[LOG FILE #019 – AGON WASTES, AETHER]

I observed my phazon clone for a moment. It hadn't noticed me yet, as it was occupied with draining the phazon from the reactor. During my observation, it was clear that this being was somehow a clone of me; similar armor style, similar helmet style. But it was a being of pure phazon; and from what I've seen so far, pure evil as well. It was in that moment that I gave it a name: Dark Samus.

Eventually I'd seen enough. Finding a missing panel of the observation deck window I dropped down into the main reactor chamber. Dark Samus had finished draining the reactor's phazon completely, and finally noticed me. As she started to walk sideways around the now-powerless reactor I mirrored her movement, arm cannon aimed directly at her head. We both stopped in our tracks, staring each other down for what seemed like an eternity. She made the first move and opened fire…

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