"Somewhere Out There" - Part One
Part One New York City, circa 1885. The corner of Grand and Hester Streets was bustling with activity – people traveling to and from, dozens of conversationalists chattering away, and the hooves of horses clomping away along the stone streets. Under any other circumstances, it would have been drowned out by the emergence of a tall, black rectangular alien monolith that materialized there on the corner, accompanied by loud hums and grinds. However, the monolith wasn’t so tall at the moment. Nothing more than a small domino on the street. It did, of course, make its usual noises upon dematerializing. In actuality, the tiny monolith was a Type-...