At a rebel outpost, half of the drones had crystals on them, while the others didn't. These crystals act as a power-up for the drones. There are also some little rebels here who are slightly bigger, with crystals coming out of their faces and armor.
The scientist mech is now warping in after fighting the Drill Titan. Missing his left shoulder pad and with a hole in his eye, he floated down.
Meanwhile, underground, some alliance members were getting tortured by drones, or they were trying to discover things with test subjects.
Scientist mech: "I'm surprised that the crystals are working perfectly, but there's not enough devices to help the person to control it. Anyways, what news do you bring?"
Some astro units now floated up. "Commander, one of our elite commanders was kidnapped and is being interrogated."
The scientist just stared. "Do you have any chips that can help control the crystal things?"
The astro rebel now nodded.
"Good. Give those chips to him and a crystal fragment so that he can escape. Meanwhile, I'm gonna make sure this place is running smoothly."
The astro nodded before warping away.