There once was a bird named Alana...

Welcome, brave traveler, to the story of Alana. You have journeyed far and wide, seeking to unlock the mysteries of the Cloud, and your latest travels have you brought you here, to this time, to this place, to this very moment.

Limitless knowledge, speed and power await, for this is not just any cloud, but the Containerized Cloud. "Shipping at the speed of light," "Microservice ready" "Auto-build repositories," ...The ancient texts that led you here sounded full of promise, if a little unclear. However, beware -- the path to wisdom is fraught with peril.

But lo! Help has arrived, in the form of a small yet plucky feathery friend.

Hey! Hey, you! Down here...

This doesn't sound like a small yet plucky feathery friend! Alana is...not quite what you expected.

Well, looks like I really hit the lotto with this one. A real winner, just my luck...

Was that a...is she smoking a cigarette? Can birds even smoke?

Okay, listen up. Here's the deal. You're a brave traveler, I'm a magical bird. You want to master the Cloud, I want to get back to Alauda, the Cloud of Clouds, the land I was expell-- /cough/, uh, sent from.

Must have been your imagination, I mean, she doesn't even have hands. Where would she hold it?

To get back, I have to find a land-dweller and...no, forget it. It's clearly not going to work with you.

Besides, she's a magical creature, magical creatures don't need nicotine. Everybody knows that.

Hey you, are you listening?

"Sorry, what?"

/sigh/ Well, I said I could make any land-dweller master the Cloud...I guess you count as "any." Plus if I don't do it I can't go back, I'm a bird of my word! What do you say, do you accept?

A bird of her word? What an obnoxious rhyme...You don't tell her, but you think she can do better. Still, you're curious, what does she mean she can't go back? "I...I do."

Cool, let's get cracking. I can't type, so you'll have to do the keyboarding. Don't worry, I've got you covered on the how-to's. Look left and up, I've even prepared a handy guide in case you get lost. Let's get started.

And so your adventure with Alana began, a quest to forge a path back to Alauda, the Cloud of all Clouds...