Planet of the Apes 03 - Journey into Terror
by George Alec Effinger
THE DEADLIEST CHOICE OF ALL—A SINGLE HUMAN LIFE ... OR THE SECRETS OF THE AGES
The ancient projector cranks into motion. The old reel begins to unwind. Civilization, human civilization lives. Its secrets unfold before astonished eyes.
Then the rusty, outdated machine grinds to a halt. The secrets will remain secrets forever.
Unless the machine can be made to work. Only two men have the key, only two men can empower the machine that will unlock the mysteries of the ages.
But a vicious band of bloodthirsty gorillas have seized one of them. The other’s choice is simple: the machine or the man, the sum total of scientific knowledge or the life of a friend!
“The Legacy,” based on the teleplay by Robert Hamner“The Horse Race,” based on the teleplay by David P. Lewis and Booker Bradshaw
The ancient projector cranks into motion. The old reel begins to unwind. Civilization, human civilization lives. Its secrets unfold before astonished eyes.
Then the rusty, outdated machine grinds to a halt. The secrets will remain secrets forever.
Unless the machine can be made to work. Only two men have the key, only two men can empower the machine that will unlock the mysteries of the ages.
But a vicious band of bloodthirsty gorillas have seized one of them. The other’s choice is simple: the machine or the man, the sum total of scientific knowledge or the life of a friend!
“The Legacy,” based on the teleplay by Robert Hamner“The Horse Race,” based on the teleplay by David P. Lewis and Booker Bradshaw