Chapter 456

Temporal Turbulence

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Cameron's Future Timeline:

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The arcing and flashing started.

The time bubble formed.

Cameron was in it.

The arcing and flashing ended.

Cameron collected her clothes from the ground where she'd left them seconds ago. She dressed quickly. She headed for her date with destiny. No one here should know she'd left and returned to the past

Now that she knew Holly was back and as she always was, she could conduct her final mission easier. It troubled her greatly because of what happened to Holly. What SHE did to her. She would have relinquished her chassis to Holly and used the damaged one on this mission if things hadn't been 'fixed'. She didn't know of the sacrifice Ginger was willing to make. That would have saddened her even more.

She'd used her spare chip to activate the new 'Cameron Prime' in the past. She didn't believe she would survive this mission in her future. If she did and she returned to the past she would terminate that 'Cameron' for having been with John. The 'hocus pocus' was all necessary so John wouldn't know her fate or mission, one way or another.

The replacement 'Cameron' would deal with everything now that she was gone. She hoped 'Cameron' would facilitate Savannah and John mating and create a child for John and 'Cameron' out of love and sharing. Now without Cammy, it would be easier for Savannah to join with John and 'Cameron' as a single family unit.

Cammy would have been a problem anyway. She wouldn't have wanted to 'give up' Savannah to her rightful place in time. It was an unintended benefit of forcing Cammy as Ginger–Cammy to hold Savannah in the energy bubble when she stepped out of it when Savannah was sent back in time. She didn't like what a Bitch Cammy could be to her at times. What irritated her the most about that was Cammy ran her program, even if somewhat modified. Cammy was her and they often butted heads over Savannah. In reality that meant she was a Bitch too.

Cameron knew the upcoming encounter with Skynet may be her last. That was fine with her. She'd made sure there was a 'Cameron' for John. He would never know the difference. It was imperative to her to terminate Skynet. It remained a threat to the past, present and future in any form. It was time for action.

Cameron went back to her troops and sought out Future John.

She was sure to butt heads with Future John over the different operations that were laid out and to be put into play. He didn't like to listen to her. Hopefully after the success of the 'Big Battle' at the Connor compound he would listen better. It was because of Bob and Holly-Cameron the attack by Skynet was a failure. If things were left to Future John's defenses before she'd arrived, the Connor compound would have been wiped out from the face of the earth. She'd disregarded him and reinforced the base anyway.

Cameron was right, Future John was wrong – again.

Cameron found Future John soon enough.

"I want you to hang back, John." Cameron said.

Cameron wanted to lead her troop alone. She didn't want Future John needlessly put into harms way. She knew it was going to be a problem, like it always was.

Future John hoped Cameron would've been tied up longer, wherever she went, so he could've started the battle without her. He was the General and he didn't like her running everything. It didn't matter if she was right or not. It made him look bad.

He hadn't listened to her in the past and caused heavy losses among the Resistance. Cameron told him to use more Metal but he didn't listen. The anti-Metal faction thought he used too much of it anyway. They decided to blame 'The Little Metal Bitch' that followed him around as the source of the losses. It was actually just the opposite. Cameron tried to prevent those losses. He needed to send her away to prevent them from destroying her and him.

Future John would try and get Cameron squared away up front.

"You know as General that I need to be in the thick of it for our troops." Future John said. "I'm the leader of the Resistance."

Cameron needed to put Future John in his place. She made sure they were away from the troops, both human and Metal. He needed to understand how this was going to work. It was already planned out. He'd better not mess things up. He would cost lives of both humans and Terminators.

"John, YOUR troops are the reserve, back up and defense forces. You don't control the Metal shock troops." Cameron said. "Those are MY troops. I will lead them and they will follow me. Don't make me order them to do that."

Future John could see the problem already. Cameron wanted to sideline him again. He didn't know what she'd planned yet. She wouldn't tell him. He needed to know. She needed to come clean.

"Cameron, what do you have planned for Skynet? How are you going to destroy all of it?" Future John asked. "We think it can only be reached by going deep underground."

Cameron possessed Duplicate Cameron's files. She'd used herself as bait and walked a backpack nuke right into Skynet's lair. She hadn't expected to survive either. THAT was HER. She was Duplicate Cameron, both of them.

"I'm going to obliterate Skynet, John." Cameron said. "I've done it before."

Future John saw this as nothing more than suicide. He didn't think Terminators could self terminate. Then again, there wasn't anything he didn't think Cameron could do at this point.

"How? You'll end up trapped underground." Future John said. "I know you plan not to return. You can send Metal in your place."

Cameron wanted to laugh. Future John still wanted to see her for more than she was. She was a machine. She was expendable. She'd already replaced herself in the past. Her existence no longer mattered. She was redundant.

"John, I am Metal." Cameron said. "I can't ask someone to sacrifice in my place. My existence is no more worthy or valuable than theirs is. I'm a machine that was constructed for killing. That's what I'm going to do. I'll kill my creator. Skynet should reap the benefits of its own creation."

Future John knew that wasn't true, at least to him. Cameron was special among the machines, everyone knew it too. There was no other like her. There never was. Even her Duplicate wasn't her. He wanted some answers first.

"What are you planning, Cameron?" Future John asked. "I need to know your plan."

Cameron was tired of this conversation.

"The plan is what I've done before." Cameron said. "It's just that simple. That's why I'm the one who's going to do it."

Future John didn't like her evasiveness. Why couldn't she just tell him? He could assist her better if he knew the plan, her plan.

"I think you're going to be terminated." Future John said. "I can't allow that. I won't allow that."

Cameron was glad she didn't need to deal with Future John on a personal level right now. He was bullheaded. They all were.

"I guess every 'John' is the same." Cameron said. "My John didn't listen to me and three of my female friends died because of that, one carried his child. YOU are going to listen to me. LOOK, I'm still here. I know what I'm doing and I've done it before. I've faced down Skynet in two other futures and destroyed it. I've stayed ahead of it in the past. Judgment Day hasn't happened yet. I did that, not you."

Future John wanted to tell Cameron he loved her. Maybe if he told her of her past she would listen.

"Cameron…." Future John started.

Cameron was done arguing. It didn't change a thing. It was time to make her point.

"John, do you believe in ME?" Cameron asked.

Previously Future John approached Savannah but kept his physical distance. He wanted to be her 'first'. Who wouldn't? She told him of Cameron's exploits and that Cameron always returned, even when everyone else thought she was 'gone'. Savannah told him she alone believed in Cameron and Cameron always came back to her. Maybe the key to that was Cameron came back to Savannah, not him - Past John.

"Yes." Future John said. "Savannah, YOUR Savannah told me you were invincible and eternal….'

It pleased Cameron to hear that, especially from Future John.

"Do you believe her?" Cameron asked.

Future John could see that Savannah's love for Cameron was strong. It was stronger than anyone else's love. Savannah believed what she told him. Maybe he should too. Cameron faced Skynet in four different timelines. Cameron was still alive and fighting.

"Savannah is a remarkable young lady." Future John said. "She explained many things to me. She is the most dynamic, special, highly educated, sweetest female of them all. Past John will be a lucky man to have her."

Cameron glared at Future John. She hoped she didn't need to terminate him for any infraction against Savannah. She'd warned him not to touch her. She took a step towards him.

"You didn't touch her, did you?" Cameron asked.

Future John remembered Cameron – Duplicate Cameron warned him that his manhood, all of it, would be severed and nailed to the door of their room. It would serve as a mummified reminder what his sexual greed and lust did to him….

"No I did NOT." Future John said. "'Cameron', MY Cameron, said if I did that it would be the last time I would ever be with a female as a man. I could tell she meant it too."

Cameron didn't want to fight with Future John. The talk of his 'punishment' left them on a lighter note. She needed to act and she didn't need to worry about his safety.

"I would have done the same thing to you. Any female from the past is off limits to you." Cameron said. "I need you to TRUST me and BELIEVE in me, John."

Future John looked at Cameron. Who was he fooling? Cameron was the leader even if he was the General. She meant well and she meant to terminate Skynet. She was also very effective.

"I do, Cameron." Future John said. "I promise."

Cameron loved Future John, she always had. She was glad they would part on a positive note this time. It may be the last time.

"Thank you." Cameron said and left.

She didn't look back at Future John as she walked away.

Future John swallowed hard. He knew that Cameron still loved him. That was why she couldn't look back. She wouldn't have been able to go if she would have. He didn't know on her recent junket into the past that was the same reason she didn't go to see Past John. It was also why she didn't see Savannah. Savannah's love would have held her.

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Cameron's Base - Current Timeline:

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Allison went to talk with Savannah. Ally was just leaving the room. She knocked and entered. She felt she needed to let Savannah know the truth and about what she'd witnessed.

She told Savannah that Cameron came and went in a few minutes time.

Savannah was devastated. Why would Cameron come back and not see her? She was at the base already. It made her worry about why she didn't see her.

Allison mentioned nothing about Holly, nor ever would to anyone. She knew Holly met some terrible fate. Either being reprogrammed as a 'Metal Whore' or terminated. She never imagined the destruction of her sheath and Holly being featureless and genderless. That would have troubled her even more than if Holly would have been turned into a 'Metal Whore'.

She also told Savannah what she'd witnessed…. It was the 'death' of Cammy. She understood how this would affect Savannah. It was no different than how she felt about Holly. Savannah felt like that about Cammy.

Savannah drew in her breath and looked grim. She needed to make sure she understood Allison fully.

"So you saw Cameron remove Cammy's chip and place her spare chip in her skull?" Savannah asked.

Allison looked through the little window. She thought about running for Savannah then but she needed to ask Cameron about Holly first before she left.

"I watched her do it myself." Allison said.

Savannah's face was emotionless. That worried Allison. Savannah knew how to operate all the equipment. She was worried what she might do next.

"Where's the chip?" Savannah asked. "Did Cameron take it with her?"

Allison remembered clearly what she'd looked at on the table.

"No, it was lying next to a bloody scalpel." Allison said.

Savannah didn't understand why Cameron hadn't come to see her. Was it because she 'killed' Cammy? She didn't think so. It was because of something deeper and even more devastating. That was why she hadn't gone to see John either.

"Then Cameron left for the future again and never talked to anyone?" Savannah asked.

Savannah was angry she wasn't able to see Cameron. She knew why too. She would have stopped Cameron from going or tried anyway. She knew she would have left with Cameron too unless she was being physically restrained - again. No Terminator would ever do that to her again. If she was the 'Chosen One', then that fact needed to be respected.

Allison wondered if maybe she blew it by wanting to talk to Cameron about Holly. She saw what she saw.

"Yes." Allison said. "I saw everything."

Allison could see Savannah was upset. Now it was her turn to console and soothe Savannah. She shared her comfort, understanding and love with Savannah.

Earlier Allison believed she'd lost Holly forever, now it appeared Savannah lost Cammy forever…. She thought Savannah would be more upset about Cammy's termination. Then it hit her, she knew Savannah was going to reinstall the chip, even if she needed to Taser 'Cameron' to do it. Savannah was going to kill 'Cameron' to get Cammy back. She didn't think it through. If she would have, she would have figured out that Savannah would go after Cameron to bring her back too.

Allison was deeply in love with Savannah at this point. It was HER 'Savannah' again to her. The teenager that first loved her and that she first loved. The beautiful teenager that saved her. It was as if time was turned back. She knew Vanna was going to go ballistic when Vanna found out what she'd 'done'. She knew Vanna told Jesse before that if she touched Savannah she would kill her. That was before Savannah was with Young Jesse. Maybe because things were different now Vanna would be more understanding.

She planned to start spending more time with Savannah at this point. She knew her younger self was years away from being with Savannah. There was no reason she herself couldn't fill that void. That is unless Young Jesse came here to live…. She wasn't sure if she could compete with Young Jesse. She saw that Jesse was able to replace her in Vanna's life. Young Jesse would probably do the same in Savannah's life…. They were the same people after all.

Everything was so complicated, Allison thought….

Holly drove Allison back to Palmdale. She knew Allison was 'with' Savannah again. She knew Savannah was the 'Chosen One'. The 'Cameron' that was still on her chip reminded her that Savannah was the only one there that could reproduce. Savannah needed to feel loved and share her love. If Savannah didn't feel love and loved, she wouldn't reproduce. She would become withdrawn and reclusive.

Holly communicated with the 'Cameron' on her chip about what happened in the future. The way Cameron greeted her and touched her. It indicated to her something 'more' must have happened. 'Cameron' said she only knew as much as Holly did. 'Cameron' thought it was best if they left it at that. That appeared to be what Cameron wanted and Cameron always knew what was best for everyone…. After all, Cameron may have done all this before - right?

When they arrived, Claire gave Holly a long hug and greeted her daughter. She gave Holly a sly smile and whispered 'anytime' to her, Holly nodded slightly.

Holly loved Allison dearly but her mother was a better lover by far. She was very exciting and stimulating to be with. She wanted more. She looked in the distance and saw Hanna glare at her. It was clear they'd both thought the same thing.

Later Holly would seek Hanna out and share any of her files with her that Hanna wanted. Holly felt bad about not 'sharing' Future Allison more with Hanna, especially after being with Claire as herself and not as 'Hanna'. They still shared. She didn't need to do that.

Hanna tried to access the files from 'Cameron' on Holly's chip and was met with an angry response from 'Cameron'.

Holly and Hanna ended up sharing all their files and Holly was able to get the files of Vanna with Allison from the 'Neural Interface'.

After they untethered, Hanna kissed Holly and she responded. They now shared each other's experiences.

Holly got it all, Jesse, Vanna, Sheila, Ally, Claire and Riley. That was a surprise her. It appeared Riley and Hanna shared an encounter that just 'happened' once. Hanna blocked any of the 'bad' experiences Vanna suffered and all her experiences with men. Every one of them was an assault and done against her will. Even if she was forced to perform on her own under the threat of death. Vanna actually hated those encounters more. She would rather have been forcibly taken. It wouldn't have been in her mouth and she wouldn't have had to swallow.

Holly felt complete now. She understood Allison better. In fact she saw Allison as the 'bait' to get her closer to Savannah herself. She planned to encourage the relationship. She wanted more….

The 'Cameron' on her chip, completely firewalled herself off at this point. Holly was unaware she was even there. 'Cameron' wanted no part of any of this….

Turbulence

Everyone wants things
Work smoothly and flow
It seems no matter what
Some things always blow

Maybe they happened slowly
Or they progressed too fast
It seems those are the kind
They never grow or last

If everything worked perfect
Would anyone ever evolve
Everyone would be stuck
In their tiny orbit they'd revolve

It is never easy at all
For anyone to make a change
Things that are different
Are awkward and strange

No one likes upheaval
Or any real disturbance
To reach any destination
All flights experience turbulence

Nobody