The Starmen were outside, having sped
through the airlock with the first news that the ships from Ceres were
at hand. They stood on the edge of the landing zone and watched the
ships come close to O344. Only the dark red Star Ranger and one other
ship touched down. Sim Sala Bim was the first to debark.
"So pleased to see you young men are safe!" he spouted. "So much has
happened in these three weeks! Here is your Star Ranger, ready for
duty!" The Indian was excited. Zip had shaken off his own dark mood and
was rising to the challenge. The other two Starmen were eager to lift
off and get back into the battle against Lurton Zimbardo.
"Nice to see you, Sim!" cried out Zip, as he and the man from Ceres
shook hands through their spacesuits. "George and his men will be ready
in a moment. They are wonderful people! Salt of the earth types, though
I'll bet none of them has been on Earth for years!"
"We'll get them back to Ceres safely, don't worry about that!" advised
Sim. "You just go on and stop this crazy fellow."
"Let's get going, Starmen!" urged Zip. They had already made their
farewells to the asteroid miners, and had decided to leave the alien
ship on O344 for research in a less anxious time. Joe had sealed it and
seen that it was securely clamped to the asteroid's surface.
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