Episode I

Written Story
'*If parts of the story say 'SEQUENCE' in blue, that means that it is an animation. If clicked on, you will watch a continuation of the story in video form.'

Zack clasped his hands together, murmuring in prayer on his knees. He was doing his morning ritual to the one and only, Micheal P when his parents called for him to hurry up. Standing from his spiritual position on the floor, he picked up his school bag, got ready, and headed out. He had been praying to this sentient being for most of his life and had barely missed a day. When he did miss a day though, he would make up for it with two prayers, one in the morning and one in the evening. He noticed that over the years, his prayers had become longer and longer. As Zack grew, he went through even more challenges in his life. But he knew that an incident years ago was responsible for most of the long pleads. He felt as if he needed to pray for someone that he had lost, hoping Micheal P can save them with his might. It was years since his friend Daniel had been missing, and it had always been on his mind ever since. Just what could have happened to that pleb?

Zack's Dad: "Zack, come on. Don't be late again!"

Zack nodded, quickening his pace to the family car. Before he knew it, the male was at Shitty Eagle Crap School, or SECS for short. The day was still sinking in, and the school only had a couple of students about. It was usually like this in the early morning. After walking around with his phone for another 30 minutes, the bells had rung. Going to his first-period class, he sat down with his Spanish book in hand. For some odd reason, Elsa from Frozen was his teacher, but the young plebs in the class just liked to call her Ms. Frost. This was weird. Zack had no idea where his school found this woman, but she seemed to be a little obsessed with being a fictional character. She did actually look like the woman in Frozen, he'll grant her that. Maybe she was actually her?

Elsa: "If you guys forgot to do the homework, let it go. Just let it go."

Elsa didn't give enough of a fuck to teach the class since she wasn't being recorded, so went to her desk instead and built a snowman out of used tampons. Zack rolled his eyes at how shitty SECS was, wishing Micheal P could destroy it in an instant; But he knew in his heart of hearts, that Micheal P only dealt with things worth his actual time, even though he had quinfinite time. SEQUENCE Just what was that? And nobody else saw it? He couldn't pinpoint whether what he saw was more freaky or more beautiful, but it was definitely a mix of both. The image could not escape his mind, the blank whiteboard in front of him still projecting the mysterious sight from memory within his vision. Without realizing it, he hadn't blinked this entire time. His face twisted in concern when he realized that his eyes didn't burn at all from the lack of moisture.

The class ended, and Zack packed up his things and headed out. Making his way to the end of the hall, he felt as if his body was sinking. At first, he thought this peculiar motion was him tripping over something, but when he looked down, there was a sight to be seen. His leg was going through the floor. Zack grunted in panic, but before he knew it, he was what looked to be about 10 feet below the tile floor of the school hallway. What was assumed to be dirt, being literally underground, wasn't but instead whiteness all around. It was as if he was in the middle of a void, every direction being white for miles. He couldn't process this, thinking that it was all a dream at first. He then heard some laughter, which shook him out of his daze. Looking up, which he hadn't done since falling under, was a sight to behold. He saw the soles of shoes, fellow students appearing from the bottom up. It was as if the floor was nonexistent for them as they walked on an invisible ground, yet the walls that separated the classrooms and hallways of the school were still very visible as if floating in the air above this white void. People went about, chatting with friends, opening lockers, and heading into classrooms, all oblivious to Zack's presence under the floor. Zack couldn't believe his unblinkable eyes as he walked around, feeling a sense of calmness when his mind attempted to justify this as a dream. Since this was a dream, he might as well mess around, right? Leaving the B-hall of his school by walking under the walls within the void, he entered the bottom of the C-hall. He couldn't help but smile when he found a bunch of students sitting in desks above him, the teacher speaking. They did look pretty comical from his point of view as if this was a class in zero gravity or some class of magic in Hogwarts. With curiosity owning him, Zack slipped his backpack off his shoulder and aimed it at the teacher. At this point, the class wasn't even paying attention, some students doing their work, some on their phones. Zack twirled his bag to gain momentum before throwing it upwards. The bag slipped up as if the floor wasn't there, hitting the teacher in the jaw. The bothered man looked around in annoyance, looking down at the bag, and then at the class. "Seriously?" he asked aloud as some of the students looked up. Zack started away from the upcoming commotion, now focusing on getting back to the ground floor.

After some more walking, he found himself out of the perimeter school and onto the road, seeing the bottom of passing cars. Zack wondered what would happen if he grabbed one of the vehicles. He believed he could jump for one. A car started in his direction, Zack waiting for a chance to grab it. When the moment was just right, he leaped for it, barely touching it as it went away in seconds. After a couple more failures, he tried once more at a truck, actually grabbing and gliding along the void at a quickened rate. His eyes looked around, seeing the bottom of shops and other buildings above. He saw people walking their pets or strolling the babies around. It was all amazing, the view being one of a kind. Zack's heart stopped for a moment when he saw that inside of the void, there was a silhouette of a figure standing below him. The truck above continued on, Zack barely seeing if the figure was facing his direction or not, before being too far away to see it any longer. After the truck had stopped within a parking lot, Zack took the opportunity to leverage himself with it, ascending out of the void. Looking down, the ground was whole again, but he was in another town over. Great, not only did he ditch school, but he was tardy for his next class. Guess he should have thought to step out only after taking another car back to the school.

It was then that it had occurred to him. Maybe this wasn't a dream, but the work of Micheal P. Did his prayers really pay off? Coming to think of it, Zack did see some other strange things happening way before this, like Elsa being his Spanish teacher. Of course, he didn't question it but thought it strange when his peers hadn't either. Things started getting weird once his friend Daniel disappeared, but he thought that Daniel believed in Micheal P too, so whatever did happen to him? Did he not pray enough? Zack raked his brain, thoughts scrambled. He then thought about school again, and how trash that place was. He believed that that portal was for him specifically, and he was supposed to enter it somehow. But it was only open for what felt like a couple of seconds; By the time he would get up and run to it he'd slam into the whiteboard, classmates wondering what was wrong with him and all. It was settled then, the next time the portal would return, he wouldn't be coming back to his home. Every day he had prayed to Micheal P, he felt further from this place he was born in. Maybe, just maybe, he could also find out what happened to his lost friend Daniel.

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*Note: A line means that the story is taking place from another POV

The being coughed, throat scratchy from the lack of water. Their gray skin had become even more gray within the past couple days, and it looked as if it was ready to peel off their arms. The wires were still all around, prickling Their body. They sat up, flashing buttons and lights circling them within the tight space of the pod. The screen in front of them had been loading for quite some time, some sort of update initiating. The pod opened, the being beginning to slither out and remembering the wires after being restricted from doing so. They began picking the wires out, one by one. Each of them hung after being released from their body, dripping some sort of dark liquid into the pod. The being stretched, adjusting its mask before stepping away from the chamber. The room on the outside of the pod was poorly lit and small. It was very empty and the being was incapable of even seeing the color of the walls, but felt the cheesegrater-like pattern of the floor below on their feet. The being started to walk, finding their way out of the room. Upon exiting, there were two creatures just like them in the narrow walkway, conversing. Being alert to the presence of the being, the other two turned to them.

???: Hello you two.

Creature #1: Has it finished loading, Cinas?

Cinas: It has not, and is still loading. That is why I left it there while I went.

Creature #2: It shouldn't take this long, do you need a new pod?

Cinas: I do not.

Creature #1: It will only take a day to get.

Cinas: It is fine.

The two nodded, leaving the being whose name has been discovered as Cinas, to walk past them on their way. The walkway had a violet glow to it, the walls being responsible for this dominant lighting. The walls were indeed radiant, but were rounded as well, making the hall appear as if the being was in a circular tube. Every couple steps, the walls would hold large silver rods sticking from the ground to the ceiling as if to secure the structure. Cinas ended up at the end of the hallway, a sliding door sensing their presence and opening itself.

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Animated Sequences
*Animated Sequence directory

SEQUENCE 1 - Zack Encounters the Unknown Portal (In this sequence, a portal opens up in front of Zack within his classroom, exposing him to a mysterious view of what looks like a universe. After the occurrence, he looks around to see if anyone else had noticed, which they did not.)