Sobimoruu, the shaman behind the rescuing of Samus stood before the chozo council. He stared at the massive golden pillars covered with ancient texts and plucked a few of his feathers. The council was taking their time talking amongst themselves.

Finally, one addressed Sobimoruu, "Yes, we have come to a decision." Sobimoruu looked up.

"Well, let's hear it."

"We do not believe it is wise for one so young to become a warrior. And as for your belief that Samus is the chozo savior, a human cannot fill such a role, we have someone else in mind."

"But the pirate attacks are becoming so frequent! And she wants to help."

One of the council members cut him off, "Silence, we did not say she could not go through with the warrior ritual, we merely said we do not think it wise. We normally would not allow this but with the constant pirate attacks and the destruction of SR388 by the metroids we need all the help we can get."

"Thank you very much, you've made the right decision."

"I hope so, is that all you wanted to ask? There are others wishing to speak with us."

"Yes, that's all, farewell, and ancestors smile on you."

"Same on you and have a nice day." Sobimoruu turned around and exited the grand building, passing the line that had been standing behind him.

Samus went over the message she just typed.

Dear Taklon,

How's your day been? It's not fair that you get to be a warrior already. Well, Sobimoruu is seeing the council about me becoming a warrior. Hopefully I'll be up there with you soon. I've just been so bored here lately. I hear so much about the pirates. I want to help in any way I can. Tobi's says he's worried about me. He says I'm good at cooking and should become a chef. I never really thought so. Since the school closed down I've had a lot of time. I've been hanging out with Nikora a lot. Well, stay safe.

Love,

Samus

Samus sent the message to the space station up in orbit. Taklon was staying there and fighting against the pirates that kept trying to reach the planet.

She was thinking of something to escape boredom when she heard Tobi call, "Samus, come here, Sobimoruu has come back." Samus leapt from her seat and headed for the front door hoping she would get to become a warrior. Sobimoruu was sitting at the table, Tobi pouring him something to drink.

"Hello, Samus.", greeted Sobimoruu."

"Hello, what's the news?", replied Samus nearly hopping up and down.

"You can go through with the warrior ritual."

"Really!"

"Yes, really, the ship is ready and waiting."

"Oh, thank you, I'll never forget this."

Samus ran over and hugged Tobi, "Bye, I'll be safe."

"Come back soon."

"I will, bye." Samus ran out the door and toward the small ship in the front yard.

Samus was on the ship heading toward some planet where the warrior ritual would be held.

"I know I'm supposed to meet some chozo ghosts and they'll make me a warrior but I still don't know much about this ritual.", said Samus to the captain.

"There isn't much to tell. The ritual is different for everyone. There's always some trial but the ancestors decide on a different trial for each person. For some it's easy, for others it's hard."

"Oh, that cleared things up a little I guess."

"Good, because we're here."

"Wow, already."

"Yup." The captain pulled a lever and the floor beneath Samus disappeared. She had been told she would be dropped off in this manner but it still caught her off guard.

She fell through the atmosphere of the planet, screaming. Her ears were popping and her face felt like it was being torn off by the wind. She closed her eyes to stop the stinging. She fell for a few minutes. All of a sudden she felt a jerk when her parachute automatically deployed. Soon her jet pack ignited slowing her down farther and she landed gently on the ground, feet first. She opened her eyes and surveyed her surroundings. She was in the middle of a seemingly peaceful forest, with the sounds of various birds filling the air. She removed the parachute and the now burnt out jet pack. Samus then realized that she had no idea what she was supposed to do.

Samus looked down and to her amazement a steel box was laying on the ground. She could have sworn it wasn't there before. Warily, she opened the box. There was a laser pistol, a rock, and a stick inside and she felt she would need them so she grabbed them and put them in her backpack. There was also a letter telling her to reach the top of a mountain to the north. Samus could walk fast and figured this would be easy for her. She could see the mountain in the distance and took off.

After two hours of walking she was very tired and leaned against a tree. The gravity on this planet seemed to be about twice as strong as on Zebes. She noticed this from the start but she didn't think it would be such a problem. By now, she could barely move her legs. She was so drained but she would not give up. She promised herself she would beat whatever challenges lay on this planet. She was soon asleep. Samus woke up after what felt like several hours. She looked up and saw that the sun had barely moved at all. Perhaps she hadn't slept so long. She felt a little better anyway. Samus was startled by a rustling in some bushes some distance away from her.

She slowly walked over to the bush to find that there was nothing there. There were some broken branches however. Suddenly, she heard a snarl from behind her and she ducked just in time as a strange beast flew right over her head. The creature landed several yards from her and turned to face her. This was one of the most hideous animals Samus had ever seen. It had four legs which were triple jointed, a long tail with spikes on the end, was covered in greasy hair and had tusks with eyes on them. The animal leapt again and Samus shot at it with her laser pistol and dodged its attack. The animal was seriously wounded with a gaping hole in its side but it did not stop. It shook off the pain and charged Samus again. Samus shot it three more times. The creature skidded to a stop but one of it's tusks still cut into Samus's right arm. Samus had killed it. Her arm stung so badly though. She kicked the creature to be sure it was dead and was about to rest when she heard more snarling noises. It sounded like there were at least five more of them headed for her.

She took off, running as fast as she could, unable to see the creatures because of the snarling. No matter how long she ran she couldn't lose them. Samus was beginning to slow down, her legs about to give out and various plants cutting her as she passed. She screamed and came to a stop at the edge of a cliff. The ground just ended and there was a seventy foot drop-off with a harsh looking river below. Samus whipped around and saw the pack of wild animals crawling out of the foliage. She shot madly and killed two of them while backing up. One of the creatures leapt at her. She backed up but felt herself losing her footing. She slipped on some moss, and fell off the cliff, her feet scraping against the rock. After falling for what felt like forever she hit the water hard and started sinking. Samus kicked back up to the surface but found herself pulled back and forth in the white water, crashing into the occasional rock. She struggled to the edge of the river and washed up on the bank.

She lay there for some time catching her breath. Eventually she tried standing up but pain seared through her left leg and she collapsed back on the ground. She could tell her leg was broken. She wasn't going anywhere in her condition and decided to rest. Maybe the pain would subside a little. Hopefully the creatures wouldn't be able to reach her.

Samus was sitting in a comfortable chair at home, sipping a lemonade. She was very aware that she was dreaming. She did not care. If she woke up she would just be in pain again. She was thinking of how it was such a nice day when she was interupted by a squeaky voice. She set down her lemonade and shook her head.

She heard it again, "Samus, pay attention, I'm talking to you." She looked down, and there, swimming in her lemonade was a tiny, transparent chozo. Samus screamed and knocked the lemonade over. She heard the voice right next to her ear. The chozo was standing on her shoulder!

"You need to wake up Samus or you will never become a warrior."

"I don't care any more! If it's that hard I should just stay put and wait for someone to rescue me."

"Don't be this way. You're stronger than that and you know it."

"No, I change my mind. I don't want to be a chozo warrior. Tobi's right. I'd make a good chef."

"Shut up and listen, being a chef will not help you become the savior of the chozo."

"Hm, Sobimoruu talks like that. He's crazy though."

"No, it is you who have gone crazy, you who have betrayed what you are meant to be. If you do not go through with this the universe may be destroyed."

"What are you talking about?", asked Samus, freaked out.

"Prophecies were written about the chozo savior. You are the only one who can fill that role."

"But I'm human. Oh, fine, I'll wake up. I can't have peace in my own dream so I might as well."

"That's right", said the tiny chozo, making wide gestures with its arms.

There was a flash of light and when it cleared the chozo was giant and Samus was standing in its hand blinking. She was pretty confused at this point. The hand wrapped around Samus and closed. She shouted and tried squirming out of the giant hand but it was closed to tightly. She felt some movement and then was thrown through the air, flying an incredible distance. She saw the ground rushing toward her and she almost hit when the dream stopped and she woke up.

Samus cleared the sleep from her eyes and sat up.

"That was a weird dream.", she said to herself. She decided that she would not give up despite the hardship. Her leg felt better but she still couldn't walk on it that well. Over the course of half an hour she gathered some branches and various plants and made a splint for her leg. She limped on toward the mountain again and prayed that she wouldn't run into more trouble since she lost all of her weapons when she fell off the cliff.

Samus had been heading toward the top of the mountain for five days now. She knew the days were pretty long compared to the days on Zebes but she didn't know how long, exactly. With her chozo blood it took two days for her leg to heal. She estimated that she had been on the planet for for three standard or earth weeks now. She hoped that she would reach the top soon. The isolation was playing tricks on her mind and she hadn't eaten in a while. It was hard getting up the mountain. Sometimes she would be stuck for what seemed like hours, unable to find a way to climb farther up without falling. She was fairly close to the peak now though. She was almost there and excitement filled her as she pulled herself up and onto the very top of the mountain. There was a problem however.

A space pirate was standing there staring down at her. The pirate reached for its gun while Samus stood up. She rolled to the side and a bullet grazed her arm. She thrusted with a spear she had made some time ago and shoved it through the pirate's chest. It fell over and made strange noises, dropping its gun. Samus stood over it, smiling but she couldn't bring herself to kill it. She didn't understand why she couldn't kill it. The pirates had killed her parents after all. She guessed it was the way it seemed so helpless. The pirate did not have the same feelings. It leapt to its feet and swung at Samus with its scythe, leaving a nasty cut on her stomach. Samus swung her spear at it hard. The pirate lost its balance, and fell off, tumbling down the side of the mountain. Relieved that the situation was over Samus rested and inspected her wounds.

She was surprised when the air about her began to glow blue. A multitude of chozo ghosts appeared before her. She was awestruck and just sat there with her mouth open. The chozo ghosts were all rather tall, and adorned in jewelry. There had to be at least 500 of them. Some of them were floating in the space around the mountain. Samus just stared until one spoke. The one speaking was a transparent blue and had a crown.

"Well, done, child, you have passed the test and deserve to be called a chozo warrior. There is a great destiny in you."

"Uh, thanks.", said Samus unable to think of much else.

"As a very special warrior you get special equipment. This is a power suit, the same as the ones worn by many other chozo warriors throughout time. This particular suit has a history. It has been worn by the greatest chozo heroes throughout the millenia. It has been updated to keep up with the times and modified so it may fit you of course." Several ghosts came forward and handed Samus the individual pieces of the suit. The ghosts bearing the suit bowed and floated away. Samus donned the armor piece by piece except for the helmet. It was easier to see without it. She looked at the cannon on her right arm. The suit did have a powerful feeling about it.

Samus spoke, "Thanks, but how do I use this?"

"Do not worry, you will figure it out. It will be second nature to you."

"How do I get home?"

"Do not bother yourself with the details. We will send you where you need to be."

"What's that mean."

"Perhaps I should show you." The crowned chozo lifted his arms and Samus felt a strange sensation as she was teleported across over 500 light years in less than five seconds. The sensation passed and she could see again. She was aboard a space station of some sort.

"See, amazing, yes?", reverberated a voice in her mind.