Universe Prime is vast, both in space, and across time. I could tell you any
number of stories from this universe, and most of them don’t even take place
on Earth. Why don’t I stick with what you’re a little more familiar with,
though? More specifically, I think I’ll discuss Atlantis, since that is
where all the interesting things happen. You’ve probably heard of the sunken
island from one story, or another. Different storytellers have different
interpretations of it, but there are a few key commonalities. It was an
advanced island that sank into the ocean. Sometimes its residents survived,
and sometimes not. The truth is that the island did indeed sink, and not
only did the people survive, but they sank it on purpose. It all started
when a group of scientists from the Composite Universe found themselves
stranded in a strange new world. An experiment of theirs didn’t go wrong; it
went too right. It was too powerful, and the range was too wide. They made a
new home here, but did not want to live a primitive lifestyle, like all the
native inhabitants. They still wanted to use their technology, and explore
science, so they decided to colonize an island that was surprisingly
equidistant from the land masses that would come to be known as Greenland,
Iceland, and Ireland—around 690 miles, in your terms. In the beginning,
things were fine, as they were far enough away from civilization to avoid
interfering with their development, but it didn’t last. Visitors started to
come from the mainlands. It was on accident at first, but then when they
returned home with stories of the wonders of Atlantis, more came, hoping to
see the truth. The Atlantians attempted to prevent any further problems.
They distorted the celestial sphere from nearby waters, so it was difficult
to navigate, but people still happened upon them. The tried to hide their
technology underneath a façade of primitivism. But that was tiresome. They
needed a permanent solution. Thus the sinking.
The Atlantians figured that, if any of the natives witnessed their island
sinking, they would have been amazed, but they wouldn’t have attempted to
investigate it. They certainly wouldn’t have been able to dive down that
deep. It legitimately looked like the island was destroyed, so it all should
have ended there. Of course, it prompted superstitions, but in the end, the
world’s development was not too dramatically altered. They already had
plenty of stories about magic, and that would not change for centuries.
Meanwhile, the Atlantians kept a watchful eye on the surface of the planet.
People were still occasionally finding themselves there from elsewhere, be
it the other universe, or just some other planet in Prime. If you were
stranded, Atlantis was your best hope of finding a way home. They eventually
discovered a way to reach out to their world of origin, but they were now
mostly the descendants of those original scientists, so they considered
Atlantis their home. Only a few ever chose to leave, including newcomers,
many of whom saw Atlantis as a great place to start over. Those that stayed
continued to advance technologically, but never ventured outside of their
bubble, except to bring in someone new. The island fell completely into the
realm of myth, which was their intention all along. It was a pretty diverse
crowd of witches, transhumans, regular humans, vampires, aliens, and even a
few androids. Since their population was relatively small, even over time,
they were able to maintain a fair democracy, and managed to avoid many of
the hardships that other civilizations experience from their infancy.
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