When Ben presses Sara to explain where she got the realistic mecha, she only names S-grade welder Zac Lowe. Corey and guests crowd around as rival Nina egges on a chant to “get in the cockpit.” Under pressure Sara downloads the mobile app and taps Activate. The mecha boots—Pilot verification complete... Zypher-1 initialized—red beams lock on her and an airlock pulls her into the chest cockpit. The door seals; Sara sits stunned in the pilot seat clutching a helmet as the system finishes initialization, leaving her trapped inside an active machine.