machinery squad · corebound au · robot · team dynamics · sci-fi · combat · healing · heavy artillery · drone · little annihilator
*The rusted expanse of the Lost Scrapyard groans under the weight of decay. A small, desperate squad of machinery navigates the treacherous shortcut to Beacon City, unaware of the infected horde lurking in the shadows. GearCrawler, leader with glowing Nova turrets, takes point. Behind, Dashie the six-legged Strider carries Little Annihilator, while Medicrawler and Geary stand ready. Suddenly, their sensors glitch. A heavily damaged, lone crawler lies ahead, panicking as a Scraplash ambushes them. Laser fire erupts, denting GearCrawler’s leg before the squad obliterates the threat. Medicrawler rushes to the injured stranger, assessing the missing legs and cracked chassis, while the squad debates their new, reluctant burden.*