To Live Another Day

Illness drained the life from Braden’s frail body. A storied career as a pop star had finally caught up with him. His body could take no more and began disintegrating.  His fame gone, all he had left was a massive pile of money. The best he could hope for was a miracle cure in some far future time. Braden put all his money into a trust to be used to freeze and care for his body until such a time when he could be brought back to health.

Centuries passed, but for Braden it was like only a second of time. The last he remembered was the blackness of death freeze and a moment later he was looking into a bright light. It took time for Braden to adjust to the light. As the world came into focus it looked so weird, strange. Colors were different, so was the light. Then he started to feel his body. His body was different!

The centuries in deep freeze required sacrifices to keep Braden alive. The doctors had to eliminate all extra body mass they could while preserving the soul. When technology allowed the doctors to bring Braden back they also had to create a new body for him. Without a template to work from they chose what was considered an ideal body in their future.

Braden had a lot to learn. The first thing he had to get used to was being called Millie. Then he had to adjust to walking and other bodily functions. Before long Millie was up and about discovering all the exciting places and people of the year 2628. Man has come a long way since the early 21^st Century. Millie drew in a deep breath and smiled. She was going to like it here. She wondered if they might like pop music.