Another Step Back

January 3, 1975

White House
Washington, D.C.

The meeting of Vice President Bush with Governor Reagan went well.  Governor Reagan would run as President with Gerald R. Ford as Vice President and Vice President Bush would run as Governor of Texas.

Federal Penitentiary
Leavenworth, KS

Two Rangers with stun sticks in their powered armor suits stood outside of Hubbard's cell.  A prison guard opened the door of the cell.  The two Rangers charged in and struck Hubbard with their stun sticks.  The two Rangers placed duct tape on Hubbard's mouth and taped his hands and feet.  The two Rangers then dragged Hubbard out of the cell, out of the federal prison where an Uptimer lander was parked. The two Rangers then deposited Hubbard on the ground before Evelyn Boatman.

"Hello Ronnie."  Said Boatman to Hubbard.  "Even the Feds got tired of you, which is a major accomplishment."

Boatman looked in Hubbard's eyes.  Boatman could clearly see the anger in Hubbard's eyes.

Boatman continued to speak.

"I know that Jack Parsons was a rocket scientist, but like Alester Crowley, he was a mystical idiot.  Even JPL didn't have a portrait of him.  The Mariner 2 space probe was eventually recovered and placed on display in the lobby of JPL.  We published the truth about you and Scientology and you became angry.  The content of character does actually matter.  You knew we would respond to your assault on us with deadly force.  There simply isn't a excuse for what you did, Scientology's extinct now.  Well so's the House of Saud.  The American Constitution and the Federation Charter specifically prohibit cruelty, but you hold yourself exempt from the law.  Fine, I'll take your word for it.  There's a crucifix waiting for you."

The two Rangers dragged Hubbard into the lander.  The lander flew to the Uptimer surface base in Nevada.  And Hubbard was dragged out of the lander by the two Rangers and to a crucifix.  Boatman stepped out of the lander and picked up a hammer.  The two Rangers placed Hubbard on the cross.  Boatman started pounding nails through Hubbard's wrists.  Boatman then placed a crown of barbed wire on Hubbard's head.  The two Rangers then erected the cross.  A sign reading "Master of Mankind" was nailed above Hubbard's head.

It took two days for Hubbard to painfully die.


Havana, Republic of Cuba

After midnight Tomas was sleeping.  He didn't hear the CDF special operations team that was about to enter his apartment. The CDF special operations team was armed with the AKM.  The CDF special operations team preferred the Kalashnikov system used by the Soviets over the Stoner system used by the Americans.  Tomas didn't know what was about to hit him.