Dylan viewing Loco work on the machine while Temple berates him
Loco's laser drill machine was built for the purpose of drilling through the Earth in order to infiltrate the UNSC headquarters from the bottom. It was built out of various toys and parts and apparently generates power through time travel.
Role in Plot
The machine is located inside the Blues and Reds' underwater base beneath Desert Gulch. Temple initially lied to the Reds and Blues that the machine was a cloaking device. However, suspicious over the machine's primary function, Dylan Andrews attempted to investigate it and was nearly caught by Temple and Loco. Fortunately, she overheard the two discussing the machine, learning that Temple originally wanted Loco to build a bomb. Loco assured him that when the machine was finished, it would be much better than a bomb.
When the Blues and Reds leave to Earth, they take the machine with them. Dylan phones Dr. Johansson, who claimed it was a drill that couldn't possibly function, as it would need a supernova of magic to function. The Reds and Blues eventually determined that the drill would be used to go straight through the planet's core and destroy the UNSC Headquarters on the other side. However, once the Reds and Blues make it to Earth, Johansson tells Dylan that the machine is a time machine. He adds that not only did it violate major laws of physics, the consequences of said violations would end up destroying the planet with massive amounts of natural disasters and other terrible phenomena.
Dylan informs the Reds and Blues about the machine's true nature, just before it activates for the first time.