 There is one central object that saves Casey Ritter and Pard Hoskins from the wrath of Jupiter’s scorpion race. What is it and what does it do?
Sure, the crystals are deadly, but I was smuggling them legitimately, in a manner of speaking, for this doctor to experiment with. We possess well-authenticated photographs of these inhabitants, and if you are prepared to visit them and in some way worm from them the secret of their anti-gravity field, the government stands ready to issue you a full pardon as well as a substantial monetary reward. Well, a cross between a scorpion and a grasshopper, to be accurate. Those emeralds were in the inner shrine of the super-sacred, super-secret temple of the cavern-dwelling tribe of Killicuts on Mars—the real aborigines.
 A perfume that makes the scorpions fall in love with whoever wears it.
 A potion that causes the scorpions to go insane.  A yellow space suit. The scorpion race considers yellow is a sign of serious respect.  A yellow space suit. The scorpion race considers yellow a sign of romantic love.  A perfume that makes the scorpions fall in love with whoever wears it.