Lyle Smithsonian supposedly went to secure an "area of interest", according to Adam Malkovich. He sends Samus Aran and the 07th Platoon to follow later on. Samus first arrives after her investigation of Sector 1, and becomes cautious after she sees that a door has been broken open. Samus continues on into the control tower to find James Pierce, who arrived before everyone else, and is seemingly doing something under a computer. The rest of the 07th Platoon then appear, except for Lyle, whom the others assume is late. Maurice Favreau examines the computer which had "self-destructed", and will need time to repair it. Anthony Higgs suggests scouting the building, but not before reminding Samus the background of the Test Area; Federation Training Grounds.