Fifty thousand former crawlers hidden in orbit are approved as Princess Posse troopers and return voluntarily to the dungeon.
The veterans hide throughout Homecoming Queen while Tipid and Rosetta handle the cockpit. Their existence is concealed from orbital authorities and sponsor teams.
The AI approves the onboarding request and officially classifies the entire force as troopers for Princess Posse. Cheers fill the hull when Tipid announces clearance.
Each veteran knows return is likely fatal, but they see the dungeon as a pull they never escaped and an opportunity to kill those responsible.
A vast hidden army of battle-scarred former crawlers cheering inside a freighter hold.
The army gives the crawler faction a veteran force large enough to challenge the imported mercenaries.