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Deep within his hidden temple in Malaysia, the Hood was watching television in a small room. Taking an interest in the Ned Cook retrospective, he was somewhat anxious. "I hope he will get to the segment with the Pir Panjal tunnel, since I was very successful in my mission there."
At Mercy General, the crowd around Ned was still as boisterous, if not even louder than before. Fortunately for Ned, he was well protected by local police and the electrical barriers set up around him and the specially built outdoor studio.
He spoke into the camera. "It was very unusual for International Rescue not to have any distress calls during the month of May. Despite the tornado outbreak in the Great Plains, most people had heeded the warnings with very few injuries as a result. Despite an F4 tornado doing damage in the eastern suburbs of Oklahoma City, only 20 people were injured, none of them seriously."
"That means nothing to me!" the Hood shouted. "I want information about International Rescue itself, you fool reporter!"
"In June," said Ned, "IR started the month with a call to a remote mountain range in northern India. The India Star monorail train was just entering the Banihal Tunnel in the Pir Panjal Mountains when disaster struck. Allegedly someone deliberately set off explosives on both sides of the long tunnel, causing the rails to become twisted and the train to become trapped. The front part of the train was able to avoid the front end of the blockage, but many parts of the train dragged along the ground, which forced the train's freight to fall over. Several people sustained injuries, and to make matters worse, some of the freight started leaking dangerous chemicals."
The Hood cringed. "I cannot believe I had to call that blasted organization for help. I shall curse myself until my own death because of it!"
"The Indian Government was very hesitant to give us details about the chemicals involved. However, some passengers on the train, who all asked to remain anonymous, did share what their experience was like."
Going to another prerecorded segment, a woman was in shadow and her voice distorted. "It was frightening," she said. "There was this awful smell of a strange gas. I had to grab a handkerchief to cover my nose and mouth so I would not breathe the vapors. None of us knew what to make of it, but we knew with no air, no ventilation, we would all die in a matter of hours."
An Indian man soon appeared but was also in shadow. "We have no idea who called International Rescue to help us, but thank the gods they came to our rescue. I looked outside the train and saw a fairly small-sized person, I believe a woman, pouring a simple solution over the chemicals: baking soda. What genius this little person had to solve such a difficult problem with the easiest of neutralizers. She and the person working with her needed a couple of hours, but they succeeded, and not one life was lost as a result."
Ned's face reappeared on the screen. "Reuters journalist Sanjya Patel was able to get an exclusive interview with one of the injured passengers just hours after the incident."
Sanjya appeared on the screen with the passenger, lying in a hospital bed with gauze around his head. "What happened?"
"It was sabotage," replied the passenger. "I've ridden that train for more than 20 years, and that was no accident. Someone wanted to derail the train for a reason, but I have no idea what that is."
The Hood smiled wickedly. "Getting the anti-aircraft device was worth all the trouble I went through with IR."
Reappearing on the screen, Ned said, "Several e-mails were sent to the Bombay Reuters office. Those e-mails came from confidential sources that revealed the chemicals on the train were zinc oxide and alsterene. Scientists say this is a deadly combination that should never have been on board. In addition, a confidential source revealed to us that a unique anti-aircraft scanner was also stolen from the train. The person behind the train disaster was more than likely after the device and succeeded in stealing it. Indian Defense officials have denied all knowledge of this device."
The Hood chuckled in delight. "Of course those fools would deny it because they no longer have it." Walking out of the room and into another room filled with stolen treasures, he walked up to the pedestal which held the scanner. "I have the one piece of equipment that will put an end to that organization. I succeeded in jamming their communications once, and I shall do so again. One day, the secrets of International Rescue shall be mine."
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