A low hum resounded as the positron canons were put into stand-by mode. The Brotherhood of the Arctic Bear had already destroyed the most populated cities of the five most powerful nations: Shanghai, Moscow, New York City, London and Tokyo. And more were in danger.
But they knew that the remaining living leaders of the nation would at least hear their demands now. There was no way of stopping them. They would get what they wanted.
A screen in the main room of the Space Station Ursa Major turned on. On it, were the figures of Barrack Obama, Xi Jinping, Vladimir Putin and Ban Ki-moon.
With a solemn look in his eyes, the first black man in the Oval Office opened his mouth to speak.
"There does not need to be any more bloodshed. What are your demands?"
The leader of the Brotherhood smiled.
"Just one."