Whenever you want! Feel free to back or forward date, anytime before the Null invasion begins (though if they really want to go during, they could - that just poses different potential problems).
Fear would transport them to one of the more sparsely populated Null planets, because he is very interested in not dying horribly. Once there, they'd have a fairly limited time to fight the Null there as well as do whatever damage to the infrastructure they wanted - then, Fear would collect them all and get away. He would leave behind anyone who didn't make it easy to retrieve (captured by Null, impossible to get to, etc).
Unless they somehow convince him to go somewhere else, Fear would choose to transport them to a mining colony. This is an important source of material, but being deep within Null territory, is relatively unguarded. The Null on the planet will not be prepared for an attack, and will therefore initially be in forms not suited for combat. They will be focused on repairing, engineering, and mining minerals and materials that will be used for creating more Null and their weapons, crafts, and other technology. As such, there will be a number of large mining structures, some buildings for refining and repais, and a few Null craft for offworld transport.
Once the alarm is raised and they know they are being attacked, they will alter themselves into more combat-ready forms, similar to those that attacked the city previously. How long it takes for this to happen depends on what your characters do - for example, if they immediately start blowing shit up, the Null will react quickly, whereas if they attack more stealthily, it will take longer. However, it won't take longer than, at the absolute most, about an hour and a half before they realize they are being attacked.
At this point, the entire mining colony will begin to search out and destroy the creatures attacking them. This is when Fear decides it's time to go, collects everyone, and transports them back to the city.
Depending on what they decide to do while there, Steak and the others could have any result from simply putting a small dent in the Null forces to crippling the mining structures and destroying some of the Null's ability to repair themselves and construct more Null. It's up to you!
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Fear would transport them to one of the more sparsely populated Null planets, because he is very interested in not dying horribly. Once there, they'd have a fairly limited time to fight the Null there as well as do whatever damage to the infrastructure they wanted - then, Fear would collect them all and get away. He would leave behind anyone who didn't make it easy to retrieve (captured by Null, impossible to get to, etc).
Unless they somehow convince him to go somewhere else, Fear would choose to transport them to a mining colony. This is an important source of material, but being deep within Null territory, is relatively unguarded. The Null on the planet will not be prepared for an attack, and will therefore initially be in forms not suited for combat. They will be focused on repairing, engineering, and mining minerals and materials that will be used for creating more Null and their weapons, crafts, and other technology. As such, there will be a number of large mining structures, some buildings for refining and repais, and a few Null craft for offworld transport.
Once the alarm is raised and they know they are being attacked, they will alter themselves into more combat-ready forms, similar to those that attacked the city previously. How long it takes for this to happen depends on what your characters do - for example, if they immediately start blowing shit up, the Null will react quickly, whereas if they attack more stealthily, it will take longer. However, it won't take longer than, at the absolute most, about an hour and a half before they realize they are being attacked.
At this point, the entire mining colony will begin to search out and destroy the creatures attacking them. This is when Fear decides it's time to go, collects everyone, and transports them back to the city.
Depending on what they decide to do while there, Steak and the others could have any result from simply putting a small dent in the Null forces to crippling the mining structures and destroying some of the Null's ability to repair themselves and construct more Null. It's up to you!