Introduction: In the year 2079 AD, Russian forces invaded China, first taking Beijing, and the rest came crashing down. The Russians took control of America's debt to China, and called it in. America's economy was in shambles, her military weak from the lack of funding. Russia invaded America from the East and West, starting with biological warfare in New York and Los Angelos. They took over our cities, and made their own on American soil. With America's fall, the rest of the planet was vulnerable. Russian forces soon dominated the planet. In the year 3,045, a paramilitary group in the 670th Division of Land, in what was called Texas before WWIII. They called themselves the Minute Men. They were the ones who started the Second Revolutionary War, the war that spread from the deserts of the west to the mountains of the East, from both the coasts, from Canada's 68 different Divisions of Land to Mexico's and South America's 407 Divisions of Land. Here is their story, from mourning a fallen brother in arms to the triumph of Washington. And now we begin. Is everyone comfortable? If you need to go to the lavatory go now, I'm stopping for no one. And you, in the back, stop picking at that, you'll only make it worse. And now we begin. What do y'all think? Any good? Do you want more? First attempt at this, so, be as harsh as you want. I have thick skin. If I accidentally broke a rule or plagiarized then tell me.
I have a few characters, but not nearly enough. If anyone wants to contribute some characters or something or other, feel free.
It seems good so far, a bit sterotypical (russia taking over the world) but it looks interesting. I'll probably make a character when I have time.
I would like some more backstory to this war. Was it political reasons or did the inevitable "resource wars" happen during this timeline? Other important things. 1) May want to cut back on vehicles, oil would have run out by the 3000s. So you can't just have these tanks or factories running on this stuff. 2) Clean energy will be focused on, except maybe in bombed out, damaged cities where it is hard to keep solar panels unbroken. 3) Again, rarer resources will be gone. Iron, steel. So you can be creative and have new/old resources that are probably going to be plentiful for long period of time. Stone, wood and sand seem steady. Buildings may be stone or as I said, wood. 4) The Russian military by this point will be nearly invincible, so multiple revolutions may need to take place across the world, or be less effective because there is simply not enough resources to equip all soldiers with bullets and guns. 5) These Minutemen must have a clear advantage, guerrilla warfare, some spaceĀ age technology. As Russia still holds most if not all of the world, will surely crush any "small" resistance with superior armor, jets, troops, and of course, money. Hope this helps. Remember, some things we have now are not sustainable for the long term!
Thanks for the advice. I know the Russians taking over the world is stereotypical, but I'll do better this time. How about this: In a northern corner of Siberia, the Russians found a new element: hydrodsynthrometalic argon, or HA . They found it and began experimenting it in the lab. They learned how to mass produce it, using it as fuel when superheated, using it as ammo when freezing it, learning how to form it into weapons. When the Minute Men found how to make it in a a bombed out lab they raided, they scavenged what equipment they could, and they began making supplies for a real war. So far they had just sniped a few officer, or blown up a mech or two here and there, but now, they were going to follow the footsteps of the predecessors, the minute men of the Revolutionary War. Me thinks it's a lot better as an add on to the introduction. Still, this is first story (is it a book maybe?) so i want all criticism, constructive or otherwise. I will add more on ASAP.
The minutemen would probably have inside help, maybe their multiple teams and commanders that infiltrated this H element mining facility in rural Texas secretly diverted this element into their own storage, gradually making Russian military commanders think the mine is failing. They shut it down and the minutemen take control of the mine and nearby processing center and quietly prepare for war. Then small strike teams sabotage important Russian military units and complexes. Allowing the minutemen to quickly gain a foothold.
Any superpower controlling the world would be on the watch for any and all resistance, so whatever the minutemen do near the beginning of this, it will need to be crippling.
Let's let the real story begin. July 5, 3045 My name is Chris Vinci, leader of a small group of Minute Men outside Old Houston. I'm the guy who found the HA factory and the equipment to make and utilize it. We are the front lines of the Minute Men city takeover system. We go in, get supplies, volunteers to help us, and support, then reinforcements come from the rest of the nearby battalions. Unfortunately, we haven't been able to try this, given the fact that we haven't been able to actually fight the Russians, but now we have an almost infinite supply of ammo, weapons, fuel for vehicles, we can actually do something. Let me tell you about the team: first, there's Scar, our main weapons support guy. He gets to play with the big guns. Next, there's Doc, our medic. Then, there's Willie, the engineer. The other 2 are basic soldiers, they can use most weapons, but they ain't specialists: Miko and Emily. We're a good team, and we do our job good. That's my journal entry.
July 27, 3045, I haven't been able to write much. I've been busy with preparations. We've done some bombings and ambushes to thin out some Russians. Stupid Communists. Anyway, we found a radio, and we're broadcasting to HQ, in New Hope. They said they were sending as many men as they could muster. I've noticed Miko is rolling his r's slightly. Must be something about the stress from yelling. I'll ask Doc about it later. We found an old library yesterday, when we attacked a Russian prison, full of political prisoners. We sent 'em to HQ, and I found the library they had. I picked up a book called "1984." Gonna read it later. It looks interesting. I saw a list of banned books by the librarian's desk, and "1984" was banned worldwide since 2067. Strange. Must be a Libertarian work,
Oh, so Russia switched to a communist government? In this the democratic one was overthrown? Hope that book sheds some light.
July 30th, 3045 Read book. Very interesting. About government taking over, and one man's struggle against it. Can't write sentences that great. Keeping words to minimum. Left hand shot by a sniper. I'm left handed. Using right hand now. Tanks from HQ. Got memo earlier today. More coming around end of month. Doc said Miko's voice shouldn't roll r's. Asked Emmy, said he talks in his sleep. They have a different room, the other occupied one is full. Said Miko talks about Old Houston and someone named Valerie. Not sure about r's though. He has been on a couple spy missions. Maybe picking up accent. Going to ask him tomorrow. Write more soon.
July 31st, 3045 Hand little better. Still using right. Miko said he was a mole in the Russian forces. Going on spy missions to Old Houston. Telling Russians faulty info. Recording Russian war meetings. Russians told him that Valerie, his girlfriend, would be shot if he didn't give them info. I asked for recording. All info he told were lies. Going to go on rescue mission for Valerie as soon as my hand heals. About twenty Minute Men came. Sent 15 on raid on Russian trade route. 5 going with Miko on spy mission. Write more when hand heals, month from today.
August 4th, 3045 Got a whole battalion of men the last few days. Let me think about what the records say: 4 Snipers 96 Engineers 50 Doctors 25 Men operate tanks and other vehicles 20 Men operate artillery systems 5 Men are pilots 45 Men are basic soldiers, with non-specialized equipment 10 Explosives experts 15 Men use heavy weaponry 30 Men are spies
August 5th, 3045 Hand not better. Miko said going on spy mission. Looking for Valerie. Fight broke out over last gun in the shipment today. HQ invented new gun. Shotgun. Shoots bullet, then automatically cocks gun, gets next cartridge ready, and waits for user to shoot, if he lets go of the trigger. Holds 90 shells. Enough for all but one guy. Guy who started fight gets half rations for week. Doc said hand should be better than how it is now. Might need surgery. Willie made an air conditioning system for base. Morale significantly higher nowadays. Plan to take city once hand heals and Valerie is saved.