Extraordinary beauty! Superhuman strength within her! These are the adventures of Doctor Darala Starr, an alien woman from a heavy planet whose trip to Earth will help her discover her own incredible power! As Darala grows to understand the enormity...
Darala ran faster than she ever had. Her speed was tremendous, her stride mightier than a stallion! She leaped over walls without missing a stride, heading away from the edges of the town and back into the forested area where her ship had landed.
Her wristband communicator came to life and she heard the ship's computer voice.
"Darala Starr, I see you approaching very fast."
Without breaking her superhuman speed, Darala said, "The Torellian somehow modified the transponder into a bomb. It's getting very hot in my hands. I'm having a hard time holding it," Darala shouted over the rushing wind in her ears.
"Then there's no time to lose," the ship's computer answered. "You're almost here!"
After another half mile of Darala's superhuman speed brought her to the ship where the main outer door slowly opened. The heat from the transponder was growing impossibly hot and Darala could no longer hold it.
"I can't hold on any longer," Darala said.
"Quickly," the ship's computer said, "Place it in the airlock, just inside the outer door! Hurry, Darala!"
Darala carefully placed the device on the deck inside the airlock. He heat had become unbearable in her hands and she was all too glad to get rid of it.
"Now," the computer said, "stand back. Far back!"
Darala asked "Computer, what do you mean? What are you going to do?"
"No time for questions, Darala Starr! Get back now."
Reluctantly, Darala stepped back away from the ship as the outer door closed.
"Wait," Darala said, "what are you doing?"
"The only thing that can be done," the computer said. "Goodbye, Darala Starr."
And a moment later, the ship's engine roared to life, the hull lifting suddenly above the ground. A strong wind filled the area and Darala squinted to see through the dust as the ship lifted higher and higher.
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"No, wait!" Darala cried. "Don't leave me here!"
A moment later, her ship vanished in a vertical lift, disappearing into the sky.
"Computer?" Darala said into her bracelet. "Computer!"
There was no response, just the sound of those creatures called birds in the afternoon air. Darala stared into the sky, the emptiness staring back at her.
A moment later, Tina's car pulled off a rough-hewn path and stopped awkwardly between two trees. Jason, Tina and the Torellian alighted quickly.
Darala turned to them, her eyes wide. Jason ran to her side.
