PROLOGUE
Flying over the Mojave desert towards the Sierra Nevada mountains is a V22 Osprey. Inside the Osprey are three people. They are being followed by a Blackhawk helicopter.
General John Connor is flying the chopper low over the desert, Katherine Brewster is sat next to him, John Connor is firing at the Blackhawk from the back of the Osprey. Off in the distance smoke and fire is seen coming from a military base.
General John Connor. 44 years old. His muscles bulge under his t-shirt and his brown hair is drenched in sweat. The leader of the Resistance who jumped through time to protect his younger self.
Katherine Brewster. 18 years old. An attractive teenager with a slim, slender figure and long blonde hair flowing down over her shoulders. She's one of the most popular girls in high school.
John Connor. 18 years old. For a teenager he is well-built and lean, with a long fringe on his short, brown hair falling over his face. All his life he has been an outsider and an outcast.
Connor puts the Osprey on autopilot and looks into the back. He see's John firing at the Blackhawk then looks at Kate who is reading a map. ''Kate.''
She looks up and see's blood seeping through his hands, from a stomach wound. ''I got tagged back at Edwards. I'm not gonna make it, I'm losing too much blood.''
''No, no. You're gonna make it, you're gonna be all right. JOHN!''
John looks back and makes his way to the cockpit. ''Yeah?'' He see's Connor bleeding heavily. ''Fuck. You've been shot?''
''Tell me something I don't know.'' Connor sarcastically quips. ''You gotta go okay, you gotta get to safety.''
''No, no. Not without you.''
Connor grabs John by the shoulders and looks him square in the eye. ''Hey! You have to live. You and Kate both. If you die, then we've already lost. You have to live.''
''John. He's right. We have to go.'' John looks at her and nods.
''Don't make the same mistakes I did.'' Connor salutes him and John salutes back.
John and Kate go to the back of the Osprey with two duffle bags full of weapons and explosives. Connor spins the Osprey around and goes lower to the floor. The two teenagers get ready to jump.
''John.'' John turns and looks at him. ''Kick Skynet's ass.''
John smiles before jumping out of the Osprey. They land on the ground with a hard thud as Connor flies towards the Blackhawk. ''Time to say goodbye, you metal motherfucker.''
BOOM! The two survivors watch the two aircraft crash into each other making a huge fireball that illuminates the night sky. He picks up one of the bags as Kate grabs the other. ''Let's go.''
They make their way towards the mountain. Once inside they stop and survey a huge hanger, with old vehicles stored inside it. They see the blast doors up ahead and run towards it. ''Okay, this is it.''
Pulling a small machine out of his backpack, John begins hacking into a control console outside the blast doors. Gears start turning and the blast doors open up. ''Piece of cake.'' They enter the bunker and John closes the blast doors.
He looks around and finds a map on the wall. He memorizes the layout and looks at Kate. ''Alright. The elevator is this way. Come on. We only have thirteen minutes left.'' Running down a long hallway they finally find the elevator to the bunker.
They get in and go down into the mountain. It seem's they are in the elevator for years when it is only minutes. Neither of them say a word. Once they reach the bottom they get out and enter the bunker which immediately lights up.
The foyer is a big room with chairs and coffee tables around the room. Looking around John finds the situation room. He looks around in there whilst Kate searches the foyer. She see's a podium and the emblem of the US President behind it.
Realising what this place is she turns around to find John looking confused. ''I don't understand. These computers are thirty years old. Skynet isn't here. There is no mainframe. Goddamn it!''
He throws an old computer to the floor and brushes a hand through his hair. ''John. Remember what he said. Judgment Day is inevitable. Maybe he was right. It's not your fault, John. You tried your best.''
He looks at her and sighs. ''He tried telling me but I didn't wanna hear it. I thought that if I could stop Skynet then I wouldn't have to face my destiny. But he knew. Our mission was never to stop Judgment Day. It was merely to survive it.''
Voices crackle over the various radios and John looks at Kate. ''Hello? Hello? This is Montana Civil Defense. Can anybody hear me?''
Kate walks over to him and John picks up the transmitter. He waits a second and takes a deep breath. ''This is John Connor at Crystal Peak.''
''Connor, it's good to hear from you. We've been getting reports of nuclear missiles flying over the Atlantic ocean. Who's in charge there son?''
''I am.'' He puts the transmitter down as Kate slips a hand into his. They look at each other for a few seconds before looking back at the radio.
''Crystal Peak, come in. Connor, do you read me? Oh, my god. Connor, if you can hear me I hope you're in a safe place.'' The radio crackles and cuts out.
Today on April 19th, 2003, Skynet went online at 17:23 PM and declared humanity a threat one hour later. The bombs fell shortly afterwards. All my life I've been waiting for this moment. Preparing, training, getting ready for the bombs to fall and the machines to rise. Now it's here I know what I have to do now. My mission is clear. My name is John Connor. No fate but what we make for ourselves.