Altered (United) States

For some reason, I lost my mind and decided to do variations on the 50 United States. Now they are done and here for you to look at, but I doubt I'll ever do a theme that long again.

Alabama "Better Living Through Chemistry"
"Then, in his quiet way, Argus addressed the group, telling them that he thought he might have solved 'this whole damned race thing.' He told them that he had..."

Alaska "The Real Bear Flag Republic"
"Oddly, no expedition by mighty European hunters to kill or capture one ever returned."

Arizona "Aliens Welcome Here!"
"Arizona, the Grand Canyon state, was admitted to the union on February 14th, 1912. Six months later, the first beings from another world landed just outside Tombstone and proclaimed their peaceful intentions."

Arkansas "The Haunted State"
"At around 9 pm, a group of around 40 ghosts chases a much smaller group of perhaps 7 along an old roadway. They cover 4.35 miles before ..."

California "Hooray for Hollyweird"
"No, our story now moves ahead seven years to the third upgrade of the AI that all of these robots used. You remember, the one that made them all self aware?"

Colorado "Home of the REAL Rocky Mountain High"
"... when consumed by humans they produce a very strong euphoria combined with mild hallucinations and the frequent manifestation of a type of psychic power called ..."

Connecticut "The Elevator State"
"The aliens, called the Rusigarians, did not agree with that idea and that is exactly where they built Skyhook 1 ..."

Delaware "Evil Geniuses Welcome Here!"
"The fact is that starting in 1880, the tiny state of Delaware began allowing Mad Scientists and Evil Geniuses to set up shop in the state as long as ..."

Florida "Mother Nature Lives Here"
"In 1823, a small town on the panhandle was wiped completely off the face of the earth after the people there began dumping waste from a tannery into the ocean."

Georgia "The Dragon State"
"During those times when you are allowed off of the tour bus, please stay within the fenced off areas. While adult Dragons are respectful of the relative frailty of humans, young Dragons are considerably less cautious."

Hawaii "Timeless Beauty"
"Inside, it's pre-human Hawaii ... and nothing from our time can enter without dying unless it was living on Hawaii in that location back then."

Idaho "Home of the Gods!"
"Each Home looks different on the outside, with the Home of Kiratse, Goddess of Learning resembling a library and the Home of Ampor, God of Battle looking like a mighty fortress."

Illinois "Heroes & Villains"
"A perfect example is Robbing Hood, who has been known to kill drug dealers, crooked politicians and other scumbags, then give their money to the poor and organizations that do good works."

Indiana "White People Go Home!"
"While it is not legal to actually discriminate against white people, there is very little chance that they would find a home for sale and almost no chance of buying land on which to build anything."

Iowa "Mutants R Us!"
"... it was found that Reptoid terrorists had managed to release Yizon 88 gas in the North American state of Iowa. This vile Venusian creation almost instantly began mutating humans."

Kansas "Totally Warped"
"Within days, it was discovered that everywhere a piece of the meteor fell, a doorway in space opened to another location on earth."

Kentucky "Faster Horses"
"The fastest speed ever clocked by a horse from Kentucky was 87 miles per hour, a speed that the horse kept up for just over 20 minutes."

Louisiana "The Monster State"
"There are at least 38 other varieties of monster on record, with the smallest being the Walking Mushroom and the largest being a 150 foot long sea serpent that the Cajun people call 'Andre.' "

Maine "Hell on Earth"
"In the late Spring of 1989, Satan claimed most of the state of Maine as 'proof that Hell is real and God won't do anything to stop me.' "

Maryland "A State of Mind"
"1: You will be subjected to a random number of deep mindscans every day. This is for the good of all, since such scans help us find and deal with the terrorists of the so-called Free Mind Army."

Massachusetts "Battle Zone"
"Throw in the vast wealth (citizens are, on average, 2.75 times better off financially than citizens of most other states) and you have a virtual magnet for evil."

Michigan "The Amphibian State"
"At a point about 9,000 years ago, something happened that caused some humans to begin slowly changing into an amphibian form. This is similar to the change that created ..."

Minnesota "Land of Giants"
"As stated before, the Giants seem to hate humans and attack us on sight. Fortunately, they lose interest in the chase if ..."

Mississippi "The Blue Runner State"
"On Earth 5, the heavily forested state of Mississippi is the setting for one of the most interesting and extreme military training functions ever devised: The Mississippi Survival Run."

Missouri "Old Times There Are Not Forgotten"
"Even though it has the third lowest population in the union, Missouri has the fifth highest tourism rate. It would seem that people really enjoy going there to escape the demands of the rest of the world ..."

Montana "Water, Water Everywhere!"
"The most interesting iteration of the Big Sky State is the one on Earth 109, where most of the state is ..."

Nebraska "We Have Risen Above It"
"On an Earth that had a very active steampunk era followed by an equally active pulp adventure era, the machinations of a mad scientist caused the entire state of Nebraska to increase in elevation by ..."

Nevada "Robostate!"
"Two years into the Human/Robot War, the robots, who were winning, made the world an offer they couldn't refuse: Give them ... and they'd stop fighting. The humans agreed without hesitation."

New Hampshire "The Granite Golem State"
"In 1850, the history of the United States and the World was forever changed when Elemental Magic returned to the world in several spots across North America."

New Jersey "Bedeviled"
"Shortly after the first white settlers set foot in New Jersey, a terrible creature came out of the forest and killed a few of them. Thus was the legend of the Jersey Devil born."

New Mexico "The Constant State"
"The New Mexico Constancy Factor, as cross dimensional travelers call it, can be very useful if one wishes to escape from pursuers. It works like this ..."

New York "Teslafied!"
"It's really simple: The Age of Steam came to a screaming halt when Thomas Edison died of a heart attack and Nikola Tesla took over and ..."

North Carolina "The Hippie State"
"In the United States, things got really interesting in 1968, when some hippie leaders thought it might be 'a good teaching event' if many thousands of hippies 'took over a redneck state.' "

North Dakota "The Nexus State"
"For two years, the dome just sat there doing nothing but frustrating scientists. Then on May 14, 1990, a voice heard worldwide on all radio and television frequencies said ..."

Ohio "The Steam State"
"What this Ohio does is make steam engines. Lots and lots of steam engines ... huge ones, tiny ones, super efficient ones, lightweight ones ..."

Oklahoma "Texas? What's A Texas?"
"The title says it all: On not one or two, but five different Earths, Texas does not exist because it is part of the ginormous State of Oklahoma. Oddly though ..."

Oregon "A Lack of Elf Control"
"... there are problems in Oregon. It seems that the elves who live there and make up 30% of the population, have gone batshit crazy."

Pennsylvania "The Quarantined State"
"Since the shrinking is permanent and you'll die if you leave the state, it's not a place most people are hot to go visit. Also, it's against Federal law and you'll be shot on sight."

Rhode Island "The REAL Return of The King"
"... considering a tour with The Beatles. In fact, the Fab Four were present ... when Julie ... came walking in and said 'Elvis, it's time.' The effect on Elvis was incredible. He rushed over to a bookcase ..."

South Carolina "A State of Change"
"A week later, the entire state changed to a desert environment and the people all turned into 5 foot tall very dark blue skinned humanoids."

South Dakota "A Moving State"
"On no less that 9 alternate United States ... the State of South Dakota just won't stay put. Every decade since 1950, at 2:17 pm on June 4th a, it moves to ..."

Tennessee "The Invisible State"
"... used his Light Diffusement Cannon to render the entire state invisible, with the intent of then ransoming Tennessee for millions of dollars. Imagine his surprise when ..."

Texas "The Yellow Rose State"
"Ladies! Do you want to make your mark on the world? Do you seek good pay and a job? Would you like a piece of land to call your own? Then come to Texas! We need you and will give you a chance to prove your worth!"

Utah "Crystallized"
"... and used it to make the enormous sculptures that can now be found all over Utah, eastern Nevada and parts of southern Idaho."

Vermont "Love Is In The Air"
"See, Darlene fertilized these roses with horse manure from her friend Henry Barnwell's farm. Which had an excellent horse pasture that was watered mostly by ..."

Virginia "An Uplifting State"
"Over the years, Virginia has been first to introduce many advanced animals, including NeoGorillas, SuperDogs, Octopoids, CyberCats and the amazing Oliphants, the smartest and largest of all the so called 'Critters 2.0.' "

Washington "Welcome To The Future"
"On the rainy morning of March 19th, 1999, a 400 square mile portion of Washington state, mostly centered on Seattle, swapped places with the Seattle of March 19th, 2039."

West Virginia "A State of War"
"To this day, a 50 square mile spot of ground in Calhoun county is so imbued with Death Magic that ..."

Wisconsin "The Big Cheese"
"Roy was very much still alive when the mix of molds, bacteria, algae and various illegally dumped chemicals began to enter both his body and the cheese."

Wyoming "The Beastly State"
"... is ruled by sentient mammals ranging from wolves to cougars to bison to, yes, bears."