The Story So Far (Part 6)
And life continues to get busier as time passes. Nevertheless, the mission shall be completed. Engage!
Weavel, Samus, Alaina arrived to the water world of Okeana. Upon arriving, the team noticed that there were no defenses to the underwater base that contained the leader of the Aurora Unit rebellion, AU 673, and found it highly suspicious. On the other side of the island, Blujay touched down in the Lightning's Breath after preparing himself for the mission ahead. Shortly after departing to reunite with his allies, Blujay heard the sound of explosions, and quickened his pace to see what the matter was.
The sound of explosions originated from Weavel's ship, which was attacked by a rocket-launcher-weilding Alice. Before anyone has time to react, Alice retreats in a pod below, narrowly missing the strike of Weavel's energy scythe. It is clear to everyone, except Blujay, who arrived moments after the attack ended, that the Galactic Federation was aware of their presence, and the only way onwards was downwards into the base itself, if not to repair Weavel's ship, then to eliminate the threat once and for all.
As the group entered into the jungle, Blujay apologized to Samus for his rudeness on the Dark Star, and extended Samus his RoboSkin healing equipment for her to use. He finally and formally introduced himself to her, explaining the reasoning that he confided in her was because Master Hand told him that he could. Samus laughed, responding that she was no one's friend, and was very often referred to as a last resort to solving galaxy-threatening issues. Weavel and Alaina respectfully join the conversation, Weavel mentioning Zebesians as not being evil, but thrown into a life cycle they can't control; Alaina reminding the group to prepare for an altercation at any moment.
Hidden in the lush forestry, Alice had returned with her sniper rifle, aiming for Blujay and firing. Blujay suddenly sensed the incoming attack with the change of energy in the air, but before he could react, Samus took the bullet for him, inadvertently shooting a Super Missile at the structure where Alice took cover. The destroyed building revealed an open shaft leading down into the base, but after a sweep of the area, Q5-C7 finds no trace of the assailant. The team agreed that staying on the surface was more dangerous than going in, even though they knew that was what the Federation wanted. Weavel, being burnt on his ship being destroyed, was more adamant on finding an alternative route, but when the others descended, so did he.
While Blujay and Samus descended into the ship manually, Weavel and Alaina took transport pods. While in those pods, AU 673 identified them and questioned their presence on Okeana. Alaina shot out the speaker, uninterested in conversation, while Weavel dismissed the Aurora Unit's taunts with complete apathy. While Samus and Blujay reunited with Weavel after making their way through the base, Alaina ran into trouble being chased down by platoons of marines. She lost them when a door blocked their path to her, and Alaina found herself in the Map Room of Okeana, where she established communication with Samus, Weavel, and Blujay, verifying they were on the same level, but not the same area. She further identified the location of AU 673, who was in the heart of the facility.
Just as she thought she was safe, Alice blasted a sniper bolt through Alaina's leg in passing. Alaina attempted to return fire, but her gun jammed in the process, leaving the Champion defenseless. The sniper then appeared from the shadows to grapple Alaina by her mask, pounding it with a now metallic hand. We discover that the assailant is, in fact, the same Alice which helped the team on the surface of Drelion, and not an android. After being corrupted by Elira's darkness, the assassin was recovered by AU 673 and turned into a cyborg, programmed to obey the rebel unit's every command. Alaina recognized this, even being beat to a pulp, and barely got out the words she hoped would wake Alice up before she, herself, passed out:
"You are not a machine."
Meanwhile, Weavel, Samus, and Blujay ran into trouble of their own. A deployment of Federation Soldiers attacked, and Weavel took point on slicing through most of them with his energy scythe and blasting away the rest with his various cannons. Samus warned Blujay that Weavel was still not to be trusted, and the two share their mutual hatred for underwater labyrinths.
However, the chaos only increased when a team of Aqua Pirate divers approached the thick acrylic window from the other side, placing a time bomb on its exterior. Without a second to lose, Samus' deployed a Power Bomb in the corridor center, which spurned a quick evasive action by Blujay as well. Weavel, however, sealed the door between the two of them, assuring them that he would stay behind to buy them time, saluting to Samus as a form to trust. Samus grabbed Blujay and hurried away with her speed booster until they were safe.
When she stopped, Blujay contained himself to prevent injury from whiplash. Samus approached a door unlock able by a missile, which she fired to open. The two of them entered into the next room, only to find themselves in the presence of the rebellion's leader: AU 673.
Their engagement with the Aurora Unit, and the events which follow, will come in the next recap.











