Third Person POV
There was no light. No sound. No room. For a moment, nothing existed. Not even thought. Then something moved. Alaric opened his eyes. He was standing. The room was back. But it was wrong. The walls were too clean. The consoles looked untouched. No cracks. No flicker. No system noise. Everything was… perfect. Lily stood a few steps away from him. She blinked slowly, like she had just woken up. "Alaric?" Her voice was normal. No panic. No fear. Dr. Ward was near the central console. She was holding her tablet. It was not broken. Not shaking. "The system baseline is… stable," she said. Meadow stood at the far side of the room. Completely still. Alaric looked around carefully. "Do you remember what happened?"
