Time and Space Collide: Surviving the Apocalypse

Lucy Sandywell hits rock bottom after graduating college and returns to her hometown with nothing to her name. Unexpectedly, the long-dormant, mediocre pocket space she'd awakened years ago suddenly becomes bound to another man.He's short on sustenance, while she's short on money. They hit it off and decide to cooperate. He says, "We have precious metals lying around everywhere here, but no one wants them."Lucy's eyes gleam at this. It turns out the man, Hans Sorrell, comes from a dystopian world where the flora and fauna have mutated. The soil is unfit for plantation, the water is polluted, and zombies threaten the human population.Hans has struggled for the past year and has finally run out of weapons and food. He's gravely injured but continues to hold up the fort. He refuses to abandon his comrades."I have plenty of food and water here—tell me what you want, and I'll get it for you!" Lucy says.She's no longer worthless. The Plutings have improved her constitution and complexion, so she no longer needs to wear glasses. She also obtains countless precious metals and antiques. The books, songs, and comics Hans finds in his world turn her into a master of the arts.Her misogynistic grandmother and greedy relatives cry and beg for her forgiveness.After upgrading her pocket space, Lucy travels through time and space to see the dystopian world Hans is in. There, she sees the lights of a city.Hans has already become a force to be reckoned with in his world—he's built a city there to keep the last of the humans safe.They are witnesses as he gets on one knee before Lucy and says, "I'm willing to hand my position to Ms. Lucy Sandywell."