Chapter 385

It Is My Wish

John Henry sent one drone to back up Steve's team. When it was sent they didn't know they would end up at two separate locations. It was redirected to John's location when he arrived.

"I have the first drone on station." John Henry said. "Do you want me to strike the target?"

John wanted to have the option for a strike but not call it in yet. He'd asked John Henry to get two more drones up as well.

"No." John said. "Not unless Steve requests it. I want to know where the Metal is going. Steve, don't hesitate to call for a hit if you feel it is warranted. I don't want anyone damaged. Watch out for an ambush."

Steve's target was on the move after splitting off from the Grays. Everything indicated the target was a Terminator.

"Affirmative." Steve said. "We can drop back and the drone can keep us posted. I don't want him to 'make' us."

John wanted everyone to use caution. There was a chance they would be led to additional targets.

"Take a divergent route and stay alert." John said. "I have Derek and Kyle each leading strike teams. They are out to assist you. We have three of our drones up, one is still in reserve."

John Henry got another team ready to act as a Strike Team or a Mike Force if necessary. The Blackhawk was put on alert.

"The Blackhawk crew has been notified." John Henry said. "The chopper is ready."

Bob wanted to take the Grays now at the location he was at with John. The longer they waited, the greater was the chance that they would be detected or the Grays could fortify their position.

"How long are we going to wait?" Bob asked. "We have enough Metal now to make our move."

John knew Terminators liked to make a direct approach.

"In through the front door, Bob?" John asked.

Bob smiled and looked at the objective.

"Is there any other way?" Bob asked.

John remembered his mother told him that Terminators always like to enter through the front door.

Ally and Summer picked up the communication that John's team was going in. It was their job to watch the back of the building. They'd been out in search of a female Terminator. Because John decided to go out on this operation, they needed to back him up for additional security.

Ally was worried about Summer. This was her first combat and she didn't want her damaged.

"Great." Ally said. "Make sure you have all your body armor on. If you get shot up, Cameron will let me have it."

Ally knew Cameron would blame her if Summer got shot up on her first operation.

Summer ran a 'cleaned up' version of Cameron's program.

"I'm invincible." Summer said. "I'm the ultimate Terminator."

Ally shook her head. She didn't need to hear that kind of talk right now.

"That's the 'Cameron' in you talking." Ally said. "Bullets don't know that. They only know targets. I don't want you to take ANY chances and you need to listen to ME."

Summer didn't see it as a problem.

"I will, for now." Summer said. "I'm 'Cameron' too."

Ally didn't need another Cameron wannabe.

"And I thought I was a Bitch." Ally muttered.

Summer glared at her. Ally glared back.

They two 'sisters' weren't getting along very well.

Ally was sure Summer was headed for termination with her current attitude. She'd already said she would challenge Cameron for John. She seemed unwilling to listen. She seemed to have a way to irritate someone almost instantly. Summer needed to use the Neural Interface with someone. Right now she was headed for the scrap heap. Even when 'Cameron's program' was 'modified', it still left a lot to be desired.

Cameron attempted to use the new TDE at her base. It was the first test and attempt to use it. She needed to contact River. Cameron's TDE was modified as per the specs River used on her TDE. It was superior to the Skynet design.

Cameron wasn't sure if there was a problem with her TDE or if there was a problem where River was at. She wanted to contact River one week after she'd left River's future. It was several years later in her timeline. River and Duplicate Cameron were to try and find a way to reach the unknown future that the second set of Duplicate girls went to. Since none of them returned, it was presumed they were KIA. That didn't set well with Cameron. That was a wrong that she needed to right, even if it meant her own termination.

"Keep bringing the time back by twelve hours." Cameron said. "We will walk the time back right up until the moment after I left if we have to."

Sheila was concerned about the extended usage of the TDE. It wasn't designed to be on and running for so long. They'd used the maximum power setting every time as well.

"The equipment is heating up." Sheila said. "We should stop testing for now."

Cameron knew they'd been using a lot of power. She knew of the damage that John caused to the TDE at the Resistance base. That was when he tried to get her and the girls back before. It eventually blew the back off of the control panel. She decided to listen to Sheila with extreme reluctance.

"All right, break off." Cameron said. "We've sent a message. I hope."

Cameron decided to contact John Henry to see what all the new alerts were about.

John Henry filled her in on all that was happening.

"I tried to let you know about John, Kyle and Derek." John Henry said.

Cameron felt what she was doing was more important. Earlier she'd sent two of her own teams out anyway.

"I was busy." Cameron said. "Ally and Ron know what to do."

John Henry figured Cameron would want to get involved in the operation since John was out in the field. He knew she hated when he was out.

"Do you wish to enter the operation yourself?" John Henry asked.

Cameron thought about it for a second. This would be a good learning opportunity for Savannah. There was plenty of Metal and she would be there.

"I'll pick up Cammy and Savannah. Notify them of our activity and what's planned." Cameron said. "Have them ready."

Cameron wasn't happy the 'boys' were out. She hoped to give Savannah some more field experience as well. She knew she wanted to 'harden' Savannah. She wanted Savannah to act and not think about the consequences. If something needed to be done - it needed to be done.

"I don't like John, Derek or Kyle out when it can get hot." Cameron said. "Don't worry about Savannah. Cammy and I will protect her. I at least want her in on the 'mop up'."

John Henry didn't agree with what Cameron planned for Savannah. It didn't take much to figure out her real game plan.

"You want Savannah to finish off any survivors." John Henry said. "I know what you want her to do."

Cameron didn't see a thing wrong with that concept. Savannah needed to be able to kill and not think about it or question herself. The enemy needed to be eradicated, not coddled.

"I want her hardened." Cameron said. "The future is cruel. She needs to act without a second thought. Her survival or John's survival may depend on it one day."

John Henry knew Cameron's plans went against what humans felt and believed. It would be cold blooded murder in reality.

"You want her to act just like a Terminator." John Henry said. "She's still a human girl at the end of the day. Don't forget that."

Cameron wanted the security bumped up on the three humans out already and Steve's team. Steve's team was going after a Terminator. She found John Henry 'morality' troubling.

"The future dictates she must act just like a Terminator, not me." Cameron responded. "Savannah is the future. She will learn to survive the harshest conditions. Send the fourth drone. I want one each for John, Derek, Kyle and Steve's team."

Cameron notified Ally and Ron's teams to try to leave a wounded survivor. They weren't sure why. That was an unusually request from her. They figured she must be training someone. It was most likely Savannah.

Vanna and Allison were together. They'd just shared a loving session in each other's arms.

Allison knew Vanna and her mother shared many 'looks'. She believed her mother was with Hanna probably because of Vanna. It disturbed her some that her mother chose the 'same' female lover as hers was. It was her mother's choice but she knew Cameron facilitated it. She knew Cameron thought she was protecting her baby, the baby her mother carried for her. She was aware she was also going to be a mother in a few months. It was all so hard to believe. She still didn't think she could do it on her own. She would need her mother's help.

Her mother needed to carry her child for her since all of her 'attempts' failed. Like all the girls from the future, her pregnancies didn't last long. All of their bodies were damaged from the pollutants and biological warfare that Skynet unleashed.

It crossed Vanna's mind that if she ever did enter a relationship with Claire that she would literally 'see' where Allison 'came from'. It was a strange thought. No, she just couldn't do that. Hanna could tell her anything she wanted to know about Claire. Vanna planned to ask Hanna if she could review her video files. It always excited her to see a new female and how she 'looked'. She really did want to see where Allison 'came from'.

Allison was still worried about Vanna's earlier proposal to be with her father. She didn't see it for what it really was. Vanna really wanted to be with her mother.

"Vanna, my father is off limits." Allison said. "If Hanna needs to expand her 'duties', it should be her alone. If she is with my mother and father there is more chance of her drawing them closer and hopefully back together."

Vanna saw it just the opposite way. She seemed to have enough experience in that regard.

"Or she'll drive them so far apart that nothing can ever be fixed." Vanna said. "You know how relationships come and go and drift. Look at us."

Allison was aware of that. She also was a little worried about Holly. Cam was the Metal version of her appearance. Maybe Holly would find that Cam offered 'more'. Cam didn't get tired and never needed to rest.

"I've noticed when we are together that Holly and Cam are too now." Allison said. "Sometimes they just tether for hours, other times they share."

Vanna understood why. It was their 'fault'.

"Can you blame them?" Vanna asked. "It was killing them to have to 'watch' us."

Allison thought it was beyond the physical aspect of Cam and Holly together. She could offer Holly some of her human attributes as far as emotions, feelings and love. When two Terminators 'plugged in' they could literally share everything. She was jealous.

"I don't like Holly being with Cam so much. They're sharing everything mentally and physically. It is the ultimate relationship to share the body and the mind completely."

Vanna thought that was beautiful to be able to share everything.

"I wish we could do that." Vanna said. "Hanna told me Ally and her have done that as well."

Allison thought about it. Hanna was 'Vanna' and Ally was 'her' because of the 'Neural Interface'.

"That's the 'us' in them that's sharing totally then." Allison said. "It must be so beautiful."

Vanna checked the time.

"Cam and I will need to go back soon." Vanna said.

Allison was aware that Jesse took 'her place' in Vanna's life at the Resistance base. She wanted to be with her family. She could still see Vanna at her house. Jesse and Vanna both needed a human lover.

"Do you miss Jesse already?" Allison asked.

Vanna knew Jesse never could get enough. One time she watched Jesse share with all the Metal girls and her for two days straight. Jesse only stopped when Gail physically prevented her from being with anyone else. Even with that, Jesse pleasured herself for ten more hours non stop. She slept for two days after that. Jesse later confided in her that Gail calculated that she'd 'made it' over a thousand times. Jesse needed a week for all the abraded layers of epidermis to heal in her private area. She'd worn off a few layers from friction.

"Yes." Vanna said. "I can have Gail and her - come by to see you. There's plenty there for all of us…."

Allison didn't want Jesse around her father. She knew Jesse hadn't been with a male in a few years and she was ready for that experience again.

"No, I don't want her near my father." Allison said. "She's too 'hungry'. Jesse has no restraint."

Vanna previously thought that as well but Jesse's actions or lack of them proved otherwise.

"I think she does now. Savannah tried to hit on Jesse before she went to Australia." Vanna said. "Jesse confessed it to me. She said she did nothing to initiate it and turned Savannah down. That's why Cameron took Savannah to Australia."

Allison wished her first experience could have been like that. It wasn't. A gun was held to the side of her head as she was forced to become a woman.

"That must have been beautiful for both of them…." Allison said. "Savannah and Young Jesse I mean. Each would've been their own and the others 'first love'."

Vanna remembered her first experience. It was a group of men and they held her down and took turns. The pain was incredible and the only lubrication was her own blood. That was until the first man finished and then all of them did. As soon as the first man found out she'd been untouched they didn't stop. More men came later on as well. She suppressed a gag reflex. That was bad enough and then they flipped her over….

"I'm happy Savannah was able to give herself freely and not have her innocence taken by force." Vanna said with tears in her eyes.

Allison could see Vanna was traumatized as she relived her past. She knew Cameron took steps to prevent that from ever happening in this timeline.

"Those things will never happen to her or any of these girls, Vanna. Cameron will prevent it. Our Metal girlfriends will prevent it. WE will prevent it." Allison said. "I swear it."

Vanna couldn't let that happen to any of the girls there ever.

"I do too." Vanna said as they held each other sobbing. "I will die before I ever let anyone touch any of the girls."

Allison thought of her sister and Young Allison. Those things could never happen to them.

"We both will." Allison said. "I swear it."

They both knew Cameron provided them all with Metal to protect them. They were more than just their lovers. They were there to do so much more.

They may not always like the way Cameron did things but she was usually right.

Cameron slowly provided them all with a Metal girlfriend. One after another they all received one. The way it was done was not overt but subtle. It seemed to happen at a time when each of the girls needed a Metal lover the most. The strange part about all of it was that it seemed 'right'.

Savannah and Cammy received the word to 'gear up'.

It was not what Cammy wanted to hear. She worried what Cameron would do to manipulate Savannah to 'harden' her.

Savannah wanted the experience. She was told there would be plenty of Metal with them. She quickly got ready and checked all her gear twice.

"I'm ready." Savannah said. "I'm in full combat gear."

Cammy planned to keep a short leash on Savannah. She needed to go over every scenario.

"I'll be at your side always. Cameron will be with us as well." Cammy said. "Things may get hot. Things happen fast. We may be separated too at some point. You need to help me make sure that doesn't happen."

Savannah thought Cammy overreacted a little. This wasn't her first 'dance'.

"I've trained to be a Resistance fighter, Cammy." Savannah said. "You know Cameron has prepared me. I've killed before and been in combat. I'll have to kill again. When Judgment Day comes I'll have to kill a lot. I know my duties and functions – ALL of them."

Cammy knew Savannah proved herself before.

"You're a good warrior, Savannah." Cammy said.

Savannah wanted to make one thing clear to Cammy. It was important to her personally. It was what she would do without hesitation if the situation dictated it.

"I will also NEVER let Cameron sacrifice herself." Savannah said. "Even if I must sacrifice myself in her place."

Cammy knew Cameron didn't want that under any circumstances.

"That's not Cameron's wish." Cammy said.

Savannah faced Cammy and looked her in the eyes.

"It's mine. It is MY wish." Savannah said. "You will honor it."

Cammy remembered Savannah made her promise not to interfere when it looked like she was about to make a big 'mistake'. She didn't think it was the same thing as what they were about to face now.

"I've promised to do that." Cammy said. "Know I will honor that promise because I love you, Savannah. I know you love Cameron. I know you love 'me'."

Savannah loved Cameron will all of her heart. She always had. There was nothing that mattered more to her than Cameron.

"I do." Savannah said. "I love Cameron. I will do anything for her except hurt her."

The look of love was in Savannah's eyes.

It Is My Wish

Everyone can hope and pray
They will find the right one
The way things work out
The chances are zero to none

In their head and mind
Everyone has a dream
The way it plays out
Will make one scream

The one we desire
Is the one to hold dear
The way it turns out
Is just another nightmare

One above all others
Will catch another's eye
The way events pan out
Turns into another lie

Into the sea of others
One casts their line to fish
They hope to pull the right one out
It is my wish

Nobody