A week had passed since Samus and the crew of the Spirit had met. They both exchanged each other stories. Samus had learned she was actually was on Earth and the crew had learned that she was a bounty hunter. Samus was also told about the Matrix. After this they decided to load Samus's ship into the cargo bay since it was unable to fly due to massive damage caused by the EMP. Then they began their journey to Zion.
"I've finally finish my design to allow me to enter the Matrix." said Samus as she sat down to eat breakfast with the crew.
Samus had been working on a device that would allow her to enter the Matrix without needing a plug.
"How does it work?" asked Raven
"It's very simple. It reads my brain waves then send a similar signal back to my brain thus creating the Matrix inside my mind."
"Well what are we all waiting for. Lets get you trained." said Boss.
They soon had her device hooked up. The device was in her helmet so she could still use the visor abilities inside the Matrix.
"See you in wonderland.' said Boss as they entered the Matrix.
The sensation Samus felt was like being sucked through a straw. The next thing she knew, she was in a dark alley wearing a leather trench coat.
"Samus the first thing you should know is that the rules of the Matrix are just as deceptive as the Matrix itself." said Boss's voice behind her.
"What do you mean?" asked Samus.
"I mean that since the Matrix is just a sophisticated computer program, it can be hacked just like any other computer program.
"Samus I want you to fight me without holding back." Boss said as he threw a fast punch at her. Samus didn't have time to stop the punch. She flew back, stunned at the power of the punch.
There is no way a regular human could punch like that, thought Samus as she got back up. She threw a series of kicks and punches at Boss. He blocked every one with a single arm.
"Samus, do not think that you are limited to your body's strength. This is the Matrix. It is the furthest thing from real. You can do anything here. But first you must concentrate."
I can do anything, thought Samus as she felt her an electric force in her hand. The next thing she did had never been done before in the Matrix. She shot a ball of blue energy straight at Boss. He dodged it just in time.
"That was amazing. In all my years as a captain I've never seen anything like that."
"Thanks." said Samus.
"Chip, load the next program."
After this they went though a series of more programs that only showed more of the amazing feats that she could conjure.
"Boss we got a message from the Oracle. She wants to meet the outsider." said Chip.
Raven was a bit jealous of Samus. She demonstrated more powers then he did in the matter of hours. But he would just have to live with it for the time being. Once they got to Zion she would have her ship fixed and she would be on her way. The thing that really upset him was that the Oracle wanted to see her. It wasn't as if see was here to stay, so why would she want to talk to Samus. It really bothered him.
Raven was assigned to bringing Samus to the Oracle with the help of Esther. Boss wasn't there because he did not like entering the Matrix unless it was to train. Nobody knew why.
"We are here." he told Samus as they pulled up to the apartment building that the Oracle resided in.
"She is a nice lady. So don't worry." Esther told Samus.
"Thanks for the support." said Samus
They exited the car and entered the building. They took the elevator up to the fourteenth floor and entered room 124. The apartment was empty.
"In the kitchen." a voice said.
"We'll wait outside Samus." said Raven.
Samus walked into the kitchen and found an old woman reading a book.
"Are you th..." said Samus before she was interrupted.
"Hold on.' the woman said and then a second later put the book down. "Had to find an appropriate break. Don't you just hate it when you have to stop reading in the middle of a sentence."
"Uh... yes? Are you the..." she said before being interrupted again.
"The Oracle. Yes, I am. And you are Samus. Intergalactic bounty hunter for the Galactic Federation."
"How did you know?" asked Samus.
"Oh, I know a lot of things. Like the mousetrap your about to step on." the Oracle said just as Samus stepped on a mousetrap.
"Ow! F!." said Samus as she removed the mousetrap.
"I'm sorry. I should have moved that." chuckled the Oracle. "Sit down so we can have a proper conversation."
"Why am I here?" asked Samus as she sat down.
"Which do you mean? Why are you here with me or why are you here in this world?"
"Why am I here in this world?"
"I'm going to be more straightforward than usual since we don't have much time." said the Oracle. "You're here because you are meant to destroy a very bad program that is trying to kill all the targets planned to be unplugged. His name is the Phantom. He hides in a castle. Where? I don't know. Somehow he has made a program called the Cloak that has enabled him to hide himself from me. I do know where the Cloak is though."
The Oracle wrote on a piece of paper and handed it to Samus.
"Give this to Raven. He'll know what do." said the Oracle. "Once you have destroyed this program come back to me."
"Thank you." said Samus as she left.
"What did she tell you." Raven asked her as she closed the door.
"She wanted me to destroy this program." she said as she handed him the piece of paper.
"Ok." said Raven as his Blutooth rang.
"Shit." he said as he hung up. "That was Jette. We got trouble."
"What kind of trouble." asked Esther.
"Agent trouble." said Raven as he started to run towards the stairs. Just as they reached the stairs the elevator opened to reveal a man in a suit and sunglasses. He was aiming a handgun right at them.
Three bullets flew into the stairwell door as they closed it behind them. Samus instantly activated her Varia suit. Raven and Esther were quite surprised since they actually hadn't seen the suit before.
The agent had just entered the stairwell. Samus locked on to the agent with her visor and shot five missiles at the agent. The agent dodged all of them. The missiles gave the stairwell a big sunroof.
"What are you doing? Just run!" said Esther.
"Operator, get me an exit." Raven said into his Blutooth. "We got to get to Suncrest Ave. It's the closest exit we have."
They were reaching the bottom of the stairwell when the agent jump down in front of them. He pulled out his gun and aimed at Raven. Samus quickly grabbed the agent's neck and slammed him into the wall. She charged her beam and aimed it into his face. Before the beam could hit him, he quickly grabbed Samus's left arm and threw her down the stairwell. She landed in a crouched position and then let loose her grapple beam and grabbed the agent. Then she pulled back and slammed him into the wall behind her, then ran for the exit.
The agent has stunned just long enough for the group to escape into the street. Samus deactivated her suit. the made it to the Suncrest Ave exit. Next thing she knew she was in the Spirit. She got out of her chair and looked around. Esther, Jette and Raven had all made it out.
"What was that?" asked Samus.
"Our most feared enemy inside the Matrix." said Boss.
