Parallel Universe: Three United States of America (平行宇宙:美國三國志)
Chapter 2: Assaulting a religious extremists and a corrupted government (張翼德怒鞭督郵,何國舅謀誅宦豎)
Bart Franklin/Bart Louis (劉備)
Ethan Gwen (關羽)
Fredrick Zebra (張飛)
Joseph Zadar (張角)
Simon Trickster (曹操)
Douglas Drew (董卓)
Brian Zadar (張寶)
Leo Zardar (張梁)
Jason Song (鄒靖)
Simon Tree (皇甫嵩)
Paul Tree (朱攜)
Lucy Tree (盧植)
Gordon Trickster (曹嵩)
Arthur Simpson (孫堅)
Ya Lu (劉陶)
President Juliet Reid (靈帝)
President James Brown's Grandmother (董太后)
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Douglas Dawn is from Taxes, his father is a British Lord. Douglas Dawn has been a snob his entire life. Fredric Zebra might be a very just person, but he is also a very ruthless man and he didn't hesitate to let Douglas Dawn know he is angry. Ethan Gwen pulled Fredric Zebra to the side and said "No matter, what he is a General in the US army and we are on the same team. We cannot riot amount our own." Fredric Zebra replied "There is no way in hell, I am taking order from this arrogant snob. If you want to take order from him, you can do that, but me and my men, we are going else where." Bart Franklin said "The three of us agree to be blood brothers, as one we stand, as many we fall. If we are to leave, then all three of us, should leave together." Fredric Zebra replied "That is more like it."
So the brother lead Power Rangers back to meet with Paul Tree and Simon Tree. Together they talk about how to defeat Brain Zadar, who has now returned with eighty thousand troops. Simon Tree order for Bart Franklin and his men to fight the front line. Brian Zadar order Colonel Gordon Swagger to engage the Power Rangers. The militia defeated Gordon Swagger and his men with ease and killed Gordon Swagger in the process. After seen Gordon Swagger been defeated, Brian Zadar called for air support, from behind the line, a wave of fighters, of the Christian Liberation Force air force, dropped bombs upon the militia.
Not having the weapon to withstand this attack, Bart Franklin order for the Power Rangers to retreat back into the jungle for now. Back in the jungle Bart Franklin discuss the situation with Paul Tree and Simon Tree.
Paul Tree replied "What I am about to ask you to do, is anything but legal. The local crime lord, is a nutritious illegal arms' dealer, I know for a fact, he has a warehouse stock with RPG somewhere. These weapons were originally supposed to be supply to the army, from the department of defense, to fight enemy troops on the front line, but spies of the Christian Liberation Force within the US defense force, tried to smuggle them to the Christian Liberation Force. Homeland Security captured the spies but the weapons has never been found. Homeland Security believe the weapon has landed in the hand, of our enemy. But the South Dakota State police believe it is in the hand of the local crime lord. If we can get our hand on those RPG, with slight modification, we can use it as anti air RPG."
So, Bart Franklin told Ethan Gwen and Fredric Zebra to lead five hundred Power Rangers to meet up with five hundred South Dakota state police officers, without a warrant, this is an illegal raid, but desperate time call for desperate measure. The gangsters fought back against the militia and police raiding their warehouse, but they were caught off guard and were out numbered, many gangsters died and the police and militia secured the RPG.
The next day, Bart Franklin once again led the Power Rangers to engage the rebel. Brian Zadar once again call upon air support. Instead of engaging, Bart Franklin order for the men to retreat back into the forest. Brian Zadar order for his army to enter the forest, with air support. But when the rebel fighters and bombers flew upon the air space of the forest, number of anti air missile fired towards them, taking down the fighters and bombers.
Suddenly, troops appeared from all sides, Ethan Gwen led militia from the left. Fredric Zebra led militia from the right. US army and South Dakota national guards appeared from the front and behind. The Christian Liberation Force here, came close to been wiped out. Brian Zadar changed out of his military uniform and escaped, with a bullet wound on his left arm and returned to Minnesota, which is under the control of the Christian United States of America. Paul Tree and Simon Tree, right away call for reinforcement from the North Dakota national guards and Canada army, knowing Canadian army is on stand by to reinforce them, after the US President, asked for their support. The militia, North Dakota national guards, South Dakota national guards, US army and Canadian army, used the opportunity and retook Minnesota, Wisconsin and part of Michigan from the rebels.
On the other hand, the US President has clear Lucy Tree of all charges. After seen continue defeat of Douglas Drew, the President place Lucy Tree back in command. In alliance with Taxes, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska national guards, The Christian Liberation Force has been pushed back. Joseph Zadar is reported dead. Leo Zadar is now in command. The rebels went onto defense. US forced under the command of Lieutenant General Lucy Tree pushed forward and retook, Iowa, Missouri, Arkansas and Louisiana. The President promoted Lucy Tree to four star General and also send messengers to Simon Tree and Paul Tree, promoting the two men to the rank of Brigade General. Simon Trickster, also promoted from the rank of colonel to Brigade General. After hearing about it, Simon Tree and Paul Tree order for their army to keep pushing forward, with the help of Canada and the militia, they retook Illinois, Indiana, the rest of Michigan, Ohio and New York. With the trail of defeat, soldiers that has been drafted and fought within the Christian Liberation Force against their will under the command of Brian Zadar, mutiny and executed Brian Zadar and his senior commanders and deflected to the US forces. Lucy Tree order her army to keep moving forward, now in partnership with the US navy, retook, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia and Florida, Leo Zadar died trying to lead the Christian Liberation Force to defend these states against the US defense force.
After hearing the death of Joseph Zadar, Brian Zadar and Leo Zadar, within Washington DC, the True American Christian Alliance elected Howard Hanson, Troy Song and Richard Johnson as the next generation of the leaders of the Christian United States of America, the True American Christian Alliance and Christian Liberation Force. The three men sworn revenge for Joseph Zadar and order soldiers to go onto the street and take any valuable from families to be use for the military. The President of the United States, listened to the advice of Lucy Tree who is now the new director of the CIA and appointed Paul Tree as the commander to retake the rest of the United States from the rebels. And promote him to the rank of Lieutenant General. The Power Rangers are subject to the command of Paul Tree.
The US forces and its allies, which is now more powerful, attack from all front. The Power Rangers first attacked from the South West, Howard Hanson led troops to engage the militia. But at the same time, Paul Tree personally led two thousand US troops, in alliance with Canada attack from the North East, entering the north eastern states of the US, through its join boarder with Canada.
Shocked Howard Hanson order for his troops to turn around to engage the US forces at the North, but it was too late, Bart Franklin order the Power Rangers to attack the rebels from behind, killing many rebels in the process. Without enough troops to secure a large area, Howard Hanson order to give up the Northern and Southern states, leaving only, West Virginia, North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania and New Jersey under its rule.
Paul Tree intent to starve the rebel out of the war and had the enemy surrounded. US and Canada forces, hold up defense line on the North, the Power Rangers hold up at the South and US forces hold the west, an allay force of UN navy seal off the East. Air strike upon rebel control territories happen on a regular bases.
Howard Hanson send his ambassadors to negotiate a truce with the allies. Bart Franklin and Paul Tree got different opinions and advice the President differently.
Bart Franklin said "Mr. President, if the rebels are willing to surrender, there will be peace. During the American civil war, the Southern States was also considered as rebels, yet, President Lincoln allow them to surrender and pardon them. If the rebels are willing to surrender, why not?"
Paul Tree replied "Mr. President that is a different time. It is the policy of this country, never to negotiate with terrorist. After President Lincoln pardon the rebel Southern States, it still took over fifty years, to end this none sense completely. Right now, the country is in chaos because of these people, if we don't destroy them, once and for all, sooner or later, they will return to cause more problems."
Bart Franklin said "Mr. President, how many more Christian fanatics do we have in this country? If we start killing them, it would give the rebels an excuse to accuse America of persecuting Christians and get more Christian fanatics to join them. People fight the most furiously, when they are facing certain death. Plus, there are still million of ordinary civilians living in enemy control territory. Mr. President, I got an idea, under the current circumstances, the rebel for sure want to escape. Call off the navy blockade at the East and focus on a ground assault, from the west. Once the navy is gone, our enemy for sure wants to escape. We can use that opportunity to attack. Right now, our enemy only wants to run, they will for sure abandon their post, we can take the eastern states, without firing a single shot."
The President approval of Bart Franklin's plan and order for the navy to retreat, just as Bart Franklin expected, the rebel started getting on their ships, to escape to their refuge located in South America. The US army, US marines and the Power Rangers, used the opportunity to attack. Howard Hanson order his army to continue to retreat. The Power Rangers found the location of Howard Hanson and order an air strike that killed him.
The other two rebel leaders, Troy Song and Richard Johnson decide to stop retreating and fight and order for the army to regroup. Seen the situation Paul Tree order for the army to regroup and get ready to engage in another battle. During this time, they met with Lieutenant Commander Arthur Simpson, formal US Navy Seals and his men. When he was seventeen, he travel with his merchant sailor father, once, they came across a group of pirates, the pirates tried to rob their ship, instead, they were ambushed by Arthur Simpson, Arthur Simpson used two kitchen knives, first killed two pirates, then steal their guns and shot the rest, he kept the leader alive and tortured him, forcing him to order his men to abandon their ship, Arthur Simpson then had the pirates tied up and took their goods, as their own, then he chained the remaining six pirates together, then chain them to a giant rock, he then throws the giant rock into the pacific ocean, which dragged the pirates down with them, which drawn the pirates to their death.
After seen the Power Rangers militia, Arthur Simpson also decided to form his own militia, alone the border between US and Canada. A militia force of fifteen hundred troop, name the Titans came to reinforce the US army. Paul Tree welcome this army.
Three days later, Paul Tree order a full scale attack, US army and marines attack from the west. The Power Rangers attack from the South. The Titans attack from the North. Attack of the US and the militias are like unstoppable flood waters, the rebel, was defeated without a fighting chance, with no choice, they started going into full retreat. Troy Song tried to get the soldiers spirit up and personally led a force, to attack the Titans. But they were been gun down, by a wave of machine guns, killing Troy Song in the process. Richard Johnson try to get out from the South and led his men to retreat that way, but came across the Power Rangers. Bart Franklin saw Richard Johnson, and fired two shots, killing him, on the spot. The US army and marines marched in, killing what is left of the enemy army. All the US, has now been retaken from the rebels.
Paul Tree welcome the President, back to Washington DC and in his report to congress, made special mention about the two militia groups, the Titans and their commander Arthur Simpson and the Power Rangers and their commander Bart Franklin and two sub commanders Ethan Gwen and Fredric Zebra.
After this war, Paul Tree is appointed as the Chairman of the Joint Chief of Staff, Simon Tree is appointed as the Chief of Army. Arthur Simpson, was rewarded with yearly allowance from the US government, the allowance, is enough for him to live a comfy life, for the rest of his days, without having to work.
However, Bart Franklin, Ethan Gwen and Fredric Zebra received no recognition from the President.
One day, the brothers were walking on the street and accidentally came across Simon Tree.
The three brothers right away asked why despite been the key person to turn the tied of the war, they got no recognition from the government. The next day, Simon Tree asked the President.
The President reply "I am well aware of the importance of Bart Franklin, Ethan Gwen and Fredric Zebra, in this war. But I have also seen report saying that they only intent to use the opportunity to gain power, so they can hold dictatorship over the US itself. By the end of the five years war, the Power Rangers' number raise from a few hundred to over fifty thousand, obviously, they can be a threat, if they want to."
Simon Tree replied "The report is false, Special Agent Gina Cash, is known as a double agent from the True American Christian Alliance, during the war, but we never have enough evidence to convict her, but since then, we have kicked her out of the FBI. The Power Rangers, has long self dissolved and I dare to vouch for the three of them, for I know them for many years, during this war. I know their character.
The President order people to investigate it and the report confirm what Simon Tree have said. The President, invited the three brothers to Washington DC and attend a state dinner and mention their importance to this war. A few months later, Bart Franklin is elected as the mayor of a town in New Jersey, Ethan Gwen became Bart Franklin's chief of staff, Fredric Zebra, despite returning to the music industry, still come to visit very frequently. After being the mayor for four months, the town is visited by two congressmen. The two congressman are also Christian fanatics, but never joined the True America Christian Alliance, so, were still able to run for political office. The two of them hated Bart Franklin." What make you think, you can be the mayor of this town?" The two congressmen ask
Bart Franklin replied "During the war, I led militia to fight over thirty battles, I did my part for the war effort."
The congressman angrily yelled "Liar, liar, do you honestly think, I will believe you can lead an army into victory?"
Bart Franklin didn't reply and left.
After the two congressmen left, a town person told Bart Franklin, "these two congressman, are well known Christian fanatics, even before the war, they were trying to pass a bill, to include a bible class, within primary schools, in the US. Consider who you are, they got good reason to hate you. I heard they said, unless you put a Christian cross upon town hall, to ask for forgiveness from god, they will want to see you dead."
Bart Franklin replied "Town hall, belongs to all people, not only Christian, how can I put a Christian cross there?"
After hearing about it, Fredric Zebra took a plane from Hollywood to New Jersey, to see what is happening, right after entering the town, Fredric Zebra saw a few old men, seriously injury from a beating. Fredric Zebra quickly got off his car and asked the old men what happened.
The old man's seventeen years old grand daughter replied. "Those two congressmen are more like gangsters, their people charged after me after school and tried to force me to go to the police accuse the mayor of raping me. I am not willing to do it, so, they started giving me a beating, my grand father try to help me, so they bashed up my grandfather.
Fredric Zebra is furious and charged into the two congressmen's hotel, the congressmen's body guards tried to stop him, but they are no match against Fredric Zebra and got knock out under a minute.
Fredric Zebra broke down the door and yell "Do you know me?" to the two congressmen.
Fredric Zebra tied the two congressmen up on a tree and start wiping them with his belt. During this time, Bart Franklin was bored and was walking around town, he suddenly saw a gathering of people and went to see what is going on and quickly told Fredric Zebra to stop.
Fredric Zebra replied "People like this, lead our country into a ten years civil war, now the war is over, they still won't change their way. What is the point of leaving this sort of people alive?"
The congressmen asked Bart Franklin to help them.
Bart Franklin is still a gentle soul and told Fredric Zebra to let them down.
Ethan Gwen said "We did a great deal for this country. Yet, we keep getting humiliated, now there are people trying to frame us for been rapists. It is surly a disappointment."
The two congressmen, not willing to let go, started using bribe and threat, to get twelve different women to join admit Bart Franklin has sexually assault them. Despite there are no evidence, Bart Franklin have seen enough cases of innocent people going to jail in the US, when there isn't adequate evidence and the jury must made a decision base on limited or no evidence, frequently, it doesn't end well for accused. There was once, a person spend number of years in prison, base on a single statement, made by one person saying he saw accused conduct a murder and no other evidence, for the court.
Bart Franklin went to search for help, the person who is the Governor of Kansas, when Bart Franklin was still leading the militia, who is also a lawyer. He told Bart Franklin, he would do whatever he can, to defend him in court, if he is been charged for sexual assault or rape. In court, Bart Franklin is found not guilty for eleven charges of rape and sexual assault, but found guilty on one count of rape and is to serve twenty years in prison.
Robert Webster is a man who has for a long time desire power and out of luck, he found out a secret about President Juliet Reid that when she was 21, she worked as a high class call girl, in Los Vegas and blackmail the President, threatening to take the news to the public.
As a result, President Reid appointed Robert Webster as her Chief of Staff, since then he operates the oval office on the behalf of the President, the ministers and the Generals never get to see the President. Robert Webster is extremely authoritarian and take a "my way or the high way" approach to governing. When Robert Webster decided to appoint his brother Arthur Webster as Secretary of Defense, the General opposed it, knowing Arthur Webster isn't an ethical man. When Arthur Webster is appointed as Secretary of Defense, Paul Tree and Simon Tree resigned as the Chairman of Joint Chief of Staff and as Chief of US Army.
The situation in the US continue to get worse. Various radical groups started to gather again, to form militia to achieve their aim.
Ya Lu is an old friend of President Juliet Reid and one day, he asked President Reid why she continues to take a backseat to politics.
Ya Lu said "The civil war has just ended, the United States' power in various part of the US isn't secure yet. Civil unrest, economic melt down and corruption are still a major issues, so why is the President just sitting around, doing nothing."
The president reply "The war is over, what is there to worry about."
Ya Lu replied "Neo Nazi and KKK are all forming militia. The Communists are attacking Taxes, the Taxes government are struggling to keep the Communist militia at bay. Robert Webster is obvious the key to the problem, yet, you do nothing. All the good men, are leaving your administration. They rather give up on this country, then to help you.
President Reid replied angrily "What is that suppose to mean, you are saying my administration is corrupt?" and then order the body guards to drag Ya Lu out.
Ya Lu replied "You can get rid of me if you want, but it doesn't change the facts. I am not saying this to you, as a citizen to his President. I am saying this to you as your friend. Don't let Robert Webster blackmail you, using a stupid decision you made, when you were still a stupid kid."
President Reid ignore him.
"We all know Robert Webster is with the True Christian American Alliance." Ya Lu said
The body guards started dragging Ya Lu out of the white house, out of anger, Ya Lu suffered a sudden heart attack and died.
That night President Reid decided she no longer plan to be the puppet of Robert Webster. The next day, in an open press conference, admit about how she was once a call girl when she was 21 years old, which is over 35 years ago and said that is the biggest mistake she made in her life. After that, she resigned as President, Vice President Luke Carr succeed as President, he right away removed Arthur Webster as Secretary of defense. Former leader of the militia Titan, Arthur Simpson, is appointed as Secretary of defense. After being appointed Arthur Simpson right away, order General Frank Dennis and Lieutenant General Andrew Dennis to lead troops to suppress the Communist and KKK alliance revolt. The Governor of Taxes asked for the Federal government to reform the Power Rangers, under the leadership of Bart Franklin to assist to deal with the rebels. The President right away approved and pardon Bart Franklin and drafted former members of the Power Rangers, to regroup under the leadership of Bart Franklin. Frank Dennis and Andrew Dennis are extremely arrogant and got ambushed by the enemy, their entire army got close to wipe out. During this time, Bart Franklin, Ethan Gwen and Fredric Zebra led troops to come forward for reinforcement and suppressed the rebels.
After defeating the rebel the President order a re investigation into the single rape charge Bart Franklin was found guilty of, it turns out, the high school girls who accuse Bart Franklin of rape never even said they were been rape, the corrupt district attorney, who is also a Christian fanatic simply accuse Bart Franklin of raping these girls and paid two women who are addicted to drugs to make false testimony in court and didn't allow the original girl to even show up in court, to tell the truth. After the truth has been revealed, Bart Franklin is found not guilty of rape, by the Federal high court and the corrupt official involve in the case, was arrested. The President officially make the Power Rangers a part of the US army and assigned it to be part of the Taxes National Guards, still under the command of Bart Franklin.
Four months later, President Luke Carr was murdered, Vice President James Brown is sworn into office. However, James Brown is incompetent for politics. James Brown's father is a polygamist with two wives. James Brown is the only child of the second wife and also the favor son of his father. Out of jealousy, the first wife, killed James Brown's mother and went to prison for murder. James Brown come from a wealthy big business family, he is a decent person, but he is no leader, nor businessman, he was made Vice President, in hope of massive political donations from his family and in exchange, the government will favor the Brown family business.
In James Brown's father's will, his father gave him majority share of the family business, out of the three children.
After becoming President, James Brown's grandmother became his prime adviser, the ministers and the Generals doesn't get alone with his grandmother very much, she is well known for unethical business conducts. The power of the federal government has already become fragile after the civil war, now with the Grand mother of James Brown in charge, corruption become even worse and in an era where the federal government is already fragile, this just make them even more fragile.
James Brown's grand mother, dispatch 5000 troops from the Brown family paral military to protect the President and the Brown family in Washington DC, the soldiers are under the command of Lieutenant General Richard Reid and Major General Gwen Dawson, also of the paral military. As situation continue to get worse, James Brown resigned as President. But James Brown's grandmother was not willing to give up power and use the paral military to hold the entire Federal government hostage, after they seize control of Washington DC and hold the President as her puppet. After the military coup Lieutenant General Richard Reid and Major General Gwen Dawson and their sub commanders hold the President and the congress hostage, to use them as his puppet. The local governments and military refuse to submit, saying these federal decision are illegal.
Rear Admiral Hilary Smith tried to gather military commanders to overthrow Richard Reid and Gwen Dawson. And said "The President is currently a puppet, if the President is missing or if the white house is been hold hostage by a group of terrorist, wouldn't the position of the President passed down to the next in line, until the President can be recovered? Right now, Richard Reid and Gwen Dawson and their army hold control over the capital, nobody can come in or out. Is this not as good as the President been hold hostage? Until the President can be recover, shouldn't an acting President be sworn in and lead us to retake Washington DC?"
A second person said "This is easier said then done. Right now, the entire Federal government is in Washington DC. There is no law that say, who should succeed as President, right now. Plus, how are we going to get all the military to agree with your argument? A decision like this is open to how the Attorney General and the Federal high court, see the constitution and the law and now, those people has all been place under house arrest in Washington DC and right now, Richard Reid and Gwen Dawson control the President.
At the side Simon Trickster laughed "This is a problem that can easily be dealt with."