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Starring:

Doctor Sinister

Doctor Sinister. An evil Supervillain with an insane lust for power. From his secret island base, the Doctor plans to become future Emperor and Warlord of the planet Earth. Enjoys the company of cats and cloned genetically modified Dinosaurs.

And featuring:

General Menace. Graduated from West Point Military Academy with honours, served for twenty-five years in the US Army, reaching level of 2-star General in command of training facilities before being recruited by Doctor Sinister to command his New Model Army of World Domination. Has a penchant for cigars.

EPISODE 16 – "Special Forces ‘R’ Us"

It is a bright but cold day on the southern coast of Sinister Island and the sun shines forlornly over the gigantic Imperius Military Base that occupies several square miles of land along the seafront. Lines of black-clad soldiers on a dozen parade grounds are collectively harangued by bellowing Sergeant Majors as they march up and down in their various formation drills.

Slowly but surely, the armed convoy escorting Doctor Sinister’s private jet black limousine with black striping glides through the base, finally stopping outside Sinister Barrack complex 239.

Five minutes later, outside the penthouse apartment of one General Menace…

Doctor Sinister: Knock knock! Can I come in?

(There is no reply from inside, so without further ado, Doctor Sinister holds his robotic hand up to reveal a master key protruding from one of his metal fingers. The key is inserted into the lock and Doctor Sinister enters. Once inside, he looks around the room with interest. It is immaculately maintained, tastefully decorated, with fine velvet curtains bordering the panoramic windows on either side of the apartment. Exquisite paintings and antique weapons hang from the walls and glass display cabinets are lined up everywhere. In one corner, a small kitchenette and dining room is laid out in pristine fashion next to a fine bookcase containing hundreds of tomes on military history. In the centre of the room, two leather-bound sofas sit on either side of an ornate glass coffee table by a roaring log fire. Piles of neaty arranged magazines are sitting on top of the table. Off to one side, General Menace is standing next to an ironing board, where he appears to be straightening a pair of khaki underpants with an electric iron and listening to an iPod)

(Very loudly) Good afternoon General!

General: (Looks up from his ironing, startled half to death) Aaaarrrggghhh!!

Well, not quite the greeting I was expecting, but it’s good to see you too.

(As General Menace removes his headphones and stares aghast at Doctor Sinister, two Siamese cats sidle into the room behind him and stare hungrily at the General before disappearing behind a display cabinet.)

Aaaarrrggghhh!!

You said that already.

But…but…I’m sorry my lord, abject apologies of course, it’s just that, you’ve never come to the base before.

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