Trigo and his nephew Janno were whirled through uncharted space, past unknown worlds. After what seemed a lifetime, they recovered consciousness in bright sunlight. Where . . . where are we? Not on Elekton, that’s for sure! I’ve circumnavigated our planet many times, but I’ve never seen this type of country! Presently, they heard voices, and a craft glided into sight. They were addressed—in the common language of their own planet. Welcome to Orcadia. We have been expecting you. The Trigans were too astounded to speak. Their wonder increased when they came to a fabulous city.Their guide led them into a great hall. The persons from the upper world, great one! It is good. Please approach, my friends. Then began the answers to the questions that teemed in the Trigans’ minds. We detected your approach. In the distant past, our people inhabited the perilous world that you call the microscopic. Indeed, we are even familiar with your native planet—which is why we speak your language. But . . . what is this planet? Where is Orcadia? Taking the scale of your native planet, Orcadia moves in space about the nucleus of a single atom! Janno stared at his uncle in awe. I . . . 1 don’t understand! Think of it this way, lad—under Peric’s microscope in the palace laboratory in Trigan City is a microscopic world—this is made up of a teeming mass of atomic particles, worlds within worlds. We are now on one of those sub-microscopic worlds Meanwhile, in Trigan City, the revolutionary who had been caught outside Peric’s laboratory was recovering his senses. Give me a hand to carry this animal to the lock-up! He zipped into action! Uuuuugh! Aaaaagh! Presently, he was back at his party’s secret headquarters. Oh, it’s you. What did you find out? You will be amazed! He told his fantastic story of what he had seen and heard, that night, in the laboratory at the palace. I tell you it’s true! Trigo and that nephew of his are under Peric’s microscope! We can destroy them as easily as snapping a finger—so!
This instalment was originally published in Look and Learn issue no. 584 on 24 March 1973.
