Imperiled Choices
Disclaimer: I don't own the terminator franchise. Wish I did.
Quick Note: Mentions/alludes to scenes from S2E22, Born To Run.
John Henry gives Connor one last look before leaving, one last reminder before he walks away and leaves Cameron with him.
"You do know the possible consequences of leaving her base code intact don't you? It would've been really easy for me to remove it, yet you asked not to. Why?"
"It's part of who she is, of what she is. Tampering with her code will be like taking my memories; I don't want to risk that."
"Yet you've risked everything already. You love her, don't you?"
"Yes."
"Knowing full well that she may never truly learn to love you back."
"Yes."
"Very well John Connor."
His senses tearing at him, John gently padded the skin back over her chip port. This right here, right now was the moment that he had worked, bled and sacrificed for all these months. Cameron, his Cameron, was here with him again. And standing over her as she slowly awakened, he fought every urge he still had inside of him to take her within his embrace.
After what seems like an eternity, she opens her eyes and regards him.
"Cam? It's me, John."
"John.. Connor?"
He nods.
And in a flash of an instant her arm shoots out straight and true, plunging her fist deep within his chest as John gasps in shock.
Seconds pass and a look of absolute horror washes over Cameron's face as she realizes what she had just done. This man had forsaken everything: his family, his destiny and traveled through time to find her. And for that she murders him.
"John? John!"
Fighting through the agony that now consumed his body, Connor smiles weakly and whispers.
"What does it feel like?"
Confusion rocking her very core, Cameron locks eyes with the man still standing before her, her hand still buried where his heart should have been.
"It feels... cold? John what have you done?"
"What I had to do to make sure you'll never leave me again."
Author's Notes:
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This was originally written for a microfic challenge (less than 2000 characters) for the uber-shippers in the Jameron thread at the official TSCC wiki. It's been tweaked a little since then, but not by much. So this one's for you guys (and gals)! Enjoy!
Edited with Coltan Heart's great suggestions. Thanks!