the President said as he scanned the people seated before him in the Oval Office. “I assure you this is not science fiction. We do have an alien spacecraft approaching Earth.” Senator Breathsword, DHS Director Rashid, and General Norwell from the Joint Chiefs were the only ones in the office beside his wife, who had prior knowledge of the alien craft. “I want a free and open discussion on our options and how we should handle this threat. ‘Wait and see,’ is not one of the options.” He gave each of his advisors a long stare. An hour later, with few choices and no clear path forward, the leader of the most powerful nation on Earth said, “The public will soon forget the name Dumas and things can return to normal. After all it’s an election year, and we don’t need the distraction of an alien ship arriving when the American people should be focused on selecting their government’s leaders.” The President looked to his wife for her opinion, which was the only opinion he really needed to make his decision.
