A fleet of robo-freighters on its way to the Beta Ceti system reported entering an uncharted field of asteroids. Each ship carries a cargo of battle droids to reinforce the outworld defences.

Two distress beacons have been recovered. Similar messages were stored on each. The ship had been bombarded by a powerful radionic beam from one of the asteroids.

All of the robots on the ships, including those in storage, became hyper-active. The crews report an attack by droids, isolating them on the bridge. They cannot rech the shuttle and can hold out for a couple more hours.

Since these beacons were located two days ago, we can only fear the worst.

Some of the fleet was last seen heading for enemy space. In enemy hands the droids can be used against our forces.

Docking would be impossible but we can beam aboard a prototype Influence Device.