Samantha began to shake violently and her temperature began to rise. The soldier taking care of her ran out of the quarters and straight for the commander.
"Commander!!!" he panted.
"What is it now?"
"It's the child! The sleeping draught you asked me to inject has terrible side effects, sir!"
"What happened?!"
"Her biological activity is beyond normal and her vitals are off the charts!"
"Any way we can reverse this effect?"
"The medics are on it and they say that the only way to reverse it is to infuse her with our blood."
"Why hasn't this happened yet?"
"Her biological signature is different from ours and they have tested everyone, but one for a similar biological signature."
"And who is the last one?"
"You, sir."
"Then begin testing…"
The commander followed the soldier to his quarters and found Samantha having a seizure while the medics tried to get her into a harness to prevent any more damage to the others or her. Suddenly, she fell to the ground, panting and covered in sweat. The commander quickly ran through the test and began the blood infusion. The medics even had some implants fixed into her so that she could control the Chozo abilities that were in the blood. An hour later, Samantha was in a calm sleep. The infusion was a success and her vitals and activity began to drop toward what was normal.
"Are you ok, Ikara?" the commander asked as he tucked in the child.
"Yes," Commander Ishuzu. "It was that I was afraid she would be a goner…"
"Hmm… Perhaps you want to be in charge of her once we get back to Tallon VI?"
"But commander, you know that I have no idea how to run a family. How will I know how to take care of her? Besides, it was your blood that saved her…"
"True… Then I will take charge of her. She will go to school like the other Chozo children and learn the ways of the Chozo. When she is old enough, she will leave and find her own destiny. Go ahead and keep watch over her for now."
"Yes, sir," Ikara replied as he left the room.
Ishuzu sat at his desk, thinking about what just happened.
"This child…" he thought. "She has now been infused with Chozo blood… My blood… She now has the abilities of a Chozo. The speed, the flexibility, all hers. Perhaps when she has grown, I will teach her the art of fighting that our people had so long forgotten about… With these Pirates going around and we, a former warring race who have gone pacifist, no longer know how to fight, she is probably the one that the will save the universe and protect the peace, just as the Ancients have foretold… If I cannot find out about her real name, then she shall be called 'Samus,' after our goddess, Samisu."
"Sir," one of the Chozo at the control board interrupted. "We are arriving at Tallon IV."
"Prepare for docking procedures."
"Yes, sir!"
From where Ishuzu was sitting, he could see his home planet get bigger and bigger as they came nearer and nearer.
"Samus-San," he thought. "Welcome to your new home, Tallon IV."