Chapter 1367

Bad Habit

Cammy felt this excursion was unnecessary and that they should have concentrated on their assignment.

Cammy and Savannah arrived at the location where Steve and Tom waited for them at. It was a site suspected of having two boxcars delivered to it after it had been checked previously. The boxcars were there for a few days and then gone again. The image was from a Chinese spy satellite. It was not picked up by their team.

Cammy looked a little irritated as Savannah greeted Tom and then Steve. She did not like the way they responded to Savannah. Maybe she was being too harsh. She did not want Savannah here in the first place. The other operation they were supposed to check on seemed less risky.

Savannah knew Metal did not back off easy. Maybe they finally listened to her to not take any unnecessary chances when there was no need to. They could always wait or come back later. There was always the drone strike option.

"Let me hear your theory." Savannah said.

Cammy moved up to look around a building at the suspect structure. She listened as Tom explained what he suspected. He thought it was a trap for them. Steve added in what he thought. They were both in agreement.

"If that is the case, everything around it is targeted as well." Savannah said.

Steve and Tom previously moved away from the target area.

"That is why we are a half of a mile away." Tom said.

Savannah knew Al and Ed were on the backside somewhere. She wanted them safe too.

"How close is the other team?" Savannah asked.

Savannah looked at her phone for the drone footage overlay.

"They are still a quarter of a mile away." Tom said. "I advised them not to move in closer yet."

Cammy came back and joined them.

"I'm going to go up and take a look." Cammy said. "I don't think they will see one 'female' as any kind of a threat if the place is being surveilled."

Steve did not think Cammy would be 'made' as Metal if she tried. The females did not look as intimidating as the males did. That was especially so the way they dressed sometimes.

"That might work." Steve said.

Savannah did not like that. Cammy was too much 'like Cameron' in her absence. She needed some restraint on Cammy.

"In that case, I don't think two females will be seen as a threat either." Savannah said. "You're not going up there alone, Cammy."

That worried Tom. He did not want to bring Savannah here to take the risk for him.

"Steve and I can go instead." Tom said.

Steve agreed with that.

"I don't want you to do what's dangerous for us either." Steve said.

Savannah smiled at both of them.

"That's the whole point. Cammy and I should pose less of a 'threat' if there is one." Savannah said. "We will look for any surveillance or booby traps along the way. If any are spotted or even suspected we are going to pull out and call in a drone strike for tonight."

John Henry began to relay new information to them. There was a new plan to put into play.

"Hold on." Cammy said. "Let's hear this first."

John Henry laid out the new proposal.

Young Allison and Anna followed everything from the back seat of the SUV.

"What's the drone status?" Young Allison asked.

"There is one for each team currently with enough on the way for there to be one for each team member." Anna said. "Remember this is a recon."

Young Allison was well aware how recons and surveillance had a way of going hot more often than not.

"I think they should start to search the area one building, one tree, and one power pole all one at a time." Young Allison said.

Anna was aware that would take hours.

"CamNet has forwarded your suggestion to John Henry." Anna said. "He is in the process of implementing it now."

"I want Savannah to stay with Cammy." Young Allison said.

Anna was updated by John Henry.

"Savannah has asked Cammy to search on her own since they have drone support." Anna said.

Young Allison checked the drone status.

"There is a drone for each of the Terminators now and none for Savannah." Young Allison said.

Anna knew the reason.

"That was done at Savannah's direction." Anna said. "She's protecting the troops."

Anna could see Young Allison's face start to turn a little 'red'. She did not need to scan her to know she was very angry.

Young Allison was angry. She knew Savannah was 'on the ground' so her tactical advice mattered more since she was part of the operation herself. It still did not sit well with her. She did not want to pull a drone off of a Terminator to cover Savannah. That would be unfair at this point. She maintained her cool even though she was steamed.

"I want more resources sent there." Young Allison said.

Anna received good news.

"'Coltan Overcast' and 'Cherry Bomb' have responded on their own accord and are rapidly approaching the area. They will watch over Savannah." Anna said.

That information pleased Young Allison greatly. It brought a smile to her face. The anger quickly faded.

"Clear the airspace for ten miles in diameter around the teams on the ground." Young Allison said. "I know that 'Coltan Overcast' and 'Cherry Bomb' will want to operate in closer."

Young Allison also was aware that if this was a 'set up' there could be some Skynet HK drones show up. They'd encountered them before with the boxcars.

Anna was troubled that they never could come up with an actual set number of boxcars that they'd been looking for. They were sure if there were still any out there full of equipment they were in a building somewhere in another state at this point. Most of them were suspected to have been unloaded.

"CamNet reports the airspace is clear." Anna said. "The drones will drop to a lower altitude at the first sign of any activity. Right now they are above visual range for humans."

Young Allison frowned.

"That's just it. We might be dealing with more than humans." Young Allison said.

"I guess we will know soon enough." Anna said.

Young Allison formulated a plan if Cammy and Savannah decided to 'walk up' to the front door. She wanted them to have a good reason.

Cameron sent word to Jim to have Bob deal with the Metal girls. It was not something she wanted to bother with. She liked her 'alone time' with John, Vanna and Allison.

It gave her a chance to push her agenda. It seemed all the parties that were at the table were more inclined to finally make something happen. She did not need to worry that Vanna or Allison would try to 'take' John from her. They had each other and they were willing to expand their sexual appetite some to include John.

She was not so sure about Claire. Now that Jesse and Claire were an 'item' that was better for her. Jesse would hang onto Claire. She was aware none of them wanted to hurt her. It was not like any of them would be going behind her back. She wanted John protected.

"…the main dining room?" John asked.

Cameron blinked her eyes. She'd been lost in deep thought.

'What?' Cameron almost asked.

She quickly replayed her files. She found the question and responded properly.

"As soon as everyone is ready we can go to the main dining room for lunch." Cameron said.

That remark drew the look of a worker clearing a table next to them.

Vanna started to wonder if she'd eaten too much already.

"I hope I still have some room." Vanna said.

Allison thought they may have overdone it already.

"I hear you." Allison said.

John did not want to force the girls to eat too much. Dinner was only about six hours away.

"We can skip it if you want." John said. "We can always spilt something three ways or just get appetizers or desserts."

"I can see you are well acquainted with the procedure." Vanna said.

John thought he knew his way around the dining establishments on the ship.

"I've had a few days of experience." John said.

Vanna and Allison looked at each other and giggled.

"I'll say." Allison said.

Vanna and Allison wanted to get Cameron alone and ask her about the different chassis of the Metal girls. They wanted to know which one she liked the best and why. That was if there were any differences. They knew when the Metal girls switched chips that sometimes they were reluctant to give up a borrowed chassis. They wanted to know which chassis John liked the best. That would let them know what to expect from him. Allison wanted to know what 'parts' John liked best on each sheath. She did not know Cameron already planned what the 'perfect Metal female' was for John.

"I think we can all go down." Cameron said.

Vanna and Allison looked at each other and giggled again.

"She means for food down in the main dining room." John quickly said.

Allison forgot what the little newspaper in the room said about other activities.

"Is there anything else we can do?" Allison asked. "I mean that is exciting too."

Cameron ran off a few things that were happening. They were not what any of them wanted to do.

"It looks like the main dining room it is." Allison said.

The got up to leave and headed for the rear elevator.

Allison wondered if the 'magic elevator' would be waiting for them. It was. They had a quick non stop trip down to the main dining room.

Claire let Sarah and Jesse take all the 'credit' for the meal. They'd both actually done everything under her verbal direction.

The group was all there now and everyone was having a good time.

"This food is really great." Riley said. "I need to practice cooking some too."

Claire smiled at Riley.

"I always have time to help." Claire said.

Samantha tended to Precious. She'd been working with Riley on cooking. She was sure Riley would try and hit on Claire if they worked together. It made her want the 'Neural Interface' with Claire even more. She wanted some of Claire's sexuality and passion as well as some of her domestic skills. It would at least give her some insight if not ability.

Jan and Summer sat together.

"I miss being on the ship." Jan said. "It was a lot of fun."

Summer pointed out the reality of life.

"Life is not all fun and games." Summer said. "You know that."

The adults heard what Jan said. They also heard what Summer said.

"I think we all liked being on the ship." Sarah said as she glanced at Claire. "It presented a lot of opportunities for new things. It reminded us of some of the finer things in life. It jogged old memories and feelings."

Derek and Kyle agreed.

"It was a special time Cameron shared with all of us." Riley said. "I really appreciated that."

"I did too." Jesse said. "I think it was beautiful."

That surprised everyone a little. Jesse was usually a little colder.

"Maybe we can do it again sometime." Claire said. "It is not always busy around here is it? I know last night was a little rough."

Kyle looked at Sarah and then at Jan.

"Cameron can give us that life everyday." Kyle said. "I mean the life like we lived on the ship."

Sarah shot Kyle a stern look.

Kyle looked at her and kept going.

"Cameron can send all us into the past where we can live like that all the time. It will be a time period before Skynet and all its evil and destruction." Kyle said.

Sarah did not think John and Cameron would go back to the past. She did not want to abandon them. She also knew that Kyle was very worried about Jan. It made her look at Jesse and Riley and then think about Vanna and Allison. They'd all been assaulted. Jesse and especially Vanna were savaged for years. As angry as she was at Kyle for saying anything like that, she understood it. She looked over at Jan and Summer and it made her feel a little sick inside. She knew the same thing would happen to both of them once Skynet blew up the world. Kyle told her it happened to all the females sooner or later. She knew that also meant her. There were too many people that didn't care anymore once everything was gone. If all that was left was death and nothingness, at that point what difference did it make? She could see how some people turned into animals.

Was she willing to 'sacrifice' her daughter to help her son? What would happen to her and Kyle? 'Kyle' was already killed once. So was Derek, Riley and probably Jesse. Claire and everyone parents and siblings were dead too.

"Kyle's right." Derek said. "We need to think of our daughters too. It's more than about us. They need to be protected. Even having Metal around won't always be enough. Things will still happen anyway. Metal could be a liability depending on the surroundings. Scavengers will still be everywhere."

Kyle and Derek both experienced the same images flash through their minds. They'd found Allison after her first assault. Only Vanna was able to comfort and soothe her later on. They both knew what happened to Vanna, Jesse, Riley and every other female at some point.

There was also another image forever burnt in their minds. It was that of Young Allison running down the aisle firing a pistol in each hand killing people along the way on both sides of her. They saw the simulation CamNet created based on the after action reports. That was someone's daughter doing that. They both looked at Claire and felt as guilty as Hell. Any other girl age would be hanging out with her friends at the mall or a movie theater. They would be talking about TV shows or actresses. It would be anything but killing people and trying to stay alive.

They each looked at their own daughter with that image in their mind and they both looked at Jesse and Riley. What kind of a life did the future offer their daughters? They both felt fear.

Claire was not sure what was happening. She could see all the people from the future seemed saddened and upset. Jesse reached over and took her hand. She could feel her grip her hand tightly. This was 'comfort' Jesse seldom sought. Riley did not look very happy either.

Summer could feel the 'pain' that everyone seemed to experienced. She felt the need to say something. The words just formed in her mind like they were already there waiting to be spoken. There was a bigger picture here and they were the masters of their universe to make it happen.

"Everyone needs to take a step back." Summer said. "This is where we are today. We know where we were yesterday. We are the ones who make tomorrow."

In that moment everyone felt they were looking at 'Cameron'.

Mary and Laura went to the front pool area but their card keys would not allow them access.

They could peek through the gap in the gate.

"There are some fine looking girls in there." Laura said.

"Someone mentioned they were the showgirls." Mary said. "They are always Hot."

Mary was still a little upset she hadn't been able to hook up with Sheila who she knew as 'Sue'. She originally hadn't planned on it but the more she thought about it or saw her, the more she wanted to be with her.

Laura looked at the showgirls some more.

"You know as hot as those girls in there by the pool are, they do not compare to that other group with Peggy and Sue." Laura said.

Mary felt the same way, especially about Cameron.

"They all look like super models, especially Peggy's twin sister." Mary said.

Laura did not pick up a positive vibe when she'd encountered Cameron before.

"She looks real serious at times." Laura said. "I don't think she's a player."

"No, I don't think so either." Mary said. "She looks cold blooded sometimes. We don't see her much."

Laura rattled the gate but no one came to open it.

"I guess we don't rate as 'blue bloods'." Laura said.

"I guess not." Mary said. "I didn't care for that brunch selection either."

Laura knew there were still some options open to them.

"We can always go back to the lunch buffet." Laura said. "We did blow it off to try and find Sue when we saw Peggy with her Hot redhead friend."

The talk of 'blue bloods' made Mary think about nice things.

"Maybe we can do the fancy lunch." Mary said. "We haven't done that yet."

That sounded like a plan to Laura.

"OK, let's do that." Laura said.

Mary and Laura went back through the spa to the elevators.

"What deck is it on?" Mary asked.

Laura spotted a deck plan on the wall.

"I think it's on deck five or six." Laura said. "Here is a diagram of the ship."

The receptionist at the spa desk noticed them looking at the ships diagram on the wall.

"Where do you want to go?" The receptionist asked.

Laura looked back at the receptionist.

"We want to go to the fancy dining room for lunch." Laura said. "The one at the back."

"The easiest way to get there is from the aft or rear elevator." The receptionist said. "You can stay on this deck if you don't mind going outside and catch it under the sky lounge."

They were still one deck above the pool deck and the buffet.

Mary and Laura thanked her and left.

The Metal girls except Sheila and Ally drifted back to the private area. They decided to get dressed and see what else they could do. Maybe they would just strip and spend the time with each other. Then again they had all night to do that.

Holly and Gail-Cam wanted to be with Allison and Vanna. When they found out they were headed for the main dining room they decided to wait a little bit. They did not want to sit there and not eat. That always drew attention. They decided to spend the time together instead. Holly would have preferred Cam in her normal chassis so she would look like Allison but Cam in Gail's chassis was a hot ticket too. She thought it was a good combination. They headed off to the Honeymoon Suite.

That left Hanna and Cam-Gail with each other. That seemed to work out for both of them as well. They headed off to the spare room of the Honeymoon Suite.

Jim watched everything on the security monitors. He was a little miffed that none of them came in to see him or offer to take his place. That was OK too. He would be able to watch them from two different angles in each room. He'd installed some miniature hidden cameras in the rooms. He felt 'security' was an important issue. Now he would not feel so bored.

He figured CamNet and John Henry would find the signal at some point and watch it too. He did not receive any 'complaints' yet about it. The 'security' of the team was top priority.

He did not know someone one else would get the signal and watch it too.

Ally thought they were going back to the private area.

They passed a few people in the stairwell. Some of them were obviously headed to the pool or to sunbathe.

Sheila passed the suite deck and kept going down.

"Where are you going?" Ally asked.

"I'm going to the casino." Sheila said.

Ally looked at her barely clad figure and Sheila's even less clad figure.

"Dressed like that?" Ally asked.

"Yes." Sheila said. "I want to be noticed."

Both sets of Sheila's rings could be made out through her semi see-through bikini, especially on the top.

"We are going to get kicked out." Ally said. "You are almost naked and everything is showing."

Sheila smiled.

"I have not seen one person I have passed that has looked at my face." Sheila said. "I bet if they were asked that half of them could not tell you I was 'Asian' even."

Ally hadn't seen too many people look at any of the Metal girl's faces in their bikinis. The eyes all went elsewhere.

"I guess it makes a good disguise then." Ally said. "I bet Bob will be there before we are if Jim tells him where we are headed."

Sheila did not need long to make an impression or win big.

"I can still win a few thousand before then." Sheila said. "The dealer won't be able to concentrate."

Ally thought there could be some complications to that strategy.

"What if the dealer is a female?" Ally asked.

That is what Sheila hoped for. She could help nudge them down a better path for sexual partners.

"She will have an even harder time as her true inner self comes alive and she sees what she really wants." Sheila said.

Ally was sure this was a bad idea.

"If they ask us to leave, we need to leave and not say anything." Ally said.

Sheila smiled at her.

"Sure, love, we will be like choir girls and leave peacefully." Sheila said.

Ally was really sure this was a mistake now.

Young Allison followed the operation as best as she could with her tablet and their phones. She missed everything that was available in her bunker. Here everything was basic.

She also wanted to be with Savannah right now. She felt they made a good team.

Her recent combat only made her want more. She was not traumatized by any of what happened. Cameron prepared her for combat. She trained her to kill. Cameron also stressed that she wanted to be by her side when it was for real instead of the training. That didn't happen. She was on her own a lot when it happened. She would need to speak with Cameron about it personally when she returned.

She needed to focus on where Savannah and the team were now. It was bound to be a negative experience the way it looked like it was about to play out.

It was decided that Savannah and Cammy would do a close in recon of the building.

Richard and Michael arrived with the delivery van they were going to meet them at the tech company with. Much to their surprise they arrived with two bicycles. They had bicycle helmets to go along with it.

Savannah looked at the bikes.

"Do I even want to know where these came from?" Savannah asked.

"No." Richard and Michael both said at the same time.

Savannah touched one of the bikes and stood next to it.

"I haven't been on one of these in a long time." Savannah said.

Cammy didn't want her to worry.

"It's just like having sex with a partner you haven't been with for awhile. In a short while it all comes back to you and you are able to please each other." Cammy said.

Now that Cammy said that, it made her think about Young Jesse. She'd been with Jesse and Sheila as much as she could recently because she missed Young Jesse. She knew they weren't Young Jesse but actually Jesse was. She was just the older version of her. Young Jesse was someone she really missed. All the recent action seemed to prevent their seeing each other as often as she would like. It had been a long time now. Being on opposite sides of the world didn't help any.

Steve and Tom saw what Cammy and Savannah were going to do with the bikes.

"Why aren't we waiting for darkness again?" Tom asked.

Cammy wanted action or answers.

"We are here now." Cammy said.

Savannah did not like Cammy's answer.

"WE are going to try this because it should be the last thing anyone who is watching this location would think of." Savannah said. "That is for someone to show up in broad daylight and walk up to the front door."

Tom and Steve really started to regret bringing Savannah in on this. Now she would be the one taking the risk. They would be without body armor and carrying minimal weapons. They both noticed Cammy's attitude problem and were not sure what to do about it. Maybe it was best left unaddressed so it was not made worse.

John Henry was able to direct Richard and Michael to pick up the needed equipment for Cammy and Savannah on their way there to back them up.

He was also distracted by a new feed from the ship. There were two camera angles each of two bedroom locations. There was a lot of action.

It was evident that the Metal girls detected they were on camera before they 'started'.

Gail-Cam blew one camera a kiss and Holly winked at the other one. Hanna made a point of stripping her bikini slowly in front of one camera in her room while Cam-Gail gave a slight sideways smile to the other one then slowly licked her lips.

The Metal girls knew they were being watched. They liked to show off a little. It was a bad habit they all picked up from being around Sheila. Sheila 'inherited' it from Jesse.

"If you got it, flaunt it." Sheila always said.

That was exactly what all the Metal girls did right now.