12.
"As a matter of fact, I do have a grenade." You bend down for a closer look. "If we shove it right by that power conduit, it’ll blow the laptop free from its housing and into little tiny pieces."
"Let’s do it General".
Deftly, lying on your stomach, you slide the grenade down the back of the laptop and wedge it in place. Signaling to Doctor Sinister, you grasp the pin…and pull.
"RUN!"
Jumping to your feet, you head as fast as you can for the cavern wall, trying to put as much distance between you and the explosive.
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With a massive deafening thud, the grenade explodes, showering debris all around, the blast throwing you to your knees.
You turn to look at the devastation, only to see that the laptop is still in place, damaged, but fully functional. As you watch, the screen display changes one final time and you realise it is too late to stop the final signal for the Terminal Phase being broadcast.
You have failed, and the Earth is doomed.
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