Perry Rhodan 102 - Action - Division 3

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ACTION: DIVISION 3
Kurt Mahr
A PLANET OF MONSTERS
SUPER-SHARKS! With tusks as big as
elephants’ tusks! They swarm the deadly seas of
the planet Ghama, where the Springer Alboolal
is chief.
Red-eyed killer creatures with the head and
body of a pachyderm and the flippers of a seal,
a spiny fin atop their backs.
A Terran freighter has been mysteriously
destroyed and Terranian ‘blood hounds’ Nike
Quinto, Chief of Intercosmic Social Development
Aid, and his aide Ron Landry, deploy future
commandoes to discover and deal with the
enemies of Earth.
The adventure never quits in—
ACTION: DIVISION 3
THE ACTION IS DIVIDED BETWEEN—
COL NIKE QUINTO—Chief of the so-called Intercosmic Welfare and
Development organization, an entity created by Perry Rhodan
CAPT. RON LANDRY—A Division 3 bloodhound for Nike Quinto
Lt. Larry Randall—In charge of a lonely Terran outpost
Alboolal—Springer clan chieftain on Ghama
Zafok—A loyal amphibian native of Ghama
Gherek—A native of Ghama
Odie Rhyan—Skipper of the Ill-fated Terran freighter Carolina
Lyn Trenton—A passenger: chief liaison officer en route to Arkon
Dynah Langmuir—A passenger who becomes a girl castaway
Ezekiel Dunlop Rykher—A passenger: an Oregon farmer far from
home, who wins more than he bargained fan
Lt. Richard Silligan—Sharp-eyed leader of the survivors
Cpl. Tony Laughlin—Lifeboat pilot
Marty Nolan—A chemical analyst
Warren Teller—Leader of the strangest raid in history
Alan D. Mercant—Solar Marshal
…and the spaceships Urania,Empress of Arkon,Carolina and Royal
Irish
THEY’RE IN FOR A WHALE OF A TIME!
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
Stuart J. Byrne
Associate Translators
ACTION: DIVISION 3
by Kurt Mahr
A Division of Charter Communications Inc.
1120 Avenue of the Americas
New York, N.Y. 10036
ACTION: DIVISION 3
Copyright © 1976 Ace Books
An Ace Book by arrangement with
Arthur Moewig Verlag
All Rights Reserved.
Original German Title:
“Abt. III greift ein”
First Ace Printing: May 1976
Printed in U.S.A
ORDER OF THE ACTION
1/ ATTACK FROM NOWHERE
page *
2/ BLOODHOUNDS OF TERRA
page *
3/ CASTAWAYS IN SPACE
page *
4/ THE GHAMA GAMBIT
page *
5/ DAY OF THE MONSTER
page *
6/ CITY BENEATH THE SEA
page *
7/ FRANTIC FUGITIVES
page *
8/ CRACK IN THE WALL
page *
9/ JONAH AND THE WHALE
page *
THE SHIP OF THINGS TO COME
A Peek at ‘The Plasma Monster’
page *
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 boat if he didn’t make an effective
move pretty soon.
With an elastic step he crossed that section of the corridor that separated his
cabin from Dynah Langmuir’s quarters. He intended only to knock on her door
and offer an invitation to dinner. Trenton was convinced that the invitation would
not fail to achieve the desired objective. Even as fascinating a woman as Dynah
Langmuir could not refuse an invitation from the chief Terran liaison officer on
Arkon.
He had just reached her door when the unbearable bedlam of the alarm sirens
began. Lyn turned irritably and headed for the lifeboat hangar in compliance with
emergency regulations. However, he had hardly taken a step before Dynah
Langmuir opened her door and emerged into the passageway, impelled by sudden
fright. When he spotted her over his shoulder he turned back toward her, suddenly
ceasing to consider the alarm a personal affront of Providence.
He smiled at her quickly. “I was just about to put in a humble request for your
company at dinner but the way it looks now we’ll be on dog rations in the
hangar—not quite the right atmosphere.”
Dynah was much too confused at the moment to share his levity. “What is it?”
she asked. “What’s the meaning of the alarm?”
In view of her obvious concern, Lyn decided to show his fatherly side.
“Nobody knows, my child. But in any case we’ll be safest in the hangar. Come
on!”
As Dynah hesitated he grasped her gently by the arm and drew her along with
him. By this time the ship was beginning to sway. From somewhere came a
bellowing clap of thunder. When Lyn Trenton saw the girl’s shocked reaction he
realized that the situation was really serious. He increased his pace but by now
Dynah was running on her own.
* * * *
Until disaster struck, Richard Silligan had been carping about his boring duty in
the lifeboat hangar. All the while he had been trying to dissuade himself from the
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