Maria and Anthony settle into their new home. Maria is expecting their first child. US President Howard and his wife come to live in Elysium as the America dollar breaks and civil war erupts. America is invaded by foreign troops and unsuspecting Americans are captured and imprisoned to become slaves for the invaders. Another war breaks out in Europe. Russia and China drop a nuclear bomb on Poland and move their tanks to Germany to invade the rest of Europe. European leaders call upon Elysium to come to their aid. Elysium destroys three Russian and Chinese bases in Germany with advanced technology that far surpasses the power of a nuclear weapon. China thinks the attack was faked or a rouze of some kind and threatens to destroy all nations that oppose them with the military and nuclear weapons. Elysium use their weapons against China to prove that these weapons are real, and they lose an entire navel base and three other buildings, including the ambassador's personal residence. Russia and China cease to make threats of war and pull all their war ships away from America.