It was yet another sunny day, the birds were chirping, and the skies were a nice shade of blue, not a cloud in the sky. The kids were playing, the teens were... Well, teens. Then suddenly, a cloud out of nowhere. And then another. Another. All in the shape of... Mushrooms? How curious. Then, a massive heat wave, and all the children were turned to dust, and then... A bright light. Richard's eyes jolt open as he is startled from his slumber. That same dream has been haunting him since the day he was rushed to the cryostasis lab to be frozen for god knows how long. He stood up and walked to the window nearby, overlooking the capitol of the New California Republic in San Diego, California. It took a lot to rebuild his old home, and he'll be dammed if it were to be taken from him again. There was a knock at the door. Richard turns to the door and shouts "Come on in." A medium build figure steps through the door, dressed in a full NCR commanders outfit. He says "Sir, an unidentified aircraft has just arrived, and we've identified one of the passengers as a president of a foreign nation. He wants to speak to you about an alliance." "Very well, check them for weaponry and let them in."