Perry Rhodan 103 -The Plasma Monster

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103
THE PLASMA MONSTER
Kurt Mahr
HAVOC ON HUMANITY!
ROSY the situation is not.
More aptly, thorny
For out of bitter experience Terra and
Arkon know that there is a Power out there in
the Milky Way that has no sympathy for either
Terrans or Arkonides.
The Blue System harbours the enemy of
both cultures.
The ancient Akons.
The Energy Commando is employed and a
new menace is created.
The menace of–
THE PLASMA MONSTER
A MONSTER CAST FOR A TREMONSTROUS HAPPENING
PERRY RHODAN—The First Administrator learns that 2 + 2 is a town in France!
ATLAN—The Arkon Imperator has to use his Brain
Walt Ballin—The newsman who becomes a citizen of the universe
Allan D. Mercant—The Solar Intelligence Chief has a clue he’s not aware of
Reginald Bell—Perry’s friend and First Deputy gets very attached to the problem
John Marshall—The Mutant Chief gets a mindful
PUCKY and Ras Tschubai—The mutants are kept on the ‘jump’
Gen. Deringhouse—The home front fight is the deadliest of all
Prof. Degen—The medico between two plagues
Dr. Koatu—Someone has to meet the monster first!
Gentkirk—Colleague of Dr. Koatu
Dr. Haenning—The Solar Health Inspector quarantines a planet or two
Dr. Boyd—Specialist on Mercant’s staff
Yvonne Berclais—Reporter Ballin would like to ‘make her an item’ as Walter
Winchell was once wont to report in the 1930s and 40s
Mr. Jacquuse—Owner of the Europa News
Maj. Dugan—Duty Officer at Command Centre, Terrania
Lt. Harold Fitzgerald—Runs a 4-way relay at doomsday
Lt. Brisby—Commander of the Condor
Sgt. Hopkins—Nile leader of boarding crew
Sgt. Stainless—On duty at Relay Station ORI-12-1818 (Orion)
Cpl. Penter—On duty at tracking console
Ortlow—Robot Depot Chief
Pagdor—An Ara
Ulland, Kokstroem and Church—Rhodan’s specialists are hoping for
interference
Lt. Pout Naya, Alain Berliez and Roger Dempsey—Gentlemen briefly on the
scene
MAL-SE—An endospermic monster, an amorphous gelatinous thing
THE AKONS
Vu Pooh (Commander of the Retse-U… Mna E-Ig… Gim Sarem… Gut-Ko
(Chief Engineer)… Hut-Up… Ol Pan-Thel… Untk (Akon’s Greatest Philosopher)
…and the spaceships Nile, Fantasy, Drusus, Retse-U, Burma and Condor
THE PROBLEMATICAL BECOMES PLASMATICAL!
PERRY RHODAN: Peacelord of the Universe
Series and characters created and directed by Karl-Herbert
Scheer and Walter Ernsting.
ACE BOOKS EDITION
Managing Editor: FORREST J ACKERMAN
WENDAYNE ACKERMAN
Translator-in-Chief
and Series Cöordinator
CHARLES VOLPE
Art Director
PAT LOBRUTTO
Editor
Sig Wahrman
Associate Translator
Stuart J. Byrne
Dwight R. Decker
Assistant Translators
THE PLASMA MONSTER
by Kurt Mahr
A Division of Charter Communications Inc.
1120 Avenue of the Americas
New York, N.Y. 10036
THE PLASMA MONSTER
Copyright © 1976 Ace Books
An Ace Book by arrangement with
Arthur Moewig Verlag
All Rights Reserved.
Original German Title:
“Das Plasma-Ungeheuer”
First Ace Printing: May 1976
Printed in U.S.A
ORDER OF THE ACTION
1/ INTERSTELLAR ALERT
page *
2/ THE OMINOUS VISITOR
page *
3/ VOYAGE OF THE RETSE-U
page *
4/ GATE OF THE UNKNOWN
page *
5/ DEATH STALKS THE WORLD
page *
6/ THE ENEMY UNMASKED
page *
7/ IN SEARCH OF MIRACLES
page *
PROLOG
HUMANITY stands on the threshold of a New Era!
Since the death of Khrest, 57 years have passed—it is now 2102 A.D. and
much has happened in the meantime.
With the support of Earthmen, Atlan has succeeded in consolidating his
position as Imperator. The treaty between Arkon and the Solar Empire 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
depend on most of the members of his own race.
The Solar Empire 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 suitable colonial worlds. Also on many of the planets inhabited by other
intelligences, Terran embassies have been established as well as far-flung trading
settlements.
In spite of all this, however, the situation is tense. An ominous discovery has
been made: there is a super power in the galaxy which is friendly neither to
Arkonides nor to Terrans! These are the Akons of the so-called Blue System. This
terrible race will unleash the most incredible and frightening creation humanity
has ever seen… the horrible PLASMA MONSTER!
1/ INTERSTELLAR ALERT
“THIS MAN I would like to meet,” said Perry Rhodan.
He folded his copy of Europa News, then pointed out the byline of the leading
article. “Walt Ballin…” He muttered the name half aloud to himself while sitting
at his desk and gazing out through the windows at his view of Terrania.
Today a rare note had been struck by the daily information that his Press
advisers had selected from the virtual ocean of news sources within the Imperium.
Although he was neither friend nor foe of the Press, he had just expressed the
wish to actually meet a journalist.
Rhodan appeared to ignore the questioning stare of Allan D. Mercant, Chief of
Solar Intelligence. Instead, the First Administrator of the Solar Imperium
continued to look out the window across the expanse of rooftops comprising
Terrania, even beyond the great city to the park-like countryside that had once
been the Gobi Desert.
“You know, it’s a matter of both duty and courage, I’d say, to address ourselves
to this question of whether or not our overall policy is basically a destructive one,
Mercant. Usually it’s not very practical to even bother to read the kind of
aggressive outpourings that Walt Ballin is capable of, but in this case he’s brought
up some considerations that we should also be concerned with. I’m especially
interested in his assertion that we may have neglected to prepare the man in the
street for thinking in terms of a galactic perspective. Mercant, don’t you think this
Walt Ballin has a point?”
The Intelligence Chief’s lean face had not moved a muscle as he continued to
fix his gaze on Rhodan. “It’s quite easy to be a critic, sir,” he contradicted calmly.
“We can’t accelerate man’s development any more than we have already. Our
duty is to direct ourselves to the average level of intelligence. If we were to
attempt a thorough explanation in detail of what’s cooking out there in the galaxy,
if we tried to point out the dangers that are the most acute for the Solar
Imperium—or if we told them that we’ve just discovered a race at the core of the
galaxy which is far superior to the Arkonides in every sense of the word—it
would not only serve to throw the majority of the population into confusion but
might also start a wave of panic uprisings.”
“But I think, my friend, that it would be better to face such potential upheavals
now rather than to have them shoved upon us at precisely the wrong time.
However much I’d like to follow your advice, Mercant, at present I think it’s best
to give Walt Ballin the benefit of a doubt. In fact I’m ready to join him in saying
that we are indeed on a course of self-destruction if we don’t go to every Terran—
and I mean the man in the street and make every one of them a true citizen of the
universe!”
“Every last individual has to feel that he is united with us. But how can he feel
that way unless he is able to share our apprehensions and the responsibility for our
needs? That is exactly what we’re not doing, my dear Mercant, and it’s what Walt
Ballin is holding up to our faces. We shouldn’t forget the panic that swept over
the Earth when the Druufs made a sudden appearance in our system, followed by
Arkon’s robot fleet, with the ships of the Galactic Traders joining the fray.”
“No, I think we should prepare mankind, step by step, for the reality that a far
superior race of people is living in the centre of the galaxy and we should be
counting on their paying us a perhaps unpleasant visit. And if Walt Ballin is all
that his article seems to promise, then he’s the man for the job. That’s why I’d like
to meet him as soon as possible. When can he be here, Mercant?”
Allan D. Mercant smiled ironically. “Sir, Walt Ballin is a journalist and
journalists are a very unusual lot. Hopefully he can find his way to Terrania if
Intelligence asks him to come here, in your name. I hope I can have him here by
tomorrow.”
* * * *
While Walt Ballin was talking on the Europa News seefone to Yvonne
Berclais, he was no longer thinking about the lead article he had written for the
first June issue of his paper. The visitor out in the reception room could just cool
his heels, the stranger didn’t seem to be very important. Walt Ballin didn’t know
anybody named Garibaldi. Besides, the main thing on his mind was to date
Yvonne for this evening so that he could finally come to an understanding with
her.
“OK, Chérie, then it’s all set for tonight at eight at Trois Poulardes? If it’s OK
with you I’ll reserve our front table on the left side.”
Yvonne Berclais was an enchanting young woman, an elegant brunet who was
world famous in spite of her 22 years. Whenever ‘La Berclais’ opened up with her
brilliant soprano on the networks, her goddess-like voice was listened to by 100
million viewers. But just now Yvonne Berclais was not the singer, she was a
happy young girl who was in love with Walt Ballin.
“I’m happy about tonight, Walt, and this time I’ll be on time. You won’t have
to wait for me. So until then…!”
She had cut off the connection with Walt who in spite of his 27 years was the
lead writer for Europa News, yet he continued to stare at the screen. However, the
muted sound of his buzzer reminded him of the visitor waiting in the anteroom.
So let him come in!
Ballin found himself in a euphoric mood. He was still thinking of Yvonne as he
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103THEPLASMAMONSTERKurtMahrHAVOCONHUMANITY!ROSYthesituationisnot.Moreaptly,thornyForoutofbitterexperienceTerraandArkonknowthatthereisaPoweroutthereintheMilkyWaythathasnosympathyforeitherTerransorArkonides.TheBlueSystemharbourstheenemyofbothcultures.TheancientAkons.TheEnergyCommandoisemployedandanewm...

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