Chapter 387

I Love You Too

Summer was disrespectful of Cameron. Savannah didn't like that.

A short time later, Summer became disrespectful of Cammy and then Savannah as well. When she made a provocative move against John, Savannah took Summer down with her Taser.

John was with Bob and he decided it was best if he leave at that point. It seemed his presence there would only further complicate things.

Cameron looked at Summer sprawled on the ground. She glanced at Cammy and Ally.

"I'll pull her chip." Cammy said.

Savannah thought about doing that herself. She was still steamed. Summer's disrespect for Cameron still bothered her greatly.

"No." Savannah said. "Let the 'Bitch Whore' reboot."

Savannah took Cammy's Taser.

"I want to say 'Hello' to her again." Savannah said. "I want her to see me put her down again. I want her to know it was me."

Cammy and Cameron looked at each other. Savannah was overly agitated right now. It wasn't her normal behavior.

Cammy didn't want to make things worse.

"I think this can end now instead." Cammy said.

Savannah switched the Taser to her left hand and pulled out her knife with her right hand.

"I'll pull her chip myself." Savannah said. "I didn't like what she said about Cameron and Cammy or the way she looked at me. She's a threat to John."

Savannah liked it even less the way Summer made a 'personal move' on John. She was jealous even if she didn't want to be. She was.

Ally tried to warn Summer to back off but she didn't listen. She thought Savannah's reaction was almost as outlandish.

"Is she a threat to you?" Ally asked Savannah.

Savannah advanced on Summer. She only would have so much time before the reboot would happen.

"What does it look like?" Savannah asked. "She's the one stretched out on the ground."

Ally thought it was a good time to be away from this area. It was very toxic right now. She headed to where the Grays were being held. She was supposed to free up Ron and Ronny anyway.

Cameron wondered where a reprogrammed copy of her own chip went wrong again. She really thought she'd 'fixed' Summer NOT to be like her.

Savannah bent down to remove Summer's chip. Cameron touched her shoulder to stop her. She took out her 'shocker'. The 'shocker' would send a pulse of electricity through Summer to prevent a reboot from completing. It would force a restart of the procedure from the beginning each time.

"Enough." Cameron said. "I have this. I don't want her cut up."

Cameron stuck the 'shocker' on Summer's neck to keep her from rebooting.

Cameron handed Cammy her own Taser.

"You wait here." Cameron said.

Cameron retrieved the fired Taser from the ground. Savannah still held the one she took from Cammy. It was pointed at Summer the whole time, just in case.

Cameron saw Savannah upset before at HER. She didn't like the feeling to have Savannah angry at her. This was different. Savannah acted to protect John and her this time. Savannah stepped up on her own to act. It was a genuine reaction and John witnessed it. Savannah wasn't afraid to protect the future and her place in it. That was her goal. She wanted everyone to see that including John.

"Keep Cammy's Taser and put your knife and it away." Cameron said to Savannah. "Come with me."

Savannah followed Cameron into the building. She didn't even look back at Summer. She resisted the urge to kick Summer in the face as she passed. She needed to check herself. She was still very angry and highly agitated.

They headed for the location of the two Grays who were held captive.

"Do they have any useful information?" Cameron asked Ally.

Ally looked at one of the Grays. The other one was flat on the floor.

"There's none that he cares to share." Ally said. "The other one died."

Cameron wanted two prisoners for Savannah to terminate. She wanted her to terminate the first one and make sure she could terminate the second one later on. She wanted to 'harden' Savannah.

"Why is that one dead?" Cameron asked.

Ally looked at the dead Gray and shrugged her shoulders.

"He mouthed off and tried to grab me." Ally said. "I crushed his spine."

Cameron stood before the other man. He let off a long line of threats and insults. It irritated both Savannah and Ally.

Ally shoved the man against the wall. That act smashed a big hole in the drywall as he fell to the ground. He moaned and tried to move.

Cameron looked at Savannah. It was time to end this. She wanted Savannah to act on her own. She didn't.

"Finish him." Cameron said.

Savannah hesitated.

Cameron tried to prompt Savannah again.

"He's a Gray." Cameron said. "Finish him."

Savannah drew her Glock but hesitated. The Gray was injured and unarmed. That troubled her some. She didn't like the earlier insults from Summer either. There was a lot going on inside her mind.

Ally knew what Cameron wanted. She thought of two things that might silently motivate Savannah. One was Summer; the other was the thought of Cameron 'testing' on humans again.

"Shall I bring this Gray in for the Neural Interface?" Ally asked.

A single shot rang out. The struggling Gray slumped over.

Savannah looked at Cameron and Ally. She put her Glock away.

"Let's get that 'Bitch Whore' and go." Savannah said.

Cameron was pleased Savannah acted. She wanted to reassure Savannah about her actions and everything else.

"Everything you've done tonight has been the right choice, Savannah." Cameron said. "I want you to understand that. Every action protected John or the future. They were all the right things to do."

Savannah already questioned her actions. Was she too rash in all of them? There was doubt in her mind.

"It doesn't feel like it sometimes." Savannah said. "If that 'Bitch Whore' hadn't got me so upset, I may not have killed that man."

Ally didn't see what the big deal was. Someone needed to do it.

"Why not?" Ally asked. "Then I would've needed to do it then. He was a Gray. He needed to die. He's dead."

Cameron anticipated the hesitation Savannah would feel. She thought she took steps to make it 'easier' for Savannah.

"Each 'next one' is easier than the one before it, Savannah. There's a war coming. You need to be ready to fight and protect John and Young Allison." Cameron said. "They will all depend on you. Your children will depend on you…."

Savannah didn't want to hear what she already knew. She'd done what needed to be done, when it needed to be done.

"OK, I get it." Savannah said. "I know what needs to be done. I may not like it sometimes but I know what I need to do. I did it. I've killed in self defense and I've killed in cold blood. I did what needed to be done."

Cameron could see Savannah was conflicted. She wanted to give her some reassurance.

"You acted perfectly." Cameron said. "You've learned to act without hesitation."

Savannah wondered about all her actions. Maybe Summer just wanted to give John a hug. She didn't give her that chance. One of the Terminators could have killed the Gray. They'd killed all the rest of them. What did she 'learn'?

"I don't know what I've learned." Savannah said.

Savannah thought she learned to act like a Terminator. She learned to take the human equation out of it. She thought she tried to teach the Terminators to put some humanity in their actions. She wanted them to be more like her. Cameron wanted her to be more like them. It looked like Cameron won this one.

Cameron accomplished her goal. They were done here. She looked at Ally.

"Torch this place." Cameron said.

Cameron looked at Savannah and Cammy. She looked at Summer's sprawled form on the ground. She still lay like she fell. She waited for the next pulse to shock Summer and turned the 'shocker' off. She picked Summer up and put her in the back of her SUV. She restarted the 'shocker'. There was still an ongoing operation. Savannah didn't need to go there. She decided to send them back to the base.

"Cammy, you can take Savannah back home in Ally's SUV. Ally will ride with me." Cameron said.

Cameron went to Savannah and gave her a hug. It looked like she needed some reassurance. Maybe she needed a little reassurance herself.

"You were perfect, Savannah." Cameron said. "I'm proud of you."

Savannah looked back at the building and at the back of Cameron's SUV. She didn't feel the same way. She wasn't sure what she felt.

"Thanks, Cameron." Savannah said. "I don't feel proud of myself."

Cameron wanted Savannah to refocus. She mustn't lose sight of the big picture. There was a lot that happened but there was a lot more to happen if they didn't stop Skynet.

"You remember what these people have taken from Vanna, Allison and Jesse." Cameron said. "Remember what Skynet has done to them, their bodies and reproductive tracts. The fact Skynet has killed their children before they can even be born must be remembered. We need to prevent that for everyone. I promise that the next Gray you need to kill will be easier. These people have to pay for their actions. They will do them all again if we don't stop them."

Savannah thought about what Cameron just said. Vanna and Jesse were barren. Allison could count on Claire, she was lucky. This chain of thought only reaffirmed her earlier personal decision. She needed to act before she couldn't. It was important that she follow through on what she knew needed to be done.

"Cameron, when this is operation is finished I want to see Jesse - MY Jesse again." Savannah said. "I want to talk with her in person and in private."

Cameron wanted to give Savannah a reward. That trip seemed like a pretty good one to her. She could make that happen. She wasn't sure what the 'personal' nature of it was though.

"We're finished here. Cammy can take you to Australia tonight." Cameron said. "It's a long flight. You can rest on the way."

Savannah expected some push-back or a being 'questioned'. Instead everything she asked for was granted in just a second.

"Just like that?" Savannah asked.

Cameron loved Savannah deeply. She wanted to please her in any way she could. She always tried to make sure Savannah received what she desired. Sometimes it took a little longer or an indirect path. It still happened in the end.

"Yes, I'll do anything for you I can." Cameron said. "Haven't I always? No matter what you've 'asked' for?"

Savannah looked at Cammy. She swallowed hard. She went and gave Cameron a long hug. Cameron always delivered, even 'herself'.

Cameron kissed Savannah on the cheek.

Savannah looked at Cameron, then at Cammy and back to Cameron.

"I love you, Cameron." Savannah said.

"I love you too, Savannah." Cameron and Cammy said at the same time.

All three of them understood. Everyone played a roll. Everyone was happy.

John left the wild scene of the last location behind him. Bob drove him toward the area where Steve's team was at.

"How long will it be until we arrive?" John asked.

Bob could see John was still a little shaken.

"It will be a few minutes still." Bob said. "Nothing has happened yet."

John really wondered what happened where they just been.

"What did you see earlier?" John asked.

Bob wasn't sure. He thought he witnessed something that was orchestrated some way. It seemed to get out of hand. It seemed best to stay away from it.

"From here it looked like a nightmare." Bob said. "It's better if we let Cameron deal with it."

John doubted that. He liked the way Summer looked. He didn't think she was going to hurt him. She'd already offered to allow him to touch her. Maybe it was best not to dwell on it. He did like the way Savannah looked out for him and responded to him. He really hoped Cameron put her in his bed like she'd done with the other girls. He looked around.

"We're here already?" John asked.

Bob looked at John. They'd been there for a minute.

"Yes." Bob said. "You need to refocus. There will most likely be combat here."

John felt a little embarrassed. He did need to refocus.

"What's happening inside the building?" John asked.

John Henry relayed to John what mattered for now.

"Steve has moved inside to check it out." John Henry said. "What happened at the other location?"

John Henry received some disturbing footage from the body cameras.

John didn't want to go there. He didn't want to be distracted.

"It's nothing I want to talk about until we get back." John said.

Bob could see John was still uneasy. He noticed how John looked at Summer.

"Summer is beautiful, John." Bob said. "Cameron will work on her program."

John was sure of that and what 'changes' would be made.

"The next time I see Summer, she will be 'Cameron'." John said.

Bob wanted to clarify that assumption. Unless Cameron physically switched her chip into Summer's chassis. Summer would only be a 'program clone' and not a real clone since her sheath was different.

"You mean she'll have a copy of Cameron's program." Bob said. "Remember, Cameron is her program to her, to us. Don't disrespect her. It disrespects all of us."

John didn't want to cause any more problems.

"I get it. She's made that clear." John said. "I would rather her program clone be Summer so at least I would know it's a clone. That way she won't be able to deceive me."

Bob saw how John responded to Summer. He knew Cameron and the other Terminators saw it too.

"I don't know if Summer will be a clone." Bob said. "Cameron saw, we all saw, how you looked at Summer. I believe Cameron is going to do a chassis switch."

Bob also noticed that Savannah was unhappy at how John looked at Summer. It seemed to bother her and Ally more than it did Cameron.

John didn't think it really mattered anymore. He wanted to move his life forward. Cameron seemed like more of an obstacle than anything. Nobody could 'control' Cameron.

"I really don't care, Bob." John said. "Cameron does whatever she wants regardless of anyone else. It's her 'M O'."

John Henry listened to the conversation. He wanted them all to refocus. There was more in play now.

"Derek's team is on station." John Henry said. "Kyle is three minutes out. I want to reposition your team."

John Henry sent them around to the far side.

Bob took the long way to get to the potential combat site. He didn't want John to be injured.

"We're still a few minutes out." Bob reported.

John wondered about their air power.

"How many drones are here?" John asked. "Four of them should be available."

John Henry tried to be diplomatic.

"I have three drones there now." John Henry said. "The fourth went with Cammy and Savannah."

John wanted all four on station.

"I take it that those were Cameron's orders?" John asked.

John Henry felt it was out of his hands.

"Who else?" John Henry asked.

'Who else?' John thought.

John thought about a lot of things. Cameron seemed to have control over everyone. She even controlled him. As his wife, he could never go against her. He often wondered if that was why she married him so she could control him. He knew Cameron loved him. If she wanted to be 'Summer' he would let her this time. There was something he was going to check for when they were together for the first time. It was something that always bothered him about Cameron. Unless Cameron really did live her life over, she'd lied to him….

He wondered what other lies she'd told him. If River ever came back he was going to ask her if Cameron lied to him about it. Maybe it was time he started to share his bed with the girls. It was time to do what he believed Cameron did. That is what she 'wanted' anyway, no wonder, she must have a guilty conscience - BITCH.

"… John…?" Bob asked.

John was embarrassed he hadn't paid attention. Now he was angry at Cameron on top of it. He wasn't really sure why.

"What?" John asked.

John Henry needed to know how John wanted to proceed.

"Do you want Steve to pull out or mount a full scale raid?" John Henry asked. "Remember there's Metal there. We don't know how much."

John hadn't followed all the details since he wasn't in the Command Center.

"What do you recommend?" John asked.

"Start with the raid. We can pull out of it gets too hot and use the drones." John Henry said.

John watched Bob slow and make a turn. They were there.

"That sounds good to me." John said. "We've just pulled up."

Bob wanted to remind John of the heavy human presence.

"Kyle's team and Derek's team are here as well." Bob said.

"Everyone is in place." John Henry said.

I Love You Too

They can feel it in their heart
They can feel it in their mind
Perhaps the real key to love
Is what's inside the mind to find

There is what one thinks
There is what one thinks they think
Thinking is not actually doing
Sometimes everyone needs to rethink

Love does not really physically exist
As something that can be held or seen
Everyone knows it is there at times
Even if it remains elusive and unseen

Beauty is transitory
Love can be fleeting
None of that really matters
When two hearts as one are beating

Two hearts will meld together
When the hearts both beat true
One heart says, I love you
The other says, I love you too

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