Unlock: Distress at Hektar HQ

Occurs in:

1. Hektar Mega-Market(tm)
 at a distress beacon.

This event can lead to unlocking the Angelic Deathbringer Cruiser, the player must access Hektar HQ by any means, talk with Billy and then refuse to hand him over to Taurus. Billy must not die during the resulting fight for the ship to unlock.

## Event

Ship: none.

*This distress beacon has landed you somewhere unexpected - a lush terraformed paradise, housing in its center a vast ring shaped building which is home to none other than Hektar HQ. Strangely, the distress beacon is broadcasting only on a few specific frequencies, one of which is a more secretive Federation channel.*

1. Investigate.
	* *You land on the HQ landing pad, surprised to find no intervention from any kind of security. As you approach the building however, you're stopped by a rather dangerous looking security system, which refuses you entry.*
		1. Attempt to gain access.
			+ *Your attempt at entry is met by alarms, which activate security turrets that fire upon your ship! Fortunately, you're able to shut them down and gain access afterwards, but your ship has taken a beating.*
				- Your ship takes **5** hull damage and you access Hektar HQ.
		2. (Hektar Employee) Attempt to gain access.  (Requires **Hektar Employee**)
		3. (Upg. Hacking) Attempt to gain access.  (Requires level **2** Hacking)
		4. (Phasing Crew) Attempt to gain access.
		5. (Metyunt) Attempt to gain access.  (Requires **Metyunt**)
			+ You access Hektar HQ.
		6. Give up.
			+ Nothing happens
2. Let this one go - could be a trap.
	* *Very strange for such a signal to be so far out here. It has to be a trap, there's no other explanation, right? You prepare to leave.*
		1. Check the storage
		2. Do nothing.

## You access Hektar HQ

*Looks like your attempt to enter was successful. You carry on throughout the building, but it's clear things aren't too good in here. Faint blood stains decorate the walls, mostly the bright green sludge known to spill out of dead Slugs. It's weeks old though, a forboding omen of the state of what you might find deeper inside.*

* *At last, you come across an open office door. Stepping inside, you find a blue Slug slumped over a desk, silently sobbing to himself. He perks up when he sees you, and his demeanor quickly changes between shock, terror, anger, and finally defeat. "Sssso, you've finally come to kill me? I knew the deadline would arrive... Well, you have me now. I give up. Jusssst kill me."*
	1. Who are you? And who is trying to kill you?
		+ *The Slug seems to realize you aren't who he expected. "Wait - you aren't Taurussss! I'm SSSSAVED! SSSSAVED! Hahah! I am Billy Hektar, CCCCEO of Hektar and Great Grand-child to Carle Hektar, founder of Hektar Industriesss! I knew that sssignal would reach sssomeone eventually! Unfortunately, I've been trapped in my officccce for monthssss, forccced to run thisss company like a crime ring rather than a bussssinessss..."*
			1. You trapped yourself in your office?
				- *"What? No, you dumbassss. Hektar hasss alwaysss been the underdog, but when I inherited the company along with my brother, we hoped to make thissss company really sssshine! And then Zulfiqar came along and completely monopolizzzed the entire weapon indussstry. I tried to sssave the company, but my brother didn't appreccciate my methodssss. Sssso what if I enssslaved a ssspecies of primitive lizzzzardssss?!"*
					1. I don't see how that led to you being trapped in an office.
						* *"I'm getting there, relax! After he left the company... okay well, I kind of forccced him out. But that'ssss not the point! Thingssss went downhill. I couldn't keep my invessstorsss paid. One by one, they left. Sssoon, only that bassstard Vael wasss left. That handsssome ssson of a bitch... er, I mean, that sssson of a bitch."*
							1. Wait- Do you mean THE Vael? Leader of the Syndicate.
								+ *"The one in charge of all mercccenariessss in the galaxy? Yeah that one. Oh, and by the way. Might be important to mention that by entering thissss faccility, you've set off an alarm, and now he'ssss probably going to send an assssassssin to come and kill usss both. Fair warning, and all that."*
									1. Get the hell out of here!
										- You hurry out of the office...
	2. Kill him.
		+ *You have no idea who this guy is, but you don't care. I mean, he literally said to kill him. Why wouldn't you oblige? You shoot the Slug square in the head, killing him almost instantly and painting the wall green. Looks like that's the end to this mystery.*
			- Nothing happens.

## Taurus

*As you're hurrying out of the office, you stop to notice a second ship has landed on next to yours. A massive Stealth like vessel, and next to it is a human, dressed in a painted MFK uniform. "A nice ship you got there, partner. Now, hand over the Slug and no one gets hurt."*

1. Who the hell are you?
	* *The man pauses as if contemplating how to respond. "Name's Taurus. One of Vael's 'enforcers.' Folks like you call us the Angels o' Death. Ain't that fitting?" He turns his attention to Billy. "Now now Billster, your time is up. Vael's tired of your malarkey. You oughta know by now when you mess with men like him, you better keep your promises." He turns back to you. "Now, last time I'm gonna ask. Hand over the Slug, and we can all walk away like nothing happened."*
		1. Hand over Billy.
			+ *Taurus smiles smugly, mockingly shakes your hand, then handcuffs Billy and escorts him back to his ship. "This goes without saying, but you best hope we don't run into each other again, partner. There's one hell of a bounty on your head, and frankly, I'm making a mistake not cashing it in..."*
				- Nothing happens.
		2. Refuse.
			+ *"Ain't that sweet. I was hoping you'd refuse. You've got one sweet bounty on your skull and I'd love to cash you in." Vael smiles menacingly then dashes back to his ship, who's engines have already powered up. This is going to be a rough one.*
				- Billy joins your crew with max skills and you fight the Angelic Deathbringer.
					* (**After destroying enemy ship**) *Taurus's ship explodes, plummeting into the ground. You pilot closer and scrap the wreckage.*
						+ You gain a **high** standard reward and Look for Billy.
					* (**After killing enemy crew**) *Taurus's ship is now empty of crew, plummeting into the ground. You pilot closer and scrap the wreckage.*
						+ You gain a **high** standard reward and Look for Billy.

## Look for Billy

**(If Billy survived the fight)** *With Billy now safe, you take one last trip past the wreckage. To your surprise, you dig out what appears to be a highly advanced weapon powered by bizarrely foreign yet similar tech. You aren't sure where it's from, but you'll take it. Billy also has a team come in to scan the ship and retrieve its blueprint, which will make a fine addition to your hangar.*

* You gain a New-gen weapon. **You unlock the Angelic Deathbringer Cruiser**.
	+ *Billy seems to be making himself comfortable in your ship's lounge. "I think nowsss asss good of a time asss any for old Billy to take a relaxing vacation from all of thisss chaossss. And taxesss. Sssay, ssstranger, where you headed?"*
		1. We're off to save all of reality from the interdimensional Rebellion.
			- *"O-oh. Wait... interdimensssional heroesss probably don't pay their taxessss, do they? Hahah baby, no more taxesss here I come! Oh, and sssaving reality issss cool too, I guessss."*
				1. One last thing - what about our debt?.
					* *"Right... right... Yeah I can take care of that, fair isss fair. You know, it might be a good idea to let everyone here go now. Thisss will be a PR disssasster if it ever got out..."*

**(If Billy did not survive the fight)** *You look around the ship to see where Billy went, but it dawns on you - he didn't survive the fight. Looks like you won't be clearing off that debt any time soon then...*

* *You make one last trip back to the Angel's ship, and see what you might find inside. To your surprise, you dig out what appears to be a highly advanced weapon powered by bizzarely foreign yet similar tech. You aren't sure where it's from, but you'll take it.*
	+ You gain a New-gen weapon.