[ WP ] Write a dystopia that turns into a utopia .

I was in a gaming store on the day the world as we knew it ended in June of 2009. It started with a storm and though it seemed as if it would be a normal summer storm, somewhere inside we knew it would n't be. As we stood in the parking lot of the shopping center we watched the dark clouds roll in, faster, and stronger than ever before. If a storm ever had the ability to hate, it was this one, and we could feel it. 
 
 First came the rain and the thunder, a 100 year storm they called it. It was massive and lasted for days. After the storm the darkness remained, there was no sun, no stars, and no moon. This lasted many years and much of society crumbled. As there was little to no power, many governments lost control all together as they had no way to communicate or keep tabs over large masses. 
 
 Some societies came up with their own rules, while many did not. I chose to live in Guppytown. The city planning there began and ended with the name. Rumor has it that it was named for the founder's son who was lost in the storm, Guppy had been his nickname, but no one ever confirmed that. 
 
 Oddly enough, we were all happy in Guppytown. And as far as we knew, everyone else on earth was living in the same post-storm happiness we were. Everyone worked a few hours a day, but not near as much as before. We all had food, water, and most importantly, very little stress. 
 
 As I sat on the roof of my make-shift hut thinking about this. Thinking about how the storm had created a nearly perfect weather pattern. And how there seemed to be little danger left in the world, I was happy. For the first time since my childhood I was genuinely euphoric, and the world around me seemed to be too. 
 
 And as I looked out into the darkness the skies opened up. For the first time since the storm the stars began to shine, many times larger than they ever had before. They appeared to me that night as melted, like they were from a Salvador Dali painting. They were the most beautiful thing I had ever seen and they remain there, floating in space, reminding us of how the storm changed us to this very day.
