It all started when we saw them coming, galactic visitors unknown to mankind. The world froze. Many called for an attempt at destruction, while others took their own lives in a way to escape the potential coming torment. It was too late for many when the message “we come in peace” came. The population had already dropped by over 1.5 billion. Humanity was shocked when they invited them to join, but we weren’t alone for the invite. They said they had never seen anything like our planet, Earth, where every species was conscious and aware of their actions. They had said that it was thought impossible, until they had seen traces of our society through the loud radio waves we emitted that echoed through space. People were taken aback by this news, and even more taken aback when the translators came. Suddenly, there were entire cultures that surrounded us, completely unknown and unconsidered, and both from space and from home.

Eventually, a conclusion was made based on our laws and the laws the, newly known, Galactic Federation held: the dominant species would have a seat to represent the ruling power, land faring creatures would have a seat to represent the lands, sea faring creatures would have a seat to represent the oceans, and sky faring creatures would have a seat to represent the sky. After long and difficult discussions, the four representatives were a democratically voted for human, the wisest elephant, the fiercest dolphin, and the cleverest magpie.

Borders evaporated once decisions were finally made, everyone had food, water, the chance at an education, and a use. While this system worked well for many creatures, some struggled to adapt.

It took years for a system to develop that perfected the needs of all creatures, but it was eventually found. The planet itself was secure and happy. This Galactic Federation perfected life, and all we had to do was assist. The galactic culture had another cog in the complex machine that was our galaxy; we would assist in bringing even more cultures in.