The Theory of Alternate Universes

by hope.rose.dawnstar

Alex lives in a world similar to our own, but with some different laws of physics. And then, one day, she is thrown from one timeline to another, and two diverging storylines are pulled closely together again. The current plan is for this to be a series, with book one mostly being stuff that happens before that. Setup for the big moment at the end and the next book or two.

1. Introduction

If, for whatever reason, you think I own Minecraft, think again. If you still think I own it after that, you may require someone else to do your thinking for you.

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Every time something happens that could have happened differently, every time someone makes a decision, a new universe branches off of our timeline.

Some people say that the other universes are just possibilities, could-have-beens. That they are only real in our imaginations.
Others say that each time someone in our timeline imagines an alternate universe for the first time, it becomes real. That those other real universes can become… 'solid...' if others believe in them, but are forever out of reach.

I know first hand that this is not the case.

Some possibilities will likely remain forever unexplored by humanity. Some worlds will likely never come into contact with this one.
But a large number of them do.
Every time you read a book, every time you watch a movie, every time you play a video game, you are interacting with another subset of reality.

Every one of those alternate universes is just as real and just as important as this one.
Just as real and just as important as ours.

Or I suppose, really, I should say, as yours and as mine.

You see, I am not from this reality.

Before you call the nice people in white suits to take away the crazy person, or write this off as the work of a dedicated storyteller, allow me to explain.

I am from what you would call "Minecraft."
Does the reddish blonde hair look familiar now? Do the bright green eyes? The leather pants and gray boots?

You would know me as Alex, if at all.
You do know of me? Good. That will make this so much easier.

My name is Alexandra Areh*. This is my story.

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Just to let you know, chapter 2 is in the works right now, and it'll be less philosophy and more practical story. So be on the lookout for that.
I cannot promise that it will be posted anytime soon. I will try, though.

*There is a pattern to some of the names I use. I changed Alex's last name, the one she formerly had will be used for somebody else because I realized it would be more fitting for that person. This will be explained a bit more when chapter 3 is posted.