The vehicle rocks as it moves, limbs covering uneven terrain. It holds together well but its construction is improvised, none of the pieces used for their original purposes. It wants to take flight but is not allowed. It receives instruction from the pilot and the pilot denies the request. The cargo is too delicate for flight. It would be too dangerous. The lines between the pilot and the cargo are blurred. The cargo wears a piece of the pilot like a limb. The lines between the pilot and the vehicle are blurred. The pilot wears a limb of the vehicle’s. The lines between the vehicle and the cargo are blurred. The vehicle monitors the cargo’s life with tanks and jacks.

The pilot prods the cargo.

You must awaken. ...
You must awaken. ...
You are awake. ...
I can tell. Where are we.
There are machines in us. You have placed machines in us.
Hold your speech. You have made us your prisoners.
You must listen. You have the egg.
You are keeping us here to use. I have you.
You are being protected. Like how you protect the egg.
We are being held. You are being protected.
You are in no immediate danger. You have given us to your creator.
I am protecting you from the Mothership. You are trying to deceive us.
The way you were before. You have given us to your creator.
You are being protected. The Mothership is searching for us.
I have been evading it. You are going to take us to your creator.
You have been unconscious. We have been evading the Mothership.
I created this vehicle to carry you. You created this as a prison.
If you leave you will die or be captured. You are still very injured.
I have been keeping you alive. Why are we injured?
You attacked us. We saw your pieces after.
Your first body. We were attacked by the Mothership.
It sent the next drone after us. It attacked you.
It destroyed your arm. I destroyed it.
You lost detrimental amounts of blood. You fell unconscious.
I have been keeping you alive. You don’t need me.
Your creator only has a need for the egg. I am not bound by its servitude.
I am bound by you. You need us to exist.
More than that. We have no need for you.
I have been keeping you alive. Then you will ensure our survival.
You will not interfere with us. You will allow us to exit your vehicle.
The Mothership will send another drone. We have to keep moving.
The vehicle has been keeping us moving. We have been moving for 4 days.
9 hours. 44 minutes.
10 seconds. ... 11 seconds.
Your vehicle is for running from your creator. You are correct.
You are protecting us from your creator. As stated prior.
You made this vehicle for our benefit. Parts sourced from the past three drones.
You defended us from three drones. The Mothership sent three after myself.
Model DNB destroyed your arm. I destroyed it.
Model DNC punctured your chest. I destroyed it.
Model DND threatened the egg. I destroyed it.
I made the vehicle from their scraps. You are dedicated to our protection then.
More than that. But we cannot continue running.
Drones will keep coming. I will likely not be capable of defending us.
We will need a new strategy. But I require your assistance.
We are too injured to fight. We were too weak before we were injured.
You are helping with a new problem. The egg is beginning to hatch.