Hey everyone! I hope all of y'all had a fantastic holiday with tons of fun! With all that festive business out of the way though, I've gotten way more free time to focus on this story because I know a lot of you love it! Now as always, feel free to rate, review, fave, and follow. I appreciate all the love you guys have to this story!

For the next few chapters, we're entering a brand new setting with a different group. I believe you'll enjoy it!

Chapter 11:

Outer Space

In the void of the infinite stars and darkness, everything was still and silent. Except for one large object. It appeared to be a bluish white comet, but it wasn't anything ordinary. In actuality, it was a vehicle designed to explore the cosmos indefinitely. It name was the Comet Observatory.

Along with it being a cosmic vessel, this observatory also served as a home to a race of celestial beings called Lumas. Floating star shaped organisms that hold a fraction of cosmic power. The protector of these creatures and the observatory's main pilot is named Rosalina. She wore a light turquoise dress with star patterns, a silver crown, and had her blonde hair partially covering her right eye. She also possessed a star wand for battle and observatory control.

She was currently out exploring the galaxy for any strange occurrences since the Great Light Convergence. She was also accompanied by three fighters who volunteered to explore with her.

"Well, we've covered just over half of the known galaxy but nothing unusual has been spotted. We can't even find the source of that light which covered everything." Said Rosalina.

"We just have to explore the other half then." Said a princess with an attitude. "We're not gonna stop until we find that source or at least something out of the ordinary."

This princess looked similar to Peach, except that she had shorter auburn hair and an orange dress with a flowery theme.

"We're going to have to take a break first, Daisy." Said Rosalina.

"I understand. We need a minute to catch our breath." Responded Daisy.

With a few waves of Rosalina's wand, the bright comet transformed into a floating cosmic space station.

A familiar green capped and blue overalled plumber walked up to the two princesses.

Daisy looked in his direction and expressed a smile. "Hey Luigi! I thought you were fixing and modifying the spare Toad Brigade ship we have."

"Don't-a worry. I'm-a almost done." Said Luigi. "Those-a mechanic techniques Professor Gadd taught-a me are actually pretty useful once-a you get-a the hang of it. Plus, I have-a him as a means of powering the ship up."

Luigi then pointed to a familiar yellow electric mouse that was hiding behind a box of parts with its head only peeking out. "Relax. Pikachu's just-a fine once-a you get to know him. He's-a only shy."

"I know a few Lumas who are like that too, Luigi. I completely understand what he's feeling." Responded Rosalina.

Just when Luigi was about to get back to working on the Toad ship, a beeping sound came from the observatory's main computer.

"What's-a the alert about?" Inquired Luigi.

"It's a distress signal coming from a part of the cosmos we haven't covered yet." Replied Rosalina.

Pikachu ran up to the princesses and the plumber with curious intent.

"I'm playing it now." Said Rosalina as she pressed a button.

"This is Samus Aran calling from the Great Fox! Our main craft is crippled out here and..."

"Samus!" Exclaimed Luigi in surprise. "I think she's-a in major trouble!"

Pikachu started to tear up for his friend as he expressed his worry.

This reaction was unsurprising for Luigi because he knew about the close bond Samus and Pikachu shared during the Subspace War since she saved him from being the Subspace Army's reserved power supply.

Daisy comforted the Pokemon by gently petting him which he surprisingly accepted despite the timid feelings displayed before.

"Pi pika pii… " Cried Pikachu.

"I'm sorry about this, but who is Samus, Luigi?" Asked Rosalina.

Luigi didn't hesitate to explain. "She's-a galactic bounty hunter who's-a saved the galaxy on more than one occasion from evil threats. We fought-a side by side against-a Tabuu ten years ago."

"Well, she sounds like a person not a lot of people want to mess with." Surmised Rosalina. "Let's head on over to where her distress signal was."

Rosalina quickly transformed the observatory back into its comet form and initiated the vehicle into lightspeed. "Let's head on over to that signal." Said the cosmic princess.

Fifteen Minutes Later

The observatory emerged from lightspeed only to find nothing but wreckage and debris floating around weightlessly.

"I… I think we're too late." Uttered Daisy sorrowfully.

"Hold on." Said Rosalina. "The observatory is picking up a heat signature but it's very faint."

"Where's it-a coming from?" Asked Luigi.

"Just a little farther out to our right." Responded Rosalina.

After a few minutes of searching and following, they found the source of the heat signature. "It's-a Samus!" Exclaimed Luigi. "We need to take-a her inside or she'll-a suffocate!"

The bounty hunter was floating adrift in an unconscious state. She had pieces of her armor missing. Especially her left arm and right leg which exposed the blue zero suit underneath. There were also some major ruptures and burns around her torso and helmet.

"I'll have some Lumas bring her in." Said Rosalina.

Once the Lumas brought her inside the oxygen barrier that covered the observatory, they took off her damaged armor and carried her to the nearby bedroom where she could recover. The four heroes followed them, with Pikachu worrying the most.

"Pika… " Cried Pikachu concernedly.

Once Samus was in the bed in her zero suit, the four fighters discussed what to do. Rosalina, Luigi, and Daisy were standing around the bed while Pikachu was on the bed, worriedly standing over the comatose bounty hunter.

"I understand she was under attack, but how is she still alive despite her being human?" Inquired Rosalina.

"I believe it has-a something to do with the unique DNA pattern she possesses." Answered Luigi. "I remember that-a she told me once that this alien race called the Chozo augmented her genetic code when she was-a very young. As a result, she's-a stronger, faster, more agile, and-a more durable than a normal person. On top of-a that, it looked like her-a helmet and torso armor pieces were still intact so she had some-a oxygen to spare. It's-a not surprising that she's-a survived this long in the cold vacuum of-a space."

"I guess that sums it up." Said Rosalina. "Still, it doesn't explain why she was attacked in the first place or how we should wake her up."

The cosmic princess continued her analysis as she hovered her wand over her body. "She's in a comatose state and her vitals are slow but normal."

Daisy thought of an idea. "Pikachu, why don't you try and jolt her awake?"

Pikachu was understandably reluctant to do it because he was afraid he might hurt his friend.

"Pika…" Said the Pokemon as he shook his head.

"Don't worry." Comforted Rosalina. "Like Luigi said, your friend is inherently tougher than most people. She can take the shock. Wouldn't you want to see her awake again?"

The electric mouse was fully convinced as he nodded his head in determination. He proceeded to wake Samus up by gradually charging up a quick jolt of electricity to her chest like a defibrillator.

Pikachu was readying the charge with his red electricity sacs on his face over Samus's chest. "Pikaaa…"

As he was readying the charge, the other heroes stood by and watched in anticipation.

Pikachu then proceeded with the charge. "CHU!" He jolted Samus's chest so much to where she immediately awoke with saucer-wide eyes and a big gasp of air. She quickly got out of the bed in the blink of an eye, standing behind the doorway as the four fighters looked on.

When Samus awoke, she could feel numb all over her body from the electric charge while her mind was light headed and a bit disoriented. On top of that, she could see spots that partially blinded her.

It took a minute for the bounty hunter to fully recompose herself both physically and mentally before finally looking behind to clearly see the four heroes.

"P… Pikachu? Luigi?" Asked Samus weakly.

Pikachu immediately ran up to Samus with ecstatic intent, jumping in her arms and cuddling in them. "Pika! Pika!"

"Haha! It's… good to see you too, old friend!" Samus said happily.

As she set the electric type down on the bed, she looked toward the rest of the group. "So… how long have I been out? What did I miss?"