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THE FLEET
OF THE SPRINGERS

1/ Prisoners Of The Springers

UNKNOWN TO ALL but the Springers was this secret place. This place where
prisoners of the K7
were confined.
The K7,
auxiliary ship of the Terrestrial spacefleet, measured 200 feet in
diameter and was presently bound to the Orla XI by a highly effective
magnetomechanical
bond. The bond neutralized itself inside the Orla, which was
one of the gigantic spacers of the merchant fleet of the unique race known as the
Springers.
A captive of the alien ship, the K7
and its crew had gone through
hypertransition with the Springers and emerged, after the hytrans process, at
this
unidentified place in space. Beneath the K7,
parasitic prisoner of the Springer
ship, lay a strange cloudcovered
world around which parent ship and kidnaped ship had been circling for endless hours.
Three humans stood together in the command centre of the K7:
Humphrey
Hifield, Klaus Eberhardt and Mildred Orsons. Hifield and Eberhardt still
wore the
regular service uniform of Space Academy cadets. Mildred was attired in
one of
the comfortable sheer spacesuits of Arkonide manufacture, with a helmet
that
hung on the back like a hood when not in use.
УItТs taking a long time!Ф Eberhardt growled.
Hifield shrugged his shoulders.
УI hope they donТt hurt him,Ф Mildred sighed.
The remark seemed to irritate Hifield, who flared: УWhy should they do
anything to him? HeТll be back in five or ten minutes and laugh at you for being
so scared. I wish somebody would make that big a fuss about me!Ф
Mildred refrained from reacting. Eberhardt looked sideways at Hifield and
grinned: УYouТre always very careful not to get into situations that would cause us
to worry about you, arenТt you?Ф
Hifield was not the man to let such an insinuation pass unnoticed. But before he
could retort, Mildred cried out happily: УHere he comes! Over there!Ф
A hole suddenly gaped in the smooth wall of the strange ship. A human figure
emerged, pushed off and floated across the chasm. On the observation screen, the
figure was lost from sight when it disappeared behind the curvature of the K7.
Mildred was already on her way. УCome on! LetТs go meet him!Ф she shouted.
Eberhardt ran after her. Hifield angrily shook his head, then reluctantly followed.
Posted at the exit of the command centre were two heavily armed Springer