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Access Level:  Time Period:  Mother‘s reckoning Log Type:  Journal recorded on field Author:  Chief Geneticist Zeta I may as well make a final recording.  I know you Tourian scum are probably listening in, and that’s fine, Mother.  You deserve to know the reason your blood is about to pour out onto this planet’s dying surface. My song starts long before you joined our ranks.  We Space Pirates were familiar with the sound of Ridley’s war drums.  My job was always to ensure the war machine had enough Space Pirates.  I’ve held my position longer than you have, Mother.  The Space Pirate genome was a symphony under my charge, in tune with the drums of war.  Less and less blood of our pirates’ blood was spilled as they evolved quicker than their enemies could.  I became head of the genetic council and was given the Spawnship, the first of many as the council flourished.   But then Zebes happened. Was it you, that called us to attack those birds?  Or did Ridley recognize the opportunity that you would free him from responsibility and give him even more bloodshed?  Regardless, the Chozo were slain.  We witnessed their spilled blood changing our warriors, even the plants that came in contact with the blood became vicious.  Vexon, you old bastard, it had to be you that Mother took an interest in, didn’t it?  The first handler, the slayer of Chozo.  Members of the genetic council mysteriously fell ill, and Mother was given free reign to start her own genetic legacy, the Zebesian Space Pirates.  Even as I saw my careful curating of the Pirate Genome unravel before my eyes, even as the Space Pirates were almost rent asunder by the growing divide, I thought your vile brain could be used for the good of our species. Then came Kerig.  Not only did you strip away my reign over my symphony, you sent your agent to brainwash my spawnlings.  I thought he was a friend.  But each and every death, which I always attributed as my fault, was a deliberate ploy by him and you.  I should have realized sooner.  I had a perfect record before he showed up.  Those dead spawnlings are your fault.  For what?  To breed madmen like Zhaxule?  I followed your orders and made batches I didn’t agree with, and still you couldn’t stop yourself from manipulating every single Space Pirate I worked with.  I was a fool.  I’ve corrected that.  Kerig died with his broken neck between my claws.  The war drums of Ridley still ring in my ears, even as I climb across this poisonous planet’s surface.  You outlawed music, didn’t you?  Still, a pirate does not forget the call to battle, nor those hallowed drums.  Hail, Great Space Pirates.   Fuck you, Mother.

Access Level:  Science Team, Geology Team, Chozo Studies Division, Access granted upon request to public Time Period:  Submitted during Eye of Phaaze Log Type:  Research notes Author:  Engineer Alra Zebetite has long been considered a major Space Pirate asset.  This mineral is rare in the larger scope of the universe, but is found on high quantities beneath Zebes.  Its regenerative properties helped restore the planet following an event that need not be mentioned by name. Zebetite’s primary property is as an energy conduit.  It is both an energy conductor, and an incredibly efficient battery.  In Tourian, magma is used as a geothermal fuel source.  Zebetite absorbs the heat and converts it into usable energy.  During testing, beam based weaponry also energized the zebetite, again converting it to something usable by the Tourian facility.  This makes zebetite an incredibly useful means of shielding.  Few troopers have earned the privilege of using this substance in their armor, however.  Even in abundance, little can be spared outside of Tourian. Mother Brain’s wave emissions (considered by some to be so-called “psychic energy” but for scientific purposes will be considered here as background radiation from Her operations) also react with Zebetite in a similar manner.  This in turn creates a sort of feedback loop in which Mother Brain retains 90% of her energy emitted, significantly boosting her efficiency without even taking into consideration that the geothermal Zebetite is the original fuel source.  It is clear why it is necessary for her operations.  The research into zebetites’s reactions with heavier doses of radiation are still ongoing.  Phazon is promising in that field of research, but the interactions between the two substances are still largely unknown. Zebetite’s secondary property is its regenerative nature.  In its raw form, the mineral rapidly reacts to surrounding energy and expands.  In this way, it could be considered a “metroid-like” mineral.  When further refined, zebetite is given a base-shape, maintained by either glass or a semi-permeable memory film.  When damaged in this state, it will quickly respond to energy and reform to the manufactured state.  This property reinforces the concept of zebetite acting as a form of shielding.  It also means that essential energy pathways and circuits can repair themselves without maintenance, incredibly useful in hard to reach or extremely hot sectors. In conclusion, our data suggests that the Chozo did not settle for Zebes as a mere coincidence, but specifically sought it for zebetite found within.  Metroid Studies has also been informed of its properties but refuses to look into it further, and Mother Brain’s Tourian data does not suggest that the “metroid-like” properties played a role in metroid’s genetic development.  Nonetheless, the wondrous nature of this mineral reminds us why Zebes is a perfect home.  Hail Zebes, Hail Great Mother. Overseer’s note:  Final paragraph is omitted from public issue of this log.  Staff personnel outside of Chozo Studies and Tourian Executives are forbidden from speculating on Chozo motivations.  Author was reprimanded but no rations were docked, as Chozo Studies considered the information to be somewhat useful.

Pledge allegiance to The New Federation, and swear loyalty to Chairman Martin.  Only then will we have peace. 

Next phase of Phaaze terraforming involves Zebetite spires to amplify Mother’s signal.  We are going to require Space Pirate structures all over this planet.  When the Galactic Federation signal beam device is in our possession, we can then proceed to modify it.  Instead of causing it to decay phazon into lead, we’ll use it to break down phazon into something Mother can more easily convert into biomatter.  At that point we’ll deal with the Svychx situation as it comes up.  I have taken the necessary precautions to ensure that my blood has enough antiphazon to fight her off on my own, if necessary.

Unfortunately, Mother chose to sacrifice herself over Phaaze.  Svychx revived her with my aid, and now she has chosen a better, second decision.  With a leviathan’s assistance, Tourian arrived on Phaaze.  The trip was not a fond memory.

Access Level:  please don’t read Time Period:  help me Log Type:   ☺ Author:  zhaxule and metroid friend I have discovered the nature of Mother Brain.  She will not be satisfied.  Not by any amount of control, over minds, over metroids, over worlds, over me.  She wants to become the embodiment of control itself.  She wishes to become the one and only law that rules the universe, not one of mere political factions, but a permanent force, like gravity.  She wants to become something that can never be destroyed, just like energy, ever-changing but always there.  Usurping the hands will only be the beginning.  godhood is just the first step I can’t let her.  There’s no room for me in that world.  There’s no room for Svychx, either.  No room for anyone.  Mother and Svychx?  Impossible!  They’re paradoxes!  They’re inseparable!  Mother is control but she lets her loyal pirates do what they wish!  Svychx is a manifestation of phazon, something that seeks to spread without restriction.  Yet restrict she does!!!  She’s learned from mistakes and is following Mother’s precise control.  They balance each other. But why hasn’t it collapsed yet?  Svychx isn’t the will of phazon.  She hasn’t been for a while.  Her intentions and the will of phazon align at times, but it’s never been further apart than now.  Strange purple, and now Mother’s silver plague slowly consuming my body while my mind mind is good Yes, my friend.   But still, should I heal Mother, to buy myself some time?  Nonono, look what happened to Epsilon, he helped her and as soon as his path left Mother she ripped his mind inside out. Svychx is a pawn and so am I.  Mother wants to become the law.  I now know what I must do.  I must break the law.  I must usurp it so that Mother can never control anything again.  I have performed my first miracle, raising the dead.  she called me a pet I know, I know.  You’re the first metroid to write a pirate log.  I have my armor, it should block any of Mother’s brainwaves, if she even has any strong enough to hurt me.  We must go.  For my second miracle, we will vanish!

The repair crew is starting to creep me out.  Pirates clad in red armor, walking through Tourian's magma chambers, back and forth from Norfair.  I understand their importance, but they still make me feel uneasy, and I'm the one stationed with Mother!  Many are working underneath with the robot pirates, but we've stopped production, so I don't know what they're doing right now.  I've heard rumors that they're funded by the Corporate Alliance.  They are also supposedly the ones that rebuilt Zebes from nothing but space rubble after the Hunter's second attack.  Did the Corporate Alliance prop us up to oppose the Federation?  Or was the repair crew always Mother's go-to in the worst case scenario? I'm glad I'm on Zebes and not confined to a ship, but I'd rather these red buffoons not interrupt me on my research just so they can climb down underneath my room.  I can hear them in Mother's wall right now!  They'll think twice about bothering me if I let a metroid loose again...

MESSAGE FROM MB Priority:  Low Welcome back, Space Pirates.  I, Mother Brain, am once again in constant contact with you.  You may have heard rumors, and you certainly have concerns due to the Space Pirate network being down.  These were the actions of Space Pirate rebels.  These rebels have since been executed.  Communications are once again encrypted with the pinnacle of Space Pirate technology. You may also have heard of the situation on Urtraghus, following my visit.  The rumors are true, in part.  The growing rebel situation was very well understood, and a decoy was sent in order draw the rats out.  The operation was successful and Urtraghus will once again be under our control. I have one more message for you, brave Space Pirates.  My health is at its peak.  I am prepared to lead you once more.  The rumors of my weakness were spread by the rebels, for rebels.  They understand that with my might united with yours, we are unstoppable.  Svychx is once again by my side, and we have reinforced my form even further.  That is all, for now.  Tomorrow's encryption channel is Gamma. Hail, Great Space Pirates.