“Ace” Kelly is a hotshot test pilot for the Army. Ace tests a new “Army motor” in the K13 airplane, which uses an experimental gas mixture. As he rises straight up, Major Nichols contacts him by radio. The Major wants Kelly to level out and let up on the engine. Kelly says he can’t level out, and is going to break a lot of records. Ship enters a twisting “space-flow” that takes his craft on a journey. 48 hours later, Kelly awakens to see a weird flying creature and unfamiliar terrain. Decides to land as he is out of fuel. Uses a lake for touchdown. Sees a pair of short, tiny creatures on the shore as he swims out. The creatures speak an unfamiliar language, and Kelly realizes he’s on another planet. The creatures shoot him, causing him to pass out. The creatures place him in an odd looking ship and fly off to the city of Ur. Ace revives from the ray-gun blast to discover he is strapped to an odd, rocket-like device. It is sent on a rail, traveling astonishingly fast through a long tube. It stops in pitch-black where Kelly can only see a pair of eyes looking back. Released by unseen hands, a voice speaks to him, “So, the sacred moon city of Ur has a visitor! A man from Earth, I am told! Speak!” Kelly is astonished at the “cat’s eyes” possessing a human voice. The voice says he has no reason to be worried yet. The lights come on, revealing a beautiful, dark-haired woman as she removes her cat-eye mask. The woman informs Kelly that he is dead. She explains all men of Ur are considered dead until they prove their “right to live” by taking a test, showing him a coffin with his name on it. He is anxious to get the “test” over with, asking for a pencil. It’s not that kind of test, she tells him, but a round “pit of a dozen doors” in it. He must open 6 of the doors and survive whatever is behind them. He is dressed in battle clothing and given a sword. The woman is teary as she talks to Ace, explaining each of the twelve doors has a button to open it. Kelly enters the arena and opens his first door as the audience cheers him on. The first door reveals a large Hawk-Beaked Moon Beast. Ace considers fleeing, but sucks it up and kills the creature after an epic battle. The second door reveals a giant Murder Worm, which Ace again bests in combat. Ace is tired, but opens the third door which contains a Brute Human with a large ax. After defeating him, Ace passes out from exhaustion. According to the rules of which Kelly is unaware, the fourth door is opened by a timid attendant of the arena, who quickly leaves through an access door. Luckily, the door contains a great treasure of gold and precious gems, arousing and delighting Ace. The fifth door reveals a horrible, Meat-eating Crustacean. Ace manages to avoid its pincers. He cuts them both off before killing the beast. He finds the game a cruel one not to his taste, but has one more door to open. The girl comes out of it, dressed in regal clothing. He realizes she is the Queen of Ur. He says he doesn’t want to fight her, but she tells him he is a rich hero and expected to marry her instead, as she has fallen in love with him. Ace tries to avoid the wedding, but the Queen makes it clear he cannot do so. He asks for some time to prepare and takes off for a while. The queen hears of his plans to purchase a rocketship and calls out the Police of Ur to stop him. The queen arrives just in time to see him take off in the rocket. An officer suggests sending out “space patrols” to retrieve him, but she tearily waves goodbye to Kelly and wishes him luck.
Description “Ace” Kelly is a hotshot test pilot for the Army. Ace tests a new “Army motor” in the K13 airplane, which uses an experimental gas mixture. As he rises straight up, Major Nichols contacts him by radio. The Major wants Kelly to level out and let up on the engine. Kelly says he can’t level out, and is going to break a lot of records. Ship enters a twisting “space-flow” that takes his craft on a journey. 48 hours later, Kelly awakens to see a weird flying creature and unfamiliar terrain. Decides to land as he is out of fuel. Uses a lake for touchdown. Sees a pair of short, tiny creatures on the shore as he swims out. The creatures speak an unfamiliar language, and Kelly realizes he’s on another planet. The creatures shoot him, causing him to pass out. The creatures place him in an odd looking ship and fly off to the city of Ur. Ace revives from the ray-gun blast to discover he is strapped to an odd, rocket-like device. It is sent on a rail, traveling astonishingly fast through a long tube. It stops in pitch-black where Kelly can only see a pair of eyes looking back. Released by unseen hands, a voice speaks to him, “So, the sacred moon city of Ur has a visitor! A man from Earth, I am told! Speak!” Kelly is astonished at the “cat’s eyes” possessing a human voice. The voice says he has no reason to be worried yet. The lights come on, revealing a beautiful, dark-haired woman as she removes her cat-eye mask. The woman informs Kelly that he is dead. She explains all men of Ur are considered dead until they prove their “right to live” by taking a test, showing him a coffin with his name on it. He is anxious to get the “test” over with, asking for a pencil. It’s not that kind of test, she tells him, but a round “pit of a dozen doors” in it. He must open 6 of the doors and survive whatever is behind them. He is dressed in battle clothing and given a sword. The woman is teary as she talks to Ace, explaining each of the twelve doors has a button to open it. Kelly enters the arena and opens his first door as the audience cheers him on. The first door reveals a large Hawk-Beaked Moon Beast. Ace considers fleeing, but sucks it up and kills the creature after an epic battle. The second door reveals a giant Murder Worm, which Ace again bests in combat. Ace is tired, but opens the third door which contains a Brute Human with a large ax. After defeating him, Ace passes out from exhaustion. According to the rules of which Kelly is unaware, the fourth door is opened by a timid attendant of the arena, who quickly leaves through an access door. Luckily, the door contains a great treasure of gold and precious gems, arousing and delighting Ace. The fifth door reveals a horrible, Meat-eating Crustacean. Ace manages to avoid its pincers. He cuts them both off before killing the beast. He finds the game a cruel one not to his taste, but has one more door to open. The girl comes out of it, dressed in regal clothing. He realizes she is the Queen of Ur. He says he doesn’t want to fight her, but she tells him he is a rich hero and expected to marry her instead, as she has fallen in love with him. Ace tries to avoid the wedding, but the Queen makes it clear he cannot do so. He asks for some time to prepare and takes off for a while. The queen hears of his plans to purchase a rocketship and calls out the Police of Ur to stop him. The queen arrives just in time to see him take off in the rocket. An officer suggests sending out “space patrols” to retrieve him, but she tearily waves goodbye to Kelly and wishes him luck.
