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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 17 – "The Ultimate Weapon"

There is a tense atmosphere in the darkened War Room as Doctor Sinister and several of his cohorts gather around the massive thirty-foot high viewscreen that dominates one end of the chamber. In one corner of the screen, a smaller picture-in-picture display shows an enormous missile being readied on a launch pad. The rest of the screen is filled with a computerised image of the Earth’s surface as seen from satellites in orbit. Flashing icons show the location of Doctor Sinister’s bases and agents all around the world, and a large red star shows the location of the main secret island base itself.

As the Doctor and General Menace watch impatiently, the scientists in the room finish their calculations and step back from the main console, nodding curtly at the two senior men, nervously clutching their clipboards. Green lights flash across the board on all consoles. On the screen, men and vehicles hurry away from the missile pad as small tendrils of smoke begin to billow from the rocket motors.

General Menace: My Lord, everything appears to be ready. We can begin the countdown.

Doctor Sinister: Excellent!! (Doctor Sinister turns to a secondary console, inserts an elaborate key into a large lock and twists it) Let history unfold!! (On the screen, flames begin to lick at the bottom of the missile) 10…9…8…7…6…5…4…3…2…1…launch the missile!

(On the screen, flames explode from the bottom of the missile and it leaps into the air with a torrent of black smoke. The camera tries to follow the missile into the air, but it swiftly disappears, and as it does, so too does the picture-in-picture display. Simultaneously, the main screen showing the map of the Earth now also depicts a dotted line heading away from the island base as the missile speeds up into the atmosphere and across the surface of the planet at incredible speed)

Missile away, telemetry readings normal. Tracking reports normal course and speed.

Fantastic!

Missile now at three miles height, ten miles downrange, we are ready for phase 2 my Lord.

Very good. Activate the Stealth Screen!

(General Menace activates a small switch on a remote control in his hands and, on the main screen, the dotted line suddenly vanishes. There is a round of applause from all those gathered)

Congratulations my Lord – you’ve done it!! You’ve actually DONE it!

Activate the satellite scanners – I want to be sure…

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