Chapter 558

Taken Too Much

The Blackhawk was escorted to the helicopter base by Cam in the manned drone. It quickly touched down. Their three drones soon appeared overhead to back them up and keep an additional watch for any hostile activity.

Steve, Tom, Dan and Al exited the helicopter with Derek, Kyle and Sheila. Steve was the one who was at the controls as they'd picked up Sheila.

Cameron stayed with Savannah, Jesse, Derek and Kyle as they went through the hanger with the vehicles and HK Tracks. The rest of the Terminators searched for any survivors. None were found. Maybe it would have been more accurate to say that none survived the encounter.

Steve, Tom, Dan, Al and Bob all took one of the big rigs loaded with the HK drones and departed. They would split up into two separate groups. A drone went with each group. Cameron wanted everyone away from there before any Skynet reinforcements arrived. HK drones posed the biggest threat.

Cameron selected the vehicles they would leave with from the stockpile at the old helicopter base.

Savannah looked at the HK Tracks in the hanger on the other end earlier with Cammy.

"It seems like a waste to leave all these HK Tracks here." Savannah said. "It looks like they proved valuable in today's fight."

Cammy was pleased she was able to bring five of them into the fight.

"They did." Cammy said. "They made the difference."

Cameron appreciated their contribution too. They did help them out when they needed help.

"We'll take the five that helped us." Cameron said. "They're part of our team now."

Sheila looked over Gail for damage. Gail didn't want Jesse to see her closely. Savannah noticed what was going on. She thought that Cameron would best be the one to address it. She was the most 'experienced' in the matter.

Cameron talked to Jesse and told her that she knew how Gail 'felt' right now. It was very upsetting not to be one hundred percent for the one you loved. She told Jesse it bothered her to no end to have John see her shot up.

Jesse was aware of that and that Cameron would be gone days at a time to have things heal up first. It was hard to not want to help or just be there for the one that you cared about. She knew she should give Gail some space.

She wanted to ask Cameron why it didn't bother her if Savannah saw her shot up and repaired her. She thought maybe it was better not to bring that up right now. She would ask Savannah later.

Savannah made the rounds and checked on all of the Terminators. She stood off to the side and waited to speak with Gail.

Gail looked a little worried. She could see Savannah wanted to speak with her.

"Hello." Savannah said with a smile.

Gail wanted Savannah to be with her now. Savannah worked with damaged Terminators all the time.

"I'm still fully functional." Gail said.

Savannah knew where that response was headed. She waived everyone away from Gail.

"Gail, I know you're worried about your appearance." Savannah said. "Jesse will love you no less. In a few days you'll be back to your beautiful self."

Gail was upset but what Savannah just said pleased her. She liked that Savannah said she was beautiful when she was undamaged. Her current appearance wasn't the only issue that troubled her.

"I feel ashamed." Gail said. "I was going to be terminated, you saved me."

Savannah didn't want Gail to become 'hung up' on that issue. It would trouble her forever if she did. She would downplay it and try to deflect the issue.

"There's nothing to be ashamed of." Savannah said. "Cameron's needed to face this many times, too many times."

Gail was very troubled that She was about to be terminated. She'd failed Jesse and Savannah on the battlefield. Savannah needed to rescue her.

"That's not the only thing…." Gail said.

Savannah knew what Gail was getting at. She tried to keep her away from it but she was back. She'd made sure that Gail was the one to pull the chips on the two male Terminators that attacked her. It was important for what it symbolized.

"Gail, you fought two Terminators and YOU deactivated both of them." Savannah said. "That is all anyone ever needs to know. I promise to never say anything other than that. I saw you fight them and I saw you deactivate them. Anything else is irrelevant."

Gail could see that Savannah wanted to 'protect' her. She understood now that was what Savannah did for Cameron too. Savannah didn't need any 'credit'. She didn't tell anyone she'd fought and deactivated three Terminators on her own yesterday. That came out later. Savannah always said she did what she needed to do when it needed to be done. Nevertheless, Savannah was a remarkable individual.

"You're truly the 'Chosen One', Savannah." Gail said. "You've done so much…."

Savannah didn't think so. She didn't think there was choice in her life. Everything was planned out for her. She'd only stepped up and 'wore the shoes' that were laid out for her.

"No, I'm just a teenage girl who has a lot of responsibility and expectations to live up to." Savannah said. "Cameron has shown me and guided me to my place in life and in the future."

Gail could see there was so much more to Savannah. She felt very content now in her presence. She understood that this was the same thing that Cameron would feel in Savannah's presence. It was a very reassuring and loving feeling.

"Thank you, Savannah." Gail said. "Thank you for 'everything'."

Savannah smiled and winked at Gail.

"It'll be our secret." Savannah said.

Savannah gave Gail a hug and a kiss on the exposed metal of her face.

Gail could see that Savannah truly accepted her for how she was and what she was. She felt Savannah grow even more inside her….

She knew this was building up for a long time, now it erupted inside of her like a volcano. There was no way to stop it. She wouldn't have wanted to stop it even if she could.

Savannah took Gail's hand and gave it a gentle squeeze as she went to leave. Their outstretched arms slowly separated.

Jesse watched as Savannah calmed Gail down and put her at ease. She was grateful for that. She also saw how Gail 'responded' to Savannah. It was clear Gail was in love with Savannah. She felt the same way herself. She wanted to be with Savannah and she hoped that Savannah would be with Gail. There was beauty in shared love. Savannah was about love, not just sex.

She thought of her past life with less than honorable people. She'd hurt men and women. She thought about what she'd done other females. She'd even almost hurt that to herself at times. Maybe it was to 'punish' herself. She wanted her body to be more than just a sex object to others and herself. She wanted love. Savannah radiated love. She desperately wanted that love for herself. She thought Young Jesse was very lucky to have received that love from Savannah. She never wanted Young Jesse to be her.

Cameron wanted to get away from the base before any hostile drones showed up. They hurried to get things cleaned up.

The four female Terminators were able to load three of the HK Tracks into three of large trucks and two onto trailers. They were all covered with tarps. They didn't want anyone to see what they transported.

The four female Terminators then went about setting all the power cells in the HK Tracks to overload and explode. All were armed so it would be a big fireworks show. They removed everything from the damaged SUV Savannah arrived there in and then drove it inside the soon to be destroyed hanger. They also collected any deactivated or damaged Terminators from the area. They would take them with them.

Cameron was very pleased with how many she would be able to get back into service at her base.

They split into two groups and left. Cam stayed with Savannah and Jesse while the remaining drone would go with Derek and Kyle. Each group of four vehicles would have two Terminators.

Cameron looked over the procession and thought of the events that occurred today, both in the day and the night. They'd been lucky today. They scored a bounty of new equipment. The only Terminators to receive damage were Gail, Bob and her, everything was repairable.

She didn't like having Savannah and the other humans out in the field, especially in combat. Even worse, Savannah and Jesse were alone without a Terminator to protect them at one point. They'd all stepped up and done their parts. It was Savannah she was worried about. She knew she was pushing her too hard and asking too much from her. She knew she'd already taken too much from Savannah.

John was pleased at how the operation played out and the HK equipment that was confiscated. He wanted to go over things with Cameron. He called her but she was slow to respond.

"…Cameron…?" John asked.

Cameron missed what he'd said. She'd been concentrating on Savannah. She just decided to tell John how it was.

"Sorry, I was…." Cameron said. "Not paying attention."

John was a little surprised at Cameron truthfulness. He hoped she was alright. It was unlike her to acknowledge any shortcoming on her part.

John and John Henry went over their plans for stashing the vehicles and cargo they'd appropriated. Everything would be inspected at a remote location before being stored at any of their secure locations.

Metal teams were organized to start as soon as each group arrived at the selected remote location. Everything would be gone through to make sure it couldn't be tracked and Skynet operatives couldn't locate them.

Gail and Bob would return for repairs with Savannah, Jesse, Derek and Kyle.

John didn't like that there was one person 'missing' from the repairs.

"What about you, Cameron?" John asked. "You have some damage."

Cameron hoped this issue wouldn't come up. Now it did. It irritated her that John 'cared' about her. She was Nobody. He needed human females at his side to be protected against assassination. No. She just didn't like him to see her damaged. He already seen enough of like that over the last few days. He didn't need to see anymore. Even if she was a 'walking pile of junk', she didn't need anyone to see that she was. There were other tasks that needed to be attended to as well.

"I'll return when we're finished with the inspections." Cameron said.

Both John and John Henry protested that decision.

Savannah knew how things worked. She was ready for her response.

"I'll stay and help Cameron." Savannah said.

There was along silence.

Cameron knew that Savannah was still sore from her impact wounds. She didn't want to put Savannah through more hardship.

"I'll return for repairs with Bob and Gail." Cameron said. "We'll need two vehicles anyway. Savannah will ride with me."

Savannah looked over at Jesse who watched everything.

Jesse nodded. It was clear that Savannah knew how to deal with all of the Terminators.

John watched the body cam images and listened to the com traffic.

"I don't understand it." John said.

John Henry tilted his head slightly.

"What?" John Henry asked.

John didn't know how to say it other than to say it.

"I don't understand how Savannah has so much positive control over Cameron." John said. "Savannah seems to act like a part of Cameron's program that's – missing."

John Henry thought that Savannah was a positive influence on everyone. He saw it a little deeper as well.

"Cameron loves Savannah." John Henry said. "Savannah loves Cameron."

John wasn't sure what that meant exactly. He thought he fell into that category too.

"So do I." John said.

John Henry wondered about that. He thought that 'physical attraction' and the 'person inside' a body were two different things.

"Which one of the two do you love?" John Henry asked.

John thought it was obvious. Maybe it wasn't. He did get sidetracked some. It made him think about some scenes from a movie he liked a lot.

"It's both of them, John Henry." John said. "I love both of them."

John Henry figured it was best to 'tow the line' that Cameron laid out.

"It's the "Natural Order' that Cameron has proclaimed." John Henry said.

John shook his head in disgust. He wondered about the lives that Cameron stole from Savannah and Young Allison to do her bidding.

"You mean engineered, orchestrated and manipulated." John said.

John Henry felt a little defensive for Cameron. He saw it for what it was.

"YOU sent her from the future." John Henry said. "THAT must be what YOU wanted…."

John didn't know if he hated Future John or should thank him. One thing was for certain, John sure hoped he never became that version of himself. Now Savannah was on his mind. He really wanted her virginity. He wanted to be the 'first' for once and know it. Cameron did keep Savannah isolated from any males. He thought that was a good thing.

Cameron and Savannah rode together.

Savannah insisted that she inspect Cameron again before they left. She wanted to make sure Cameron's damage wasn't worse than she said. Cameron wasn't always forthcoming with the facts. She explained to Cameron before that she was to see her damage, no matter how bad it was or where it was. Cameron would always take her clothes off for Savannah to inspect her. It wasn't meant to be sexual but it still radiated sexuality between them. They stripped next to each other when they went swimming. They both looked at each other without looking. It was something that all females did. They all liked to see how they 'compared' to other females.

Cameron finally spoke after they'd driven awhile.

"Savannah, I'm deeply sorry." Cameron said.

Savannah knew what was coming. She'd been over this with Cameron before.

"Cameron, stop." Savannah said. "Please."

Cameron thought of a past event. She'd passed by Savannah's room when she was replaying the files she'd provided to her. They were the files of her two baby girls. She would often hear Savannah cry softly to herself. She wanted to go into her room and comfort her.

Instead she would start to glitch and need to go away. It hurt her deeply to know she'd hurt Savannah this way.

Savannah felt the vehicle swerve slightly and Cameron lowered her left hand to her side. She wanted to set things straight

"Cameron, you know I did what needed to be done for - myself." Savannah said. "I know I need to do it twice more as well, maybe more."

Cameron felt it was all much more deeper than that. She wanted Savannah to do things for John and her. She wanted Savannah to want what she wanted for her. She 'influenced' Savannah every way she knew how and even 'conditioned' her at night as she slept. Enough was enough. Savannah deserved better than what she wanted for her and from her.

"I'll never ask you to do that again." Cameron said. "I free you from EVERYTHING I've MADE you promise me."

Savannah saw it differently. She was aware of what Cameron did to 'direct' her. She made her own decisions. Even as a small girl she knew what she wanted.

"They're MY promises, Cameron." Savannah said. "I made them, not you."

Guilt and remorse began to flood Cameron.

"I MADE you make them." Cameron said. "I forced you to make them."

Savannah was very determined. She'd actually acted on her own to get pregnant the first time. She'd used the 'genetic material' that Cameron supplied for Camille to use on Young Jesse.

"I would make everyone of them again." Savannah said. "You can't stop me. In fact, it is time again…."

A sense of dread and fear began to overtake Cameron.

"NO." Cameron said.

Savannah already planned out her next 'adventure'. She wanted to share it with Young Jesse and Cameron.

"I want to go into the past this time." Savannah said. "Young Jesse can go as well. I'd like that. I want to spend eight months with you and her and then come back and have the baby here."

Cameron could see about four things 'wrong' with that idea. She knew it wouldn't 'fly' if anyone got wind of it.

"What about Cammy and Camille, they'll miss both of you." Cameron said.

It could all happen in a few hours time in the present while it actually happened in the past in real time. Savannah didn't want to seem too serious.

"We can leave and come back before they even know we're gone." Savannah said. "They can change diapers when we return."

Cameron quickly looked at Savannah to see if she was joking or serious. She couldn't tell either way. She knew that Savannah was very sexually active with all of the females. She'd secretly watched Savannah for hours before. Everything looked so loving and beautiful to her.

"I think they should go." Cameron said. "I don't want you to feel 'lonely'."

Savannah decided to 'offer' Cameron what she wanted but was afraid to take.

"Unless you want to go with me – alone…." Savannah said. "It would be just the two of us. No one would know where we were or what we - did."

Cameron quickly looked at Savannah. She WANTED that. She wanted to be alone with Savannah and feel nothing but love. She knew if she did that, she would never come back. She would stay with Savannah in the past, free from all they'd encountered in the present. They would have a child they could raise together. It would just be the three of them….

"Cameron, watch out." Savannah said.

Cameron drifted onto the shoulder of the road.

Savannah reached for the steering wheel.

Cameron quickly corrected herself.

"I'm sorry." Cameron said.

Savannah knew that was her 'fault'. She knew Cameron wanted what she 'offered'. She also knew that Cameron was conflicted by her programming from the future.

"Forget I mentioned it." Savannah said. "I was just thinking…."

Savannah adjusted the radio.

She reached over and took Cameron's right hand and held it tightly it in her own. She forced Cameron to return her left hand to the steering wheel. It was steady and firm, the glitch was gone. She knew what to do to 'help' Cameron.

'Hollywood Nights' by 'Bob Seger', softly flowed through interior of the SUV.

At the end of the song Cameron looked at Savannah.

Cameron knew she was too far from - home.

"Savannah…." Cameron said. "I'll do whatever you want…."

Taken Too Much

What does one offer to another
Maybe both are not on the same page
Sooner or later it seems
That will leave one in a rage

Their goal is never
To just be friends
Anyone who says that
Really only pretends

Each has something to offer
That's why they are both there
Nothing will ever happen
Until one of them takes a dare

When one gets what they want
They are ready to move on
What's now yesterday's news
Only makes one bored and yawn

When one doesn't let go
The other becomes a crutch
The way of life is such
When one's taken too much

Nobody