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Chapter 3: The United States, Destroyed, Then Resurrected
THE CAMPSITE
After Relena finished talking to Noin, Jason began to ask her and
Dorothy questions about the history of the Earth that he was on now. The more
he learned, the more it terrified him.
**FLASHBACK**
In the universe where the USS Columbia originated, the
Eurasian Union had launched a surprise attack on the United States in order to occupy the Hawaiian Islands. The EU had launched nearly a
thousand high-yield nuclear missiles at the United States on July 4,
2123. In
several pitched battles aircraft of the United States Air Force and United
States Navy were able to shoot down most of the warheads before they detonated.
Only five of the weapons penetrated the Air Defense system. These five reached
their targets, four of the five detonated over major cities, Philadelphia, Washington D.C., New York, and Los Angeles. The casualties numbered in the
tens of millions. The other warhead detonated over Edwards Air Force Base,
completely destroying the facility.
For a year, the time needed for the government to be
rebuilt after the destruction of the capitol, the United States fought a defensive war, trying
only to preserve its borders and its citizens. When, on July
4, 2124,
the United States took the offensive for the first
time in the war, it did so with the newest and most modern ship in the fleet as
the flagship. This ship was named for vessels that had distinguished themselves
in battle many times. The first submersible aircraft carrier in the world, the USS
Enterprise SSCVN-1, led the US Navy to a rapid victory in the this most
recent World War, just as its namesake had done in the Pacific Theater during
World War II.
This newest Enterprise had begun construction in a
special underwater cave that had been filled with air in 2122. By the time the
EU launched their attack, it was very nearly completed, in fact, it had only to
be commissioned, and it was already armed and equipped with its four wings of
aircraft. It was commissioned on April 24, 2124, under the command of Captain
Jason L Miles.
In the timeline that the Columbia now inhabited, the surprise
attack had succeeded and the United States had been virtually destroyed. In
the wake of this victory the EU formed a governing body called the United Earth
Sphere, ostensibly in order to prevent such a tragedy from ever occurring
again. These events occurred roughly 250 years before the War of A.C. 195.
THE CAMPSITE
After the revelation that the United States no longer existed, most of the
crew of the Columbia was in shock. They could remember
the Hawaiian war, and three of them had participated directly in it. The most
shocking and terrifying part of the story was the destruction of the United States. Relena, misunderstanding the
expression on the faces of the newcomers, told them, "You are welcome to
stay in the Sanc Kingdom; we have a tradition of accepting
refugees." When she saw the insulted look on Captain Miles face, she
immediately knew that she had said something that was a bit undiplomatic.
"Who controls North America?" Jason asked, without even
acknowledging Relena's offer.
"It is controlled by the Earth Sphere United Nation.
It is the only land that the ESUN actually owns," replied Dorothy.
"So we have somewhere to go back to then, don't we?
This ESUN will accept us into its military, won't it?" asked Dr. Brown.
"No! We swore oaths to uphold the Constitution of the United States, we cannot do anything but
attempt to reestablish the nation that it created." Jason snapped. "Erm... Your Highness, did the United States ever formally surrender?"
"Not that I know of, there wasn't all that much to
surrender though."
"That
doesn't matter, if the government wasn't dissolved, the United States still exists, as long as its
citizens are still alive." stated Jack in a rather irritated matter.
Right,
Jack, we have a rather small electorate, but I think that it is important that
the six of us, as the only remaining citizens, attempt to begin reforming the
government." Jason stated. "First, we will need a president. Do we
have any nominations?"
"What!
You're just going to ask for nominations?" exclaimed Dorothy.
"Yup,
that's the way the United States works," replied Jason.
"I
nominate Amy Hancock," announced Dr. Brown.
"Miss
Hancock, do you accept the nomination?" asked Captain Miles.
"I
guess…" she replied.
"Any
other nominations?" he asked.
None
were forthcoming and it was decided that the next President of the United States would be Amy Hancock, nearly five
hundred years since one of her ancestors scrawled his name in huge writing
across the bottom of the Declaration of Independence.
