Note: This is an alternate version of day 6, but I'm still keeping some elements of the real day 6. It takes place one year after day 5. It will have the full 24 episodes, approximately 120 chapters. It takes place in 3 different time zones, Washington D.C., Los Angelas, and Riyadh. Enjoy.
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The following takes place between 8am and 9am eastern standard time. Events occur in real time.
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8:00 eastern standard time/ 4:00 Riyadh
Maureen Kingsley is reporting from Riyadh, the capitol of Saudi Arabia. All around her people are fleeing, with good reason.
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Maureen: As you can see it is absolute pandemonium here. ISIS forces are nearing the city and thousands, possibly millions, are fleeing before they arrive. It is believed that Amir Rajan and Hakeem Samhan, two of ISIS' top leaders, are personally leading the assault. It is worth noting that Hakeem's brother Jabbar is currently incarcerated in Riyadh facing numerous murder charges. Whether ISIS plans to spend their resources freeing Jabbar remains to be seen. The Saudi Arabia National Guard is fighting as well as can be expected, but they are facing severe shortages of weapons, food, medicine, and desertion is becoming a major problem for SANG. It still remains uncertain as to how exactly ISIS obtained sophisticated weapons. President Bakeer, who accepted this post only four days ago, has vowed his military will never cede the capitol to the terrorists, but it remains unclear how they will stop them without some sort of american intervention. President Hal Gardner has advised all non essential americans to leave Saudi Arabia, and it is speculated that ambassador Audrey Raines will begin an evacuation of our embassy within the next few hours. Given ISIS history of beheading children and the mutilation of numerus ethnic groups and other alleged "Apostates" it seems likely many refugees will try to seek assylum in America. But given the current atmosphere of fear and islamaphobia in America it is unclear whether if it will be granted. For Fox News, I'm Maureen Kingsley.
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At the American embassy ambassador Audrey Raines is on the phone communicating with president Hal Gardner. Gardner became president a year ago after Charles Logan was forced to resign amidst allegations he had supplied terrorists with nerve gas. Now there was barely a month until the election. Gardner might become the second president who was never elected president or vice-president. Audrey wondered if that was on Gardner's mind at the moment. He had chosen Audrey's father James Hellar to be his vice-president, at the moment Audrey was willing to exploit this relationship to help some of these desperate refugees.
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Gardner: Be blunt Audrey, is ISIS going to take the city?
Audrey: Most likely yes. Probably within the next twelve hours. The Saudi National Guard is doing what they can, but at this point they're rationing ammunition and reusing the same soiled bandages.
Gardner: How the hell did ISIS get the better weapons. These guys make Alqueda look sane by comparison, how many donors could they realistically have?
Audrey: That's a very good question sir, but to be honest I don't know.
Gardner: Is there any was that president Bakeer can stop them?
Audrey: I've spoken with Bakeer, he says he's sending a cleric, Ibriham, to try and negotiate a truce with Amir Rajan.
Gardner: Any chance Ibriham can actually do it?
Audrey: I've met Ibriham, he's persuasive, can speak to them with much more understanding of islam than I'll ever know. But I seriously doubt ISIS is listening to reason or logic. I recommend we begin evacuating the embassy.
Gardner: Very well. Audrey, I want to make it clear that getting americans out is our only priority.
Audrey: Mr president, many are trying to legally apply for assylum. But there are people recording their images on their cellphones. What do you think ISIS will do to those caught applying for assylum in America?
Gardner: It will be horrifying, and ISIS will brag about it. But if we take in refugees ISIS fighters will try to sneak in, if possible with explosives. I'm sorry Audrey, but keeping americans safe is my only priority right now.
Audrey: I understand mr president, I'll begin evacuating the embassy immediately.
Gardner: Good luck.
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Audrey was a life-long republican, but at moments like this she missed David Palmer. He would have tried to protect these lives, american and non-american. Gardner was more honorable than Charles Logan, but he was a hardliner. Audrey had already decided that if Gardner refused to take in refugees, she would ignore him. She might face charges later, but she couldn't live with herself if she turned these people away.
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In another part of Riyadh a peace group "Voices in the wilderness" is handing out food and medicine to the refugees. The shelling of the city by ISIS has made these things scarce, these humanitarians are trying to help save lives. Among them are Conner, a former CTU employee and convicted felon, Richard Hellar, son of vice-president Hellar and brother to Audrey Raines, and Kimberly Bauer. Kimberly has a particular reason for being here, she's trying to find her father. Conner takes Kim aside to talk to her in private.
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Conner: You better go to the prison now, before it's too late.
Kim: Can you spare me?
Conner: We'll be fine.
Kim: I still don't understand how my father went from being in a chinese prison to being in a saudi prison.
Conner: Your father has a lot of enemies, I hate to think what ISIS will do to him.
Kim: Thank you for all you've done.
Conner: What Jack Bauer did for my mother, I could never thank him enough. Getting him safely away from these lunatics is the best I can do.
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8:08 eastern standard time/ 4:08 Riyadh time