We
obviously can't take the Star Ranger, as the news media have made that
ship easily recognizable. We learned that when we landed on Ceres. I
think we're going to need to use another ship."
With Sim, the Starmen made plans to leave the Star Ranger on Ceres
while the Starmen, dressed in ordinary clothes, quietly departed for
Montezuma's Castle in another ship.
"I'll let you have the Vigilant Warrior," said Sim. "It's a local ship,
designed for operating in the Asteroid Belt. We own it, but it hasn't
been used in a while and probably no one will recognize it as an SE
ship. It's the best I can do on short notice, but it should serve you
well."
"I'm sure it'll be fine, if you say so," answered Zip.
Sim Sala Bim got right to work, and the Vigilant Warrior was ready for
takeoff within two hours. As soon as it was ready, the Starmen lifted
off from Yellow City. As Joe piloted the ship into the heart of the
Belt, Zip looked back for a brief, wistful moment and saw the unusual
dark red color of the Star Ranger, his ship, on the field of Yellow
City.
"That's it," said Mark, as the navigation equipment locked onto the
asteroid that was the home of the elusive Montezuma Vly.
"Hmmm. No wonder it's so hard to find," observed Zip, looking over
Mark's shoulder for a moment.
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