Feral on the Ice
The Giant-Alpha raised a hockey stick made of Pure-Diamond-Code.
"To save the world, the 'Glitches' must be archived," she said. "Step into the rack, little sister. It’s time to sleep."
Behind the Giant-Alpha, the Mother appeared, her form now shifting into a towering goddess of light.
"The boy was a 'Glitch' too, Elara," the Mother said. "And like all 'Glitches,' he has been Re-allocated."
The Mother held up a small, glowing marble. Inside, Elara could see the teenage boy, Leo, screaming in his own 1994-style bedroom, trapped in a loop of his own "User-Error."