Motoko looked inside the huge warehouse she purchased as it was the only thing available that could store her new hypothetically hijacked AV. It was far larger than she needed. The AV looked positively tiny in its little corner next to every machine tool she could get her hands on as well as her 3d printers. The Tachikoma was wandering around, beeping and exploring the open space.
"Alright, let's crack this bad boy open and see how it works!" Motoko cackled as she put on her gloves, "Go go crafting skills!"
"She's been holed up in her new warehouse garage for a week, Jun," Hiromi complained as Ichi parked his truck with her, Motoko's brother, and the rest of Section 9 as they went to check up on their wayward friend. "Who knows what kind of trouble she's gotten herself into."
"Right," Jun sighed then opened a chat with his sister. *Motoko, open the door. You've been missing for a week. We've come to check on you.*
*It's okay, Jun. I still have food that isn't burritos around, so I should be good for a couple more days.*
*No. Let us in.*
*Fiiine. I was just about to test this thing anyways.*
The warehouse doors opened and everyone walked inside. Then they stopped, staring. The AV was now unrecognizable from what it once was. It looked like a sleek arrowhead shape with four wings attached to the rear, each wing ending in modified heavy machine gun. The Tachikoma was attached behind the cockpit and was beeping happily. The entire thing was levitating off the ground.
"Motoko, what did you do."
"Hi Jun, I made an X-Wing! But don't worry. If I get three more AV's I can make the Millennium Falcon and take you all for a spin."
"...What?" Hiromi elegantly reflected the complete confusion everyone felt.
Everyone watched as the warehouse ceiling opened up. The ceiling had not able to do that when Motoko purchased the place.
"Can't talk now. I have to step out into outer space! Why? Because I'm the great Motoko Kusanagi!" The girl in question laughed as her space fighter lifted off and flew into the night sky, getting smaller until it vanished from view.
Everyone stared at the sky as the roof closed back up until Malcolm held out his hand and Ichi placed a credit chip into it with a resigned sigh.
"To be fair," Ichi said, "I did think she'd be able to make a spaceship, just not yet."