The Incorrect Art of War [Episode 12] - Mind Games

A J Summersgill and Jim H Moreno | November 07, 2005  | 0 comments  | Print  | E-mail

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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 12 - “Mind-Games”

It is a quiet night on Sinister Island as General Menace warily explores the corridors and stairwells of the Imperial Command Complex.

As he enters a portion of the base he has never seen before, he suddenly notices the complete absence of activity. There are no guards, no functionaries and no flustered Scientists running around tearing their hair out. Even the cries of the Dinosaurs thirty-five levels down in their pens seem strangely muted. The entire area smells of new paint and polish and, amazingly, the drinks dispensers are clean and free of gunk (although the cigar machines are empty). It is clear that the General is deep within the base now, a totally secure and newly built area.

After a while, signs pointing to the "Virtual Battlefield Command Centre" begin to appear on the walls. Curious, the General decides to follow them.

Five minutes later, in a darkened, echoey conference hall…

General: Hello? Anyone home?

(There is a clicking noise from the corner of the room, and without warning, a massive screen display springs into life - thirty feet high, filling one entire wall with a lurid moving sequence of men and machines in battle. Pictured from above, the scene is one of utter carnage as the camera rotates around the fighting, the ground ripped apart with shellfire)

Oh my!

(There is a second click and the room is filled with the sound of combat - some of the men on the screen begin to die horribly as the battle ramps up a notch)

Doctor Sinister: What do you think General?

(Doctor Sinister is sat on a gigantic central podium in the centre of the room, illuminated by spotlights which slowly grow in intensity)

Oh my Sir, you startled me there for a moment!

Sorry about that, I was just tinkering with some of the equipment here, I didn’t know you knew about this place. Great eh?

(The lights in the room come up to reveal an enormous bank of computer screens and workstations on the gleaming floor, with observation platforms suspended half-way up the walls. More screens flicker all around the room, but the entire hall is however dominated by the massive main screen. Doctor Sinister turns down the volume slightly)

This is very impressive your Excellence. I’m really gobsmacked.

(Massive explosions fill the screen as a squadron of attack helicopters swings over the battlefield, strafing a column of Tanks who try to fire back into the air)

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