It was another normal day in Sixam for Collection Technician #1999.
… Or so she thought.
That day the ancient piece of machinery that had been sleeping in that spot of the Rock Forest for ages before Collection Technician 1999 was even born, came back to life and broke loose with an electric storm, almost giving the poor girl a full system failure.
It ended as quickly as it started though, leaving a heavy silence behind.
Collection Technician #1999 knew very well the logical choice was to mind her own business and keep doing her job: collecting resources for the city. But the arch was like nothing she had seen before. It beated in the dark like a glowing heart. Calling her.
So, in spite of herself, she complied, and with slow and careful steps she approached to inspect it.
At first sight it didn’t look like much. As she had guessed it was really antique technology, but as she got closer she could feel a breeze, almost imperceptible, coming from the center of the arch. It was really weak so, without really thinking, she reached out with her hand to make sure she wasn’t making it up…
Suddenly the arch activated once again, and the soft breeze from second ago turned into a powerful stream of air, sucking Collection Technician #1999 directly into its core. And before she could even process what was happening she just… disappeared.
Very, very far away from Sixam a breach opened in the sky - a portal to another world - and in the dead of the night it let Collection Technician 1999 fall.
One second she was home, and the next she was dropped into the void, letting out a scream that nobody noticed.