Comics#29

The story starts out at a Center for Disease Control (CDC) lab in Georgia. A mysterious leak of the Omega Black virus has killed several research scientists.
In Scotland, James McCullen relates his background and reason for hating the English to an imprisoned English spy whom he has thrown in the kiln. He puts on the infamous mask of Destro, revealing his alternate identity. The Cobra Commander has managed to crash the party that Destro and the Baroness were hosting at Destro's Scottish Castle. They are then recruited into Cobra with the promise of wealth and power.
In San Francisco, Cobra agents have destroyed the Golden Gate Bridge. Cobra Commander and Storm Shadow show up to a pub and recruit Major Bludd. It is clear that Bludd's motivation is purely financial.
At CIA headquarters, it is noted that five training camps in North Africa appear to be completely deserted. The only thing remaining is a depiction of an Orouboros - a snake that devours its own tail. Also, a top secret Aurora plane was stolen.
A Cobra base in the Blue Ridge Mountains in Virginia is the staging ground for some of Cobra's activities. There, Cobra Commander relates his background as a used car salesman and failed marriage to Storm Shadow.
At a restaurant in St. Louis, the Commander makes his offer of escape from the authorities to a renegade Zartan. During a cash hand-over in a parking garage in Chicago, Firefly confronts the Commander and is brought into the organization.
Following that is a sequence depicting several acts of terrorism; the destruction of a Computer company's main warehouse, the theft of the top secret Avatar helicopter, and the assassination of a US Senator. During a party at the White House, Zartan slips into the President's quarters and bugs his phone.
The Cobra Commander rallies his troops with a stirring speech. He then makes the presence of Cobra known to the world by displaying a Cobra sigil on the screen of every TV in the world (presumably).

The Introductions:
Master Sergeant Conrad S. Hauser, Duke, is tied up and has been beaten by two Cobra soldiers. They give away some key information, and the Duke dispatches them.
Master Sergeant Shana O'Hara, Scarlett, is training in her family's combat training facility in Atlanta. Her Uncle Dan is poisoned and eventually dies; he runs security for the Center for Disease Control.
Sergeant Lonzo R. Wilkinson, Stalker, and Captain Allison R. Hart-Burnett are on a field mission to investigate a terrorist camp.
Petty Officer 1st Class, Navy Seal Craig S. McConnell is surfing under the Golden Gate Bridge with his girlfriend Minh when the Bridge is blown up killing Minh.
Snake-Eyes (no rank or name given) is sneaking into US Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases to spy on Scarlett.
Captain, Carla W. Greer, Doc, is helping treat Scarlett at the Research facility.
Master Chief, Wayne R. Sneeden, Beach Head, is recruited by Duke with a message from Hawk.
Gunnery Sergeant Marvin F. Hinton, Roadblock is undercover in a terrorist group called Sons of the Night. Rock 'n' Roll is also undercover inside the group and they meet for the first time.
Lieutenant Colonel Clayton M. Abernathy, Hawk, is in the Pentagon when Duke returns to discover that he is being impersonated by Zartan (although not mentioned by name or costume) and has retrieved key information about the newly forming GI Joe team.
Firefly (not named, either) is seen sneaking into the Medical Research facility also, and placing a bomb on a Humvee that Hawk, Scarlett, and Doc are walking towards. Snake-Eyes save them by shooting at them and helping them discover the bomb.
The story.
The team is officially assembled at there new base The Pit in Montgomery County, Maryland, after the previous random events. Their names and identities given up, and their records altered to make them into GI Joe.
Hawk sends them out on their first mission to Mount Silver, where the militia Sons of the Night and Cobra are already in the process of attacking the facility. As Scarlett, Stalker, Doc, and Beach Head drop from a helicopter. Snake-Eyes, always mysterious, follow behind them. Duke and Lade Jaye continue to fly the helicopter on to support Rock 'n' Roll and Roadblock who are still undercover and in the middle of the assault.
Storm Shadow makes his first appearance out of nowhere with a silent attack on Snake-Eyes.
And all of the Joes watch the Black Dragon Six, "Armageddon in a box" flies away.

This issue opens with Hawk busting into a General's home at night to get authorization for air and ground support. Duke and Lady Jaye are in a sniper position. Beach Head, Doc, Scarlett, and Stalker are on the ground. And Snake-Eyes and Storm Shadow are fighting. As undercover operatives with the Sons of the Night Roadblock and Rock 'n' Roll have slipped away and make a sneak attack on the Cobra positions, which were set up by there assault leader, Major Bludd.
Rock 'n' Roll captures Major Bludd, who has a transponder in his vest. This transponder is actually a guidance marker for a missile on Storm Shadow's helicopter. Cobra Commander commands Storm Shadow to withdraw his forces, and to make sure Major Bludd is loyal and doesn't betray any Cobra secrets. At this point in the battle the Black Dragon Six, a super high tech secret plane, has already successfully been stolen and cleared the area.
As the Joes are loading Major Bludd, who is wearing his vest, into a helicopter. Snake-Eyes makes a sneak attack, grabs Major Bludd, cuts off his vest, and throws clear of the Joes. The missile from Storm Shadow's helicopter explodes safely away from the Joes. Snake-Eyes has once again saved them from an attack. Storm Shadow is able to rescue Major Bludd from the Joes during the explosion. Storm Shadow returns Major Bludd, still tied up and he reveals that Snake-Eyes was at the scene to Cobra Commander.
The Joes return to The Pit. Snake-Eyes is now sitting with the team watching television. All of them are nervous about his presence except Scarlett who defends him and his actions. Cobra Commander breaks through the television programming to make a speech about the current lying, self serving, and ineffectual leaders of the United States of America. He ends with a challenge to those who protect our country that in four hours he is going to take the �Heart of the Nation�.

The President of the United States and his advisors are trying to figure out Cobra Commander's publicly broadcast threat to the steal "The heart of the nation".
The Joes, including Snake-Eyes, are gathered in The Pit. Roadblock has discovered his new heavy machine gun, the XM-312. The Joes continue there suspicions of the mysterious Snake-Eyes. Hawk confronts him about recognizing him. Stalker steps in when he realizes that Snake-Eyes was the one who left him in a prison in Azbekistan. Stalker attempts to hit Snake-Eyes several times, Snake-Eyes avoids all punches and the just puts his fingers right into his chest to simulate that he would have been dead, if Snake-Eyes wanted that. Stalker gets the point. Then he also comes clean that he told him to Snake-Eyes to leave him in that prison.
Elsewhere, Black Dragon Six takes out a couple of National Guard jets. Zartan, who has taken over the identity of a security guard, works with Firefly to steal the Constitution. The Baroness attacks the Constitution Center in Philadelphia. Where they steal a replica of the Constitution and replace it with a coiled snake statue.
The Joes travel to Washington D.C., the Philadelphia invasion was a Cobra distraction. They arrive at the National Archives of the United States just as the Street Vipers are leaving. The real Constitution is stashed in the armor shelled vest of there squad leader, Kingsnake. The Joes spot the vipers mixed in with the civilians surrounding the Archives. The Joes fan out into smaller groups to catch up and to get back the Constitution.
Several viper ambushes ensue: Stalker, Duke and Lade-Jaye's group handle it easily. Roadblock, Rock 'n' Roll, and Hawk's group just avoid a grenade attack. And Scarlett, Doc and Beach Head's group get cornered in an alley and the issue ends with Beach Head's mask on the ground, a spent bullet shell bouncing past the mask, and the words. "Man down! Man down!"

The President is being advised by a Major General Cross. Cross is informing him of vehicles and materials found at the site of the National Archives, where the U.S. Constitution has just been stolen by Cobra. These vehicles and military information belong to Hawk. Cobra Commander calls General Cross, informing him that his 6 million dollars has been wired to his account. General Cross is setting up Hawk and the Joes to look like they stole the Constitution.
The battle with the Street Vipers continues in streets of Washington D.C. The small Joe team of Scarlett, Doc and Beach Head are dispatching their ambushers. Beach Head was shot three times, and has a shattered shoulder, but his TAC vest stopped nine slugs. Beach Head then proceeds to scare, by threatening to eat his ears, information as to where the Constitution is out of a captured Street Viper.
Stalker, Duke, and Lade-Jaye are cornered in an alley by a sniper. Lade-Jaye climbs up a pipe and Stalker follows. As they reach the roof, they discover that Scarlett and Doc, having left Beach Head with the Street Viper, have already captured the sniper. Hawk, Duke, and Rock 'n' Roll meet up with the rest of the group, where they are confronted with a helicopter spotlight and voice saying "you are under arrest for the crime of high treason, and conspiracy to steal the Constitution of the United States of America."
Meanwhile, Roadblock is chasing Kingsnake, the Street Viper leader, through the sewers of Washington D.C. He comes out of the sewers at Lincoln Memorial. Kingsnake is wearing an armor shelled vest that contains the stolen Constitution. Destro has been waiting at the Lincoln Memorial for the Constitution to be delivered to him by Kingsnake. And now Kingsnake has just lead Roadblock directly to him. Destro then uses a remote detonator to set of a charge in the vest, killing Kingsnake. Roadblock retrieves the undamaged vest before Destro can. Roadblock and Destro then have a face to face stand off. Where Destro recognizes Roadblock as his enemy, and then departs in a helicopter, Roadblock having let him go without a fight.

The Joe team is still incarcerated. Rock N Roll is dreaming of him and his girlfriend on surfboards. Her dream-self reminds him that she in fact is already dead, killed during the destruction of the Golden Gate Bridge.
In Saudi Arabia, Firefly ambushes a train that his cohorts have stashed his vehicle and equipment on. He takes out the guards at the Alqaiq oil field, seizing control.
Meanwhile, a general takes the Joes from their cell and sends Rock N Roll to capture Firefly. Snake Eyes joins him on the mission. Rock N Roll suspects that Firefly is the one that blew up the Golden Gate Bridge and is out to get him for revenge.
Destro and the Baroness depart for the Pacific from Scotland. This will be addressed in issue 6.
Rock N Roll and Snake Eyes track down Firefly. Rock N Roll captures Firefly.
Snake Eyes walks by a tent with communication equipment. Cobra Commander is on a view screen and recognizes Snake Eyes. Snake Eyes destroys the equipment. Back in Virginia, Cobra Commander assigns Storm Shadow to recapture Snake Eyes, bring him back "home."

Cobra Commander and Storm Shadow discuss previous two missions, the attempt to steal the constitution and the Alqaiq operation. Both missions seem to have failed, yet the Commander puts them in a different prospective that is more favorable. There is also a reference made to the liberation of the "first of the NEW United States of America!" Storm Shadow is sent to Saudi Arabia to apprehend Snake Eyes and return him to Cobra.
Colonel Hawk has taken the fail for the Joes allowing them to be released from their imprisonment. The Joes, under the command of Duke, are sent to Hawaii for some training from Beachhead.
Rock N Roll is taking his prisoner, Firefly, through the desert in Saudi Arabia. Snake Eyes is following along behind them. Storm Shadow challenges Snake Eyes to a fight. Snake Eyes accept and they begin to fight, however treachery from Storm Shadow gets him captured by Vipers waiting to ambush him.
In Hawaii, the Joes are facing some intense training from Beachhead. An unguarded moment between Duke and Scarlett indicates that there may be a romance developing there. Stalker notices some movement over the waves. Major Bludd is leading an amphibious Cobra force toward the island.

Picking up from where the last issue left off, the Joes discover a Cobra amphibious assault force heading for a military base on the island. Some of the Joes head toward the base to render assistance while the rest head toward a nearby hotel where an arms symposium is being held.
Just as the Joes arrive to the hotel, Destro and the Baroness in civilian garb exit and head to their waiting limousine. Destro recognizes the Joes and sends his Cobra cohorts into the hotel to get them, and then heads toward the base.
While the Joes at the hotel are busy, Cobra is making its move on the base. Destro is admitted to the base as James McCullen and proceeds to the General's office. Infiltrators in the base cut the power. Destro apprehends the General while Cobra paratroopers and the amphibious force assemble and prepare to take the base. The Joes have regrouped outside.
During and a fight between Lady Jaye and the Baroness, it is revealed that Cobra Commander's plan is to launch 8 missiles, 7 escorts and 1 armed with the Omega Black virus. Beachhead captures the Baroness after she spills the plan.
The helicopter flown by Storm Shadow and carrying Snake Eyes is approaching the base. Snake Eyes manages to get free and crash the craft just as Storm Shadow was taking aim and about to shoot Scarlett.

After Snake Eyes crawls from the wreckage of the helicopter he crashed in the last issue, Duke accuses him of working for Cobra. Scarlet goes to his defense, pointing out the wounds that he has suffered in saving the lives of the Joes. The situation is resolved when, after a brief engagement with Cobra forces, Snake Eyes removes his shirt to reveal a tattoo of the Special Forces motto.
The captured Baroness attempts to throw suspicions back onto Snake Eyes, unsuccessfully. Storm Shadow attempts to shoot Snake Eyes, but is thwarted and left behind with severe injuries.
The Cobra forces back at the missile base find the documents containing the valid "authcodes" and convince a squadron of Tomcats that the situation on the base is normal. Furthermore, after Zartan addresses several of the American troops stationed on the base as the Admiral, Cobra not only retains control of the base, but it is largely staffed by American soldiers.
Beachhead and Snake Eyes infiltrate the base. Cobra Commander claims the island as Cobra's sovereign territory. When the President does not acknowledge this within the four minutes allotted by the Commander, a missile launch with a payload of the Omega Black virus is initiated. Beach head manages to attach explosives to one of the missiles, not knowing which of the eight missiles actually contains the viral payload. He is apparently killed during the explosion and launch of the remaining seven missiles. It is unknown if he had selected the correct missile.
A second set of "Overwhelm" missiles will be launched in the next 24 hours if the President still refuses to accept the terms as dictated by the Cobra Commander.

The opening has a man in chains in dungeon. He has been imprisoned, starved, and tortured, all while his daughter (who will become the Baroness) is forced to watch. The Baroness' father tells his daughter to trust no one. The Baroness continues to live in the jail getting information from the prisoners in exchange for help with her father. After successfully gaining information from a particular prisoner, she discovers her father is gone.
The Joe team which includes Snake-Eyes, Scarlett, Stalker, Roadblock and Duke are adrift in the ocean on a raft. They have captured the Baroness, who was dreaming of her father in prison. The Baroness plays the love interest between Duke and Scarlett against each other as she plays verbal games with the team. The Baroness references a prior relationship with Duke that none of the Joes are sure if they can believe. Snake-Eyes is seriously ill.
That evening in the boat, the Baroness and one of the male Joes have a conversation in whispered tones about her escape. The only Joe to hear the conversation is Snake-Eyes.
Cobra forces have taken over the Hawaiian island missile base on Kauai, and the President of the United States is trying to determine if he should nuke the island to prevent any missile launches. An intelligence brief, informs him that the Omega Black virus was release in downtown Honolulu, and effects are yet to be determined. There is a reference to one previous outbreak of the Omega Black virus, which Scarlett's family were the victims. And the doctor who treated them, a Carla Greer "Doc", never existed.
The Joe team and the Baroness have washed up on shore, Snake-Eyes has disappeared, the regular Army has found them and taken them into custody. Snake-Eyes has left a one word message in the sand "Traitor".
Hawk has been released from jail, and is taken by gun point. The President has requested to talk to the Joe team personally about Cobra, and an "old friend" of Hawk's who is holding the gun on him wants him to keep the Joe from talking.
Storm Shadow and Cobra Commander have an argument over Snake-Eyes, and they bring up Scarlett's role in Snake-Eyes gaining all his scars. Storm Shadow also informs Cobra Commander of the Baroness capture.
The Baroness attacks her guards after the airplane lands in Washington DC. She shoots several of them, and shoots Duke in the leg. Just before jumping over the fence to safety, she speaks to Duke about kissing.

Destro is furious with Cobra Commander about the captured Baroness, but Cobra Commander puts him in his place. At the same time a mysterious diver is swimming with the Omega Black Virus to an underwater Cobra submarine. Their plan is to launch missiles from the recently captured missile base on a Hawaiian Island that contains this virus.
Hawk and Rock 'n' Roll meet up with Snake-Eyes in a bar, where he scratches on a table "Tell no one" "Your Traitor is not me"
The rest of the Joe team, which includes Duke, Roadblock, Stalker, Lade-Jaye, Doc, and Scarlett, are traveling by helicopter with the captured Baroness to Washington DC. Doc is going to see the President about the Omega Black Virus. She is the only one known to have cured it when she saved Scarlett's family. Doc is really bothered by having the responsibility of being the only one to be able to fight the Omega Black Virus and its nasty zombie like death effects.
Major Bludd meets up with Major General Cross at his home. Cross is forced to show his loyalty to Cobra under threat.
As the helicopter carrying the Joes lands, General Cross is waiting with armed troops to attack the Joe's and rescue the Baroness. All the Joes are dumped from the chopper except Doc and Scarlett. The Baroness inside the chopper kills one of the regular Army guards, Scarlett then attacks the Baroness, Duke steps in and punches Scarlett several times defending the Baroness. Duke and the Baroness then prevent Doc from leaving and throw Scarlett from the chopper. Duke is revealed to be a Field Marshall in Cobra ranking even higher then the Baroness. Hawk and Rock 'n' Roll arrive on the scene to help support the Joes as the helicopter is taking off.
As the Baroness flies the helicopter off she fires a missile back at the Joes which kills Major General Cross. Duke and Doc are left in the back of the chopper. Duke talks about how he has done so many bad things for his country. He says that America created the Omega Black virus, and Cobra plans to unleash it on the civilians. Doc talks a little bit of reason into Duke, and Duke opens the door, gives Doc a fast rope and gloves, and she goes out the door to freedom. Duke is a traitor to his country and the Joes, and is now revealed to be a full fledged member of Cobra.

Beach Head has been left on the Cobra invaded and controlled island of Kauai after preventing a missile launch that would have killed thousands.
His mission, which he created for himself, is to cause as much distraction and damage to Cobra as he can do.
He has set an ambush for a Cobra patrol using a campfire. As they approach the fire, an explosion goes off and Beach Head takes out the patrol. He now has a Cobra uniform as a disguise, several guns (which he didn't have before), assorted hardware, cell phone, water, and food. The one thing he really needs are some medical supplies to help with the injuries he sustained preventing the missile launch.
As Beach Head searches for meds in a local neighbor filled with abandoned homes. He is attacked by a non-Cobra. It turns out to be a young girl, and her grandfather gets the drop on Beach Head. He then passes out due to the injuries.
Several hours later, Elmo Biggs and his grand daughter, Francine has helped Beach Head with his injuries. They inform him of the use of the internet.
And just as he is about to contact the Joes on the mainland, they are attacked by a Cobra patrol. After a gun and knife fight with the patrol, the last dying member calls in an air strike. Beach Head moves faster then the Biggs and is able to get to cover. The Biggs become two more casualties in the war between the Joes and Cobra.
This entire story is told in an after action report by Beach Head as an email to the new Joe, Mainframe. Mainframe responds with an email from Hawk directing him to continue guerilla operations, and that a new mission directive will be forthcoming.

Hawk is in a briefing in Washington DC with group of generals, where they are trying to decide what to do with the recently captured island of Kauai by Cobra. On the island, Cobra has gained control of all of the military bases and the nuclear weapon silos. The generals are weighting the idea of using the option of bombing the island. Hawk makes the suggests that the Joe team be given the opportunity of sneaking onto the island to deactivate the silos which then allows the generals to use conventional measures to take back the island. The generals agree but put a time limit on the attack, if the Joes haven't accomplished their mission but launch time the entire island and everyone on it will destroyed.
On the island, the Baroness is interrogating the Joe traitor Duke. Having returned from working with the Joe team his loyalties are now questioned by Cobra. As a test, his Cobra rank is stolen, he is required to start over in the training and meets Roadpig.
At an airport on the island, Beach Head disguised as a Cobra blows up several planes and buildings making it look like an accident, then sneaks back into the jungles to report his activity.
Hawk is now briefing several new Joe members on their mission. Airtight, Shipwreck, Mainframe and Flint along with current member Scarlett are going to be headed undercover to Kauai as new Cobra recruits. Their mission is to find the nuclear missile sites and deactivate or destroy them. He tells them about how the generals are going to bomb the island if they aren't successful. So there is a major time limit on this mission. Scarlett wants to know want the rules of engagement are regarding Duke. Hawk's response is "If it's a combat situation use lethal force, if he surrenders, you take him alive."
Destro and the Baroness are talking about Duke's loyalty. Cobra Commander by computer screen interrupts the conversation. He appoints the Baroness as the final determination if Duke is truly loyal to Cobra.
Mainframe sends Beach Head a message that reinforcements are coming.
Duke is still going through the training.
Snake-Eyes parachutes onto the island to meet up with Beach Head.
Scarlett, Shipwreck, Airtight, Mainframe and Flint arrive as undercover agents amongst several new Cobra recruits.
And the generals inform Hawk that the time table is now down to just 12 hours.

On the Cobra controlled Hawaiian island of Kauai, Snake-Eyes has met up with Beach Head. They are getting into position to use laser target designator for some of the Predator drones that are to be used to bomb the island. Plus, they capture a humvee.
Scarlett, Stalker, Roadblock, Airtight, Shipwreck, and Flint have all been accepted into the Cobra training program as new recruits. And they just arrived on the island. Scarlett puts a Cobra drill sergeant in is place by knocking him out.
As all of this is happening, the US Army is planning on dropping a nuclear bomb on the island to prevent Cobra from launching any of its captured missiles.
Hawk and Mainframe, at The Pit, are informed by the Army that the 48 hours the Joe team had has just been shortened to 12 hours. They send out a message to the team, informing them of the time schedule change.
Meanwhile, Roadpig, who has developed a hatred of Duke, places a frag in his footlocker.
Duke is doing PT for the Baroness. She is trying to discover if his loyalties to Cobra are still true. At one point Duke upends the Baroness, and pins her to the ground. Her own loyalty is questioned, and she refuses to allow Duke to be killed by guards that she could call. Destro has been watching all of this from a security camera television screen.
Scarletts team gets the news that the time schedule has been pushed up. Airtight uses ver-sed (soporiphic and amnesiac) to knock out some of the other recruits. They decide on a plan, and split up to accomplish it faster.
Duke returns from the PT sessions with Baroness, and as he is about to open his fragged footlocker, some goons that Destro sent after Duke to investigate him, open the footlocker first. They are killed, and Duke attacks Roadpig.
This explosion gives the Joe team a diversion to escape and begin there infiltration.

Duke has just survived an attempt on his life by Roadpig. They are fighting and the Baroness steps in to break up the fight and sends Duke to be questioned by Destro. As he is been moved, he crosses paths with the GI Joe team that has infiltrated the Cobra controlled Missile Base on the island of Kauai.
The Joe team of Scarlett, Stalker, Roadblock, Shipwreck, Airtight and Flint have had there time table, to take back control of the missile launching facility before a nuclear attack happens, pushed forward. This is all in order to prevent Cobra Commander from firing a missile at a population center. Scarlett.s team divides up to set up bombs on key vehicles, command center, radio towers, and such. Beach Head and Snake-Eyes, who are outside of the compound, have been setting up laser designators on the key defense points of the base.
Destro does some serious interrogation of Duke using a brainwave scanner and some drugs. Duke reveals that he spotted the Joe team on the island, which makes Destro even more suspicious of his loyalties. Duke is then taken to a chair and given a truth telling injection. The entire time Duke professes to have never betrayed Cobra and doesn.t know the Joes plan. Cobra Commander finishes the interrogation and sends Duke to be executed, not believing him.
Scarlett sends a message to Mainframe that all is clear, and the base is ready for an attack, they were able to accomplish their goal. Hawk succeeds in convincing the generals not to use a nuclear weapon. The Navy and Air Force begin there attack on the island using conventional weapons only. As the planes follow the laser designators, the Joes set off their well placed bombs causing lots of damage. The team then takes cover in the drains of the base as Snake-Eyes and Beach Head watch the attack from afar.
As the attack begins several things happen at once: command centers are blown up preventing Cobra Commander from launching a missile, Destro has a change of mind about Duke, believing that he was telling the truth, Duke is given a gun, and some men, to go hunt down the Joe forces on the island, the Baroness is awakened from her sleep by being nearly blown up by an explosion and finally as Cobra Commander watches his base and its defenses get destroyed, he vows to fight another day, and orders a withdraw from the island.

Destro finds his badly injured Baroness, and he throws away his mask.
Cobra Commander gets on the last cargo plane to leave the Hawaiian Island of Kauai that he has had control of for a period of time.
The Joe team, Airtight, Scarlett, Stalker, Flint, Roadblock, and Shipwreck, are in the sewers of the missile base on Kauai Island, as the conventional bombs are destroying everything on the surface. On their heals is Duke, who is leading a group of Cobra soldiers, to take out the Joe team. Some of this bomb damage has collapsed part of the sewer and they are forced to retrace there steps back towards Duke.s team.
Duke uses a "rubber duckie", really a floating time bomb, to try a blow up the team. They spot the bomb and let it go past just as it explodes.
As Cobra Commander's cargo plane is being advanced on by the Air Force planes. Cobra Commander, who has changed into diving gear, jumps out the back of the plane, and leaves a grenade that causes the plane to blow up.
Back in the sewers, Duke and his Cobra team come upon the bodies of the Joe team. Of course, this was a trap in which the Joe team catches all of the Cobra troopers. Duke makes a run for it, but Scarlett catches him and they both go under the water fighting.
On the surface of the base, Beach Head and Snake-Eyes have made there way onto the base, and are doing some serious damage. The US Army arrives with its invasion force to secure the island. Destro turns himself in to the Army, with the barely alive Baroness, asking them to save her.
Cobra Commander meets up with a Cobra submarine with Storm Shadow aboard, and they head off to a base in South America.
Duke is first to reach the surface. And Scarlett has won the fight by stabbing Duke in the back with her knife. Duke, the traitor, is dead. The Joe team then moves out to the street, where the regular US Army guys arrest them. Hawk shows up to release the team and salute them for a job well done.