Hey everyone. I know this isn't Stargate but I have talked with the mods who say non-Stargate fan fic is okay.
This story is set in the universe of Jericho, a show that lasted for two seasons. The story is set in the aftermath of Season 2. To put the story simply without too many spoilers, there has been a large nuclear attack on the United States, and in the chaos after the attacks, two governments have risen. The remnants of the old, and a new one. Due to certain revelations, the two governments are now at war.
I will be frank...This story, especially the first chapter (which gives a hefty amount of background information later on) is extremely spoiler heavy for the show. I have not read the graphic novel continuation...This is not related to it at all. If you have ever planned on watching the series and don't want to be spoiled (it isn't too much, you could probably guess some of the stuff that happens before it does), please don't read this.
I actually have nine chapters completed; I have been writing for another forum, and I am currently working on chapter ten. I will release more if reaction is favorable.
For now, enjoy.
This story is set in the universe of Jericho, a show that lasted for two seasons. The story is set in the aftermath of Season 2. To put the story simply without too many spoilers, there has been a large nuclear attack on the United States, and in the chaos after the attacks, two governments have risen. The remnants of the old, and a new one. Due to certain revelations, the two governments are now at war.
I will be frank...This story, especially the first chapter (which gives a hefty amount of background information later on) is extremely spoiler heavy for the show. I have not read the graphic novel continuation...This is not related to it at all. If you have ever planned on watching the series and don't want to be spoiled (it isn't too much, you could probably guess some of the stuff that happens before it does), please don't read this.
I actually have nine chapters completed; I have been writing for another forum, and I am currently working on chapter ten. I will release more if reaction is favorable.
For now, enjoy.
Spoiler:
The sun was setting as Jack Griffin lined up his sight on the party of men approaching his position. He was holed up in a long-abandoned house, aiming his Mini-14 at fellow Americans who simply fought under a different American flag. He counted about ten men in the approaching party, all displaying the flag of the Allied States in some form or another. He did not know the men, as they came from the other side of the Mississippi River, but he felt pity for them. They knew not that the government they were fighting for was the wrong government. These were not soldiers. They were militia, just like him.
A bullhorn erupted from the top of the house.
“Men of the Allied States, you are surrounded. Lay down your weapons and surrender. We do not wish to harm you.”
The statement was only partly true. On each side of the street a squad of the 3rd Pennsylvania Militia unit occupied a house, and both squads had their arms pointed directly at the men of the Allied States. The men raised their arms, unsure of where the voice had come from.
“Please lay down your arms. If you do not, we will be forced to open fire on you”
The voice was their company leader, Lieutenant Warren Adams. He had a threatening voice without the bullhorn, but with it, his voice and his tone was clear. They meant business.
All of the sudden shots rang out. Two Allied States militiamen opened fire on the other house across the street. The order rang out: “RETURN FIRE!”
Jack, with a man already in his iron sight, opened fire immediately, with his squad mates joining him. Jack’s first shot was a resounding thump, and the bullet went through his target’s chest, bringing him down quickly. About half of the men of the Allied States dropped immediately, bullets riddling their bodies. The other men quickly retreated, but the order was no hostiles were to be left alive. Jack fired two more shots, both missing. He jumped out of his open window onto the wooden porch and ran down the stairs into the street. He did not want to let these men get away.
Ignoring shouts from upstairs as well as the gunfire erupting from both sides of the street, Jack ran directly into the middle of the street. He raised his gun, sighted the men running away, and squeezed the trigger. One man fell, a wound to the lower back. He sighted the next man and fired, missing. He fired again, the bullet hitting him in the left shoulder. By now two of Jack’s squad mates, James and Chuck, had joined him in the street. The men of the Allied States were too far away for Chuck’s shotgun, but James fired his M1 Carbine, hitting another fleeing man in the back and another in the leg, bringing down both.
The skirmish was all but over. Other men were joining Jack and the others in the street. There was only one man left, fleeing for his life. Jack took aim, the orders clear in his mind: No survivors.
Jack squeezed the trigger, the shot breaking the silence. The back of the man’s head erupted with blood, ending his life.
The others searched the dead and dispatched the survivors. The lieutenant was on his radio, discussing the skirmish with their captain. Jack walked the hundred and fifty meters or so down the street to his last victim. Jack gazed down at the guy, who looked to be about the same age as Jack. Jack searched the body, finding nothing but the man’s wallet as well as a sheathed machete. Jack searched the wallet, finding some Allied cash as well as a picture of the man and perhaps his girlfriend. He placed the picture in the man’s jeans, but kept the wallet and the cash. He figured he never knew when he would need some of the enemy currency. He also claimed the machete as his own.
Jack was nearly twenty two years old, and he had just shot four men. A little less than a year ago he was attending university in his home state of Pennsylvania when the attacks occurred. Jack witnessed the mushroom cloud from his dorm room, coming from the direction of Pittsburg. Jack had rushed home to his small town and discovered an empty house: His parents and his little brother had been in Pittsburg. The news that followed was equally as devastating: Over twenty cities around the nation, including Washington DC, were gone. What followed was several chaotic months as the nation tore itself apart as numerous national governments tried to establish themselves in the wake of the attacks. Eventually, it came down to the remnants of the national government being set up in Columbus, Ohio, while a rival government was established in Cheyenne, Wyoming. Both governments claimed to be the legitimate government, and the one based in Cheyenne established the Allied States of America.
Comprising twenty one states, it claimed all the territory West of the Mississippi, with the exception of Texas, as its own. The remnant United States government held its power over the Eastern half, while Texas had established itself as an independent Republic yet again. The two powers remained in an uneasy peace until it was revealed that the Cheyenne government, headed by a former Senator named John Tomarchio, may have not only covered up the origin of the attacks but also that elements within the new government had orchestrated it. This revelation caused Texas to side with the remnant administration in Columbus. Texas, with its large military presence as well as oil reserves, gave the remnant government a chance. From there, war was declared, and the United States entered the Second American Civil War.
Jack was not a military man. He had been a simple small town guy who had been attending college when the attacks happened. When it was revealed that elements of the government in Cheyenne might have been behind the attack, a call for volunteers was issued for all states still loyal to the federal government. Jack immediately signed up and brought his father’s Mini-14 and H&K P2000 pistol with him to Camp Liberty, on the outskirts of Harrisburg, which had escaped the nuclear attacks unscathed but had suffered much during the chaotic dark months after the attack. There he met with his new squad mates, and they were organized into the 3rd Pennsylvania Militia.
The declaration of war brought with it a veritable blitzkrieg of attacks from the Allied States. Small armies of both regular military and militia alike spewed across the Mississippi, the main target being Columbus. Battles had been erupting in urban as well as rural areas all along the Mississippi for the past couple months. Much of the nation’s forces were bogged down, Texas especially having to retain its forces for a good while, leaving the rest of the United States to fend for itself against the onslaught. The 3rd Pennsylvania, not quite fully trained, was rushed to Indiana to defend against the thrust towards Columbus that traveled along Interstate 70. Jack and the rest of his regiment ended up in Terra Haute, Indiana, along the eastern bank of the Wabash River. Failing to blow up the main bridge there, the forces of the ASA fired artillery onto the town and breached through the defensive line, slaughtering many hundreds of men before continuing on. The ASA left behind a small garrison to defend the bridge as well as root out any surviving defenders, with the undestroyed bridge allowing supplies and reinforcements to stream through to the front lines. The ASA garrison was headquartered in the Terre Haute Federal Correctional Complex.
The 3rd Pennsylvania, battered but not broken, hunkered down in the town with its remaining supplies, while elements of the remaining defenders scattered throughout the city. Every day they conducted partisan attacks on different parts of the town, taking out small parties of ASA soldiers wherever they could. There were only about one hundred of them left now, but they had plenty of ammunition as well as supplies to keep fighting for several more weeks. They killed ten Americans on Helen Avenue, a bit outside of the center of town.
The bullhorn rang out.
“Jack, get your ass back here. We’re heading back.”
Jack looked at his victim again.
“I’m sorry” he whispered, and he turned and walked back to his waiting comrades.
A bullhorn erupted from the top of the house.
“Men of the Allied States, you are surrounded. Lay down your weapons and surrender. We do not wish to harm you.”
The statement was only partly true. On each side of the street a squad of the 3rd Pennsylvania Militia unit occupied a house, and both squads had their arms pointed directly at the men of the Allied States. The men raised their arms, unsure of where the voice had come from.
“Please lay down your arms. If you do not, we will be forced to open fire on you”
The voice was their company leader, Lieutenant Warren Adams. He had a threatening voice without the bullhorn, but with it, his voice and his tone was clear. They meant business.
All of the sudden shots rang out. Two Allied States militiamen opened fire on the other house across the street. The order rang out: “RETURN FIRE!”
Jack, with a man already in his iron sight, opened fire immediately, with his squad mates joining him. Jack’s first shot was a resounding thump, and the bullet went through his target’s chest, bringing him down quickly. About half of the men of the Allied States dropped immediately, bullets riddling their bodies. The other men quickly retreated, but the order was no hostiles were to be left alive. Jack fired two more shots, both missing. He jumped out of his open window onto the wooden porch and ran down the stairs into the street. He did not want to let these men get away.
Ignoring shouts from upstairs as well as the gunfire erupting from both sides of the street, Jack ran directly into the middle of the street. He raised his gun, sighted the men running away, and squeezed the trigger. One man fell, a wound to the lower back. He sighted the next man and fired, missing. He fired again, the bullet hitting him in the left shoulder. By now two of Jack’s squad mates, James and Chuck, had joined him in the street. The men of the Allied States were too far away for Chuck’s shotgun, but James fired his M1 Carbine, hitting another fleeing man in the back and another in the leg, bringing down both.
The skirmish was all but over. Other men were joining Jack and the others in the street. There was only one man left, fleeing for his life. Jack took aim, the orders clear in his mind: No survivors.
Jack squeezed the trigger, the shot breaking the silence. The back of the man’s head erupted with blood, ending his life.
The others searched the dead and dispatched the survivors. The lieutenant was on his radio, discussing the skirmish with their captain. Jack walked the hundred and fifty meters or so down the street to his last victim. Jack gazed down at the guy, who looked to be about the same age as Jack. Jack searched the body, finding nothing but the man’s wallet as well as a sheathed machete. Jack searched the wallet, finding some Allied cash as well as a picture of the man and perhaps his girlfriend. He placed the picture in the man’s jeans, but kept the wallet and the cash. He figured he never knew when he would need some of the enemy currency. He also claimed the machete as his own.
Jack was nearly twenty two years old, and he had just shot four men. A little less than a year ago he was attending university in his home state of Pennsylvania when the attacks occurred. Jack witnessed the mushroom cloud from his dorm room, coming from the direction of Pittsburg. Jack had rushed home to his small town and discovered an empty house: His parents and his little brother had been in Pittsburg. The news that followed was equally as devastating: Over twenty cities around the nation, including Washington DC, were gone. What followed was several chaotic months as the nation tore itself apart as numerous national governments tried to establish themselves in the wake of the attacks. Eventually, it came down to the remnants of the national government being set up in Columbus, Ohio, while a rival government was established in Cheyenne, Wyoming. Both governments claimed to be the legitimate government, and the one based in Cheyenne established the Allied States of America.
Comprising twenty one states, it claimed all the territory West of the Mississippi, with the exception of Texas, as its own. The remnant United States government held its power over the Eastern half, while Texas had established itself as an independent Republic yet again. The two powers remained in an uneasy peace until it was revealed that the Cheyenne government, headed by a former Senator named John Tomarchio, may have not only covered up the origin of the attacks but also that elements within the new government had orchestrated it. This revelation caused Texas to side with the remnant administration in Columbus. Texas, with its large military presence as well as oil reserves, gave the remnant government a chance. From there, war was declared, and the United States entered the Second American Civil War.
Jack was not a military man. He had been a simple small town guy who had been attending college when the attacks happened. When it was revealed that elements of the government in Cheyenne might have been behind the attack, a call for volunteers was issued for all states still loyal to the federal government. Jack immediately signed up and brought his father’s Mini-14 and H&K P2000 pistol with him to Camp Liberty, on the outskirts of Harrisburg, which had escaped the nuclear attacks unscathed but had suffered much during the chaotic dark months after the attack. There he met with his new squad mates, and they were organized into the 3rd Pennsylvania Militia.
The declaration of war brought with it a veritable blitzkrieg of attacks from the Allied States. Small armies of both regular military and militia alike spewed across the Mississippi, the main target being Columbus. Battles had been erupting in urban as well as rural areas all along the Mississippi for the past couple months. Much of the nation’s forces were bogged down, Texas especially having to retain its forces for a good while, leaving the rest of the United States to fend for itself against the onslaught. The 3rd Pennsylvania, not quite fully trained, was rushed to Indiana to defend against the thrust towards Columbus that traveled along Interstate 70. Jack and the rest of his regiment ended up in Terra Haute, Indiana, along the eastern bank of the Wabash River. Failing to blow up the main bridge there, the forces of the ASA fired artillery onto the town and breached through the defensive line, slaughtering many hundreds of men before continuing on. The ASA left behind a small garrison to defend the bridge as well as root out any surviving defenders, with the undestroyed bridge allowing supplies and reinforcements to stream through to the front lines. The ASA garrison was headquartered in the Terre Haute Federal Correctional Complex.
The 3rd Pennsylvania, battered but not broken, hunkered down in the town with its remaining supplies, while elements of the remaining defenders scattered throughout the city. Every day they conducted partisan attacks on different parts of the town, taking out small parties of ASA soldiers wherever they could. There were only about one hundred of them left now, but they had plenty of ammunition as well as supplies to keep fighting for several more weeks. They killed ten Americans on Helen Avenue, a bit outside of the center of town.
The bullhorn rang out.
“Jack, get your ass back here. We’re heading back.”
Jack looked at his victim again.
“I’m sorry” he whispered, and he turned and walked back to his waiting comrades.
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