Deerfield Beach, 2050 AD

Deerfield Beach, 2050 AD is a story written by Daniel in response to Will Harris (aka "Mr. Xvious") that is set in his hometown of Deerfield Beach, Florida. The events appear to follow an alternate resolution to The Ogron Escapade, culminating in humanity's self-destruction.

In September 2011, the story was placed into DBE Unbound: Series 1.

Timeline

 * September 2009: Daniel assists a strange man (implied to be the Doctor) and is asked a simple question. He says "No", and is told to see his father within the following six months.
 * February 19, 2010: Daniel sees his father, Phil Benfield Sr., for the last time.
 * February 21, 2010: Phil dies.
 * July 17, 2010: The strange man returns, asking Daniel the same question. Daniel again says "No", to which the man shakes his head and walks away.
 * July 18, 2010: North Korea fires missiles into Hawaii's volcanoes, causing them to erupt and kill everyone in the state...including President Barack Obama and his family.
 * Late July 2010: Vice President Joe Biden is made President, and Congress passes a "lifetime stay" law.
 * 2014: California is wiped out entirely.
 * 2021: America's economy falls sharply.
 * 2022: Britain becomes the first country to join the war, but is quickly destroyed by North Korea due to having little in the way of offense or defense.
 * 2024: Brazil is decimated by North Korea.
 * 2025: China, Japan, and Australia join the war as an alliance.
 * 2035: The aforementioned alliance's countries are destroyed by North Korea.
 * Circa 2038: Africa is finally decimated by North Korea.
 * 2040: Mexico turns to drug use in an attempt not to panic, but only assist North Korea in their destruction; churches begin proclaiming the end of the world, while also saying this was not how things were supposed to happen.
 * 2046: North Korea's people die, however the automatic missile system continues firing.
 * July 17, 2050: North Korea's missile base destroys itself, with the last missiles destroying Florida. The very last missile kills the last two people on Earth – Daniel (age 62) and his mother Margaret (age 97).

Links

 * Read the story on DeviantArt!