Episode 426: Power Rangers Tribulation: The President of the United States

"When he opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, 'Come!' And out came another horse, bright red. Its rider was permitted to take peace from the earth, so that people should slay one another, and he was given a great sword"

-Revelation 6:3-4

January 1, 2014

In Rossi's Lair, Dr. K is again trying to escape as it is exploding, but this time is leaving a message for others

"… a year later, it was estimated that Venjix had already infected thirty-seven percent of the universe's computer systems" said K "But it's not over, not yet. If you can hear my voice, please, go now to the domed city of Corinth, formerly known as Boston. It's the only place we can be safe. But you have to make it inside the city walls before the defense shield is activated. Please, hurry!" and she runs out with a briefcase, but is stopped by one of Rossi's men

"Sorry, Dr. K" said the henchman "give me the computer. It's for your own good. Sorry, K. No one can know that Venjix started here or that he is one of the ten kings that Rossi chose"

"This Ranger technology is our only chance of fighting Venjix" said K "I have to get it out of here!"

"I'm sorry, Dr. K" said the henchman as he points a blaster at her, but he is quickly knocked out by Gem and Gemma

"I'm glad we're friends!" said K

"Oh, yeah, so…" said Gem

"Are we" said Gemma

"Head for the exit, Doctor" said Gem

"We're going back for the classified Gold and Silver Series!" said Gemma

"Not to mention" said Gem

"Northern Lights" said Gemma and they rush back inside

"Gem, Gemma, wait!" said K "No, we don't have time! We don't need another Artificial Super Intelligence!" as the building starts to collapse and K runs out "GEM, GEMMA, NO!"

At the Delta Base, Rossi is watching the message Dr. K transmitted

"I thought you stopped the message" said Rossi

"So did I" said Venjix "but some new player has entered the game, I'm not sure what though"

"No matter" said Rossi "it shouldn't be too hard for you and the media to spin it as nothing more than the rantings of a madman. And even if you don't, in a few months it won't matter anymore"

Elsewhere, an unknown being is watching over Dr. K

"Don't worry, my Good Doctor" said the being to itself "I made sure your message was released"

January 2

Outside of Corinth, Dr. K arrives. She heads for the private lab she had Colonel Truman construct and entered it and then opened up the private room she snuck into the builder's schematics and deleted after it was constructed. No one knew it existed but her. She begins to work on her laptop when an image of a payphone appears and begins ringing and she clicks on it and hears a broken voice

"Can. You. Hear. Me?" the voice asked and K smiles as she realizes who it was and how much help it would be

"Absolutely" said K

February 1

In Scotland, a young man and his father were preparing to leave

"C'mon Flynn" said the father

"Don't you think we're jumping into this a bit?" Flynn asked

"You heard the message" said the father "Corinth is the only place to be safe"

"How do you know that's true?" Flynn asked

"How do you know it's not?" the father replied "I've never trusted Rossi, he would release a virus onto the world and then install it as a king. Besides, Corinth will need mechanics, so even if we are wrong, we'll still have jobs"

"But if it is true" said Flynn "I would want to out of the dome, helping the innocent like a superhero"

"There's no such thing as superheroes" said the father "didn't you learn that lesson after taking all those jobs trying to be a hero?"

June 1

In Jerusalem, Netanyahu watches as the Third Temple is completed. As he heads home, he passes the Wailing Wall, where two men known as The Witnesses had took Merrick's spot. Like Merrick, many have tried to kill them, and like Merrick no one could

"This Temple you've built is nothing more than a Temple of Rejection, as you have rejected the true Messiah" said one of the Witnesses. The other Witness looks straight at Netanyahu

"Was the price you paid for the Temple worth it?" a Witness asked and Netanyahu honestly wasn't sure

June 14

At an extravagant mansion, a young woman named Summer Landsdown was having a surprise birthday party for herself and invited her friends. Her butler Andrews brings her her gift from her parents who were too busy in London to show up

"But I made everything perfect just for them" said Summer as Andrews hands her her present, the Landsdown Diamond and reads the letter that came with it

"Dearest Summer, this diamond represents wealth, luxury, status… It represents everything we are, and everything you are" read Andrews

On Andresia, a miner named Orion decides to take a couple of days off and get as far away from civilization as he can

June 15

At the Delta Base, Obama walks in to see Rossi

"How may I help you Mr. President?" Rossi asked

"You can die" said Obama as he pulls out a gun and points it at Rossi, but for some reason can't pull the trigger

"Problems, Mr. President?" Rossi asked

"Even if you can stop me from killing you" said Obama "you can't stop the war that is about to happen"

"Why would I stop what I manipulated so many people to start?" Rossi asked "I knew how to play your ego, well yours along with the British and Egyptian Prime Ministers and the former leader of Andresia, to pick a fight with me. And now that you attacked so many innocent civilians…"

"We never…" began Obama

"I will have no choice but to retaliate" said Rossi and he turns on a display and Obama sees his troops, along with British, Egyptian, and Andresian troops being decimated by Grinders and Drones "and now, Mr. President, your time is up" and he uses his powers to telekinetically push Obama out the window. He falls many stories and lands on a car and Rossi smiles at the crunch he made when he landed. Miraculously, Obama walks off with nothing more than a limp "That's not possible" and he looks up "is it?"

At the Aquabase II, Alpha teleports Obama to it

"Welcome to the Aquabase II, Mr. President" said Alpha

"I failed" said Obama "Rossi's armies are killing them all for what I've done"

"We know" said Alpha

"Then why aren't you stopping it?" Obama asked

"We're combatting them the best we can" said Alpha "every known Ranger team is out there destroying the armies, but there aren't enough of them" and he pulls up some screens. The EAGLE Rangers are defending Washington, DC in Varibloom and Varideen. Obama notices that the White House is a smoldering heap in the background, the Washington Monument broken in two. The A-Squad is in London using the Delta Blast Megazord to shoot down drones. The Turbo Rangers are using the Astro Megaship Mark II to shoot down drones. The Angel Rangers are spread all over helping individuals get to safe places. The Mega Rangers are using the Skyship to destroy Armada ships

"What have I done?" Obama asked

"The same thing any American President would have done" said a voice and he turned to see Bill Clinton "Are you finally ready to accept that you messed up and need a Savior, not how you want Him, but how He is"

"Yes" said Obama "and I know now I can't stop him, but I can slow him down. Alpha, teleport me to Rossi"

"You can't do this" said Clinton

"You can't stop me" said Obama

"That's not what I meant" said Clinton "I meant, you can't do this alone. Send us both Alpha"

"Yes, Mr. President" said Alpha and they vanished

In the middle of nowhere Rossi watches as SPD finishes his latest project, a Zord for Lord Zedd

"It will be magnificent" said Rossi

"I disagree" said a voice and he turned to see Obama

"Mr. President" said Rossi

"So do I" said another voice and he turned to see Clinton as Obama types something in his phone

"and Mr. President" said Rossi "to what do I owe the pleasure" and he stares at Obama "so I've seen you've chosen a side"

"Yes, I have" said Obama "I have seen that the only way you will be defeated is by Jesus Christ"

"The last thing you will ever see is my power over His" said Rossi

"Sometimes" said Obama "He doesn't let you see anything at all" and he points up and Rossi sees a nuclear missile right before it hits him and the place is engulfed in flames, incinerating everything nearby, including Zedd's nearly completed Zord. All that remained was Ninjakon

"Venjix!" screamed Rossi "the rebels want to play with nukes, so nuke them!"

"Nuke who?" Venjix asked

"America, Britain, Egypt, and Andresia" said Rossi

"Their capitals?" Venjix asked

"No" said Rossi "every piece of land they own! But be sure to use the new nukes we developed that leave minimum radiation, we may need the land some day"

"By your command" said Venjix

To be continued…

Next time on Power Rangers Tribulation:

As Rossi launches nuclear weapons against America, Britain, Egypt, and Andresia, the Rangers try to get everyone to safety. Will they succeed or will millions of lives be lost? Find out next time on Power Rangers Tribulation!