The desert wasn't friendly to those who weren't familiar with its bite. Heat rolled in like a wave making the air feel heavier. Stepping out of the car you stole, boots crunching against the gritty dirt, you squinted at the horizon. The desert stretched endlessly in every direction, a sea of cracked earth and shimmering heatwaves, broken only by the distant silhouettes of jagged rocks and the city you once called home, all now left behind for.. this.