The moment Connie pressed Enter, the laptop's screen flared into a brilliant white, casting shadows of the students behind them. The light seemed to expand outward from the edges of the screen, quickly filling their vision.

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When the light faded, the three of them stood in what appeared to be a huge canyon, with cliffs rising to either side of them and an indigo sky above.

Three creatures stood before them, looking up at their human counterparts as if they'd been expecting their arrival.