Celestroid Fusion

Three weeks have passed and Rainbow has finished her tests. It turns out the vaccine not just gave her Metroid DNA, but it’s abilities as well. Rainbow was a lot stronger and can lift over 3000 tons. She was even faster, when not flying. Her Hoof Cannon stayed on her at all times but didn't change the way she walked. Many Ponies were surprised to see Rainbow Dash new fur coat colors, but like Luna said, Celestia has told them what happened to her and it’s affect by the vaccine that was give to her. Rainbow still hung out with her friends.

After the three week pass, Rainbow was call by Luna to come to the castle. She arrived and saw a ship that was blue and had a green cockpit window and was shaped just like her head!

"That...looks...AWESOME!" Rainbow shouted as she saw it.

"Glad you like it Rainbow Dash, It was built to look like you that way we know you’re coming and don't attack you by mistake." Luna said as she walk up.

"Wow! Nice Thinking Princess!" Rainbow said smiling.

"I was contact you from the ship as your CO. I had a look at your test results. And I think you can get upgrades that will help you." Luna said.

"What upgrades are we talking about?" Rainbow asked.

"We send them when its time, but you do need one more thing before you head off." Luna said and nods to a worker. He leaves and returns with a red helmet that had a blue visor and was Rainbow’s size.

"I fear that the PRL Station may lack air because an explosion happened while you were recovering." Luna said and place it on her head.

The Helmet starts to attach itself to the fur coat and Rainbow saw she could see out of the Blue Visor clearly.

"Wow! This just keeps getting better and better." Rainbow said.

Her voice was little robotic but she still sound like herself.

"Now Rainbow Dash, remember once you reach the PRL Station, you must be careful. I heard that there were some species there that are quite dangerous." Luna told her.

"Yeah, I'll be careful, don't want to kill myself after you just saved me. That would suck." Rainbow joked.

"This is no time to be joking Rainbow Dash." Luna said.

"Ok ok! Sorry, I really will be careful." Rainbow said throwing up her hooves.

"Good, Now aboard your ship, you have a mission to carry out." Luna said.

Rainbow Dash nods and walk up to her ship and was beam in. Rainbow saw there was a spot for her Hoof Cannon and place it in. She heard the engines start up and she move her hoof to the left and the Ship turn as well. Then Luna voice come from the Ship com.

"Remember Rainbow Dash! Complete your mission and come back alive!" She said.

"You got it! Up, Over and...GONE!" Rainbow said and made the ship shoot forward.

It shot out from under the castle and in to sky. It disappeared as it enter space.

"Good Luck Rainbow Dash." Luna whisper quietly.

Rainbow flew across space think on what happen the past few weeks. She came to outer space, land an a planet call SR388, attack by a parasite call X, almost die, give a vaccine with Metroid DNA, spend her live with her friends like always, and now was heading to PRL Station to see what was going on there.

Rainbow had the ship set to auto-pilot, thanks to a book she found. She doesn't like reading (Unless it was Daring Do) but she knew nothing about the ship controls unlike the last one. She even remove her Helmet, she watch to enjoy the view before she made it to the PLR Station. It came into view and Luna voice spoke through the ship com.

"You’ll be reaching the Station soon, Ready yourself for landing." She said. Rainbow put back on the helmet and turn off the autopilot. She steer the ship to the Station and prepare to land. Rainbow made a soft landing and hear Luna voice speak from the ship’s com again.

"Sensors indicate that the explosion originated in the Quarantine Bay. This bay currently stores capsules containing recent samples from SR388 and for some reason samples taken from you during your surgery. The cause of the explosion is currently unclear. Investigate. The Quarantine Bay is here." Luna said and send a map to Rainbow Dash and mark the spot.

Rainbow looked over the map just to make sure before Luna spoke again.

"Move quickly and quietly... You are currently unable to use most of your natural abilities, due to the Fusion Suit restricting you at the moment. Don't forget that, Rainbow Dash. Stop at the Navigation Room on the way. Uplink from there. Is your objective clear?" She asked at the end.

"You got it, Princesses Luna!" Rainbow said ready for action but knew what she met.

"Good. Now, go to the Quarantine Bay." Luna said and the com click off.

Rainbow stepped out of her ship and saw that her visor say she was in the Docking Bay. Rainbow saw an open hatch ahead and raised her Hoof Cannon. After make sure everything was ready to go she ran through it and entered the Main Deck. She walked through the Main Deck and arrived at another room. She saw the stairs were broken into pieces and knew she had to jump up. For some reason the Metroid DNA stop her from Flying when she enter the Station. Rainbow was going to have to ask Luna about it but decide it can wait until she really needs to talk.

She walk through a hallway and enter the Navigation Room and connect with Princess Luna.

"Rainbow, the Quarantine Bay is ahead. Irregular bio-signs are confirmed. Be on guard." Luna warn.

"Bio-Signs?" Rainbow had to ask.

"Because most of the creatures on the station are unknown, we came to call the Bio-Life forms." Luna said.

Rainbow nods and the connection was turn off. Rainbow ran out the door in the other side. She soon found it was darker because the power was cut. She push a button on the side of her helmet and the visor glow given her a night vision.

"Cool." Rainbow said and ran through the room.

She ran through two empty rooms and came to the Quarantine Bay. She saw there were indeed sign of a attack. Broken capsules were just barely hanging from the walls and crates were littered with signs of brute force. Rainbow rise her Hoof Cannon and quietly walk through the room and soon hear something. Pressing her back to a crate, she peeked out and saw a Hornoad! Rainbow knew they weren't friendly and readied herself. Then she heard something land on top of the crate she was on. She looked up and saw the Hornoad. Rainbow jumped away just as it try to land on her. Rainbow fired and watch as it flicker and turn into a X!

Rainbow was surprised and ran out of the room. She didn't want to risk being kill by those things again. She kept running until she made it back to the Navigation Room. There she contact Luna.

"Princess Luna! They're here! The X-Parasites are in here as well!" Rainbow warn her.

"WHAT?!" Luna shouted, "Agh! I should have know. The X-Parasites invade and rapidly reproduce, killing the host creature. They then absorb their victim's DNA and use it to mimic them."

A Picture of the X-Parasites was show to Rainbow and Luna continue, "That what the reports say anyway."

"Man, they could kill me and use my body to do whatever they want. That’s just great!" Rainbow said.

"Thankfully, however, the Metroid vaccine saved your life. The assumption that was made by the research teams was true; Metroids were indeed the main predators of the X, which is why they began to appear again after the Metroids died off, as well as why the vaccine worked so quickly and so well. But it has also changed your cellular makeup."

"Metroids were the one to keep the Parasites in check? And what do you mean my cellular makeup...whatever that is...change?" Rainbow ask.

"There are little about Metroids so I don't have a answer for that, but it appears you can never be infected by X again. In fact, it seems you can now absorb any X parasites that don't have a host simply by touching them. You will be able to restore suit energy and some weapons like this, and it's possible that you might be able to discover new abilities this way as well. You should pursue any free X parasites when you can." Luna explain.

"Wait instead of them killing me, they heal me? AWESOME!" Rainbow said.

"I have more notes on the station. This station is home to many species... Some of them violent. The X must be kept out of the breeding environments at all costs, Rainbow. This is vital." Luna said.

"Right! Where to next?" Rainbow ask now knowing the X-Parasites can't harm her.

"I am detecting massive bio-signs in this region. The X are gathering. This may be our chance to exterminate them, but... You are only at about 10% battle capacity. Your chance of survival against many X is extremely low." Luna said then explain sadly.

"Great, just great." Rainbow said. She really wanted to show those Parasites a thing or two, but hearing the 10% told her she was still to weak to fight that many head on.

"Rainbow, go look around and see if you can lower the amount of X-Parasites, We going to see if anything can be send to help you. Is your objective clear?" Luna said and gave her a small mission.

"Yeah, I'll take care of it." Rainbow said and the contact was turn off.

Rainbow walk out of the room and saw the place started to fill up with X-Parasites. Rainbow absorbed a few Parasites and blasted a few Zombie-like ponies and absorb the Parasites as well. After walking though a few more rooms is come to another Navigation Room. This one had the word call on it and Rainbow answer.

"Rainbow we have something for you. Thanks to those creature that gave me the ideas of the Luna Suits, I am sending you a downloadable data for a missile system. This will be useful against enemies that your current beam can't hurt. Go to the Data Room on the Operations Deck for the download. This will bring your chances of survival up to 20%..."

"Right! And what are Missiles?" Rainbow said then ask.

"You find out when you get them." Luna said and the contact was turn off.

Rainbow shrug and left the room, heading for the Operations Deck for the Missile download.

Back at the Castle, Luna sat down as she being to think.

X-Parasites? On the station? I thought me and Celestia ordered to keep them away from the station? One of them must have free itself from Rainbow samples and attack. It does make sense, but if Rainbow is going to stop them, then I better help in any way I can. We almost lost her once because of my error and I don't want that to happen again.

Luna was brought out of her thoughts when a worker that gave Rainbow Dash her new Helmet walk up.

"Princess Luna." He said and bow.

"Yes Scanner, what is it?" Luna ask.

The worker now know as Scanner stood up and ask, "What do we know about the X-Parasites so far?"

"Given the report from Rainbow Dash, she has said the Parasites are on the PRL Station." Luna said.

"They are there! This is most...shocking." Scanner said but mostly to himself.

"I filled Rainbow up on what they can do and told her is now unaffected by them because of the Metroid vaccine." Luna said.

"Unaffected? So it’s true. Metroid are the only creatures that can stop them." Scanner said in surprise.

"Yes, But please know, The X-Parasites are not creatures to take lightly. They are dangerous and must be stop." Luna said the view of Rainbow dying in her mind place again.

"Of Course." Scanner said and bow before walking away.

She is a fool! We can discover many things about the X-Parasites, if she would let us. They can help stop our enemies! Calm down Scanner, you'll get your chance when it comes, for now just take notes from the hidden camera I placed in that Helmet that Pegasus is wearing. He thought to himself.

Scanner walk in a room and saw his younger brother Work Tool writing notes on the X-Parasites. He turn to see Scanner walk in.

"Ah! Brother, I take it the Princess has been fill up what we know." He ask.

"Yes brother, and how is the research coming?" He said then ask.

"Well, right now they’re mostly take on two forms but I feel there more." Work Tool said. Then he sighed, "Brother, I think Princess Luna right. They are dangerous and I think we better just save the notes to make sure we know what to expect of them in the future."

He agrees with the Princess? He’s so young and foolish. These creatures are our goal to stop all that threaten us, but I guess he can continue to help me, for now. Scanner thought.

"Why don't you take a break? Let me take over." He said.

"Sure, There are a few things Luna what me to build for Rainbow Dash." Work Tool said.

"By the way, how is it that Rainbow Dash can not get infected by the Parasites again?" He asked turning back to his brother.

"Turn out, that we were right. Rainbow Dash's Metroid DNA stops the Parasites making her unaffected by them." He answer.

"I see." Work Tool said.

"Anything else?" Scanner ask.

"No, that was all. You will fill me up later right?" Work Tool said.

"Yes, See you later little brother." Scanner said and went back to look at the screen.

Work Tool walk down the hall and thought to himself, I know you are lying Brother, But I'll let you study the Parasites for now, but if it get out of hoof I will tell the princess.

Back at the Station, though, Rainbow stepped off the elevator she was on and saw the level zero grey door. She fired at it and it open. Stepping through it, she saw a door across from her with two more and a walkway above it, a ramp allowing for easy access between the three. After checking her map, Rainbow ran as fast as she could up the ramp. She passed by the Navigation Room and into the Data Room. Going over to the machine in the middle of it, he stood on the raised platform and allowed the machine to hook up to his suit. A slight glow then covered her suit as it downloaded the data, the missile launcher appearing on the suit's left arm.

Rainbow stepped out of the machine and watched as the top part of her Hoof Cannon opened and saw a missile inside. Rainbow aimed her cannon at the door and fired the missile. Rainbow stood and watched as it hit the door and explode. Then her visor told her she had ten missiles left. Knowing to use them wisely Rainbow left the Data Room and back into Navigation Room, when is sudden got dark.

"What the..?" Rainbow said and saw the call on the screen. She answered it and soon Luna’s voice came in.

"Electrical interference has knocked out the elevators on the Main Deck. This may be related to the X. I'll look into it. As for you, try to find an alternate way to the target. It's located here." Luna said and mark the map.

"Right! I'm on my way." Rainbow said.

"Rainbow Dash, I am reading massive bio-signs, so I hope your missile launcher works… To reload missiles, you can use a Recharge Room or possibly absorb a special type of X parasite. Try it out, and Keep an eye out for Health pick ups and more Missiles. They will help you get through tougher area later. Good Luck." Luna said again and the connection was turn off.

"Well better look around." Rainbow said and left the room.

She reentered the Operations Deck and began to look around. She found a crack in the wall. She raised her cannon and brought out the missile launcher and test-fired one at the covering. The missile shot out and hit the target, breaking it into several pieces. Looking at where it had been, Rainbow found a maintenance corridor.

"Cool! Hidden passages like from Daring Do." Rainbow said excitedly and jumped in.

As Rainbow notice, the corridor led her into the inner workings of part of the station, allowing her to bypass a broken set of cables that blocked the direct way. Along the way, she saw a few zombies, fond a missile pack, but nothing too severe until she was at the door that led to the target, which was covered by a large eye. Scanning it, she found that it occasionally fired bursts of energy, but was vulnerable when its real eye opened.

Rainbow jumped over the shots and fire when the real eye show. It took three hits before it turned into a Red X, and once she absorbs it, refilled her completely!

"Wow! Got to keep an eye out for those ones." Rainbow said and blast open the door.

When Rainbow walk in she could feel that the X-Parasites were close. After climb up two walls Rainbow spotted a small tank that had a 'E' on it. Rainbow’s scans show it to be an Energy Tank. She grab it and felt her suit shield increase. Rainbow said that she was right above the target but before dropping down, she notices another crack in the wall. Firing a Missile, Rainbow fond another hidden passage. Jumping up it, she walk down the path and found another E-Tank. Her shield rise again and she went back through passage.

Seeing nothing else was there, she drop down and enter the room below. She landed and looked up to see a large X surrounded by a membrane and some smaller X. It slowly drifted to the ground, then suddenly took on the form of a creature with an armored back!

It roar and send two blue waves at her. Rainbow jumped and fire her shots, but they boucle off it. Rainbow then switch to her Missiles and they did the trick. It blew out fire and Rainbow jump over it.

"Is that thing part Dragon?" Rainbow asked herself as she landed.

She fire more missiles and watch as the creature curl into a ball and roll right at her! Rainbow jump over and landed just as the creature hit the wall.

"Ha! You're too slow!" Rainbow tease it and waited until it turn around.

It did and Rainbow fire more Missiles and the creature kept shooting blue waves and fire. The fight went like this for a while but it didn't take long for the X to melt back into its original shape. Its protective membrane kept Rainbow from absorbing it, however, and the blaster only caused smaller X to break off from it. Switching to missiles, Rainbow broke through the outer membrane, leaving the X defenseless. Jumping up, she absorbed it before it could get away.

Once Rainbow landed on the ground her suit gave her alert and she check it.

"Morph Ball Ability Recovered. Use to fit in tight places." It said.

Rainbow saw there was a file with it and opened it. It told her it make her curl up into a ball and indeed fit in tight places. After closing it she saw the only way out, was through a hole that was too small for her to crawl. She activated the Morph Ball and found that the suit turned her into a ball without hurting her! She rolled through and, once on the other side, she turned back to normal.

"Heh, That was cool." She said before turn around to find a way out.

She follow the path she was in back out to the way she enter and ran back to the Navigation Room. Once she was there she contacted Luna.

"Princess Luna I took care of the X-Parasites." Rainbow said.

"That’s good but we have a problem." Luna said.

"A problem? What problem?" Rainbow ask.

"The breeding environments have been invaded by X parasites! Sector 1 (SRX) shows several abnormalities on biosensors. Sector 1 is a simulation of the SR388 ecosystem. To get there, take the Main Elevator to the access shaft and use Elevator 1. Is your objective clear?" Luna explain.

"Yeah I better get there fast!" Rainbow said in shock.

"Use the Navigation Room inside for further briefing. I'm not sure, but I believe that whoever allowed the X into the environment may also be linked to the explosion earlier…" Luna said and the line went dead.

Rainbow followed her map back through the dark rooms and use the Morph Ball to roll under a piece of the low ceiling and found the Main elevator. Wasting no time, she boarded it and it went down.

Just as soon as she disappear down the elevator, an explosion erupted from the wall next to the elevator. When the dust and debris settled, a figure stepped out of the hole. It walked over to where the elevator had been as a nearby security camera took note of its features. It was blue, with wings, had a rainbow Mane and tail, and a cloud with a Rainbow Thunderbolt with the colors Red, Yellow, and Blue. Even though it also had a horn, it was clear that it was a pegasus! It look up at the camera and it did a close up on it. It had eerie eyes that had no irises or pupils.

A Blue glow appeared on it horn and fire at the camera. The camera was destroy and it turned to the door and fire a strong blast at it. After the smoke cleared, it step through the broken door and disappeared into the darkness...