Distress: Engi Station under Mantis Attack

Occurs in:

1. Engi Controlled Sector
2. Engi Harmony (Sector)
 at a distress beacon.

## Event

Ship: none.

*You receive a distress call from a nearby Engi ship. "Assistance requested. Danger present. Imminent destruction."*

1. Respond to the call and move in to assist.
	* *You approach to find a Mantis ship assaulting a small Engi space station. You prepare for a fight!*
		+ You fight a normal Mantis ship.
			- (**After destroying enemy ship**) *The Mantis ship breaks apart.*
				* You receive a **medium** standard reward and Attempt to contact the Engi.
			- (**After killing enemy crew**) *No more life signs detected on the Mantis ship. You hasten to contact the Engi.*
				* You receive a **high** standard reward Attempt to contact the Engi.
	* *You receive another message from the ship, this time with a Mantis at the comm-log. "Foolish meatsacks," he yells. Sensors indicate the ship is moving in to attack and boarders teleport from the station.*
		+ You are boarded by **1-2** Mantis and fight an Engi ship controlled by Mantis with standard rewards.
2. Keep your distance.
	* Nothing happens

## Contact the Engi

* *They thank you for the assistance and when you tell them of your mission, one of the Engi asks if he can assist your crew. You welcome him aboard.*
	+ You receive **1** Engi crewmember and a **low** standard reward.
* *The Engi station is stripped bare and there are signs of a fierce battle. The Mantis must have left the distress call active to lure other ships into a trap.*
	+ Nothing happens.
* *The station hails you, "Gratitude. Expected probability of defeat without assistance... 86.2 percent. Request suitable reward."*
	1. Request fuel.
		+ *"Request granted. Fuel transferring."*
			- You receive a **high** fuel+scrap reward.
	2. Request weapon.
		+ *"Request granted. Weapon transferring."*
			- You receive a **low** scrap+Weapon reward.
	3. Request drone.
		+ *"Request granted. Drone schematic transferring."*
			- You receive a **low** scrap+Drone reward.
	4. (Engi Crew) Threat unresolved. Current Mission imperative: Protocol 52.34.
		+ *They respond, "Understood. Re-establishment of Federation highest import. Transmitting hidden base coordinates. Repairing hull and attaching ship to ship ordnance."*
			- You receive a **low** scrap+Weapon reward, your ship is repaired for **10** hull damage and a quest marker is added to your map.
* *The station was in the process of being evacuated. A number of civilian Engi offer their gratitude as they finalize their preparations to leave. They offer some fuel as a reward.*
	+ You receive a **medium** fuel-only reward.

## 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.