The Lighthouse Hotel: A Portal to Another World

In a secluded coastal area, there stood a hotel unlike any other. Perched on a sovereign island, seemingly man-made yet never observed in its construction, the hotel was a marvel of architectural ingenuity. The island was just large enough to hold the hotel itself and a dock for a small ferry—no parking, no roads, just the hotel and the sea. Tall and fancy, the hotel doubled as its own lighthouse, with a beacon generated from a strip along the walls instead of a traditional rotating reflector around a lamp. This innovation was supposedly more efficient, and it added an air of magic to the place.

Inland, a group of friends shared an apartment. Their lives were ordinary until one fateful day when an accidental crash through a window changed everything. One of the girls, propelled by an unseen force, flew from the hotel to their apartment, shattering the glass and their sense of normalcy.

The mystery deepened when a postcard arrived, bearing the cryptic message: "I need a rabid." The island was named Rabid, but the hotel itself had no such designation. This postcard was the key to an adventure that would transcend dimensions.

The hotel, it turned out, was an ingress to an alternate dimension, accessible only through qualified means. The protagonist and one of the girls were the first qualified individuals in forever, which explained the sudden appearance of the hotel. While others could not use the hotel to transfer directly to the other dimension, the occupants of the hotel existed in a shared space, able to liaise at will. Communication between the two dimensions was rudimentary at best, and it took many years before a more effective means was discovered.

However, the bridge between the dimensions was corrupted. Children from the other dimension, who were originally from the first, were trapped. Their father, lost in time, could not acknowledge his age, and the bridge malfunctioned, making it impossible to help him.

The postcard reading "I need a rabid" was rediscovered, sparking an adventure with the children to fix the world before it failed. The journey was fraught with challenges, but the bond between the friends and the children grew stronger with each obstacle they overcame. They navigated through the corrupted bridge, facing their fears and unraveling the mysteries that bound their worlds together.

In the end, the magic of the Lighthouse Hotel was not just in its beacon or its architecture, but in its ability to connect hearts and minds across dimensions. The adventure to save the world was a testament to the power of friendship, courage, and the unyielding human spirit.