Chapter 424

Always Looking Out For Me

John Henry was worried about the readings he'd observed from both Cameron and Savannah. There was a chance they'd been infiltrated. It seemed unlikely but it still remained a possibility. It needed to be checked out. He didn't alert anyone of his findings or what he was about to do. He was sure there was some explanation.

He watched as Savannah and Cammy headed for the lab. They were going to see Vanna and Cam. He waited until they were there for a few minutes. He went to the lab and remained outside for a little longer. He needed to use as mach tact as possible. He was unsure what kind of problem this was going to cause. He knew there would be one.

John Henry entered the lab and started to investigate as diplomatically as possible.

Vanna seemed to have a very concerned look on her face as Savannah spoke to her. Vanna looked stressed out and her color faded some from its normal glow. She actually looked paler than Savannah did at this point. Maybe he'd put too much credence in Savannah's 'look'. Vanna gave Savannah a tight close hug. Both of the girls wiped away tears. It appeared they shared some very deep and troubling emotions. It looked serious whatever it was.

He thought about leaving at this point. He didn't want to disrupt some personal exchange. Maybe there was an explanation for everything and he was reading between the lines. There was clearly some deep emotional event that both Vanna and Savannah experienced. They were the same person after all. It was clear they still were, even if things didn't seem to add up. He was there to do his job. He entered the lab.

John Henry visually scanned both of the girls as they faced each other. This was a perfect way to 'compare' Vanna and Savannah face to face. Savannah was now different in every physical dimension as compared to Vanna. Every one of them was 'larger'. Most disturbing was that some were significantly so.

Cammy realized exactly what John Henry was up to right now. He'd already obtained an image he could compare in detail. She was afraid the cat was out of the bag. Savannah needed to be 'protected' right now. She sprang into action. The first move was to deflect attention away from Savannah and concentrate it on her. The goal was to make herself the target. That was her function.

She walked over in front of John Henry and blocked his view of Savannah. She opened her top up and undid her front hook bra. Her firm breasts popping out in front of him. She spread her shirt wide open. Her upper torso was completely exposed now. She became confrontational.

"Do you want to look at some breasts? Well here, you can see mine instead." Cammy said. "You may touch them as well."

Cammy glared at John Henry.

Everyone else looked very uncomfortable. They knew what Cammy was doing. It was clear she was protecting Savannah.

John Henry liked what Cammy did in front of him but that wasn't why he was here. He was there to do his job. There were questions that needed answers.

"I have to follow up on all security leads, you know this." John Henry said. "Something is off. Savannah, I need to touch you. I need to scan you."

Cammy blocked John Henry's path. Cam moved up beside her. It was clear they would act as a team. That was understandable. They were both 'Cameron' in reality.

Cammy took John Henry's hand and placed it on her left breast.

"You can touch me instead." Cammy said. "I'd like that."

Savannah could see this was all falling apart fast. Cammy and Cam were going to 'fight' for her if necessary. This wasn't what she wanted. She didn't want this to get out of control. That was the direction things were headed rapidly. It was time to spill the truth with a few 'bends' in it. She knew this conversation was headed towards Cameron sooner or later. She knew it was her turn to protect someone as well. She needed to protect Cameron. The goal was to make herself the target. She wanted to deflect attention away from ending up on Cameron and concentrate it on her. It was exactly what Cammy had just done and Cam backed her play.

Vanna was still speechless about everything. She found what started to happen now even more perplexing. Everyone wanted to protect someone else. She would back Savannah's play. She felt Savannah 'suffered' enough already. She still couldn't believe Savannah had a baby in another future.

Savannah rolled the dice. She let 'her story' spin itself. She wanted to seem flustered. She wasn't. She made calculated moves and statements. This was what Cameron trained her to do.

"Everyone is going to know." Savannah said. "I need to go back to Australia. I don't want to cause any more problems here. I thought you would all support me and what I did. It just happened."

Cammy picked up on Savannah misdirection instantly. She knew it was for Cameron's benefit. Savannah would now 'humiliate' herself in front of John Henry. That bothered her some but she understood it. She held John Henry's hand to her left breast still. Love was about sacrifice.

"John Henry already knows or he thinks he does anyway." Cammy said. "He needs to understand this is a very private matter, especially for a young teenage girl."

Savannah looked desperate. Her deepest secret was out. She'd compromised her body in the most personal way.

"Please, John Henry, don't tell anyone." Savannah said.

John Henry wished he would've sent Bob to do this instead. He felt very disturbed about it all.

Savannah moved around Cam and Cammy. She looked at John Henry and removed his hand that Cammy held on her left breast and placed that hand on her neck. She figured he was busy processing everything that just happened with Cammy.

John Henry began to scan Savannah. His eyes widened some but his expression remained the same. He needed to triple check everything since he refused to believe the first two scans. He was sure he didn't read everything correctly.

Savannah could see he had a little trouble believing what the facts just indicated. She decided to 'humiliate' herself a little more.

"Now you know." Savannah said. "I was a 'bad' girl. Now I've been 'caught' and everyone will soon know my shame as well, I feel really embarrassed."

John Henry processed everything Savannah said. He knew not all sexual encounters were advertised by females in this regard. There was a certain stigma applied to 'loose' females. Some of the slang names were very derogatory. He began to run through them. He didn't want them attached to Savannah. He needed to refocus.

"Does Cameron know of this?" John Henry asked.

John Henry went to remove his hand but Savannah reached up and held it to her neck before she answered. She wanted him to know this answer was truthful. That was because it was.

"It was done without Cameron's knowledge." Savannah said. "I did this on my own. She didn't know until later."

Savannah made sure John Henry still scanned her to show him she was truthful. At least in this regard. It was the one that mattered. She needed to 'protect' Cameron. This wasn't her doing.

John Henry now had a dozen questions. They all seemed sensitive and problematic. He felt somewhat distressed to ask them. They still needed to be asked.

"Who's the father and where's the baby?" John Henry asked.

Vanna knew this was her cue to get into the mix and help sell the story. She wanted to protect Savannah too.

"John Henry, this is Savannah. OUR Savannah, please stop this. What's done is done." Vanna said. "She was able to have a choice, I didn't. You need to respect that."

Savannah already felt bad about the deception to John Henry. She just wanted the whole thing dropped.

"Please, John Henry, for me." Savannah said. "I'm no longer a girl in any way anymore. I'm an adult."

John Henry didn't like to press Savannah but there were too many things that didn't add up. There needed to be some better answers. Something very important was missing as well.

"Your radiation levels are elevated. The pollutants in your body are up. Your hormones are off balance." John Henry said. "WHERE is the baby?"

Savannah knew it was coming out now anyway. She didn't want to lie to John Henry. The truth was stranger than fiction. Her main goal was to protect Cameron, not herself.

"The second Duplicate Vanna has the baby along with our - mother." Savannah said.

John Henry tilted his head slightly. He needed to process this new information. There were some things of great importance contained in that short statement.

"You were in the future with Mrs. Wea…, our mother?" John Henry asked. "How long were you away?"

Savannah wanted the truth known. Cameron wasn't responsible for any of this.

"I was there for ten months." Savannah said. "I was with Cameron. She tried to help me cover it up. I asked for her help."

A lot of things started to make more sense to him now.

"Is that where Cameron was 'repaired'?" John Henry asked.

Savannah didn't want to bring up the new battle damage that Cameron suffered. It was horrendous enough when it happened. There was no need to relive it.

"Yes." Savannah said. "It bothered her. Can we keep all this between us?"

The four females all looked at John Henry. Cammy still exposed her breasts. He hadn't decided what to do yet. He was very conflicted.

The lab door opened and Cameron boldly entered the room.

"John Henry will keep this to himself." Cameron said. "I'll discuss this with him in detail before he makes his report to John."

John Henry looked at Cameron. He didn't want to go against her, especially over this matter.

"Yes." John Henry said. "I will for Savannah's sake and honor."

Savannah wanted to keep the focus on her.

"John Henry, I have no honor." Savannah said. "I was a pregnant teenager. It happens. Cameron helped me. We should all thank her for hiding my 'shame'."

This sounded like a bigger can of worms to John Henry. He was sure Cameron would fill him in better later on. He figured he would need to leave a few details out of his report to John once Cameron told him what he could or couldn't say.

Savannah didn't need to be part of the discussion.

"I'm sorry to intrude." John Henry said. "This is a 'personal matter' not a 'security matter'. I'm sorry, Savannah. I know nothing about it."

Savannah stepped forward and gently touched John Henry's cheek.

"Thank you, John Henry." Savannah said. "I really appreciate your understanding."

John Henry nodded and turned to leave. He took one more look at Cammy's exposed breasts first.

Cameron touched John Henry's arm as he turned to go.

"Thank You." Cameron said.

John Henry nodded and left. He was sure there was a lot more to the story. The bottom line was they hadn't been infiltrated.

Earlier Cameron was alerted to what transpired in the lab by CamNet. She was informed what the girls all did for her and each other. She'd hurried there as soon as possible. She personally appreciated how Savannah tried to 'protect' her.

"You didn't have to do that for me." Cameron said.

Savannah knew Cameron was in pretty deep on everything she'd put into play without John's knowledge. It was bound to create some friction going forward.

"Maybe it will buy you a few more months before it all blows up." Savannah said. "Cammy, get your 'holster' back on, those two belong to me."

Everyone watched as Cammy hooked her bra and buttoned her top.

Cameron turned her attention back to Savannah.

"Thank you, Savannah." Cameron said. "You're always looking out for me."

Savannah didn't want any more problems for Cameron. It seemed she'd suffered enough.

"That's what people do when they love someone." Savannah said. "You'll need to keep Sarah away from me for awhile."

Cameron figured there was only one way that was going to happen. They needed time away from the base.

"Who's ready to go 'Down Under'?" Cameron asked.

Vanna lightly licked her lips.

"I always am." Vanna said.

Everyone laughed.

John Henry returned to the Command Center. John was there. He figured now was the time to set things straight and leave out as much personal detail as possible.

"John." John Henry said.

"Yes?" John asked.

John Henry wanted to stick to the facts.

"I've determined that actually was Cameron. She repaired herself with parts off another female Terminator chassis." John Henry said. "She'd planned this for awhile. That is why everything is healed already."

John nodded.

"She told me the same thing, more or less." John said. "Everything seemed the same to me as it always has."

John Henry was aware that Cameron always wanted to look nice for John.

"Vanity is important to Cameron." John Henry said. "You know she likes to look Tight for you."

The issue seemed closed to John. It was time to move on.

"I do. I appreciate that too." John said. "Are they still testing at Cameron's base?"

John Henry didn't want to get into the real issue.

"No, they stopped." John Henry said. "River returned to her future and the testing stopped."

John still wondered about it and what they were really up to.

"Were they just making sure it worked?" John asked. "River was helping them I guess. It was nice to see her."

John didn't know Cameron tracked down John Henry and made sure he told the version of events she wanted told.

John Henry didn't look forward to being deactivated for 'noncompliance'. Nobody can say 'No' to Cameron. Cameron was the one in control, everyone knew it. No wonder Future John NEEDED to send her away….

If she exerted this much control in her future, it must have been a living Hell for Future John.

Ally was headed for Palmdale. She wanted to see who else wanted to go. Summer was the closest one.

"Hey, Summer." Ally said. "I'm going to check on Allison and Holly. I want to see Claire and Hanna too. Do you want to tag along?"

Summer tilted her head slightly.

"I don't know." Summer said.

Ally wondered what there was to know or not know about a simple trip. Maybe it was a deeper issue.

"Are you worried about going because you're the teenage Terminator version of Claire's youngest daughter?" Ally asked.

Summer was aware of her appearance. She felt she was her program.

"Yes." Summer said. "I'm a copy of Cameron's program."

Ally wanted to mess with Summer a little. She was also up to a 'little more'.

"We all know that. Nobody's perfect." Ally said. "Do you want to do 'something' Cameron hasn't done - yet?"

Ally moved up close to Summer. The invitation was unspoken but clear.

Summer knew she was just 'hit on'.

"I'm your sister." Summer said. "Stop, I'd expect this behavior from Sheila and Hanna, not you."

Ally wanted a little more. It looked like it wasn't going to happen.

"You're a killjoy, like Cameron." Ally said. "That is why we're all better infiltrators than she can ever be."

Summer didn't like her program being run down indirectly.

"That's ME you're talking about." Summer said. "I'm 'Cameron' too."

Ally knew where that road led.

"That's going to have to change you know." Ally said.

Summer liked who she was.

"I'm fine." Summer said.

Ally doubted she would be for long.

"Without someone other than John as your primary directive, you're going to fight Cameron for John at some point." Ally said. "You will lose."

Summer frowned a little.

"I know." Summer said. "Cameron said she'd planned something for me."

Ally wanted to do something different.

"What is it?" Ally asked "Can two do it?"

Summer wasn't sure what the task was but it seemed important to Cameron.

"No, she said if I accept her proposal it will fulfill my existence." Summer said. "She wouldn't tell me any more yet."

"Where is Cameron?" Ally said. "I hear she's been busy lately."

Summer didn't want any trouble.

"It is best not to worry about what Cameron does." Summer said.

Ally could see the apple didn't fall far from the tree

"Spoken like a true killjoy herself and Cameron program copy." Ally said. "Are you going to download the files Cameron has of the girls and her clones? That's the information she's too afraid to view."

Summer wanted to 'expand' her existence. She was ready to explore.

"I've thought about it." Summer said. "I want that information. I already have the files on John. I want more."

Ally thought viewing the files would be better after Summer created some of her own first.

"My advice is to wait and make your own files." Ally said. "You'll really learn more that way, especially with your programming off."

Summer looked unsure.

"I don't know." Summer said.

Ally thought she did know.

"Without Cameron around, maybe you can find Jesse or Vanna." Ally said. "When you want more, you know where to find me 'sister'."

Ally smiled at her and left. She laughed as she walked down the hall.

Sheila was in the other room, listening. She walked out and faced Summer.

"When you're done with them and her, love, I'll show you a real 'female' and what I can do for you." Sheila said.

It didn't seem like the appropriate time to point out that Sheila was a machine, not a 'real female'.

Summer and Sheila shared a long glance.

"I'm sure you will." Summer said. "I'll remember that."

Sheila smiled. She moved just right. A firm perky breast with a nipple ring popped out for Summer to look at.

"I won't let you forget, love." Sheila said. "It IS going to happen…."

Sheila looked over Summer with hungry eyes.

Summer let her….

Always Looking Out For Me

When one is found
It is easy to get lost
It's not about worth
It's more about cost

Each person must ascertain
What is really for sale
It doesn't take too long
For life's train to derail

Everyone is left with the pieces
From the jigsaw puzzle of life
One thing is for certain
It's bound to cause strife

When it all hits the fan
Who is the one that will remain
It taxes the heart and soul
As it warps and erodes the brain

From the rubble of the fog of life
There's one that you can clearly see
They are the one to appreciate for
Always looking out for me

Nobody