Space Pilot Colonel Rulak serves the totalitarian nation of Europa in the year 2200. Rulak is caught reading books from the 20th century, with stories of a “world of freedom, men unwatched by thought control!” He is ordered to report to the Supreme Warlord, Ates. Ates tells Rulak to investigate some scientists who escaped in a rocket ship and vanished when Europa conquered Amerika. The field of search is narrowed down to the planet, Minos. Minos is a small planetoid near Mars. Obeying orders, Colonel Rulak flies to Minos. After some searching, he discovers a woman there. The woman takes Rulak to President Kal, wise and kind ruler of Minos. Rulak tells the president of his positive impressions of the idyllic society, noting their one flaw as theft of the rocket. Kal says they cannot permit Rulak to return to Earth and send conquerors. In lieu of allowing him to leave, Kal offers Rulak a chance to live a pleasant life on Minos. As they are talking, one of the men of Minos informs them another rocketship has arrived. Rulak goes to meet with the men of Europa who followed him to the planetoid. He pleads the case of the peaceful people of Minos. The captain of the ship is only interested in returning the able bodies for Europa’s labor camps to mine uranium. Rulak quickly climbs into their ship and smashes their radio equipment so they can’t communicate with Earth. The men restrain Rulak, but the woman shows up with other people to rescue him. The men from Europa are taken to Kal. Rulak tells the president they can’t be trusted. The Europan captain takes out a “fission gun” and captures Rulak. Returning him to their ship, Rulak pushes one of the soldiers into the jet stream of the waiting craft, then, after a battle, the two remaining men, as well. Rulak returns to Earth, lies to Ates about Minos, and Ates punishes him by banishing him to Minos permanently.
Description Space Pilot Colonel Rulak serves the totalitarian nation of Europa in the year 2200. Rulak is caught reading books from the 20th century, with stories of a “world of freedom, men unwatched by thought control!” He is ordered to report to the Supreme Warlord, Ates. Ates tells Rulak to investigate some scientists who escaped in a rocket ship and vanished when Europa conquered Amerika. The field of search is narrowed down to the planet, Minos. Minos is a small planetoid near Mars. Obeying orders, Colonel Rulak flies to Minos. After some searching, he discovers a woman there. The woman takes Rulak to President Kal, wise and kind ruler of Minos. Rulak tells the president of his positive impressions of the idyllic society, noting their one flaw as theft of the rocket. Kal says they cannot permit Rulak to return to Earth and send conquerors. In lieu of allowing him to leave, Kal offers Rulak a chance to live a pleasant life on Minos. As they are talking, one of the men of Minos informs them another rocketship has arrived. Rulak goes to meet with the men of Europa who followed him to the planetoid. He pleads the case of the peaceful people of Minos. The captain of the ship is only interested in returning the able bodies for Europa’s labor camps to mine uranium. Rulak quickly climbs into their ship and smashes their radio equipment so they can’t communicate with Earth. The men restrain Rulak, but the woman shows up with other people to rescue him. The men from Europa are taken to Kal. Rulak tells the president they can’t be trusted. The Europan captain takes out a “fission gun” and captures Rulak. Returning him to their ship, Rulak pushes one of the soldiers into the jet stream of the waiting craft, then, after a battle, the two remaining men, as well. Rulak returns to Earth, lies to Ates about Minos, and Ates punishes him by banishing him to Minos permanently.
