Chapter 1-The First Years

Narrator: It is the year 2030. Some nations are smaller than they are today, with new rebel states popping up and gaining independence. Others are doing better and prospering. Yet still others have remained the same. With the COVID-19 pandemic of nine-ten years ago over, the countries are now relieved of this burden we have once known as a deadly pandemic. Let's see what going on in Southeast Asia.

Indonesia: Hey Malaysia!

Malaysia: Yes?

Indonesia: We should make an alliance!

Malaysia: What would be in it for me?

Indonesia: Well, we will help each other economically and militarily.

Malaysia: Sure, I will hold a referendum and see what the people think.

Referendum

The resolution has passed. Indonesia and Malaysia have formed an alliance.

What shall it be named?

...

Malaysia: Borneo Alliance?

Indonesia: Yeah, why not?

Borneo Alliance has been formed.

Rebels: Sabah should be independent!

Malaysia: Indonesia! Help!

Indonesia: Okay!

Rebels: We surrender!

Malaysia: That was... close...

Indonesia: Are you okay?

Malaysia: Yeah, I'm okay.

Vietnam: Will you stop, Laos?

Laos: No! You should help me! These rebels are annoying! You need to help me beat them!

Vietnam: Okay, fine.

Laotian Rebels: We will never surrender!

Laos: Oh no... Ah... Help... No...

World News

BREAKING NEWS

There are now 4 communist countries left. Laotian rebels have taken control of the government and elected a new president, overthrowing Laos' communist government and replacing it with a democratic one. We are not sure how this happened, but we will keep you informed with the latest updates.

More news

Also, a meeting between China, Cuba, Vietnam and North Korea has been called concerning Laos' change of government. It will be held in Hanoi and the security guarding the building are not letting the Vietnamese public or reporters in, just the leaders, prime ministers and heads of state of Vietnam.

In the meeting...

Vietnam: Laos was fighting some rebels, and they became democratic!

Cuba: This is concerning! Where did these rebels get their supplies?

China: Not from me, before you ask. I was busy making something else.

Cuba: I don't know, seems suspicious.

North Korea: He was making something else. I saw them making this huge thing and I spent the day watching them. Then, out of the blue, the news came on showing it live from Laos. Also, I saw them making something because I border them.

Cuba: Oh, I haven't been looking at maps recently.

All: *laughs*

Vietnam: Back to the issue at hand. We are now only a foursome, and Laos was also my friend!

All: And our friend too!

Vietnam: Well, we should concern that-

Cuba: In the next Communist Summit!

All: Good idea, Cuba!

Cuba: Thanks!

Several months later...

Bangladesh: Another monsoon season, another flood.

India: Bangladesh! Please help!

Bangladesh: Go ask someone else, I'm cleaning up floods.

Pakistan: Don't even ask me, I'm busy cleaning up the rubble.

India: From what?

Pakistan: Remember the Nepal earthquake?

India: Yeah.

Pakistan: It managed to destroy parts of cities in our territory near Nepal because it was so strong.

India: Myanmar! Help!

Myanmar: I'm having some chaos right now!

India: Sri Lanka! Help!

Sri Lanka: I'm still fighting Tamil Eelam!

India: Oh no!

India is no longer a country.

All: Huh?

Rebels: We shall name this place New India.

All: bruh how original 10/10

New India: We will let India live on our new island we built for them.

India: Now I'm so small! I can't fit any people! This is an outrage!

New India: Silence, smaller counterpart! If you are grateful enough, you should be thanking me that I let you live.

India: Did you forget I have 1 billion people living in an area the size of Sri Lanka?

New India: And that causes what?

India: Internal chaos, you dumbskull. People are killing each other just over food and shelter. Listen, can I just have southern India?

New India: Which is what you deserve for treating us harshly.

India: Oh no! Somehow one person brainwashed all of you!

All: dun dun dun

India: We'll take it by force!

New India: I would like to see you try.

After several months of fighting...

New India: How are they beating us?

India: Listen, just give us southern India and we'll be good.

New India: Not after the way you treated us! We would rather have all our people die than to surrender to you evil people!

All: what

All: India is not evil!

India: See, everyone agrees. Majority wins. Now give us southern India or I will ask all to invade you!

All: Sure, why not?

New India: Oh... We'll...

India: Nothing to say, huh?

New India: Fine. We'll-

Find out next time in Chapter 2!