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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 9 – “Drop Tanks – of Death”

The sun hangs low in the red sky as General Menace steps from his personal gold-plated Apache Helicopter, straightening his uniform as armed guards fall into procession behind him. A soft breeze rustles across the brush of Test Range 7 as the General strides towards the small collection of huts by the side of the small service road.

A large green tent in the middle of the buildings serves as a temporary Command Post – nervous men in white coats scurry around, exchanging clipboards and typing incomprehensible data into laptop computers resting precariously on collapsible wooden desks.

The General pauses briefly to ask for directions and sets off at a fast pace towards a strange object several hundred yards off in the distance.

Five minutes later…

Doctor Sinister: Thanks for meeting me out here at the test facility General, I know you’re a busy man.

General: Yes Sir! In fact, I’m glad we have this opportunity to talk, because I’ve discovered a serious deficiency in our field equipment and…

Sounds jolly interesting, jolly interesting, take a walk with me won’t you?

Yes my Lord, anyway, as I was saying…

Has anyone offered you a cigar?

That’s a negative Sire.

Damn that servant. Tell you what – I’ll have him shot, just for you.

I’m sure there’s no need for that your Benevolence, I’ll live.

Excellent! That’s the spirit!

Anyway my Lord, about this problem I’ve found…

(Stops abruptly) Do you like tanks, General?

Well, affirmative Sir, they can be very effective, if used properly.

What about the Tanks we’ve got?

Well my Lord, I’m very impressed with them. The SinTank III design is right up there amongst the best of them all – fast, manoeuvrable and with an excellent gun. It’s a very fine Main Battle Tank. It could easily take on the Abrams M1 or the Challenger without any problems at all.

Good, I’m very pleased to hear you say that, because I’ve had a fantastic idea.

(Nervous) An idea Sir?

Yes! Take a look ahead of you!! What do you see?

Well, your Magnificence, it appears to be one of our SinTanks suspended from a metal cage three hundred feet from the ground.

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