The next there was no sun. Instead they were all greeted with the oppressive acid rain coming down in what seemed to be deliberate waves. When one clump of acid rain stopped another would come straight in its place. "Quickly marines! Move all of the equipment to the cave entrance." Sgt. Basilone yelled out. In no time the marines started packing up all the gear, and moving it into the dry dark cave. After a matter of a few minutes they were done. "Alright marines you stay here and wait for the other privates to arrive in the second ship. Me,Daly, and Gurei are going to be escorts for the scientists." Basilone said to the others. "Be careful not too long ago this was a Space pirate base," Gurei said to Puller. "Don't worry about it." Puller responded. "Alright doc where do you want to go?" Daly said to Blackwell. "Well I would like to collect specimens of bacterial life first," Blackwell responded. Madison butted in "from the map of Zebes we have acquired from samus we are here," Madison pointed to a small part on the map in Crateria. "So if we keep going we'll find a place filled with water, with aquatic bacteria," Blackwell said. The scientists and marines kept on going down the damp and dark corridors of crateria until they found the small underground lake.
"Yay we're here!" Daly yelled out. "It didn't look like this," Gurei quietly whispered to himself. "Ok I'll get some water samples then we'll head back to camp," Madison said. "Ok th-!" Basilone said until he cut himself with his jaw wide open. "What is that" Blackwell shouted in fear and awe. What they all saw was a creature which seemed to be a bat like creature with green wings. "Hey stand back!" Gurei shouted as the others started getting closer. Suddenly the the creature unlatched itself from the roof and started to dive bomb the marines. Instinctively Gurei with almost inhuman speed aimed his rifle and shot the creature, the creature was quickly thrown back from the immense of the round. "What was that thing," daly shouted in shock. " I have no clue but what we do know is that it is out cold on the floor so let's bring it for further research," Madison said confidently. After a seemingly endless trek back to the camp they finally got back to the cave entrance. There they were greeted by the second ship and the privates. "So you're back." Puller said to the others as they came through the cave entrance. "Yup we are, and I see the fresh meat arrived." Basilone said to Puller. "They sure have!" Puller replied jokingly. "Well it's getting late lets fix us some food." Gurei butted in, and with that they started a fire and warmed up their rations.
"Yay we're here!" Daly yelled out. "It didn't look like this," Gurei quietly whispered to himself. "Ok I'll get some water samples then we'll head back to camp," Madison said. "Ok th-!" Basilone said until he cut himself with his jaw wide open. "What is that" Blackwell shouted in fear and awe. What they all saw was a creature which seemed to be a bat like creature with green wings. "Hey stand back!" Gurei shouted as the others started getting closer. Suddenly the the creature unlatched itself from the roof and started to dive bomb the marines. Instinctively Gurei with almost inhuman speed aimed his rifle and shot the creature, the creature was quickly thrown back from the immense of the round. "What was that thing," daly shouted in shock. " I have no clue but what we do know is that it is out cold on the floor so let's bring it for further research," Madison said confidently. After a seemingly endless trek back to the camp they finally got back to the cave entrance. There they were greeted by the second ship and the privates. "So you're back." Puller said to the others as they came through the cave entrance. "Yup we are, and I see the fresh meat arrived." Basilone said to Puller. "They sure have!" Puller replied jokingly. "Well it's getting late lets fix us some food." Gurei butted in, and with that they started a fire and warmed up their rations.