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( San Francisco, California: Wednesday 5 pm, Pacific Standard Time)
"It was one of the roughest days at work", Sam thought to herself, as she lay slumped down at the back seat of her stretch limousine. Her limousine was being followed by her four secret service agents who were riding in two black suv's . Samantha was on her way to Grey's house in Vallejo which was about 50 miles east of San Francisco, and with the way traffic crawled, it was going to take her at least a whole hour and a half before she gets there. Her day at the office was horrendous, with the arrest inside her building of the Aryan spy, "St. Peter", which caught her off guard, to the numerous Federal agents that disrupted their already busy schedule and operation, to her first day of formally orienting Betsy into her new position as CEO and President of Cure Corp. personally introducing Betsy to each and every department head of her company. Samantha had Betsy write down all her management secrets and kept on stressing to her best friend the importance of showing an attitude of confidence to all of her senior executives during conferences and meetings.
Samantha was tired, hungry and emotionally disturbed by worrying about Chase's health and a disheartening revelation that she discovered about Grey's past. Even more distressing to her was her feelings for the both of them. As the traffic snarled to a bumper to bumper speed, her mind drifted to what Admiral Rivera told her which was for her to be careful about manipulating her present life due to her knowledge of her future life. "So was it wrong for her to obtain secret information about Grey's past to help her understand why they won't end up being married to each other in the future?... Would confronting Grey tonight create an alternate future and change their fate?..What's there to lose...they won't end up together anyway...Might as well find out the reason and get a closure sooner than later...", she thought to herself. She didn't have a choice, she was suffering too much from her current emotional predicament. After a few minutes in deep thought, she felt some hunger pangs as she grabbed some granola bars from the car's mini fridge and after she had her fill, fell asleep from sheer exhaustion.
(Grey's house in Vallejo, California)
It was already 6:30 pm and while Ritchie was boiling some pasta for dinner in the kitchen, Grey was glued to the TV for more news on Samantha. TV news anchor, Nancy Vanderfield started reporting as she said, "Good evening America, tonight our President is on his way back from Egypt after a high stakes sting operation against an Aryan plot to topple our government and eliminate democracy and freedom in our country. We will rebroadcast our President's speech from Cairo tonight at eleven pm.... There is also some rumors floating around that a nuclear bomb was intercepted by Homeland Security and the FBI earlier at the port of San Francisco we've asked a spokesperson from each of these two intelligence agencies but they both refused to comment due to the delicate nature of this event....In other news, a new revelation has surfaced that Samantha Peters, daughter of world famous doctor,scientist and billionaire....Mark Peters who four years ago had discovered and developed a more efficient, less intensive and a hundred times more effective way of curing cancer patients.... Unofficial reports say that Miss Peters was instrumental in halting the release of nuclear weapons by North Korea's dictator President who as you might know died a few hours ago.....There are also some speculations that Samantha Peters had been involved in past dealings with leaders of rogue nations into easing their tight rule on their people in exchange for cancer cure.....Turning to other news , Vyonicks, the new high tech start up company that produces electronic bionic smart limbs for amputees is being bought by it's chief rival, Macrostrength Industries which is owned by multi-millionaire John Layer who also owns the tobacco company called "Relax Cigarettes"....After interviewing Vyonick's company spokesperson, we learned that their mission was to develop super bionic limbs for soldiers who had lost their limbs during battle and who are willing to return to the combat arena.....They explained that these bionic limbs gives a disabled soldier a better fighting chance due to increased speed, strength and force that these bionic limbs offer....Just like the classic TV show from the 1970's, "The Six Million Dollar Man", starring "Lee Majors"...And now for some local news.....the crime rate in San Francisco and east bay area's has increased by 12%....San Francisco police spokesperson thinks that it is due to the centralization of all crime gangs by the notorious Richard Sambrolini who is believed to be the mafia boss and leader of this criminal organization.....Finally on other news, US Republican Senator Peewee Herman the fourth has decided to run for President in...."
Suddenly, Grey heard several vehicles pull up by the side of his house, turning off his TV, he looks out the window and see's a black stretch limousine followed by two black suv's. Grey knew at once that it was Samantha, being well aware that she would show up after she tried calling him three times earlier but he refused to talk to her due to their misunderstanding. She instead left him three voice messages indicating that she'll be coming over after work to discuss some important personal issues with him. After Samantha stepped off the limousine, she was quickly flanked by her four secret service men and women. As they started walking towards grey's front door, Grey suddenly notices Samantha's mad facial expression, the same look he see's just before they get into one of their big fights. Grey's heart rate quickly doubles as he nervously tells Ritchie that he is going to lock himself in his bedroom pretending to be asleep. Ritchie nods with a quizzical look as he opens the door to greet Samantha.
Ritchie and Samantha had known each other for more than a year. Being Grey's best friend, Samantha kept her acquaintance with Ritchie cordial, but she always tried to keep her distance from him. Ritchie was the type of person who likes to tell sexually explicit jokes and stories and it did not matter who he was speaking with. He even got kicked in the groin once by a nun for telling a sex joke inside a Catholic church. That is why Samantha always tried to keep her conversations with Ritchie short and to the point.
Upon entering Grey's house, Samantha already had a hunch that Grey will be hiding inside his bedroom. Ever since they've been together, Grey would always retreat to his "Cave", or bedroom whenever he senses that they're about to have a big fight. Grey could never withstand Samantha's nagging, but knowing the way to get Grey out of his room, she heads straight for his kitchen and starts to wash his dirty dishes, which surprised all her bodyguards. She knew that Grey wanted a future wife who is domesticated just like his "Stay-at-home", mom who adopted him. Even though Samantha hated pretending to act domesticated, she knew that this was the only way to get Grey out of his "Cave". It was like bait, like using worms in fishing, or a piece of meat to catch a wild animal or like dangling a piece of fruit in front of a caveman. A minute after she started washing his dishes, she remembered to pull down the window shades near the kitchen sink. The last thing she wanted was for the press to get photographs of her washing her boyfriend's dirty dishes after she just stopped a nuclear war from happening in Asia.
After a few minutes of pretending to be sleeping, Grey got curious and slowly peeked out of his room and see's Samantha by the kitchen sink washing his dishes, while Ritchie was preparing their dinner. Grey could hear the both of them argue while Samantha's bodyguards were giggling. Grey knew right away that Ritchie must be telling Samantha some of his sexually explicit jokes which he knows always infuriates Samantha.
Feeling guilty from seeing Samantha suffer from Ritchie's unethical and immoral behavior, he finally walks out of his room and heads for the kitchen. He interrupts Ritchie's story telling, as he glances at Samantha's agitated demeanor while she continued to wash his dirty dishes. He then tells Ritchie to stop bothering Samantha while she was washing his dishes even encouraging Samantha to scrub the plates a little harder to get the scum off. Samantha quickly senses that Grey was mocking her, which suddenly incites her anger as she throws a soap soaked sponge at Grey, hitting him squarely on his face. She did not know whether to laugh or be angry as she stares at Grey's face that was covered with a white mass of frothy soap lather which reminded her of the facial image of "Frosty the Snowman". Grey did not wipe of the frothy lather on his face hoping that this would make Samantha laugh which would help lessen her anger.
Samantha always hated the fact that Grey always felt a sense of empowerment whenever he see's her do his house chores. After Grey realizes that Samantha wasn't amused, he slowly wipes off the lather off his face. Samantha noticing that her bodyguards were very amused at the beginnings of their lover's quarrel, she asks her bodyguards to wait outside to give them the privacy that they need. After the secret service agents had left. Samantha begins by telling Grey to instruct Ritchie to stop telling her distasteful jokes. But before Grey could say something, Ritchie interrupts telling both of them to lighten up. He then holds his arms sideways as he says, "You guys gotta hear this joke....So there was these two guys who goes in a bar naked from the waist down....", Ritchie says laughing, "So the bar tender asks them....You got no pants on...why?...", but before Ritchie could continue his joke, Samantha suddenly grumbles and yells at Ritchie to stop his tasteless jokes, while Grey gestures to Ritchie to zip his mouth.
Samantha wipes her hands with a towel as she shows Grey an angry look. Looking at Samantha's flustered appearance, Grey asks her, "So, what brings you here?....". Sam angrily says, "We need to talk Grey...alone!...", she stares at Ritchie waiting for him to leave, but Ritchie just stares back as he holds up his arms in a gesture of surrender as he asks, "Ok..ok..no more dirty jokes, I promise...but can you please set up an appointment for me to see your dad Sam.....You see, there's this greenish discharge that's coming out of my penis and....". Finally, Samantha looking appalled had heard enough as she started heading for the front door. Grey gives Ritchie a stern look then chases Samantha as he asks, "What's wrong with you?....I thought we were gonna talk?....". Samantha spins around and points a finger at Grey's face in anger saying, "What's wrong with me?!, I'll tell you what's wrong with me!....I just can't see how you can associate yourself with a friend that's as foul mouthed as him..but what's worse, he told me that you gave him $3,000.00 to go to the Philippines to have a male enhancement procedure, then he uses the rest of the money to have sex with prostitutes over there.....and now he's probably got gonorrhea!....". Grey looks surprised and stares at Ritchie in disbelief saying, "He told me he needed $3,000.00 for his grandmother's surgery....", Grey's face looking more upset by the second as Ritchie responds saying, "I did use it for her surgery, it only cost me $1,000.00...and I used the other $2,000.00 for the male enhancement procedure...and by the way Sam, I only had sex with one prostitute, I just had to try it out you know....It's just like when a kid gets a new toy, he wants to play with it right away....you know what I mean , right?". Samantha grunts and scoffs at Ritchie's despicable analogy.
Grey was now utterly distraught at Ritchie for not being totally honest with him. Ritchie counters saying, "Don't talk to me about moral values Grey.....When you were in the Navy, you went all over Asia having sex with prostitutes from every Asian country, your sexual conquests in Asia was far greater than what Gengis Khan had accomplished during his lifetime....". Grey ignores Ritchie and turns towards Samantha and explains to her that the $3,000.00 he lent Ritchie was for his grandmother's operation and that he was not aware that Ritchie was going to have a male enhancement procedure. With her hands on her hips, Samantha looks away in disgust, not convinced whether to believe Grey anymore, she still had to confront Grey about secret information she received from the intelligence community.
Unable to convince Samantha that he was innocent of Ritchie's actions , Grey turns his anger at Ritchie and yells at him saying, "You are the lowest of the lowest!, you know that?!....How could you lie to me like that?!...". Ritchie gasps and says, "But my grandma did have surgery...she did!...". Grey crosses his arms over his chest with a cynical look on his face asking Ritchie, "Ok,...tell me then, what kind of surgical procedure did your grandmother have...huh?!...". Ritchie froze for a moment then stammered saying, "She..oh!..ahmm...she had a Cholecysproctomy....ahh!...yeah!...that's it!...". Grey thought for a moment then grudgingly says, "I have been a nurse for nearly 20 years and I have never heard of such procedure!...". Ritchie not wanting to admit his lies replies, "Maybe not here in America, but in the Philippines they do have this surgical procedure....They say it's cutting edge technology....I even read about it in a medical magazine called "Association of American Medical Journey".....". Grey rolls his eyes in exasperation as he asks, "Do you mean "Journal of American Medical Association"?...". Ritchie acts fidgety then says,"Oh! yeah!...that's what I mean't to say...".
Grey glances at Samantha who looks dismayed while she was looking away and was leaning by the living room wall with her arms folded to her chest. Grey sighs then say's, "I had nothing to do with that.....I would never do or support anything as immoral as what Ritchie did Samantha!....". Samantha, finally confronts Grey about his secret past as she asks one of her bodyguards to bring in a DVD disc and a two inch binder filled with printouts pertaining to secret information about grey's past. As soon as the items were presented to Samantha, she hands them to Grey saying, "Immoral?!....you speak of your friend's immorality?....What about this?...". Grey holds the binder and the DVD disc as he asks, "What's this?....". Samantha explains that the binder he was holding was filled with printouts of all the pornographic websites Grey had viewed over the past year and a half. Samantha then points to the DVD disc and tells Grey that she was told by the CIA that the DVD disc was a copy of a secret video recording that was uploaded into an internet porn website. It was a video of Grey having sex with a prostitute in a Nevada brothel.
Ritchie smiles then say's, "Must be the "Virgin Sluts", strip club...". Grey stares at him shrewdly then asks Samantha, "What are you talking about?....". Samantha steps closer to Grey with her hands on her hips as she angrily say's, "Besides your porn addiction, the CIA found a video of you having sex with a prostitute that someone recorded secretly then was uploaded into an internet porn site...". Sam stares at Grey feeling disgusted and emotionally hurt. Ritchie suddenly laughs out loud as he say's, "Let's watch it!....". Grey glances at Ritchie with an irritated look but was speechless at the moment. Grey then stares at a blank wall then asks, "How did this happen?!....".
Samantha then explains that because of the power she wields in curing cancer that the intelligence community has been investigating all of Samantha's close relatives, friends and even her ex-boyfriends. Samantha was now feeling dismayed from this new revelation that Grey was a porn addict, was having sex with prostitutes again and what's worse was that he now has a sex video of himself in the world wide web for everyone to see. Grey then tries to justify his actions by reminding Samantha that he had sex with a prostitute six months ago when they were still separated and was not even on speaking terms. Samantha rebutted saying that if Grey had self integrity, that it shouldn't have mattered whether they were together or not, and that he would still stay away from prostitutes. And now Samantha was devastated that Grey now has a sex tape floating out in the internet. She even compared Grey's attraction to prostitutes like a magnet's attraction to metal.
Grey started pondering the consequences of having a sex tape, Samantha thought that Grey would feel a deep sense of embarrassment and regret but was appalled to see a smirk on Grey's face as if he felt like some kind of a "Stud" and seemed proud to be labeled as an "Accidental Male Porn star". Grey starts showing a more excited reaction as he say's, "Wow!...I guess this means that a video of my sexual prowess is floating out there in the internet huh!...". Samantha quickly scoffs at him saying, "Sexual Prowess?!....Grey!...you're whole sexual encounter only lasted for one minute and forty seconds long.....You were snoring at the three minute mark....". Ritchie laughs loudly then say's, "This I got to see!...".
Samantha walks over to Grey's study table and turns on his laptop. She then quickly downloads the porn site where Grey's secret sex video was uploaded to. After a minute, Grey's sex video comes to life. As the three of them watched, the hidden video camera pans over to Grey and a female stripper inside a bedroom. The video shows Grey handing the female stripper some cash from his wallet. After the stripper had hidden the money, they both get naked and started fondling each other while slowly crawling into bed. They start in the missionary position, Grey then slides on top of her, pumps her three times, climaxes then rolls over on his back sweating like a pig. Then in less than a minute, he was asleep snoring loudly.
Samantha pauses the video as she asks Grey saying, "So what do you call that?...". Ritchie blurts out saying, "That's what you call premature ejac....", Grey quickly yells, "Shut up Ritchie!....".Ritchie laughs again in amusement as he looks at Samantha saying, "Actually, that's not a sex tape....". Samantha squints her eyes looking puzzled as she asks, "What?!....". Ritchie laughs even louder as he points to the video screen saying, "If the whole sexual thing lasted for less than two minutes, then you don't consider that a sex tape....You call that a film clip....You know, like those "Coming Soon" to a theater near you short teasers of upcoming movies they show before the start of the main feature....". Grey rebukes Ritchie saying, "It's a sex tape, Ok,...I can usually last longer than that....I was just tired that night......Driving all day!....", Ritchie turns away and rolls his eyes while whispering to himself saying, "Sure.....A four hour drive from San Francisco to Nevada....That sure can be exhausting....", as he tried to keep his sarcastic comments to himself.
Grey quickly protests saying, "C'mon Samantha,...I know I made a mistake, but at least I admit it....What about you?....You told me that night at your dad's party that you'll be completely honest with me....And now, I'm one of the last one's to know, through the news, about your secret identity as you play this super hero, alter ego person. What are you trying to do?...Save the world?....Please Samantha!, look at the mirror before you point your finger at me.....I'm not as dumb as I look you know.....I know that the real reason you're getting involved in being the savior of the world is for fame and money....Isn't it?!". Samantha was caught off guard with her mouth wide open in disbelief, she stares at Grey for the longest time with her eyes piercing then say's, "Is that what you think I am all about?.....Greed?!.....You think that I'm sacrificing this much of my own valuable personal time just so I can make more money?!....". Samantha paces the floor with her hands on her hips saying, "You know Grey, I never for one minute thought that you were dumb....But now, after what you just said,....You just made me change my mind!.....". Samantha grunts in anger as Grey and Ritchie looks at each other as Grey asks, "Do you know what she mean't by that?...". Ritchie shrugs his shoulders replying, "I dunno.....".
Samantha's anger was now slowly escalating as she say's, "Grey it's sad that it's your own prejudice and sexual immorality that's blinding you from the truth!...". Samantha holding a disgruntled look says, "Well, what about you, you write songs, novels and yet you don't tell your co-workers about it....And now your upset with me for keeping a secret from you?!....Who do you think is the real hypocrite...huh?...". Feeling the effects of Samantha's derisiveness, Grey responds saying, "For your information, Miss Billionaire..who wants to save the world...The only reason I don't tell my co-workers about my music and writings is because I take care of very sick patients.....My music and writings has no room in my professional life as a nurse.....". After Grey and Samantha takes a few seconds break from their verbal sparring, Grey starts up again, "Who do you think you are, Superwoman?....Preventing nuclear wars and performing miraculous cancer cures?!....Ooooh!...impressive...Look into your soul, what you're really doing is playing god with peoples lives....With your famous cancer cure, who are you to choose who lives or dies?!....Who are you to judge?!...". Grey starts pacing back and forth as he continues his verbal attack saying, "I read the news articles on Newsweek and Time magazine about how your billion dollar empire is trying to change the patents of your famous cancer cure drug to a trade secret, so that you can monopolize cancer's most effective cure for centuries to come....I don't think you'll even live that long!....".
Ritchie suddenly interrupts asking, "What's the difference between her cancer treatment drugs anyway?....". Both Samantha and Grey eerily glances at each other both looking flustered as Grey explains saying, "The current cancer treatment is chemotherapy which has a longer treatment period with a lot of side effects.....There's neutropenia, where a patient's immune system weakens....which leads to life threatening infections....Chemotherapy can also ruin a patient's bone marrow causing anemia, decreased platelets which can lead to systemic bleeding....There's also the major side effects of nausea and vomiting....They can get sores in their mouth which is very painful....Some chemotherapy agents also cause diarrhea, hair loss, heart, lung, kidney and liver complications....". Grey stares at Samantha who was looking away pretending not to care as Grey continued explaining, "But with Samantha's wonder cancer drug which her father discovered around three or four years ago, their drug has no side effects....It's just like getting a flu shot, the formula is based on a patient's DNA, so each cancer cure is very individualized and impossible to replicate....So if you have a stage four cancer, and if they approve you for a cure, you just go to the nearest CURE facility once a week for eight weeks and get an injection on the arm.....If it's a stage three, It's a six week course of once a week injections, and the only possible side effect you might feel is soreness on the injection site which lasts for only an hour....After the end of a patient's therapy, the cancer is totally gone....Isn't that true Samantha?...". Samantha feeling Grey's cynicism quickly rebukes Grey saying, "If I ever held back my cancer cure...I used it as leverage from dictators, warlords,corrupt government officials and leaders of rogue governments so that peace may be maintained, human oppression ceased, slaughter of thousands of innocent civilians may be prevented, nuclear arms may not proliferate and to make this world a better and safer place....And for now until the time God himself comes down here on earth and establishes world peace and harmony.....I'll have to keep doing what I'm doing, cause no one else can....Please Grey,...Don't justify your immoral acts by criticizing what I do....".
Samantha was now close to tears from being upset, exhausted and frustrated, having to defend herself from the man she thought would be in a better position to understand her situation in life. Grey, seeing Samantha this upset knew this was a bad sign. He quickly points the blame towards Ritchie saying, "This is all your fault!...", Grey then reasons out to Samantha that he had no intentions of sleeping with a prostitute six months ago and it only happened accidentally because of a bet he had with Ritchie. Grey explained that he and Ritchie had a big argument on whether Ritchie's girlfriend, "Zesty Spice", was working as a prostitute or a bartender. They then decided to settle the argument by driving to the "Virgin Sluts", strip club to give Ritchie's girlfriend a surprise visit.
Two days later, they finally drove to Nevada. After reaching the strip club and going in, they were ushered to a table and were seated. After scanning around for a few minutes, Ritchie left Grey alone to look for his girlfriend and was gone for more than forty minutes, and Grey explained that that was the time that a female stripper sat beside him to keep him company. But after a ten minute conversation with the female stripper, Grey explained that the stripper started licking his ears, and doing that to him aroused his libido then he said that the rest was history. Samantha grudgingly tells Grey that she does not have a problem with men having a libido, it's just that when it's Grey's libido that gets aroused, that it was like a run away train that cannot be stopped.
Ritchie starts laughing again while Grey tries to pin the blame on Ritchie. Ritchie then argues saying, "How can it be my fault?....I left you a bandana....Why didn't you use it?....". Grey looking perplexed, does remember Ritchie leaving him a bandana before he left to look for his girlfriend. But because of the loud music playing, he did not hear Ritchie's reason for leaving him his bandana. Grey instead rolled it and wrapped it around his head to look cool. Coming back to his senses, Grey stares at Ritchie then asks, "What the heck was I supposed to do with that bandana?...". Ritchie rolls his eyes in exasperation as he says, "You were supposed to wear it as a blindfold dummy!....It was to prevent you from being sexually tempted by all those beautiful erotic strippers dancing......you dumb ass!....". Grey looking shocked, with his mouth wide open glances at Samantha then back at Ritchie with a puzzled look asks, "Really?!...Are you freakin' serious?!....Let me get this straight, you're telling me that the reason you left me that bandana was for me to use it as a blindfold?!....So that I won't get tempted by all those sexy female strippers dancing?!...". Samantha's eyes were now red as she suddenly sits on a chair, not even noticing the humor in Ritchie's explanation. Grey intensely reiterates Ritchie's ridiculous idea as he say's, "You mean you expect me to wait for you inside that strip club, seated by a table, with a bunch of sexy women dancing, customers all around me socializing, waiters and waitresses walking by, rave music playing loud, dancing lights flashing.....while I'm wearing a blindfold?!.....Do you know how ridiculous that sounds?!....". Ritchie quickly blurts out saying, "Drastic times calls for drastic measures!....". Samantha looks away, wiping her tears with her forearm. Finally, since Grey did not want to admit any fault or mistake from his porn addiction, his sexual encounter with a prostitute and his lack of embarrassment and remorse from having a sex video floating around in the world wide web, Samantha decides that it was best if they end their relationship for now.
Grey was aghast and felt as if he was standing on quick sand which was slowly swallowing him up. As Samantha heads out of his front door, her bodyguards made sure that Grey could not come close to her. After a minute, Samantha's convoy leaves, leaving Grey standing at his front yard, still broiling over in emotional shock. "Maybe she's right....maybe I'm not right for her....", say's Grey, "She deserves better....Someone like her best friend Chase who's strong, tall and handsome....". Ritchie disagrees saying that there were a lot of successful marriages were the man was much shorter than his wife, Ritchie then gives examples saying, "Look at Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman....How about Billy Joel and Christie Brinkley, huh?...huh?..". Grey looking annoyed glances at Ritchie saying, "But I know she loves me....I know she loves me still.....I need to get her back.....I can't live without her!....". Grey grabs his jacket and heads for his car, and as he was driving away, he can still hear Ritchie yell saying, " Okay, okay, what about Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes...That's a match made in heaven!....". Grey quickly raises his car's side windows in order to drown out Ritchie's voice as he shifts into gear and drives away in his Porsche. (End of Chapter)
(Author's Note: I will be taking a vacation for now and will continue with the next chapter around April 2014. Thank you so much for your time and generosity. )
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Chapter 15: St. Peter, The Crumbling Rock
(Macrostrength Industries Main Office, Treasure Island, California - Wednesday 0800 hours)
Lead scientist and nuclear physicist, Dr. Nathaniel Spain was called in for a very important meeting with CEO and owner, John Layer. After an hour of discussion, their meeting became more intense when Mr. Layer proposed that Dr. Spain install a nuclear reactor into the Protector suit. "Doctor Spain, we need a new source of energy to power the Protector suit.....", Mr Layer exclaimed, "You saw how vulnerable the Protector B was from enemy missiles....solar and electrical power is not sufficient....We need nuclear power!...". Dr. Spain fidgeted for a moment as he was trying to explain his reasons for not wanting to use nuclear energy to power the Protector. "Mr. Layer, we're not anywhere close to even installing and field testing nuclear power to a Protector suit", Dr. Spain explains, "We still need to perform tons of research to test a compact nuclear reactor that can power the Protector suit....We haven't even began to program nuclear safety protocols to the Protector's Artificial intelligence, we are three years away from installing nuclear safety guidelines and damage control procedures into the Protector's central computer system....If something goes wrong to the nuclear reactor....we won't be able to use the SPIDERRS to prevent a nuclear reactor meltdown....The Protector will be like a walking unstable nuclear time bomb waiting to explode.....It's too risky Mr. Layer.....", the scientist pleaded. John Layer loosened his tie then lit a cigarette and blew smoke towards the scientist's face making him cough. "Dr. Spain, I want you to install nuclear power to the Protector type C.....and I want it ready within 24 hours....The military needs to use it for a top secret mission against North Korea..", John Layer demanded, "By using nuclear power, the Protector will be invincible....we can increase it's force shield strength a hundred times stronger.....no missile can ever damage the Protector's exoskeletal system......it will have an unlimited source of fuel.....the Protector's fuel source will never be depleted....the Protector will live on with unlimited power at it's disposal.....it's like having Superman without a weakness for Kryptonite.....which...". Dr. Spain suddenly interrupted his boss as he said, "But sir, even if we can assemble our experimental compact nuclear reactor power pack into the Protector, we still need approval from the US Congressional Energy Safety Committee...the International Atomic Energy Agency...the Nuclear Security Council...the US Environmental Protection Agency and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.....it will take months to years before we can get all these agencies to approve our use of nuclear power.....sir let's think about the safety of the American people,... Mr Layer..sir....". John Layer grimaced as he answered saying, "Oh!..Shush!...Dr. Spain....what the American people don't know won't hurt them....". Dr. Spain nervously pleaded once more saying, "But Mr. Layer, what we'll be doing is not only unsafe but also illegal....if we get caught, we'll go to jail...".
John Layer quickly sat on his leather chair as he puffed more smoke from his cigarette as he asked, "Dr. Spain, have you ever heard of the San Bruno California pipeline explosion which happened around the year 2010?....". Dr. Spain was silent as he stood listening, "It was when a 30 inch diameter steel natural gas pipeline owned by the utility company PG&E exploded in flames.....the explosion killed eight people and injured 58 others....Among the dead was a thirteen year old girl.....Because of that, PG&E shares fell 8% , the week after the explosion....it reduced the company's market capital by $1.57 billion.....What did they do next?....they applied for a project fund of $769 million to fix their pipelines....and in order to do that, they applied to do a three year increase in gas rates starting January 2012.....That's like shooting a man dead then sending his wife the bill for the bullet used in the killing of her husband.....", John Layer laughed hard, "Is that smart or what?!....", John Layer continued saying, "And the amazing thing was that no criminal charges were enforced to any of the executives for negligence....no one went to jail....Even when on January 2012, an independent audit from the State of California issued a report stating that PG&E had illegally diverted over $100 million from a fund used for safety operations and instead, used it for executive compensations and bonuses....State auditors and investigators could not prosecute anyone because there were key documents that were missing from PG&E files...they were key documents that had specific information about the section of pipe that exploded on September 9th, killing people and destroying homes....".
Dr. Spain looked dumbfounded, still not convinced about the use of nuclear power to the Protector suit. John Layer stood up and extinguished his cigarette on his ashtray as he said, "Don't worry doctor....even if what we're doing is illegal, there's so many excuses we can make....We can destroy incriminating evidences, we can delete files, shred documents that will implicate us.....Trust me!.....and besides, as we speak, General Morris is getting the approval of the acting President of the United States...Secretary of State Jessie Taylor.....". After a few more details were ironed out, John Layer's secretary informed him that a group of senior military officers from the Pentagon had just arrived for their scheduled meeting with him. John Layer ended his meeting with Dr. Spain and told his secretary to send the military officers in his office.
0900 hours, Cure Corp Building, San Francisco, California
Admiral Rivera was summoned to report to U.S. Secretary of State, Jessie Taylor who was using one of Samantha's executive office suites located at the 90th floor of the building. As Admiral Rivera stepped off the elevator on the 90th floor, he was quickly escorted by four secret service agents to Jessie Taylor's office. The office door opens and they see eye to eye, "Come on in Admiral...", says Sec. Taylor, "would you care for some coffee or tea?....". The admiral waved his hand declining the offer then says, "No thank you Mr. Secretary, just had some....". After they both sat facing each other, Secretary Taylor tells the Admiral that he just received reports from CIA director Lana that the health of the US President in Cairo, Egypt was critical and that the President might not survive the gunshot wound he sustained. Admiral Rivera kept quiet with the knowledge that the US President was just faking his injury and was in hiding until the time that the intelligence community discovers and arrests, "St. Peter", the Aryan spy who is planning to take over the leadership of the United States. "We are in a very precarious situation, Admiral...", says Sec. Taylor, "With the imminent death of our President, the nuclear missile threat by North Korea's unstable leadership regime and the widespread chaos and panic in our states and cities, we must do something to bring back control and stability to our national security...". Admiral Rivera crossed his legs and placed his hands on top of his lap as he asks, "What do you have in mind Mr. Secretary?....". Secretary Taylor massaged his bicep close to his gunshot wound as he thought for a second then stood up and started to pace around the room, "First, I approved a top secret military mission to destroy North Korea's Central Nuclear Missile Command....this should paralyze their ability to launch nuclear missiles for at least six months....it will give us time to assess their shaky leadership....on who comes out on top....". Admiral Rivera nodded with approval as he continued listening. "Next, due to the impending death of our President which leaves me in control of the country temporarily....I will need your help in implementing a two week Martial law....". Admiral Rivera's heart suddenly raced as he tried to act calm, remembering that the cabinet member who will plan to enforce martial law was the Aryan spy,"St. Peter". Sec. Taylor continued saying "This two weeks of Martial law will give me the chance to bring our cities and states back in order without any resistance from our US Congress and the US Supreme court.....". Admiral Rivera realizing that Secretary of State Jessie Taylor was the Aryan spy, "St. Peter", slowly took his gold point pen and clicked it twice which activated the listening device for CIA operatives to hear their discussion. Sec. Taylor seeing this quickly gestured to one of his body guards who pulled out a gun and confiscated the Admiral's ball point pen, disabling the listening device. Sec. Taylor had inside information that the gold point pen was a listening device and that it was mean't to entrap him from carrying out his plans. A total of four bodyguards entered the room and kept the Admiral under guard. Two of them did a full body sweep to check for any other hidden listening devices that the Admiral might have on him, but there was none.
Secretary Taylor projected a sinister smile as he says, "I know what you're thinking Admiral....you're asking yourself how a black man could ever work with the Aryan Nationalist Movement.....". Jessie Taylor sat back down on his leather chair facing the Admiral as he says, "Yes, I am one of the Timothy McVey disciples, and my code name is St. Peter....". Sec. Taylor then tells his plan of implementing Martial law, to help Al Queda terrorists bring in a nuclear bomb and detonate it in San Francisco which will give him the excuse to extend Martial law in the United States indefinitely.
( Meanwhile, back at John Layer's office - Macrostrength Industries, Treasure Island, California)
John Layer was giving reassurances to the senior military Pentagon staff, General Philip Moris, General Charles Tate, General Cassidy Cheung together with Major Garfield Powers, that the use of nuclear technology to power the Protector was absolutely safe. General Moris in turn told John Layer that Secretary Jessie Taylor has used his executive privilege to approve the use of nuclear technology to power the Protector for their top secret mission to destroy North Korea's Central Nuclear Missile Command in Pyongyang. After they had ironed out details of the mission, the last issue they had to agree on was who they would assign to pilot the Protector Type C. "Mr Layer, since there are only two people who can pilot the Protector, Captain Brassman and Major Powers....given the the fact that Captain Brassman is still in the hospital due to his horrific injuries, we would like Major Garfield Powers to take Captain Brassman's place and do this mission...". John Layer quickly disagreed saying, "I'm sorry gentlemen, but I don't think that using Major Powers to pilot the Protector is a good idea....". The Pentagon military officials glanced at each other as General Cheung asks, "Why is that?.....Major Powers has the technical abilities with in depth knowledge of how to operate the Protector.....".
John Layer stood up and paced the floor as he say's, "Frankly speaking...the reason is because Major Powers is black...". The military officials looked at each other in disbelief, "I know...I know...you all think that I am racist...," say's John Layer, "but I tell you this.....we are on the cusp of introducing to the American people the very first real superhero.....and once the news breaks out that the first real American superhero who destroyed North Korea's Central Nuclear Missile Command is a black man, we will never get the funding we need to produce more Protector units....the American people won't agree on another income tax hike to increase our defense spending....". The military officers moved around on their chairs uneasily as they continued to listen. "What we need is to inspire the American public by using a white male...someone like Captain Chase Brassman, who has blonde hair and blue eyes.....Once they see this in a true American superhero, then for sure, the public will agree to have their taxes increased, because they can identify better with a Caucasian superhero than a colored superhero...",John Layer sighs as he continues explaining, "You see gentlemen,... generations of Americans had been conditioned into watching Caucasian superheroes on TV and in the movies....ever since the early 1900's...Look at DC comics and Marvel comics....Do you see any colored superhero that stands out?....". Major Powers stood up looking upset as he says, "There's that actor Samuel Jackson...a black man who played the role of Nick Fury on the 2012 Avengers movie....". John Layer smiled as he shook his head saying, "Read your historical comic books son.....Nick Fury was Caucasian....They just used a black actor in that 2012 Avengers movie to attract colored people to watch the movie so they can make more money out of it....It wasn't even because they were sorry for the racist history of their comic book franchise of just using White people as superheroes...and while colored kids are growing up without role models, white kids see Captain America, Superman, Wonder Woman, Batman, Ironman....and see themselves growing up looking and being just like these superheroes as they tell themselves that, "If they can be great, I can be great too",...and that's why these white kids are the one's who grow up being doctors, lawyers and scientists....while the colored kids grow up being contented on working at Burger King....".
"That is just preposterous!....", General Tate says. John Layer sat back down, rubbing both hands as he say's, "Oh yeah?!.....Do you gentlemen know that the comic book Marvel really stands for, "Master Aryan Race Versus Earth's Lowlife's...."...DC comics stands for, "Dominated by Caucasians", comic books....And if you think I'm being prejudice, then ask yourselves this question...How come the only colored superhero,"The Hulk", was depicted as a uncontrolled savage beast...Just like how the white man portrayed our red skinned Native American Indians as being savages who all should be slaughtered.....It's the same with black people during the time of slavery,..they were also branded as savages whom needed to be ruled like immature children under slavery.....Gentlemen, no black person will ever be accepted as a superhero in real life...Not even if you dress Barack Obama with tight spandex, stick a big letter "O", on his chest and drape a cape over his back to look like Superman.....The American public will just stare at his skinny chicken legs and collectively say, "Mr. President?!....Don't quit your day job!.....". John Layer started laughing loudly to the consternation of the senior military officers.
Major Powers scoffed at John Layer's racial analysis as he say's, "What about the Green Hornet, Mr. Layer....they used Bruce Lee, a Chinese American as a superhero crime fighter....". John Layer laughed even louder saying, "Major Powers, you are so naive....Oh, do you mean Cato?....Yeah, sure,...they made Bruce Lee as a superhero crime fighter, but his role was as a chauffeur.....driving his white master all around town....that sure is inspiring to all Chinese American children....It's telling them that the best they can aspire for when they grow up was to be a hired help....Cato probably didn't even get paid close to the minimum wage, was over worked and of course, he had to sleep at the servant's quarters.....And don't think that I'm being fictitious....Just look at how the Chinese were first treated here in this country....They were brought in to do hard labor...They were tasked to build the first Transcontinental railroad....Do you even know of the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882?...look it up in your history books gentlemen....". General Tate spoke up saying, "What about the masked hero, "Zorro". John Layer stroked his chin as he answered saying, "You know gentlemen, it's Ok for a Mexican to be a superhero as long as he only saves fellow Mexicans in Mexico. Did you know that when Zorro applied for a tourist visa to the United States to save American lives that his application was denied, because he was not Caucasian....Do you know why the story and the movie Tarzan was created?....It was to show white supremacy, even in the deep and dangerous jungles of Africa.....Imagine this, one white man scaring off 200 African men just by the sound of his voice....That's probably why Apartheid lasted as long as it did in South Africa....because of that white propaganda showing the world that whites are far more superior than any other races....And yet in real life, we all saw the suppression of true greatness...when Muhammad Ali's boxing license was suspended just because he did not believe in fighting the wrong battles in his life.....They even painted him as scared and unpatriotic.....And it's not just race....It's all groups of people that are marginalized....Just ask yourself this question....Why has Hollywood never made a superhero movie version of a gay Batman and a gay Superman....Instead of them fighting each other, the movie could end with both of them walking along Castro street holding hands, both of them waving to their fans....Batman yells "Peace to all!...", while Superman says, "Make love...not war!"....or why has Marvel and DC comics never made comic book issues of gay super friends and gay Avengers......".
Finally, after John Layers long monologue, the Pentagon officers were resigned in giving John Layer the decision on who would pilot the Protector C for it's mission to destroy North Korea's Central Nuclear Missile Command. After the Pentagon officers had left, John Layer called in Dr. Marcos in his office telling him to call Captain Brassman in the hospital to tell him to report at Travis Air Force base by tomorrow no later than 0800 hours for a flight to South Korea. Dr. Marcos reminded John Layer that Captain Brassman just had his back surgery done 36 hours ago and that the doctors informed him that it will take about three to four weeks for him to completely heal. John Layer scowled at Dr. Marcos saying, "Marcos, you've got to be the dumbest scientist I've ever met!....This is exactly how I want Captain Brassman to be....still weak and still in pain, it will be easier to kill him if he's not healthy enough to succeed in this mission.....Now go give him a call and start planning how we're gonna sabotage the Protector's nuclear reactor.....I want your plan to work this time, so I can see Samantha Peters face when she learns that her best friend Chase Brassman had died in combat...". Both men started laughing out loud as they imagined how to successfully implement their evil plans.
(Back at John Layer's office - Cure Corp Building 90th floor)
Admiral Rivera was seated with his hands tied behind his back while Secretary of State Jessie Taylor was standing behind him with his hands on his hips, "You know Admiral, I really don't need your help....I could just forge your signature and forward this letter of Instruction to the next most senior military officer of the Pentagon who will help me implement Martial Law in this country...". Jessie Taylor then gestured to two of his body guards as they both started to install their silencers on their sidearms. Admiral Rivera seeing this tried to remain calm by asking more questions to delay his execution, "Mr. Secretary..before you kill me, could you tell me what motivated you to work for the Aryan Nationalist Movement?....was it money, power or fame?...or a combination of them all?....". Secretary Taylor sat back down on his leather chair facing Admiral Rivera saying, "It's none of them....".
Secretary Taylor then explained that he made a pact with the, "Fuehrer", of the Aryan nation, to divide America into two separate governments, the Aryan nation which will be located in the east coast and the Black Panther nation which will be located in the west coast. Their idea was total separation of the races. All white people will all live in the East coast and all colored people will be in the West coast. Secretary Taylor did not believe in segregation or integration of races but in total separation of races, "And this", Secretary Taylor said, "is to end discrimination forever...". Secretary Taylor said that his ideology was far better than Dr. Martin Luther King who believed in ending segregation and believed in the integration of all races in America. Secretary Taylor also said that even though Dr. King was the catalyst needed in ending racial segregation in America, he still failed in eliminating widespread discrimination between the white race and the colored races. He mentioned that once the races are separated by geography, that job discrimination will end forever, harmony and prosperity will reign. Secretary Taylor believed that his ideals were far better than Dr. Martin Luther King's ideals. He then explained that in order to implement his plans in conjunction with the Aryan Nationalist Movement's plans that Martial Law has to first be established in order to eliminate the U.S. Congress and the U.S. Judiciary system.
Admiral Rivera couldn't believe what he was hearing, acting as the devil's advocate, he asked, "What about the importance of Lincoln's house speech....when Lincoln said that a divided America is a weak America.....Even in the Bible, on Matthew, chapter twelve, verses twenty two to thirty...where it say's that, "Every kingdom divided against itself shall not stand....Don't you know that that is why America's greatness as a nation came crashing back in the year 2013, it's because the Republicans and Democrats would not work with each other and their division on both houses spelled doom for our country....the American people were the one's who suffered....". Secretary Taylor tapped his fingers on the table as he responded saying, "Oh!..Admiral..you don't really believe that crap, do you?....Our two nations will never be weak, and the threat of another nation invading us won't happen....because of our nuclear weapons.....No one will dare attack us....". Secretary Taylor started walking around the room with his hands inside his pockets as he boasted saying, "The Aryan Nation and the Black Panther society will both live in harmony and peace, not even China or the Arab nations will dare attack us....". Admiral Rivera smiled sarcastically while shaking his head with the knowledge of world events 200 years into the future.
Secretary Taylor then concluded that as an African American who has seen, felt and experienced racial discrimination first hand from the white race, that his beliefs were to create a racial revolution to uplift the future generations of blacks and other colored races and deliver them from racial hatred, discrimination and oppression. He bragged that his legacy will be much greater than Dr. Martin Luther King's achievement as a civil right's hero and far greater than Barack Obama who was the first black President of the United States. He criticized Obama's ideals about an America were all races were equal and that all Americans were connected as one people. Secretary Taylor even laughed when he remembered the late President Obama's speech when he said, "Out of many, we are one...". Secretary Taylor then reminded the Admiral that people are inherently racist, they discriminate, they oppress other people. Secretary asked, "How the hell are people going to be united when intolerance was already evident from the beginning of the world....when Cain killed Abel because of jealousy.....For Obama to say that there is no Black America, White America, Latino America or Asian America is preposterous....He must be color blind....".
As the Aryan spy, Jessie Taylor was giving his speech, Admiral Rivera was trying to carefully loosen the bonds tied around his wrists as he listened to Secretary Taylor reiterate his motto saying, "Separate and Equal....separating the races makes the best sense, Admiral....Martin Luther King was a fool to ever think that whites and blacks could ever live together in society. He then gave another example saying, "Just look at what Affirmative Action did....even Obama believed it had it's merits....Huh!, taking opportunities away from deserving poor white students who could not compete to be accepted in the best public schools...because of the quota system...Do you call that fair?!....".
And just when he concluded his speech and gave the signal for his bodyguards to shoot Admiral Rivera on the head, Twenty Federal agents suddenly barged through the office door with their guns held out and aimed at the Secretary Taylor and his four bodyguards placing them under arrest....
Two hours later, the number of Federal agents that arrived at Cure Corp doubled to about a hundred. Secretary Taylor and his four bodyguards who were placed under arrest were flown out by a helicopter from Cure Corp's helicopter pad located on the building's rooftop. Samantha, Admiral Rivera and CIA agent Lawrence Villes were called into a conference room for a short video conference meeting with the US President. After a few minutes of sitting and waiting, the TV screen came alive with the live image of the US President from Cairo, Egypt. The President congratulated them for an outstanding job of capturing the Aryan spy, "St. Peter". The President informed them that his staff were now preparing a speech for him to give to the American people on the events following the assassination attempt on his life and to reassure the American public that the Aryan threat to American democracy was thwarted. He then focused in on the specifics of how the Aryan spy, "St Peter", was captured by the US intelligence community. CIA agent Villes addressed the President saying, "Mr. President, first of all I just want to say that we are all glad that you are safe, and that our democracy was successfully preserved and defended....To answer your question on how we caught the Aryan spy, "St. Peter",...It was a big help knowing that the Aryan spy was one of the remaining active members of your cabinet....thanks to the information we got from our future government.....We knew, that in order for the Aryan spy to gain control of the country that Martial law had to be imposed, and that a key ingredient in the imposition of Martial law was through the help of Admiral Rivera, him being the highest military commander in our armed forces....". Admiral Rivera interjected saying, "But they were getting ready to shoot me...". CIA agent Villes shook his head explaining that Aryan spy Jessie Taylor was just bluffing and scaring the Admiral into cooperating with the Aryan movement....He also explained that they had full twenty four-seven, surveillance on all remaining active members of the President's cabinet, that the whole time, they had video and audio recording of Secretary Taylor telling the Admiral of his plans of initiating martial law. Admiral Rivera asked about the gunshot wound on Secretary Taylor's shoulder. Agent Villes explained that the gunshot wound was real to deflect suspicion away from him and to mislead the intelligence community and give the impression that he was one of the victims of the Aryan movement.....CIA agent Villes added that it was vital to keep Admiral Rivera inside Cure corp building due to it's vast array of security camera's on every office space, and that all they had to do was to plant hidden listening devices in order to catch the Aryan spy....Admiral Rivera asked how Secretary Taylor knew that his gold ball point pen was a listening device. CIA agent Villes smiled as he explained that, they intentionally leaked to all of the remaining cabinet members of the President that you were given a gold pen that was a listening device that you would use it to record and entrap the Aryan spy, "St. Peter". "It was a decoy...", says Agent Villes, "by making the Aryan spy think that the pen was the only listening device in the room....it gave them a false sense of assurance that led them into confessing all their plans and secret agendas once they had destroyed the listening device that was inside the gold pen....". The US President glanced at his wrist watch saying, "I'm running out of time ladies and gentlemen, but to wrap up, what does this development do to our government, 200 years in the future?....". CIA Villes thought for a few seconds then said, "My calculated guess is that, our democracy as one nation in the future is preserved..... By changing our present, we then change our future.... which means that our future government can resist the attacks of Communist China coming from the west and the Al Queda army attacking from the East.....We still need to prevent China from stealing our top secret military technology...and that's what we're working on right now Mr. President....". The US President then offered Samantha the chance to visit Area 51, in Nevada, to meet with the scientists who were maintaining, "Einstein's Time Machine", Samantha accepted the offer both for professional and personal reasons. After Samantha and Agent Villes had left the conference room. Admiral Rivera reported to the President that Homeland Security had seized a nuclear bomb from the cargo ship, "Shin Lee Chin", that docked into the port of San Francisco about an hour ago. After providing the President with more details, Admiral Rivera also updated the President about the secret military mission to destroy and disable North Korea's Central Nuclear Missile Command, which was to happen within the next 24 to 48 hours. He asked the President whether he wanted to go on with the plan or cancel it. After the President deliberated for a few minutes, he decided to go on with the military mission knowing that due to North Korea's internal power struggle in it's leadership that it was prudent to disable their nuclear missile capabilities for some time. After their meeting had ended, the President started preparing to address the American public about the recent events that had transpired in the nation.
It was dusk when a jumbo jet had just landed in John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York. As the plane taxi'd into a full stop, passengers started unbuckling their seat belts and started to take their respective hand carry bags from the plane's overhead compartments. Sirha and Zhiad were excited at the prospects of being honored by Aryan authorities whom they thought that by now had seized control of the whole country. They anticipated that the Timothy McVey disciple, "St. Peter", would now be the new President of the United States. "This is so exciting, Zhiad...", Sirha says,"I can't wait to walk down that red carpet with our nuclear bomb in tow and detonate it when we get to San Francisco....Now the question is....Do we detonate them both at the same time, or do I make the American people suffer by detonating one first then detonating our other nuke a few days from now....". Sirha rubbed his hands together as Zhiad asks, "Master, is there anyway we can spare Castro street from destruction?....". Sirha pretended not to hear the question as he looked away while walking down the plane's isle then says, "You know Zhiad, once we have control of this country, we need to formalize and place a trademark on our name....I was thinking of the abreviations "AAA" which stands for "Alqueda's Arab Army"....what do you think...". Zhiad quickly rolled his eyes saying, "That name's taken Master, by an auto insurance named "Triple A"....". Sirha smiles for a moment showing a missing front tooth then asks, "Oh!...what about "AA", short for "Alqueda's Army?"....", Zhiad looking bored disapproves saying, "That's taken too Master,...."AA's" short for the name of an alcohol rehab program called, "Alcoholics Anonymous"...". Sirha looking annoyed asks, "What about "A"...for "Alqueda", does anybody own the letter "A" yet?...". Zhiad rubbing his chin answers, "Master, that's the first letter of the alphabet....". Sirha looking resigned says, "Ahhh!...you're right, we should just stick with the name "Terrorists"...it's generic but it works!...". Zhiad glances at his master as he mockingly says, "Wise choice Master....Alah has blessed you with wisdom unsurpassed even by Solomon...the son of David...".
After the two terrorists had exited the plane, they were quickly ushered by a tall bearded man in a black suit wearing dark sunglasses. He was flanked on each side with two armed airport security officers. As they all walked through the airport terminal, the bearded man introduced himself as the chief of airport security and asked them to keep following him and not wanting to answer further questions for the time being. After ten minutes of walking through a maze of hidden pathways, they finally reached an old and abandoned maintenance department in the airport's basement. The two terrorists both look anxious and puzzled about their current predicament. They all entered inside a shabby and dusty old men's locker room that had a dilapidated rectangular table and four worn down wooden chairs. The locker room had three translucent windows with steel bars to prevent break-in's. The two terrorists were ordered to sit as the bearded man's demeanor suddenly changed from total confidence and calm into fear and dread. "What are you both doing here?", the Chief of Security asks nervously as he takes off his dark glasses as he leans on the table. "Didn't you both get the message?...Our plan to take over this country had been thwarted!...". The two terrorists looked confused as they waited for more explanation. The bearded chief of security glances sideways at the door then looks at them intently saying, "I am St. Thomas...one of the Timothy McVey disciples....There's no time to explain...There are about 200 Homeland Security and FBI agents roaming around the airport. They have photos of the both of you and are intent in arresting you...". Both terrorists had a look of disbelief as the bearded chief say's, "All our plans are unraveling as we speak....". Sirha stood up trying to ascertain the status of their mission asking, "What do you mean by unraveling?....St. Peter is supposed to be in the White House by now!...A new Aryan government is supposed to be in place!....What's going on?!....". The bearded chief glances at his wrist watch as he nervously says, "Our plans didn't work...most of our Aryan friends had been arrested....The US President faked his death in Egypt in order to trap St. Peter from becoming the sitting US President....And what's worse!...Federal agents were able to intercept the nuclear time bomb you loaded into the cargo ship "Shin Lee Chin" which had docked at the port of San Francisco a few hours ago....", The bearded chief sigh's then say's, "Our mission is failing gentlemen....but we still have a chance to complete part of our goal, and that is to detonate the nuclear bomb you brought with you on the plane.....", Sirha drummed his fingers on the table asking, "Can't we just detonate the bomb here in this airport?...Save's us time and effort you know....". The bearded chief shook his head saying, "It's impossible right now because of all the federal agents roaming around the airport....The best way is to get you both to San Francisco with the bomb were no one is expecting you to be...then, you can detonate the nuke....". A brief pause ensued as the three of them analyzed their precarious situation, then the airport security chief suddenly kicked one of the wooden chairs in his frustration while turning towards the two terrorists saying, "Damn!...the problem's how to get you to that connecting flight to San Francisco without getting caught!....There's just too many Federal agents out there!....".
After a few minutes of silence, the bearded chief thought of a way. He suggested that the two terrorists put on disguises. The two terrorists were greatly baffled at this suggestion, as the security chief explained that the authorities are looking for two middle eastern males and that the only way they can avoid detection was for them to disguise themselves as women passengers. Sirha suddenly jumped out of his seat in violent protest as his face was filled with horror and shock, Zhiad on the other hand had a smile that extended from ear to ear. Sirha started grumbling at the chief's suggestion while Zhiad started fantasizing about the great opportunity of dressing up as a woman. Zhiad's mind then started drifting towards the types of dresses he'd consider wearing. "A sweet and flirty summer frock?..", Zhiad thought to himself, "What about a knee length tailored dress...or maybe a daring mini for a more flirty look...". Zhiad thought of going backless but then wondered who would shave the hair on his back. "The possibilities were endless...", Zhiad thought to himself, and while Zhiad was excitedly planning what to wear, Sirha was angry and furious at the bearded chief's suggestion, even throwing a chair at the wall. Then after 40 minutes of arguing, Sirha's violent outbursts turned into sorrowful wailing. Sirha eventually realized that there was no other way to get into that connecting flight to San Francisco without getting caught. After a few more minutes, Sirha grudgingly gave in to the idea of disguising themselves as women passengers which made him weep more bitterly and loudly.
Zhiad tried to console his master but Sirha knew that his minion was just mocking him. After the chief gave the signal to his two henchmen, the plan quickly turned into action. The two henchmen left and after a half hour later, came back with a number of lost and found luggage bags that were owned by women passengers who had misplaced them. Zhiad quickly started rummaging inside the luggage bags in search of the perfect size and dress style they would wear. The bearded chief handed them razors and told them to shave their beards, mustaches and legs which caused Sirha to weep even louder. After a few minutes Zhiad was able to find some wigs and asked Sirha whether he preferred to go blonde or brunette, glancing at his master, seeing him sitting, and continuously wiping his tears in an utter state of depression. Zhiad then made the decision that his master would look fabulous wearing a long blonde wig.
Zhiad continued to empty all of the luggage bags contents on the floor, once he found a few nice dresses, he quickly took them to the men's dressing room and started trying them on. Zhiad was so excited as he began trying on a knee length bright pink floral dress that he thought would look great on garden parties. But not feeling satisfied, he changed and slipped into a "go party dress" with a trendy embellished neckline. Looking at his image in a long mirror, he decided to try another one on. This time he changed into wearing a good basic curve skimming black dress, and after another half hour of trying on different dresses, he finally found the dress he wanted which fit him perfectly. It was a bright little white pick-me-up dress. He turned from side to side looking at his reflection unable to hide the fact that his muscles bulged out which made him look like a shorter version of Arnold Schwarzenegger wearing a mini-skirt. Once Zhiad was done finding his dress, he quickly worked on his master's disguise. Zhiad knew that it was going to be a challenge to get his master to dress as a woman, so the first thing he did was to find the right dress that would fit Sirha perfectly. After a few minutes of searching he brought Sirha to the dressing room to try on the dress. While Sirha was whimpering like a dying animal, Zhiad moved with haste, assisting his master into a striking red floor length dress which Zhiad thought would look good on the red carpet. They both tried on fancy heels but they kept on tripping and twisting their ankles whenever they tried to walk. Finally, they both settled on wearing flat sandals with both their big toes sticking out.
The next task they had to overcome was how to walk lady like. Zhiad and Sirha started walking around in circles as Zhiad kept on stressing for Sirha to sway his hips more from side to side when walking, he even told Sirha to imagine that he was "Marilyn Monroe" walking in front of a thousand camera men. While they were practicing, the two henchmen in the room excused themselves unable to control their laughter, and as soon as they left the room they both laughed so hard that their stomachs started hurting.
Sirha feeling flustered, grudgingly asks, "Where the hell did you get all theses techniques on dressing and walking like a woman Zhiad?!...". Zhiad explains, " I studied a lot of Alqueda's military training video's on disguises....There's this 1993 movie video called "Mrs Doubt Fire" with Robin Williams...then there was a 1982 training movie video called "Tootsie" with Dustin Hoffman...then there's even a 1980 training TV sitcom video called "Bosom Buddies" with Tom Hanks and Peter Scolari. After practicing their walk for twenty minutes, they moved on to make up. Zhiad started putting on make up on himself with artistic grace and precision. After Zhiad was done putting on some lipstick. He started applying make up on his master's face who was resisting and uncooperating at first which frustrated Zhiad who often had to remind his master to not contort his face in utter displeasure and disgust.
Once they were done with their make up, Zhiad had to convince his master to wear a panty. "Why the hell do I have to wear a panty Zhiad?!....". Sirha grudgingly asks. Zhiad twirled a red silk panty around his finger as he told his master that if they were going to successfully deceive the hundreds of Federal agents who were searching for them at this airport that they had to go all the way with their disguise. As Zhiad led his master back to the men's changing room, he hands the red silk panty to his master, Sirha yells once more saying, "Zhiad, I know the reason why I have to wear a bra...but I still don't know why the hell I need to wear this panty?!...". Zhiad who was listening behind the changing room's door answers, "Master, that's in case the Federal agents decide to do a body cavity search on us!....we need to be flawless in our deception...".Sirha shudders then asks, "They do that to passengers?....". Zhiad convincingly says, "Well, I do hope so Master, otherwise this whole trip would just be a waste of time....". Sirha feeling nervous asks, "But Zhiad, I've never had a body cavity search done on me before?!....". Zhiad reassures his master saying, "Oh, don't worry master, It's just like getting a colonoscopy.....only it's more fun...". Sirha grimaced and grunted in fear and disgust, as the thought of a body cavity search lingered in is mind. After a few minutes of silence, Zhiad started knocking on the door asking, "Are you ok in there master?....you got the panty on yet?....". Suddenly there was grumbling sounds inside the dressing room then Zhiad hears his master shout, "Zhiad!...my testicles are hanging out!....". Zhiad rolls his eyes in exasperation as he tries to reassure his master saying, "Relax master.....these thing's take time.....you have to give yourself a chance to get use to it...No one becomes a drag queen overnight, you know...". After Sirha grudgingly comes out of the dressing room with his red long dress on, with blonde wig and full make up, Zhiad quickly holds up a couple of casual ladies handbag two inches from Sirha's face as he asks, "Would you prefer this red clutch bag or this blue Grace Kelly bag?...". Sirha suddenly lost his temper and violently grabbed one of the bags and throws it to the wall. Zhiad trying to be patient sigh's in resignation as he silently mumbles to himself saying, "What's a gal to do?...".
After an hour had passed, the chief of security came back as he jokingly asks, "Excuse me ladies, but have you seen two grungy looking Arab men around here....". Zhiad blushed with excitement while Sirha grimaced in utter disgust. The bearded chief then quickly took their photographs as women and attached their photos on fake passports that had female names. The bearded chief explained to them that they were using names from two female passengers who cancelled their flights to San Francisco. This made them legitimate passengers, and with their female names on the flight's manifest, they were going to be able to board the plane without any questions or suspicion from the authorities. But before they left the maintenance department, the bearded chief reminded them that the only way to ensure their escape was to act as natural as a woman.
After taking a deep breath, they were out of the door and after five minutes, they were making their way through the busy airport terminal passing numerous Federal agents who were holding photos of the the two terrorists. While Zhiad was enjoying the whole experience, Sirha was in a state of agitation as he whispers to Zhiad, "Cursed you Zhiad!....Look what you did to my image!....I'm supposed to be a fearless warrior just like my great grandfather, Obama Bin Ladin who...", Zhiad suddenly interrupts saying, "It's Osama master....Osama not Obama....". Sirha looks confused for a moment as he asks, "What did I say?....". Zhiad clarifies saying, "You said Obama master....Obama was the one who had your great grandfather killed....". Sirha started to weep silently as they walked through the terminal saying, "Rats!....I don't believe this....I'm in such sorrow that I can't even remember my great grandfather's name....". Sirha suddenly changes his demeanor from sorrow to angst as he asks, "Why the hell did the American people vote for a President named Obama anyway?!....that's such an ugly ass name!....". Zhiad replies, "I think it's because Obama replaced a Republican President named George Bush.....". Sirha thought for a moment then says, "That explains it!.....". After walking for ten minutes, they finally reached the airline counter, they both showed their passports and tickets and was allowed to board the plane to San Francisco. (End Of Chapter)
Lead scientist and nuclear physicist, Dr. Nathaniel Spain was called in for a very important meeting with CEO and owner, John Layer. After an hour of discussion, their meeting became more intense when Mr. Layer proposed that Dr. Spain install a nuclear reactor into the Protector suit. "Doctor Spain, we need a new source of energy to power the Protector suit.....", Mr Layer exclaimed, "You saw how vulnerable the Protector B was from enemy missiles....solar and electrical power is not sufficient....We need nuclear power!...". Dr. Spain fidgeted for a moment as he was trying to explain his reasons for not wanting to use nuclear energy to power the Protector. "Mr. Layer, we're not anywhere close to even installing and field testing nuclear power to a Protector suit", Dr. Spain explains, "We still need to perform tons of research to test a compact nuclear reactor that can power the Protector suit....We haven't even began to program nuclear safety protocols to the Protector's Artificial intelligence, we are three years away from installing nuclear safety guidelines and damage control procedures into the Protector's central computer system....If something goes wrong to the nuclear reactor....we won't be able to use the SPIDERRS to prevent a nuclear reactor meltdown....The Protector will be like a walking unstable nuclear time bomb waiting to explode.....It's too risky Mr. Layer.....", the scientist pleaded. John Layer loosened his tie then lit a cigarette and blew smoke towards the scientist's face making him cough. "Dr. Spain, I want you to install nuclear power to the Protector type C.....and I want it ready within 24 hours....The military needs to use it for a top secret mission against North Korea..", John Layer demanded, "By using nuclear power, the Protector will be invincible....we can increase it's force shield strength a hundred times stronger.....no missile can ever damage the Protector's exoskeletal system......it will have an unlimited source of fuel.....the Protector's fuel source will never be depleted....the Protector will live on with unlimited power at it's disposal.....it's like having Superman without a weakness for Kryptonite.....which...". Dr. Spain suddenly interrupted his boss as he said, "But sir, even if we can assemble our experimental compact nuclear reactor power pack into the Protector, we still need approval from the US Congressional Energy Safety Committee...the International Atomic Energy Agency...the Nuclear Security Council...the US Environmental Protection Agency and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.....it will take months to years before we can get all these agencies to approve our use of nuclear power.....sir let's think about the safety of the American people,... Mr Layer..sir....". John Layer grimaced as he answered saying, "Oh!..Shush!...Dr. Spain....what the American people don't know won't hurt them....". Dr. Spain nervously pleaded once more saying, "But Mr. Layer, what we'll be doing is not only unsafe but also illegal....if we get caught, we'll go to jail...".
John Layer quickly sat on his leather chair as he puffed more smoke from his cigarette as he asked, "Dr. Spain, have you ever heard of the San Bruno California pipeline explosion which happened around the year 2010?....". Dr. Spain was silent as he stood listening, "It was when a 30 inch diameter steel natural gas pipeline owned by the utility company PG&E exploded in flames.....the explosion killed eight people and injured 58 others....Among the dead was a thirteen year old girl.....Because of that, PG&E shares fell 8% , the week after the explosion....it reduced the company's market capital by $1.57 billion.....What did they do next?....they applied for a project fund of $769 million to fix their pipelines....and in order to do that, they applied to do a three year increase in gas rates starting January 2012.....That's like shooting a man dead then sending his wife the bill for the bullet used in the killing of her husband.....", John Layer laughed hard, "Is that smart or what?!....", John Layer continued saying, "And the amazing thing was that no criminal charges were enforced to any of the executives for negligence....no one went to jail....Even when on January 2012, an independent audit from the State of California issued a report stating that PG&E had illegally diverted over $100 million from a fund used for safety operations and instead, used it for executive compensations and bonuses....State auditors and investigators could not prosecute anyone because there were key documents that were missing from PG&E files...they were key documents that had specific information about the section of pipe that exploded on September 9th, killing people and destroying homes....".
Dr. Spain looked dumbfounded, still not convinced about the use of nuclear power to the Protector suit. John Layer stood up and extinguished his cigarette on his ashtray as he said, "Don't worry doctor....even if what we're doing is illegal, there's so many excuses we can make....We can destroy incriminating evidences, we can delete files, shred documents that will implicate us.....Trust me!.....and besides, as we speak, General Morris is getting the approval of the acting President of the United States...Secretary of State Jessie Taylor.....". After a few more details were ironed out, John Layer's secretary informed him that a group of senior military officers from the Pentagon had just arrived for their scheduled meeting with him. John Layer ended his meeting with Dr. Spain and told his secretary to send the military officers in his office.
0900 hours, Cure Corp Building, San Francisco, California
Admiral Rivera was summoned to report to U.S. Secretary of State, Jessie Taylor who was using one of Samantha's executive office suites located at the 90th floor of the building. As Admiral Rivera stepped off the elevator on the 90th floor, he was quickly escorted by four secret service agents to Jessie Taylor's office. The office door opens and they see eye to eye, "Come on in Admiral...", says Sec. Taylor, "would you care for some coffee or tea?....". The admiral waved his hand declining the offer then says, "No thank you Mr. Secretary, just had some....". After they both sat facing each other, Secretary Taylor tells the Admiral that he just received reports from CIA director Lana that the health of the US President in Cairo, Egypt was critical and that the President might not survive the gunshot wound he sustained. Admiral Rivera kept quiet with the knowledge that the US President was just faking his injury and was in hiding until the time that the intelligence community discovers and arrests, "St. Peter", the Aryan spy who is planning to take over the leadership of the United States. "We are in a very precarious situation, Admiral...", says Sec. Taylor, "With the imminent death of our President, the nuclear missile threat by North Korea's unstable leadership regime and the widespread chaos and panic in our states and cities, we must do something to bring back control and stability to our national security...". Admiral Rivera crossed his legs and placed his hands on top of his lap as he asks, "What do you have in mind Mr. Secretary?....". Secretary Taylor massaged his bicep close to his gunshot wound as he thought for a second then stood up and started to pace around the room, "First, I approved a top secret military mission to destroy North Korea's Central Nuclear Missile Command....this should paralyze their ability to launch nuclear missiles for at least six months....it will give us time to assess their shaky leadership....on who comes out on top....". Admiral Rivera nodded with approval as he continued listening. "Next, due to the impending death of our President which leaves me in control of the country temporarily....I will need your help in implementing a two week Martial law....". Admiral Rivera's heart suddenly raced as he tried to act calm, remembering that the cabinet member who will plan to enforce martial law was the Aryan spy,"St. Peter". Sec. Taylor continued saying "This two weeks of Martial law will give me the chance to bring our cities and states back in order without any resistance from our US Congress and the US Supreme court.....". Admiral Rivera realizing that Secretary of State Jessie Taylor was the Aryan spy, "St. Peter", slowly took his gold point pen and clicked it twice which activated the listening device for CIA operatives to hear their discussion. Sec. Taylor seeing this quickly gestured to one of his body guards who pulled out a gun and confiscated the Admiral's ball point pen, disabling the listening device. Sec. Taylor had inside information that the gold point pen was a listening device and that it was mean't to entrap him from carrying out his plans. A total of four bodyguards entered the room and kept the Admiral under guard. Two of them did a full body sweep to check for any other hidden listening devices that the Admiral might have on him, but there was none.
Secretary Taylor projected a sinister smile as he says, "I know what you're thinking Admiral....you're asking yourself how a black man could ever work with the Aryan Nationalist Movement.....". Jessie Taylor sat back down on his leather chair facing the Admiral as he says, "Yes, I am one of the Timothy McVey disciples, and my code name is St. Peter....". Sec. Taylor then tells his plan of implementing Martial law, to help Al Queda terrorists bring in a nuclear bomb and detonate it in San Francisco which will give him the excuse to extend Martial law in the United States indefinitely.
( Meanwhile, back at John Layer's office - Macrostrength Industries, Treasure Island, California)
John Layer was giving reassurances to the senior military Pentagon staff, General Philip Moris, General Charles Tate, General Cassidy Cheung together with Major Garfield Powers, that the use of nuclear technology to power the Protector was absolutely safe. General Moris in turn told John Layer that Secretary Jessie Taylor has used his executive privilege to approve the use of nuclear technology to power the Protector for their top secret mission to destroy North Korea's Central Nuclear Missile Command in Pyongyang. After they had ironed out details of the mission, the last issue they had to agree on was who they would assign to pilot the Protector Type C. "Mr Layer, since there are only two people who can pilot the Protector, Captain Brassman and Major Powers....given the the fact that Captain Brassman is still in the hospital due to his horrific injuries, we would like Major Garfield Powers to take Captain Brassman's place and do this mission...". John Layer quickly disagreed saying, "I'm sorry gentlemen, but I don't think that using Major Powers to pilot the Protector is a good idea....". The Pentagon military officials glanced at each other as General Cheung asks, "Why is that?.....Major Powers has the technical abilities with in depth knowledge of how to operate the Protector.....".
John Layer stood up and paced the floor as he say's, "Frankly speaking...the reason is because Major Powers is black...". The military officials looked at each other in disbelief, "I know...I know...you all think that I am racist...," say's John Layer, "but I tell you this.....we are on the cusp of introducing to the American people the very first real superhero.....and once the news breaks out that the first real American superhero who destroyed North Korea's Central Nuclear Missile Command is a black man, we will never get the funding we need to produce more Protector units....the American people won't agree on another income tax hike to increase our defense spending....". The military officers moved around on their chairs uneasily as they continued to listen. "What we need is to inspire the American public by using a white male...someone like Captain Chase Brassman, who has blonde hair and blue eyes.....Once they see this in a true American superhero, then for sure, the public will agree to have their taxes increased, because they can identify better with a Caucasian superhero than a colored superhero...",John Layer sighs as he continues explaining, "You see gentlemen,... generations of Americans had been conditioned into watching Caucasian superheroes on TV and in the movies....ever since the early 1900's...Look at DC comics and Marvel comics....Do you see any colored superhero that stands out?....". Major Powers stood up looking upset as he says, "There's that actor Samuel Jackson...a black man who played the role of Nick Fury on the 2012 Avengers movie....". John Layer smiled as he shook his head saying, "Read your historical comic books son.....Nick Fury was Caucasian....They just used a black actor in that 2012 Avengers movie to attract colored people to watch the movie so they can make more money out of it....It wasn't even because they were sorry for the racist history of their comic book franchise of just using White people as superheroes...and while colored kids are growing up without role models, white kids see Captain America, Superman, Wonder Woman, Batman, Ironman....and see themselves growing up looking and being just like these superheroes as they tell themselves that, "If they can be great, I can be great too",...and that's why these white kids are the one's who grow up being doctors, lawyers and scientists....while the colored kids grow up being contented on working at Burger King....".
"That is just preposterous!....", General Tate says. John Layer sat back down, rubbing both hands as he say's, "Oh yeah?!.....Do you gentlemen know that the comic book Marvel really stands for, "Master Aryan Race Versus Earth's Lowlife's...."...DC comics stands for, "Dominated by Caucasians", comic books....And if you think I'm being prejudice, then ask yourselves this question...How come the only colored superhero,"The Hulk", was depicted as a uncontrolled savage beast...Just like how the white man portrayed our red skinned Native American Indians as being savages who all should be slaughtered.....It's the same with black people during the time of slavery,..they were also branded as savages whom needed to be ruled like immature children under slavery.....Gentlemen, no black person will ever be accepted as a superhero in real life...Not even if you dress Barack Obama with tight spandex, stick a big letter "O", on his chest and drape a cape over his back to look like Superman.....The American public will just stare at his skinny chicken legs and collectively say, "Mr. President?!....Don't quit your day job!.....". John Layer started laughing loudly to the consternation of the senior military officers.
Major Powers scoffed at John Layer's racial analysis as he say's, "What about the Green Hornet, Mr. Layer....they used Bruce Lee, a Chinese American as a superhero crime fighter....". John Layer laughed even louder saying, "Major Powers, you are so naive....Oh, do you mean Cato?....Yeah, sure,...they made Bruce Lee as a superhero crime fighter, but his role was as a chauffeur.....driving his white master all around town....that sure is inspiring to all Chinese American children....It's telling them that the best they can aspire for when they grow up was to be a hired help....Cato probably didn't even get paid close to the minimum wage, was over worked and of course, he had to sleep at the servant's quarters.....And don't think that I'm being fictitious....Just look at how the Chinese were first treated here in this country....They were brought in to do hard labor...They were tasked to build the first Transcontinental railroad....Do you even know of the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882?...look it up in your history books gentlemen....". General Tate spoke up saying, "What about the masked hero, "Zorro". John Layer stroked his chin as he answered saying, "You know gentlemen, it's Ok for a Mexican to be a superhero as long as he only saves fellow Mexicans in Mexico. Did you know that when Zorro applied for a tourist visa to the United States to save American lives that his application was denied, because he was not Caucasian....Do you know why the story and the movie Tarzan was created?....It was to show white supremacy, even in the deep and dangerous jungles of Africa.....Imagine this, one white man scaring off 200 African men just by the sound of his voice....That's probably why Apartheid lasted as long as it did in South Africa....because of that white propaganda showing the world that whites are far more superior than any other races....And yet in real life, we all saw the suppression of true greatness...when Muhammad Ali's boxing license was suspended just because he did not believe in fighting the wrong battles in his life.....They even painted him as scared and unpatriotic.....And it's not just race....It's all groups of people that are marginalized....Just ask yourself this question....Why has Hollywood never made a superhero movie version of a gay Batman and a gay Superman....Instead of them fighting each other, the movie could end with both of them walking along Castro street holding hands, both of them waving to their fans....Batman yells "Peace to all!...", while Superman says, "Make love...not war!"....or why has Marvel and DC comics never made comic book issues of gay super friends and gay Avengers......".
Finally, after John Layers long monologue, the Pentagon officers were resigned in giving John Layer the decision on who would pilot the Protector C for it's mission to destroy North Korea's Central Nuclear Missile Command. After the Pentagon officers had left, John Layer called in Dr. Marcos in his office telling him to call Captain Brassman in the hospital to tell him to report at Travis Air Force base by tomorrow no later than 0800 hours for a flight to South Korea. Dr. Marcos reminded John Layer that Captain Brassman just had his back surgery done 36 hours ago and that the doctors informed him that it will take about three to four weeks for him to completely heal. John Layer scowled at Dr. Marcos saying, "Marcos, you've got to be the dumbest scientist I've ever met!....This is exactly how I want Captain Brassman to be....still weak and still in pain, it will be easier to kill him if he's not healthy enough to succeed in this mission.....Now go give him a call and start planning how we're gonna sabotage the Protector's nuclear reactor.....I want your plan to work this time, so I can see Samantha Peters face when she learns that her best friend Chase Brassman had died in combat...". Both men started laughing out loud as they imagined how to successfully implement their evil plans.
(Back at John Layer's office - Cure Corp Building 90th floor)
Admiral Rivera was seated with his hands tied behind his back while Secretary of State Jessie Taylor was standing behind him with his hands on his hips, "You know Admiral, I really don't need your help....I could just forge your signature and forward this letter of Instruction to the next most senior military officer of the Pentagon who will help me implement Martial Law in this country...". Jessie Taylor then gestured to two of his body guards as they both started to install their silencers on their sidearms. Admiral Rivera seeing this tried to remain calm by asking more questions to delay his execution, "Mr. Secretary..before you kill me, could you tell me what motivated you to work for the Aryan Nationalist Movement?....was it money, power or fame?...or a combination of them all?....". Secretary Taylor sat back down on his leather chair facing Admiral Rivera saying, "It's none of them....".
Secretary Taylor then explained that he made a pact with the, "Fuehrer", of the Aryan nation, to divide America into two separate governments, the Aryan nation which will be located in the east coast and the Black Panther nation which will be located in the west coast. Their idea was total separation of the races. All white people will all live in the East coast and all colored people will be in the West coast. Secretary Taylor did not believe in segregation or integration of races but in total separation of races, "And this", Secretary Taylor said, "is to end discrimination forever...". Secretary Taylor said that his ideology was far better than Dr. Martin Luther King who believed in ending segregation and believed in the integration of all races in America. Secretary Taylor also said that even though Dr. King was the catalyst needed in ending racial segregation in America, he still failed in eliminating widespread discrimination between the white race and the colored races. He mentioned that once the races are separated by geography, that job discrimination will end forever, harmony and prosperity will reign. Secretary Taylor believed that his ideals were far better than Dr. Martin Luther King's ideals. He then explained that in order to implement his plans in conjunction with the Aryan Nationalist Movement's plans that Martial Law has to first be established in order to eliminate the U.S. Congress and the U.S. Judiciary system.
Admiral Rivera couldn't believe what he was hearing, acting as the devil's advocate, he asked, "What about the importance of Lincoln's house speech....when Lincoln said that a divided America is a weak America.....Even in the Bible, on Matthew, chapter twelve, verses twenty two to thirty...where it say's that, "Every kingdom divided against itself shall not stand....Don't you know that that is why America's greatness as a nation came crashing back in the year 2013, it's because the Republicans and Democrats would not work with each other and their division on both houses spelled doom for our country....the American people were the one's who suffered....". Secretary Taylor tapped his fingers on the table as he responded saying, "Oh!..Admiral..you don't really believe that crap, do you?....Our two nations will never be weak, and the threat of another nation invading us won't happen....because of our nuclear weapons.....No one will dare attack us....". Secretary Taylor started walking around the room with his hands inside his pockets as he boasted saying, "The Aryan Nation and the Black Panther society will both live in harmony and peace, not even China or the Arab nations will dare attack us....". Admiral Rivera smiled sarcastically while shaking his head with the knowledge of world events 200 years into the future.
Secretary Taylor then concluded that as an African American who has seen, felt and experienced racial discrimination first hand from the white race, that his beliefs were to create a racial revolution to uplift the future generations of blacks and other colored races and deliver them from racial hatred, discrimination and oppression. He bragged that his legacy will be much greater than Dr. Martin Luther King's achievement as a civil right's hero and far greater than Barack Obama who was the first black President of the United States. He criticized Obama's ideals about an America were all races were equal and that all Americans were connected as one people. Secretary Taylor even laughed when he remembered the late President Obama's speech when he said, "Out of many, we are one...". Secretary Taylor then reminded the Admiral that people are inherently racist, they discriminate, they oppress other people. Secretary asked, "How the hell are people going to be united when intolerance was already evident from the beginning of the world....when Cain killed Abel because of jealousy.....For Obama to say that there is no Black America, White America, Latino America or Asian America is preposterous....He must be color blind....".
As the Aryan spy, Jessie Taylor was giving his speech, Admiral Rivera was trying to carefully loosen the bonds tied around his wrists as he listened to Secretary Taylor reiterate his motto saying, "Separate and Equal....separating the races makes the best sense, Admiral....Martin Luther King was a fool to ever think that whites and blacks could ever live together in society. He then gave another example saying, "Just look at what Affirmative Action did....even Obama believed it had it's merits....Huh!, taking opportunities away from deserving poor white students who could not compete to be accepted in the best public schools...because of the quota system...Do you call that fair?!....".
And just when he concluded his speech and gave the signal for his bodyguards to shoot Admiral Rivera on the head, Twenty Federal agents suddenly barged through the office door with their guns held out and aimed at the Secretary Taylor and his four bodyguards placing them under arrest....
Two hours later, the number of Federal agents that arrived at Cure Corp doubled to about a hundred. Secretary Taylor and his four bodyguards who were placed under arrest were flown out by a helicopter from Cure Corp's helicopter pad located on the building's rooftop. Samantha, Admiral Rivera and CIA agent Lawrence Villes were called into a conference room for a short video conference meeting with the US President. After a few minutes of sitting and waiting, the TV screen came alive with the live image of the US President from Cairo, Egypt. The President congratulated them for an outstanding job of capturing the Aryan spy, "St. Peter". The President informed them that his staff were now preparing a speech for him to give to the American people on the events following the assassination attempt on his life and to reassure the American public that the Aryan threat to American democracy was thwarted. He then focused in on the specifics of how the Aryan spy, "St Peter", was captured by the US intelligence community. CIA agent Villes addressed the President saying, "Mr. President, first of all I just want to say that we are all glad that you are safe, and that our democracy was successfully preserved and defended....To answer your question on how we caught the Aryan spy, "St. Peter",...It was a big help knowing that the Aryan spy was one of the remaining active members of your cabinet....thanks to the information we got from our future government.....We knew, that in order for the Aryan spy to gain control of the country that Martial law had to be imposed, and that a key ingredient in the imposition of Martial law was through the help of Admiral Rivera, him being the highest military commander in our armed forces....". Admiral Rivera interjected saying, "But they were getting ready to shoot me...". CIA agent Villes shook his head explaining that Aryan spy Jessie Taylor was just bluffing and scaring the Admiral into cooperating with the Aryan movement....He also explained that they had full twenty four-seven, surveillance on all remaining active members of the President's cabinet, that the whole time, they had video and audio recording of Secretary Taylor telling the Admiral of his plans of initiating martial law. Admiral Rivera asked about the gunshot wound on Secretary Taylor's shoulder. Agent Villes explained that the gunshot wound was real to deflect suspicion away from him and to mislead the intelligence community and give the impression that he was one of the victims of the Aryan movement.....CIA agent Villes added that it was vital to keep Admiral Rivera inside Cure corp building due to it's vast array of security camera's on every office space, and that all they had to do was to plant hidden listening devices in order to catch the Aryan spy....Admiral Rivera asked how Secretary Taylor knew that his gold ball point pen was a listening device. CIA agent Villes smiled as he explained that, they intentionally leaked to all of the remaining cabinet members of the President that you were given a gold pen that was a listening device that you would use it to record and entrap the Aryan spy, "St. Peter". "It was a decoy...", says Agent Villes, "by making the Aryan spy think that the pen was the only listening device in the room....it gave them a false sense of assurance that led them into confessing all their plans and secret agendas once they had destroyed the listening device that was inside the gold pen....". The US President glanced at his wrist watch saying, "I'm running out of time ladies and gentlemen, but to wrap up, what does this development do to our government, 200 years in the future?....". CIA Villes thought for a few seconds then said, "My calculated guess is that, our democracy as one nation in the future is preserved..... By changing our present, we then change our future.... which means that our future government can resist the attacks of Communist China coming from the west and the Al Queda army attacking from the East.....We still need to prevent China from stealing our top secret military technology...and that's what we're working on right now Mr. President....". The US President then offered Samantha the chance to visit Area 51, in Nevada, to meet with the scientists who were maintaining, "Einstein's Time Machine", Samantha accepted the offer both for professional and personal reasons. After Samantha and Agent Villes had left the conference room. Admiral Rivera reported to the President that Homeland Security had seized a nuclear bomb from the cargo ship, "Shin Lee Chin", that docked into the port of San Francisco about an hour ago. After providing the President with more details, Admiral Rivera also updated the President about the secret military mission to destroy and disable North Korea's Central Nuclear Missile Command, which was to happen within the next 24 to 48 hours. He asked the President whether he wanted to go on with the plan or cancel it. After the President deliberated for a few minutes, he decided to go on with the military mission knowing that due to North Korea's internal power struggle in it's leadership that it was prudent to disable their nuclear missile capabilities for some time. After their meeting had ended, the President started preparing to address the American public about the recent events that had transpired in the nation.
It was dusk when a jumbo jet had just landed in John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York. As the plane taxi'd into a full stop, passengers started unbuckling their seat belts and started to take their respective hand carry bags from the plane's overhead compartments. Sirha and Zhiad were excited at the prospects of being honored by Aryan authorities whom they thought that by now had seized control of the whole country. They anticipated that the Timothy McVey disciple, "St. Peter", would now be the new President of the United States. "This is so exciting, Zhiad...", Sirha says,"I can't wait to walk down that red carpet with our nuclear bomb in tow and detonate it when we get to San Francisco....Now the question is....Do we detonate them both at the same time, or do I make the American people suffer by detonating one first then detonating our other nuke a few days from now....". Sirha rubbed his hands together as Zhiad asks, "Master, is there anyway we can spare Castro street from destruction?....". Sirha pretended not to hear the question as he looked away while walking down the plane's isle then says, "You know Zhiad, once we have control of this country, we need to formalize and place a trademark on our name....I was thinking of the abreviations "AAA" which stands for "Alqueda's Arab Army"....what do you think...". Zhiad quickly rolled his eyes saying, "That name's taken Master, by an auto insurance named "Triple A"....". Sirha smiles for a moment showing a missing front tooth then asks, "Oh!...what about "AA", short for "Alqueda's Army?"....", Zhiad looking bored disapproves saying, "That's taken too Master,...."AA's" short for the name of an alcohol rehab program called, "Alcoholics Anonymous"...". Sirha looking annoyed asks, "What about "A"...for "Alqueda", does anybody own the letter "A" yet?...". Zhiad rubbing his chin answers, "Master, that's the first letter of the alphabet....". Sirha looking resigned says, "Ahhh!...you're right, we should just stick with the name "Terrorists"...it's generic but it works!...". Zhiad glances at his master as he mockingly says, "Wise choice Master....Alah has blessed you with wisdom unsurpassed even by Solomon...the son of David...".
After the two terrorists had exited the plane, they were quickly ushered by a tall bearded man in a black suit wearing dark sunglasses. He was flanked on each side with two armed airport security officers. As they all walked through the airport terminal, the bearded man introduced himself as the chief of airport security and asked them to keep following him and not wanting to answer further questions for the time being. After ten minutes of walking through a maze of hidden pathways, they finally reached an old and abandoned maintenance department in the airport's basement. The two terrorists both look anxious and puzzled about their current predicament. They all entered inside a shabby and dusty old men's locker room that had a dilapidated rectangular table and four worn down wooden chairs. The locker room had three translucent windows with steel bars to prevent break-in's. The two terrorists were ordered to sit as the bearded man's demeanor suddenly changed from total confidence and calm into fear and dread. "What are you both doing here?", the Chief of Security asks nervously as he takes off his dark glasses as he leans on the table. "Didn't you both get the message?...Our plan to take over this country had been thwarted!...". The two terrorists looked confused as they waited for more explanation. The bearded chief of security glances sideways at the door then looks at them intently saying, "I am St. Thomas...one of the Timothy McVey disciples....There's no time to explain...There are about 200 Homeland Security and FBI agents roaming around the airport. They have photos of the both of you and are intent in arresting you...". Both terrorists had a look of disbelief as the bearded chief say's, "All our plans are unraveling as we speak....". Sirha stood up trying to ascertain the status of their mission asking, "What do you mean by unraveling?....St. Peter is supposed to be in the White House by now!...A new Aryan government is supposed to be in place!....What's going on?!....". The bearded chief glances at his wrist watch as he nervously says, "Our plans didn't work...most of our Aryan friends had been arrested....The US President faked his death in Egypt in order to trap St. Peter from becoming the sitting US President....And what's worse!...Federal agents were able to intercept the nuclear time bomb you loaded into the cargo ship "Shin Lee Chin" which had docked at the port of San Francisco a few hours ago....", The bearded chief sigh's then say's, "Our mission is failing gentlemen....but we still have a chance to complete part of our goal, and that is to detonate the nuclear bomb you brought with you on the plane.....", Sirha drummed his fingers on the table asking, "Can't we just detonate the bomb here in this airport?...Save's us time and effort you know....". The bearded chief shook his head saying, "It's impossible right now because of all the federal agents roaming around the airport....The best way is to get you both to San Francisco with the bomb were no one is expecting you to be...then, you can detonate the nuke....". A brief pause ensued as the three of them analyzed their precarious situation, then the airport security chief suddenly kicked one of the wooden chairs in his frustration while turning towards the two terrorists saying, "Damn!...the problem's how to get you to that connecting flight to San Francisco without getting caught!....There's just too many Federal agents out there!....".
After a few minutes of silence, the bearded chief thought of a way. He suggested that the two terrorists put on disguises. The two terrorists were greatly baffled at this suggestion, as the security chief explained that the authorities are looking for two middle eastern males and that the only way they can avoid detection was for them to disguise themselves as women passengers. Sirha suddenly jumped out of his seat in violent protest as his face was filled with horror and shock, Zhiad on the other hand had a smile that extended from ear to ear. Sirha started grumbling at the chief's suggestion while Zhiad started fantasizing about the great opportunity of dressing up as a woman. Zhiad's mind then started drifting towards the types of dresses he'd consider wearing. "A sweet and flirty summer frock?..", Zhiad thought to himself, "What about a knee length tailored dress...or maybe a daring mini for a more flirty look...". Zhiad thought of going backless but then wondered who would shave the hair on his back. "The possibilities were endless...", Zhiad thought to himself, and while Zhiad was excitedly planning what to wear, Sirha was angry and furious at the bearded chief's suggestion, even throwing a chair at the wall. Then after 40 minutes of arguing, Sirha's violent outbursts turned into sorrowful wailing. Sirha eventually realized that there was no other way to get into that connecting flight to San Francisco without getting caught. After a few more minutes, Sirha grudgingly gave in to the idea of disguising themselves as women passengers which made him weep more bitterly and loudly.
Zhiad tried to console his master but Sirha knew that his minion was just mocking him. After the chief gave the signal to his two henchmen, the plan quickly turned into action. The two henchmen left and after a half hour later, came back with a number of lost and found luggage bags that were owned by women passengers who had misplaced them. Zhiad quickly started rummaging inside the luggage bags in search of the perfect size and dress style they would wear. The bearded chief handed them razors and told them to shave their beards, mustaches and legs which caused Sirha to weep even louder. After a few minutes Zhiad was able to find some wigs and asked Sirha whether he preferred to go blonde or brunette, glancing at his master, seeing him sitting, and continuously wiping his tears in an utter state of depression. Zhiad then made the decision that his master would look fabulous wearing a long blonde wig.
Zhiad continued to empty all of the luggage bags contents on the floor, once he found a few nice dresses, he quickly took them to the men's dressing room and started trying them on. Zhiad was so excited as he began trying on a knee length bright pink floral dress that he thought would look great on garden parties. But not feeling satisfied, he changed and slipped into a "go party dress" with a trendy embellished neckline. Looking at his image in a long mirror, he decided to try another one on. This time he changed into wearing a good basic curve skimming black dress, and after another half hour of trying on different dresses, he finally found the dress he wanted which fit him perfectly. It was a bright little white pick-me-up dress. He turned from side to side looking at his reflection unable to hide the fact that his muscles bulged out which made him look like a shorter version of Arnold Schwarzenegger wearing a mini-skirt. Once Zhiad was done finding his dress, he quickly worked on his master's disguise. Zhiad knew that it was going to be a challenge to get his master to dress as a woman, so the first thing he did was to find the right dress that would fit Sirha perfectly. After a few minutes of searching he brought Sirha to the dressing room to try on the dress. While Sirha was whimpering like a dying animal, Zhiad moved with haste, assisting his master into a striking red floor length dress which Zhiad thought would look good on the red carpet. They both tried on fancy heels but they kept on tripping and twisting their ankles whenever they tried to walk. Finally, they both settled on wearing flat sandals with both their big toes sticking out.
The next task they had to overcome was how to walk lady like. Zhiad and Sirha started walking around in circles as Zhiad kept on stressing for Sirha to sway his hips more from side to side when walking, he even told Sirha to imagine that he was "Marilyn Monroe" walking in front of a thousand camera men. While they were practicing, the two henchmen in the room excused themselves unable to control their laughter, and as soon as they left the room they both laughed so hard that their stomachs started hurting.
Sirha feeling flustered, grudgingly asks, "Where the hell did you get all theses techniques on dressing and walking like a woman Zhiad?!...". Zhiad explains, " I studied a lot of Alqueda's military training video's on disguises....There's this 1993 movie video called "Mrs Doubt Fire" with Robin Williams...then there was a 1982 training movie video called "Tootsie" with Dustin Hoffman...then there's even a 1980 training TV sitcom video called "Bosom Buddies" with Tom Hanks and Peter Scolari. After practicing their walk for twenty minutes, they moved on to make up. Zhiad started putting on make up on himself with artistic grace and precision. After Zhiad was done putting on some lipstick. He started applying make up on his master's face who was resisting and uncooperating at first which frustrated Zhiad who often had to remind his master to not contort his face in utter displeasure and disgust.
Once they were done with their make up, Zhiad had to convince his master to wear a panty. "Why the hell do I have to wear a panty Zhiad?!....". Sirha grudgingly asks. Zhiad twirled a red silk panty around his finger as he told his master that if they were going to successfully deceive the hundreds of Federal agents who were searching for them at this airport that they had to go all the way with their disguise. As Zhiad led his master back to the men's changing room, he hands the red silk panty to his master, Sirha yells once more saying, "Zhiad, I know the reason why I have to wear a bra...but I still don't know why the hell I need to wear this panty?!...". Zhiad who was listening behind the changing room's door answers, "Master, that's in case the Federal agents decide to do a body cavity search on us!....we need to be flawless in our deception...".Sirha shudders then asks, "They do that to passengers?....". Zhiad convincingly says, "Well, I do hope so Master, otherwise this whole trip would just be a waste of time....". Sirha feeling nervous asks, "But Zhiad, I've never had a body cavity search done on me before?!....". Zhiad reassures his master saying, "Oh, don't worry master, It's just like getting a colonoscopy.....only it's more fun...". Sirha grimaced and grunted in fear and disgust, as the thought of a body cavity search lingered in is mind. After a few minutes of silence, Zhiad started knocking on the door asking, "Are you ok in there master?....you got the panty on yet?....". Suddenly there was grumbling sounds inside the dressing room then Zhiad hears his master shout, "Zhiad!...my testicles are hanging out!....". Zhiad rolls his eyes in exasperation as he tries to reassure his master saying, "Relax master.....these thing's take time.....you have to give yourself a chance to get use to it...No one becomes a drag queen overnight, you know...". After Sirha grudgingly comes out of the dressing room with his red long dress on, with blonde wig and full make up, Zhiad quickly holds up a couple of casual ladies handbag two inches from Sirha's face as he asks, "Would you prefer this red clutch bag or this blue Grace Kelly bag?...". Sirha suddenly lost his temper and violently grabbed one of the bags and throws it to the wall. Zhiad trying to be patient sigh's in resignation as he silently mumbles to himself saying, "What's a gal to do?...".
After an hour had passed, the chief of security came back as he jokingly asks, "Excuse me ladies, but have you seen two grungy looking Arab men around here....". Zhiad blushed with excitement while Sirha grimaced in utter disgust. The bearded chief then quickly took their photographs as women and attached their photos on fake passports that had female names. The bearded chief explained to them that they were using names from two female passengers who cancelled their flights to San Francisco. This made them legitimate passengers, and with their female names on the flight's manifest, they were going to be able to board the plane without any questions or suspicion from the authorities. But before they left the maintenance department, the bearded chief reminded them that the only way to ensure their escape was to act as natural as a woman.
After taking a deep breath, they were out of the door and after five minutes, they were making their way through the busy airport terminal passing numerous Federal agents who were holding photos of the the two terrorists. While Zhiad was enjoying the whole experience, Sirha was in a state of agitation as he whispers to Zhiad, "Cursed you Zhiad!....Look what you did to my image!....I'm supposed to be a fearless warrior just like my great grandfather, Obama Bin Ladin who...", Zhiad suddenly interrupts saying, "It's Osama master....Osama not Obama....". Sirha looks confused for a moment as he asks, "What did I say?....". Zhiad clarifies saying, "You said Obama master....Obama was the one who had your great grandfather killed....". Sirha started to weep silently as they walked through the terminal saying, "Rats!....I don't believe this....I'm in such sorrow that I can't even remember my great grandfather's name....". Sirha suddenly changes his demeanor from sorrow to angst as he asks, "Why the hell did the American people vote for a President named Obama anyway?!....that's such an ugly ass name!....". Zhiad replies, "I think it's because Obama replaced a Republican President named George Bush.....". Sirha thought for a moment then says, "That explains it!.....". After walking for ten minutes, they finally reached the airline counter, they both showed their passports and tickets and was allowed to board the plane to San Francisco. (End Of Chapter)
Saturday, February 8, 2014
Chapter 14: Memories Of A True Hero
(CURE CORP Building: 40th floor Conference Room)
Date and Time: Tuesday morning, 3 AM
Secretary of Defense had been increasingly showing signs of agitation. His Assistant Undersecretary Thomas Burns was emotionally stressed out for not being able to contact the nuclear submarine USS Bill Clinton, unaware that the submarine had been destroyed. Even though the one hour time limit given by North Korea to produce Dr. Peters had passed without any missiles launched by North Korea, Secretary Johnson was still determined on destroying North Korea through nuclear weapons. Cure corp personnel and some of Admiral Rivera's military staff were being held hostage by Secretary Johnson. At the same time, there were rumors that the US President was alive in Cairo, this unofficial report further increased the stress and pressure that Sec. Johnson felt. His rage was evident as he threw objects at the walls and yelled and cursed at the personnel working around him. But before he was able to find another way of releasing nuclear missiles towards North Korea, US Army soldiers suddenly barged through the conference room's main doors. Between 30 to 40 soldiers were armed with automatic rifles and quickly disarmed the Federal agents who were protecting Sec. Johnson. The Defense Secretary was furious as he and his Undersecretary were both placed under arrest.
After the room had been secured by the Army soldiers, in came the US Secretary of State, he was a tall African American man in his fifties. His arm was on a sling with signs of blood that stained the right shoulder part of his dark blue business suit. He was flanked by his personal bodyguards in each side, Wincing and appearing to be in pain from a gunshot wound to his right shoulder, he glanced at the wound site to see if the bleeding was getting worse. Everyone inside the conference room were all silent and tense as the wounded gentleman looked around the room. He then introduces himself as US Secretary of State Jessie Taylor. Recognizing Sec. of Defense Dean Johnson, he quickly walks towards him and announces for everyone to hear that since he outranks Sec. Johnson, he will now be the acting leader of the country until further news can be obtained about the health and status of the US President in Cairo. He then announces that he is suspending Sec. Johnson from his duties as Secretary of Defense pending an investigation of breach of protocol and his plan of unauthorized release of weapons of mass destruction against North Korea. Sec. Johnson objected bitterly but he and his undersecretary were both handcuffed and led out of the office by a few army soldiers.
After word got out that Secretary of State Jessie Taylor was now in control, Samantha and her group were quickly released by their FBI captors who had kept them confined in the building's security office.
They quickly proceeded to meet Secretary Taylor at the conference room and at the same time, a White House spokesperson was giving a spin coverage in all TV stations stating that the rumor that North Korea was going to launch nuclear missiles had no truth in it. This was reported in the media to prevent nationwide panic, protests, chaos and fear. The spokes person also reported that there were conflicting reports about the health conditions of the US President. A team of US delegates were on flight to Cairo Egypt to check on the condition of the American President and to ease tensions between the two nations. False reports were also reported in the news that the sinking of a US nuclear submarine, the USS Bill Clinton was due to an accidental underwater landslide near the Barientsa trench and not from enemy fire as was rumored. All families of the submarine's crew had been informed and that a national day of service was already being prepared.
Back at Cure corp, it was around dawn when Samantha, Admiral Rivera and his group of military officers were finally able to relax, they had to give detailed reports to federal investigators about the events that unfolded under the Secretary of Defense's watch. They all met with Secretary of State Jessie Taylor and was congratulated for their efforts in stopping Sec. Johnson from launching nuclear weapons at North Korea. He then explained that the reason he was delayed in gaining control of the country was because he had to lay low and stay in hiding after one of his secret service agents shot him at his shoulder during a failed assassination attempt. He was placed under Federal protection and had to get new Federal agents as his bodyguards while his secret service agents were all interrogated and investigated. He also informed Admiral Rivera and Samantha that the North Korean President, "Mai Soon", died an hour ago which cancels the need for a cancer cure. Secretary Taylor then mentioned that due to this recent events with North Korea, that diplomacy now between the two countries was now even more strained. He said that North Korea's new leader is the son of the recently deceased President, but that the leadership of North Korea was very unstable with CIA secret reports showing that some of the North Korean senior military leaders were planning to do a military, "coup d' etat", and that the Pentagon was now analyzing more potential threats of nuclear missile attacks depending on who takes control of the rogue nation. Their meeting was quickly cut short due to the medical attention needed by Secretary Taylor from increased bleeding and pain to his wounded right shoulder. Samantha offered her a first class bedroom and office suite where he could stay, rest and recuperate until the time that he was stable and strong enough to be transferred to a hospital of his choice or even fly back to Washington DC.
Meanwhile, CIA analyst agent Villes said that now, the Aryan movement will be more desperate and bold in carrying out their plan since their whole mission is starting to unravel. CIA headquarters had just informed him that the Aryan's next move will probably to assassinate Sec. of State Taylor so they can sit their Aryan spy, "St. Peter", who's a cabinet member in the White House, as the acting President of the United States thereby gaining power to authorize Martial law in the country. CIA agent Villes called Samantha and Admiral Rivera into a secret meeting and informed them that Secretary Taylor's life is in grave danger. Samantha quickly asked why Sec. Taylor was not even being considered as a suspect of being, "St. Peter". This drew a sarcastic smile from agent Villes as he explained that an Aryan spy would definitely be Caucasian and that the Aryan organization would never ally themselves with a colored person, specially a black man given the fact that they have similar ideals with their sister organization, "The Ku Klux Klan". Admiral Rivera and Samantha were smart enough not to argue further with CIA agent Villes due to his high position in the CIA. But before they all parted ways, agent Villes gave Samantha and the Admiral a listening device that connects an audio feed to the CIA headquarters. They were both given a gold ball point pen that has the seal of the office of the President of the United States. Agent Villes told them that since Samantha and Admiral Rivera both wielded great powers in society and in the military that the highest McVey disciple, "St. Peter", would probably recruit one or both of them in order to establish Martial law therefore achieving total control of the country. He finally instructed them that if they suspect a US cabinet member of being the Aryan spy, to grab the gold pen and click it twice. This will turn on the listening device so that CIA operatives can listen and record their conversation which will lead to the discovery and arrest of the Aryan spy, "St. Peter".
Once their meeting was over, Admiral Rivera knew that everyone involved in this high tension crisis were all exhausted. He himself tried to hide the fatigue he felt, but he surely sensed the exhaustion that Samantha felt, they all have not slept for close to twenty four hours. Glancing at Samantha as they were walking back to the elevators, he noticed that she was not only physically tired but also emotionally troubled. He wondered whether it was from her boyfriend whom she was having relationship problems with, or it could be from the recent discovery that in the future, she will be married to a different man than the one she hoped for. Trying not to encroach into her personal life, he faced her as they waited for the elevator doors to open. Just like a father figure, Admiral Rivera gently placed his right hand on Samantha's left shoulder as he sincerely thanked her for all her help, then staring into her eyes, he advised her to go home and get some rest. He said that he was going to stay close to Secretary Taylor due to the assassination threat posed by the Aryan organization. Samantha reassured the Admiral that he could call her on her cell phone anytime if there were any urgent issues or problems that required her attention. She also told the Admiral that he could rely on Betsy who is now the president of the company and or her top legal adviser Mr. Muhammad Khan.
Just before the elevator doors opened, Admiral Rivera hesitated but then changed his mind and decided to give Samantha a piece of fatherly advice. He told her that since she now knew events that will happen to her in the future, like her being a US senator someday and who she will end up being married to, that it would be wise for her to not make any personal and or professional decisions based on her knowledge of her future life. He explained that anticipating future events may alter the course of her life which might lead to drastic or even fatal consequences. Samantha was so tired that she did not understand what was being explained to her as she smiled and stared towards a blank wall. Admiral Rivera noticed her puzzled expression then gives her the example of what happened with Agent Villes. He explained that if only agent Villes played along and pretended not to know anything about the outcome of the North Korean missile crisis, that they would not have had to interrogate him and leave Sec. Johnson alone in attempting to destroy North Korea. And because Admiral Rivera was not there to counter balance Sec. Johnson's decisions in preventing the release of nuclear weapons, Sec. Johnson was able to come close to carrying out his plan but which was thwarted by the destruction of the nuclear submarine, "USS Bill Clinton", and the deaths of over 150 crew members. Samantha thought for a moment then nodded in agreement. As the elevator doors opened, she steps in as she thank the Admiral for his advice even though she was still not totally sure of what she had to do or how she has to live her life. Samantha pressed the ground floor button as she gave out a long sigh of relief from sheer exhaustion. She couldn't wait to reach the ground floor and pass through the main building's exit doors on her way home.
Later that day, Samantha wakes up from a dream, turning around in bed, she hears her cell phone start to ring. She picks up her cell phone from it's charging base as she say's, "Hello?...", a male voice on the other line speaks up, "Hey Sam!...this is Garfield, I just want you to know that Chase is in San Francisco General Hospital due to some serious injuries he sustained during a top secret military training exercise....Can you come and check on him?.....". Samantha quickly pushes herself off the bed, blinking a few times trying to focus her vision as she asks, "What happened?,...Is he Ok?.....Why was I only told now?....". Samantha asks, "I don't know yet....", Garfield answers, "All I know is that he just got out of surgery and is now in the recovery room....I'm sure by the time you get here, the medical staff can give you more information about his health....I can't stay here too long...I've been ordered to report back at the military base....Can you co...". Samantha abruptly hanged up the phone and started moving with haste, picking up the nearest set of clothes and sneakers she could find. With her hair still messy, she quickly changes her clothes then runs out of her room as she hurriedly walks down the stairs. Walking by Maria in passing, Maria notices the worried and frightened expression in Samantha's face. "What's wrong?...", Maria asks, "Why are you so in a hurry?...". Samantha ignores her and walks into the study room as she opens a cabinet that had all the keys to all their cars as she fumbles around, "I need the keys to the Ferrari....", Samantha mumbles to herself, "Got to get there fast....". Maria enters the study as she leans by the door and asks, "Aren't you gonna have dinner first?, young lady?.....It's almost seven pm and you haven't eaten all day....". Samantha moving quickly answers, "When dad gets home, tell him I had to go see Chase...he can reach me on my cell.....".
In three minutes, she was already entering the freeway driving 80 to 90 miles per hour in her red Ferrari. She grips the steering wheel tight wondering for a minute why her life had suddenly become so stressful. Overtaking a number of cars, she realizes that she has to relax, slow down before she causes an accident in the freeway. Taking a few deep breaths, she decreases her driving speed to a safer speed limit. Relaxing her grip on the steering wheel, her thoughts starts drifting towards Grey, deciding that once she knows that Chase was stable and safe, her next priority was to go meet up with Grey to straighten out their differences and misunderstanding. She wasn't sure if she had enough time to do it tonight, and if not, definitely by tomorrow.
After driving for about twenty minutes, she suddenly started feeling a sense of sadness and grief from the knowledge that she would never end up marrying Grey someday. All types of negative possibilities started creeping into her mind on why their relationship will fail. "Could he or will he end up falling in love with another woman?....Is he cheating on her right now?....Could it be that he could die from a tragic accident, or a health matter....a massive heart attack?....a car accident or mishap?....Will he be a victim of a gruesome crime which will end his life?.....or was it because they just really are not mean't for each other, knowing that Grey wants to have a domesticated stay at home wife who will cater to his every need which she would never agree to....". Her thoughts starts to wandering deeper into the corridors of her mind as she realizes how busy her lifestyle has now been compared to the one she had when she and Grey first dated and fell in love. "But shouldn't he understand that what she was doing was not for her own benefit but it was to help make the world a better and safer place....". Samantha asked herself. She then thought of all the increasing demands placed on her which were requests by Presidents of nations, leaders of the United Nations like to help abolish, "Blood Diamonds", or conflict diamonds were women and children are in slaved by warlords, mostly in African and South American countries. These blood diamonds are used to finance an insurgency or an invading army's war efforts. Then there are requests for her to help end illegal logging and deforestation in different parts of the world. There are numerous requests for her to help end human trafficking, specially in third world countries which is the illegal trade of men, women and children for the purpose of commercial and for sexual exploitation. She realizes that being the only person who has the power to totally cure cancer plays a big role in having the leverage to help end these criminal activities, by offering a cure for cancer to evil leaders, politicians, powerful businessmen and warlords in exchange for the complete cessation of their evil activities, policies and an end to the harsh treatment of their people.
Nearing her exit, she gradually merges to the right lane as she slows down in speed. As she reaches the hospital, she was surprised to see numerous police cars. Suddenly a federal agent jumps in front of her car signalling for her to stop. Pressing on the brakes, the agent in a black suit wearing sunglasses at night came to her window and explained to her that U.S. Secretary of State Taylor has ordered 24 hour security protection for her due to CIA intelligence reports that show her being a high risk target for kidnapping by terrorists both domestic and international. Samantha did not want any protection at first and was resistant as she starts arguing for 15 minutes with several high ranking FBI and Secret Service agents, but due to the unwavering commitment of the government agents, she finally resigns her protest knowing it is useless to resist against the government. Also realizing that she is now famous, she tells herself that she needs to start getting used to having armed men and women following her around for her own protection.
Samantha enters the hospital with her four new bodyguards, she approaches the hospital's information desk as she asks where she could find Chase. Taking the elevator to the 7th floor, worry and dread starts to get a hold of her, and the presence of her four bodyguards didn't help matters. Getting off the elevator, she walks quickly to the nearest ward nursing station and asks which room Chase was in. Upon reaching his room, her bodyguards agrees to wait outside as Samantha enters the room quietly. The room was dark except for a night light which helped in guiding her towards Chase. She see's him unconscious in bed wearing a hospital gown, he has several IV tubing lines attached to his arms. Samantha scans through his whole body starting with his face, seeing several facial bruises and scattered cuts and bruising on his arms. He was covered with a blanket from his waist down and Samantha just wondered how bad his injuries were. Seeing the nasal oxygen tubing in his nose, Samantha felt overwhelmed by the numerous electronic medical machines that occasionally gave out weird beeps and sounds. She wanted to reach out and touch Chase but she was frightened, her hand quivered as her heart raced. Her eyes now watery, she wanted to cry but felt the need to be strong. She decided to softly call out to Chase, but there was no movement, no answer. Just a steady up and down movement of his friend's chest. She tried calling out to him again when she suddenly hears a female's voice behind her say, "He's deeply sedated you know...". Samantha turns around wiping her tears as she see's a young female nurse leaning by the wall next to the door with her arms across her chest. "What?...", Samantha asks. The nurse walks towards Samantha and introduces herself as they shake hands. The nurse starts explaining that Chase was deeply sedated from a continuous IV morphine drip. She then checks a few monitors and IV solutions then smiles and compliments Samantha for having such a very handsome boyfriend in Chase. Samantha hesitates then clarifies to the nurse that she and Chase were just very close friends. The nurse then starts telling Samantha that Chase just came from the recovery room after a four hour back surgery to fix a slipped disc to his spine. She tells Samantha that it would be better for her to just go home and come back the next day since Chase is in deep sedation. Finally, after the nurse did her vital signs check, she excused herself telling Samantha that she has other patients to check on.
After the nurse leaves the room, Samantha walks closer to Chase. She gently lays her right hand over his muscular forearm, mapping it's angular shape. She notice's an old seven inch scar to the lateral side of his left arm from a switch blade cut he sustained years ago. She remembers it well, it was when they were still in high school, she remembers how Chase protected her and her classmates from getting assaulted by a group of thugs who wanted to kidnap her and her classmates.
Her memories took her back on their senior year in high school when one Saturday night, she and her friends decided to go on a night out. Four couples on what was a movie date. Walking back to their cars after the movie had ended, a group of thugs, about a dozen of them approached and surrounded them near a dark alley. The leader of the gang told the four high school men to leave their girlfriends behind and that they wouldn't be harmed. A white van then suddenly stopped across the street as another gang member opened the door scanning around for any witnesses or signs of the police. Their plan was to kidnap the four high school women and sexually assault them. Everyone was stunned and scared except for Chase. While his classmates were all starting to panic, Chase was already focusing on his combat techniques. He quickly scanned around as the group of thugs surrounded them. inching closer to them, Chase quickly gathered his classmates behind him just like a mother hen gathers her chicks. The gang's leader suddenly calls out instructions for his men to create an exit. He tells the four high school men that they can leave. In a split second, the three high school men quickly ran and left their girlfriends behind as one of them yells, "Don't worry!...we'll call the cops for ya!.....". The women became more scared. The gang's leader gave Chase one more chance to leave, but Chase kept the women closer together behind him as they all backed up on a corner, as he switched into a fighting stance. He spread his feet wide apart to allow for kicking with either his front or back foot. The women behind Chase became more frantic as the thugs came closer.
The twelve gang members then started taking out their weapons of choice, some had switch blades, others had brass knuckles, some held metal pipes and others had metal chains. Chase softly whispered to the ladies that he was going to create an opening to their right side, an escape route, but that they had to wait for him to give them the signal to run. He instructed them to run as fast as they can back to the movie house, to call the police and remain inside the theater where it was safe. The theater was still open as a couple more shows were still playing. As their assailants came even closer. Chase did one last visual sweep then without any warning, he suddenly attacked the thugs with power and speed catching his opponents by surprise. Striking with great precision and force, he did a spinning kick hitting three of his enemies on their jaws and faces as they were thrown to the ground as they lay writhing in pain. The nine other thugs quickly ambushed Chase with their deadly weapons as Chase quickly focused on blocking the knife attacks and head blows. Due to the number of his attackers, he allowed blunt weapons to hit him all over his body as he frequently winced in pain. He used a combination of kicks, open and closed hand strikes and blocks which stopped all of the knife attacks and head blows. In less than a minute, he was able to dispose of six more of the gang members as they all squirmed on the ground clutching their respective injured body parts. Chase was now bruised and bleeding from minor cuts, his shirt, torn apart, his pants had several muddy shoe prints from kicks he sustained during the ambush. While waiting for the next wave of attack, he quickly felt around his body for any excessive bleeding which might indicate deep stab wounds.
With the flow of adrenaline running in him, he knew that if he was badly hurt that he won't feel the pain just yet. After defeating the majority of his opponents, he started gaining more confidence as he started bouncing on the sidewalk smiling contemptuously and trying to move like, "Bruce Lee". The last three thugs who were still standing, realized the amazing martial arts skill of their opponent. They looked at each other, hesitated, then ran towards the waiting van and made their escape. Just then, three police cars with their sirens on and lights flashing arrived at the scene.
Samantha smiles as she remembers how she helped the paramedics bandage the seven inch long bloody deep cut on his forearm. She remembers asking Chase why he never gave the women the signal to ran for help, Chase blushed and told her that he forgot due to the excitement and nervousness he felt. Samantha realized that, that was the very first time she found herself feeling deeply attracted to Chase, and it was not because of his good looks but because of his selfless sacrifice.
Samantha wipes the traces of tears from her eyes as she stared at her unconscious friend lying on a hospital bed as she reminisced on her memories of a true hero. It's been years since she's been with Chase but she still clearly remembers the safety and security she felt whenever they were together. Even though he didn't make her laugh as much as Grey does, what Chase offered her was total protection and peace of mind. She remembers going out with Chase on late night dinners and she never had to worry about them getting mugged or robbed by thugs. Unlike Grey wherein she always had to have 911 on speed dial whenever they went out on a date.
After remembering her times with Chase, her memories drifted to a time when she and Grey went for a leisurely walk in broad daylight around Lake Merced park in San Francisco. She remembered how they were suddenly stopped by a middle aged homeless woman who demanded that they give her ten dollars. Grey trying to act fearless in order to impress Samantha, pointed a finger at the homeless woman warning her to get out of their way. But before Grey could finish his sentence, the homeless schizophrenic woman gave Grey a right upper cut, hitting him on his jaw and knocking him out cold as he laid motionless, sprawled on the ground. Samantha feeling a sense of panic quickly grabbed her cell phone and started dialing 911 to call the police. The homeless schizophrenic woman seeing this started walking away to avoid getting arrested by the police. But as she was walking away, while talking to herself, she suddenly turned around and yelled at Samantha asking why she was hanging out with a cream puff like Grey. She told Samantha that between the two of them, that it was Samantha who was the crazy one for having a boyfriend like Grey. She told Samantha that she was pretty enough that she could do better. Samantha grimaced, shrugged her shoulders then let out a deep sigh as she stared at her unconscious boyfriend lying on the ground. She hesitates then walks over to the homeless woman pulling out a $20.00 bill and handing it to her. She thanked the disheveled woman for her advice even offering her a place to stay but the homeless woman refused. Samantha then remembered how that night while icing Grey's jaw, how Grey made her solemnly promise three times for her to never tell anyone about the incident that happened that day. Grey was totally humiliated and did not want anyone to know that he was socked by a homeless woman. Unfortunately, three hours earlier, Samantha had already told the story to her family and friends including Betsy who were all laughing at her story. Betsy even e-mailed the thousands of employee who worked for Cure corp about the hilarious incident.
Wiping off a smile, she focused once again on Chase as she wondered whether she should go home or stay the night by his side. She walked closer to him once more and gently rested the side of her face on top of Chase's chest as she started listening to his heartbeat. She closed her eyes and wrapped her arms around him as if she was wishing him into good health. Never has she seen Chase this badly beaten and injured which increased her worry.
Realizing that even though she was in love with Grey, she could not deny that there was a part of her that physically and emotionally longed for Chase, ever since that time in high school when he risked his life to save her and her classmates life from those thugs who wanted to kidnap them. After a few moments, Samantha remembered that Chase was the man she was going to be married to someday. Her emotions were now being clouded by her feelings for the two men she admired the most. "But could she love two men at the same time?...", she asks herself. "Was it wrong for her to love both men?....but how can she not?.....", she wondered, Even if she wanted to, she could not choose one and deny her feelings for the other. "It was not as simple as turning off a light switch....", she again thought to herself.
After another half hour of being with Chase, she decided to leave and give Chase the chance to rest. Staring at his badly bruised face, she leans over knowing he was deeply sedated as she softly whispers to his ears, "Hang in there Chase.....cause we're bound to have a long life ahead of us.....I care for you, and I will love you for the rest of my life.....". She wipes off a tear then gently kisses him on the lips. She then turns around and started walking towards the door, when all of a sudden, Chase's eyes opened widely. He didn't believe what just happened, specially what he just heard Samantha say. Still feeling groggy, he wondered if he was getting delirious from the effects of the IV morphine being pumped into his body.
As Samantha drives off from the hospital, her car was now being followed by her four secret service agents who were on two black suv's. While driving, Samantha suddenly had an idea to search for the possible reasons she and Grey would not end up together in the future. With her powerful connections in the intelligence agencies, she decided to request for any secrets or espionage reports the FBI, CIA and NSA had on Grey. After she got back home, she turned on her personal computer and started checking her email. She started downloading numerous secret information the intelligence agencies had on Grey. And after scrolling down and reading parts of the messages, Samantha was shocked and emotionally hurt at what she read and discovered about Grey's past. (End of Chapter)
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