Knapp 36: Flordon.

Knapp 36.Flordon.

Science Fiction Tale.Written by Alfred F.H. Juillet F.
Sunday 7 April to 24 September 2013.-

Age: 5.400 to 5.500 Common Era.
Locations: Knapp (Lubina);
Characters:
Flordon (62) Pilot & Mechanic; Delaya (24) Biochemist; Masrin (60); Borton (40) Medic; Ninara (25)
Geneticist; ED (Metallic).
Vehicles: Sphere x300; Gusoff Fliers; Huinkerios battle cruisers,
Visited planets: Knapp, Cogitatus 3, ROT 60-3.
Chapters
1. Knapp planet.
2. The cave and the rain.
3. Ninara mocks.
4. At the Skizler One.
5. Death of change of course.
6. No animals on planet ROT 60-3
7. Cogitatus planet.
8. Second landing on ROT 60-3
9. In Oredloro
10. On route to Aurea 2.
11. Spaceship R700.
12. Skizler arrives to ROT60-3.


Chapter 1.-
Knapp.
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The aerial vehicle landed on the plain, with the black mountains to the East. The city of Lubina was
270 kilometers to the south.
Nice trip! Now were ready to hunt!- Flordon said.
Biochemist Delaya touched her bag, saying: Im ready to collect the samples! I m prepared.
She was one meter with seventy five centimeters meters tall, slim and very agile, with blonde hair
and hazel eyes; she was a nice woman to look upon.
Good. Were in the middle of spring: the weather is good, mild and warm. Perhaps with cold
nights- but surely our work will be from seven to fourteen hours. The rest of the day will be for us
to choose what to do or not do.
And a Sunday each six days?
Obvious. Thats the time to sleep until late.- Flordon said, smiling.
They descended to the ground by the ramp. A pair of Otniellos was two hundred meters away,
eating from the ferns, forty meters high that were dancing the strong breeze.
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Miss Delaya approaches to the beast and when at fifty meters: she fired. The small syringe
plunged into the flesh after cutting through the strong cover of scales and takes a small sample.
Then it recoils, thanks to the thin steel wire.
In a capsule the sample was storage inside a special box (capacity eighty two capsules).
Hunting DNA could be fun.- Miss Delaya said.
That was the mission: to take samples and then, at the RAA (Rebuilding Ancient Animal
Laboratories) reproduce those animals by cloning.
In older times, no more than forty times was all the number of times a cloned species could
breed without much physical problems. Miss Delaya said, when returning to the group of
persons. Flordon looked at his wristwatch, saying:- We have lots of hours for to hunt. Our
Assistants will take care of the vehicle.
The Assistants were five ED (Electric Devices), metallic men, that could perform every task needed
on board the Sphere.
Using personal Fliers that could take them into the air and travel at a hundred and fifty kilometers
per hour, in any direction they wished; they arrive to a river, with big boulders being washed by
the waters.
Over the river, Pterodons were flying down waters, searching for fishes.
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HUNTING DNA.
Flying after one of them, Delaya and Ninara, the geneticist, fired their stings, catching DNA in a
quick and simple way: the pteranodones had not scales only hides. Flordon, Masrin and Borton
were by the sides, safe warding the ladies from those flying pteranodons.
The group turns right and at a clearing on the woods they landed, and after leaving the flying
apparatus on the ground, they rest for a while.
Two samples in our first hour! Its a good omen. Delaya said, looking at the vials.
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Borton, the medic, takes some insects and collected them in plastic bags, saying: Most of these
insects have strong juices able to make medicines and colorants and dyes. Here by example, its
the bell shapedFormicaardens, that could provoke strong fever if administrate in strong doses.
And the bugs were walking rapidly inside their plastic prison, willing to escape.
They heard a bellowing and Flordon said: A big one. Lets go to see it.
As the sound was coming from the woods, they left their personal Fliers around a big tree. Flordon
was the first to see the animal
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It was aEmasaur, big quadruped with vegetarian habits- a calf a meter and a half long was running
around.
Its a female and its calf. Wish the male is not in sight.- Flordon said.
Why? They look very harmless. Ninara the geneticist, said.
Oh! But the males always are on edge! They attack any creature that approaches his female.
Flordon commented.
Delaya aimed her rifle and said:- Now beware! Ill take a sample!- And she shoots.
They syringe speeded inside the hide, taking a small piece of flesh, and come back to the rifle, in
order to retrieve the sample that she soon enough store into a vial and a metallic capsule.
There it is! Among the rest of the samples!- She announced, proudly.
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They were walking back to the clearing and a sound f wings startled them- two enormous bird-like
creatures (Diatryma) landed just in front of them.
Carnivores! Run for your lives!- Mr. Flordon said, giving the example- he literally jumped head
long into the bushes.
Masrin helped Ninara get among the roots of a tree-. The Diatryma walked stiffly but very quick-
almost grabbing Mr. Flordon, that now jumped and run, followed by the Diatryma, but his destiny
was not to die in that form, so he found a crevice and stepped into it.
The Diatryma abandoned the hunt, going after some other specimen.
Half an hour later, both Diatryma were still trying to get them. Some others arrives, finding the
Flier packs- they pecked on those, ruining the commands.
Mr. Masrin was perched on a tree, trying to hide from view, when an object descended, hitting the
ground and scaring the Diatryma with a sudden release of very hot vapor, which scorched their
beaks, so they run away, screaming loudly.
The vapor enveloped the place- the humans saw the Diatryma going away, so they walked out
from their hiding places.
Several figures went out of that thing that comes from the sky. They were black shadows in the
mist. At first they were not noticed by Flordon and the rest, but after a short while, the vapor was
carried away by the breeze.
What are those?- Delaya asked, startled by the entities.
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There were people inside the bags, floating from under their feet they had another bags, smaller
than a pair of watermelons that dangled near the ground.
A voice speaks and Flordon approaches, saying: Hello, people! What are you doing inside that
funny bag?
The answer was muffled by the bag- but Flordon realize that the language was unknown to him.
Strange people!- Delaya said, adding: But thanks to them we are freed from the Diatryma!
Masrin turned towards her, asking: Do you really think they come here to save us in purpose?
Obviously not. Just a coincidence.- Delaya replied.
Now the newcomers were milling around. Their bags were translucent with a white bluish tone.
They are humans- but not of our kind.- Borton (the medic) said.
They seem to float: if not because of their bags, they would go up and away with the breeze.-
Masrin commented.
Sometime later, another being went out and with a small bar he produces a higher volume of
voice to be heard.
Gibberish!- Flordon said, not understanding the language at all.
These people come from a place nobody knows! They float, they travel in crashing spaceships-
they are marooned.- Said Ninara the geneticist.
Lets see their ship.-. Masrin said, approaching the half buried vehicle- it has a diameter of
twenty meters, and now a door was visible- Inside they were bulbs of light.
A person appears on the threshold, looking at them. A flash of light and two EDs come from the
sky, descending nearby.
Masters! Are you in danger?- One of the ED said to them, and he has a ray gun in his hand.
Not at the moment, but some minutes later we were certainly in dear peril.- Borton replied.
Your flier packs?- The ED asked him.
In a clearing near thereIm afraid they are busted by the Diatryma.- Ninara the geneticist
answered him.
Ill call to the ship to send some other ED to find out.- The first ED said, and he was model Ed
serial number 2200- the second there present was ED 2540, as shown in a lapel on his arm.
They begin searching for some other animals; the EDs found the dangerous Sinosaurus: two of
them were immobile near a pathway, waiting for some unaware animal to jump on it.
The EDs fired and takes samples out of those, and come back at a trot.
Flordon was fully recovered from the passed impression and said: Lets return to the Sphere! ED:
go there and fetch some flying packs for us!
ED 2200 flies there with promptitude, and he was back in just fifteen minutes. ED 2540 said:- I
already give the warning, so the packs will be waiting for his arrival.
Borton was looking at the aliens, and said:- Those alien people are exploring like us, but not
taking any sample.
They must belong to some planet with a lot lesser gravity, or perhaps they belong to some
satellite of lesser dimension. Ninara said, who was very interested in to investigate the case.
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But all the intents were unsuccessful: the aliens now were not responding and in general, ignoring
them totally.
The Flier packs arrived and Flordon and the rest return to the spaceship, commenting about the
aliens and the Diatryma.
We get to have more care with the trips we are going to perform. Masrin said, while seated at
the rest room.
Yes, well take some EDs to protect our explorations.- Flordon said.
Totally necessary.- Borton approved, yawning.
After a while more, they went to their cabins, to rest. They had ample rooms, with holographic
sets and other appliances to fulfill any necessity of the crew.
Flordon and Delaya were sleeping together, as they had a long relation. She said: In a week well
collect the five hundred samples we need: the laboratory at Oredloro is ready to start the minute
we arrive.
Yes- work! My project is consuming all of my money. Hope this could end well. He said, taking a
shower. She undressed and makes her way to the running water, saying. OH, water! A luxury but
how good it is!
You deserve it.- Flordon said, embracing her. She giggled, returns the embrace and said: Nothing
will fail, dear! Have faith!
Yes!- He said, smiling. The vapor envelopes them like a shroud.
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At the next day, he said to the group:- Yesterday we were in deep trouble: that cannot happens
again! I will go with Delaya and an ED to the west, hunting. You are going with an ED for protection
from now on. Have you anything to add to this scheme?
I see. You and Delaya are a team. I and Ninara are the other. That leaves Borton alone, and is he
going with two EDs?- Masrin asked.
No, one ED will be enough.- Flordon said.
In a next trip I will bring me a fiance!- Borton commented, not too happy to be the single one in
this expedition.
Borton looks towards Ninara, saying: Hope you have luck this time! I wonder if we find something
new.
Ninara laughed and said: New? The whole flora and fauna of this planet has been recorded and
identified centuries ago!
Certainly we cannot exclude the possibility that there are more than their eyes meet.- Borton
retorted, reddening: he has been in the verge of to ask her to be on his team, but with that
rebuttal he was not going to do it now. He signaled to the ED to follow him, and soon they were
high on the air, searching for a good place where to hunt.
Borton advances in a straight line until finding a ravine- the sides of which ravine were rocks, and
the bottom has a stream, that had given birth to numerous trees, bushes and ferns.
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He saw some Fulengia eating the leaves patiently.
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Go and take samples!- Borton said to the ED, the synthetic being soon was aiming his rifle to the
nearer Fulengia- the syringe was fired and a sample was taken. Through the cord the syringe was
recovered and the sample was storage on a vial.
Good work! Lets see if we find some other species.- Borton said and yes- not three hundred
meters down the ravine, they found two Ohmdenosaurs, bathing on a pond.
This time it was Borton who takes the sample, approaching the pond on hands and knees, with a
ED near-by, just for extra protection. The syringe was received by the animal with a faint thud, and
retired and storage by an ED, who said: I saw a spider near your left side, Sir. Take care.
Borton paled and walked away- it was a twenty centimeters long black and white spider, very
venomous and abounding near the water.
Condemnation! This happens because I was in all fours! Never more!- He said, and he was also
thinking in other dangers that come by walking in the jungle.
They passed near the pair of Ohmdenosaurs and suddenly the weather conditions changes. Strong
winds and then a heavy rain ensued.
Guess this is all by now! We will return to the sphere.- He said to the ED, and they used their
flying packs- this last makes him totally wet.
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At the Sphere, the left the flying Flier at the lock, and went to take a shower a warm one, so
soon he had recovered his true self- and not the depressing mood he had when arriving.
He was not in a talkative mood, so he decided to stay at his cabin it has a holographic set, a null
gravity bed and the small but complete bath.
Classic music now.- He said, and the computer gives the order to the recorder, that begin
replaying classic music from famous composers from Knapp planet. A soft theme in a low tone,
just as he had set the controls previously. He sprayed a meal on the air; he preferred toast and
coffee, and that was he gets, just breathing the special gas. Healthy meals, chewing and biting was
a thing of the past, and the majority likes to have sound teeth instead of chipped, repaired or half
gone denture, pancreatic cancer, peritonitis, reflux, vomits, infections and the like.
He attends at the news, and then he gets into his bed, ready to have some pleasant dream, thanks
to a subtle wave system, that forbade the appearance of nightmares.
Outside the cabin, Miss Ninara, the geneticist, pressed the buzzer of his den, but the main
computer knows better: sensing that Borton was in dire need of his ration of sleep, silenced the
buzzer and a message appears at the door for her to read: Mr. Borton is sleeping, please do not
disturb.
Ninara knew what that means: the main computer will reject calls and so, she stomped on the
floor with one foot and walks away- she had been trying to show Mr. Borton the list of samples
received in that day: Damalasaurs, Kaiyangosaur and Geranosaur were listed in itbut her inner
desire was to approach the man with romantic intentions
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She was willing to have a romance with the guy, before Mr. Masrin begins to pester her with
emotional requirements.
Ninara appears at the laboratory, and seeing that three EDs were there, she asks at random:-
Some of you had seen my samples, already?-
One of them, model EDX 632, said:- I have storage your samples, Ninara. A good finding.
Good! Some other samples had been storage yet?- She asks, with her clear voice.
Yes. Mr. Bortons samples. . Another ED replied.
Good. And the rest of the crew, and they delivered more samples?- Ninara asked, curiously.
No, Ninara. They are still in the field.- That ED replied.
With this kind of weather? Its raining, by Jove!- She exclaimed, mildly disappointed to realize
there were more dedicated people- and not too soft as her.
Whos in the ship, no?- Ninara asked.
You and Mr. Borton, who is asleep.- The first ED said.
She walks out of the laboratory and went to the main room- there were three other EDs around.
Any news?- She asked, resting on a chair.
The teams are working in the field, Miss Ninara, except you and Mr. Borton.- ED 9128 replied- he
was, apparently, in control of the other EDs.
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CHAPTER 2.
THE CAVE AND THE RAIN.

Yes!
Yes! But are there some big animals near the spaceship?- She asked, yawning- the soft lights
always produced the same effect in her
No, Miss Ninara- the rain sent animals in search for cover.- ED 9128 replied. She looks briefly at
him: he was using a darker shade of green uniform, to be different from the rest.
Ill be in my cabin, for anyone who wishes to know about me.- She said, walking to her quarters-
she rest on the null gravity bed, where she laid still- soon she was sleeping.
Outside and thirty kilometers to the west, Flordon, Delaya and two EDs were at a cave. A fire had
seen let by the EDs, and a hot coffee had been prepared if they like to take that beverage or brew
in the old fashion way.
Its raining. I wonder if the others had taken any samples.- Flordon said.
Why dont you ask to these EDs we had in here? They must know.- Delaya said.
ED 621 said not waiting for an order: Miss Ninara and Mr. Borton delivered samples to the
laboratory.
Good. We had been not lucky.- Delaya said, because they hadnt find any dinosaur on the
mountains.
Wish I knew why you choose to search for samples on the mountains.- She complained, kicking a
pebble out of the cave.
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Sorry about that! But I love Gongbusaurs, and they prefer mountains! They always are searching
for the red ferns that only grow in these mountains.- Flordon explains to her.
Gongbusaurs! I wonder what you see in them! I see only dumb herbivores in them!- She said,
half smiling.
Flordon looked at her, thinking in how happy women seems to be when defying preferences of
other people, so he didnt fall on arguments- Gongbusaurs were special, to him, because he had
them around when he was a kid- his father , Orton, had been a farmer, and Gongbusaurs had been
around his house for decades. So Flordon knows their ways in full: patients, caring for their
offspring and calves were funny to see them grow, among plays and shrill sounds of pure joy.
They joy of life. He said, sipping of his cup.
Am I the joy of your life- he had not been able to change her no matter how many lectures he had
thrown on her.
A strong trumpeting was heard over the sound of the rain. One ED went outside and the other
said: An Emasaur. ED 621 is taken a sample.
Good! Someone, at least, is working here!- Delaya said, accusingly- Flordon smiles only, and
wait. Soon ED 621 returns with the sample already insulated.
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EMOTIONS AND DINOSAURS.
Good hunt! Male or female?- Flordon asks.
Male. Seems hes trumpeting before arriving to his resting place.- ED 621 said.
Signaling his return to his female!- Flordon said to her.
So he has a couple! How quaint!- She said, laughing.
Emotions did existing dinosaurs! Strong as they are, emotions and feelings did occur among
them. ED 621 said.
This Synthetic guy is forever giving lessons nobody are asking for! - Delaya said, looking at ED
621.
Calm down! These persons did realize when a natural person is in need of some more
knowledge. Flordon said, fully aware that his commentary will awake half an hour of complaints
from that irk woman: and so it was!
Later, return to the Sphere with that only sample; it was important and they went to sleep, after
being reading the national global news.
By then, the last team, Masrin and Ninara, had a hard time near a river; each one of them,
including the ED, were taking samples of Garudimimo, Otniellos, Paleopterix and Microdontosaurs.
Masrin likes several samples of the same species but of different individuals at the time when
Delaya and Flordon were bedding; they still were talking samples in the darkness that was not so
for them, thanks to the night vision goggles (ultra red light).
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At dawn, they return to the Sphere, takes showers and individually- they went to sleep. For
Masrin, the working with Ninara was a delight: to see her nice face and body near him was
something he enjoyed. He hadnt asked her to be a mate for life- he just sensed she had her only
as a fellow worker- no sentimentalisms or romancing ideas at all, between them.
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At midday, a chime awakes them and as usual, they walked towards the mess hall- place of
reunions when needed. They take coffee and biscuits, other members of the crew were aspiring
food gas from spraying cans.
Good morning, friends! A new day for each of us! Well hear now an ED presenting a resume on
what we had brought yesterday here.
ED 621 said:- Forty one samples obtained: three of them rejected because the individuals were
sick. The list obtained is this:
43 Samples
Name of the dinosaur Total Number Male Female
Otniellos 4 1 3
Emasaur 6 2 4
Diatryma 2 1 1
Fulengia 6 2 4
Ohmdenosaurs 3 1 2
Gongbusaurs 1 0 1
Emasaur 2 1 1
Garudimimo 1 0 1
Paleopterix 3 1 2
Microdontosaurs 12 5 7

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Flordon said: Well done, folks! At this pace, our job will be finished before schedule and that will
mean well be returning to the city before we had planned.
Their faces lightened up and soon the teams were out in the field, with some EDs to do the most
dangerous jobs.
Flordon and Delaya started at the place they had finished the day before, and Flordonsaid: Well
be returning soon to the society.
Big deal! I like it in here- solitude, ample means, and no bills coming from under the door.-
Delaya said, looking at a ferns bugs with a glass.
Remember that you like to dance!- He said, meekly.
Dance! Those days are gone since I met you!- She laughed, and Flordon was sure that was but
one of the many things she had against him- but it was that or leave her for good, and at his age,
Flordon was sure it would be hard time to get another young female so beautifulthey saw
Garudimimo eating ferns at a distance and that ends the subject.
No way could we walk near them without provoking their escapade!- Flordon said, looking at the
ED.
ED 621 said: I can shoot at them from the air.
Yes? Do it, then!- Flordon replied, happily, but he earns a bad gesture from his companion;
Delaya was forever finding him having bad ideas, and that was easing his love for her.
The ED climbs in the air using a Flier personal pack, carrying a sting rifle.
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Flordon saw how the synthetic man maneuvered his flying apparatus at a very fast pace- like an
hawk, the plunged against a male, firing his hypodermic rifle- the hypoderm takes a sample and
went back to the side of the rifle, where it stay, magnetically attracted. ED 621 takes the sample
and put it into a shirt pocket. He takes three other samples, this time for female Garudimimo.
What a way to work! - Delaya said, shining.
Yes. Good machine we get there.- Flordon murmured for himself. She looks at him, but as she
had not heard that phrase clearly, she reminds silent.
The ED returns, saying: We have an Equinodon to the right of here.
Go for it!.- Flordon said.
No! Lets have some fun!- Delaya said, starting in that direction.
Some Paleopterix went up on the air from a large tree top. Flordon said:- Theyre searching for
food. Perhaps there are some eggs up there on the tree.
Do you really want to climb up? A fall and youre history, Flordon!- She laughed, and he realizes
that perhaps that was her inner wish-. To be rid of him without the need of a nasty fight.
And that decides him; All right, you two waits here! Ill climb up to see!
Suit yourself!- She said, adding: When you finish here, go to the right: well be chasing that
Equinodon.
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Go in peace! If I get lost, Im sure ED will find me! He said, because he had a radio implant that
he could get started in any time he wants.
Flordon walks through the forest, listening from time to time the far away trumpet-like sounds of
the larger dinosaurs. They had a harmonic quality that soothes his spirit.
The tree was an easy one to climb, but at the middle of it he was already finding feces- white and
like charcoal, easy to crumb under his boots; the residual substance falls, then like gypsum to the
ground.
The nest was perched very securely with lots of small branches, intertwined, and also dry grass.
Inside of it, three eggs the color of mud was to be seen- the size of an ostrich egg but somewhat
wider at the middle portion. Flordon takes one of those and descended- he was now carrying it on
his backpack.
ED 621 was waiting for him at the foot of the tree, saying: She sent me to guide you where she
is.
Something wrong happening?
No, Sir. Just follow me no danger present.- ED said, and begins retracing his tracks. Flordon
looks at the sides and rear, because he was well aware that no matter how prefect a synthetic
being could became to be there was always a window by which to fail... And yes, not twenty paces
into the dense bush, an animal shows an ugly face to the back.
Watch out! A Sinosaurus!- Flordon yelled and the ED retrace his steps, and fired against the
seven meters dinosaur; the sample was taken and ED 621 retrieved it and flee to the left,
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attracting the Sinosaurus attention- a thing that was helping Flordon, who climbs a tree and stays
panting on a branch.
What makes so scared? - A voice asked from high.
Delaya! Good for me to see you again! Theres a Sinosaurus lurking down there! It almost catches
me!- He warned.
Oh, yes? And what species it is?- She asked.
A Sinosaurus!- He answered, looking at her long legs that were hanging down, as she was seated
on a branch.
A Sinosauropteryx? But they are sixty seven centimeters long! Were they more than one? She
instantaneously begins to smile in mockery.
Only one! But it was seven meters high!- He replied, happy to see her smiling, no matter the
reason was to ridicule him
No way, Flordon! Must have been some other species! Ill take a look!- She said, descending
with carebut there were no signs of the beast.
Flordon also descended and shows her the Paleopterix egg.
Nice egg! Were they many?-
Three of them. - Flordon replied.
Oh, perhaps we could hatch this one.- She said, smiling.
She walks towards a big fern tree, saying: A rare lizard, look! - And it was a red and green colored
lizard five centimeters long. Flordon heard steps, and saw the terrible head of a big dinosaur
appearing among some bushes.
Delaya! There is the Sinosaurus!- And pointed towards the beast.
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Wow! Its not what I thought! Take cover- She said, terrified. They plunged head on into the
bushes, trying not to be spotted.
See? Its not a midget!- He said, triumphant.
Certainly true.- She said, embracing him; and she was trembling
A rumor of leaves, and among them, the head of ED 621 appeared. He said in a murmur:- What
are you waiting for? Lets get out of here!- And he guided them away from the Sinosaurus.
And which kind it was?- Delaya asked the ED 621.
A Sinosaurus triassicus. That is, a Theropod tetanuranos carnivore.- ED 621 said.
Yes! I am sure he eats meat!- She said, trying to smile. The sight of that beast had made her to
pee
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They return to the Sphere- she wants to take a bathand while she did that, Masrin (60) and
Ninara (25) were, at that time, resting on a rock and near the MaporicoRiver. They had already
taken eight samples of fish, while an ED was busy collecting insects and putting them into a plastic
jar for further studies.
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Yes, insects are many more in numbers than animals, and you never know when a new species is
discovered. Who knows? Perhaps in that jar the ED is filling, more than a new species could be
crawling.- Ninara said.
Masrin nodded in ascent- her voice was honey for his hears. He saw she was stripping off her
pants- she was using now a bathing suit underneath- and walked into the river.
Come! Its very warm in here!- She said, waving her hands for him to approach.
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CHAPTER 3.
NINARA MOCKS.
Masrin has not a swimming suit, so he just take off his shoes, socks and went into the water
without his shirt and jacket, but with his pants on.
No, no! Takes those pants off! Or arent you with underpants?- She asked. He obeyed and went
into the water for a second time, realizing the water was very cold.
But this is not warm! Its cold!- He said, trembling.
Oh, I forgot you are not young!- She said, deceptively. That phrase seta a wall between them,
and Masrin was very upset from then on- he walks out of the river and seats on a rock to dry his
legs with the light of the sun.
Are you mad?- She asked, while jumping in the river.
No!- He said, looking at the sparkling reflections of the water near her slim body.
Sorry!- She said, laughing again. Masrin looked at her- like a child, she was. But her body was
certainly of a grown up woman: he desires her and mused about having sex with her
I love you!- He yelled at her.
What? I cannot hear you from here!- She said, but certainly she had heard him, and laughed: an
old man in love! She finds it very ridiculous.
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The EDX 632 appeared flying- he landed near them, saying: Troubles. Flordon is asking for
everyone back at the Sphere!
In a minute!- Ninara said, beginning to dress.
When arriving to the spot, they saw Borton looking at the sky with a pair of binoculars.
Whats happening?- Masrin asked him.
Someone sent a LASER beam against the Sphere! The ED is repairing the hole- were waiting for
you to set the force field on!
In that moment, a ringing sound ensued, and the trees and sky gets blurred and stands like that
from then on.
The force field is on!- Flordon said, appearing at the threshold of the spaceship airlock. Another
LASER shot was received, only that this time it rebounds on the strong force field.
We are under attack.- EDX 632 said.
I had noticed it.- Flordon said, adding:- We better gets inside the Sphere and moves away.
That he said, not willing to add that a missile could come next, provoking more than an internal
fire.
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Soon, Flordon was moving the Sphere towards the mountains, and in a very narrow glen they
landed.
I sent a tracker.- Delaya said, and a spy satellite went out from the sphere, speeding towards the
previous site, and up until reaching eight thousand meters high.
The tracker is sending a visual.- Delaya said.
On screen.- Flordon asked her, and at the main screen they could see a huge green colored
spaceship.
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THE ENEMY SPACESHIP.
Three hundred meters long, a hundred and twenty eight meters width, thirty nine meters high.-
Delaya recited, reading from her scanner.
A battle ship?- Masrin asked to her.
I doubt it! Knappian Star Fleet colors are golden and black- this one is green!- She said.
Call him through the spy satellite!- Borton suggested.
Calling. Foreign spaceship, what are you making out of your attack on our Sphere?- Delaya
radioed and that message keeps repeating itself automatically.
No response.- She said, after twenty minutes of waiting.
One hour later, the object moves from its synchronous orbit, until it was out of sight. Delaya call
the spy aerial object back to the Sphere, and in five minutes the small box gets inside the main
vessel.
Bad omen is this! Why someone could wish to harm us? We intend no harm whatsoever!-
Ninara said.
Fool people exist! Evil is around.- Borton said, remembering the eighty per cent of psychopaths
the civilization has in its core.
Flordon went out the Sphere, saying:- Delaya! Put a spy over our site! We cannot take risks
anymore!-
She did that and said to ED 9128:- Chief, you stay on watch. Any problem and you sound the
alarm.
Very well, Lady.- He said in response.
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The surrounding area was full of rocks, stones and crevices where nothing alive persists.
Back to the ship! There is nothing for us in here!- Flordon said- of course, some of them not even
moves from the ramp.
They fly over mountains and finding a valley full of trees, they descended on the slope of a hill.
Its getting dark: I will send two EDs to do the job for us.- Flordonsaid when the airlock was
opened.
The breeze comes inside the ship, bringing a nice smell of vegetation.
Flordon seats at his usual chair, and begin looking through ED 621, one of the Synthetic men in
charge of the recollection of samples.
Knapp 36: Flordon.

As it was already dark, he begins to see in green shades- the ED finds a dozen Dachonsaurs near a
ravine. He takes samples of three of them: one male, two females.
Good catch!!- Flordon said, by radio.
Thanks you, Sir.- ED 621 said, using the same mean of communication.
What are you doing?- Delaya said, coming from the corridor.
Im looking the hunt through ED 621 eyes.- Flordon replied. She seats near him, yawning.
Are you tired?- Flordon asked her. She was wearing a towel around her head, a sign that
indicates she had taken a shower bath.
Yes! But I have my hair wet. I cannot go to bed like this; I could catch a cold or a torticollis.-
Delaya replied.
All right, stay with me. This is interesting.- Flordon said, looking at the monitor screen.
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After some more walking, ED 621 finds a small rodent perking on a branch. He ignored it, as the
order was to hunt for dinosaurs only. Minutes later, he finds a lonely Riojasaurus, his big body
leaning on a tree- the breathing of this beast was deep and reassuring- or so it seems to Flordon,
who turns his head towards Delaya, but seeing that she was sleeping, he said nothing about the
dinosaur but takes her into his arms and carried to bed, while she was smiling.
ED 621 keeps on searching, until ED 195, who was also from the night hunting group, said by
radio:- I found something curious! Want to see it?
But we are working now!- ED 621 said.
Itll be a moment, only!- ED 195 insisted.
When ED 621 arrives to the site, he saw a big crocodile hatching lots of eggs on the sandy terrain
he had located.
What a find!- ED 195 said.
Yes: eggs! The captain could hatch this and provide living specimens any time he wants!- ED 621
replied.
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Heres a bag- thirty three, as Im counting already!- ED 195 said.
Thirty three beautiful eggs! Ready to go! Bye!- ED 621 said, departing at low altitude with his
find.
By the radio, ED 198 said: Crocodile arent dinosaurs! Perhaps our chief will fry the eggs for
breakfast!- And laughed (that was an improvement on newly designed Synthetics).
ED 195 fly over treetops and landed near a river ; there the search for creatures- smaller and
Vegetarian, they approach the water to drink using the small amount of light to have some more
protection from carnivores.
A group of Anchisaurus approaches, appearing by a trail- the male alpha was in front, and he was
the first in taste the water. While the rest waits- then he goes to the rear, and stand in silence,
watching to every side with a keen eye.
ED195 fired his needle and gets some flesh and blood from that specimen that jumped to a side,
startled by the fiery prick.
Knapp 36: Flordon.

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As the rest of the heard became very hysterical, the male galloped back to the forest, followed by
his females and the rest of the pack: ED 195 has still time to take two more samples.
At dawn the ED returns to the Sphere, and storage their samples in a very cold environ.
At breakfast, Flordon said: Last night our EDs did a real good work, bringing lots of samples for
us!
So we take the day off?- Delaya mocked.
No! We get to work until our job is donned! In that way well be home sooner!- Flordon said,
reading at their faces: not everyone liked his return to home so soon, because they precisely were
there not to be at their homes!
Soon he and Delaya were traveling above the trees- some Paleopterix were flying around too, so
they speeded a bit, finding a mountain in front. He signaled to the left and landed in a clearing, in
front of them, three very large trees speeded up totalizing 120 meters high.
Really beautiful vegetation! Sometimes I wonder if I would have preferred to be a Botanist! -
Delaya said, leaving the personal Flier next to a rock.
Animals are better because they could move around.- Flordon said, mimicking a monkey, making
her smile.
They get intothe forest and soon they were spotting an Allosaurus.
This one must be spared! ED 621: you take the sample this time!- Flordon said, scared.
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The ED 621 went there in all fours, and behind a tree trunk, he fired the syrinx: the small harpoon
gets through the very strong and coarse hide, and takes the tiny piece of soft tissue for analysis.
The dart was recovered thanks to a nylon cord, and the sample was well storage into a vial.
The sample has been gotten.- ED 621 announced.
Fine! Thats good.- Flordon said, taking Delayas hand to keep on walking. ED 621 was on front,
at the alert.
Two hours later, they found a heard of Diplodocus, each of them measuring twenty seven meters
long of bones, flesh and hard hide. Some calves were also present, running around and trumpeting
in a somehow shrill kind of way.
This arent dangerous if they dont get scared!- Flordon said.
They approached them with care, and soon they were obtaining samples of them through the
syringes.
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The small calves of Diplodocus spotted them and bumped on ED 621, sending him head on into
the bushes. Flordon and Delaya run away from there, as the four meter calves werent a thing to
ignore.
They heard a bedlam behind them, so they turn right and kept running until stumbling to the
ground, dead tired.
No noise anymore! Seems we lost them!- She said, and then they saw ED 621 coming at a trot.
Knapp 36: Flordon.

The big ones get hysterical! They stomped around the place- they almost hit me! But now they
are heading to the west of here.- He said.
Hope your vials are intact?- Flordon said.
Yes! Fortunately, I banged the ground with the other side of my body!- He explains, lightly.
They keep on with their route until seventeen hours.
Theres trouble.- ED 621 said, when arriving to the Sphere.
Whats happened? Delaya asked.
Borton and Ninara the geneticist had been lost until now! And Masrin, his partner in the hunt, is
very upset!- ED 912 said to them.
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They waited and at 21.00 hours, the pair arrives in their personal Fliers.
We were worried. Why do you sent back your appointed ED?- Flordon said.
It was no need to have him where we were! A peaceful valley, with plenty of Dachonsaursin it!-
Borton said, while Ninara was looking grim.
Is this a reprimand?- She asked.
Oh, nothing of the sort! Its only Masrin that was very upset and we became nervous!- Delaya
said.
Both newcomers went to their cabins, after delivering the samples at the Laboratory that was
visited by Delaya.
How many species did they collect?- She asked to EDX 632, which was there on duty.
Fifteen, lady! Three Dachonsaurs and the rest are Dacentrurus.- He replied.
Very well: take the samples and storage them as usual.- Delaya said, after looking at the samples
through a monitor.
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At a corridor, Masrin waits for Ninara, but it was Borton who walks by there first, so he said:
What did you do to Ninara?- Masrin said.
Hunting! What else should I do, old man?
Dont play games with me! I care about her, and if you make her suffer, I swear youll have a big
problem with me.- Masrin quarreled.
Oh, yeah? And what are you to her? His granddaddy? Borton said, deceptively, Masrin takes him
by the neck, and then they were fighting, but ED 9128 was sent there in a hurry and separates
them easily.
To your quarters! - He said: the men obeyed, not after insulting each other. Later, ED 9128 said
to Flordon: Borton and Masrin were fighting at Corridor 3 B.
Oh, well, some people cannot stand when losing a girlfriend! Put an ED near their corridor, so if
they begin fighting again he could stop them short. Next time they are going right to prison cells.-
Flordon said- the cells had nothing else but a bed and a bath- no holographic set, nor furniture.
When Delaya knew about it, she said to Flordon:- Wish you could talk with them. Fights for a
woman always end in the worst fashion.
Knapp 36: Flordon.

Perhaps tomorrow I will talk with them. Not now, as they will refuse any logical thinking.-
Flordon said.
That night there was a tense air inside the Sphere. Nobody except Flordon and Delaya seats at a
table on the mess hall.
What do you think it will happen?- Delaya asked him, while inhaling her dinner.
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Ill talk with them to know whos the friend Ninara has now. Flordon replied.
Im sure Ninara never has a love affair with old Masrin! Hes sixty, by Jove! And she has only
twenty five years old.- Delaya remembers.
Twenty fiveand Borton have thirty five years old?- He asked.
Forty. But forty its closer than sixty to twenty five! Dont you think?- Delaya asked him.
Yes. But you and me- Was saying Flordon, but she interrupted him, saying:- Our love affair is
different! We love each other.- And she kissed him, reassuringly.
At the next morning, Flordon said to them all: As we have been seeing some violence among us,
the teams will change: Ill keep on hunting with Delaya, Masrin will hunt alone, and Borton and
Ninara will do it together. Of course, every team is going to have an Ed assistant.
Masrin was pale faced and said: At least let me choose which ED is going to be my partner!
All right, no problem there.- Flordon said.
Let ED 9128 be my Assistant in this.- He said.
Flordon twisted his mouth, as 9128 was in charge of the Sphere while they were away, but not to
disappoint the man, he said: All right, you can have him as your Assistant.
This was some kind of a triumph for Masrin, who begin giving orders to 9128, in order to bring out
everything not of his liking apart from the stench, that pervades his cabin.
Borton and Ninara fly pass the mountains and descended at a platform that was full of fern trees.
They left the personal Fliers near a tree trunk, and then Borton said to ED 201:- Please, search a
dinosaur for us.- And turning to Ninara, he said: Lets find the shadow under the trees?
And they walked inside the forest. She was very interested in her new lover and kissed him
passionately the moment the ED was away.
At ten oclock the ED 201 returns with the news: Some Lesothosaurus are eating not twelve
kilometers away, and to the west. I suggest you use the Fliers.
Are them many?- Borton asks, standing from the grass.
Twelve, sir. Four males and the rest are females.- The ED replied.
Lets move on! - Borton said, helping Ninara to stand up, and they return to the site where the
personal Fliers were.
Are they big? I meandangerous?- Ninara asked him.
Lesothosaurus are seven meters long, herbivores. As it is with them all, if you dont approach
their calves, youll be safe and good.- Borton said, feeling elated with the adventure. She
approaches him and gives him a long kiss, squeezing some of that superior energy she feels he was
oozing out.
Knapp 36: Flordon.

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When at the sight of them, she was amazed by the agility they presents from one site to the other
in seconds, heads flashing in the sun thanks to very shinny scales they had on their hides.
Theyre so swift!- She said.
ED 201 takes care of to take the customary samples and after one hour of observation, the
Lesothosaurus left the place as in a stampede.
Where they go?- Ninara asked, half afraid it was because a still not seeing threats.
Dont worry! Their behavior is like this!- ED 201 said.
Just in case, lets move from here!- She begged, so they keep on walking with ED 201 in front .
Its very strange.- Borton said.
What?
You and Masrin! Hes so enraged about our affaire, and he has never had your love.- Borton
commented.
Hes a jerk! I thought he was a good companion but suddenly he was fighting with you. I really
think hes mad.- She said, taking his hand.
If he do you any harm, I dont know what Im capable to do to him!- He said, feeling himself as
her protector.
She smiled and said: I feel pity for him! How did he dare to think , for one instant, that I could get
interested in him? And old man like he is!- And she moves her head with incredulity.
Im no youngster, either!- Borton said.
Oh, but youre way much young than he is! He could be my grandpa!- She said, laughing merrily.
A quarter of an hour later, they arrive to a deep pond, where strange fish were swimming.
These arent dinosaurs! We will just ignore them.- Borton said.
Not totally! Who knows how much good a pair of which could do in a new environ?- Ninara
asked him.
All right, lets take one sample!- He condescended and they have fun shooting at the swimming
species, which were big and scaly looking.
While there were there, ED 201 was on the lookout of new dinosaur specimens, and after a while,
he said:- A couple of Massospondylus are on the bush.-
No problem! Pity we have samples of them already.- Flordon reminds him.
They sent the Ed to retrieve their Flier apparatus and returns to the Sphere.
Its fifteen thirty hours. Borton said, when stepping up on the ladder.
And so what? We are almost done with our shift. She said.
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At the Sphere, the naturals, their fellow comrades, were absent.
We have the spaceship to ourselves.- Ninara said, clapping her hands.
All I wish by now its a nice shower.- Borton said, taking her by the hand.
Is it an invitation?- She asked, smiling.
Of course!- He said, kissing her again. They take the bath, and went to bed for the rest of the
day.
Masrin, in that day, was enraged at first, and take several samples, but at midday he felt a pain on
a foot than makes him be seated from then on.
Knapp 36: Flordon.

You should go back to the spaceship, Sir.- The ED 9128 said, looking he was in bad shape.
But his proud was more strong than a mere feet pain, and said:- Of course not. But I have work
for you: go in a straight line, searching for samples, and be back here before eighteen hours.
ED 9128 looks at him and said: Actually Im leaving you quiet alone and tired.
Yes, dont worry for me. In any case of danger, Ill call you back by radio.- Masrin said.
ED 9128 went away fast now he doesnt need to be the babysitter of Mr. Masrin. He jumped and
run like a rabbit, and soon he was looking on a solitary Escelidosaur four meters long, one meter
and eighty centimeters high: vegetarian as it were the most. He shoots and takes the sample in
seconds. He looked up, seeing some Arqueopterix chasing some minor creatures that flies. As him,
they were chasing, but with deadly intents.
The terrain was now full of pebbles and the wood had retired to both sides; some rocky formation
was in front.
When reaching it, he saw several big fat serpents taking sun baths. They were green and yellows in
color. At the top of that rock formation he saw two big Aardonix , that looked on him and escaped-
he was now running after them, and fired to take a sample- the syrinx didnt touch the animal and
was retrieved in bad shape, so he stop to change it for a new onethe Aardonix were now out of
sight.
The rest of the afternoon was a waste of time, as the animals dislike the pebbles so he turns back
to where Mr. Masrin was some hoursago.
But he wasnt at the site. His aerial apparatus was at the foot of a tree, so the ED begins searching
for him.
At midnight, he was still searching, but in the direction where the Sphere was landed.
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ED 9128 arrives to the Sphere at 0.10 hour, and the people there was already in the know of Mr.
Masrin disappearance, by radio.
You shouldnt have left him alone!- Flordon said.
He asks me to do it! He sent me for samples before noon, and at eighteen hours I was back, just
as he had told me.- ED 9128 replied.- they were at the Main Cabin.
He is very stubborn.- Delaya said.
Now he must be lost in the forest!- Borton said, yawning. He was not in the least worried by the
bellicose man.
All right! As you have no trouble seeing in the dark, you will be going out searching for him! Any
news of Masrin you collect please let me now immediately.
Of course.- ED 9128 said, departing. At the airlock he saw the rest of his kind, ready to depart.
Follow me! I will direct you to the spot he was seated when I leave him! From there well be
searching in a spiral! Good luck.- He said, and they all went out flying, because they were in a
hurry.
This is serious.- Delaya said to Flordon, when bedding next to him.
Knapp 36: Flordon.

yeah, I know! But lets not worry too much! The man gets lost on his own! Hope the ED finds him
alive and well. Flordon said, embracing her lovely body.
I would detest hearing bad news about him. She said.
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What is written on the stars must happen to man! Its what I think.- He said.
They slept without hearing any news..
At 8.00 hours the EDs returns with a blood stained shoe.
Something gets him, Sir. This shoe is the only object we found.- ED 9128 said.
Flordon was very upset. A death was the worst thing when visiting Knapp.
Butany possibility apart than being eaten?- He murmured in soft tones.
O.2 %of probabilities, Sir. 9.8 %of probabilities that he was eaten. Other possibilities did exist,
only minimal.- ED 632 said.
A shoe. Are you sure it was his?- Delaya said, looking at the object.
We already analyzed the blood: it corresponds to Masrin.- ED 632 said.
Very well. As we have still some days for our departure, well stop our hunts, but wait: our EDs
will finish our work.- Flordon said.
The gloomy atmosphere sets into the crew and the hours kept passing in a slow manner.
Ninara said:- With him disappeared, one of our problems is gone.
Yes, but dont say that out load! Or they will think were happy.- Borton said, kissing her.
That night she was afraid of the dark and bedded early. Borton has her with delight but then he
must hear all her troubled minds trolling.
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Seven days later, the Sphere arrives to the Oredloro Space port, and several persons were there
waiting for them.
Mr. Celso! Good to see you!- Flordon said, opening the airlock for them to enter.
Celso, fifty eight years old, was a black and large man with only one eye left.
And how is the crew?- He asked. Flordon guides them to the mess hall to answer: We have one
person missing: Masrin.
I remember him! A dedicated man. What happens with him?- Celso asked, turning his only eye
from one hunter to the other
He sent his ED assistant away, while he seats at rest. When the ED returns, he was nowhere in
sight.- Flordon said.
Luffy, one of the Directors, said: And how do you know he is totally missing? Did you do a
thorough search?
Yes, Mr. Luffy: The EDs begin searching from where he last was seen, up to a hundred kilometers
away, in any direction. As you know, a man on foot just cant cross that long distance in a few
hours.- Flordon explains.
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Its a pity, indeed! - Mr. Piecor exclaims and he was the Treasurer in the organization RAA.
Knapp 36: Flordon.

Mr. Masrin has a lady and two sons as inheritors. They will collect his salary and personal
pertinences that I assume are of lesser value.- Flordon said.
We must act with the law, in this case. People are very ambitious, especially inheritors. See that
the justice knows about this deadly affair, we dont want false accusations later, eh?- Mr. Piecor
recommended.
Of course.- Flordon said, not too happy, thinking in the lots of questions the Police was going to
ask from him.
Our samples are ready for you to receive, Sir.- Ninara said, trying to change the subject.
Ah, good! Ill ask someone of my staff to come here and fetch it to our Laboratory.- Piecor said.
No need! One of our ED could deliver it.- Flordon said.
After some more talk, the visits went out of the Sphere
Flordon! See if they had paid us the last installment- Delaya said, and using the holographic set,
Flordon saw that the seven million sopes were now engrossing his Bank account.
Good as their word! Friends : now I will pay you and this project has ended!- Flordon said and he
transfer money: their wages, at Borton and Ninara Bank accounts. Also to Miss Delaya, who was
very happy.
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Borton and Ninara soon were at the airlock with their bags, waiting for a taxi Flier to go.
Well, friends, hope you will be available if something appears in the future.2- Flordon told them.
I dont know- dinosaurs scares me!2- Ninara said.
We pretend to live together for a while- who knows? Perhaps well end raising a family!Borton
said, taking her by an arm.
Dreamer!- She said, and when the taxi Flier arrives, he kissed Flordon on this cheek, saying:
Have luck! Good bye!
And they departed. Flordon returns to the main cabin, expecting to see Delaya, but she wasnt
there, so he walks to her cabin.
What? Are you making your valises?- Flordon asked her, very amazed by what he was looking.
Of course! The work ended, theres no need for me to stay on board! Oh, how I detest this smell
of hot oil and plastic!- Delaya said.
Flordon was surprised and said so: But you must to remain with me! You say that you loved me!
Ha, ha! And do you believe in everlasting love, Flordon? It was just to be capable of endure the
long walks, the firing to animals and the dark nights!- She said, , finishing her work. An ED appears
at the door. She looks unto Flordon, saying:- I hope you dont mind! I call an ED to carry my
valises to the airlock!
Flordon was very pale- he had believed in what she said in the previous days, so he insisted:- You
cannot leave! See, this Sphere is like a big flying home for me! We can live here happily together!
You are a dreamer, dear! Now, be good and dont make a scandal out of this!
Flordon was sensing he was into a tank full of ice cubes, his head reelshe had put so much hope
in this romance that now he was speechless in front of the materialistic Delaya.
Perhapsour difference of age is taking us apart.- He said in despair.
Knapp 36: Flordon.

Perhaps!- She said, and as she had already called for a taxi, the vehicle was arriving.
Bye, dear! Perhaps Ill come here to visit you some day!- She said, going towards the taxi Flier;
ED 632 put the luggage inside the Flier that soon was taking off, carrying away one of Flordon true
love
He saw the taxi Flier goes away and ED 632 come back and said: She give me this for you, Sir.-
And he handled him a note. He reads:- If I ever found a man like you, I will remember our
romance. Signed: Delaya.
Flordon closed the airlock and said to the ED632 :- See that all systems are working. If you detect
a problem in any system, let me know.
And with that, he went to sleep.
Alone again!- He declared to his cabin, before getting asleep
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At the building of the RAA Organization, the Directors were having a reunion.
Mr. Flordon did his biding and we are ready to begin cloning.- Mr. Celso said.
He lost one man in the process! Well help him go out of any mess it appears with the deceaseds
family members. Mr. Luffy said.
It could cost a lot of money.- Mr. Piecor (the Treasurer) said immediately. Mr. Celso looks at him
with his only eye, and Mr. Piecor seems to diminish in size at his seat.
The planet location will remain secret. This is not difficult nowadays: we have that wonderful
invention, the Transporter! The tourists will go there directly and instantaneously- well invite
them for a week end, and after that, the hunting season will begin!- Mr. Celso said.
First thing first! Well clone the species, well growth them in situ, well see they thrive.
Seventeen years!- Luffy said, seating because of his nerves.
Seventeen years to build cabins, buy aerial artifacts, hire personnel and all of this without
become penniless!- Celso said, tapping the table with his fingers.
As that was a signal, a beautiful maid come with sweets and beverage for all of them.
Luffy said to the lady: Thanks you.
Celso said: Our enterprise will keep on providing money for this project. Well need reliable
persons on key positions.
Relatives of ours. Its the best choice: give them a good salary, and they love us and will never
betray us.- Piecor said, who had a relatively large family.
Perhaps your idea will help! But our geneticists have priority now. The samples are waiting for
them at the Laboratory.- Celso said.
Seventeen years.
If you search for end results, not even with your death is going to happen! As atoms revolves one
another, worlds circled their suns and galaxies moves in a universal motion, our project will have
no end!- Celso said, and Luffy smiled and said:- I see you had something of truth in your sayings,
but not too much! Our project will end, some day, and you know it: well die, our hotels will shut
down and the memory of us- if it ever was one- will be smoke carried by the wind!
Knapp 36: Flordon.

Celso moves his head and said:- The dinosaurs will keep on living in that planet! That could be
immortal, or close to it.
Luffy moves his head in doubt, but didnt say much more, as he knew Celso: he was prone to reply
in a civilized manner at the first time he receives a rebuff, but he certainly dont accept a second
critical assault.
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The geneticists receive the samples and begin working with enthusiasm, as they had brand new
equipment to do so.
In a couple of months this will look as a Zoo!- Delorto said, and he was the man in charge.
Hope they could carry the animals in time! We cannot expect wild animals, capable of to survive
in a wild jungle, if we feed them twice a day as they grow!- Miss Ariagada said.
The rest as no intentions to express their opinionsthey had too much to worry about just
performing their tasks!
Celso looked on them every day for one hour period. He arrives; ask for the news, observe the
cloning process, and then departed-. He knew the value of to see the chief interested in their
work- so many smiles welcome him each morning.
Two months later, the animals had enough height and strength to be carried where they will
belong: to planet Cogitatus.
Celso calls Mr. Askigornius, the chief engineer in charge of the Transporters, saying. Everything is
ready to transport specimens away. I want to proceed next Tuesday.
Four days. You are advising me with a period of just four days?- The grave voice of Askigornius
rebelled away.
What? Is it too much or to many days for you? Once you told me that a day was enough for the
general preparations!- Celso remembered him.
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Oh, I did I say that? Must be true.- Askigornius said.
Then its settled! There will be Wagon Fliers carrying animals in the morning, next Tuesday! Be
prepared.- Celso said.
Ill need Assistants!- Askigornius replied.
Whats wrong with the ones I give you?- Celso asked him.
I fired them! They were asking too many questions! So Ill search for technicians at the Oredloro
University, if you allow me that.- Askigornius said.
Do whatever is necessary! Were fighting against time here!- Celso said, in a nervous tone.
Why, General Director Celso? Have you some governmental enemy, or something? - Askigornius
asked, with a tremor in his voice.
No! But those animals are eating too much and theres a team going daily for leaves and ferns at
the forest, sometimes we had to buy them from farmers! And that means money I had to pay.-
Celso said.
Why dont you just left them on the woods? Plenty of forage there!- Askigornius alleged.
Knapp 36: Flordon.

Right! You are going to tell me how I run this mission? Please attain yourself to your work,
Mister!- Celso growled.
Ill do it! But dont ask me for advice later!- Askigornius said, enraged, and he ends the
conversation. He was in a bad mood now. He walks to the University, hiring several assistants and
that means more money spent in the program, a thing he was not of his concern
At the University he talks with his friend Wurfel, who was a very distrustful guy.
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Ah, Mr. Askigornius! Which gale pushed you around here?
Gale? Not a gale but a very modest breeze! And I want you to help me in this.
Of course! Im such a dissociated man!- Wurfel growled.
I know you havent time to even a sneeze! But pay attention: its money in this, for you.-
Askigornius recommended.
Professor Wurfel stops his walking and said, in a greedy tone:- How much its for me?- And it
was because his income as a professor wasnt never enough for his trend of life.
Thirty thousand sopes! And you have nothing more to do as to send me some of your students,
to help me in a humble scientific project of mine!-Askigornius said, trying to sound as a
philanthropist.
Humph! Wish they could get alive from your scientific project!- Professor Wurfel commented.
And are you going to help me?- Askigornius asks.
How many of them is what you require?- Professor Wurfel asked, staring at the man.
Nine persons only. Perhaps ten.- Askigornius said.
Of course, I will see that you pay them not with peanuts! - Professor Wurfel admonished.
I will pay them with sopes! With many sopes for each of them.- Askigornius said, with a painful
tone, meaning that the professor was being unjust to him.
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All right! Pay me, first and Ill send students to be cheated!- Professor Wurfel said.
Pass me your card!- Askigornius said, but then another professor was passing by, so Wurfel said:
Not in here, you ass! Lets walk to my office!
After walking inside a building, professor Wurfel opens a door in a third floor corridor, and seats at
a small desk, saying: Close the door, and be seated!
The room was rather small and humid; streaks of stain runs by one of its walls. Professor Wurfel
produces a stained Universal identity Card, and Askigornius uses a small electronic device to make
the deposit of 30000 sopes in that bank account.
Very well, send me the Assistants tomorrow at this address.- Askigornius said to him, delivering
a note. Professor Wurfel looks on it and said: Close to the Ferecorn Mill. I know where its
located. Ill send them in the afternoon, and sure thing they will go, as it will be a task from his
professor.- Wurfel said, smiling.
Very cleverly thought, professor! I must get going now.- Askigornius said.
Do as you may.- Wurfel replied and standing up, he opens the door for the other to exit.
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Once at the corridor, Askigornius said: You are not being appreciated in here, professor! Look
how small, stained and almost humid your office looks! Wish you could accept working for me:
you will be having even a new secretary!
Perhaps Ill take your offer!-Wurfel said, as he knew the University was giving him less than what
he deserves.
He call on his Assistants by holographic means, saying:- I had chosen you for a nice and well paid
rewarding task, that could report you very good qualifications on your career! Be at my office early
in the morning.
When he walks out of his office, he was smiling crookedlybecause it has been a very easy way to
earn thirty thousand sopes!
At the next day, Celso receives the visit of Mr. Flordon- he was looking with a beard and his clothes
were wrinkled.
Whats wrong with you, Mr. Flordon? You look pale!- Celso said.
Sorry to disturb you, Sir, but my fiance leaves me and Im feeling awful. Flordon said.
Celso smiled and said: But you are still young and Im sure youll find another person very soon!
I wish it could be like this! Thats why I come here: I need to work and forget. My trade is to carry
people in my Sphere.
And?- Celso asks, looking at his watch- he had not much time to hear someone others
problems.
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Wish you could give me another mission. The man said, hoping for a job.
I dont know: right now Im busy with the normal assistance to our factory, and by the side , with
the same project you was hired first. Only now we dont need the Sphere.- Celso said.
Flordon whispered:- Without the Sphere, theres no job for me. Anyway, thanks you.- And he
departs. Celso looks at his receding figure, thinking that the spaceship owners werent having
much work now that the Transporters were taking full control.
The personnel begin completing their tasks: the dinosaurs were sent to planet Cogitatus. The
students takes care together with the geneticists of the heard of different dinosaurs- some of
them were eager to get moving away, and the need of strong fences makes Mr. Celso very
worried.
We need them to stay put, in order to raise the calves! We cannot go after them providing
medical care!- He said.
And fences were set in place. All was going nice, but a terrible earthquake broke the fences, and
run amok with the building, that collapses on top of thirty assistants, which perished in seconds of
pure horror.
And that was a terrible blow, a catastrophe Mr. Celso needs to explain to his fellow
Administrators: Mr. Luffy and Mr. Piecor the Treasurer.
He went to the Translator hut, but finds a big tree lying on a side. Not a big deal.- He thought
(compared with what had already passed) but when coming inside, Mr. Askigornius and professor
Wurfel were looking something with despair.
Hello! Whats up?- He asked, mildly concerned.
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Were stuck in here!- Mr. Askigornius replied.
What ?- Mr. Celso asked, not willing to comprehend.
The tree broke a beam that comes down smashing the Transformer beyond repair.- P. Wurfel
explains between clenched teeth.
No way! But you have replacements!- Celso said, knowing about that.
Sorry- this is beyond repair.- P. Wurfel said.
To Celsos mind, this was a case of marooning- he seats on a dusty chair and said:- What are we
going to do?
Askigornius looks at the open door, and said:- Guess well have to live in a dinosaur infested
world.
Celso approaches the machine, now only centimeters high, because the wide beam was on top. He
saw clearly that the artifact was no longer what he had seen before, and walked out of the hut.
There were some other buildings around, mostly huts made of logs: the only solid construction
was in ruins because of the earthquake.
A team was trying to find people among the rubble, but apart than picks and shovels, there was
nothing more efficient. At a first glance, nobody there would be ever able not to say that- some of
the men had relatives under the debris.
He pretends to help, knowing it was not useful; meanwhile he was thinking hard in what to do
next. He saw Wilmer, the geneticist, sobbing with a shovel in his hands. Next to him was Miss
Arriagada, looking helpless. He approaches her, saying: This is a major disgrace. The ones we
thought were more protected were the most in danger.
Life is cruel.- Arriagada said, looking the rubble. From the sky begin to fall drops of rain. Soon it
was a downpour, and Celso returns to the Transporter Hut. Only the professor was there now.
What a rain! Theres some people trying to search for survivors below the crumbled building.-
He said to the professor. He turns the head towards the door, saying : Its a pity. If I were a
religionist, I would say that God doesnt want us here.
Who knows? Perhaps there is such a person around.- Celso commented dryly.
Yes, who knows if we are going out of this hecatomb? Personally I would detest to seat in here
for much longer.- The P. Wurfel stated.
The tree at the corner groaned and push some more in his way down. Wurfel stands up, afraid of
it, saying: Do you see that? The rain is helping the tree in its way down! Let us walk away from
here.
And they stumbled out among the branches that begin closing the entrance- when at the outside,
the roof come down, burying all with branches and leaves.
So long to our transporter hut. For what is worth now!- P. Wurfel said, trotting in a jumpy way
to the next hut, followed by Celso.
Inside that one there were several people trying to understand the situation, but when seeing
Celso, they kept silent.
What a rain, on top of it all! The Transporter hut is totally smashed now.- He said.
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Are we going back to Oredloro soon? A female voice asked- Celso identified her as Miss Neruna,
one of the Geneticist.
I dont love to lie, but we are in a serious predicament, lady. Without the Transporter, we are as
well as marooned.- He said.
What? Are we going to stay here forever? I have a family waiting for me, man!- A strong looking
man said, in a bellicose attitude. Celso knew he was a handyman good to put the shoulder when
in need of brute force.
We are looking for a rescue plan. Professor Wurfel said, conciliatory.
Ah, good! I will detest knowing Im stuck in this nowhere land!- The man said, spitting to the
floor.
A powerful boom come down from the sky, shaking the logs. The downpour gets stronger and the
team looks with awe the fiery tempest. This was a new world for them, full of surprised, and not
all of them nice.
Celso visited the three other huts- he noticed the people were afraid of the future. Elmer, a
geneticist, said:- We no longer have communication or transport with your Company?
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Thats correct. We were based on our Transporter, but I am sure that my colleagues at the
Company will send another transporter as soon as they realize we dont appear there- nor they
could arrive here. In a couple of days, three at the sum, theyll begin to worry about us.- Celso
said.
Francis, another Geneticist, said:- Dont you think it was rather presumptuous, perhaps also risky,
to send us all here, knowing that we were based on just one terminal to went back?
Our studies affirmed it was safe. Perhaps we really dont considered a big tree falling on the
transporter.- Celso said; the truth was that the Transporter was going to be carried to the new
building- the same that was now a heap of rubble- and a tomb for may persons.
That conversation was commented by everyone and a light of how raise in them.
Celso was in a corner, and Askigornius approaches him hours later, saying:- The raining stops,
Chief. What are you doing here, so alone and motionless?
Im feeling guilty for all what is happening. If I had done things otherwise, well be in a better
position, instead as we are now: hopeless!- And Celsos face was wrinkled. Askigornius puts a
hand on his right shoulder, saying: But, please, Chief! Take command of the situation before
someone else did! There are lots of things to do, until help arrives! By the wayit will be not
before four months had elapsed!
Five months.- Celso said, in a cloud of gloom.
Five months that we must survive. And the EDs are smashed behind the rubble! The good old
times are over. Do you understand what I am saying?- Askigornius said, but he was no fool; he
was looking at a man in shocknot much to expect from him in that state- until he recoversbut
Askigornius was not going to wait, so he added: See what well do: you just nod to whoever I say,
and well be solving this puzzle.-
And what do you pretend by that?- Celso asked.
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Save our asses! Now come with me: well sort things out together! Askigornius said, and when
near the rest, he said: Come out into the open! The Chief Celso has something to say!
And from the huts the team walked out- it was cold and chilly, and dark clouds were moving fast
overhead, calling for more rain.
Askigornius was now looking of what rest of the old crew was left: seventeen persons and only
two of them were females!
Please, Chief, tell them we must reorganize, our tasks in order to cope with this new situation.
Ah! And tell them Im the second in command now!- Askigornius said.
All right, people! The Destiny strikes us badly and its not finished yet! Help is on their way,. But
we must to wait for them to arrive in health!- Celso said, and Francis the Geneticist said:- How
much longer we must to wait for help?
Four months!- Askigornius said, and to Celso he murmured:_ Tell them Im the second in
command now!
Celso said:- All right! From now on, Mr. Askigornius is the second in command. Youll obey his
orders and mine as well.
Why not to choose the second in command by making a selection? - Francis asked him.
No; I had already decided about it.- Celso said, looking anguished. Askigornius was afraid that
the man could faint there and then, so he said: You heard our chief! And now Ill choose some
Assistants: Mr. Insorno, Mr. Decolo, and Mr. Sedibus. Please come with me and Chief Celso, to
receive instructions.
And he guide them to a hut; when they were all six inside, he close the door , saying:- We dont
want curious here! Listen, men: I had chosen you not because of your technical skills, but because
you are men of action! Now we are in the open: no need to use men in aprons anymore!
The three men smiled broadly: certainly, they were there because their technical skills were close
to Zero. The hard work was their former cause to be brought to that planet, where all was waiting
to be made to serve man: the huts were erected by them and the now smashed EDs.
Youll be the Police- the Guards. Not that youll be hand in hand! We must produce! We must
search for food; make fires, that sort of things. Food is enough for just forty days now, if you like it
as a spray gas! But if you want meat, vegetablesyou will get to earn it from the woods!-
Askigornius said.
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With that introduction to their new jobs was enough- they went out of that hut with a clear
picture of what to do next: to prepare everything for a long period of scarcity and sacrifice
Askigornius said to the full group of men and the two females: We need not to worry now for our
food because we have spray food to spend while we learn to hunt animals for to eat. A group will
hunt, another will bring here the necessary wood to burn and provide heat, and another group will
see that the cabins and the surrounding area is crystal clear and free of any bugs that could crawl
inside a perimeter.
A man said:- Why all the fuss? They will come to our rescue in due time- lets hunt and gather
wood only when its necessary.
Francis! You always opposing views to nay project we devise!- Askigornius said.
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Because you and the like of you dont think in the right way! Francis said out loud.
Oh, yeah?=And how do you think we could prepare for the long waiting ?- Askigornius asked.
Just the opposite of what you are suggesting. We must not be driven by panic!- Francis said,
looking at his friends- some of them applauded.
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Askigornius looked at them and takes a mental note of who they were, to see what could be
donned with them later.- To Francis he takes by an arm and said:- I see you have nice ideas. Lets
debate them, but not to bore our friends here, why dont we go to that cabin over there and see if
we can come out with some better plan?
Francis was no fool and looking at the recently appointed guards, he ask: Alone? You and I
alone?
Of course. These gentlemen will wait outside the room, of course.- And because of the
insistence, Francis went, not to be considered a coward- several times he looks unto Askigornius,
thinking he could beat him in a straight fight.
At the cabin, Askigornius said: now, lets hear your plan: remember that we must learn to kill and
cook the things we kill. Well use fire as a mean to provide us of heat by night.
Francis smiled and said: First of all, we must decide what kind of title you are going to give me, in
order to pay me with something, now theres no currency anymore: power has replaced money
here.
Askigornius looks at him and said. Very well.Guards!- and before Francis could stand up, those
ghouls were already beating him hard.
After some time of this, they throw water on him, using a bucket. Askigornius said: Take him
away! The pig stinks!- And he was saying so because Francis had defecated in the spot while
being tortured.
Askigornius waits for some minutes and then he went out. To see how the rest of the team
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Had taken the sight.
They were afraid. With panic, specially the women.
Well, friends, Francis have given me much too good advice! Pity he gets too much liquor and fell
to the floor. But enough of that! The groups must begin activities right now!- Askigornius said,
and producing a list he said: Elmer, Francis and Delorto will fetch wood every day beginning now.
As Francis fall to the ground, Ill let him rest for the day.
Everyone was looking surprised at him, because he was lying straight faced.
Second group! Me and the gentlemen here: Insono, Decolo and Sedibus, will be the hunters.
Third group: fruit gatherers. Mr. Wurfel, Mr. Celso and Mr. Nivatus.
Fourth group: cooks .Ladies Arriagada and Neruna.
Fifth group of five persons, the water carriers. There are plenty of cans to be fill with water. The
water must be collected between noon and sixteen hours, as its the time when insects and
animals are more preoccupied in finding food than water. That reverses at late afternoon.
The fifth group were Mr. Kanzler , Mr. Hinweg , Mr. Dolch, and Mr. Garnelle, and Mr. Facher. They
were technicians; some of them had also helped with the now busted Transporter set.
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While this was happening at planet Cogitatus, in Oredloro the other members of the Directory
were very preoccupied.
Something must have been happening at the other side of the line! No signs of them in seven
days!- Mr. Luffy was saying.
Our technicians have been waiting for them to give a sign.- Piecor said, adding: They had said
that this is a major failure. Never all the system fails in unison; only a major damage could cause
this.-
We must send a spaceship, there is no other way.- Luffy said.
It will cost millions.- The Treasurer said.
And is Celso the one of whom we are talking here. He and a whole team of more than forty
persons.- Luffy said, raising his eyebrows as a signal of alert.
Piecor recoiled. Certainly he was one of the principal shareholders, but also, that wasnt enough to
become a scrooge when lives were at stake.
They call on Mr. Flordon, using the Holographic set.
Mr. Flordon! Do you still make trips out of the system?- The Treasurer asked.
Yes, of course! Im ready to depart in twenty four hours. Where do you want to go?- He replied
promptly, as he was almost penniless and without a proper crew.
Good! We need your services, but come to our office at the Santa Cruz Shoes Company for
further indications. There are matters of importance we must to discuss.- Mr. Picor said.
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Flordon went to the bathroom and takes a shower, trim his beard (because now he was using
one), and put on a new suit.
Now I look like a prosperous captain.- He told himself and saying so he felt a pain of guit,
because he now was without EDs in his spaceship. He had sold them out to pay the fares while
standing with the Sphere on the Space Field of Oredloro city.
He uses the pneumotube for his trip to the shoe Company, and when arriving, a secretary guides
him into Mr. Piecors office.
Good morning, Mr. Piecor! I come as soon as I could.- He said to the Treasurer that was seated
at his desk.
Have a seat, Captain! Nice to see you again.- The Treasurer said, extending his hand over the
desk for to give him the customary handshake.
Thanks, nice to be here.- Captain Flordon said, and seats on a very comfortable leather armchair.
We need you to travel with a Transporter, a terminal machine and its crew, to a very distant star.
The third planet is your goal.- Piecor said, breathing hard: he was assuming the price will be high.
A distant star in this or other Brana? I need the exact location to begin with!- Flordon
demanded.
Piecor gives the location through the Holographic set, and at that same artifact Flordon calculates
distances and orbits.
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Its really far. It will take me five months to arrive there.- He said, finally.
The Transporter is a Class BX- 6034. The installation will be set by a group of 8 persons; you just
carry it all there. The people will come back through the Transporter.
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Yes, and thirty five million sopes is the price.- Flordon said.
Oh! Why so much? I had some other captains that could ask lessor your Sphere is more
expensive?- Mr. Piecor asked, looking grieved.
I get to refuel, hire a crew and spend five months to get there and another five to get here. That
cost thirty five millions.- Flordon remarked.
Well, I get to think about this. Ill call you if I decided for your services.- Piecor said.
Fine. You know where to find me.- Flordon said, and departed. At the street, he enters the next
Bar around, to try to forget the failure with a couple of drinks.
Im deciding for Captain Skizler.Hes asking twenty eight million sopes.- Mr. Piecor said, at the
next Directory meeting.
Is he reliable? We seem not to have used his services before.- Mr. Luffy said, looking at the
Treasurer.
I know it.- Mr. Estevez said and he was the Subrogate director at the time, and he adds:- Hes
very trustworthy- I revised his curriculum (affidavit) and he had gone even to Earth Planet without
problems.
Oh.- Mr. Piecor said, smiling.
Days later, the trip was on Mr. Skizler, who was attended by Mr. Estevez- and paid electronically.
The team and the new Transporter set
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Was loaded on the Skizler I, a thin looking spaceship, warp capable, that departed a week later.
After the take-off, Luffy, who had seen the departure, said to the Treasurer: There they go, to the
rescue! Hope our associate Celso and the rest of the personnel could be doing well.
I am sure Celso has everything under control-. Youll see!- Piecor said, but in his inner self, a
great doubt was nested.
CHAPTER 4.
AT THE SKIZLER ONE.
At the Skizler I, his captain and owner, DagolioVorgal, that loves to be called Skizler, was looking at
the main screen, yelling to the pilot. Wait! Dont be rash! A simple bump and our departure
could be thwarted!
Tolobar, the helmsman, wrinkled an eye and said: Its all under control Sir! Dont you worry!
But he almost bumped, five minutes later, Skizler jumps to the pilots seat and said: beware, you
idiot! We have a fortune to lose!
And he keeps an eye on the other mans fingers, as Tolobar punched buttons, guiding the vessel
the best he could.
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The place, of course, was not as packed as in yester years, but for a novel pilot as Tolobar
(formerly a radar operator in a small spaceship) was a whole out threatand Mr. Skizler was just
an entrepreneur, without any skill as a pilot.
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When out of the planetary system, the team of technicians received the indication to get into the
hibernation cabins. The eight professionals were attended by ResurFarten, who begins to have
serious problems with the pods.
Is there none ready yet?- Captain Skizler asked him, half an hour later- he had seen him fumbling
with the controls through the web camera.
No, captain! I dont know what is wrong with the lids!- He said, and Skizler saw a lady inside the
pod, waiting not too happy by the delay in her hibernation procedures.
Perhaps we should forget to hibernate, Sir! We have a malfunction.- Resur proposes.
I cannot possible feed the whole lot! Ill tell them to wait! And you, reach a Manual and see
whats wrong with the pods!- Skizler said to him in ushered tones, but full of rage. He takes air,
and turning to the technicians, he smiled and said: please, get back to your cabins! Theres a
minor problem that our technicians will fix in minutes!
The team returns to their quarters not too reassured- they were half afraid and half worried,
because a malfunction on a pod means a lot of troubles.
This is not the first failure on board. Wish I could have not come.- Ruthise Wester said, walking
by a corridor.
We must not get panicked! Its just a delay.- Roger Wurt said, looking at her.
A delay! Hope that technicians know what they are doing!- Ruthise said, getting inside her cabin.
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After ten days of work, ResurFarten was looking the big mess he had been doing with the
hibernation system. Mr. Skizler was there, looking at those scattered remains.
I cannot believe this! Its amazing what ignorance could do! You certainly busted these valuable
machines! Look at it! Certainly our investment had been ruined.- He said.
But, Captain! These hibernating systems was never used before! They must have sold you a set of
busted machinery! I had donned everything I know about pods!- Resur said, reddened and
nervous- he was sure that his knowledge on Pods had several gaps- but in here he was not going
to mention it: his wages were at stake!
Foolishness! You are a quack! I will send you out of this ship the minute we land on Cogitatus
planet!- Growled the Captain, but his desire to yell was quenched when seeing Miss
RhutiseWester walks in the chamber with her feline gait.
And, captain? Are we ready to be hibernated now?- She asked, opening wide her beautiful green
eyes.
Not yet. As you see, our technician is still working on the machinery. But dont you worry! Theres
plenty of food and water on board, to feed on us for the whole trip.- Skizler said.
Oh, its that bad, then?- She asked, putting her arms akimbo.
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Nothing of the sort! But I cannot say a delay is not to be.- Skizler said, reddening and departing
almost at a trot.
He seats at the main cabin, looking at Tolobar.
Have you set the new course already?- Skizler asked him.
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Certainly, Sir! Were ready to begin our Warp trek!- He said, tapping on his console.
Five months at Warp 8! Food will be scarce on board.- Skizler said.
We cannot achieve more than Warp 8. Did you tell that to those shoemakers?- Tolobar asked
him.
No, and that is not possible now: the engines are repaired, and the engineers told me Eight its
the top velocity we can get. Beyond that, danger.- Skizler said.
Pity about the pods.- Tolobar commented.
That good for nothing busted the circuits! He said the hibernating system was already faulting. I
cannot believe it!- Skizler said.
Tolobar nothing said. He still remembers the tantrum he had endured when Skizler went hysterical
at their departure from Knapp planet.
Hours later, the Warp engines begin to whine and the stars begin to blur until it was difficult to see
one that could remind (apparently) in lace and those were, of course, very far.
Ruthise Wester went to the main cabin to see the stars apparently being hurtled to the sides,
apparently.
What a wonderful view!- She said, sighing, and her chest seems to explode. Tolobar looked at
her with desire, and said: Warp nine, lady! Were eating light years as if they were slices of
bread!
Its beautiful!- She said, smiling.
Roger Wurth appears too, dressed in a black leather one piece garment-. At his sight, Tolobar
made a gesture of disaffection- that newcomer was good looking, and the lady will obviously
prefer him to talk.
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Hi, Roger! Do you see the stars? They look like pale veils dancing in the wind.- Rhutise said.
So very romantic that you always are!Veils of light- indeed!- He said, with his calm and
reassuring voice.
The pilot here is saying we are eating light years as slices of bread! What do you say about that?-
Ruthise asked.
A poetic remark, pity its false. A light year is a very long run, even to this spaceship!- Roger said
in a pedantic way.
I dont say we are making a dozen light years per hour, either!- Tolobar said, disgusted from the
first moment that man enters to his working area.
Whatever! We are like a snail in the Universe! The velocity limit that the Universe puts to matter is
a thing that haunts me!- Roger said, touching Ruthises hair.
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Captain Skizler enters the room, and seeing them there, he said:- Nice to see you too! I will grab
this opportunity to tell you that there will be no more dinners on board anymore. Instead it will be
a cup of coffee and three biscuits per person. The failure on the hibernation system is greater than
we first supposed.
Roger said: Dinner was a time to share jokes and see each others! Is it absolutely necessary to end
with dinners?- Roger Wurth asks.
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Forgive me, but its totally necessary. Food was Storage only for a short period of time, and Spray
food is available at any time, of course.
Roger Wurth grumbled something unidentifiable and Ruthise Wester said. For me its the same,
captain. I am always restrained by my silhouette, I cannot possibly grow fat! I would detest being a
fat woman!
Good for you. - Skizler said, fumbling at his console. In reality, his work at the main deck was
almost nonexistent, for lack of knowledge.
That evening they seat to spray food into their tracks and talk. At the table, Roger Wurth said.
See? No earthly meal for the ones like me that cannot be satisfied with Gaseous food!
Of course, he was not the only one missing solid meals, so Mr. Cachipar, a dark skinned man, said:
Today they take us away of a decent meal, and perhaps tomorrow our lunch will be a sip of
gaseous canned food! I knew something mean will occur around here, sooner or later.
Do you mean, things could get worse?- Roger asked, more to reassert the asseveration than to
solve a question.
Yes! I remember Caligula, a spaceship marooned near Aurea II. The crew eats the passengers;
one by one, and by the time a Starfleet vessel found them, the crew was reduced to three
members. - Cachipar said, more to the horror of the ladies there present than anything else.
From then on, Captain Skizler was the more worried with the food. Plates with natural vegetables
begin to dwindle in sight until, two months later; they disappear completely from the Menu.
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A reunion of the health food consumers takes place and three of them asked for a talk with the
Captain.
He postponed the meeting three times, so they stomped on his office at the second level, and
said: Now you are going to listen to us, Sir! No more delays!
The man who was addressing him was the dark skinned Mr. Cachipar, who puts his big hands on
the border of Skizler keyboard.
Ah! Of course, I had been very busy, lately. What do you want from me?- He said, not sure of
which mood he was going to assume in front of this irked people.
You had been reducing our natural food, and now you arent giving any of them. We know
theres a hydroponic room on board!- Cachipar said, in menacing tones.
Not my fault, I assure you! The hydroponic plant has collapsed! The fluids are totally exhausted.-
He said.
But they are recyclable!- Roger roared out.
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Not in this spaceship! In fact, the system was old- it was corroded, and now it works no more.-
Skizler said, crossing his arms in a final gesture.
A silence ensued, but then a female voice was heard: I know something on hydroponics! Let me
see the room!
And it was pretty and vivacious, a biologist full of ideas.
I dont knowbut if you want to lose your time there, be my guest!- Skizler said, and the whole
group followed him down to the fifth level,. There, among parts of machinery, and in a corner,
were some large benches, with canisters that once had the vivificate Fluids that permits plants to
grow, under the big balls of ultra red light that reproduced the sun rays in a way.
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But only Frigia Fire was a biologist there- although Ruthise has some knowledge, thanks to family
business. So both of them beguine a search there, and after a while, they ask for the nutrients
used.
We used them all! No more nutrients available! Skizler said. Frigia looked at him in
astonishment, saying: But the waste disposal is capable of to replace some of the ingredients a
chemical nutrient bag contains!
Skizler shrugged his shoulders and replied:- I am not familiarized with that.
Lets see: who was running this plant?- Roger Wurth asked, half smiling.
Me. I thought that a specialist wasnt needed, as it was supposed that the majority of us had to
be cryiogenized!- He replied, but Cachipar didnt let him keep on talking, because he gives him a
powerful blow that sent him to the wall, where he stand half aware of his senses.
As normally happens, the women come to the rescue, saying.- No need to hurt him! - But the
males were hardly controlling themselves and hit Mr. Skizler some more
Here must be some means to reproduce seeds.- Frigia fire said, looking smart.
Ill help you find seeds and whatever you may need. And I hope Mr. Captain here dares to
opposeIll cut him in half if he does!- Cachipar said, making a horrible grimace in the direction
where Skizler was trying to seat on the floor.
And yes, Skizler was thinking that if that brute half gets him out of his senses with one blow, what
it could happen if the guy really decides to give him a real beat.
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In four days, Ruthise and Frigia had several seeds growing in a pot; they were sure to end up with
fruits.
These are three kinds of fruits, two of vegetables. In a couple of months well be able to grow
them and put the first meal on a plate.- Frigia said to Roger Wurth.
Hope we will! Spray food let me empty.- Roger said, taking her hand. They looked at each other,
oblivion of the rest of the crew.
-Love inside this tin can is already possible!- Cachipar said, smiling ruefully.
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Skizler was forever at the main cabin or in his quarters. He just dont command any person.
Everyone just do as pleased. The eyes of Cachipar had told him to do that or perish: he was
terrified of the black man and his hands like hammers.
Weeks later, fruits and vegetables were at dinner time. Happy faces again flourished inside the
spaceship, But the, what was taken by sure, fails.
Food gas is dwindling to extinction. Four days more and it will be gone, Sir. Tolobar said to the
scared Skizler. He asked: Are you sure? It was going to serve us for at least three months! And we
hardly are at the second month! Certainly fruits and scant vegetables will not suffice to feed the
lot of us.- Skizler moaned.
When are you to tell them, Sir?- Tolobar asked- more to get fun of the scared captain than to
obtain an answer.
Tomorrow! It will generate a bedlam.- Skizler said, with a hollow voice.
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CHAPTER 5.
DEATH OR A CHANGE OF COURSE.
That night, Skizler and Tolobar search for any other planetary system to land.
Anything isbetterthanto die of hunger! But I guess many will die first of violence... and I want to
get away from here before it happens!- Skizler said.
Here! ROT 60! A planetary system- one terraformed planet and six others that could not sustain
any life as we know it.- Tolobar said, happily.
Time for the arrival there?- Skizler asked.
Five days, Sir.- Tolobar replied.
Three more than the count. What are we going to do?- Skizler asked in despair.
We get to use the Warp engine or well never get there. Ill stop the engine when close to the star
ROT 60.- Tolobar said.
We could close the door here- Im saying we could fail in my plan: they could fumble on the
engines, or in the electric conduits.- Skizler murmured.
Of course.A risky proceeding. But you could tell them: starve to death or change of course. They
will understand.- Tolobar said.
Mm! Well. It will be not me the one who is going to tell them another bad news! But you could
do it.- Skizler said. Tolobar moves his hands in front of him, saying:- I dare not! They will look on
me as part of their misery and helper of disgrace!
Very well! Ill talk to them through intercoms!- Skizler said, and grabs a microphone in a hurry,
afraid to change of idea
People aboard the Skizler! This is your captain speaking! Spray food will last only for two more
days: our final destination must be avoided.
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ROT 60 3
We are at five days of a habitable planet: we are going to land there in order to eat and not die of
hunger! Spray food will be diminished in quantity so we all could arrive there safely. The decision
has been made. Hope for the best!
And he left the microphone on its place, noticing he was shaking.
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Contrary to what he suspects, the crew finds this action as the only possible one and nobody
blames him for the change of course.
The five days finally passed, with the women complaining almost daily. The planet has oceans and
land masses; guided by the site with plenty of rivers and green forest, Tolobar guided the Skizler to
a soft landing.
There it is! Nobody gets killed!- Tolobar said, walking out of the main cabin. When he arrives to
the airlock, he found it open and with people already leaving the ship.
Skizler walks out and inhaled the air was good. It was half morning and there were some green
hills in the distance. Flowers and grass of an incredible green, like a great sea, was moving under a
soft breeze.
Captain Skizler! Do you think somebody will save us from here?- Cachipar said. The man was
among the tall grass, and it was visible, only from the waist up.
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I am sure of it! We had the intergalactic call for help radioing since we land. Skizler replied.
He returns inside, hoping the black guy could go awayat the main deck, Tolobar was shutting
down the system.
Captain! Give me a hand! There are lots of circuits we must stop from eating energy!
All right, lets see to it!- Skizler said. After a while, he said: Do you set the call for help? A man
asks me about it.
No, but Ill do it right away. Do you think somebody could hear our call? We are very far from the
customary routes.
We were not even half way to that confounded planet, so we are relatively close to Knapp.-
Skizler opinioned.
Now! The calls are set. Are you going to be here, Captain? Or you will begin making huts out in
the open?- Tolobar asked.
We must live where food could be found! Its early, out there. Ill go out trying to find fruits and
water. By the looks I had about this planet, water and vegetation abounds.- Skizler replied.
Tolobar close the door of the main deck, in order to prevent anyone fumbling where he was
not allowed, saying:- Ill go with you!
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When reaching the ground, Cachipar was still there, with some other crew members and
technicians.
Hey, captain! Dont get too far! Remember you are valuable for us!- He said, and as Skizler
didnt pay attention, the man laughed- because it was an ironical phrase, to make laugh on him,
because not only Cachipar were sure Skizler was the culprit of their present desperate situation.
The high grass stretched far and wide, hills were there to be seen, but also, they were teaming
with large trees and bushes.
Seems very pacific.- Skizler said.
We had seen nothing yet, Captain! Wait a little longer, who knows what lurks under this clear
sky.- Tolobar said.
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ResurFarten follows them, saying: Guess you are searching for food?-
Yes: perhaps animals could be found to make our first barbecue.- Tolobar said, jokingly.
Wish I could be merry and gay! The whole trip was a mess!- Skizler said.
But you do all that must be donned! The spaceship is in good shape.- Tolobar said.
Yeah! If those pods would have been in working order, we could be, at this hour, on route to our
destination point_!- Skizler said, kneeling to see some grape lookinggoblets hanging from a bush.
He takes one to his mouth and bites.
Argh! - He said, throwing out the acid fruit.
Not palatable?- Tolobar asked.
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TOLOBAR DEFENDS CAPTAIN SKIZLER.
Too sour! I doubt it could be eaten!- Skizler said, while he keeps on walking.
At mid afternoon, the returns by a more westward route, but all the same, there were no fruits to
eat in that whole area.
Tomorrow well use the Flier. No way could we walk the whole planet searching for edible fruits
or vegetables.- He said.
At the spaceship, everyone was trying to convince him to move the whole spacecraft instead of to
wait for scouts to find food.
Cachipar said:- You had committed too many errors to keep on being our Chief!
The errors? I had committed errors? Its not my fault the failure on the Pods!- He said,
adamantly. And it ensues a series of more accusations that were half truths.
Tolobar waits for the discussion to gain on heat, and then he said:- Listen, Cachipar! The captain
is not alone here: he has me, Resur and others if needed! You were, and still are, a passenger and
nothing else than a passenger! Do you know what a passenger is? A guy who travels from point A
to point B without any knowledge on how things works in a spacecraft! Sorry. This is point B by the
meantime: and you get to live with it.
This defense cut short the complaining of Cachipar. He hadnt thought Captain Skizler was going to
be backed up by anyone.
Come, captain! Dont listen to tourists anymore!- Tolobar said, taking Skizler by an arm.
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THE DISTRESS CALL.
Do you think we must to really become the rulers here? If you heard will what big Cachipar was
say8ing, hes implying a change of ruler must come on soon. And I am sure he believes he has the
fiber to become the next leader.
Weapons, Sir. Perhaps weapons will put him in line.- Tolobar said, hitting their palms.
Skizler smiled feebly he was a defeated man- he knew that a distress call takes a lot of time to
reach a captain with a sense of duty- the majority of them just ignore such calls, that for them
represents wasted time and no economic retribution.
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Yes. Follow me.- He said, and after taking the elevator, they arrived to the last section, where
the tools and spare parts were storage Skizler opens a door marked B 32, and using his personal
password, opened several shelves.
Laser rifles, pistols, and the like. What do you prefer?. He asked.
After touching weapons and mused what could be done with them, the men chooses guns.
Safer, Chief! A rifle is for long distance shooting, and this time the menace will come from a short
distance.- Tolobar said.
All right: I will use one of that myself.- Skizler announced proudly.
The sudden appearance of those weapons produces a wave of comments.
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CHAPTER 6.
NO ANIMALS ON PLANET ROT 60- 3
What? Now you and your satellites wish to intimidate us?- Cachipar said, currently fully
recovered from his last discussion.
Security measures, man! Nothing that you get to be worried about! Skizler said, not afraid
anymore of the man and his powerful hands.
Cachipar realized he could not easily scare that man again and said: Murder is punishes if not
now, in the future, when we finally become rescued; bear that in mind, Sir.-
It was a feeble counter attack, more to save face than other thing, and so it was understood by the
Captain.
At the next day, he and Tolobar uses the only Safe Boat, to explore by the air for fruit trees.
Well go to that mountain ridge. Here on the plains there are only bushes and lots of grass.-
Skizler said.
Before them, acres of pasture but no animal was present yet. Some lagoons and rivers appear
near the mountains.
They descended on a rocky plateau, and walked around.
_No signs of life around. Its queer! In other planets life abounds. Here, it seems the world of
herbs and trees.- Tolobar said.
I wonder what we will eat, if we keep on being there.- Skizler said, worried.
They keep on looking on the trees for fruits, and the ground for tubercles- they found several
examples to carry on board- where they taste it boiled and fried- some were Edible and the
majority not.
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In the course of a week, a good provision of vegetables were storage and at the tables anyone
could satisfy its hunger with them, meat was not there to season the plate, because nor animals
nor buds had been hunted.
I hope Mr. Cachipar is not blaming me by the lack of birds and animals.- Skizler said ironically.
Oh, yes he did!- Tolobar informed.
That man should be eliminated from our midst!- ResurFarten said, looking mean.
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Skizler said: My intention is not to deprive a human being on this planet, as I am seeing now, we
are rather few: women are very scarce, and they are the ones who reproduce us. But farming must
begin; plow, harvest, storage of food should be donned near the place we found the tubercles-
moving our spaceship there is a must.
So they begin preparing things for the flight that happens two days after that talk.
Frigia Fire approaches the Captain, after the landing and presenting a blonde was named Terence,
she said: Captain,, we are far from any civilized society, so you are the law around here?
Yes, I guess I am. Whats troubling you?- Skizler enquired.
He is Terence, my fianc, and we want to record our engagement; also Im pregnant.- Frigia said.
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Skizler smiled again and said: Of course, you have my blessing and Ill write it down on ourLog
files: FrigiaFiera engages with Mr. Terence.
Terence Panne.- The Technician said.
All right. It will be written down, and permit me to give you a wedding present: a pair of
ultraviolet lenses, and bigger cabin. Hope you like it.- Skizler said.
Oh, thanks you! My little cabin was too crowded with us two in there.- FrigiaFiera said, beaming
up.
The news runs among the rest of the castaways, which gives them a dinner with songs and dance,
to celebrate the first marriage on that planet.
For several days they were cleaning up a space of land, with poor cooperation of Mr. Cachipar and
friends. This makes ResurFarten grumbled again, saying to Skizler: We cannot tolerate this lazy
guys, Sir! We labored ten hours a day but the gentlemen labors only four. From eight to twelve
hours only! They just idled the rest of the day!
I cannot force them. For once, we are not paying them. They must work because we all are in
need, its an ethical thing to do.- Skizler said.
We should work four hours like them?- Tolobar said, ironically.
There is always someone who think is clever than the rest because he works less and earns the
same as the hard working person.- ResurFarten said.
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Skizler joins everyone at the next morning and said:Some of us think its necessary a great effort
in this beginning we had been forced to make. From technicians and mechanics to farmers. Some
of us believe theres not any necessity to work all day, but ends working at noon. To all of those
freethinkers I tell now: else you work as everyone else, or leave camp.
A dense silence ensued and Cachipar and the few others that were working less than the rest just
put ugly faces but didnt say a word.
That day, the rebels worked until sixteen hours and left arguing it was too much work. Skizler
laughs, saying. Tomorrow they will work still less! But no matter! They will receive less when
harvest time arrives!
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But harvest time was a long time to go; the first crops appear three monthslater, and for two
other months they were tending the plantation. At last, in the fourth month, they harvest several
sacs of tubercles and grains.
With these, we are not afraid of the winter!- Skizler said, looking how the sacs werebeing
storage on the bay. Tolobar dissent: Excuse me, captain! With these grains and tubercles we
could achieve our goal! Cogitatus planet!
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Skizler looks at him for a while, and said: You are certainly right. Tell the people that We are
leaving the planet within hours.
The excitement was great: everybody yells like wolves and run like rabbits!
Pity we are leaving, dear! This was like heaven for me!- Frigia said to Terence Panne.
I could forget about civilization with your at my side! But it will mean a very difficult start- we
even dont have a shack, nor appliances to stay!- Terence said.
If you dont mind solitude, Ill say yes, lets stay here! Think of it! Well be the first humans
populating a whole planet! Well be on History books!- Frigia Fire said.
When Skizler heard about this, he said:- Sorry, folks, but it will be like an assassination on my
part! I cannot let you do this. Certain death would be around the corner! Think in diseases: where
do you will find a doctor? A tooth ache will turn you mad! Think in how many injuries that you
could suffer! No, dear couple, I cannot make you this to you.
Frigia turns his eyes towards Terence and said: I guess it was a foolishness of mine! Vanity,
perhaps?
It was a good idea.- Terence said, but they abandon the Robinson Crusoe idea, and were on
the spaceship when it takes off at the next day
At the main cabin, Skizler said: It was a very pleasant world! No birds, no animals in sight.-
As I said before, Captain, we hadnt seen not even the one per cent of that planet! So we cannot
rule out the existence of animals and birds.- Tolobar said.
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As there were no pods available, the rest of the voyage (three months) was donned with every
person eating, sleeping and waiting for the end of the tripAs peacefully as they can-rows there
were, but for the sake of completion of the voyage, they end without bloodshed.
ARRIVAL TO COGITATUS PLANET.
A morning of a beautiful day, and guided by the distress call, the Skizler 1 landed on planet
Cogitatus at scant five hundred meters of people scanned from above- they were the castaways.
Skizler walks down the ramp and soon he was looking at those people, who come at a run to meet
them. They were bearded men and famine looking women, with rags hanging from their waists.
A man from the group said: Do you come to rescue us? I am Celso, the Administrator!
Skizler descended to the ground, saying:- Happy to see you alive and well! I was sent here by Mr.
Luffy that was hinging something wrong was happening here!
Celso handshakes him and replied:- Yes, we suffer the total destruction of the Transporter!
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How come that? Have you not spare parts?- The disagreeable voice of Cachipar was heard by
the first time in the planet.
A tree trunk falls down the machinery that was practically smashed with the weight of it. Have
you brought another Transporter, or are we to go back on your spaceship?- Celso asked.
We brought a new Transporter- wish this one could be located at a safer place!- Cachipar
answered in a sarcastic tone of voice.
Celso looked at him with distaste from then on
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But nor Cachipar nor the rest of the technicians could do much more than work, as the
Transporter set was downloaded from the spaceship, and installed on a hut away from trees or
in the path of falling rocks
Later well do a better enclosure, perhaps a new building made of bricks, surrounded by a nice
stone wall and could be added a fosse with some water.- Celso said, perhaps with a big or sour
humor.
Our travel was delayed by a failure on our pod hibernation system. We could have arrived much
earlier.- Skizler said.
Our whole mission has been marked by the bad luck- nut as they say bad luck dont last
forever!- Celso remarked while looking those technicians laboring on the Transporter.
The energy was provided by a fusion based generator, and some other means wee possible, but
were left until later.
Four days later, the Transporter was ready and a signal was sent to Knapp, portraying a fruit- the
response, sometime later was a lemon.
All right, we can send a person.- Celso said, looking at the lemon.
I wish to go first!- Cachipar said, bravely, showing no fear.
Ah! One technician as a volunteer! You did trust in our skills! Good! Lets proceed!- Celso said,
and after a while, Cachipar was gone.
Nice exit.- Tolobar said, smiling but in his inner self, a certain respect had grown for that rude
man
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That same day the people of the Santa Cruz Shoe Co. begin to arrive- soon the Administrators gets
gathered on a saloon, in Oredloro city.
You look very thin!- Luffy said to Celso, when seated at the reunion table. Mr. Estevez, the new
director, was there too.
Yes, the food was scarce and my stomach hardly coped with those foreign meals. But I am sure
Ill regain my old weight.- Celso replied. He was dressed with a new suit, and his beard was gone.
Our Company keeps on selling and buying successfully. We are prone to win much money if we
build a good Hotel and begin carrying there the people with the necessary means! We should not
wait for dinosaur hunters! Just peace and sports will be available. In the open, but for the selected
minority, it will be a Casino where to gamble and many girls to attract young males.- Luffy said.
Nothing illegal: the planet hasntany government, so theres no laws.- Piecor said.
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Excuse me: when theres no government, the Confederation of Planets accepts accusations
against people if a death of a person is involved. Celso said.
Yes! Gamble and girls, so to speak, cannot be ruled as grave offenses! Furthermore, secrets must
be preserved: rich people cannot risk their reputation.- Luffy said, conciliatory.
Do we have experience in Casinos? Each of them needs croupiers and managers with
experience.- Celso said.
We are in talks with people that worked in that area: dont think I am going to rule the place!-
Piecor said in darkest tones.
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I have the connections: my uncles had the experience: we can trust them: twenty years in the
trade is what they have. - Mr. Estevez said, with shining eyes behind his round lenses.
We cannot suffer another Transporter failure. Two, three Transporters must be in use.- Celso
said, and he knows something about it.
Do you know the cost of those Transporters?- Mr. Piecor asked him
Twenty million sopes?-
Two thousand and fifteen million sopes! We are in debt: fifteen years with a rate of one and a
half per cent! Not much, eh?- The Treasurer said.
Celso kept silent; he realizes they were traversing a difficult moment.
At the Cogitatus world, a horde of workers begin the construction of a seven floor building-
surrounded by a stout wall.
The tourists will be provided with an efficient means of transportation when visiting the forest!
Fliers will take off from a granite terrace, and it will be a nice swimming pool next to it, divided bya
strong acerplast panel!2- Luffy shows the diagrams to his associates. Mr. Estevez said: Nice
women will provide the necessary good atmosphere: girls and relaxation warrantee!
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CHAPTER7.
AT COGITATUS.

At Cogitatus planet, Skizler was looking for his Cryogenic pods, sending request to Oredloro for a
new engineer: ResurFarten was fired.
Hope the new engineer could be able to fix the cryogenic system! Without that , long distance
travel is impossible!- Tolobar said.
Yes, we will see who is coming: I asked that Cryolife Company for a recommended person: hope
he will succeed repairing the system.- Skizler said.
Two days later, a lady presents herself, saying. Are you Mr. Skizler? Asked for a cryogenic
specialist?- And she looked at Tolobar and Skizler with tranquil eyes.
I am Skizler, owner of this spaceship. I need to repair a set of pods.- He said, looking at the fine
woman he had in front of him.
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Nice to meet you, then! I am Nympha, from Oxiborion institute of Technology. People from the
CryolifeCompany.- She addsas a matter of fact
Of course. I was expecting you: although I was certain it will be a male person.- Skizler said.
If you have objections for my gender, I could walk away and ask the Cryolife to send a man!- The
lady said, with a grimace.
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No need, lady! Let us proceed. This way, please.- Skizler said, guiding her inside the spaceship
and the Hibernation pods.
She looks at the wired, boxes with spare parts, and in general the extreme disorder Mr.
ResurFarten has donned there, and said: Who was in charge here?
ResurFarthen, a technician.- Skizler said, looking at her beautiful figure (he had been devoid of
feminine company for months on endhis instincts had him now with a water mouth
ResurFarten.. must be accused, Sir, and I am sure he will had to pay for this terrible situation.2
Nympha Goltus said.
Are you sure?
Quite sure.
Andcould you fix this havoc?-
Certainly yes, but I tell you this: youll be economizing lots of money if you send all this to the
Cryolife Enterprises , together with a new request: seven Pods, or moreif you need more.
Nympha said.
Skizler looks on that real debris and said: So Ill be not needing you? Because if I ask for more
pods, some people will be sent here to install it, isnt it? Skizler asks.
She smiled and said: Certainly they will be eager to send a team! But if you just buy the packet, I
could install it for half the price. Of course, its you that decidedI assume you are very distrustful
of private technicians, no?
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As she sustain his stare, Skizler became enchanted and said: I will confide on you that seems to be
an instructed lady.
She laughed because she understood what that old man was feeling in front of a young woman.
She worked dismantling the pods and the circuits for twenty days; in that lapse the new pods
arrives in crates that waits for her to be opened.
Ill help you!- Skizler said, when seeing she wasnt going to cope with the weight of the
equipment.
They worked for a month, and at last she shows him the line of green lights that were on the top
ofevery new pod.
Its ready, Skizler! You can use it any time you like!
Skizler hasnt any client for the return trip, so he said: Pity Ill use on me and my loyal crewman
Tolobar.
And me. She said, pointing at her chest.
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You? But you could use the Transporter! See that our trip will take five months while using the
Transport will take you just five minutes!- Skizler said, astonished by the decision she was making.
He loves the young lady. And he wasnt waiting to have a romance with her, due to the difference
in ages- he could be her father.
Skizler bought enough food for to eat in a voyage five months long and replenished the spray food
for the extreme.
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Well depart tomorrow.- He said to Nympha.
Very well! Im prepared.- She said, simply.
You still are in time to change your mind.- Skizler said.
Why? Do you not want me in your spaceship?- She said, suddenly.
Of course I want you to come with us! I had grown affection for you. He said, and she blushed.
When departing, Tolobar said: You cant blame me because of the traffic, Sir! Theres no other
spaceship in light years away!
You have right, Tolobar- relax!- He said, while Nympha looked at them with a gentle smile.
ON ROUTE TO ROT 60-3.
When out of the planetary system, Skizler said: In order to test the Pods, well set a course to ROT
60-3 a peaceful planet, or so it was the last time we were there.
Who is going under, Captain? You or me?- Tolobar asked.
You, of course. Ill take care of the controls until nearing the third planet.- Skizler said, and the
man nodded.
I could freeze the both of you but, pity, I dont know how to steer a spaceship.- Nympha said,
extending her arms to the sides.
Dont you worry, lady! Im here to see to it!- Skizler said, proudly.
When already on course, Tolobar was efficiently cryiogenized and sent to sleep.
Ready! Hell wake up exactly in three months more in the future.- She said, excited to see the
system was working perfectly.
Of course, he could be awakening before that time, if needed be?- Skizler asked.
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Yes! Its a very simple operation: if we dont fumble with the controls, he or anyone in his place-
will be hibernated for the desired elapsing time. But if theres a reason to awake him in a hurry,
you just press this red button here.- And she shows where to press.
Very interesting.- He said.
But, as a captain, you should have known these proceedings beforehand.- She said.
Yes, but, as this pods are brand newthings could had changed.- He replied.
No! There are regulations that impede forbidding! They can aggregate new automatic functions
but the basics must remain in place.- Nympha assured him.
Skizler accented, and returns to the pilot seat; the course was already set and if nothing
extraordinary happens, he could just stare at the controls and nothing else was necessary.
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She seats next to him, saying:Well end being good friends! Three months is enough time to know
somebody well.
Oh, yes! But sometimes we learn some disagreeable things from the other! So there are someone
that didnt talk, so they arent disappointed.
She looks at him, saying: And you really think I could disappoint you?
Hardly.- He said, swallowing.
Why hardly? Because Im young?- She asked, raising an eyebrow.
No, because your eyes show methat you are a nice person.- Skizler said.
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Oh. So I look like a nice person to you?- She smiled again and keeps on looking at him until he
stands up and approaching her, he gives her a kiss.
It was meant to be a very swift kiss, but she takes her head by the back and pressed her lips
together.
Five minutes of kisses and she finally said: Guess we left behind the line where friendship abides.
Yes, we are in another kind of track.- He murmured, finding his tongue.
And I like this track very much. Nympha said smiling. He notices her green eyes had points of
golden color.
Your lips are so sweet.- Skizler said.
Do you want some more of it? Take!- She said, closing her eyes.
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And her eyes were not the only thing that Skizler takes that first day
When he awakes at the next morning, he saw next to him the beautiful Nympha, white as cream
was her skin. He mused about women: he would had never thoughtThat a young lady, professional
and beautiful, would choose him to mate with!
But of course, he keeps on thinking; he was no ordinary common man waiting for a taxi Flier in
some corner of a city: he was an entrepreneur, a man with a different destiny, a destiny among
the stars.
But also, he thought, that different man was also an old man with scant years to live onas the
five hundred or thousand years of life were possibly for some people with plenty of millions to
spent in the medical proceedings, for him was a chimera- not enough money was in his pockets.
Hello!- She said, looking at him with a smile.
Hello, my beauty!. He said, kissing her lips.
Is it late already?- Nympha asked, embracing him with one arm.
Late for what? We have all the time for ourselves!- He replied.
Yes.- She said, sensing how he kissed her breast.
Later, they bathed together- Skizler was trying to show less stomach than he really had. And she
was cleaning her long hair.
I think I will love you forever. He said dizzy with the sight of her.
Dont count on time: it always zips by!- She murmured almost to herself. He embraces her
thinking that he could stop the time with her help
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For a week, she was clay in his hands: everything was permitted, everything he said was
intelligent, everything was as it should be in a perfect world. Then, slowly like when a vehicle is
gaining velocity by a road that came from a hill intothe valley, appeared some critics to his ideas;
critics about what he had donned in the past (As he had told his past as if were a home work!
You should had told me you didnt begin the lawsuit against ResurFarten! I would have hired a
lawyer in your name: by the time we arrive to Oredloro, the end of the trial would have been over!
Now, if you wait until arriving to town, how many months youll had to wait?- She asked.
Five?-
And much more!- She said, leaving the main cabin in a rage. Skizler was well aware, now, that
the beauty was showing her real temper- but more than that, she was taking control of his whole
life!
Sex, once superior, was now only a physical sensation. That feeling of completeness, of belonging,
was thwarted beyond recognition. Beyond repair.
Two months later, and sex was almost ruled out: else she was mad at him for this or that, or just
and simply she doesnt want to perform it.
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Skizler was back to zero when theyAwake Mr. Tolobar.
Hello, Sir! Are we there yet?- The man first words were there: asking for something that was (for
him) in a distant future, and now, seconds later for him, was in front of his eyes.
Yes, we are looking at it right now. But youll have time to pilot the spaceship when getting into
its atmosphere: we are approaching rather slowly.- Skizler said to the man.
CHAPTER 8
SECOND LANDING ON ROT 60 3.
The Skizler 1 landed on a prairie facing the sea.
Hope the sea has animals in it, because the land seems not to have even a rabbit!- Skizler said,
opening the hatch.
A strong smell of weeds attacked their nostrils- and Tolobar said. Smells to salt!
Lets take a closer look!- Nympha said, jumping over the ramp and running to the beach.
A feeble sun was shining, and the reflection of his rays was playing with the incoming waves.
Skizler was looking at the waves, while Tolobar slings a hook to the sea, saying: Well see if
something bites!
And they certainly bite: in the lapse of two hours, six large and different kinds of fish were hooked
and brought to land.
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Twelve kilos of good meat! This night well have a banquet!- Tolobar said, happy not to eat
canned meat or spray food.
Ill cook them in the oven- with vegetables. Nympha said, taking a knife and cleaning it of scales.
Wish we could find clams!- Tolobar said, and Skizler search for those in the sand, using his
talons- soon half a dozen of big clams were disposed on top of a flat stone.
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He start a fire with branches and when he had a good bonfire, he heated stones that later he
dispose in a hole- on top he put the clams and over the clams some big leaves- the heat cooks the
clams, that w3er eaten there and then.
Delicious!- Nympha said, probingly
That night they eat the fish, and Skizler talks about the future.
As captain of a vessel capable of to reach the most distant of stars, I will offer my services to the
government that certainly needs more territories where to expel the supply of populace that
pestered their cities!- He said.
You speak of people as they were bugs. Nympha notices.
We are like a plague! No matter how many worlds were managed to control, the populace begin
to multiply until choke the normal course of things, in a nation. We are spreading throughout the
Cosmos ,and who knows when it will stop.- Skizler said.
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Nympha yawned and said:- Its difficult to think on grave problems with so much need to sleep.-
And she walks to her cabin, the same that Skizler occupied.
For several days they rested there- fish were abundant, clams were cooked with hot stones and to
all of it the weather helps with a warm temperature.
Tolobar receives the order of departure and sixteen days after their arrival, the spaceship takes
off, leaving that idyllic place.
Knapp planet comes next- its the closer and most populated in light years around.- Skizler said,
hugging Nympha tenderly, who said:And there Ill collect my wages?
If you want your wages, here they are!- He said, paying with cash money. She smiled and
said:Certainly I will remember this trip throughout all of my life.
Why, because of the clams?
And because I found a good man: you.- She said, kissing him tenderly.
Two months later, among the traffic, Tolobar managed to land where told by the Control Tower
(Pole 010) and said:- I guess I deserve a good vacation! Perhaps I even find a good woman, too!-
And Nympha laughed.
CHAPTER
IN OREDLORO.
Once in Oredloro, Skizler uses the media to offer his services with the spaceship to carry weights
anywhere in the known Universe. He receives a call at the second day that his add appears on the
Net.
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After the call, Skizler said to Nympha:- A client! It seems soon well have a work to do.
Very good indeed! But put some new clothes on, because you cannot present there in fatigue
clothes!- Nympha said.
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At fifteen hours, Skizler presents his card to a secretary, who said:- Mr. Ronwon will attend you in
minutes! Please wait at a chair.- And she signaled to a row of armchairs, some of them already
occupied by older people.
Five minutes of tense waiting, and after a buzz on the secretary desk, she said:All right, Mr.
Skizler: Mr. Ronwon will attend you now.
Good.- Skizler said, waling to the signaled door, wondering what the older guys were waiting for
at that anteroom.
Good afternoon, Mr. Skizler. Take a seat. Lets seeCaptain of the Skizler One, yes, very well. Our
Company requires a squadron of big spaceships with ample room for to carry people and
machines. Forty people, cabins, and forty square meters for the main artifact well need there.-
Ronwon droned on.
Needing where, Sir?- Skizler said.
Not sure yet! But must be set on a planet not too crowded and not too far, I dont know if you
understand me.- Ronwon said, tapping a leg of his desk with the point of one of his black shoes.
Let me see if I understand correctly: you want my fee, but you dont know where to send me?-
And Skizler was in the verge of to produce a big laugh.
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General manager Ronwon coughed to regain control or what he thought was the upper hand-
and said:This interview is to know if you are available ; secondly, an estimate of your spaceship
capacity to carry weights and volume.
All I can say is yes, to both of those questions.- Skizler replied.
We cannot tell you our whole goal: there are investments of importance here. I cannot confide in
your power to retain a secretyet.- Mr. Ronwon said.
I know of a desert planet, totally habitable, and not too far than five months of voyage.- Skizler
said.
Really? No government?- The eyes of Mr. Ronwon begin to spark.
No government no people but also, no animals.- He said.
Poisoned gas?- Mr. Ronwon said.
Not exactly. I had been twice there. In a matter of fact, I am coming from there, actually. No
poison gas!- And Skizler raise his arms.
I believe you. But we must know more of that planet. Have you films of it?- He asked.
Yes, all the data is in my spaceship. Send someone to see what is in existence: I only want a
payment to deliver the exact location you know Im entitled of it because the tradition says so.-
Skizler said.
I understand. Ill send a person that I trust. Hes also a spaceship captain.Perhaps you already
know him: his name is Flordon.
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Before that name, Skizler remembered he had won a trip to that person beforehand, and said so.
Oh, yes? I was unaware of it. And your destination point, where it was?- Mr. Ronwon asked.
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No names Im entitled to mention, Sir. I must comply with confidentially, same as I will preserve
in our future plans the site of our destination point.- Skizler said, proudly. Mr. Ronwon seats
again- he had been on the verge of the chair, for instants- and said:- I understand your ethics! As I
said, youll receive our second captain very soon. About wages, Im telling you this: the amount
will be several million sopes.
Ronwon stands up and ends the conversation.
At the spaceship, Nympha asked.And are we hired or not?
Hired!- Skizler said, happily. Tolobar was near and he produces a smile.
Now we must go out and celebrate!- Tolobar said, and they went to dinner at an expensive
Restaurant, with show and music.
At the next day, Mr. Flordon appears in the company of a synthetic female person.
I must discuss certain rates!- He said.
Skizler looks at him: he was thin and with burning eyes- the eyes of a prophet or a fanatic, he said
to himself.
Very well, Mr. Flordon. Please come inside.- Skizler said.
At his cabin, Skizler shows the captain Flordon some scenes of planet ROT 60-3 and of course,
without mentioning the exact location.
You really were there, and as I see, the planet has possibilities of to be colonized by man.-
Flordon said, at the end of those videos thatcovered an editing version of the hundreds of seconds
originally taken by the vessels camera.
Of course, what do you think I am? A swindler?- Skizler asked.
Oh, no!- Flordon retracted.
Fine. Now go and tell your master that this captain is not a crook, that the planet did exist, and
its less than half a light year away.- Skizler said.
Flordon reddened and departed.
At the next day, general manager Mr. Ronwon calls him by the holoset and said:- Half a million
sopes is already on your Bank account. Ten million sopes will ensue when you come here to sign
documents, providing you also give the exact location of our goal.
I am on my way there.- Skizler said, and to Nympha he said:- Please come with me, darling!
Wait until I change clothes!- She said, half in surprise.
He also puts on new clothes and a pair of shoes made of plastic resembling dinosaur leather. Half
an hour later, they were reaching the Procarin Company. The usual secretary said, when seeing
him:- No need to talk with our GM CEO; you can give the documents to me.
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Take this.- Skizler said, but when delivering the memory pill, he retain it, saying:And where is
my money?
Permit me to see the documents first! It will only take a minute.- The lady said, pushing a button
on his desk.
Skizler handled the pill, and an ED appears, to whom the Secretary said:- See if a location
corresponds to something known.- And the Ed puts the pill in his tongue, and after some seconds,
he said:- Yes, the coordinates shows a star with four planets, one of them in the rainbow sector.
Very well, Ill pay you right away, but of course, this is the start of your job, Mr. Skizler.- The
Secretary said, after punching some buttons. Skizler looks on his credit card- the money was there
alright.
Fine, tell your CEO to contact me: the cargo hauls is waiting.- Skizler said with a broad smile- not
every day he cash on ten million sopes so easily.
Go in peace, Mr. Skizler! Ill tell him about this.- The secretary said.
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When at the street, she said:- What was all about?
They paid me an advance for the trip! Now well celebrate, you and me, alone!- He said.
Oh, fine!- She said, without much enthusiasm.
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A DAY OF JOY FOR SKIZLER.
Skizler , thinking that women loves clothes, carried her to a fashion boutique and after three hours
there, Nympha went out with a new dress and a pair of shoes, no matter than Skizler was urging
her to buy some more.
You cannot force me to do what I dislike!. She said, in several toes, because he was insistent.
From there, to a beauty parlor: one hour and a half there, and she appears with waves on her hair
and a fantastic make up that makes her look like an expensive doll.
Skizler wished to eat something first, but she wished to dance first and foremost, so they end up
on a place where liquor, gamble, dance and music were there to find.
Give me some money to gamble?- She asked, and he gives her a thousand sopes that Nympha
lost in a very short time. He was very disgusted and trying hard to dissimulate, but she knew him
as the palm of her hand, so she said: Sorry about your money! But I certainly will refund it as soon
as I work in something!
He, that was decided to enjoy the woman, said:- That money was yours. You dont have to refund
me a sopes.- And kissing her, he was happy, but she felt herself used in some way, because the
people that were around were smiling to see an old man kissing tenderly a young attractive
woman
She was feeling too much exposed, and understanding the true meaning of so many smiles, she
felt mad against them and the whole situation.
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Later, at the spaceship, she takes a long shower, leaving her doll attitude and make-up. When
reaching the bed, Skizler was sound asleep, and for once, she stayed there, looking at that face
devoid of the energy and rhythm the awaken brain makes it appear. The guy was decidedly old,
wrinkled, and then she looks her own reflection on a mirror- her skin was like a glass: no wrinkles,
and her eyes were shinning clear- the difference was astounding, if putting aside the gender.
She bedded and for a moment she felt like the daughter of that male
Fortunately, she was sleepy now (the pituitary was segregating serotonin and soon she also was
sound asleep
At the main cabin, that was heated at twenty three degrees Centigrade. Tolobar was looking at the
external camera viewers, watching nothing bad could happen to the spaceship- he had being
looking at the news about burglars in action on the same space port they were standing now, and
he was decided to prevent any hostility from outsiders. Twice he had already seen men lurking
around, and twice he had sound the alarm- instantly, the guys had fled: surely, they were
searching for an easy prey: an abandon (temporarily) spaceship to plunder.
Thats why he was relieved at six thirty hours, when Skizler appears to relieve him from duty.
And how was your shift? Peacefully.- Skizler said.
Not quite so! I went out twice to scare bandits! To be here at night watch is a must!
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Tolobar said, yawning and stretching his arms out.
Go to sleep! Ill stay here, for a while. In plain daylight, burglars sleep.- Skizler said.
At eight hours twenty minutes, Nympha appears at the main cabin, with only her underwear.
Hello, you didnt awake me to-day!- She said with a singsong voice.
Er, no! But you are wearing nothing!- He said, chocked.
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Nothing? This is nothing.- Nympha said, taking down her brassiere, and underpants. She was
really beautiful- and he said: You are out of your mind! Tolobar could come in!
No, he wont- I heard him snoring in my way here!- She laughed softly. Skizler takes her by the
hand and returns to their cabin.
At twelve hours, Tolobar come into the main cabin that was deserted. He takes a cup of coffee,
and a buzzing sound was emitted by the Holographic set. He turns to it, and attends the call.
Captain Skizler spaceship?- A fat man with spectacles asked with a chirping tone.
Yes, Sir. I am Tolobar, first mate. Who are you?
I am from the Rocarin Corporation, Goldburne Production Manager. We are sending the cargo
now see that theres someone there to receive it.- Mr. Goldburne said.
Of course, Ill attend the matter.- Tolobar replied.
See that they handle it with care. Its fine and delicate merchandise.- Goldburne said, ending the
communication.
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With whom you were communicating with?- Skizler said, hand in hand with a smiling Nympha.
With someone of Procarin Corporation . They are already sending stuff to carry.- Tolobar
informed briefly.
Good! As soon as they sent everything they want us to carry, we will deploy. No time to waste is
my motto.- Skizler said, happily, and went to open the doors to the haul.
We should awake the EDs, dear! You cannot be doing hard work.- She said, taking one of his
arms.
Of course.- Skizler calls for the Synthetic men on board by pressing a button on a wall console
and saying:All hands to the haul!
The seven EDs appears shortly after, they were shinning anew, as Skizler used them in scant
occasions because they were very expensive.
Cargo is coming: storage on unoccupied bays, see that they are not bumps or falls- its delicate
cargo.- Skizler recommended.
Nothing will be spoiled.- One of them said, and Skizler looks on the Serial number on his blue
uniform: ED 396 was written there.
All right, ED 396 : you are in charge. Ill be around, of course.- Skizler said, and when the wagon
_Flier from the Procarin Corporation arrives, he was there to receive them.
Good afternoon: I am Captain Skizler. Heres my team of Synthetic crew. You just them do their
work.- He said to the lady that was in front of him.
Wow! Old metal ones! Long time since I dont see one of those- brand new, too! Were you in
high space since long time ago?- She asked.
Yes, lady.- Skizler said, enchanted.
I am Lanakan, Chief of Production, but now in Charge of this delivery- wait! Ill call my E-men-
theyre tougher than yours!- She said, and Skizler was going to rebutted it but then he saw the E-
men descending that wagon flier- and shut his mouth.
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The E-men were two meters and twenty centimeters high, with very wide shoulders, thick arms,
legs and covered with a spongy-like substance to endure occasional hits while working hard.
The EDs seems like pigmy at their side, but they also helped- at least at the storage inside the
spaceship.
One hour later, Miss Lanakan said:Seems our goods are safely storage! Ill come back with more
stuff!
Bring here all of it! Still plenty of room in my Spaceship!- Flordon said..
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Bye, captain!- She said, smiling and climbing on the wagon Flier, she left the Space port of
Oredloro
Who was her? Seems very happy.- Nympha said, approaching him.
Shes from the Procarin: she brought some cargo and its more to come.- Skizler said.
Fine. Look who is coming: the other captain of this expedition.- Nympha said.
Good afternoon, captain Skizler! Wishing you luck on your trip!- Flordon said.
Luck to you too! But I need to receive more cargo.- Skizler said.
Me too! But I guess well be departing very soon.- Flordon said. The E-female approaches him,
saying:- Tell captain Skizler about the Natural crew you had to bring here.
Skizler raises an eyebrow in his direction, and Flordon explains: I received sixty Natural people.
But I only have thirty hibernating pods! Could it be that you could house the other thirty?
Skizler produces a short laugh and said:Sorry! But I only have seven pods- and we are three
humans in this voyage, so I could offer you just four sites.
Flordon looks at him in surprise, and then said, smiling:its a joke, eh?
No joke! I suffered a massive malfunction in my last voyage and, truly, the seven pods Im talking
about cost me a big deal of money.- Skizler said.
Flordon looked at his E-female, and she said: Youll had to install twenty seven new hibernating
pods: youll be needing all the money they had advanced to you.
Flordon looks embarrassed and said to Skizler.- I count with your four pods! And now excuse me-
I have a trouble to resolve.- And left, with the E-.female at his side.
Lucky you, that didnt receive people from that Company! Or youll be wasting money in
cryogenic pods!
Yes. Lucky me.- Skizler said, touching her fine waist with both hands.
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A week later, Mr. Ronwon , the CEO from the Procarin Corporation, together with the chief of
production, Miss Lanakan and some other people, gets together to talk.
Please, Miss Lanakan, call both captains here!- Mr. Ronwon said; when in front of him, that was
standing on the platform, he said:- Captains! You already have our cargo on your spaceships; our
personnel is housed on your cabins and now rests the last part: my farewell!- And he was smiling.
Miss Lanakan blinks an eye to Skizler, who smiled back.
Now, your Bank accounts have up to the last sopes at your names. The time to start the trip is
now. I hope you have a nice flight.
Flordon said:- I find your attitude the correct one: to pay before our departure. Stay assured well
make a good flight and so, soon the transporter will begin working for you.2
And with that, Captain Flordon and Captain Skizler went to their spaceships to prepare everything
for their flight.
Im going with you.- Chief of production Miss Lanakan said.
Oh, yes? But our Cryogenic pods are only seven. No room for more people.- Skizler said, looking
at her in amazement.
Call my general Manager Ronwon He sent me here- she said.
Let the woman stay! Shes willing.Nympha said.
Skizler said: Take a seat, strap to it! Well be deploying. Later well see what to do with the
cryogenics.- Skizler said.
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The Skizlers sphere and the rocket-like vessel of Skizler raced up and soon they were far away
from planet Knapp and the Procarin Corporation.
Twenty four hours for the next change of course! You can get unstrapped from your seat now.-
Skizler said by the loudspeaker.
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A nice travel! Are we to be not cryiogenized by some time, yes?- Lanakan asked him.
Yes! At least after the change of course- from then on, Warp engines will be droning through
three months elapsed time.- Skizler said.
Tell her which cabin she will occupy! She is not complaining with any good service here on the
main cabin.- Young Nympha said.
Very well, follow me, Chief of production Lanakan!- Skizler said, walking out of the command
cabin.
At the corridor, she said: Do Miss Whatever hates me for something I said or do?
Nympha is jealous of you.- Skizler responded.
Why?- She asked.
Because the last time you come here... I mean, to the spaceship, you were very happy and she
She thought because I met you? How silly that woman could be?- Lanakan said.
Well, here its your room.- Skizler said, opening a door at the corridor.
It was the standard cabin aboard ship: a four by three meters wide room, with a small holographic
set, a table, a chair, a null-G bed , a small bathroom with a shower , a lavatory and the appliance to
seat when Mother nature calls.
Neat! Small but neat.- She said, clapping her hands. The light goes off.
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What happened?- She asked in surprise.
If you clap your hands twice, lights go off.- He explains, and a shadow appears in the threshold
of the door. From the corridor someone was standing.
Whats happening here?- Nympha asked.
Skizler claps his hands once, and the light inside the bedroom lights up again.
Oh, you rascal!In the shadows with this woman?- Nympha yelled in haste.
Ishe clapped twice and the lights went off!- Skizler explains.
Oh, yeah? And do you think I dont know whats happening here? Bastard!- And Nympha goes
away.
What a temper! Is she always like this?- Miss Lanakan asked him.
I guess Ill leave you here by now.- He said, but she takes his arm and pressed her lips to his lips
a nice kiss it was, and then she said:There! Now you can go running to her with more guts!
Bye.- He said, and departed.
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Nympha wasnt at the main control, so Skizler begin to search for her. At their cabin, the door was
locked (his imprints didnt make the automatic recognizance system works).
Open the door, Nympha! I know you are there! He yelled several times, but the door didnt
yield.
Skizler went to the main cabin and slumped on his usual armchair, saying:- Shes mad at me!
Oh, Sir!Problems with the woman?- Tolobar asked.
Jealousy. She is jealous of the newcomer lady.- Skizler mumbled out.
Oh , Miss nice lady Lanakan? But why?
We were in the dark and she appears- I was only showing Lanakan how to put the lights on or
off.- He said, and Tolobar laughed.
Yeah.- Skizler said, smiling and looking at the stars by the monitor.
Hours later, Nympha appears, saying: Dinner is served: go to the Mess hall- an ED could replace
you here.
Going.- Tolobar said, followed by Skizler, who didnt know if he must feel happy or harassed
At the dinner table, Skizler, Nympha, Lanakan and Tolobar seats in front of hot soup and
vegetables served by an ED.
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I always admired these metallic servants! They are so like the machine they really are!- Lanakan
said.
I heard that humans and Synthetic beings have the same rights nowadays.- Nympha mentioned
with an icy tone.
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Oh! The same tune the scientificsociety is always pushing down our throats. Yes. They are
legalized us persons: then can and actuallyhave houses, Fliers and shares. Lanakan said, .
In fact, they say there are some synthetic captains running around. Skizler said.
Hope you are not one of them!- Lanakan said, smiling.
No: hes a very natural a very old human being.- Nympha said, acidly. Skizler reddened because
he was discussing between those two ladies- one was saying he was valuable and the other
(Nympha) was saying Yeah, but hes old as a rat.
Lanakan shrugged her shoulders and dont pressed the subject anymore.
Tolobar was embarrassed: the two ladies had no manners in the table- discussing the age and
value of his captain at dinner was not his idea of a pleasant meal time, so the second hefinished
his plate, he said: Excuse me!- -and left the room.
Nympha said:- Well, lets see if all is all right, dear? - And taking Skizler by the hand, she carried
him to see the cargo bays.
As Lanakan was only like a passenger, she entertain herself reading and seeing files on the
holographic set- But once in a while, he kept repeating the scene he had sustained at the dinner
table, and gets more and more disgusted against Miss Nympha. She was implying Mr. Skizler was
not worthwhile because he was old. Also, she studied her inner feelings, that up to that point,
Skizler was only producing small things in her. But now that a competitor appears, she grew more
interested: because why was a young Nympha doing with him? Money, adventure, and more
money at the end of each voyage?
At ngiht, she walks to the main cabin, feeling like a girl walking to the school managers office lie
silly. Wanting to speak with Skizler or to tell him it was all a mistake- that she looks on him as an
elderly man and nothing else.
But he wasnt there: instead, the reflection of lights on a metallic body tells her it was one of the
EDs on duty.
She retraces her steps but in the half light of the corridors, she missed the bifurcation where to
turn and finally she get totally lost. The next corridor looks rather creepy, with faint lights
stretching to a darker end.
She turns to retrace steps again, and bumps on someone. She yelled in fright.
Calm down! What are you doing here, Lanakan?
It was old Skizler- she left his hands on her shoulders and just the silhouette of his head.
Were in the dark, again. He said, softly.
Yes and I get lost.- She said, still not recovered of her moment of panic. He kissed her lips, and it
was like a breeze that would be blowing directly to her heart. She moaned and more kisses
ensued- the corridor seems to be in flames now, and she was panting.
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After a while, he said: We better walk to your cabin, Lanakan. Its cold in here.
Yes, Skizler!- She said, blushing all over. When at her door, she opened it and seeing him at the
corridor, she said: Whywhy dont you come in?
Yes.- He said, and once inside he closes the door and takes her in his arms. That fire was back
again- but she felt more secure in that more intimate place and embrace him eagerly.
At the next morning, Skizler went out of her cabin, and walked to his usual place at Deck one,
seating at his armchair to wait for Tolobar, that arrives at ten oclock.
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Good morning, pilot. Have a nice sleep?- Skizler asked.
Yes, and you? Do you sleep with your clothes on?- He smiled.
Guess so, as Miss Nympha closes the door and do not let me in, so I slept at an empty other
cabin.- He finally lied.
Of course: no way could you turn sweet a sour lemon.- Tolobar commented, revising
coordinates on his console.
When Nympha arrives there, at noon, she saw Skizler sleeping on that chair.
The man hardly slept tonight.- Tolobar explained.
He deserves it! Old and corny, what a shame!- She said, but she was happy that the man had
suffered the punishment as he deservesor so she think.
Are you going to be mad at her eternally?- Tolobar asked her.
I dont know! But what I did know is that Im feeling sorry for this old fox.- She said, departing
out of the hall.
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When awaked, Skizler walks around the ship and when in front of his cabin, he noticed it was
locked by the inside a thing that enraged him the most.
At the corridor, he met Lanakan, who said: Glad to see you around! How are you today?
Fine. He said, trying to smile in the middle of his rage.
I see you not so fine. Problems with your woman?- She asked.
Seems like. She is using bits and ends to shoo me out of her life, I dont know.- Skizler confides
and in that moment Nympha walks by the corridor with a grimace on her face- like saying: I knew
you tow are mingled in something. And of course this time she was right.
Excuse me, I have work to do.- Skizler said.
Of course. Could I see you at tea-time?-- She asked with a meek smile.
Yes, but at your place.- Skizler said, departing. She kept looking at him until he turns by the
corner, and then she smile.
At the main deck, he said to the ED there present: Tell our crew members and people in general
to prepare for the Cryogenization at the pods, except Tolobar, Miss Lanakan and of course I.
Very well, Sir. Immediate cryiogenized the ones willing immediately or you will set the time?- ED
102 asked.
Immediately to the willing ones. To somebody to rejectbeing cryiogenized, just send him to me.-
Skizler said.
Very well, Sir. Do you mind if I call a replacement here while Im working on your orders? ED 102
asked him.
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Call someone, yes. I am only supervising here.- Skizler said, that was not going to take jobs
someone else could do.
Hours later, his wristwatch makes a sound and lookingat it, he reads: Appointment with Miss
Lanakan in five minutes.
He turns towards the ED at the pilots seat and said: Send an ED to cabin 04, with a tray with
everything necessary to take tea for two persons.
Donned.- the ED at the helm said, after half a second delay.
Fine. Ill be out of here for some time,. If any problem arises, dont call me: call on Mr. Tolobar
instead.- Skizler said, and the Synthetic being makes a gesture of understanding.
Skizler walks by corridors and press a buzzer nest to cabin 04. Soon Lanakan opens the door
pressing a button by the interior and the door slips to s side.
Hello. Could I come in?- He asked.
Yes, captain. Im all alone.- She replied, with a nice smile.
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He comes inside the door close with a clicking sound, and Lanakan embraces him, and with a side
of her head pressed unto his chest, she said: Mine, all mine!
He embraces her, feeling a hot sensation flowing from his guts.
Happy now?- He asked feebly.
Yes, you sent her to the cryogenic pods. In the first instance she was refusing but I put in line
and seeing me there makes her believe I was going to be cryiogenized too: so she accepts the
order without further resistance. Lanakan said, looking at him.
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Oh, so you help me in this? Fine! I congratulate you. I was feeling awful with her and her hate
against me.- He said by way of an excuse.
Yes. Pity for her that I appear! But Ill take good care of you.- Lanakan promised.
They take tea and biscuits there, while he asked: I wonder what your company will do at ROT60
planet 3
Breed dinosaurs and then sell them as meat in Aurea Constellation without any restriction!
Except of course, the sanitary proceedings: Aurea rules are very strict.- Lanakan said. Skizler
thinks about it and said: Certainly your company could feed them for free! Wide expansions of
natural trees, grass fields and plenty of water at ROT 60-3.
Mm!- She said, eating a cake.
And you, what do you will do there?- Skizler asked.
She takes one of his hands, and replied: Ill be happy with you, of course!
He kissed those sweet lips and said: Thats for certain!
And Ill be in charge of the production. The same thing I was doing at Oredloro.- She informs
him.
Correct!- He said, sensing that all of his questions were already answered by her.
The rest of that evening was for making love and enjoy each other, but at midnight ships time he
left the room and went to see how things were rolling at the main deck.
All is fine here, Sir. I knew you get rid of Nympha, sending her to the cryopods!- Tolobar said
from the pilots seat: no ED was around.
Yes, she is not necessary here.- He replied.
So we are just a few awake.- Tolobar said.
Right. Apart from us two, only Miss Lanakan is awake, and shell remind being so because I am
having a nice affair with her. She is going to be the Chief of Production there, and her Procarin
Company is going to breed cattle for to sell meat wherever they like.
Fine in that way.- Tolobar said, yawning. The two men remained there up until eight oclock in
the morning.
Ill call an Ed to replace me, Sir. You should also get some rest. - Tolobar said.
Yes, sneaking sleep to life is a bad idea when performing long voyages.- Skizler announced, and
when an ED appears, they went to their own cabins.
A surprise there was for Skizler to see the whole place ruined with LASER blasts; even the porthole
had a crack that was very dangerous because of the inner pressure and the absence of it outside.
He calls unto an ED by the intercom saying:- Come to cabin One immediately.
The ED in watch of corridors comes and Skizler said: Do you see what a woman in rage could do?
I see, Sir.
Very well, you must replace that glass over the porthole; replace the broken holographic set, new
appliances for everything busted. I want this place painted and looking brand new.- Skizler
ordered.
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Ill begin working immediately, but please do not enter to this cabin as long as I dont tell you so,
Sir. It will be depressurized for some time.- The ED said, referring, in part, to the replacement of
the cracked glass.
Very well, do your bidding and Ill be sleeping at cabin four by the meantime.- Skizler said,
yawning.
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At cabin number four, he buzzed on the ring and Lanakan opened the door.
Hi! Could I come in? My cabin is a disaster zone.- He said.
Of course, dear of mine! Do come in.- She said with a nice smile on her beautiful face.
Miss Nympha left a surprise in there. Everything is broken.- He informed her that embraces him,
saying:- Come here, my love! Ill make you forget any evil thing the witch has donned to you.
Hours later, Skizler awakes and saw the superb body of that young female at his side of the
magnetic bed. Every inch of her body represents a delight for him to see and touch. She awakes,
when feeling she was caressed.
Oh, its you! I was dreaming we were at a sandy beach, playing with the water.
Its most possible well be doing exactly that, in the future.- Skizler said.
Come here!- She said, embracing him with tenderness.
Later, they take a small lunch in there, and Skizler said:- Hope a hundred and fifty days of you and
me together will not bore you too much.
Lanakan made a grimace and said in response.- Bored? I will never be bored with your around!
See? We have our bodies that are like one.- And she laughed softly.
Her company didnt impede him to be in full control of the spaceship, as he makes short shifts
during the day, and visited every section, talking with Synthetics in charge, make a few jokes with
Tolobar and made of it all a routine.
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The twin spaceships were traveling at Warp 8; in Flordon Sphere things were a big different: since
Delaya left him, he was not confiding in natural women, and used AB 623 as his fiance- as usual,
the AB was having a nice body like the one of a young lady.
Apart than her, he had five ED with metallic bodies and that was everything he had as a crew.
The Pods at the Cryogenic hall were full of natural people, now in stasis.
Anything new?- Was his daily question and the answer was always small readjustments because
of micro meteorites that from time to time sneaks through the force field, due to the great
velocity they were obtaining.
Sometimes Flordon calls on the twin vessel, to know about any change of course or whatever
malfunction that could exist. Usually it was an ED replying and some other few times he receives
information from Tolobar the pilot, or from Skizler that was, apparently, always very busy.
At the fourth months in space, Lanakan said to Skizler while they were at her cabin taking tea: Do
you see, my love? Four months already and not a quarrel between you and me.Love is stronger.
He smiled and replied: You certainly are the most lovable woman that there is!
But of course, he has his doubts: now they were in a secure environ, without other people milling
around. Specially, no young males full of energy and devoid of so many wrinkles as he have: he
wasnt forgetting the important fact that humans are animals with instincts that in many a time
overrides any ethical consideration. As they always say, love is freedom.
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The planet became clearly visible at the fifth month, when both spaceships appears not using the
fantastic velocities Warp engines could develop.
There it is: Cogitatusplanetary system!- Skizler said to Lanakan, pointing to a star visible through
her cabins porthole.
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Wonderful.- She said, admiring the fiery yellows and orange tones of that star.
Flordon asked by the holographic set: Third planet in sight. Where are the exact coordinates for
our landing?
Well be in orbit for some time, captain Flordon! I must search for a nice place where Procarin
Corporation gets the better results!- Skizler said.
Very well, well be orbiting the planet as you command. Change and out.- Flordon said, using
that phrase of old times.
After eight days orbiting the planet, Skizler descended on the continent of the west hemisphere,
looking east and at the lower side.
Ill call this site Skizler town. And it will be not my fault if your corporation changes that name
afterwards.- Skizler said to Lanakan.
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When both spaceships were already landed, Flordon de-hibernate every human body at the pods
and likewise Skizler did on his fusiform spaceship.
After the first three months, everyone was living on the spaceships and working outside: a barrack
was set in place and intheinside the first Transporter set was assembled -. A serious of mishaps
ensued.
Why theres always trouble with these machines? Cannot they send it already built?- Skizler asks
to Flordon, an afternoon when they were fishing at the near-by River.
I wonder why! I am not an expert.- He said, looking at his empty hook; he puts bait in it, and
throw it again to the running waters; Skizler heaves the cord, and a red and black fish, forty
centimeters long appears hanging.
Nice catch!- Lanakan said, clapping her hands, when he puts it on the basket, she said: Six fishes
already!
Flordon was not happy, because he catches only two.
At their return to camp, they give those fishes to an ED to be cook, and went inside their ships. At
their cabin, Lanakan and Skizler take a shower and afterwards a cup of (ersatz) coffee.
The river is teaming with fishes! If we were more efficient fishermen, I am sure than instead of a
handful of them, we would get a carload.- Skizler said.
I dont know. I guess you are the best fisherman in this world!- Lanakan exclaimed.
Yes, probably that in this world Im the best!- Skizler said, laughing.
Eight days later, the Transporter sends a rock, a plant and an insect. Minutes later, they receive an
infant Coelophysis they return it when ready.
Now we are really connected! They will send tons of material and Ill had the work hard: oru
vacations together will be ending.- Lanakan said.
Well keep on sleeping together, I suppose?- Skizler said, embracing her by the waist.
As always! My shift will be of twelve hours a day for six days- the seventh its for me and you
only.- She said, kissing him lightly.
Nympha was at a certain distance, and looks furious
She is still mad at you.- Lanakan said.
Is she thats growing an ulcer- not us.- He said, kissing her hair.
As Lanakan said, the work absorbs her for days on end- each end of her shift, Skizler waits for her
at the entrance door.
How was your work today?- He always asked, and she explains whatever she had been doing.
Later, they have dinner andsome time looking at the news (brought by the Transporter system and
delivered in memory pills format) Afterthat, they went to bed and slept.
Early each morning, Skizler leaves her at the entrance door of the warehouse, and returns to the
spaceship where he generally supervised minor adjustments on the machine, made by EDs.
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The dinosaurs begin growing a the nurseries and when two months of age, they were kept on
fenced fields up to the year of age- then, they were slaughtered and sent packaged, to Oredloro
through the three available Transporters.
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Earnings are enormous! The Procarin ]Company is obtaining great income from this plant.-
Lanakan said one night while bedded with Skizler.
And did they give you a raise? He asked.
Not yet, but Im sure they will- or perhaps they could give me some other post at the
Corporation.- She said, embracing him. She felt secure with that old man-.perhaps sometimes
tempted by other men- younger males but always preferring this one. She sometimes thinks
Skizler will not last long- for his age was now more than seventy.
Days later, GeneralManagerMr. Ronwon visited he meat plant and the pens, with live animals-
Lanakan shows him everything- like a well instructed guide- and offers him a private dinner and
comfortable Null gravity bed, at Skizlers spaceship.
Most obliged, captain! Your dinner has been superb! And I knew that Miss Lanakan here is your
lady?- Ronwon asked, between burps.
Yes, since the beginning of the trip towards this planet. Shes beautiful and very intelligent.-
Skizler said.
Good. I am trying to let her be the general manager in here! And I dont know if you, lady, will
accept that responsibility?- Mr. Ronwon asked her.
She was stunned but reacted quickly, saying:- I accept the post, Sir! I know how to run this place
with my eyes shut.- She boasted.
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Well then, the post is yours. Tomorrow Ill sign papers, and now excuse me, my hosts, because I
would like to be at my bed early. Tomorrow is my last day in here, and I still have a lot of work to
do!
And so, Skizler gives his own cabin, as it was the best furnished and ample on the spaceship. And
with Lanakan he slept at cabin number four.
Back to the origin!- He said to her.
Yes, temperature must be at 21 Centigrade.- She said, setting it on a dial. Then she pulls her
clothes off and said: Guess I also remember we were stark nude.
Yes! I remember that, too!- He gaily said, and both of them, naked, went to that null G bed, that
helps be floating while inside.
Mr. Ronwon gives the notice on a reunion: Miss Lanakan, whom at this point in time has been
your Chief of Production, has been named General Manager to our plant on ROT 60- 3 planet:
congratulation , Miss Lanakan!
And with that, she begin earning seventeen million sopes per month, everyone was happy for her,
and after some other activities on the plant, Mr. Ronwon left by the Transporter system.
Lanakan hires Skizler and puts near her office, with a small income. She explains this to him:- I am
sure that everything I do in here is communicated to the Central Management and its an old
habit; nothing to do with me personally.
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To be near you is already a good payment.- He said.
Of course, we cannot make love in our working time- or caresses. There are lots of spy cameras,
even at the dens!- She said, smiling.
All right! Well wait until were out of here.- He said.
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And in that way, they were working steadily for five years in a row. But Skizler was a man born to
stay on aspaceship, so one day- at their bedroom- he said: Darling, I cannot be more tired and
bored working at the plant. Sorry! But I must to travel far and wide- the stars are calling me.
She looked at him and said: And me? I meanhow about us? Are you leaving me now I had the
best job in my entire career?
Sorry, but is final. I beg of you to get out of your job- the stars are waiting for us.- He said, taking
her by the waist. She puts her head on his chest for a while and said:Of course, I must follow you
wherever you go. Ill quit tomorrow.
He was very happy with that, and at the next day, he waits until late- when she appears at the
spaceship, she was sobbing.
What happens? You are crying!- Skizler said, very concerned.
Oh, its nothing! But everybody was crying and from Oredloro Mr. Ronwon sent me flowers- it
was a ridiculously sentimental scene!- Said she.
Skizler leads her to their cabin and when she finally gets asleep, he ordered the EDs to take off
from planet ROT60-3 as soon as possible- that was thirty minutes later. He was very anxious to
leave the planet and most of all, the Procarin plant.
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CHAPTER 10
ON ROUTE TO AUREA 2.

Contrary to the precedent times, there was a gloomy atmosphere aboard ship- Lanakan looking at
nothing for a period of time and Tolobar avoiding them both- as if they were the plague.
ROT60- 4 was almost passed away, when the radar begins to beep. Skizler reacted and measured
distances.
Five big vessels and they are coming to ROT60-3! Who could theyll be?- He announced.
Aurea vessels?- Lanakan asked.
Seconds later, the vessels take a V formation and sent messages that were not directed to the
Skizler but from one another. The main computer translated: Message one: Prepare for action.
Spaceship of unknown origin up front. Message 2: Scanners indicate its a monosexual hominoid
fabricated vessel, probably a cargo vessel.-Message 3: V formation is required: proceed
immediately. Fourth message:- Distance not availing use of weapons wait for orders.
Turn around and speed up to Cogitatus-3, we have no option against warships!- Skizler said, and
Tolobar made a wide circle and when speeding towards the third planet, the V formation begin to
fire against them, so they set the force field at top energy.
Two hits! Power had decreased to twenty five per cent!- The Main Computer said.
No matter that! Well reach atmosphere in five seconds! Where are we going to land?- Tolobar
asked in an urgent tone of voice.
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Skizler has been thinking in that problem since the appearance of the Huinkerios cruiser on the
screen, so he said: As close to the Procarin camp- but at the sea! Well dive into the waters or will
be a dead duck on the surface very soon!
Right.- Tolobar said, preparing the system; soon they were submerged,sizzling the waters with
the heat obtained while traversing the dense layers of air.
Ad they were able to see both radar and visual images of the surrounding areas, soon they found a
suitable place, a canyon that shielded both sides of the Skizler One. Tolobar shut the engines
and said:- The Skizler has landed.
Good work, skipper!- Lanakan said.
Send a spy drone up, to see if they try to scan us.- Skizler said from his armchair.
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Done. The main computer said, releasing an object with the figure of a twenty centimeter lentil
shaped by one of the spy vehicle launcher.
We must wait, now.- Skizler said, and he waited there with Tolobar, as the woman prefers her
cabin to wait.
Ten hours later, and with no signs of the Huinkerios fleet, Skizler yawned and said: All right, no
need to worry: They arent searching for us.
Not by now.- Tolobar said. In that moment, Lanakan enters the main cabin and said: Surely they
thought we burn at the entrance to the atmosphere. Have you sent message of this encounter?
Not yet.- Skizler said.
Its a need! Send a ED! They will listen to him- and youll dont need to get wet.- Lanakan said.
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An ED went out by a lock, and soon he was marching towards the coast, three and a half
kilometers away: there were rocks on the beach, and the ED 362 had no difficulty climbing them.
Skizler was looking what the Ed was doing, thanks to the in-built camera every Synthetic person
has in their gear.
A difficult climb!- He noted.
If we had to climb, well use antigravity devices.- Skizler recommended.
Hours later, the ED362 was already radioing what was going on at the plant.
One big spaceship has landed and soldiers had captured the people here. The Transporter is
being studied by the invader, although they are not in function.- The ED 362said.
I wish to know if those people knew about transportatio0n of objects through waves of energy.-
Skizler said.
I am very lucky, thanks to you: at this hour, I would be with the rounded up employees of the
plant.- Lanakan said, approaching to Skizler.
They probably are seizing this planet for their Emperor.- Tolobar said, with clenched teeth.
Small amount of time did have your Corporation profiting here.- Skizler said, pensively: he was
sure no Confederation warship was going to come and revert the situation, as the planet had no
real city of humans in its entire sphere.
What is going to happen with the people?- Lanakan asked them.
Historically, the Huinkerios just seize planets for mining- they leave whoever was first untouched,
but they ban every modern artifact such as Fliers and the like,. Now they get THEIR HANDS
onTransporters , the most probably thing will be that they will disassembled them and carry to
their realm, for further study. Skizler said.
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Two days later, Skizler was relentless- news from the Procarin Plantwasworsening- the workers
were not being feed and hunger was on the precinct where they were being imprisoned.
We must do something!- Lanakan kept repeating.
You could send every Ed to the rescue, Sir. I would go too, if absolutely necessary.- Tolobar said.
I understand their situation. Well use every bit of information ED 362 is sending us. In two hours
you and I will go there in a rescue mission.- Skizler said to Tolobar that grew pale with the
unexpected reaction to the problem. But he recovers rather quickly and said:- Yes, Sir, to be or
not to be is my family motto.
Congratulations, then! You have the ingredients to become a hero. Skizler said ironically: his
family had no motto and he didnt need one to risk him.
The word worried! was too small to define what Lanakan was feeling now she know that she
was going to be alone on a spaceship, with no skills to man it, or either, if the main computer
could do is best to carry her to some civilized and friendly planet., the end result was nothing clear
for her discern.
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Both men and the rest of the EDs went out by an airlock and at all times the Synthetic beings were
helping the naturals to climb, until they reach the land.
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Twelve kilometers to the compound. _We better walk near the river, because if they had sensors
of movement, the river will help us pass undetected.- Skizler said.
They arrive to the plant guided by the EDs, which in prevention were using rubber uniforms not to
shine, as a Christmas tree in the night.
There is the spaceship. T the other side of the vicinity! Better in this way-. They could have
powerful detectors on board.- Tolobar said.
Right.Wheres the den? Skizler asks to ED 362.
Follow me!.- He said, while others run very fast to that point, in prevention.
No guards! But look at this giant! - Skizler said.
We could open a door in seconds, by the side of the enclosure!- ED362 said, and receiving the
acquiescence by the leader, who was, of course, Skizler, they worked on the door, that in seconds
it was opened.
Let me pass first, Sir! - ED 362 said, and when he does, they heard metallic bumps, followed by
the voice of the ED saying: Stop! Im an ED and I am here to help you!
And it was that the prisoners were attacking him, believing he was from the Huinkerios.
Some more EDs get inside, and then Skizler goes too, having been waiting for precaution.
Hi, friends! How are you?- He said, loudly.
A choir of voices males andfemales replied to that question. We want to get out! they have us
prisoners and without food or water! Save us!
All right, just calm down!- Tolobar said.
Well be out in a minute! The EDs will guide you to safety! Take your hands nobody speak and I
want not to hear any noise!
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Skizler said, and soon the mini groups were flowing out of the barrack- Skizler was at the last
group, and he observed nothing unusual around.
At the border of the sea, he asks them: Take cover among the rocks! When you hear a chime, you
just return here: a vehicle will be waiting for you.
And he already had given orders to the main computer of the Skizler One, to send the small
auxiliary vessel.
Fifteen seconds..ED 362said, referring to the estimated time of arrival.
There it is!- One technician of the Procarin Corporation said, with emotion.
They all climb inside, and the vehicle returns to the Skizler One, guided in remote by the General
computer or main computer. Once inside, Skizler said. We better get moving! The Huinkerios will
be searching for them with all their might!
And Tolobar makes the ship turns around and travelled under the water, reaching continent and
there he searches for a place on the surface.- finding a good shelter behind a rock on the
mountain ridge.
I know we are far from the woods! But as long as the Huinkerios keeps on over our heads, the
Skizler One will remain here: is our only ticket home.- Skizler said to the people inside his ship.
We are so many people! I guess some of ours should stay on the woods trying to feed on natural
products. Im Shermon the general manager.- He said.
I find it logical and a good advice what you are saying but first let me send an exploration team- in
that way youll not have to search for yourselves.- Skizler said, and some ED went to the nearest
forest, using personal Fliers and traversing over the Terrain at a very low altitude.
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The EDs takes four days in searching the perfect place, with a river with clear potable water, trees
bearing fruits, timber, and free of any draught.
Very well! Well make a selection of who is going there.- Skizler said, but soon he realized that
everyone wished to abandon his spaceship for a number of reasons, being the most important the
solitude and aridity of the land. In fact, there were not even cactus plants around.
Ill accept that, but in the first time youll be helped by EDs- to build cabins and anything else you
require. Skizler said.
Shermon asked: And when do you think we could be leaving towards Knapp?
As long as those enemy spaceships leave the planet and of course, they will certainly leaves one
of two battle cruisers around. Im certain they had come in here not to colonize the planet but to
take minerals for their industry. - Skizler said.
A woman from that group asked. And if they left but one battle cruiser,are you going to stay
here?
No. In case of one or two enemy ships staying Ill try to escape as fast as our spaceship is capable
of, and using warp drive, Im almost sure we could escape with just little damage.- Skizler said,
not willing to add or die.
Skizler saw the entire site through a spy drone airship and also the destination point. He saw how
the gear was downloaded and how the vehicle returns to the mother ship piloted by an Ed.
Once parked and secured at the hanger, ED 362 presents himself to him, saying:- Mission
accomplished, sir.
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-Very well, now we wait.Skizler said.
Suddenly, and in the outside, a fiery rain begin and soon everything was wet and rivulets of water
were going downhill but where the spaceship was standing not a drop was present, because of the
big flat rock they were underneath.
Soon there were rays and thunders that resound with a cavernous echo.
Nice! The air is fresher!-Lanakan said, in front of an open porthole.
Skizler aspire with pleasure the fresh air breeze.
The EDs are saying that the people want us to send them the aerial vehicle- they want to get back
here.- Tolobar said.
Skizler negates with his head, saying: No, the risk would be doubled. The enemy, if finding us, will
be mad because from our intrusion. The ED must build a big hut and inside it they must lit a fire.
And so it was donned, although that people was not looking at Skizler with good eyes, from then
on..Specially the women.
That night, he said to Lanakan: I feel guilty not to have brought them here, but I cannot be
bringing them back at the first problem they encounter, or befell on them.-
She smiled and said: Dont you worry for them! But I had been thinking: we could make forage
against the Huinkerios.
Oh, yes? Your heroic spirit awakes?- He asked.
Perhaps! Or it is plain good sense and also A drop of two of revenge?- And she looked at him
with expectation.
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And attack against the landed spaceship?- Skizlermused, worriedly.
Not so much. Just to free the dinosaurs. They are or were- five thousands eight hundred and
two in all. They can roam the woods at will- those hermaphrodites will have a big problem if trying
to recapture them.- Lanakan said.
Of course.Now?
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When a better option will arise? Its raining they are half women- they will be sheltered- with no
captives to keep an eye on, they will see no motives to be under the rain. Lanakan said.
all right, lets do it!- Skizler said, feeling a bit more alive.
Tolobar was not too happy, but he accepted when Skizler told him about: Dont you worry! You
just left the spaceship where we were once! From there, well manage to reach our goal.
At least , carry one or two EDs.- Tolobar recommended, very concerned by the diminished will
power of the captain.
All right, Ill call two EDs.- And so he did: in fifteen minutes, two of them were aboard ship.
Now we go.- Tolobar said, in order to alert them- Lanakan straps herself to the seat.
They submerged the spaceship into the sea, and traveled through the sea ofwhen at the bottom
of the sea, inside the cannon and near of the stone beach, Tolobar sent a midget spy drone, and
the aerial vehicle that indicated just mildew was falling at the Procarin site.
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No rain!- Skizler tells her.
Its a pity. But still the darkness is over the land.- Lanakan said.
Only two hours left. The Main computer said, with nobody asking it.
Not enough for the dinosaurs to escape safely to the woods. We better leave the job for
tomorrow.- Skizler said.
She stared at him, saying: and to wait in here, risking your spaceship? Lets act now, and see if the
Destiny, or Maia herself, helps those creatures!
Skizler accepts and they departed, going out throughthe airlock. The EDs were helping them both,
and the midget spy aerial vehicle was indicating the mechanical men if there was danger ahead.
They reach the stables half an hour later. They were tired, because the terrain was muddy. The
EDs busted and opened all locks in minutes; they also herded the animals out. The big
Dacentrurus, Lesothosaurus and Tyotangosaurs walked out as mountains of flesh in a dream:
second stable and lots of smaller animals were there. The ED 362 said: They are emaciated,
hungry! The alien people are not feeding them properly.
Out with them all!- Skizler said, and when working in that, two Huinkerios appears, startled by
the noise.
Who are you? What are you doing here? One of the Huinkerios asked, but the gun at Skizlers
hand was already firing, and Both Huinkerios fell to the ground.
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Quick! Lets depart!- Lanakan asked, afraid of retaliation.
Skizler run to the open pens, and begin opening the gates and walking around, to let those brutes
that their road to freedom was opened.
In this action the EDs, that appears fifteen minutes later, were of much help, because they begin
cutting wires using MASER pistols.
Enough! Lets get back to the sea!-- Skizler said, nut in time because two or three minutes later,
the alarm sounds at the Huinkerios spaceship and a dozen soldiers went out to see what was
happening. With the animals. They soon find the two fallen guards near the stables and a general
alarm was issued, this time more soldiers went out of the spaceship.
By that time, the EDs had the two naturals at only meters from the sea.
Lets hope thisHuinkerios didnt come here yet.- Lanakan said, adjusting her diving suit, while
Skizler finished adjusting his own.
When swimming by the sea, at four meters below the surface, they saw lights illuminating the
vicinity, so Skizler indicates to go deeps. At twelve meters down, the lights werent so visibly and
they end their travel without any other incident.
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They enter the spaceship by the airlock, and once at the main cabin, Tolobar said to him: I had
detected spy drones flying low above the water.
Dangerous situation! Lets depart now, because every minute counts!- Skizler said, seating at his
post. Lanakan was already at her cabin, taking a hot shower.
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They turn around the Skizler One, and soon they were far from the coast. While they were
traveling at low velocity, not to give clues to any possibly space satellite the Huinkerios could had
positioned over the sea, in order to detect any man-made vehicle.
See that there are several big species of fishes, not common in other worlds.- Skizler told to
Lanakan, when she comes back from her bath.
After a while, Skizler added: Main computer: name the specimens we are already passed by, if
any.
All right, Sir. The first specimen was a Xiphactinus, followed by a Metriorhynchus, a
Symbospondylus and a swarm of Basilosaurus.
Wish we never go scuba diving when those beasts are around!- Lanakan said, because the main
computer had shown the named fish on one of the minor screens at the main cabin.
Yes, but with LASER rifles, who could be much afraid of them?- Skizler said, trying to calm her
nerves.
And while looking out, they saw more of those fishes, among others were an Elasmosaurus, two
sea scorpions, one Hesperornis, two Halisaurus and four Obodenocetops.
They ascended to the surface after four hours of slow travel and at low altitude they reach the
cannon and the big stone ledge- they landed under their protection and here the rain keeps on
falling.
EDs, take care of the surveillance. We have enemies now, and they are searching for us.- Skizler
recommended to the crew, using the intercom.
Well be on the alert, Captain!- ED 362 said, reassuringly, and he was talking for all the others,
that acknowledged the order by radio.
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Both Naturals went to sleep, while Tolobar waits some more hours to do the same: he had been
awaked while they were out, and the inner tension had been great.

Chapter 11
Spaceship R 700.

At the Huinkerios Base, that in fact was just one spaceship (the warship R700) all was in turmoil.
The Commander of the Fleet, Admiral Mabus, cannot believe his own hers, when the Captain
Cratel was saying: The prisoners escape and the dinosaurs are on the fly. There are more humans
in hidden, with LASER weapons and possibly an aerial ship, or perhaps a submarine, or both.
Commander Mabus said: This is a very had blow to our crew- their moral will be several degrees
down. We cannot keep our prisoners captive; we cannot maintain beasts on their pens. Its all very
frustrating.
We are still searching for them, Sir. I hope I will give you good news in the future.- Captain Cretel
said.
Hope you will,for your own good.- Commander Mabus said, adding: Ill give you seven days to
find them!- And he ends the transmission.
Captain Cratel was sure that those seven days will be the limit to keep his title of captain-
afterwards possibly after some time in a dungeon; a desk job will be waiting for him.
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All he could do was to send everyone out for the search. He turns towards the first officer, Kurpo,
and said: The commander is very upset with the bad news. Seven days and if I still dont get the
enemy people, I will be demoted.
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Kurpo sneezed and said: Are you positive, captain? Did our Admiral say so?
Cratel bits his lips and said:- Not exactly. He said he give me seven days to find them.
Kurpo smiled reassuringly and said: See? Perhaps hes only thinking in a minor punishment! You
are certainly one of the best officers of the entire fleet!
No.- Cartel said, smiling shyly.
Yes, it seems you dont know your true valor, Sir.- Kurpo said, blinking one eye.
Be as it may, Im in trouble. Ill send every able man in an exhaustive search. The five aerial
vehicles will be rotating around this whole continent, scanning every hill, pond, ravine, pass among
mountains, and the soldiers must search in any wood they find. Captain Cratel said.
I am sure they will find them at the woods, Sir. Its the obvious place, dont you think? They need
to eat! And where the fruits abounds? In the forest.- Kurpo the first Officer said.
Perhaps you have all the reason that there is. Told them to beguine by the woods!- Captain
Cratelsaid now more confident in his decisionsalthough Kurpo was the one with brilliant ideas
lately. He was thinking in a glorious return to Rotorak planetary system with all the honors of a
distinguished officer and not as a demoted captain of the Imperial Fleet!
Twenty four hours later, and a quarter of all the woods summarilyrevised, the sightings of astray
dinosaurs kept coming, but not of the hominoids. That was very upsetting for Cratel, who had
already lost his long nails, as he was biting constantly at them, nervous at the extreme.
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The rest of the seven days went as rapidly as a whisper and at eight hours (Fleet time) Commander
Mabus calls on the captain Cratel to Headquarters in this case, the Flagship Hechale, the
biggest the Empire has in service.
From afar, and approaching the Behemoth on an auxiliary two engine shuttle craft, Cratel admire
the long and weaponized Hechale and its bluish colors. They salute him with flute sounds when
he step on the main corridor an officer guides him to the Commander in Chief, Admiral Mabus.
For his surprise, he was not carried to the Main Cabin, or to the Hall of Maps, but to a corner in the
Engine Room.
There, among other personnel, Admiral Mabus was looking at some documents. He was named by
the guiding office that after performing that action, retrace his steps waiting at the door.
Admiral Mabus looks at him and asked: Do you find our prisoners?
No, Admiral. But we had donned our best to find us. My men- He was saying, but the Admiral
Mabus interrupted him by saying: Your men are being wasting their time in a rather futile search!
I had some news for you: the night when you left them escape, our sensors detected electrical
signals. We had arrived to a conclusion: a spaceship possibly of small size, but with powerful
engines, descended near the enemy prisoners and released them, carrying them away in a blink of
an eye.
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The Admiral was looking at him with hawks eyes
Captain Cratel finds it very logical but Didnt dare to say so. The Admiral looks at his documents for
awhile, and then said, without any other glance in his direction. You fail me and you fail your
country. I give you an easy mission and you let the prisoners escape. You are demoted to first
officer, and you will remain at a cabin until I decide in which vessel you are going to work. You are
now dismissed.
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Captain Cratel said: Thanks you, Sir.- And walk upright until the door, where he fainted. Later, he
awoke at the Infirmary, on a stretcher, among curtains. He felt his head and body, not finding
anything wrong, so he descended from the bed and walked throughthe corridor among the beds.
A nurse was at the end of the hall, and she said:Wait! You are not fully dressed yet!
After some time, a uniform was brought, a uniform without the rivulets and nice buttons he had
used until then, but a common suit with zips and no marking. An ordinary cap was there too, so he
puts it on his head.
The humiliation is complete!- He said to the nurse, who just smiles at him. Later, a junior officer
guides him to a cabin- a small one, and said: This is cabin number A-30, Sir. Your cabin from now
on.Lunch its at fourteen hours.
Thanks, officer.- He said, and closed the door. He finds solace in weeping, so at fourteen hours
he was eating a soup at the Mess hall with red eyes- and everyone was looking at him because his
story was well known aboard the flagship.
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Four years were passed. The Huinkerios had arrived in cargo spaceships and had begin working in
the mining of hills and mountains to obtain minerals they always were needing.
Four years had passed and the Flagship and the seven warships are there, as in the first day of
arrival.- Skizler said, looking at the fruit trees.
Wellwe had been living here waiting eternally to see them goes away. But Im not in
discomfort, I love this forests, the clear nights full of stars.- Lanakan said.
Yes, but if theres an owner now, its the Huinkerios Empire and we are nothing- possibly we could
get caught and sent to some laboratories on Lajar 3 , that is as you man now, the Capital planet of
the civilization.- Skizler commented.
Yes, I know about it. You are always talking about the subject! Lanakan said, embracing him
briefly.
That night, as other nights, they were looking at the stars when they saw a light descending and at
the last minute gives a turn up and to a side, remaining stationary and perfectly visible.
A spaceship coming from outer space! Guess its from the Huinkerios- get to be! They have the
control.- Skizler said, not moving from his wooden chair. An ED approaches and said: Mr.
Tolobar calls, sir. He said he had detected a spaceship approaching.
Skizler raise a finger and pointing to the object now shining not so brightly, he said: Theres the
spaceship. Tell him we are already looking at it. About the distance, I cannot say how distant they
are.
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The ED measured distances and said: Twelve kilometers, Sir. I can tell its a roundObject no more
than twenty five meters in diameter.-
Tell it to Mr. Tolobar.- Skizler said.
Tolobar was at the Skizler One, so he was looking at the object only through a spy satellite the
size of a peanut. Soon the object descends entirely and the light went off.
See to it. Go there; wait there for others to arrive. If you see Huinkerios manning that vessel, let
them not be seeing you.- Skizler commanded him, and the obedient Synthetic being went at a
trot.
Another Ed approaches him, saying: Mr. Tolobar is very interested in that Orb, Sir. He says it could
be not from the occupying forces at all.
Well see. I sent one ED there.- Skizler said, and waited. Soon he receives news through the ED
that was standing next to him as a receiver.
ED 030 is saying the vehicle has a sun depicted on a side. A porthole is opened, and there is a
door trap, closed by the moment. ED 060 said dutifully.
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Tell him to stay in hidden; we dont want ugly surprised. Skizler said that now he likes to play
safe.
When the light of the day finally come, both Skizler and Tolobar were at the foot of the big sphere.
It looked eroded, and old. In places the metal seems scorched to the limit of security.
One ED was ordered to find a way to open the door, and then another. With the nose, someone
appears up on the Sphere, where a porthole was opening. The person looks on them and
disappear- to reappear opening the air-lock.
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The man said something in a language nor Skizler nor Tolobar understood, but an ED said: Its
marlonian language, from star B Pleiades Brana one. Old civilization inhabits those planets.
Skizler said: A very rare occasion, then! Tell him who we are and whats happening with the
Huinkerios up there and on the old plant.
The man in the airlock said something in his strange language, and the ED translates:- He is
inviting you and any other person that you choose, to enter their spaceship to talk about the
menace that lurks in the space.
One ED enters the first, then Skizler and Tolobar, followed by another ED. Lanakan didnt enter, as
she was waiting at the hut.
The man was dressed in a long shirt and sandals; he guided them to a haul and instructs the
neared ED on what was the big object he was showing and also teaches him how to use it.
Suddenly the Marlonian grabs the ED by the arm gives a faint cry and collapse to the floor.
He is dead, Skizler! Tolobar said, seeing that the man was no breathing.
Poor man!Seems hes very old. Perhaps he was traveling for decades to arrive here, and when
doing so, his body couldnt sustain higher gravity pull.- Tolobar said.
And what did he told you?- Skizler asked from ED 060.
He said this machine could kill a hundred men in seconds- he shows me how to use it, distances
and all.- ED 060 informed.
And do you know from where they get the necessary energy?- Tolobar asked him.
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Solar powered, Sir. Half an hour of direct sunlight will suffice for a hundred per cent recharge.-
ED 060 said.
And what fires this?- Tolobar asked.
A ray as powerful as a LASER beam, that will cut through metal, alloy, glass, whatever you put in
between. Will cut organic matter as well.- ED 060 said.
Fantastic! Hope this is no hogwash!- Tolobar expressed.
Skizler uses his time to walk around. To his surprise, when reaching the higher level, or main deck,
he found six dead old men- the dead mans companions.
ED 060! Take these corpses out and bury them in one single hole, but before that, take anything
they could have in their pockets.- Skizler commanded.
Yes, Sir!- ED 060 said and in minutes they were making a hole, excavating with picks and shovels
. When donned, a number of utensils, boots and clothes from the death people were taken for
study.
You will study this objects and they to carry everything not attached to the ship to our
encampment.- Skizler asks of the EDs, and for several days he was receiving and musing on those
items from an old and very distant civilization.
This objects are common day utensils but made of exotic materials, able to endure thousands of
years of use.- He said to Lanakan.
Good to do business! You could offer them at any city we could encounter, dear. She
mentioned, While eating on native oranges.
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Skizler sent the EDs to study the whereabout of the alien vessel, to see if they could be attacked.
By the time he did this, a mine was being worked up hill, shuttle were taking ores to big freight
spaceships and a small village of workers were standing near the river. Plans were made, and two
nights after the return of the synthetic men, Skizler said: This must be donned by us two only.
You well know the prohibition that has these artifacts, so we cannot send them to the ware. They
will fuse their circuits for no end result. But they could be helping us.
Big help.- Tolobar sniffed.
Yes, they will carry the alien machine there. I tell you, it weighs more than a hundred kilos!-
Skizler said, laughing.
They went at twenty three hours sharp, local calculate time; at 0:31 hours they were at only a
hundred meters from the warship, after crawlingfor more than half a kilometer.
Lets see if this really works! - Skizler said, pointing those on the direction of the ship.. Tolobar
takes a level and pushed it unto the machine, and Skizler suddenly was forced to concentrate the
faintly blue ray against the black body of the spaceship.
He moves up and down the hose, and additionally towards part of the workers town: the fist
dozen homes, as the rest was at the other side of a mound of rock and dirt the same mine was
expelling as non usable material.
Tolobar release the level, pushed it no more, and the ray stop.
Skizler looks at Tolobar, and he shrugged his shoulders, not sure of what they had donned.
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ED 060! Send three synthetic beings to see if something happens at the spaceship.- Skizler
ordered.
Soon they were hearing far off voices, yells and cries. A LASER beam broke out, cutting the night in
two.
We better leave, because soon they were firing at will.- Tolobar said, and they run out with the
machine carried by two EDs and also them, in a minor extent, because they were helping the EDs
while they run away.
But soon the other scouts appear and take control, so the Naturals were now running without any
hindrance.
Do you want the information now, Sir?- ED 060 asked.
Just a glimpse of it all!- Skizler replied.
They were all dead, Sir. Every one at the entrance, on corridors, and we revise not the entire
spaceship, that could had taken us at the least, four hours.- ED060 said.
Enough with what you had already told me- later well talk some more.- Skizler said, but he was
already imagining things as they were happening..
it works! - Tolobar said, adding:- the ruling of those Huinkerios is about to end.-
Skizler wasnt so sure several enormous spaceships were still orbiting the planet, with several
thousand Huinkerios on board
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They reach the smaller craft and in it they flew back to the Skizler One, going inside of it and
after the door get close, they descended and went to the observation chamber to see the films
and heard the narration ED 060 had compiled for them, using what the team of synthetic beings
had seen and do inside the warship R700.
ED 060, in part, said: Entrance to the battleship: four persons dead on the ramp. First corridor:
three officer dead on a row. Cabins: six of them revised; just one astronaut dead, possibly a high
ranking officer because he was of age. Elevators: two with open doors, blocked in their function
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due to the fact there were bodies lying halfway in. Upper sector, main cabin: twelve people dead
on three seats. That was all we could revise before we left.
The videos shows the aforementioned deaths plus the gore: tongues swollen and out the mouth,
popping red colored eyes, almost hanging out; women like and man like hermaphrodites with
their chest very inflated like balloons.
We heard LASER blasts. It seems that there were some ones that werent touched by our ray.-
Skizler commented.
Perhaps a few left on that spaceship, Sir! And some others behind that mound outside. But I
assure you that inside that ship a very scant hermaphrodites are still alive._ ED 060 said.
Lanakan, who had been silent up to that point, said: Excuse me! And went to vomit at the
nearest bath.
They were there, behind the rock, for several more days. The EDs went to see the tribesmen
(former technicians) were doing, well, and helps in the recollection of fruits, scarce in this time of
the year.
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They spy satellite tells them more of what was happening with the Huinkerios: they had landed
another spaceship; they had made a perimeter of five hundred meters around both warships, with
guards each a hundred meters around.
Pits had been dig, for to bury more than three hundred individuals.
A big loss, indeed! They cant replace their military men, just like that!- Tolobar said.
Well try to hit the rest. Skizler said.
Wait until sometime more, dear! Now that place must be similar to a punch of furious bees,
ready to bite- Lanakan said, touching his hand briefly, because she was now thinking: With those
same hands he had killed hundreds of people!
But I have a new idea. Let the EDs puts that weapon attached to the minor vessel- and in it and
while flying, we high and run. Like a wasp.
Nice.- Tolobar said, walking out to direct the team personally.
I dont know if you realize, dear, that you are fighting against a whole Armada! You had been
lucky up until now. But perhaps its time to stay put. Lanakan said, afraid for him and the whole
rest of the crew.
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Oh! I was unaware of it. Ill think about that this I promise. Skizler said, not willing to fight her.
Skizler went to see the new weapon installed on the smaller craft. ED 060 said: The radar will
capture positions and distance, seethe cannon in position and yes, fire if so ordained.
I find it swell. Lets see how those warships are positioned now. Skizler said. Tolobar approaches,
saying: I heard that someone has a war against a whole Armada.
Yes, its her. But forget about it. We are here not thanks to her or her actions that are none.2-
Skizler said; looking at the figures on the Holographic set, and it shows the planet and the exact
locations of Commander Mabus.
Two war spaceships per hemisphere, four in all.There is only one warship on land- the R700 , that
was utterly devoid of personnel, if we are going to believe in there communications.- ED060 said.
We will disable the ones in the space! But wait until I leave my fiance in the village- she gets
much nervous and I cant work with her on board.- Skizler said.
It was not difficult: she was opposing to any bellicose action against the Huinkerios, when
departing Skizler heard her saying: I hope you good luck but if its not like that they will come
here and burn us all.
Well, thats a very sad idea.- He said, departing.
With Tolobar and three EDs, they climb up until reaching an orbit around ROT 60-3.
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The closest warship is about sixty thousand kilometers away. We need a way to approach it
without raising too many suspicions.- Tolobar said.
To use an asteroid couldnt raise their suspicions?- ED 060 said.
Yes, that is a good idea. Lets search for a suitable rock. Then, we move it towards a Huinkerios
spaceship.- Skizler said.
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They found it at 190.000 kilometers up on the sky- a rock 100 x 80 meters wide; the engines
moves it until the rock begin to slide against a warship.
30.000 kilometers away. I dont know if our new ray has effect at that long distance.- Skizler
muse out.
At 10.000 kilometers, the warship begins preparing one of its missiles to disintegrate that erratic
asteroid that were threatening its occupants.
Why dont just move the warship?- Tolobar said, moving the spaceship away from that doomed
asteroid.
The missile was approaching at 7.000 kilometers per hour. At the same time, the shuttle raced
tangentially against the warship.
Fire!- Skizler said, and the hose begin sending the blue ray, faintly visible. Suddenly all radio
messages that were being sending by people aboard that battleship ceased.
Guess we nullify its power. Lets bathe that ship by all sides! Skizler said, and it was so.
Afterwards they lock the shuttle to the Huinkerios warship, and the EDs went inside, after
breaking the code to open one of the door bays.
Lets get inside! Well use our spacesuits.- Skizler said, preparing to dress with one of those.
After a while, both humans were inside the warship corpses were laying by everywhere. Officers,
mechanics, petty officers, everyone lying on the floor.
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ED 060 approaches them, saying: Everything is operations. Come to the main cabin: the captain is
dead and lying on the floor.
Cute.- Tolobar said, walking still with his helmet on.
At the main cabin, an Ed was working in the decipherment of the several panels there in existence.
Good, perhaps we could use this in a better way. Prow to the next warship! Skizler said, looking
by the wide monitor that was showing what lie in front of the fuselage.
Two hours later, they were at the sight of another warship.
They are hailing us. They are asking why we left our designated position.- ED 060 informed.
Tell them we are testing engines. A malfunction is being repaired.- Skizler said.
No. Their Admiral is telling us to return to our former position at once!- ED 060 said.
Could we hit it? At how much distance are we now?- Skizler asked.
87.000 kilometers, Sir.
Fine.- Skizler murmured.
They kept on calling us. Distance 85.000 kilometers.- ED 060 said.
Answer with much interference.- Skizler said, and now he had the measurements on a screen at
his panel. At 50.000 kilometers away, he tried the new weapon.
No change, Sir. They are threatening us else we stop for inspection, or they will court martial
Captain Jepalen. I guess he was the former captain of this spaceship.- ED 060 said.
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Hunter vessels are being released. Guess they are going to aboard us. Tolobar said.
The Hunters were approaching fast when at 400 kilometers Tolobar fired the blue weapon and
that was to call on chaos. The small spaceships keeps on in the direction that at the moment of the
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impact they were maintaining- some of them goes away, others kept coming towards the
battleship.
Avoid them!- Skizler ask of Tolobar, that was being helped by ED 110, and soon the danger was
averted.
At 8.000 kilometers away, the blue ray was again fired against the big battleship.
All the communications from that spaceship ceased. Tolobar said.
ED 060! Take command of our Shuttlecraft because I want no surprises!- Skizler said.
The shuttle went around the battle ship, and after a while boarded it. ED 060 revised all decks and
then radioed a report.
All Huinkerios are disposed of, Sir. I recommend manning this vessel at once.- ED 060 said.
Well done. Ill send some crew members there immediately.- Skizler respond, and ordered to
sent there a team of EDs , so they could move the battle cruiser out of there.
We need more EDs! We must call everyone from the surface now.- Tolobar recommended.
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Yes, the other battle cruiser is orbiting the planet and soon it will be in sight. We must kept
The same distance, so the world was for every in between.- Skizler said.
ED 060 went down to the surface of the planet when passing over the . Continent. He landed
near the huts and disembarks at a trot.
Good news! We captured two battle cruisers and Captain Skizler is asking you to climb up to the
orbit and man the battle cruisers right now! Enough food and water on board, so theres no need
to carry much gear. ED 060 recommended.
Half of the people were not willing to obey. Mr. Raswer, a former technician, said: We dont care
for your battles anymore! We had found simple life in a garden of fruits and pure air! We are going
to stay, and thanks the captain for this.
ED060 returns up to the orbit with just fifteen men and women. Skizler kissed her fiance and said
to the rest: Well get back to Knapp! Half of you are going to man the warship, and the rest goes
with Tolobar to the next one! We have not time to waste.
And so , the half of them were carried to the second warship, named by the Huinkerios as WCF
103, and the one where Skizler was commanding was named WC00011.
Half an hour later, both spaceship turns their prows to open sky and raced as fast as they could ,
leaving the planet ROT60-3 far in the distance.
Skizler was hand in hand with the beautiful Lanakan at the controls, but in fact , was ED 060 the
one who knows how to man the ship, if only not complete was his understanding , as there were
too many aspects to learn yet.
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You should learn how to firemissiles and use the laser cannons, Sir. ED 060 said, after a while
All right. Guess that my fiance could also learn something to do. He said, remembering his own
phrases saying to Lanakan had no skills or usefulness aboard a ship.
Weeks of slow learning and practice, makes Lanakan a gunner and a missile launcher technical
officer.
Six other natural persons were also taught into other functions available to perform and in that
way, the old and powerful battle cruiser WC 0011.
At the next spaceship, manned by a pair of EDs, and old and reliable natural being Mr. Tolobar, the
teaching also works wonderful- people were feeling useful and with shifts and other drills, they
were sure to reach Knapp safely.
By radio, Skizler calls now on them at the other ship. Tolobar was almost ever at the main cabin, so
they could talk by radio without any static.
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Tolobar said: We must use the Warp Drive system! At this present velocity, well not reach Knapp
planet alive!
Im working on it. I mean, ED 60 is working on it. Skizler said.
We already find the key to it! I devise a workaround the secret codes- So Im glad to send you the
way to solve the problem. Tolobar said, and he sent one of his ED with the necessary instructions.
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Twelve hours later, the Warp engines whined on both Behemoths, that speeded on towards their
target: the planet of the dinosaurs.
It takes five months and fourteen days to reach the Swastica Constellation, where they choose the
Gamma star as their next target: eight hours at normal speed, and Knapp planet was achieved.
Of course, many explanations were given to Knapp Royal Space Fleet and Government as to why a
pair of very powerful battle cruisers could want to stay in Knapps orbit for a month, but thanks to
nay a gift given to Knappian officers and to the Custom Office personnel, all permissions were
granted.
We have achieved our destination point. Many of you have a family here and a job at Procarin
Company- only I cannot warrantee that they are going to receive you with open arms.
Lanakan speaks for all of them, saying: We are very grateful to you, dear Skizler. You had saved
us from slavery and death, and now you had brought us to our home planet and city, Thanks
again.
They all cheered and applauded. Hours later, nobody was present at the warships except Lanakan,
Tolobar and the five EDs (060, 110, etc.)
At dinner, he said to the Natural people on board: We accomplished a difficult task; we save lives,
save ourselves and this seems the end of it all. But life goes on, and other projects must ensue.
But rest awhile longer, dear! A good vacation in a good resort would suit you fine! And also think
of me- enough of to be whole weeks in these big spacecraft smelling of hot oil!
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Hearing that, Skizler realized that she did not understand their true situation and he looks at
Tolobar. In the eyes of that man he reads he should not contradict the beauty and because of that
silent warning, he kept silent.
At night time, they went to bed- but as soon as she was softly snoring, Skizler went out the
corridor and on to the main cabin, using the Holographic set he communicates with Tolobar, who
was manning the other warship.
Hello. I want to discuss some matters with you, and in private. Skizler said.
Tolobar yawned (he was using the holoset close to his bed) and replied: Tell me, Sir, Im
listening!
Right. Do you hear her saying something about taking a vacation?- Skizler asked.
Yes, captain. But we are there with these two great warships old in powder, if you know what I
mean!- Tolobar said.
I cannot let loose this big ship to go on loving a woman in a fancy hotel with a view of the ocean
through the windows! I have several ideas: to offer the battle cruisers to the Space fleet k to sell
for scrap, or to carry them to Brana One, where there are more potential buyers than in here.
Tolobar interrupted him by saying:- Or to sell both at Aurea 2! They said they bought anything
that flies without much questions.
Skizlers face light up and said: And I was already thinking I was out of options!
Visitor asking permission to aboard ship.- The voice of the main computer said.
Ask who it is.-- Skizler said
Seconds after, the figure and voice of Flordon was at the holographic set.
Nice to see you, captain Skizler! Have a minute for a little talk?- Flordon said.
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Yes. Ill open hatch twenty four, aft side, so you can come in.- Skizler said, and ED 060 opened it
through a finger: pressing a part of the console he was in charge of.
Send an ED to see he not messed things out.-- Skizler said.
Order accomplished: ED 3P6 is on this way there.- ED 060 replied after two seconds.
Nice: now tells ED 3P6 that Ill receive Flordon at the main reunion hall.2 Skizler said. He always
wished to have a reunion there;andnow seems to be the time to do.
Ten minutes later, they both enter that place, after a handshake at the corridor.
Long time without seeing you!- Flordon said, looking at captain Skizler with keen eyes.
The same I say! But enter, please.- Skizler said, and at his arrival, the room was instantaneously
lit with every light on the ceiling. All was now shinning white. Chairs of a delicate design were
there, attached to the floor by a white column, that could be turn around as easily as a feather.
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Skizler seats at the top of the table, and Captain Flordon to hi right- that is, more than a meter and
a half aw<y, as the table was real huge.
This warship was gained at a battle we win against Huinkerios, the homosexual race. Skizler said.
You really must have been very lucky! How many warriors were in this warship?- Flordon asked.
It turns out I have good assistants; that is the trick in any battle. But of course, you knew my first
spaceship that I still have, but not here. I give priority to these behemoths.- Skizler said.
Of course. Apart to come here to salute youand to celebrate you could escape from the
huinkerios, is to satisfy my curiosity about this so big warship. A tour will make me happy.-
Flordon said.
So you come right after we arrive to ROT60-3?
More or less. I take four or five days there to prepare my trip back- as you remember, we had
been paid and theres nothing else to do there. So I get back.
And what are you doing now?
Oh, Im showing the Sphere in antique Fairs, people pay to see parts of the spaceship. I also sell
them post cards, electronic gadgets and even replicas of the Sphere in different sizes! All of those
just give me enough money to buy the energy required to move the Sphere from one site to the
other. Flordon said. Skizler begin to realize that the man was living at the lowest level possible;
almost ready to fall into the pit.
He shows the man the entire warship- even some places he doesnt remember to have been
visited himself!
At the door lock he said: Glad to have been together, Flordon! Wish you could come again, some
day.
Yes, it will be fine. Im searching for a job now, sent some affidavits to big companies. But if
nothing comes along, perhaps Ill come here again, to remember old trips we had made together.
Flordon said.
Soon he was leaving the warship, leaving Skizler thinking that they guy had just bad luck in his
affairs
Lanakan arrives from the surface of the planet, together with pilot ED 060, saying: Dear! How
many much ingenious artifacts that I had seen! And pills to look belter! You should use some.-
And walked to her cabin, leaving the male wondering about what was the use of a woman around
if she was going to be throwing critics on him all of the time.
At the warship, Tolobar has no problems with women. He just pay for sexual services, had a nice
young willing lady, and after the meeting, he just dont have to see her no more.
Apart of it, Tolobar was working hard trying to learn everything related with the warship in that
job , EDs were of big help, because they can experiment with systems in a virtual way, so to not
damage the circuits with wrong commands.
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It was a slow process, but the EDs were saying they had decoded a ninety per cent of the whole of
the systems available on the warship.
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One other consideration the EDs were claiming as a very important item was the maintenance of
the forty kilometers long warship. In millions of sopes,that will mean a thousand and five hundred
million sopes at each five years of use- or seven years in disuse, because in fact, the no use of
artifacts, engines, will cause worst deterioration than in use.
That knowledge he had not yet cherished with Captain Skizler, not to erase his smiled from his
face, but of course, the day of exteriorization of these facts will come not after a year of inactivity.
After the visit of Flordon to the warship, two days follows- and at the third day, Flordon appears
again in his small shuttle craft. Skizler authorized his entrance and again receives him at the hall of
reunions.
Seated at the gargantuan table, Flordon said: I had a nice, easy way to make a lot of money, dear
captain Skizler. A trip that could make us both millionaires for life.
Skizler looks at the half bald man with suspicion: could it be that scarcity of food and money had
turned him in a madman?
Dont look at me in such a way! I can produce facts! But first of all, I need to be sure you are
going to be compromised with the project. Flordon said.
Skizler laughed and said: You come here saying you have a way to make lots of money if we use
our spacecraft to make a trip! Sounds queer. Normally, spaceships has fees, standard regulated
prices depending in how far the destiny goal is located and how much the cargo is going to be. In
my case, cargo could be any number of tons you could name! But in your case, tons are going to
be much less so and in your case, youll be earning a lot less than I.
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The face of half bald Mr. Flordon contorted with rage, but controls it to be expressed, and said: I
mean, in fact, help a lot more when talking of amount of cargo capacity, but notice, Skizler, that a
good percentage of it all will be given to me, as I was the guy who made toe contacts! Without me,
you get no hint of this gold mine!
I understand, a big cargo must be transported from where to where? And tell me the amount of
money you hiring patron is going to pay me. Just two questions, captain Flordon: is all Ill need to
make a compromise with you.- Skizler said, beginning to lose his patience with that person.
All right! I see you are in a hurry! The hiring is our old acquaintance, Mr. Celso, from the Procarin
Company. Flordon said. Skizler wakes to a terrible possibility, so he said: What? Did he want us to
return there? For Hermes, man! Is he not aware we have the Huinkerios working there, with
warships taking care of the security of their cargo ships?
Flordon stands up, saying:_ Lets stop right here, Captain Skizler! You are already committed to
do the job, I am happy of it! Now Ill visit Mr. Celso again, and Ill tell you are going but you are
asking for security back up! Lets see what the man is going to say!
Yes, do that. Skizler said, mad at himself.
Flordon leaves the place, and Skizler calls on Tolobar, saying. Wish you talk to you. Im going
there.
All right, Sir. Ill be at the main cabin.- The other replied.
In ten minutes, Skizler was entering the second warship. Essentially the same as the one he was
commanding, but in fact, lots of variations were visibly everywhere.
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As said, Tolobar was at the main cabin, half sunk on documents he was trying to assimilate.
Hey! You are like a book worm! In this case, an e-document virus! What are you trying to achieve,
man?- Skizler asked.
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To man this baby with my eyes shut! Would it be not nice? Guess the original skipper had to have
been studying years on end. Tolobar said.
Sure thing. And not only one man for every panel! Get to have been eight or ten guys.- Skizler
explained.
Im well aware of it, Sir!- Tolobar said.
A man appears.- captain Flordon appears- saying he has a good job for us. One that will make us
rich men: all we had to do is to carry certain goods not yet specified, to a place you and me
knows. Skizler begin saying.
Aurean planets?- Tolobar questioned.
Nope. Its planet three from ROT60 star system. Skizler said. Tolobar wrinkled his nose and
said:- Repeat that, please?
ROT60-3three, or C, as some technicians calls the planets of a star. Our home in the distance.-
Skizler said.
Tolobar stands up, throwing lecture tablets to the floor, saying:- Yeah, I knew it! We are in the
hands of a provider god. Sure thing it is somewhere- and did you know what I learnt revising
systems, visiting machines, and marching to and from inside this enormous machine of
destruction, pain and hate?
No ideacould it be money?- Skizler said, trying to sound witty.
That maintenance could cost billions of sopes. Much money than we could earn in centuries:
These babies were built not thinking in costs but in efficiency. Money was no problem: a whole
nation was paying for repairs and renewals! So if we must go down to Hades to rescue a lost soul,
be my partner!- Tolobar spewed out in a hot staccato of words.
The hot news was like a stone in Skizlers bootsso to speak, and he said: if we accept, we
should know theres a catch in this over generous offer. By the way, Flordon hasnt mentioned a
price for this. And on top of it, he wants equal shares, although his vessel is like a peanut in
comparison with what we get.- Skizler said.
Tolobar walks around the debris and mumbled out: The guy is bluffing! Talk to the guy that is
hiring us! He will straight up things for you.
Celso I know the guy. From the Procarin industries. Hope captain Flordon doesnt get mad at me
because of it.- Skizler said.
You dont have any debt with Flordon, Sir! Just do what is right. Tolobar said, half repented to
have told him about the maintenance.
Right. I will call him from here: ED 060, please connect us with Mr. Celso, manager at the Procarin
Company.- Skizler said, and ED 060 makes the call, after several minutes of delay.
Celso here! Captain Skizler? - The man said. His round figure was on the holographic set,
surrounded by Secretaries and memo pads.
yes, I have two warships circling the planet, full of missiles and with LASER cannons fully
operational. Ready to go where you want but it will cost you some money.- Skizler said, thinking
that this direct way to do business was the best he could muster.
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I see. Two battle ships. I had heard the news- Huinkerios made. All right. I had been in contact
with captain Flordon. In fact, not forty five minutes ago, he was here, asking for details on our little
excursion. He will tell you more about, dont worry: both of you are hired already.- Mr. Celso
said.
But wait, Mr. Celso! The man wants to split earnings and he has just one small and antiquated
ORB, and I have two battle cruisers! I cannot earn the same as he.- Captain Skizler said, in
anguished tones.
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Celso said: Calm down or youll have a stroke! I remember you, a brave man! And I assure youpll
have more money than he will get! Both of you will have more money than you could ever
possibly could count! But as I told you, Captain Flordon knows all! Ask him! And I bet you to excuse
me, really: I have a lot of problems to solve here. Good bye.
Good bye, Sir.- Skizler replied like a robot
At the next day, the orb of Captain Flordon appears at the side of the battle cruiser, and in a small
Flier painted yellow and red, Captain Flordon gets into a haul of the ship. Later, Skizler receives
him at a small room, with some chairs in it.
I have good news, Captain Skizler. Or could I call you Skizler, to stop being formal?- Flordon
asked.
Call me Skizler.
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Very well, I talk with the owner, well with one of the major stockholder of the Procarin Company,
Mr. Celso. He told me that well get a good chunk of money, and the whole operation could be
resumed like this: with an Army and weapons the Company will provide, we arrives to ROT. We
defeat the remaining Forces there and landed- they will reorganize the mining operations while
they also puts in place a Transporter.- Flordon said, looking at him.
And our money?- Skizler asked.
They are giving a first installment of ten million sopes to each of us: and I tell you: Ill spend half
of it just to put the sphere in full operation! Well after our job is donned, hell give another ten
millions for the three of us, in anticipation something is still missing from our gear.- Flordon
explained.
Aha! Well, I see not the big earnings in all of this: my warships cost a thousand and two hundred
million sopes each one, and if they could want to build one of these, more than thirty five
thousand million sopes they possibly use in the making. So, you see, twenty million sopes really
dont pay the effort, furthermore, its the remote possibility that I end up vaporized and with my
warships cut in halves! Now that I think of it, three warships are waiting for us there- and they
didnt know how to maneuver!- Skizler said, pushing for more money.
Oh, I dont believe your modesty! You are such a warrior! Surely youll defeat them!- Flordon
said, trying to minimize risks and flatter him so he goes there without further ado.
Tolobar enters the small room, saying: Could I join your conversation, Sir?
-Yes, you also put your ass on the stake.- Skizler said, coughing with emotion.
Captain Flordon explains the entire campaign to Tolobar, who said:- I find it hard to believe that
you come here promising the gold and the richnesss and now it alldwindle down.
But thats are the facts!- Flordon said, raising his hands to the ceiling, as if claiming for Hermes
to help him.
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At least , and the only way I see to increase earnings, Captain, its to sell our battleships now they
are operational! And forget about star wars!!- Tolobar said. Skizler looks around and said: My
dream was always to man a big starship, and you are saying I must change it for a handful of
sopes. I had always dreamt about having enormous spaceships to roam the heavens, and now I
have them I am going to ruin it by selling the machines! This I say, it would be my demise. I would
hardly be able to look unto myself at the mirror if I sell now.
Well said, Captain Skizler. So we are going there to cracks some heads? -. Flordon asked.
Right.- Skizler said, looking at Tolobar, who grumbled: I see reason dont abound here!- And
left.
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Seems Mr. Tolobar is very upset.- Captain Flordon said, and in that moment Skizler was sure he
had reasons to be happy, so he said: Tell Celso to hire a lot of mercenaries, tough guys! EDs
arent useful in a battle.
Ill do that.- Captain Flordon said, and departed in his small shuttle craft to his Orb, that were
shinning with a dull gold color with stars in the background.
Five days later, Skizler receives a holographic call. It was Mr. Celso, the Director General at the
Procarin Company, and he said: Captain Skizler! I knew you found our offer a small payment.
Remember how much a Transporter set cost, and how many technicians must be hired to get it
unto its feet! But notwithstanding that and making an extreme effort, we are offering you thirty
five million sopes. Thats all we could deliver in our present circumstances. I wish you could say if
this is acceptable to you, and Ill send you some documents to be signed, and so we could start,
because time is money.
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Skizler realized that Flordon had been negotiating a little bit more with this CEO, so he said: I
accept, but I need valiant men to fight against professional soldiers, in space. My two warships had
missiles and LASER cannons; all must be manned by people. I had some EDs that know how to use
it but as you know, EDs cannot kill natural humans; Huinkerios are people.
Celso moves his head and said:- All right, mercenaries are being hired, as I told captain Flordon.
Skilled men they are, no need to teach them a thing! Be prepared In fifteen more days, every
mercenary and stuff is going to arrive at your site and the expedition Freedom, as I call it, will
began.
That I hope.- Captain Skizler said.
At dinner time, he said to Lanakan: We are embarking in a very perilous trip: you better stay
here.
Where? We dont have a home.- She said, looking surprised.
You could lodge at a hotel room- plenty of sites where to stay! I guess its a round trip of two
years.- He said, realizing that this was the most similar to a goodbye.
She played with a napkin and said: We are splitting, yes? For your partembarking in a one
mans wara silly thing to do- you and that big stupid (Tolobar) are going to disappear at the
bottom of space, with nobody to wept over your tombs!
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She wasnt enraged but sad; Skizler realize he was speaking truth and say no more. Early at the
next day, Lanakan went to the surface of the planet on a small shuttle manned by ED 060, to never
come back she not even accepts Skizlers money.
Let her be, captain! She probably runs to hire her papas home! We are like old Barosaurs, full of
scars and stubborn like a sea scorpion!- Tolobar said,buthe was feeling a little sad also, because
Lanakan had been with them for a long time.
The mercenaries arrives, together with tons of material- the Transporter machine, the crew of
technicians, the big synthetic people, apt to work hard and fastboth warships ended being alive
and in twenty days, Celso appears to the ceremony of departure.
Guys: you did have a pot of gold waiting at your return. Money will flow to you all if you dont fail
me and my associates!
Celso also was appearing in every holographic set, and they all were paying attention at what he
was communicating. At the ceremony was Mr. Luffy, with his big round belly; and Mr. Piecer, now
bald and nervous as the Treasurer he was.
Skizler was looking at some people he knew from old. The geneticists Elmer, Delorto, Ariagada,
Neruna, Ruthise Wester and a team of technicians like Roger Wurth, Frigia Fire, some big shots like
Goldburner Romwon, and others whose names he doesnt recall.
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Celso went back to Oredloro with his associated, leaving everyone else on the warships. Tolobar at
the helm said, moments later: See, captain? Old folks are here again. Pity your woman leaves
you.
Lanakan? Well, perhaps she was frightened and perhaps also tired of an old man like me.- Skizler
said.
But you are not old! There are people three hundred and fifty years old, and still running around
like Coelophysis in springtime!- Tolobar said.
Who knows? Perhaps Ill pay for a rejuvenation- I get to think it over, of course- more life means
more problems. Skizler said.
I prefer to have problems than to not be at all!- Tolobar, who was putting money aside to pay
for a nice rejuvenation (Cost three million sopes, satisfaction warrantied).
Both battleships and the Sphere of Flordon leaves Knappian orbit and speed out of the Swastica
Constellation- free of traffic, they set in working order the powerful warp engines originally set to
Warp Eight. But at the second week, Tolobar said (in encrypted form) to Skizler:- We are
advancing at Warp 8, but these babies could run at Warp 9. Why dont we raise our velocity to
nine?
Skizler touch his scant hair and replied:- Its the matter of comradeship only.
To the depths with comradeship! Hes not much use for a big fight! And I say, lets speed up- his
problem if he arrives there in a late hour!- Tolobar said.
All right, lets finish this the sooner the better! Warp 9 it is!
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And Skizler gives the order to ED 060, who accelerated the warship to its maximum velocity.
The change in velocity soon pays off: in four months they were already at the sight of Cogitatus
constellation.
Were arriving, Sir! We better get our weapons ready.- Tolobar radioed out.
I understand. Red Alert!- He said to the ED 060, who was performing the tasks of a first officer in
this mission.

CHAPTER 12.
SKIZLER ARRIVES TO ROT60-3.

Signals are indicating that two vessels are coming from Quadrant AR 1, Sir.- First officer Sixon said
to Commander Mabus.
Really? Let me see.- Mabus said, and approaches the green screen there, two dots of orange
color were to be seen- other dots were present too, but in bluish colors and it represents natural
objects.
I see. Dimensions, velocity, what have you?- The angered Mabus asked.
Five hundred meters long, warships. Sixty thousand kilometers per second, Sir. Soon they will be
in visual range.- Sixon said.
I dont know if those are our stolen ships! Scan the signature of their engines!- Coughed the
Admiral, with passion. Ten minutes later, First officer Sixon said: They are ours. They are coming
from the direction of Campanel.
No! These are our stolen vessels! Give the alert! Battle formations! They are coming for us!-
Mabus said, after a second thought.
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The three warships were aligned in a single file, just twenty minutes later, with the incoming
vessels already firing on them.
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Fire at will! The hoarse voice of Admiral Mabus resounded on every loudspeaker. The Three
warships sends missiles against the invasion forces- like a swarm of bees they were, speeding with
their mortal cargo burning inside their fusiform bodies.
Missiles incoming!- Captain Skizler said.
Counter missiles launched. Dont worry, Sir! For very weapon of theirs, we had a counter
measure ready!- Tolobar said, munching a meat sandwich.
But two missiles hit the warship; while its force field impedes the contact with the structure just
the same the concussion was sensed inside.
Missiles were thrown, while Skizler was now at the smaller craft, attached to seat and waiting for a
rage of fifteen thousand kilometers to fire the disintegrator ray- Twice the warships were at
33.000 kilometers away, but the Huinkerios suspect of something and get out of touch by running
away.
At the third intent, Skizler didnt wait and releasing the lock m, makes his Shuttle gets near using
top velocity: the big warship almost ignore the midget that was nearing! Skizlerpressed the trigger
and once again that faint light hits an enemy warship that soon was out of course.
Were going to aboard it! Tell our forces not to shoot in the direction of that astray ship! - Skizler
said, and after some more shots, they locked unto that enemy vessel. Six EDs were inside, with
orders to man the warship and take it away from the original position, thing it was accomplished
in just eight minutes elapsed time.
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Now the fight was two against two warships; after thirty two minutes of fight, the Huinkerios
warships were in flames, while only one Skizler warship was damaged and the other was intact
and firing LASER beams only, not to make explode the enemy vessels.
It was then, when the Huinkerios were motionless in space, that the small craft approaches them
and Skizler fires the blue ray on them, finishing with all life on board.
Four cargo vessels had gone that way (and indicate with his index finger): and they surely will give
the alert. Lets catch up with them and prevent their escape!- ED 060 said.
All right! Every able warship must be used. See to it, ED 060! And you brought them right here.
Well be in radio contact.- Skizler said to the Synthetic person.
Departing!- He said through the holographic.
For eight weeks they were repairing them-. Skizler, Tolobar and the seven EDs of their property
rest went to the third planet, to set the Transporter in place.
At last , the captured spaceships were able to move- certainly many of their functions were now
out of order, and in some sections the humans need special suits as with the holes in the fuselage
there was no way to provide condensed air there: no atmosphere.
Tolobar! We had defeated the Huinkerios once again! The crew is on the surface of the planet
.Our mission here seems to have finished!
Yes. They are going to get back-up from Knapp using their Transporters!- Tolobar said.
The freighters arrive and their crews were sent to the Procarin facilities, from where they were
remitted to Oredloro without delay.
Nice way to take the burden out of our shoulders! Perhaps now the government gets more
interest in this side of the Cosmos.- Skizler said to Tolobar through the holographic set.
Yeah, its their problem now! We have just twenty nine EDs to man five warships! By the way, the
freighters are half cargoes with minerals: we could bring them all to Knapp and sell the contents.
And the ships themselves! But some vessel must remind here to protect installations.- Skizler
said.
Not me! This place will get very hot in the future I imagine! Too many spaceships missing and
they will not do a thing!- Tolobar said.
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Eight years or more to get here! They live very far from here- at Warp 8 or less. So we have time
to make some money. Well leave two warships here, for protection, and well go to Aurea
Constellation to sell the ore, the space freighters, and every one of the warships except one, to
return easily to this place- more plans arent needed, I suppose?- Skizler asked.
Tolobar think about it and said:Yes, thats exactly what we are going to do.
Prepare the fleet! But we are going to depart suddenly! I dont want them (the people on the
ground) to get scared.
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Two days later, Captain Flordon arrives to the orbit and after using his battered shuttle to enter
inside the battleship Skizler usually uses as abiding place, he said:- Hello astronaut! Not willing to
go to the surface?
Take a seat! Heres some liquor to ease the oppression in your veins!- Skizler said, offering him a
passable wine made by him.
Ah, Good taste! And how are you, personally? Happy to have more Behemoths?- Flordon said,
leaving the cup on a table.
Yes, Im thinking in a long voyage and at some point to sell everything to some nation in need! In
that way, I became a rich man with only one spaceship. As you know, the maintenance of a fleet
must cost all the dinosaur meat our friends down there could sell in a dozen years.- Captain
Skizler said, with a crooked smile.
Flordon thinks a little and said: You are absolutely right. I come here to say goodbye; Im traveling
to the Knapp planet, so I could make advertisement for to bring here tourists, and using the Orb,
gives them a five days vacation, visiting beaches and mountain ridges.
Good luck with that. Tourism never dies.- Skizler said, and after some more gossip. Flordon
leaves the warship. Remembering his personal spaceship, Skizler fly on the aerial vehicle to the
mountain where his vessel was still protected by a big rock protruding out of the border.
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Inside the spaceship was all clean and as if he had left just hours ago, and this was due to the
renewal of air, filtered, and the dust ionized and disposed out through magnetic fields.
Very reliable engines. He said, when testing the engines.
ED060, who was with him, apartthan other three EDs , said: Lets hover around, Sir. I could sense
malfunctions that way.
Fine, lets do it as you recommend.- Skizler said, and soon they were travelling along the ravine.
The smaller shuttle craft was trailing behind. After one hour of flight, ED 060 said: All systems are
working fine.
Right! Tell the following shuttle that door number two will be open- he just get in there, to raise
to the orbit together.
The operation was flawless, of course, and soon they were speeding up and asking the pilot of the
battle cruiser to open a bay for the Skizler One to get inside.
Once all of it was finally donned, Skizler said to Tolobar. Give the order to depart! V formation
now.
All right, commander! Because now you are a commander. Tolobar said, walking to his bunk,
where he fall asleep for fourteen hours straight; of course, at the first five hours he awoke, look at
the clock and kept sleeping until the fourteen hours had passed.
When arriving to the main cabin, ED 060 said:- All is going well, commander.
Commander!- Skizler was thinking- a commander with a one way trip! But, he also thinks later,
better a one way trip as a commander than none.
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He looks at his fleet with proud, through the front screen. ED 060 said: Perhaps you want to see
the whole formation from afar? We have thirty five spy satellites out there- anyone could show a
different view of space.
All right, if its not interfering with the security.- Skizler said, and he could saw different views of
his Armada; he said, after ten minutes of this:Record in video what it is possible to see- I want
memories of this flight.
Very well, Sir. Of course, there are lots of recordings already and it will be lots of recordings in the
future.- ED 060 said.
Yes, do it.- Skizler said, seated on the chair of the radar operator- there was nothing being
detected but some asteroids going who knows where.
A bell resounds and the main computer said: Attention all hands! Change of propulsion will occur
in three minutes: Warp Drive will begin.
Skizler was already secured with the usual belts, so he just moves a bit in anticipation, thinking
that of the whole crews, Tolobar and himself were the only humans!
We are in the hands of Synthetic persons!- He said to Tolobar by radio, just when the warp
engines begin to whine. Tolobar waits for ten minutes to pass and said: You are wrong. We are
three naturals.
Why? Have we some castaway on board?- Skizler asked.
183
Kind of, Commander! Captain Flordon asked me to come aboard- with his ancient Orb included-
the guy was only with a Synthetic fianc that he calls Francine. Guess hes needing human
company, and very urgent.
Skizler munched on the news for a bit- he was not entirely happy because of this intrusion, but for
other part, the guy was a very inoffensive guy, and it will be not a problem to attend at his chat
from time to time.
And wheres he now? At your warship?- Skizler asked- because if he wasnt, a danger could arise
: the desire of to get the war bird for his own!
No problem, commander! I have him with me!- Tolobar said, sensing Skizler wasnt very happy
with the guests
Two days later, Flordon appears at the warship, using a military shuttle form the warship.
Not too clever moving around with ships flying at Warp 9.- Skizler said.
Oh, commander! I can travel from one Cruiser to the other with my eyes closed.- The Flordon
replied.
I will forbid it! Im the commander here!- Skizler growled. Flordon waits some seconds to say:-
Very well, never more! I come here to pay you a visit and to really thank you for the ride! Dilithium
crystals are expensive, and as you see, I have my Orb inside one of your battle cruisers! And I had
come here to discuss prices. How much is going to cost me this towage?
Skizler smiled and said: So you want to pay! Very well, but I must to have some research first!
184.
Ah, very good. And now, allow me to return to my Orb!- Flordon asked.
Do it! At your own risk. Warp velocity is not a matter to laugh on.- Skizler said, half mad and half
entertained with Flordon ideas.
When alone, he calls on Tolobar, saying: Please dont let that Flordon go out and travel from one
battle cruiser to the other. While racing at warp 9. The guy could easily get killed!
Tolobar opens a little more his eyes and said: Understood, commander! But the guy has not
asked for any permission.
Knapp 36: Flordon.

All right, its over now. But for the next time, put it on chains and forbid to make nonsenses while
under our jurisdiction! I remember the old saying: Becauseof a toad in a basket of frogs the seller
could not find a buyer.
Tolobar understood the analogy, and from then on calls Flordon as the human frog, jumping from
one war bird to the other.
Skizler calculates times, with the aid of the main computer, it says eighteen months three days and
ten hours and some minutes left.
A whole lot of days! Seems Ill get a doses of cryogenics to pass the time.- Skizler said, troubled
by the massive quantity of days awake that he should endure.
Tolobar heard him say he was into hibernation and said: No way, commander! We arent traveling
on a simple and lonely spaceship! We are traveling at the upper post of a five warships fleet! Cant
do.
185.
Skizlers face darkened and asked: Why not?-
Oh, oh! He doesnt know! Old Tolobar must explain that a number of situations could happen in
deep space!- Tolobar said.
Great! Ill be at my cabin: I need a nap!- Skizler said, going there afterwards. In his bedroom, he
said to himself:- One way to let days pass rapidly, a lot of sleeping is all thats necessary
By day, he observed the passing constellations, far off but scanned with instruments he could see
each globe of fire as big as the hologram set permits. Many of them had different compositions,
colors and degrees of heat. Planets were more difficult to see, as they were like grains of sand in
comparison with the stars.
Of course, he could know about them with the Almanac that had everything known in its
database.
The AureanConstellation , after two months later, was still a mere pinpoint of light in the
remoteness of space.
Tolobar revised the systems every day, learning by experience and trying to become an expert.
That was his goal- to remain aboard no matter who could be the owner
At the third months, the battleship commanded by Skizler failed; the alarm was resounding and
Skizler ordered: Stop all engines! We must recuperate our battleship!
When the rest of the fleet reaches a stand-still, the damaged vessels was left behind by 350.000
kilometers away, but in scant minutes every battleship was nearing it.
Technicians of the fleet must come and help with the crew of my battleship! Skizler ordered by
radio waves. And he also arrives at the engine room, asking:_ What happened?
Core breach, Sir.A week to be repaired in full.- ED 060 replied.
Well wait here, see that nothing hindered the reparation.- Skizler said, visiting the damaged
engine. He also asks why it happens, and ED 060 said: The LASER blasts damaged the peripheral
layers: we thought it will hold, but it doesnt.
187.
We must thanks the engine does not catch fire and blow the entire vessel!- Skizler commented.
While they were in that position of space, they saw two big planets advancing astray. Tolobar
said: Sir, permits me to visit those celestial bodies! We could find eerie surprises there.
All right, but after five days you must finish your recognizance and come back here, as we are
going to be flying away as soon as the engines of my battleship are repaired.- Skizler commented.
That I will, Sir.- Tolobar replied.
188.
But not only weeks, but a month, takes the repair to be fully accomplished. When the work was
over, the order to depart was postponed.
Knapp 36: Flordon.

Sir, captain Tolobar is still at the two worlds.- ED 060 said, when hearing Skizler saying it was
time to depart.
Send a message calling him back.- Skizler said, chewing a candy bar at the main deck of the
repaired battleship.
No replies had been received, Sir. The objects are now three hundred and two thousand
kilometers away.- ED 060 said.
What the heck! Order to every captain. Well depart in formation in the chase of those two rogue
planets at once! Depart when ready!- Skizler barked out.
Twenty five minutes later, they were already speeding up after the rogue worlds- they arrived one
and a half hours later, and the whole convoy stay in orbit- the Tolobar battle cruiser was in sight,
but when boarding it, Tolobar wasnt inside.
The person in charge, ED 45, said to the newcomers: The captain Tolobar disembark to the planet
at this location.- And he shows at a map where the landing took place.
Because or the darkness the surface of the world was submerged since millions of years, only in
green color the surrounding areas could be envisioned.
191
Is he in contact? - Skizler asked.
No, Commander. But the auxiliary ship is there, see?- ED 45 shows, enlarging the view at the
holographic set.

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Visited Worlds: Knapp, Cogitatus, ROT 60- 3.
In which order? Answer: Knapp page 1-23; Cogitatus page 23-63, Knapp page 63-68; Voyaging to
Cogitatus: page 68-75; In planet ROT 60-3: page 75-86; In planet Cogitatus, page 86-88; In Knapp
page 88-92; Traveling to ROT60-3: page 93-98; In ROT 60-3: 98-100; In Oredloro,Knapp:page 101-
103; In R0T60- 3: 103-190.

People on this tale:
On board of the Skizler 1:
Captain Skizler, Tolobar (Pilot), Resur Farten (Pods technical man).

Flordon(62) (Commander), Tolobar (Captain of an Orb and later of a Battle Cruiser);

People from RAA: (Rebuilding Ancient Animal Laboratories)=
Knapp 36: Flordon.

Delaya (25): Biochemist ; Ninara (Geneticist); Mr. Masrin (60), Medic: Dr. Borton (40); Board of
directors of the RAA (Rebuilding ancient Animal Laboratories (Knapp): Mr. Luffy, Mr. Celso, Mr.
Piecor (Treasurer); Deloro: Chief geneticist; Miss Ariagada, Mr. Askigornius (Chief Transporter
machines);
Professor Wurfel (AT University of Oredloro, later of the RAA team); Miss Neruna, Geneticist RAA;
Mr. Francis (Geneticist, RAA); Assistants to Mr. Celso: Mr. Insorno, Mr. Decolo, Mr. Sedibus).
Mr. Estevez (Subrogate Director RAA).

People from the Procarin Company: Mr. Ronwon (CE0); Mr. Goldburne (Production manager); Miss
Lanakan (Chief of Production);

Alien people: Huinkerios (Bisexual human beings).
Spaceship R 700 Hechale: Crew: Admiral Mabus, Captain Cratel, First officer Kirpo.

Visitors: People from Marlonian planet, B Pleiades, Brana 1. (Humans).
Their spaceship: Model Orb. Weapon: Blue Ray of Organic Disintegration.

Synthetic people: Model ED: 2540, 2200, 9128, 621, 195, 201, 632, 396, 102; EDX 632, ED3P6.

Dinosaur samples (later full animals):
Otniellos, Pteranodons, Emasaur, Diatryma, Fulengia, Ohmdenosaurs, Damalasaurs, Kaiyangosaur,
Geranosaur, Gongbusaurs, Garudimimo, Paleopterix, Microdontosaurs, Equinodon, Sinosaurus,
Sinosauropteryx, Anchisaurus, Diplodocus.




Synopsis by my numbers.
Knapp 36, Flordon.
1.- Landed on Lubina, Knapp, Biochemist Delaya , Flordon, down to explore. Otniellos around. Miss
Delaya approaches to the Otniellos, hunting for DNA with darts , for the RAA (Rebuilding Ancient
Animals laboratories.) Five EDs (Electric Devices) metallic models.Use of Fliers.A river with
Pterodons.
3. Hunting DNA. Delaya and Ninara, geneticists, Flordon, Masrin and the medic: Borton.
4. An Emasaur, quadruped, herbivore. They take a sample using the dart (attached to a retractable
coil).
5. Two Diatryma landed before them (4 meters, carnivore). Masrin helps Ninara escape. Flordon
unto the bushes. The Diatryma pecked on the Fliers and ruined the controls. Masrin helps them and
the Diatryma runs away.
7. Bags with people- inside bags comessome humanoid forms -from an airship 20 meters long.
Ninara is baffled. ED 2200, ED 2540 keeps on hunting DNA from Sinosaurus. Flordon and Delaya on
a sentimental relation.
9. Flordon orders to keep on working in pairs.
10. Fulengia DNA is obtained. It rains.
11. DNA was collected of: Damalasaurs, Kaiyangosaur, Geranosaur.
12. Ninara and Borton samples were being storage at the laboratory by EDX 632 and two more
EDs. ED 9128 at the main cabin.
Knapp 36: Flordon.

13. The cave and the rain. Ninara at her cabin.Flordon, Delaya and two EDs on a cave. (ED 621).
They have no samples yet.
14. ED 621 takes a sample from an Emasaur.
15. emotions and dinosaurs. Flordon and Delaya returns to the spaceship. Masrin and Ninara takes
samples of a Garudimimo, Tiniellos, Paleopterix and Microdontosaurs.
16. Everyone at the Sphere spaceship. A list of AND samples is given (43 in all).
17. Flordon and Delaya went out and chase Garudimimo for a ample. Paleopterix.
19. Flordon takes a Paleopterix egg from a nest n a branch. ED 621 come to help him,. A Sinosaurus
appears. Delaya comes and climbs up at a tree. The Sinosaurus attacks but they take cover.
21. ED 621 to the rescue. They return to the ship.
22 Masrin (60) Ninara (25) near Maporico River, and ED collects insects.
23 Ninara mocks of Masrin, who desires her, but the difference in age makes her laugh on him. EDX
632 appears flying with a portable vehicle and calls them to the Sphere, in a hurry, when arriving,
Borton says the Sphere was attacked with LASER beams. The Sphere raise its energy field, another
LASER , this time shunned by the force field.
25. The enemy spaceship. Its a 300 meters long spaceship .
26. They take samples from a Dachonsaurs.
27. ED 195 finds crocodile eggs. He also takes a sample from an Anchisaurus.
29. At the next day, Delaya and Flordon goes to a clearing and finds an Allosaurus. ED 621 takes
the sample.
30. They take samples from a Diplodocus.
31. Calves of Diplodocus bumps on ED 621, sending him into the bushes. Flordon and Delaya
escape. At their return to the Sphere, ED 912 told them that Borton and Ninara were lost.
32. At 21 hours, Ninara and Borton appeared, saying they were looking at Dachonsaurs. EDx 632
said they had recollected fifteen samples more.
33. Masrin have a quarrel with Borton because of Ninara.
34. Flordon changes the groups to avoid fights ED 9128 was elected by Masrin to hunt together.
Borton and Ninara finds Lesothosaurus, ED 201 takes samples. They get back to the Sphere at
15.30 hours.
38. Masrin gets tired and rest, while ED 9128 went to take samples from a Escelidosaur and a
Arqueopterix. Later, the retrace his steps not finding Mr. Masrin.
40. ED 9128 returns to the Sphere after many hours of searching. Flordon sent many EDs to try to
locate Mr. Masrin- they come back only with a blood stained boot. ED 9128 thinks he was eaten.
Borton and Ninara were relieved with Masrin out of the expedition.
42. Seven days later, the Sphere returns to Oredloro spaceport. Mr. Celso is informed of Masrin
death.
43. Piecor, the treasurer of RAA. They receive the samples and paid seven million sopes to captain
Flordon.
44. Borton and Ninara departed to the city to live together. Delaya makes her valises and put an
end to her romance with Flordon.
ED 362 gives him Delaya last message.
46. Reunion of Mr. Celso, Luffy and Treasurer Piecor. Resolutions: pay for Masrins death to the
inheritors, the Touristic planet location must be kept secret: seventeen years will take to have fully
grown dinosaurs on the site.
48. Delorto and Miss Ariagada (From RAA) are geneticists developing test tube dinosaurs. They are
sent to planet Cogitatus (the secret planet) .Askigornius chief of Transport machinery.
49. Askigornius talks with professor Wurfel to hire advanced students for the project dinosaur.
51. Wurfel accepts.
Knapp 36: Flordon.

52. Flordon begs for a job. Celso refuses.
53. The dinosaurs are sent to planet Cogitatus The students works tending them. An earthquake
occurs, killing thirty people and smashed the Transporter. Askigornius, Celso and P. Wurfel are
stranded in Cogitatus. Wilmer and Miss Ariagada survive too. Miss Neruna wants to get back to
Oredloro. Rains fall.
57. Askigornius believes that a rescue mission could arrive in four months elapsed time. A police
group is organized.
60. New jobs of surviving are devised. Askigornius makes Francis, a quarrelsome guy, be beaten by
the newly formed police group.
62. The group of technicians looks inhorror .
63. In Oredloro city, the directory group became aware something bad was happening with the
away team at Cogitatus planet. Luffy, Piecor calls on captain Flordon.
64. Piecor shows the location of Cogitatus to Flordon and asks for a rescue trip.
65. Flordon calculates not less than five months to arrive there, and asked thirty five million sopes
for the trip. Piecor calls on Skizler, who asked 28 million sopes for the same trip. Luffy doubts, Mr.
Estevez (subrogate director) backs up Mr. Skizler for the raid.
66. A new Transporter is cargoes unto the Skzilers spaceship Skizler One. (Skizler real name is
Dagolio Vorgal). Tolobar is the helmsman.
67. Pods Technician Mr. Resur Farten ruined the Pods of Hibernation. Ruthise Wester, biologist, is
very worried. Roger Wurth calms her down.
68. Resur Farten works on the Pods for ten days and for no avail. Skizler is enraged.
69. Warp 8 and with everyone awake is a problem. No food for everyone.
70. Ruthise and others are amazed to see the view of Stars at Warp 8. Skizler said no moer lunches
but coffee and biscuits for everyone; spray food will be provided.
72. A group with Cachipar at the head of it, talks to Skizler for more food.
73. Ruthise and biologist Frigia Fire begins working into a hydroponic laboratory inside the
spaceship.
74. Weeks later, fruits and vegetables were at dinner time. Food gas was dwindling to extinction.
75. Death of change of course. ROT 60 is the nearest suitable world. One terraformed world and
the rest are useless to sustain life. Skizler announce the change of course by the intercom.
76. ROT 3 in five days and they were already circling that planet.
78. A fruit was found, but it was unpalatable.
79. Tolobar defends captain Skizler from big black Cachipar.
80. The distress call. The captains armed a group for to protect him and the peace.
81. No animals in that part of the world.
82. Frigia is pregnant from Terence.
83. Skizler formalized the union between Terence Panne and Frigia Fire on the spaceship log.
Cachipar and friends almost didnt work. Resur Farten complains of it to Skizler.
84. Skizler forces them to work.
85. After the harvest, they left the planet with grains for food. The rest of the former voyage ends
three months later.
86. Skizler One lands on Cogitatus planet. The castaways (Celso and technicians) welcome them,
dressed now with rags.
87. The installment of the new Transporter begins. Four days and communication with Knapp was
accomplished.
88. Cachipar was the first to be beamed out to Knapp . Later the workers of the Santa Cruz Shoe
Company, begin to pour into Cogitatus planet. Luffy finds that Celso has thinned out considerably.
Talk about setting a Casino in Cogitatus planet was performed.
Knapp 36: Flordon.

89. At Cogitatus world, a seven floor building begins to be built.
90. At Cogitatus planet, Skizler request a new engineer for the Pods. Resur Farten is fired from his
post. Nympha Golus comes from the Oxiborion Institute of Technology to replace him.
91. Skizler puts Nympha to work on the Pods.
92. In a month, the Pods are reassembled and ready to work as new.
93. On route to ROT 60-3. Tolobar is cryiogenized.
94. Nympha seats at the control room.
95.Nympha and Skizler became lovers.
96. Romance between Nympha and Skizler.
97. Nympha develops a critic mind.
98. Tolobar is put out of the Pod.
99. Second landing on ROT 60-3. The Skizler one landed on a prairie next to the sea. They catch
several fishes.
100. Nympha and Skizler at a cabin, and by day he fish on the sea. Skizler pays him in advance
when she talks of wages.
Two months later they landed on Oredloro spaceport Pole 10. Chapter: In Oredloro.
101. Skizler went to see Mr. Ronwon, who needs to send a big team to a distant planet.
102. Ronwon said theres another ship also going there: captain Flordon commanding it.
103. Skizler, Nympha and Flordon celebrates to be hired going to dinner.
105. Ronwon pays millions for the trip.
106. A day of joy for Skizler. He bought clothes for Nympha. She played games and loose a lot of
money. Skizler didnt ask her to refund it.
107. At the cabin, she realizes that Skizler could be her father: too old for her.
Flordon saw people lurking by night near the spaceship.
108. Flordon was tired after a night watch. Goldburne brings the cargo to the ship from the
Procarin Company.
109. Lanakan -chief of production -arrives, and said the EDs from Procarin will be used to cargo the
spaceship.
110. Procarid EDs are bigger than Skizlers team of EDs.
112. CEO Robwon gives them the farewell before launch. Lanakan goes with Skizler at his
spaceship.
113. They depart from Knapp planet.
114. Skizler shows Miss Lanakan her future cabin.
115. Nympha becomes jealous of Lanakan. Lanakan gets lost at the spaceship and finds Skizler in a
desert and half lit corridor; they kissed.
118. Nympha is enraged against Skizler.
120. Skizler sends Nympha to be cryiogenized and his love affair with Miss Lanakan begins.
121. Lanakan explains that the Procarin Company will breed dinosaurs to be sold as meat. Skizler
finds out that Nympha busted his cabin by melting furniture and controls with LASER blasts.
123. Skizler slept on cabin #4 by the time being- with Lanakan as his woman.
124. Both spaceships are traveling at Warp 8. Flordon and AB 623 as his fiance, he has the Sphere.
Lanakan and Skizler in a romance.
125. Five months traveling and ROT star was now in full view. Eight days orbiting the third planet,
for to take a full scan of its surface.
126. They reactivate the passengers; the first Transporter was assembled while Skizler and Flordon
kills time fishing. The dinosaurs begin their lives in a lab.
Knapp 36: Flordon.

128. A year later, d Knapp 36.Flordon.
ino meat is packed and sent to Knapp through three Transporter machines. Later, General manage
Mr. Ronwon visits the plant. Lanakan receives the title of general Manager for the plant in ROT 60-
3.
130. Five years of work Lanakan heard that Skizler wants to leave the planet, she resends his post
and goes with him.
131. On route to Aurea 2, but five vessels are detected while near ROT 60-4, they were attacked.
132. They get into the sea to avoid being attacked.
133. An ED is sent to the plant (Procarin Company) and said that the invasor had taken everyone as
prisoners. The Huinkerios are studying the Transporters.
134. The prisoners are not being fed.
135. Tolobar and Skizler approaches to the plant. ED 362 (Flordons team) guides them to the place
where the workers are imprisoned.
136. They liberate them and run to the shore; and into the spaceship that gets underwater with
them inside.
139. Tolobar and Skizler went to liberate the dinosaurs.
140. At the dinosaur enclosure they find two Huinkerios on guard.
141. They fire against those two Huinkerios who fall into the ground. They liberate the dinosaurs
and swim to the spaceship.
142. Once inside the Skizler One, they get away from the Huinkerios
143. Chapter 6. Spaceship R700.Huinkerios : Admiral Mabus , captain Cratel to find the scavengers.
144. First officer Kurpo wished a promotion if finding the enemy.
145. After a week ,captain Cratel hasnt found the enemy so Commander Mabus demoted him.
147. Four years later: the Huinkerkios are working at the mines, a Flagship and seven Warships
defends the operations. Skizler and Lanakan are still waiting for an opportunity to flee the planet
without a scratch.
148. A small spaceship lands near the enclosure on the jungle .Its an Orb.
149. The passengers of the small Orb come from B Pleiades Brana 1. They are Marlonians- ED 060
communicates with them. The marlonian suddenly dies of old age- some others inside the
spaceship are long time dead.
150. ED 060 informed of a very strong weapon the Marlonians has on the Orb. A ray who uses solar
power . ED 060 takes the corpses out and buried them on the ground.
151. Skizler and Tolobar uses the Blue Ray against the Huinkerios. ED 060 went to inspect ad
returns saying that all Huinkerios are dead.
153. Spaceship R700 from the Huinkerios gets all its crew dead.
154. The Huinkerios lands with another spaceship.
155. Lanakan and some others remain at the jungle camp.
156. In a space battle, they kill the crew of another battle cruiser.
157. The EDs are trying to learn how to fly Huinkerios spaceships.
158. First scout ships then a battle cruiser are defeated by using the Blue Ray of death.
159. Skizler sends for the rest of the team of natural workers, but Mr. Raswer and some others
request to stay on the jungle. Skizler leave the planet with only fifteen rescued and two Huinkerios
battle cruisers.
The WC 00011 and the WCF 103. ROT 60-3 was left behind.
160. With ED 060 at the controls, and Skizler and Lanakan together, the Huinkerios WC0011 set
prow to Knapp.
161. Both battle cruisers reach Warp 8. Five months and fourteen days later, they arrived to Knapp
planet.
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162. Flordon visits Skizler at his battle cruiser, saying hes on tours showing the Sphere to make a
living. Tolobar is having mistress for hire.
166. Flordon visits Skizler again and offers a trip to ROT 60-3, hired by Mr. Celso from Procarin
Company. Tolobar prefers another option: to sell the battle cruisers instead of to go battling the
Huinkerios at ROT 060- 3. Celso calls to Skizler offering him thirty million sopes. Lanakan leaves the
spaceship saying that the trip is pure suicide. Celso sent them some mercenaries to do the job and
old acquaintance from older technical teams.
Geneticist Elmer, Delorto, Ariagada, Neruna, Ruthise Wester; technician Mr. Roger Wurth, Frigia
Fire, Goldburner Ronwon and some others.
175. Celso went back to Oredloro with associates. Both battleships and the Sphere of Flordon
leaves Knapp at Warp 8.
176. Four months to ROT 60-3 . Skizler arrives to ROT 60- C (3), quadrant AR 1 (AS Huinkerios had it
named) .First officer Sizon, Commander Mabus. They detect the Skizler fleet, coming from the
direction of Campanel. Battle formation.
177. Three Huinkerio battleship. Skizler in a small vessel approaches the Huinkerios and use the
Blue Disintegrator ray. One Huinkerios Battleship is taken, EDs takes command of it.
178. Two against two battle cruisers. Huinkerios defeated- four cargo vessels on the run. ED 060 on
the pursue. Tolobar landed on ROT 60-3 and set a Transporter working. The Huinkerios freighters
arrive and their crew is sent to the planet 3. Skizler let two battle cruisers for protection of the
people on the planet and all the rest goes to Oredloro, to be sold out, freighters included.
180. Flordon leaves to Knapp on the Orb Spaceship.
181. Skizler, ED 060, on ROT 60-3. Then Skizler and Tolobar, in battle cruisers plus the Skizler One,
departs towards Knapp.
182. On route, Captain Flordon is discovered inside the battleship.
185. The Skizler battleship fails. The Fleet stops. Core Breach.
187. Tolobar went to explore a couple of astray planets that are advancing in the vicinity.
188. One months later, the battleship is again ready for action.
ED 45 in Tolobar battle cruiser in orbit, Tolobar at the surface of one of those two worlds.
191. They found the auxiliary ship on the surface but Tolobar is not in sight,.

THE END.
20131002.
Alfredo Juillet Frascara, writer.
Chile.