[ WP ] Scotland votes `` Yes '' on independence , England invades .

*Excerpt from `` Europe in the 21st Century'' by Manuel Jones* 
 
 September 18th, 2014 has rightfully gone down in history as the day Europe went insane by historians, and rightfully so. Although commentators before the referendum were divided as to whether the outcome would be independence for Scotland, not one of them had expected the English invasion after the `` Yes'' vote. Parliament had, time and time again given their reassurances that, whatever the outcome of the vote, it would be respected by them. 
 
 Certainly, the Scottish did not expect the newly dis-United Kingdom to intervene, and certainly not so quickly. Not five minutes had passed after the votes were tallied and results announced before the RAF took to the skies, pummelling the every airfield in Scotland. With English mastery of the skies over Scotland assured, the entirety of the newly independent nation lay vulnerable. 
 
 To the shocked observers around the world, it seemed almost certain that Scotland would be forcibly returned to the Union. The United Kingdom's allies were quite aware that such a split would weaken the nation and some were secretly pleased that, despite the outcome of the referendum, Scotland would remain independent. Indeed, only one thing prevented this from occurring: The French revival of the Auld Alliance. 
 
 Although France was the first nation to respond to what seemed to be an utterly bizarre development, even they wasted nearly 5 days deliberating, before finally coming to a conclusion. The Auld Alliance was to be revived; France was to declare war on the United Kingdom. French commandos crossed the channel tunnel just as the declaration of war was announced, taking the English by surprise. As the French bombs fell on the United Kingdom, one thing was for certain. The European Shadow of War, thought to have been banished from the continent for good after the Second World War, was back.
