Markus lost his wife and career, and now he’s struggling to maintain a basic existence. His highest hopes are for a burrito and a distracting sitcom. His financial needs lead him to take part as a paid test subject which leaves him having hallucinations of a portal to another reality.  Markus is then sucked into this portal with his cat Janie, only to find that she is a talking cat, and may actually be a powerful being who organized the entire event to get him to her reality.  After using a stick turned light-saber to kill a dangerous wolf, earning himself a magical tattoo, Markus meets Ko’Akh, a Threxan dinosaur man, and begins his journey into a world of magicians and danger, he only hopes this new world has burritos!  Author's Note: In this science-fantasy, the use and study of magical Manna blurs the lines between science, magic, and theology. Let me know if anything made you laugh, or if you felt disconnected at any point. I’d love to know. AI Disclosure: I utilize artificial intelligence to assist with brainstorming ideas, conducting research, and performing basic editing tasks for my stories. However, I do not use AI to write my stories or to generate extensive portions of content. My use of AI is strictly as a supportive tool to enhance my own creative process.