Exodus side-stepped to allow Harbinger to go first; the smell must be getting to her to make her sound so urgent. Having finally calmed down, Exodus' eyes returned to their normal brown color as they finally made their way up the steps. Reaching the main floor, Exodus noticed the stench had decreased considerably, though it was still pretty bad. "Alright, let's see where Sovereign....." he started to say before a loud, primal roar was heard. Sovereign's massive form lumbered into view, once again every inch of his body coated and dripping with blood. "GAH! THERE ARE NO MORE PEOPLE TO KILL! THIS IS BULLSHIT!" Sovereign roared, clearly still feeling the bloodlust coursing through his veins.
Sovereign's nostrils actually flared as he noticed Exodus and Harbinger; he then chuckled loudly and said "PEW! YOU TWO STINK! HAHAHAHA!" "I see you've had your fun, Sovereign" Exodus replied calmly. "NO! I WANT TO KILL MORE! THESE BEASTIEMEN ARE BABIES! THEY DIE TOO EASILY!" He then looked down at Exodus and said "Hey. why is SHE wearing your shirt over her mouth, and why are YOU covered in blood?" "Not important, Sovereign. Now, let's get our Gunmen. I saw a lot of upgrades we could make to each of ours. Sovereign, I think you'll like yours. You can make even more explosions." Sovereign looked like a kid in a candy shop at the mention of this, "YAHA! I'LL BE BACK SOON!" he roared before running off. Exodus then looked to Harbinger, saying "See you back here in a few" before going to get his own Gunmen. Soon, all three of them were inside, having dismounted their Gunmen in the research and upgrade installation bay; Exodus looked over the upgrades these beasts were researching and found them to be fairly sophisticated. "Heh, not bad for a bunch of murdering bastards" Exodus mused as he went through and tried to see what could work for each of them to fit their combat styles.
For Harbinger's Gunmen, her rifle barrel could be extended and fitted with 15 electromagnetic coils to accelerate the round to unbelievable speeds. There was also an experimental cloaking and scanning system that would suit her needs perfectly. This would allow Harbinger to simultaneously remain hidden and scan for enemies over a broad range of frequencies. However, these two would take some serious modification on Harbinger's part to get it to work. There also appeared to be an optics package that increased the pilots sight range by a considerable factor. Finally, a positioning device would enable to her track her team-mate's locations and plot ground courses to their next target of interest.
For Sovereign's Gunmen, his entire chest area could be converted into a bomb-launching tube-based array. He also noticed missile pods could be installed onto the back of his Gunman for added firepower. There were also several signficant armor and shielding upgrades available for him, as well as a heavy artillery package that could be installed into the back of Sovereign's Gunmen. There also appeared to be rotor-barrel autocannons that could be affixed to either the hips or shoulders. If Sovereign decided to put all of these on his own Gunman, he'd be the slowest, but most likely able to still keep up.
Few upgrades existed for Exodus' combat style; most of what little there were merely reinforcements to the joints and armor. Nothing that would allow his Gunman to be entirely flexible. He did notice several storage compartments were available; those would be good for storing either weapons or supplies. "Not a whole lot to choose from here" he mused, but ultimately decided that he would use some of the armor reinforcements to enhance the durability of his Gunman's hands and feet. He realized that he still didn't have a good weapon when he was out of his cockpit. He would think of it later. "Alright, Harbinger, Sovereign, here's a list of the researched upgrades. Pick which ones you want, and we'll install them. Harbinger, some of your upgrades will require your special touch with electronics and computers. Now, let's get this started."
The three of them then began working on each of the Gunmen one at a time, installing the upgrades to each one and testing for systems conflictions before moving on. It would take them most of the day's remainder to finish; however, this would be a good time for each of them to clean up. There were guards quarters one floor above where they were, complete with fully stocked showers and food stores. "Well, let's use this facility for what's got, then head out tomorrow. We'll destroy the remaining two research facilities, then move on to targeting the Beastmen combat forces. Hopefully we can do some damage with our new toys."