Captain Future 20 - The Solar Invasion (Fall 1946) - Plot & Excerpts
697 is one of the countless worlds explored by Curt Newton — Captain Future to the peoples of the many planets for whom he has waged such brilliant conflict — and, unlike most explorers, about which he has said little to anyone beyond his own circle of strange comrades.Asteroid No. 697 is not much larger than a flying mountain. Nevertheless it has a freak gravitational power which makes possible the retention of atmosphere and water. Rich green grass and shrubs and trees, myriads of flowers, and delicious fruits, grow there. The grotto in which they now were gathered was an ideal picnic spot. And as a picnic spot it was being used just now by Curt Newton and two companions.They had come, ostensibly, to collect and examine specimens of edible plants, which early sketchy tests had shown to contain a new quasi-vitamin useful in prolonging life. But there were other reasons for coming to Asteroid No. 697 — and for spending some time there. And so they lolled and rested, after the last specimen had been carefully packed and slid into a locker.Curt, graceful, brawny and a bit more than normal size, knelt before a small fire, grilling a steak.
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