Soon after the confetti ended, everyone started to get covered in blue beams of light, stretching up and reaching the heavens. Before they could raise their voices, everyone was ejected from the map.
Slowly, in their dark vision, the whirring sound of machines slowly entered their ears. As if waking up from a long sleep, they all simultaneously opened their eyes.
"Ugh, my head..." Nayta held her temple as she pushed herself up from the pod, the coffin-like case they were inside of.
Her hand reached forward involuntarily, touching the glass cover. As soon as this happened, the cover slid open, letting a wave of the outside air touch her face.
Everyone else was in a similar state, with a splitting headache haunting them. Soon after, everyone got out of their pods and went to the center of the room. There, Michelle was already standing while staring at the monitor hanging above them.
