Chapter 282

Friendlies

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In Some Future:

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Cameron made sure the girls were as secure as they could be. She was able to collect some more food and water along the way back from some of the dead Grays when she obtained her Skynet uniform and the other clothing. It wasn't much but something to start with.

Once she was sure the girls were as safe as she could make them she headed out to infiltrate the Skynet facility. She'd hidden the girls away with supplies and told them not to move for at least two days if she was not back sooner. She MADE them promise to wait at least two days. If she didn't return they were to attempt to make their way back to the Resistance complex. They would have to start their lives over from that point. It would mean that they were most likely marooned here until their deaths.

Cameron obtained a couple of sets of communications gear from some of the terminated Terminators. She altered the frequency. She set a random list of times for the girls to turn it on. It was only at those specific times that she would transmit. She would use Bob's voice. She told them to never turn it on otherwise. The communication units showed the time on them.

She left the girls with tears in their eyes. She was ready to give each of them a real kiss before she departed. She wasn't sure if she'd return.

Vanna stopped her.

"I'll save my real kiss for when we get out of this mess." Vanna said.

Vanna feared if she kissed Cameron for real it would be the 'kiss of death' and she would never see her again. It turned out it was the same 'feeling' that Jesse and Allison shared as well. It wasn't a good feeling.

Cameron was a little surprised. She gave the girls all a kiss on the cheek and a long slow hug before she departed. She blocked the entrance into their hiding place from the outside again and left.

She slowly worked her way toward the Skynet facility. She didn't have any idea what awaited her or what would happen. Everything was an unknown. Cameron knew she may be terminated as soon as she was spotted. It was a risk she needed to take to see if there was a TDE. She needed to get back to John.

She passed by the location that the Scavengers took the deceased female to along with the plasma mine. Their bunker complex was blown open. There were the remains or pieces of remains of everyone that was inside of that bunker. It was a burnt out mess. She determined that the Scavenger she encountered was just about to enter the bunker when the mine went off. That was the only reason they'd survived. It wasn't for long.

She encountered other things along the way that she found 'different'. It seemed that the Skynet here was in no hurry to collect the terminated Terminators. She was able to collect two chips from destroyed Terminators so far. In her future Skynet collected them after every battle. She only encountered the remains of one female Terminator. She noticed right away because she was stripped. There were two sections of her sheath that were missing.

It repulsed Cameron then she realized why. The sheath section that contained her breasts was cut away and missing. Even more disturbing was the missing groin area. Someone carefully removed those two sections from her sheath. They were most likely used for their personal pleasure. The sheath material would stay vibrant for a few weeks before it started to degrade. She'd actually seen 'martial aids' like that on the internet before. She was able to remove the chip from her as well.

She came across an HK transport that crashed. It must have been shot down or experiences mechanical failure. It was relatively intact. She was able to familiarize herself with the controls and navigation equipment. There were the decomposing remains of a dozen humans on board. Three of them were females. All three of them were bottomless with their tops torn open. They were lined up side by side. They'd clearly been assaulted after they were deceased. It appeared the Scavenger problem in this timeline was unchecked and appeared to be more deviant. The commander of the Resistance base told her it was unsafe for any female to be out in the Wastelands. From what she witnessed so far that may be an understatement. Even in death a female appeared to be 'fair game'. She planned to terminate any Scavengers that she came across.

She found another Terminator in the rear section that was partially crushed. His body was flattened out below his neck and shoulders. There was a beam that crushed his lower legs. His pants were ripped open and his 'junk' was missing. It already started to regenerate. She was surprised to see his eyes open. He could not move or speak. It appeared that someone mutilated him because he was trapped and aware. She removed his chip and ended his existence. She now possessed four chips.

Cameron was close to the Skynet facility at this point. She spotted a patrol wearing Skynet uniforms. She closed up on the Skynet Terminators. She was ready to make her move. She'd previously obtained a complete Skynet uniform on her various forays. She put it on at this point and caught up to the patrol. She lagged behind the returning patrol as they entered the facility. She came in last. So far no alarms were sounded or raised. She'd blended in better than she thought would happen. She just needed to remember to keep a blank look on her face. The Terminators here all appeared to be emotionless and expressionless. Even the Metal here was sloppy. Skynet was too confidant in all of its victories. Maybe they figure nobody in their right mind would try to sneak into a Skynet facility. There were many times where she'd wondered if she was sane. She checked everything out and noted where everything was. She didn't want to seem out of place.

There were Grays working around the facility as well as Resistance prisoners at work in various dangerous jobs. They would be worked to death or until the toxins killed them. Skynet Metal and the Grays didn't care. Other prisoners would have to move the contaminated bodies away.

Cameron saw a Terminator look at her. There was a rank emblem on the uniform. This looked like trouble.

The Terminator approached her. She was ready to bolt.

"Why are you away from your post?" The Terminator asked her.

Cameron needed to base her answers on past experience from the futures she'd been to.

"I need to get some more prisoners. The ones I was supervising have all terminated." Cameron said. "They were cleaning toxic chemicals. They did not last very long."

Cameron carried no weapon currently since most of the Terminators did not either as they went about their tasks. She stored hers when the others did to blend in. There was an arms locker a short way inside the entrance.

"A new batch will be arriving soon. There's a transport on its way from Los Angeles." The Terminator told her.

Cameron needed to take a gamble here. She did not want to seem out of place.

"Which landing area should I wait at?" Cameron asked. "I can't delay."

"They will arrive at the one on the east side of this facility." The Terminator told her.

"Affirmative." Cameron replied and headed in that direction.

The blank look on her face an old familiar one. It disturbed her so to have it on her face again. She found it hard to believe she once looked like that all the time. She wondered if that was why they hated her so much at first. It seems like they hated her for a lot of reasons. Most of them were things she could do nothing about.

Cameron wanted to commandeer that transport once it landed. This was going to be tricky. She knew she needed to get 'help'. She thought of a way to do that.

She passed two Grays who were abusive to the prisoners they watched over. She watched as one of them approached a female. He punched her in the lower back. She doubled over in pain. He chided her on her performance. She said something back to him. He slapped her and knocked her down. He said she was only good for one thing and that was lousy as well. The other prisoners kept working like nothing happened. To do otherwise would invite punishment or death.

The Gray grabbed her by her hair and dragged her around in back of some machinery. It seemed the female would most likely be assaulted. The other workers continued to work as if that was a normal procedure. It probably was. She could not stop or help anyone right now. Her priority was to get the girls home and get back to John.

Several HK drones were parked around the area. Cameron went and sabotaged all of them. They should malfunction less than a minute into flight. She did that so they would crash in flight, rather than not lift off the ground and be repaired.

Cameron looked around the area without trying to look like she was looking. There was some type of test area that was heavily guarded. There were female Terminators in there. That area would need further inspection. She saw she might get an opportunity.

She followed behind two Terminators taking a group of prisoners there. One of the prisoners tried to run. She moved in and grabbed him and put him in a choke hold until he blacked out. She picked him up and carried him in after the others. He regained consciousness very quickly. It was what she wanted to remain there with them. He thrashed and struggled to get away to no avail. She didn't like to do this but the man's fate was already sealed. He would be tested on or terminated one way or the others. She felt a slight glitch impulse.

'The girls and John'. Cameron needed to tell herself. She couldn't worry about anyone else now. 'The girls and John'. 'The girls and John'. 'The girls and John'….

It was a cloning facility where Terminators were copied after specific humans. They received a sheath that was made based on the DNA of the individual. It appeared that they made specific infiltration units here, much as she'd been created from Future Allison. It sickened her to even think this place existed. There was no thinking involved. She was in the room. She turned the man over to another Terminator and quietly moved over to programming area. She spotted a crude 'Neural Interface' machine. It would most likely kill the individual involved with using it. It was very primitive. The one she created was far superior.

On her way there she'd collected four chips from Terminators she'd found terminated already on her scouting mission. She was able to modify some electrical equipment to interface with her neck port. It was a standard Skynet connection. She proceeded to erase the four chips and copy her complete program onto three of them. She'd just started on a fourth when trouble arrived. She was surprised it took this long to happen.

"What are you doing?" A Gray asked her.

She was so busy working that she didn't see where they came from.

Cameron looked quickly around. She reached over and snapped his neck and hid him behind some equipment.

She quickly removed the three chips and the fourth one she'd just started. She would complete it some other time.

Cameron removed a live power cable from the back of the machinery where the Gray's body was hidden. She could feel the energy surging through the wire. She didn't have a Taser so this would have to do. She'd used a power cable before on a Terminator to shock him offline. It gave her a hundred and twenty seconds to work. She would need far less time than that.

She went and found the closest female Terminator and called her over. Cameron showed her the downed Gray. When the female Terminator bent over to check on him she shocked the female Terminator.

Cameron quickly removed her chip and replaced it with a copy of her chip. While she waited for her 'program clone' to reboot, she went and found another female Terminator and did the same thing and then again. Now there were three 'program clones' of her with a copy of her chip. All three of them were of a different appearance. There were now four 'Cameron program' Terminators. There were 'four' of 'her' right now in essence.

She searched further. There was no TDE at this location. She didn't find any indication of one either in the computers. That didn't seem like a good thing. Then again it would be 'Top Secret'.

Two more HK drones returned. Several Terminators arrived to rearm them. After they were done she sabotaged those HK drones as well.

Several other Terminators arrived and waited for the transport to land. They were there to collect prisoners for other tasks and put them to work.

She could soon hear the loud whine of the transport. It came into view less than thirty seconds later and landed. It was a medium size one. It would work for what Cameron wanted. The only drawback was that it was unarmed. She was sure that once she'd commandeered it. There would be some HK drones sent after her to force it down or shoot it down.

Cameron watched as the prisoners were taken off. Most of them were men. There were only a few women and one girl. The blank look on the girls face worried her. Her mind was 'separate' from her body at this point. The was one sign of an assault or multiple assaults.

Cameron entered the transport and removed some electrical components so it could not take back off. She could easily fix the problem and commandeer it when she needed it.

Cameron saw the females being pulled away from the men. Maybe she could help them.

"I need small bodies for my work detail." Cameron said. "I'm talking these female prisoners. They won't last long."

Cameron was disturbed by the torn and ripped clothing they wore….

She took the women and the girl. They were all very frightened and crying. She was with her three clones.

Cameron looked around and spoke to the females. She wanted to give them hope.

"If you want to live, come with me." Cameron said.

The women looked up and the crying stopped. This was not what they'd expected.

"Who are you?" A young woman asked.

Cameron smiled at them. That was the first smile they'd seen on a Terminator since their capture.

"I'm a friend." Cameron said. "I have some other female 'detainees' I need to retrieve."

The blank look on the girl's face came to life.

"Are you a Restorator?" The girl asked.

Cameron knew of Mrs. Weaver's force of Terminators - Restorators.

"Yes." Cameron said. "I'm here to help you. These three females will assist you. They are 'me' - with me."

Cameron explained to her three clones what she needed them to do….

She left her three clones there and departed to get Allison, Jesse and Vanna ready to be picked up.

Cameron was afraid she would be challenged on the way out but she was not. She passed by the location where the Gray drug the one female to earlier. There were several other Grays there now. They appeared to take 'turns'. Cameron felt another glitch impulse and turned away.

'The girls and John'. Cameron needed to tell herself. She couldn't worry about anyone else now. 'The girls and John'. 'The girls and John'. 'The girls and John'….

There was another patrol about to head out. She collected her weapon and followed behind them. She soon slipped away from them. She made sure she wasn't followed.

Cameron knew that her clones would be able to pull everything off. They were all 'her' at this point only with a different sheath or appearance. They all ran her program and her program was 'her'.

She knew she needed to hurry to make the rendezvous. She hoped not to encounter any delays. She needed to travel a long distance.

She needed to travel a longer distance to get back to be with John. He was in the company of Riley.

Lonely Task

You do not need her
That is what I am for
I too am as real as her
I can be so much more

The punishment for my actions
Led you to the arms of another
You are killing me softly
As surely as if you would smother

Why can you not see
She is a mistake
It is with me that
Your love should partake

I can only watch and cry
I will not do
What I want to do to her
I know it would only hurt you

Here is a - gift
You know what it is I really ask
I myself can not do it on my own
PLEASE complete this lonely task

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