SR-38-Hate
The following day, everyone was once more gathered around the Map table just after breakfast, ready and eager to hear more of the story from Samus and Spike. When the pair entered, however, everyone noticed just how...morose they both looked. "Is everything alright?" Twilight asked worriedly. "You look...rather down."
"We just remembered what the next two missions were, is all," Spike replied sadly. "They...aren't very pleasant to remember."
"Does anyone mind if I skim through the next one?" Samus asked bluntly. "It's not really all that interesting, and it went by rather fast. And to be perfectly honest, it's one I'd rather not remember in too much detail if I can help it."
As everypony present glanced back and forth between them in confusion, Gandrayda nodded in understanding. "SR-388?" she asked idly.
"...the first time, yeah," Samus replied. Ghor and Rundus immediately nodded understanding.
"I'm afraid I don't follow," Discord spoke up.
"No matter how necessary or justified it may be, no one likes remembering being party to a genocide," Rundus stated bluntly.
Dead silence greeted that statement. Fluttershy was the first to speak up. "G...genocide?" she whimpered.
"It was the next mission we were given," Spike stated bluntly. "Metroids were deemed too dangerous to all other forms of life to be allowed to continue to exist in their current form. So it was decided that they were to be exterminated. The Federation was planning a full scale military objective to the Metroid homeworld, SR-388. However, they did invite any interested bounty hunter to attempt the extermination first, with a rather large bounty offered for success."
"But...but you said earlier that the Chozo designed the Metroids!" Twilight spoke up. "They were designed for a purpose, weren't they? Wouldn't destroying them-"
"Unfortunately," Samus interrupted, "those details weren't discovered until much later...and I paid the price for that." She glanced off into the distance. "Another part of the reason I don't particularly like remembering the next couple of missions..."
Silence reined over the table as the ponies glanced at each other, silently discussing the point. Eventually, Sweetie spoke up. "So...what did SR-388 Metroids taste like, Spike?" she asked innocently.
Samus and Spike both stared at her for a time, and then burst into laughter. "Unfortunately, I didn't get to taste any of them," Spike explained. "Except the standard adult forms after freezing them. Then I could break off chunks to eat, and they tasted like blueberry snow cones like that."
"The other forms of Metroid on SR-388 had higher resistance to cold due to the environment," Samus explained. "Cold based weaponry - such as my ice beam or Spike's ice breath - could damage them, but not freeze them solid. Not only that, said environment required completely retweaking the functions of my Power Suit to deal with, meaning that most of my upgrades from other worlds were unavailable. All I had going in was my missile launcher, power beam, and basic Power Suit. Thankfully, the Chozo had left behind quite a few upgrades behind that did function in the new environment."
"So what was this SR-thraight place like, anyway?" Applejack asked. "Sounds pretty interesting."
"...unpleasant, to say the least," Spike explained. "The planet itself was constantly shifting, as were the cave systems the Metroids lived in. Water, acid, and lava levels rose and fell, pathways changed, and non-Metroid life signs varied. The...the most frightening part was that it seemed to happen in response to the deaths of the Metroids we were hunting...as though the planet itself were alive and fighting us..."
Luna glanced at the terrified expressions on the faces of the other equine listeners. "Samus, before night falls, I want a full list of all your suit upgrades and functionality. If I'm going to be fighting Metroids in everyponies' dreams tonight, I want to be properly equipped."
"Will do, Luna," Samus agreed, chuckling a bit.
"So, you mentioned types of Metroids other than the adult stage," Rainbow asked quickly, taking notes. "What were they? What did they look like? And how did you fight them?"
Spike chuckled as he let his mind reach back. "Well, my own hunting instincts let us track them down," he explained. "The most common Metroid variation we encountered was the Alpha Metroid. This was the second stage of Metroid evolution, where the Metroid has developed a durable exoskeleton that is resistant to weapons fire. The gripping fangs point forward for ramming, and it develops eyes in addition to whatever other means of sensing its environment it possesses."
"While it was more durable than the Adult," Samus added, "the underbelly was still vulnerable to missile fire...or punching and biting."
"But they moved too fast for me to land too many bites," Spike explained. "So I didn't really get a chance to taste."
"The Gammas were the next stage," Samus continued. "We frequently saw Alphas evolving into Gammas, becoming more durable, sprouting more fangs, and gaining the ability to discharge electrical energy for defense."
"Still had the vulnerable underbelly, though," Spike explained. "So the strategy was more or less the same. The Zetas were more interesting. They had arms, legs, a tail, and could shoot fire from their mouths. It was like fighting a miniature dragon."
"Especially since shedding the exoskeleton of the Gammas left them more vulnerable to weapons," Samus added. "The Omegas were much the same...except more durable and bigger."
"Fighting the Omegas was like fighting Ridley again, to a certain extent," Spike admitted. "Tough...but fun."
"What was the gravity there like?" Celestia asked. "If it was so easy for you-"
"30gs," Samus explained. "A bit tough for me, easy for Spike after the Pirate Homeworld."
Spike and Samus both fell silent for a time. "The last Metroid we killed was the Queen," Spike stated at last. "The one that laid the eggs so other Metroids could hatch."
"That was a tougher battle," Samus explained. "Not only were all the abilities of an Omega cranked up, it kept its underbelly flat to the ground so we couldn't shoot it, and its neck was long enough to attack us without lifting its body."
"At first I clashed with it in bulk," Spike explained. "But it was...tough. I couldn't manage to damage it."
"Eventually...I found a way to kill it," Samus concluded. "I...let it eat me."
Rainbow's pen dropped. "...seriously?"
"Yup," Samus replied. "Once inside, I just laid Morph Ball Bombs until it took too much damage and its body crumbled." She took a slow breath. "And...then there was the last egg. And the infant Metroid inside. I...I was this close to killing it, to complete the mission. If I had...it would have doomed the universe. But Spike stopped me."
"Why did you, Spike?" Rarity asked curiously. "While the mission was distasteful...I don't see why you wouldn't want to complete it."
Spike looked away. "...because, for some reason...when that last Metroid hatched...I was able to understand it..."
As the infant Metroid came out of its egg, Samus lifted her arm cannon, ready to finish the job. As it floated around her, she readied her ice beam.
Spike watched the Metroid, his own ice breath ready. But as it orbited around Samus, his ear flaps twitched. He could almost hear something, just out of range. Focusing, he tried to make sense.
Mama?
Gasping, he pushed Samus' arm cannon up, to not be aimed at the Metroid. "Spike, what-"
"Shh!" Spike focused his senses on the Metroid, trying to make sense of what he had heard.
Mama? Brother?
The infant began orbiting around him as well, obviously confused. And yet, somehow...it had imprinted on Samus, and seemed to think he was a more mature Metroid, possibly an Omega, with Samus as his Queen. "Mom...he thinks you're his mother..."
Samus stared at the tiny gelatinous creature, not a threat to anyone or anything. It let out a tiny, adorable sounding skree, seeming to be awaiting instructions. She lowered her arm cannon...and disengaged it. Holding out her hand, she let the infant hover over her hand. Reaching out, she broke off some of the bio-matter hanging from the walls and held it out. The infant ate from her hand.
"So we took him with us," Samus stated softly. "...a decision that changed the fate of the universe..."
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The infant Metroid is so cute!
Considering the game was basically "run around, kill metroids, get upgrades, rinse and repeat," this is probably best. And the metroid hatchling... oh god, this is going to be heartbreaking, isn't it?
You know, I probably would have preferred it if, like in canon, it was Samus who decided to spare the Metroid. I mean, Spike would have agreed pretty quickly, certainly, but she should have taken the initiative. Spike's already pushing Gary Stu territory here, no need to add more abilities to him when it's not necessary.
Is this flowing into the Metroid other m arc
WHAT HAPPENED TO IT!?
IS IT GOING ALL ANIMAL PLANET! I HATE IT WHEN THINGS GO ANIMAL PLANET!
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The reason Samus spared the Metroid - and developed such a strong attachment to it that it shaped the remaining games - in the original canon was her overbearing loneliness. She literally had no one.
Here, she has Spike. She has no reason to even hesitate in this timeline. And it was still Samus' decision to spare it. All Spike did was tell her, "It's calling you Mom".
Aww. That must have been so cute.
6797260 If you've played the games... You know quite well what happens... And sadly, it doesn't seem that fate has changed here... This is one thing that had to stay the same...
6797330 I know what happens.
BUT DAMN IT! THE REASON I LOVE THESE STORIES IS THAT THEY END HAPPY!
6797262 I always thought it was compassion, just like here. What are you using for your source?
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Compassion's the reason it was spared. Loneliness is the reason it became so significant.
And I'm talking about my interpretation.
Also, in this timeline, Spike had to say something, as without that, the Metroid is a threat to Spike, as far as Samus can tell, no matter how tiny or helpless it is.
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That Metroid's dynamite! It'll bite your legs off!
6797431 The evolution with 'even MORE Phazon' looks like a Man O' War.
Or a Huragok. But more like a Man O' War.
This was... Metroid 2 and Super Metroid, right?
Did you end up keeping the Metroid alive? Or did this end in the original "Saving Samus From Mother Brain" type ending?
Adorable and rife with feels.
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Just Metroid 2. Super Metroid starts next chapter.
6797690 OK got it. Thanks.
6797599 We will find out soon.
6797834 True.
SR-388…I don’t blame them at all for not wanting to open that ol’ wound. I feel so sorry for both Samus and that baby Metroid. Sad to know it will end as tragic as the original.
On another note, this story (the whole story) happen after Metroid Fusion?
C&Cs:
...no one likes remembering being party to a genocide...
> Add ‘a’ after ‘being’.
"G...Genocide?" she whimpered.
> Lower the casing after the ellipsis.
Metroids were deemed to dangerous to all other forms of life...
> Replace the first ‘to’ with ‘too’.
Oooo, goosebumps at that ending.
No kidding...
Aye.
Yep.
It's not a pretty mental image, I know.
They found out too late.
Gotcha.
Probably the best explanation I've gotten for why they lost all their upgrades.
It's a hellhole.
Yikes.
Good idea.
Gotcha.
*has flashbacks to the end of Metroid Fusion* Dear god, then again, from what I'm told, that Omega Metroid was a lot bigger and stronger than most.
And then planted a Power Bomb inside her.
Thankfully.
Oh?
Oh jeez...
To be fair, she HAS beaten Omegas.
And thus ends Metroid II: The Return of Samus Abridged.
6797942 It's largely a matter of preference on whether to use "being party to" or "being a party to": both versions of the phrase are grammatical.
Well. I know what happens with the metroid after this. Hello, Mother Brain.
Another enjoyable chapter. Good job.
Oh, the Baby Metroid...
Oh...
OOOOOHHHHH...
I haven't played any Metroid games, and even I know how that ends...
I haven't even read the chapter yet, but you named it that? AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
EDIT: And now after reading the chapter, I has a sad.
6797942 no, metroid fusion is later.
6800753
What he means is the time the flashbacks are being told from.
6797942
Yes, the events of Metroid Fusion happened before the events of the first chapter.
6798462
Okay, gotcha.
6800761
Thanks. Can't wait to see how different MF is here, compare to the original.
Enjoyable.
Luna the Chozo Warrior... sounds awesome and the coolest hero for Rainbow and Scootaloo's game.
DAAAAAAWWWWW. Now I REALLY want to kill Mother Brain.
6804583
No time to talk! Gotta clear Super metroid ASAP! c'ya
Oh my Dawwwww the ending of this chapter was sooooo cute
6822684
Urge to finish earning the remaining Metroid speedrun cheevs rising...
And before anyone says they don't HAVE cheevs, I'm referring to the ones made through Retroachievements.org, NOT anything official.
Ok so metroid 2 is getting a remake. So will this mean if there is more story significance in the remake and get a read on prime 4 in terms of story in the bit far future will you come back to this to update the sr388 segment? i mean it could always be they had the journey to be told but didn't remember the details.
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No.
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Tatsurou is right you know. Metroid 2 mission, as more development as it might get in the remake, is still a GENOCIDE mission in which she found her BABY metroid which was later killed. Changing the chapter would make it seem like spike and samus though nothing of the genecide.
And this part is now blinkered because of the Remake...
I kid, I kid.
Still, having played it, the remake doesn't actually change the lore.
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Still would of been neat to see some of the extra lore additions at least.
Strangely this is the first metroid game I finished. I remember beating it on my gameboy. Lots of fun.