The major nodded and disappeared towards the front of the vehicle. Judging from what Reaper can sense, they're moving<em>very</em>fast, in a fairly high-altitude orbit, making occasional, considerable course changes. After about a day of non-stop travel, the major returns, with a small data pad. "I've been authorized to give you this, with the specific direction that I'm not supposed to look at it, myself," he said with a chuckle.<br/><br/>A quick examination shows the peculiarities of their route; it seems not all of the portals are land-bound, and there's a network of them in the air. The carrier has been zig-zagging through these portals, crossing dozens of worlds, with several dozen more to go before reaching their destination, a rather unremarkable-looking world... unless you were to know that it happens to be the crash site of an alien race's ship, and held one of the most powerful beings in the universe within; an ancient,<em>friendly</em>Beyonder.