Bad Moon Rising
the none-too-distant future
I've made a terrifying discovery.
I know I wasn’t supposed to take Time Ship 1 into the future.
At first it was for fun- I was looking for more advanced gaming systems and designer drugs.
Then it was just general curiosity.
And then- horror.
As I scanned the timeline, I saw
The world had become a wasteland.
While I don’t want to give you the details (I’m starting to realize how damaging timeline pollution really is), I will say I traced it back to the cause.
President P.F. Jones.
You read me right.
I don’t want to get into the events that led to his election, or his appointment to Chancellor.
Sufficed to say that when times appear desperate enough, people will follow whatever voice promises change.
P.F. Jones is an accomplished man, a self-made billionaire, award-winning journalist and social commentator so people were, or rather will be, willing to listen to him, even if his personal and corporate practices are a bit controversial.
All Jones needed, or will need, is his foot in the door.
The man can be quite persuasive.
Trust me.
I always knew he wanted to rule the world.
I never imagined that he could really do it.
Or the cost to us.
Just say "no" to the 29th Amendment, allowing foreign-born public servants to run and limitless terms for president.
I know a presidential race between Arnold Schwartzenegger and Bill Clinton sounds exciting, but the consequences aren’t worth it.
And furthermore- P.F.? Really?
Why would you elect a guy who owns an oil company, and a defense contractor, his own news outlet- really?!
I mean, don't you people get what 'conflict of interest' means?
How dumb are you?
I'm finally seeing the world clearly.
Men with power will always want more power, and they will always put their own success ahead of the good of the people.
The people have to do whatever is possible to keep these megalomaniacs in check.I now understand the privilege and responsibility of my position.
And I need each and everyone of you to understand that this is the sane me, not just the bottle or a spell of temporal psychosis.
I will continue to report on history, and try to be a voice of clarity through the chaos.
But now I have a mission of much greater importance, too:
I must, and will, put an end to P.F. Jones.
