A/N: Really short chapter, guys. This whole "episode" thing is taking some getting used to. Now I'm worried about how many chapters per episode, and where to leave off and stuff, and this chapter had an end point, so I took advantage of it.
DISCLAIMER: I do not own these characters or the show.
When Ellison and Kyle returned to the house, it was almost one o'clock in the morning. Everyone was tired, especially those experiencing time lag. In fact, Derek had fallen asleep in front of some show counting down the best celebrity downfalls or something like that. No one had really been paying attention, especially not Derek. Ellison, seeing that no one was up for a debriefing at this time, said a quiet goodbye to Kyle and Sarah, and left to get some sleep himself.
Sarah turned to Kyle. "Since Derek is passed out on the couch, I guess you can stay in the guest house tonight, if you want. We'll get you your own bed as soon as possible."
Kyle looked around. "Is John asleep too?"
"I'm not sure. He and Cameron have been holed up in his room for the past hour or so." Kyle noticed the hostility in her voice, but decided it would be best to ignore it.
"Okay, then, I'll head over to the guest house. That is, if you don't need anything else."
Sarah wasn't sure what she would need, if anything. "No, I'm good. I'll just get some sleep."
"Okay, then. I'll see you in the morning."
The next morning, John woke up, and realized that he had fallen asleep next to Cameron the night before. She was still there, but he couldn't be sure if she had been there the whole night.
He was about to say something, when he heard his mom yelling from the kitchen. "Pancakes are ready! Time to wake up John!"
John looked at the clock. It was 8:12 in the morning. She couldn't at least let us sleep in?
He got out of bed, and gave Cameron a quick peck on the cheek before opening the door and heading to the kitchen.
Sarah tried not to take notice of Cameron and John entering the kitchen together, knowing it was very possible that Cameron had spent the night in John's room.
Sarah's yelling had, of course, caused Derek to wake up as well. Kyle was already up and setting the table.
He must have set the alarm or something, John thought to himself. No way he got home that late, then woke up this early on his own; especially with the time lag.
Derek entered the kitchen after having to force himself off of the couch. "You maybe couldn't let us sleep in? What's the rush?"
John chuckled slightly at Derek's bluntness.
Sarah gave Derek one of her death stares, and stated, "John Henry's on his way, I thought everyone would want to eat something before we got going."
Derek noticed the pancakes and exclaimed, "Pancakes! Haven't had pancakes in forever!"
At this, John, had to laugh out loud. Kyle and Derek gave him a strange look, while Sarah and Cameron instantly understood why he had laughed.
"What's up with you?" Kyle asked.
"Nothing, it's just...nothing."
Kyle dropped it, and they all sat down to start eating.
After a few minutes, the doorbell rang. Cameron got up to answer the door, while the rest quickly finished up their breakfast.
When Cameron opened the door, she wasn't surprised to see John Henry.
"Hello," Cameron greeted him. John Henry replied with a simple "Hello" as well.
The two machines made their way to the living room. Sarah was already there, and the others were on their way.
They all sat in the same places as the night before, and John Henry began speaking. "Hello everyone. Thank you all for completing my requests last night. I am very interested to know what information was acquired."
He turned to Sarah, obviously wanting her to inform him of what she and Derek had learned.
"Uh, well, we got the hard drive from one of the computers. There was no mention of Artificial Intelligence, but there were some encrypted codes, and we thought maybe that might be something important."
"Thank you, Sarah. Thank you, Derek. This could be very beneficial." He then turned to Kyle. "And what information were you and Mr. Ellison able to obtain?"
"Well, the shipment was a bunch of weapons. Not sure if this is connected to Skynet, but I placed the tracking device in one of the containers."
"Yes, I noticed that. Thank you, Kyle, I will keep track of the shipment, and see if it produces any other leads."
Lastly, John Henry, turned to John, and before John Henry could ask John what he and Cameron had found, John spoke. "Cameron and I saw someone familiar at the warehouse."
This got everyone's attention, especially Sarah's.
John looked at his mom. "It was George McCarthy, Zoe's dad."
"And you waited until now to tell me this?"
"Mom, there wasn't anything we could do."
"You don't know that."
"Look, I didn't tell you, and that's that." He turned back to John Henry. "What does this mean? What's the next step?"
"I will look into it. Until then, Ms. Weaver and I think that it would be beneficial if all of you continue to pursue leads. John, if you'd like, a few of you could return to the warehouse and gather more information. I will let you know if I find anything interesting on the hard drives or anywhere else."
He turned to Sarah. "The hard drives, please."
Sarah got up and retrieved the hard drives from her bag, and gave them to John Henry. Before leaving, John Henry addressed the room. "Goodbye everyone. Have a nice day." And with that, he left the house.
Sarah looked over the room. She made a decision then and there. "Everyone get your guns. We're going to that warehouse. We're gonna find out what they're hiding there."