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Houston Run
#12 in the Endworld series

David Robbins


Chapter One
A bright red pinpoint of light appeared in the center of the Clarke
Model 2001 Computer, the navigational console for the Klinecraft Hover
jet.

"One hundred miles and closing," AS-1 announced. He occupied the
middle seat in front of the control console, his seven-foot frame erect in
his chair, his blue orbs scanning the digital display above the red light.

"Ready for target identification and isolation," IM-97 declared from his
cushioned green seat to the right of AS-1.

In the contoured chair to the left, OV-3 flicked a silver toggle switch on
the large console and a square screen before him brightened. His right
hand moved across a bank of typing keys below the seven-inch-wide
screen, his fingers stabbing individual letters with astonishing rapidity.

"ACTIVATED" flashed onto the screen in black block letters.

OV-3 typed his request into the computer. As a last-minute addition to
the retrieval crew, he wanted to review the target data once again.

"SUBJECT: BLADE," the Clarke responded at the top of the screen, and
immediately the display filled with the subject's background and
peripheral data. OV-3 scanned the material.


Blade is the current head of the Warriors, the elite combat unit
responsible for the security of the Home and the preservation of the
Family. (Correlation: see Family & Home.) He is believed to be responsible
for terminating the Doktor. Intelligence also indicates Blade terminated
Samuel II. Recent activites include confrontations with the Technics in
Chicago, and with the Soviets in Philadelphia. This subject is considered
to be extremely dangerous.
While all of the Warriors are known to be skilled fighters, many have
specialized in certain weapons. Blade is an expert with knives, particularly