Chapter 319

I Need To See Her

Jesse felt that something was up as soon as she saw Allison and Holly. Holly went to talk to Ally. Allison headed for Jesse.

"What's going on?" Jesse asked worried as she looked around.

Allison gave Jesse a long hug and small kiss.

"I'm glad to see you too." Allison said.

Jesse made it a bigger kiss. She knew Allison must have been with Vanna recently….

Allison could feel Jesse was excited. She needed to keep her calm.

She told Jesse about Vanna's 'situation' and Cameron's worry for her as well.

Jesse was exposed to harsher conditions for longer. Both girls knew this without saying it.

Now Jesse was worried.

Even though she was out of the Skynet Hell of the future, its effects haunted her in the past. Skynet could still hurt her in different ways.

Ally said nothing but looked at Allison.

Allison nodded to her.

There was no easy way to do this part.

Allison got around to Gail. She told her of the 'operation' Gail went on with Cameron. She thought it was a recon that must have gone hot.

Jesse was filled with worry. She went to get up.

"I need to see her." Jesse said. "How bad is she hurt?"

Allison thought as soon as Gail was done assisting Cameron that she would arrive.

"She's going to be fine. They're only cosmetic damages." Allison said. "She'll be here shortly. She's helping Cameron."

Jesse still wanted to go to Gail now.

"I need to help her. We need to look after each other. Gail was supposed to be off combat duty." Jesse said. "What happened?"

Allison didn't think it was that big of a deal. Damage to Terminators always looked worse than it was.

"Gail was helping Cameron when the operation got a little more 'involved'." Allison said. "They're all going to be fine."

Jesse picked up that there were others hurt as well.

"Who else was damaged?" Jesse asked.

Allison told her what she knew. It wasn't a lot.

Jesse didn't want to wait.

"That is a lot of damaged Metal." Jesse said. "I want to see Gail. I'm going to go there now."

Gail came into the room and Jesse ran to her.

Jesse started looking over Gail's damage.

Ally, Holly and Allison all slipped out.

Gail and Jesse needed to be alone.

Gail was worried about her damage. She didn't want to upset Jesse and she was worried about her appearance now.

Jesse reassured her it didn't matter. She decided to prove to her it didn't matter.

Gail knew Jesse truly loved her.

John went to confront John Henry when they were alone. He wasn't happy about what he'd just witnessed in the lab.

"Why was I kept in the dark?" John asked.

He was furious.

John Henry didn't like the position that Cameron put him in right now. He tried to stick with her reasoning.

"Cameron gave strict instructions. No humans are to be endangered. The 'Day Of Loss' will never be repeated." John Henry said. "It's your job to plan and lead, not risk your life unnecessarily. You planned this out already, Cameron executed it. It is a win – win."

John knew all that was true. He was sure there was more involved. It seemed with Cameron that there always was.

"I don't like it." John said. "I know Cameron pulled something off as well."

John Henry didn't want John to blow this out of proportion.

"Cameron and Bob gathered a lot of intel for us to go through. It will help us determine exactly who and what is behind this." John Henry said. "Leave it alone and take the win. Don't drive Cameron farther away from ALL of us."

John sat in silence for awhile.

There was another issue that kept eating at John. It was an issue for a long time now. He didn't know what Cameron's endgame was and that's what worried him.

"Do you know where she has the four nukes?" John asked. "I want to know. I want them."

John Henry kept an eye out to see if any were used yet.

"No, I don't know where they are." John Henry said. "She hasn't used any or I would know. They have a much higher yield than the backpack device was able to deliver."

John was worried about the stability of the weapons. The older weapons were always decommissioned after a few years.

"They are also fifty or sixty years old." John said. "I know her, she will use them."

John Henry didn't think Cameron would hesitate to use one or more if she felt it accomplished her goals.

"That I don't doubt." John Henry said.

John knew using a nuke was simply another tool to Cameron. A tool to protect him and the future. It was a tool to get the job done no matter what the cost was…. He knew if Cameron needed a tool to get a job done that she would use it. It was just that simple.

John was afraid.

Cameron sought Vanna out to make everything crystal clear to her about her plans for Savannah. Vanna was full of fight and confrontational. It was very unlike Vanna. She knew that Vanna dealt with her 'loss' through anger.

"You're starting a fire that you can't put out." Vanna said. "You have to know that."

Cameron saw it as the 'Natural Order'.

"It will be as it was. It will be as it is in my future." Cameron said. "I want you to prepare her for 'everything'."

Vanna felt she'd done that. She felt she allowed Savannah to go further than was necessary.

"I've been doing that." Vanna said.

Cameron didn't want any surprises for Savannah.

"I want her to know 'everything' in detail. That means all the not so pleasant and any pain as well." Cameron said.

Vanna was more than a little upset about all of this.

"I've done all that for YOU already." Vanna said. "I don't want her hurt or used. SHE is ME you know. She is herself too, a person not a pawn. She's ready now to do anything and everything for YOU."

Cameron was afraid that maybe she'd pushed Savannah a little too much too fast.

"I do." Cameron said. "Slow her down a year or two if you can. Her body will be stronger then. Make sure she knows what everything will be like."

Vanna was a little disgusted. Savannah was going to act on her own at some point soon.

"I KNOW she already does." Vanna said. "I've seen what she reads and studies as well as what she views on the internet. She covers her tracks well. I've been honest with her about everything she asks or even doesn't ask but wants to. I do know myself. I've told her of everything with both men and women. I've left nothing out."

Cameron was worried about what happened to Vanna in the hands of Scavengers. There was a chance Savannah could suffer similar abuse. The future was unpredictable in all aspects.

"Have you been graphic in your past 'experiences'?" Cameron asked.

Vanna feared that more than anything. She never wanted Savannah to end up like her.

"No. If she asks me I will tell her the truth. I NEVER want anything like that for her." Vanna said. "Are you going to assign her a Metal friend?"

Cameron thought that was prudent but didn't want to push it.

"Yes." Cameron said. "But not until she asks. She will not ask until she is ready. She will have her choice."

Vanna already knew the answer to that choice.

"She's going to choose 'you'." Vanna said.

Cameron was aware of that. She saw that as both good and bad.

"Then that's what she will receive." Cameron said. "Just like you. I will do for her as I did for you."

Vanna didn't want Savannah to become a 'woman' yet.

"I'm not going to tell her that." Vanna said. "I will try to slow her 'progress' down. I think Jesse and Allison have been 'bad influences' on her."

Cameron knew all the girls were a 'bad' influence on Savannah. She didn't see love as being 'bad'. The love was honest and true. It was real love.

"No, they've helped her see her future. I know you from my future. I know you from here. Savannah is going to be like 'both of you'." Cameron said. "It is her destiny. It is the 'Natural Order'. It will be her choice. I'll make sure she has a choice and a choice to say no or do as she desires. She wants to 'experiment'. I want her to experiment. This will allow her to have more options and more choices."

Vanna could see Savannah was way beyond just wanting to 'experiment'. She wanted a whole lot more at this point.

"Experiment? I have seen her look at Jesse and Allison with want in her eyes." Vanna said. "I hope you know what you're doing."

Cameron knew she would need to yield to Savannah at some point. It was necessary for John's survival.

"I know what must be. There's no choice." Cameron said. "It's just that simple. I must protect John no matter what the cost is to me."

Vanna didn't like to see anyone hurt.

"Everyone sacrifices for John Connor." Vanna said.

Cameron checked on Jesse and was very honest with her about her condition. It didn't look promising.

Jesse said she would follow every guideline that Gail and Cameron gave to her.

Cameron took Gail aside and thanked her for her assistance.

"I will start the Resequencing after the repairs." Cameron said. "I'll let you know when Camille is ready."

Gail could see that Cameron already named her clone.

"Camille, is that the combination of Cameron and Gail?" Gail asked.

Cameron was still bothered that she didn't allow Holly to keep the name she originally picked. She'd offered to allow her to change it many times. She didn't want to repeat that mistake with Gail.

"You may choose any name you wish." Cameron said.

Gail was very pleased with Cameron.

"Thank you for this, Cameron. Thank you for helping repair me. Thank you for being my friend." Gail said. "I won't forget this ever, what you've done for Jesse and me, both Jesses. I will insure that the future as you want it is protected as you want it to be."

Cameron wanted to cover all the bases. She was worried about Jesse as much as she was about Vanna.

"Gail, if Jesse is barren…." Cameron said.

Gail would do as Cameron wanted.

"I understand. Young Jesse will be available for the future." Gail said. "I swear it."

Cameron gave Gail a long hug and a kiss on the cheek.

"Thank you." Cameron said as she smiled to herself.

Cameron would make sure John was protected in the future….

She was happy. She'd scored multiple wins today for John.

Cameron hid the glitch in her hand as she walked away.

Al and Ed tracked down some Skynet related leads on possible Coltan and its processing or use. They'd found one location that appeared to be a machine shop being set up. There wasn't any Coltan or metal of any kind there yet.

There was a scrap metal collector in an old pickup truck that seemed to pay a lot of attention to the location they'd uncovered.

They left all of that behind and headed for the next area that needed to be checked. They didn't have a specific location but a condensed area that they needed to check for each of the places where suspicious box trucks visited.

They were apprised as to what all Cameron's operation earlier found. It was an HK drone that appeared to be in the process of being assembled or reverse engineered. That raised a lot of questions. It was possible it was being rebuilt too. There was no way for them to know yet based on the evidence. There were several Terminators involved with that operation as well.

They neared the new industrial area.

"This location is more remote." Al said.

Ed thought that was a good thing.

"Hopefully that will mean less witnesses if something goes down." Ed said.

They'd already viewed the satellite images of the entire area on the way there.

They drove through the industrial track once. They'd spotted some activity in the third building of five during their drive by.

They'd been made aware at the facility that Cameron's team took down that there may be sub assemblies of HK drones being built at different locations. It looked as if they were assembled at the site that was taken down.

They parked down the street and behind another building. They approached the area on foot.

John Henry told them to pick the lock on a door rather than force anything. A forced door or window might raise unnecessary questions.

The first building was dark. They picked the lock and entered. There was some manufacturing there but it was not Skynet related. They closed up the building and moved on.

At the next building they were more careful. It was next to the building where there was activity. There were electronic components being assembled there. They gave these a lot more scrutiny. They were determined to not be Skynet related. The left the building.

They went back to the first building and crossed the street. They bypassed the third building and went to the end of the block. They crossed the street and made their way to the fifth building.

The fifth building was empty. There was a lot of trash and debris inside. Someone pulled out the machinery and left everything else. The owner of the building would have a lot of clean up to do.

They received word that Bob and Jim were back out. They'd both suffered some sheath damage.

"We will finish up here and turn this back over to them." Al said.

"We can always assist them with a takedown if they want to do that." Ed said. "If it stays a recon, they should be fine."

They locked up the fifth building and moved to go to the fourth building. As they approached the fence they heard some noises form inside the fourth building.

They both viewed their file of the satellite images.

"There may be an opening in the fence between the fourth and third building." Al said.

"I see that too now." Ed said. "The third and fourth buildings are being used in conjunction with each other."

They could expect a guard or sentry of some type here.

"Let's take a look." Al said.

Bob and Jim wanted to pick up where they'd left off. They still felt it was 'personal' since someone blew up their SUV earlier. They could have been in it.

"How do I look?" Bob asked.

Jim looked him over.

"The metal is covered over but you have a few sutures that are visible." Jim said.

Bob touched his cheek and forehead.

"They will mend quickly." Bob said. "You don't look too bad."

Jim wasn't really sure of the reference.

"I hope that's in regards to my battle damage." Jim said.

"Affirmative." Bob said.

They headed out. They wanted to check things out for themselves. They were ready to replace Al and Ed. John Henry wanted to use Al and Ed for some other things.

Al and Ed didn't spot a sentry at the fourth building. They went over the wall and moved up to the building. There were some clerestory windows high up in the wall.

"We can try and look in those windows." Ed said.

"I can lift you and hold you up over my head by the bottoms of your feet." Al said.

Ed wondered if it would be easier to lower him down from the roof to take a look.

"Let's try it." Ed said.

They made a quick check around before they started. It was clear.

Al lifted Ed up over his head by his feet.

Ed was able to look in a window. He could see what looked like part of an HK drone power plant. That was all he needed to see.

Al lowered Ed down. Ed filled him in. It seemed too risky to view the third building by going past the fourth building. They went back out the way that they'd arrived. They went across the street again and back to the first building. They crossed over the street and quickly made their way to the third building past the first and second buildings.

"There may be Metal around here." Ed said.

"Based on what we spotted it's possible." Al said. "They seemed to be more interested in the assembly phase."

They checked for a guard. None was spotted.

They went over the wall. They repeated the same procedure as they did on the fourth building. Ed looked in a clerestory window high in the wall.

He spotted more parts for HK drone power plants.

Al lowered him down.

"This place is dirty too." Ed said. "It is more of the same as it is in the fourth building."

They pulled out. They let John Henry know what they found.

John Henry told him that Bob and Jim would take over and he gave them a new assignment.

Need To See

To be with the one we want
We will often pine
When we can't be near them
It will cause us to whine

When we are near that person
We like to shine
We hope that our
Hearts and minds will align

We want our feelings
To wrap around them like a vine
The fruits of this endeavor
Should be like a fine wine

With the passing of time
We always look for a sign
We hope the results
Will be more than divine

We seek to possess
But not to confine
What we need to see
Is that we will both combine

Nobody