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Starring:

Doctor Sinister

Doctor Sinister. An evil Supervillain with an insane lust for power. Although his secret island base has seemingly been destroyed, the Doctor still plots 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. Narrowly escaped the apparent destruction of Sinister Island with his lord and master.

EPISODE 21 – "Beat Me In St Louis"

Blazing sunshine beams down over a large riverside city, Sweltering songbirds wearily chatter to each other in the tall trees of a downtown suburban park as a hot but gentle breeze rustles through the leaves and bushes. Still wearing his khaki combat jacket, Doctor Sinister stands by a large wall overlooking the wide glistening river, watching the heat-haze ripple the air. As the Doctor half-heartedly licks at an ice-cream cone, a rattling train clatters over an old railway bridge spanning the river to his right.

As tourists meander past, sparing only casual glances at the eye-patch bedecked evil genius, the Doctor’s eye is caught by an enormous metal structure in the distance. A huge gleaming arch, as tall as a skyscraper rises from the riverbank, sunlight reflecting from its angled surfaces. Crowds of people gather around it.

Sweating profusely, General Menace finally appears from the other end of the park, carrying a large coolbox and more ice-creams.

General Menace: (Breathless) Sorry…for…the…delay…the Supermarket was three miles away and I had to steal a bicycle just to get there. Remind me again if you would be so kind my Lord, why I couldn’t take the Limo’?

Doctor Sinister: Because my cats need it to keep cool. I have it parked over there with the engine running at full pelt just to keep the air-conditioning working. The poor little things are really suffering in this heat.

(General Menace collapses on the floor in a heap) I can sympathise your Excellency. It was so hot, I forgot to buy myself some cigars.

(Looks down at the General who appears to be entering the early stages of heat exhaustion) Get up!

Sorry Sir. But we are in the middle of a serious heatwave right now. Are you sure one of our orbiting satellites isn’t altering the weather?

Well, it’s possible I suppose, although I had planned to melt the polar icecaps first.

In an attempt to blackmail the world with rising tides?

No, I just hate snow.

Given our current status Sir, I wouldn’t be surprised if something’s gone wrong.

Ever the optimist General…you know, these negative vibes of yours can get a little wearying at times.

I apologise your Excellency, but we’ve been in the US for some weeks now and we’re still no further forward to finding a new base or even deciding what we’re going to do. We just seem to be rather aimless right now. Do you mind if I sit down? It’s sweltering out here…

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