Chapter 567

Even Better

The tracker Cammy placed inside of the truckload of HK Tracks, that she'd sabotaged, showed it was stopped again. The truck stopped twice on its journey. Both times it was for two days.

Cameron figured they probably checked to see if anyone tracked it or following it. She was alerted by CamNet that the truckload of HK Tracks arrived at a fixed destination this last time. That was different. It was at a structure in a secluded area. It might be the final destination or another stop. Since this was a structure it called for some additional on the ground investigation.

After the assembly factory was destroyed, the Skynet wannabe wasn't taking any chances. Cameron sent two of her Terminators to shadow the rig. One was always in front of it on any divergent route it might take. They would be less likely to be spotted miles in front of the target than if they followed it. She didn't want the tracker to be found and she wanted to know where the load ended up at.

Prior to the latest stop, Cameron considered taking the truckload of HK Tracks now and adding it to their stockpile of captured Skynet equipment but she wanted to know where it was headed. There was bound to be more equipment there. The unknown HK equipment needed to be destroyed if it couldn't be captured.

She decided to investigate it herself. She headed out. She would go alone. There was no need to endanger anyone else. She thought of bringing Savannah but she didn't think it was necessary.

Cammy watched what Cameron was about to do. She carefully kept track of everything. She'd left Savannah's room when she received the update from CamNet about her tracker. She turned off Savannah's alarm before she silently left.

"Did you forget anything?" Cammy asked as she blocked Cameron's path.

Cameron went to move around her. She didn't need any trouble.

"No." Cameron said.

Cammy wasn't going to give up easy.

"May I assist you?" Cammy asked. "Sometimes it's nice to have help."

Cameron was still miffed over her troubles with Cammy. She knew Cammy was as well. They both knew Savannah wanted them to stop the pettiness and work together.

Savannah made both of them promise her. Savannah could have 'ordered' them to stop the trouble but she didn't. She asked for their promise to her to stop it and help each other more.

Cameron hadn't forgotten that Savannah asked her to not operate alone either if the situation could go hot.

"Sure, Cammy, for Savannah." Cameron said. "We promised her."

Cammy didn't like Cameron to take the risk alone because of the grief it caused Savannah. That was her main reason for being there beside the fact that Savannah would be if she wasn't.

"It's for Savannah." Cammy said.

Cameron started to fill Cammy in.

Cammy actually felt this was her operation. She was the one who placed the tracker and sabotaged the HK Tracks.

"I have all the information." Cammy said. "I placed the tracker…."

Cameron checked her files and updated with CamNet.

"I see you've communicated with CamNet as well." Cameron said.

Cammy wanted to know everything that Cameron was involved with.

"Yes." Cammy said. "I don't like surprises."

They stocked up an SUV with extra firepower and left.

They both knew it should be a recon first and not a direct assault. They only planned to check it out. They also both knew it would probably end up as much more. With two of them there it seemed like a good bet.

John asked John Henry to try and keep track of Cameron. It wasn't a job he looked forward to. If Cameron didn't want to be tracked, she wouldn't be. He was a little surprised to watch them leave. He wondered if the time stamp was correct or if what he viewed was after the fact.

"Cameron and Cammy just left." John Henry said.

John checked his monitors. Nothing new showed up.

"Where are they off to and to do what?" John asked.

John Henry wasn't given that information. He did watch them stock up the SUV. What he viewed was after the fact. They were already gone.

"I don't know." John Henry said. "The best deduction is the truckload full of HK Tracks that Cammy tagged. They took extra firepower with them."

John asked Cameron about that very thing before. She'd stormed out of the Command Center over it. Well, that and the fact the conversation wasn't very civil.

"Beautiful." John said.

John Henry was worried that Cameron still tried to bear the brunt of the enemy activity herself.

"Not really." John Henry said. "Cameron's trying to protect everyone still. She's become increasingly worried about our Terminators as well."

John was worried about some of their Terminators too for a different reason. Gail was one of the few Terminators that he saw all the time since she was always at the base and usually with Jesse.

"I've noticed Gail acting differently lately." John said. "Ever since the big raid she's acted differently."

John Henry was surprised that John hadn't mentioned that until now. It seemed to be a common concern among everyone. It was clear that Gail was infatuated with Savannah on a different level.

"Yes, everyone's noticed it." John Henry said.

John thought the best way to determine what happened was by what the deactivated Terminators saw. There should be a video record.

"Did you review the chips of the two Terminators she deactivated?" John asked.

John Henry attempted that already. He was very disturbed by what he'd found or in this case, didn't find.

"I did." John Henry said. "Their files, once they started stalking Gail, have been erased."

John sat up and looked at John Henry.

"By who, who did that?" John asked.

John thought that was something different. That sounded fishy to him. It sounded like something Cameron would do. He wondered how she was mixed up in this.

John Henry didn't know for sure. What he did find bothered him greatly. He'd kept his findings to himself until John asked because of their inconclusiveness. He'd suspected Cameron at first.

"By Savannah, I believe." John Henry said. "She covered her tracks well. I was only able to deduce it was her by her location and the time the equipment was accessed. I don't know for sure. It could have been done by someone else too to make it look like it was Savannah. That could be to throw us off too."

That didn't make any sense to John. Why would Savannah do that? Something else must have happened. Maybe it was Cameron. Would Cameron 'frame' Savannah? He doubted it.

"Is Savannah is trying to hide something or cover it up?" John asked. "Why?"

All John Henry could do was speculate. He'd done plenty as he'd tried to come up with an answer on his own.

"I don't know." John Henry said. "It would have to be something that was important to her for her to do that. I believe it involved Gail. I think she did it for Gail."

John wondered if something happened to Savannah. Maybe he wouldn't get her virginity after all. Maybe it was already gone. Maybe she was jumped by the Gray patrol. He pictured four men holding her down while they took turns one after another. Wait. Why would he think that? It was probably another issue.

"Why?" John asked. "Something bad must have happened. Savannah said Gail was the one who deactivated the two Terminators she fought."

John Henry ran every scenario over and over. They all led back to only one explanation and Gail's subsequent behavior.

"I don't believe that's a lie." John Henry said. "I believe Gail did deactivate them."

John didn't care for the word games. He still didn't know any more than he did earlier.

"Then what's this about?" John asked.

John was aware Savannah made a 'problem' for him 'go away' too before. It was a really big problem. Cameron never said another word to him about it and was with his as if nothing ever happened. He really owed Savannah a big one for that. No one ever spoke of it again either, maybe this was something similar. John trusted Savannah so this must be something important to her. The 'Chosen One' title popped into his mind.

John Henry knew that Savannah's actions were the same as if Cameron did them. They weren't to be questioned or disputed. The 'Chosen One' knew what was best for all of them. Cameron told him that herself. CamNet often reminded him, just as she'd done again right now.

"Since Savannah has done this and her story hasn't changed. I suggest we drop it." John Henry said. "Whatever happened out there, Savannah tried to fix it and help Gail."

John did understand that but he did want to know a little more.

"Where's Gail at?" John asked.

John Henry was a little disturbed at what he observed for the last few hours. He would have preferred if John hadn't asked.

"She's standing outside of Savannah's room waiting for her to get up." John Henry said.

John Henry showed John the feed.

John watched and waited for Gail to do something or even move. She just stood there and looked at the door.

"She's just standing there?" John asked.

John Henry was troubled by it as well. There was a secondary issue that arose over it as well. It involved Savannah. Cameron told him he wasn't supposed to worry about personal issues.

"Yes." John Henry said. "She has been there for three hours. Savannah is usually up by now."

John stood up. He quickly sat back down. It sounded to him like there was an additional problem.

"Is something wrong?" John asked.

John thought about going there to check but remembered showing up at Savannah's room the last two times 'ended' differently than he'd thought it would.

"I don't know." John Henry said. "CamNet was involved with a lot of activity yesterday around the time of a bank robbery that failed, I've since found out. All security cameras in the area and around the surrounding parts of town were blocked. Whatever happened was covered up as well as where anyone came from or went."

John was really confused now. Did John Henry indicate Savannah was involved in a bank robbery with CamNet's assistance? That didn't make any sense. There were literally millions of dollars in cash laying around the base. That cash was from the drug and sex trafficking trade that Cameron took down outside of the Resistance. He needed some clarification.

"Was CamNet involved in a bank robbery?" John asked. "Was Savannah part of it?"

John Henry tilted his head slightly. John was way off the mark based on his findings. He hadn't mentioned them to John yet. It appeared that some clarification was in order.

"Until Cameron, Cammy, Gail and Savannah returned last night, I didn't suspect anything." John Henry said. "Cameron and Savannah left together. I show Cammy and Gail leaving separately but they all returned in one SUV."

John was worried Cameron or one of the others may have experienced a 'problem' that was mistaken for a bank robbery.

"Is this some new thing we need to worry about?" John asked. "Did one of them 'glitch' out?"

John Henry knew the surveillance footage was gone but there were eye witness reports. It was clear by the savagery that a Terminator was involved.

"Reports show three dead perpetrators inside the bank and one dead outside in the 'getaway van'. All died from blunt force trauma with multiple broken bones. One of the emergency responders said it looked like a 'gorilla attack'."

John hoped nothing related to them was exposed. There could be a lot of questions and Skynet would become interested as well.

"No one saw anything either, right?" John asked.

John Henry did know that Cameron tried to keep any of the humans away from her 'off the books' activity.

"No." John Henry said. "I think the girls were busy or stumbled across something. They may have been caught up in it by chance. I don't think Cameron would've allowed Savannah to be around that unless it happened while they were there. It may have been as defensive as an offensive attack."

Now John knew there was one more thing to worry about.

"I don't even know what goes on around here any more." John said.

John Henry processed massive amounts of information every second. With anything that involved Cameron he was pretty much in the dark as well.

"Don't feel bad." John Henry said. "I'm plugged in about twenty three hours a day into a massive network and I don't either."

John knew where the real source of information was at.

"Did you check with CamNet?" John asked.

John Henry knew it was a mistake as soon as he asked CamNet about it. The answer was a little more cordial than usual. That was probably because Savannah was involved to some extent.

"Yes." John Henry said. "CamNet directed me to contact Cameron herself for any information or updates."

John shook his head. He checked the multiple screens. He wanted to check up on Savannah. If Cameron and Cammy were away, he might have another 'shot' at her. He really wanted her virginity.

"Where did Gail go?" John asked.

John Henry wondered when John would try to spy on Savannah again. It took longer than he'd thought it would.

"She went into Savannah's room three minutes ago." John Henry said.

John knew he should have left sooner. Now it looked like Gail would be the one to share with Savannah.

"Why didn't you tell me?" John asked.

John Henry was warned before and constantly reminded about the 'personal policy' rules.

"It has been dictated to all Terminators that any individual's private lives are not to be monitored or discussed. That applies to human or Metal." John Henry said. "Any breech is grounds for deactivation and possible termination, depending on the severity of the infraction."

That sounded overbearing to John.

"By who?" John asked.

John Henry decided to keep it simple.

"Cameron." John Henry said.

John shook his head as he studied the security footage to see if he could see anything when Gail entered Savannah's room.

"Beautiful…." John said disgustedly.

Then again, maybe that was a good policy. He still needed a few future 'adventures' to try. It was what Cameron said she wanted. Maybe he should see what Vanna was up to. Wait. If Gail was in Savannah's room, that fact meant Jesse should be free.

John looked over at John Henry and made a quick adjustment to his pants.

Earlier:

Savannah awoke.

It was late. Her alarm was off. She knew she'd set it.

Damn.

Cammy turned it off.

That meant Cammy must be up to something.

Savannah cleaned up and hurried to get dressed.

There was a knock at the door.

Savannah was surprised. It seemed lately people just walked in.

"Come in." Savannah said. "Everyone else does."

Gail opened the door and walked in.

Savannah knew this was something different.

"Is everything OK?" Savannah asked. "Is Jesse OK?"

Savannah paused as she was about to put her bra on. She waited a moment before she did and then put her top on. Gail got a good look at her.

Gail watched Savannah intently. Savannah's beauty exhilarated her.

"I think so." Gail said. "I wanted to see you this morning…."

Savannah was worried. She wondered if she did something wrong.? Maybe she'd upset Gail yesterday.

"If I offended you yesterday, I apologize." Savannah said.

Gail tilted her head slightly. She didn't see how Savannah could ever offend her.

"What? No." Gail said. "I wanted to go with you to breakfast."

Savannah was confused. Something was off here.

"With me?" Savannah asked. "Is Jesse alright?"

Gail looked back towards the door. She'd left Jesse in good hands.

"I left her with Ally and Sheila." Gail said. "They'll make her 'alright' if she's not."

Savannah knew that was true. Two Terminators could make anyone 'alright'. That still left a few unanswered questions.

"Does anyone know you're here now?" Savannah asked.

Gail looked at the security camera before she waited in front of Savannah's door for her to awaken.

"John Henry does." Gail said. "He monitors everything."

Savannah was sure that CamNet did too. She thought about on a more personal level.

"I meant Jesse or Cammy." Savannah said.

Gail was there because Cammy was gone.

"No." Gail said. "Cammy left with Cameron earlier."

Savannah stopped tying her shoe and looked at Gail. She KNEW that was why Cammy shut off her alarm. This had all the makings of a 'fast one'. She wondered who was behind it. No she didn't need to wonder. It would be Cameron.

"Do you know where they are or went?" Savannah asked.

Gail thought that the answer seemed easy enough to find out.

"No." Gail said. "I'll ask John Henry."

If Savannah wasn't so upset right now she would have laughed. She knew how Cameron operated.

"Don't waste your time." Savannah said. "Cameron will have covered up whatever it is she's really doing."

Gail was unsure why she was there. It excited her to watch Savannah get dressed. She would have preferred to watch Savannah get undressed.

Savannah needed a Terminator. There was no need to look for Bob or Jim. She already knew that Ally and Sheila were busy with Jesse. Gail was right here.

"Do you want to go for a drive?" Savannah asked.

Savannah saw Gail's face light up.

"Just us?" Gail asked. "Like a – date?"

That caught Savannah way off guard.

"What?" Savannah asked.

Gail knew she'd pushed too hard. She also sensed that danger was sure to follow.

"I think you want to find Cameron and Cammy." Gail said. "Do you wish for additional assistance?"

Savannah didn't want to make a big deal about this. There were several ways she could play it.

"No." Savannah said. "It can be just us. We'll look out for each other."

Gail liked that idea. Savannah already saved her and she assisted Savannah with the van driver yesterday.

"OK." Gail said.

Savannah figured the best way not to make waves was to deal directly with CamNet. CamNet was very attuned to her requests.

"I'll contact CamNet." Savannah said. "She'll help me out with what I need to know."

Gail saw there was a downside to that assistance.

"It will also alert Cameron we're coming." Gail said.

Savannah knew she could ask CamNet not to alert Cameron. She thought there was a plus side if CamNet did alert Cameron.

"That's even better." Savannah said. "Maybe Cameron will be a little more careful."

Savannah knew how these things usually turned out….

Savannah was glad Cammy was with Cameron but she knew she needed to be with Cameron on this one. She figured she knew what the target was. She also knew that Cammy went in her place. Cammy went with Cameron to protect her more than she did to assist Cameron. She was also pleased to see Cameron and Cammy work together.

She looked over at Gail. There was a smile on her face as she looked at her. She thought Gail looked really pretty when she smiled.

Even Better

Everyone hopes to find the one
Is there really such a thing
Maybe they should consider
Who's taken them under their wing

The person of one's dreams
Does not really exist
They become angry and frustrated
If with an unrealistic vision they persist

It will often be someone around them
That they finally notice is there
Everything will alter and change
When one of them takes the dare

One always needs to remember
That all relationships have a shelf life
It is six month to two years
Before it turns into some type of strife

It is usually sooner rather than later
That one ends up wearing a scarlet letter
That often happens in the endless quest
To find one or more that's even better

Nobody