God Bless the USA

January 12th, 2007

Fort Campbell, Kentucky

Home of the 101st Airborne

4:33 Pm

Private First Class Edward Smith was stepping off lowered the ramp of the AC-130 that had just landed at Campbell airfield. He was just returning home for leave from a six month tour in Iraq serving with his brothers in arms of the 101st. He sighs and stares up at the blue skies of his home state and glanced around at the other men returning home with him, who were all stepping off the ramp as well and heading towards the fort.

He grins to himself as he spots a familiar face and steps towards the man, grabbing him by the arm and spinning him around. "Hey Dick, how's it been? Long time no see, almost thought you might have gone and died on me,"

The man cracks a grin and lets out a chuckle, "C'mon Ed, you know you can't get rid of me that easily!"

"Yeah, yeah. With my luck you'll be here to haunt me into my old age and well past it. Really though, it's great to see you, though it seems you've been promoted sometime in the past six months. Not sure how though, last I checked your COs couldn't stand you,"

Specialist Richard Corwin would smirk at his longtime friend patting him on the back "Well Ed, that is a long story for another time, maybe I'll tell it to you over a drink sometime. You'll be buying of course,"

Edwards lightly punched him on the arm, chuckling to himself while Richard would let out a mock gasp and in a mock impersonation of their old Drill Sergeant says "Striking a superior officer? I'll see you court martialed for that, maggot!"

They'd both let out small chuckles and would start walking toward the entrance of Fort Campbell chatting about times long past and things they'd seen and experienced in Iraq during their deployments.

"So, in the middle of the firefight the crazy bastard shoots straight up out of cover, rushes for a building about twenty feet in front of us and scoops up this cat he'd seen that'd wandered into the middle of everything and had started grooming itself,"

Edwards would say, in between fits of chuckles.

"I kid you not, he scoops this little thing up and then runs all the way back somehow avoiding every god damn shot that'd been placed his way, then slides behind the wall we'd been taking cover behind and says 'I got it, I finally got it Sarge! I finally got some real pussy!'

James still has that cat to this day, I think he ended up naming him Patton because only a cat as batshit crazy as that man would stand in the middle of a firefight and start licking its balls,"

Richard would let out a loud guffaw of laughter, before glancing up at the sky and letting out a cry of alarm covering his eyes and taking several steps backwards "What is i-," Edwards would shout before looking up at the sky himself.

"What the hell?!" He'd shout, quickly pulling out his phone and snapping a picture as others were surely doing around him. It looked almost like the Aurora, but that was impossible this far south, wasn't it? The light would continue getting brighter and brighter, until it was almost blinding to look at it and he had to look away. Soon after a loud rumbling bang would erupt around the area, and the entire country though he wouldn't know at the time.

January 13th, 2007. New York, 2:31 Pm. Lewiston-Queenston Bridge

Police Sergeant Camilla stands at the edge of the area that was previously one of several bridges to Canada, it having collapses into what was now apparently miles upon miles of ocean roughly 14 hours before hand, after that blinding white light had appeared in the sky.

Over 24 people had died in the incident and over 54 had been injured with first responders rapidly flooding into the scene with situations similar to it happening all over the border with the land that was previously, Canada.

"H-How did this happen?" She mumbled to herself shocked beyond disbelief having just arrived 15 minutes prior after having been woken up by an emergency call from her stations Lieutenant.

"I don't know Sergeant, but I heard President Bush is going to be making a statement with the next few hours. Apparently the same things happening down at our border with Mexico, and all contact with the rest of the world has been lost...People are starting to panic and a lot of them are saying every other country's just...gone," Trooper McClain would say having approached her from the left and heard her mumbling to herself.

"What? Every other country? You're kidding me?! You have to be, there is no way that could possibly happen - it just doesn't make sense! How could this be happening?!" She'd respond, clearly frustrated with his response.

He'd shrug "I dunno Sarge, have you heard any word from the station yet though? I've been hearing every officer in the states being called into active service,"

She shook her head, "No, I haven't heard anything other to stay where we are and try to keep people from panicking. It does sound like something they'd do though, I can assume everyone's as nervous as we are and I know for a fact they don't want any slip ups, for a damn good reason to. Just wait for further issues and make sure no one gets hurt, alright?"

He'd nod and return to his post where the police had made a temporary overnight HQ.

She'd turn back to what used to be Canada and stare across the water thinking 'May God help us if we are truly alone out here..." before turning around and returning to the rest of her men.

Washington DC, The White House 5:30 PM

President George W. Bush stands on a podium in front of a room filled with reporters from various news stations across the country. Having just come from a 6 hour meeting with congress he was tired and worried for his country and his people, especially with these new circumstances.

"Good evening, my fellow Americans. As I am sure you are very much aware yesterday at 4:40 PM the entire country was engulfed in a bright white flash, which was followed by all of the countries and land masses bordering our country disappearing,"

"I am as of now declaring the United States of America to be in a state of emergency. I am calling all members of the US National Guard and US Army Reserve into active service until this state of emergency ends. As of now I am also declaring martial law in the following cities due to reports of heavy rioting and panic. New York, Washington, Atlanta, Detroit, Las Vegas, and Boston."

"I implore of you, my fellow Americans to stay calm and collected. Our great nation has weathered far worse than this, though I do indeed have some good news for our worried fathers and mothers. All troops that have been deployed overseas have by some act of god, been transported to the Nevada desert. I do not know how, or why this is has occurred, but I am thankful that America has not left tens of thousands of servicemen behind in whatever has occurred to us,"

Our satellites have also appeared to have come with us, registering what seems to almost be an entirely new WORLD. Now I was just as shocked as you must be feeling right now when I heard this news, but do not panic, again. The best you can do at this moment is stay calm and await further news. I promise, we will weather this as we have weathered everything else our enemies and nature have thrown at our great nation. Together. "

"Thank you, and god bless you all. I promise to keep you updated on further events of importance, and no. I will not be taking questions this time,"

He'd step off the podium and and leave to a door to his left, letting out a sigh and wiping his hand across his forehead now that he was away from the vultures of the media."

The Changeling Lands, Queen Chrysalis Hive, 1003 ALR.

Chrysalis would be brooding on her recent failure in Canterlot while sitting on her throne, having canceled court early this day due to severe pain from several injuries she sustained after slamming into the ground due to the love wave emitted from Shining Armor and Cadence. She couldn't believe how foolish she was, turning away from that insufferable rat Twilight Sparkle for just a second giving her the time she needed to free Cadence so she could 'empower' her fiance with her love.

She'd shift slightly on her throne, letting out another wince as pain from her broken rib shoots up through her chest, she had denied medical treatment, stating that it was nothing and the more heavily injured drones needed it much more than she did. She was starting to regret this decision as the pain was slowly starting to get worse. She turned her thoughts to those that she lost from the love wave.

Having started the invasion out of desperation to save her starving hive scrambling together a meager 40,567 drones to invade Canterlot, many of which had lied about their age to save their dying empire. Out of over 40,000 only 10,201 returned home with over half being injured.

The rest having been captured, or even worse, killed by Equestrians. She lets out a snort of disgust, the problem of starvation having solved itself, though not in the way she'd have ever dreamed of. A few tears would begin rolling down her cheeks as she thought of her dead husband, King Rarnax. He'd died in the lower levels of the cities, preventing over eager drones from killing any captured ponies after all, they had a no kill policy. She'd only wanted to take over the city to drain as much love as possible before leaving.

Before hoof she had sent several diplomats to Equestria, begging them for aid for her starving people. To only receive empty promises of 'aid soon to come' that was four years ago and she had finally broken after her own daughter had perished of starvation.