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"But I didn't know if Steve really would want the assignment." "Well, what about it, Steve?" asked the commander. "This is no reflection on your present work. But if you're so convinced that 42-D is worth the trouble, then take them over and mold them into spacemen. Otherwise, I'll have to wash them out." Strong hesitated a moment. "All right, sir. I'll do my best."
Herbert snapped. "Yes, sir uhh Mister." Astro flushed and joined Tom. "Cadet Candidate Philip Morgan," announced the next boy. Herbert repeated the name into the machine, then announced, "Cadet Candidates Tom Corbett, Astro, and Philip Morgan assigned to Section 42-D." Turning to the three boys, he indicated the spiraling slidestairs. "Forty-second floor.
"I saw what happened at the monorail station," drawled the third member of Section 42-D, leaning against the bannister of the moving belt. "By the craters of Luna, that Manning felluh sure is a hot operator." "We found out for ourselves," grunted Astro. "Say, since we're all bunkin' togethuh, let's get to knowin' each othuh. My name's Phil Morgan, come from Georgia. Where you all from?"
"All right, Astro," he said to himself, "in ten minutes it'll be your turn and I'm going to make it tough!" Back in the quarters of Unit 42-D, Tom and Astro still pored over the books and papers on the desk. "Let's try again, Astro," sighed Tom as he hitched his chair closer to the desk.
The problem is to get a combination of cruisers and destroyers and scouts into a space section where it could knock out your opponent's ships." "You mean," interrupted Astro, "you've got to keep track of all those ships at once?" "Don't worry, Astro," commented Roger quickly. "You use your muscles to win for dear old 42-D in free-fall wrestling.
Speaking generally, of course." Strong felt the back of his neck begin to flush as Walters kept eyeing him. "And speaking specifically, Steve?" "Why ah what do you mean, sir?" "Let's stop fencing with each other, Steve." Walters spoke kindly but firmly. "What about Manning and Unit 42-D? Are those boys learning to work together or not? And I want facts, not hopes!"
He remembered his fear and insecurity, and how hard he had fought to make what was then Unit 42-D a success, the unit that eventually became the Polaris unit. And how each assignment had brought him closer to his dream of becoming an officer in the Solar Guard.
Dale and myself feel that the boys of Unit 42-D make it potentially the best in the Academy if they stay together, sir." Walters considered this for a moment and then asked thoughtfully, "Give me one good reason why the unit shouldn't be washed out." "The academy needs boys like this, sir," Steve answered flatly. "Needs their intelligence, their experience.
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