Perry Rhodan (073) Spaceship of Ancestors by Perry Rhodan

Author:Perry Rhodan [Perry Rhodan]
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Published: 2010-01-03T09:01:32+00:00

the changes in progress. "I am seeking you out today with a friendly message and with a request to help us. It’s a long story… … and yet a short one."

T39 listened in silence without interrupting him. He thought of the Death Squad that would appear any day to fetch him. The end awaiting him was so taken for granted that it held no terror for him. But now, all at once, the opportunity presented itself to live on without ending in the converter. From one moment to the next the picture he had made of his future shifted. He could live instead of die! Death, hitherto something all too self-evident, suddenly became a nightmare.

He snapped to his feet. "I am with you, O2! What can I do to help you and your friends? The guards… …"

"They must not find out anything until the very end. Everything must proceed as it always has. We must avoid arousing suspicion, T39! You inform the people that you trust and do not hesitate to eliminate any possible traitor immediately. We can only declare war upon the guards when we have sufficient weapons."

T39 recalled his own situation. He did not want to disclose to O2 that he had himself in mind when he asked: "What do we do if the Death Squad comes to get someone? Should we attempt to rescue the unfortunate man?"

"By no means! That would be wrong. The six guards of the Squad would react immediately and contact their Command Central. And that, my friend, has nothing to do with our Commander. No, we must sacrifice those due for the converter in order for the rest of us to live. That cannot be changed."

"I understand," nodded T39. He suddenly felt a choking lump in his throat but he tried not to let the Second Officer notice anything. "Nothing must happen that could arouse the attention of the guards. The existing routine must not be interrupted… …"

"… …Not yet!" O2 said with peculiar emphasis as he got up. "I shall have to go now. Do your duty—and you will have to admit that it is a brighter and better duty than the one we knew until now. Life and the future lay open and danger free before us."

T39 watched the door close. It seemed to him as if he were suddenly alone in the world or in that ship. He had never before felt that lonely or in need of help.

Where should he begin? With his own crew, naturally. He would inform them and prepare them for the great moment when the resistance to the guards would begin. Then it would be decided whether their race was worthy of beginning a new life.

Footsteps… …

T39 listened intently and all at once he turned pale.

There were steps outside in the passage. Regular steps with a metallic ring. Guards!

At least six guards… …!

The technician’s blood curdled in his veins, as he comprehended the significance of what he heard. There was still the possibility that they had come to fetch someone else from his section and not him.

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