Free Mantis Robbery

Occurs in:

1. Free Mantis Controlled Sector
2. Free Mantis Hunting Grounds

## Event

*A few Free Mantis ships from different clans are trading supplies nearby. Most of them are small, and you could probably steal some of their supplies if you're up to the risk.*

1. Wait for the bigger ships to leave and then steal the supplies.
	* Steal the supplies
2. Leave them be.
	* *You don't need to get involved, and messing with multiple Free Mantis clans at once isn't a good idea.*
		1. Do something aboard the ship
		2. Do nothing.

### Steal the supplies

* *It doesn't take long before your hopes at stealth are shattered as one of the larger ships catches you and attacks!*
	+ Your Free Mantis notoriety goes up by 1 and you fight a Free Mantis Bomber/Dropship/Destroyer/Battleship
		- (**After destroying enemy ship**) *With their guard destroyed, the Free Mantis have no where to run. You scrap the remains.*
			* You gain a **medium** standard reward.
				+ *One of the Free Mantis ships tries to escape, but you gun down their engines, immobilizing them. Too terrified to fight back, they hand over their cargo.*
					- You open the stolen cargo
		- (**After killing enemy crew**) *With their guard destroyed, the Free Mantis have no where to run. You scrap the remains.*
			* You gain a **high** standard reward.
				+ *One of the Free Mantis ships tries to escape, but you gun down their engines, immobilizing them. Too terrified to fight back, they hand over their cargo.*
					- You open the stolen cargo
* *You wait. You wait some more. You find yourself startled awake by the sounds of gunfire. You were waiting so long a Rebel patrol ship has found you. The Free Mantis assume you must have been there to defend them, and are providing fire support.*
	+ The fleet pursuit is doubled for 1 jump and you fight a random Rebel ship with an allied ASB.
		- (**After killing enemy crew**) *The Rebel has been vanquished, and you scrap their ship. The Free Mantis are thankful.*
			* *The Free Mantis praise you, blessing you and even offer you part of their cargo.  You don't bother explaining that you meant to rob it from them.*
		- (**After destroying enemy ship**) *The Rebel has been vanquished, and you scrap the bones of their ship. The Free Mantis are thankful.*
			* *The Free Mantis praise you, blessing you and even offer you part of their cargo.  You don't bother explaining that you meant to rob it from them.*
* *Your waiting pays off, and eventually all that's left is one small Free Mantis scout. You move in to attack.*
	+ Your Free Mantis notoriety goes up by 1 and you fight a Free Mantis Scout/Fighter/Interceptor ("surrenders" at 3-4 hull)
		- (**When the ship surrenders**) *The Free Mantis ship has slowed down considerably. Your crew remind you that you only came to steal from their crew, and not to kill them.*
			1. Offer them mercy in return for their cargo.
				* *The Free Mantis are reluctantly willing to surrender. They hand over their cargo. As they fly away, you catch them yelling over the comms, "Damn you! We never forget this. We thought you were allies, but now we see truth."*
					+ You open the stolen cargo
				* *The Free Mantis refuse to surrender. You have no choice but to keep fighting.*
					+ The fight continues.
			2. Finish them off.
				* *You assure your crew that you know what you're doing, and move in to finish off the Free Mantis.*
					+ (**After killing enemy crew**) *You finish off their crew, and scrap their hull before moving in to collect their cargo.*
						- You open the cargo
					+ (**After destroying enemy ship**) *Your destruction of the ship sends their cargo spiraling into space in all directions. You can't find anything of value to salvage, besides what remains of the ship itself.*
						- You gain a **low** standard reward.

### Outcomes common to all cargo openings

* *The cargo is a standard shipment of ammunition and a bomb launcher.*
	+ You gain a random Bomb Launcher (excluding recycler, heal and repair bombs) and a **low** missile-only reward.
* *The cargo contains some additional scrap.*
	+ You gain a **random** scrap-only reward.
* *The cargo contains a drone and some additional drone parts.*
	+ You gain a random Drone and a **low** droneparts-only reward.
* *Strange scratching noises come from inside the cargo. Your crew draw their guns and you slowly open the cargo. A Mantis soldier climbs out, grasping for breath. He explains that he was taken as a prisoner, but he never had an interest in fighting the Free Mantis. Now free from both his captors and the Hive, he is willing to join your crew and start a new life.*
	+ You gain a Mantis crewmember called "Stormy".

### Extra outcome if the cargo was obtained via crewkill

* *It appears the cargo didn't survive the fight. There's little worth value to collect other than some scattered fuel cells.*
	+ You gain **2** fuel.

### Extra outcome if the cargo was obtained via surrender

* *As you pry open the cargo, you hear a strange ticking noise. Luckily all of your crew manage to get out of the way in time, but it appears the Free Mantis trapped the cargo before handing it over!*
	+ Your ship takes **3** hull damage, 1 damage to a random system and a random room is lit on fire.

## Trivia

* ID: FREEMANTIS\_THEFT
* "Stormy" the Mantis is a reference to Stormbringer, a developer who worked alongside Kix (MV Lead Developer) on Project Coalition, which was a precursor to the Multiverse mod.