: Perhaps he didn't fold out of the system entirely, but merely out of the
: Marathon's crippled sensor range, (and probably that of any Pfhor shuttles
: or Juggernauts floating about the area), while he spends a few hours on
: repairs and familiarising himself with how the ship and its computer
: systems work. Maybe laying down some rules and agreements with the S'pht
: crew now that he's their new boss. Once he's ready to go, and in control
: of the Pfhor's superior teleporters - or as soon as the Marine walks in
: front of a Marathon window - he teleports you out and leaves the system
: for good.
This sounds like the best way to reconcile M1's ending with M2's beginning, honestly.