The Storm
March 21st, 2023, Scientists at the Sunspot Solar Observatory, New Mexico discovered solar storms developing on the sun. Sporadic whips of radiation half a million miles long toward the outer solar system, making the sun look sporadic, almost animal-like, wild, and untamed. At first, the American Scientists were baffled. Something must be wrong with the instruments. They contacted other facilities around the country and came to the same conclusion. International facilities are called up. Every single one replied with the same answer.
Massive solar storms towards the other solar system. It seems to be a once-in-a-millennium event, rewards would go to the Scientists, and celebrations to all. Looking more into the event, something was amiss. With the speed of the rotation around the sun, and the sporadic speed of the whips. One of the whips would hit Earth in late October, a little over two years from now.
The world must know, but how do you tell a planet of eight billion souls that they all might be dead in a few years if no action is taken? Simple answer? The Truth. To survive as a species you must work together. A U.N. Special Emergency Session is called with every major Scientist to present their findings to the world, many do not believe what they are hearing. A solar storm coming to destroy us? Impossible some say!
All representatives are given time to correspond with their respective national scientists to confirm the findings. All confirm the fears.
"The time to act is now!" The lead scientist says to the assembly "If we do nothing, We die." He says. Voice Shaky with fear.
The following 2 years and 6 months are an atrocious nightmare for the nations. Stockpiles of everything from fuel to baby formula. Nations must put their pride behind them to survive. The United Kingdom rejoins the European Union for easier transport of goods. Russia Withdraws from Ukraine with the promise of being one of the main oil suppliers of Eastern Europe. In October of 2023, Hamas used the panic to attack Israel.
Israel uses horrendous tactics to defend itself even though their years of suppression of the Palestinians cause these monstrous acts to be unleashed upon them. The USA and EU put pressure on both sides that if the fighting doesn't stop and differences aren't put to the side they will be left behind in preparation efforts for what Scientists call "The Storm". A U.N.-sanctioned and overseen developments for an official state of Palestine to be born. Israel with their years of acts of aggression toward the Palestinians was punished with the country split in two. East to west. Israel is on the top and the Republic of Palestine is on the bottom. All holy sites are Neutral zones, No side has overall control, it is evenly spread out. Negotiations finished in September, so no maps were updated yet.
October 18th, 2025, the day finally arrives. All flights and shipping are locked down for the storm. All non-essential flights were grounded months in advance, these were the stragglers. The International Space Station is sent into orbit to be behind Earth before "The Storm" hits, all essential Satellites are put into a similar orbit, and the non-essential ones are left to record their final moments, collecting as much data as their storage can hold and transfer to the surface. And if they survive, it will make the world's space agencies' lives better. The cameras are pointed in the direction of the sun, to catch the whips of radiation hitting the blue marble.
10:30 am EST. World Wide Air Raid sirens sound, and all civilians are notified to enter underground shelters. The world waits and prays for its survival. Tentrials of radioactive light begin to come from the sun, the sun begins to make sporadic sparks of light. The rays of light heading toward the Earth look like squid tentacles reaching for their prey.
At 11:45 am, the tendrils reach the moon's orbit, and the whips of light begin to move close together aiming for its target. The theory was that these whips of radiation would cover the earth and eventually move past it, like all other solar storms. But they're too precise, too logical, too intelligent. Whips begin to reach out on the North American continent. Violent worldwide earthquakes begin, and the whips break into the earth's crust across the northern national lines of Canada and The United States. To the south, whips break into the lines between the United States and Mexico. The continental United States is surrounded by these red whips of light. Alaska and Hawaii are surrounded, and all territories of the US are surrounded.
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The Storm (Game Of Thrones Alt-History FanFic)
Fantasy"The Storm" is about the United States of America and the landmass of the North American Continent being transported to another world during a major Solar storm that Earth has never faced. Cut off from her friends and allies. The nation must tread i...
