After a full day of analysis and fixing, Spike had managed to reactivate the ancient relic.
"The Teleportarium is now active, Captain." He said. "We may leave Salika at any time. We must locate further Teleportariums in order to reach more planets."
The first planet they could travel to was the feudal world of Dolmaska. There they picked up upon a transmission coming from their own battle siblings.
*Attention, all Blood Phoenixes of Strike Force Bravo in the Angus district!* said a Pony Marine. *This message is encoded, do not worry about our "siblings" receiving. The Ascendant fears investigation and pursuit by those who are less enlightened. He wishes to ensure that all traces of his passing on Dolmaska are eliminated. As such, Angus Settlement is to be razed to the ground. Success will ensure that his pursuers' trails shall grow cold, and his great plans realized.*
The transmission ended. Blood Phoenixes destroying a key area on their own recruiting world? No doubt that Traytus was behind all of this, but Helios was still to ignorant to realize it himself.
"Such desecration of our recruiting world by our own battle-siblings cannot be allowed to stand." said Spike. "We must intervene."