Free Air Blast by Steve Skidmore Page A

do I get to this Airworld?”
    “You use one of my inventions,” says QTee. He presses a button and a wall opens up to reveal an amazing-looking robotic suit.
    “This is a Defence and Armed-Response Teleportation suit, or DART for short. It allows the wearer to teleport between planets and dimensions. It protects him or her from enemies and hostile environments. And it carries a number of weapons.”
    You are impressed. “What sort of firepower does it have?” you ask.

    “It has a variety of weapons systems and you can even control these by speaking or just by thinking!”
    “We don’t have much time, so you’d better start learning about the suit,” says Agent Lee.
     
    Go to 34 .

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    “Arm and fire TD bomb,” you order.
    The bomb shoots into the body of the gas giant and explodes. But to your horror, the creature isn’t killed. Instead, it absorbs the energy of the bomb and grows bigger!
    Before you can react, the creature fires dozens of huge gas bombs at you. They explode, creating an intense heat. The DART’s circuits burn. You cannot defend yourself. You glance up to see the giant standing above you. It sends another stream of bombs your way. You are blasted into oblivion.
     
    Begin your mission again by going to 1 .

6
    Two blasts of energy from your eGun finish off the creature.
    You look around, still wondering how you are going to get to the upper cloud belt. The airfield is still a hive of activity.
     
    If you want to teleport back to Earth, go to 41 .
    If you want to head to the airfield, go to 3 .

7
    “We’ve got to land,” you shout. “Flying in this weather will kill us.”
    You push down on the joystick and manage to bring the helicopter safely to the ground.
    You breathe a sigh of relief. “Sometimes you have to know when it’s just too dangerous to battle against the elements.”
    “Funny you should say that,” says Agent Lee. “But this is nothing, compared to what is coming your way. I wonder if you’re up for it?”
     
    If you want to go back home, go to 49 .
    If you want to find out about the mission, go to 42 .

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    “Speed mode,” you order. The DART suit responds and you head away from the creatures. One of them follows you, sucking at the air with incredible force.
    Suddenly you spin around and run past the creature towards the other storm reaper. The first creature turns and heads after you. You are now heading straight into the mouth of one of the reapers, whilst the other one is right behind you.

    Just as it seems as though you are going to be sucked into the creature’s mouth, you shout, “Super speed!” and turn to your right. The suit responds and you just avoid the storm reaper’s deadly blades.
    However, the other storm reaper isn’t so lucky. The creatures smash into each other. Their rotating blades tear at their bodies. There is a sound of squealing and roaring, and then silence as the creatures disappear in the blink of an eye.
    You breathe a sigh of relief and head towards Hurrikano’s palace.
     
    Go to 24 .

9
    As you raise your hands in surrender, you hear a shot. An energy bolt hits you. The pain is excruciating and you pass out.
    When you wake up, you find yourself in a prison cell. Your DART suit has been removed.
    You shout out, but no one answers. You realise that you will die on Airworld, and Earth will be destroyed.
     
    Mission failed! Go back to 1 .

10
    You stare wide-eyed at the alien creature.
    “This is QTee — he’s Earth Defence’s technical genius,” explains Agent Roberts. “Earth Defence is an ultra top-secret unit. Our task is to stop alien races attacking Earth.”

    “But he’s an alien,” you point out.
    “There are good aliens and bad aliens. He’s one of the good ones.”
    QTee smiles and nods at the gun. “And this beauty is a new toy I’m working on. It cancels out the effects of gravity.” He stares at you. “And you are the one who is volunteering for this mission in which you are almost certain to die. Are