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Minutes seemed like hours as Samus and the other clones remained within the crowded LAAT. The air was still with pent up tension, with everyone preparing themselves for the conflict ahead. And then, came the moment they've all been waiting for.

[center][quote=Jason Erthos]"All ships, you are free to engage."[/quote][/center]

The bounty hunter could hear the hangar doors opening outside as the gunship's engines began to roar. She gripped onto the ceiling hangars as the ship began to ascend and quickly escape the [i]Resurgence's[/i] hangar bay. While the clones were busy listening to their lieutenant's speech, Samus would remain silent on the way towards the enemy capital ship vessel, only brooding silently to herself. A vague wave of repressed nostalgia had enticed her inner-consciousness, something which she hadn't felt for a very long time

It's been many years since Samus had partaken in a full-blown assault with other troops by her side, not since her days during the galactic federation as a young recruit under the orders of one Commander Adam Malkovich. Frankly, she had since adapted nicely to the life of a lone wolf - being how she in fact prefers this life over anything else - yet she'd forgotten how much of a rush it felt to be within the collaborative efforts of others. For a moment she began to remember her times as a unit for the Federation Army, with various memories flooding through her mind reminding her of how far she had gone since those days. 

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But she wouldn't have much time to reminisce as she could feel the gunship proceeding to land in the enemy ship. Snapping out of her empty gaze, Samus proceeded to ready her arm cannon as a greenish hue began emanating from her barrel, growing rapidly as she pointed it towards the door. And once they opened, the bounty hunter released her shot into a very unlucky imperial clone, knocking him back several meters into a wall. With that, the rest of the clones began rushing out of the LAAT and opened fire upon the enemy forces. The armored bounty hunter - so out of place amongst her comrades - would proceed to fire upon several other enemy clones with her plasma cannon, killing several more units in her wake. The intense combination of firepower would force the enemy back as they began retreating into the halls. As she scanned the local area for any stragglers, the lieutenant would issue an order as more gunships began to land alongside her's.

[center][quote=Lieutenant "Chopper"]"All units, push for the bridge! We're taking their admiral prisoner!"[/quote][/center]

It was already starting to feel like the battle of Mallus XI all over again, only this time she's going after a petty officer instead of a giant, space pterodactyl. And all within the span of an hour or two. What did she do to deserve this? Regardless, Samus proceeded to enter the closest hall towards her, which seemed to also house the most amount of conflict. Charging up another shot, the bounty hunter ran over towards the sliding door. Her green visor gleamed through the thick smoke and debris as she let out another blast straight down the hallway. At least a few imperial clones would find themselves launched backwards, while the rest should've jumped out of the way. 

Several other enemy clones began to fire back at Samus, with the armored woman being able to swiftly dodge pass them while she ran towards them at surprising speed. She hugged the edge of the wall, firing several plasma shots before leaping off of it and smashed a trooper's helmet with her cannon while uppercutting the other before blasting him as well. As the enemy began to retreat deeper into the Venator, the bounty hunter took a quick moment to breathe as she assessed where the bridge was. Her suit was quickly able to map out the general area of the vessel, enough for the bounty hunter to figure out where it is.

And she had a unique idea in how to get there...

Heading into the horizontal hall, the armored warrior began searching for something on the walls. After a few seconds of looking, as well as blasting several enemy troopers, she found exactly what she was looking for; a large ventilation shaft. At first glance, it would seem that Samus's power-arm was too bulky to have her fit inside, but luckily she had a little trick up her sleeve. First she quickly shoots the vent's cover off, and then within seconds, the bounty hunter's armor suddenly began to transform, morphing Samus into a completely different form:

[url=https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/metroid/images/b/be/Metroid_Samus_Returns_Morph_Ball_artwork.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/185?cb=20170831043800]That being a 0.8 meter high ball.[/url]

At that height, she would be perfectly able to fit through the ventilation shaft and thus she proceeded to climb up the wall using her ball's surprisingly sticky gripping abilities and entered the shaft. Now out of sight from the enemy, Samus proceeded to map out the local vent network and quietly made her way towards the bridge unseen by the oblivious enemy clones...