This story was one of my first. I've always kind of liked it and wanted to go back over it, smooth out the dialogue and continuity.

Thanks as always for reading. I hope you enjoy!

A voice came over Com, "Hey, Duke! Get in here, quick."

"What is it Breaker?"

"We're picking up a Cobra transmission…"

"On my way," Duke quickly flipped the switch for the base Com.

Lady Jaye and Flint were in the Rec Room, playing a game of Chess.

"Check!," Jaye grinned, her brown eyes lighting up with anticipation of victory.

Flint frowned and studied the black and white board. His lips slowly curved into a smile. He moved his rook forward.

Jaye smirked, "I can't believe you fell for that!" She leaned over and moved her queen forward, "Check mate!," she cried, "I win!" She shouted triumphantly.

Suddenly Duke's voice blared over the intercom, "All Joes… assemble in the Command Centre, on the double."

"So, much for celebration," Jaye complained, already rising to her feet.

"Maybe we can do that later," Flint grinned.

Lady Jaye was already heading out the door. She shot him a mock glare over her shoulder, "In your dreams, Flint."

"Breaker, what's going on?" The Joes asked as they rushed into to the Command. Duke had already taken his place in front of the screen.

"No way…," Breaker gasped.

What is it?" Duke asked.

"Duke, it's on all frequencies…local TV stations, Cable…It's all over the world."

"Wow! They've got subtitles in almost every language…," Dialtone muttered in awe. Mainframe and Breaker nodded in amazement.

"Twitter!"

"Facebook!"

"Vine!"

"Hey, I've got mail!" Mainframe grinned, "Oh, Cobra mail," his face fell. Duke gave him an exasperated glare.

"Yahoo and gmail? How did they do that?," Dialtone whispered in awe, checking all his personal accounts.

All the cell phones in the room activated at the same time, vibrating and playing a cacophony of melodies…"Texts, too?" Mainframe and Dialtone caught one another's eyes in disbelief.

All heads turned as Cobra Commander's blue masked face suddenly filled the screen. "Citizens of the World…" he began triumphantly. They could see the smirk forming under his mask.

"Breaker," Duke hissed, "Can you run a tracer on their location?"

"Wha… uh, oh yeah,…Sure, Duke," He punched in a few keys and the locator flashed up on the screen.

"narrowing…pinpointing…searching…"

"This is the dawn of a new era…The era of Cobra!," Cobra Commander spoke gleefully. "We have in our possession a weapon that can destroy all life as we now know it. The balance of power has finally tipped in favour of Cobra! Let me give you but a small demonstration of our power and might," He smiled coldly.

A busy scene faded in, replacing the Commander's face on the screen. It was filled with the movement and noise of a modern city…cars, buses, trains, and cell phones, computers, tablets, electronic billboards..people moving, going about their work and school and daily business… Cobra Commander's high pitched voice could be heard above the scenes as they played out on the screen. "Nice, isn't it." he said dryly, "An ordinary city, on an ordinary day. Now watch closely…"

A bright flash lit up the screen. Blinking rapidly, the Joes were suddenly aware of an eerie silence and stillness. On the screen, the cars had stopped. The busses had stopped. The trains and planes had stopped. All the computers and phones showed only silent black screens. The electronic billboards had darkened.

The faces of the people were frozen in shock. In the echoing silence, a single bird could be heard chirping…wind through the trees…

The scene disappeared as the Commander's face dominated the screen once again.

"This new weapon disables all devices containing even the smallest computer chip. Everything will be rendered useless. Think about it….," he paused dramatically, "This is what will happen…If, the leaders of the nations do not hand over one billion US dollars to Cobra. You have 48 hours to decide."