IMPERIAL HEADQUARTERS:
TO CHIEF J. VILLAINOWSKI. URGENT. ORDERS CANCELLED. TURN BACK TO EARTH WITHOUT DELAY. ALL FIVE COPIES OF STELLAR DRIVE STOLEN. GOVERNMENT CANNOT RISK YOUR LIFE IN DEEP SPACE UNTIL YOU CAN REPLACE PLANS.
MUSTAPHA IX.
Saxon realized the machine was still clicking off the message over and over again.
Murdock had pushed himself to the bulkhead, where he kicked off, gliding through the door. Saxon followed cautiously, conscious of a yellow mist collecting in the control room.
The T.I.S. agent got just beyond the doorway when he floated unconscious to the deck.
Saxon made it to the head of the ladder. Then he, too, lost control over his muscles.
Saxon made it to the head of the ladder. Then he, too, lost control over his muscles.