I will point out that in the tutorial it is Lae'zel who shouts out instructions for what to do. It appears the OP was playing in multiplayer mode (they say they had a team of 4) and therefore they where not told what to do.
The mind flayer gives the command to go to the transponder.
But if you play with a custom party of 4, Lae’zel joins as a fifth. Or did last time I played. He might mean Tav, Lae’zel, Shadowheart, and Us.
