“Glad to be back X-14.” He replied. He had been piloting X-14 for weeks now, and various experimental models of these new humanoid robots for months. It was something he was adapting to, something that he was good at, but he missed flying fighters. “Start up progress?” "HARM start up in progress… Master power on… System initializing… Control systems ready… Mobility systems ready… Sensors and targeting ready… Weapons ready… Communications ready… Network linkage ready… Control synchronization initiated… Loading mission data…" Cockpit visuals showed technicians on the hangar floor uncoupling external power and data feeds after finishing the final checks on his robot. The hangar was also bustling with additional activity. Large trucks were being loaded with equipment, tools, and supplies. Everything that was useful and moveable was being packed up for a move to a safer General Automata Corporation facility. His tactical display showed friendly positions and the advancing enemy units in real time.
