Pericles was one of the genetically enhanced chimpanzees aboard the space station Oberon in 2029, as was his mate, Aspasia. Captain Leo Davidson was his trainer, conditioning him to pilot space pods on reconaissance missions, and also grew to be very fond of Pericles, almost regarding him as a pet. When a great electromagnetic storm was detected in space, Pericles was dispatched in the small 'Alpha Pod' craft to check it out. Leo didn't like the idea and would have preferred to go himself. However his commander, Vasich, believed in sending a chimp before sending a man to explore something dangerous. When Pericles lost contact while piloting the space pod, Leo sneaked onboard 'Delta Pod' and followed him, only to get caught in the same electrical storm, which rocketed Leo through time and caused his pod to crash on a strange new world ruled by apes but also populated by humans who existed as savages and slaves.
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