What if Mary and Joseph were Gen Z?

Chapter three

Opens the door.

An extremely bright light shines at the doorstep.

Unknown: Do not be afraid.

Its voice is so powerful that Mary crumbles to the ground.

Mary: Ahh, who are you, and what do you want from me?

Unknown: Be not afraid, Mary of Nazareth. I have come bearing a message from the LORD.

Mary: Pls, if you are trying to prank me, pls quit it. I have to get to work, and I’m already very, very late!

Unknown: The Lord has seen you and has sent me to give you a gift.

Mary: Pls, if you are trying to mock my faith, pls stop. While still covering her face.

Unknown: Child, look up and be not afraid.

Mary: Lord, have mercy.

She finally looks up and sees a being with immense aura, with wings of a bird and hair like gold, clothes like the cloud itself.

Mary: Ahhhhhhhhhh!

Unknown: Be not afraid, Child.

Mary proceeds to scream even louder.

Unknown: Child!

Mary: Are you God?

Unknown: I am not the Creator, but the messenger of God.

Mary: Messenger? Like a prophet?

Unknown: I am not a prophet, Mary. I am Arch-angel Gabriel, and I am the messenger of the Father.

Mary: Ohh, so you bear a message for me.

Angel Gabriel: Yes, a message.

Mary: Am I going to die? I mean, this is really fancy to tell me how I could die.

Angel Gabriel: N-

Mary: Or is the world soon going to end, and you need me to save the world like in the movies?

Angel Gabriel: Well, you are partially right.

Mary: So I’m going to save the world? “YES!” So what’s my superpower, and can I tell my fiancé?

Angel Gabriel: Child, let me speak and give you the message.

Mary: Okay, okay.

Angel Gabriel: So, like I said, I am the messenger of the—

Mary: Mr Angel, can I call you that?

Angel Gabriel: Yes, Child.

Mary: So, Mr Angel, can you stop beating around the bush.

Angel Gabriel: Father, do have mercy on I Child. Mary, you have been seen by the Creator, and the Creator wants to give you a task.

Mary: Task?

Angel Gabriel: Yes, you shall carry the Child of God, and you shall name Him Jesus and Emmanuel, for He is the Saviour of the world.

Mary: I’m confused. I’m still a virgin. How shall I become pregnant? Are you telling me to marry Joseph so he can deflower me, and then I shall carry his child?

Angel Gabriel: No, Child. You have been blessed with a baby, and you shall birth Him and name Him Jesus.

Mary: So no sperm donor?

Angel Gabriel: No, Child.

Mary: But I’m a virgin.

Angel Gabriel: Yes.

Mary: I’m still really confused.

Angel Gabriel: Chi-

Mary: Ohh, I get it. This is a dream. Like, why couldn’t I figure it out? A notion of my imagination. Like, how can I get pregnant without the help of a man?

Angel Gabriel: No. This is not a dream, Mary.

Mary: Yh…. Let’s wake up now. We would get late to work. Mary, wake up.

Angel Gabriel: Not at-

Proceeds to slap herself.

Angel Gabriel: “ENOUGH, CHILD!” The Creator blessed you with a Son. Have faith in Him, and you shall carry the Saviour of the sinner and cleanse the world of its sins.

Mary: I’m still—

Angel Gabriel vanishes into thin air.

And Mary finds herself on the floor, everywhere pitch black.

Mary: Wait, where did he go?

She opens the door of the house, finds Joseph, Uncle Phil, and heavily pregnant Elizabeth looking for her, worried and stressed.

Joseph: MARY?

Uncle Phil & Elizabeth: Mary?

Joseph rushes to embrace her.

Mary: What happened?

Joseph: What do you mean, what happened? We’ve been searching for you.

Mary: Why? I was just outside.

Joseph: Are you kidding me? You’ve been missing for a day. A whole flipping day.