[Corruption]

Samus Aran. One of the greatest bounty hunters known across the galaxy. A woman who had gone through so much, and yet came out stronger for all the struggle she faced. Whether it was the creature that murdered everyone close to her, or the brain that it served. No matter what stood in her way, she would find a way to deal with the problem. As long as she had her trusty suit at hand, and all of the upgrades that the Chozo had scattered across the galaxy during their heyday… She would find a way to persevere.

But even when she didn’t have those, she still came out on top. Just as she had done just a few minutes ago, striking down a crime syndicate with nothing but her feminine wiles and a few well-placed shots from her blaster. Even when she wasn’t equipped to deal with an army thanks to her suit, she was still ready and willing to throw down with anybody that stood in the way of her and a good paycheck. Or the safety of the known universe. Whichever was more pressing at the time.

Right now, though? Samus was more than happy to just sit back and relax in the cockpit of her ship, sighing as she stretched ever slightly. She was exhausted after all that sneaking around and acting like she was just a pretty face.

“I should’ve checked the details on that bounty.” Samus muttered as she closed her eyes. While she wasn’t against using her body in that way, it was definitely exhausting to act like something she wasn’t. At her core, after everything she had gone through, she was a warrior. Not a seductress. But when the chips fell down, and she offered herself in a good game of poker… Well, she was able to play that role convincingly. Right up until she nailed that alien for his charges, and cuffed him after a struggle that ended with his head smashed into one of his prized paintings.

Now, she just had to relax. She could breathe a sigh of relief, and not worry about anything except recuperating before she’d pick up her next bounty. If she was lucky, it was going to be a request to keep the population of a foreign planet nice and trimmed, to make sure that the natural balance didn’t get too skewed in one direction. Population control like that was not as strenuous as busting pirates or criminals, and she still got to use her suit.

But for now, she closed her eyes, and just relaxed…

All while she was painfully unaware of something having stowed aboard her ship several nights ago. After all, it had posted the bounty that would get rid of a certain thorn in its side, just for this express purpose. That and getting rid of the aforementioned thorn. This way, it had full reign to do whatever it wanted.

Slowly but surely, a black-suited blue-skinned creature lowered itself from the ceiling of the ship. Softly smirking as its feminine face was reflected in the ships front window.

She was like a dark clone of the bounty hunter. And Samus was well acquainted with it as well, since she had fought it several times before. Each time serving to make it stronger as it became more and more aware of its own existence and the limits of its abilities.

Her name was Dark Samus. A union between the unstable Metroid Prime, and the Phazon abilities that it had stolen from the bounty hunter some time prior. But after everything it had gone through, it started to identify more as a female in its own right. And as she gained a proper ego like this, she wanted nothing more than to add her ‘other self’ to her collection of pawns. Just like she had done to the Space Pirates just a while back, tying up the last loose end using this bounty.

Dark Samus smiled as she looked at her reflection in the ship’s front-view window. And she couldn’t help but giggle the softest bit. Thanks to the particulars that went into her development, the ship couldn’t detect her. All that it detected was Samus’ presence. As it should be, considering the two were one and the same… In a sense.

The black-suited Phazon-enriched reflection of the bounty hunter smiled as she looked down at the resting bounty hunter. She had been so quiet that even though Samus wasn’t asleep, she hadn’t noticed her presence. If she wanted to, she could kill her right then and there. She could get rid of the Bounty Hunter, and then she would be the only one in the universe known under that identity. But where was the fun in that? Where was the fun in getting rid of your other half, when you could twist her to your own ends and needs?

It was for that reason and that reason alone that Dark Samus planted her lips up against Samus’ own, forcing her deep black tongue to slip past those lips and kiss her more intimately than anybody ever had before. An act that would blow her cover completely… Not that she needed it any longer.

Samus’ eyes jolted open as she came face to face with her darker reflection, sufficiently shocked. Not just at the fact that the darker copy had managed to steal another element of her appearance, but that she would dare kiss her like this. So naturally, she tried to push her away…

Only for Dark Samus to grab her by her wrists as she took a seat upon the blue-suited bounty hunter, their chests pushing up against each other’s as she pulled back and giggled. “Tasty.” She chimed, licking her lips and coating them in a deep blue substance, the Phazon that powered her body.

“How did you get in here?” Samus growled as she glared straight into those eyes, panting as she could feel the Phazon pulsing through her. She was familiar with Phazon corruption; she had fallen victim to it in the past. But it wasn’t ever this potent. At least she could purge herself of it prior. But this time… It was heading deeper into her than ever before…

Dark Samus giggled as she let her head lean closer yet again, gently nibbling the bounty hunter’s earlobe in a disturbingly affectionate way. “I want you to be mine.” She said very simply, her eyes gleaming with the same sinister glow as the Red Phazon that had once populated her lair back during her time as a mere Metroid. “My loyal Bounty Hunter…”

“I refuse.” Samus said, gritting her teeth as her heart started to throb when she voiced her dissent. Had the Phazon gotten all the way to her heart? Just what was this thing capable of, now that it had intelligence on par with properly sentient beings..?

“You don’t have a choice.” Dark Samus just kept on giggling as her body started to loosen, her solid form turning into one big mass of Phazon as she slowly but surely started to leak onto the bounty hunter. “But don’t worry. You’ll still be yourself. Just… Better. Like me.” She grinned, her wicked face still visible despite the rest of her body turning into a semi-solid state.

Samus tried her best to struggle against the Phazon rather quickly sinking into her skin. Her Zero Suit was utterly useless in this case, because it was more meant to be a second layer of skin that still kept her flexible. It did very little to stop an assault like this, especially one that was aimed to change her.

The more of the substance that was absorbed into her, the more veins started to become visible across the suit. As if all of this was making the Zero Suit fuse into her body, with moans quickly starting to fill the ship as she was forced to become more and more like the one on top of her.

And the more that she absorbed, the more the Phazon that had taken hold of her heart grew stronger. Until there wasn’t anything close to a heart left inside her. The only thing that remained inside her was a solid lump of Phazon, essentially turning her into yet another version of the hybrid on top of her. Just one that was better at keeping her human shape.

Samus panted as she slowly looked at herself, all while Dark Samus climbed off her and returned to a solid state, one that let her walk around without spilling a single droplet of Phazon.

She… She didn’t look too different. The only thing that seemed out of the ordinary was the way that her skin seemed to have fused with her Zero Suit. Causing her nipples to stick out like sore thumbs. But if she wasn’t changed beyond that, then she could still strike a decisive blow on Dark Samus.

Dark Samus giggled as she left her back facing the Bounty Hunter. While also leaving her blaster within the range of her hands. By all accounts, she was leaving herself completely and utterly open. As if she was just begging to be paralyzed by a few shots from that blaster.

Samus grabbed her blaster and pointed it towards the dark copy, clenching her finger down on the trigger. And yet she couldn’t fire a single shot. No matter how hard she pulled the trigger, nothing would happen. To her complete and utter bewilderment, and the continued bemusement of the creature that had taken her shape.

“You can’t fire upon your Mistress.” Dark Samus merely said, as she turned around and suddenly pushed the blonde bounty hunter against one of the walls, keeping her pinned with nothing more than a single arm and her very presence…

Samus could feel her heart pounding as she looked at her dark reflection. What was this feeling inside her. Was it obedience? Was it… What was it? She wasn’t sure. All that she knew was that looking at Dark Samus- Mistress… It made her feel at ease.

“I… I shouldn’t fire upon Mistress.” She muttered, as she lowered her arms, dropping her blaster. She had done something so awful. Raising a weapon at the woman that had her wrapped her… Had… N-No, that wasn’t right.

Dark Samus took great pleasure in seeing the bounty hunter struggling against the collective will of the Phazon that now took its place inside her body. But that would come to an end, as she lifted up her chin with one tiny finger, and planted one more kiss on her cheek. One that left a nice mark due to the Phazon coating on her lips.

Samus’s eyes flashed as she felt that kiss. And her eyes started to glow the same red shade as her Mistress’ had. She couldn’t help but giggle a bit just like she did, a new warmth spreading inside her.

Her entire life was to be devoted to her Mistress. But beyond that… She was to do whatever she wanted. She was no longer shackled by anything except that loyalty. Whatever she asked, she would do… But she was free to cause as much chaos as she otherwise wanted. If she wanted to divert from the bounties and cause more problems for the people in the galaxy, just because the urge poured through her mind? That was entirely up to her.

Samus’ fall into total obedience was emphasized as she licked her lips, and the same Phazon coating covered them as well. Not only that, but there was a subtle hint of Phazon surrounding her eyes, making it mimic thickly layered eyeshadow. Making her stand out that much more.

Dark Samus giggled. Ah, seeing her other half fall into the same pits of pure power and freedom as she had… It was wonderful. As her right hand woman in the Space Pirates… She would ensure that their tyranny was widespread and utterly unstoppable.

But before she’d put her to good use as an agent… She had to put her to good use as something much simpler...

A lover.