Additional cast: Paul Humphrey as Locke; Todd Waite as Overunit Gerber

Data Base Journal Entry 47-11, Mark 26, Scout and Power are meeting a "springer" (Data Thief) named Locke. Locke has data for sale concerning Dread's infamous `Project New Order.' Before a deal can be struck, they are attacked by Soaron who has been tracking Locke. Soaron discovers Power's presence and radios to Dread for instructions. Dread sends Blastarr to go after Locke and instructs Soaron to go after Captain Power. While Power engages Soaron, Scout mounts a skybike in an attempt to rescue Locke who fled when Soaron first appeared. Blastarr has located Locke and is about to blast him when Scout swoops in and zaps Blastarr with the skybike's built-in lasers. Blastarr collapses. Power is also able to overcome Soaron and the trio escape with the data. Mentor analyzes the stolen data and reveals the awesome threat of Project New Order. Mentor says phase three, the Icarus phase, is a sub-orbital space platform armed with a long range digitizer. Its purpose is to digitize the entire human population from a position in space. Icarus' first target is the eastern United States. Only two hours are left until Icarus will be in optimum firing position. Mentor's bad news doesn't end there. Phase four, the Prometheus phase, is set to activate once Icarus is in position. The intent of Prometheus is the release of energy to cause a plasma storm along the east coast. (Plasma is the so-called fourth state of matter. Elements can normally exist in gaseous, liquid, and solid states. Plasma is the super-heated state of matter normally found only on the surface of stars.) An atmospheric plasma storm would burn all life, and everything else for that matter. Power prepares the team for their biggest battle yet. His plan is to first attack the Icarus control center and destroy the space platform, then attack Volcania itself. It's as close a thing to a suicide mission the Power Team has ever tried. Failure means certain death, and there is almost no time left. Dread detects the Jumpship's approach to Icarus control and sends Soaron to attack. Power sends Hawk outside the ship to intercept Soaron. Soaron abandons his attack on the Jumpship and focuses on Hawk. Soaron's tactical error allows the Jumpship to get through to Icarus control. In order to destroy Icarus control, the Jumpship must navigate a heavily fortified trench. Power, Tank, and Scout, mount Skybikes and provide fire cover for the Jumpship's attack run. Pilot bulls-eyes her target and disables Icarus' defense systems. Hawk defeats Soaron in Air-to-Air combat and meets up with Pilot at a pre-designated rendezvous point. Power, Tank, and Scout infiltrate the Icarus control center on foot, blasting through masses of biomechs guarding the base. As time is running out, they defeat the last of the Dread forces and take over Icarus control. The stolen data has provided enough detail for Scout to blow up the platform in orbit, and direct the platform's exact re-entry trajectory. The platform is blasted from orbit, and Overmind informs a disbelieving Dread that the plunging Icarus platform is headed directly for Volcania. Dread orders the immediate implementation of Prometheus anyway -- an order that means the entire east coast population will be burned alive, unless the Power Team can stop it. The first part of Power's plan has succeeded perfectly, but the worst is yet to come: A direct physical attack on Volcania. The Power Team speeds to the attack at maximum burn....TO BE CONTINUED

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