The Universe created in
Cracked Earth is the result of the setting in the
Sliders universe. Quinn Mallory, with the aid of Professor Maximillian P. Arturo, created a device that would allow them to "slide" between alternate universes. However, the device didn't work and, instead, created permanent cracks between dimensions. This left one stable area on the planet, protected as if by a giant invisible bubble. Ever since, people have fallen through the cracks of their own dimensions and universes and woken up inside the bubble, which is on an endless journey from one dimension to the next.
Luckily, over time, this protected area became a thriving economic center.
The characters are relatively safe inside their non-dimension changing bubble. The inside of this area follows the weather patterns of the Northeast Coast of the United States (
Burlington, VT) and has a series of mountain ranges that circle the town center. The area follows the seasonal patterns of the Northern Hemisphere.
There are rows of apartment buildings on Dahlia Court. The town also has a number of restaurants, shops and entertainment venues.
But outside the bubble... anything goes. And no one knows what lies on the other side until they go.
Your character, along with the rest of the cast, has been brought into this safe area. They live in an enclosed town, with housing, shops, restaurants, entertainment and other assorted necessities for day-to-day life. Outside this bubble, Earth's dominant dimension changes on its own. One day, characters might leave the bubble to find it exists within a dimension where a species of aliens has taken over the world. Another they might discover that they're surrounded by a dimension where the American Civil War never occurred.
This is a
panfandom, group story examining how characters from various worlds deal with life inside the bubble. And, more importantly, how they react, change and adapt to the different dimensions they'll be subject to if they leave their safe haven.
