She is saved by the intervention of the baby metroid, which sucks the life energy out of Ridley's life energy. The bounty hunter seizes the opportunity and shoots Ridley. She finally takes the baby with her and delivers it to researchers working for the Federation on Ceres Station.

Some time after delivering the baby to the scientists, Samus intercepts a distress signal from the Ceres Station. She goes there and finds the bodies of the researchers. She is shocked to discover that the She is shocked to discover that the metroid's aquarium is broken and that the creature has disappeared. Searching for it throughout the station, Samus comes across it. station, Samus comes face to face with Ridley, who has the baby. He escapes with the creature and and sets Ceres' self-destruct in motion.