V: The Nemesis

She'll pay. She'll pay, dammit! Everything we've worked for all this time, it's all been for nothing… Only the Metroids of SR388 remain, Mother Brain is dead, the base is destroyed, and I'm at the brink of death. Damn it all…

"DAMN IT ALL!"

I roar, stopping all the minions in their tracks. They stare, paralyzed by the only thing they follow: power.

I'll kill her. I will. I'll tear her armor apart and slash her puny limbs off. Then I'll devour her and hunt down her kind. No other name has ever made me writhe in such anger…

Samus.

However, I'm in no position to attack at the moment. Like that time at the mining colony, I need flesh to survive…

"Lord Ridley, Mother Brain still lives!"

I turn my head at the minion that kneels before me.

"Oh, does she?"

I chuckle, the raspy sound echoing throughout the caverns of Norfair.

"Yes, we need only rebuild her body."

Of course, she's a highly advanced organism created by the Chozos. Why wouldn't she be able to survive a couple missiles?

"Good. We'll get to work soon enough."

Before the creature can rise again, I suddenly drive my tail clean through its chest and raise it above me. It cries out and writhes desperately, intelligent enough to know its fate is sealed.

SNAP

With a single bite I snap the body in two and chew on it quickly, feeling the energy flow back into me with every gulp. The others, still paralyzed by fear or respect, can only stare as I feast on their comrade. I then take another, and another, and another, until I'm finally healthy enough to spread my wings and fly above them. I cackle, running my claws against the walls and breathing fire at everything around me.

Yes, the bounty hunter will die. Soon enough, I'll find her. I'll rip her apart so many times you won't even be able to recognize her as a human being.

"See you next mission, Samus Aran."

AN: This one is directly after Metroid 1/Zero Mission.