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Author's Notes-To the 'Crew. Somethin' different to read. ;) To the Sirens, as always. To Mom for the inspiration.
Spoilers-7A WF... a couple more numbers I forget Post-ep. And Mr. Willis of Ohio and Ellie.
Feedback-Always greatly appreciated.
The Peacekeeper-Leo's thoughts as the waiting game begins.
She's the peacekeeper. She just doesn't realize it. She's the one with the most level head. She's the reliable one, the one you can count on, the one who can bring calmness to any crisis. She's Ellie.
So, she went to the press about the Surgeon General when she came out and spoke about legalizing marijuana. She had a point--a good one. She was right and he recognized that. He was mad and he was frustrated but she was right and the peace was kept.
Like now. The peace isn't here yet but she's working on it. Abbey and Liz are upset and scared and blaming someone who isn't at fault. He never could've seen this coming, not really. He says he forecast it but he didn't, in all honesty, think that it would happen. He'd just wanted her to understand. Was he harsh? Eh, who's to say? He told her what he feared most and she understood that the protection was necessary and not something to be taken lightly.
The Service, they're the best-trained guards in the world. Best doesn't mean perfect. Best doesn't mean infallible. Best means doing everything they could and they have done that and are continuing to do so.
The President did what he thought was best, what we all thought was best. It was necessary and it was done. It wasn't perfect. And we never could've seen this outcome coming if it took out full-page ads in the Washington Post.
And Ellie sees that. Ellie sees that there is good in us all and that we did our best. Liz and Abbey... they're not looking for that. They're looking for the scapegoat right now, something to distract them from the pain but all they're doing is compounding his problems.
So Ellie's reaching out. No matter what she says, she is his daughter and one just as loved as the others. And maybe even a little bit more than Liz, her mother's daughter who can spot others' faults faster than her own, and Zoey, the wild child almost reckless daughter who didn't have to be the cherished first born --Liz--or the responsible one--Ellie-- who chose to follow in a parent's footsteps. The good daughter. The peacekeeper.
In some ways, I wish I had more than one child. So I could see all three of them in action. The prodigal, the peacekeeper, the rebel. In other ways, I'm thankful I got all three in one. I'm not sure I could've gone through all her milestones in triplicate.
But right now. Right now my best friend's youngest daughter might be at the end of her rope. The greatest tragedy to befall our administration may strike in the next few minutes or hours. At the most, a few days. But really, that's... that's it.
President Walken's given the order. Walken's given the order and nothing short of an absolute miracle will save her.
Nothing.
This could destroy everything. This White House, international relations, the Bartlet family... especially the hurting patriarch.
But it's the waiting game right now. The order's been given. The point of no return has been reached. It's over except the fallout.
And when all hell breaks loose, I don't think Ellie can keep the peace.
End.
Author's Notes-To the 'Crew. Somethin' different to read. ;) To the Sirens, as always. To Mom for the inspiration.
Spoilers-7A WF... a couple more numbers I forget Post-ep. And Mr. Willis of Ohio and Ellie.
Feedback-Always greatly appreciated.
The Peacekeeper-Leo's thoughts as the waiting game begins.
She's the peacekeeper. She just doesn't realize it. She's the one with the most level head. She's the reliable one, the one you can count on, the one who can bring calmness to any crisis. She's Ellie.
So, she went to the press about the Surgeon General when she came out and spoke about legalizing marijuana. She had a point--a good one. She was right and he recognized that. He was mad and he was frustrated but she was right and the peace was kept.
Like now. The peace isn't here yet but she's working on it. Abbey and Liz are upset and scared and blaming someone who isn't at fault. He never could've seen this coming, not really. He says he forecast it but he didn't, in all honesty, think that it would happen. He'd just wanted her to understand. Was he harsh? Eh, who's to say? He told her what he feared most and she understood that the protection was necessary and not something to be taken lightly.
The Service, they're the best-trained guards in the world. Best doesn't mean perfect. Best doesn't mean infallible. Best means doing everything they could and they have done that and are continuing to do so.
The President did what he thought was best, what we all thought was best. It was necessary and it was done. It wasn't perfect. And we never could've seen this outcome coming if it took out full-page ads in the Washington Post.
And Ellie sees that. Ellie sees that there is good in us all and that we did our best. Liz and Abbey... they're not looking for that. They're looking for the scapegoat right now, something to distract them from the pain but all they're doing is compounding his problems.
So Ellie's reaching out. No matter what she says, she is his daughter and one just as loved as the others. And maybe even a little bit more than Liz, her mother's daughter who can spot others' faults faster than her own, and Zoey, the wild child almost reckless daughter who didn't have to be the cherished first born --Liz--or the responsible one--Ellie-- who chose to follow in a parent's footsteps. The good daughter. The peacekeeper.
In some ways, I wish I had more than one child. So I could see all three of them in action. The prodigal, the peacekeeper, the rebel. In other ways, I'm thankful I got all three in one. I'm not sure I could've gone through all her milestones in triplicate.
But right now. Right now my best friend's youngest daughter might be at the end of her rope. The greatest tragedy to befall our administration may strike in the next few minutes or hours. At the most, a few days. But really, that's... that's it.
President Walken's given the order. Walken's given the order and nothing short of an absolute miracle will save her.
Nothing.
This could destroy everything. This White House, international relations, the Bartlet family... especially the hurting patriarch.
But it's the waiting game right now. The order's been given. The point of no return has been reached. It's over except the fallout.
And when all hell breaks loose, I don't think Ellie can keep the peace.
End.