Chapter 1341

Munch Box

Savannah and Young Allison went back up to the window of the Munch Box and returned with the food. Savannah carried a flimsy cardboard box with the two cheese burgers and the chili cheese fries. Young Allison carried the two root beer floats in the frosty mugs. She set them down in front of Anna and Cammy. Ice cream was something they would usually try a taste of since everyone thought it was good. They wanted to try something good too.

"You two can start on these first. Try some of the ice cream with a sip of root beer." Young Allison said.

Savannah handed them each a plastic spoon and a straw.

"You only have to try a little bit, unless you want more." Savannah said. "You can also try a bite of our cheeseburgers and a few chili cheese fries."

Savannah placed the chili cheese fries between Young Allison and her on the counter in front of them. That was after they had Cammy and Anna try one, they split it. They both took a very small bite of the cheeseburgers as well.

Young Allison noticed that Anna was focused on something inside the Munch Box.

"What are you looking at?" Young Allison asked.

There was a vintage photo of the Munch Box hanging on the wall inside.

"That old photo shows this location in what appears to be the very early Sixties. It is in color too." Anna said. "There has been major modification to the width of the street and numerous structures have been added around this location. This building itself is the same with some minor modifications to the windows and the awnings added."

Young Allison viewed other historic photos of the area.

"There are some old black and white photos too of everything around here." Young Allison said.

Anna did not want to spoil the meal but she would do a search later on and find more photos. Some of them were related to the 'Southern Pacific' in Chatsworth. Some of those photos indicated there was a giant water tank for steam locomotives almost right next to them at one time. It was very educational to her. She would research things more so when they went into the past she would know more for Young Allison.

There was not much traffic on Devonshire Street right now but there was enough. Anna and Cammy watched the street as they sipped on root beer and tried the ice cream floating on top of it in the frosty mug.

The Detail was ready in their SUV. Randy was out and passed by them to wait near the railroad tracks so the Detail was on both sides of them.

The girls joked and laughed with each other. It was a time of closeness and sharing. It was a day to try and have a 'normal' life. It was a taste of the life that eluded them for most of their lives.

Young Allison knew this was the life they could have in the past together. Everyday could be like it was today. When Cameron took her back they did not have to return to the present. Allison and Vanna could do what Cameron wanted or what Future John wanted. Jesse and her mother would be there too for John. She would want Summer to come back with them as well. Maybe they could bring Young Jesse. Maybe Sarah and Kyle would want Jan protected better in the past. Then there was Precious….

"…, Allison?" Savannah asked.

Young Allison blinked and looked around.

"What?" Young Allison asked.

Savannah looked at her for a second.

"Do you want the rest of the chili cheese fries, Allison?" Savannah asked.

Young Allison looked and there were a half a dozen left.

"See if Cammy or Anna wants anymore." Young Allison said. "You can have the rest."

Anna placed the not so frosty mug of root beer with the scoop of ice cream in front of Young Allison. She touched her shoulder and neck with her other hand when she set it down.

"I'm done." Anna said. "Thanks for letting me try some of everything."

Young Allison smiled at her. She then realized Anna was scanning her. She was going to brush her hand away but she knew it was because she was slow to respond to Savannah earlier.

"I'm fine." Young Allison said.

Savannah smiled at her and touched her cheek.

"You were thinking about a real life." Savannah said.

Young Allison wondered how she knew.

"I was." Young Allison said.

Savannah kissed her on the cheek.

Savannah reflected how it all changed when she was very young.

"I do it too." Savannah said. "I do it all the time. When I look around, I am still here and this is still my life."

Young Allison knew Savannah lost everything. She lost her parents, her home and her lifestyle. They spun it that Savannah died with her 'mother' when the building was struck by an aircraft in an 'accident'. It was to take the heat off of her. She needed to grow up in isolation at the Resistance base. Cameron was very worried about her being targeted for termination. Whenever she went out Cameron or two other Terminators always accompanied her. Sarah, Vanna and Allison all tried to do things for her but none of them were very good at girl things.

"We have each other." Young Allison said. "We will. That is all that matters in the end."

The enduring love of Vanna and Allison that was tested by time and many trials was proof of that.

Savannah looked into her eyes and smiled again.

Allison and Vanna sat next to each other. Any animosity or competition between them was gone, at least for now. They both wore beautiful dresses and looked about the best they ever had in their lives right now. Their love was strong and the variety of females both Metal and human that was available to them was nice too.

They'd finished the entrées and it was time to order dessert.

"There are like four things I want to try." Allison said.

Holly was on her other side.

"I can order two for you." Holly said.

Holly already ordered an entrée for her and she ate half of her entrée and half of Holly's. John did the same with Cameron and Vanna did it with Gail-Cam. They hated to waste the food but Cameron told them to not worry about it.

Vanna and Allison did worry about it. Cameron told them to look around. The waste of food was incredible. It was like that in the buffet too. No, it was worse. In the buffet people could take as much as they wanted. That usually 'translated' into more food wasted.

"They just don't know." Allison said. "The future is a killer."

Vanna took her hand.

"We are trying to make it so they don't have to know either." Vanna said. "Cameron and John are doing that everyday."

Allison knew Cameron was always in the thick of it. She'd assisted in the repair of her damage many times. It was something she never got used to either. It was terrible. Now Savannah was in it often with Cameron. They weren't recons or surveillance either. It was life and death many times.

Allison was suddenly aware that Holly was scanning her right now. She was lost deep in thought and must have had the 'thousand yard stare'.

"I'm fine." Allison said.

Vanna looked at her and kissed her cheek.

Allison smiled at Vanna.

She decided to only order two desserts including the one Holly ordered for her. She just did not like to waste food.

Cameron was pleased the girls were back in love mode. She wanted them to have a good time too. She wanted this trip to be fun for everyone. She wanted John protected from the anti-Metal group. She was very pleased she was able to provide John with four completely different sheaths and two identical to hers. Well, it would be two identical to hers when she claimed Ally's virginity for John later tonight. That still left Cammy, Samantha and Anna. She planned to save Anna for last. She was sure John would like that sheath the best. She would make sure he watched 'Pretty Baby' again before she used Anna's chassis.

"…in the theater tonight?" John asked.

Cameron was aware she was sitting there with a big smile on her face and not paying attention.

She thought John asked her about what was in the main theater tonight.

"It is a country western theme." Cameron said. "There is a male and female singer. They will perform individually and then do some songs together."

John smiled at her.

"Thanks." John said. "I looked at the little newspaper and forgot already."

Vanna looked at Cameron.

"Is that were we go after here?" Vanna asked.

"Yes." Cameron said.

"Do we get to sit in those cool private boxes?" Allison asked.

"We can or you can sit in the front row." Cameron said. "Bob already blocked off the front row in case anyone wants to sit there."

Vanna wondered about the rest of the Metal girls.

"Will Hanna and Cam-Gail join us?" Vanna asked.

Cameron already planned on what to do.

"We can all sit together in the private boxes or the other sets of 'look alike' girls can split up between the front row and the private boxes." Cameron said.

"Which is position is better?" Allison asked.

"For the 'British Invasion' performance which will be on our last night I would say the front row." Cameron said. "You get a really close up view of the scantily clad female dancers that way. John enjoyed that view."

John looked a little nervous but managed a smile. He did like seeing the pretty dancers and singers up close. He thought the female body was beautiful and he could see plenty of it on the showgirls. Maybe it was because they were all human females and that made them real. They were all talented. They were all entertaining to watch. Most of them were well built and very nice looking overall.

Vanna would have thought with all the different Metal chassis John got to 'break in' that maybe would have been enough for him. She looked at Allison and decided not to comment. They liked to look at all the females too. That made Vanna wonder about something. She'd never been with a male without the use or threat of force. If she was with John it would really be her 'first time' that she willingly was touched by a male. Allison could not make that claim since she'd tried 'breeding sex' a few times to try to get pregnant. Allison was on her knees and those lasted from about twenty seconds to less than two minutes. None of them worked. Allison never ended up pregnant and those guys all got lucky, real lucky.

"…to go?" Allison asked.

Vanna looked at her and smiled.

"That would be fine." Vanna said.

"I asked if you were going to finish your dessert or were you ready to go?" Allison asked again.

Vanna looked at John and then at Allison.

"I'm ready." Vanna said.

Allison reached over and finished the rest of Vanna's hazelnut soufflé.

Cameron saw they were ready to hit the main theater.

They were done again before all the other diners because of their priority status in food service.

John was worried that Cameron and Allison looked almost identical.

"Maybe we should go out through the kitchen entrance." John said. "I don't want any lookiloos."

Cameron saw it just the opposite. She wanted everyone to see them in all of their beauty and elegance. Allison and Vanna were beautiful and so were the Metal girls. Beauty was beauty in any form.

"We're good." Cameron said. "Let them all see what true beauty looks like."

Cameron placed Vanna and Allison arm in arm.

"You two lead." Cameron said.

Vanna and Allison were proud to show their love.

Cameron and John walked behind them arm in arm.

Holly and Gail-Cam did the same.

They exited the dining room amid the looks and double and triple takes.

Those were the looks Cameron liked to see. People needed to reaffirm what they saw and that they were as beautiful as they thought they were.

"It's time for the 'magic elevator'." Allison said.

As they approached the elevator the doors opened for them. The group of six entered.

Allison wished all the elevators worked like this.

Hanna and Cam-Gail received word the group was headed for the main theater.

"Are they going to the front row or the private boxes?" Cam-Gail asked.

"I don't know." Hanna said. "Do you want to go?"

Cam-Gail wanted to hear the singer finish her song. She said it was her last one for this venue. She would return and be in the atrium on deck five in two hours.

"We can after she finishes her last song." Cam-Gail said.

As soon as she was done Cam-Gail and Hanna clapped and thanked her. They only had a short way to go to reach the main entrance of the theater.

They received conformation from Jim that Cameron's group was going to sit in the front row.

"It looks like it is the private box for us." Hanna said.

"I have a private box for you." Cam-Gail said.

Hanna liked that idea.

"I can make it a munch box." Hanna said.

Cam-Gail smiled.

"I was hoping you would say that." Cam-Gail said. "I want to try out everything in this chassis."

Hanna would be more than happy to accommodate her.

"Your wish is my command." Hanna said.

Hanna winked at Cam-Gail.

"Now you're just teasing me." Cam-Gail said.

Hanna thought Gail acted more like the rest of the Metal girls in Cam's chassis more so than she did in her own. She actually seemed more vibrant and alive. Maybe it was because it was something 'new'. Maybe it was because she could be someone 'different'.

Sheila entered the poker game and cleaned everyone out in a very short time. Ally was with her.

"I think our welcome is just about done here." Ally said.

Sheila did not see it as a big deal.

"They were a bunch of wankers." Sheila said. "It didn't take long to put them out of their misery."

Ally looked around.

"Where did Bob go?" Ally asked.

Sheila figured he went to get a pair of Coltan handcuffs for her.

"I don't know." Sheila said.

They both received a transmission from Jim that Cameron's group was going to sit in the front row of the main theater.

"Do you want to go?" Ally asked.

Sheila was worried about where Bob was.

"Maybe we should crack the whip and get out of here." Sheila said.

Ally knew she would need to go to the private box.

"I guess I have to sit in the private box." Ally said.

"Love, you sit on your private box." Sheila said.

Ally liked the pun. She wanted to give Sheila a dig.

"That is more than I can say about you." Ally said. "There is nothing private about your box."

Sheila smiled as they walked.

"It's not just there for looks." Sheila said. "What good is it if you don't use it?"

Ally thought that sounded about right for Sheila.

"Maybe I can look into that when we get to the private box." Ally said.

Sheila touched Ally's behind.

"You know I always look into it, especially if it is a private box." Sheila said.

Ally knew Sheila always spent a lot of time touching and just looking down there.

"That's a fact." Ally said.

Sheila smiled at Ally.

"I like to see what I'm eating." Sheila said.

Sheila looked around and then stuck her hand inside the slit in Ally's dress.

"Now you have my attention." Ally said.

Ally hoped for some action with Sheila.

"Maybe you can do that before Cameron uses my chassis." Ally said.

Sheila looked Ally in her eyes.

"I plan to do that before and after Cameron uses your chassis." Sheila said.

Ally wondered about the before and after differences.

"I guess everyone will be munching on my box tonight." Ally said.

That sounded like fun to Sheila.

"I can guarantee one munch box 'coming up'." Sheila said.

Ally looked forward to the night for several reasons at this point.

"That's the way I like it." Ally said.

She was still a little apprehensive but she was ready for tonight. What could it hurt in the long run? If she did not like the file she received from Cameron she could always delete and erase it. Everything would still be the 'same' for her. She would still be a 'virgin'. It was just her chassis that wouldn't be.

Claire finished up with Jesse and went to check on Summer.

She could hear them before she found them.

She stayed outside the room they were in and listened to them work together. Summer was very encouraging and showed Jan what to do and how to do it. She was very proud of her daughter.

Maybe Summer was her only daughter at this point. She was well aware that Cameron would push her agenda for Her Allison.

"How long are you going to wait outside, Mom?" Summer asked.

Claire looked around. How did Summer know she was out here?

She entered the room.

"I was just enjoying the music." Claire said.

Summer stood alongside of Jan.

"Here I thought you were checking up on me." Summer said.

Claire wondered why she thought that.

"I think you check up on me more than I do on you." Claire said.

Summer smiled.

"You never know who is watching." Summer said.

Jan wanted Claire to work with her too.

"Can you show me some things to, Claire?" Jan asked.

Claire did not think she could show her much more that Summer already did.

"I suppose I could." Claire said.

Claire sat down next to Jan.

Summer still stood and watched. Her mother was very classical in her music and approach to it.

Derek left Riley and Precious with Samantha.

He was surprised at how much Samantha's appearance changed in the last few days. He was unaware of her recent sexual freedom.

Derek headed for the Command Center.

It looked like John Henry was waiting for him.

"Hello, Derek." John Henry said.

Derek wanted to get down to business.

"Hi. I guess you know why I am here." Derek said.

John Henry nodded.

"You want a target." John Henry said.

Derek looked around to make sure no one heard that. There was no one around.

"I need to get back in the game." Derek said. "That's just an expression."

Derek figured he'd better add the last part before John Henry told him it was not a game.

"I understand." John Henry said. "We are low on Metal right now."

Derek knew he needed to have a Metal escort, even for a recon or surveillance.

"I know the rules." Derek said.

Derek knew there was a lot of Metal tied up with the ship.

"I have nothing for you." John Henry said.

Derek knew there were other Terminators.

"There must be someone who is free right now." Derek said. "What about Cameron's Metal?"

Derek was always told when he would encounter one of them if they were on an operation. They did not want him to get 'trigger happy' and accidentally engage one of them. To him they looked like the Terminators from his future. He only saw them 'change' when Savannah was around them. They all seemed 'happy' to see her.

"Steve and Tom are sitting on a target now." John Henry said. "Two teams of two of Cameron's Metal are backing them up."

Derek thought it sounded serious.

"That's a lot of Metal for sitting on something." Derek said.

John Henry wanted it to be a little darker before her sent the drones in lower.

"I was about to conduct some lower level drone scans." John Henry said.

Derek wanted to hear more.

"Give me a run down on what we have so far." Derek said.

John Henry filled him in and got him up to speed.

"That may or may not be the anti-Metal faction." Derek said. "They are always trouble."

"Anything Skynet related is trouble." John Henry said. "I'm going to do the drone scans soon."

Derek wanted to know more.

"Maybe I will wait around a little and see what develops." Derek said.

John Henry indicated John's seat.

"Make yourself comfortable." John Henry said.

Derek did. He really felt the need to do a little more. He didn't want his time on the ship to soften him. That last thought almost made him laugh. On the ship with the blue pills he was anything but 'soft' for most of the trip.

Jesse went to see Precious.

The door opened as she approached. Samantha let her in.

Riley was in the background holding Precious.

"You're early." Samantha said.

Jesse shrugged her shoulders.

"It is better to be early than late." Jesse said.

Jesse hoped to see Samantha acknowledge there earlier involvement but she did not.

Samantha saw the way Jesse looked at her. She checked to make sure Riley was still across the room.

"My restrictions are back in place." Samantha said quietly.

Jesse opened her top.

"Mine aren't." Jesse said. "I have plenty for everyone."

Samantha suppressed a smile that just seemed to pop up when Jesse said that.

Cameron bypassed the main entrance on deck seven to the theater. They went across deck six and through the casino instead.

Allison looked around at all the machines with ringing bells and flashing lights. Some even looked like they were 'playing themselves'.

"Can we play in here?" Allison asked.

Cameron did not have time right now to show them.

"Yes." Camerons said. "Your card key has unlimited funds on it."

Allison was intrigued by the casino being 'alive' right now as opposed to earlier.

"I've never really played in a casino." Allison said.

Vanna took Allison's arm to move her along.

"You haven't missed much." Vanna said.

John wondered if Vanna played in one before. When he was in Las Vegas he did not really have the time to do much of any gambling there. In fact the whole thing was one bad episode. He did almost hit the jackpot with both Cammy and Savannah though. He scored big on Cameron too.

"Have you been in a casino before?" John asked.

Vanna remembered some place in the desert with a strange name.

"We stopped at some 'Indian' casino in the desert once. I believe it was when we went to Hadley's and tried the date shakes." Vanna said. "I think it was in a place called Cabazon."

John knew the place. He didn't get out much but he'd been through there.

"I like the date-banana shake that they have there." John said. "It's a little smoother and less intense than the pure date shake."

Vanna remembered something out of place very near there.

"I remember there was a big dinosaur by there too." Vanna said. "I think it was some kind of shop or something."

John nodded.

"That's the place." John said.

Cameron looked around and did not see Sheila in the casino. She'd expected to see her.

Allison stopped and lingered at some of the machines.

Vanna still held her arm.

"Not now." Vanna said. "We can come back after the show."

Vanna saw Allison look back before they needed to move to the hallway on the side.

Cameron moved the group along. They went past the entrance to their private boxes.

"These are where our private boxes are." Cameron said. "Do you want to look real quick?"

Vanna thought they could see what the difference really looked like.

"I guess we could since we're here." Vanna said.

Cameron wanted to make it fast. The show was about to start in a few minutes. She looked at John, Holly and Gail-Cam.

"Wait here for a minute." Cameron said.

She opened the door and led Vanna and Allison down the narrow hall. She opened the door to the Owner's Suite's private box. Sheila and Ally were in there. They were kissing each other.

"I'm sorry." Cameron said.

Sheila pulled her dress down on one side and exposed a breast.

"There is more than one show to watch." Sheila said. "I've got something for everyone."

Ally pulled her dress back down over her legs and covered herself up.

"I'm just getting my chassis warmed up for later on." Ally said.

Vanna did not want to intrude. She wanted to watch the stage show.

"We get the idea." Vanna said. "Let's go down."

That was where Sheila had been headed.

"Now you're talking." Sheila said. "I plan to."

Cameron turned around and walked out. Vanna and Allison followed.

"There is always room for one more." Sheila called out after them.

"I'm sorry about that." Cameron said.

Allison smiled at her.

"Girls will be girls." Allison said.

Vanna thought if the music sucked the Metal girls had the entertainment covered. They could always 'come' back up here.