A newly elected Senator discovers who really is in charge

Newly elected U.S. Senator, Chester O'Boyle, arrives at his new office in Washington D.C.. He reclines on a luxurious leather chair and gazes across the expanse of a regal walnut desk.

As he soaks it all in, the speaker from a desk phone comes alive.

"Senator, your first visitor has arrived," the voice says.

"Who is this?" asks the Senator, "I haven't hired a receptionist yet!"

In comes the first guest.

He's a sophisticated gentleman wearing a suit with a futuristic fit. In his hands: an ornate dagger on a stand. The designs on the dagger looks to be from an exotic culture that is hard to imagine to have ever existed.

"Congratulations, Senator," the guest says.

"Who are you?" says the confused Senator. "Who let you into my office?"

"You're not supposed to know who I am," laughs the mysterious gentleman. "Let's just say I come from a district that has survived a terrible cataclysm, the likes of which has been foretold for thousands of years by Earth’s land dwelling societies. Nevertheless, here is a gift, which is customary between your world and our...underwater community. As with your predecessors, this is with the understanding that you will...in some way...during some time in the future...do as you are told when called upon. After all, we were the ones who supplied your campaign with illegal ballots in your favor. More ballots than actual voters if one were to sit down and count it all."

"This is bribery!" shouts the Senator. "Get the fuck out of my office!"

The sophisticated gentleman sets the dagger on the Senator's desk and leaves.

As the door shuts, the phone speaker clicks on again.

"Senator," the voice says, "your second guest is here to see you."

"I demand to know who this is!" the Senator shouts, confused. "Identify yourself! How did you gain access to my phone line!?"

The second guest enters.

She is unusually tall, over seven feet. Slender in a black dress and long hair that's plastic in quality. Tattoos written in a dead language rain down her face and arms.

Perched on her shoulder: a mechanical owl configured together with a cosmic alloy that phases in and out of our known dimension.

The owl hoots. It seems sentient.

"Greetings," the woman says, "It has come to our attention that you have won your election. Congratulations. Unbeknownst to you, your benefactors has contributed greatly to your cause."

"Lady," the Senator says, "my benefactors are the good American citizens residing in the great state of Delaware. They funded my campaign and voted me in so that I may represent them in the United States Senate."

The owl hoots.

"Surely you understand that is but one half of a percent of the election process," the woman says. "Freedom is an illusion when people like us control the choice. But don't tell that to your constituents. This is one of many secrets you, as an elected official, must not reveal."

The owl hoots, then flies on to the Senator's shoulder.

"Our gift to you", the woman says. "Keep him close if you don't want any more pesky journalists digging into your past. You will hear from us soon."

"I've had enough of you, lady", the Senator says. "Get out of my office!"

The woman leaves.

The speaker on the phone returns.

"Senator," the voice says, "your third guest is ready to see you."

With an exotic dagger on his desk, and a robot owl on his shoulder, the Senator thought he'd seen enough.

The third guest enters. It is best described as a giant floating eyeball wearing a red and blue striped robe.

Its body is made up of swirling vortexes resembling a typhoon.

A deep, booming voice resonates telepathically through the mind.

"Do not avert your eyes, Senator O'Boyle", the Eye says. "We know you well. We have guided you your entire life. All of your success has been our doing!"

"Impossible, you freak!" the Senator says. "Blood, sweat, and tears got me to where I am today! I got my hands dirty! Blue collared work ethics is the ONLY credit to my success!"

"Ah," the Eye says, "you confuse free-will from the true nature of consciousness. Humans are only puppets, here to serve at the behest of The All Seeing Eyes!"

"Okay, whatever!" the Senator says. "I guess this is where you're gonna bribe me with a gift so that I may return the favor at a later date?"

The Eye laughs. "Oh, no", the Eye says, "No, we, 'The All Seeing Eyes', prefer another method to procure your obedience!"

The Eye then disrobes and proceeds to defile the Senator sexually, all the while recording it on video.

After it was all said and done, the Eye says, "If you do not do as we command, the video of the preceding events will be released on Youtube!"

Henceforth, Senator Chester O'Boyle casted votes and authored bills which, according to his constituents and peers, became more and more erratic over time.

His death was later ruled a “suicide” by the coroner's office.

The End.