A False Utopia

Germany has changed, the republic you knew has changed. Five years ago Angela Merkel was assassinated and a dictator took her place.

"We're taking heavy fire from the east!"

Arlo started a slow crawl towards the hostile forces. Bullets whizzing past he held place for them to push. Soon after a low hum approached, he covered his ears as a jet flew by dropping fire bombs. The horn sounded as we all got up and went back to base.

"Crazy what can happen in twenty seconds!"

Arlo replied, "Well given the fact that this training, think what it's like in Afghanistan."

A few months later, Arlo was in Berlin.

"Arlo, you said you grew up here right?"

Arlo thought of the old city, now that it's rubble and radiation, what city is it?

As a movement caught his eye raised his rifle but it was too late