Challenge
This is the Sci-Fi Portal's 50th challenge. See if you can write up a cool & creative science fiction story with only 50 words total.
This science fiction story can range from anything. Any type of science fiction you can come up with ranging from cyberpunk, apocalyptic, military science fiction, social science fiction, space opera, horror science fiction, time travel, etc. Make it very sci-fi and fun!
The Cryoc
Fear. That is what the government uses to control people. It's not exactly the fear of execution, but fear of experiencing your worst nightmares. People call it the Cryoc. If you break the Rules, you're locked in the Cryoc and face your phobias forever. I was trapped there. I escaped.