George put on his helmet and the Starmen put on theirs.
The rest of the mining crew began to show up with their suits on and
found their helmets. When all were suited up and the intercoms were on,
George told the mining crew to stand aside. Then he told the leader of
the invaders that he could enter.
The man fired a stupendously powerful beam at the airlock that melted
it like ice in a furnace. In seconds, the air inside the dome whooshed
out into the vacuum of space.
"Get into the ship," growled the leader of the invaders, indicating the
closest of the five spaceships. "No one is going to be hurt, but I'm
not guaranteeing that that situation will last. I'm not a patient man
and I don't like wasting time."
"What about our belongings?" asked George.
"You won't need them. Move to the ship. Now." The voice was even and
quiet but as hard as iron. Zip started the procession. He slumped down
as if completely disheartened and walked like a prisoner, his eyes
pointed to the ground. The others followed. The invaders kept them
surrounded as they walked the short distance to the pilot ship. Several
invaders entered first and then kept watch on the prisoners as they
ascended the ladder into the staging area. Once the asteroid miners
were aboard, the other invaders entered their ships.
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