"Kershaw has a broken leg," Asa said. "I'll help him in and then I'll get the egg."
While Kershaw grabbed the door frame to help pull himself into the helicopter, Asa got under his companion's belly and lifted him by the waist. He hadn't realized before just how strong his new body was. Kershaw, as a muck man, would have weighed close to three hundred pounds on Earth, close to six hundred here.
Dorr made no move to help, but the girl reached under Kershaw's shoulder and strained to get him in. Once he was inside, Asa saw, the cabin was crowded.
"Are you going to have room for me too?" he asked.
"Not this trip," Dorr answered. "Now give me the egg."
Asa didn't hesitate. "The egg stays with me," he said softly.
"You do what I tell you, mucker," said Dorr.
"Nope. I want to make sure you come back." Asa turned his head to Harriet. "You see, Miss Hazeltyne, I don't trust your friend. You might ask him to tell you about it."
Dorr stared at him with narrowed eyes. Suddenly he smiled in a way that worried Asa.
"Whatever you say, Graybar," Dorr said. He turned to the controls. In another minute the helicopter was in the sky.