Neo-California/History

## **Introduction**

California has existed as a large powerhouse, just behind Texas and Alaska in terms of size, in the United States. Gavin Newsom had been the undisputed governor of California for some years. It also had and still has a strong military. However, weeks after the collapse of the United States that occurred on the wake of a new year, 2021, one woman would use that military to conquer and destroy many former states in the West. This woman started as a California State Assembly member, yet became the most influential woman in former America to this day. She might even be one of the top 5 most influential women in the entire world today (besides from Queen Elizabeth II, of course). She turned California, which had been under the republic-type government of the US, into an empire that has almost no freedom whatsoever. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the story of Neo-California.

## **From Republic to Empire**

After Nevada’s refusal to join California, Gavin Newsom made a declaration of war. In addition, a “Californian Conscription Act” was starting to be discussed in the State Capitol. In addition, a mass shooting broke out in Los Angeles. However, Gavin never got to see the day when Nevada surrendered, because his life was cut short by a woman in the Californian State Assembly known as Rebecca Bauer-Kahan. She becomes Empress Rebecca I, and gives a very unique yet violent speech: “*It’s time for a new era in California. I’m tired of Gavin Newsom, he’s not going radical. Radical measures are required for radical events. If Nevada doesn’t join us, then it’s their funeral. It’s time for the former USA... to end*”. Ultimately, Nevada is annexed, and Neo-California is formed via the Neo-California act (also resulting in the Assembly and Senate being abolished). The Californian Conscription Act is also passed, and a new flag is made. Rebecca even brags that Texas can’t stop her.

## **Conquest and More Conquest...**

After 2 weeks, Oregon is invaded, and blood is spilled on Interstate 5 as a result. This invasion is supported by Pennsylvania, compelling Rebecca to allow Neo-California to join the USSA. A new motto, which is “*Unity through Bloodshed*”, replaces “*Eureka*” as the national motto. Neo-California then joins in on the Hawaii partition, and gains Maui along with some other islands. Even though Oregon surrenders after tons of bloodshed, the former Oregon governor lost her head anyways. Washington State is also invaded, which then eventually surrendered and was annexed. Like the former Oregon governor, the former Washington State governor wasn’t spared either. While the former governor did put up a small fight, Rebecca then pulled out a pistol and then said her most famous quote: “*I am... inevitable*”. She shot the former governor in the head, resulting in his death. With the death of the former governor of Washington State, Empress Rebecca becomes the “Empress of the West Coast”. Arizona is invaded weeks later, which eventually surrendered. In-n-Out Burgers and the “Arnold Palmer” are declared to be the national meal and drink, respectively. The idea of shooting Manganese Heptoxide was also brought up, but after it was called out by other states as a war crime, the idea of using it in battle was scrapped, and therefore became more of a private execution method instead. Permanent emigration is banned by Rebecca, however, citizens can still travel to other places for vacation purposes only.

## **Modern Day**

Then, Interstate 5 is renamed as “Empress Rebecca Highway”. Later on, the puppets of Neo-Maui and Neo-Texas are established. Together with Neo-Texas, New Mexico was crushed and split between the two. Empress Rebecca intended to form “Long Texas”, but that idea was scrapped following the establishment of USSAT. Two weeks after the invasion of New Mexico, Colorado was invaded and then made into two puppets. Weeks later, Wyoming, the last non-USSA NPC, fell to Neo-California as well. Rebecca decided that West Neo-Colorado should be annexed to further scare Utah. At the same time, Neo-California, Plattia, and Ohio agreed to split Montana. Weeks after that, Utah, the last unoccupied state, also fell. However, a 7.1 magnitude earthquake occurred in the San Fernando Valley, so aid was sent to the survivors. In terms of social events, Rebecca approved both the Super Bowl and Neo-Californian participation in the Beijing Winter Olympics. It turns out that Neo-California was one of the top former US participants in the Beijing Olympics. Nowadays, Rebecca has decided to mock the Holy Roman Empire. For starters, the official name of Neo-California is now “The Holy Western Empire of Neo-California”. She proclaimed herself to be the first Kaiserin of Neo-California, being the first American leader to become a Kaiserin. A “Quaternion Bear” flag was designed, showing all of the states comprising Neo-California to this day (however, this is only visual representation for the former states that Neo-California conquered, they don’t have any actual autonomy though). She also made a tweet saying “Neo-California is the best”, which was then challenged by John Cena and President George of Plattia. The last recent action was to slightly change the names and flags of both Sacramento and Los Angeles. Sacramento became Sacramento-Regensburg, while Los Angeles became Los Angeles-Vienna.

## **Conclusion**

In conclusion, Empress Rebecca I’s story is a story to behold. She started with a good position in California’s State Assembly, yet became a full-time Kaiserin. In fact, she is the ONLY female leader in the former United States, with the rest being males. We learn from her story that anyone, no matter who they are, can make their way to the top if they strive to do so.

## **Sources**

### LQC’s AFOTUS Wiki

* The Florida Chronicles (the information on this page is heavily based on the “Neo-California Updates” in each issue of the FCs).