Some of the technoforms retained some powers after they were assimilated. This had been a problem down on the planet - though they were generally mindless, a few retained slightly higher intelligence because it was Coluans that were getting assimilated.

Fortunately, the staff managed to lock down parts of the ship and call in Legionnaires to deal with Thad before much damage had been done.

It's horrible knowing yet another Legionnaire has been turned, especially since this was apparently a lab accident. Dipper's still reeling from what happened to Pidge, and as he flies in and the staff locks down the door behind him, his expression is grim and regretful.

He has a feeling that there's going to be more than one funeral on Shanghalla before this is over.

His teke shielding his body, he walks through the eerie, empty hallway and finds an abandoned repair kit from engineering, left by a tech that'd evacuated this area. Pulling out a large metal wrench-like tool, he starts banging it against the metal wall of the hallway, making it ring out like a dinner bell.

"Hey, Thad, come and get it! Nanite meal on legs here!"