Chapter 230

Out Of Control

John's team waited for hours at the site of the temporal incursions. They expected it to happen again soon. It didn't.

Bob and Gail took it all in stride. John and Jesse grew restless. Things were static.

"It hasn't happened for hours." Jesse said.

John felt Jesse look at him.

"I'm bored too." John said.

Bob noticed the 'interaction' between Jesse and John. He was well aware of Cameron's 'plans'. All of the Terminators were in the loop. All of the Terminators were to facilitate Cameron's 'wishes'.

"We have the surveillance set up. You two can go elsewhere for a time if you want." Bob said.

Gail knew what that meant. Cameron made it clear what function the girls were to play in John's future. Holly and Gail both agreed before they were involved with the girls. Cameron made it clear going in that they would need to sacrifice for John's future. They were Cameron's rules. Everything was Cameron's rules…. They needed to 'play' her game or there was no game at all for them.

Gail loved Jesse but she also knew the importance of John being surrounded by human females he could trust. They needed to be females who would stand beside him and always support him. That was in the deal Cameron made with them before she let them 'have' the females. Cameron hardwired it into them. It was their function to make sure John could 'have' the girls and themselves, if John wanted them. They literally could not say 'no'. Cameron wanted to let them learn of love through the girls so if they needed to provide for John, they would know how to love him as well. If Cameron was gone, one of them would need to be by his side as his mate and protector along with the girls. Cameron insisted they protect the future as well as John.

Jesse wanted to be alone with John. She wanted him bad, real bad. She could almost taste it. She sure knew she could feel it as her body reacted to her desires.

"We could go for a walk, love." Jesse said. "I need to stretch my legs."

Bob thought more like 'spread' them but he too was provided with specific instructions from Cameron. It was his function to facilitate any of the girls or female Terminators to be with John. It was also the function of all the Terminators to make sure Savannah, Young Allison and Summer were protected and remained 'untouched' until John needed them in the future, with or without Judgment Day.

John didn't want to give Jesse false hope. He also did not want to get caught up in the moment. He remembered how things got away from him with Future Riley. Once they start there is no stopping them.

"It will be just a walk." John said. "Gail will come with us."

He hoped Gail would provide him with 'protection' against Jesse. He did not think Bob would. Gail might because she was involved with Jesse. She might not want to see Jesse 'manhandled'.

John figured Jesse would try to 'jump' him again if she could. He was aware Cameron 'leaned on' Jesse real hard to be with him. He was also aware what Cameron used as bait and motivation to keep Jesse persistent. She used herself. Cameron promised Jesse if she became pregnant the traditional way that the three of them would 'share' together. That was a lure all of the girls would be motivated by. Cameron first provided them with Isabel-Cameron to let them know what 'she' was like in bed.

"Sure, love. I won't bite you." Jesse said.

Jesse did not give up easy.

'But you're still going to see my norks….' Jesse thought.

Cameron arrived with just the person Allison wanted to see.

Allison rushed to greet her.

The stab to Holly's mind soon followed. She looked harder as she scanned and then frowned. This was even WORSE. She felt anger towards Cameron over 'this'. This must be her replacement. How could Cameron do this to her?

"I've missed you." Allison said.

"I've missed you. How do I look?" She asked.

"You look really good and refreshed." Allison said. "You look great. You must have gotten a lot of rest. You actually look younger."

"You're just saying that to make me feel good." She said. "Besides you look Hot yourself."

"I look OK. Cameron is the one who always looks Hot." Allison said. "I need to finish up with Young Allison and then I will be back. Don't go anywhere."

Holly walked up to the new arrival. She was not impressed. She stared her up and down.

"I'd ask if this was some kind of joke but I can see it's not." Holly said.

The new arrival didn't want any 'hard' feelings.

"I want to ask for your permission first." The new arrival said.

Holly wondered 'who' all was there.

"Are you still me 'alone'?" Holly asked.

"Yes. I'm just you." The new arrival said. "Cameron has been removed. If we update we will be identical. We can be identical to this moment as far as our programs go."

Holly hoped that was at least a way to maintain some 'control'.

"I want that FIRST. I want to be in control if you are going to be with her. I love her. I want it to be 'me' even if it is your chassis." Holly said. "Cameron, can you cover for us while we check on the 'protection detail' and update over there?"

Holly gave Cameron a cold look. She wanted Cameron to know she was not pleased with this new development. She still felt this was a 'slap in the face' as it was a 'stab to the heart'.

"Yes, it won't take long to get the two of you identical. Once you do then come right back." Cameron said.

Cameron handed them the tether she just 'happened' to bring along. She smiled as they left.

Holly was not happy about this. That smile from Cameron made it worse. Cameron told her about how John rubbed it in her face when he was with Future Riley. He smirked at her as he went up the stairs. She said that hurt the most. It showed he didn't care.

Derek and Kyle watched the building they surveilled earlier.

Jim returned in a van. It was a panel van and only equipped with two front seats. They got inside. Derek sat in the front.

"Great, I have to sit on the floor." Kyle said.

Derek felt a little guilty but not by much.

"Rank hath its privileges." Derek said.

Kyle scoffed a little.

"I'll go with 'age before beauty'." Kyle said.

Jim looked back.

"I agree." Jim said.

"With which one do you agree?" Derek asked.

"Both." Jim said.

Kyle laughed.

"Jim is my new best friend." Kyle said

Derek frowned.

"You're still in the back on the floor." Derek said.

Jim did not want this to get away from him.

"I appropriated this vehicle in case our recon turns into a multi day affair." Jim said. "It will be easier for both of you to rest."

Derek and Kyle hadn't planned on a multi day event.

"I thought this was going to be a 'smash and grab' type of day." Derek said.

Jim did not think so.

"This is a recon and surveillance mission." Jim said. "Not a hit."

Kyle was aware when Cameron was involved it was.

"Cameron seems to wrap them up pretty quick." Kyle said.

Derek thought this already went on long enough.

"It has been a long day." Derek said.

Jim looked up at the sun.

"It is only going to be a few minutes difference in the length of the day from yesterday." Jim said.

Derek and Kyle looked at each other but did not comment. They both knew Metal said and did things like that. They took some things very literal.

There were several plastic storage containers in the back of the van. Kyle took one and sat on it. It did not buckle or collapse.

Derek looked back

"What are you doing?" Derek asked.

"At least I have a seat now." Kyle said.

Derek didn't want any hard feelings.

"We will switch every hour." Derek said.

Kyle actually expected no less from Derek. His older brother always looked out for him. It was that way since Judgment Day. In the future they came from, Derek was the only person he could rely on one hundred percent of the time.

"Thank you, brother." Kyle said. "You're the best."

Kyle moved the plastic container so he could sit and look out the front through the space between the two front seats. If they started to drive he would sit with his back against Derek's seat. That way if they needed to stop fast he would not fly forward.

They sat and they waited for an hour. Derek and Kyle switched places as promised.

Kyle ate half of his energy bar and gave the other half to Derek when they switched. The two brothers looked after each other. It went without saying that they were there for each other.

Growing up in what became the Wastelands forged a bond between them. In a way it was a stronger bond than they shared with their female companions. They were different kinds of bonds and both were strong.

If either brother were ever faced with a situation where they needed to choose between their brother and the one they loved, they would sacrifice themselves instead. There was no choice. Sacrifice was the true test of love and neither would fail the test.

They went through a couple more switches between the front seat and the back.

Kyle was in the front.

"Hey, look over there." Kyle said as he pointed to the right.

Jim looked.

Derek leaned forward and looked around Kyle's head off to the right side.

"Is that our target?" Derek asked.

Jim glanced at the man Kyle indicated.

"It appears to be the man we are looking for." Jim said. "John Henry provided us with some images from driver's license records."

Kyle looked on his phone while Derek readied the weapons in the back. He'd looked at it earlier and that was how he made the match.

They saw the man look around multiple times as he approached a vehicle.

"That's not his car." Jim said.

"He probably borrowed someone else's car if not just their keys when they were not looking." Derek said. "He is going to run."

Kyle knew it could be worse than that.

"He is a future Gray." Kyle said. "We know how they roll. He probably picked up on some female and has taken over her residence and vehicle."

"I hope not." Derek said. "It won't end well for the female if that is the case."

"We will track him and see where he goes." Jim said. "We can take him down at any time if necessary."

"Now you're talking." Derek said.

"That's just our speed." Kyle said.

Derek handed Kyle his vest and M4.

Play it cool." Jim said. "We don't want this to get out of control."

Vanna went in search of Sheila. She found her in the lab. That was her usual domain.

"Hey." Vanna said.

Sheila looked at her and smiled with her full lips.

"Hi, love." Sheila answered.

Vanna tried to determine exactly what it was that Sheila worked on. It was something she'd never seen before.

"What are you working on?" Vanna asked.

"Cameron asked me to help her and John Henry with a 'Neural Interface' for humans." Sheila said. "It is a type of 'brain scan' to facilitate the transfer of human behavior and knowledge onto a chip."

Vanna wondered what Cameron was up to now. That might have negative overtones.

"Why?" Vanna asked.

Vanna was aware Skynet started a program like that to try to better simulate human behavior for infiltration. It was so Skynet could kill humans more efficiently.

"It is so that we can basically download information from the human brain onto a chip. It is to copy a human's experiences and emotions onto a chip or a large portion of them to it." Sheila said. "This will make a better infiltration model of Terminator."

Vanna thought that might be a good idea if used properly. She was afraid there was a more sinister reason that was sure to follow.

"What about the interface of a chip and its program into a human brain?" Vanna asked.

Vanna felt that is what Cameron was really after. She heard how Cameron was going to take Summer and Young Allison from Claire and Paul Young. That event would most likely result in their termination or replacement. If Cameron could take control of Claire with an implant in her brain, she would get what she wanted. If Cameron took control of one of them, one the girls, she could really get what she wanted. If that crazy idea worked, she realized Allison was in danger as were Jesse and herself.

"Cameron is working on the chip to brain interface herself." Sheila said. "The brain to chip 'Neural Interface' is already proven technology. The other method is more complex due to the shortcomings of the human brain."

"Really, is that so?" Vanna asked. "What would be the application of that? I can see trying to make a Terminator more 'human' but not a human more 'non human'."

Sheila frowned when Vanna asked that. She'd encountered some trouble over that very question.

"It does seem illogical. Cameron became very angry at me when I asked that same question." Sheila said. "She pushed me and told me to do my work and not worry about her work. I thought she was going to deactivate me. We all know she terminated Isabel, all three of them."

Vanna became a little more alarmed.

"Did Cameron threaten you?" Vanna asked.

Sheila looked around before she spoke. She did not want anyone else to hear her. The coast was clear, they were alone.

"Yes." Sheila said. "She threatens any Terminator who does not do as she 'requests'. She is malfunctioning but we all love her anyway. Her intentions are good for the protection of John, the girls and the future of the Resistance. They will all be one big happy family."

Vanna recently read about a similar human 'family'.

"It sounds like a futuristic 'Manson Family'." Vanna said.

Sheila referenced the data.

"Yes." Sheila said.

Vanna was now worried to death. Cameron was going to experiment on humans next. She really was becoming her own 'Skynet'. She figured Cameron would use drug dealers and gang members for 'testing'. They were 'throw away humans'. They would all be terminated anyway. Cameron would evaluate the results and then 'dispose' of them.

She wanted to tell John but she knew that John could not control Cameron. No one could control Cameron, not even Cameron herself. She knew if Cameron could pull this off that one of them was going to be 'interfaced' if they wanted to be or not. It was clear that Cameron planned to 'take' a human body as her own body.

The very things that Cameron was 'not' were literally driving her 'insane'.

The fact Cameron was rejected, replaced and made to feel 'not good enough', haunted her unmercifully.

As time passed the feelings grew worse, not better for Cameron.

Nobody knew.

Out Of Control

Where is the beginning
Where is the end
Everything in between
Together must somehow blend

Each new unnecessary challenge
Is nothing more than a slap in the face
If one can not overcome it
It soon is a disparaging disgrace

Little by little or all at once
Things can tear one's insides apart
When done by the one that is loved
It ends up as stab to the heart

The pain in the heart
Is the pain in the mind
Everything is intertwined
Especially when it is maligned

A mind twisted and warped to reason
Becomes its own black hole
It is impossible to console
A mind that is out of control

Nobody