

The team discovers the body of a Lab Worker, and are soon attacked by a collective mass of purple insects. Adam refuses to divulge why they are on the station, but Samus decides to stay on board for the sake of the platoon. Leading them is Commander Adam Malkovich, her former commanding officer. Soon after landing on the seemingly deserted BOTTLE SHIP, Samus encounters the Galactic Federation 07th Platoon, and is greeted by Anthony Higgs, an old friend from her days in the Federation Army. Weeks later, she picks up a Baby's Cry distress signal from the derelict BOTTLE SHIP.

After giving a mission report, Samus departs for space. The game begins with a dream recounting the climax of Super Metroid, where Samus battles against Mother Brain and watches the baby die. Samus witnesses the death of the baby in a scene from Super Metroid.
