[center][b]Maria[/b][/center]

Maria gasped. The smell of years of nothingness filled her nostrils. She opened her eyes; she was overwhelmed by the light. She squinted and tried to make out any objects near her. Piercing her body were all sorts of tubes; some she recognized and some she didn't. She struggled to remember where she was and what was going on.

Maria soon realized this was an entirely different world than the one she left those many years ago. Adrenalin and fear filled every facet of her body, before she felt a quick jolt of pain and began to relax. A small needle had punctured the side of her arm and administered some sort of medicine. She felt at ease and clear-sighted, if not a bit drowsy. She managed to pick up some sort of pamphlet. She could barely understand the words, but the pictures she could easily follow.

She flipped through a few pages of the booklet before she found out how to seperate herself from this machine. She carefully disconnected her body from this contraption; it was a rather tiring task. She looked at herself carefully. She wore a getup reminiscint of doctor's scrubs, with white pants and a white shirt. On her feet she found a comfortable and leightweight grey shoe. This and the pamphlet she found was all Maria had to her name.

Maria slowly managed to step out of the capsule; she was careful not to misstep and fall flat on her face. The room around her seemed bleak and morose. There was no welcoming party or anyone to greet her as she was reborn into this new world. Maria struggled to make her way around; the drugs were taking effect. Despite this setback, she was still careful enough not to fall, although she did lose her balance quite a few times. She looked for anything of use, finding only a locker with a pale white winter coat.

[color=khaki]"This could be useful,"[/color] Maria muttered to herself as she gently grabbed the coat. She searched the pockets of her newly found treasure. Nothing. She looked throughout the decrepit facility. She managed to find an exit, after a good while of searching. The exit was covered in rubble, but had enough room for a human to crawl through. Maria realized that people had probably searched this facility before her. She felt strange and alien in this new world, thinking of the many things that had previously escaped her. She managed to crawl through the space with ease.

It wasn't until she looked upon the world that she felt fear.