The regeneration pod inside the cramped scape ship opened with a hiss. The lid opened, tilting to the side, and a pair of arms tasted around the opening groggily.
A good-looking woman sat up in the pod with a groan. She had long hair that was tied in a ponytail and wore a blue, tight-fitting bodysuit that left nothing to the imagination.
She was also Yui Ikari.
"Where... where am I?" she mumbled as she clumsily climbed out of the regeneration pod. Her mind in a haze, she looked around the ship, seeing the heavy armor that was hanging in a case at the wall, the screen with the words 'Autopilot' and the wide emptiness of space beyond the cockpit window.
That view pulled her out of her daze. "Outer space?" she murmured. She walked closer to the window and stared at the star-filled scenery in front of her.
"The little green guy really spoke the truth," she realized. "He brought me to a different place... into the place of... somebody else?"
She looked down at her body and was astonished. She had never looked trimmer and fitter as now. But as long as she could see in her reflection in the cockpit's smooth surface, she was still herself, with the same face, the same hair color...
She felt guilty that she was now occupying the space of the unknown woman who obviously had been the owner of this vessel. But if Celebi spoke the truth, the ship wouldn't be of any use for this woman anymore anyway.
After seeing so much unknown, advanced technology, the scientist in her awoke. "Compared with this, the equipment we had back at GEHIRN and NERV is nothing at all," she murmured, sitting down in the pilot's chair. "At least this ship seems to be on autopilot." Hesitantly, she raised a finger and pressed a button. 'Hopefully this is just the windshield wiper...' she thought.
To her surprise, a tiny, holographic image of a planet appeared over the console, hovering and spinning on the spot. She could see that this planet was labeled with NORION. Next to the image, a tiny blip was approaching the planet. She assumed that this was her current location.
"I think I just wait until I have arrived at that planet until I touch anything..." she said to herself. Standing up again, she took a closer look at her surroundings.
She walked up to the case with the futuristic space armor and looked at it, intrigued. When her hand brushed a glowing panel to her left, the case opened and lowered a small platform which looked like it could be stepped on.
At first Yui was hesitant, but then her curiosity won. She stepped onto the platform and got lifted upwards.
"Suit activation initiated," a pleasant female computer voice spoke out of nowhere. "Scanning now."
Yui gasped when a glowing, blue beam wandered across her whole face, making her blink.
"Identified as Samus Aran, owner of Chozo Power Suit, Zebes model. Have a nice day, Samus!"
Yui's body then got pulled back into the case, and all around her, the various parts of the Power Suit attached themselves to her body, effectively turning her into a formidable space warrior. In the end, the helmet was lowered onto her head and connected itself with the rest of the suit. For a while, everything was dark for Yui, but then the suit's visor activated itself.
"Suit activation complete," the same computer voice said. "Please step out of the activation chamber."
The platform lowered itself and Yui staggered out of the case. She looked down at her left hand which was now completely encased in a hard, but fitting armor glove that still allowed free movement of her fingers. She then looked at her right hand... and gasped upon seeing the huge cannon that was attached to her.
She shook her head. "I don't believe this..." she murmured. "I have never been a fighter or anything. I am a scientist... how can I ever get used to this?"
But it was to find her son, she knew that. And for her Shinji, she would gladly go through hell. In the corner of her view, she saw several strange icons. While she was still wondering what they were supposed to be, her whole view suddenly shifted as her visor mode got changed.
"Scan Visor activated," the computer said.
'I think I get it,' Yui thought. 'Several of this suit's functions are being activated just by thinking about them... well, let's give this 'Scan Visor' a try...'
She looked at the tiny holograph of the planet Norion, which was still floating over the console and started scanning.
It wasn't long until the text appeared in front of her eyes. She started reading: 'Though located on the fringe of the Federation, the planet Norion is of great importance. The military maintains a strong presence in the sector, and the base on Norion is often the first line of defense against enemies that operate outside of GF space. Originally a barren orb incapable of sustaining life, a sophisticated terraforming project designed by Aurora Unit 486 has turned Norion into a hardy forest world.'
"Well, good to know that I'm travelling to a base of this Space Federation... provided that they are the good guys. If not, I guess I'll find out soon enough..."
She wondered if she should try turning the ship around and not head for that planet until she knew more about this 'Federation'. But as she still didn't knew how to pilot the ship manually, it was uncertain if that was even an option right now. Besides, she had to begin with her search somewhere...
So she sat down in the pilot seat, leaned back and waited until 'her' gunship arrived at Norion.
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