Metroid: Fugitive Prologue

Author's Notes: Hello! This is my first fanfic, so please keep that in mind. That said, this is probably going to go on for some time, so expect it to improve towards the end.

Samus was starting to feel more like herself again.  Maybe that was because the stress was starting to die down, or maybe it was because absorbing the SA-X had started to neutralize the metroid part of her. It had been a few hours since the destruction of B.S.L., and she was traveling with Adam, Dachora, and the Etecoons.

"I have detected a nearby Federation vessel," said Adam. "They appear to be trying to send us a message. "

Samus turned on the ship's communicator. This was it. They would either accept her story, or she would be fully prosecuted for the damages she had inflicted. She listened to the incoming message.

"Attention Samus Aran. You are under arrest for destruction of Galactic Federation property and the planet SR388."

The next thing she knew, Samus was waiting in a cell on the Federation ship. They had deactivated her power suit, stored Adam to an external drive, and sent Dachora and the Etecoons to a quarantine lab. She had been waiting for what felt like hours, growing increasing frustrated. She knew a long line of red tape was ahead of her, and she didn't know if she could get through it without getting stuck.

She saw she had a visitor. A lean, if slightly ungainly figure in black and green armor approached. She recognized him as Algor, largely considered to be one of the greatest bounty hunters in the galaxy, next to herself, of course. Samus and Algor had always had a bit of a rivalry ever since he missed the opportunity to participate in the Aurora Unit incident. She noticed his armor resembled her own, even more than the last time she saw him. She had always suspected he was trying to reverse-engineer some of her capabilities in order to augment his own strength.

"Well Samus, you've really done it this time. The other bounty hunters are usually willing to ignore your habit of planetary destruction, provided it actually benefits you assignment. What were you thinking? This is going to seriously damage the already controversial bounty hunter occupation.

Samus remained silent, a common response during periods of high stress and anger. She listened to him rant, pretending he wasn't absolutely enjoying this. He wasn't an evil person, like some of their other associates, but he was certainly one of the more irritating individuals in the profession.

She waited for a little while until he left, satisfied he was not going to get a response out of her. She heard a quiet beeping on her wrist communicator. That's odd, she thought to herself. Her loner nature meant she didn't have anyone to bail her out, not that the Federation would let her out anyway.

"How are you doing, Lady?" chimed the now familiar voice of Adam.  "Be prepared, I am now going to reactivate your power suit. I'm afraid I had to use the file before the B.S.L. incident, so your weapon upgrades are no longer activated."

Figures, she thought to herself. Her weapon capabilities had a habit of being disabled between missions. Her body shimmered as her blue and yellow Fusion suit materialized. "How did you contact me? What's the plan?" she asked.

"I was able to hack my way out of the storage unit and wirelessly transport myself to your communicator. We'll be able to stay in touch at all times.
Great, she thought to herself. She had grown tired of him over the past day, helpful as he was.  

"I intercepted some troubling chatter while they were transporting me. It seems certain forces in the Federation have no plan of giving you a fair trial, and plan to cover up the experiments. I determined the best course of action would be to release you and assist you in building a case against them. Any objections, Lady?"

"Hell no," replied Samus. "Let's get out of here." She blasted through the cell door, and began running as the alarm klaxons blazed. She saw a pair of Federation guards ahead of her. No slowing for a second, she jumped in the air and delivered a spin kick to both of them at once, knocking them out.

As she made her way to the hangar, she asked Adam, "Where should we go?" He replied, "I heard mention of a planet called Espan XI. In addition to a moderately successful colony, there are some Chozo ruins. They may help you regain your abilities, and resist the Federation."

I seemed as good a plan as any, given their options. She jumped into the cockpit of her ship, which was being transported to be impounded, and took off. Adam set a course for Espan XI. She was now officially a fugitive. Algor, this rogue faction in the Federation, and half the Federation itself would shortly be pursuing her, and she was once again at limited capability. Given what she had been through the previous day, she didn't fell too troubled by that.

To be Continued
Author's Note: Well, I hope you enjoyed that. I will try to get at least one full chapter up before I leave for the holiday, then a few more when I get back. Please review, any praise or criticism is greatly appreciated, and will help improve the quality of the story. Hope to see you again soon.