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Perry Rhodan 102 Action Division Three by Kurt Mahr PROLOG IT IS THE DAWN
of a new era for Humanity! Since the death of Khrest, 57 years have passed.
It is now 2102 AD. and much had happened in the mean time: With the support
of Earthmen, Atlan has succeeded in consolidating his position as Imperator.
The treaty between Arkon and the Solar Imperium has borne fruit-especially for
the Terrans, many of whom have already taken over important positions on Arkon
itself. Atlan has to tolerate this because he cannot rely on most of the
members of his own race. The Solar Imperium has become a major commercial
power along the rim of the Milky Way. For the past 22 years a virtual stream
of emigrants has been flowing out to colonize worlds on many of the inhabited
planets Terran embassies have been established as well as interstellar trading
settlements. It goes without saying, of course, that many a dangerous
confrontation arises but whoever dares to challenge Terrans must always reckon
with ACTION: DIVISION 3...! 1/ ATTACK FROM NOWHERE Hyper-Relay Station 14
to freighter CAROLINA: You are approaching Springer territory. Caution
advised. Freighter CAROLINA to Relay 14: Thanks for the warning. Will be
careful. All's well on board. . . . . For a spaceship commander there
is nothing more unpleasant than to see an alien ship suddenly appear out of
the void in close proximity-so close in fact that he's not sure whether or not
he can avoid it in time. Nothing is more frightening for such a commander than
to get a reading from his instruments indicating high levels of energy
operating on board the alien vessel. Because usually such activity can mean
only one thing: the enemy's guns are being primed for instant action. Few
things make him feel more helpless than to see his collision screens flare up
under such a situation, because that means the enemy has opened fire without
previous warning. These three things happened to Commander Odie Rhyan while
en route from Terra to Arkon, with three transitions and half the long course
behind him. Far from being the fearful type, Odie Rhyan took one look at the
situation and realized that there wasn't a single thing he could do about it.
A freighter was no match for a warship-and what had popped up out there was
definitely a fighting vessel, long, slender and with a ring-bulge in the
middle. Rhyan remained seated and set off the alarms. At that moment the
meters on the energy board rattled their needles against their upper pins,
coinciding with a sudden darkening of the outer screen. Odie Rhyan knew what
that meant! The next enemy salvo would hit the ship directly because his
defence screens were gone. Odie sent out a coded distress signal. All he had
to do then was to press one more button. He pressed it but suddenly everything
exploded in a burst of light. It engulfed him-swiftly and painlessly... . .
. . One would have considered Lyn Trenton one of those types who seem to
acquire their second prime along with a greying at the temples. But Trenton
himself maintained that his first prime had never been interrupted, so it was
a misnomer to refer to any 'second Spring'. "Inasmuch as Lyn occupied a
position in the Terranian Hierarchy that most other men only ventured to dream
about, his assertion was taken at face value and, at least in his presence,
everyone had ceased to refer to him as 'the dangerous man with the grey
sideburns'. At the moment Lyn Trenton was setting out to do credit to his
reputation. So far he had not had a chance to exchange more than a few
inconsequential words with Dynah Langmuir. By his own rather abstract but
self-sure evaluation, Dynah was 'an opportunity not to be missed'. They were
already halfway to Arkon by now and Lyn had begun to fear he might miss the