Samus Aran

[hunteratfacetroid]

So, it’s a red suit? Cool. Not sure why I’d want to turn anyone else, though. I’m more the ‘shoot first and ask questions after the planet’s destroyed’ type.

*Nonetheless, she steps forward. Her varia suit begins to materialize around her, and the module floating before her begins to spin. Finally, it flies into her, and her suit is briefly enveloped in golden light, which soon turns pink before fading away, revealing the altered color of her suit. She looks down at herself, turning her hands over to inspect the final result before looking back at Katie.*

Not bad. So... what now?

[hunteratfacetroid]

*The Hunter abruptly grabs her head in pain as she drops to her knees. When it finally abates, she looks up at Katie..*

Jeez, I'm already on your side, you don't have to fucking torture me. Fuck...

*She stands up, rubbing her temples for a moment.*

I mean... if it's robots you want... You've got plenty of those. Why do you need me?

[hunteratfacetroid]

*Samus looks over at Katie, glaring.*

Don't try and change my name. I really should slap you for a lot of reasons.

*She crosses her arms and looks back toward the hallway where Blujay was dragged off.*

What are you going to do with him?

[hunteratfacetroid]

*Samus briefly slumps to the floor, but she pushes herself up once more, this time planting her feet under her and slowly standing upright. She looks over at Blujay being dragged off, though she doesn't react at all. Finally, she reaches back and slips the hair tie off of her ponytail, letting her golden hair drift back as she starts to run her fingers through it.*

Eh. I never liked him anyway.

[hunteratfacetroid]

*Samus immediately cringes as the substance is injected into her, though her head still hangs down, her hair veiling her face. She tenses up, at least as much as possible while immobilized in ice, and lets out a partially restrained whimper of pain, her hands clenching into fists. She starts to tremble, and after a few moments, cracks begin to form in the ice restraining her. She seems to continue to struggle against her restraints, until, finally, the ice starts to break apart, and Samus drops to her hands and knees, gasping for air and still trembling.*

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*Samus doesn't respond at all to Katie, refusing to even look at her, but when Blujay calls out, she lets out a hint of a sigh as she raises her head ever so slightly.*

I was never a good person, Blujay. That's why I became a bounty hunter.

[hunteratfacetroid]

*Samus, hardly able to stop herself before running into the wall of ice, turns around just in time for another blast to hit her, affixing her body to the wall in a shroud of ice. Her head hangs down for a moment, her golden hair having become somewhat disheveled as strands hang down in front of her face, hiding it from view. She tries desperately to break free from the ice, but not for very long.*

[hunteratfacetroid]

*Samus lands on both feet, though she lets out a groan of pain as she grabs her right arm, finding it covered in a large chunk of ice. Still, she starts to back away, then run again, even though her pistol remains stuck in her now frozen hand, all but useless. As she runs past a spartron, she shifts her gait to swing the full weight of her arm and its corresponding ice prison at its head. While the robot is knocked to the floor as a result, Samus lets out a sharp cry of pain as the ice cracks, the force of the impact all having been absorbed by her arm. She looks back toward Katie for a brief moment, her steely gaze finally starting to waver ever so slightly. Nonetheless, she keeps running, still trying to find some way to escape, even though she knows it to be all but pointless.*

[hunteratfacetroid]

*Samus, hiding her thoughts well, glances around at the robots surrounding her. She still holds one of their guns in both hands, but her posture is almost relaxed, as though she doesn’t intend to use it. When Katie produces her syringe of odd liquid, the bounty hunter seems intrigued by it for a moment, though it is for only a brief moment. With hardly a twitch to give away her intentions, she hurls her gun toward Katie, then turns around, running toward the wall behind her, running straight up the side for a few steps before launching herself from it, flying over the spartrons. She draws her pistol from her holster as she jumps, and fires a charged shot toward Katie.*

[hunteratfacetroid]

*Samus hardly reacts as Blujay's leg is iced to the floor. She simply remains silent for a minute, her face unreadable as she holds the spartron gun in both hands, pointed toward Katie.*

I do not understand you... you think I'm perfect, and you want to... exterminate all men? You're no better than the men who thought women were only useful as property. And I've known some pretty strong men in my time, even if they WERE attracted to me. I think you're really overestimating the power of sexuality... and that's coming from me.

*She just barely smirks after a moment*

I mean, I get it, you think I'm perfect, and beautiful, and strong, and you just want to have sex with me...

[hunteratfacetroid]

*Upon seeing that the sword was fake, Samus turns around, walking back over to pick up her dropped pistol and one of the spartron guns, holstering the former. She looks down the hallway, then back toward Blujay.*

... Come on. Maybe there’s a way to punch a couple holes in these walls or something.

[hunteratfacetroid]

*She moves to backflip out of the way of the next strike, just barely escaping the hammer, but as she does so, her other gun is knocked out of her hand. As she lands, she briefly glances between the weapons lying on the floor, and the door that allegedly leads to the armory. In a split-second decision, she draws her pistol, and begins sprinting toward the door*

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*Samus goes quiet for a moment, pondering the scenario.*

I'll distract them. You go get your sword.

*She holds her guns up in a ready state, and she casts a smirk toward Blujay for a second.*

This'll be fun.

*With that, she darts around the corner, running straight toward the spartrons, firing both guns. It only takes a moment before they target her, raise their weapons, and begin to fire, but already she begins to weave across the hallway, barely managing to dodge shots of gunfire. Finally, she drops one of her own guns, and dashes toward one of the behemoths, aiming her weapon, hoping to shoot at the robot's eyes.*

[hunteratfacetroid]

*Samus continues to walk through the eerily quiet hallways alongside Blujay, inspecting every possible square inch of space for something to be exploited, but nothing stands out. Finally, as they reach a corner, she presses herself to the wall, still holding one gun in each hand. She leans around the corner, finding two massive spartrons guarding a door. Just as they turn to look toward her, she rapidly retreats back behind the corner.*

Shit. They have big guns.

*She glances toward Blujay*

How fast do you think you can get to that door?

[hunteratfacetroid]

*Samus silently follows Blujay, though at one point she looks up to find a device that seems remotely like a security camera, and fires at it. She still tries to briefly inspect every inch of the hallway, looking for some way out, some ventilation shaft or weak-looking wall to let her escape from Katie's watch.*

[hunteratfacetroid]

*Before Blujay can strike the last two standing spartrons, Samus aims one gun at each and fires, taking both of them down in about half the time Blujay took. She looks over at him, holding her guns upright.*

So... you were completely helpless until getting a weapon? You... ugh, nevermind.

[hunteratfacetroid]

*Samus doesn’t say anything, but does roll her eyes ever so slightly. Just as one of the formerly paralyzed spartrons starts to get back to its feet, she takes the gun she holds in her hands and starts firing upon it, sending glowing red projectiles through it. Within moments, the spartron falls back to the floor, and its magnet joints fade away just as the first one’s did. As she walks toward it, she fires upon the other robots with hardly a second thought. Rather than picking up the second gun arm, she merely places her foot on it and slides it over toward Blujay before reaching to grab a second one, holding one in each hand. She still says nothing, but an ever so slightly creepy smile appears on her face.*