Arkot fully pressed the control lever. The ship was filled with tension of current energy, and sparks flashed in the air of the control room, which raced at incredible speed through the darkness of intergalactic space.
But suddenly, far left and right, they saw two shining ships sailing parallel to their course! They gloomily clung to the course of the earth's ship, bracketing it like an official guard.
Earth scientists looked at them in surprise. “Lord,” muttered Mori, “where could they come from?”
