Author's notes:
Thanks for the comments. Having read some other fics before this, I really don't want to mess up. Your comments are encouraging and helpful. I'm not having much trouble at the moment with plot ideas, but I don't have this planned deeply, and I'll definitely consider any ideas you guys come up with.
Fairedust, I understand your concern for revealing Kyle's relationship. At the time John wasn't entirely sure how long he'd be here and if it would matter, but he needed some leverage. He didn't get into specifics, so I think he'll be okay.
In this chapter there's a change in perspective. I thought I'd follow Weaver around for awhile and get in some of her thoughts.
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Catherine Weaver entered an air shaft of her now crumbling Zeira Corp. She had grown accustomed or maybe even attached to the building. The main building's lack of structural integrity against the bombing of Judgment Day was a disappointment to her. Though practically, the building's 'modern' design which heavily incorporated glass windows wouldn't be very useful in this post-apocalyptic time. Skynet would easily spot any activity inside were it to be used.
She made a trip to her caved-in office. She quickly located her hidden floor-safe and opened it. Inside sat some C4 and some other artifacts from her time in the civilized past. She took the C4 and placed it inside a hollow cavity in herself. Explosives were possibly the only weapon she ever needed. Of all, she preferred C4, since she could forcefully mold it inside of herself if the situation required it. Its physical properties also reminded her of herself. Closing the safe and leaving the office, she again made use of the ventilation system.
Exiting the building through an intake vent, she took off at her top speed. Running across the landscape, she took in the scenery. Though she was a machine, she came to realize she enjoyed nature and its creations. Or at least she preferred how it had been before Judgment day. Skynet would eventually doom this Earth.
She came across her objective, a small Skynet radar station. It was barely out of range of the Zeira Corp building, but any significant movement from the building would most likely be noticed. This would likely hamper any resistance efforts. She oozed herself into the perimeter of the radar equipment's walls. Inside were a couple old T-600 units. Seeking to elicit a confused response, she changed shape right in front of their eyes. They were about to target her, however her sudden morphing into a fellow T-600 confused them. She took about a third of her C4 and planted it on a vulnerable part of the radar's supports. She placed a detonator with a 15 second fuse and started it. She quickly pushed the two T-600's toward the explosive she planted, and she proceeded to exit the compound. A few seconds later the C4 detonated, leveling the support structures for the radar unit. It all crashed down on the T-600's. Skynet would not be tracking this area for quite some time.
She made her way toward a Skynet factory. She decided to use stealth rather than combat to get inside. She could easily take down any threats, but she wouldn't want to draw attention to her actions. The factory contained many terminator units, smarter than the primitive T-600's she faced earlier. She oozed out of a cooling vent and found herself in a closet. She knocked a single time on the door. John Henry stood nearby and heard the knock. He walked over to the door, opened it, and walked inside closing it behind him. Inside stood Catherine Weaver. She started, "John Henry, have you learned anything?"
John Henry replied, "Yes Mrs. Weaver. I have been studying designs for all terminator units, including my own and the TOK series."
Weaver replied, "The TOK series?"
"Yes. Skynet has just recently designed it, however they have not created any models. It is what Cameron was." He continued, "Also, if we are to build a body for Cameron, we will need her human template."
Weaver replied, "Yes. We will, however John will not be happy."
John Henry was curious, "Why?"
Weaver elaborated, "It will be difficult to get her to cooperate, and John will not want to involve her."
Thinking for a moment, John Henry said, "Could we not get a tissue sample, and have you form her shape?"
Weaver was impressed at John Henry's idea and realized it could work. "Why yes, John Henry. We could." she replied. "I'll leave you to learning more about Skynet's arsenal. Be careful."
She exited the factory.
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Seeing John standing in the doorway, Derek told him to come in. Derek and Kyle were sitting down and had been talking. John started bluntly, "The resistance needs to unite. We have no chance against Skynet alone."
Derek and Kyle hadn't expected this. Although they didn't know what to expect from this kid. Derek began to speak semi-angrily, "What's it to.."
He was interrupted by Kyle, "You're right." He turned to Derek and continued, "We can't keep hiding out by ourselves. We need to fight back, and we need help."
Derek looked at Kyle for a second and then at John and spoke, "Well kid, do you have any ideas?"
John hadn't thought about it much, but he supplied them one. It was actually quite obvious, "Yeah. Let's contact some other groups."
Derek let his pride annoy his voice a little, "Fine kid. You get to work on that."
Kyle offered to help, and Derek left the room.
Kyle spoke, "Sorry about Derek. He doesn't like backseat drivers."
"Alright, so there's a few groups around. We haven't spoken to them much though."
John inquired, "Do you think getting them to work with us would be hard?"
Kyle responded, "Hard to say. We really haven't interacted much."
"Well, I guess we'll just have to try." said John.
Kyle suddenly realized something, "Uh. We've got a problem. If we try to contact anyone, Skynet will probably hear us."
A Scottish voice came out of nowhere, "That shouldn't be a problem."
John and Kyle turned to see Catherine Weaver. John was slightly surprised, but Kyle was much more so. "Who are you?" asked Kyle. Weaver spoke, "I'm Catherine Weaver. This building belonged to my company."
John was surprised that Weaver would just show up like that. He wasn't sure she would ever meet these people, but she just did. She met Kyle. After a moment John added to the conversation, "So what about Skynet monitoring our communications?"
Weaver spoke, "The Skynet radar unit 15 miles to our North has been destroyed."
John instantly knew how and was afraid Kyle might ask her how, but instead Kyle said, "Good. Then I guess we can contact some people." They spent the rest of the day on the radio talking to nearby resistance groups.