'Varon is a human being. That is correct?' said Omega.
The woman agreed.
'I cannot harm a human being. If I send him back to Zeron, he will
die. Therefore I cannot send him back. I cannot obey your order.'
'Good,' thought Varon to himself. He did not want to go back to
Zeron to die. But he did want to go back to Earth. And this spaceship
could take him there. He had to find a way to get control of the
spaceship. Varon started to move back away from the open door.
'Stay where you are,' said a man's voice behind him. 'Do not move.'
Varon felt cold metal touch the back of his neck. He knew that the
man was pointing a laser gun at his head. He stood very still.