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<blockquote data-quote="Capellan" data-source="post: 1458682" data-attributes="member: 6294">&quot;Space Tomb&quot; - Part 3&quot;Well, it's definitely a pyramid.&quot; Fury goes for the 'most redundant exposition' award. &quot;Must be, what ... fifteen storeys high?&quot;&quot;One hundred and forty eight feet, six inches.&quot; Archie provides, his gears whirring as he scans the area. &quot;I approve of this planetoid.&nbsp; It is very sterile.&quot;&quot;Zis is obviously not of ancient Egyptian manufacture.&quot; Gustav points at a short tunnel that leads into the side of the pyramid.&nbsp; At the end of the tunnel is a steel door with an hermetic seal.&nbsp; Beside the door is a panel of lights, though none are currently lit.&quot;What's that in the middle of it?&quot; S'Ondra points.'That' proves to be a box-like depression, roughly six inches deep, and twice that across.&nbsp; The bottom of the depression has a basin-like curve to it, while the top has two steel clamps.&quot;Very odd.&quot; Fury opines, &quot;There are some alcoves here, too.&nbsp; Got some kind of metal rods in them.&quot;&quot;Zey are not all metal.&quot; Doctor Gustav examines the rods. &quot;Zis one is ice, and zis is rubber.&quot;&quot;Rubber?&nbsp; Ancient Egyptians?&quot;&quot;I think we can assume this thing wasn't built by Earth primitives.&quot; S'Ondra sniffs.&quot;So how do we get in?&nbsp; Any ideas, Doc?&quot;&quot;Ve could knock?&quot;&quot;I doubt that'll get a response.&quot; Fury considers the strange rods, then shrugs in dismissal. &quot;Let's do this the old-fashioned way.&nbsp; Everyone stand back.&quot;The Captain draws his atomic pistol, aiming it at the door.&nbsp; Archie and S'Ondra escort a grumbling Gustav (&quot;Zis seems most impolite.&quot;) out of the tunnel, and Fury fires.The blast of atomic energy rebounds from the silvery surface of the door without visible effect.&nbsp; Fury just manages to throw himself aside in time, only narrowly avoiding a brief and unpleasant experience of the ultimate in 'friendly fire'.&quot;I told you we should knock.&quot;&quot;I don't think that'll help, Doc.&quot; Fury gets up and dusts himself off, then glowers at the door. &quot;If the Pathfinder was properly armed -&quot;&quot;You could kill us all, instead of just yourself?&quot; S'Ondra interrupts, sweetly.&quot;The rods will fit in these clamps.&quot; Archie puts an end to the incipient bickering. &quot;The diameter of the two matches exactly.&quot;&quot;So, we have to put the rods in the clamps?&quot; Fury frowns, &quot;But which ones?&nbsp; We've got, what, five or six of these rods?&nbsp; There are only two clamps.&quot;&quot;Two clamps and ze basin.&quot; Gustav muses. &quot;Zere must be some reason for ze basin to be zere.&quot;&nbsp; He produces his chemical analyser and runs it over the rod of ice. &quot;Ah ha!&nbsp; Zis is salt water.&quot;Fury and S'Ondra look blank.&nbsp; So does Archie, but that's kind of inevitable when your face is made of metal.&quot;Volta's battery.&quot; The robot's words make it clear that he understands the Doctor's excitement, even if his intonation doesn't suggest he shares it.&quot;I believe so, Archie.&quot; Gustav starts using the analyser on the rods, &quot;Ja!&nbsp; Here is ze zinc, and ze silver.&quot;&quot;That rod's made of silver?&quot; Fury may have no idea what's going on, but the last word certainly got his attention.&quot;Ja,&quot; the Doctor is oblivious to the reason for Fury's interest. &quot;Ze first battery was made of zinc, silver and salt water.&nbsp; We must simply put zese two rods into ze clamps, and add ze water to ze basin, and we will have an electric current.&quot;&quot;Which will do what, exactly?&quot;&quot;Open the door.&quot; S'Ondra rolls her eyes.&quot;Vell, I hope so, leibchen.&quot;&quot;Right.&quot; Fury nods, having reached the same page of the script as everyone else. &quot;So, after it works, can we keep the silver rod?&quot;Gustav, busy inserting the rods into the clamps, ignores the Captain's question.&nbsp; With the zinc and silver rods in place, he steps back and examines the rod of ice.&quot;Archie, could you please assist?&nbsp; Zank you.&quot;The robot takes the ice rod and snaps it in half, then places both in the basin.&quot;Please stand back.&quot; He warns, deploying plasma burners.&nbsp; After Fury's experience, no-one needs to be told twice.Narrowing the aperture of his weapons so that only a small tongue of flame licks out, the robot plays the burners over the door.&nbsp; Soot begins to collect on the metal as the ice slowly bubbles and dissolves.For a moment, nothing happens, and then the lights on the panel glow dimly for a moment, and the heavy steel door glides silently open ...</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Capellan, post: 1458682, member: 6294"] [b]"Space Tomb" - Part 3[/b] "Well, it's definitely a pyramid." Fury goes for the 'most redundant exposition' award. "Must be, what ... fifteen storeys high?" "One hundred and forty eight feet, six inches." Archie provides, his gears whirring as he scans the area. "I approve of this planetoid. It is very sterile." "Zis is obviously not of ancient Egyptian manufacture." Gustav points at a short tunnel that leads into the side of the pyramid. At the end of the tunnel is a steel door with an hermetic seal. Beside the door is a panel of lights, though none are currently lit. "What's that in the middle of it?" S'Ondra points. 'That' proves to be a box-like depression, roughly six inches deep, and twice that across. The bottom of the depression has a basin-like curve to it, while the top has two steel clamps. "Very odd." Fury opines, "There are some alcoves here, too. Got some kind of metal rods in them." "Zey are not all metal." Doctor Gustav examines the rods. "Zis one is ice, and zis is rubber." "Rubber? Ancient Egyptians?" "I think we can assume this thing wasn't built by Earth primitives." S'Ondra sniffs. "So how do we get in? Any ideas, Doc?" "Ve could knock?" "I doubt that'll get a response." Fury considers the strange rods, then shrugs in dismissal. "Let's do this the old-fashioned way. Everyone stand back." The Captain draws his atomic pistol, aiming it at the door. Archie and S'Ondra escort a grumbling Gustav ("Zis seems most impolite.") out of the tunnel, and Fury fires. The blast of atomic energy rebounds from the silvery surface of the door without visible effect. Fury just manages to throw himself aside in time, only narrowly avoiding a brief and unpleasant experience of the ultimate in 'friendly fire'. "I told you we should knock." "I don't think that'll help, Doc." Fury gets up and dusts himself off, then glowers at the door. "If the [I]Pathfinder[/I] was properly armed -" "You could kill us all, instead of just yourself?" S'Ondra interrupts, sweetly. "The rods will fit in these clamps." Archie puts an end to the incipient bickering. "The diameter of the two matches exactly." "So, we have to put the rods in the clamps?" Fury frowns, "But which ones? We've got, what, five or six of these rods? There are only two clamps." "Two clamps and ze basin." Gustav muses. "Zere must be some reason for ze basin to be zere." He produces his chemical analyser and runs it over the rod of ice. "Ah ha! Zis is [I]salt[/I] water." Fury and S'Ondra look blank. So does Archie, but that's kind of inevitable when your face is made of metal. "Volta's battery." The robot's words make it clear that he understands the Doctor's excitement, even if his intonation doesn't suggest he shares it. "I believe so, Archie." Gustav starts using the analyser on the rods, "[I]Ja![/I] Here is ze zinc, and ze silver." "That rod's made of silver?" Fury may have no idea what's going on, but the last word certainly got his attention. "[I]Ja[/I]," the Doctor is oblivious to the reason for Fury's interest. "Ze first battery was made of zinc, silver and salt water. We must simply put zese two rods into ze clamps, and add ze water to ze basin, and we will have an electric current." "Which will do what, exactly?" "Open the door." S'Ondra rolls her eyes. "Vell, I hope so, leibchen." "Right." Fury nods, having reached the same page of the script as everyone else. "So, after it works, can we keep the silver rod?" Gustav, busy inserting the rods into the clamps, ignores the Captain's question. With the zinc and silver rods in place, he steps back and examines the rod of ice. "Archie, could you please assist? Zank you." The robot takes the ice rod and snaps it in half, then places both in the basin. "Please stand back." He warns, deploying plasma burners. After Fury's experience, no-one needs to be told twice. Narrowing the aperture of his weapons so that only a small tongue of flame licks out, the robot plays the burners over the door. Soot begins to collect on the metal as the ice slowly bubbles and dissolves. For a moment, nothing happens, and then the lights on the panel glow dimly for a moment, and the heavy steel door glides silently open ... [/QUOTE]

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