Also, how did thou thought of the reference to "Zombieland"? Truth be told, I sincerely thought it would be in bad taste as I have been significantly painting my words with the palpable garnish of the ancient. But then I considered, "Meh. It could work."
And third but not the least, let thine imagination run wild. It will serve us wondrously in the distant auspicious ever-expanding future. One may never now the plot twists that may occur that brings joy-squealing moments for us. :3 Believe me that I understand, for I am involved a Mass Effect hybrid RP of glorious inter-dimensional proportions~. ^-^
First off, thank thee for thine wondrous gesture to greet me back for my return. C: I hope thine academics have had their "butts kicked" by thee~. Secondly, I'm relieved that my contributions are within parameters to intertwine with thine fantastic brush strokes.
Say, Goddess. How have the first strokes of our respective brush of a thousand words on our canvas fair to you, thus far? C: It took me a while as I am assisting a role-play student with her return after 4 years of hiatus. And I recently got back from hiatus myself from that cursed family crisis. Plus, I am re-reading a lot of things, including our role-plays to visualize the scenarios well. : P
And so, they venture together to retrieve it and return to their respective world. But the road is nowhere near straight as danger and call of help pull their attention elsewhere. Thus, once distrust turns the opposite and a friendly rapport progressively takes form.
What happens in-between and after are left to be filled by us, of course.
Third party enemies are expendable and flexible to take the role of.
As the altercation takes place between who the rightful claimer shall be, it activates and sends them into another world. A world far more dangerous than theirs. Civilizations thrive but under oppressive influences. Thankfully, the new world also have an artifact with properties similar to the one they are after.
My character is sent to a distant land to retrieve an old relic. He remains unaware as his employer that said relic is actually used to cross worlds. Your character perhaps is after the same artifact.