Mesmerized in our discovery of them, their defenses quickly became apparent. Their abilities were beyond our wildest dreams, literally using our wildest dreams against us.
For the first time ever, we attempted to navigate a black hole to the other side. Our vessel is designed to withstand the crushing gravity of six point five billion suns. Theoretically, it’s possible.
On one crisp, autumn morning of 2027, the day is unseasonably windy. Plastic bags swirl in the urban eddies and leaves blow across the cobblestone streets of downtown Seattle in cascading waves of color.
Purple lightning illuminates the dark and foreboding sky with zig-zag precision, while cumulonimbus clouds billow high against the full moon of the equinox.