We Are Our Avatars IX: Act V: The Sabotage of the Scandolous Saurian Scoundrels (Open)

[Slenn]

"Those guys sound vicious. What exactly did they steal?"

OOC: @Gear. I know you're telling me that, but unless you told me, I wouldn't be able to tell. There's lots of space pirate strongholds in the Metroid games. You're gong to have to be a bit more specific than that.

 

[Gearhead mk2]

"They are." Samus was quiet for a fraction of a second. "They stole the last Metroid. Energy parasites, extremely deadly. They were going to clone it and use the clones as bioweapons."

 

[Chungus]

The process of processing its food done, the bug ate its cocoon again, this time having grownn 1cm in length, and a few milimetres in height. Imediately after leaving its cocoon, the bug ate what nuts remained in the storage chambers that it was too full to eat previously, then left the burrow, having no reason to remain there. With no real direction in mind, the bug wandered about through the foliage and fed on what grasses and small plants it came across down to the root. While doing do, it also came across a Goliath beetle scurying about. While it the beetle tried to fight off the bug, the beetle feld to overcome it due to the bug being to heavy for it to flip over, and having too thick an exoskeleton to otherwise really damage with its horn. After biting the beetle into more managable bits, it living up to its name, the bug ate it, and moved on.

Some time after eating the beetle, and some more time of eating plants, the bug saw another thing move through the foliage to its left. Stopping to get a better look at it, it took the grub a moment to find the creature again, as it blended well into the surroundings. It was a snake, a green mamba. Fortunately for the bug, unlike its black cousin, the green mamba wasn't paticularly agressive, alowing the bug to get fairly close, instead opting to give a warning sign first. The bug took this oppertunity to squirt its yellow liquid at the snake, making it hiss and recoil upon being struck. Taking this oppertunity, the bug lunged at the snake and bit down near its midsection, biting a sizable chunk. The snake tried to bite at its, but couldn't land a blow, its reaction time slowed due to the pain it was in, couple with the bug seeing the strike coming with it's 340 degree field of vision. After evading the blow, the bug began a biting frenzy until the snake stopped moving.

Once it had landed the killing blow, the bug relaxed and happily clacked its jaws, then began to eat it. Being forced to stop after eating about half of the snake once it was full, the bug began dragging the remains towards a tree, being aware that leaving it out in the open would most likely mean it would be gone once it returned. Upon reaching the base of tree, the bug dug a relatively deep hole, and dragged the remains of the snake inside. After this, it cocooned itself besids the remains.

 

[Slenn]

Samus' story sounded simple. But yet, the details didn't matter all too much for EMily at this point. With eagerness in finding a connection between her universe and Samus', she relayed her next set of questions.

"They sound like they're an awesome threat if they're unleashing a bio-weapon. Are there races willing to fight them? Are there those who protect the peace in your universe?"

 

[Gearhead mk2]

"The Galactic Federation. They're probably the largest alliance of races. I used to serve in the marines before becoming a bounty hunter. The military arm is humans mostly, but the Luminoth joined recently, and the Elysians were a strong part of it."

 

[Slenn]

"They all have good strong names for their races. Keep fighting the good fight." She beat her chest twice with her fist. "Speaking of which, where did you get your suit? Was it something from your time as a marine?"

 

[Gearhead mk2]

"No. This was a gift from the Chozo. I needed it, among other things, to survive on the colony where I grew up."

 

[Slenn]

Suddenly this caught her attention. An alien race that Samus didn't mention before until just now.
"Oh! And who were these Chozo? Did they help other races as well?"

 

[Gearhead mk2]

"They did. They uplifted the Luminoth, created the Elysians, gave the Bryonians advanced technology, helped me survive many times... They were amazing. The whole galaxy owes it's technology and prosperity to them." EMily could almost hear a warm smile in Samus' voice, and she seemed a bit nostalgic.

 

[Slenn]

"Hmmmm... they sound quite gifted. They must've been very old and wise. Where are they now?"

OOC: @Gear. I'm at a good stopping point for tonight, so feel free to give a response whenever. I'll be on more tomorrow.

 

[Gearhead mk2]

"Vanished." Samus replied, the warmth in her voice suddenly gone. "No one knows how or why."

 

[Slenn]

"Vanished without a trace, huh? I bet something out there knows where they are." She said out of inspiration.

"All I can tell is that, finding extraterrestrials for the first time, whether they are hostile or not, will guarantee to make your heart skip. All of a sudden you know you are not alone in this universe. And even then, how do you begin relations? How do you say 'hi'? Neither of you speak the same language. Do their customs work the same way as humans? What's their biology? Their politics? Their feuds? Their religion? I've learned that there's always nervousness in us whenever we meet something new. For me it is the year 3023 AD. And our generation is the first to reach this far into space. And my sisters and I and the crew of our ship are the only ones who have attempted contact with extraterrestrials. Some we've felt we were not at the right time to say hi. Others were more talkative."

 

[Gearhead mk2]

"I've searched, trust me. Nothing. And alien life was always there in my universe. Discovering a new species is rare. It is only 2079 where I am from."

OoC: The Metroid timeline doesn't follow the BC/AD calender.

 

[Slenn]

"2079? That seems awfully fast. Are you using the same calendar as I am?"

OOC: @Gear. I never quite understood the term 'cycles' in Metroid lore. Space pirates and Marines tend to use them both in their logs, and so I had no idea as to what 'cycle' they're referring to.

 

[Gearhead mk2]

"I doubt it."

OoC: The Metroid timeline uses the HC (History of the Cosmos) timeline. Cycles I think are just days/hours minutes/whatever.

Spoiler: Approximate Metroid timeline

 

[Slenn]

"You are a very reserved person, Samus. I can tell. You say few words."

"But you mentioned the Chozo. And you found that technology at the apartment earlier. Was it Chozo technology? What was it doing here?"

 

[Gearhead mk2]

"I... Have some social difficulties. And I do not know. Perhaps whatever brought us here brought it too?"

 

[Slenn]

"Well, I can understand being an introvert. There's nothing wrong with that." She shrugged. Reminds me of myself when I was little.

"It seems like there's some odd phenomena that causes this. I was brought here because my timeline was twisted with this one. Whatever brought the others here, is probably the reason why my timeline is acting screwy."

 

[Gearhead mk2]

"That raises the question of what is disturbing the local timespace..."