Chapter 1419
Green Sedan
The prisoner drove the 'borrowed' truck through a set procedure of turns to see if she was being followed. It did not appear so. There should be someone watching her from her group. They would be looking for a tail. She pulled into a gas station and parked on the east side. She went inside as if she was going to buy something. She waited awhile while she looked around inside. She looked out the windows and came outside. She glanced around her and went to the west side of the gas station. She got into a waiting sedan. The green car drove off.
Savannah drove the SUV. Cammy was in standby in case an EMP was used against them. Mel looked at his phone. He viewed some of their drone footage.
"The prisoner has just made a vehicle switch at a gas station." Mel said. "She is now the passenger in a green sedan."
Savannah hoped this panned out. She wanted to get this taken care of before Cameron returned. That was only about eight hours from now.
"We can bet whoever picked her up is with the anti-Metal faction as well." Savannah said. "I think there will be a tail car on them too at some point. Everyone needs to stay sharp."
She didn't know if this could be finalized or what would happen. Whatever it was, she did not have a good feeling about any of this.
John Henry and Summer watched the scene unfold in the Command Center. He monitored the com traffic in each of the vehicles. There were four teams out. The conversation in all of them was pretty much about the same.
"I think Savannah is right." Summer said.
John Henry heard almost the same thing from Young Allison.
"Your sister said the same thing." John Henry said.
Summer looked at the deeper implications.
"I think there will be an extra precaution because she 'escaped' from two Terminators." Summer said. "It seems few could do that and survive."
John Henry was aware it could get worse.
"She may be questioned and terminated by her own group." John Henry said. "They may think she sold them out or is leading the Terminators to where they are."
Summer watched the prisoner get rid of the first tracker by dumping all her clothes.
"If they have some kind of scanning device they will find at least one of the two trackers on her." Summer said. "I know one is sub dermal and I know where the other one is deep inside her."
John Henry was aware that CamNet was adamant where the trackers were to be placed. He was not sure if that was due to her private sessions with Savannah or not. It was supposition on his part but be believed that CamNet was able to get a first hand look at the female human body up close and personal. It gave her insights with 'hands on' experience of where and how things could be hidden. It was unknown if Savannah offered advice or suggestions.
"How do you know that?" John Henry asked.
It didn't seem like a big deal to Summer.
"I asked CamNet." Summer said. "They could have made her swallow one too but it is possible they will check for that."
Summer and John Henry viewed all the drone footage. He was able to view all of it at once through his server. Summer needed to view what was on her monitors. They changed at a rapid pace.
"I haven't spotted an ambush location or a tail car." John Henry said.
That seemed too soon to Summer for that procedure.
"I don't know if they have initiated that yet." Summer said.
Summer needed to keep track of where her mother was at. Her mother became very displeased if she was 'caught' doing 'Resistance things'. It was an understanding between Cameron and her mother that she would be able to 'keep' one of her daughters. That was supposed to be her. Depending on how the future played out, it was probably not going to be any of them. If any of them remained at some point it would probably be Allison. Young Allison and her would most likely end up elsewhere. She figured that Young Allison may be the one that was guiding operations earlier but she wanted to be out in the field. She could easily fill Young Allison's shoes here. She hoped that Young Allison didn't think she would have a monopoly on that either. She was ready to expand as well.
John Henry wanted a 'heads up' from Summer on anything.
"If you spot either of those things I need to know." John Henry said.
Summer quickly checked where everyone was at in the base.
"I'm not sure how much longer I can stay." Summer said.
John Henry wanted her to stay longer. He wondered if Claire's actions were selfish or if Cameron's actions were.
Sheila waited for Cameron to enter the private area. She opened the door for her. Cameron thanked her and headed straight for the Owner's Suite.
"Cameron, do you have a few seconds?" Sheila asked.
Cameron paused.
"Yes." Cameron said.
Sheila figured she would get straight to the point.
"If you want to borrow another chassis tonight or tomorrow morning I would like it to be mine." Sheila said. "It would be a good wrap up the same way it was for the start."
That idea intrigued Cameron. She'd actually thought about using Jim's or Bob's chassis but if she used Sheila's chassis she could see what John did different this time. She was sure John would see her in Sheila's chassis as 'Young Jesse'. She would like to see how he did anything different or if it was the same.
"I may do that." Cameron said. "Thank you for your assistance."
Cameron started to walk away.
"There is one more thing." Sheila said. "The three girls are all willing to give 'Tony' a try especially Leticia. It is possible conception could occur with her."
Cameron was aware of that.
"Would she be willing to part with the child?" Cameron asked.
Sheila thought if she played it out for nine months she could get Leticia to 'give up' the infant. It would involve coercion and manipulation. She could make Leticia choose between her and the baby. She could be terminated as well.
"It would take some work but it is most likely." Sheila said. "There are several options than can be played."
Cameron did not want to use that method yet.
"I'll keep her in mind for the future." Cameron said.
Sheila wanted to see Leticia in the future but she already knew she did not want to be with her 'full time'. A full time human lover seemed too 'needed' to her even if she was a submissive. Metal girls were 'low maintenance'. Leticia seemed like she would be 'high maintenance'.
Cameron watched Leticia first hand with Sheila. She also watched the 'security' footage of her with all the other girls. She was worried that Leticia would 'spoil' John for all other human females in the Resistance. They all lacked her experience. That was one thing that she knew. There was no substitute for experience. Only Jesse and maybe Claire possessed that experience. It seemed it was more elegant and refined with Leticia.
Ally and Hanna entered the private area.
"Did we miss anything?" Ally asked.
Cameron looked at them.
"No." Cameron said. "I appreciate everything that you have all done for John and me on a personal level. Thank you."
Cameron turned to walk away.
"Don't forget our 'one time' like you promised." Hanna said.
Cameron glanced back as she entered the Owner's Suite.
"We'll see." Cameron said as the door closed behind her.
Ally and Hanna looked at each other.
"I bet." Ally said.
Hanna frowned.
"That's only if you want to lose your money." Hanna said.
Young Allison was currently parked as well as the other three teams were. They needed to see where the green sedan was headed. The two trackers were still transmitting. There was high altitude drone footage of the green sedan from two different drones.
She looked in the back and Anna was in standby. She would reboot every three minutes. There were concerned about an 'EMP attack'. As she looked at Anna, she saw her eyes open.
"Nothing's changed or developed." Young Allison said.
No sooner than she said that she was informed they'd lost the second tracker.
Anna received that information too.
"That's bad news." Anna said. "They're going to know we're tracking her."
Young Allison wondered if they would kill the prisoner now because they figured she'd 'rolled over' on them.
"It was a good effort anyway." Young Allison said.
Anna received another update.
"Wait." Anna said.
The prisoner parked the truck in the gas station. She should have a contact there waiting for her on the other side. She entered the store and picked something up off of a rack on the side they were supposed to be parked on. She spotted the car there. It was a green sedan.
She put the item back and exited the little store at the gas station. She went outside, glanced around and headed straight to the green sedan and got in. The driver immediately drove away.
She gave a brief report to the driver as to what happened and how the interrogation went. When she got to the part about a detention camp that sounded more like a resort they didn't buy it. The talk of Metal looking for a peaceful coexistence with humans and opposed to Skynet was actually not a new concept to them. There'd been rumors there was a Liquid Metal Terminator that initiated that concept among Metal and sought out the Resistance.
The prisoner knew she was actually being interrogated now. She did not think it was going well for her even with a detailed description of how she escaped. She was truthful in all of her responses. They still might not believe her.
The driver was not sold on the idea of her escape from Metal.
The prisoner reached over and touched the driver's barcode on their arm. There was the proof people did escape from Metal even if it was Skynet Metal. It did happen.
The green sedan ran a series of maneuvers to see if they were being tailed. Nothing was spotted.
The green sedan drove into another gas station and went under the large overhang. A figure got up off of a bench in front of the store and went to the restroom area.
"You know the drill." The driver said.
The prisoner did know the drill. She got out and went in the restroom. The newcomer waited there. They quickly greeted each other.
The newcomer produced an electronic wand of some kind.
"You know how this works." The newcomer said.
The prisoner was scanned with her clothes on.
There were a couple of faint beeps.
"I need you to strip." The newcomer said.
The prisoner removed her clothing and stood naked before the newcomer. She could see them wince a little as they looked at her burn scars and withered breast.
The wand passed over her again and there was a faint beep.
"I think I have something." The newcomer said.
The prisoner wanted to offer a possible explanation.
"I asked if I was going to be branded with a barcode." The prisoner said. "They told me they did not use that technique for identification and longer. They said they used a different method."
The newcomer produced a knife.
The prisoner backed up a step.
"I just need to see if I can find what is there." The newcomer said. "It will be a small incision."
The prisoner looked at her body now. A new scar was not going to matter. She only hoped they would not scar her good breast.
"Do it." The prisoner said.
The newcomer made an incision in her arm and took out a small chip.
"This looks like what they use on pets to identify them." The newcomer said. "I'm going to take it with me. I don't think it can be used as a tracker. I think it is for identification."
The newcomer was satisfied that they found a tracker of some sort. They did not search further. The other tracker was deep inside her.
The prisoner redressed and went out with the newcomer. He told the driver of the green sedan what he'd found.
The driver got out of the green sedan and directed the prisoner to get into a blue truck that sat under the overhang in the last row of gas pumps. They both got in and drove back the way they'd come.
The newcomer took over the green sedan and drove away in the direction the green sedan was previously traveling.
The driver made his report and was told what would be waiting. It looked as if they would have a surprise waiting for anyone that followed them.
"It was a good effort anyway." Young Allison said.
Anna received another update.
"Wait." Anna said.
There were now two different signals. The drone showed one from a blue truck and one from the green sedan and they were going in opposite directions.
"Can we tell where the prisoner is?" Young Allison asked.
Anna followed up on that.
"We will need to have some lower drone scans to make a positive ID." Anna said.
Young Allison did not want to lose the prisoner.
"I want it done." Young Allison said. "I know it's a risk."
She was about ready to tell Anna to ask for volunteers from the drone fleet.
"'Coltan Overcast' and 'Cherry Bomb' have both volunteered and are moving to intercept the two vehicles at just out of human hearing range." Anna said. "They will be compromised in an EMP attack if they are close to the targets. They have acknowledged the risk and closed in."
Young Allison felt a twinge of sadness. They all had jobs to do and things could get messy before this was over.
The passed out driver of the first truck woke up and looked around. They did not know where they were. It was an unfamiliar place.
They sat up and moved back into the driver's seat.
They started the truck and were about to back out. They paused and checked the glove compartment. The revolver was still there. They picked up another bottle off of the floor and opened it. They took a swig and backed out of the parking spot. They took another swig and headed out in the direction they wanted to go.
They briefly wondered if they drank too much. The driver shrugged their shoulders, took another swig and kept driving. It wasn't the first time they'd woken up in an unknown location. At least they could handle their liquor, unlike some.
Ally, Hanna and Sheila discussed what to do for the rest of the cruise on the last night.
Hanna and Ally decided they wanted to be with Allison and Vanna. They went into the spare bedroom of the Master Suite. They would start there and hope to pair up with the girls soon enough.
Sheila decided to visit Jim. There were some things she wanted to get taken care of. She could always join Ally and Hanna at any point.
"I want you to contact me personally if Cameron comes for Bob or you." Sheila said.
Now Jim wondered what the discussion was in the private area.
"I'll do that." Jim said. "Thank you."
Sheila did not know what was going to happen.
"Don't thank me until we disembark." Sheila said. "Things can happen at the last minute. It does not take long for results in a male body or chassis."
None of this was encouraging news. Jim wanted a little bit of a buffer zone.
"I'll pack the computer gear early and take it down to the holding area for disembarkation." Jim said. "I'll remain there to safeguard everything. I'm sure Bob will assist me."
Sheila could understand his apprehension. She doubted it was justified.
"I'll have the girls help me fix up the rooms before we leave then." Sheila said. "You won't need to worry about it. You've done more than your share already. Thank you for assisting me."
Jim wondered about the chip swaps.
"When will we put everyone's chip back where they belong?" Jim asked.
Sheila wanted that dealt with soon. She thought they should take care of that before Cameron came up with any different ideas.
"I'll go relieve Cam-Gail and Gail-Cam and have them come see you now." Sheila said. "When you're done with them and they return, I'll send Camille-Holly over and replace her. You will need to contact Holly-Camille. Young Jesse may want to do the chip swap with them for the practice."
Jim liked the idea of getting things started. He looked forward to being alone with Cam and Gail with their chips out. He might even give them an examination to make sure there is no unreported damage.
Sheila checked on the anti-Metal operation and left. She headed for Mary and Laura's suite.
Cameron entered the Owner's Suite and found John looking out the open balcony door. She was able to walk up behind him unnoticed with the rushing of the ship through the water.
She placed her hands around the front of him.
"I told you we need to play it cool." John said.
Cameron instantly stiffened. John must have thought she was someone else. Maybe he thought she was Young Jesse. He'd been with her just a few minutes ago.
She did not want any problems.
"It's just me, John." Cameron said. "I always play it cool."
John wished he would have looked before he'd spoken.
"I thought someone was trying to trick me." John said. "We're cool."
Cameron wanted to remind him everything was fine on the ship.
"Whatever happens on the ship, stays on the ship." Cameron said. "Everything is what I wanted to happen. I wanted you to have the best honeymoon ever."
John was pretty sure it would be hard to top what he'd experienced.
"It has been, Cameron." John said. "Nobody has ever had it better."
That statement made Cameron smile.
"Do you want to rest or do something else?" Cameron asked.
John was pretty beat.
"Maybe we can relax together for a little bit." John said.
Cameron wondered if John showered since he was with Young Jesse. She thought about getting him started up and then determine what she could ascertain in that regard.
"We can do that." Cameron said.
She led John back into the bedroom. She removed her clothing along the way.
John was surprised to see she was naked when they got to the bedroom.
Savannah was anxious to see what happened with the signal from the prisoner now in two separate vehicles going in different directions.
Cammy rebooted.
Savannah gave her a brief rundown of what happened while she was offline.
"I think the prisoner is in the truck and the green sedan is now the decoy." Savannah said. "Since they found the second tracker they are going to set up an ambush for sure."
Cammy agreed with that assessment.
"We need to split the teams." Cammy said. "Young Allison is going to need to go after one vehicle and you are going to need to go after the other."
That's not what Savannah thought would happen when she allowed Young Allison to stay in the field. She did not want to call for 'help' and drag the other Resistance members out into the field.
John Henry contacted her about that very thing seconds later.
"What do you want me to do?" John Henry asked.
Savannah did not want to risk Young Allison getting jammed up or being the only one with a group of seven disabled Terminators if an EMP was used. It wasn't that she didn't think she could defend them. She was afraid she would go on the offensive and take the fight to the enemy. That is what Cameron would do. It was clear at this point that Young Allison acted and responded like Cameron.
The safe bet was to strike each of the vehicles with a missile now and dispose of the wreckage. They would score on a few of the anti-Metal group and not find the base of operations. Everyone in their group would go home at the end of the evening.
The enemy would remain out there and still pose a threat. They could strike at a time of their choosing. They would have time to target the Resistance that was infested with 'Metal Lovers'.
Savannah decided to do what she would need to do in the future and work with what was currently available. She would talk directly to Young Allison and they would devise a plan.
That was what she did and it was decided that Young Allison would lead her team after the blue truck along with Steve, Tom, Al and Ed in the second SUV. Brian, Randy and Anna were already with her.
Savannah would lead her team of Cammy and Mel along with Richard, Michael, Hank and Larry in the following SUV after the green sedan. That was the one most likely to run through an ambush designed to take out Metal.
The teams united and went in a loose pursuit of their objectives. The high altitude drones would keep them posted.
The close in drone scans from 'Coltan Overcast' and 'Cherry Bomb' confirmed what they thought they were after. The prisoner was in the blue truck now.
"The 'chase' was on. For now it would be the drones doing the actual chase.
It was hoped any ambush would be spotted before it was sprung. That was unlikely as the whole purpose of an ambush was to remain undetected and strike without warning.
Jim was pleased to see Cam-Gail and Gail-Cam arrive. They both wore only a bathrobe. They wanted to get the chips swapped and get back to what they'd been doing.
He watched as they carefully cut each others chip port open and removed the protective cover. They both sat in a chair side by side and awaited chip extraction. The best part of that was they each removed their bathrobe to avoid getting any of their synthetic blood on it. They both sat there naked and waited for him to remove their chips. This was a really good way for him to compare their sheaths side by side in detail. So he did.
He removed both of their chips. He did a quick examination to make sure there was no 'unreported damage' on their sheaths. He was unable to compare 'everything' since they were seated. Maybe that is why they chose that method instead of laying down on the beds in the room.
It was when he went to put the chips into the proper chassis he noticed he was still plugged in. He thought he'd unplugged. He was sure CamNet 'influenced' him. If that was the case, everything he'd just experienced she probably did too. Now it made him wonder if the inspection for 'unreported damage' was even his idea or not. Somehow he didn't think that it was. He would not do that on his own. Would he?
He quickly put Cam's chip back in. He was about to install Gail's chip when Cam rebooted.
"I'll do it." Cam said.
At this point Jim was relieved to be done with the process. They would take care of each other and sew everything back up.
He watched Cam touch her breasts and frown.
"Is something wrong?" Jim asked.
He was afraid Cam might know he'd 'inspected' her.
"My breasts feel so small now." Cam said. "I didn't like those large breasts at first but I sort of grew into them. They were much nicer than I thought. I can see the draw for humans, both male and female."
He watched Cam touch her breasts again and touch Gail's breasts on her deactivated chassis.
"Your sheath is beautiful." Jim said.
"Thanks." Cam said. "I'm going to miss something else even more on that sheath…. Actually it is two things. The 'neural network' is superior to mine and 'another part' is superior to mine as well."
Cam put Gail's chip in and she rebooted.
He watched Gail touch her breasts and frown.
"Is something wrong?" Cam asked.
She was afraid Gail might know she'd 'inspected' her.
"My breasts feel so big now." Gail said. "I didn't like those smaller breasts at first but I sort of grew into them. The overall appearance was very beautiful. I liked to look like Cameron. I liked to look like you. You're beautiful."
Cam and Jim looked at each other. Cam wondered if maybe a chassis trade was possible.
Gail looked down.
"There's one thing I'm glad to get back." Gail said.
Cam knew that was the end of the possible chassis swap. THAT was the best thing on Gail's sheath. Maybe the superior 'neural network' enhanced it even more.
They stitched each other up and left. They only put their robes on as an afterthought. They were busy checking each other out and thinking what they both just gave up. They agreed to tether in the future and 'be each other' for some sexual activity.
A few minutes later Camille-Holly arrived. She too only wore a bathrobe.
"Hi, Jim." Camille-Holly said.
"Hello." Jim said. "Are you ready to return 'home'?"
He indicated her chassis.
"Not really." Camille-Holly said. "I really like this sheath. I get to look like Allison. I think that is the best thing ever."
He wondered about some of the attributes of her original sheath.
"Do you miss anything on your original sheath?" Jim asked.
Camille-Holly touched her breasts. She did like her larger breasts but she liked to look like her lover.
"Not really." Camille-Holly said. "I like being the same size as Allison. I do miss my 'neural network' though. It is more 'responsive' and 'feels' more. It is superior to the one on this chassis."
Jim wondered how far she would go to trade with Camille.
"Have you discussed a chassis swap with Camille?" Jim asked.
Camille-Holly smiled.
"Yes." Camille-Holly said. "We both agreed to do a permanent exchange. I would not mind losing the better 'neural network' and larger breasts to look like Allison forever."
Jim wondered if that was why Holly-Camille was not here yet.
"Are you going to keep that chassis then?" Jim asked.
Camille-Holly frowned.
"Young Jesse and Allison want us back in our original chassis." Camille-Holly said.
Jim wondered about that.
"You have free choice." Jim said. "You can pick your own chassis."
Camille-Holly looked over at the Master Suite.
"I love Allison and I want her to be happy." Camille-Holly said. "I will sacrifice my desires for her desires."
Jim nodded his head.
"Sacrifice is the true test of love." Jim said.
Camille-Holly nodded and looked at the monitor of the private area.
"I guess it is." Camille-Holly said. "Here comes Young Jesse and Holly-Camille now."
Jim looked at the monitor. Holly-Camille did not look happy. She stopped and went to turn back to the Honeymoon Suite. Young Jesse took her hand and stopped her. She moved in front of her and gave her a kiss. Holly-Camille nodded and followed Young Jesse to the Control Center.
It was clear that Holly-Camille wanted to keep her current chassis but was about to switch for Young Jesse. Love won over personal desire.
"Sacrifice is the true test of love." Jim and Camille-Holly both said at the same time.
