After acquiring John Henry's Epicyclic Gear Strength, the Ghost spent a bit of time training on his own, honing the new skill. Thanks to the new armored gloves Madie Sue had made for him, most of the impact recoil was transferred into his body rather than his hands. However, the world seemed to have other plans rather than letting him get used to these two abilities.
In the early hours of the New World Order's takeover, Canada and Mexico had both fallen rather quickly with Canada being the far easier target. The Canadian people hadn't had much of a say in their government for a few years now. Their Prime Minister willingly handed over the reins to the New World Order after having to put down several large protests with sanctioned violence. Meanwhile, the cartels of Mexico and Latin America had held a firm grip on the government structures before the New World Order invaded. However, Rothschild's plan was simple and easy enough for both parties to comply with. In the event the United States refuses to fall in line, they were to await Rothschild's signal to invade US soil.
In the months that followed the Carrington Event, Rothschild ordered special agents to add a vast pool of his Eugenic Enhancement Serum to the drinking water supply the Canadians and Latin Americans were being forced to use. He wouldn't risk contaminating the natural water supply as he didn't want the Americans getting any form of abilities. Rather than risk that or seeding the clouds, he poisoned their tanked water and forbade anyone from drinking it. The result was something that made him grin ear to ear with a malevolent smile. He had successfully inoculated two whole countries with his metahuman serum.
As the weeks passed after his successful transformation, he dispatched two drones to head to Canada and Mexico. As the two leaders awakened early, the two drones dropped off orders to both of them with a singular sentence inscribed on a slip of paper both reading, "Gut the United States" in bold red ink. The two wasted no time ordering their troops to be fully ready. As the sun crests the horizon, legions of Canadian Soldiers and legions of Cartel Troops make a push for their respective borders shared by the United States.
Meanwhile, the American Factions had begun their own versions of Greater Ottawa's Expansion. They had reclaimed key states and portions of the United State that had once been deemed inhospitable for them to settle and rebuild. Liam, of the Semi-Matriarchal Liberal Democratic Northeast, had been making use of the Greater Ottawan OP-DSA and GO-APA suits given to them in trade.
However, on that morning, he was awoken to the sound of exploding artillery. He and his partner jumped out of bed and threw open the balcony doors to find their territory under siege. Liam got on the radio and scrambled the Northeastern Army into battle. As the two armies clashed, it became a battle of Technology and Eugenic-Science. Northeastern Soldiers wearing the GO-APA suits were up against metahuman Canadians. Their abilities were of vast array and some even managed to break GO-APA wearers in half as the two sides attempted to claim and hold their grounds. Seeing the horrors unfolding, Liam jumped back on the radio and called WCMY. However, he dropped the radio in horror as Demi entered the room covered in blood.
"Tell me they're scrambling to get here."
Liam slowly lifted his head to reveal his eyes were bulged out in intensified horror. "Demi... Greater Ottawa, New Appalachia, and the Northwestern Commune.... they're all under attack. We're on our own."
The horrific realization was also found out by President Keith of the Confederation of the Texan Republic. He and the Floridian were all that stood in the way of the Latin American unified cartel. The cartels had banded together to form what they called, "Supremacía del cartel" or "Cartel Supremacy". Tanks and armored vehicles helped push the Cartel Supremacy Legions forwards against the Texan Republic forces. However, unlike the troops of the Northeast, the Texans hadn't gotten the GO-APA suits. They were still using the OIPCS-IV suits Dr. Sue had designed pre-carrington. It was a massacre for the Texan Republic Army as cartel metahumans ripped soldiers limb from limb, tore them in half and advanced towards Dallas.
"President Keith, any word from the other allies?" Asked the Texan Republic's Secretary of Defense.
"They're all also facing this shit from the goddamn Canadians. I knew we should've force-annexed them when we had the fucking chance..."
"Sir, as much as I'd love to let you go on," started Sec-Def Bloom, "We are getting fucking massacred by the cartels right now. We need you now more than ever, sir."
Keith shook his head and sighed. "Prep the Lonestar. Let's show these assholes why you don't mess with Texas." Meanwhile, the Anarchical Commonwealth of Chicago with aid from Greater Ottawa was holding the border within Indiana, the Upper Peninsula Michigan, Detroit Michigan and Minnesota.
The Midwest had fallen under Greater Ottawan rule after the fall of the Overboss and Bishop. However, thanks to the Committee Council of Greater Ottawa and the Ghost, they were ready for anything the Canadians could throw at them. In Minnesota, the border was being held by General Daniel, Major Mcginnis and the Greater Ottawan 451st Infantry Regiment along with Tyrese with his Crimson Hood and Malik with her Sapphire Spice Grove as they were ripping into the Canadian Forces. Over on the borderline of Indiana, resident Indianaians had joined up with General Allen and Major Scott B. with the Greater Ottawan 1st Marine Battalion. They were accompanied by Lyquentiss with the 6th Street Grove, and Xavier with the King Python Grove, in the defense of Michigan's Border.
However, it was within the Upper Peninsula and Detroit where the battle was fiercest. The majority of the Canadian Invasion force was pushing for Detroit across the Ambassador Bridge. There, Francesco, the Don of Chicago, with his mafia, along with the resident Yoppers of Michigan were helping assist the Greater Ottawan Task Force in one of the most vicious battles either side had ever seen.
"This is Mike Brisson of WCMY reporting live from Greater Ottawa's defensive stronghold here in Detroit. Currently, things are looking pretty bleak for us here and we'll be forced to retreat if something doesn't change and fast....."