text: [Themes: superhero]
  
  > look around
  The containment field makes a sharp turn here, blocking travel to the south as well as the east. Metallic wreckage is strewn throughout this corner of the beach. Possibly this is the work of Dr. Sinister on his latest rampage, but you suspect that this is actually what's left of some innocent building torn apart by the creation of the containment field.
  
  The coastline extends to the north, while the Pacific Ocean lies to the west. You can also make out Dr. Sinister's island fortress out at sea.
  
  > Search wreckage
  You select a small, crowbar-like piece of metal, and pick it up.
  
  > Go west
  Water isn't particularly good for your suit. Besides, Dr. Sinister has an ugly penchant for genetically engineering nasty sea life.
  
  > drink the drink
  (first taking the energy drink)
  (first stowing the crowbar)
  You take a quick swig of your mighty energy drink and are charged with unbelievable energy. You quickly re-stow the drink and begin to flap your arms with all your might.
  
  [Now that you've charged up, you may start or stop flying with FLY or LAND. You may change your altitude with UP and DOWN as usual.]
  
  [Your altitude will be marked in the status line at the top of the screen, and in the main text with brackets after each turn. If you would rather restrict this information to the status line, keeping the main text less cluttered, the command STATUS OFF will do so.]
  
  [You are flying.]
  
  > go to the west
  You fly off the shore and out to sea.
  
  Above the Ocean (skimming the waves)
  The sea extends in all directions. An island lies a good distance to the west, while the main shore is just to the east.
  
  [You are skimming the waves.]
  
  > go to the west
  Above the Ocean (skimming the waves)
  The sea extends in all directions. An island lies a good distance to the west, while the main shore is a bit to the east.
  
  Your energy is beginning to flag. Below you, you think you catch sight of a green fin breaking the waves, and some larger things lurking in the deeps.
  
  Looks like the Doctor has been modifying the local sea life. At least it isn't a synthetic plague of poisonous frogs like the last time he made headlines.
  
  [You are skimming the waves.]
  
  > Up
  Flapping your arms mightily, you ascend.
  
  [You are 25 feet above the water.]
  
  > Go west
  Above the Ocean (25 feet above the water)
  The sea extends in all directions. An island lies off to the west, while the main shore is off to the east.
  
  Your energy is about to run out.
  
  [You are 25 feet above the water.]
  
  > go to the west
  Above the Ocean (25 feet above the water)
  The sea extends in all directions. An island lies off to the west, while the main shore is off to the east.
  
  Your energy fails you, and your old nemesis gravity reasserts his dominance.
  
  [You are 25 feet and falling.]
  
  > drink the drink
  (first taking the energy drink)
  Your recharge didn't have quite enough altitude to work in, so you hit the water at great speed. At this height it's only slightly less resilient than concrete, really.
  
  Well, at least that means you don't have to worry about drowning.
  
  > drink the drink
  You're already too energetic for mundane activity; you won't be able to recharge until your current surge is fully spent.
  
  > Up
  Flapping your arms mightily, you ascend.
  
  Your energy is about to run out.
  
  [You are 50 feet above the water.]
  
  > go to the west
  Above the Ocean (50 feet above the water)
  The sea extends in all directions. An island lies off to the west, while the main shore is off to the east.
  
  Your energy fails you, and your old nemesis gravity reasserts his dominance.
  
  [You are 50 feet and falling.]
  
  > drink the drink
  (first taking the energy drink)
  You continue your plummet earthwards.
  
  [You are 25 feet and falling.]
  
  You frantically refuel as you fall earthwards. After a few sips you've regained enough power to renew your flapping and stay aloft.
  
  [You are skimming the waves.]
  
  > Up
  Flapping your arms mightily, you ascend.
  
  Your energy is beginning to flag.
  
  [You are 50 feet above the water.]
  
  > Go west
  Above the Ocean (50 feet above the water)
  The sea extends in all directions. An island lies off to the west, while the main shore is off to the east.
  
  [You are 50 feet above the water.]
  
  > Go west
  Above the Ocean (50 feet above the water)
  The sea extends in all directions. An island lies a bit to the west, while the main shore is a good distance to the east.
  
  Your energy is about to run out.
  
  [You are 50 feet above the water.]
  
  > go west
  Above the Ocean (50 feet above the water)
  The sea extends in all directions. An island lies just to the west, while the main shore is a good distance to the east.
  
  Your energy fails you, and your old nemesis gravity reasserts his dominance.
  
  [You are 50 feet and falling.]
  
  > drink the drink
  (first taking the energy drink)
  You continue your plummet earthwards.
  
  [You are 25 feet and falling.]
  
  You perform another mid-air refueling and regain your flight capability.
  
  [You are skimming the waves.]
  
  > Go west
  Below you, the sea gives way to solid ground once again.
  
  Sinister Isle Shore (50 feet above the ground)
  This is the southernmost reach of Sinister Isle's shoreline reachable inside the containment fields. The rest of the beach stretches out to the north, while the island itself spreads off to the west. Dr. Sinister's enormous tower awaits you to the northwest.
  
  [You are 50 feet above the ground.]
  
  > Land
  You can't just stop flying in midair like that; the excess energy has to go somewhere, and you'd just plummet, twitching, from the sky.
  
  > Down
  You lower yourself down a bit.
  
  Your energy is about to run out.
  
  [You are 25 feet above the ground.]
  
  > Down
  You lower yourself down a bit.
  
  You settle back to earth, your energy exhausted.
  
  Finally. Man, that was a pain. One of these days you're going to have to get one of those hats with the drink holders and the long straws.
  
  As you catch your breath, you hear a soft chime. The Coalition wants to talk.
  
  You activate the communicator in your Hummingbird suit. "Hummingbird here. I'm on the island, but there's been a complication."
  
  The voice on the other end is half frantic. "We had no idea Sinister was space capable! We've been tracking his rocket since launch, and have found both him and the base he's flying to. North American Space Command is ready to scramble a full set of LEO hunter-killer drones. Incidentally, don't even try to get to the island - it's out of your range and he's probably infested the waters."
  
  [1] "Beyond my range?"
  [2] "Way to warn me in advance, guys - I'm on the island now."
  
  > 1
  "You may want to update that profile. I'm on the island now."
  
  "What? But..."
  
  "Later. For now..."
  
  [1] "We don't have the full story yet. I'm going to investigate."
  [2] "I'm not willing to let NASC kill everyone unless it's our last option."
  [3] "Have NASC take the shot. It's the only way to be sure."
  
  > 1
  "...for now, you're all going off half-cocked. We've seen a rocket launch. That might be the Doctor. It might be the key to his plan. It might be part of it. It might be a feint to throw us off the scent. I'm here, so I'm going to see what's going on."
  
  "Fair enough, Hummingbird. We'll tell NASC to stand by until we know more. We'll be in touch later."