Synopsis As MARK JENKINS and his younger brother BRIAN play video games in their father's doomsday bunker, the power suddenly goes out. It is May 24, 2022, when most of the United States, Northern Mexico, the southern half of Canada, Cuba, Belize, and the Caribbean islands see three bright lights spanning from the East to West coasts. The one in the east appears first, followed by the west, then the third between the two. At that moment, the world takes a quantum leap backward as three nuclear warheads explode two hundred miles into space over the United States within minutes of each other. This is designed to create a super electromagnetic pulse (EMP) and cripple the US. The Northwestern Hemisphere is immediately thrown back to the Stone Age, all at the hands of Iran and North Korea, and there are no police or emergency services to come to the aid of its people. Mark and his family are horrified to see a plane has crashed near their town and realize the bunker may be needed for its original purpose rather than a games room. Mark and his neighbor JACK PRICE ride their bikes in the direction of the crash to help out and are stunned to see the widespread devastation. Jack is concerned that an EMP has occurred and is worried about how his parents will get home from their jobs at Denver General Hospital. Looking to the north, the young men can see the carnage ahead and are close enough to smell burning homes and flesh, making a stomach-churning stew of odors. Usually, the air would be filled with the sounds of sirens, but there is only silence. Both kneel, and Jack leads them in prayer for the victims before they see a MAN and a WOMAN rummaging through the pockets of the dead and erupt in outrage, scaring them off. Little do they know, money will no longer have value to them or anyone else. Back home, Mark shows Jack the bunker and takes control of the situation, rigging up his father's ham radio and asking the others to check that the flashlights are working. Jack and his sister KATE are worried about their parents, so they resolve to bike to the hospital if there is no sign of them that evening. In Washington DC, Brian and Mark's father, BILL, a government official with the Department of Agriculture, frets about his family and knows if they are to survive in Colorado, it will be because of Mark's intuitive ability to assess the situation and act accordingly. There is bedlam everywhere, and Bill worries about violent gangs targeting his family. In Colorado, Mark gets the ham radio going, and the family is stunned to hear exactly what has occurred. They have enough food and water for now, but taking on Jack and his family means the supplies are effectively cut in half. With no sign of Jack's parents, he and Mark set off to Denver General Hospital to find them. Downtown Denver feels like a warzone, with survivors stumbling around aimlessly, and the young men learn many more have died from fighting each other. Jack finds his mother JULIE in the hospital but is devastated to learn that roaming thugs have murdered his father. Mark is upset for his friend but regains his composure to grab antibiotics from the pharmacy before escorting Jack and Julie home. Jack wonders where God is, but Mark believes He is right there with them. The two families resolve to stick together for protection. A week goes by, and the country descends further into chaos, with desperate people looting and murdering to get food and water. Things are worse at night, so when most are sleeping, the desperate are on the prowl for whatever they can get. Mark's mother, VIVIAN, is attacked and afterward orders Mark to get their neighbor's shotgun for protection. PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN addresses the nation, stating that the infrastructure of America will not be coming back anytime soon. Survivors should look out for British, French, and Japanese military trucks distributing medical supplies. The two families feel that they are basically on their own and have been abandoned. As the year goes by, there are no food sources to be found anywhere, and many survivors resort to killing animals, then cannibalism. Vivian is horrified to see a WOMAN hunted and shot dead in the street before being dragged off to be eaten. A brief moment of normalcy arrives on July 4, when neighbors set off mortars in celebration. In DC, due to his position in the government, Bill is safe but worried sick about his family. He is sent to Mt. Weather, a secure facility twenty stories underground with the capacity to hold up to two thousand people, designed for all members of Congress and their families, the President, and other critical members of society integral to the rebuilding of America. It is estimated that America will lose roughly 307 million of its 350 million citizens in just a few months. In Denver, Mark is stunned to see dozens of people wearing black robes with hoods, all standing in a circle around a burning pentagram. To his horror, a child is thrown into the middle and murdered with a sword. The neighborhood has become a hunting ground and playing field for the sick and evil, which encourages the Jenkins and Price families to re-establish their connection to God. With supplies dwindling, Vivian worries whether the families will become the hunted or the hunters. The thought of killing someone innocent is abhorrent, and her depression deepens as she comes to the realization her husband Bill is not coming back to save them. In Mt. Weather, Bill is stunned to learn of a secret underground rail system that connects every major US city. The trains hover and travel up to 250 miles per hour, so Bill is determined to use it to get back to Denver and obtains permission from President Biden. In Denver, the two families are attacked by roaming hunters eager for human flesh, and Jack is forced to shoot one of them. He has saved them all but is overcome by guilt. One of the casualties of this dystopian nightmare is the innocence of children, never to return, and now Jack feels the need to find Jesus more than ever. With Mark's help, he finds the Lord and believes a miracle is around the corner. Accompanied by two SOLDIERS, Bill uses the high-tech train system to return to Denver, where an emotional reunion with his family occurs. In this place of shocking terror and loss of humanity, their love shines bright, and Bill promises to protect Jack, Rocky, and Katie as if they are his own. He immediately announces they are leaving and will take the secret train system back to DC, but the soldiers refuse to let the Price children come with them. Reluctant to leave Jack and his family at the mercy of the cannibals, Bill decides to stay and orders the soldiers to leave at gunpoint. The two families decide to leave in search of a new life, and before departure, Jack leads a prayer, asking Jesus for his protection and care. The trek is arduous, but they eventually find a large settlement in Cherry Creek State Park called New Hope that takes them in, and Bill is relieved to hear they have seen no sign of the hunters. Bill becomes an integral part of the planning and implementation of New Hope and is appointed town planner as the settlement grows, giving his family and many more a chance of a future. Mark uses his Eagle Scout skills to build shower systems for the camp and, over time, falls in love with Katie. Later, the couple discovers they are expecting a child and marry, uniting the two families. America as they know it is over, but the American Dream is alive and well in the tight-knit community. Things change, however, when a pack of cannibalistic hunters stumbles upon their new home, forcing them to stand and fight once more.