The Zariman Ten Zero means many things to a great many people.

For the Orokin, it was a failure and a source of great power... and greater strife.

For the Sentients, it was the key to their defeat, not that any knew it at the time.

For the Adults, it was a hell that drove them insane and beyond any recovery.

For the Children, it was a crucible, which tore them from one family and gave them another.

It's a story that would end with the shattering of a system-wide Empire... but this is not that tale.

Mara has no intention of letting canon play out as normal, but there's not much a kid can do to stop the inevitable catastrophe.

She's stubborn, though, and sometimes that's all you need to make a change.