Chapter 76 - The New Bill
Everyone quickly scrambled to find a seat, wondering what wonders could possibly be on the news. Osmos found it difficult to grip the remote at first, because his hands were shaking from fear. As little as he liked to admit it, he was afraid of turning the news on. Why on earth would Mark tell them to watch the news after suffering a headache so intense that he ends up passing out? Something was telling him that this might not be the greatest idea...
"Come on, Smelly! Hurry up and turn on the news!", Matiro said to Osmos, getting irritated. Eventually, Barry walked over, snatching the remote. "Oh, just give it to me already...", he said, pointing the remote at the T.V. "What's wrong, uncle Osmos?", Karito asked. "I... I don't know...", Osmos said, sitting down in the couch, holding his head. Matiro sat next to his brother, asking, "Hey, Are you alright? Sorry for calling you Smelly again..." Ella very quickly caught onto what was happening to her father. Everyone! He's having the same kind of headache Mark is!, she thought. Barry, distracted from turning the T.V. on from his dad, asked, "Is it contagious?!" I... I don't know, Ella thought back.
"I don't think it's a good idea to turn on that T.V., Barry...", Osmos muttered. "Why not, Dad?!", Barry asked. "Something tells me that something is going to happen to us...", Osmos muttered. Barry shifted his look down to the ground, thinking about who the mystery man was, or why Mark had that huge headache, or why he was even attempting to turn on the news. He looked up at the rest of his family, who were all staring at him, curious about the decision themselves. Barry took one deep breath in, looked back at the television, pointing the remote towards it, and pushed the power button.
My bedroom door opens, with My Jelly boyfriend walking out into the living room. Walking over to the side of the couch, he casually says, "Alright, let's see what's happening." Iremiya looks over at him with a somewhat irritated look, pressing his right index finger against his lips, before looking back at the still-warming up T.V. "Geez, you're rude...", my jelly boyfriend mumbled under his breath, looking up at the T.V.
The News came up, seemingly at the exact right news story relevant to them, two times in a row. ...And that's how pickles can be grown in the sewer!, the news anchor said. Giko looked away in disgust, wondering why anybody would want to watch this stuff. Now, I've heard that there might be some newcomers to our generation recently, is that right, Tom?, the news anchor asked someone off camera. Everyone could barely feel their jaws drop in amazement as they felt these words wash over their eyes. Megalo slowly walked out of my bedroom, leaving me to my sleep. "W-What's going on?", he asked them. "Megalo, look!", Karito shouted, pointing at the T.V. screen.
Yes, Liz. As you can see, this video was released two days ago, completely changing everything we knew about science, the news anchor said, changing the camera angle to the video we put up. "Wait a minute...", my jelly boyfriend mumbled, bringing the attention of everyone in the room to him. "...Two days ago...?", he asked. Looks were exchanged across the room, as their curiosities further increased about what was going on. Eventually, they looked back at the T.V.
The video has exploded in popularity, with it now having over 50 million views! It seems people can't get enough of these characters..., the news anchor says in the background. My jelly boyfriend began to shake his head in disbelief. He couldn't wrap his head around the number all by iteself... The video created headlines all across the world, with these life-like characters catching everyone's attenion. However, some skeptics say they don't really think this High-Definition footage is proof., the anchor said. Matiro rolled his eyes, thinking to himself, Ugh... typical...
They say that one of the major points is that the government has gotten the residential owner's phone number, but they haven't heard back from them at all!, the anchor explained. Iremiya began to grow frustrated, eventually shaking his head. "Alright...", he said, "What on earth is going on here?!", he asked. "What do you think we're all asking ourselves?", Osmos snapped back. "You don't know what everyone thinks, Uncle Osmos.", Iremiya replied. I can vouch for Osmos, Ella thought to him. He looked back at the T.V., pretending to never have said anything in the first place.
In fact, the video has become so popular, Barack Obama released a press statement yesterday, regarding the evidence. My jelly boyfriend gasped, remembering that I mentioned the name before, referring him as "The guy at the very, very top in this country." The others all looked at him, wearing somewhat confused faces. "Oh no... Is this... bad?", Karito asked, scooting closer to Matiro. "No... this is the exact opposite!", my jelly boyfriend excitedly said, barely stopping himself from shaking his arms in excitement.
The T.V. cut to a video of a press interview with Barack Obama. 'My fellow americans,', he said, This week will live on in history, as being the week where the world changes before our eyes, shifting from only one species of thought and imagination to a family of both animal and beast, as well as something in-between..., he continues. Naturally, everyone in the room grew smiles on their faces, as they all realized just how important they were to the human race. The guest bedroom door opened, with a slightly drowsy Adyna walking out of it. "What's going on?", she asked. Almost immediately, everyone in the room raised their right arms, pointing at the screen. Rolling her eyes, she looked over at the T.V.
After reviewing the footage, I realized that... this is something larger than any other discovery in human history. I wrote a bill, and submitted it to congress, which passed it. I am the proudest person in history to announce, that these new species will be able to live among the humans in an entirely humanitarian way.
Everyone paused, staring at the T.V. like statues. None of them knew what to say. They were... free. Thoughts flooded in their heads about what they were going to do, how they were going to interact with us, how they would react to the outside world. Eventually, Barry was able to press the 'power' button, switching the T.V. off. They were happy, maybe a bit overjoyed. "...Dad...", Karito eventually asked. "...What does... that mean?" Matiro looked over at his daughter, hugging her, beginning to cry.
"We're free... At long last...", he sobbed, crying over his daughter's shoulder.