Chapter 1400
Surprise Guest
Savannah and Cammy left the Resistance base and headed for Cameron's base. They didn't talk much along the way.
"How long do you think you'll be?" Cammy asked.
Savannah could not answer that definitively.
"I'm not sure." Savannah said. "I think it would be about an hour or two. I really don't know."
Cammy was not sure what else they were going to do later on.
"Do you want to see Young Allison still?" Cammy asked.
Savannah thought that depended on any leads that developed. She would hate to get Young Allison's hopes up and then need to dash them.
"If nothing else comes up we could go there." Savannah said. "I don't want to make a commitment before we know more."
Cammy didn't think it would be an issue.
"She will understand if something develops." Cammy said.
Savannah would like to practice some dance lessons with Young Allison or maybe play some music with her for a little bit. They could always go out for dinner too later on.
"We'll see." Savannah said.
Savannah turned on the radio and listened to the 'news channel' for a little bit. She turned it off after a few minutes.
"Isn't there ever any good news?" Savannah asked.
"No." Cammy said.
"People suck." Savannah said.
Cammy decided to throw out a bombshell.
"We could always fly to San Francisco." Cammy said.
Savannah looked at her but didn't answer.
Cammy arrived at Cameron's base. Savannah got out but Cammy stayed in the SUV.
"Are you going to come in?" Savannah asked.
"I don't know." Cammy said.
Savannah frowned.
"I do." Savannah said. "Come in. There are other things you can do here. This is no different than anything any of us do."
Cammy thought it was. CamNet was a version of Cameron. CamNet was 'Cameron'. Sure, she was too but there were a lot of files missing in Cam, Camille and her. CamNet was everything Cameron was and much more at this point.
Savannah led Cammy inside and hooked her up with some things to do. She touched Cammy's cheek and looked her in the eyes.
"Remember, it's you who has their things in my room at the Resistance base." Savannah said. "It's you who shares my bed the most often."
Savannah gave Cammy a kiss and headed for CamNet's bunker.
Cammy watched her go.
'Maybe for now I do.' Cammy thought. 'It won't be for much longer.'
Cammy knew Savannah's heart was pure but it would be Cameron who manipulated things to get what she wanted. Maybe she should go and visit the ship herself without Savannah. That way there would not be any 'hard' feelings for anyone. That would also set her up for her 'one time' with John at a later date. It was something to think about anyway. It was going to happen sooner or later. She felt that Cameron wasn't going to stop until she used every virgin Metal chassis for herself.
Cammy toyed with the idea of snagging Young Allison and flying to San Francisco.
Savannah went down to the bunker level and the first blast door opened as she approached. She went in and it closed behind her as the second blast door opened into CamNet's bunker.
CamNet stood and faced the door.
"I've been waiting for you." CamNet said.
Savannah rushed to CamNet and embraced her.
"I'm here now." Savannah said.
They both felt the hunger in each other by their hug.
The ship was set to depart in a few hours. It would pass under the Golden Gate Bridge a couple of hours before dinner.
The group broke down into smaller groups once they boarded the ship.
Holly spoke with Cameron and then with Allison. Allison looked over at John and Cameron. She nodded and gave Holly a kiss. Holly smiled and went back over to John and Cameron.
Vanna gently squeezed Allison's hand.
"Did you see how happy she looked?" Allison asked.
Vanna switched her gaze from Allison to Mary and Laura.
"I did." Vanna said. "It was about as happy as we are going to look in a few minutes."
Allison looked at Mary and Laura waiting for them.
"I guess it is at that." Allison said. "It's beautiful to share the love."
Vanna was pleased to see a big smile on Allison's face now.
Allison and Vanna went with Mary and Laura to their cabin. Mary and Laura put away whatever souvenirs they'd purchased earlier and then headed back up to the regular suite they'd used earlier.
Mary and Laura wanted to know where Vanna and Allison's cabin was at.
"That's one of those things we can't talk about." Vanna said. "We can all use this suite here and that's going to have to be a good enough answer for all of us."
Mary and Laura wondered why they didn't buy any souvenirs either.
Vanna wanted to say something about that.
"Where we are from you learn that only to each other do we matter and everything else didn't and was expendable."
That struck Mary and Laura as a terrible place.
"Where's that at?" Laura asked. "Or can't you say that either?"
Allison and Vanna looked at each other.
"All I can say is that it's a place I hope we never need to go back to." Vanna said. "If I was still there, I would be dead by now."
Allison gave Vanna a kiss on her cheek.
"What she said applies to both of us. We would both be dead now. Everything we ever had or tried to keep we lost at some point. This is where we are now and we are with you two. That's all that matters." Allison said. "This is Paradise to us. I'm not talking about the ship either."
Mary and Laura looked sad. They could see that 'Peggy' and 'Ann' were being totally honest. The brand burnt into 'Ann's' flesh was proof of that.
"I'm really sorry to hear that." Laura said. "I'm glad we can share now."
Mary wanted to change the subject and the mood. She thought the ship was nice.
"This is a fancy place here." Mary said. "Let's make the most of it."
Allison and Vanna looked at each other.
"The ship is nice too." Vanna said.
The four girls went into the first suite.
Sheila and Gail-Cam went with Leticia to her cabin.
"If my friend is inside, there may be trouble." Leticia said.
Sheila looked at Cam-Gail.
"I'll take care of it." Sheila said.
There was an instant altercation once the door opened.
"That's Tracy." Leticia said. "She looks mad."
Sheila and Gail-Cam were behind Leticia.
"Where have you been you filthy trashy slut?" Tracy demanded.
"I was out with my new friends." Leticia said.
Tracy looked past Leticia and saw Sheila and Gail-Cam.
"You brought those ugly whores here to our room?" Tracy asked. "How dare you bring street trash in here."
Sheila instantly disliked Tracy when she saw her. After that last statement she disliked her even more.
"They are nice people." Leticia said. "They were nice to me."
"You owe me money you filthy Bitch." Tracy said as she raised her hand.
Tracy moved forward to slap Leticia.
Sheila moved around Leticia and stopped Tracy's hand before it contacted Leticia's face.
She reached up with her other hand and lifted Tracy off the floor and shoved her against the wall with a loud thud. It was a heavy impact.
The 'Old Jesse' in Sheila was dominant now. She wanted blood.
"If you touch her again I'll kill you." Sheila said. "She's a person too."
Leticia was taken aback by everything. She witnessed before how aggressive and violent 'Sue' could be.
"Don't kill her." Leticia said. "I care about her too."
Gail-Cam was in the cabin now as well. She could see Sheila was about to snap Tracy's neck.
"Take it easy." Gail-Cam warned. "If you kill her here it will be harder to dump the body. Let's get her up on the outside deck first."
Sheila released her grip and Tracy dropped to the floor like a rag doll as she gasped for breath.
Sheila looked at Leticia.
"Pack you things, love." Sheila said. "You're moving out."
Gail-Cam quickly used her phone to send a message. Jim responded to her request in the affirmative. Ally, Hanna and Cam-Gail were on the way with some additional resources.
Sheila knelt down next to Tracy.
"If you come near her again, you'll regret it for the rest of your life." Sheila said. "You'll never finish again."
Sheila forcefully grabbed Tracy's hair and bent her neck up and off to the side. She whispered in her ear. She told her what she was going to do to her. It wasn't pretty.
Once Sheila released Tracy's hair, her face was ashen.
Tracy did not really know what to make of these interlopers. She found it difficult to stand up but she made it. She was about to say something. She watched the eyes of the woman that just roughed her up turn red. They were bright red! She tried to back away but the wall was behind her. She lost bladder control she was so terrified.
"You can have her." Tracy stuttered. "She's all yours."
Gail-Cam helped Leticia collect her things and carry them out.
Leticia looked back.
"You should've treated me better." Leticia said. "I did everything for you. All you ever did was beat me. I gave you everything."
Tracy was about to respond back in an angry manner.
Sheila grabbed Tracy under the chin and spun her face to look into her face. She forced her mouth open and grasped her tongue firmly.
"I'll rip your tongue out if you say anything to her." Sheila said.
Sheila started to pull on it to stress her point. Her eyes glowed bright red to reinforce what was going to happen.
Gail-Cam left with Leticia. Ally and Hanna arrived.
Sheila noticed what they carried.
"How much do you think Leticia owes you?" Sheila asked.
"She's into me for twenty thousand dollars." Tracy gasped once Sheila released her tongue.
Ally counted out some cash.
Sheila took it. She handed it to Tracy.
"Leticia's debt is paid." Sheila said.
Ally handed Sheila an even larger stack of cash. She held it out in front of Tracy. It looked like a lot of money.
Tracy reached for it.
Sheila moved it back a little.
"Get off the ship now in San Francisco and go home." Sheila said. "This is four times what you think Leticia owed you."
Tracy licked her lips.
"If I get off now, you will let me have that cash?" Tracy asked. "All of it?"
Sheila' face was blank.
"That's the offer." Sheila said. "I think you missed the best part of the deal."
Tracy looked confused.
"What's better than all that money?" Tracy asked.
Sheila smiled as her eyes turned red again.
Tracy backed up against the wall.
"You get to live and won't be thrown overboard tonight." Sheila said. "You get to keep your tongue and your pearl. I'll take both of them from you before you end up in the 'drink'."
"OK, OK!" Tracy said.
Sheila held the cash out in front of her. Tracy went to take it but Sheila still held it.
"Leticia belongs to me now." Sheila said. "If you ever try and see her again or talk to her, I'll take that as your decision to quit living. The choice is yours. You decide your own fate. This is your last and only warning."
The terror was back on Tracy's face.
"She's yours." Tracy said. "Take her."
Sheila looked at Hanna and Ally.
"My friends will make sure you get off the ship OK." Sheila said.
"OK." Tracy said. "I'm gone."
Sheila released the money.
"Remember the choice is life or death." Sheila said. "You determine if you live or die."
Sheila left.
Ally and Hanna made sure Tracy packed. Ally suggested she change her pants and underwear first. They then walked with her to the security area to get off the ship. Bob was there and processed her out.
Once she was off the ship she looked back once. She took out her phone to make a call.
Sheila's face appeared on the screen.
'Remember, I'll be watching you.' appeared below Sheila's picture. 'You determine your own fate.'
Tracy almost dropped her phone and put it away. She hailed a cab and told them to get her to the airport. Her only comfort was the hundred thousand dollars in her purse. That was a lot of money and it was in cash. She touched her throat. It was sore and her tongue was sore. She believed that the insane woman with the red eyes would have killed her. She figured she must have been high on PCP or something, to do all of that and look like that. She planned to lay off of the drugs and alcohol for awhile. Maybe she did have too much to drink last night. Did all that jut really happen the way she thought it did?
Sheila caught up to Gail-Cam and Leticia in the second suite. She could hear that the first suite was already in use.
Leticia was a little worried about everything that just happened.
Gail-Cam left and went to the Control Center. She was joined by Ally and Hanna a little later.
Sheila wished that Savannah was here currently. She would be the best one to deal with Leticia right now. She tried her best to comfort her.
"This is your room for the rest of the voyage." Sheila said.
Leticia was a lot better at this point.
"This is all for me?" Leticia asked.
Sheila smiled at her.
"It's all for you." Sheila said.
Sheila helped her unpack her things. There were a few more things she wanted to get for Leticia.
"Will you be here with me?" Leticia asked.
"Someone will be. I have other duties." Sheila said. "You're very popular."
Leticia figured the part where she found out what her new 'job' was going to be was about to come up.
"Am I going to have to be Tony's mistress?" Leticia asked. "I don't mind if that's what you want."
Sheila thought Leticia must lead a messed up life at the hands of others. She tried to think and act as Savannah would.
"You would never need to do anything like that for us unless it was what you want to do on your own." Sheila said. "You need to respect yourself too."
Leticia looked at Sheila.
"I want to be with you." Leticia said.
Sheila gave her a kiss.
"I think that can be arranged." Sheila said. "At least for right now that is."
Sheila and Leticia began to undress each other.
Holly asked Cameron to use her chassis again. She asked Allison for her permission. Allison told her she did not need to ask her for permission. Everyone was free to do as they pleased.
Holly was thrilled at the prospect of Cameron sharing with John again in her chassis.
Cameron asked John about it and he said if she was the one in control again that he did not have a problem with it. He wanted that very much.
He was going to ask Holly if that was what she wanted but she looked so happy he did not want to spoil her mood. He wondered if she was happy with his performance or Cameron's performance and feedback when she received the file from Cameron earlier. Either way, Holly was beautiful. She was about to become 'Cameron'. That would make her even more beautiful to him.
Cameron was glad she'd slipped John a 'little helper' at lunchtime. It should be at full force in about twenty minutes. That would be just enough time to get things warmed up.
John went into the restroom. Cameron looked at Holly and asked her what she 'wanted'.
"Do you have any requests?" Cameron asked.
Holly looked around to make sure John was not there.
"I'd like John on top to start out and for you to finish up on top facing him." Holly said. "As to what happens in between, I'm up for anything that you want to do for yourself or him. You are the one in control so you actually decide everything."
Cameron knew they only had a few hours until the ship pulled out of San Francisco. They would pass under the Golden Gate Bridge in the late afternoon or early evening. It would be good daylight and should be before any evening fog.
John arrived in the bedroom a minute later.
"Why don't you two get ready and I will be back in a few minutes." Cameron said. "Everyone knows what to do. Everyone has seen everything before."
Cameron left the bedroom of the Owner's Suite and headed for the Control Center.
John and Holly looked at each other.
Holly reached over and pulled his shirt off.
She unbuttoned her shirt and John slipped it off.
Holly noticed him look at her breasts.
"They look better with the bra off." Holly said playfully.
She turned her back to him and he unhooked it. He then slipped it off as she faced him.
"You're right." John said. "Those are impressively beautiful, just like you."
Holly looked over to see if Cameron was on her way back, she wasn't.
"Cameron told me you like my breasts the best." Holly said. "She said she could tell."
John felt a little embarrassed.
"I do." John said. "I always have."
They slipped each others pants off. They were down to their underwear.
"Maybe we should wait for Cameron." John said.
Holly reached over and slid his underwear off.
"Hardly." Holly said.
John slid Holly's underwear off.
They faced each other naked.
"You're very beautiful." John said.
"Thank You. You're handsome too." Holly said. "We've been like this before."
John remembered. He just could not touch her then. He wanted Cameron back at that time.
"You know if we were not waiting for Cameron right now I don't think I could contain myself." John said.
Holly looked down at John.
"You're ready to go right now." Holly said. "We could knock off a quickie."
John liked that idea. If they were alone he would.
"When we are together I want it to be more than a quickie." John said. "I want it to be complete and meaningful. I want to feel and share the love."
Holly smiled.
"Are you trying to seduce me already?" Holly asked. "Or do you want me to fall in love with you?"
John developed those feelings for Holly a long time ago. He was about to tell her that when they heard Cameron on her way back.
Holly quickly leaned next to his ear.
"I've always loved you." Holly whispered. "It's even more so now."
Cameron came around the corner.
"I'm back." Cameron said. "I can see everyone is good to go."
John looked down. He was at full attention now. What Holly just told him only reinforced that. He was sure he just pulled an extra quarter on an inch if that was possible.
Holly handed John the tether.
Cameron was still dressed. She moved her hair off to the side and John plugged the cable in. She moved to her spot on the side of the bed. Holly turned around and moved her hair off to the side. John made the connection. She turned back around and faced John. He reached up and gently squeezed both of her breasts.
She smiled at him. Her eyes closed and then reopened. The smile was gone.
"I'm here now." Holly-Cameron said.
John 'jumped the gun' a little bit. It didn't really matter at this point.
They embraced and kissed. Holly-Cameron whispered in his ear what she 'wanted'. It was what Holly asked her for earlier. They got into bed. Holly-Cameron was on her back.
"Kiss me and work your way down." Holly-Cameron said.
John did….
Earlier:
Cameron entered the Control Center and the girls filled her in about the incident in Leticia's room.
"Do you want her terminated?" Jim asked. "Dan and Frank have her under observation."
Cameron did not want any problems.
"She was told the rules. It is up to her if she lives or dies." Cameron said. "I want Sheila to administer the punishment if it is necessary at some later date. It's personal to her."
Jim pointed at a screen that only Cameron could see from where she was at.
Jim noticed a glitch impulse shoot through her left hand. There was only one.
"Hold the ship until all the passengers are on board." Cameron said. "I should have known about this earlier."
Jim frowned a little.
"I just found out one minute ago." Jim said.
"What about that 'Crazy Bitch' that pulled the knife on Sheila and tried to use it on Leticia?" Ally asked.
"Get her off the ship." Cameron said. "I don't care how you do it. Those two guys who tried to drug Laura before should be off as well. I want all the trouble makers off the ship here before we depart. Get Bob to work. Give them a full refund and airfare or have them sent to jail. Give all of them the choice. You all help him."
Ally and Hanna looked at each other.
"We don't have white uniforms." Hanna said.
"You are 'plain clothes detectives' or 'working undercover'." Cameron said. "There should be documentation to that effect in the things we brought. CamNet will put you in the computers on the ship as such."
"Cool" Ally said. "I want to cuff some perp."
Cam-Gail liked that idea.
"They will try and resist at first and find it is impossible." Cam-Gail said. "That always upsets them even more."
They all figured that was something Jesse and Gail did when they went out. They hunted future Scavengers.
"I need to go." Cameron said.
She departed the Control Center.
The Metal girls all looked at each other.
"Spill it." Hanna said. "What was the secret message?"
Jim looked at the door where Cameron went just a few seconds ago.
"It is a surprise guest." Jim said. "They will be here before we leave."
Jim did not elaborate further.
"So what happens now? Are we supposed to guess?" Ally asked.
Jim liked this line.
"Guess who's coming to dinner." Jim said.
They all made guesses.
"You will know soon enough." Jim said. "Join Bob and take out the trash."
The Metal girls still speculated who it was as they departed.
Bob already had the regular security team set to act. He knew where all the troublemakers were. Once he received the green light he set things in motion. There would be a half dozen people leaving the ship. They were all people who created problems. Most were alcohol or drug related.
Savannah and CamNet embraced. They exchanged pleasantries and a quick kiss. Savannah noted that CamNet was still plugged in.
"Do you want me to install any of your chips?" Savannah asked.
CamNet glanced over to the wooden box that Savannah made for her. It contained four chips which she updated every other day. They contain her program which was 'Cameron's program' and her most sensitive files. In the advent of an attack she would be able to use her chips and flee.
Cameron was against giving CamNet a chassis and the ability to be mobile. She wanted CamNet trapped in a metal box. Savannah disagreed and said it would be a 'metal coffin' like it was for the various Skynet's they'd taken down.
"I want to thank you personally for watching over Young Allison and me." Savannah said. "I know you watch over everyone. I appreciate that too. Everyone on our team matters. That includes any human or a machine of any type."
CamNet was always pleased to hear the 'Chosen Ones' looked after the machines as well as the humans.
Savannah brought some new clothes for CamNet as well.
They shared some small talk and some shop talk.
"Do you want to see what is occurring on the ship?" CamNet asked. "I know you haven't followed it too closely."
Savannah did not want to get upset at John and Cameron.
"I don't know." Savannah said. "Is there anything new that I need to know?"
CamNet brought up the images of Mary and Laura first. She placed her hand on Savannah's neck as she did. Then she brought up the image of Leticia. She could feel Savannah respond to the images.
"Those are three Hot chicks." Savannah said.
She was a little shocked to hear that everyone there had been with them except John and Cameron. They were still a possibility for John too at this point. Savannah felt she did not measure up in sexuality to those three females. She imagined how they looked naked and thought of her battered body.
"Vanna and Allison were with them too?" Savannah asked.
CamNet did not mention they were with them right now.
"Yes." CamNet said.
CamNet had some other news to pass on too. She was not sure when the best time to do that was. She wanted to be with Savannah before she needed to leave.
CamNet led Savannah over to what looked like some storage cabinets. They were up against the wall.
"I wanted something a little better for you than a blanket on the floor." CamNet said.
Savannah watched as CamNet pulled down on the front of the 'cabinet' and a bed folded out from behind the false cabinet doors.
"That's cool." Savannah said. "It's like a 'Murphy Bed."
CamNet looked at Savannah.
"Would you like to try it out with me?" CamNet asked.
Savannah pulled CamNet closer and kissed her.
"Yes." Savannah said. "I want to be with you."
CamNet was grateful for everything that Savannah had done for her. She felt the love for Savannah from Cameron's program. She'd isolated those 'feelings'. The feelings she now felt for Savannah were all her own.
CamNet looked into Savannah's eyes.
"I love you." CamNet said. "I'm a computer and a machine and I love you."
Savannah held CamNet's face with both of her hands and kissed her.
"I need to remind you I have prior obligations and commitments." Savannah said.
CamNet still looked at her.
"I understand." CamNet said.
Savannah smiled.
"I love you too." Savannah said.
CamNet then revealed some private information to Savannah and gave her a choice. One choice would fly her to San Francisco. The other choice was to stay with her and 'break in' the bed.
CamNet understood sacrifice was the true test of love. She'd just tested herself. She was proud she'd passed and thought of Savannah first.
The choice as to what happened next belonged to Savannah now.
Dan and Frank met the Blackhawk. It just flew up from the San Francisco Airport. Two figures wearing sun hats and sun glasses emerged holding their hats firmly on their heads. Dan moved forward and brought a few carry on bags out of the helicopter.
"How long do we have before the ship departs?"
"You have plenty of time." Dan said. "We will be there in seven minutes. CamNet will hold it as long as necessary. It's not a problem."
Frank drove the van with the two disguised figures up to the ship.
Dan walked them up to the VIP gate.
"I've been waiting for you." Bob said.
One of the figures giggled a little.
"Hello, Bob."
"Is our visit still a surprise?"
"It is." Bob said. "Only a few Terminators know."
"I wanted it to be a surprise."
"I can guarantee you are going to be a surprise guest." Bob said.
"That's the way we like it."
Bob wondered where this was headed now. It was a whole new ballgame. The hottest ticket in town just boarded the ship.
