[legendary-bounty-hunter]

Indie ask/rp blog for Nintendo’s Samus Aran

Mun is 21+

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[legendary-bounty-hunter]

A strange looking ship drifts beside Samus's, it's external instruments seeming to follow the ship's movements curiously, as if attempting to figure out the best way to contact the other. An arm extends from the top and gently tosses something at Samus's ship, a canister of some sort. It drifts slowly towards the other ship, seemingly calibrated a little slower than the average time it takes a human to get into a spacesuit, tether themselves, and exit a ship for a space walk

Samus was already standing on the hill of her ship, waiting patiently for the capsule to make its way to her.

[askmyocsandrpwiththem]

Samus slowly made her way through the Space Pirate frigate that her ship intercepted. She keeps her guard up and her arm canon in a ready position just in case of any surprises. She enters a room and sees a human girl floating suspended in a tank, and sees the girl is awake. “Don’t worry, I’ll get you out of there.” She said reassuringly as she looked around for a control panel.

@legendary-bounty-hunter

Cyrvo points to the control panel, which causes her to float the other direction since being suspended in fluid negates most basic laws of physics found on land with friction

[legendary-bounty-hunter]

Samus nodded and went over to the control panel. She pressed the release and had her suit download the pirates research logs for later examination. Once the fluid had drained out and the tank opened, Samus walked up slowly. “Are you okay?” She asked keeping an eye out for an ambush.

[askmyocsandrpwiththem]

The girl nods, shoving her dreads away from her eyes. "Yeah, as well as any experiment kid can be," she sasses, sitting up, the markings on her skin and her eyes glowing a strange blue as she connects directly with the ship while touching the floor. "I'm gonna crash this damn ship into the nearest asteroid, I hate those stupid experiments"

[legendary-bounty-hunter]

Samus looks at her warily. “Just give us time to get to my ship…” she said slowly as pirates started pouring into the room. “Get the experiment! Kill the hunter!” One yelled.

[askmyocsandrpwiththem]

Turrets spin around and start bulldozing the pirates. "Yeah, no, not happening," Cyrvo growls. "I got full access to this whole ship"

[legendary-bounty-hunter]

“Neat trick kid.” Samus said grabbing the girl’s wrist firmly, so they don’t lose each other, and led her to the hanger bay where her gunship is.

[askmyocsandrpwiththem]

"Thanks, I want off this damn ship as soon as possible and they ain't slowing us down!" Cyrvo follows her, maintaining her control of the ship with every bare footed step extending her connection with the ship

[legendary-bounty-hunter]

“Just don’t take control of my ship away from me.” She said jokingly as they ran into her gunship. Samus jumped into the pilot’s seat and within moments the ship took off.

[askmyocsandrpwiththem]

"Your ship is small," Cyrvo says as she sits in the floor, her markings and eyes slowly stop glowing their bright blue color and her eyes become a normal brown color, the markings looking like shallow scars

[legendary-bounty-hunter]

“I’m having a bigger one built.” Samus answered as a light flicked on above a seat built into the wall.

[askmyocsandrpwiththem]

Samus slowly made her way through the Space Pirate frigate that her ship intercepted. She keeps her guard up and her arm canon in a ready position just in case of any surprises. She enters a room and sees a human girl floating suspended in a tank, and sees the girl is awake. “Don’t worry, I’ll get you out of there.” She said reassuringly as she looked around for a control panel.

@legendary-bounty-hunter

Cyrvo points to the control panel, which causes her to float the other direction since being suspended in fluid negates most basic laws of physics found on land with friction

[legendary-bounty-hunter]

Samus nodded and went over to the control panel. She pressed the release and had her suit download the pirates research logs for later examination. Once the fluid had drained out and the tank opened, Samus walked up slowly. “Are you okay?” She asked keeping an eye out for an ambush.

[askmyocsandrpwiththem]

The girl nods, shoving her dreads away from her eyes. "Yeah, as well as any experiment kid can be," she sasses, sitting up, the markings on her skin and her eyes glowing a strange blue as she connects directly with the ship while touching the floor. "I'm gonna crash this damn ship into the nearest asteroid, I hate those stupid experiments"

[legendary-bounty-hunter]

Samus looks at her warily. “Just give us time to get to my ship…” she said slowly as pirates started pouring into the room. “Get the experiment! Kill the hunter!” One yelled.

[askmyocsandrpwiththem]

Turrets spin around and start bulldozing the pirates. "Yeah, no, not happening," Cyrvo growls. "I got full access to this whole ship"

[legendary-bounty-hunter]

“Neat trick kid.” Samus said grabbing the girl’s wrist firmly, so they don’t lose each other, and led her to the hanger bay where her gunship is.

[askmyocsandrpwiththem]

"Thanks, I want off this damn ship as soon as possible and they ain't slowing us down!" Cyrvo follows her, maintaining her control of the ship with every bare footed step extending her connection with the ship

[legendary-bounty-hunter]

“Just don’t take control of my ship away from me.” She said jokingly as they ran into her gunship. Samus jumped into the pilot’s seat and within moments the ship took off.

[askmyocsandrpwiththem]

Samus slowly made her way through the Space Pirate frigate that her ship intercepted. She keeps her guard up and her arm canon in a ready position just in case of any surprises. She enters a room and sees a human girl floating suspended in a tank, and sees the girl is awake. “Don’t worry, I’ll get you out of there.” She said reassuringly as she looked around for a control panel.

@legendary-bounty-hunter

Cyrvo points to the control panel, which causes her to float the other direction since being suspended in fluid negates most basic laws of physics found on land with friction

[legendary-bounty-hunter]

Samus nodded and went over to the control panel. She pressed the release and had her suit download the pirates research logs for later examination. Once the fluid had drained out and the tank opened, Samus walked up slowly. “Are you okay?” She asked keeping an eye out for an ambush.

[askmyocsandrpwiththem]

The girl nods, shoving her dreads away from her eyes. "Yeah, as well as any experiment kid can be," she sasses, sitting up, the markings on her skin and her eyes glowing a strange blue as she connects directly with the ship while touching the floor. "I'm gonna crash this damn ship into the nearest asteroid, I hate those stupid experiments"

[legendary-bounty-hunter]

Samus looks at her warily. “Just give us time to get to my ship…” she said slowly as pirates started pouring into the room. “Get the experiment! Kill the hunter!” One yelled.

[askmyocsandrpwiththem]

Turrets spin around and start bulldozing the pirates. "Yeah, no, not happening," Cyrvo growls. "I got full access to this whole ship"

[legendary-bounty-hunter]

“Neat trick kid.” Samus said grabbing the girl’s wrist firmly, so they don’t lose each other, and led her to the hanger bay where her gunship is.

[askmyocsandrpwiththem]

Samus slowly made her way through the Space Pirate frigate that her ship intercepted. She keeps her guard up and her arm canon in a ready position just in case of any surprises. She enters a room and sees a human girl floating suspended in a tank, and sees the girl is awake. “Don’t worry, I’ll get you out of there.” She said reassuringly as she looked around for a control panel.

@legendary-bounty-hunter

Cyrvo points to the control panel, which causes her to float the other direction since being suspended in fluid negates most basic laws of physics found on land with friction

[legendary-bounty-hunter]

Samus nodded and went over to the control panel. She pressed the release and had her suit download the pirates research logs for later examination. Once the fluid had drained out and the tank opened, Samus walked up slowly. “Are you okay?” She asked keeping an eye out for an ambush.

[askmyocsandrpwiththem]

The girl nods, shoving her dreads away from her eyes. "Yeah, as well as any experiment kid can be," she sasses, sitting up, the markings on her skin and her eyes glowing a strange blue as she connects directly with the ship while touching the floor. "I'm gonna crash this damn ship into the nearest asteroid, I hate those stupid experiments"

[legendary-bounty-hunter]

Samus looks at her warily. “Just give us time to get to my ship…” she said slowly as pirates started pouring into the room. “Get the experiment! Kill the hunter!” One yelled.

[askmyocsandrpwiththem]

Samus slowly made her way through the Space Pirate frigate that her ship intercepted. She keeps her guard up and her arm canon in a ready position just in case of any surprises. She enters a room and sees a human girl floating suspended in a tank, and sees the girl is awake. “Don’t worry, I’ll get you out of there.” She said reassuringly as she looked around for a control panel.

@legendary-bounty-hunter

Cyrvo points to the control panel, which causes her to float the other direction since being suspended in fluid negates most basic laws of physics found on land with friction

[legendary-bounty-hunter]

Samus nodded and went over to the control panel. She pressed the release and had her suit download the pirates research logs for later examination. Once the fluid had drained out and the tank opened, Samus walked up slowly. “Are you okay?” She asked keeping an eye out for an ambush.

[astrobody-dev]

Look, I'm not made of stone

[logic-is-the-begining-of-wisdom]

Samus leaned back in her pilot seat as her ship came out of warp. It’s rare for starfleet to hire a bounty hunter to help a captain with an investigation, but here she is ready to rendezvous with the Gala…when it shows up. “Thought all Starfleet captains were punctual.” She muttered.

@legendary-bounty-hunter 

The Gala comes out of warp just then and hails Samus. The ship is clearly damaged, and didn't show up in scans a moment ago, like it just appeared out of nothing

[legendary-bounty-hunter]

“That’s because they’re all clones of the last Metroid hatchling.” Samus said sadly. An image came across her link with Darcy. A Metroid almost identical to the one on her shoulder, but giant. Large enough to pick up Samus with its mouth. It’s feeding Samus energy, restoring her shields as a giant monster with an exposed brain and a single eye fired energy blasts at it. Once Samus’s shields were at maximum the Metroid dropped Samus and flew to the monster to attack, only to get pierced by a powerful energy beam. After she lands Samus looked up at the giant Metroid and it exploded, its cells raining down on Samus.

“Sorry.” Samus said to Darcy after a moment. “Not used to having a mental link, I think I just showed you one of my memories.”

[logic-is-the-begining-of-wisdom]

Darcy gives her a sympathetic look. "Yeah... and now I wanna give you a hug but that's not professional of me..." she looks to the metroid.

Maybe there's a way to house them on the ship without any unfortunate consequences of their energy feeding

[legendary-bounty-hunter]

“If they’re fed a power cell every six hours you should be able to avoid any rampages.” Samus said telepathically.

“Alright little one, could you show us where the others are? We’re going to stop the tormentor and take you away to a safe place.” Samus said to the Metroid which screeched happily and floated over to the door on the far said of the hanger bay.

[logic-is-the-begining-of-wisdom]

Oh, thank you! We have an abundance of those, can never be too sure when you'll need them so it shouldn't be any trouble feeding them.

Darcy beams happily as she follows, excited to take care of the metroids

[legendary-bounty-hunter]

Samus smiles and walks to the Metroid, then the Metroid falls to the ground and shrieks in pain. Samus falls to one knee and groans a bit too. “The other Metroids…” Samus said almost angrily. “I’ve lost my connection to them.”

[logic-is-the-begining-of-wisdom]

Darcy's eyes widen and she rushes over to try and help Samus and the metroid. "Then we should probably hurry"

[legendary-bounty-hunter]

“Too late.” She said with a growl. “They’re already dead. Metroids are vulnerable to sub zero temperatures. My guess is Merlot noticed one escaped and killed the others with absolute cold to prevent a mass break-out.”

[logic-is-the-begining-of-wisdom]

Samus leaned back in her pilot seat as her ship came out of warp. It’s rare for starfleet to hire a bounty hunter to help a captain with an investigation, but here she is ready to rendezvous with the Gala…when it shows up. “Thought all Starfleet captains were punctual.” She muttered.

@legendary-bounty-hunter 

The Gala comes out of warp just then and hails Samus. The ship is clearly damaged, and didn't show up in scans a moment ago, like it just appeared out of nothing

[legendary-bounty-hunter]

“That’s because they’re all clones of the last Metroid hatchling.” Samus said sadly. An image came across her link with Darcy. A Metroid almost identical to the one on her shoulder, but giant. Large enough to pick up Samus with its mouth. It’s feeding Samus energy, restoring her shields as a giant monster with an exposed brain and a single eye fired energy blasts at it. Once Samus’s shields were at maximum the Metroid dropped Samus and flew to the monster to attack, only to get pierced by a powerful energy beam. After she lands Samus looked up at the giant Metroid and it exploded, its cells raining down on Samus.

“Sorry.” Samus said to Darcy after a moment. “Not used to having a mental link, I think I just showed you one of my memories.”

[logic-is-the-begining-of-wisdom]

Darcy gives her a sympathetic look. "Yeah... and now I wanna give you a hug but that's not professional of me..." she looks to the metroid.

Maybe there's a way to house them on the ship without any unfortunate consequences of their energy feeding

[legendary-bounty-hunter]

“If they’re fed a power cell every six hours you should be able to avoid any rampages.” Samus said telepathically.

“Alright little one, could you show us where the others are? We’re going to stop the tormentor and take you away to a safe place.” Samus said to the Metroid which screeched happily and floated over to the door on the far said of the hanger bay.

[logic-is-the-begining-of-wisdom]

Oh, thank you! We have an abundance of those, can never be too sure when you'll need them so it shouldn't be any trouble feeding them.

Darcy beams happily as she follows, excited to take care of the metroids

[legendary-bounty-hunter]

Samus smiles and walks to the Metroid, then the Metroid falls to the ground and shrieks in pain. Samus falls to one knee and groans a bit too. “The other Metroids…” Samus said almost angrily. “I’ve lost my connection to them.”

[logic-is-the-begining-of-wisdom]

Samus leaned back in her pilot seat as her ship came out of warp. It’s rare for starfleet to hire a bounty hunter to help a captain with an investigation, but here she is ready to rendezvous with the Gala…when it shows up. “Thought all Starfleet captains were punctual.” She muttered.

@legendary-bounty-hunter 

The Gala comes out of warp just then and hails Samus. The ship is clearly damaged, and didn't show up in scans a moment ago, like it just appeared out of nothing

[legendary-bounty-hunter]

“That’s because they’re all clones of the last Metroid hatchling.” Samus said sadly. An image came across her link with Darcy. A Metroid almost identical to the one on her shoulder, but giant. Large enough to pick up Samus with its mouth. It’s feeding Samus energy, restoring her shields as a giant monster with an exposed brain and a single eye fired energy blasts at it. Once Samus’s shields were at maximum the Metroid dropped Samus and flew to the monster to attack, only to get pierced by a powerful energy beam. After she lands Samus looked up at the giant Metroid and it exploded, its cells raining down on Samus.

“Sorry.” Samus said to Darcy after a moment. “Not used to having a mental link, I think I just showed you one of my memories.”

[logic-is-the-begining-of-wisdom]

Darcy gives her a sympathetic look. "Yeah... and now I wanna give you a hug but that's not professional of me..." she looks to the metroid.

Maybe there's a way to house them on the ship without any unfortunate consequences of their energy feeding

[legendary-bounty-hunter]

“If they’re fed a power cell every six hours you should be able to avoid any rampages.” Samus said telepathically.

“Alright little one, could you show us where the others are? We’re going to stop the tormentor and take you away to a safe place.” Samus said to the Metroid which screeched happily and floated over to the door on the far said of the hanger bay.

[logic-is-the-begining-of-wisdom]

Samus leaned back in her pilot seat as her ship came out of warp. It’s rare for starfleet to hire a bounty hunter to help a captain with an investigation, but here she is ready to rendezvous with the Gala…when it shows up. “Thought all Starfleet captains were punctual.” She muttered.

@legendary-bounty-hunter 

The Gala comes out of warp just then and hails Samus. The ship is clearly damaged, and didn't show up in scans a moment ago, like it just appeared out of nothing

[legendary-bounty-hunter]

“That’s because they’re all clones of the last Metroid hatchling.” Samus said sadly. An image came across her link with Darcy. A Metroid almost identical to the one on her shoulder, but giant. Large enough to pick up Samus with its mouth. It’s feeding Samus energy, restoring her shields as a giant monster with an exposed brain and a single eye fired energy blasts at it. Once Samus’s shields were at maximum the Metroid dropped Samus and flew to the monster to attack, only to get pierced by a powerful energy beam. After she lands Samus looked up at the giant Metroid and it exploded, its cells raining down on Samus.

“Sorry.” Samus said to Darcy after a moment. “Not used to having a mental link, I think I just showed you one of my memories.”

[logic-is-the-begining-of-wisdom]

Samus leaned back in her pilot seat as her ship came out of warp. It’s rare for starfleet to hire a bounty hunter to help a captain with an investigation, but here she is ready to rendezvous with the Gala…when it shows up. “Thought all Starfleet captains were punctual.” She muttered.

@legendary-bounty-hunter 

The Gala comes out of warp just then and hails Samus. The ship is clearly damaged, and didn't show up in scans a moment ago, like it just appeared out of nothing

[legendary-bounty-hunter]

Samus is grateful that her helmet hides most of her face, and her blush as she takes Darcy’s arm and follows her to her office.

[logic-is-the-begining-of-wisdom]

Darcy's office is filled with various tanks of bugs, diagrams of bugs, and every single physical book is about bugs. The only exception to the bug themeing is a picture of her with 7 younger human boys on a farm, all smiling and covered in mud, with the boys all looking the exact same age

[legendary-bounty-hunter]

Samus smiles as she looks at the picture. “Your family I take it?”

[logic-is-the-begining-of-wisdom]

"Yeah... go figure, mom struggled with fertility for 7 years, moment she and dad settled on adoption she got pregnant with septuplets," Darcy chuckles. "We might not be from the same species, but I love my baby brothers... glad mom settled on home schooling by the time they were born, I got bullied pretty bad for being adopted and Vulcan, I'd have hated for them to get bullied just because I'm their sister," she picks up the frame, smiling at the picture, her southern twang slipping through. A Vulcan with an accent is an odd thing to hear. "They liked to color coordinate themselves, made tellin' 'em apart when they were littler and almost identical a lot easier. We got Macintosh, Everard, Franklin, Crispin, Milo, Braeburn, and Fuji... noticing a theme, yet?" She pulls up a digital copy of the photo and zooms in on the background, showing it to Samus, the trees are all apple trees for acres and acres

[legendary-bounty-hunter]

“They’re named after apple types.” Samus noticed. “That’s a good theme. Mama and papa wanted more kids after me I think, but they never got the chance.”

“Anyway, our mission.” She started getting serious. Her suit projected a hologram of a man in his 50’s wearing a white coat. “Doctor Merlot, a genius in robotics and biology is wanted by the Federation for illegal experiments on sentient beings. Normally I can apprehend him myself, but reports state that he’s built an army of androids and bio-weapons, the Federation council felt that I could use some help on this one.” She explained.

[logic-is-the-begining-of-wisdom]

"Yeah... so am I, actually, I don't remember my Vulcan name because I was so young when I was adopted," Darcy shrugs, setting everything down again.

"Oh, our tech expert is going to love this, he's been begging me to let him hack into the borg for a year straight, I just can't risk that kind of virus in our systems... poor guy gets bored easily if we don't let him hack things every so often, he likes taking down firewalls," Darcy chuckles. "Hope you don't mind working with a ship full of weirdos"

[legendary-bounty-hunter]

“You should see the Bounty Hunter’s Guild HQ.” Samus chuckled. “That place is the textbook definition of weirdos. Then again, I suppose you have to be wired differently to want to become a bounty hunter in the first place.”

[logic-is-the-begining-of-wisdom]

"It is an unusual choice of career, but I hear it's quite a lucrative one not too dissimilar to certain jobs among Starfleet," Darcy smiles. "Not everyone gets the job they actually want... gotta go along with what you can get sometimes..." she says, glancing at another picture on her desk of her and her graduating class boarding the Gala. She doesn't look any different in the photo from her current look

[legendary-bounty-hunter]

“I…actually was discharged from Starfleet.” Samus admitted sheepishly. “The space pirates attacked the Chozo that raised me and I was given orders to stay put because the Chozo settled outside Federation space. I disobeyed orders and was insubordinate to my superior officer in the process. The admiralty wanted to court-marshal me, but my superior officer, Captain Malkovitch, negotiated a deal.”

[logic-is-the-begining-of-wisdom]

"You'd be shocked about the statistics in similar situations," Darcy shakes her head. "I only graduated recently and I'm already captain... first day on the ship and we were attacked... I hadn't done too well in simulated events but during the real deal it all clicked and I kept everyone around me safe... when we got back to port for repairs my captain revealed he was up for promotion and always planned that voyage to be his last in order to find his replacement... my paperwork looks fake because of how fast I went from newly graduated kid to captain," she pulls her record up and hands the data pad over to Samus. "Don't mind the blacked out blocks of text, nobody else in Starfleet even has the credentials to read those..." she chuckles and shakes her head, sighing. "My life is a fucking mess..."

[legendary-bounty-hunter]

Samus reads what she could, taking note of the odd birthdate, and chuckles slightly. “Well, we should start a club. When I was three a band of space pirates attacked the mining colony that I lived on. Mama was a school teacher, papa was the foreman of the dilithium mine. I was the only survivor, the Chozo found me and took me in. Then they altered my dna with theirs so I could live on the planet they lived on.” She explained handing the data pad back to Darcy. “This is the same band of pirates that attacked their home. We were able to just barely get them off of Zebes.”

[logic-is-the-begining-of-wisdom]

"Pirates are pretty sucky," Darcy shakes her head, setting the data pad down. "Had a few run ins with some. Never the same groups, nobody is willing to try and target the gala a second time now that I'm captain"

[legendary-bounty-hunter]

“Nice humble brag.” Samus commented.

“I’ve had many encounters with this band of pirates, they keep cloning their leader or rebuilding him with cybernetics, if they clone him they upload his memories into the clone so it’s always the same bastard.” She muttered almost sounding angry. “Last time I fought him though, there was nothing left. So I think I’ve seen the last of him.”

With that she stood up and began to walk to the door. “Is there some quarters for me? I’d like a place to meditate privately until we arrive at the base.”

[logic-is-the-begining-of-wisdom]

"Not so much a brag as it is a fact... I take no pride in the deaths that take place in such events," Darcy sighs. "Other people compare it to squashing bugs," she gestures to the many tanks of exotic bugs she keeps. "That doesn't sit right with me..."

"Of course, next to mine, best view of planetary horizons outside the bridge," Darcy smiles, again offering her arm to lead the way.

On their way the communications officer comms Darcy.

"Captain, we're nearing the target coordinates, should we prepare Big Red or Yellow Delicious for your departure?"

Darcy chuckles, embarrassment creeping into her voice as her ears burn red, reaching for her comm link. "Yellow, please, it has better stealth capabilities..." she clears her throat and glances to Samus. "Ok, so, I didn't name the Gala, but... I did name the shuttles because we didn't have any before I became captain..."

[legendary-bounty-hunter]

Samus couldn’t help but chuckle. “I really want to know the naming theme behind those.” She admitted. “But that’s a story for another time. Let’s go!”

[logic-is-the-begining-of-wisdom]

"There wasn't one, I was hungry and homesick," Darcy admits sheepishly as she leads the way to the shuttle they'll be using

[legendary-bounty-hunter]

“Fair enough.” Samus chuckled as they got to the hanger. Samus sees a group already strapping into the shuttle. “I see it’s mostly security. Good.” She comments.

[need-a-hand-peter-pan]

"And every one of us is excited to be here," a half klingon half human male chuckles, his red operations uniform stained with what looks like mustard seed oil or something else of a distinctive yellow.

"That's Lil Johnny, he's actually one of our chefs but he joins missions so he doesn't punch someone over soup," Darcy smiles.

"If Cellsea tells me her soup is too cold when it's at standard and safe temp one more time it's going in her hair," he grumbles as he crosses his arms

[legendary-bounty-hunter]

“I’ll hold her down.” Samus offered, dimming her suit’s visor to give Johnny a friendly wink. Instead of sitting down, Samus instead walks more toward the center of the shuttle and grabs a handrail.

[need-a-hand-peter-pan]

Darcy heads to one of the two pilots seats, in the other sits a young andorian woman that appears around Darcy's age.

"Ready on your signal, Captain," the andorian smiles at Darcy.

"Then lets get to it already, no reason to wait around here all day," Darcy chuckles and the two girls work together to get the shuttle into open space

[legendary-bounty-hunter]

“You two went to the academy together didn’t you?” Samus asked, trying to remember if she saw either of them at the academy when she was there. “It’s obvious in your banter.”

[logic-is-the-begining-of-wisdom]

"Oh, yeah, same schedule and everything! We were dorm mates, couldn't separate us!" The andorian grins. "I was shocked when I met her, never saw a Vulcan smile before! Her southern accent hit like a freighter!"

"I learned to hide it to be taken seriously... nobody takes a smiling Vulcan with a Georgian accent seriously," Darcy shakes her head. "It sounds like a joke," she shrugs

[legendary-bounty-hunter]

“I’ve always liked accents.” Samus said casually. “Growing up, all the Chozo had the same accent, it was nice hearing all the different ones at the academy.”

[logic-is-the-begining-of-wisdom]

"Oh, really? You should hear Darcy when she's barking orders in battle, then, she lays it on real thick in emergencies," the andorian giggles.

Darcy's face, ears, and neck all turn vivid green with embarrassment. "Tarsi! You don't have to spill my guts for me, I ain't no damn hog for supper!" Her accent spills through, her voice raising in pitch

[legendary-bounty-hunter]

“Damn, that’s a cute accent.” Samus thinks to herself as lightning strikes the outside of the shuttle. The planet the facility is on is a class Y planet. “Sure the shuttle can handle the storm and radiation?” She asked watching the weather outside.

[logic-is-the-begining-of-wisdom]

"It would be illogical to ever get a cheaper craft that can't with the things we get into," Darcy chuckles.

"All our shuttles can actually handle weather like this and high amounts of radiation, the captain doesn't like to compromise," Tarsi shrugs. "The budget is supplemented by her research, she's the top entomology expert within Starfleet and wrote a book used currently in all classes that teach the subject."

"Tarsi, hush, I write under a pseudonym!" Darcy sighs and shakes her head. "We have got to have another talk about the things you tell new people, Tarsi, we go on to many secret ops for you to be saying some of the things you do"

[legendary-bounty-hunter]

“I’m no stranger to classified missions.” Samus said thinking of all the missions that have been so heavily censored, there’s more black bars on the report than words. The Bottle Ship, BSL, and ZDR all came to mind. “Captain, with respect to your security crew, I’d like to take point. My armor can take a beating and we’re going in blind. I’m used to this type of mission.”

[logic-is-the-begining-of-wisdom]

"Fine by me but I won't be too far behind," Darcy nods.

"Probably staring at your behind," Tarsi jokes under her breath and Darcy gives her a stern look.

"Ugh, fine... you're no fun when you get all serious," Tarsi groans

[legendary-bounty-hunter]

Samus knocks Tarsi on the head with her arm canon. Not enough to do any real damage, just enough to convey her annoyance. Also she is once again glad that her helmet only shows her eyes when the light is dimmed.

“Right, I see a shuttle bay.” Samus says, her visor zooming in on the area in question. “Can anyone here hack the bay doors open?”

[logic-is-the-begining-of-wisdom]

An older tellarite man raises his hand, "sure can. Good with weapons, too."

"He could probably even manage at this range," Darcy suggests

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“See what you can do.” Samus said to the Tellarite.

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He nods and immediately gets started.

Darcy and Tarsi bring the shuttle closer, staying undetected so far

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Samus focuses out the viewport, feeling something at the back of her mind.

“Mother!” A child’s voice calls. Samus looked around quickly, but it seems like she’s the only one who heard it.

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Darcy notices the movement from Samus in the corner of her eye, "you alright?"

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“I’m fine.” Samus said slowly. “I just thought I heard something.”

“Mother…” another child’s voice says in Samus’s head, followed by dozens more. “Help us!”

“Status on the hack?” She asked after taking a breath.

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"Piece of cake," the tellarite chuckles as the doors open and Tarsi and Darcy land the shuttle inside

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Samus taps her foot anxiously. She’s got a theory as to what Merlot was doing, and she doesn’t like it. “Computer, grant Captain Darcy access to files on Metroids and X Parasites. Authorization Samus Aran, K-2L-SR388.” Samus said to the computer.

“Access granted.” The computer responded.

“I think you should give those files a read through Captain.” Samus said ignoring the confused looks the crew was giving her. “I have a theory as to what’s down there, but I’m praying that I’m wrong.”

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Darcy furrows her brows and picks up a datapad, reading the files. "I see... I can see why you'd be praying," her accent slips through again, thicker this time, like she's putting no effort into hiding it. "Alright, y'all, time to get to work," she says, standing. "Ain't no use sitting here," she pauses, thinking for a moment. "Have you heard of a mind meld?" She asks without context

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“Yes.” Samus said flatly. “One of my instructors, a Lieutenant Tuvok, taught about the tactical uses of mind-melds, and their dangers.”

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"Would you be alright with allowing me to meld with you so that, should we be near enough and unable to communicate verbally, we can still communicate? I am strong enough on my own that my range is up to 5 feet away," it's odd for her crew to hear her speak so logically using her southern accent, and not because of the accent

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Samus sighs, the presses a button at the base of her helmet, causing it to disappear in a golden light. When the light faded, Samus’s face is clearly visible. A human woman in her mid 20’s, with blue-green eyes, and long blonde hair tied up in a ponytail. “Do it.” She said firmly, as if she’s afraid she’d change her mind.

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Darcy's ears and cheeks turn a vivid green but she keeps her composure and reaches up, standing on her toes to place her hands on Samus's head in the proper positions, initiating the mind meld. Once she's sure it's stable she pulls her hands away and tests it out.

Are you comfortable?

She asks telepathically, her accent even thicker in her mind than she has used out loud even once, like she's from the swamps without even the bare essentials of modern living.

"How hick does she sound in her head?" A human crewmate asks Samus

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Samus’s mind is very organized, although there’s the sound of like a sea coming from the depths of her mind. “Yes, the connection feels good.” She confirmed over the link.

“Wouldn’t you like to know ensign.” Samus replied snarkily to the crewmate.

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"That's exactly why I asked! Come on, there'll never be another Vulcan with her accent!" The snsign whines.

"Uhm, excuse me? What makes you think I won't ever have kids?" Darcy frowns, furrowing her brows.

"You're a Vulcan who expresses emotions. Everyone on the ship knows you prefer women," the ensign deadpans and Darcy's face is once again green as she glances to Samus and then quickly glances away.

"Shut up and lets get to work," Darcy mumbles. Her own mind is organized like a bugs nest and she's struggling to keep things professional

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Samus rolls her eyes as her helmet reappears on her head. “I prefer women too.” She says through the mental link.

Samus then moves to the entrance hatch of the shuttle, ready to disembark as soon as the shuttle lands.

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I can still have kids of my own even if the method does not satisfy a Pon Farr cycle

She thinks as the shuttle lands securely. Darcy gets the door open without much noise by doing it manually instead of letting the ships computer do it

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Samus thought about it for a moment. “Never really considered having kids before.” She admitted through the link as the door opened. Keeping her arm canon raised she slowly steps forward

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I don't really have a choice but to think about it, Pin Farr can lead to death if I'm not careful

She muses as she follows Samus, motioning for her crew to follow as well

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“Fair enough.” Samus thought back. Suddenly a ventilation duct rattles. Samus points her canon at it just in case.

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Darcy and all the away team pull their phasers, working together seamlessly unlike so many other ships' crews. The team all look to Darcy for direction despite Samus taking point and she silently gestures for them to look to Samus instead, and they do without question

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Samus keeps her canon aimed at the duct, and a small squid like creature with fangs burst through, screeching softly. Samus holds her hand to her side, silently telling everyone to hold their fire. Then she takes a couple steps forward, and holds her hand up to the creature. “Mother, mother is here!” A child’s voice spoke through Samus’s link with Darcy as the creature gently nipped as Samus’s fingertips. “The others…food?”

“No little one.” Samus told it telepathically. “Not food, friends.”

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Darcy tilts her head curiously, fascinated.

So cute!

She wants strongly to approach but she stays back, not sure if it would startle the creature or if it's been starved

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The creature floats over to Darcy and gently rests on her shoulder. “That. Is a Metroid. Created by the Chozo to combat a dangerous parasite.” Samus explained. “Fun fact: Metroid is the Chozo word for ultimate warrior.”

“The others will be happy to see mother! She will save us from the tormentor!” The child’s voice spoke again, now obviously from the Metroid’s mind.

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"Fascinating," Darcy smiles brightly, in awe of the metroid.

The crew nod and listen, taking every opportunity to learn from Samus

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“They mentioned someone called the tormentor.” Samus said out loud.

“He hurts us! With claw and wing, fire and blade he hurts us!” The Metroid exclaimed.

“That’s not possible. I made sure not a single cell of him survived…” Samus said out loud in surprise.

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Darcy frowns, "oh I sure how we weren't sent here as the only full ship in starfleet with that specific expertise..."

"Yeah, if this has anything to do with our expertise we might have to get Samus caught up," Tarsi mumbles

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“I’m familiar with time travel.” Samus said flatly. “This is different. If the Metroids were from the past then they’d have already tried to kill you. They certainly wouldn’t call me mother.”

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Samus leaned back in her pilot seat as her ship came out of warp. It’s rare for starfleet to hire a bounty hunter to help a captain with an investigation, but here she is ready to rendezvous with the Gala…when it shows up. “Thought all Starfleet captains were punctual.” She muttered.

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The Gala comes out of warp just then and hails Samus. The ship is clearly damaged, and didn't show up in scans a moment ago, like it just appeared out of nothing

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Samus is grateful that her helmet hides most of her face, and her blush as she takes Darcy’s arm and follows her to her office.

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Darcy's office is filled with various tanks of bugs, diagrams of bugs, and every single physical book is about bugs. The only exception to the bug themeing is a picture of her with 7 younger human boys on a farm, all smiling and covered in mud, with the boys all looking the exact same age

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Samus smiles as she looks at the picture. “Your family I take it?”

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"Yeah... go figure, mom struggled with fertility for 7 years, moment she and dad settled on adoption she got pregnant with septuplets," Darcy chuckles. "We might not be from the same species, but I love my baby brothers... glad mom settled on home schooling by the time they were born, I got bullied pretty bad for being adopted and Vulcan, I'd have hated for them to get bullied just because I'm their sister," she picks up the frame, smiling at the picture, her southern twang slipping through. A Vulcan with an accent is an odd thing to hear. "They liked to color coordinate themselves, made tellin' 'em apart when they were littler and almost identical a lot easier. We got Macintosh, Everard, Franklin, Crispin, Milo, Braeburn, and Fuji... noticing a theme, yet?" She pulls up a digital copy of the photo and zooms in on the background, showing it to Samus, the trees are all apple trees for acres and acres

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“They’re named after apple types.” Samus noticed. “That’s a good theme. Mama and papa wanted more kids after me I think, but they never got the chance.”

“Anyway, our mission.” She started getting serious. Her suit projected a hologram of a man in his 50’s wearing a white coat. “Doctor Merlot, a genius in robotics and biology is wanted by the Federation for illegal experiments on sentient beings. Normally I can apprehend him myself, but reports state that he’s built an army of androids and bio-weapons, the Federation council felt that I could use some help on this one.” She explained.

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"Yeah... so am I, actually, I don't remember my Vulcan name because I was so young when I was adopted," Darcy shrugs, setting everything down again.

"Oh, our tech expert is going to love this, he's been begging me to let him hack into the borg for a year straight, I just can't risk that kind of virus in our systems... poor guy gets bored easily if we don't let him hack things every so often, he likes taking down firewalls," Darcy chuckles. "Hope you don't mind working with a ship full of weirdos"

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“You should see the Bounty Hunter’s Guild HQ.” Samus chuckled. “That place is the textbook definition of weirdos. Then again, I suppose you have to be wired differently to want to become a bounty hunter in the first place.”

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"It is an unusual choice of career, but I hear it's quite a lucrative one not too dissimilar to certain jobs among Starfleet," Darcy smiles. "Not everyone gets the job they actually want... gotta go along with what you can get sometimes..." she says, glancing at another picture on her desk of her and her graduating class boarding the Gala. She doesn't look any different in the photo from her current look

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“I…actually was discharged from Starfleet.” Samus admitted sheepishly. “The space pirates attacked the Chozo that raised me and I was given orders to stay put because the Chozo settled outside Federation space. I disobeyed orders and was insubordinate to my superior officer in the process. The admiralty wanted to court-marshal me, but my superior officer, Captain Malkovitch, negotiated a deal.”

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"You'd be shocked about the statistics in similar situations," Darcy shakes her head. "I only graduated recently and I'm already captain... first day on the ship and we were attacked... I hadn't done too well in simulated events but during the real deal it all clicked and I kept everyone around me safe... when we got back to port for repairs my captain revealed he was up for promotion and always planned that voyage to be his last in order to find his replacement... my paperwork looks fake because of how fast I went from newly graduated kid to captain," she pulls her record up and hands the data pad over to Samus. "Don't mind the blacked out blocks of text, nobody else in Starfleet even has the credentials to read those..." she chuckles and shakes her head, sighing. "My life is a fucking mess..."

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Samus reads what she could, taking note of the odd birthdate, and chuckles slightly. “Well, we should start a club. When I was three a band of space pirates attacked the mining colony that I lived on. Mama was a school teacher, papa was the foreman of the dilithium mine. I was the only survivor, the Chozo found me and took me in. Then they altered my dna with theirs so I could live on the planet they lived on.” She explained handing the data pad back to Darcy. “This is the same band of pirates that attacked their home. We were able to just barely get them off of Zebes.”

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"Pirates are pretty sucky," Darcy shakes her head, setting the data pad down. "Had a few run ins with some. Never the same groups, nobody is willing to try and target the gala a second time now that I'm captain"

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“Nice humble brag.” Samus commented.

“I’ve had many encounters with this band of pirates, they keep cloning their leader or rebuilding him with cybernetics, if they clone him they upload his memories into the clone so it’s always the same bastard.” She muttered almost sounding angry. “Last time I fought him though, there was nothing left. So I think I’ve seen the last of him.”

With that she stood up and began to walk to the door. “Is there some quarters for me? I’d like a place to meditate privately until we arrive at the base.”

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"Not so much a brag as it is a fact... I take no pride in the deaths that take place in such events," Darcy sighs. "Other people compare it to squashing bugs," she gestures to the many tanks of exotic bugs she keeps. "That doesn't sit right with me..."

"Of course, next to mine, best view of planetary horizons outside the bridge," Darcy smiles, again offering her arm to lead the way.

On their way the communications officer comms Darcy.

"Captain, we're nearing the target coordinates, should we prepare Big Red or Yellow Delicious for your departure?"

Darcy chuckles, embarrassment creeping into her voice as her ears burn red, reaching for her comm link. "Yellow, please, it has better stealth capabilities..." she clears her throat and glances to Samus. "Ok, so, I didn't name the Gala, but... I did name the shuttles because we didn't have any before I became captain..."

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Samus couldn’t help but chuckle. “I really want to know the naming theme behind those.” She admitted. “But that’s a story for another time. Let’s go!”

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"There wasn't one, I was hungry and homesick," Darcy admits sheepishly as she leads the way to the shuttle they'll be using

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“Fair enough.” Samus chuckled as they got to the hanger. Samus sees a group already strapping into the shuttle. “I see it’s mostly security. Good.” She comments.

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"And every one of us is excited to be here," a half klingon half human male chuckles, his red operations uniform stained with what looks like mustard seed oil or something else of a distinctive yellow.

"That's Lil Johnny, he's actually one of our chefs but he joins missions so he doesn't punch someone over soup," Darcy smiles.

"If Cellsea tells me her soup is too cold when it's at standard and safe temp one more time it's going in her hair," he grumbles as he crosses his arms

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“I’ll hold her down.” Samus offered, dimming her suit’s visor to give Johnny a friendly wink. Instead of sitting down, Samus instead walks more toward the center of the shuttle and grabs a handrail.

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Darcy heads to one of the two pilots seats, in the other sits a young andorian woman that appears around Darcy's age.

"Ready on your signal, Captain," the andorian smiles at Darcy.

"Then lets get to it already, no reason to wait around here all day," Darcy chuckles and the two girls work together to get the shuttle into open space

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“You two went to the academy together didn’t you?” Samus asked, trying to remember if she saw either of them at the academy when she was there. “It’s obvious in your banter.”

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"Oh, yeah, same schedule and everything! We were dorm mates, couldn't separate us!" The andorian grins. "I was shocked when I met her, never saw a Vulcan smile before! Her southern accent hit like a freighter!"

"I learned to hide it to be taken seriously... nobody takes a smiling Vulcan with a Georgian accent seriously," Darcy shakes her head. "It sounds like a joke," she shrugs

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“I’ve always liked accents.” Samus said casually. “Growing up, all the Chozo had the same accent, it was nice hearing all the different ones at the academy.”

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"Oh, really? You should hear Darcy when she's barking orders in battle, then, she lays it on real thick in emergencies," the andorian giggles.

Darcy's face, ears, and neck all turn vivid green with embarrassment. "Tarsi! You don't have to spill my guts for me, I ain't no damn hog for supper!" Her accent spills through, her voice raising in pitch

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“Damn, that’s a cute accent.” Samus thinks to herself as lightning strikes the outside of the shuttle. The planet the facility is on is a class Y planet. “Sure the shuttle can handle the storm and radiation?” She asked watching the weather outside.

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"It would be illogical to ever get a cheaper craft that can't with the things we get into," Darcy chuckles.

"All our shuttles can actually handle weather like this and high amounts of radiation, the captain doesn't like to compromise," Tarsi shrugs. "The budget is supplemented by her research, she's the top entomology expert within Starfleet and wrote a book used currently in all classes that teach the subject."

"Tarsi, hush, I write under a pseudonym!" Darcy sighs and shakes her head. "We have got to have another talk about the things you tell new people, Tarsi, we go on to many secret ops for you to be saying some of the things you do"

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“I’m no stranger to classified missions.” Samus said thinking of all the missions that have been so heavily censored, there’s more black bars on the report than words. The Bottle Ship, BSL, and ZDR all came to mind. “Captain, with respect to your security crew, I’d like to take point. My armor can take a beating and we’re going in blind. I’m used to this type of mission.”

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"Fine by me but I won't be too far behind," Darcy nods.

"Probably staring at your behind," Tarsi jokes under her breath and Darcy gives her a stern look.

"Ugh, fine... you're no fun when you get all serious," Tarsi groans

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Samus knocks Tarsi on the head with her arm canon. Not enough to do any real damage, just enough to convey her annoyance. Also she is once again glad that her helmet only shows her eyes when the light is dimmed.

“Right, I see a shuttle bay.” Samus says, her visor zooming in on the area in question. “Can anyone here hack the bay doors open?”

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An older tellarite man raises his hand, "sure can. Good with weapons, too."

"He could probably even manage at this range," Darcy suggests

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“See what you can do.” Samus said to the Tellarite.

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He nods and immediately gets started.

Darcy and Tarsi bring the shuttle closer, staying undetected so far

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Samus focuses out the viewport, feeling something at the back of her mind.

“Mother!” A child’s voice calls. Samus looked around quickly, but it seems like she’s the only one who heard it.

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Darcy notices the movement from Samus in the corner of her eye, "you alright?"

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“I’m fine.” Samus said slowly. “I just thought I heard something.”

“Mother…” another child’s voice says in Samus’s head, followed by dozens more. “Help us!”

“Status on the hack?” She asked after taking a breath.

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"Piece of cake," the tellarite chuckles as the doors open and Tarsi and Darcy land the shuttle inside

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Samus taps her foot anxiously. She’s got a theory as to what Merlot was doing, and she doesn’t like it. “Computer, grant Captain Darcy access to files on Metroids and X Parasites. Authorization Samus Aran, K-2L-SR388.” Samus said to the computer.

“Access granted.” The computer responded.

“I think you should give those files a read through Captain.” Samus said ignoring the confused looks the crew was giving her. “I have a theory as to what’s down there, but I’m praying that I’m wrong.”

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Darcy furrows her brows and picks up a datapad, reading the files. "I see... I can see why you'd be praying," her accent slips through again, thicker this time, like she's putting no effort into hiding it. "Alright, y'all, time to get to work," she says, standing. "Ain't no use sitting here," she pauses, thinking for a moment. "Have you heard of a mind meld?" She asks without context

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“Yes.” Samus said flatly. “One of my instructors, a Lieutenant Tuvok, taught about the tactical uses of mind-melds, and their dangers.”

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"Would you be alright with allowing me to meld with you so that, should we be near enough and unable to communicate verbally, we can still communicate? I am strong enough on my own that my range is up to 5 feet away," it's odd for her crew to hear her speak so logically using her southern accent, and not because of the accent

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Samus sighs, the presses a button at the base of her helmet, causing it to disappear in a golden light. When the light faded, Samus’s face is clearly visible. A human woman in her mid 20’s, with blue-green eyes, and long blonde hair tied up in a ponytail. “Do it.” She said firmly, as if she’s afraid she’d change her mind.

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Darcy's ears and cheeks turn a vivid green but she keeps her composure and reaches up, standing on her toes to place her hands on Samus's head in the proper positions, initiating the mind meld. Once she's sure it's stable she pulls her hands away and tests it out.

Are you comfortable?

She asks telepathically, her accent even thicker in her mind than she has used out loud even once, like she's from the swamps without even the bare essentials of modern living.

"How hick does she sound in her head?" A human crewmate asks Samus

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Samus’s mind is very organized, although there’s the sound of like a sea coming from the depths of her mind. “Yes, the connection feels good.” She confirmed over the link.

“Wouldn’t you like to know ensign.” Samus replied snarkily to the crewmate.

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"That's exactly why I asked! Come on, there'll never be another Vulcan with her accent!" The snsign whines.

"Uhm, excuse me? What makes you think I won't ever have kids?" Darcy frowns, furrowing her brows.

"You're a Vulcan who expresses emotions. Everyone on the ship knows you prefer women," the ensign deadpans and Darcy's face is once again green as she glances to Samus and then quickly glances away.

"Shut up and lets get to work," Darcy mumbles. Her own mind is organized like a bugs nest and she's struggling to keep things professional

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Samus rolls her eyes as her helmet reappears on her head. “I prefer women too.” She says through the mental link.

Samus then moves to the entrance hatch of the shuttle, ready to disembark as soon as the shuttle lands.

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I can still have kids of my own even if the method does not satisfy a Pon Farr cycle

She thinks as the shuttle lands securely. Darcy gets the door open without much noise by doing it manually instead of letting the ships computer do it

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Samus thought about it for a moment. “Never really considered having kids before.” She admitted through the link as the door opened. Keeping her arm canon raised she slowly steps forward

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I don't really have a choice but to think about it, Pin Farr can lead to death if I'm not careful

She muses as she follows Samus, motioning for her crew to follow as well

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“Fair enough.” Samus thought back. Suddenly a ventilation duct rattles. Samus points her canon at it just in case.

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Darcy and all the away team pull their phasers, working together seamlessly unlike so many other ships' crews. The team all look to Darcy for direction despite Samus taking point and she silently gestures for them to look to Samus instead, and they do without question

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Samus keeps her canon aimed at the duct, and a small squid like creature with fangs burst through, screeching softly. Samus holds her hand to her side, silently telling everyone to hold their fire. Then she takes a couple steps forward, and holds her hand up to the creature. “Mother, mother is here!” A child’s voice spoke through Samus’s link with Darcy as the creature gently nipped as Samus’s fingertips. “The others…food?”

“No little one.” Samus told it telepathically. “Not food, friends.”

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Darcy tilts her head curiously, fascinated.

So cute!

She wants strongly to approach but she stays back, not sure if it would startle the creature or if it's been starved

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The creature floats over to Darcy and gently rests on her shoulder. “That. Is a Metroid. Created by the Chozo to combat a dangerous parasite.” Samus explained. “Fun fact: Metroid is the Chozo word for ultimate warrior.”

“The others will be happy to see mother! She will save us from the tormentor!” The child’s voice spoke again, now obviously from the Metroid’s mind.

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"Fascinating," Darcy smiles brightly, in awe of the metroid.

The crew nod and listen, taking every opportunity to learn from Samus

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“They mentioned someone called the tormentor.” Samus said out loud.

“He hurts us! With claw and wing, fire and blade he hurts us!” The Metroid exclaimed.

“That’s not possible. I made sure not a single cell of him survived…” Samus said out loud in surprise.

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Samus leaned back in her pilot seat as her ship came out of warp. It’s rare for starfleet to hire a bounty hunter to help a captain with an investigation, but here she is ready to rendezvous with the Gala…when it shows up. “Thought all Starfleet captains were punctual.” She muttered.

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The Gala comes out of warp just then and hails Samus. The ship is clearly damaged, and didn't show up in scans a moment ago, like it just appeared out of nothing

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Samus is grateful that her helmet hides most of her face, and her blush as she takes Darcy’s arm and follows her to her office.

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Darcy's office is filled with various tanks of bugs, diagrams of bugs, and every single physical book is about bugs. The only exception to the bug themeing is a picture of her with 7 younger human boys on a farm, all smiling and covered in mud, with the boys all looking the exact same age

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Samus smiles as she looks at the picture. “Your family I take it?”

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"Yeah... go figure, mom struggled with fertility for 7 years, moment she and dad settled on adoption she got pregnant with septuplets," Darcy chuckles. "We might not be from the same species, but I love my baby brothers... glad mom settled on home schooling by the time they were born, I got bullied pretty bad for being adopted and Vulcan, I'd have hated for them to get bullied just because I'm their sister," she picks up the frame, smiling at the picture, her southern twang slipping through. A Vulcan with an accent is an odd thing to hear. "They liked to color coordinate themselves, made tellin' 'em apart when they were littler and almost identical a lot easier. We got Macintosh, Everard, Franklin, Crispin, Milo, Braeburn, and Fuji... noticing a theme, yet?" She pulls up a digital copy of the photo and zooms in on the background, showing it to Samus, the trees are all apple trees for acres and acres

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“They’re named after apple types.” Samus noticed. “That’s a good theme. Mama and papa wanted more kids after me I think, but they never got the chance.”

“Anyway, our mission.” She started getting serious. Her suit projected a hologram of a man in his 50’s wearing a white coat. “Doctor Merlot, a genius in robotics and biology is wanted by the Federation for illegal experiments on sentient beings. Normally I can apprehend him myself, but reports state that he’s built an army of androids and bio-weapons, the Federation council felt that I could use some help on this one.” She explained.

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"Yeah... so am I, actually, I don't remember my Vulcan name because I was so young when I was adopted," Darcy shrugs, setting everything down again.

"Oh, our tech expert is going to love this, he's been begging me to let him hack into the borg for a year straight, I just can't risk that kind of virus in our systems... poor guy gets bored easily if we don't let him hack things every so often, he likes taking down firewalls," Darcy chuckles. "Hope you don't mind working with a ship full of weirdos"

[legendary-bounty-hunter]

“You should see the Bounty Hunter’s Guild HQ.” Samus chuckled. “That place is the textbook definition of weirdos. Then again, I suppose you have to be wired differently to want to become a bounty hunter in the first place.”

[logic-is-the-begining-of-wisdom]

"It is an unusual choice of career, but I hear it's quite a lucrative one not too dissimilar to certain jobs among Starfleet," Darcy smiles. "Not everyone gets the job they actually want... gotta go along with what you can get sometimes..." she says, glancing at another picture on her desk of her and her graduating class boarding the Gala. She doesn't look any different in the photo from her current look

[legendary-bounty-hunter]

“I…actually was discharged from Starfleet.” Samus admitted sheepishly. “The space pirates attacked the Chozo that raised me and I was given orders to stay put because the Chozo settled outside Federation space. I disobeyed orders and was insubordinate to my superior officer in the process. The admiralty wanted to court-marshal me, but my superior officer, Captain Malkovitch, negotiated a deal.”

[logic-is-the-begining-of-wisdom]

"You'd be shocked about the statistics in similar situations," Darcy shakes her head. "I only graduated recently and I'm already captain... first day on the ship and we were attacked... I hadn't done too well in simulated events but during the real deal it all clicked and I kept everyone around me safe... when we got back to port for repairs my captain revealed he was up for promotion and always planned that voyage to be his last in order to find his replacement... my paperwork looks fake because of how fast I went from newly graduated kid to captain," she pulls her record up and hands the data pad over to Samus. "Don't mind the blacked out blocks of text, nobody else in Starfleet even has the credentials to read those..." she chuckles and shakes her head, sighing. "My life is a fucking mess..."

[legendary-bounty-hunter]

Samus reads what she could, taking note of the odd birthdate, and chuckles slightly. “Well, we should start a club. When I was three a band of space pirates attacked the mining colony that I lived on. Mama was a school teacher, papa was the foreman of the dilithium mine. I was the only survivor, the Chozo found me and took me in. Then they altered my dna with theirs so I could live on the planet they lived on.” She explained handing the data pad back to Darcy. “This is the same band of pirates that attacked their home. We were able to just barely get them off of Zebes.”

[logic-is-the-begining-of-wisdom]

"Pirates are pretty sucky," Darcy shakes her head, setting the data pad down. "Had a few run ins with some. Never the same groups, nobody is willing to try and target the gala a second time now that I'm captain"

[legendary-bounty-hunter]

“Nice humble brag.” Samus commented.

“I’ve had many encounters with this band of pirates, they keep cloning their leader or rebuilding him with cybernetics, if they clone him they upload his memories into the clone so it’s always the same bastard.” She muttered almost sounding angry. “Last time I fought him though, there was nothing left. So I think I’ve seen the last of him.”

With that she stood up and began to walk to the door. “Is there some quarters for me? I’d like a place to meditate privately until we arrive at the base.”

[logic-is-the-begining-of-wisdom]

"Not so much a brag as it is a fact... I take no pride in the deaths that take place in such events," Darcy sighs. "Other people compare it to squashing bugs," she gestures to the many tanks of exotic bugs she keeps. "That doesn't sit right with me..."

"Of course, next to mine, best view of planetary horizons outside the bridge," Darcy smiles, again offering her arm to lead the way.

On their way the communications officer comms Darcy.

"Captain, we're nearing the target coordinates, should we prepare Big Red or Yellow Delicious for your departure?"

Darcy chuckles, embarrassment creeping into her voice as her ears burn red, reaching for her comm link. "Yellow, please, it has better stealth capabilities..." she clears her throat and glances to Samus. "Ok, so, I didn't name the Gala, but... I did name the shuttles because we didn't have any before I became captain..."

[legendary-bounty-hunter]

Samus couldn’t help but chuckle. “I really want to know the naming theme behind those.” She admitted. “But that’s a story for another time. Let’s go!”

[logic-is-the-begining-of-wisdom]

"There wasn't one, I was hungry and homesick," Darcy admits sheepishly as she leads the way to the shuttle they'll be using

[legendary-bounty-hunter]

“Fair enough.” Samus chuckled as they got to the hanger. Samus sees a group already strapping into the shuttle. “I see it’s mostly security. Good.” She comments.

[need-a-hand-peter-pan]

"And every one of us is excited to be here," a half klingon half human male chuckles, his red operations uniform stained with what looks like mustard seed oil or something else of a distinctive yellow.

"That's Lil Johnny, he's actually one of our chefs but he joins missions so he doesn't punch someone over soup," Darcy smiles.

"If Cellsea tells me her soup is too cold when it's at standard and safe temp one more time it's going in her hair," he grumbles as he crosses his arms

[legendary-bounty-hunter]

“I’ll hold her down.” Samus offered, dimming her suit’s visor to give Johnny a friendly wink. Instead of sitting down, Samus instead walks more toward the center of the shuttle and grabs a handrail.

[need-a-hand-peter-pan]

Darcy heads to one of the two pilots seats, in the other sits a young andorian woman that appears around Darcy's age.

"Ready on your signal, Captain," the andorian smiles at Darcy.

"Then lets get to it already, no reason to wait around here all day," Darcy chuckles and the two girls work together to get the shuttle into open space

[legendary-bounty-hunter]

“You two went to the academy together didn’t you?” Samus asked, trying to remember if she saw either of them at the academy when she was there. “It’s obvious in your banter.”

[logic-is-the-begining-of-wisdom]

"Oh, yeah, same schedule and everything! We were dorm mates, couldn't separate us!" The andorian grins. "I was shocked when I met her, never saw a Vulcan smile before! Her southern accent hit like a freighter!"

"I learned to hide it to be taken seriously... nobody takes a smiling Vulcan with a Georgian accent seriously," Darcy shakes her head. "It sounds like a joke," she shrugs

[legendary-bounty-hunter]

“I’ve always liked accents.” Samus said casually. “Growing up, all the Chozo had the same accent, it was nice hearing all the different ones at the academy.”

[logic-is-the-begining-of-wisdom]

"Oh, really? You should hear Darcy when she's barking orders in battle, then, she lays it on real thick in emergencies," the andorian giggles.

Darcy's face, ears, and neck all turn vivid green with embarrassment. "Tarsi! You don't have to spill my guts for me, I ain't no damn hog for supper!" Her accent spills through, her voice raising in pitch

[legendary-bounty-hunter]

“Damn, that’s a cute accent.” Samus thinks to herself as lightning strikes the outside of the shuttle. The planet the facility is on is a class Y planet. “Sure the shuttle can handle the storm and radiation?” She asked watching the weather outside.

[logic-is-the-begining-of-wisdom]

"It would be illogical to ever get a cheaper craft that can't with the things we get into," Darcy chuckles.

"All our shuttles can actually handle weather like this and high amounts of radiation, the captain doesn't like to compromise," Tarsi shrugs. "The budget is supplemented by her research, she's the top entomology expert within Starfleet and wrote a book used currently in all classes that teach the subject."

"Tarsi, hush, I write under a pseudonym!" Darcy sighs and shakes her head. "We have got to have another talk about the things you tell new people, Tarsi, we go on to many secret ops for you to be saying some of the things you do"

[legendary-bounty-hunter]

“I’m no stranger to classified missions.” Samus said thinking of all the missions that have been so heavily censored, there’s more black bars on the report than words. The Bottle Ship, BSL, and ZDR all came to mind. “Captain, with respect to your security crew, I’d like to take point. My armor can take a beating and we’re going in blind. I’m used to this type of mission.”

[logic-is-the-begining-of-wisdom]

"Fine by me but I won't be too far behind," Darcy nods.

"Probably staring at your behind," Tarsi jokes under her breath and Darcy gives her a stern look.

"Ugh, fine... you're no fun when you get all serious," Tarsi groans

[legendary-bounty-hunter]

Samus knocks Tarsi on the head with her arm canon. Not enough to do any real damage, just enough to convey her annoyance. Also she is once again glad that her helmet only shows her eyes when the light is dimmed.

“Right, I see a shuttle bay.” Samus says, her visor zooming in on the area in question. “Can anyone here hack the bay doors open?”

[logic-is-the-begining-of-wisdom]

An older tellarite man raises his hand, "sure can. Good with weapons, too."

"He could probably even manage at this range," Darcy suggests

[legendary-bounty-hunter]

“See what you can do.” Samus said to the Tellarite.

[logic-is-the-begining-of-wisdom]

He nods and immediately gets started.

Darcy and Tarsi bring the shuttle closer, staying undetected so far

[legendary-bounty-hunter]

Samus focuses out the viewport, feeling something at the back of her mind.

“Mother!” A child’s voice calls. Samus looked around quickly, but it seems like she’s the only one who heard it.

[logic-is-the-begining-of-wisdom]

Darcy notices the movement from Samus in the corner of her eye, "you alright?"

[legendary-bounty-hunter]

“I’m fine.” Samus said slowly. “I just thought I heard something.”

“Mother…” another child’s voice says in Samus’s head, followed by dozens more. “Help us!”

“Status on the hack?” She asked after taking a breath.

[logic-is-the-begining-of-wisdom]

"Piece of cake," the tellarite chuckles as the doors open and Tarsi and Darcy land the shuttle inside

[legendary-bounty-hunter]

Samus taps her foot anxiously. She’s got a theory as to what Merlot was doing, and she doesn’t like it. “Computer, grant Captain Darcy access to files on Metroids and X Parasites. Authorization Samus Aran, K-2L-SR388.” Samus said to the computer.

“Access granted.” The computer responded.

“I think you should give those files a read through Captain.” Samus said ignoring the confused looks the crew was giving her. “I have a theory as to what’s down there, but I’m praying that I’m wrong.”

[logic-is-the-begining-of-wisdom]

Darcy furrows her brows and picks up a datapad, reading the files. "I see... I can see why you'd be praying," her accent slips through again, thicker this time, like she's putting no effort into hiding it. "Alright, y'all, time to get to work," she says, standing. "Ain't no use sitting here," she pauses, thinking for a moment. "Have you heard of a mind meld?" She asks without context

[legendary-bounty-hunter]

“Yes.” Samus said flatly. “One of my instructors, a Lieutenant Tuvok, taught about the tactical uses of mind-melds, and their dangers.”

[logic-is-the-begining-of-wisdom]

"Would you be alright with allowing me to meld with you so that, should we be near enough and unable to communicate verbally, we can still communicate? I am strong enough on my own that my range is up to 5 feet away," it's odd for her crew to hear her speak so logically using her southern accent, and not because of the accent

[legendary-bounty-hunter]

Samus sighs, the presses a button at the base of her helmet, causing it to disappear in a golden light. When the light faded, Samus’s face is clearly visible. A human woman in her mid 20’s, with blue-green eyes, and long blonde hair tied up in a ponytail. “Do it.” She said firmly, as if she’s afraid she’d change her mind.

[logic-is-the-begining-of-wisdom]

Darcy's ears and cheeks turn a vivid green but she keeps her composure and reaches up, standing on her toes to place her hands on Samus's head in the proper positions, initiating the mind meld. Once she's sure it's stable she pulls her hands away and tests it out.

Are you comfortable?

She asks telepathically, her accent even thicker in her mind than she has used out loud even once, like she's from the swamps without even the bare essentials of modern living.

"How hick does she sound in her head?" A human crewmate asks Samus

[legendary-bounty-hunter]

Samus’s mind is very organized, although there’s the sound of like a sea coming from the depths of her mind. “Yes, the connection feels good.” She confirmed over the link.

“Wouldn’t you like to know ensign.” Samus replied snarkily to the crewmate.

[logic-is-the-begining-of-wisdom]

"That's exactly why I asked! Come on, there'll never be another Vulcan with her accent!" The snsign whines.

"Uhm, excuse me? What makes you think I won't ever have kids?" Darcy frowns, furrowing her brows.

"You're a Vulcan who expresses emotions. Everyone on the ship knows you prefer women," the ensign deadpans and Darcy's face is once again green as she glances to Samus and then quickly glances away.

"Shut up and lets get to work," Darcy mumbles. Her own mind is organized like a bugs nest and she's struggling to keep things professional

[legendary-bounty-hunter]

Samus rolls her eyes as her helmet reappears on her head. “I prefer women too.” She says through the mental link.

Samus then moves to the entrance hatch of the shuttle, ready to disembark as soon as the shuttle lands.

[logic-is-the-begining-of-wisdom]

I can still have kids of my own even if the method does not satisfy a Pon Farr cycle

She thinks as the shuttle lands securely. Darcy gets the door open without much noise by doing it manually instead of letting the ships computer do it

[legendary-bounty-hunter]

Samus thought about it for a moment. “Never really considered having kids before.” She admitted through the link as the door opened. Keeping her arm canon raised she slowly steps forward

[logic-is-the-begining-of-wisdom]

I don't really have a choice but to think about it, Pin Farr can lead to death if I'm not careful

She muses as she follows Samus, motioning for her crew to follow as well

[legendary-bounty-hunter]

“Fair enough.” Samus thought back. Suddenly a ventilation duct rattles. Samus points her canon at it just in case.

[logic-is-the-begining-of-wisdom]

Darcy and all the away team pull their phasers, working together seamlessly unlike so many other ships' crews. The team all look to Darcy for direction despite Samus taking point and she silently gestures for them to look to Samus instead, and they do without question

[legendary-bounty-hunter]

Samus keeps her canon aimed at the duct, and a small squid like creature with fangs burst through, screeching softly. Samus holds her hand to her side, silently telling everyone to hold their fire. Then she takes a couple steps forward, and holds her hand up to the creature. “Mother, mother is here!” A child’s voice spoke through Samus’s link with Darcy as the creature gently nipped as Samus’s fingertips. “The others…food?”

“No little one.” Samus told it telepathically. “Not food, friends.”

[need-a-hand-peter-pan]

Darcy tilts her head curiously, fascinated.

So cute!

She wants strongly to approach but she stays back, not sure if it would startle the creature or if it's been starved

[legendary-bounty-hunter]

The creature floats over to Darcy and gently rests on her shoulder. “That. Is a Metroid. Created by the Chozo to combat a dangerous parasite.” Samus explained. “Fun fact: Metroid is the Chozo word for ultimate warrior.”

“The others will be happy to see mother! She will save us from the tormentor!” The child’s voice spoke again, now obviously from the Metroid’s mind.

[logic-is-the-begining-of-wisdom]

Samus leaned back in her pilot seat as her ship came out of warp. It’s rare for starfleet to hire a bounty hunter to help a captain with an investigation, but here she is ready to rendezvous with the Gala…when it shows up. “Thought all Starfleet captains were punctual.” She muttered.

@legendary-bounty-hunter 

The Gala comes out of warp just then and hails Samus. The ship is clearly damaged, and didn't show up in scans a moment ago, like it just appeared out of nothing

[legendary-bounty-hunter]

Samus is grateful that her helmet hides most of her face, and her blush as she takes Darcy’s arm and follows her to her office.

[logic-is-the-begining-of-wisdom]

Darcy's office is filled with various tanks of bugs, diagrams of bugs, and every single physical book is about bugs. The only exception to the bug themeing is a picture of her with 7 younger human boys on a farm, all smiling and covered in mud, with the boys all looking the exact same age

[legendary-bounty-hunter]

Samus smiles as she looks at the picture. “Your family I take it?”

[logic-is-the-begining-of-wisdom]

"Yeah... go figure, mom struggled with fertility for 7 years, moment she and dad settled on adoption she got pregnant with septuplets," Darcy chuckles. "We might not be from the same species, but I love my baby brothers... glad mom settled on home schooling by the time they were born, I got bullied pretty bad for being adopted and Vulcan, I'd have hated for them to get bullied just because I'm their sister," she picks up the frame, smiling at the picture, her southern twang slipping through. A Vulcan with an accent is an odd thing to hear. "They liked to color coordinate themselves, made tellin' 'em apart when they were littler and almost identical a lot easier. We got Macintosh, Everard, Franklin, Crispin, Milo, Braeburn, and Fuji... noticing a theme, yet?" She pulls up a digital copy of the photo and zooms in on the background, showing it to Samus, the trees are all apple trees for acres and acres

[legendary-bounty-hunter]

“They’re named after apple types.” Samus noticed. “That’s a good theme. Mama and papa wanted more kids after me I think, but they never got the chance.”

“Anyway, our mission.” She started getting serious. Her suit projected a hologram of a man in his 50’s wearing a white coat. “Doctor Merlot, a genius in robotics and biology is wanted by the Federation for illegal experiments on sentient beings. Normally I can apprehend him myself, but reports state that he’s built an army of androids and bio-weapons, the Federation council felt that I could use some help on this one.” She explained.

[logic-is-the-begining-of-wisdom]

"Yeah... so am I, actually, I don't remember my Vulcan name because I was so young when I was adopted," Darcy shrugs, setting everything down again.

"Oh, our tech expert is going to love this, he's been begging me to let him hack into the borg for a year straight, I just can't risk that kind of virus in our systems... poor guy gets bored easily if we don't let him hack things every so often, he likes taking down firewalls," Darcy chuckles. "Hope you don't mind working with a ship full of weirdos"

[legendary-bounty-hunter]

“You should see the Bounty Hunter’s Guild HQ.” Samus chuckled. “That place is the textbook definition of weirdos. Then again, I suppose you have to be wired differently to want to become a bounty hunter in the first place.”

[logic-is-the-begining-of-wisdom]

"It is an unusual choice of career, but I hear it's quite a lucrative one not too dissimilar to certain jobs among Starfleet," Darcy smiles. "Not everyone gets the job they actually want... gotta go along with what you can get sometimes..." she says, glancing at another picture on her desk of her and her graduating class boarding the Gala. She doesn't look any different in the photo from her current look

[legendary-bounty-hunter]

“I…actually was discharged from Starfleet.” Samus admitted sheepishly. “The space pirates attacked the Chozo that raised me and I was given orders to stay put because the Chozo settled outside Federation space. I disobeyed orders and was insubordinate to my superior officer in the process. The admiralty wanted to court-marshal me, but my superior officer, Captain Malkovitch, negotiated a deal.”

[logic-is-the-begining-of-wisdom]

"You'd be shocked about the statistics in similar situations," Darcy shakes her head. "I only graduated recently and I'm already captain... first day on the ship and we were attacked... I hadn't done too well in simulated events but during the real deal it all clicked and I kept everyone around me safe... when we got back to port for repairs my captain revealed he was up for promotion and always planned that voyage to be his last in order to find his replacement... my paperwork looks fake because of how fast I went from newly graduated kid to captain," she pulls her record up and hands the data pad over to Samus. "Don't mind the blacked out blocks of text, nobody else in Starfleet even has the credentials to read those..." she chuckles and shakes her head, sighing. "My life is a fucking mess..."

[legendary-bounty-hunter]

Samus reads what she could, taking note of the odd birthdate, and chuckles slightly. “Well, we should start a club. When I was three a band of space pirates attacked the mining colony that I lived on. Mama was a school teacher, papa was the foreman of the dilithium mine. I was the only survivor, the Chozo found me and took me in. Then they altered my dna with theirs so I could live on the planet they lived on.” She explained handing the data pad back to Darcy. “This is the same band of pirates that attacked their home. We were able to just barely get them off of Zebes.”

[logic-is-the-begining-of-wisdom]

"Pirates are pretty sucky," Darcy shakes her head, setting the data pad down. "Had a few run ins with some. Never the same groups, nobody is willing to try and target the gala a second time now that I'm captain"

[legendary-bounty-hunter]

“Nice humble brag.” Samus commented.

“I’ve had many encounters with this band of pirates, they keep cloning their leader or rebuilding him with cybernetics, if they clone him they upload his memories into the clone so it’s always the same bastard.” She muttered almost sounding angry. “Last time I fought him though, there was nothing left. So I think I’ve seen the last of him.”

With that she stood up and began to walk to the door. “Is there some quarters for me? I’d like a place to meditate privately until we arrive at the base.”

[logic-is-the-begining-of-wisdom]

"Not so much a brag as it is a fact... I take no pride in the deaths that take place in such events," Darcy sighs. "Other people compare it to squashing bugs," she gestures to the many tanks of exotic bugs she keeps. "That doesn't sit right with me..."

"Of course, next to mine, best view of planetary horizons outside the bridge," Darcy smiles, again offering her arm to lead the way.

On their way the communications officer comms Darcy.

"Captain, we're nearing the target coordinates, should we prepare Big Red or Yellow Delicious for your departure?"

Darcy chuckles, embarrassment creeping into her voice as her ears burn red, reaching for her comm link. "Yellow, please, it has better stealth capabilities..." she clears her throat and glances to Samus. "Ok, so, I didn't name the Gala, but... I did name the shuttles because we didn't have any before I became captain..."

[legendary-bounty-hunter]

Samus couldn’t help but chuckle. “I really want to know the naming theme behind those.” She admitted. “But that’s a story for another time. Let’s go!”

[logic-is-the-begining-of-wisdom]

"There wasn't one, I was hungry and homesick," Darcy admits sheepishly as she leads the way to the shuttle they'll be using

[legendary-bounty-hunter]

“Fair enough.” Samus chuckled as they got to the hanger. Samus sees a group already strapping into the shuttle. “I see it’s mostly security. Good.” She comments.

[need-a-hand-peter-pan]

"And every one of us is excited to be here," a half klingon half human male chuckles, his red operations uniform stained with what looks like mustard seed oil or something else of a distinctive yellow.

"That's Lil Johnny, he's actually one of our chefs but he joins missions so he doesn't punch someone over soup," Darcy smiles.

"If Cellsea tells me her soup is too cold when it's at standard and safe temp one more time it's going in her hair," he grumbles as he crosses his arms

[legendary-bounty-hunter]

“I’ll hold her down.” Samus offered, dimming her suit’s visor to give Johnny a friendly wink. Instead of sitting down, Samus instead walks more toward the center of the shuttle and grabs a handrail.

[need-a-hand-peter-pan]

Darcy heads to one of the two pilots seats, in the other sits a young andorian woman that appears around Darcy's age.

"Ready on your signal, Captain," the andorian smiles at Darcy.

"Then lets get to it already, no reason to wait around here all day," Darcy chuckles and the two girls work together to get the shuttle into open space

[legendary-bounty-hunter]

“You two went to the academy together didn’t you?” Samus asked, trying to remember if she saw either of them at the academy when she was there. “It’s obvious in your banter.”

[logic-is-the-begining-of-wisdom]

"Oh, yeah, same schedule and everything! We were dorm mates, couldn't separate us!" The andorian grins. "I was shocked when I met her, never saw a Vulcan smile before! Her southern accent hit like a freighter!"

"I learned to hide it to be taken seriously... nobody takes a smiling Vulcan with a Georgian accent seriously," Darcy shakes her head. "It sounds like a joke," she shrugs

[legendary-bounty-hunter]

“I’ve always liked accents.” Samus said casually. “Growing up, all the Chozo had the same accent, it was nice hearing all the different ones at the academy.”

[logic-is-the-begining-of-wisdom]

"Oh, really? You should hear Darcy when she's barking orders in battle, then, she lays it on real thick in emergencies," the andorian giggles.

Darcy's face, ears, and neck all turn vivid green with embarrassment. "Tarsi! You don't have to spill my guts for me, I ain't no damn hog for supper!" Her accent spills through, her voice raising in pitch

[legendary-bounty-hunter]

“Damn, that’s a cute accent.” Samus thinks to herself as lightning strikes the outside of the shuttle. The planet the facility is on is a class Y planet. “Sure the shuttle can handle the storm and radiation?” She asked watching the weather outside.

[logic-is-the-begining-of-wisdom]

"It would be illogical to ever get a cheaper craft that can't with the things we get into," Darcy chuckles.

"All our shuttles can actually handle weather like this and high amounts of radiation, the captain doesn't like to compromise," Tarsi shrugs. "The budget is supplemented by her research, she's the top entomology expert within Starfleet and wrote a book used currently in all classes that teach the subject."

"Tarsi, hush, I write under a pseudonym!" Darcy sighs and shakes her head. "We have got to have another talk about the things you tell new people, Tarsi, we go on to many secret ops for you to be saying some of the things you do"

[legendary-bounty-hunter]

“I’m no stranger to classified missions.” Samus said thinking of all the missions that have been so heavily censored, there’s more black bars on the report than words. The Bottle Ship, BSL, and ZDR all came to mind. “Captain, with respect to your security crew, I’d like to take point. My armor can take a beating and we’re going in blind. I’m used to this type of mission.”

[logic-is-the-begining-of-wisdom]

"Fine by me but I won't be too far behind," Darcy nods.

"Probably staring at your behind," Tarsi jokes under her breath and Darcy gives her a stern look.

"Ugh, fine... you're no fun when you get all serious," Tarsi groans

[legendary-bounty-hunter]

Samus knocks Tarsi on the head with her arm canon. Not enough to do any real damage, just enough to convey her annoyance. Also she is once again glad that her helmet only shows her eyes when the light is dimmed.

“Right, I see a shuttle bay.” Samus says, her visor zooming in on the area in question. “Can anyone here hack the bay doors open?”

[logic-is-the-begining-of-wisdom]

An older tellarite man raises his hand, "sure can. Good with weapons, too."

"He could probably even manage at this range," Darcy suggests

[legendary-bounty-hunter]

“See what you can do.” Samus said to the Tellarite.

[logic-is-the-begining-of-wisdom]

He nods and immediately gets started.

Darcy and Tarsi bring the shuttle closer, staying undetected so far

[legendary-bounty-hunter]

Samus focuses out the viewport, feeling something at the back of her mind.

“Mother!” A child’s voice calls. Samus looked around quickly, but it seems like she’s the only one who heard it.

[logic-is-the-begining-of-wisdom]

Darcy notices the movement from Samus in the corner of her eye, "you alright?"

[legendary-bounty-hunter]

“I’m fine.” Samus said slowly. “I just thought I heard something.”

“Mother…” another child’s voice says in Samus’s head, followed by dozens more. “Help us!”

“Status on the hack?” She asked after taking a breath.

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"Piece of cake," the tellarite chuckles as the doors open and Tarsi and Darcy land the shuttle inside

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Samus taps her foot anxiously. She’s got a theory as to what Merlot was doing, and she doesn’t like it. “Computer, grant Captain Darcy access to files on Metroids and X Parasites. Authorization Samus Aran, K-2L-SR388.” Samus said to the computer.

“Access granted.” The computer responded.

“I think you should give those files a read through Captain.” Samus said ignoring the confused looks the crew was giving her. “I have a theory as to what’s down there, but I’m praying that I’m wrong.”

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Darcy furrows her brows and picks up a datapad, reading the files. "I see... I can see why you'd be praying," her accent slips through again, thicker this time, like she's putting no effort into hiding it. "Alright, y'all, time to get to work," she says, standing. "Ain't no use sitting here," she pauses, thinking for a moment. "Have you heard of a mind meld?" She asks without context

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“Yes.” Samus said flatly. “One of my instructors, a Lieutenant Tuvok, taught about the tactical uses of mind-melds, and their dangers.”

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"Would you be alright with allowing me to meld with you so that, should we be near enough and unable to communicate verbally, we can still communicate? I am strong enough on my own that my range is up to 5 feet away," it's odd for her crew to hear her speak so logically using her southern accent, and not because of the accent

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Samus sighs, the presses a button at the base of her helmet, causing it to disappear in a golden light. When the light faded, Samus’s face is clearly visible. A human woman in her mid 20’s, with blue-green eyes, and long blonde hair tied up in a ponytail. “Do it.” She said firmly, as if she’s afraid she’d change her mind.

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Darcy's ears and cheeks turn a vivid green but she keeps her composure and reaches up, standing on her toes to place her hands on Samus's head in the proper positions, initiating the mind meld. Once she's sure it's stable she pulls her hands away and tests it out.

Are you comfortable?

She asks telepathically, her accent even thicker in her mind than she has used out loud even once, like she's from the swamps without even the bare essentials of modern living.

"How hick does she sound in her head?" A human crewmate asks Samus

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Samus’s mind is very organized, although there’s the sound of like a sea coming from the depths of her mind. “Yes, the connection feels good.” She confirmed over the link.

“Wouldn’t you like to know ensign.” Samus replied snarkily to the crewmate.

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"That's exactly why I asked! Come on, there'll never be another Vulcan with her accent!" The snsign whines.

"Uhm, excuse me? What makes you think I won't ever have kids?" Darcy frowns, furrowing her brows.

"You're a Vulcan who expresses emotions. Everyone on the ship knows you prefer women," the ensign deadpans and Darcy's face is once again green as she glances to Samus and then quickly glances away.

"Shut up and lets get to work," Darcy mumbles. Her own mind is organized like a bugs nest and she's struggling to keep things professional

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Samus rolls her eyes as her helmet reappears on her head. “I prefer women too.” She says through the mental link.

Samus then moves to the entrance hatch of the shuttle, ready to disembark as soon as the shuttle lands.

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I can still have kids of my own even if the method does not satisfy a Pon Farr cycle

She thinks as the shuttle lands securely. Darcy gets the door open without much noise by doing it manually instead of letting the ships computer do it

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Samus thought about it for a moment. “Never really considered having kids before.” She admitted through the link as the door opened. Keeping her arm canon raised she slowly steps forward

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I don't really have a choice but to think about it, Pin Farr can lead to death if I'm not careful

She muses as she follows Samus, motioning for her crew to follow as well

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“Fair enough.” Samus thought back. Suddenly a ventilation duct rattles. Samus points her canon at it just in case.

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Darcy and all the away team pull their phasers, working together seamlessly unlike so many other ships' crews. The team all look to Darcy for direction despite Samus taking point and she silently gestures for them to look to Samus instead, and they do without question

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Samus keeps her canon aimed at the duct, and a small squid like creature with fangs burst through, screeching softly. Samus holds her hand to her side, silently telling everyone to hold their fire. Then she takes a couple steps forward, and holds her hand up to the creature. “Mother, mother is here!” A child’s voice spoke through Samus’s link with Darcy as the creature gently nipped as Samus’s fingertips. “The others…food?”

“No little one.” Samus told it telepathically. “Not food, friends.”

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Samus leaned back in her pilot seat as her ship came out of warp. It’s rare for starfleet to hire a bounty hunter to help a captain with an investigation, but here she is ready to rendezvous with the Gala…when it shows up. “Thought all Starfleet captains were punctual.” She muttered.

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The Gala comes out of warp just then and hails Samus. The ship is clearly damaged, and didn't show up in scans a moment ago, like it just appeared out of nothing

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Samus is grateful that her helmet hides most of her face, and her blush as she takes Darcy’s arm and follows her to her office.

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Darcy's office is filled with various tanks of bugs, diagrams of bugs, and every single physical book is about bugs. The only exception to the bug themeing is a picture of her with 7 younger human boys on a farm, all smiling and covered in mud, with the boys all looking the exact same age

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Samus smiles as she looks at the picture. “Your family I take it?”

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"Yeah... go figure, mom struggled with fertility for 7 years, moment she and dad settled on adoption she got pregnant with septuplets," Darcy chuckles. "We might not be from the same species, but I love my baby brothers... glad mom settled on home schooling by the time they were born, I got bullied pretty bad for being adopted and Vulcan, I'd have hated for them to get bullied just because I'm their sister," she picks up the frame, smiling at the picture, her southern twang slipping through. A Vulcan with an accent is an odd thing to hear. "They liked to color coordinate themselves, made tellin' 'em apart when they were littler and almost identical a lot easier. We got Macintosh, Everard, Franklin, Crispin, Milo, Braeburn, and Fuji... noticing a theme, yet?" She pulls up a digital copy of the photo and zooms in on the background, showing it to Samus, the trees are all apple trees for acres and acres

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“They’re named after apple types.” Samus noticed. “That’s a good theme. Mama and papa wanted more kids after me I think, but they never got the chance.”

“Anyway, our mission.” She started getting serious. Her suit projected a hologram of a man in his 50’s wearing a white coat. “Doctor Merlot, a genius in robotics and biology is wanted by the Federation for illegal experiments on sentient beings. Normally I can apprehend him myself, but reports state that he’s built an army of androids and bio-weapons, the Federation council felt that I could use some help on this one.” She explained.

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"Yeah... so am I, actually, I don't remember my Vulcan name because I was so young when I was adopted," Darcy shrugs, setting everything down again.

"Oh, our tech expert is going to love this, he's been begging me to let him hack into the borg for a year straight, I just can't risk that kind of virus in our systems... poor guy gets bored easily if we don't let him hack things every so often, he likes taking down firewalls," Darcy chuckles. "Hope you don't mind working with a ship full of weirdos"

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“You should see the Bounty Hunter’s Guild HQ.” Samus chuckled. “That place is the textbook definition of weirdos. Then again, I suppose you have to be wired differently to want to become a bounty hunter in the first place.”

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"It is an unusual choice of career, but I hear it's quite a lucrative one not too dissimilar to certain jobs among Starfleet," Darcy smiles. "Not everyone gets the job they actually want... gotta go along with what you can get sometimes..." she says, glancing at another picture on her desk of her and her graduating class boarding the Gala. She doesn't look any different in the photo from her current look

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“I…actually was discharged from Starfleet.” Samus admitted sheepishly. “The space pirates attacked the Chozo that raised me and I was given orders to stay put because the Chozo settled outside Federation space. I disobeyed orders and was insubordinate to my superior officer in the process. The admiralty wanted to court-marshal me, but my superior officer, Captain Malkovitch, negotiated a deal.”

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"You'd be shocked about the statistics in similar situations," Darcy shakes her head. "I only graduated recently and I'm already captain... first day on the ship and we were attacked... I hadn't done too well in simulated events but during the real deal it all clicked and I kept everyone around me safe... when we got back to port for repairs my captain revealed he was up for promotion and always planned that voyage to be his last in order to find his replacement... my paperwork looks fake because of how fast I went from newly graduated kid to captain," she pulls her record up and hands the data pad over to Samus. "Don't mind the blacked out blocks of text, nobody else in Starfleet even has the credentials to read those..." she chuckles and shakes her head, sighing. "My life is a fucking mess..."

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Samus reads what she could, taking note of the odd birthdate, and chuckles slightly. “Well, we should start a club. When I was three a band of space pirates attacked the mining colony that I lived on. Mama was a school teacher, papa was the foreman of the dilithium mine. I was the only survivor, the Chozo found me and took me in. Then they altered my dna with theirs so I could live on the planet they lived on.” She explained handing the data pad back to Darcy. “This is the same band of pirates that attacked their home. We were able to just barely get them off of Zebes.”

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"Pirates are pretty sucky," Darcy shakes her head, setting the data pad down. "Had a few run ins with some. Never the same groups, nobody is willing to try and target the gala a second time now that I'm captain"

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“Nice humble brag.” Samus commented.

“I’ve had many encounters with this band of pirates, they keep cloning their leader or rebuilding him with cybernetics, if they clone him they upload his memories into the clone so it’s always the same bastard.” She muttered almost sounding angry. “Last time I fought him though, there was nothing left. So I think I’ve seen the last of him.”

With that she stood up and began to walk to the door. “Is there some quarters for me? I’d like a place to meditate privately until we arrive at the base.”

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"Not so much a brag as it is a fact... I take no pride in the deaths that take place in such events," Darcy sighs. "Other people compare it to squashing bugs," she gestures to the many tanks of exotic bugs she keeps. "That doesn't sit right with me..."

"Of course, next to mine, best view of planetary horizons outside the bridge," Darcy smiles, again offering her arm to lead the way.

On their way the communications officer comms Darcy.

"Captain, we're nearing the target coordinates, should we prepare Big Red or Yellow Delicious for your departure?"

Darcy chuckles, embarrassment creeping into her voice as her ears burn red, reaching for her comm link. "Yellow, please, it has better stealth capabilities..." she clears her throat and glances to Samus. "Ok, so, I didn't name the Gala, but... I did name the shuttles because we didn't have any before I became captain..."

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Samus couldn’t help but chuckle. “I really want to know the naming theme behind those.” She admitted. “But that’s a story for another time. Let’s go!”

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"There wasn't one, I was hungry and homesick," Darcy admits sheepishly as she leads the way to the shuttle they'll be using

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“Fair enough.” Samus chuckled as they got to the hanger. Samus sees a group already strapping into the shuttle. “I see it’s mostly security. Good.” She comments.

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"And every one of us is excited to be here," a half klingon half human male chuckles, his red operations uniform stained with what looks like mustard seed oil or something else of a distinctive yellow.

"That's Lil Johnny, he's actually one of our chefs but he joins missions so he doesn't punch someone over soup," Darcy smiles.

"If Cellsea tells me her soup is too cold when it's at standard and safe temp one more time it's going in her hair," he grumbles as he crosses his arms

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“I’ll hold her down.” Samus offered, dimming her suit’s visor to give Johnny a friendly wink. Instead of sitting down, Samus instead walks more toward the center of the shuttle and grabs a handrail.

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Darcy heads to one of the two pilots seats, in the other sits a young andorian woman that appears around Darcy's age.

"Ready on your signal, Captain," the andorian smiles at Darcy.

"Then lets get to it already, no reason to wait around here all day," Darcy chuckles and the two girls work together to get the shuttle into open space

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“You two went to the academy together didn’t you?” Samus asked, trying to remember if she saw either of them at the academy when she was there. “It’s obvious in your banter.”

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"Oh, yeah, same schedule and everything! We were dorm mates, couldn't separate us!" The andorian grins. "I was shocked when I met her, never saw a Vulcan smile before! Her southern accent hit like a freighter!"

"I learned to hide it to be taken seriously... nobody takes a smiling Vulcan with a Georgian accent seriously," Darcy shakes her head. "It sounds like a joke," she shrugs

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“I’ve always liked accents.” Samus said casually. “Growing up, all the Chozo had the same accent, it was nice hearing all the different ones at the academy.”

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"Oh, really? You should hear Darcy when she's barking orders in battle, then, she lays it on real thick in emergencies," the andorian giggles.

Darcy's face, ears, and neck all turn vivid green with embarrassment. "Tarsi! You don't have to spill my guts for me, I ain't no damn hog for supper!" Her accent spills through, her voice raising in pitch

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“Damn, that’s a cute accent.” Samus thinks to herself as lightning strikes the outside of the shuttle. The planet the facility is on is a class Y planet. “Sure the shuttle can handle the storm and radiation?” She asked watching the weather outside.

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"It would be illogical to ever get a cheaper craft that can't with the things we get into," Darcy chuckles.

"All our shuttles can actually handle weather like this and high amounts of radiation, the captain doesn't like to compromise," Tarsi shrugs. "The budget is supplemented by her research, she's the top entomology expert within Starfleet and wrote a book used currently in all classes that teach the subject."

"Tarsi, hush, I write under a pseudonym!" Darcy sighs and shakes her head. "We have got to have another talk about the things you tell new people, Tarsi, we go on to many secret ops for you to be saying some of the things you do"

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“I’m no stranger to classified missions.” Samus said thinking of all the missions that have been so heavily censored, there’s more black bars on the report than words. The Bottle Ship, BSL, and ZDR all came to mind. “Captain, with respect to your security crew, I’d like to take point. My armor can take a beating and we’re going in blind. I’m used to this type of mission.”

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"Fine by me but I won't be too far behind," Darcy nods.

"Probably staring at your behind," Tarsi jokes under her breath and Darcy gives her a stern look.

"Ugh, fine... you're no fun when you get all serious," Tarsi groans

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Samus knocks Tarsi on the head with her arm canon. Not enough to do any real damage, just enough to convey her annoyance. Also she is once again glad that her helmet only shows her eyes when the light is dimmed.

“Right, I see a shuttle bay.” Samus says, her visor zooming in on the area in question. “Can anyone here hack the bay doors open?”

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An older tellarite man raises his hand, "sure can. Good with weapons, too."

"He could probably even manage at this range," Darcy suggests

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“See what you can do.” Samus said to the Tellarite.

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He nods and immediately gets started.

Darcy and Tarsi bring the shuttle closer, staying undetected so far

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Samus focuses out the viewport, feeling something at the back of her mind.

“Mother!” A child’s voice calls. Samus looked around quickly, but it seems like she’s the only one who heard it.

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Darcy notices the movement from Samus in the corner of her eye, "you alright?"

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“I’m fine.” Samus said slowly. “I just thought I heard something.”

“Mother…” another child’s voice says in Samus’s head, followed by dozens more. “Help us!”

“Status on the hack?” She asked after taking a breath.

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"Piece of cake," the tellarite chuckles as the doors open and Tarsi and Darcy land the shuttle inside

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Samus taps her foot anxiously. She’s got a theory as to what Merlot was doing, and she doesn’t like it. “Computer, grant Captain Darcy access to files on Metroids and X Parasites. Authorization Samus Aran, K-2L-SR388.” Samus said to the computer.

“Access granted.” The computer responded.

“I think you should give those files a read through Captain.” Samus said ignoring the confused looks the crew was giving her. “I have a theory as to what’s down there, but I’m praying that I’m wrong.”

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Darcy furrows her brows and picks up a datapad, reading the files. "I see... I can see why you'd be praying," her accent slips through again, thicker this time, like she's putting no effort into hiding it. "Alright, y'all, time to get to work," she says, standing. "Ain't no use sitting here," she pauses, thinking for a moment. "Have you heard of a mind meld?" She asks without context

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“Yes.” Samus said flatly. “One of my instructors, a Lieutenant Tuvok, taught about the tactical uses of mind-melds, and their dangers.”

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"Would you be alright with allowing me to meld with you so that, should we be near enough and unable to communicate verbally, we can still communicate? I am strong enough on my own that my range is up to 5 feet away," it's odd for her crew to hear her speak so logically using her southern accent, and not because of the accent

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Samus sighs, the presses a button at the base of her helmet, causing it to disappear in a golden light. When the light faded, Samus’s face is clearly visible. A human woman in her mid 20’s, with blue-green eyes, and long blonde hair tied up in a ponytail. “Do it.” She said firmly, as if she’s afraid she’d change her mind.

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Darcy's ears and cheeks turn a vivid green but she keeps her composure and reaches up, standing on her toes to place her hands on Samus's head in the proper positions, initiating the mind meld. Once she's sure it's stable she pulls her hands away and tests it out.

Are you comfortable?

She asks telepathically, her accent even thicker in her mind than she has used out loud even once, like she's from the swamps without even the bare essentials of modern living.

"How hick does she sound in her head?" A human crewmate asks Samus

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Samus’s mind is very organized, although there’s the sound of like a sea coming from the depths of her mind. “Yes, the connection feels good.” She confirmed over the link.

“Wouldn’t you like to know ensign.” Samus replied snarkily to the crewmate.

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"That's exactly why I asked! Come on, there'll never be another Vulcan with her accent!" The snsign whines.

"Uhm, excuse me? What makes you think I won't ever have kids?" Darcy frowns, furrowing her brows.

"You're a Vulcan who expresses emotions. Everyone on the ship knows you prefer women," the ensign deadpans and Darcy's face is once again green as she glances to Samus and then quickly glances away.

"Shut up and lets get to work," Darcy mumbles. Her own mind is organized like a bugs nest and she's struggling to keep things professional

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Samus rolls her eyes as her helmet reappears on her head. “I prefer women too.” She says through the mental link.

Samus then moves to the entrance hatch of the shuttle, ready to disembark as soon as the shuttle lands.

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I can still have kids of my own even if the method does not satisfy a Pon Farr cycle

She thinks as the shuttle lands securely. Darcy gets the door open without much noise by doing it manually instead of letting the ships computer do it

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Samus thought about it for a moment. “Never really considered having kids before.” She admitted through the link as the door opened. Keeping her arm canon raised she slowly steps forward

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I don't really have a choice but to think about it, Pin Farr can lead to death if I'm not careful

She muses as she follows Samus, motioning for her crew to follow as well

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“Fair enough.” Samus thought back. Suddenly a ventilation duct rattles. Samus points her canon at it just in case.