In the Oval Office of the White House, news media from major television networks entered this nation's highest center of power after passing Secret Service security checks.
Today, the president would make a public statement regarding Mutants and the Registration Act, expressing the federal government's attitude and position. Surrounded by his staff, the nation's leader stepped into the room. Facing the live broadcast cameras, he appeared composed and calm. For a seasoned politician, the camera was both a stage for performance and the best opportunity to display his charm to the public.
As the countdown began, the president put on a gentle yet amiable smile. Truth be told, he had quite a headache over this. He had originally hoped Stryker could cleanly and efficiently resolve the Mutant problem, wiping out those troublemakers once and for all. Yet yesterday evening, Dam Base at Arcadia Lake had been struck by the terrifying force of a dam burst and flood. The colonel who had sworn to exterminate the Mutants had naturally perished as well.
According to information from S.H.I.E.L.D., a devastating battle had taken place in the outskirts of Northern Alberta, Canada. Because the satellite footage was too blurry, they could only roughly determine that one of those involved was Magneto. Meanwhile, Charles Xavier, whom Stryker had captured, had already returned to the Mutant Academy in Westchester.
Every sign indicated that the colonel's plan had failed completely. Both leaders of the Mutants had emerged unharmed. Since the Mutant problem could not be resolved at its root, then by a politician's nature, it was best to pretend none of it had happened. Every sin could be pinned on the dead William Stryker.
However, considering those powerful financial factions who remained wary, the president still needed to make his position clear and place Mutants in