Chapter 333

Battle Zone

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In Some Future:

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The three Restorators were driven inside the building when the Skynet patrol came around the corner. There'd been no indication that the patrol was even out a few minutes ago.

It looked more and more like a 'set up' to Cameron. She could see this was all falling apart fast.

She was right.

There was shooting at the door she'd entered from. She turned and watched a large metal plate dropped in front of the door. That entrance and exit was now blocked. The three Restorators with her were in a battle with a group of Skynet Terminators. They were by the blocked door they'd been forced to enter. This was a trap as she'd suspected. She still was unsure if this was Skynet's trap or Mrs. Weaver's doing. The fact that Mrs. Weaver went off on her own still bothered her.

Cameron left word with the strike force outside that if they lost communications with her or General Weaver that they were to fallback. This was to prevent the risk of heavy damage if it was an ambush or a trap. They were to immediately send word to Colonel Weaver of the situation. She wanted to make sure the girls were protected and that nothing else sinister was about to happen.

She went to join the three Restorators in their battle. She needed to watch all their backs as well. She spotted another group of Skynet Terminators approach from their flank. She signaled to the Restorators that she would engage the new threat. This didn't look good. She really wondered where Mrs. Weaver was at.

The shooting grew more intense.

It was time for some action - Cameron style.

A Restorator approached Unit One with an urgent message for Colonel Weaver. Allison and Cameron II were there nearby. Cameron II heard everything that was said and its urgency.

Unit One hesitated to act immediately. Cameron II didn't. She quickly told Allison the situation and Allison and her went to Vanna with the bad news.

"Cameron is in trouble." Cameron II said. "I'm going to help her."

Cammy and Cam were ready to go as well.

"We'll go with you." Cammy said.

"Let's Go." Cam said.

Cameron II didn't want them to get ahead of themselves. There were other duties as well. Cameron told her before she left to make sure the girls weren't in danger if anything developed. Something developed.

"No. You two must protect the girls. That's what I want. That's what Cameron wants." Cameron II said. "That's OUR mission from now on. Only one of us is 'expendable'."

Once Vanna found out the details she was upset that Unit One delayed to inform them of the information. She wanted to get this cleared up. She also didn't want a delay again.

"Unit One, come over here." Vanna said.

Unit One came over with the other Restorator who brought the news.

"Why didn't you come to me immediately?" Vanna asked.

Unit One was stone faced. He'd wanted more information before he made a decision. He didn't see that it was a problem.

"Once I found out more I could give you a better description of what happened." Unit One said. "I was unsure what the General would want, Colonel."

Jesse was irritated with that response. She made sure everyone knew it too. She looked at Unit One.

"The General would want help." Jesse cut in. "You don't sit around and do nothing when someone needs help. You act first."

Unit One looked around. He didn't like being questioned or reprimanded. Who did these newcomers think they were? He was the one at the General's side until they came along.

Vanna wanted to make her position clear. She could tell Unit One was dissatisfied.

"We need all the information as soon as it is available." Vanna said. "That's even if you don't know the details yet. The next time you will know. We need to do things a little differently now."

Cammy and Cam were on alert. They didn't like this.

Cameron II went and quickly gathered some supplies that she kept ready. Allison was with her. She would have liked a little more detailed information. She needed to give Allison a warning.

"Allison, I don't think Cameron or I may both come back from this." Cameron II said. "This sounds like a set up."

She didn't mention that Cameron warned her that Mrs. Weaver may try and get rid of her and make it look like Skynet was responsible. Unit One's delay didn't help any with that thought.

Allison took her and held her close. It sounded very terminal. She looked into her eyes. She was worried about what could happen.

"I love you, Cameron." Allison said.

Cameron II could see the anguish on Allison's face. She also needed to remind her of her correct designation.

"It's Cameron II, Allison. You must remember that always, for now. I love you too." Cameron II said. "I'm sorry…."

"I'm sorry too." Allison said

Cameron II was gone. It was time to act.

Mrs. Weaver previously entered the building from the other side. She went in search of the computer center, the 'Clean Room'. She assumed the appearance of Allison. She too become aware this was most likely a trap. What she didn't know was that it wasn't a trap for Cameron. It was a trap for her….

Cameron immediately threw a plasma grenade at the approaching Terminators on their flank. When it exploded, the Terminators went down and were incapacitated. She moved in and used her plasma rifle to destroy each of their chips, along with their heads. It was the only way to be sure.

She turned to join the three Restorators. There's been heavy fighting in their area. She saw that two of them were down and only one was left in the fight. He was damaged.

Cameron swarmed in from their flank and took down the Terminators attacking them with another plasma grenade. She moved in and finished them off.

The surviving Restorator, Unit 357, nodded in acknowledgement. That was fighting like he'd never seen before by one individual. He knew Commander Connor was special.

Cameron knew they needed to get moving.

"We need to find the General and get out of here." Cameron said. "Skynet is trying to trap us in here."

Cameron quickly removed the chips of the two fallen Restorators. She tucked them away in her gear. Both of the Restorators were damaged beyond repair. She took what weapons were salvageable. She and Unit 357 moved out in search of Mrs. Weaver.

She came across some storerooms. There were some materials in them but nothing like she thought that she would need.

Unit 357 covered Cameron as she quickly searched the area. He spotted something in a small room.

"Commander, you'd better take a look at this." Unit 357 said.

Cameron quickly went over and looked.

There were several deceased humans in there. They were naked and appeared to have been beaten to death by a Terminator. They hadn't been emasculated so no Grays were involved in the questioning.

"Are any of them from the base?" Cameron asked. "Do you recognize any of them?"

Unit 357 looked at the battered forms.

"Negative." Unit 357 said.

Cameron would have liked to know if they were from the Resistance or if they were Grays who gotten a little sloppy. They didn't look like Scavengers. They were terminated at any rate.

Cameron moved back out into the main part of the building. Time was of the essence. They needed to find Mrs. Weaver and get out.

A lone Terminator moved from behind a wall directly in front of them. They almost bumped into him. He tried to move his plasma rifle to fire point blank into Cameron's torso.

Cameron saw that the plasma rifle was going to blow her breasts apart with a plasma round. At this close distance it would probably rupture her power cell as well. She grabbed the barrel and shoved it off to the side as it fired. The round just missed Unit 357. She continued to hold the barrel. She jumped up and slammed her feet into the Terminator. He staggered backwards and grabbed the wall and a bench to steady himself but didn't topple over. The main thing was that she was able to pull his plasma rifle away from him. She landed back on her feet.

Unit 357 didn't care for the close encounter. He watched Cameron disarm the Terminator. Because she'd knocked him the Terminator, he was able to get a clean shot him. He fired once and hit the Terminator in the neck. He watched as the sheath material burnt away and the plasma burnt through the Coltan in his neck.

Cameron watched Unit 357 fire one round from his plasma rifle. It hit the Terminator. She used the Terminator's plasma rifle that she still held in her left hand like a club and hit him in the head as the sheath material burnt away on his neck. The weakened metal of his neck gave way and his head snapped off and fell behind him and then rolled out in front of him. His headless body remained standing where it was holding the wall and the bench for support. It looked rather bazaar.

She passed by him as she slung his plasma rifle over her shoulder. She held her plasma rifle at the ready. That was a close one. She was sure she would have lost both breasts at the minimum if she'd been a second slower.

Unit 357 didn't like that he'd almost be hit with a plasma round. When he passed the headless Terminator he punched him in the chest and sent him flying back around the corner. He gave his detached head a kick as well to join the chassis on the floor.

Cameron could hear what sounded like more sliding metal and a mechanical voice in the distance. She changed her direction to go there. There was a compressor running that prevented her from hearing what was being said.

Unit 357 stayed on Cameron's six and watched behind them as she moved them forward.

Mrs. Weaver heard the battle raging elsewhere in the building. She'd heard the two explosions and knew that was Cameron. Cameron was known for unconventional Terminator activity. She'd watched Cameron in action in the other alternate future. She felt that Cameron wasn't a match for her one on one. Then again Cameron always seemed to have another card to play when the situation seemed hopeless.

So far she hadn't observed anything useful in the building. She entered what she thought would be the 'Clean Room'.

The door closed behind her and there was a loud metallic sliding sound.

"I've been waiting for you." The voice boomed.

Mrs. Weaver looked around she saw nothing around her. The room was empty.

"You look different than I thought. The information I've received was incorrect." The voice boomed.

Mrs. Weaver decided to leave. It seemed the best choice. This was a set up. She didn't want to talk to Skynet yet. She wanted the upper hand first. She clearly didn't have that right now.

"Who are you?" The voice boomed.

Mrs. Weaver made for the door. She opened it and it was solid metal on the other side now. This was a trap. She quickly moved away as an electric shock flashed through the area she was in with a loud 'pop'. She was unaffected.

That shock should have killed any human and incapacitated a Terminator.

"That is impossible." The voice boomed. "What are you?"

Mrs. Weaver didn't feel like chatting. She wanted to get out of there fast. Her hands morphed in slim blades as she sought to finds a weakness to the blockage so she could pry it open. There were some scraping sounds on the other side of the metal wall where the door previously was at.

Cameron arrived at where she'd heard the metallic sound. There was a giant electrical 'pop' sound. She was glad she hadn't touched the metal yet. She could hear some scraping on the other side.

"That is impossible." The voice boomed. "What are you?"

She wondered if this was a 'Clean Room'. It looked like it from the outside. It was clear that Mrs. Weaver was trapped inside. Maybe this was the real 'Mouse Trap'. It wasn't meant for her but for Mrs. Weaver.

Cameron took out a Thermite grenade. She quickly unscrewed the top and removed the explosive charge. She put the top back on. The metal was thick and she wanted the full effect of the Thermite against the metal. The explosive charge would have dispersed the Thermite all around.

The metal began to heat up instantly. She motioned for Unit 357 to move back some. She took aim with her plasma rifle and fired one round at the metal plate that the Thermite currently weakened.

The white hot metal was blown open. She could see Mrs. Weaver's legs inside through the small opening.

"Come with me, if you want to live." Cameron said.

Mrs. Weaver felt the metal start to heat up. She backed away some from it.

Suddenly there was a red hot spot that turned white hot. There was an explosion outside the door where the metal plate was that now blocked her retreat. A small opening developed. She could see to the outside.

"Come with me, if you want to live." Cameron said.

Mrs. Weaver quickly oozed out of the chamber. She figured she'd better change her appearance from that of Allison. She took the appearance of an unknown male Restorator as she emerged on the other side.

"That is impossible." The voice boomed again behind her.

Skynet briefly caught a glimpse of Cameron before the camera was destroyed. The scans showed her as Metal. It was very confused. The General was Metal and some type of fluid or Liquid?

This new 'weapon' was unknown to Skynet. It was some kind of 'changeling' that could alter its shape and form. It seemed to be unaffected by convention means to incapacitate a Terminator or human.

Skynet searched all its files and every file it was able to gain access to. It was unaware of anything like this new 'weapon' on the entire planet.

That raised a new ominous threat. What if it wasn't from the planet?

Skynet felt something it never experienced before - Fear.

Allison grabbed her gear as well. She followed Cameron II. She wasn't about to see any of them terminated.

"I'm going with you." Allison said. "We're going to get Cameron back."

Cameron II didn't want this to become a problem. It seemed to be headed that way. Allison needed to be protected and protect the future.

"NO. You must stay with the girls, Cam and Cammy and return back to John." Cameron II said. "You must protect the future and take John back from that 'Bitch Whore' Riley. No one else can do it but you Allison. John loves you."

Allison heard what Cameron II said that John loved her. She knew it and loved him too. It didn't matter. There was something more important right now. She wanted to help Cameron and Cameron II.

"NO. We need to get Cameron back for John." Allison said. "I'm going with you."

Cammy heard the commotion and came to investigate.

"Allison, please, you must do what we want and what Cameron wants." Cammy said. "I will be here for you and Vanna both. Let Cameron - Cameron II do her job and not have her worry about your safety. You will slow her down."

Cameron II wanted to operate freely. There were probably some harsh conditions ahead for her.

"Please, Allison, for me and for Cameron." Cameron II said. "You belong to John."

Allison went to say something but Cameron II was already gone.

Unit 7 lost contact with the group that went inside the building. He could detect the sounds of a battle inside. His orders were to fallback to protect the strike force from any unknown threat. Commander Connor was clear that she didn't want them to get ambushed if it was a set up.

"Fallback." Unit 7 said. "We're pulling out."

The small group of Resistance fighters saw that the strike force was about to withdraw. That didn't set well with them. They didn't have all of the personnel back yet. They said they needed to try to get Commander Connor out of the building. They thought she was human. They didn't want to leave a female at the mercy of any Grays. They were almost as bad as Scavengers.

The Restorator in charge, Unit 7, said that was against their orders. The General and the Commander would get out on their own if they were not already terminated.

That didn't go over with the head of the Resistance.

"We can't leave them in there and fallback." The Resistance leader said.

Unit 7 was irritated that the humans were even along. The General didn't indulge them before. It was best when they remained at the base. Any time they went out, fewer of them returned. They may have been killed of gone off to become a Gray or go AWOL and become a Scavenger. They never knew for sure. He wanted to remind them of their failures.

"That's why you were nearly defeated before the General arrived." Unit 7 said. "You don't follow orders or listen. The Commander left specific instructions for us not to enter if it fell apart. It's fallen apart."

The leader of the Resistance thought of how beautiful Commander Connor was. He wasn't about to leave Commander Connor to an unknown fate. It was time to make a statement and take a stand. It was time Metal listen to them.

"Screw you, screw all of you." The Resistance leader said. "We aren't leaving without them or until we know they are dead…."

Battle Zone

There is what one thinks
And what is actually known
Some things one can borrow
Other things they can loan

Some may sit around
As they complain and moan
It does no good to groan
While everyone else has grown

There may be times
When one feels like a drone
They feel empty and all alone
They'd like to have a clone

Sometimes words or actions
Can cut deep to the bone
One ends up getting thrown
When they should've received a throne

Some people are easy to disown
It doesn't take much of a backbone
Many things can make one atone
Look around, life's a battle zone

Nobody