Prior to Spike leaving to play in a soccer tournament in South Africa, Centauri HQ is alerted to the first in a pair of thefts of ancient South African vases, the first from a Sydney gallery and later, one in Johannesburg. Savage, with his accomplice Professor Roux, is behind the theft believing it will lead him to the legendary Treasure of the Phoenicians which for thousands of years has remained hidden in the African bush. With the aid of South African Centauri member Ben and Thandi, the daughter of the Ranger of the park where Savage is running amok while searching for the treasure, Spike launches a search for the criminals.