Prologue:
Jen found herself enveloped in a brilliant, blinding light. Disoriented, not knowing where she was or how she got there, she shaded her eyes with her hand, trying to figure out just what was happening. What she saw was frightening.
She wasn't at home, safe in her bed anymore. Rather, she was suspended in midair, still clad in her pajamas. The light was intense, but Jen could make out a multitude of tiny numbers whizzing past her.
"Wha- What is this?" She wondered aloud and stretched her hand towards the numbers. "It looks like .. binary code.." Her voice echoed around her head although she could see no visible walls of any sort for the sound to bounce off of.
"Help me!!" Cried a voice, and Jen knew it wasn't hers. It sounded like it had come from all directions at once. Frightened, her head darted this way and that, trying to locate the source but finding nothing within the vast expanse of light and numbers. Then, it cried out for a second time.
"Help me! Jen, help me! Us! Our world! Hurry!!" Her heart was racing. Whatever it was, it knew her name. Suddenly, a shimmering ball of pure light appeared in her outstretched hand and four intense beams radiated from its center. Jen screamed and turned her head away. Her stomach somersaulted inside itself and her mind reeled every direction at once. The voice called her name again, but it was so intense that her mind gave in and she was knocked into unconsciousness.
Jen found herself enveloped in a brilliant, blinding light. Disoriented, not knowing where she was or how she got there, she shaded her eyes with her hand, trying to figure out just what was happening. What she saw was frightening.
She wasn't at home, safe in her bed anymore. Rather, she was suspended in midair, still clad in her pajamas. The light was intense, but Jen could make out a multitude of tiny numbers whizzing past her.
"Wha- What is this?" She wondered aloud and stretched her hand towards the numbers. "It looks like .. binary code.." Her voice echoed around her head although she could see no visible walls of any sort for the sound to bounce off of.
"Help me!!" Cried a voice, and Jen knew it wasn't hers. It sounded like it had come from all directions at once. Frightened, her head darted this way and that, trying to locate the source but finding nothing within the vast expanse of light and numbers. Then, it cried out for a second time.
"Help me! Jen, help me! Us! Our world! Hurry!!" Her heart was racing. Whatever it was, it knew her name. Suddenly, a shimmering ball of pure light appeared in her outstretched hand and four intense beams radiated from its center. Jen screamed and turned her head away. Her stomach somersaulted inside itself and her mind reeled every direction at once. The voice called her name again, but it was so intense that her mind gave in and she was knocked into unconsciousness.