Chapter 18
John
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Alternate Future Timeline:
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John was instructed to bring Allison to a facility controlled by Mrs. Weaver. There was a captured Skynet TDE located there. Mrs. Weaver and her group of Terminators known as 'Restorators' recently captured it. It was still under construction at the time of capture. Mrs. Weaver and the Restorators finished it.
Now that Mrs. Weaver gained control of a working TDE, she planned to start using it. She said that John Henry would return with the information that he needed. She was adamant that Allison Young was to return with him.
John didn't understand why Allison needed to leave. He didn't know that Mrs. Weaver was doing it to reunite Allison with her lover.
Mrs. Weaver waited until John Henry was ready to return so Allison would have protection if there were any difficulties or temporal errors. John Henry would protect Allison.
John hoped to return as well. He now possessed Cameron's original chip and he wanted to return it to her. He hated leavening her chassis behind. When he did the transfer he thought it was going to transfer with them. He wanted to get her chip, her program, 'HER' back from John Henry. He thought he could do that and return to the past.
Mrs. Weaver asked John to stay on a little longer to help her accomplish some more of her goals. He proved to be a natural leader and the best way for Mrs. Weaver to interface with the Resistance. He decided Allison could be trusted with Cameron's chip so he agreed to stay a little longer and help Mrs. Weaver.
John wanted the extra time to be around his father and uncle. He was sure once he left that he would never see them again. He would ask a personal favor from Mrs. Weaver to watch over them after his departure. He didn't know if he would tell her why. He didn't think it was a good idea. Mrs. Weaver agreed to assign Metal to them for as long as they needed protection. She didn't ask any questions as to why. It made him wondered if Mrs. Weaver would ask something additional from him.
He arrived with a squad of Resistance fighters along with Bob who was actually a copy of Cameron's program in a male Terminator chassis and Allison. They encountered a group of Grays with some Skynet Metal. The squad stayed behind to provide cover for him and his trio. He did not know it but some Grays slipped through. The Grays tracked them to the TDE facility.
John called Allison off to the side. He gave Allison Cameron's chip in an anti-static bag. He explained that Mrs. Weaver may not want Cameron back in the picture and back in the past. He'd previously told Allison of Cameron and that he cared deeply for her even if she was a machine. He was afraid Allison would be searched. The only place he thought that she could hide the chip was in her mouth. Allison said that she had a better place to hide the chip with better protection. She excused herself for a minute. She returned and gave John a long close hug. He whispered to her that she needed to find Cameron no matter what.
Allison wanted to whisper to John that she 'loved' him but restrained herself. She was going to see her true love. That was what Mrs. Weaver told her. She stepped onto the TDE pad with John Henry.
Mrs. Weaver insisted they strip before the transfer. She collected their clothes herself. She would go through them later and look for anything that Allison might have tried to hide and secretly taken back with her. She checked that Allison held nothing in her hands or within her mouth. She carefully looked over the nude form of Allison, she found it quite appealing. Mrs. Weaver was satisfied and reached for the TDE controls.
John was unsure why Mrs. Weaver insisted Allison go back at this point in time. It was evident that Mrs. Weaver protected Allison as much as him, if not more. He also knew he trusted Allison more than anyone from this timeline. He actually trusted her equal to Kyle and Derek. He wondered if Mrs. Weaver was trying to remove the people he trusted the most and isolate him. He wouldn't put that past her. There was no denying that she'd assisted the Resistance and aided him many times.
Mrs. Weaver activated the controls to send John Henry and Allison back. The arcing and flashing started. The energy bubble began to form around John Henry and Allison. It was at that point they started to take hostile fire.
John saw John Henry shield Allison with his body. He saw rounds strike John Henry as they vanished in a blinding flashing arc. As John Henry covered her with his body, he saw that Allison held both hands over her crotch with her legs crossed. He hoped that Cameron's chip would make it. He knew the time jump could cause vomiting and was afraid Allison might lose Cameron's chip or expose it to the energy if it was in her mouth and Mrs. Weaver did not find it and take it. She'd told him not worry. She would protect it. She hadn't told him how. It was private to her and it would be very symbolic when she returned it to Cameron. It would literally be Cameron's birth or rebirth in this case.
When they started to take hostile fire, the Resistance members took offensive action to stop the attack and prevent any of the TDE equipment from being damaged. John knew that was his only ticket home to Cameron and his mother. They were is only family in the past.
Bob, the copy of Cameron now in a male Terminator chassis went after one group the intruders. Mrs. Weaver went after another group. John collected their gear and moved out after Bob.
John heard some noise and saw flashing back in the TDE room.
'What the Hell?' He wondered.
Maybe the TDE was damaged and malfunctioned. He hoped that didn't alter the destination or time period that John Henry and Allison were supposed to go to. That could be catastrophic.
He went back to look.
A bullet smashed into the metal and ricocheted off to the side in a shower of sparks near his head. It appeared that there was a third group of Grays that slipped through or one of the groups doubled back to destroy or capture the TDE.
The arcing and flashing came and went in the TDE room. It was only seconds after John Henry and Allison left.
Cameron and Jim appeared on the TDE pad. Gunfire sounded on their left flank. Jim went to investigate. Cameron heard someone approach from the other direction. She would investigate that.
Cameron spotted John just as a bullet almost hit him in the head.
"John!" Cameron shouted.
Cameron was elated that she'd found John and he looked mostly undamaged and fit from what she could see. This was better than she'd expected. He didn't look nearly as bad as Allison looked. She saw that John was in danger and sprang into action.
There was a Gray moving up behind John with a knife.
John spotted 'Allison'. She called his name. The TDE must have been damaged and the transfer was not completed. That was bad news. He didn't see John Henry. That might be worse news.
"Allison?" John asked confused. "Allison, what happened?"
John took in 'Allison's' naked form on the TDE pad as he wondered what went wrong. He also noticed how good she looked now…. Her body looked perfect. He wondered if that was some side effect of the new TDE that Mrs. Weaver may have modified when she finished constructing it.
'Allison' leaped past John and slammed the Gray across the room like a rag doll. She picked up his knife and threw it at another figure that approached them. She reached over and pulled a Beretta out of John's hand and shot two more Grays in the head that came from their left side.
John tried to follow everything but it all happened so fast. 'Allison' pushed him behind a desk during this process when she pulled the M9 out of his hand. He was unable to comprehend everything that happened as it all happened so quickly. It was only about two or three seconds.
"Allison?" John asked again.
Cameron looked around room as she scanned it. It was clear. She walked over to John and stood in front of him. He was down behind the desk for cover where she'd shoved him earlier. She reached down and extended her hand to him.
"Come with me if you want to live." Cameron said.
John's eyes widened and his mouth fell slightly open.
"Ca… Cam… Cameron?" John asked in total bewilderment.
"I love you, John, and you love me." Cameron said.
Before John could respond there was movement behind Cameron.
John saw a naked figure that reminded him somewhat of Mr. Ellison approach them. He tossed some clothes to Cameron. He'd found the clothes of John Henry and Allison.
"Is that Mr. Ellison?" John asked.
The answer was a more than a little shock to John.
"No, John, it's me 'Cameron'. I am 'Jim-Cameron'. Call me 'Jim'." Jim said in Cameron's voice.
Jim walked over and gave John a big hug too.
Bob walked back in. Cameron and Jim raised their weapons.
"This is 'Bob-Cameron'. Just call him 'Bob', he's also a copy of 'Cameron'." John said.
Jim instantly took a dislike to Bob. He walked over and shoved Bob.
"'Bitch Whore'." Jim said in Cameron's voice.
Bob looked at John and Cameron. He knew right away what this was going to be about.
"It wasn't my choice." Bob defended himself. He used Cameron voice as well. "Ask John."
Bob made John aware this would most likely happen. It appeared it was happening.
John felt this was his fault.
"I didn't know it would cause such a problem when I put the copy of Cameron's chip into that female chassis." John said. "After we transferred 'John Henry' off Cameron's chip, I made a copy of Cameron's original chip. I was going to use a male chassis because that is all there were where we were at. Mrs. Weaver is the one who located the female chassis. She thought it would be a better choice. 'Copy-Cameron' told me after she booted up and looked at the sheath that it was a mistake. She told me to fix it as soon as possible. She wanted it done right then. We needed to leave the facility before we were discovered. We could not get back for two days. I am sorry to everyone for that 'mistake'. It was an honest error. I'm sorry."
Jim and Cameron both glared at Bob. They wondered if John 'tried' out the female chassis.
"What about Allison?" Jim asked.
John wanted to keep it simple. He'd been alone with Allison for months in this future.
"It was important John Henry return with his information and Mrs. Weaver insisted Allison go back too." John said.
No one was satisfied with that answer.
Jim was dressed now. Cameron was getting dressed.
The female Scottish voice was unmistakable.
"Looks like a family reunion. That was fast. You are looking better than the last time I saw you - Miss Phillips." Mrs. Weaver said.
When Mrs. Weaver returned the tension level in the room immediately rose.
Cameron didn't want any problems. She knew that they would need Mrs. Weaver's assistance to return to the past. She tried to be cordial.
"Mrs. Weaver, please address me as - Cameron." Cameron said.
Mrs. Weaver looked at Jim.
"James, is that you?" Mrs. Weaver asked.
Jim thought about lying but didn't know how much Mrs. Weaver heard before she made her presence known.
"No, I'm a version of 'Cameron', Jim-Cameron." Jim said. "Please call me Jim."
Cameron ignored Mrs. Weaver. She tried not to look at her. She was upset Mrs. Weaver allowed John to go in the first place. He never should have gone into the future. This was evidently the reason why the timeline was different.
"We're going back." Cameron said. "Now."
John looked at Cameron. He wasn't sure how to say this other than to say it.
"Not yet." John said. "I've promised to help Mrs. Weaver."
That was about the last thing Cameron wanted to hear. She was pleased she was with John. That counted for something. John was her everything. He was very alluring to her.
Alluring
The beauty within your heart
The allure of your eyes
Allow me to experience your soul
Feel and share your cries
You are so magnificent
Fascinating charming and divine
Angelic exquisite handsome
Splendidly more than fine
Life is vacantly hollow
For we have seen it implode
Empty cruel sadistic and cold
Making the spirit crumble and erode
You are so magnificent
Fascinating charming and divine
Angelic exquisite handsome
Splendidly more than fine
You are more than worthy
For I have touched the very substance
Of your sweet delicate majestic mind
Shared your very existence
You are so magnificent
Fascinating charming and divine
Angelic exquisite handsome
Splendidly more than fine
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