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eighth planet of the Vega system; the Ferrons fled to the ninth planet, which
they call Rofus. We captured the gigantic spacesphere and promised soon to
return with more help. John Marshall and Doctor Haggard remained on the ice
moon Iridul. That is about all.' 'Why'd you leave the two men behind?' asked
Freyt, surprised. 'They've established a small base there in order to keep
watch over the hyperwave transmitter of the Good Hope, which can no longer be
repaired. In case danger should threaten Earth from any Topidian armada, the
two men will warn us immediately. This is an essential part of our defence.
Several Ferrons have been added to their support, and their safety on the ice
moon is assured. They're living in a deep cavern in the ice and have been
supplied with all necessary equipment. Iridul resembles Pluto in size as well
as other conditions., 'And now are you planning to return to the Vega
system?' 'We've no choice in the matter. We're doing a favour not only for
the Ferrons but also foremost for ourselves. The Topides might decide tomorrow
to attack Earth; after all, twenty-seven light-years mean nothing if you're
used to thinking in terms of interstellar spaceflight! Therefore we must
forestall them. This is why I wanted to make sure that conditions on Earth are
stable, which would permit me to have a free hand elsewhere. We shall drive
the invaders out of the Vega system before the thought can occur to them to
make a serious search for Earth, which they suspect to be situated somewhere
in this sector of the galaxy.' 'When are you going to take off?' inquired
Colonel Freyt in a matter-of-fact tone. 'As soon as the crew is familiar with
the new ship. I shall personally supervise their training. Bell will be
entrusted with the supreme command. And there's something else I'd like you to
do. We've brought back with us many films of the battles in the Vega system
and candid shots of the invaders. Have two hundred copies made of each film
and distribute them all over the world. I myself will record a running
commentary for these filmed documents. I'm sure these eyewitness reports won't
fail to make a suitable impression on our population of the horrors of
interplanetary war тАж' Their success exceeded all their expectations. People
gathered in all the big cities of the world and demanded the final union of
all governments on Earth. Perry Rhodan was feted as their liberator and
officially rehabilitated by the government of the Western bloc. His so-called
'transgression' of having used the superior technological advances of the
shipwrecked Arkonides for his own purposes was forgiven. Nobody blamed Rhodan
any longer for having built up his own neutral domain with the help of the
Arkonide scientific achievements rather than handing them over to the world at
large. Now Rhodan was assured that the whole world was standing solidly
behind him. But there was little time for Rhodan to enjoy his victory, for
the task that was ahead of him demanded his concentrated effort. In the
meantime Bell was drilling the three hundred members of the crew until they
had everything pat, and they were about to drop with fatigue. It took exactly
eleven days to get the crew ready for action. Bell could report that the
Stardust II was ready for takeoff. Four of the auxiliary vessels were
supposed to remain on Earth to supply reinforcements in case of an emergency.
The space that these four auxiliary vessels normally occupied in the gigantic
storerooms was now available for two fighter squadrons, one hundred and eight
ultrafast and supermodern machines that were under the command of Major
Deringhouse and Major Nyssen. These tiny torpedo shaped miniature spaceships
accelerated within ten minutes to the speed of light. Rhodan gave orders for