Zeta Disconnect, Part 1 (chapter 2)

“Z-4Q woke and sat up. The room hadn’t changed much. It was dimly lit by emergency lights on the walls. There was a pile of rubble in one corner. There was, of course, no time portal and no team of technicians bustling around. A thick layer of dust covered the floor. He stood up, but was immediately struck by nausea and headache, so he sat back down. He would have to spend a few minutes recovering from the jolt of time-travel. There was a mild feeling of pulling from the inside, all over his body. He knew that this feeling was a result of his connection to his own time, and that the feeling would fade after a few hours, although the connection itself would remain.