The Survivor

Prologue

0 Days Into NW (Nuclear Winter)
February 24th, 2025
Location: The White House

President's POV:

It had only been a few weeks since I was sworn into office for a second time. I was so glad to have gotten the 2nd term that I so rightfully deserved. I was in my office working on a bill to pass, regarding the current inflation crisis thanks to the previous President, and this bill was to lower taxes just enough to where workers could get back on their feet without having to worry about not making enough, as well as the minimum wage being reduced to a reasonable amount. This had been an issue for several years now, and it was time to take action.

As I finished signing, I got a call from a familiar number. It was Vladimir Putin. I answered the phone and awaited what he had to say.

"Mr. President, I assume you know why I contacted you?" Putin said.

"Yes, I know exactly why you called me and don't worry, everything will proceed as planned." I assured him.

"Very good. I have already contacted the other leaders of the world and they agree it's time to put an end to all wars, once and for all." Putin explained.

"I find it hard to believe that all of the world's leaders agreed to stop using weapons of mass destruction. How do you get all of the leaders to agree to this?"
I asked.

"Oh that's the thing, Mr. President. We will be using them to end all wars. I'm sure you've heard of population control?" Putin asked.

"Yes I've heard of it, it's a pretty well known thing." I answered.

"Well, the leaders of the world have agreed to launch all weapons of mass destruction and to stop manufacturing them at once as soon as all of them are launched. Some plan to launch them at their own power plants so they can never be used again, others plan on attacking major cities in the world. All world leaders have agreed. There has been a shipment of at least 1 nuke to every country in the world so they can control their population. The only person left to agree on this, is you, Mr. President. Are you in or not?"

I thought over this for a moment. One way or another, the world as we knew it was coming to an end.

"Well... The world is dying off anyways. We've polluted our air, the water, the land. Everything will eventually crumble. Overpopulated places will fight for food, water, and land. By the year 2050, famine would spread globally, polar ice caps melted and leaving most of the inhabitable land flooded. We need to control the population indeed. But how do you expect to not destroy the environment and nukes not overheat the world so much that the ice caps don't melt over completely?"

"Because, Mr. President, when they have all been launched, when it's all said and done, the world will be colder than ever before. Melted ice will be the last of our worries." Putin explained.

"You bring up a very good point, Mr. Putin. Alright, I'm in. But this phone call must not be traced in any way. Delete the call log immediate." I said.

"Do not worry, Mr. President. Nobody will stop us now. The world will be cleansed soon, and we will start anew. Elon Musk has already built a giant space shuttle with plenty of supplies for all of the world's leaders, and we will all be flown to meet him and will board the shuttle before the nukes are launched. Then we will wait it out in space. He said we'll have enough supplies to last for years."

"Well I am a billionaire and could easily have my own shuttle and supplies bought but I'll take anything I can get for free. Plus I don't trust my men to not question what I'm doing. Where is the location?"

"I will have Elon text you the location and you can have Air Force 1 fly you there. Just tell your men that the leaders of the world are meeting up to discuss something important. They'll believe anything nowadays."