Seeing as I haven't done U-Mos's POV yet, I decided to give it a try. By the way, certain anonymous reviewers, what did you mean by Pirate Confederation? I was slightly perplexed after your review. Anyway, hope you guys enjoy! Remember! Rate and review!

"Keep going, Rundas! She's on her way!" I said to the Phrygisian as he shot at the monster's eyes. "It should not be long, now."

"Man, it's taking her a while! What was she doing, going out for tea?" he shouted. "If so, then I'll probably pay for it!"

I chuckled. "She was just transferring the fuel gel to the siphoning chamber. Plus, faced a little run in with some Metroids." I joined him over at the rail, watching him battle.

"Metroids? What are those doing on Colossus?" he asked in confusion, sideways glancing at me.

I shrugged. "Metroids like to find abandoned or disfiguring areas to roost, I suppose."

The creature was beginning to lose its energy; hunched over and breathing deeply in exhaustion. Its corpse made body was shrinking with each plasma shot Rundas sent out, and a horrid stench was filling the already musty air. The smell of burning flesh. I covered my nose, as did Rundas.

"Man this thing stinks!" he groaned, shaking his head. "I think I'm gonna-" his gaze fully found me. "Whoa! What's with you?"

I saddened inside. I knew what he was talking about. Leviathan Parasite... "What do you mean?" I wondered, false in obliviousness.

"You're... covered in veins..." Rundas motioned towards my body nervously.

I looked down, seeing my reflection in a puddle below my feet. My face was covered in the blue nerves, eyes completely sapphire. My stomach was burning, and the axons were thickest and deepest in hue as they crawled out of my wound. I was paling from healthy gold to ghastly silver, and I seemed to be... glowing.

"U-Mos?" Rundas asked again, after I traced the protruding Phazon neurons on my arm.

I sighed. "I've been infected with a Leviathan Parasite, so Samus informs." I heard the defeat and sadness in my own voice. "I am becoming corrupt."

"What? You-?! No! That's impossible! You're a Luminoth! You can't get corrupted!" he sputtered, disbelief all over his face.

"The luckless Sentinels of my planet suffered the same fate, did they not?" I pointed out, my head antennae drooping. "I do not see how I am much different. I am the fifth descendant."

"But you're the coolest Luminoth I've ever seen! You've guarded your race! Helped Samus prevent the corruption of Aether! You even survived Dark Samus bursting through your stomach for Phrygis sake!" Rundas shouted, his tone astonished.

"Why are you concerned? I recall on Olympus you held ill feelings towards me." I questioned, and he went rigid.

"This may sound selfish, but I don't want you to go crazy so you can give me my memories back..." the Phrygisian muttered, turning back to the behemoth he was previously battling. "And I can't imagine Samus's expression when she sees you corrupted..." He hung his head. "I can barely remember her face when she saw me..."

I looked intently at him. "You shan't have to worry for me. I have enough faith in Samus that she will save me. Maybe I might be able to resist the Parasite," I tried to make him understand I would make it. Though, I was unsure myself of what would become of me. "Miracles can happen. Take your return, for example."

Rundas's appearance was unreadable. "I really hope you're right, U-Mos."

It was at that moment that the collapsed pipe above began to excrete raw fuel gel, which slavered down and onto the creature's rotting head. Sizzles rose from the bodies, and the scent of searing skin was more potent. It cringed beneath the cascade, and it got worse as a large gush dropped and covered the thing in yellow explosives. A garbled moan came from beneath the heaps of gel.

Then Samus emerged from the open pipe, using the monster's cranium as a stepping stone once she unraveled from her alternate globoid self. Coated in fuel gel, she leaped over to our platform, snatching the cannon from Rundas's hands and aiming. "I said to wait, but didn't say I wouldn't do it. Hey! U-Mos! Get Ghor! This is going to be huge!" she cried, a ball of red plasma building at the barrel.

I obeyed, dragging the sparking Wotan by his skinny foot. "Morakkoued!" he mumbled, arm twitching.

"Ready, Samus." I braced myself.

"Okay, Rundas. You're going to have to make one big ice shield, got it?" the huntress requested. Her Phrygisian friend nodded, his frozen manipulation powers chilling his hands. "Ready?" We each tensed. "Take cover!!"

Samus fired the charged plasma shot, letting the sphere careen towards the sticky beast. Within the split second the beam touched the fuel gel, a splitting shriek stabbed the atmosphere. The explosion was intense, but not only from the gel. Because of the particles of Phazon in the air and water, the reaction was twice as exceptionally high. If I had not have closed my eyes, I most likely would have gone blind. It also didn't help that Rundas's quick ice shield magnified the brightness.

The four of us were blasted backward without mercy, and I cracked my back into the wall. Pain shot through me, but my shouts were unheard above the massive, ground-breaking combustion from the creature we had just detonated. The light lasted for many seconds, and the heat was magnificent. I felt my fur being blown towards my back, and my feathers billowing.

Finally, the Phazonic, fuel gellic glow dimmed, and I opened my eyes. There was no trace at all that the gory demon had even existed, save for the deafening sizzles and the red boiling metal. Mixtures of blood were splattered across the walls, but were quickly evaporating from the extreme warmth. All the water had disappeared, and the pump was nothing but black, charcoaled steel.

I found myself wet, and shook off the liquid from Rundas's ice barrier. It must have melted during the catastrophic bang. I twisted my head to see Samus and Rundas to my right, and Ghor to my left. The huntress was examining the Phrygisian, who was looking as if he were in a daze. Ghor was still uttering random words and blinking extravagant colors.

"I'm fine, Samus, really." Rundas protested against his friend's scanning. "I don't need to be inspected."

"Quiet," she replied austerely. "I don't want you throwing up blood from dehydration, again." He moaned. "Well, you've got a little bit of a fever, but I think you'll be okay. Can you stand?"

"Of course I can stand." He easily did, standing high above the girl and crossing his arms. "See?"

Samus gave him a quizzical look, smiling. "Good. Now let's go investigate that hole." She turned, descending the stairs and onto the brittle floor of the pit. We followed, I carrying Ghor along. "We really did a number on this place, huh?" she laughed.

I studied the smoldering ground, nodding. "Anything interesting down here?"

"Not much. It's all singed," Rundas wandered over to a corner, staring inquisitively at something near his feet. "Wait. Come here, guys."

He beckoned Samus and I over, so we came to his side. "What is it?" I asked, firming my hands on Ghor's arm and knee. "Something interesting?"

Rundas was watching a hole, which was fashioned above another Phazon water stream. The flow was quick and silent. "Do you think Ghor came out of there?" he pondered aloud.

Samus kneeled. "I wonder where it goes..." She looked up at each of us, her eyes shining beneath her visor. "You guys alright with swimming again?"

Rundas nodded, and I forced myself to. I really despised the water. "But what about Ghor? I do not think he will do so well in there." I said, glad that I had conjured an excuse. "What should we do with him?"

Samus sighed. "I guess we could take an alternate route-"

"What if we put him in one of those containers?" Rundas interrupted, pointing to a few empty Phazon storage units that were untouched. I was confused. How had they stayed in perfect condition? "Then he wouldn't be hurt by the water."

I looked to them again, remorsefully. "Sounds like a good idea. U-Mos?" Samus said, my attention directing to her. "Are you okay with that?"

I sighed softly. "I suppose..."

"If you don't want to go into the water I understand-"

"No! It is fine. I will swim with you," I quickly intervened, not wanting to seem weak and whiny because I simply had a phobia of liquids. I went to the barrel, opening it and placing the Wotan carefully inside. He did not move, only stared at me with close attention.

I sealed the lid on the receptacle, laying it gently on the floor. Then I looked to Samus and Rundas, who were waiting near the circular hole. "Why are you just standing there? Let us go!" I attempted to sound enthusiastic.

Rundas stepped to the edge, sinking into the water. He was swept off quickly. Samus hesitated for a second, her visor glinting as she scanned me. I stood stiff, not wanting to disrupt her screening. "U-Mos... I'd be, you know, cautious if I were you..."

"Why?" I asked.

"Your Phazon level has risen to 93%." Without another word, Samus jumped into the pit, disappearing with a splash.

My chest felt hollow. I had a bad sensation in my stomach. I once again appraised my body, watching the Phazon veins grow and twist. My sight flashed blue momentarily, and small tendrils invaded my vision. My organs were chilled, and I shivered as I thought I witnessed something shift inside me. Inappropriately violent thoughts swam in my brain, I gasped, finding myself uncontrollably shaking. Then, I unknowingly walked around Ghor's capsule, diving into the water without a second glance behind me.

"Almost there... Ha ha ha ha!! It's only a matter of sweet time, now..."