July 8th. 9:37 AM

Los Angeles, U.S.A

A shuttering boom rang out, far far off in the distance. Lara swung her head around, her dark eyes wide as she watched the massive mushroom cloud rise high above the cityscape. She scrambled off of the cafe chair, not able to tear her eyes away from the horror.

People screamed around her, desperately running for shelter. She followed, shoving pass everyone. The wave of heat rumbled through the city, shattering glass, catching all.

All that was left was ashen bodies, and shadows.

July 8th. 9:40 AM

New York, U.S.A

“Get the President on the phone right now!” General Dover screamed. His voice echoed around the now silent room as they all watched the video feed.

“Sir, they’re not answering.”

The whole building shook and groaned.

“Jesus Christ! Get me in contact with someone!” Dover ran his hands through his tangled blond hair. “The hell were they thinking, the hell…”

There was only one, but it was enormous. From where it had struck across the country, it was still visible thousands of miles away. And it was fast.

Dover let out a shaking breath, trying not to think of his family photo tucked away in his wallet. “Wallace, ETA?” He demanded.

“General-

The building trembled, and with a boom, collapsed in a cloud of dust and ash.

July 8th. 5:57 PM

London, England

Oliver watched the dark cloud, he squinted his eyes, it seemed it grow with every passing second.

His radio turned to static, he hit it with the palm of his hand but it remained dead.

He shrugged his shoulders and pulled out his pack of cigarettes. Lighting one, he slumped back on his chair and watched the cloud from behind his sunglasses.

And then the siren blared out, it whined up and down, shrieking loudly.

Oliver’s cigarette fell from his mouth. The cloud was bigger, and unmistakable now.

“Well fuck me…” he chuckled.

The radio came back to life, still on an old timey station.

“Atom bomb baby, boy can she start

One of those chain reactions in my heart

A big explosion, big and loud

Mushroom me right up in a cloud”