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Roberts.
    “This is the HQ of Earth Defence. It’s time to find out what you’ve let yourself in for!”
    You head across the hangar to a set of doors. They swish open and you give a cry of alarm. Standing straight ahead of you is an alien creature, pointing a huge gun at you!
     
    If you want to attack the alien, go to 45 .
    If you want to see what happens, go to 10 .

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    “Teleport,” you order.
    There is a bright light and you briefly feel as though your body is being ripped apart.
    You open your eyes and gasp in horror. You are still inside the palace’s control room! The room is rapidly falling in on itself. You remember what QTee said about the palace being blocked for teleportation. Before you can react, you hear a ripping noise — your DART suit has cracked under the pressure of the vacuum! You have no protection. Your bones begin to crack as you are slowly and agonisingly crushed to death.
    You defeated Hurrikano, but it has cost you your life.
     
    Begin your adventure again by going to 1 .

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    You know that you cannot let the creature raise the alarm.
    A flash shoots from your needle laser and hits the hawk. It drops from the sky.
    “Head north,” orders the NAV system.
    “Stealth mode.”
    You make your way across the clouds, being careful to avoid Hurrikano’s creatures. Sometime later you see in the distance, a huge metal building.
    “Hurrikano’s palace ahead,” says the NAV system.
    You make your way towards it, passing through fields of clouds. You look ahead and see two strange, egg-shaped objects, nestling on the ground.
     
    If you want to investigate these, go to 19 .
    If you wish to carry on to the palace, go to 13 .

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    The hawk flies at you, spinning and turning at an incredible speed.
    You prime your weapons system to attack mode.
    “Missile launcher ready,” says the computer.
    “Fire!” you order.

    The missile hits the hawk in its chest and explodes. The creature is knocked backwards, but only for a moment. It continues its attack. Another bolt of lightning shoots from its beak.
    “Continuous firing!” you order.
    More missiles hit the creature. The assault is successful. The cyclone hawk drops dazed, at your feet. You shoot a steel net around the creature to make sure it cannot attack further.
     
    If you wish to kill the creature, go to 6 .
    If you think you can use the hawk to help you, go to 16 .

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    “Full attack,” you order and blast at the drones with your needle laser and eGun. The drones are no match for your firepower, and they are blasted to pieces.
    You speed down corridors towards
    Hurrikano’s control room, dealing quickly with any enemies that have the misfortune to get in your way.
    “Target ahead,” warns the NAV system.
    You open a metal door and step through it into a control room. The door shuts behind you and window shutters slam down, blocking out all outside light.
    You hear a rustle and a figure lands on the floor before you. You have found your enemy!

    “So, you have finally arrived,” says Hurrikano. “I’ve been following your progress with interest. But now you are trapped. This control room is sealed off. There is no escape.”
     
    If you wish to attack Hurrikano, go to 2 .
    If you wish to talk to him, go to 43 .

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    You push the pilot out of the way and grab hold of the controls. The helicopter is spinning wildly. Using all your strength and skill you pull on the joystick and manage to bring the helicopter under control.
    “They said you were a top pilot,” says Agent Roberts.
    “Tell me that when we’re safe,” you reply. “We’re not out of the storm yet!”
     
    If you want to land the helicopter, go to 7 .
    If you want to fly through the storm, go to 26 .

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    “Arm bomb and fire!” you shout.
    The bomb launches into the mouth of one of the storm reapers. It hits the rotating blades — but nothing happens!
    You are in a state of shock. Before you can rearm your weapons system, the storm reaper sucks you into its deadly