1 PRELUDE: ALAN, NOAH, ZACH AND RYAN

[1] In the city of Aven there lived four teens who were the best friends in the world. They were exceptional as a result of their extravagant dreams. Alan's passion was the stars and space travel, Noah longed to meet her superheroes, Zach wanted to challenge the strongest man in the world and Ryan desired to see Agape face-to-face. These children of modern times were all on to hi-tech, science fiction, space, martial arts, comics and cartoons. They spent their time, talents and savings on these things, which also meant starving at school. They lived in the same neighborhood, attended the same school and were everywhere together. They used to gather at night on the roof of Alan's house to talk about fantastic adventures. As they gazed at the stars, they believed earnestly and waited patiently for the fulfillment of their dreams.

The shuttle RM XIX was launching from that city to space. As the four friends talked about it every day, Noah came up with an idea. She proposed that they sneak into the ship and hide there until it took off. They all agreed to this, as it was their only chance of getting to space. They began to gather information about RM XIX and the astronomy base. They packed their things and prepared for the trip. Alan's father was working at the astronomy center so Alan got four air bottles from there. Noah brought provisions while Zach and Ryan drew up a plan. Dressed in special space suits, the children secretly broke into the astronomy base and entered the spaceship a few hours before takeoff. No door resisted the smart Ryan, and so the four friends found themselves in the third compartment of the spaceship at countdown. Full of expectation, they waited quietly for zero hour. RM XIX subsequently took off and the children headed for space.

The children sat silently in the third compartment until the vessel moved out of Earth's atmosphere and became steady in outer space. After minutes of anticipation, they stood up and looked out of the window. Then they got the best of it. Alan, Noah, Ryan and Zach rejoiced as they gazed in wonder at the mystery of space. And what a marvel it was to them!

They made a mistake though. They didn't inquire about the shuttle's stages of movement. RM XIX's mission was to provide space station E27 with materials for construction. It never had to take a straightforward course. It had to detour along the way, moving first towards Jupiter and then coming back to the space station. What our friends didn't know was that the compartment in which they were would be cut off during the turn. Indeed, near Jupiter, the small compartment was disconnected from the main vessel and drifted alone into unknown space. The children suddenly panicked and feared that all was lost. But Ryan reassured his friends and they were strengthened to face this situation courageously.

Noah: "At least we've seen space, and we all agreed to accept the consequences of our action."

Alan: "This is epic! We're presently living our dreams. I don't know about you, guys but this is the best end for me. I've reached where I've always wanted to be."

Zach: "Don't talk of end when we're only at the beginning. I feel something even bigger will happen to us."

Ryan: "We used to look at the sky when we bless Him. It's now or never, guys. Let's put our faith to work."

Noah: "Saying it is easy, but how do we do it?"

Ryan: "By imagining and declaring what we want to happen and being certain of the outcome. We only need faith alone in Him alone."

Alan: "I knew this journey was going to be extraordinary. I'm ready, so let's get started."

The children put on their helmets, held their hands and closed their eyes with total confidence. As they were communing, a small meteor advanced straight ahead at high speed, and hit the capsule forcefully. The impact was great it tore open the capsule, projecting the children into outer space. They managed to hold their hands once again, and formed a circle in space. The children were smiling widely at each other for they were living there what they used to talk about every night - floating in space. While they were in that position, savoring the uniqueness of the moment, a bright light flashed at a distance and moved gradually in their direction. They stayed calm and pressed each other's hands while gazing at the approaching brightness. It caught them eventually and the luminosity engulfed them, driving them into oblivion.

The unpleasant sensation of water splashed on a sleeper's face woke them out of coma. They got up and noticed that their space suits were gone and they were in their normal clothes. Looking around, they saw a field, large and beautiful with magnificent scenery in the background. They knew it wasn't Earth yet something still looked familiar. On turning around, they trembled as they identified the one standing behind them as…

[1] This is the beginning of the Another Dimension series. References at the end.