Location: Federation HQ, Earth

Two Metroids-turned-human clones were currently sneaking around the headquarters in search of a ship to get them off of the planet, so they can start their search for Samus Aran. They decided the best place to start is Hangar Alpha, the nearest hangar. They were on their way there now, following a map they had found in a storage room. They had also armor and weapons. So far, no one had seen them. But how long will that last? Sammy would rather not think about it.

At last, they reached the doors to the hangar. Unfortunately, they needed a Level 2 Keycard just to get in.

"Damn. Now what are we going to do?" Sarah asked.

Sammy went to lean against the wall the doors were on, when her elbow hit a loose bit. Curious, she discovered a secret compartment. And what was inside, but the Level 2 Keycard they needed. Sammy jumped for joy.

"Sarah, look what I have." She said.

Sarah saw the card and was agape.

"A Level 2 Keycard. Awesome. Now we can get into the hangar." She said.

She let Sammy slip the card into the slot and the doors opened. They went through the doors to a small corridor to an elevator shaft. They got to the elevator and took it down to the hangar itself. They got out and saw a few ships docked in the bay. One in particular looked just like one of Samus' previous gunships, except it was steel gray and had a blue visor. Sammy liked this one a lot, because it reminded her of Samus. Sarah liked it too, but for a different reason. That reason being that it was reminiscent of her suit as Dark Samus. They agreed to take this one.

"You know, Sammy. This was almost too easy." Sarah said as they walked towards the gunship.

As fate would have it, as soon as she said that, the alarm went off.

"Damn. Someone found out we escaped. Tsk, took them long enough. Come on, Sammy. Let's get out of here." Sarah said.

They then ran to the gunship, making it inside before they heard someone coming down the elevator.

"No time to set coordinates. Let's just get out of this place." Sarah said as she took the controls.

Sammy nodded and took the spare seat. Sarah got the gunship off the floor and heading out of the hangar. A Federation guard came out of the elevator and saw this happening.

"Do you read me? Our new gunship's being stolen! Must be the clones that escaped!" The guard reported via comm link.

"The gunship that was made for them in Hangar Alpha, correct?" asked another guard.

"Yes, that's correct!" replied the first guard.

"Got it! We'll prepare to shoot it down! Those clones must not be allowed to escape!"

With that, the Federation guards prepared their anti-aircraft cannons to fire upon the renegade gunship.

"Sammy, they're going to try to shoot us down, so hang on! It's going to be a bumpy ride!" Sarah commanded from her chair.

Sammy nodded and held on as tight as she could. Once the gunship was out of the hangar and in range of the cannons, the guards started firing at the gunship. Sarah swerved to and fro to avoid the cannon fire. This went on until the gunship made it into the atmosphere. Fortunately, there wasn't a scratch on it. Both Sarah and Sammy let out a sigh of relief as they entered space.

"Now, Sammy, just because we're off the planet, doesn't mean we're safe. They can still follow us via starship. The only way to lose them is to make a hyperspace jump to somewhere far away. Where exactly, I haven't a clue." Sarah said.

Sammy piped up. "Look in the Federation database. There might be a planet we can go to."

"Funny. I was about to do just that. And, don't forget, I once stole an Aurora Unit, so it'll be easy to get in there." Sarah said.

"That will not be necessary. We will provide our assistance in this matter." Said a voice.

This startled both of the clones. They were soon greeted by a holographic image of an Aurora Unit.

"Wait. That voice. You're… 242, right?" Sarah asked.

"That is correct, young Sarah. And as was said before, we will provide our assistance to you."