Wind Tunnel from one of my favorite animes! I have even more respect for you Tatsuro!

[Naturefang]

7568751
Inuyasha

[RainbowTheTankEngine]

It was at this moment that Ridley knew he fuck up 😱

[JoeyO2023]

8374708

Man this is why you don’t OP samus

You end up dying

[Umbra Animo]

A fitting end for a long term pain in the ass. Completely and utterly owned