"Code One Emergency! COBRA Vipers Invading Pit! Repeat! COBRA Invasion" - Dial-Tone's transmission cutoff. Hawk can hardly believe his ears. COBRA has taken over G.I. Joe headquarters - but is there a connection between the COBRA assault and the kidnapping of the brilliant Dr. Flick, who has accidentally discovered a disintegration ray? And if COBRA possesses the devastating weapon, can a threat to disintegrate whole cities be far behind? Outnumbered and underequipped, Hawk, Psyche-Out, Tunnel Rat, Chuckles, Jinx, Gung-Ho, Fast Draw, and the others set out to rescue Dr. Flick, and race against the clock through the world's largest cities to foil COBRA Commander's plans to vaporize millions of people. But first there's the matter of retaking the Pit. And the G.I. Joe Team plans to fight fire with fire....