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Episode Summary
Written
by J. Cole Weston
If
the Zone Riders don't stop an anti-matter device in time,
four states will be destroyed by the powerful weapon!
Episode
Notes
Written
by J. Cole Weston
In
depth: In the Zone, Crook chases the Zone Riders into a trap
set by Rawmeat with his snare backpack. The snare destroys
a tire on a cycle and the ambush is on, with the Zone Riders
surrounded. They close into formation, and each must fight
off many Zoners. They are fighting to regain a supply of anti-matter,
which could be used to make a zone of unlimited size. At Overlord's
HQ, he sends all personnel, even those working on anti-matter,
to defend the base. Ned decides to shower them with water,
detonating a grenade near some fire hydrants. They escape
in the confusion and exit the Zone.
Back at the installation, Overlord curses the escape of the
Zone Riders. He notes something wrong in the anti-matter room:
Bandit has ordered the scientists into the battle! Unattended,
the antimatter device has reached a critical phase. If detonated,
it could destroy much of four states. Dr. Laurence shows the
Zone Riders a view of the unstable antimatter area. Franklin
believes they could stop the matter/antimatter reaction with
an advanced solar cell in the base. They have thirty minutes
to stop it.
Overlord is willing to sacrifice the other Black Widows at
the installation if it means destroying the Zone Riders. Riding
in the desert, the Zone Riders discuss their plans to take
down the machine. The generator must be destroyed first so
sunlight can reach the solar cell. When they reach the zone,
it's quiet, but soon the Widows and Zoners appear on the rooftops,
firing at the team. They head to an experimental wind installation
where Rawmeat lays a trap for them, sealing them inside the
wind tunnel. Being sucked toward the fan, Kat loses her grip,
falling towards the blades! She gains another handhold just
in time as Courage sends a bomb into the fan, which goes off
balance and explodes. Rawmeat and Crook appear to be buried
by the explosion. As the Zone Rider move out, Crook goes to
join Reaper at the lab, but Rawmeat stays to find his tank.
The Zone Riders quickly run into more Zoners as Tank and Ned
ride into a mine field. Their cycles are hit and both beat
a steady retreat behind a rock, while Ned uses his helicopter
backpack, which Reaper promptly destroys. Tank has a rappelling
line however and they use this to climb up the mountain.
At the installation, Max uses his needler rifle to hold off
the Zoners as Courage enters the solar cell bay. Reaper captures
him but Courage launches an explosive from his backpack. He
then grabs the solar cell and makes off with it, with Max
in tow. They head to the anti-matter lab where the others
will meet them. Crook observes this and races to stop them.
Though the front door is locked, they use a floor grate to
sneak into the facility. Two zoners are made short work of,
but Rawmeat is nearby digging out his tank. Franklin gets
on the console and finds things worse than thought. The Black
Widows attack, but they bury the doorway in debris.
Courage and Jones head closer, while Tucker and Schmidt work
in the explosives for the generator. Ned is knocked off, but
hangs on to the cliff and climbs upward. At the installation,
the zoners break through the window. The reaction of the device
is going critical, and doesn't seem to be able to be stopped.
Crook retreats with Rawmeat while figuring out what will happen
to them. Dire and the others leave via helicopter and Ned
finally throws the charges at the generator, destroying it.
As the Zone falls, the light streams in and Courage rolls
inside with the solar cell. They aim it at the device, and
the cell begins to buckle as an explosion takes place. They've
stopped the antimatter device! Tucker and Tank outside are
relieved, and Ned didn't doubt they'd win for a second.
Items
Noticed: At 2:44 you can see a perfect demonstration of Franklin's
backpack, including a pop out visor not shown before. Tonka
must have been perfecting the toys design during this period.
At
4:35, the shoulder mounted missile launcher backpack is fired
by a Zoner - yet another appearance of a second year accessory.
Notes:
What
do we learn? An antimatter explosion could destroy much of
Utah, Arizona, New Mexico and Colorado.
Zone
Rider backpacks can be launched by numerous means: we have
seen a wrist mounted button, a circular chest mounted button
(on Commander Courage) and a more discrete belt buckle button
(also on Courage).
Quotable
Quotes: " Victory sometimes means making a sacrifice."
- Overlord, on killing all the Black Widows except Bandit
in order to destroy the Zone Riders.
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