Metroid: Mission P0N3

Twilight Sparkle and her friends had awaken from a slumber on a mysterious green and barren planet. Their memories were mostly intact, except their memories of what had led them here.

"So...what do we do?" questioned Starlight.

Twilight groaned and facehoofed.

"Does it look like I know?" snapped Twilight angrily.

Her friends gave her a shocked reaction.

"Sorry," she said in a softer tone.

"It's okay, Twi, it's not every day something like this happens," said Rainbow Dash.

"Yeah, this is even stranger than me!" said Pinkie as she bounced around.

The others sighed.

Just then, a giant orange spaceship landed on the planet. Out through the top came a bipedal cyborg-looking thing with reddish-orange armor, a greenish visor, and a gray arm cannon for its right hand.

Samus stepped onto the planet, looking at the 7 pastel ponies and their baby dragon with caution. The ponies and dragon stared back in disbelief and shock.

"Why hello Ms. Arm Cannon Cyborg!" shouted Pinkie

"Did...she just assume its gender?" questioned Applejack.

"Yes, she did," replied Rainbow.

Samus was shocked the creature could talk...and knew her gender. She took off her helmet, revealing a woman with blonde hair.

Applejack and Rainbow shot each other surprised glances.

"You...can talk?" asked Samus.

"Of course!" said Pinkie, as if it was a silly question.

"Ooookay," said Samus in a puzzled tone.

"And what exactly are you doing here?" she questioned them.

"Well you see, we don't actually know," said Twilight.

"Yeah! We kinda just ended up here and don't remember what happened just before that got us here!" exclaimed Pinkie.

Samus nodded, not sure what to make of this situation.

"You see, we're from Equestria, have you ever heard of it?" questioned Starlight.

"I can't say I have, and that's saying something as I've been to and have heard of many places," responded Samus.

"Bummer," said Rainbow.

"Yeah, Equestria is really cool! We have cupcakes and magic and friendship and-" Pinkie was cut off before she could finish her sentence.

"Friend...ship? Like...being friends?" questioned Samus in a puzzled tone.

"Why yes, darling. All 8 of us are very close friends. Don't you have any friends?" replied Rarity.

Samus sighed.

"I learned having friends has too many downsides. You lose them in the end, anyway, so it's better not to even be friends than to deal with the loss," Samus said sadly.

The ponies and Spike exchanged slightly sad glances for a second.

"That dragon of yours, is he hostile?" questioned Samus.

"I'm friendly, unless you get on my really bad side. Like being evil or something," replied Spike.

"Okay. I just haven't had good encounters with...dragons before," exclaimed Samus.

"So, what exactly do you do?" questioned Rainbow.

"I'm a galactic bounty hunter. I travel the universe, defeat evil, and all that fun stuff," she remarked sarcastically.

"Sounds exciting!" said Pinkie!

"Heh, I used to think that too," she responded solemnly.

An akward silence arose.

Samus continued the conversation.

"You see, I got a mission to come here and examine signs of life. It turns out you all are the signs of life that were detected," she said.

"Sounds like y'all have some fancy technology," said Applejack.

"You could say that," replied Samus.

"So, what are you going to do with us?" questioned Rainbow.

"I gotta bring you to a nearby research station. They'll examine you and stuff, try and learn about you," she responded.

The ponies and Spime looked slightly unnerved.

"Don't worry, it's not that bad," she started, "you'll be out of the research station before you know it."

"What happens after that?" asked Starlight.

Samus thought over the situation. She let out a slight sigh and responded.

"I guess you 8 can stay with me at my personal hub area. There will be rules to follow, and it is important you follow them. And as soon as we can find Equestria and a way to get you back there, you're gonna go straight home, got it?"

The ponies and Spike nodded in agreement.

"We haven't properly introduced yet! I'm Pinkie Pie! Just call me Pinkie though," exclaimed Pinkie.

Twilight smiled and began to talk.

"I'm Twilight Sparkle, but Twilight is fine! I'm actually the princess of friendship!"

"I'm Applejack, but 'ya can call me AJ," said Applejack.

"I'm Rainbow Dash! Rainbow or RD is fine, but only my close friends can call me Dashie," stated Rainbow.

"I'm Rarity, darling," stated Rarity.

"I'm Starlight Glimmer!" cheerfully explained Starlight.

"I'm Spike," said Spike as he pointed at himself.

"Hi, I'm Fluttershy," stated Fluttershy meekly as she waved.

"My name is Samus Aran, but most just call me Samus," said Samus.

She began to put back on her helmet as she spoke.

"We best be going. I think my spaceship should have enough room," stated Samus.

"Oh goody! A real alien spaceship! I can't wait to see what kind of tech you have! Is that a genuine arm cannon on your arm?" Pinkie questioned.

"Yes," sighed Samus, "and don't you dare push any buttons in my spaceship! It's dangerous for untrained people-well I guess ponies and dragons in this situation."