Rebuilding America's Future

"Why would he send his savior unto us, if we will not raise a finger for our own salvation? And though we deserved not his mercy, he has led us to this New Eden, a last chance for redemption. And the Prophet shall lead the people to the New Eden."



Chapter 1: Annexation
Columbia, in the skies above 

It was a calm and peaceful day in the skies. The pure white clouds and flowing Columbian flags reminded everyone of how lucky they were to be living in what they thought to be the finest city in the world. While the citizens were out strolling in the parks or on the beaches, Zachary Hale Comstock was overseeing an experiment on "tears". These tears were rips in dimensional space and time that led to an alternate universe. Comstock had used them to construct Columbia, and also to see into the future. He was referred to as the Prophet by himself and the citizens of Columbia because of this.

The experiments were being performed on Monument Island, a section of the floating city with a large angel statue on it. Inside the statue lived a young woman named Elizabeth. Comstock was holding her there because of her special ability to manipulate these dimsensional tears. He had hoped to "cleanse the sodom below" with whatever he could take from what was behind these tears. This experiment was just another daily routine to achieve this goal.

In the middle of the experiment, there was a large bang as a Columbian police officer rushed through the door.

"What are you doing, this zone has been quarantined!" exclaimed Comstock.

The officer bowed to him and said, "Apologies, Prophet, but we've got reports that the False Shepherd has been spotted in Columbia."

Comstock did not even have time to respond before the experiment started going awry. The tear started to grow larger and larger. Soon, the whole room was engulfed in the tear. There was one radio in the room, it went from playing tunes of the 1910's to classic American patriotic music. Soon the music stopped, and a mysterious man calling himself "John Henry Eden" started speaking.

"My fellow Americans, it has come to my attention that a large threat exists. A threat larger than both the "Brotherhood" of Steel and these mutants that have taken over our dear nation's capital. Our scouts have spotted a city in the sky. A city that claims to be the America that the Enclave truly is. Do not fear, the Enclave will handle these pseudo-patriots quickly."

The tear quickly grew larger and larger, eventually the whole city of Columbia was engulfed in it. The city was no longer in the skies in the year 1912. Hundreds of years had passed by, and the citizens of Columbia were unaware.

Comstock looked outside to see several Enclave flying machines, dubbed "vertibirds", dropping off Enclave soldiers in Columbia. The city's military and security forces proved no match for the far superior technology of the Enclave. Large battles were over in seconds as Columbian troopers were turned to piles of ash by the Enclave's energy weapons.

Comstock knew that Columbia had fallen, he decided to open up a new tear. He would enter through the tear and find help so that he could retake his city. Zachary Hale Comstock entered the portal, not knowing what would come next.