OMAKE and A Question for An American Tradition

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OMAKE FIRST:

He had done it! He had managed to free himself from Arth—England, and was now his own country. Sure he had some countries to thank, but for the most part he and his people—now citizens of the free United States of America, and didn't it just feel so good to think that?—had weathered the war and he was a Nation.

Alfred F. Jones stood proud among the people. It was time. Time for his first election to get his first president and he could not be more excited. All the patriotic feeling of his citizens was rolling over him like a warm wave and he was nearly suffocating under it all, but it felt so good. It felt like he was moving through a haze of warm alcohol, dulling his senses and thought till all he could do was feel. There was only one person who everyone wanted to be president and he was running unopposed: the man he thought of as Father, George Washington.

There was no question in Alfred's mind that He was going to win. Father—or at least that is what Alfred was allowed to call him—was popular and the best first choice as president. He was a wonderful general, modest and dignified. The exact qualities needed to bring feelings of legitimacy to the new republic. It helped that it was commonly known that the some members of Congress had offered him the chance to be King George instead of President George, and he had turned it down saying, "I did not defeat George the third only to become George the first." The only real question was who was going to be the vice president. Right now there person who was winning the second most votes was Adams, so Alfred was pretty sure it was going to be him. It didn't matter though who became vice president. Life was good; he was a free and true nation, his father was about to become president, and he was surrounded by his citizens—no! Not citizens, what did the other nations call their citizens? Children. Yes, he was surrounded by his children. The road in the future may not be so pleasant or so smooth and free of indecision, but Alfred knew that as long as he had his children's love, everything would be alright.

Author's Note:

Originally this was just going to be one-shot but with all the love it has gotten, I have been thinking of making it bigger. I would basically do all the elections and presidents and have some cool US history in there as well. But I am not sure if you all want that. So here is the deal: go to my profile and vote. I have three choices: one, leave the piece with the first chapter and this OMAKE; two, do only the really important election events (like the two times in our history where the person who won the popular vote did NOT win the election) or really important presidents (like Lincoln, or any assassinated presidents); or three, do all of them. If I were you I would pick three. It means more work for me since I would have to write a whole lot of extra chapters, but I think it would be a lot of fun to read and learn new things about our history. But it is all up to you! So VOTE OR DIE! J.K.

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