As the ship began to cruise easily, Zip began to
think of communicating with Starlight Enterprise.
"Mark, contact SE right away. Fill them in on our recent adventures and
see if, by any chance, there's a ship closer to us than the base on
O344."
George St. George spoke up. "What if the pirates overhear your
transmission, Zip? Won't they know we've escaped and be able to locate
us?"
"I think it's worth the risk, George. They probably think we're still
inside the asteroid and won't be looking for us out here. Even if they
do overhear the transmission, I doubt they'd send some ships after us.
The distance between us is growing rapidly, and if we have to we've got
plenty of time to hide in the Belt. I'm worried about our dwindling
supplies; we need some relief soon, and SE needs our information as
soon as we can get it to them. Go ahead, Mark."
"I'm on it," said Mark.
"Provide them with a concise but complete report," Zip went on. "Tell
them about the destruction of Z25, describe the asteroid with an
estimate of the number of pirates and their ships, and especially the
asteroid's location. Don't worry about details of our escape, other
than to say that we are in an alien spacecraft and heading for O344
with a minimum of supplies. Ask Sim Sala Bim to send someone to O344
with the Star Ranger and another ship to take St.
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