Prologue

***TOP SECRET FEDERATION TRANSMISSION*** Please input code: ****** ... ... ... Access Granted To: Special Contract Agent Samus Aran From: Galactic Federation HQ RE: New Mission

Greetings Samus.

First of all, we would like to request that you not make public what you found on Biologic's space station. It was unfortunate and unforeseen that you discovered the Metroid breeding program, but I'm sure that we can put that behind us for now.

Now, concerning your new mission, you shouldn't have any trouble at all with this one. There has been a recent outbreak of pirate activity throughout the quadrant. We doubt the ability of the Pirates to organize such an attack on their own after the multiple raids on Zebes, thanks to you, so we have reason to believe that this is no major Pirate offensive. Intelligence indicates that it is a renegade band of Pirates, but their true objectives are unclear. However, considering their targets, it could well be that they are trying to get a hold of genetic experimentation information, some of it regarding the Metroid breeding program. We can only assume that they are trying to re-create the Metroids for their own purposes once more.

Now comes the unpleasant part. We have traced the activities back to a specific planet: Tallon IV. This behavior is reckless of the pirates, but we assure you that it is true. We have fourteen reconnaissance reports regarding this.

You're required for this mission due to your experience on this planet in the past. You know the terrain better than any of us, and you are the best equipped for handling this mission. Alone, you can easily penetrate their base and destroy whatever operations they have been conducting.

Try not to mess things up as bad as you did back in orbit around SR388.

Good luck, Samus.

Sincerely,

The Galactic Federation Council, Military Unit