Chapter 331

Strike Force

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In Some Future:

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Events Pick up From Chapter 308

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Cameron was notified Mrs. Weaver just received new information about Skynet. She headed off in that direction to find out what it was.

"General Weaver, what are your latest plans?" Cameron asked.

Mrs. Weaver looked evenly at Cameron.

"There's new Skynet activity starting to develop, Commander." Mrs. Weaver said.

Cameron hadn't liked what she'd witnessed and encountered so far. She knew action was needed.

"I will lead the assault to destroy it." Cameron said.

Mrs. Weaver felt there were others here now that she could trust. There would be no hidden agenda on their part. Vanna was as good as her word on a personal level. She also wanted to deal with a few more things personally.

"I'll accompany you." Mrs. Weaver said. "Now that Vanna and the girls are here with your clones, I can have more freedom to operate and change things the way I want them. I trust Colonel Weaver to carry out my orders."

Cameron worked with Mrs. Weaver before. They may have different agendas but they also worked together for a common goal. That was something that she could still do. Skynet was the enemy and threat in any timeline.

"I will instruct the girls and my clones to do what you request in your - our absence." Cameron said. "General, I want to cooperate with you and for us to trust each other. You also need to know that Vanna will do the 'right thing' if it comes up. You need to accept that."

Mrs. Weaver looked around and then at Cameron.

"I want that too, Cameron." Mrs. Weaver said.

Cameron took note of the fact Mrs. Weaver used her first name, not Mrs. Connor or her new rank as 'Commander'. It looked like they could fight Skynet here together. There was one underlying goal that Cameron wanted out of it all.

"General, I want to smash Skynet and the Scavengers as much as you do and find a way home to my husband, John." Cameron said.

Mrs. Weaver's face remained expressionless.

"Which one?" Mrs. Weaver asked.

Cameron tilted her head slightly.

"Which one?" Cameron asked somewhat confused. "I'm talking about John in the past where I came from - MY husband."

Mrs. Weaver's face was still expressionless.

"What about your husband in the future?" Mrs. Weaver asked.

Cameron was stunned.

"What?" Cameron asked.

Mrs. Weaver was very direct.

"John Connor in your future, our future." Mrs. Weaver said.

Cameron didn't like the question or the implication.

"We were never married." Cameron said. "We were never even lovers."

Mrs. Weaver paused for a few seconds as she evaluated her own data.

"Are you sure about that?" Mrs. Weaver asked. "Do you know if your programming has been altered?"

Right now Cameron was NOT sure about anything….

Cameron spoke to the girls and her clones.

Vanna, now Colonel Weaver, would be 'in charge' while Mrs. Weaver was away with Cameron. Vanna would consult with all three Cameron clones about everything that was happening around her to make the best decisions and plans. She said she wouldn't throw anyone under the bus if an issue developed.

Cameron spoke with Allison's clone of herself. She put her in charge of the other two clones. She explained there has to be some kind of order. She took her aside and told her what Mrs. Weaver said about her and Future John. She asked her to do a detailed search of all of her files to see if anything turned up or appeared to have been erased. She would check herself too but she wanted someone to devote more time to it. She wanted to check and recheck every file and then check them again. This 'new' development was extremely troubling to her. Now she began to wonder if she'd been 'violated' and those files were erased. She started to glitch. What if she'd been a 'Metal Whore' like she heard them say behind her back? She felt even more worthless now than ever. It made her worry about how many men she'd been forced to service…. Wait. There was no proof of that either.

She needed to wonder if Mrs. Weaver said that to keep her off guard. If she did, it worked. What if it were true? She loved Future John but he threw her way. He banished her and sent her away. He never said anything to her about it when she saw him again. He was given a chance to say it but nothing was said. If it was true, Future John made a choice. He chose Future Allison.

Now Cameron began to worry. She didn't give him a chance to choose. She left and heard Future John want and try to go after her. He did want to go after her and stop her from leaving but Future Allison stopped him. Maybe Future John was trying to keep her. Maybe Future John wanted her back.

Cameron noted her left hand glitched even worse now.

What if Future John was her husband…?

Cameron didn't know which John she would choose now. She figured that maybe the best choice would be decided for her. It might come down to whichever timeline she could get to first. The same Allison and Savannah were in both timelines. She sadly reflected SHE was the variable. She knew she was the aberration to the 'Natural Order'.

She wondered if she was programmed as a 'Metal Whore'. Future John still loved her and wanted her if she was. She didn't think she could face John again with this 'new' information. It would be shameful to her to reveal that she'd been with another. Maybe it would be better to try to return to Future John….

Cameron was ashamed of what she may have been programmed to do. She wasn't even sure why she thought this in the first place. Maybe it never happened. Then again, maybe it did. Maybe those weren't rumors flying around behind her back. There was no proof of anything.

She thought if she was lucky that she would be terminated in combat. In fact, she decided to 'step it up' to increase the likelihood that would happen. Termination and the oblivion that followed was something to look forward to.

General Weaver and Commander Connor assembled a strike force to carry out an attack on some recently detected Skynet activity. The force would be mostly Restorators. A few key members of the Resistance insisted on sending some human personnel. General Weaver only agreed if they were in the back up force at Cameron's urging. They were to follow her orders.

Cameron as 'Commander Conner' explained to the Resistance leaders that Metal should take the brunt of the assault as they'd done in 'her part of the state'. She didn't want to say 'her future'. This was to keep human losses to a minimum.

She told them that machines can be rebuilt or their programming installed in a new chassis. If humans were mangled or killed, there was no way to undue that damage.

Cameron explained in detail of events from her future and the alternate future but altered them to conform to her cover story that they always happened in 'another part of the state'.

Mrs. Weaver watched Cameron speak. Everyone seemed captivated as they listened to Cameron. Vanna backed up Cameron and everything that she said and wanted.

Cameron and Mrs. Weaver departed with their force. They left Vanna and the Cameron clones in charge.

Cameron led the strike force with Mrs. Weaver. Most of the troops were Restorators. There were a few human officers from the Resistance.

Cameron and Mrs. Weaver both passed themselves off as human. For Cameron this was not a problem. Mrs. Weaver's disposition made it a little harder for her but as General Weaver it was believable. The General always need to be a little aloof from the troops.

Mrs. Weaver was pleased at how Cameron could interact with the Resistance leaders. It was something she found to be an annoyance. She could see it was more than Cameron's beauty that captivated the Resistance leaders. She was very personable through her years of exposure to humans. Her infiltration skills were next to none.

There were times when Mrs. Weaver assumed Cameron's form. She may be able to look like Cameron and even act like her for a few minutes. Her own personality soon crept back in and disrupted the overall effect. She'd done that mostly in the alternate future she'd first gone to.

There were several objectives that Mrs. Weaver wanted to accomplish. There were several Skynet installations she wanted to enter and Cameron was who she wanted with her. With some of the Resistance leaders along she didn't want to get into a major battle. Cameron warned her more than once about creating human casualties even inadvertently.

Mrs. Weaver used the main body of the Strike Force to keep any prying eyes of Skynet occupied. They would draw any Skynet attention. If Skynet sent any reinforcements it would be to where the strike force was currently at.

Cameron reminded Mrs. Weaver that there could be Grays or Skynet operatives inside the Resistance base. That was something that she'd encountered in every future she'd been too.

Even in the past there were other humans who worked for Skynet or Grays without knowing specifically who they worked for but they knew that their work involved dubious ethics.

Scavengers were another problem. Skynet often left Scavengers untouched because they attacked the Resistance for supplies and decimated the female population. When they got in the way of Skynet or Grays they would be attacked and terminated.

"Commander, I want to go to this location." Mrs. Weaver said.

Cameron looked at the map.

"We can do that, General." Cameron said. "It isn't far."

Cameron didn't like leaving the main body of troops but she wanted to check out every Skynet installation that she could in search or materials to construct a TDE. It was paramount that she returned to the past to be with John. The idea of going to Future John instead was in her mind now as well from what Mrs. Weaver mentioned earlier. She really wondered about that.

They left the main body of troops behind and were now several miles away from them. They were in 'no man's land'. It was an area disputed by the Resistance and Skynet. Skirmishes took place there from time to time. There was another danger in this area, Scavengers.

There was an audible 'click' noise.

Cameron and Mrs. Weaver stopped where they were.

"That wasn't me." Cameron said. "You may be on a mine."

Mrs. Weaver wasn't too worried.

"I won't be damaged." Mrs. Weaver said.

Cameron thought of the plasma mine she'd located before.

"It could be a plasma mine." Cameron said. "I used one earlier."

That was of a little more concern to Mrs. Weaver. Plasma burns could damage her since she was right on top of it.

Mrs. Weaver's other foot turned silver and went into the dirt. In a second the dirt surrounding her other foot was all moved away and the mine was exposed. Her other foot returned to normal.

"That's a big one." Mrs. Weaver said.

Cameron knelt down and looked at it.

"It's defective." Cameron said. "This was set to go off on contact and not on the release of the plunger. It's been modified by someone."

That wasn't good news for either of them.

Cameron and Mrs. Weaver deactivated the mine and opened it up.

"This was very crudely done." Cameron said.

It did look sloppy and exhibited poor workmanship.

"You're correct." Mrs. Weaver said.

Cameron looked around in more detail.

"Scavengers…." Cameron said.

They both intently searched the surrounding area with all of their Terminator abilities. They couldn't spot anything out of place.

"Let me reactivate this properly." Cameron said.

"Let me look around real quick." Mrs. Weaver said.

Mrs. Weaver oozed into the shape of a giant snake and quickly took off.

Cameron watched her go and then reactivated the mine.

She moved it off to the side over to the approach that seemed least likely for someone to enter the area. She wouldn't cover it over until Mrs. Weaver returned.

Mrs. Weaver was able to cover a lot of ground quickly as a serpent. The symbolic nature of her current form was not lost on her. She'd discussed the Bible some with Mr. Ellison.

On the other side of the rise where she'd left Cameron she spotted a conceded opening. She changed her shape to enter it.

She could hear the sound of snoring. She found it very offensive.

There were three men asleep in the darkness. There was a fourth figure as well. It was a female. She was deceased. She quickly drove her right index finger as a spike projection into each of the sleeping men's heads. They all died instantly.

She left the hovel and returned back to where Cameron was at. She quickly filled Cameron in on what she'd found.

They took the mine to the Scavenger's entrance and placed it inside the hidden opening. There was a strong possibility there were more of them. There were sleeping accommodations for six.

They continued on their way and soon neared the area that Mrs. Weaver wanted to check. Drone reconnaissance footage tipped her to this remote location.

"There's nothing here." Cameron said.

Mrs. Weaver detected activity here previously.

"Someone did something here before." Mrs. Weaver said. "I saw an image."

The ground was eroded some after the last rain. There were footprints and work equipment marks on the ground.

"I think someone removed something from here." Cameron said.

There was a small structure there a few days ago. Now it was gone.

"The question is, was it the end of something or the way into something underground?" Mrs. Weaver asked.

Cameron watched as Mrs. Weaver's arms turned into rods and shot into the ground like long spikes. She started a grid pattern. It was similar to what she'd done when she'd looked for Cromartie's chassis in Mr. Ellison's yard.

"I went down twenty five feet and could detect nothing but soil and rocks." Mrs. Weaver said.

They went back the way they'd come but on a parallel route.

There was a crater at the Scavenger hideout and what looked like the remains of two humans. There was a severed burnt arm and the burnt bone of the top half of a skull. There was nothing else.

They soon rejoined up with the troops. No one seemed to have missed them from the Resistance. It was time to go to the second objective.

As the weeks would pass, the three Cameron clones would all assume the appearance of Allison/Cameron. The girls all decided to wait until the Resequencing was complete before starting a deeper 'relationship'. It was what they all wanted including Cameron's clones. It was a further bonding experience, more like dating but for twenty four hours a day. The question came about what to call the clones.

Vanna knew that Savannah often referred to Cameron as Cammy when they were alone.

"That's easy." Vanna said. "I'm calling mine 'Cammy'."

Jesse sometimes referred to Cameron as Cam when they were out together.

"I can call mine 'Cam'." Jesse said.

Allison wanted a different approach for her clone.

"I am going to call mine 'Cameron'." Allison said.

Vanna and Jesse looked confused.

Allison felt justified on several different levels.

"Look, we all know Cameron is going into the past or a different future, her future, and our clones can't go with her. They will end up fighting over John." Allison said. "If something 'happens' to Cameron, MY Cameron or Cameron II can be reset back to the original version of Cameron and take her place as she asked us to do."

The girls could see the logic in that. Actively fighting Skynet in the future, a future or any future, was deadly and anything could happen.

Jesse thought that sounded somewhat grim with not much of a future.

"So you don't think we're ever going home again?" Jesse asked.

Vanna wanted to point out they were the ones 'out of time'.

"We don't belong in the past. Maybe we can get back to our future. That's where we belong." Vanna said. "Savannah and Young Allison belong with John and Cameron, not us. We're disrupting the 'Natural Order' as well. We all KNOW that."

Jesse would follow 'her Cameron' anyplace she went.

"As long as Cameron, I mean Cam, is my mate, I will go anywhere or any when." Jesse said.

Allison planned to go with Vanna wherever she went.

"We all will." Allison said. "I will follow Vanna anywhere with Cammy OR Cameron II."

Vanna needed to point out some grim possibilities.

"We may never leave here." Vanna said. "There's still a war being fought here."

The girls were also aware there was no TDE.

Vanna and Cameron's three clones took the job of running the Resistance with the other leaders seriously.

Vanna hoped that no one would challenge her or cause a problem. The Cameron clones assured her they would handle anything that came up. She didn't doubt that at all.

They tried to make sure no more than two Metal versions of 'Allison/Cameron' were ever seen at the same time. They always passed Cameron and her clones off as Allison's 'sister'….

Do As You Say

Do what is necessary for your survival
It matters not if real or flirt
For what must be done
Will not damage or hurt

I am a realist
I am far away
I will do nothing
To stand in your way

I want you to be happy
To achieve a fulfilling life
Whether you are single
Or part of someone else's life

I am stuck and trapped
Prisoner of a promise
I will one day again fail
I wanted to be your goddess

Yes I may love
Care, worry, hope and feel
I do understand
You want what is real

I have what you want
You have what I need
So many applications
As through life we proceed

The only thing that HURT
Was when I was thrown away
Please do not abandon me
I will do as you say

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