"
Zip pursed his lips, and his brow furrowed under his red hair-a common
expression for the leader of the Starman team. "This has to explain why
Zimbardo was looking for you," he said. "No one outside the pirates
knows as much as you about his asteroid. That didn't seem to bother
Troy Putnam, but Zimbardo must consider you a threat. But I can't
understand why he has taken us prisoner. Zimbardo has no heart of mercy
whatever. I would have expected him just to silence you for good.
Obviously he is preparing this place for some new and big enterprise
and is probably occupied, but now I think we'll be hearing from him
before too long. Before that happens, I think we'd better be gone."
"Escape? You talking about escape, Zip? From here?" asked Joe with
amazement.
Zip addressed St. George. "Tell us everything you know about how this
asteroid works. Leave out no detail whatever. Everything you can
remember. Joe and Mark, pay close attention! We have to come up with a
plan!"
A full day had passed since Richard Starlight had called the special
meeting in his office in the towers of Starlight Enterprise. Now he sat
silent and alone in one of the chairs around the great table. Suddenly
he spun the chair around and stared through the clear wall in front of
him. His gaze went far past the lunar mountains into the distant sky
where Mars was just rising, a tiny red point.
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