Crystal of Storms 27

27

You follow the signs towards where you would expect to find Cumulus’s Goblin flyer, but as you near the dock, you can see no sign of it. At first you think it must be traversing one of its routes, but then you hear a plaintive “Help! Help! Anyone? Anyone?”

You peer over the edge of the dock and see the Goblin pilot hanging off the edge of some rocks below. The Goblin looks very relieved to see you. “Could you possibly give me a hand here?”

You pull the Goblin to safety and she introduces herself as Daxa.

“That Nimbus explosion completely took out my flyer,” she explains. “Blew it right down into the ocean. Luckily, I managed to jump out when I did, or I’d probably be in some Great White Squark’s belly by now!”

You explain that you were hoping to visit the other islands.

“Well, until I get another flyer, you won’t be able to get to Incus or Asperitas,” Daxa says, sadly. “But I’ll charge your hovers for free and that will get you to Cirrus or Altos. You can take the flyers from there.”

She points to a long bridge nearby, half shrouded in clouds.

“Normally you could take the Sky Bridge to Cirrus, but it’s been closed due to some unnatural disturbances around the bridge at this end,” Daxa explains. “Of course, if you can deal with that, I’d be happy to reopen it, especially as my best Aeronaut’s helmet got thrown there during the crash. If you can make the bridge safe again, then the helmet is yours.”

If you want Daxa to charge your flyers for free and fly to Altos, turn to 342. If you want Daxa to charge your flyers for free and fly to Cirrus, turn to 320. If you want to investigate the Sky Bridge to Cirrus and see if you can find the Aeronaut’s Helmet, turn to 233.