Perry Rhodan (001) Enterprise Stardust by Rhodan Perry

Author:Rhodan Perry [Rhodan Perry]
Format: epub
Tags: General Interest
Published: 2010-01-02T20:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER SEVEN

Less than twenty miles from the pole, toward the dark side of the moon, the infrared sensors had come to life. A body radiating heat in excess of the norm was in the vicinity. The source lay exactly within that limited area which Captain Fletcher had estimated as the probable location of the interfering transmitter. They had left the tank and continued on foot along the edge of the huge crater, a mighty edifice never visible from Earth. The ring of mountains rose to a height of more than 1,800 feet. Then, after about half an hour’s climb, they had passed the last obstacle. They were still at the foot of the crater wall but now somewhat farther north.The portable direction finder had given more and more indication that they were nearing their goal. They were shortly to find the other rocket.

Then Reginald Bell’s collapse had come.He was crouching and then kneeling on the ground, his hands thrust out before him. His incoherent babbling was picked up by the microphone and broadcast from his helmet transmitter.

Perry Rhodan did not utter a sound. Instinctively he had taken cover but now he was struggling for his self-control with all his might. The sight alone had delivered the coup de grace to the frayed nerves of these men.

"No, no… not that! Not that!" Reg began to moan over the speaker. The same words followed in singsong rhythm, again and again.Rhodan sat up with a jolt. His fists, once clenched relaxed. More roughly than necessary, he pulled his friend behind the cover of a big rock. Reg rallied from his state of shock. Trembling, he riveted his eyes on Rhodan. The helmet visor clouded over from his heavily perspiring face. Rhodan switched on the small ventilator within the helmet. Reg sorely needed it.

"Calm yourself. Don’t lose your nerve. Take it easy for heaven’s sake. Don’t talk. If they turn that green glow on our antenna, all will be lost. Get a grip on yourself."Rhodan took refuge in the utterance of stereotyped phrases. They might have sounded monotonous in their constant repetition, but for this very reason, merely through the lulling effect of the words, they became effective. Rhodan had thought himself mentally prepared for it, but the sudden confrontation with the truth had bowled him over. They were no longer alone. They had never been alone.

This realization upset him and dealt a telling blow to his equilibrium. He felt as if he were facing a tremendously tall, unscalable wall. Reg’s sobbing helped him to get his feelings under control again.Perry Rhodan needed a few more minutes. Then again his face assumed a firm expression. The wild pumping of his heart decreased. His glassy eyes regained their sober glow. Only his hard grip around Reg’s upper arm remained steadfastly the same.He decided his friend would need longer to regain his grip. This was probably the greatest shock Captain Reginald Bell had ever suffered.

Cautiously Rhodan raised his helmet above the rocky outcrop. His gaze devoured the titanic structure that lay before him.

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