Defensive Flying
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Recent repairs to the damaged Enterprise after all her missions for the anomaly crisis has April asking Pike to take it easy on her. But when the Enterprise charges toward the Briar Patch, April asks Starfleet's finest to bring her back in one piece!
Details
Defensive Flying was a Skirmish Event which ran from 16:00 (UTC) Thursday, December 14, 2023 to 16:00 (UTC) on Monday, December 18, 2023.
This event offered a Special Pack with a guaranteed drop of event featured crew if you spend 650 
on the 10-pack pull.
Defensive Flying was the first of four events in the Explorer Mega-Event Strange Times.
FEATURED Crew
Featured crew give the largest bonuses to skirmish battles.
BONUS Crew
All characters below give a lesser bonus in Skirmish Battles.
- Other variants of Robert April
- Other variants of Ortegas
- Other variants of La'an
- Other crew with the Explorer trait:
Commander Kelby
+5 Accuracy
Immediately repairs Hull by 10%1:After 8s, Immediately repairs Hull by 20%2:After 16s, Immediately repairs Hull by 30%
EV Suit Sam Kirk
+7 Accuracy
Immediately deals 200% Damage1:After 4s, Immediately deals 300% Damage2:After 8s, Immediately deals 400% Damage
Science Officer Tilly
+6 Evasion
+1000 to Shield Regeneration1:After 8s, +2000 to Shield Regeneration2:After 16s, +2500 to Shield Regeneration
Test Pilot Archer
+5 Evasion1:After 4s, +3 Evasion, +0s cooldown2:After 8s, +4 Evasion, +1s cooldown
A.G. Robinson
+10 Evasion
+15% to Attack Speed1:After 6s, +25% to Attack Speed2:After 14s, +50% to Attack Speed
Christopher Pike
+7 Attack
+750 to Crit Rating1:After 4s, +1250 to Crit Rating2:After 10s, +2000 to Crit Rating
Humbled Archer
+8 Accuracy1:After 4s, +1 Accuracy, +2s Cooldown2:After 8s, +2 Accuracy, +4s Cooldown
The Caretaker
+7 Evasion
+2000 to Shield Regeneration1:After 8s, +2500 to Shield Regeneration2:After 18s, +3000 to Shield Regeneration
- Other crew from Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
- EV Suit Sam Kirk
+7 Accuracy
Immediately deals 200% Damage1:After 4s, Immediately deals 300% Damage2:After 8s, Immediately deals 400% Damage 
Captain Vasso L'Gaelia
+7 Accuracy
+10% to Attack Speed1:After 6s, +20% to Attack Speed2:After 12s, +30% to Attack Speed
BONUS Ships
These ships have an additional boost to their Hull
Event Rewards
There are 3 sets of rewards given in the event.
- Solo Ranked Rewards which are given at the end of the event based on your rank in the overall event. These are the top-tier prizes.
- Squadron (Ranked) Rewards which are given at the end of the event based on your squadron's rank in the overall event.
- Solo Threshold Rewards which are acquired at each level of displayed Victory Points
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Storyline
Announcement
Robert April has pleaded with the crew of the Enterprise to be gentle with his prized ship. However, their next mission may make that easier said than done![1]
Prologue
- Kalar Ortegas: "Tell Starfleet to stop sending ships at me. I got a delivery to get to the Briar Patch. I don't exactly remember what it is, but I know I gotta get it there at all costs."
- Admiral Robert April: "The Briar Patchl? The Enterprise just came out of spacedock! You're not scheduled to do any missions in the Briar Patch. Let me talk to Chris!"
- Jenna Mitchell: "We...don't actually know where Captain Pike is right now, Admiral. Our memories are a bit scrambled at the moment and all we know is that we're supposed to head to the Briar Patch or we'll be destroyed."
- Admiral Robert April: "You'll be DISCHARGED if you take my Enterprise to the Briar Patch! Captain, we have no active missions in the Briar Patch. The Enterprise has been MIA for weeks and something is fishy here. Don't let them reach the Briar Patch until we know what's going on!"
Intermission
- Kalar Ortegas: "Did something just fall off the ship? My memories are starting to come back, but it's still a little fuzzy...they took Pike and Spock...but that's all I remember."
- Jenna Mitchell: "My memories are coming back too. We were above Rigel Vll...we managed to get through to the captain just long enough to see he had been taken by some Klingons...‘
- La'an Noonien Singh: "Orte....tchell....'an. do you rea...?"
- Choice A
- Captain: "Lieutenant, we read you, just not clearly."
- La'an Noonien Singh: "...0 get away...ing with interference...ill have the Captain and Spock...an't let on that we know..."
- Choice B
- Captain: "Was Lieutenant Singh with the landing party?"
- Jenna Mitchell: "She was, but we didn't see her with the Klingons, so I'm guessing she got away somehow. But if they've got Pike and Spock, it might be good to maintain our cover for now, until we can figure out how to get them back."
- Choice C
- Captain: "I've heard enough. Let's go tango with some Klingons in the Briar Patch!"
- Kalar Ortegas: "Look, Captain, normally I'd agree with you, but even I know better than to charge headfirst into the Briar Patch. Well, normally, at least. There's a reason it's a favorite hiding spot of the shadiest criminals from across the galaxy."
- Admiral Robert April: "There are still too many questions unanswered to go charging into the Briar Patchjust yet. As much as I hate to say it, I need you to chase and attack the Enterprise again, Captain. Distract the Klingons long enough for other ships to move in so they can find Pike and Spock."
Epilogue
- Enterprise Pike: "Well, that was a fun little detour. Captain, I heard you were the one who helped Ortegas and the others keep up the ruse to buy us time for a rescue. I can't believe you got Robert to go along with it."
- Admiral Robert April: "...it was my idea. I still believe it was safer than sending the Enterprise straight into the Briar Patch."