A.n. A short, filler chapter ! It is fun to write how the world reacts when some crazy shits happen in the MCU; this is almost like WHiH Newsfront. I take the liberty to write this , tis a fanfic after all ;)
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An Excerpt from the Justice Radio broadcast, 750 AM, Philadelphia, 07.00 AM. A few hours after Pierce's assasination.
- Good morning listeners, here you are with me, John, and Mary. You're listening to The Justice Radio at 750 AM, bringing the truth to the light, now coming with breaking news live from the capital. In what is described to be the assasination of the decade, two officials of SHIELD were assassinated in these past twenty four hours. We've received information that Nick Fury, the acting director of S.H.I.E.L.D., was assassinated at around 12 am, and Alexander Pierce, the Secretary of the World Security Council, was assassinated at around 3 this morning. Our nation is mourning the loss of two exceptional gentlemen who worked for our safety and freedom. This morning, The White House released a statement, ordering citizens to fly the Star Spangled Banner at half-staff. May both of them rest in peace, Mary.
- May they rest in peace, John.
- Now, we're getting to the more controversial event which, I don't say correlated but the timing is just way too perfect, also happened this morning, and I think some of our listeners are already aware of the thing I'm referring to. We've been informed that a certain image has been spreading around the net. Can you tell us more about it , Mary ?
- Yes, John. I'll tell ya. The image was titled "SHIELD is HYDRA". It was rumored that the image showed up in 4Chan's /b/ and some other forums on the net early this morning. But then, suddenly a lot of people received blasted emails containing this single image. By this morning, the nets have been filled up with the images, John. It's really hot on the news, and people started to link it with the murder of the late Alexander Pierce and Nick Fury, because how couldn't you put two and two together with such timing !
- Well, what is this HYDRA , Mary ?
- For you who don't know about HYDRA, basically it was a Nazi-aligned terrorist organization active back during World War II. I hope you've read your history book well, folks !
- Then, what do you think is the meaning of that image, Mary ?
- Well, I think you cannot misinterpret such a simple message, John. But, let me tell you in again layman terms : SHIELD is Nazi.
- That was something very huge, then ! A very bold statement - no , a very bold accusation. And apparently, the government has been cracking down the image, right ?
- Yes, John, can you believe that ? People have complained in many forums that the images are suddenly missing from their forums. But more and more copies of the images sprouted out on the internet. What we see now is the power of information democratization in her full glory. This is conspiracy at its finest, John, and the government, if not someone else, is indeed covering something. Something that they don't want us, the common people, to know.
- And, oh uh, weren't the Avengers a part of SHIELD, as I recall, Mary ? This will change everything !
- Well, the Avengers were under SHIELD, but you could say they were rather.. independent of SHIELD. And I - you know what ? This discussion must be really interesting, playing with the what-ifs, but that's something we should reserve for this month, rightttt ? Because you can't possibly discuss all of it within a day, nor a month.
- Not a month, Mary, I'll say for a year or two, and thanks for filling us in ! Now we are eager to hear what our listeners have to say, and fortunately we already got a caller down from Alabama. Hi George ! [beep]
- Hi John , Hi Mary ! Finally , I had the chance to talk on this radio !
- Well, we're glad that you finally have the chance to voice your opinion. So , what message do you want to say to the listeners of the radio ?
- [taking a deep breath] First, f*** you Washington ! F*** you people ! Years we've been fighting to tell people that the government is a hidden Nazi with hidden agendas, and now this happens. Hopefully serves all of you right. You should f****** know that you are all brainwashed by the mainstream media, wake up people. This is a wake up call. And now to my sister Claire in Idaho, if you're listening to this, who got it right now !? Huh ?! You f****** full of s*** ! [beep beep beeeep]
- Well, I didn't expect that. THAT is a very strong reaction there, don't you agree, Mary ?
- Of course, I can expect that to happen. It's just lucky that our producer told us to not use curse words on air, right John ?
- Hahaha, yes indeed
- Hahaha, yes indeed
- Anyway, we're going to have a very special interview with a terrorism expert live from Washington DC, at 9 morning. But right before the interesting interview, we're going to direct the radio to a live press conference by SHIELD planned for this morning at 8, which will be led by the current interim acting director of SHIELD, Ms. Maria Hill. Ah, about the 9 am interview… Mary needed to pull strings to get him into our morning segment. It's not easy to pull someone from Washington at moments like this, you know ?
- Oh, a lot of strings, John. You'll owe me one for this, take me for a burger or something, please.
- The expert promised us that he'll give us his own analysis of the current situation, including his own explanation of the controversial image and its link to the death of Mr. Pierce and Mr. Fury, and also the overall impact the recent events will have on the nation, especially to the sector of national security and intelligence.. Hopefully it'll give some light in these dark times.
- A shred of hope is something we all need. Well, can it get any worse than today's news, John ?
- Hopefully not , Mary, God bless America.
- God bless America.
- But before we reach that segment, let's start the day with our usual morning country segment. Lighten up, people ! We may mourn, but we can't let sadness break our day, can we ? Here's a "Hi" from Jack in Ohio to Tatianna in Montana. "Hi John and Mary, can you please play 'Country Road' by John Denver for my GF Tatianna in Montana ? She likes it so much. Say my love to her." Now that's a sweet boyfriend ! Alright East Coast listeners, now open your morning by the beautiful "Country Road" and stay tuned to The Justice Radio at 750 AM, bringing the truth to the light !