Chapter 16
When X refocused his vision, he saw only blinding white. Snow. A wall of white, glinting and sparkling and speckling against a horizon that stretched for miles.
He was in the middle of a line, wearing a parka and several layers of clothes to protect his circuitry. Dr. Crenshaw was ahead of him, trudging forward in snowshoes. Behind him, several androids and humans forced themselves through the snow, carrying equipment and supplies on their backs.
X felt the gripping, bitter cold. It assaulted every inch of his body, threatening to shut his systems down. The thick parka and bodysuit lined with thermal gel generated enough heat to keep him warm and functioning as close to normal as possible, but still every command he issued his body took a microsecond longer. He triggered his
