Chapter 1327

Guess We Did

Allison whispered something to Vanna and then went to sit next to Holly. That seemed to please Holly immensely. Cam moved up and sat next to Vanna.

Allison and Vanna did not know the full extent of what Cameron had already done with the all of the Metal girl's chassis. They'd been aware of what she intended.

Vanna looked back and Holly whispered in Allison's ear. Holly looked very happy but Allison did not. She could tell that Allison was very upset.

"All of you?" Allison asked.

Holly nodded.

Allison looked at the other Metal girls and they all smiled at her.

"All of us except Ally." Holly said. "It's her turn tonight."

Allison didn't like how it happened.

"You should have been the one in control." Allison said.

Holly could tell Allison was disturbed.

"It was what I wanted." Holly said. "Please be happy for me. I am."

Allison managed to smile a little.

"Sure, Holly, I'm happy you're happy." Allison said.

Allison did not want to talk about this right now.

Holly and the rest of the girls started to tell Allison about things on the ship and some of the shows they watched. Vanna and Cam moved back so they could talk better with the rest of the girls.

Allison moved next to Vanna and whispered in her ear.

Vanna crossed her legs as Allison told her the full extent of what happened.

Cam tilted her head slightly as she listened. She looked at Cameron who smiled and winked at her. Cam quickly looked away.

John was none the wiser. He listened as Frank continued the narration. He seemed to provide even more information than Dan gave them.

Vanna and Allison both felt very uneasy. They looked at all the Metal girls and they all looked really happy. It was not something they saw very often. Even Gail looked happy. They both thought she was really pretty when she smiled.

The UH-1 neared the coast. They passed a few big ships along the way. There was one tanker and several container ships. They could see the ports at Long Beach and Terminal Island.

They were able to see all the port activity. There were container ships that were loading and unloading. There were a few tankers. One ship seemed to catch Jan's eye. She saw a movie about a ship like that.

"Look at all the big ships." Jan said. "That one looks like the Titanic. Did they fix it?"

Sarah explained it was the Queen Mary and that the Titanic was still at the bottom of the ocean. She remembered seeing a report on TV once about the Titanic's top speed. The fastest the Titanic went, was the broken off bow section right before it impacted the sea floor. That just seemed ironic that was it's fastest speed.

"Do you see the big green bridge?" Kyle asked. "It is a little over to the left."

Jan spotted it earlier.

"I see it." Jan said.

"That is where the cruise ship left from." Kyle said. "There is a big battleship over by there too."

Dan checked with John Henry. The air space was theirs over the LA River all the way until they crossed just south of Van Nuys Airport.

Kyle saw all the big buildings off to left as they flew north. He did not know what any of them were. He just knew none of them looked like they do now in the future. There was a freeway that was right next to the LA river most of the way.

Sarah spotted the location where Cameron flipped the SUV over that she was driving in the LA River. Cameron tortured her to call out to John. She refused to do it. Later on she wedged Cameron between two trucks and John deactivated her. That was the first time she heard Cameron tell John she loved him. She doubted Cameron at the time but maybe she really spoke the truth then. Once her chip was reinstalled John and Cameron walked away hand in hand.

It was a strange world.

Sarah spotted Dodger's Stadium. She went there once with her roommate Ginger. That thought brought back both good and bad memories. Most of them were bad. Ginger was always able to pick up the cute guys. She needed to clear her mind. She thought about too many 'bad' things right now when she'd just had such a great time. She looked up at Kyle and then hugged Jan. Everything was good now. She really wondered how long it would last.

Jesse and Claire only fondled each other as the plane flew. They wanted to take in the scenery too.

"I see more islands off to the left side." Claire said. "One of them looks big."

Savannah picked up the headset transmission.

"Those are the other Channel Islands." Savannah said.

Young Allison looked at Savannah. She wondered if Savannah wanted to make a little detour.

Savannah picked up on the unspoken question.

"Pick up the speed and we can do a closer flyby." Savannah said. "We need to get Jesse and Riley back."

Young Allison nodded. She did a very gentle bank and turn towards the islands. She also increased the engine speed to near maximum. The speed of the Mitchell picked up noticeably.

Anna ran the calculations. They should still get back at the same time they were going to originally with the speed increase, even with the slight detour.

Derek helped Summer into the tail gun position. Things seemed a little cramped for her in the confined space. She knew what not to touch. She had an excellent view behind them but she was ready for a better view. It was kind of sad to watch the cruise ship grow smaller as they flew away from it.

She carefully moved out of the tail gun position after about ten minutes.

Derek helped Riley move into it. He gave her a few pointers on the way.

Summer moved up to the bomb bay.

Anna looked back and saw Summer coming. She crossed over the bomb bay in a few seconds. Anna showed her Savannah and Young Allison flying. They both looked back and smiled at her. Anna helped Summer look out of the top turret.

Summer liked the three hundred and sixty degree view but it was not than much better than the tail gun position. She was not sure she would like the 'Fifties' firing on each side of her head.

Claire was being fondled heavily by Jesse when Anna poked her head in the nose.

"It is time to rotate." Anna said. "Summer wants a look up in the front."

Anna backed out and Jesse took one last look around.

"I'll send Summer up to you." Jesse said.

Claire nodded. She made sure she was covered and buttoned up. Jesse had her left breast out earlier.

Summer entered the nose a few seconds after Jesse left.

'Hi, Mom." Summer said.

Claire smiled and let Summer look around.

"I like this view." Summer said.

There was plenty of room for Claire and Summer.

Jesse moved up to look around in the top turret. She wasn't so sure she would like the guns firing on either side of her head. She dropped down and watched Savannah and Young Allison for a few minutes. She spotted Derek in the rear fuselage and Anna helped her go over the crawlway.

Derek was surprised to see her. He pointed to the back.

"Riley is in the tail gun position." Derek said.

Jesse smiled.

"That is one of your favorite positions." Jesse said.

Derek looked nervous but managed to smile.

"Do you want to trade with Riley?" Derek asked.

Jesse shrugged her shoulders.

"I thought we already did…." Jesse said.

Derek nodded.

"I guess we did." Derek said.

Jesse wanted Riley to check out the nose position.

"Let me get her. We can switch again." Jesse said.

Derek watched Jesse go to the back. There were times he really missed 'that' hot trim body. He didn't miss the 'old Jesse' that much. She was a much better person now.

Jesse went back and traded places with Riley.

After Dodger's Stadium the LA River took on more of a westerly direction with a few juts to the north every now and then.

Kyle was happy to spot where Taylor Yard used to be. It was once the major rail yard of the Southern Pacific railroad in the Los Angeles area. Everything was built over now with other structures except where the roundhouse used to be and the locomotive servicing tracks. The scars where they were ripped out could still be seen from the air.

A little later they passed the LA Live Steamers and Travel Town. They were both places he needed to visit again. He was glad to see some of the railroad equipment was being fixed up. Much of it was in derelict condition previously. It was a shame when a future generation let history rot when those before them tried to preserve a few pieces of that history.

Savannah thought they'd come close enough to the other Channel Islands for a good look.

"Everyone take a look at the other islands. We are about to head back." Savannah said. "Riley and Derek can come forward if they want."

Summer and Claire exited the nose.

Riley was waiting.

"Summer can come back to the front with me." Riley said. "Derek is going to look out of the top turret and watch Savannah and Allison."

Summer was excited and went back into the nose.

"Jesse is in the rear section." Riley said as she gave Claire a wink.

"We have about fifteen minutes until touch down." Anna said.

Anna helped Claire over the bomb bay.

Claire went into the rear fuselage. It was a little less crowded here but still smaller than she thought it would be.

Jesse met her and took her to the tail gun position.

"We have the back to ourselves." Jesse said.

Claire looked forward and then smiled. She arranged their carry on luggage to make a cushion on the floor of the fuselage.

Jesse looked forward and unhooked Claire's pants.

"It's time to join the 'Mile High Club'." Jesse said.

Claire slipped her pants off and took up a position on the make shift bed. Jesse went to work. She was going to need to work fast but she was well experienced. She knew what Claire liked and responded to as well. They were both confidant Jesse would deliver. She always did anyway.

Anna glanced back once and saw what Claire and Jesse were in the process of. She would make sure Derek did not look that way if he exited the top turret.

Savannah glanced back at Anna. Anna nodded her head once and winked. She turned her attention back to the flight. Young Allison did an excellent job. She imagined Jesse was too. If it was a longer flight she would have Anna take her place and go back there herself. The more she thought about Jesse the more she missed Young Jesse.

Summer and Riley were in the nose for the final leg of the flight. They both thought it was a stunning view.

It made Riley think back to when she was that age. The world was a mess but that is what she grew up in. She'd already been assaulted a few times too by that age. At least the Scavengers never got a hold of her.

Riley smiled.

Summer and her pointed things out to each other as they flew.

Riley could see that Summer knew way more than she did about everything. She was very impressed.

A short time after they passed Travel Town, Dan mentioned they would pass to the south of the Hollywood Burbank Airport. They would be at Van Nuys Airport in about seven minutes.

Kyle reflected on his adventure over the last few days. It was definitely one of the best times he'd shared with Sarah, John and Jan, his family. It was really quite an adventure and Derek and Riley were there too.

He patted his pocket and felt the few remaining blue pills Derek gave him. He hoped he did not need to use them again and that their sex life would be back to the 'normal' three times a week instead of seven or eight times a day. Maybe he would try for once a day for awhile. That was not bad either.

Sarah held her arm around Jan as they neared 'home'. This was a really wonderful time she was able to share with her family. They were really all her family now too, even the Terminators.

She was still a little sore from all the sexual activity. She hoped to keep it up but maybe once a day was good for now. She definitely wanted more than the three times a week they'd slipped to. She did not think seven or eight times a day was the way to go forward. She was surprised Kyle could keep up with her. She smiled thinking about it. It looked like he was going to 'slip' a few times but soon turned into 'The Man Of Steel'. That caused her to overdo it some. She wasn't getting any younger but she was pleased all her lady parts functioned like they did when she was eighteen. She actually thought they functioned better on this trip. Maybe she knew what she was doing now. She certainly had enough experience over the years.

Savannah handled the radio traffic. CamNet already set everything up. They were cleared for One Six Right at Van Nuys.

Young Allison was still pushing it hard as they flew into the Valley along the 101. She would cut to the north between Reseda and Balboa boulevards and then cut over to the east and line up with One Six Right.

Anna looked back over the crawlway. It sounded like Claire was almost there. Jesse was still working on her. She heard Claire 'make it' as they neared final approach.

"Everyone needs to get strapped in." Savannah said.

Summer and Riley exited the nose. Derek dropped down and sat in the jump seat next to Riley. Anna made sure he did not look back. Claire was still getting her pants on. Once that was accomplished, Anna sent Summer back to join Claire and Jesse. Summer made sure they all strapped in.

Everyone was good for the landing.

Young Allison set it down smoothly and taxied towards the Resistance hanger.

Jan spotted what looked like a dam. It was empty.

"How come there is no water in the dam?" Summer asked.

Sarah knew the answer to that.

"That's the Sepulveda Dam. It's a flood control basin." Sarah said. "During heavy rains it slows the flow of water down the river to prevent flooding."

Kyle never really thought of a 'cement river' before. But that was what most of the LA River was.

"The whole LA River looks more like a flood control channel." Kyle said. "Nothing about it looks like a river. It is almost all concrete. I don't see how it could flood."

Sarah thought of some news reports she'd seen recently.

"That's why there is no flooding." Sarah said. "You would think in places where it floods every other year they would figure it out."

Dan made his final approach into Van Nuys along the east side of the airport. He saw the Mitchell pass by on the runway as it landed. He set down by the Resistance hanger and let Kyle, Sarah and Jan off. He then took back off and returned the UH-1.

Steve was there to greet them. He ushered them up to the hanger as the Mitchell rounded the corner and headed for the Resistance hanger.

Young Allison taxied up and spun the Mitchell around so it could be backed into the hanger. She shut the engines off.

Steve went down and collected the luggage. Derek helped him.

Riley, Claire, Jesse and Summer joined them at the hanger. Anna, Steve and Derek joined them a minute later.

Savannah and Young Allison did an inspection of the B-25.

Tom arrived with Dan a short time later.

The group was ready to return to the base.

Frank continued his narration as he drove the small bus back to Avalon.

John thought everything looked dryer on the way back than it did on the way out.

Cameron wondered if Allison and Vanna wanted to try the zip line adventure or not. She decided not to ask them. The passengers from the ship were there now on tours. The same was true of the semi-submersible. There would lines of people waiting for each of them.

"Frank will let us off at the Casino and we will walk back through the town to our tender. I will have Ally send one for us." Cameron said.

Vanna wondered how long that would take.

"Is it very far?" Vanna asked.

John looked back.

"It takes about ten minutes maybe fifteen if you walk slowly." John said. "It's really a small place."

They were on a steep hill now headed down towards Avalon. They could clearly see the massive cruise ship. In a short while Frank pulled up to the Casino. The van pulled up behind them.

Ken got out of the van to walk in front of them and Frank followed them after he turned the small bus back over to the company they'd rented it from.

Lou would follow them in the van and would pick Ken and Frank up once the group was on the tender. They would then return to the Catalina airport and fly out in the Blackhawk later on.

Samantha and Cammy received the 'heads up' from John Henry. In this case it was a literal meaning. Cammy stayed with it and sent Samantha to heaven one last time.

They shared a kiss and quickly dressed. Samantha made a final check on Precious and Cammy made the bed up. They both did a quick inspection of the room. Everything was perfect.

Samantha wondered when she would get to share again would be. When it happened, it might not be what she expected. It was doubtful Cameron was done yet.

There were a lot of people on the small street as they passed through Avalon. There were a couple of thousand people off of the cruise ship and the local day travelers.

"It sure is crowded now." John said.

Cameron looked around at the mass of people.

"It happens." Cameron said.

Cameron looked back at the group and everyone wore a hat of some type and sun glasses. Unless someone really looked, they would not be able to see that Cameron, Cam and Allison all almost looked identical. The same applied to Vanna and Hanna. Sheila's top would draw anyone's attention first.

Vanna and Allison did not want to look in any of the shops on the way back to where their tender would arrive. It was on its way and should arrive right before they did.

Cameron saw it left off some more passengers at the Green Pier and then headed over to where they would board. It looked like there were six tenders from the ship in service plus four contract vessels that were leased out. Most of the passengers would not start to return for another hour or two.

Gail would have liked to have gone back with Jesse and Hanna with Claire but Cameron decided to keep them on board. She was not done with their chassis yet. She hoped to cycle through all of them at least one more time. She still did not know which chassis she liked the best. She just knew she like all of them better than her chassis. When she scanned John as they shared she could tell he liked all of them better too. His excitement level was up much higher than it was with her chassis.

The tender docked and they boarded it.

Cameron and John helped everyone on board. Jim carried Vanna and Allison's luggage. He tried to remain out of Cameron's sights.

Once they were all seated the mooring lines were cast off. The tender headed back to the ship. They passed a few hundred feet behind the semi submersible on their way out of the harbor.

Sheila looked over where the mermaid would be but did not spot her. She would like to have flashed her again.

Cameron knew Frank, Ken and Lou would return to the Blackhawk. They would remain there until the cruise ship left and was past the Channel Islands before they took off. They would return the Blackhawk and meet up with Dan in the van they'd used previously. They would drive up the coast and parallel the cruise ship for its day at sea and be waiting in San Francisco the day after tomorrow.

CamNet reserved helicopters at several airports along their route. They could pick one up if they needed one. It was not anticipated.

Ally stayed on top of everything from the Control Center. Bob would meet the tender when it returned at the front dock area. It should be a smooth transition for the team to board.

With Cam on board she would need to lay low and try and be in a different area. She knew Cameron and Cam would pass for twins and Allison as their 'older' sister. She was odd man out. She felt that way a lot.

Riley was in a rush once they arrived back at the base to see Precious. Samantha was dutifully waiting there with her.

Riley picked her up and gave her a hug.

"She may need to nurse soon." Samantha said. "Vanna nursed her before she left."

Riley was going to give it a try. If not Jesse was good to go. She was sure that is how it would end up in no time.

Derek entered the room with their carry-on bags and greeted Precious.

Jesse went to her room to stow her things. Riley told her she was probably going to need her in a very short time. She was ready for some relief. Claire hadn't touched her all morning.

Claire and Summer returned to their rooms. Jan would come over after she put her things away.

Kyle and Sarah entered their room.

Sarah looked around. It was back to 'four walls'.

"This is it?" Sarah asked.

Kyle lived in places much worse.

"There's no place like home." Kyle said. "That ship sure was nice."

Kyle wanted to talk with Sarah about going back into the past to live. He was not sure when the right time would be to bring it up. A taste of the life Cameron promised was very enticing to him. No one could understand the future unless they'd lived in it and were lucky enough to survive. The future he came from was not a place you would wish on anyone.

Savannah and Young Allison went to see John Henry to check out the operations. Anna and Cammy followed behind them.

John Henry noted they were coming and updated on everything. Cammy or Anna could plug in if they wanted to.

Young Allison and Savannah both touched John Henry on a cheek at the same time as they greeted him.

"Hi, John Henry." Young Allison said.

"Hello, John Henry." Savannah said.

They all exchanged pleasantries.

John Henry was unable to give them any new leads.

Savannah and Young Allison left.

John Henry watched them go.

Anna and Cammy elected to stay and plug in so they could update on everything. It would also allow Young Allison and Savannah to spend some time together.

Allison and Vanna thought the tender bounced around a lot on its trip to the cruise ship. The water seemed rough to them.

Allison could not imagine trying to eat like this.

"Will the cruise ship be this bouncy?" Allison asked.

Sheila eyed Allison.

"It will only feel bouncy when you are in John's bed." Sheila said.

The Metal girls all giggled.

John thought he should answer that properly.

"No, it won't." John said. "The cruise ship is very stable and smooth. At least it has been so far."

Cameron hoped it remained that way. They needed to go a long way against the current to reach San Francisco.

"That's good to know." Vanna said. "This small boat is kind of rough."

Allison spotted Bob appear through a hatch on the side of the ship.

"I see Bob." Allison said.

It looked like Allison was about to wave at him.

"Don't wave." Cameron said.

John wanted to offer an explanation.

"We need to play it low key." John said. "Bob is part of the crew."

The tender docked on the small platform and Bob was there to oversee their return.

Cameron and John helped everyone off and they were the last off the tender.

Bob cleared them through the metal detectors without a hitch.

"I will show you to your suites." Jim said. "I need to get my uniform on."

Sheila liked that idea. She wanted to show off to Vanna and Allison in her maid's outfit.

"In that case, I do to." Sheila said. "I think you will like mine better."

Jim led Allison and Vanna while he carried their carry-on bags.

Cameron and John followed them and led everyone else back up towards the private area. She was glad they were back on board and the two aircraft landed without incident and everyone was back at the base.

She was pleased to see John 'check out' Vanna and Allison from behind. She did too. It was a very pleasant view.