Samus was laying, in her blue jump-suit, on her cot in the resort on Dallus 5. The planet had this flourescent compound in its atmosphere, which gave its sunsets a lovely violet hue. The entire planet had been terraformed, turning the Mars-esque wasteland into a paradise. Samus had prevented the sabotage of one of the atmosphere regulators keeping the planet alive, saving millions of lives and dollars. Samus couldn't call herself a 'heroine', mainly because she was paid for her work, but she didn't complain as the Amazon Resort Corporation granted her an unlimited amount of vacation days on the planet. There were definite perks to saving the Universe for a living.
"Attention Samus Aran, there is a message for you." The message was stated in a slow, peaceful tone over the speakers, as to not disturb anyone else in hearing distance. Samus sighed, got out of the cot, glanced one final time at the violet sunset, and walked back, past the pool, to the large metal-plastic condo.
General Dianna would be 53 years old in the next month, though she hadn't shown her age in the least. The brown-haired woman had a distinct muscle tone, and there wasn't a wrinkle on her face. There were a few small scars, though – one did not get promoted to General by playing it safe.
"Dallus 5. I heard about that incident. That really was impressive work, recovering that detonator," Dianna remarked.
"Thank you. It was not easy," Samus replied, "I find it unlikely you called just for small-talk."
"You are correct," Dianna stated, "We've found a pirate base on a planet in your vicinity. It seems pretty small-time, so it really shouldn't be a problem, but you are the closest person there."
"Okay, I'll check it out... and probably blow it up," Samus agreed. Dianna pressed a few buttons on a computer terminal. The image of the general distorted.
"What haven't you told me yet?" Samus asked. The encryption the general was now using was so advanced, it was hard to decipher even if you had the key. Dianna wanted to make sure no one was going to overhear this next part.
"The base is giving off some kind of energy reading," Dianna stated, "It kind of resembled Phaazon."
"Phaazon? That pain in the butt? I'll get there ASAP," Samus replied, "And then I'm blowing the damn base up."