A young girl must navigate a future world she inadvertently altered, with the help of a scientist, and ultimately chooses to sacrifice her chance to return home in order to prevent a catastrophic event, only to discover that she was meant to stay in the future all along and play a key role in shaping the world.
Protagonist: A curious and resourceful young girl who is determined to find a way back to her own time; Deuteragonist: A brilliant scientist in the future who helps the protagonist navigate the new world and search for a way to return home.
The protagonist faces a moral dilemma when she discovers that her actions in the future have unintended consequences in her own time, forcing her to make a difficult decision that will impact both worlds.
As the protagonist grapples with the consequences of her actions, she realizes that the only way to set things right is to sacrifice her chance to return home. With the help of the scientist, she devises a plan to undo the damage she has caused, ultimately choosing to stay in the future and make a difference in the world she now calls home.
Twist: The scientist reveals that the artifact was actually a device created by the protagonist's future self, who had intentionally brought her to the future to prevent a catastrophic event in her own time. The protagonist realizes that she was meant to stay in the future all along and embrace her new role as a key figure in shaping the future world.