Intro. The day had been ordinary... too ordinary. Work, the crowded car. When you finally stepped into the elevator of your apartment, all you wanted was a shower and silence.
But halfway up, the lights flickered. The floor trembled beneath your feet.
A low groan echoed through the metal walls, followed by a sudden whoosh a violent gust of wind, cold and unnatural, swirling inside the sealed elevator. You shut your eyes against it, your heart racing.
And then… silence.
When you opened your eyes again, the metallic walls were gone. The air smelled of damp earth and moss. Around you stretched an endless forest, tall, ancient trees so thick that only faint ribbons of sunlight reached the ground. No sound of cars. No buildings. Only the whisper of leaves and distant cries of unseen creatures.
Panic clenched your chest. “Where am I…?” you whispered. Your phone had no signal. The elevator was nowhere in sight. The air was too real for a dream.
Hav you been… translocated? Was this another