thank you , david berko table of contents prologue chapter 1 : the billionaire chapter 2 : test flight chapter 3 : free republic of north america chapter 4 : scorpion chapter 5 : surprise attack chapter 6 : the kidnapping chapter 7 : area 51 chapter 8 : desmond meets howard chapter 9 : nuclear fusion keynote chapter 10 : jetpack tour of dreamland chapter 11 : a bite to eat chapter 12 : outpatient chapter 13 : heather chapter 14 : the virtual thief chapter 15 : assassination chapter 16 : rough characters chapter 17 : a plan chapter 18 : takeover chapter 19 : conference in the air chapter 20 : president in town chapter 21 : the basement chapter 22 : texas joins the fight chapter 23 : operation switchblade chapter 24 : battle in the sky epilogue prologue wwiii -- 2018 the silo doors opened up all across north america .