" Perry Rhodan 0041 - (33) The Giant's Partner" - читать интересную книгу автора (Perry Rhodan)

this elite organization. He was not only a telepath but a telekin and teleporter. These manifold
parapsychological talents automatically caused Pucky to be regarded as a universal genius, a fact of
which he was inordinately proud. Despite this little тАШhumanтАЩ weakness (he prided himself on being an
animal) everybody was very fond of the little guy whom Rhodan had found on the Planet of the Dying
Sun.

Pucky and Tama Yokida, the Japanese Telekin, were presently engaged in an important task: to
eliminate the dangerous Mooffs whose suggestive powers exerted a detrimental influence on the Zalites.
The two mutants combined their telekinetic talents to alter the molecular structure of the pressure
chambers in which the Mooffs were housed. They concentrated their efforts on a single spot which
caused a leak through which the life-supporting methane atmosphere escaped, resulting in death for the
Mooffs.

The daily alarm drills had come to an end. Rhodan was satisfied that each member of his crew was
sufficiently familiar with the giant ship to reach any place needed for a particular purpose at optimum
speedтАФno small feat considering the volume of a mile-wide hollow sphere.

The two Arkonides Thora and Khrest were with Rhodan in the command centre. The tall Arkonide
white-haired woman with the golden eyes was quietly sitting in her armchair, her gaze steadily fixed on
Perry Rhodan. Khrest was standing near ThoraтАЩs chair. He, too, was an albino type, like the rest of his
race. Nothing seemed to unite him any longer with his own people ever since his clan had been deposed
from its position as the ruling class. For the past 6 years the robot brain had assumed the reign over the
EmpireтАФand Imperator Orcast XXI was nothing but a puppet.

13 years ago, Thora and Khrest had crash-landed on TerraтАЩs moon and had placed in RhodanтАЩs hands
the means needed to make Earth a cosmic power factor.

Rhodan came directly to the point. "The Zarlt has finally dropped his mask. I have just learned that
though he has not revealed our exact position to the robot brain, he has however indicated in his message
to Arkon that his spacefleet has succeeded in tracking down our location. He has requested
reinforcements in the form of robot-guided battleships. This was followed by a radioed warning directed
at us, forbidding us to take off from here."

"All this seems to make no sense to me," remarked Khrest. "Why doesnтАЩt he simply tell the Brain where
we are?"

Rhodan smiled. "Just try and put yourself in DemesorтАЩs shoes, then you wonтАЩt have any trouble figuring
this out. Demesor wants to outwit the robot brain in order to seize power himself. TheTitan is ArkonтАЩs
mightiest ship but it is in our possession. What profit will Demesor derive if the Brain takes the Titan
away from us? ThatтАЩs why he is requesting reinforcements, so that he can capture theTitan for himself.
Next he probably intends to push forward to Arkon for he assumes, after all, that we penetrated the
fortress barrier only with the help of theTitan . And how could he possibly know the truth: that we
accomplished this feat only thanks to the tele-transmitter aboard theGanymede ?"

"Of course, thatтАЩs it," said Khrest, remembering bow they had started out from Earth with theGanymede
and that they had stolen theTitan only afterwards. "Well, Perry, it looks as if the Zarlt has sadly
misjudged the situationтАФfortunately for us."

"IтАЩm quite concerned that he doesnтАЩt find out his mistake for the time being," replied Rhodan. "ItтАЩs far
more important to us to convince the Brain on Arkon of our loyalty. Would you have any suggestions,