On the way back to Joe HQ, Gung-Ho discovers the real Colonel Sharp but is too late to stop the escape of Cobra Commander. Gassel reveals herself to be the Baroness and Zartan disposes of his own diguise as well. The gift is a mechanical snake that releases sleeping gas.

After the Joes leave, Gassel offers the warden a gift. 'Colonel Sharp' arrives and instead of supporting the Joes, dismisses them. Although, the warden disagrees, his hands are tied. Gassel informs the Joes that the Commander is being considered for parole, something Gung-Ho did not take to kindly. At Blackwater Prison, Gung-Ho and the Joes take Cobra Commander to his holding cell only to be stopped by Dr. Zartan puts on a disguise and masquerades as the Colonel. Soon, the Dreadnoks make their presence known and the Colonel is captured. Unbeknownst to him, he is tailed by Zartan and the Dreadnoks. Colonel Sharp is headed there in a WHALE. The Commander is held at Blackwater Prison, a holding facility located in the swamps. With Duke gone, Flint takes command of the Joe Team and organizes a pursuit group.

The Joes have the Commander but Cobra escapes with the laser core. In the ensuing chaos, Cobra Commander falls of the trailer and into the hands of Gung-Ho. Snake-Eyes soon joins him and despite their best efforts, they are themselves caught in the netting carrying the core away from the trailer. Duke uses the JUMP jet pack and goes on top of the trailer in the hope of delaying the Cobras long enough for the other Joes to reach him. A Cobra Constrictor transport helicopter hovers over the truck's trailer and several Cobra Troopers take the laser core out of the trailer. A series of well-hidden attack points cut the joes off from the truck carrying the laser core. Cobra Commander himself leads the ambush. Despite the high level of security, Cobra, nonetheless, makes a daring attempt to take the laser core from the team. In a highway in the desert, the Joes provide escort to a truck carrying an experimental laser core.

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