Finding the hatch at least proved that blue tats might have gone this way, or he might have gone through the hatch in gremlin territory which had then sealed. Either way, the damage to the wall implied either a hard impact or combat, though if his guess of an engine being the 'torch' of the town was right, and it WAS pointing up, getting a hard landing would have been a blessing. More likely the engine had ripped off when it had hit atmosphere, and had landed. The other possibility, of this being battle damage, did not imply good things for the weapons of both sides, as barely chipping the enemies armor didn't win fights. Now he was curious, as this place might actually have technological advancements for the collective, rather than just ideas they had missed. He continued deeper into the wreckage, heading east, pulse pistol in hand.