Chapter Two: Save me

Cameron and John had put their clothes into one bag and were getting ready to go out to save Allison.
John went into the kitchen and as he got there, he crept slowly past Derek who was drunkenly asleep.
John wrote his note:

'To Mom and Derek I'm sorry but I have to live my life and that's with Cameron. We're going to save a life that needs to be saved. I'm sorry I can't give you any more information, but please… don't come looking for us.

Love,

John'

John crept back upstairs and grabbed his bag and he and Cameron got into the Jeep and drove off.

It around 11pm when John and Cameron arrived at the Young house to see the door kicked in and were alerted to the unmistakable sound of gunfire.
John loaded and cocked the shotgun with DU (Depleted Uranium) slugs into it as Cameron prepared a thermite bomb.
Upon their entrance, the evidence of a fight was in plain sight. There was a blood trail leading from the living room, up the stairs, and towards a room. They cautiously entered the room. Inside the room, a woman with a bullet hole in her chest, protectively cradling a baby John knew to be Allison Young.

The woman stared at the two intruders with wide eyes. John said, "Its ok, look. My name is John, and this is Cameron. We're here to help."
"My name is Mary. My husband is downstairs, he said he would hold them off. He was in the Army Reserves." Mary swallowed hard before saying, "Look after her please, her name is Allison. I can tell that you are good people… Please take care of her." The woman, upon telling John and Cameron to look after her child, began to hand her to Cameron who took her ever so lovingly into her arms.

"But…" John was about the finish his sentence when he noticed that the woman had stopped breathing. He went to check the pulse… "She's dead."

Cameron said "John. We have to go. Now." John didn't need to be told twice. He took a handful of clothes, food, and diapers for Allison before they left the room.
As they went to leave they saw Allison's father get thrown into a wall as John turned to face a T-888.

"John. Run!" Cameron said to John as she pushed him behind her for cover.

"No… Not this time…" John said breathlessly as he continued to fire shot after shot into the Terminator.

Cameron watched in awe as she watched John transform. She knew the Terminator's chip was screaming evade. She was noticing him change, shot by shot. He was no longer John Baum. She was now looking at John Connor. Her… John Connor.

John fired one last shot into the Terminator skull, destroying the chip into fragments. The eyes went blank. Cameron pulled out the bomb and handed it to John. He pulled the pin and threw the bomb onto the machine.
As they got into the car, they both looked behind them as the house became engulfed in flames, a large fireball glowing brightly inside.

As they drove out, they headed through L.A. John pulled into the motel parking lot, went inside and got a room for the night.
Cameron pulled out a cot and placed Allison gently into it. John was amazed at how caring she actually was.
John looked at her and said, "Come on, let's sleep on the bed together… I can't have you patrolling the perimeter all night now can I?"

"I Don't –"

"Sleep. Yeah I know. But you're different. Please… try…" John stated interrupting Cameron mid-sentence.

Cameron, not wanting to disappoint John, lifted up the covers and slowly began to crawl into bed. As soon as she reached a comfortable position, she laid her head upon John's chest and closed her eyes and the world around her went black.

John awoke the next morning as the sunlight danced across his face. He turned his head to the side and saw Cameron asleep next to him.
John eased himself out of bed and checked on Allison, who was sleeping peacefully. He went to turn away, but something caught his eye. A beauty mark. The same one Cameron had over her left eye. He stood there stunted and speechless.
Cameron awoke to see John stroking Allison's head. She got up and stood next to him and looked at the baby.
John said, "It's weird how you look alike now, but it helps, we say she's our baby to anyone asking."

"…so does that… make us a family?" Cameron asked with a look of pure innocence.

John replied "Yes. We will go to Monterey and live there. I've heard its nice this time of year."

***

Sarah woke up in the morning and as she went into the kitchen, she started making pancakes for the entire family.
As Sarah shouted for John to come down, she noticed the note and after reading it, collapsed to the floor.
Derek came into the room and saw Sarah on the floor and proceeded to ask, "What's wrong?!?!"
Derek, after finishing reading the note, asked "So what do we do now?"
Sarah said with a stern look in her eye, "We find them before something bad happens."

***
John got ready, and while John was feeding Allison, Cameron watched to so that she could do it later.

"We need food. We will all go to the store and pick up the necessities for us and her.

"We have some money, not to mention I have numerous diamonds for us to sell so we can make some more money so we can support our new family." Cameron stated.
"Let's go then, I will give a tip to the clerk of the hotel, then… we can go pick up our stuff." John said as he was picking up the rest of his clothing from the room.

John pulled up at the store and he watched as Cameron placed Allison into the baby seat of a trolley.
Cameron put food and snacks for John and her in the trolley. as John placed baby food and milk and extra diapers.
John smiled as he saw Allison stretching out for a hug which Cameron gave her kindly.
John then froze when he saw Riley and wondered why the hell she was here and why she was walking up to the new found family.
John saw Cameron grab Allison protectively and gave a death look that scared the living hell out of him.

Riley said "Hey John, I've been looking for you everywhere, but your mom said that you were out of the house and weren't in contact."
"Ok Riley, there are some things that I haven't told you, and some things that I probably will never tell you, but the fact of the matter is that I can't see you anymore. Nothing… Don't come around me anymore.
Riley said , "What, like this baby sitting act that you have going on?"
"No, I'm looking after Cameron and OUR baby if it has anything of concern to you. Just please Riley… go away."
As John and Cameron left the store, a wave of relief passed over him since he didn't have to deal with that blonde ** anymore.