Chapter 1416


Truck Ride


Mary and Laura were already waiting in the foyer of the main dining room area when the rest of the group arrived.

"I didn't think you were coming." Mary said.

Allison was happy to see them.

"I think that is something we've all done plenty of." Allison said.

"That was actually part of the problem." Vanna said.

That statement brought a round of laughter.

Cameron led the group into the dining room. They were all seated in a few minutes.

"It's seven minutes until sunset." Cameron said.

The waiter was there to take their drink order as soon as the John sat down. He was the last one to be seated.

Cameron ordered a stiff drink for Leticia. She wanted to have her pliable for later on. Sheila assured her it was unnecessary before. Leticia was very willing to please Sheila.

Sheila and Leticia arrived two minutes later. Leticia and Sheila turned every head as they entered. Leticia seemed to have a lot of her body on display along with her diamonds. Cameron was sure that Sheila modified the dress to be so revealing. Her nipple rings were almost as prominent as her diamonds.

The ship previously altered course again so they could see the sunset from their table.

Vanna and Allison held hands as they watched it. Vanna took Gail-Cam's hand as well. Young Jesse took John's hand as she looked into his eyes. Holly-Camille and Cameron made sure their presence was not forgotten. They each took the hand of their designated partner. Mary and Laura held hands. Sheila was pleased when Leticia took her hand.

They watched the sun go down. The waiter returned with their drinks and took their order for appetizers and dinner.

It seemed Sheila was the only Metal girl there that did not feel apprehensive.


The last of the Kona pie was finished.

Savannah and Young Allison held hands as they watched the sun set. Savannah took Cammy's hand and Young Allison took Anna's hand. They were all very content at this point.

"I guess we're done here." Savannah said.

Cammy gave the waitress a twenty dollar tip and they left. The waitress was thrilled.

Brian and Randy appeared on either side of them when they came out of the Islands.

"Is there any trouble?" Young Allison asked.

Randy looked over towards the theater across the street.

"There was a further disturbance twenty minutes ago at the theater. It seems that clown movie sparks a lot of trouble." Randy said.

Brian scanned the parking lot for any threats.

"Our side is clear." Brian said.

Mel was in their SUV again. It was warmed up and running.

Young Allison wanted to drive but figured she might be able to do that later on.

Savannah moved over to the driver's side and got in. Cammy and Anna got in the back and Young Allison sat in the front.

"Where are we going to go?" Young Allison asked.

Savannah knew it was time to take Young Allison back home.

"I think back to Palmdale." Savannah said.

Young Allison frowned. She quickly looked at her phone.

"There's nothing operational happening right now." Young Allison said. "There's no hurry to go back."

Cammy and Anna whispered with each other in the back.

"What's going on back there?" Savannah asked.

Savannah was aware Cammy and Anna could converse at a level she could not hear at all. It was clear they wanted to be heard and asked.

"We could go by the Fashion Center." Anna said. "It's not that far away."

Savannah knew she could take Rinaldi to Corbin or Tampa and head south. They could be there in about five or six minutes if CamNet gave them all the lights.

That seemed like a very unusual request to Young Allison.

"Do you want to look at some clothes or something?" Young Allison asked.

Savannah glanced back at Cammy and Anna.

"They want to go to the pet store." Savannah said.

The big smile on Cammy's face and Anna's face confirmed that.

Savannah headed for Corbin. It was the closest street.

"I'd get you a pet but they are a lot of work if they are treated right." Young Allison said.

They didn't know it but that was the same thing Sheila slowly found out on the ship with Leticia.


Hank blindfolded the female prisoner. They were going to move her to a different location. She was told she was being taken to an internment camp until the war was over.

"Do you need to do that?" The prisoner asked.

Hank didn't want any problems.

"Yes." Hank said. "It's for your protection."

She thought that was strange. She was the prisoner. What did she need protecting from?

"How is it for my protection?" The prisoner asked.

Hanks words were direct and to the point.

"You won't need to be terminated for trying to ascertain our location." Hank said.

The prisoner felt some hope that she was not going to be executed at this point. If she was still alive she might be able to escape at some point. That was why she surrendered instead of trying to fight earlier. You can't fight or escape if you're dead.

"You're really cheerful." The prisoner said.

"Thank you." Hank said.

The prisoner just shook her head.

This was all different than she'd expected or even heard about. She actually thought she would be dead by now once she was captured.

She was taken to a location where she could hear vehicles.

There was a clank sound and something that sounded like a roll up door opening.

Much to her surprise she was lifted off her feet and handed up to someone else. She could tell she was in the back of a truck of some kind. The idea crossed her mind that this was like a cattle car that was used to take her relatives to a concentration camp. They'd been given their own form of a 'barcode' as well.

"Please be seated." Larry said.

The prisoner sat down. She thought it was the front of the box section behind the cab. She wondered if there would be more people joining her. She didn't want to ask too many questions and get gagged again. She did note that neither captor touched her inappropriately. That was not always the case. She'd already been assaulted several times by this point in her other captures. It was so common it was part of the training. It happened to every female and some of the younger males as well.

She heard the rear door pulled down and the latch thrown. It made a loud clang as it latched closed.

She stood up and walked around the back of the truck to see how big it was and if there was anyone else in there with her. She hoped not all of her team was dead. The interior of the back of the truck was about twenty feet long and eight feet wide. There did not appear to be any one else or anything else in the box part of the truck with her.

The truck started out and she tumbled to the floor. She hadn't been expecting it to move this soon. She landed hard on the floor.

The jolt caused her blindfold to slide up on one side. She tilted her head down and pushed up with her shoulder. She was able to move the side of the blindfold enough to see with her left eye. The back of the truck was in total darkness. They passed under a street light and the interior was briefly illuminated. There was a fiberglass section in the roof. She stayed on her rear end as she almost fell over again when she tried to stand.

She looked at each section of the interior a few feet at a time when they passed under a streetlight. She wanted to find a piece of metal that stuck out from somewhere. There were metal tie downs and a metal track that ran the full length of each side. They slowed and stopped for a signal. She moved to the rear of the truck and looked at the metal track. She found what she wanted. There was a screw missing or something and the end of the track stuck out a little from the side. She quickly turned around and started rubbing the material that bound her hands behind her back against it.

The truck started out and she slammed into the rear door. It didn't seem to be a tight fit. She needed to get her hands free to do anything else.

The truck changed lanes or something and she fell off to the side. She got back up and continued working. This was going to take awhile. She didn't have any idea where she came form, where she was at or where she was being taken to. She was pretty sure if she were dumped in with other prisoners that she would be assaulted soon after her arrival. That's how it always was before. Everyone wanted a crack at the 'new girl'. It was best to just lay there and let it happen. No one lasted longer than two minutes before the next one started.

She was on an unknown time table to try and get free. She didn't have a clue if they would drive for and hour or a day or two. She hadn't been physically roughed up too much and she wasn't beaten or tortured. She really wondered if they would try to 'fix' her damage. She really did not see how. Maybe they could. Maybe it was all a lie to keep her compliant and in line.


Cameron and the group finished with dinner and were almost done with dessert.

"What's in the main theater tonight?" John asked.

He'd looked at the little newspaper in the room earlier but forgotten already.

"The Rockabilly Trio has that as their venue tonight." Cameron said.

Mary remembered seeing it was a comedian but she knew things changed at times. She did not know Cameron was the one who changed the venues.

"They're good." Allison said. "I'll go to see them if someone else wants to go."

Vanna wanted to keep an eye on Allison. She was worried she would get lost in the loving of the other girls. It was just sex to her but Allison was different. She wanted 'more'. Mary and Laura offered that. Leticia offered sex.

"I'll go." Vanna said.

Vanna knew she needed to have some slack in the leash or the attempt to 'break away' grew stronger.

They all decided to go.

The three girls all hoped they could get a crack at 'Stephany'. They could see she was 'all over' 'Tony'.

They finished up with desert and their drinks.

John could have done without the espresso but Cameron insisted. She'd laced it with the 'medicine'.

Leticia wasn't too sure about the protocol on the ship for gratuities and how it worked.

"This is the last night. Are we supposed to give the waiter and staff a tip?" Leticia asked. "I read something about that."

Cameron smiled at her.

"I have it covered." Cameron said.

John felt Cameron reach in his pockets and she came out with a stack of envelopes. She'd told him to hold on to them earlier. Now he knew what they were for. They were full of cash.

They stood to go and the waiter and assistant waiters all came over to bid them farewell. Cameron handed them each an envelope. She was greeted by the head waiter and the Maître d'.

All of them received thousands of dollars. Cameron was pleased with the service. The funny part about it was that money meant nothing to her. She always had access to plenty of it. She'd taken what she needed before. Now with all her 'off the books' operations there were millions in cash laying around both of the bases and billions in bank accounts. Much of that was gleaned from the Syndicate and Cartels.

She thought about letting John hand them out but she decided to do it herself instead. She liked the appreciation they showed. She didn't think she received enough of that around the base.

They headed for the elevator and all got in the same one.

The buttons they needed pushed were already lit up when the doors opened.

They made their way to the main theater. The girls all stopped for a restroom break. John did too. It seemed that not only did he consume more food on the ship, he consumed a lot more liquid too. He thought back on what Cameron gave him to drink again with his dessert. He really disliked the taste on an espresso but he like his performance afterwards. He didn't have a clue what that was really about.

They used the lower front entrance and walked up to the front row. Bob waited there for them with the front row cordoned off.

"I've been waiting for you." Bob said.

Allison and Vanna giggled.

They took their seats the same as they'd done before.

The performance would start in a few minutes.


Savannah drove to the Fashion Center. It was just a fancy name for a mall. She parked on the north side. There was no parking structure there. They would have to walk the length of the mall this way. It would take them past most of the small shops.

They would pass several women's clothing stores on the top or the bottom floor as they walked along. She'd been here with Cameron before and planned to go by the 'Secret' women's undergarment store. She wanted to see what Young Allison would look at. She knew that Cameron selected everything that Young Allison wore. Cameron wanted Young Allison to 'look' a certain way and she made sure she did. It was all part of Cameron's plan to make Young Allison the 'human version' of herself.

Savannah witnessed something several times that bothered her. Claire did not always agree with every selection Cameron made for Young Allison. At that point Hanna would take Claire away into the bedroom and have sex with her. The issue was quickly forgotten. She was pretty sure that Cameron controlled everyone to some extent with sex. Just about everyone shared with a Metal lover and they were always ready to 'go'. She looked over at Cammy and she smiled back at her. She was not immune from the influence either. She was sure that Cameron knew everything possible about each female in their group. She was aware that infiltration programming consisted of a lot of sexual influence. Open legs opened doors and made targets compliant and easier to control and manipulate. It was amazing what one small body part could accomplish. That seemed to be the case since the beginning of time.

Savannah slowed as they came up to the 'Secret' store with the risqué undergarments and outfits.

Cammy and Anna did not want to stop. They wanted to see the pets.

"You two go on." Savannah said. "Randy and Brian are on either side of us."

Cammy and Anna were hesitant to go but both Savannah and Young Allison insisted. It was just down the main corridor and on a smaller corridor off to the side.

Cammy made sure Brian and Randy were aware of what was happening.

Young Allison looked at some of the selections but wasn't sure what the point of some of them were. She would feel uncomfortable wearing most of them.

"Do people really wear these things?" Young Allison asked.

"They must have a market to have this store." Savannah said.

Young Allison looked at a pair of 'crotches panties'.

"I think it would be easier just to take them off." Young Allison said.

Savannah thought she'd missed the point. They could spark some excitement into a relationship that grew stagnant of cold. That was the fate of all relationships. It was all a matter of time. Time caught up with everyone at some point.

"It is about being sexy and alluring." Savannah said.

Young Allison previously noticed when they went swimming that her panties were very different from other girls her age. They were like the ones that Cameron wore. There was not a whole lot of material. That was one of the reason she needed to start using a razor. She didn't have a choice.


The female prisoner worked to free her bonds. She was unsure of her progress when suddenly they loosened and dropped off.

She pulled off the blindfold and looked for anything she may have missed earlier to use as a weapon. She didn't think anything short of a plasma rifle would work against two Terminators.

The truck stopped abruptly. She was flung across the floor to the front of the box. She wondered if they knew she was free. She was going to try and evade them. If they were in traffic they may not pursue her. It would draw an audience. She was ready to take her chances amongst the speeding autos to try and get free. If she got hit, death would be instantaneous. At least that was what she hoped. Freedom was worth the risk.


Young Allison checked her phone. She wondered how her 'plan' was going. There'd been no feedback or updates.

Savannah hoped Young Allison would be a little more excited about the store they were in but she seemed distracted. Maybe it was because she never bought any of her own clothes.

"We can join Cammy and Anna if you want." Savannah said.

Young Allison smiled at her.

"I'd like that." Young Allison said.

Young Allison took one last look around. The store made her feel uncomfortable. The women in there looked at her a lot too. She was glad Cameron provided her wardrobe for her. It seemed to her that most females could use a lesson in style.

They exited the 'Secret' store and bypassed the other women's stores and went straight to the pet store.

Cammy and Anna were both holding puppies when they spotted them.

"They act like they're holding babies." Savannah said.

"Well, they are sort of." Young Allison said.

"I guess they are." Savannah said.

Young Allison indicated a bench in the center of the corridor.

"We can watch them from here." Young Allison said.

Savannah did watch them.

"I think they've forgotten about us at this point." Savannah said.

Young Allison smiled as she watched them.

"I really like to see them 'happy' like this." Young Allison said.

Savannah thought about that. It was seldom that a female Terminator was genuinely 'happy'. Right now Cammy and Anna were happy. They were 'free' from all their obligations to Cameron in this moment. They could truly enjoy what they were doing.


The truck started out again. It must have stopped for a signal. She went to the back door and rattled it a few times. There was only a half inch of play in the latch. It was not enough to get her hand out underneath it. She could only get her fingers under it. She hoped she didn't lose any but getting away was all that mattered. She went back and looked up at the 'skylight'. It was only fiberglass but so was a Corvette. She couldn't get up to where the panel was. The brakes went on again and down she went. She rolled to the front again.

It was only a matter of time until she was injured on one of the stops. She needed to get out of there. She was sure wherever she ended up at that she would be assaulted and then most likely terminated. It would be better to die fighting. She did not want to be held down by a group of men again. That was the worst. It wasn't so much the actual assault because that really was no big deal anymore. It was the way it was done and the brutality involved. She'd learned to let them have as much as they wanted as long as they didn't hurt her.

She picked up the material that bound her hands. It was the remains of her original shirt. She ripped the material into inch wide strips and tied them together. She tied that to the lower corner of the roll up door on the side with the most play. She lay on the floor of the truck and fed the material out the back. She hoped a car would drive up on it at a stop and when the truck pulled away it might pop the corner of the roll up door out of its track before the material ripped. She might be able to squeeze out then. She rotated around as she truck slowed and was prepared the slam both her feet into the corner as they began to move.

Nothing happened at the stop. The truck drove away again. The material streamed behind it. She felt it slow again. It stopped and nothing happened again.

This went on for half a dozen more stops. She was very discouraged. She decided to tell the men that would assault her that she would do what they wanted if they didn't hurt her.


Ally, Hanna and Camille-Holly took Jim to the private box section to watch the show. Cam-Gail stayed behind to man the Control Center. She liked being plugged in because CamNet allowed her to watch Savannah and Jesse.

Jesse seemed content with Claire and was not 'hurting'. Savannah was with her true mate Young Allison. They seemed to have a good time together. She was fascinated to watch Cammy and Anna with the small animals. They looked like they were really having a good time. They looked very happy. She hoped Jesse would take her to the pet store sometime. It would be nice to do something 'fun' for once. Maybe she would ask Savannah to take her.

She checked the ships position and viewed the marine radar and aerial radar. There were no contacts close to them. Ken and Lou were nearby in Santa Barbara with the Blackhawk. Dan and Frank were with them. They could be to the ship in a very short time if necessary.

She continued to monitor the ships security cameras and watch the show in the main theater. She thought how it would look on stage with Holly and her with their current identical sheaths singing some of the songs. Cam's chassis and sheath were identical to Camille's' chassis and sheath. That was where their chips were right now.

It briefly crossed her mind if she could slip in the Owner's Suite and pass herself off as 'Cameron' to John. She still wanted her 'one time' like Cameron promised. She'd even take it in Cam's sheath.


Savannah watched as Cammy started to purchase pets for everyone in the store.

"I can see she likes to do that." Young Allison said.

"I think she does." Savannah said. "She likes to see people happy."

"It really seems to make her happy." Young Allison said. "I think that is as happy as I have ever seen a Terminator."

Savannah thought that was true. They did not look quite that happy during love making but pretty close at times. She did not share that information with Young Allison. It was hard enough to keep the pants on her now.

"I'm happy to see them happy." Savannah said. "Maybe we better wrap this up soon. I'm going to check on them. I wonder if they still remember us at this point."

Savannah excused herself and went into the pet store.

Young Allison quickly checked in with CamNet.

There was no new information.


The Rockabilly Trio wrapped up the performance to a thunderous round of applause and a standing ovation.

The crowd began to filter out of the main theater.

Bob appeared and held up the departure of some of the passengers to get Cameron's group out first.

It seemed they all wanted to hit the casino except John and Young Jesse. There was a different type of 'slot' machine they wanted to play. It came with a guaranteed 'jackpot'.

Cameron made a point of scanning Young Jesse several times. So far there was no conception. Cameron was sure it should have happened by now. John would be ready to 'assist' her for at least the next four hours once they returned to a suite. The medicine should be in full effect during that time period.


The female prisoner felt the truck slow again. There was something that sounded big in back of them this time. It sounded close. She got ready to kick with both of her feet in the corner of the door. She was flat on her back with her knees bent. The truck started to move and she kicked hard with both feet. There was a loud snap and pop noise. She could see the corner of the rear door was loose. The makeshift rope was gone but the corner of the door was bent out.

She quickly moved to the opening. It was not big enough for her to slip out. She saw she could get her head out if she tried. An arm was easy to get out.

She could not tell where they were at. She saw them pass someone on a bike. She felt the truck slow again. They stopped. She saw the bike rider coming up on the side.

She stuck her head out.

"Hey." She called out as the bike approached.

"What the hell?" The bike rider asked.

"Can you flip the latch on the door? I accidentally got locked in." The prisoner said.

The bike rider moved in back of the truck and looked at the latch.

"What do I do?" The bike rider asked.

"Flip the long side up." The prisoner said.

She heard the latch flip but the door only went up about six inches and jammed because the side was out of the track.

The truck started out again.

"Thanks." The prisoner called out as the truck drove away.

The bike rider moved out of the street and tried to use their phone to call 911 but it didn't work.

They looked to get a description of the truck but it was too far down the street already. They didn't get the license plate number either. There were two people at the bus stop around the corner both of them were fooling with their phones too. It appeared their phones didn't work either.


"You two can go back to one of the suites if you want." Cameron said.

Young Jesse took Cameron's hand. She wanted to be sure and have her blessing.

"I want to make sure it's alright." Young Jesse said.

"It's alright." Cameron said. "I'm fine."

Jim came up alongside of Cameron.

"I'll be with her." Jim said.

John looked at Cameron. She nodded and then smiled.

"It's what I want." Cameron said.

John and Young Jesse left. She saw Hanna and Ally fall in line behind them. She was not sure where they all came from so fast.

Cameron didn't want to be in the casino.

"Have you been up to the top of the sky lounge?" Cameron asked.

Jim checked the ship several times at night with Bob.

"Not with you." Jim said.

Cameron smiled and took his arm.

"You can be my escort." Cameron said.

Cameron and Jim left.

Leticia looked over.

"Did Barbara just leave with that big guy?" Leticia asked.

Sheila monitored her com.

A few seconds later Camille-Holly walked back in the casino from the direction Cameron left with Jim.

"No. That's her there." Sheila said. "She probably gave him directions."

Camille-Holly looked over at Allison and headed her way.

"I can see she really likes her sister." Leticia said. "Look at her face."

"Maybe what they say is true." Sheila said.

"What's that?" Leticia asked.

"That incest is best." Sheila said.

Leticia laughed. She thought 'Sue' was joking.

"Let's go play." Leticia said.

"Let's go win." Sheila said.


The female prisoner fooled with the door. She pulled it down and then shoved it up several times. Each time she got another inch or two out of it to open a little further.

The rear door was open about nine or ten inches now. She pulled it down and shoved it up one more time. There was about a foot of space now. She felt the truck slow again. It hadn't stopped yet. She squeezed out through the gap and fell onto the street. The truck already started to move away. She got up and was almost hit by a car that was going to make a right hand turn. The driver cursed at her and kept going. She made it up on the curb. There was a man talking on a phone.

"Hey, are you alright?" the man asked.

"I will be if I can borrow your phone." The prisoner said.

"Here." The man said as he handed her the phone. "I saw that guy with the car almost hit you."

"Did you see anything else?" The prisoner asked.

"No." The man said. "You were in the crosswalk."

She looked up at the street sign and made a call.

"Thanks." The prisoner said as she handed back the phone.

The man looked away for a second. When he looked back she was gone.


Steve and Tom were directed by CamNet to shadow the box truck. There were two drones over the truck. Al and Ed shadowed Steve and Tom. Richard and Michael each drove an SUV. They would turn one over to Hank and Larry once they dumped the box truck and re-team up once the detainee was 'free'. They were made aware of Young Allison's plan to be led to the anti-Metal hideout by the 'escaped prisoner'.

There were three 'trackers' on the prisoner. One was in her clothing and two were inside her body below the surface of the skin. One of them was deep inside her lower torso…. It was Young Allison's suggestion they place one there was the female prisoner would be very reluctant to have anyone look inside there.

So far everything was on track.