On the cobblestone streets of London, the air was thick with steam and mystery. Factory chimneys belched thick clouds and horse-drawn carriages shared space with ingenious mechanical inventions. Lord Archibald Thistledown, a gentleman with round glasses and a leather vest, walked through Watchmakers' Alley. His ebony cane clattered on the floor as he admired the display cases filled with brass clocks and gears on display. The man nodded and took the watch. Its hands spun in impossible directions and its dials revealed images of alternate worlds: floating cities, mechanical dragons, and ladies with butterfly wings. Cogsworth nodded and accepted the exchange. The watch began to beat in his hand and Lord Thistledown felt time spinning around him. He found himself in a world where steam trains traversed copper deserts and sirens sang on the docks.