Lindoo stepped forward and snapped the switch on the base. The Terran leaped to his feet and snapped it off.
"Don't!" he warned.
"That was a rash thing to do," snapped Vorgan.
"I may be rash," admitted the Terran. "But lese-majesty is permissible when a life is in danger."
"Lindoo, give me the details."
"Borgara went crazy."
"Crazy? How?"
"I don't know. But it was tied up in this machine, somehow."
Vorgan turned to the Terran. "Every time we have something out of line going on here, we find Terra mixed in it. What is your name, Terran?"
"Edward Atkins."