Free Human Again: A Dystopian Sci-Fi Novel (Cryonemesis Book 1) by Moran Chaim Page A

looked between the crosshairs and got the sense of it by moving around a bit, assuming fire position and aiming. Just like the old times, two days ago.
    “I’m going to show you what do to and you're just going to shut up and watch me.”
    “Got it.”
    She got dressed and we moved slowly toward the platform elevator with the gun on the tray. It was extremely annoying to move in that thing. I had to spread my legs a little bit and lift my arms to the sides to avoid chafing myself. It felt heavy and clumsy, not like a battle suit at all. But if it was as sophisticated as she said it was, I guess a couple of stings were worth saving my life.
    “First rule: you don't go out without permission. Repeat that.”
    “I do not go out without permission.”
    “Second rule: you stay out as briefly as you need.”
    “I stay out as briefly as I need.”
    “You only go out after the sunset.”
    “Do I need to repeat everything?”
    “Repeat.”
    “I only go after sunset.”
    “You breathe through your nose and blink a lot.”
    “Why?”
    “Because it's the hottest, most humid place you’ll ever be and it burns to breathe. Also, never pick the same elevator twice and don't create a pattern.”
    “Never create a pattern?”
    “Good.”
    The two of us stood on the platform. It was camouflaged with actual rocks and sand. She leaned over to get her eyes scanned, and then pressed a button on the intercom.
    “ This is Viti and frosty coming up for a switch. ”
    A male voice answered.
    “S can his eyes please, ” the voice said.
    “You need to stand here.” She pointed at the place she was standing. I took off my headpiece and got my eyes scanned.
    “ Good luck, ” the man said.
    The elevator started to rise and the red light dimmed.
    “One last thing,” she whispered, “I’m not your tour guide, so look at the view but ask me nothing.”
    The opening above us dilated and I could see the sky for the first time. It was radiating a majestic red, pink and purple. Like nothing I’d seen before. I didn't know it was pollution that made the light break that way. We walked out of the platform onto a dry piece of land with rocks scattered all over the place.
    And then I saw it. It was just as Isaac has showed me on my first day. I was standing in a circle of grey colored poles that was surrounded by a high fence. You could see the erosion marks on the poles from withstanding the heat and sand blasts. Each pole had four laser guns at different heights facing each direction, constantly panning left and right with an irritating rusty sound. Two cameras sat atop each tower, one facing inward and one outward. A zeppelin balloon was connected by a wire above each tower, with a wind turbine inside it. I couldn't say how big the circle of poles was, but it was huge. Inside sat hundreds of solar panels, all facing the sunlight at the same angle. Some had cracks and some were totally shattered.
    The air was extremely humid. Sweat was dripping into my eyes forcing me to blink every few seconds. I breathed through my nose and was sweating like a racehorse. Hot wind was blowing from the west, shooting sand through the air. There were no trees. I could hear no other sound other than the humming of the A/C units and the turbines above us. I could have marveled more but Viti had rushed me causing me to get stung by the cactus suit. I started to bleed. She shouted that I would get used to it.
    “Are you sure you're supposed to do this while you're pregnant?”
    “See anyone else here?”
    After we reached the closest tower she approached a metal box and opened it with a key. One of the guns lowered when she turned it to the left. She replaced it by opening the harness that held it to the tower. It didn't seem difficult at all.
    “Wait till one of this puppies break and you have to climb up there yourself to open the harness.”
    I started to have trouble breathing, as if the sand was filling my lungs. My eyes were stinging so badly that I