The heroic group, ship secured, travels out into space to reach the satellite detention center. Getting access is...just too easy, and the security drones provide only moderate challenge. The group splits up to find their captured friends; Thundershot and Snitch locate Eldred and Lightbreeze in a pair of detention cells designed for Maximals; Pantora and Mantisoar take on the main security system. The larger drones here are considerably tougher, forcing them to retreat before exploring the station any further. Meanwhile, Darkecho finds that the Maximals are also holding as political prisoners a group who unintentionally protoformed organic dragons. Seeing this to be unfair, he allows them to escape with the rest.
While recovering and refueling on the trip back to the planet, Mantisoar has a dream regarding the greenhouse area. The group realizes there may be danger here, and the heroes arrive at the greenhouse, where the Warder group is already in position. Rhinox allows them all inside. At exactly one cycle after midnight, a fight breaks out, swift and painful.