Quest abandoned.
Put on hold for: 2 Years.
January 26 2008
We have been so close to that building so many times over the last couple of years. Mostly Science Centre trips. Yeah, we love that place for some reason. I personally enjoy the things that make most people puke/scream/suffer mentally. But today, we weren't going to the Science Centre. We were just bored. We actually planned to go to Island Creamery, or whatever that place is called.
But then in the morning, I overheard that my brother was going to the same place. So, we decided to explore the other side of the North-South line instead.
When we got to IMM, we were faced with the same problem as before: Navigation. I swear, IMM is a total four-dimensional space. You each corridor is a Mobiüs strip all by itself, riddled with wormholes and portals. This has lead me to believe that the Scrin themselves are using IMM as a base for their covert operations...
We traveled deep into the complex, trying, and failing, to find this fabled land. The Scrolls of Knowledge- Ahem, I mean, directory, hinted at a secret passage way located just beyond the reaches of the mead hall. Food court. However, we were denied access by a magical enchantment. Those cursed words "Authorised personnel only". Apparently, our understanding of the arcane ways of the Scrin were still not enough to penetrate their barriers.
Discouraged, but not defeated, we sought a new route into the complex. After numerous consultations with the sages. I mean, information counter, and not gaining a shred of wisdom, decided to explore a section of the building which we had not yet set foot. It was some sort of vehicle hangar. Alien spacecraft, disguised as human craft, of course. But we kept a low profile, pretending to be one of them as we strolled confidently past a group of smoke belching Defilers. And behold, another secret entrance!
We stepped on in, the spirit of adventure coursing through our veins. But alas, the rush of victory was soon extinguished, for now we faced a passage of infinite capacity.
What was worse, there were branches and forks everywhere!
Which way to take? It was frightening, yes, but with bold spirits we flipped a coin and journeyed on, hoping that we were reading the correct symbols. Along the way, my initial suspicions were yet again reinforced when we encountered a group of lost travelers. They were tired, hungry and desperate. Upon seeing us, their leader rushed to greet us and urgently asked for directions. Apparently, they had been wandering these inescapable halls for weeks! They used a strange, foreign language, but thankfully, Shaun was well-versed enough in it to reply. All the wanted was to know where to find some much needed nourishment, and we were glad to help. As they hurriedly ran towards the warp hole which we came in from, I prayed that we would not ourselves become lost in this labyrinth.
But I shouldn't have worried, for not long after, we stumbled upon the very location which we were looking for!
Quest Complete! Ding!
Still, something was amiss...
Damn them and their four-dimensional warps. In the process of physically walking that corridor, we went back in time!
Along that massive passage... There were numerous, strange panels. Each was spaced equally from each other, extending into the abyss of this backdoor to the world. My curiousity perked, I stepped in front of one, and behold...
A parallel universe! Like what?
If that wasn't creepy enough, then how about the fact that my alternate self reached through the barrier and gave me this doodle...
I will forever keep this doodle to remind me of my encounter with a parallel universe. Not that I would forget it anytime soon, anyway.
As I left, my mind was full of questions... What were they doing here? What was the point of this multi-dimensional labyrinth? Perhaps they were testing us, analysing our behaviour... But like some kind of telepathic transfer, I realised their true purpose...
They were...
DOWNLOADING THE INTERNET!
-Joe