InterARK - EP 1

(The year is 2035, and a mysterious game called ARK: Survival Evolved has been shut

down for [ERR0R: 45X])

"Argh!" Mia grunted with frustration.

Mia is just a college girl, with an odd interest in older things, like games or songs made in 2015.

She has mid length brown/blonde hair with light brown eyes.

"Why are we doing this again?" Sarah asked.

Sarah is Mia's best friend, they have been friends since high school. They've had their ups and downs. Sarah is more about the now, and doesn't pay much attention to older stuff.

Sarah has long, black hair with dark green eyes.

"Well, I was planning to find an old computer," Mia answered.

"Why?" Sarah asked.

"Mostly to find out more about this game called ARK: Survival Evolved," she said while turning to Sarah.

"Couldn't you do that on your computer?" Sarah asked.

"They don't have that stuff on the stores now, so nope," Mia said.

Sarah shrugged, "Maybe we could go to a pawn shop or something, I'm sure somebody has something,"

"And your coming right?" Mia asked

"Uhm no.." Sarah said sarcastically "Mia, you're my friend, of course I will."

------PAWN SHOP------

"You're tellin' me you want a computer from the 2010s?" Mr. Govi asked.

Mr. Govi, (it's pronounced goh-vee), is the pawn shops owner.

Govi is a shorter, chubbier man with gray hair.

"Yes, if it isn't a problem," Mia said.

"Well, (heh) I suppose you ladies are in luck.." He said, while going into the backroom.

A few moments later, he came back with an Apple laptop, and it certainly looked old, as the corners were rusty, and it was dusty.

Mr. Govi opened the laptop, the sounds of cracks and snaps following. He pressed the power button... but only a few flashes of light appeared on the screen.

"Welp, you still want it?" He asked.

Mia nodded yes, "How much for it?" she asked.

"Hmm, well there are many factors, while it is an Apple laptop, the third biggest company, it is old... perhaps 250?" Govi said.

"Deal," Mia said. She reached in her pocket, but Sarah stopped her.

"You ARE sure you want to do this? I mean, it doesn't even work," Sarah asked.

"...I'm sure," Mia answered.

Mia gave Govi the 250, and got the laptop.

---8:37pm---

Sarah chuckled, "Do you regret buying that piece of scrap yet?" she said, staring at the now charging laptop.

Mia didn't answer.

Sarah took a bite of cold pizza, "Say, why are you so interested in.. ARK or whatever it is called?"

"I just want to investigate it, supposedly people have gone-" But before Mia could finish, the laptop said "Fully charged" in a robotic voice.

"What. The heck," Sarah said, while turning towards the laptop.

"That's.. weird..?" Sarah said.

"Wasn't it on only 1%?" Mia asked.

"Yea.." Sarah slowly replied.

Mia got up from her swivel chair and walked towards the laptop. The laptop was already on, and the screen seemed to be.. almost brand new.

Mia found the game store, and she searched up ARK: Survival Evolved.

Mia furrowed her eyebrows.

"What's up?" Sarah asked.

"It'll take 5 hours to download," Mia said, disappointed.

Sarah snickered in response.

"Oh yeah, ha ha," Mia said while rolling her eyes.

2 hours later, the two shut off all the lights, and went to bed.

---3:37am---

The laptop buzzed, and buzzed, and sparks crackled (the sparks came from the outlet).

Mia was awoken by this. She groggily forced her head up, and got out of bed. She walked with squinted eyes towards the laptop.

'What the..?'

Mia looked opened the laptop, and the screen was white. The letter A flickered every once in awhile.

At this point, being 3 in the morning and all, Mia was getting annoyed at all the sounds, so she walked to the outlet to unplug the laptop.

When she did unplug it, the laptop buzzed louder. The now gray, cloudy screen violently flickered the letter A.

Suddenly, a white, blinding, electric orb surrounded Mia and the laptop like a snowglobe. The orb went as quick as it came... except... Mia was gone too.

The laptop screen is black.

---???---

Mia was thrown around everywhere, through a strange "tube."

Except it wasn't a tube, but rather... a path to another dimension. Electricity danced around.

Mia could feel electricity zap throughout her entire body, but the pain was sharpest right below her left wrist.

Mia tried desperately to grab onto something, but nothing happened.

Suddenly, she appeared to be thrown in space, and then onto a mass.

Then everything was covered in darkness.

When she woke up, she was on a beach, and a place that she had never saw before.

Thoughts raced through her head, "Where am I? Why am I here?"

There was an unbearable pain below her left wrist. She investigated it, and saw a rhombus-like shape. She tried scratching it off, but nothing happened.

(hecc it won't let me finish the end of the story)