Chapter 420

Hasta La Vista

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In Some Future: Duplicate Cameron

In Some Future: Cameron Prime

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As the weeks went by a few small uprisings broke out. Some people wanted more than someone else or some felt they needed to settle an 'old score'. Duplicate Cameron or Cameron went to settle the disputes as 'Commander Connor'. Their presence seemed to have a way of calming everyone. 'Commander Connor's' reputation always preceded her and her beauty was greater than people expected. Either 'Cameron' always looked Tight. Mrs. Weaver handled the persistent troublemakers in her own special manner….

They seemed to have a way of disappearing….

When there was a group of troublemakers, Mrs. Weaver found a way for them to 'kill each other'. That was of course with a lot of assistance from her. She didn't want questions raised and terminal disputes were best left as if there was nothing else to look into. So far that worked well.

Mrs. Weaver especially searched for any Grays that may have tried to infiltrate the Resistance after the fall of Skynet. A few dissenters could cause a lot of trouble. She made sure that didn't happen either.

Cameron offered to update Duplicate Cameron on 'everything'. They were both unsure they wanted that. Cameron carried a lot more baggage that Duplicate Cameron did.

Duplicate Cameron seemed even less sure than Cameron did about it all.

"The files, your memories of John and you will make me want him. I'll know of the other Duplicate Cameron's love for River. I'll love her too then." Duplicate Cameron said. "I've never even actually seen her. I'll love both of them and not be able to see them or be with them."

Cameron wanted all the 'Cameron' files. She wanted all of herself. The Duplicates weren't clones. They were all the same individual. That meant something to her.

"There are other painful memories as well. I think I would want them if I didn't have them." Cameron said. "The other Duplicate Cameron asked me for them. I told her everything first and she still wanted them as her own. She wanted to be 'Cameron' as 'Cameron' still, even in her new timeline. I gave her the files but firewalled them. I also took my missing two days from her when she faced termination. She did it with such determination and bravery. She did it for John to protect him. She killed Skynet. I don't know if I could make that same decision but I guess I did, we did."

Duplicate Cameron knew it was touch and go at the end of her Skynet. She faced a fifty percent chance of termination if she would have attacked the console. Skynet most likely would have set off the Doomsday device and terminated all of them. Cameron's arrival changed all that. It changed everything.

"We killed this Skynet." Duplicate Cameron said. "That's thanks to you and Savannah. I don't think I would have done much better than the other Duplicate Cameron did. You fixed that for her."

Cameron would have done the same thing here if Duplicate Cameron and Allison were terminated. She would also have done it to rescue Mrs. Weaver too. It may have taken her longer to figure it all out but she would have. She just happened to arrive at the right moment. It was as if time directed her to be where she needed to be when she needed to be there. She wanted this Duplicate Cameron to be the same as her.

"No, we're the same." Cameron said. "Cam and Cammy aren't, they're clones. That is the only way I could share with the girls in the past. You made the same decision here. I want to share myself with them and I know now I will in the future. I look forward to that day. You will be in that future soon. You will all share as it was meant to be in the true 'Natural Order' of time, the four of you."

Duplicate Cameron understood Cameron wanted the other Duplicate Cameron and her to be the same as her. She wanted additional backups for John. She would need to leave Future John to be with Past John if Cameron was destroyed. The other Duplicate Cameron would need to leave River to do the same. It made sense. It was what she knew deep down needed to be done.

"We both have the neck port…." Duplicate Cameron said. "I want us to be the same when we part."

Cameron wanted to set up meeting times that they would both know about in advance in case they needed to communicate privately in her future or the past.

"We can still set up a time bubble schedule." Cameron said.

There was an unspoken question. Duplicate Cameron wanted to address it.

"Will you want the files if I'm with Future John, Future Allison and Future Savannah?" Duplicate Cameron asked.

Cameron did want the files as much as she didn't want them. The issue caused her a lot of uncertainty.

"I don't know." Cameron said. "I have the files of my clones with the girls but I have never uploaded them. I'm afraid to."

Duplicate Cameron tilted her head slightly.

"Why?" Duplicate Cameron asked. "You're afraid of what?"

Cameron was afraid she'd compromise her mission among other things.

"I'm afraid I will want 'more'." Cameron said. "I already do. I have for years since I met Vanna, you know this."

That was one of the things that Duplicate Cameron planned on.

"I do." Duplicate Cameron said. "That's why I'm happy you're letting me have OUR future back. Thank You, Cameron."

Cameron was worried about her existence. There were two Duplicates of her and there were five clones of her with the same sheath appearance. Two of them existed in this future. Maybe there should be some 'insurance' for John.

"Since Cammy is going to become 'Cameron' here after we leave, I think we should update her as well." Cameron said. "Maybe we should do Cam too."

Duplicate Cameron thought the same things Cameron did for the same reasons.

"I think so. We can give them the choice anyway." Duplicate Cameron said. "I know you want them as backups for John. We both do. Either one of us could fall in the future. We want those we love and protect to still have 'us'."

Cameron warned Duplicate Cameron she was probably more mentally unstable since she'd existed longer and experienced more.

Duplicate Cameron said she felt the same way. She knew she would get a few more years worth of it from Cameron. It was who they were.

Over the next few months Cameron directed Cam and Cammy to use John's 'genetic material' on the girls. Conception was successfully in all three but the problems started within the first trimester. It all happened like it did the same way to the 'original girls' in the past.

Vanna was the first one to have problems. She took it real hard. She saw Allison and Cammy waiting for her they both looked glum and then Cameron and Duplicate Cameron both arrived. She knew what was wrong before a word was said. It was too ominous.

"NO! NO! I don't what it to be like this." Vanna said.

Allison and Cammy tried to calm her along with both Camerons as well.

She wanted to be alone. Everyone left her but waited nearby.

Savannah held back from the initial encounter.

"Vanna." Savannah said.

Vanna didn't want to see anyone.

"Go away." Vanna said. "I want to be alone."

Savannah's mind was made up already as to what she planned to do. She wanted to make it clear to Vanna and why.

"I won't do that and you're not alone." Savannah said. "Vanna, I'm giving you this baby, our baby, when it is born."

Vanna knew there was talk about that but nothing was concrete. She didn't want Savannah to do that. She felt it would hurt Savannah too much and she didn't feel worthy.

"You can't do that." Vanna said. "It's YOUR baby."

Savannah felt it was the right things on several levels. The way events played out only reaffirmed her decision.

"Vanna, I'm you. It's OUR baby." Savannah said. "I already told Cameron this several months ago. We talked about it too. It's for real now. I only have about another month. I can't take the baby back. It's too dangerous. I didn't know that when I made this decision but that reaffirms it. It was meant to be this way. This was all meant to be."

Vanna was still a little shocked. She didn't see how she could take care of it once Savannah left.

"I won't be able to feed it." Vanna said. "Look at you. Your breasts are so big now."

Savannah knew Cameron already planned ahead.

"The doctors can give you hormones, they have them. Cameron made sure. She helped them. Your body has already started producing them. You will be able to feed the baby yourself. It will be YOUR baby. You just won't have any stretch marks…."

Cameron came in, she took Vanna's hand. She knew Vanna was hesitant to accept what Savannah offered.

"Please, Vanna, we need you to do this for us so we can go back. I need to get Savannah back." Cameron said. "You know this. This was her decision. She can't stay here and the baby can't go back with us."

Savannah was young and still healthy. She needed to return to the past to stay that way.

"If I get back to the past I can have another one." Savannah said. "I don't think that will be anytime soon…."

Vanna looked at Cameron and then at Savannah. She rushed into Savannah's arms. Cameron silently slipped out.

"If I were you I would want someone to do this for me." Savannah said. "I'm you. It's your baby as much as it is mine."

Vanna held Savannah and cried. She wanted what Savannah offered but she was ashamed to 'take' it.

"I just can't." Vanna said.

Savannah wanted Vanna to look deeper.

"If I was damaged in the past and you could help me in this same way. What would you do then?" Savannah asked. "You would sacrifice and try to help me because I'm you."

Vanna collected herself. She remembered when she'd first saw Savannah with Mrs. Weaver. It was her before everything happened. She wanted to keep Savannah that same little girl forever free from the horrors of life. There was no way to stop time.

"I never dreamed this from the first time I set eyes on you. I saw myself as a girl again. I still see you like that even though you're a young woman now. You're about to be a mother…." Vanna said. "I still can't believe half of this even though I've lived it."

Savannah was sure this wasn't all chance. There must be a deeper purpose to all of this. There had to be.

"You will accept our child and raise it as your own since it is your child." Savannah said.

The two girls held each other and cried. What else was there to do? It was the way everything must be.

It was soon the repeat story of disappointment. In a few more weeks Jesse experienced the same problem. It appeared their bodies were too badly damaged by their future. Jesse asked for the hormone treatments too so she could help feed the baby as well. She knew the mothers of her future didn't have enough to feed their young. She would be pleased if her body could do one of the functions it was designed to do. It would make her feel a little less worthless.

Allison still hung on. They used all the medical technology there was 'in some future' to help her. Only time would tell.

Soon it was time for Savannah. Everyone was worried. The girls all saw females die during child birth in their future. They were all terrified for Savannah.

Mrs. Weaver made sure Savannah would have the best medical help.

Vanna stood by in case a transfusion was needed for Savannah. She made Cammy promise to make sure Savannah got enough blood if she needed it. That meant if she needed to die to do it, that it would be done.

Savannah gave birth uneventfully and delivered a healthy baby girl. She shared the same red hair as well. Vanna and Jesse were there during the labor and delivery and saw how painful it was. Cam took Allison away for the duration. Cameron never left Savannah's side.

Cameron was appalled by the pain that Savannah seemed to experience. It seemed like a physical manifestation of the emotional pain she felt herself. Claire hadn't been in as much pain but it was her second time around. She truly understood the sacrifices the human females were willing to endure for those that they loved.

Mrs. Weaver came as well. She was deeply troubled at the pain Savannah went through too. She was relieved to see her grand-daughter. Savannah let Vanna pick the name.

Vanna named her - Hope.

Savannah started nursing Hope and Vanna took over in a few days. Jesse was still not ready. It was clear she would be. There was already a lot of development visible.

A few weeks later Savannah was ready to leave.

"Cameron, I want to go back." Savannah said. "I need to let Vanna bond with the baby. I can't get too attached. I already am. I need to leave here. Please. This is hurting me to be here still."

Cameron felt ashamed that Savannah needed to 'suffer'. That was never her intent. She scheduled the extra time to make sure there would be someone to nurse the newborn. Things worked out smoother than she'd figured.

"OK, Savannah." Cameron said. "I'll do as you ask. We have to wait twelve more days. That's the scheduled time bubble I made with River. We should arrive back in the past minutes after I left. Only two days have past since we both left there."

Savannah knew that would create some new problems. She looked down at her breasts. They were much larger now. How would they explain that? What would people think of her when they found out what really happened? There would be no way to cover this up.

"I won't be able to hide these breasts from anyone." Savannah said. "Sarah is going to know they're nursing breasts when she sees them. Maybe I can go Australia to see My Jesse for a while."

Cameron understood right way what Savannah wanted to do. None of it was for Savannah. Savannah wanted to 'protect' her from the wrath of – everyone. Savannah was just the greatest.

"I know you're trying to protect me." Cameron said. "John doesn't know what I've done. I'll have to face him sooner or later. Claire is going to have Allison's baby. It's all going to come out. When Young Jesse gives her baby to Jesse that will be a further complication. There will need to be some type of explanation…."

Savannah saw Cameron's hand started to glitch. She took it in her hand and it stopped. She'd learned how to cover things up by watching Cameron. She'd thought of a few explanations.

"Please, Cameron." Savannah said. "We don't have to tell John about how Claire got pregnant and Young Jesse can say it happened with her 'boyfriend' and they broke up."

Cameron was still distraught looking. She didn't want Savannah to further compromise herself for her. It just made her love Savannah more.

Savannah knew what Cameron wanted. She'd actually tried to make it happen. The current situation happened instead.

"Cameron, I know I promised to have YOUR baby for you. I still plan to." Savannah said. "This was to be it. I'll do it again for you."

Cameron was surprised to hear that. She didn't think any female would want to go through that pain and suffering again for 'someone else', especially a second time.

"Even after all the pain you suffered?" Cameron said. "You would do it again for me? I felt so sorry for you in labor. I was helpless to help you. I feel ashamed…."

Savannah touched Cameron's arm and looked at her.

"Yes. I promise, Cammy – Cameron." Savannah said.

Cameron held Savannah and they both cried.

Cameron always came to the same conclusion. It always seemed to be reaffirmed, over and over, that Savannah was the 'Chosen One'. Everything that Savannah did made her love Savannah more.

Cameron set up some scheduled rendezvous times to keep track of what was happening in this future. She only told Cammy and Cam when they would be.

Twelve days later both Camerons and Savannah were ready and waiting. Everyone was there to send them off. Mrs. Weaver was there also. Savannah looked at Vanna. Vanna handed her 'mother' the baby and reminded her of her promise.

Right on schedule the 'lifeboat' appeared with the arcing and flashing. The three females entered the time bubble and were gone in seconds.

Mrs. Weaver felt a profound sadness. It was one like she'd never felt before to watch them go. Only the fact she held Hope, her 'grand-daughter', made the 'pain' bearable.

They all knew the emotional pain Savannah must have suffered and still be suffering. Maybe it showed them that Savannah was the bravest of them all. She gave them all inspiration. She gave them Hope. The sadness was intense.

Everyone cried.

Hasta La Vista

All good things
Must come to and end
There are those on who
One can not depend

It always takes two
To make things work
Not one who is steady
While another is berserk

Everyone is different
There are always issues
It seems the dreams
End in a pile of tissues

Who is to blame
When it all falls apart
That seems to happen
Before things even start

Hasta La Vista
Is a way to say goodbye
But words are never enough
As a lonely heart will cry

Nobody