Writing Metroid: Nemesis [M-LV]

[Brasil]

[center]Metroid: Nemesis[/center]

It seemed indestructible. It resisted everything I shot. Plasma. Ice. Wave. Everything. It never stopped. It just kept coming. No matter where I turned, no matter what hallway I ran down, it was there, hunting me. Stalking me. I couldn?t get away. I couldn?t escape. Every planet I ran to, it was there. SR-388?Zebes?Tallon IV doesn?t even seem safe, but I have no choice.

The entry is a bit rough. The atmosphere is thicker than before, but the sensors don?t detect any change. The read-outs are identical. I drop into the final descent and the stabilizers kick-in, countering the shifting weight.

I touch down in the calm, grassy fields of Tallon Overworld. There is a light drizzle and the sky is a gray blanket of clouds. I look up at the overcast sky and wonder why Tallon IV is so odd. The weather patterns are erratic. It would be raining here, sunny in Chozo ruins, and snowing in Phendrana. It still doesn?t make sense. But this doesn?t matter now. I have to get underground. SA-X would be coming out of light speed in a few moments and it would be my death should it find me.

I start running. I?m not sure where. I just need to get away. Away from that thing. It was superior in every way. It had better firepower, better armor, better aim. It was a more efficient killer than I was. It is a more efficient killer than I am. I used to be the greatest warrior in the galaxy. The Chozo worshipped me. Called me their savior. And here I am, hiding like a coward.

There?s this pain in my chest. It?s probably from the bio-synth hybrid armor. I don?t know. Maybe it?s sadness. Tallon IV may very well be my final resting place. I may never again have the chance to soar across the stars, exploring the farthest reaches of space. My ship will become a relic.

I glance back at the craft. The SA-X could detect it with a simple surface scan. It has to be destroyed. I step through the hatch that leads into the bowels of Tallon IV and hear the detonation. The cavern shakes and rubble hits the outer walls. The sabotage worked. I just hope it?s enough.

Hope. Such a strange word. I never had to hope before. I always succeeded. Mother Brain, Ridley, Kraid. They never posed a real threat. Even Metroids were easily disposed of. But now, Hope is all I have. Who knows. Maybe somewhere in the depths of Tallon IV, I?ll find a miracle.

Until that happens, I?m still running...

[Gavin]

[SIZE=1]Interesting, most interesting.

Thanks for the link to this Alex, it really have been a fascinating read, even for those of us who have yet to play a single Metroid game. The story itself is well paced, keeping inline with the Metroid series, and the fear element you've introduced is quite tangible. As you pointed out to me that this is an alternate ending for Fusion I have to admit that I am sort of hooked wondering how the story is going to proceed, as well as this I'm wondering how I missed it in the first place.[/SIZE]