As the test subjects raced towards Ottawa, the Ghost, all suited up, jumped out of the bomb bay and flew along side the B-17. A few hours passed and they arrived on the outskirts of Ottawa, however, these unknown soldiers were in Ottawa.
"This place is no good Ghost, we gotta..."
"Follow my lead."
The Ghost landed in the middle of them and turned on this Fire Cyclone armor ability, burning everyone around him. The B-17 unloaded all of its turrets into the city below, killing off any stragglers. One soldier made the mistake of trying to attack the Ghost. As the other groups arrived they witnessed the Ghost bludgeon the man to death, his skull fragmented into pieces and blood dripping off the other scorched silver armor.
"Logan, take your crew, begin modifying every vehicle that runs and drives. Overlord, take Bubba and the others crew, get us supplies and food. Juno, take Liberty Bell and a few others and begin gathering electronics, we aren't staying."
"Ghost what the hell!" yelled Jenkins as he hopped out of his jeep.
"I had to..."
"You didn't have to! You murdered..."
"THIS IS HOW WE SURVIVED JENKINS! LIKE IT OR NOT, MY GROUP IS THE ONLY GROUP TO HAVE LIVE AND KILLED ROTHSCHILD! DEFEATED THE NEW WORLD ORDER! DON'T THINK I WON'T KILL IF IT MEANS WE ALL SURVIVE."
The Ghost marched towards the South Side of Ottawa, followed by Daniel and the Assassin.
"This is how we survive then start to live. It starts on a mountain of bodies." said the Ghost as he left ear shot range.
"Despite what you might think Jenkins, the Ghost means well, if we allowed them to live, they'd escape and tell whoever that we are still alive. We can't have that if we mean to live." said the Overlord as he and the other groups set to work gathering supplies.
Meanwhile, the trio arrived at a certain house that was still standing.
"Grandpa?"
"IF YOU CAN HERE US CALL OUT!"
An elderly gentleman stepped forward holding a bb gun and a photograph. "AYE! How we doing?"
"Grandpa..."
"I'm glad to see you kids survived...did my grandson.."
"Sir, the silver armor, that's him. He's leading us."
"Is that you in there?"
"Yes Gramps, it's me."
The two hug and the Ghost looks to the others. "Go through the house, anything we can use, bring it to the S-10 pickup."
"Wait. Where are we going?"
"Grandpa, it's not safe here, we need to get supplies and get out of Ottawa."
The Watcher and Assassin nod and enter the house while the Ghost and his grandpa talk for a moment.
"What happened to you?"
"It's a long story Grandpa. Are you ok?"
"I believed Christ was coming back to save us."
"I know you did, but he's not here today. Do you have your medications? Anything that you want to bring with you? Before you say you're not leaving, you're coming with us and that is that."
"Grandma would've been proud of you. Yes I have my medication, and a few personal items."
"Good, Bobby, the Assassin, will be driving. You ride passenger, we can't be going the speed limits for a country that no longer exists."
"How bad is it?"
"The whole world was hit, but the United States...We might as well not exist."
Once the others returned with touts and tubs of supplies, they loaded them into the bed of the Chevy S-10. Once everyone was loaded up, the team left. Grandpa watched as his house faded from view and the disaster unfolded around them.
Once everyone had regrouped, the Ghost laid out the plans.
"Alright everyone, I thought it over, using Ottawa as a hub is a good idea. Now, we will be gathering aircraft from Peru Regional and the QCA. H, Daws, Barbara, and the Liberty Lurkers, go to Washington D.C, see if you can't rustle up any warbirds, I don't know or care about what kind, the B-17 isn't going to survive long term unless we have time to repair it. As for the other groups, I'll keep this short and sweet. You can either join us, or die on your own. It's take simple, stay and help build, or die out there on your own. You watched us, we can survive, we will survive and rebuild."
The others look around, a few groups gather their people and leave Ottawa, while a few stay.
"Now, move out, we have our tasks. For those staying, begin repairing the Ottawa Airport, Logan, that mean you and your mechanics go with Barbara and her team. Overlord, have the lots crew begin building walls, I don't care what kind, just make sure they are strong and have vantage points. Watcher, Assassin, help the others begin making housing for everyone. Bring Grandpa with you, I will be helping out everywhere."
As the group breaks, the crew begin rebuilding their city. The Lone Buffalo Bistro became the pub and food storage area. The Roxy Theater was repurposed as the group's weapon cache.
As Archie walked around, he saw the group rebuilding, hard at work. At 85 years old, there was a limit to what he could do. However, he saw an opportunity to make an impact on everyone around him.