You jump down from your perch on a tree and slink stealthily across the brief clearing between the edge of the jungle and the obelisk. Looking around you see nobody. You walk up to the obelisk and press yourself against the stone. It's cold. Nothing happens. You back up and take a running charge at the stone. You bounce off and now have a mild headache. As you stand around, puzzling over what exactly this giant obelisk is, you feel yourself getting sleepy. Shaking your head you keep your eyes open by force of will. Suddenly you feel yourself being gently lifted in to the air, and you feel a warmth go over your body as everything turns blurry, followed by intense pain. You scream.
After what seems like forever but is actually only seconds, you hear a sharp intake of breath over the sound of your scream. "Oh dreadfully sorry about that. We normally knock people out before phasing them through the barrier. Your physiology must have needed a higher dose of Omega-23 radiation. Don't worry the pain will go away. Eventually." You feel somebody rummaging through your pockets, but the pain is intense enough to keep you from resisting. "Ah, here it is! I've been looking for this for ages. Literally over a century. Of course you'd know that wouldn't you?" There is a clang of metal and you pass out.
An undetermined amount of time later you wake up. Looking around you see yourself in what appears to be a dungeon cell of some sort, complete with iron gate, wood bucket, straw mattress, and stone blocks. You quickly check your pockets and are distressed to find both parts of the time machine missing. It seems whoever it was took your emergency blanket and flare gun as well. Bother. Now what?