He realized then why the file size was zero. It wasn't storing data. It was a portal. Or perhaps, a trap. The server he had salvaged hadn't been storing files; it had been storing people.

Leo sat there with the engine idling to save the battery. Minutes turned into an hour. Just as he was about to give up, the screen flashed white. The XY Auto logo appeared, sharper than before. The lag was gone. The GPS snapped to his exact driveway.

.xy gala.