America the Beautiful (United States of America #1)

Iowa

This is what Iowa looks like, but just imagine her hair to be light brown and her eyes a hazel color.

The year was 1838, just two human years after Wisconsin's birth, that the territory that would become the state of Iowa was born. She was Yolanthe's twin sister, created from the Louisiana Purchase, Ysabel Jones/Bonnefoy.

Unlike her twin, who was more secluded and "unseen" by her other siblings, Ysabel was more outgoing, and while Yolanthe possessed dark brown hair and blue and green eyes, Ysabel possessed light brown hair and hazel eyes, but they still looked exactly like each other, with their long wavy hair, face and body shapes, and height.

Sadly, Ysabel was one of the siblings who often forgot about her twin sister's existence, much to America's and Yolanthe's dismay, but when she does, she was the protective twin sister who will not hesitate to beat anyone to a bloody pulp if that person happened to try bullying her sister.

Other than that, because of being the main supplier of food for the rest of the nation, Ysabel is often found cooking with her older sister, Louisiana, farming with her farmer siblings, or making sure the family had enough food for a long while, the latter which the Great Depression made sure of.

When the economic depression hit, Ysabel, who was caught in the middle of it, was very sickly and could barely eat, but at least she wasn't in a coma like her older sister, Michigan, was. It was also one of those rare times when Yolanthe and Ysabel would bond with each other, and America really wished it was during some other time than that. However, the Great Depression also taught Ysabel to always save food, because you'll never know when there won't be enough for everyone.

And America knew that was probably coming much faster than predicted, and food was going to become more expensive because of the ever growing population in the country and the remedies used to create more. America really needed to talk to her boss to pass the law of low fertility, with each family producing only two children per family, and any extra children will be taken away to orphanages and adopted by parents who are unable to produce two children. Sure, this was a free country, but it may not be if the population continues to grow out of control.

Even now, the children's mother didn't care if she had to kill masses of people just to ensure a future for the next generation, and that's what scared them.

"Muti, zhis vill kill jou!" Yolanthe protested one time, with Ysabel agreeing with her.

America stared at them sadly. "I know darling, but this was going to happen sooner or later thanks to the Industrial Revolution, and if I don't bring an end to it, innocent people who are doing their best to secure a future will suffer because of others, and I don't want that happening to them. I know you two don't believe me, but trust me when I say this may be the only way to stop this."

The two girls had nothing to say to that, no matter how barbaric (despite America's pure motives) it seemed.

One time, when Yolanthe was patiently feeding a weak Ysabel soup, it was the day that America was going to be forced to bomb her friend Japan, in revenge for the bombing of Pearl Harbor. They both were watching the small TV with sadness.

"Oh Mama," Ysabel croaked, weakly clutching her sister's hand. "Why must she be the world power? All those ungrateful bastards don't understand what she's going through. I wish we weren't the world power, so that way we won't always be pressured."

Yolanthe said nothing, but in her eyes, she was agreeing to everything her sister was saying. After all, with great power comes great responsibility. The person who said that couldn't have been closer to the truth.