Stormbreaker Page #3

- I want it!

- Thank you!

Come on, let's go.

Oh, you're so mean.

Unfair. I want one!

And I suppose you want one as well, do you?

No. I'm looking for something

to take to Cornwall.

To Cornwall?

Follow me.

Andrea Chicken to floor three, please.

Andrea Chicken, thank you.

I keep my special toys down here...

...where children aren't allowed,

it rather pleases me to say.

Right. We'll start with this.

A yo-yo? Bit of a grandpa's toy, don't you think?

Oh, really? And your grandpa's yo-yo

had a miniaturised engine

with traction of up to 90Ibs,

all in a magnetised housing

with a specially-developed cord of super-nylon?

No.

- Batteries included?

- No.

No. I think not.

Now, here's something for you to keep it in.

- Right. What about this?

- Don't... pull that.

- It will deploy the parachute.

- A parachute?

- A parachute.

- Wow.

This is rather appropriate for you.

Oh. Zit cream?

Put some on your finger,

perfectly harmless, pleasantly fragranced.

Woody musk with top notes of citrus. But...

...apply it to anything metallic and...

...it will work its way through

up to six inches of carbonised steel.

Yes, now, this...

is called a fountain pen.

Not something you have much use for, I'm sure.

However, the nib can be fired

from a range of up to eight metres.

The ink is Sodium Pentathol.

Whomever you hit will do exactly

what you want for up to six hours.

- Six hours?

- Six hours.

I've saved the best till last.

It's over here. Hm.

- Don't do that!

- Why, is it dangerous?

No, it's very annoying.

A Nintendo DS game system,

but it's been specially modified.

What it does...

depends on the cartridges you insert.

Put in this one here and it's a PDA,

a scanner and transmitter.

It's how you keep in touch

if you can be bothered.

This one here... turns it into

a bug-finder and sonic intensifier.

You can hear conversations

through solid walls for up to 250 yards.

This one turns the whole device

into a smoke bomb.

There's a five-second delay.

That's really cool.

And what about Mariokart?

Mariokart...

...is a game.

I thought you might like it for the flight.

May we remind you

to keep your baggage with you at all times.

Unattended baggage will be removed

and may be destroyed.

Miss Vole? I'm the editor of Disc Drive World.

Then this must be Kevin.

- That's me.

- You should say goodbye now.

Well, goodbye, Kevin.

I hope you find your stay most informative.

I'm sure it will be.

I am Nadia Vole.

I work for Mr Sayle. Press and public relations.

A PR?

It is a very important job.

This is Port Tallon. It is a fishing village.

Nice place.

Not if you're a fish.

Hey. How are you?

- That's pretty cool, don't you think?

- Not sure I'd want one as a pet.

Physalia physalia.

That's the Portuguese man-of-war.

I got that beauty in the South China Sea.

You know, I'm happy killing exotic animals.

But not this one. This one I had to keep.

She sort of reminds me of myself.

You know, I think I'm gonna get to like you.

You know why I love her?

I love her because...

...she's an outsider.

She's silent and she's deadly.

And if you came into contact with that,

you'd die a very memorable death.

I'm too young to die.

You're never too young to die.

Excuse me. Mr Sayle, you have

the American Ambassador on the line.

Mr Ambassador.

How are you doing?

The answer is still no.

I'll tell him myself and I'll do it right now.

I'm sorry. I'm not going to be able

to join you for lunch.

But I'm looking forward

to seeing you at dinner time.

It's been quite a while since I've been

face-to-face with a British schoolboy.

I can't wait to hear what you think

about the Stormbreaker.

- I'm looking forward to it, Mr Sayle.

- Oh.

This is Mr Grin.

It seems he's cut himself shaving.

Mr Grin used to be a novelty act in the circus.

Huh? Used to catch a spinning knife in his teeth.

And?

He lost his concentration

when his mother waved to him in the audience.

You take care of my boy. See you later.

Are you settled in, Kevin?

Yes, thank you.

It is time for you to see the Stormbreaker.

You are the first child to experience the power -

the world domination of the Stormbreaker.

This model has been already loaded

with highly-developed programs

for all aspects of the school curricula.

Please.

Does it have pinball?

There is no pinballs!

Please be still while it scans you.

Scanning commencing.

Please stand still.

I see you're using

a slice matrix virtual reality software.

Ja.

- Who taught you about computers?

- My uncle.

- He is a computer whiz-king?

- No.

He was a security guard. But he died.

How did that happen?

I'm not sure.

But I'll find out.

Maybe... but not today.

Scanning complete.

Please put on the glasses.

Choose a subject and press "enter" to begin.

I will return later. Enjoy!

Place your hands on the pads.

Use your fingers to navigate.

Select category.

You have selected Space.

Press thumb key to begin.

There is no gravity in outer-space.

The Large Magellanic Cloud

is an irregular galaxy

measuring 30,000 light years across...

- Illegal interface.

... 160,000 light years away

- from Earth.

- Illegal interface.

Where is he now?

Can't tell you. Sorry.

You're sorry?

What are you sorry about, sweetie?

Taking him out of school

or trying to turn him into some kind of spy?

Alex isn't a spy. He's a 14-year-old kid, lady.

Well, that's what makes him useful to us.

What happens if he gets hurt?

What if he's killed?

Could you live with that, Mrs Jones?

I worked for Ian Rider nine years.

I didn't know about any of this.

But I warn you, if anything happens to Alex...

It won't.

We'll take care of him. I promise.

By the way, he...

...wanted me to give you this.

It's your visa. It's permanent.

Dinosaur. The name means "terrible lizard".

- 160 million years ago, these huge...

- Wow!

...creatures first roamed the Earth.

The largest carnivorous dinosaur

was the Tyrannosaurus Rex.

Each one of its teeth

was 15 centimetres long.

Good afternoon, Mr Sayle.

We've been expecting you.

In fact, we've prepared a demonstration

for your approval.

Is it ready for me?

Yes, sir. This way, please.

Kevin?

Kevin?

I hope this satisfies your requirements.

This is a scale model

of the rooftop at your London HQ.

I've incorporated a powerful

nationwide transmitter

that will give you manual override.

In other words, a backup system.

This backup system...

it will send out a signal that will instantly activate

all 70,000 computers.

Of course, it shouldn't be needed.

Is it all right, sir?

It's excellent.

It's very good.

Warning. R-5 injection now in progress.

What are you doing down here, Kevin?

I was just... wondering

where this went, Miss Vole.

- What is that place?

- This area is restricted.

This way, please.

OK.

I was brought up on...

...the wrong side of the tracks,

in a very dark place.

It was terrible. It was very nasty.

I still have the nightmares.

- What happened?

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