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Episode Summary
Written
by J. Cole Weston
Overlord
claims a terrifying nuclear accident has occurred, and he
must be given secret information before half the world is
doomed!
Episode
Notes
Written
by J. Cole Weston
In
depth: In the zone, Overlord fashions a false Zone Rider suit
and has repaired a crashed Zone Rider Cycle. He even has a
radio jammer that will jam a host of frequencies including
the Zone Riders. He believes the Zone Riders will never suspect
his plan.
At M.C.C., Dr. Laurence shows off a new adhesive you can attach
to four inches of steel, activate and it will burn through.
Overlord then appears on the screen. He tells Dr. Laurence
there has been a nuclear explosion in the Pacific Northwest
Zone at the Shonto Nuclear Power Station. Overlord demands
classified information on the plant, otherwise half the world
is doomed. Tank suspects he is lying. McFarland wants to have
the Zone Riders inspect the facility, but Overlord will not
allow it. He says they'll be expecting a battle, so they'll
never suspect what they are really up to.
In the briefing room, McFarland shows the holographic map
of the area, which is rugged and perfect for a trap. Dr. Laurence
is worried about a meltdown, so they must check it out. Hiro
takes point as they ride out to the Shonto station. Crook
keeps an eye out for the rest of the Black Widows. Rawmeat
spots them first and Bandit follows them as well, reporting
they are in the Southfork Canyon. Overlord commands that they
keep Hiro in sight. Overlord commands that Reaper and Razorback
commence firing. They attack, and the Zone Riders fan out.
Hiro curses himself for leading the Riders into a trap. Overlord
then jams all transmissions. Tucker tries his radio, as well
as Tank to no effect.
Overlord then tells Bandit to begin the plan. Ben and Max
are together, and try to get together with Kat. Dirk signals
to Kat with hand signs to gather together. The message is
passed along to Max and Ben. Hiro is pinned down however.
Bandit then calls a cease fire. Hiro makes a break for it,
but Bandit uses the shoulder missile launcher which destroys
his cycle. He disappears entirely, and Ben wants to go make
them pay, as they think Hiro is dead. Reaper on the ridge
commands them to fire down on the group. Courage has them
aim at a vulnerable part of the cliff and down they go. On
cycles, Tucker is knocked off but regains his ride. As they
charge forward, they encounter many zoners. They've got to
go through them!
Suddenly Hiro appears on his cycle and rejoins them. It is
actually Duchess Dire in disguise! Overlord commands her to
bring them in. Meanwhile the real Hiro has regained consciousness.
Hiro notices there are seven - and that someone is impersonating
him. Since his comlink is out, he needs to communicate with
them. He then rides his Grappler backpack to catch up. Bandit
radios that the Zone Riders just passed. Hiro sport a Sledge
Hammer tank coming, so Hiro hides and launches a smoke bomb
which makes Razorback stop while the Grappler grabs him. Hiro
removes the Widow's helmet as Rawmeat stuns him. But Hiro
is pretending, and incapacitates Rawmeat, stealing his tank.
Dire continues to lead them into the containment building.
Dirk orders Max to stay outside in case of visitors. As they
enter, Dire calls the Black Widows. Max sees two Hiros, firing
at each other as the rest of the team finds there is no accident
or meltdown. The door closes and they know it's a trap. Overlord
demands their surrender. Courage uses OptaScan to locate Overlord.
If they do not surrender, they must lay down their weapons.
Crook is walking down to the lower level when he sees the
real Hiro. Overlord runs to help, as Courage sees his chance
to get through the door. They turn all their needlers on to
the door, as a stray blast hits the comlink jammer. Overlord
runs out the back way as Hiro is to find a switch to open
the door. Hiro can only open the door manually as it is sealed
shut. Using Dr Laurence's new explosive, they melt through
the door in no time.
Reunited as a team, the Zone Riders go out to destroy the
generator. As the hit it, the zone recedes as Overlord and
crew retreat to their plane. Dirk notes that they freed a
reactor and all the people. Hiro thinks he failed the team,
but they talk to him about working together.
Items
Noticed: None.
Notes:
Note the mushroom cloud effect of the exploding generator
- a better studio is at work on this one.
What
do we learn? Nuclear power is still in wide use in 2007.
Goof
ups: None apparent.
Quotable
Quotes: " Time to move the shoes!" -Max Jones, fleeing
Zoners
"Every
time we leave, the odds are stacked against us coming back."
- Commander Courage
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