and the President, additional agents take up positions around the White House armed with automatic M4 assault rifles. Four agents are on the roof holding stinger anti- air missiles. At first none knew if the person down was the President; the secret service and White House medical staff responded as if it was the President.
“Doc how is Steve?”
“Mr. President, he’s had a heart attack, he’ll be in Marine One in two minutes and at the hospital within another four. I think he’s going to be OK. Everyone is waiting for us at the hospital.”
“Doc, I, the country needs him, take care of him.”
“Mr. President, we’ll give him the best care we can provide. I've got the secret service to get his personal doctor to the hospital with his files as quickly as possible. I understand the secret service is going to fly his doctor on a ‘copter to the hospital.”
Within a minute Marine One lands, armed Marines form an armed corridor between the White House and the helicopter. Within two minutes of landing Marine One is back in the air with the President onboard. President Brownstone and Rash go over what happened with the secret service agents and a second doctor who arrived in the Oval Office. The lead secret service agent talks into his microphone, he stands saying, “Mr. President, Mr. Press Secretary, please stand up, don’t touch anything, don’t place your hands near your mouth. Please just take a few steps away from the coffee table. Sir, who brought the coffee?”
“Agent Jonson, I really don’t remember, I looked up to see someone pushing in a fresh cart with the coffee and tea. I thought to myself that I was just going to call for some when it arrived.”
The agent, nods, he speaks into his microphone, “Condition Zebra Black. Repeat Zebra Black. Oval Office. This is NOT a drill; this is actual Zebra Black.” Alarms sound in the White House. Agents lock the House down; no one will be allowed to enter or leave. The kitchen is locked; five agents guard the kitchen staff. Even the trash is sealed and taken for testing.
The agent looks at the confused President, “Sir, the coffee may have been poisoned; we have specialists coming to test it. Please don’t touch anything that was on that cart. Is Steve the only one who drank the fresh coffee?”
“Yes, he got up to get a fresh cup almost as it was being pushed into the room.”
“Sir, we want to take you to the bunker, please come with us.”
Before the agent can finish five additional agents enter the office, “Mr. President, we have to go right now. Please come with us. The White House is on total lockdown.”
Rash and the President walk towards the elevator to the bunker, “Mr. President, how could anyone have gotten anything inside the White House without the agents checking it?”
“Rash, that’s a very good question, one that’s bothering me too.”
“Agent Jonson, I only want agents I personally know to be with Rash and myself.”
“Sir…”
“Agent, if something was put in our coffee, I don’t know who to trust, so I don’t want anyone near us I don’t know. Am I clear?”
“Yes sir, I’ll arrange it.”
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Meanwhile in Moscow, the Russian Federation Defense Minister and President Puten are sharing a bottle of Vodka. The Minister turns towards President Puten, “Mr. President, what if President Brownstone isn’t found guilty?”
“Minister, the peace loving people of the Russian Federation, will help bring him to justice. The world will see Russia as the ‘good guys.' President Reid and I have spread around enough gold to ensure President Brownstone is found guilty no matter what is said inside the courtroom. We’ll provide military support to Reid’s LSA to bring the murderer to justice. Having our forces supporting President Reid will give us control of the world except for China, which we’ll get soon enough. The American markets will close to China when the world’s financial markets blackball
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