The Series 
                                                  Episode Twenty 
                                           The First day in Phoenix 

Githa wakes to the sounds of soft classical music and the twittering of small birds as the bedroom's feature wall displays a scene of the sun rising over the mountains with the smell of flowers caressing the air with their subtle fragrance, the room gradually gets warmer and brighter as it would with the increase of normal sunlight, the air conditioning is in tune with Githa's body rhythms. 
She slips on a dressing gown and goes to the bathroom, looking up at the wall screen on the way she says. 
"Good morning Servo." 
"Good morning Mistress Githa, I trust you slept well dear." 
"Beautiful sleep thanks Servo, prepare my breakfast please." 
Breakfast is served automatically from a computerized kitchen by the living Neuron Net  behind the wall in the breakfast nook, everything is placed in a small cubicle when ready. 
Githa has her breakfast of cereal and fruit followed by strong coffee, then she dresses in her black leather Phoenix uniform, leaving her apartment she goes to the transport bay catches an electric car to the lift and from there ascends to level thirty where she proceeds to Nadine's laboratory. 
High level security still operates even after the wipeout,  so when Githa arrives in front of the air locked door she has to speak into a wall mike for voice identification, a panel slides open, then she gazes into a small aperture for a retinal scan, after that a plate slides out and she places her hand on it as it measures her DNA and her mood, the living  NEURON NET tells her she can enter, the door opens and Githa steps inside the ten ton solid concrete and steel doorway. 
"Morning Githa, beautiful day" Nadine says sarcastically. 

Glancing at Nadine's wall Githa sees displays of desert scenes with a blazing hot sun. 
(Nadine's warped sense of humor about Githa's trip to the irradiated and very hot city) 
"It is a good morning Nadine, I got back in one piece without becoming radiated swiss cheese." 
Nadine laughs, looks at the walls and says.
"Change scenes to underwater marine life." 
All the scenes on the lab's wall change to beautiful fish swimming in amongst coral reef, they can hear the surf on the beach and the sound of bubbles gurgling up from the bottom. 
Nadine is dressed in black leather too, which is standard uniform for all personnel in Phoenix, all the uniforms have the logo of a big bird with it's wings turned into a circle.
                                                         
She was a tall trim lady a few years older than Githa, approximately 30, but with an IQ that went so high it was almost out in space, she had plain features with curly brown hair and she was just a bit more jealous of Githa than she would like to admit. 
Githa looks at the change of wall scenes and says. 
"That's an improvement Nadine." 
Nadine replies. 
"So how was your trip to the city?" 
"Terrible, the first few miles were ok but so many bridges were out it was hard to find safe ground, the temperature loading became critical, at one stage I considered abandoning the mission, when the outside temp's above 150F I tend to get nervous." 
"Githa we're lucky to have such an experienced pilot, you know there are not many of us willing to take the risks you take." 
"Yeah right on, but what for I ask you, I risk my life, my career, my robots, my vehicle, for THIS." 
She hands Nadine a small plastic cube, Nadine replies.
"Githa dear, since the terrible wipeout we all make sacrifices for the common good of all the people that are left alive, and you are one of those extraordinary people that have extraordinary abilities, those of us fortunate enough to know you are aware of this and we are grateful."
Githa smiles and blushes with so much niceness  being thrown her way and she wonders why Nadine is being so condescending."
Nadine places the cube on a metal plate on top of a machine on her lab bench, hundreds of small lights glowing from dark red through to dark purple and every shade in between start racing back and forward until a small glow appears in the cube, the colors stop when the color of the cube is matched by the machine. 
Nadine says. 
"They're awake, would you like to wait and see what I'm going to do?" 
"No thanks Nadine, I've already met them and they're interesting people, but I think I'll go take a look at my RV, read the damage report, then I have to go see Malva." 
"Next time then sweetie, seeya Githa." 
Githa leaves the lab. 
Nadine places the cube in another machine, closes the opening and throws more switches, there's a humming sound as the cube rotates at high speed then she turns her attention to an area which turns green on the floor. 
Walter, Silv and Jana appear in this area as full size holograms. 
Nadine speaks to them. 
"Hello there Walter Silv Jana, (Nadine has read the report that Githa filed) this is a two way 3D viewer, my name is Nadine, I'm in charge of lab technology and robots, there are thousands of robots in our city that all have male HUMAN intellect in them, do you have any questions Walter?" 
"Nadine I don't care what happens to me, but can you please tell me what will happen to my daughters?"
Nadine replies with a more soft tone. 
"Walter at this very moment SYNTHETIC bodies are being FORMED for your daughters from their DNA records, they will look the same as they did before, you will not know the difference." 
"Thank God and thank you too for this wonderful technology." 
"It's what we do here Walter, now I've decided that after looking at your electronic qualifications, I'd like you to be my new SERVO, which means your intellect will be placed into my SERVO computer, you'll be called Servo Number One and after that you'll be in charge of all the other robots and synthetics under my command in this underground city called Phoenix, at all times you will address me as Mistress Nadine and you will be given free access to our LIVING NEURON NET." 
"Mistress Nadine, this is more than I'd hoped for, I understand everything you've told me, how soon can I go to work for you?" 
"You learn fast Walter, on a personal level I've been having problems with my old SERVO so he's been delegated to the assembly lines on the manufacturing levels of Phoenix, you've been a married man and understand a women's needs, if you pass your tests in humility and study the laws of Phoenix you will have this plumb job of being my SERVO." 
Nadine turns to Walter's daughters and says. 
"Now Silv and Jana, I'm sorry your first day here will be so short, I have to turn the lights out again, next time we meet you will be like your old selves again, until then sleep tight." 
The girls hadn't had a chance to respond as Nadine puts them back into simulated sleep. 
She turns back to Walter. 
"Ok Walter you're off to class now, I'll see you when you get back." 
"Thank you Mistress Nadine." 
Walter is taken to class by THE LIVING NEURON NET, he excels in all the tests and learns quickly what is expected of him, then waits patiently for the day ...... 
WHEN HE WILL TALK FACE TO FACE WITH HIS DAUGHTERS AGAIN.

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