Announcement
"Percy Miles Jones! Get your butt up and get ready for school!" implored Percy's mom Denice from down the hallway.
"I was about to get up mom... geez you always have to wake me before my alarms goes off!" exclaimed Percy in a sleepy rage. He wrestled around in his bed for a few moments grumbling underneath his breath.
"Watch your mouth young man. You may be 16 years old but you also still live under my roof so that means you respect me," said Percy's mom in a sinister undertone.
"Ugh fine... alright," remarked Percy admitting defeat. "By the way, is dad home? I thought I heard him late last night."
"No, your father is at work; he left early this morning," replied Percy's mom.
"How much longer is dad going to be working this job with space exploration and stuff? I mean he's rarely home and I miss him," said Percy slightly saddened.
It had been weeks since he had last seen his dad, and now he had just missed him by a few hours.
"I'm not sure sweet pea. He was telling me a couple weeks back that him and a few others had discovered something big out in space somewhere. So he's been swamped with work lately."
Percy could hear the somber tone in his mom's voice as she told him what's been keeping his dad away from home.
"Well I just hope all this time away from dad is worth it in the end," said Percy in response to his mom's answer.
"It's worth it right now Percy, I mean look at us!" His mom opened up her arms for Percy to see all that was around him. He looked around and saw all of the things he had access to: flat screen TV's, video games, a huge back yard, and a garage full of luxury cars. And not mention his families endless supply of money. After all, his dad was worth billions of dollars because of his discovery of other worldly planets.
Percy let out a short breath of air in understanding why his dad has been missing so much lately.
*Ring Ring Ring*
Denice's phone rang over back in the kitchen. She left Percy to get ready for school and started for her phone.
"Hello?...Hey honey how are... what?... no way!... its on the news?!... I'll turn it on right now!" exclaimed Percy's mom mid-conversation as she started to jog over to turn the TV on.
"Percy! Get in here now!" yelled the mother as she flipped on the tube to CNN to see what it was exactly her husband David was talking to her about.
Percy rushed in and asked why her mom was yelling at him.
"Just shush and listen!" proclaimed Denice.
"...Breaking news coming from an observatory in California! We are here on video chat with world reknown space astronaut and paleontologist, Professor David Jones!" shouted the CNN reporter.
On the screen came an aged man with strong facial features. Percy shared his dad's eyes and jaw. Percy's mom grinned at the sight of her husband and also seeing how much he resembled their only son.
"Prof. Jones, what is it that you have found out in the deep realms of space this time?" inquired the reporter to Percy's dad; everyone knew that Prof. Jones had already discovered small planets with little to no life on them during his many years of research.
"Well I won't beat around the bush." said Percy's father. "Just a few days ago my crew and I have came across a planet that was perfectly suitable to support human life."
Percy and his mom looked at each other in astonishment at the statement that they had just heard.
"Not only can this newly discovered planet support life... it already has life on it... and they aren't humans" remarked the paleontologist to the whole entire world.
Trying to process what he had just heard, the reporter paused for a moment and then asked the most important question that everyone wanted answered. "So what kind of life form have you guys discovered on this new planet?"
Percy's dad cleared his throat before he replied, "Well, we have discovered a certain species of animals. They come in various sizes, shapes, and forms. And nearly all of them are gentle while interacting with them. The only time they get aggressive is when they feel threatened. But an astonishing thing about these unique creatures is that when they do attack, they can unleash devastating moves that can cause serious harm to others of their species, and also those around them. These attacks are real powerful moves and can also be classified as supernatural or abnormal. We have currently found that using special balls that I have created myself, we can seal these "monsters" and keep them stored until further use. These balls allow us to turn the monsters into energy and store them into the small balls until we need them again. Until recently we haven't had any place to put these balls during our exploration of the planet, so they have been in our pockets and bags for a while. We are developing a complex operating system to hold these powerful monsters. It will be a whole lot more secure and comfortable place for their livelihood. We also plan on making a park area for people to come see the tamed animals of this planet sometime in the near future."
Percy and Denice stared at the screen amazed at what they had just heard. What exactly were these monsters? Would they ever be brought back to earth? Would their dad be safe? Before they could ask these questions out loud to each other, Percy's dad continued his announcement.
"Furthermore, we are setting up stations on the planet to establish more communication between earth and this new planet that I've decided to call Tenga. This will take many months... maybe even years. But after a while I would like to make this planet open to the public. I want this planet to be a place for people with wealth, to be able to come see, catch, and play with these animals that are friendly enough to be around humans. My staff and I are hard at work around the clock to make what has been a dream of mine, a reality; to go to another planet that is self sustaining and suitable for human life, and make it into a thriving metropolis for people of all ages. It is something we've all been wanting here at SEDOW. (Space Exploration and Development of Other Worlds). We will be giving out new information on this subject as we discover more on this new planet. Thank you for your time, and may God bless you all."
Following the CNN breaking announcement, Percy and his mom continued to stare at the screen in a puzzling daze. They had wondered what in the world the response of the earth would be. Would people panic at the hearing of another world with life? Would people be racing to try and get to this new planet to steal or capture these monsters for their own personal gain? There were so many questions that both Percy and Denice wanted answered. But being that it was before Percy had school, they both ended their brain storm and regained themselves.
Denice told her son to finish getting ready so he could leave for school. After, she quickly left the room to go call her husband back. Percy walked back to his room and slowly shut the door as he was still trying to grip his mind around what his dad had just said. He pondered over in his head what he should say to his dad.
He whipped out his phone and opened up a text to send to his father. He wasn't sure at all what to say. After about 5 minutes Percy just started typing, "I heard what you said on the TV, and that's really cool...Um I just hope that all this new world stuff won't take you away from me too much.. I miss you alot... but, I really just wanted to say congrats on the discovery. Oh...and I feel that a better name for these monsters you carry around in your pockets and stuff should have a more catchy name.. like... Pokemon...like pocket monsters?...let me know what you think."
After sending the text Percy threw on some clothes that weren't smelly and rushed out of the house to go to school still thinking over everything that he had heard that morning. He wondered if and when he would be able to navigate the new world of Tenga, and see for himself the magical creatures that roam the land and sea.
To Be Continued...