THE IRON SHIELD

Chapter IX

IX

Allen sat in the cockpit of the F-35 awaiting the signal, when the beacon inside the plane went off, blinking red. He switched it off. He radioed the others waiting six blocks from the White House. "I just got the message, we are too attack. I say again we are too attack. Wait until I take out the F-22's and clear a path for you guys to gain entrance. I'll cover you."

"Copy that," radioed Grant. Allen started the vertical engine for takeoff. The jet engine sped to life and began to raise the plane in the air. Allen positioned his helmet for comfort and prepared for fighting. He had never gone up against F-22's which were superior in the air even though the F-35 was much better of a plane than that of the F-22. Once Allen was at the right height he switched the rear engine from vertical to horizontal for flight. He zoomed through the air higher and higher. Since he was in WashingtonD.C. airspace near the White House, the F-22's were alerted quickly. Allen maintained a steady course towards the White House while the F-22's radioed him to make his way away from the White House.

He did not respond to the pilots warning. If he continued he would be shot down. Allen quickly backed off and fired a missile at one of the F-22's. The pilot in that jet had little time to react being they were in such close proximity of each other. The missile struck the F-22 in the rear igniting the engines resulting in a massive explosion that sent the jet tumbling down to the ground crashing on two homes. Since it was in the morning, Allen felt that no one would be in those homes due to parents working and kids at school. At least that is what he hoped.

The remaining F-22 bugged off and tried to chase Allen down and get a missile lock on him. The F-22 pilot managed to get a lock on Allen and fired the missile, but Allen was aware of the missile. Allen released countermeasures. The missile struck the countermeasures. The explosion shockwave sent Allen shaking and nearly knocking him off course. Allen reacted and quickly banked and got a lock on the remaining F-22. Allen fired the missile. The missile struck the F-22 in the side on the wing. The pilot managed to punch out and parachute to the ground. The other pilot did not have that chance. The jet crashed into the Potomac River, making a massive splash and explosion.

With the F-22's gone it would take the National Guard nearly fifteen minutes to get to the White House. Allen hovered over the White House. Rockets shot out from the top of the White House; part of the White Houses defense system. The rockets struck the countermeasures that Allen deployed. All four rockets that were launched missed Allen. Allen then with the GAU-22 25mm Gatling gun fired at the snipers on the roof of the White House. The sensation sent nausea to Allen's stomach as he was firing on Americans on the White House who were only doing their job protecting the President. A president that was anti-American and would destroy this nation and possibly the world.

The bullets rittled the White House as the snipers fell dead. Secret Servicemen poured out of the White House firing their weapons at Allen. Allen backed off several feet and fired the Gatling gun on them. During this time, Allen radioed the others in the Suburban's for them to come on in. Allen dropped a bomb on the gate in order for the others to make their way through. Allen continued to fire at the Secret Servicemen. The Secret Service was no match for the firepower for the F-35.

During this firefight, the President, Holmes, Patterson, and Louis were taken down along with the other chiefs of staff to the PEOC. Holmes, Patterson, and Louis were still being held prisoner of course. Only a dozen Secret Servicemen were inside the White House to take them down to the PEOC. The rest were outside firing at Allen. The two black Suburban's came rolling onto the front lawn. Crost and Patton rose from inside each Suburban manning the miniguns. With a firing rate of nearly three thousand rounds a minute the miniguns were spitting out bullets at the Secret Servicemen. Many more Secret Servicemen were falling at this point until all were dead. The barrels on the miniguns were smoking. Allen had run out of ammo for the Gatling gun as the Suburban's were rolling onto the lawn.