Chapter 200

Do You Understand

Cameron went over all the details in getting the new reprogrammed unit ready for operation. She hoped there were not going to be any problems. She'd been rubbed the wrong way already with 'new Isabel'. She wondered if things would get worse or better.

Cameron looked at Isabel.

"Isabel, you will go with Allison and me." Cameron said.

There was a blank look on Isabel's face.

"Affirmative." Isabel said.

Cameron did not like the response.

"Consult your infiltration programming for more 'natural' language." Cameron said.

The blank look remained on Isabel's face.

"Affirmative." Isabel said.

Cameron rolled her eyes and went on with her briefing. She was not sure if Isabel was 'slow' or trying to be a problem.

When she was done with Isabel, Allison spoke with her.

"Can Holly come too?" Allison asked. "I don't want to create any problems or leave anyone else short.

Allison hoped she was not being too forward.

Cameron needed to wonder about the specific question.

"Holly is on a protection detail today." Cameron said. "You know I like to have one 'female' on Young Allison's detail. Holly will be in after we get back."

Allison thought all the fuss over her younger self was unnecessary. She did not fully understand that Cameron indirectly made Young Allison and her both targets of Skynet.

"I get it." Allison said. "I know you have been taking a lot of shifts yourself on 'me' as Young Allison. I appreciate that."

Cameron saw a higher calling here.

"YOU are John's destiny." Cameron said.

Allison looked defeated at the statement. She did not want to discuss it further. Young Allison was a long way off from being at John's side and hopefully a lot longer off from being in his bed. She knew things happened fast and early in the future but this was not the future.

The three females geared up and left.

Cameron drove, Allison sat next to her. Isabel was in the back of the SUV. She continuously scanned from side to side and in back of them.

Cameron noticed Isabel's unnatural behavior and was about to say something. It was good Isabel was vigilant but she needed to blend in and not stand out. Right now she stood out.

Allison wanted to discuss something. She looked at Cameron, back to Isabel and then back to Cameron. The best thing was to just throw it out there.

"Cameron, I understand why you feel it is important that Vanna and I or even Jesse be with John after Judgment Day." Allison said. "Can we talk freely about this in front of Isabel? Is it OK with you? We can keep it private too."

Cameron looked at Allison but not at Isabel.

"Yes." Cameron said. "Everyone knows it is my desire for you, Vanna and Jesse to mate with John in a physical relationship. It is imperative he have two or three of you at his side. It is best if the children can be conceived before Judgment Day."

Cameron was aware the toxins that Skynet unleashed in the future killed many and made it harder for most to reproduce. A majority of the males and females ended up sterile. Not many children were born and few of those survived.

Isabel leaned forward to be a part of the conversation. It seemed to her that she would be able to assist in Cameron request.

"Do you wish for me to mate with him also?" Isabel asked. "I can do that when we get back."

Allison was a little shocked at what Isabel said. If it was not for the blank look on her face she would have thought she was trying to be funny. A quick look at Cameron showed that she was not amused.

Cameron kept her cool. She looked at Allison and then back at Isabel. She was more that slightly agitated with her.

"No." Cameron said. "It is not necessary at this time. I would not like that. If I am terminated and John needs female companionship that may become an option. John will always need a female by his side to function and not self terminate."

Isabel's blank look never changed.

"I am not a female." Isabel said. "I am a machine."

Cameron found Isabel to be very irritating. The more she was around her, the more she disliked her.

"You can function as a human female in every way, except to produce offspring." Cameron said harshly.

Isabel looked down at the front of her sheath. She touched her breasts and elsewhere.

"Affirmative." Isabel said. "I have the same human female apparatus as Allison. I wish to experiment. May I experiment with John?"

Cameron could see Isabel was serious.

"NO!" Cameron said.

Allison and Cameron looked at each other. It was clear Isabel was a little 'off'.

"May I experiment with you?" Isabel asked.

"No!" Cameron said as she became more agitated.

Isabel was about to ask Allison next but she could tell Cameron was highly unstable right now. She did not want to endanger Allison if Cameron had a problem.

Allison looked back at Isabel and Isabel looked at her. They held a long glance.

'If she only knew….' Allison thought.

Allison really wanted to be with a Metal girl again.

Cameron wanted Isabel to act and speak in a more 'normal' or natural fashion. She needed to be a little less blunt and offensive in her responses and questions.

"Isabel, I need you to run your infiltration programming for the rest of the mission." Cameron said.

The blank look quickly faded from Isabel's face. Her true natural beauty quickly radiated from her without the 'Metal' look.

"You got it, sugar." Isabel said.

Cameron and Allison laughed. That seemed to ease the rising tension.

Allison and Isabel shared another long look.

"That's much better." Allison said.

Isabel smiled at her.

Allison wanted to get back to the discussion with Cameron.

"Cameron, will John be killed if only you are by his side in the future?" Allison asked.

Allison felt the vehicle swerve a little. She saw Cameron take her left hand off the steering wheel and lower it to her side. Oops! She knew instantly that was not the proper way to phrase that question.

"I hadn't thought of it like that before. Based on what MY Jesse and MY Riley were trying to do and the factions that developed, I believe you are correct. It is even more important you consummate your relationship with John." Cameron said as she pulled over.

Cameron realized she NEEDED to leave HER future to save Future John. It was as clear as day NOW. By his side she did not 'protect' him, she endangered him.

Cameron began to glitch elsewhere. She knew she was not at one hundred percent right now.

"Isabel, I want you drive for awhile. I will sit in the back with Allison." Cameron said.

The females all switched places.

"Turn off your audio, Isabel. Do not listen or watch us speak." Cameron said. "This is a private conversation."

Isabel was still in full infiltration mode.

"Right on." Isabel said.

Once they were in the back seat. Cameron took Allison's face in both her hands as she looked deep into her eyes.

"Allison, you MUST protect John. I did not realize this was why it was so important for you and John to mate. NOW I understand. It is to keep him from being assassinated. The children are important because of the hardships of life after Judgment Day John MUST be seen as trusting and listening to humans, not only to machines. John MUST love human females and not a machine. They will kill him. Do you understand? YOU MUST protect John." Cameron said very worried. "They will KILL him."

Allison said nothing at first. She didn't know what to say. This is what Vanna and her talked about. Now she was responsible for Cameron being flustered like this. It appeared that Cameron was going to push harder now.

"PLEASE, Allison, you MUST be there at his side, always." Cameron said. "I know you love him. It is natural to follow your heart. I want you to love him and him to love you. I want the same for Vanna as well. I know she loves him too. It is what I have wanted since I have met each of you. Jesse is a fine woman too. She has become a much better person than she was. I know Jesse loves Vanna and you too. For Jesse to be near John will be important too. You all must protect John. The future depends on you."

Cameron pictured Allison and Vanna as 'meat and potatoes' and Jesse as 'dessert'.

Allison was very worried about Cameron's increased animation.

"Cameron, please calm down." Allison said.

Allison was afraid Cameron was going to get too 'wound up' and overload again.

"I'm sorry." Cameron said.

Allison knew her duty and she knew what she felt. They were very compatible to her. It did not seem they needed to rush things.

"I PROMISE I will be at John's side when he needs me to be." Allison said. "It is not time yet. I love you, Cameron. I LOVE YOU. Please don't make me 'hurt' you to help you. I WILL BE THERE. I PROMISE."

Cameron moved her forehead against Allison's forehead and held it there.

Allison could feel Cameron's' tears as they silently landed on her. It bothered her greatly how this affected Cameron. It seemed this 'episode' was her fault. She should not have asked about it on a mission. She should have done this with Vanna at her side.

She could tell Cameron believed what she said. She could also see how it pained her to say it.

Vanna wanted to explain the same dilemma to John and what her belief was about Cameron and Future John. She laid it all out as she saw it. John listened intently. He looked very uneasy when she finished.

"Do you understand NOW?" Vanna asked.

John shook his head and nodded.

"I think I do now that you have laid it out so clearly." John said.

Vanna was not sure how to look at it any other way.

"It makes sense." Vanna said.

John figured there was a target on his back.

"With what we found out about Jesse – Future Jesse, the evil one and the faction she represented, I believe they would try to kill me." John said.

John was sure they would try to terminate Cameron too. They may try to target her first. This was probably another reason that Cameron did not want any other humans added to the Resistance and their base. She did not trust any of them after Riley - Future Riley and Future Jesse.

Vanna thought Future John NEEDED to send Cameron away to protect her from assassination by the anti-Metal faction. It was the only way to save her existence, her life. She wondered how hard that was to send away the one you love. Either that was done or they die. What choice is there then?

"I don't believe Cameron knows that this is why she is pushing us all together. It is because she HAS to." Vanna said. "She is sacrificing her heart to protect you. By sacrificing her heart, she is sacrificing herself."

John thought Future John needed to sacrifice and Cameron now too.

"Everyone sacrifices for John Connor." John said disgustedly.

Vanna knew the solution. It was just the timing that made the difference.

"It is not just about the children but about you loving and being with other humans." Vanna said. "We must become one family to save the future, IF Judgment Day arrives."

Cameron was the one who seemed to have the most trouble with everything. She seemed to see things as absolutes. They could see things with a lot more flexibility. The approach did not always need to be the direct approach.

"I get it. It's Cameron that I am worried about. I don't think she understands why it is so important to her. She may not see the reason." John said. "I mean the REAL reason."

Vanna hoped Allison was able to get Cameron squared away. Then again that might cause some new problem. That seemed to be the case often enough.

"Allison was going to talk to her if she got the chance today." Vanna said.

John went over it all again. He was afraid this would only intensify Cameron's efforts.

"This will only drive Cameron harder to have us in physical contact with each other." John said. "It would be a lie to say I would not want that. You and Allison are beautiful as is Jesse. I can honestly say that it would be 'a dream come' true…. I don't want to hurt Cameron. I can't hurt her. It is Cameron that I am worried about. No matter what she says, I know it will kill her inside. I know it. How do we ever resolve this? How do we not hurt Cameron and save the future?"

Vanna wished there was an answer. If there was one, she did not know it.

"I don't know. I love Cameron, John. I love her. I love you too. I want to protect everyone." Vanna said. "So does Allison."

At this point John thought it would be nice if there were two of him.

"Maybe there is an alternate Future Timeline Me out there somewhere. That is what I need, another me." John said.

Vanna knew Cameron believed in the 'Natural Order'. That was John Connor with Allison Young and Savannah Weaver. It seemed that could happen in several combinations. What if the new 'Natural Order' was actually the four of them? Why couldn't it be? She decided to throw that out to John to see what he thought about it.

"Or we just all get together as a foursome and start a new life together." Vanna said. "It IS going to have to happen anyway. It is OUR future."

John actually like that idea. He previously thought of a way to make it all work. He did not know how to present it. It was based on the timing and the order the players were put into the game.

"I know it sounds crazy but IF you and Allison could get Cameron to be with you first…." John said. "It would make it easier to have you two share with me."

Vanna wondered about that. If that did happen, what if Cameron became possessive of them, Allison and her. That could create another problem. She may not want to share them with John.

Either way it was Vanna's dream to be with Cameron.

'If John only knew, If Cameron only knew….' Vanna thought.

That was everything Vanna wanted.

'If I Were a Carpenter' by 'Willie Nelson and Sheryl Crow', played in the background.

Ourselves

We are who and what we are
Why can't that be good enough
Why can't we accept ourselves
We will NEVER have the 'right stuff'

We do not need to be fixed
For we are not really broken
Just to be accepted as our self
For each other we have spoken

I feel envy of things you have done
Nothing has ever stopped you
I know you have not found the one
Look inside do not miss the cue

So when you feel low down
And think of death's grim view
Know that if I could
That I wish I were you

Nobody

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Nobody

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