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Description: Cameron and John Reese are attacked by a T-888, but are saved by another, female terminator called Sarah Connor. Together with Kyle Reese, they travel forward in time to stop Skynet. AU. Cameron/Sarah. Femslash.

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Ps: Don't worry, my other story will continue...tomorrow maybe. ;)

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Pilot: Save her

"You know, what you have to do?"

"Yes. Travel back in time, find your and your sister's younger selves, and protect them."

"Moreover?"

"Save her."

"Okay... Good luck and farewell, Sarah."

"Farewell, John."

John Reese activated the TDE.

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"There are those who believe that children in the womb share their mother's dreams; her love for them. Her hopes for their future. As told to them in pictures as they sleep inside her. Is that why they reaches for her in that first moment and cry for her touch? But what if you've never known your mother, because she sacrificed herself for you? Because she knew how important your and your brother's life were. She knew what your lifes held for you and your brother. That your fate was tied to the fate of millions. That every moment of your life would be spent staying alive. Would you understand why she wasn't there for you? Why she left? Would you still reach for her if the only dream you ever shared with her were a nightmare?"

Date: August 24, 1999

Red Valley, New Mexico

Kyle Reese, who had just come into the kitchen and was now pouring himself a cup of coffee, turned to his teenaged offsprings. John and Cameron Reese were sitting at the breakfast table. And while John gulped down his scrambled eggs, Cameron perused the newspaper.

Their father asked, "What's on the agenda today?"

The two looked up briefly and aswered him in unison. "Nothing, Dad."

"Aha... Have you done your homework?"

"Yes, Dad."

Kyle took a gulp of his coffee as his daughter asked him, "Did you have a nightmare last night? I heard some strange noises."

Her father sniffed. "Yeah. It was about..."

"Are you going to meet Allison for lunch?" John interrupted him, not wanting to hear it. After all, he could imagine how his father's nightmares looked like.

Clearing his throat, Kyle answered his son, "Don't know yet. She's pretty busy, you know."

"If you don't spend more time with her, she'll leave you, Dad." Cameron warned him. "She won't wait a lifetime."

"We're not even a couple." Kyle declared. "How can she leave me then?"

His daughter sighed. "See, with this attitude you'll put her off for sure."

"Let it be, Cam." John told his sister. "It's down to him."

Kyle groaned in frustration. "Okay, I'll call her. You're happy now?"

"Yes. " The only female Reese grinned.

John and Cameron's father tried to suppress a smile. "Now take a hike! School starts in an hour."

About an hour later, the school bell rang, signaling the start of the first lesson. As the substitute teacher entered the class, the Reese siblings sat down, just like all the other students did. There was a dead silence, caused by the stern appearance of their temporary teacher. He introduced himself as 'Mr. Cromartie', before he sat down as well and started attendance call.

Meanwhile, Cameron's absent gaze shifted to the window. Outside, in the parking lot, she spotted a raven-haired woman standing next to a silvery truck. She estimated the woman to be around thirty. Sunglasses covered her eyes and she wore a long, brown leather-coat. Cameron wondered, if she wasn't sweltering. However, she felt a shiver running down her spine as the raven-haired seemed to watch her. Yet, Cameron was unable to look away.

"Cameron Phillips?"

The girl felt a nudge on her upper arm. Finally, her eyes broke away from the woman and she looked in the opposite direction to her friend instead. "What?"

"Cameron Phillips?" The teacher asked for the second time.

"Yes!" Cameron shouted, startled.

Laughter arose, but it stopped immediately, as Cromartie pointed a gun at Cameron all of a sudden. Cameron was too perplexed to move and simply stared at the barrel.

John watched the scene in horror, yelling at his sister, "GET DOWN, CAM!"

Instinctively, Cameron did so, why the bullet fortunately missed her. About two inches, though.

The students shrieked, trying to flee. In the meantime, John crawled to his sister. As he reached her, their eyes met. Both of them knew, they were back. Swallowing, he roughly grabbed Cameron's arm and pulled her with him. Together they managed to escape out the window. The siblings stopped after a few metres of running though, because of the woman, who came towards them. It was the one, Cameron had viewed some minutes ago.

She and John gasped, as the raven-haired revealed the heavy rifle, which she had hidden under her coat. She took aim and fired. John and Cameron dropped to the floor, screaming. Not for the first time, the Reese siblings feared for their lifes. But this time, there was nowhere to run. Two terminators... They were as good as dead.

John felt anger and desperation, tears beaming in his eyes. Next to him he could hear his sister whining. He squeezed her arm in a helpless manner, waiting for the end of the future leaders of mankind.

"Come with me if you want to live." A monotone, but somehow urgent voice said above them.

Hesitating, John and Cameron looked up in the stoic face of the raven-haired. She didn't wear her sunglasses anymore.

Jade-green, Cameron opined, a bit untimely.

She and her brother jumped up, not really pondering about it, but scurrying to the silvery truck. They were just relieved not to be dead by now. Their obvious rescuer followed them, started the engine and was about to drive off. But Cromartie obstructed their way, raising his gun, firing.

The raven-haired ordered John and Cameron, "Down!"

The bullets hit the woman's chest, yet didn't harm the Reese siblings. She stepped on the gas, running the terminator over and making the tires squeal.

And when Cromartie was out of sight, John inhaled deeply. "Cam, you alright?"

"Yeah, I'm fine." His sister answered, trying to calm down. "What about you?"

John let out a sigh. "I broke my nail."

Although Cameron nudged him, she grinned. Right now, she was eased that they were both alive, what seemed like a miracle to her. Cameron was aware of the fact, that they owed this the raven-haired, who sat next to her on the truck's bench and was driving in silence.

Cameron wanted to say something, yet was cut off by her brother. "Who are you? You're no human...that's for sure."

"No, I'm not." The woman told him. "My name is Sarah Connor. I'm a terminator, but don't worry, I won't harm you. I'm here to protect you."

John and Cameron remained silent. Finally, John asked though, "Where are you heading for?"

"Your house. Kyle Reese is probably in danger."

Immediately, John took out his cell phone and called his father. "Dad, listen, they're back. Yes...no, we're alright. Another terminator saved aus... On our way to you."

Meanwhile, Cameron got some glimpses of 'Sarah Connor'. It wasn't the first time, in which a terminator didn't try to kill her and her brother. Yet, the girl knew something was different, even though she couldn't put her finger on it.

"You have to end the call." Sarah told John. "Otherwise, the T-888 will be able to locate your house."

John ignored her, but Cameron intervened by taking her brother his phone away. "Dad, we have to stop. Bye."

She ended the call and looked at Sarah. "How long was that?"

"One minute and twelve seconds."

"Shit!"

After ten minutes of driving, they arrived at their house and were greeted by a frantic Kyle, who stormed outside and hugged his children, briefly but clearly happy and releaved. Then he spotted Sarah, who got out of the truck. "You're the other terminator?"

"Yes."

"I have a lot of questions to you."

"I know, but we do not have the time right now." Sarah explained. "The T-888 is on the way. He won't stop, until John and Cameron Reese are dead. We have to leave."

Kyle growled softly. "We have to keep running, you mean."

"No!" John stated harshly. "Dad, we can't keep running."

"What should we do instead, John?" Kyle was obviously annoyed by his son.

John fired back, "Fighting!"

"Don't be ridiculous!"

"I'm not! We have her on our side."

"Her?"

His son pointed at Sarah, causing Kyle to sneer. "It is no assurance that we'll suvive a fight."

Unaffected by the argument between father and son, Sarah reminded once more, "The T-888 will be here soon."

The two males didn't listen. Therefor, Cameron did and asked her, "What do you think, we should do?"

Sarah's eyes rested on Cameron, who felt strange and petty under the terminator's regard. However, Sarah tilted her head and asked in return, "What do you think, we should do?"

"What I think?" Cameron was more than just surprised. She wasn't used to be consulted about important things. "Are you serious?"

"Of course." Sarah replied, matter of factly. "In the future, you are considered as the wise and prudent one of the Reese siblings."

"Well..." The teenager couldn't hide her smile, but rubbed her neck in a shy gesture. "I..."

"Watch out!" The terminator shouted, as the T-888 showed up in the distance and fired at them.

Kyle and John dropped down on the dusty ground, while Sarah preserved Cameron from being shot by acting as shield for her. Afterward, she shoved her away. "Down!"

Sarah and Cromartie began to fight. The male terminator succeeded in grabbing the female one's neck and punching her in the face several times. But Sarah took hold of both his wrists, which she twisted, causing the T-888 to let go of her. He kicked her in the stomach therefore, sending her to the ground. Unharmed, Sarah got up again. They grasped each other's shoulders, spinning around. Finally, Sarah managed to knock his head against a hard stone a couple of times. His eyes went dark.

"Is it...offline?" Kyle demanded.

"Yes, but only for two minutes. He reboots. I do not have the right equipment to extract his chip. We have to leave. Now."

"We'll run." John whispered. "For now."

Near nightfall, the Reeses and Sarah Connor had found a secluded hideout in an old, empty warehouse. A drum with a fire inside spent some warmth.

"Well then..." Kyle sat down on a box, looking at Sarah. "What are you?"

Sarah remained absolutely calm, answering him, "A terminator, called Sarah Connor."

"Now something like you is allowed to bear a name?" Kyle didn't even try to hide his disgust.

The raven-haired tilted her head. "Your son gave me this name. But he was inspired by your daughter."

John and Cameron exchanged looks. Yet, they didn't say something, but watched their father and their protector.

"What model are you?"

"I'm a prototype. I'm the first terminator built for infiltration."

Kyle licked his lips. He often did this when he was upset. "What year are you from?"

"2027."

"How long have you been looking for us?"

"73 days."

"And the war?"

"The Skynet missile defense system goes online April 19, 2011. Declares war on mankind and triggers a nuclear apocalypse two days later."

"Miles Dyson?"

"Someone else built Skynet."

"Who?"

"I don't know?"

"You don't know who builds the computer that blows up the world?"

"I wasn't sent here for that."

"For what then?"

"Protect John and Cameron Reese."

"You're doing a great job, prototype." His voice was full of sarcasm.

Sarcasm, which Sarah didn't understand. "Thank you."

Kyle laughed at her. But he stopped when Cameron said, "She's indeed doing a great job, Dad. Without her, we'd be dead with safety by now."

Her dad snarled, showing his displeasure. Yet, he hold himself back and change the topic. "You should rest for a while. You had a rough day."

Both, John and Cameron knew, that it would be the best, if they didn't goad him anymore. So they lay down on some blankets on the truck bed. Sarah had given them the blankets, which she had bought at her arrival, because she had expected today's events to happen some day.

"Won't you sleep, Dad?" John asked his father.

"No." Came the simple answer from Kyle, who was sitting in the driver's cabin, studying a map.

His children sighed softly. They drifted into sleep a few moments later...just as Kyle did.

Nevertheless, Cameron barely slept an hour, before she woke up again, thanks to her brother, who had thrown an elbow at her. Now she regretted, shifting close to him, searching for some comfort. The girl looked up and was somehow shocked to see a half naked Sarah sitting near the drum.

Sarah's eyes fixed on her. "Everything is under control. You can go back to sleep."

"Uhm..." Cameron shook her head with the aim to clear said head. "Not with my brother lying just an inch away from me."

"The gap amounts more than an inch."

Cameron remembered, that terminators didn't understand jokes. "I know... What are you...doing?"

"I'm removing the bullets in my torso."

Now Cameron saw the pair of pliers in Sarah's right hand. "Oh. Will...will it 'heal'?"

"Yes, the skin will heal."

"Without stitches?"

"Yes."

"Pretty efficient."

"Yes."

Cameron had no idea what to say anymore. To her pleasant surprise, Sarah added, "The self-recovery of living tissue was your invention."

Pride arose in Cameron's chest. "Wait... Living tissue?"

"Yes, I'm a cybernetic organism." Sarah explained to her. "Other than my predecessors, I do not just have a skin as cover. I have also muscles and internal organgs and can make use of them. I'm able to breathe, bleed, eat, cry..."

"Perfect for infiltration." Cameron pondered.

"Exactly."

"But then you've also be able to pretend emotions."

Cameron's mouth went dry all of a sudden, as Sarah smiled for the very first time, while her jade-green eyes sparkled. "That's right on."

The teenager cleared her throat. "You might put your shirt back on, once you're done. I don't want John or my father to see you like this...topless. That would be...somehow nasty, you know. Kinda...eewww."

"Thank you for explaining. I think, I know what you mean." Sarah declared. "My nakedness could arouse them."

Cameron grimaced. "See, that was...eeeeewww!"

"I'm sorry."

"It's alright." Cameron could have sworn, that Sarah grinned at her, but then, she reminded herself that terminators never grinned.

"You should rest." Sarah adviced Cameron, while she put on her shirt again.

The girl nodded and lay back down, before she rolled onto her side and closed her eyes.

"Good night, Cameron."

A bit confused, the girl responded, "Good night, Sarah."

Cameron was about to fall asleep, when John pulled the big blanket away, leaving Cameron uncovered. She hissed, "John, you bugger!"

Sighing, she curled up into a ball and tried to sleep nevertheless. Suddenly, she felt a slight touch all over her body, causing her to open her eyes. She saw Sarah, standing at the truck's side, looking down at the teenager. Then Cameron looked down at her body and back to Sarah, who smiled at once more. Afterward, she walked away and Cameron swallowed the lump in her throat. Sarah had covered her with her leather-coat. And while Cameron drifted off into sleep, she pulled the coat up to her nose. Her last thought was, since when terminators used perfume.

Next morning, agent Ellison and a crew investigated the Reese's former household. They found brass. The sheriff noted, that obviously, there had been a fight, but there was no blood. As a result, Ellison told him, "The guy, who attempted to murder Cameron Reese had a 'robot leg', seen by nineteen witnesses."

In the meantime, the Reeses and Sarah decided to stop running away, but to stop Skynet instead.

"We'll go to the Dyson house." Kyle planned. "I want to know, if Miles told anyone about Skynet."

Five minutes later, the four of them were on their way to Tarissa, Miles' widow, who was infuriated that Kyle showed up, because the FBI pinned Miles' death on him and his son and daughter.

"I'll call the police." Tarissa said, reaching for the phone.

But Kyle stopped her. "Listen, it's important. Did Miles tell anyone about Skynet? Please, the machines are back."

"No." She answered him, defeated. "I do not know, if Miles told anyone. You know, that I never knew much about my husband's business."

"Yes, but..."

"Cromartie!" Sarah warned, pointing out the window, at the T-888, who was walking up the driveway. "We cannot go outside to get to the truck. Misses Dyson, we require your van."

Tarissa stared at her. "What makes you think that I would allow you the use of my van?"

"If you don't, the T-888 will come inside your house and you may be killed."

"You can have it."

"Thank you."

Sarah, Kyle, John and Cameron rushed into the garage, where they climped into the van. Sarah bursted through the garage door, down the driveway onto the street. Another car almost crashed into them, causing Kyle to shout, "You wanna kill us?"

"No." Sarah answered, calmly. "I want to save you."

"What are we going to do now?" John asked after a few minutes of uncomfortable silence.

"We'll go to a bank that was built in 1963."

"What is that supposed to achieve?"

As they arrived at the bank, Sarah pulled out a gun and forced a clerk to lock them in a safety deposit vault. She gained a number of keys and told the Reeses, "We have to open each specific vault. They are carrying pieces for an isotopic weapon."

"Are these things from the future?" John wanted to know.

Sarah responded, "Nothing organic can travel through time, no clothes, weapons, nothing. An engineer created all this. He was sent back for preparations."

While she spoke, she built the isotopic weapon. "The gun can be used to destroy machines like Cromartie."

In the meantime, the FBI received word about the break in, sending in a SWAT team. However, Cromartie showed up too, ignoring the SWAT, because they were 'not a threat'. He began ripping the vault door apart, piece by piece. Inside the vault, Sarah activated the TDE, which was built into the bank vault so that anyone can have a way back to the future.

"If we want to take down Skynet, we will have to stop its birth in the future." Sarah stated.

As the device began to warm up, Cromartie was near able to break through, why Kyle grabbed the weapon.

"Dad, we have to go!" Cameron urged her father.

Just as temporal energies started swirling, Cromartie came in, prompting Kyle to fire at him. It took off the T-888's head and flesh and the temporal energies formed into a brilliant burst of light.

A time displacement sphere appeared on a freeway all of a sudden, causing a panic and accidents. When it dispersed, four naked bodies crouched on the ground. It were Sarah, Kyle, John and Cameron. Contrary to Sarah, the Reeses were hugely embarrased. One teen took a video of them with a cell phone. The four got up and ran away into a nearby construction yard.

"Where the hell are we?" Kyle demanded.

"Same where. Different when." Sarah responded, looking at a billboard, which say 2007.

Sarah walked up to an approaching car, driven by four drunken men, who attempted to accost her. Without a problem, Sarah knocked them out and stole their clothes and car for her and the Reeses.

Two days later, they got a household and a cache of weapons. Their filmed arrival was viewed by the media as a mere college prank, but agent Ellison and Allison Young immediately recognized Kyle Reese's face.

"It is said that the death of any one person is the death of an entire world. Certainly for parents, the death of their children is no less than a holocaust. In the case of my father, these words are literally true. And even though we've traveled through time, bent the rules of nature, they will keep coming for me and my brother. Keep trying to kill us. But until that day, it's gonna be one hell of a dogfight."