"In that case," said Jake, his grey eyes flickering like chalcedony, "we'll make a new hole."
They landed on Japetus.
"Now, one of us has to deliver the ultimatum," said Jake. "One of us has to go back to Titan and tell them our terms."
"Isn't that pretty risky?" said Matt. "They'll hold that guy hostage."
"No, we aren't doing it that way." Jake withdrew an envelope from his coat. "We just get there and mail this registered letter to the city manager. It says, deliver the money to Hyperion, and no monkey business or we destroy the oxygen. That means, the city dies if anyone tries to tail us or pull a double cross."
"They won't take a chance when so many lives are at stake," said Henry. "And we'll each make ten million on the deal."
"All right," said Matt. "Which of us goes?"
Jake cut up three slips of paper. "Let's draw lots," he suggested. "That's the fairest way."
Henry drew the assignment.