Two hours later
Hindenburg and Otto were in the main hall with the senators and advisors of the Brandenburg government.
"So, Otto," Hindenburg said. "How did you make a full recovery?"
"I don't really know myself," Otto replied. "I was just resting in my bed last night and I felt like my life was ebbing away with every breath I took. Then when I woke up this morning, I felt like a new man. I could walk again, but I still had to use my cane to move about. Then, I heard about you being leader and I had to come to make sure I still assumed my position as leader."
"Well," Hindenburg said. "Even though I won't get to be leader for a while longer, at least It's good to see that your finally well again."
"Hindenburg was planning on reuniting the country," one of the advisors said to Otto.
"That's good of you to do, Hindenburg," Otto said. "I've tried so many times to be leader, but all have failed. But you, Hindenburg, I think you'll be a great leader. I do believe you can reunite Germany as one again."
BANG! The main hall door burst open. Martin, Bern, Luther and Enoch were standing in the doorway. Each armed with a pistol or rifle.
"Martin!" Hindenburg exclaimed. "Who are these men you and why are they and you armed with weapons?"
"Because your all dead meat," Martin said. Before anyone could react, four shots rang out. One hit Otto, one hit a senator, one hit an advisor and the last hit Hindenburg. Otto, the senator and the advisor fell to the floor. Hindenburg was lucky. His bullet scraped across his arm, but left a wound there. The other senators and advisor had dropped to the floor.
The four gunmen quickly fled. The other two senators and the other advisor got up from the floor.
"Otto!" one of them exclaimed. "He's been hit." Hindenburg, clutching the wound in his arm, knelt down beside Otto. He put two fingers on his pulse. Otto was dead. The other senators checked the other senators and the advisor. They too were dead.
"How did they know?" one of the advisors asked. "How did you know that one of the gunmen's names was Martin!"
"I knew his name and I recognized him because he said he was part of a party in the Brandenburg government." Hindenburg replied.
"You, Hindenburg!" one of the senators barked, pointing furiously at Hindenburg. "You may have thrown Germany into another all out war. Get out of this palace. You are hear by banished from the Brandenburg palace and Berlin!"
"Look, this is not my fault," Hindenburg said. "I didn't know he was a gunmen,"
"Whether you knew or not, you are out of the government." the senator said. "Get out and do not come back, NOW!"Hindenburg couldn't believe it. He had been thrown out of the government all because of something he didn't know of. Hindenburg got up and walked out of the main hall. No one was able to ask him what had happened before he got on his horse cart and rode off towards the train station.
