Distress: Federation Ship under Rebel Attack

Occurs in:

1. Duskbringer Controlled Sector
2. Duskbringer Capitol
3. Free Mantis Controlled Sector
4. Rock Controlled Sector
 at a distress beacon.

## Event

Ship: none.

The intro text for this event varies, and could be any of the following:

* *Upon arriving at this beacon, you detect a distress call. Local scans reveal that a Federation transport is under attack from a Rebel scout!*
* *You immediately notice a Rebel ship chasing what appears to be a civilian transport. However you are detecting chatter on an encrypted Federation channel... That transport is carrying Federation loyalists!*
* *Your sensors are picking up a distress call on an encrypted Federation channel. You eventually find a Federation scout being chased by a Rebel fighter!*
	1. Aid the Federation ship.
		+ *You power up your weapons and engage the Rebel ship.*
			- Fight a Rebel ship.
				* (**After destroying enemy ship**) *With the ship destroyed, you quickly collect useful resources.*
					+ You receive a **medium** standard reward.
						1. Contact the Federation ship.
				* (**After killing enemy crew**) *With the crew of the Rebel ship dead, you salvage what you can.*
					+ You receive a **medium** standard reward.
						1. Contact the Federation ship.
	2. Use this chance to escape.
		+ *The Rebel's preoccupation with the Federation ship allows you to slip away undetected. However, you can't help but feel you should have helped them.*
			1. Do something aboard the ship
			2. Do nothing.

## Contact the Federation ship

* *"Thank you for saving us. This ship is transporting Federation civilians on the run from the rebellion and we don't have the equipment to fight for ourselves. I don't have much to offer, but I can inform you of a hidden Federation base nearby. Perhaps they can assist you more."*
	+ A quest marker is added to your map.
* *"Thanks, we didn't think there would be Rebel ships all the way out here. They seem to be searching for something. Take some extra supplies as thanks for your aid."*
	+ You receive a **medium** standard reward.
* *Their ship looks to be on the verge of destruction and life signs are fading quickly.*
	1. Quickly try to rescue the crew.
		+ *Despite your efforts the majority do not survive. The sole survivor offers to join your crew and helps you strip the now derelict ship of useful components.*
			- You receive **1** random crewmember and a **low** standard reward.
	2. (Engi Med-Bot Dispersal) Pump their ship with Nano Med-bots to aid in the rescue.
		+ *You drag the injured and dying crew on to your ship. The Med-bots help stabilize their condition, but most perish. The surviving shields operator offers to join your crew and helps you strip their broken ship of scrap.*
			- You receive **1** random crewmember with **1** skill in shields, and a **high** fuel+scrap reward.
	3. (Teleporter) Lock on to all remaining life signatures and beam them onto your ship.
		+ *Your quick reactions allow you to stabilize a few of the seriously wounded crewmembers. An infantryman offers to join your crew and the rest tell you of a hidden Federation base a few jumps from here.*
			- You receive **1** random crewmember with **1** skill in combat, a **medium** scrap-only reward, and a quest marker is added to your map.
	4. (Heal Bomb) Use a healing bomb to keep them alive.
		+ *You launch a healing bomb into their ship and the Nanobots are able to keep the crew stabilized. Once they come to, you send over some supplies to keep them healthy enough to get to friendly territory.*
			- *Now that they're safe an engineer offers to join your crew and the rest tell you of a hidden Federation base a few jumps from here.*
				* You lose **1**  and receive **1** random crewmember with **1** skill in Engines, a **medium** scrap-only reward, and a quest marker is added to your map.

## Hidden Federation Base

* *You find the planet at the indicated coordinates. Your initial scans show the planet to be barren and devoid of life, but you get a prompt reply when you broadcast on Federation frequencies. "Hello! So nice to see friends. We'll bring you up some supplies."*
	+ You receive a **high** scrap+Drone reward
* *By following the directions given to you, you find a well-disguised outpost. You are welcomed by a friendly face who offers to assist you in your quest by joining your crew.*
	+ You receive **1** random crew member and a **low** standard reward.
* *After a quick search you discover the hidden Federation space-dock. They offer you some supplies in addition to fully repairing your ship.*
	+ Your ship is repaired for **35** hull points and you receive a **medium** standard reward.
* *You search near the coordinates given to you, but your search yields no results. Perhaps they were mistaken.*
	1. Leave.
		+ Nothing happens.
	2. (Improved Sensors) Run a second scan pass.  (Requires level **2** Sensors)
		+ *Your Advanced Sensors pick faint signatures of what appears to be a storage space hidden under the rock. You find the access point and discover a supply cache whose Federation signal emitter has malfunctioned.*
			- You receive a **medium** standard reward.
	3. (Advanced Sensors) Run a second scan pass.  (Requires level **3** Sensors)
		+ *Your advanced sensors pick faint signatures of what appears to be a storage space hidden under the rock. You find the access point and discover a weapons cache whose Federation signal emitter has malfunctioned.*
			- You receive a **medium** scrap+Weapon reward.
	4. (Long-Ranged Scannerss) Run a second scan pass.  (Requires Long-Ranged Scannersss)
		+ *Your improved scanners pick faint signatures of what appears to be a storage space hidden under the rock. You find the access point and discover a weapons cache whose Federation signal emitter has malfunctioned.*
			- You receive a **medium** scrap+Weapon reward.
* *You arrive in the sector to see...*

## Federation Base Assist

* *You arrive in the sector to see a small outpost being bombarded by an automated drone. This must be the Federation base you were told about!*
	+ Fight an Auto-ship.
		- (**After destroying enemy ship**) *You scrap the wreckage.*
			* You receive a **low** standard reward.
				+ *With the threat gone, you contact the Federation outpost. They respond, "Our location has been compromised! Take everything you can and please drop our survivors off at the next station." One soldier offers to stay and fight.*
					- You receive **1** random crew member and a **low** scrap+Weapon reward.
* *You arrive in the sector to see a small outpost being bombarded by an automated drone. This must be the Federation base you were told about!*
	+ Fight an Auto-ship.
		- (**After destroying enemy ship**) *You scrap the wreckage.*
			* You receive a **low** standard reward.
				+ *You contact the station once the Rebel ship is destroyed. The lone survivor responds, "This base is no longer safe. Let me join your crew and I'll have the station's drones patch up your ship."*
					- You receive **1** random crew member, a **high** standard reward and your ship is repaired for **7** hull points.