"The First Encounter"
The wooden door creaks shut as the family maid steps out from the back door of a tiny house resting atop a hill surrounded by thick timberland. As the sun descends behind the treeline she notices the brilliant hues stretched across the distant sky. She tucks her wage into the small pocket of her tattered wool dress and starts on her journey.
"Elsa!" Just a few steps away from the door she hears her name called from within the house.
Elsa turns around to see her lord's fuzzy face peep out from the bedroom window.
"Be careful on your way Elsa, there are strange things in those woods. Now run on home." The man cautions the young woman before retreating back inside, quickly closing the window behind him.
Elsa sighs to herself as she turns towards the dimly lit forest, hesitates for a moment, then continues her trek home. As the maid approaches the border of the woodland she begins to make out the silhouette her home beyond the brush.
Suddenly her attention shifts to a bright yellow light beside the path. Amazed, she watches as it rises slowly from the damp forest floor, floats through the air illuminating the trees along its course. Attracted by some invisible force, Elsa ventures out into the dense forest toward the apparition.
Coins fall from her pocket while she begins to disrobe as if seduced into a deep trance. "What am I doing?" Elsa questions as she approaches the light, her naked body now at the mercy of an unspeakable magic.
Reaching out her hand Elsa touches the light and an explosion of color fills her vision, blinding her from her surroundings momentarily. Stumbling to the ground she finds herself transported to an unfamiliar place. A chill runs over her body as her bare skin presses against the cold metal floor.
Standing up she moves to investigate a small round window in the far corner of her cell. Looking out Elsa spies a sight she has never seen before. A massive blue ball floating serene among the star lit sky. She jerks her head toward a loud mechanical sound emitting from the steal walls surrounding her. Huddling into the corner she begins to breathe heavily, fogging the window beside her.
The noise abruptly stops and a large door swooshes open across from Elsa. In a panic she scrambles along the wall to the opposite corner, glancing briefly at the door, but no one is there. A thundering bang echos throughout the frame of her cell as the door quickly slams shut. Silence.
Exposed, alone, and full of confusion, Elsa remains curled up as far from the door as she can get in the small steal box. As time passes her mind starts to wonder, "Who is doing this to me? Why am I naked? Where in the world am I?"