spaceship covered the blue, with rare green tongues, flame, after he seemed to plunge into the ocean. The liquid the thickness of a kilometer did hide a planet rich in oxygen.
– This is major German Afonin. – Said android with white stripe. – We’ve entered the planet’s atmosphere. Dense sulfuric acid shell passed. Reflectors simulate glass removed. Judging by the sensors – the monitor in the center of the control panel showed something similar to the algorithms – the shell serves as a protective layer, that is, the shield of the planet from external influences, both physical and natural. For example: cools the layers of air from heating, when exposed to sunlight. We begin to reduce the angle of reflection of forty-seven degrees, the initial speed of ten thousand kilometers per second. Proceed to reset the beacons.
The white hand of the robot moved the cover somewhere in the corner of the panel. Finger pressed the yellow button under the cover. In the cabin he heard the signal three times blinked blue and all was quiet, leaving only the noise ripped the air behind.
– Forward! – Face hided tension. Pavlov smiled, to check the operation of the machine, at such remote distances from the Earth, business remained for the latter: to land and start again, and then come home. For the first, you can not worry – the spaceship will do everything on its own – over the latter will have to work majors with white stripe and with blue stripe on his shoulders that ran the machine. – Everything is fine guys: behind the Shuttle temperature and oxygen stats are normal. The atmosphere is viable.
– Well, well. – Droning Romanov, sitting in a corner with a Rubik’s cube, he continually mixed all colors, and then, within a minute collected it. It seemed that Petya did not pay attention, not to the cube, not to the screen, as if he was not here at all, but he saw everything. – I had to fly – this is my project, and I had to get there first.
– Peter Stepanovich, – said the Colonel, not taking his eyes off the screens. On the bridge anymore who were not, four binding operators sat at computers at the bottom, right under the bridge. – I understand everything, but it is one thing to be “left-handed”, another prepared fighter. No one knows what to expect from the project “Morning Star”. Thanks for the car – it has not failed – Russia will not forget you, but about the flight: it’s not up to you. Remember: I manage the project and you are here only because of me. Of course, you would like to be alone, but this will not happen.
The screen twitched and wheezed – the connection was lost.
– Herman Alekseevich, Daniel Karlovich – can you hear me? – Pavlov got nervous. – Will someone tell me – what’s going on?
Through hissing broke the voice of major Daniel Karlovich Mor :
– We hear you well, we feel great. Back to the set point. Begin vertical descent.
– Turn on the beacon and display them on the screen! – Said Pavlov in a microphone on the table. After turned to the androids in the micro-adapter on the right ear:
– We’ve lost visual contact with you, but we’ll try to find you now. – A planet with its reliefs appeared on the screen. – No wonder it is called Sister of the Earth’s.
– What’s up? – The voice of the Android with a white stripe.
– Planet similar to Earth, to decay it on the mainland, as on ancient maps. – Explained Pavlov. In the center of the mainland, in the middle of the highlands lit up a red light. There was a double picture, each part of it was decorated with the initials of the androids. – You’re back.
Green virgin terrain among the mountains and rivers, opened before the eyes of those present in the bunker. She was getting closer, getting brighter, more beautiful.
The car stopped. The door hissed up. Shutters-blinds fell on the Windows.
The sun, making its way through the thickness of sulfuric acid, blurred bright heavenly light. Clouds are clearly drawn in the heavenly silence golden mist. Here the time was approaching evening.
In containers were placed samples: of soil, grass, trees, rocks, water… part of the cooling compartments of the first section was filled. The Rovers were launched.
The androids stepped into the machine, but the technique failed, unable to even close the door, the panel was turned on, the buttons were shining with lights, and the car still didn’t work, not responding to the commands of the pilots.
– What you got? – The Colonel’s angry voice could be heard.
– Not clear. – Herman Replied. – The spaceship is not responding to our commands. What we do? It is necessary to move to the next point, but without a car we do not have time, and here it is not necessary to leave. Who knows what can live on this planet?!
– Find out. – Pavlov joked, but the joke was taken seriously:
– Perfectly. I’m moving.
– What about Daniel Karlovich, will you leave him alone? – In the Colonel’s voice was heard sarcastic notes.
– I’ll handle it. If that – ‘ll call. Major Moore replied.
– That’s good – happy Herman – I’ll be around – in the boundaries of the square.
People from the bunker ASS Russia, watched the beautiful views of nature of the mountains of Venus. So an hour passed, two, but any evidence of life to be seen.
– In this country someday will all well work. – Shouted the Colonel into the microphone, looking at a gray screen android Herman. The link again has interrupted. – At least just to work! – He turned to Romanov, the same didn’t pay on the Colonel any attention, collected the cube. – You can explain to me: why again the connection is terminated?
– Most likely, this layer of acid that protects the planet has an electromagnetic substance – it interrupts the transmission process, as a passing wave, which fails to the least stable, to her, a member of the crew. This time it was Afonin.
– What about the car?
– Same waves. It will take a little time, and it will work. You’ll see. You wouldn’t be nervous – take a Rubik’s cube, or crosswords, and relax. Only I you, its not will give.
– Why are you all such geniuses… – Pavlov wanted to swear but stopped in time – he remembered that he was told about the behavior of autistic and sociopaths.
On the screen of major Afonin, a picture appeared.
– Herman Alekseevich you can hear me? – The Colonel couldn’t understand what was happening. – Major Afonin can you hear me?
– No feedback. – Said Romanov.
– I can see that without you. Major Afonin, can you hear me?
Herman looked out from behind the stone, among the rocks and rivers of boiling lava. There, below, gray horned people in loincloths, pulled on ropes, behind itself a system from women and children similar to earthlings, than on these horned inhabitants of Venus.
– You see this? See? He whispered into the microphone. – I’m going to zoom in. That’s impossible. – High, edifice brown girl hair with blue eyes eyes, turned to Herman, if seeing his. – Is It Taya? – Surprise, Herman rose to his feet, and again the connection was lost.
– Who’s Taya? – The Colonel asked Daniil Karlovich.
– Why are you asking me?
– Afonin saw a red-haired girl and said: Taya. After the connection is terminated. If he was not an android, I would have thought that the major was cut down from behind – of head.
– Where saw – I do not not understand. He called his wife Taya, but she died four years ago – Taisia Nikolaevna Smirnova. Where’s