2525: North American Alliance
\nA collection of science-fiction stories
\nBy Chongchen Saelee<\/p>\n
I’ve been thinking of a way to re-introduce my Asian-American superhero “Agent S” via a huge scope, a well-established world that’s based on reality. It’s not to be “more grounded” but to actually build on what really exists that people don’t care to acknowledge but might also be amazed by. So I will reintroduce Agent S as part of a collection of new sci-fi stories called “2525: North American Alliance”. It pays homage to the Pop Culture song “In the year 2525” and will be comprised of stories about how America transformed into the America that Agent S inhabits in his timeline. Hopefully, it sets the tone properly before I get to the kung-fu and explosions.<\/p>\n
Anyway, I hope it’s a good boost. The entire story will span 80 years.<\/p>\n
Just for reference, here are the lyrics to “In The Year 2525” by Zager and Evans, from 1969:<\/p>\n
\nIn The Year 2525
\nBy Zager and Evans<\/p>\nIn the year 2525, if man is still alive
\nIf woman can survive, they may find
\nIn the year 3535<\/p>\nAin’t gonna need to tell the truth, tell no lie
\nEverything you think, do and say
\nIs in the pill you took today<\/p>\nIn the year 4545
\nYou ain’t gonna need your teeth, won’t need your eyes
\nYou won’t find a thing to chew
\nNobody’s gonna look at you<\/p>\nIn the year 5555
\nYour arms hangin’ limp at your sides
\nYour legs got nothin’ to do
\nSome machine’s doin’ that for you<\/p>\nIn the year 6565
\nAin’t gonna need no husband, won’t need no wife
\nYou’ll pick your son, pick your daughter too
\nFrom the bottom of a long glass tube<\/p>\nIn the year 7510
\nIf God’s a-coming, He oughta make it by then
\nMaybe He’ll look around Himself and say
\n“Guess it’s time for the Judgement Day”<\/p>\nIn the year 8510
\nGod is gonna shake His mighty head
\nHe’ll either say, “I’m pleased where man has been”
\nOr tear it down, and start again<\/p>\nIn the year 9595
\nI’m kinda wonderin’ if man is gonna be alive
\nHe’s taken everything this old earth can give
\nAnd he ain’t put back nothing<\/p>\nNow it’s been ten thousand years, man has cried a billion tears
\nFor what, he never knew, now man’s reign is through
\nBut through eternal night, the twinkling of starlight
\nSo very far away, maybe it’s only yesterday<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n