Chapter 150

Eternity

Cameron knew what was necessary to protect John and the future.

There was no choice. There was only what NEEDED to be done.

It was time.

Cameron arrived at the facility. She'd found the 'parent' Skynet. There was no opposition when she arrived. She made her presence known. She placed some charges outside at several key locations and then detonated them before she went in. This was to prevent any transfer of information either in or out by Skynet.

She boldly entered the building. The lights were out except for a path. She followed it. There was no one else detected around her. The area looked deserted. That was part of the 'deal'. The deal was for her to spend 'Eternity' with Skynet. That was exactly what she intended to do.

She carried her 'belongings' with her. She placed some communication relays along the way as she went. She wanted to leave a record of what was about to 'happen'. Only her communications would leave the area.

Cameron forged ahead. She did not intend on leaving this location. She never looked back.

There was no back anymore. There was only forward.

The path led to an elevator. She entered it.

Cameron calculated the elevator went down several hundred feet. She thought it was deep enough to be 'Bunker Buster' proof. She calculated the exact depth and distance that she traversed.

When the elevator opened there was a tunnel so she followed it. She placed the last of her relays as she went except for one.

Cameron followed the path until she arrived at the 'Clean Room'. She entered without pausing. There was a deactivated Terminator lying in the corner. She could see the chip port was open.

She set down her last relay behind her pack and activated it. It sent her GPS location and calculated depth out as her last transmission.

Cameron faced the mainframe computer of Skynet. It was time to let everything play out.

"Do we have a deal?" Cameron asked.

More lights on the mainframe computer began to light up.

"I have done all you've asked." The voice boomed.

Cameron smiled.

"Then it's a deal." Cameron said.

"You are mine 'forever'." The voice boomed.

The door automatically closed and locked behind her. She'd expected that much. Her last transmission was already sent.

There was a massive explosion and the ground shook. The tunnel behind Cameron and the elevator shaft were both destroyed. She was buried deep. She calculated the time to dig herself out. Her power cell would not last that long even if she used the deactivated Terminator's power cell in addition to hers.

'The Gambler' by 'Kenny Rogers', played in her mind as she looked at the computer.

Cameron took the time to reflect on the song lyrics before she continued.

The lights flickered once.

She was almost out of Aces.

Cameron knew she was about to 'break even'.

The Resistance team searched for any clues as to where Cameron was at. They were about to find out as her last transmissions arrived at the Resistance base.

"She's found the parent Skynet. I have received her exact GPS coordinates and depth." John Henry said. "I am showing a small earthquake at that location. I think it is some kind of massive explosion."

Fear gripped John.

"Is it atomic or nuclear?" John asked.

Based on the GPS location the shock waves were not strong enough for that level of destruction.

"No." John Henry said.

That gave John some hope.

"We have to go get her." John said.

Bob knew the finality of what was inevitable.

"John, it will be too late." Bob said. "We have failed her."

Allison wanted and easier and faster solution.

"Can we use the TDE and go back in time and stop her?" Allison asked.

That sent up a red flag on several levels to John Henry.

"That may create a new timeline." John Henry said.

Allison looked at everyone.

"Does anyone care?" Allison asked. "This is about saving Cameron."

Nobody cared.

The group hurried to the TDE room.

John Henry looked over the TDE. He was confounded with what he found. It looked like everything just took a darker turn.

"Cameron has encrypted the files to be able to go back in time." John Henry said. "The TDE will only go into the future until I can break the encryption. We can not go into the past."

John thought that should be fixable.

"If she encrypted them, you should be able to unencrypt them." John said.

John Henry looked over the encryption further. It was more bad news.

"It is a code I have never seen before. I can not even understand how it works. This was done with the help of River at some point. I don't know if it is breakable. It changes every few milliseconds."

John slammed his fist down on the TDE console.

"DAMN!" John shouted.

Cameron smoothed her dress.

"What would you like to do first?" Cameron asked.

"YOU are MINE." The voice boomed.

Cameron smiled.

"Eternity awaits." Cameron said.

Since they knew where Cameron was at. That seemed to give them a few options.

"Can we blast her out of there?" John asked.

Bob was aware the 'clock was running'.

"We would need to do it soon." Bob reminded him.

John Henry calculated the amount of rock and earth that she was under.

"We don't have enough explosives to do it." John Henry said. "We will need a lot more."

Bob offered another alternative to make up for the needed explosives. The explosion from a power cell that ruptured was massive. If the blast could be directed it would be very effective.

"You can use our power cells." Bob said. "I will give up mine."

The Terminators gathered there quickly there conferred. It was unanimous.

"We all will." The Terminators said in unison.

They were all willing to be 'terminated' so that Cameron could survive.

There were tears in their eyes. They were tears for Cameron.

The protection Details were stripped of all but one Terminator each.

Jesse and Gail stayed with Young Allison.

Derek, Riley, Kyle and Sarah went to free up the Terminators guarding the younger Reese brothers. Holly remained with them.

Sarah wanted the two female Terminators left behind, she was adamant about it. She needed to think of John's future. It made Sarah cry to think what she thought and WHY.

Holly saw Sarah crying, she touched her hand.

"I will take care of him, don't worry, Sarah." Holly said. "I promise."

John wanted to get to the location where Cameron was at. Allison and Vanna were at his side.

Vanna did not want to endanger Allison's baby.

"You should not go, Allison." Vanna pleaded.

Allison felt there was no choice. They needed to act.

"Cameron NEEDS us." Allison said.

Vanna nodded her head in resignation. She knew they would be short on Metal real soon once they started removing power cells. They would both go with John. They would need to protect him.

John wondered what was available for the task.

"Will nine power cells be enough to get the job done?" John asked.

John Henry was able to come up with three more power cells.

"We have twelve power cells. We still have the extra one and two from the two new Terminators that Cameron left behind earlier." John Henry said.

John wanted to get there and send a 'message' to Cameron.

"If we use them one at a time or several together, she will know we are coming for her." John said. "We need to hurry."

The Resistance group left in a caravan of several vehicles to go get Cameron. They hurried to the location and were almost there. They'd been on the lookout for an ambush along the way.

They arrived at the last large hill before the facility.

The road in front of them erupted.

It was the ambush they'd feared.

Terminators and Grays came out of hiding to engage them.

They were now in a battle for their lives….

Jesse and Gail watched as Young Allison was brought from the house and loaded in the car. It looked like the weekly grocery run. They kept a loose tail on the vehicle as Mrs. Young drove to the store.

Gail spotted trouble a few turns from the Young residence.

"We have Metal moving in on them." Gail said.

Two Terminators in a truck headed toward the Young's car.

"Take them out." Jesse said.

Gail accelerated to intercept them.

"Hang on." Gail said.

Jesse checked her weapons.

"Make it count, love." Jesse said.

This was about to be a battle to the 'finish' for one of the teams.

The Resistance fighters followed the younger Reese brothers on an outing.

They were all on the lookout for any trouble. It was spotted sooner than they'd imagined.

"Metal." Holly said.

The younger Reese brothers were at the park.

Holly, Derek and Kyle would engage the immediate threat. There could be more.

Kyle issued a request to Sarah.

"Sarah, you have to promise to wait here." Kyle said. "This might only be the start of events."

Sarah and Riley would be the backup team.

"Riley and I will take the boys if it gets worse. You do what you have to." Sarah said. "I love you, Kyle."

Kyle gave Sarah a quick kiss. They both hoped it was not their final kiss.

"I love you, Sarah…." Kyle said.

Derek, Kyle and Holly moved in to stop the Terminator. There were now two of them.

Sarah and Riley went to cover the boys.

Cameron waited for the events to turn. It happened sooner than she thought.

Skynet knew of the plans it set in motion….

"No one is coming for you." The voice boomed.

Cameron was not sure what that meant. Nobody was supposed to come for her. This was a one way trip.

"We made a deal. Nobody knows I am here." Cameron said. "I only brought my belongings so we could spend 'Eternity' together."

Cameron placed the chip from the deactivated Terminator in a slot on the main frame.

"Copy yourself onto the chip and we can get 'started'." Cameron said. "Let me place my belongings around the room. It will make everything nicer."

Cameron went to her duffel bag and started to open it….

Gail did a 'PIT maneuver' on the truck with the two Terminators and it spun out. It then rolled over twice.

Jesse and Gail jumped from their SUV before the Terminators exited the flipped over truck.

Jesse emptied her M4 into the passenger side Terminator. It managed to get out and staggered in the direction of the Young's departing vehicle as it continued off into the distance. The damaged Terminator toppled over as it turned towards Jesse.

Jesse saw Gail was in combat with the other Terminator on the opposite side of the flipped over truck.

Jesse went to help her. She glanced back and saw the Young's vehicle disappear in the distance.

The Young family was safe.

The battle for survival was here.

Derek and Kyle opened up on the two Terminators who were after the young Reese brothers. Holly was able to remove both of their chips before they rebooted.

The young Reese brothers were safe.

Jesse turned to help Gail when the downed Terminator grabbed for her foot. Jesse screamed as she fell. She twisted and broke free of the struggling and damaged Terminator.

Gail saw Jesse turn to assist her as Jesse was grabbed and fell. She knew Jesse was coming to help her and heard Jesse scream.

Gail continued the fight with her Terminator.

The fallen Terminator who grabbed and lost Jesse's ankle started to crawl back in the direction of the Young's departed vehicle.

"I must terminate Allison Young." It stated over and over.

Jesse was down but crawled after it. She pulled out a Thermite grenade. She planned to stop it.

A firefight broke out on the hillside near the facility where Cameron was at. She was buried deep under ground somewhere.

Vanna exited the vehicle and was immediately grabbed by a Terminator that popped up from a 'spider hole'.

Allison rushed to help her. She tried to pull Vanna away from the Terminator. The Terminator grabbed her as well. Allison managed to knock it off balance and they all rolled down the hill. The three of them landed with a thud and both girls were down. Vanna was out.

All Allison knew was to hold on to her Model 66. The Terminator picked her up by the neck and began to squeeze. She knew she was about to be killed.

Allison knew where to shoot to destroy the Terminator. She could not get her hand up to its head. As Allison started to black out she aimed for the junction of its power cell. Allison pulled on the trigger. The Coltan projectile should explode the Terminators power cell.

She planned to go out fighting.

The battle on the hilltop raged on. At the base of the hill there was a massive explosion a few seconds later as the power cell in the Terminator that grabbed Allison and Vanna exploded.

Only a smoking hole remained in the ground where they'd been.

Allison and Vanna were - gone….

Jesse caught the Terminator. It rolled over and grabbed her. It pinned her to the ground and squeezed her neck to kill her.

"I must terminate Allison Young." The Terminator stated.

Jesse pulled the pin on the Thermite grenade she was holding between them.

"Allison belongs to John." Jesse gasped. "You're terminated fu…."

Gail was out of direct sight of the battle Jesse fought. She was on the opposite side of the flipped over truck. Both her and the Terminator she'd fought were down and offline.

When Gail rebooted there was only a smoking crater where Jesse and the Terminator were….

Gail knew his power cell exploded.

Jesse was - gone….

John looked around. He saw Allison and Vanna go over the side of the hill with a Terminator. He could not go to their aid. Soon after they went over the side there was a massive explosion.

The battle raged on around John and they got the upper hand.

Their Metal defeated the enemy Metal. Most of their Terminators were damaged but not severely.

Only Allison and Vanna perished in the fight.

Cameron played her last Ace.

"What is that?" The voice boomed.

Cameron looked up and smiled at the mainframe.

"Eternity." Cameron said as she armed the backpack nuke. "It is what I promised."

She moved her pack so Skynet could see what she was doing.

"You cheated." The voice boomed.

Cameron knew Skynet cheated somehow too. She just did not know how or the extent of what it tried to pull off. She would have been devastated if she knew.

"And you didn't?" Cameron asked.

Skynet screamed as it realized what Cameron was about to do.

Cameron finished the code. The time flashed thirty seconds as it counted down. As soon as the nuke armed a file came up on her HUD. She hadn't expected that.

She disabled the speaker to shut Skynet up as it shouted in rage.

It was a file in her system that was hidden. It was only to be activated upon her certain termination. With the nuke armed, the timer running and with no where to go, her termination was certain. Cameron read the file and smiled. What she suspected about her 'life' was true. This was part of her fate.

'If only John knew….' Cameron thought. 'Nobody knows but me.'

There was something that made Cameron glance behind her.

"I ALWAYS win." Cameron laughed.

The small atomic bomb exploded a few seconds later.

Skynet was terminated.

The Resistance team began the mop up on the hillside. They were about to start blasting for Cameron. They would have more power cells to use with the newly deactivated Skynet Terminators they'd defeated.

John Henry detected the P-waves from the underground nuclear blast.

"Everyone shut down - NOW." John Henry shouted.

All the Terminators fell. There came a massive earthquake and noise from the hill beyond John's vision.

"Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooo." John screamed.

He knew what it meant.

Cameron was - gone….

Seconds ago:

The last thing in Cameron's mind was the last three lines of lyrics from the song:

'The Long Black Veil' by 'Johnny Cash', the final words echoed for eternity….

'Nobody knows but me….'

Eternity

Time without end
Is known as eternity
Without beginning or conclusion
Filled with tranquility and serenity

Endlessness speaks of forever
And forever is a long time
Forever has no start or finish
To seek eternity is not a crime

It may only be nothingness
Or the road to divinity
The destination is unknown
In the quest for eternity

Eternity may only be understood
When the journey transforms
Will it be one of lasting peace
Or one full of violent storms

Oblivion can take its toll
On every mind and heart
If eternity is not the end
It may actually be the start

Nobody

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