[h3][color=skyblue]Starlight Lance[/color][/h3]
[i]While the Ambassador negotiated with the representative sent by the alien ship, the Starlight herself received two distinct distress messages at once.[/i]
[i]In response to the new situation, a pair of Deep Space Probes are launched into the general vicinity of each contact. Given their minimal mass and powerful engines, they're practically catapulted to their mission locations, decelerating after a brief few seconds and deploying their sensor "wings", data flowing back to the Mothership in streams.[/i]

[b][color=orange]"Alert. This is Fleet Command. We've received calls for help from two recently arrived alien vessels. One comes from a large freighter of some sort, our probes report archaic weaponry of some kind, but also heavy damage across the board. The other, considering its design, is a small personnel transport, sending a warning on all frequencies of an incoming threat. A group of alien corvette-class strikecraft are already escorting the transport."[/color][/b]
Pausing momentarily, the lead officer continues with the same monotonous voice as he issues orders to the bridge.
[b][color=orange]"Dispatch a squadron of repair craft to the freighter, and prepare the hangar bay for battle."[/color][/b]

The signal sent, the vast hangar of the massive starship bursts to life with activity, dozens of Swarmer Pilots belonging to "Wave One" entering their starships and the crews of the docked frigates readying their ships for launch. Already en-route, a small gathering of 10 quadruped repair ships maneuver through the hangar bay, flying out of the Mothership and forming up into a spherical cluster on their way to the [color=gold]Oath of Salvation[/color]