6-You're Done
15 minutes later, Washington, D.C.
"WHAT DO YOU MEAN THEY BLEW UP HOUSTON?"
Despite the way he sounded, Richards was not furious, but terrified.
"Sir, minutes after it should have hit the Echidnas, the missile...came back. It was going too fast to stop, and by the time our sensors picked it up, it had reached Houston. There don't appear to be any survi-"
"Of course there were no survivors!" screamed Richards. "It's a hydrogen...effing...bomb!"
"Sir," came another voice, "the Chieftain of the Echidnas wishes to speak to you."
Richards made an effort to compose himself. "Kay," he said in an almost calm voice, "ready."
Libertor popped on his office screen. Behind him were standing another Echidna-possibly an advisor- and...
The President stared at the strange, blue creature, which stared back with pure green eyes.
"Richards, you're done. We've given you more chance than you deserved, and you responded with a nuclear missile. The invasion of the United States will take place two days from now, as planned."
Libertor noticed Richards' stare.
"Oh, how could I forget? The Echidna behind me is Skullbash, my advisor. The creature you're staring at is our new ally, who calls himself Chaos." At this point, Libertor smirked. "He's the one who stopped the missile with his bare hands."
"How is that possible?"
"I don't know, but if you're considering double-crossing us, you may wish to reconsider. He's practically a god, he's so powerful."
Richards stammered. This couldn't be happening.
"Anyway, if there is no resistance, we will do nothing else but take the non-humans who wish to go. Any resistance from the military, and we know who to blame. We are entering first through the southern tip of Texas."
Before Richards could object, the image disappeared. He sat down, suddenly exhausted.
"Sir, the Alliance has driven us out of East Europe!"
Very exhausted.