Cannon Fire

“I got one.” Samus took the cannon off her back and hooked it around her arm. Took less than a second to aim and fire.

The force of the explosion sent the whole clearing into a ringing silence for a moment that seemed extended into minutes. A pitch dark cannonball was visible against the Piranha Plant’s bulb, just under the mouth, and just as quickly it launched past and knocked the plant’s head back.

A simple enough solution, Robin supposed. The plant was bent back, limp, bulb nearly touching the ground behind it. Was that it, then?

No, the plant wasn’t limp. It was actually tensing up. Tough to tell with something that didn’t have muscles, but Robin could see the fibers of the stalk coiling and preparing.

- Chapter 17