Chapter 2: An Old Friend

Three days later………

"Honey, walk, don't run!" Samus yelled after Sara. "Okay mommy!" she yelled back. She was bringing Sara to pre-school and had to run after her even after she told her to walk. She entered the building and went to the office to sign Sara in.

As she entered the office she said hello to the principle. "Good morning Gary," she said. She almost jumped when the man turned around and saw that it wasn't Gary.

"I'm sorry miss, but Gary had to move. I'm the new principle here." He said this very nicely in an almost apologetic way. Samus looked him over and felt very uneasy. There was something oddly familiar about him; she just couldn't put her finger on it. It's as if we've known each other a very long time, Samus thought to herself.

"Today is the orientation for all parents old and new. I'm going to be running this school very differently," he said in a very commanding tone. "Things aren't quite as they should be."

Samus just stood there shocked. She had liked very much the way Gary ran the pre-school. "What! Why?" Samus yelled. She didn't like how this man talked to her, but she wasn't at he same time. The way he said it towards her made it sound respectful, almost dignified. "You can't just come barging in here and change everything just like that! Who do you think you are?" She decided to go with being angry at him.

"I think I'm Adam miss. May I ask you your name?" he asked.

"My name is Samus Cayman."

"No miss, your maiden name."

"Samus Aran" she said, looking like she was about to explode.

"Well then Mrs. Aran, you need to stay behind for the orientation whether you like it or not." While he was saying this she was storming to the door to get Sara and go home. As she opened the door she heard him say from behind her, "Any objections, lady?"

When she heard him say that she whirled around and took out the emergency pistol the Federation had given her back when she joined them. She leveled the pistol off at his head. "What did you say?" she asked him while closing the door and locking it.

He just smiled at her and chuckled. "You haven't changed one bit, have you?" he asked her. She just stared hard at him and kept the pistol aimed at his head.

"You're supposed to be dead."

"Who ever said that I was alive?" he said while the image of him began to flicker. "If I were alive I'd be a pile of ash and bones standing here talking to you. I'm merely a hologram Samus." She eased up a little bit, but not completely. "You do remember who you gave the Federation's purple ship to after the events at the B.S.L. research station don't you?" he asked her.

"Of course I do. I gave that ship to Old Bird back on planet Zebes," she replied.

"Then you already know who sent me," he said. "I came to deliver you a message an that's what I intend on doing, but before you ask any questions Gary will be back next week." She sighed in relief. "Back to what I was saying before," he continued, "Old Bird sent me ahead of his ship to tell you that he's coming to visit you and see how your family is doing."

"But how did he…" she began.

"Don't ask because I don't know either. He just knows that you got married and had a child. He also told me to tell you that he'll meet you at the cave you stored your things in." she stared at his hologram in disbelief. "I know. It's weird isn't it?" I don't believe it! My foster father is coming to visit, but what will I tell David. That he's related to a race of seven foot tall walking, talking birds? This isn't going to be easy, she thought to herself.

"Well if you're done gawking in disbelief, I think I'm going to go give the other parents the orientation now," he said, "and you might want to leave now if you want enough time to explain all of this to your husband." He got up, walked past her, and went out the door.