Battle of Angel Grove

The battle of Angel Grove was a battle fought in 2020, between the forces of the awakened Cthulhu and those opposed to him, in the town of Angel Grove, California. Ever since Cthulhu had gone into hibernation, millions of years ago, his followers and prophets had predicted that he would return when the stars were right. In the year 2020, as Earth was hit with numerous catastrophes, many joked that the year would only be complete with the return of Cthulhu and the Great Old Ones. Beginning as a few memetic posts on Twitter, Cheeper and The Circle, the joke quickly went viral and soon came true. Cthulhu's rising may have been caused by the power of belief over reality or it may have been a result of stellar convergences and the jokes were merely a coincidence. Whatever the case, in late September of 2020, Cthulhu awoke. R'lyeh rose from the depths, creating a massive tidal wave that devastated New Zealand.

Cthulhu's attack quickly drove humanity to the brink of extinction. Armies of Shoggoths invaded every continent. Hundreds of millions were killed. In South America entire nations- Costaguana, Sulaco, Nuevo Rico, San Theodoros, Mandoras, Megapatagonia, Bruzundanga, Vespugia, Corto Maltese- were rendered devoid of life, whilst the rest of the continent was in turmoil. The Karain subcontinent, Tsalal, Caprona, Dinotopia, the Leap Islands and the Savage Land were also annihilated by Cthulhu. A plague of madness spread over the world, as Cthulhu's psionic waves drove millions insane. A mere few weeks after Cthulhu's awakening, humanity seemed doomed before Cthulhu had even left R'lyeh. In October, Cthulhu left R'lyeh at the head of an enormous army of Shoggoths and Deep Ones, due to make landfall at Angel Grove. Angel Grove had faced many invasions from monsters before but none had been so powerful or so monstrous.

But Cthulhu's design did not go unopposed. Knowing that the fate of the planet was at stake, the US government sent every asset available against Cthulhu. The Pan-Pacific Defense Corps sent several Jaegers designed for fighting kaiju. Franklin Richards united the most powerful metahumans under the banner of the New Avengers. Not wishing to be outdone, the superhero company Vought-American sent it's flagship team, The Seven to fight Cthulhu. The planet Akiridion sent a fleet to protect the adopted homeworld of their Prince Krel. Agents from the SCP Foundation, the Demon Research Initiative, the BPRD, the Black Chamber and Delta Green were present, having great experience in dealing with otherwordly threats. The Sorcerer Supreme, Dr. Stephen Strange led a battalion of wizards against Cthulhu, supported by the best aurors of MACUSA. These unusual assets were supported by the US army, navy and air force, as well as the Terrahawks and several battalions of battle robots.

With the civilian population of Angel Grove evacuated, the initial battle was fought between the defenders and the army of Shoggoths and Deep Ones, with Cthulhu waiting in the ocean. Richards and the Midwich Cuckoos fought a psionic battle against Cthulhu, shielding the rest of the defenders from his psychic influence. Initially the battle seemed to be going well for the defenders, as the Deep Ones and Shoggoths were pushed back into the ocean and the combined might of Franklin Richards and the Midwich Cuckoos successfully wounding Cthulhu. However, this all changed when Cthulhu reached the shore. Cthulhu snapped Richards in half with one of his tentacles, the psychic backlash incinerating the Cuckoos. With Richards gone, Cthulhu used his immense power to destroy the majority of the defenders in an instant, with only Dr. Strange putting up a real fight. Just when all hope seemed lost, Uncle Sam appeared. The personification of the United States, Uncle Sam was a being with powers almost equal to Cthulhu's and the two began to fight. After a long and hard fought battle, Uncle Sam vanquished Cthulhu at the cost of his own life.

The battle was a pyrrhic victory for humanity, with millions dead, including many of the world's greatest heroes. The death of Uncle Sam has been blamed for the descent of the United States into dictatorship and subsequent disintegration in the Third American Civil War. Nevertheless, humanity survived to fight another day.