“Look,” Eve cried, pointing back. “The men followed us, and ran into the photo-electric beams.”
The soldiers were streaming out of the prison, as fast as they could wiggle through the opening I had neglected to close. I had not meant to come back to prison this time. The men congregated in the hall, ready to plunge for victory or death.
“Fools,” I yelled. “You’ve ruined everything.”
“Think we were going to stay and die like rats?” Captain Taylor yelled back, face twisted. “You were going to join the aliens. Your whole idea in coming to this dome was to contact the aliens and make a pact with them against the human race.”
I was stunned by the fantastic accusation.
“You didn’t even give me the benefit of the doubt,” I groaned. “And now what are you going to do, with the aliens marching
