A Bloody Cold War Chapter 1, a misc. movies fanfic

A BLOODY, COLD WAR

The year is 2025, and the world is on the brink of complete and total collapse. A worldwide energy crisis grips the world in an iron fist of fear. Nations set at each others throats, fighting over the worlds last petroleum and oil resources. Economies are in shambles and many countries are completely bankrupt. Greece was the first to fall into total anarchy. Crippled by a weak economy, and with the Europe nation unable to give anymore bailout funds, millions went jobless in days. Frustrated, it's citizens fought back. Overthrowing it's government and forming a rebel force to fight the police and military. Thousands died on both sides. Within days the military was overwhelmed and surrendered. A day later, the rebels captured their president and assassinated him in his own home.

Shockwave's were felt throughout Europe as Greece fell into rebel hands. It didn't take long for other countries to share the same fate. Within days, Bulgaria, Albania and Serbia began reporting mass rioting and slaughter in their streets. In an effort to stop the violence, Albania's president got on a plane bound for the U.N. headquarters. But the his plane was destroyed mid-flight just 45 minutes after take-off. Al-Qaeda would claim responsibility just hours after. Without their president to lead them, Albania quickly fell as it's government crumbled and its military disbanded.

Meanwhile, China was in its own turmoil. With its fuel supplies running on empty, the Chinese government mobilized its military to the Nepal border. In a desperate attempt to keep peace, Nepal sent its prime minister to negotiate a treaty with China. However, negotiations broke down after just three hours and Chinese extremist stormed the conference, killing the prime minister and his bodyguards. That same day, the Chinese invaded the small country of Nepal. The Nepal army, vastly outnumbered and outgunned, surrendered within a week of fighting. Finally, with his new country secured, the Chinese president, along with his military general made their objectives clear. "China cannot fail! If China fails, this entire world will fail…that is why India must surrender all its oil fields to the Chinese government immediately!" The president said at his press conference.

Infuriated by China's barbaric move in taking over Nepal just to get to their oil, India's president declared war on China and immediately launched an all-out offensive at the border. The conflict saw tens of thousands die just after a week. After two weeks of war, China launched an air squadron consisting of ten heavily armed C-130's. These planes carried deadly hydrogen cyanide gas. Within moments the city of Kathmandu was hit and soon became a city of dead. Almost a million people died, including the Indian presidents family. China pushed further into India, taking almost half of the country inside of three weeks. With many of its oil fields now in China's hands, India's military was now starving for fuel. It's tank divisions and artillery ran dry very quickly as they tried to retreat. An energy crisis erupted and cities went dark. Finally, after a month of fighting, India's president surrendered.

Appalled by China's use of chemical weapons against a civilian population, the United States immediately called for a meeting of all nations within the U.N. At the meeting, China's vice-president and senators pleaded their case. Justifying their tactics by saying India had used chemical weapons against them at the border assault. This of course sparked a firestorm of controversy. After a very heated debate, China's vice-president threw up his hands and withdrew from the U.N. Despite their own countries being in trouble as well, England, America and Italy declared war on China. It was now officially World War III. Within days, Italy landed its main forces on India's shores as America's first and third fleets provided support. But as the fighting on the coast ensued, England was dealing with a new problem of its own.

As England's forces were gearing up, reports began swarming in that Netherland was attacking the eastern coastline with a massive invasion fleet. To make matters worse, new reports came in reporting Irish forces just off the west coast. The king quickly divided his forces into two main fronts in an attempt to halt the invasion. However, by the time the king's army was mobile, Irish and Netherland forces had already penetrated as far inland as Southampton. Later that same day, Ireland and the Netherlands both announced their withdrawal from the U.N. When the president of the U.S. and king asked for reasons for invading the United Kingdom, both nations responded with one word, "Resources."

As more and more of Europe fell into chaos, the long proclaimed oil capital of the world, Saudi Arabia, was a virtual war zone. With 85% of its overall oil wells dried up, there was nothing left to hold the nation together. Rolling blackouts plagued the country. Causing several of the nations nuclear power plants to go critical and many suffered complete meltdowns. Hundreds upon hundreds died of direct radiation exposure and thousands more became ill from inadvertent exposure. With no funding for medicine or supplies, even hospitals were no safe-haven for the sick and wounded. Looting was rampant and murder was everywhere. With no solution in sight, the angry people quickly overthrew the government and assassinated the vice-president and his entire family in the middle of the desert. Having no alternatives, the president quickly declared marshal law. But it was far too late to stop the violence that engulfed the region.

Once Saudi Arabia fell, America lost its last lifeline to an adequate oil supply. When the ports in Arabia shut down for good, gas prices in the U.S shot up to almost $25 per gallon. With the war against the Chinese still in full swing, what little oil America did produce went to the war effort overseas. And with no oil to power its electrical plants, many cities began going dark. Mass unrest spread like wildfire and the president quickly ordered marshal law. Finally, the European markets overseas couldn't take the strain of world-wide terror and war any longer. Hundreds of markets collapsed and thousands rushed to withdraw their money before it was all gone. Only days later, France, Germany, Switzerland and even the U.K, which was under almost complete Irish control, announced their withdrawals from the U.N.

Realizing it could no longer hold the world together, the United States officially disbanded the U.N the following week as all talks with the other nations failed. With all ties broken and severed, it was basically every nation for itself at this point. Conditions deteriorated quickly in America as civilians realized nothing could end the tragedies from continuing. In a last-ditch effort to settle the people's nerves, the president gave a final State Of The Union Address.

It stated: "My fellow Americans, I come before you tonight not as a president, but as an average American citizen. Now, normally congress and the senators would tell me to stretch the truth and report that everything is under control and we'll get through all of this together. But that's not what I believe at this point, and I know it's not what you all believe either. I cannot continue to hide the truth of the situation anymore. It is my hope, that in me revealing the truth, that this may settle some nerves out there. My fellow citizens, I..."

A flash of yellow-orange light filled the conference room. The ensuing explosion and shockwave virtually vaporized the capital building and the surrounding area for almost 20 miles out. Millions lost their lives in an instant and countless others were seriously injured. Washington D.C had just taken a direct hit from a Chinese ICBM. The large mushroom cloud hung over the destroyed city for hours afterwards. It was the first nuclear detonation since 1944. As word spread of the attack, Americans throughout the country were suddenly united. Cries of anti-communism could be heard in every state. "Those fucking pig-faces will pay for this!" many Americans yelled.

But in days to follow, with the government in disarray, two more ICBM's were launched and detonated over American soil. The first hit the city of Atlanta, killing over one million people and leveling 80% of the city. The second hit New York. The exact number of killed is still unknown, but it is believed to be well into the millions. These ICBM's were high-yield nuclear devices, the most powerful in China's arsenal. Four days after the attacks, black rain, known as fallout, began raining down upon the stricken cities and surrounding areas. The highly radioactive soot covered everything and poisoned the water supply immensely. This contributed to even more deaths in the coming days.

The following journal entries were written by Lieutenant Joe Miller. After the bombs had fallen, Millers marine unit had been dispatched to investigate the affected area around Atlanta. These are the entries from those terrifying weeks.

Date: June 18, 2027

Location: Outskirts of Atlanta, Ga.