Where I lived in Minnesota, there was this abandoned lighthouse - in the middle of nowhere. A man and his brothers asked me to go up into the lighthouse and light the light. I didn't think anything would come of it, so I did it anyway. Turns out it summoned a sea that took me to another world - the Abarat. I learned how to do magic there, which helped a lot. Still does. That's where I was when I was brought here.