(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)
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