Authors: Mac Park
Chillterratan (4 page)
The battle team flew away just as the massive mega-mutant fell.
It landed hard and the ice beneath it cracked. Pieces of ice flew up at the team as they flew away.
The battle team hovered high above the two mega-mutants. The three-headed mega-mutant was now standing again. Its tails whipped about madly and it had thrown off the netting on its heads. Its three heads let out three loud roars.
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âThe other one will be on its feet soon too,' said Kai.
We battled well flying in together,
thought Kai.
If only we could join our jets to fly in and battle as a double jet. Maybe the BMC can help.
Kai sent a text message to the BMC. A reply came back straight away. âWe've been given an upgrade,' Kai said to Will. âI can join my ride with yours to make one new awesome battle jet. The joining gear is on the bottom of my Jet-Luge. I'll hover above you and join us up.'
Kai flew his jet above Will's. Then he hit the double-battle-jet button on the dash and the two jets were joined.
SQ1 flew around the two jets then said. âIt's a new battle jet!'
âWith more battling tools,' said Kai. âWe need to net the tails and battle the heads and arms all at once.'
âSQ1 can fly in with the BG net shooter and net the tails,' said Will.
âThe X-Foam Archer 2 comes apart,' said Kai. âBC can take the fire shooter and dry up the three-headed beast's last arm. I have a sleep gas blaster on my jet now. I'll take the heads.'
âAnd I'll block the other beast's arms with my new dirt jets,' said Will.
âBTG go! Go! Go!' said Kai.
When SQ1 and BC were ready they flew back into battle.
âLet's go for the threeâheaded beast,' said BC. âWhile I dry up its last arm you net its tails.'
Kai flew the new twin battle jet in between the beasts. Will spun his jet to face the two-headed beast and blasted dirt at its arms.
Kai's jet faced the three-headed beast. He blasted sleeping gas into the first head. It fell into a deep sleep.
âAll tail's netted on the three-headed beast,' said SQ1.
âAnd the water is all dried up in its last arm,' said BC. âWatch out! Ice and toxic breath attack coming your way,' BC called to Kai.
Kai turned his jet quickly and blasted sleeping gas at the two-headed beast's ice mouth.
âTwo-headed beast's arms blocked with dirt, Captain Kai,' said Will.
âExcellent team work, guys,' said Kai as he put the last of the heads to sleep.
âWe battled well and won,' said Kai. âI'm activating the ray cage now, BC.'
Rays shot out from BC's collar and formed a cage around the beasts. Then the team flew to the Outlands gates. âI've sent a message to the BMC,' said Kai.
The gates opened and BC put the mega-mutants inside.
Kai turned BC's ray cage off.
When the gates were closed, Will said, âAnd that takes care of the mega-mutants.'
âI don't think so,' said Kai. âI thought only two mutants had escaped when the gates weren't working. But then there were these two. There could be more. But for now, it's time to go home.'
Kai's orb sounded and he took it from his pocket. âIt's a captain's alert from the BMC.'
âThe BMC are checking all the Outlands beast gates,' said Kai. âI wonder what they'll find? We'll need to be ready. For anything.'
ISBN: 9781921684647
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