The communicator in Thompson's ship told the story. Thompson heard it, and Toralen Ki understood it from Thompson's mind.
"They—Stop them!"
"I cannot," replied Thompson, with a smile.
"You must. They are necessary to our plan."
"Plan?"
"I am going to give up my intellect. Lane and Downing are emotional and psychological opposites. In one great burst of mental energy, my intellect will be expended. The shock wave from my mind will energize their minds. Their intellects will merge, making them emotional twins and psychological equals, each with the double power gained by joining with the other. They must willingly submit to this mental combining, for then the wave of energy from their minds in twin transfer will awaken every human in the Solar sector of the Galaxy."
"You're asking them to give up their identities."
"I am. And they must."
"They will never do it."
"You are stalling for time. Order them to cease. If either of them is killed, our plan may fail completely. Both of them are of the highest order of intellect—and of opposite psychology. That is necessary—order them to stop—immediately!"