CHAPTER XXI
The Fight on the Moon
Lana Cain gripped Thorn's arm. The pirate girl's blue eyes blazed with compelling force into his.
"No, John!” she exclaimed. “There's still a chance. We can attack Trask's force on the moon and recapture Blaine's weapon. We can give Blaine a chance to operate it!"
"Recapture the moon?” Thorn echoed deadly. He laughed bitterly. “With the few dozen of us, with this one ship, against the strong force Haskell Trask has there?"
"We can get a force strong enough to take the moon!” Lana cried.
"Where?” he asked dully. “Every ship of the Alliance navies is inside Venus’ orbit, retreating from the League fleet."
"We can get a force at Turkoon!” the pirate girl flared. “The Companions of Space — my pirates! There's enough of them to capture the moon, if they'll follow me!"
Thorn's dead, hopeless eyes lit with a faint spark of desperate hope. He gripped Lana's shoulders.
"It could be done!” he cried hoarsely. “But will they follow you in such an attack, Lana?"