Chapter 1315

Around The Block

Cameron updated on everything that was going on. She was very displeased at what went down at the location where the portal was at. The new unknown technology was worrisome. It represented a new threat from what must be a further future. She did not like the 'close one' that Cammy and Savannah went through. She did realize that would have been Savannah and her if she was not on the ship. She wondered if it would have been different if she'd been with Savannah. Then again Cammy was her clone, it might have been the same. Maybe she would have put Savannah at less risk. Maybe it would have been more. It was best not to think about it.

She wanted all the input from CamNet and John Henry as well. It was evident that that there was some off the books operation that occurred and at one point involved Cam.

Cameron questioned CamNet about the operation. CamNet was not forthcoming with the information. CamNet would only say that she did what she was supposed to do. She understood that to mean that Savannah or Young Allison called for something that would have cause alarm with everyone else, meaning the other humans. That could only be one thing. She was willing to bet Young Allison called for the use of nuclear weapons. That was probably because of what almost happened to Savannah. She did not know the full extent of CamNet's response at the location or what she was prepared to have launched from warships or submarines. The military would not have been able to prevent the launches. CamNet 'owned' them.

Now she wanted to see what Cam was up to. She went over all the events since she boarded the ship. She wanted to know what they were missing.

She was informed that the Blackhawk and an Iroquois were now at Catalina. That would give them more flexibility if there was a problem. She wanted Vanna and Allison to come to the ship but she wanted Jesse back at the base first. She was going to try and keep Claire on the ship. She figured she was the best choice to get John to start sharing with the human females. It looked like the anti-Metal faction was closer around them than she'd anticipated. The thought of John being assassinated by other humans fighting to stop Skynet repulsed her. That was not going to happen because of her. John was more than a 'Metal Lover'. She was going to 'prove' that. The human girls needed to help her.

Cameron got up and started to walk to the door that connected to the Master Suite's spare bedroom. Claire was alone now. She would carry her to John's bed. Hopefully in the darkness he would think Claire was her. Maybe she would inform Claire what her mission was ahead of time. Cameron would remind Claire that Summer was onboard. Once Claire got John started up she could go onto her knees and face away from John. It was doubtful he would notice any difference in the dark at first. Once he started it did not matter if he knew. The barrier was broken and a human female would be in his bed. John would not be pegged as a 'Metal Lover'. It did not matter if John finished or not. Claire was already pregnant with his child. It was actually Allison's baby anyway.

Jim noticed the exceptionally blank look on Cameron's face as she got up and headed for the rear door.

"Where are you going?" Jim asked.

Cameron did not answer.

Jim watched the long cable that Cameron was plugged into about to reach its limit before it bound up and ran out of slack.

"Cameron." Jim said more forcefully.

Cameron turned to look at him.

"The tether is still plugged in." Jim said.

Cameron continued to walk until her head snapped back some. She stopped and looked around. She wondered at first if she was back in the lab after Vanna first restored her sheath after John went into the future. She remembered what it was like to be trapped in the metal box without a chassis. Then she was limited by a cable once her chassis was restored. It was all very unpleasant to remember.

"What happened?" Cameron asked as she looked around.

Jim was not sure what to say. He felt he knew where she was headed and what she was going to do. Maybe he could redirect her to a less problematic location.

"You were on your way to see John." Jim said. "I think I heard him stir."

Cameron remembered she promised John to be there when he awoke at night. She unplugged the tether from the server. She would go in and please John now. She headed for the door into the Owner's Suite. She looked down and frowned. She was in her chassis. She decided to do what she planned for Claire to do. Once John started, she would try something different.

Savannah and Samantha finished cleaning up earlier and were on the third round of sharing. Savannah was very excited to be with Samantha. It had been a rough day and this was a good way to end it. She needed the release. Savannah worked hard to make sure Samantha finished. That drove her over the edge and she finished too.

Savannah rolled over and turned around so her head was now next to Samantha's. She leaned over and they shared a long slow soft kiss.

Samantha thanked Savannah for sharing with her. Savannah said no one needs to give thanks for what is normal behavior for all of them. She did understand Samantha's 'deadline'. She personally did not think that was fair. She did understand the problem if it 'split up' Derek and Riley.

Samantha knew that Savannah needed to rest.

"You can stop by and see Cammy and Allison or check on Vanna." Savannah said.

Samantha planned to do that. She hoped she could have sex right until Riley got back. It did not matter to her who it was. It was all good. Some of it was just better.

They kissed one more time and Samantha collected her clothes. She left naked holding her garments and headed for Jesse's room where Cammy and Allison were.

Savannah watched Samantha go. She really looked forward to Samantha receiving the 'Neural Interface' with Claire. Then again if Cameron restricted her sexual activity, that would only make Samantha more frustrated. Claire was very sexual. She wondered how that 'problem' would be addressed.

Savannah needed to see CamNet and Young Allison tomorrow. She looked at the clock. That was actually later today. It was already into the early hours of the morning. She wanted to be with Cammy or Allison before she needed to leave later on.

She checked with John Henry to see where Cam was at. She thought she should have returned by now. John Henry told her she was still out. That revelation made her feel bad for Vanna. She did wonder what was taking so long. She might need to look into that.

Savannah needed to get some sleep but she would check on Vanna first. She sat up and looked at her clothes on the floor. She did not feel like dressing. She grabbed a long tee shirt which turned out to be too short. She looked down and smiled. Everything was right there. There was only the few of them at the base so it did not matter. It's not like they all didn't know what everyone had to offer.

Cammy worked on Allison until she fell asleep. They'd been able to finish several times. Cammy thought of carrying Allison back to where Vanna was. They used Jesse's room because they hoped Samantha and Savannah would join them. It was closest to Savannah's room.

Cammy left and headed for Savannah's room. When she arrived Savannah and Samantha were deeply involved. She did not want to disturb them. She left and went to check on Vanna. She thought maybe she should check on Cam first. She would hate to be with Vanna when Cam showed up. Maybe that was OK too. Then the three of them could share. Cammy and Cam always tried to outdo the other one when they were in a threesome. The third person always loved it.

She did not like that Cam was still out. She should have come back by now. John Henry assured her that Steve and Tom were with her and Al and Ed were backing them up. There were also two drones with them and others in the area. It appeared that Young Allison left a broad footprint until everyone was back.

Cammy continued on to Riley's room. She listened and entered. Vanna was looking in the crib at Precious. She was singing softly to her. Cammy stopped and listened. She could see how much Vanna wanted to be a mother. That was going to happened sooner than she knew. She knocked softly twice and entered.

"Cam!" Vanna said as her face lit up.

Cammy almost went with it. She decided to be honest. She did not want to be more like Cameron. Honesty was not something that Cameron was known for. With what Cameron was doing to the Metal girls on the boat, integrity and honor were just as lacking.

"I'm the next closest thing for now." Cammy said. "Cam is still doing recon. I thought you might like some company. I can always leave if Cam shows up or you want to rest."

Vanna smiled. She was ready for some more.

"You could always stay too." Vanna said.

Cammy looked behind her both ways. She entered and closed the door behind her.

"We'll see." Cammy said.

Savannah arrived just in time to see Cammy go into Riley's room. It appeared that Vanna was covered. She went back by Jesse's room and the door was still open. It looked like Allison and Samantha were just getting started. She smiled to herself and went back to bed. She needed to get up in a few hours.

She thought about everything she needed to do. She'd been neglecting CamNet because of all the operations. She needed to spend time with her like she promised. There was a bag on her dresser with things in it for CamNet. She did not know where events later on would lead but she did have a feeling that things may happen with CamNet. They'd been close before. She also needed to see Young Allison. She was very tired. There was so much to do. Where did all the time go? It seemed she always need to fight time as well as Skynet.

As she lay there she could feel how sore her body was from all the earlier combat activity. The TDE transfer was always a little rough on the body. She could hack it.

Cam was still topless as she rode around with Steve and Tom. They both offered her their shirts several times. She declined.

She did not see the need for a shirt. It was late and past the 'Witching Hour'. There were few vehicles out. They were almost done making the rounds of all the places they seen activity at in the last twenty four hours.

Tom was in the back seat and Steve drove. Cam looked at a building as they passed. Something looked out of place. She knew right away what it was.

"Go around the block." Cam said.

Steve looked at her. That was not on their route. Steve made the turn anyway.

Cam looked back at Tom.

"Get our vests out." Cam said.

Tom already had everything ready including the long guns in case they encountered anything Skynet related. That was what they were driving around for in the first place.

Steve and Tom knew that something was up.

"What is it?" Tom asked as he issued the gear.

Cammy noticed what looked like illegal activity.

"I spotted some Scavengers." Cam said.

Steve and Tom looked at each other.

"Maybe we should have John Henry send the police." Steve said as he made another turn.

Cam figured they were here now. Nothing else happened elsewhere so they might as well take down the thugs themselves. Maybe she wanted a little blood for what almost happened to her. She was not particular where it came from.

"I will notify John Henry." Tom said.

Cam looked back at Tom as she put her vest on.

"I'm fine." Cam said.

Steve and Tom exchanged a quick glance.

Anna picked up on what was happening with Steve, Tom and Cam. This was unnecessary and it seemed Cam was a little off. It worried her that they armored up already.

She went upstairs and looked in Young Allison's room. She expected to see her asleep. Instead she was working with a tablet and a book. It looked like she was studying.

"Allison." Anna said softly.

Young Allison checked the time and figured Anna was here with bad news. No good news came in the middle of the night. She hopped out of bed.

"How bad is it?" Young Allison asked.

Anna was not sure but it looked like it was going to be a problem. She went over all the details about the Scavengers as they hurried down to the bunker.

Young Allison called in some of the drones that were at other locations and sent them to backup the ones that were with Steve's team and Al's team.

Anna started going over the drone images.

"It looks like four punks breaking into a pharmacy." Anna said.

Young Allison wanted this handled before Cammy's team got shot up.

"Send in a drone and light them up." Young Allison said.

Anna was not expecting that.

"CamNet is ready to fire a missile." Anna said.

Young Allison did not want a mess.

"Use the gun." Young Allison said. "Send a drone up each side of the alley at rooftop level. Try for a single shot take down on each of the thugs. If there is any return fire hit them hard."

Young Allison checked the position of the two Resistance vehicles. They were still coming around the block to get into position.

Two drones dropped down and came up the alley from both sides. The thugs tried to figure out what was happening. It seemed to happen very quickly. Both drones fired two shots each. The four thugs went down instantly. It was doubtful they could even figure out what was about to happen before it happened. The drones went back up to a higher altitude. The drones were gone as fast as they'd arrived.

Young Allison was satisfied with the results. It actually went quite well.

"Notify Cam the threat has been neutralized." Young Allison said. "Recommend that she return to the base. If there is anything else like this that they encounter, handle it the same way immediately."

She did not want the teams tied up on non Resistance matters.

Young Allison went back up the stairs and back to her bed. She closed the book and turned her tablet off. She needed to sleep. She could study later on. There were a lot of things she needed to catch up on. Where did all the time go? It was like there was never enough.

Anna noted that Young Allison was not bothered in the least at just having executed four thugs. Maybe it was because she'd pointed out Cam's terminology and referred to them as Scavengers.

There was no doubt Young Allison was cold. That was Cameron's doing, not hers. Young Allison was a stone cold killer. The enemy would always pay dearly when they dealt with her. That was the way Cameron 'groomed' her.

Cam was surprised to see two drones leave the area as they returned to deal with the thugs.

Anna went over everything that happened and Young Allison's recommendation.

Cam knew they were almost done. There was only one place to check, the old newspaper plant.

That place should be in order by now.

Summer woke up and looked around. Jan was asleep on the other side of the bed. Gail was on top of the other bed, she appeared inactive.

She went over and looked at Gail. Her eyes were closed. She appeared to be in standby. She moved to the door that opened to the private area. She carefully opened it and looked out. It was dark in Sheila's room. She listened. It sounded like they were in the spare bedroom of the Master Suite. She thought about checking on her mother but decided she'd better not.

Summer used the restroom and checked on Gail again. She expected to see her robe open so she could take a look but it was tight like it was when she saw her the first time. She pulled the cover up on Jan a little. She was about to get back in bed when she decided to look out the balcony door. It was dark out so she did not open the door. She could see only blackness. She went back to bed.

Gail opened her eyes and saw Summer cover Jan up and then go look out the balcony door. She then went back to bed. Gail closed her eyes and went back into standby.

Claire rolled over and reached out. There was no one else in the bed. She felt with her hand and the bed was empty except for her. She briefly wondered if Jesse was in John's bed right now. She hoped not. She was pretty sure that once John started to have sex with someone he was going to fall in love with them. If Cameron wanted her with John, then that is what she wanted too. She wanted to make love to John, not have sex with him.

There was some noise in the connecting bedroom of the Master Suite. She heard it again. She decided to get up and listen better. Maybe it was Jesse with Gail. She could understand that. She was with Hanna earlier.

She spoke more with Hanna about Cameron's use of her chassis. Hanna wanted to do it again. To hear that repeated revelation made her want to try harder to be with John. It sounded like he would be able to get her over the top. She at least wanted to have that experience one time. No male was ever able to get her there.

She moved up to the connecting door and listened. Jesse was definitely in there. She opened the door and peeked in. Jesse was working on Holly with a great intensity on one bed and Hanna, Ally and Sheila were on the other bed. She thought about joining them. She was still a little tired out from her earlier encounter with Hanna.

Maybe she would check on Summer and Jan in the spare bedroom of the Honeymoon Suite. She went back and found a robe in the closet and slipped it on. She quietly exited the Master Suite into the private area.

She looked over at Sheila's small room. The door was open and it was empty. She made her way to the spare bedroom of the Honeymoon Suite and let herself in.

There was a light on in the bathroom that cast dimness throughout the bedroom area. She spotted Gail on one bed, she looked inactive. She passed by her and saw Jan and Summer fast asleep. She pulled the covers up on both of them. She saw the balcony drape was open. She went over to it and looked out. All she saw was blackness.

There was a noise at the connecting door to the Honeymoon Suite. She moved over to the door so whoever entered would see her in the dim light. She did not want to scare them. She did not want to get shot either. The Resistance members all carried guns or other weapons what seemed like all the time.

Sarah woke up to Kyle snoring. That was enough to keep her from falling back to sleep. She gently elbowed him a few times but the snoring resumed again in a short time. She thought about waking him up but figured he might want to 'do it' again. She was a little sore down there from all the activity. She wasn't a teenager anymore. She hadn't been this active since Kyle and her first hooked up.

She thought she could check on Jan in the connecting room next door. She carefully got out of bed and headed there. She quietly turned the handle and opened the door. She saw right away that someone was standing there. In the dimness it looked like Claire.

"Claire?" Sarah whispered.

"Sarah?" Claire whispered.

Sarah entered the room.

Claire moved forward and took Sarah's arm and led her to the balcony window.

"The girls are fine." Claire whispered. "I just checked. Gail is in standby on the bed next to them. Everything is in order."

Sarah was relieved to know there were no problems. She could understand a mother checking on her children too. She was glad that she checked on Jan. She hoped that would give her a few bonus points with Claire as a caring mother herself.

"Thanks." Sarah whispered.

The clouds parted and the moonlight lit the area inside the balcony door.

Sarah saw Claire open her robe. She could see her nakedness. She was confused. She quickly looked down at herself and realized she was naked. Claire slowly approached her. Sarah thought there was a misunderstanding because of her lack of clothes. She was going to back away from Claire but she could not seem to move. She dreamt and fantasized about being with Claire more than a few times.

Claire now stood in front of Sarah. They were only inches apart, their nakedness was about to touch. Claire tilted her head slightly. Sarah wanted to back away but she could not seem to move. Claire's face slowly drew closer to hers. Sarah wanted this. She tilted her head slightly the other way and leaned forward toward Claire's waiting lips….

Cameron returned to their bedroom she was going to enact the plan she wanted Claire to use. She would see how it went. She moved close to John and without any fan fare proceeded to 'start him up'. It was not long before she could tell he was well along. She stopped and quickly moved to her knees and faced away from him so she would be in front of him when he got to his knees.

John quickly moved to follow her. Since she'd got him close he wanted to finish. He moved into position and went to work. In just a short time he finished. Cameron knew that would have worked if she'd used Claire to do that. It was doubtful that short performance would have done much for Claire. It didn't for her. It would have gotten things started if nothing else.

She lay back down next to John. They hadn't spoken at all. She would wait an hour and go get Claire and have her do the same thing. This was perfect.

That short performance by John still worried her. That was one thing Claire complained about. That would be more of the same for her. She did not want Claire to have another 'bad' experience.

A new idea struck her. She would get Claire and place her in the bed. She would have her pretend she did what Cameron just did so John would think he'd already done it with Claire. If Claire would not go along with that she would try Jesse. One of them needed to do it.

The anti-Metal faction was out there.

She would protect John. It was in her programming. It was her mission. It was her duty. It was why she was sent back.

She reached over with her right hand and could feel the glitch was not too severe in her left hand.

"I'm fine." Cameron said.

Nobody was listening.