Part Two, Castaways in Time: Chapters 16 & 17 Summary

The Soyuz returns to earth. Musa opens the hatch and pushes out of his seat, but after the weightlessness of space, he is slow and weak. Musa climbs out of the hatch and sees that they have come to rest in front of a village. There are many dome shaped tents, and a man walks towards them in a full length fur coat and conical cap. The Mongol warrior walks toward Musa who stretches out his arms and asks for help explaining that they have fallen from space. The Mongol reacts so fast that Koyla hardly sees him move. His sword swings out, and Musa's head flips into the air, and his body falls to the ground. Koyla and Sable are horrified.

Grasper adjusts to her confinement easier than Seeker. Acid rain from...