Earth Attack (3 page)

“You took too long,” you hear Agent Lee shout as the lights go out. You are crushed as the ceiling collapses.

Get a move on
back to 1
.

You decide to enter the room, cautiously.

You step forward into Tyranno’s star chamber. A force field crackles around you. Ahead of you is Tyranno. He is sitting on a giant crystal skull throne.

Tyranno’s voice fills the room. “So you decided to try to trick me, you foolish creature! Did you not think that I have been following your every move, ever since you arrived on my world?”

“So why didn’t you kill me?” you ask.

“I have my reasons,” he replies. “But first I have a proposal for you.”

If you want to listen to what Tyranno has to say,
go to 28
.

If you wish to attack him with your eGun,
go to 38
.

If you wish to use your control over fire to attack Tyranno,
go to 47
.

The DART suit’s NAV system sends you through the corridors of the Deathworld. You know you have to move quickly to try to stop Tyranno issuing the order to invade Earth. However, the suit suddenly reduces power. “Warning! Star mines ahead!”

“Tell me more,” you say.

“Star mines react to light and movement. Highly deadly. Avoidance recommended. Plotting alternative course.” The timings flash up on your display.

“Risk of getting through star minefield?” you ask the computer.

It replies, “30 per cent chance of survival.”

If you wish to take Route one, through the minefield in the corridor,
go to 10
.

If you want to take Route two, the longer way round the minefield,
go to 16
.

“OK,” you say. “Send over the co-ordinates.”

“This is too dangerous,” whispers QTee. Agent Roberts and Agent Lee nod in agreement.

You shrug. “It’s not every day you get to meet the Emperor Of A Thousand Worlds.”

“It will be a trap,” says QTee. “You shouldn’t go up there.”

Tyranno’s voice booms out. “Do not listen to these pathetic fools. I will send the coordinates for your teleportation up to the Deathworld. I will not give you this chance again.”

To teleport to the Deathworld,
go to 9
.

To ask for more time to consider,
go to 33
.

If you don’t want to meet Tyranno,
go to 12
.

The droids march towards you, firing bolts of energy at you from their weapons.

You easily evade their shots and return fire with your eGun. You hit one of the droids and it explodes into thousands of pieces.

However, more skeleton droids appear. They open fire and the corridor is a mass of explosions as energy blots flash through the air. You realise that you will have to change tactics.

If you wish to try to evade the skeleton droids,
go to 31
.

If you wish to attack the droids using your power over ice,
go to 2
.

If you wish to attack the droids with fire,
go to 48
.

“Teleport,” you whisper. Nothing happens.

Tyranno moves towards you. “I’m afraid you can’t escape. I have blocked all communication links. There is only one way you will leave this place… dead!”

He motions with his hand and you drop to the floor.

If you want to wait to see what Tyranno is going to do,
go to 39
.

If you wish to detonate the vortex bomb,
go to 32
.

If you wish to threaten Tyranno with the vortex bomb,
go to 17
.

“Maximum speed,” you order. But before the suit can respond, the creature grabs hold of you in its giant hand.

You struggle to free yourself, but the suit has melded onto your enemy’s hand. You feel the DART suit melting as the creature absorbs its metal.

Soon the suit has vanished and you cry out in pain. You life force is slowly being sucked from your body as the creature absorbs you, molecule by molecule.

You failed to stop Tyranno’s element monster! To begin again,
go to 1
.

You blast the alien zombies with your eGun. Their bodies are ripped apart. You dodge a couple of laser beams, before finishing off the remaining creatures. They are no match for your weaponry. However, you know that time is running out. You have to get to Tyranno before he can order the attack on Earth.

You order the suit to travel at super speed.

As the DART suit speeds you through the corridors of the Deathworld, you see a series of flashing lights ahead of you. You fly towards them.

Go to 37
.

“Tell me more,” you say.

Tyranno laughs. “I propose that you stay here and watch whilst I destroy your planet!”

Before you can react, he holds out his hand. A burst of green energy shoots out and surrounds you. You try to move, but you are trapped. You try to speak, but no sound comes out of your mouth.

“I am surprised that I got you here so easily,” says Tyranno. “I am amazed that my followers were defeated by you. Still, they were expendable; in fact they were just a diversion. I really wanted the pleasure of destroying your planet myself. And after I have, then I will destroy you, too.”

You can do nothing as thousands of spaceships pour out of the Deathworld, heading down to annihilate your beloved planet.

Earth is doomed! To confront Tyranno again,
go to 1
.

“Ice attack,” you order. The suit obeys, filling the chamber with snow and ice.

“Super speed,” you order. You hurtle towards Tyranno, using the ice storm as a cover.

But before you can reach him, a huge fireball fills the chamber and the snow and ice vanish in a second. Tyranno sees you heading towards him and holds out his hand. A wave of energy hits you and sends you flying backwards.

To try to escape,
go to 11
.

To attack with your needle laser and missiles,
go to 41
.

To attack with your eGun,
go to 38
.

Agent Roberts points at a comm-link screen. “We have just picked up this broadcast.”

“It’s Tyranno,” says QTee.

“Where is the signal coming from?” you ask.

“We’re not sure,” replies Agent Lee. “It seems to be a cross-dimension communication. Our scanners can’t pick up anything. He could be anywhere in the universe.”

“What does he want?”

QTee stares at you. “He wants to talk to you!”

If you wish to communicate with Tyranno, the Starlord,
go to 4
.

If you don’t wish to,
go to 46
.

“Avoid attack!” you order the suit.

The suit responds, but your enemy’s assault is too ferocious. You are hit time after time, and are sent spinning through the air.

“I can’t take any more of this,” you shout. “Time to fight back!”

“All weapons systems offline,” responds the DART suit. Another blast hits you and you drop to the floor. Pain racks your body, but it doesn’t last for long as your enemy moves in and sends you to oblivion.

You have failed. To put a stop to Tyranno, get
back to 1
.

“Arm vortex bomb,” you whisper.

“Armed,” replies the suit. “Do you wish to launch and detonate?”

You know that this is the only way to defeat Tyranno. You will have to make the supreme sacrifice to save Earth.

Tyranno moves towards you. He smiles. “You have failed, your puny planet is going to be destroyed.”

“I don’t think so,” you reply. “Earth wins! Fire and detonate!”

“No!” cries Tyranno. But he is too late to stop you.

There is a huge blast and a roaring noise as your body is ripped into millions of atoms as the vortex bomb tears open the dimensions of time and space.

Go to 50
.

“I need time to think about this,” you tell Tyranno. “No offence, but you have declared war on Earth and your followers have tried to kill me, so don’t get me wrong, but I don’t really trust you.”

“I have heard of this Earth humour,” replies Tyranno. “I don’t understand it. You are a foolish species. Very well, you have two of your Earth minutes to decide.” The screen goes blank.

You beckon QTee and the agents to you. “Can you get a fix on the Deathworld?”

QTee shakes his head. “There’s a blocking signal on all comm links. You can only teleport when he gives us the co-ordinates and opens the channels.”

“But I have to get to the Deathworld if we are going to be able to defeat him.”

“It is bound to be a trap,” says Agent Lee.

QTee thinks. “I could alter the co-ordinates slightly, so I will get you onto the Deathworld when they open the channel. But it’s risky. It might not work. You could be teleported into another dimension and be lost forever.”