[douglas]

Agent Zero's triumph is rather short-lived, as he is forcibly reminded of the incredibly fast reaction time of the AI known as Petey when the entire force teraports back in after a brief absence that lasted just long enough for the blast to dissipate. Several of the terapedoes reappear inside the dragon's stomach and promptly explode before the harsh environment has a chance to damage them. The fragmented pieces of the dragon are quickly reduced to an expanding cloud of monatomic dust when the fleet opens fire with a few of the main guns.