Chapter 461

Temporal Truancy

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

Cameron's Future Timeline:

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

Cameron was away from the Skynet base. She made her report to Future John and Duplicate Cameron. She was sure she'd been undetected and her 'plan' would go into effect. She left a few 'surprises' behind. A few more would happen as the events unfolded. She was still disappointed the parent Skynet wasn't located here.

Earlier she'd made her way into a Skynet facility. She didn't find the parent Skynet she'd wanted but she left her calling card. It was time to put her plan into play.

Cameron sent out encrypted coordinates to the 'bubble techs'. They would begin to send Resistance Terminators into the 'future'. They would all arrive at the same time inside the Skynet base she'd just visited. They would begin to arrive as the 'faux attack' started. It would be a type of 'Trojan Horse' tactic. In future usage it would become known as the 'Cameron Maneuver'. They could send dozens of Terminators or people and have them all arrive at the same time, even if they were sent at different times, as long as they knew the appropriate coordinates. They didn't want groups transferring in on top of each other. She was unsure what kind of mess that would create. It wouldn't be a pretty one. The fact she'd been inside already meant she knew where everything was at and where the Terminators needed to go.

This would allow them to recover more Skynet materials and equipment by taking control of the facility from inside and not suffer the losses of a direct assault. Cameron wanted those HK drones for Future John to have control of as well as more Metal for his protection. If her plan worked, Skynet would be donating both. If things didn't work out as planned, Bob and Rob could still deliver the 'package'. Either way she would still win.

Cameron reflected on a previous conversation she'd conducted with Future John as she waited for the 'attack' to begin. She'd questioned Future John about Liquid Metal Terminators. He only possessed limited knowledge. He only knew of the one that was on the submarine. She asked him if he'd communicated with it. He said 'no' but it may have deceived him. He didn't know if he did. He felt he'd been 'watched' several times but there was nothing or no one there when he checked. Future John never thought to question the wall, floor or ceiling.

She was still dissatisfied with his answers. She wanted to know more about Mrs. Weaver and where she came up with her 'suggestion' that she was with Future John. She still didn't think it was her. She knew how deceitful Liquid Metal Terminators could be. A shape shifter by nature was deceptive.

"Did you feel you were being watched before or after you sent me away?" Cameron asked. "I mean about being watched by something unknown."

Future John tried to think back. There was nothing concrete to go on, only a feeling. He'd even brought in Resistance teams search his quarters for any listening devices. He didn't know Mrs. Weaver could sent out a rat, lizard or a snake to spy on people.

"I believe it was both." Future John said. "I felt that feeling with Allison and Savannah. I felt it after Cameron returned, MY Cameron."

Cameron reran all her files dozens and dozens of times about her time with Future John before he sent her away. She always drew a blank.

"I never detected her." Cameron said. "She may have blocked my programming somehow."

Future John wasn't sure what Cameron referred to. It seemed important to her. He wasn't sure of the female reference either.

"Her?" Future John asked. "Was it some female?"

Cameron didn't want to get into any of this now. If he hadn't erased her files before he sent her away, she might have a better record.

"It's a complicated story and involves all of us and MY Savannah." Cameron said. "I'll have Your Cameron explain the whole thing to you. I will update her."

John really wondered what Cameron referred to. She usually was not so confused or in the dark.

"It sounds complicated." Future John said.

Cameron didn't want to create any problems over something that was already done or may not have happened at all.

"It is complicated and I'm not sure how that story will end." Cameron said. "I want it to end well for everyone."

Cameron's thoughts returned back to the present. The Resistance Terminators should arrive soon in three prongs. A few of the Resistance drones would come and fire a few plasma rounds to get the Skynet HK drones to come out and 'play'. That is what Cameron wanted. It was to draw them out and make Skynet think it faced a major battle.

She checked her times for everything. They needed to make this look good for Skynet. She would detonated the EMP she'd planted inside right after she cut the power with another explosive charge. All Skynet would see was a massive battle about to take place and then not know what happened. It should launch its counter attack force into the waiting missiles of the Resistance. Those troops were all in place near where the suspected the HK drones were to be launched from. The Resistance base was on full alert and ready for an air assault. They also stood ready for a ground assault of it came to that. That type of attack at this time was doubtful.

If everything went as planned they should be able to cripple Skynet, once and for all.

Cameron also knew she would still need to face the parent Skynet computer herself - alone.

It still dogged Cameron that the encounter would be terminal for both of them. If she did find Skynet was really 'her', she would stay for sure and terminate with it. She didn't deserve to exist if she was Skynet. What if all this destruction and death was linked back to her? It was a lot to process.

If the master computer wasn't her, then maybe she would try to flee. She didn't see how in this case. She needed to make sure the Nike warhead exploded, even if she needed to do it manually.

It really wouldn't matter then at that point - nothing would.

She was glad she didn't leave any coordinates or times for her base in the past to contact her. She didn't want Savannah to come and try and find her. She hoped creating a new 'Cameron' with her spare chip would be enough for Savannah. Savannah was very important to Cameron. By activating her replacement with her spare chip; she'd hoped to provide 'herself' to John and Savannah. She was unaware how that all fell apart.

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

Cameron's Base - Current Timeline:

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

Ally and Sheila discussed Cameron and her latest endeavor. Ally was upset Sheila didn't have more information. She was angry at Sheila for not pressuring Cameron to reveal more. She just watched Savannah in 'action' against the new 'Cameron'. That was over and done with for now and Savannah took control of the duplicate chip.

Sheila didn't see how any of this was her fault. She'd done what Cameron asked of her. It was what any Terminator would've done.

"Cameron left no instructions, not with me anyway." Sheila said. "That's all I know."

Ally was worried because Cameron created her 'replacement'. That didn't bode well.

"She's going to do something foolish." Ally said. "We both know this."

Sheila did try to offer Cameron a way out.

"If I knew where and when she was going to be, I would send a time bubble now and pull her out." Sheila said. "I don't know. I asked her for coordinates and times for extraction, she didn't give me any."

That answer wasn't good enough for Ally. She planned to do more.

"I want you to send me there to help her." Ally said. "I want to help her."

Sheila couldn't offer any assistance as far as location.

"We all do, love." Sheila said. "We all do. We don't know where or when."

Ally wanted a workaround. There were two Terminators there who watched the Connor compound for a long time.

"Bob and Holly both know where she was." Ally said. "They watched for her two months. They can tell me or go with me."

Sheila remembered her instructions to leave the TDE room when the TDE ran several times. Cameron specifically told her before she left that Holly wasn't allowed to use the TDE again ever.

"Cameron has forbid Holly from any further temporal activity." Sheila said. "They sent me away when they 'fixed' something. There must have been more than one catastrophic event. Cameron has gone back to 'fix' them."

Sheila and Ally both knew Cameron wasn't done with whatever she was 'working' on in the future. They both saw how Cameron acted when she saw Holly. She physically checked Holly's sheath for damage with her hands. She touched Holly's sheath everywhere.

"Was Holly or Cameron terminated?" Ally asked.

Sheila remembered the blank looks on Bob's and Ginger's faces after the TDE was used. When she ran back to see what happened, they didn't 'know' anything. They thought maybe they'd tested it. They didn't even know that.

"I don't know." Sheila said. "Bob and Ginger both erased all their files related to whatever happened. I'm sure Cameron demanded they do it."

Ally knew that no one ever said 'no' to Cameron. The only one that could was Savannah. She was the only one that Cameron would listen to. She didn't listen to John. Whatever Cameron set out to do now she made sure Savannah didn't know. That would most likely mean she expected a 'bad' ending.

"That's why Cameron is doing this alone." Ally said. "Something catastrophic happened and she is not going to endanger anyone else. She would rather be terminated first."

Sheila knew how much Cameron cared for all of them. That was why she was always the one shot up in battle by often going in alone.

"She loves us all, as we love her." Sheila said.

Ally was determined to do more.

"THAT is why we have to help her." Ally said. "I will help her."

Ally knew they were going to all start trying to go after Cameron to help her. It would happen one at a time and in groups. It was the same thing they would have done to try and find Savannah if River wouldn't have been there. It would soon turn into another 'Day Of Loss' if they did.

"I need to go after Cameron." Ally said. "It's just a matter of time until Savannah comes back here. None of us will be able to stop her."

Sheila knew that was true. She didn't even see Savannah confront 'Cameron' and reactivate Cammy but Ally told her.

"We can all go with her." Sheila said.

Ally frowned. Savannah would act in the same way that Cameron would.

"That's just it." Ally said. "She won't allow us to go with her. She will 'order' us to stand down."

Sheila knew that Cameron gave every Terminator instructions that if Savannah gave an order it was to be followed. Even CamNet needed to follow Savannah's orders.

"If or when the 'Chosen One' speaks as the 'Chosen One', we will all obey her." Sheila said. "Did she 'order' 'Cameron' to deactivate herself?"

Ally smiled. There was no force verbally or physically.

"That's just it. She didn't need to." Ally said. "'Cameron' even asked her if it was an 'order' to stand down and Savannah tossed her Taser on the bed and said 'no'. She said her love was strong enough for 'Cameron' to listen to her and she did."

Sheila saw the down side to that.

"That's love to die for." Sheila said. "Cameron is going to get Savannah killed."

Ally was sure it was worse than that.

"Savannah won't abandon Cameron when she finds her." Ally said. "I could see that. Savannah will stay with Cameron until the end, even if she can leave and save herself. She won't go."

Sheila knew that Savannah never gave up on Cameron.

"Savannah believes in Cameron." Sheila said. "When someone believes in something, it doesn't matter if it is true or not. They believe it is. That makes it real or true to them. The 'Chosen One' will save Cameron or die trying."

Ally knew she needed to get cracking. She needed some help from Bob.

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

Resistance Base - Current Timeline:

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

Savannah lay sprawled on the bed. She was exhausted. She'd only been back from the future for a day so far and 'TDE Lag' or 'Time Lag' caught up with her. Having experienced a few 'guests' in her room only added to the fatigue.

Cammy shared with her for hours and left her after she fell asleep. Savannah opened her eyes and Ginger was in her room. She was sitting in a chair looking at her. Savannah made no effort to cover her naked figure. She wanted to make clear to Ginger what 'options' were available.

"Hi, Ginger." Savannah said.

Ginger seemed very comfortable to look at Savannah's naked figure. Savannah noted that. Her previous dealings with Ginger would indicate otherwise.

"Cammy needed to run some errands, she asked me to look after you. She said you might need some 'assistance' with some things and that you might feel a little under the weather." Ginger said. "She said she would rather have me here more than anyone else."

Savannah knew Cammy was up to something. She wanted to see how things played out. Ginger or at least her chassis wasn't here by chance. She thought she knew how Cammy would think or what games she would play.

"Did she now?" Savannah asked. "How many chip ports do you have and who else is on your chip?"

Ginger shrugged her shoulders. It didn't seem that should matter right now. It was apparent that things were about to go a little further.

"Does it matter?" Ginger asked. "Maybe Cammy wanted you to review some things that you've seen and experienced for the last year to 'compare' them to earlier."

Savannah sat up and exposed the true shape of her naked form. She was ready for this to play out some. She was ready for a little more adventure.

Ginger took a good look at Savannah.

"I can see we're very much alike." Ginger said.

Savannah didn't think there was anything new here.

"Ginger, I've been making love to Cammy in your chassis for the last ten months. It was as best as I could do for about a third of them when I was pregnant." Savannah said. "I know what every inch of your sheath looks like from your 'birthmark' to your 'hidden mole'."

Ginger tilted her head slightly. She wondered what Savannah referred to.

"What 'hidden mole'?" Ginger asked.

Savannah didn't want to explain it to her right now.

"It doesn't matter…." Savannah said.

Ginger wanted to look her best.

"Cammy is going to show me how to look Tight." Ginger said. "Ally tried but she never seems to pull it off."

Savannah giggled. Allison always relied on her natural beauty. Young Allison was able to fix herself up nice and do it fast too. That was Cameron's doing. She wanted to move things along.

"That's the 'Allison' in Ally." Savannah said. "Did she say what I might need 'help' with?"

Ginger unbuttoned a few buttons on her top and showed a lot of cleavage with her plump breasts. They weren't as large overall as Gail's but they were fuller than Holly's breasts.

"Yes." Ginger said. "Cammy was very specific."

Savannah stood up and walked over to her.

"Are you sure?" Savannah asked. "Is this what you want?"

Ginger smiled at Savannah.

"It is." Ginger said. "I asked Cammy for her permission."

Savannah sat naked in Ginger's lap facing her.

"Are you asking for mine?" Savannah asked.

Ginger played it out a little.

"No, you're going to ask me." Ginger said.

Savannah reached up and took Ginger's lower jaw and turned her face towards her. It was a forceful but gentle move. It was a move of dominance.

"No, I'm going to tell you." Savannah said. "You like to follow orders. You want to be told what to do and what you can and can't enjoy. I think you've been a naughty girl…."

Ginger looked excited.

"Yes." Ginger said. "That is how I want it…."

Savannah was excited. She was pretty sure this was Cammy back in Ginger's chassis but she would know soon enough. She knew her lovers inside and out and what each response, every action or stimulation produced. The three 'Allisons' were very similar but Future Allison was the best. She planned to work with Allison here and get that fixed…. Duplicate Allison and Allison were identical but they still differed in their responses somewhat. She was sure she could tell them apart if they were side by side. She'd learned quite a bit in both futures. Savannah needed to teach Allison, what Future Allison taught her.

It was time for the student to be the teacher.

The circle of pleasure would not be broken.

It was time for Ginger 'lesson' now.

Truancy

Some people are only there
When they want something specific
They can take something terrific
And turn it into something horrific

That seems to be
The very nature of the beast
On others they feast
While they give the least

Some people would rather take
Than ever share or give
That is their choice in life
They hope everyone will forgive

While some people may forgive
There are very few that forget
Those events will foster regret
Everything will need to be reset

For any bad behavior
There is no immunity
To ignore the other is lunacy
There is no excuse for love's truancy

Nobody