We have a hostage situation on our hands. A few of our engineers were kidnapped while en route to ***. We were contacted shortly afterwards and sent a very explicit request. They want the men you captured in your previous mission delivered to a remote location inside ***, in return for our engineers. But they also made it perfectly clear that they will not go through with the deal unless you, ***, are there to deliver the marines in person.

I have a strong suspicion that this is a trap. We won't fall for such an obvious scheme, so there will be no deal. However I'd like you to head out to the meeting point and deal with them. Get the engineers back if possible, but your primary objective is to eliminate any ship you find at the meeting point, and capture their leader. We'd very much like to interrogate him.