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A Different L: Episode 5 Part 1
Washington, D.C., the White House.
Inside the press room, the media awaits the President of the United States to make a formal announcement. The rumbling of noise grows as Matthew Ellis, the 43rd President finally enters, the noise shuffling down to a silence as he now stands at the podium.
Matthew: Since I took office in Two-Thousand-Nine, this nation has witnessed a series of events in this age of marvels. An initiative to bring gifted individuals together became the Avengers and with their heroic struggles against an array of enemies have come the struggles to rebuild for areas most affected. We had already discovered thanks to Superman the fact that we were not alone in the universe. The events in New York in Twenty-Twelve woefully reminded us that beyond our planet lie threats to our way of life. We have also been reminded time and again that threats to our planet are also native to Earth. We live in age of marvels, of miracles, the gifted, enhanced, those known as metahumans and the probability of there being a metagene within certain humans as part of the ongoing evolution of our species. Along with the metahumans are a race known as the Inhumans who still live among us.
The President looks over the crowd of reporters, silent and intent on his every word.
Matthew: We have dealt with a variety of issues, from an attempted assassination on myself with betrayal attached. We have dealt with hostile forces both within our own country and from other galaxies. The events in New York which led to the sacrifice of Superman, in London with Thor doing battle with an ancient alien power, and also Sokovia which almost caused all life on Earth to end, have all reminded us how precious life itself is which is why we have the Sokovia Accords. The intent was to reign in the Avenger Initiative put forth by SHIELD, an organization itself that had its own insurgency from Hydra. The Avengers themselves were affected and we have seen the result, pitting Avengers against themselves. All the while in the Los Angeles area, more metahumans and vigilantes wage their own wars.
The President pauses, knowing that what he says next will have ramifications for so many.
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dunnthat says
MARIA is one tough cookie to take on this job,deciding who is friend or foe is easy their co-operation is on a whole different level. Hope she has the stamina to see it through or a war unlike any in the past will begin and it will be messy.THANKS for the update.