Chapter 595

Dispose Of Them

The attack was underway at the building complex. Derek previously posed as the janitor and slipped inside to gather intel. The layout of the building was already known.

Derek backed up to the dock with the large brown delivery van. It was a 'Trojan Horse'. It was loaded with eight Terminators. He noted the trash collection cart was still sitting where he'd left it. He thought that was a good thing. They may not have missed the janitor yet. If they missed the janitor, the security level would have been raised.

He watched behind him through his side view mirror. He saw the door from the building open behind him. The occupants were used to seeing the brown delivery van everyday. It was routine to open the door and receive the shipment. It was always the same thing, they were very complacent.

Derek glanced over at the guard shack. He saw Mel, one of their Terminators, ready to make his move. He heard the back door of the van open and the eight Terminators in the back rushed forward into the building. He glanced back at the guard shack as Mel tossed something out the back of it. It was the uncaring and lazy guard. He was now terminated.

As part of the plan, he left the keys in the brown van's ignition and went over to the guard shack. He passed Mel on the way to join the other Terminators inside the building. Mel handed him the guard's jacket and hat. He put them on and took up his position in place of the guard. To anyone who looked, it would be the same thing they normally looked at when they viewed the guard shack.

So far there was no shooting. That didn't last long. There were a few shots and then silence. Derek looked around the outside area. No one paid any attention. There were two more shots that were very muffled.

Derek could see the brown delivery van bounce slightly as bodies of the Grays were loaded into it.

So far this phase of the operation went smoothly and according to plan. He didn't think more than a minute had passed since they'd backed up to the dock.

Cameron watched the big truck, SUV and van. She was fed the information as to what happened with Bob's crew. The attack was underway. A few seconds later the SUV started up and took off. It headed back in the direction of the facility. It appeared that a call for help was sent out. In this case that was what they wanted happen to thin the personnel where her team was at.

So far everything went according to the plan. It was Cameron's plan. With some time and plenty of personnel, she was able to come up with a good workable plan. Because Derek was previously in the building, they knew the layout and the approximate number of Grays.

Cameron watched the SUV take the most direct route back to the building. That was part of her plan as well. Everything was in place and her second team was ready.

"Ally, get ready, they're right on time." Cameron said.

Ally was still a little upset that she needed to be the one to do the next part of the operation. She thought Sheila should have. She decided to mess with Cameron some.

"I'm always ready." Ally responded. "The truck is ready too."

Gail and Sheila were to act after Ally did.

"We're ready to move too." Gail said. "We have Tasers and our weapons ready."

Sheila and Gail watched and waited at the contact point.

"We don't see them yet." Sheila said. "Wait, here they come."

There was a loud rumble. Cameron looked back and the big truck started. She saw a large puff of black smoke billow out of the exhaust stack. The big truck was ready to move as was the van with it.

Cam was summoned by Cameron as well to be a part of the operation. As Vanna's 'guardian' she didn't get out as much as Sheila or Ally.

"Cameron, I'm almost at your location." Cam said. "Where do you want me?"

Cameron watched the truck and van depart her observation point.

"It looks like the big truck is headed south. The van has moved behind it." Cameron said. "They may change directions again."

Cam wanted to make a bold move. There were enough of Metal girls to take down a big truck and a van.

"Why don't we take the van out and neutralize that threat." Cam said. "Cammy can help me. Savannah can drive and you can commandeer the big truck."

Cameron looked at Savannah and she nodded back.

"It's a go…." Cameron said.

Savannah moved from the back seat into the driver's seat of the SUV as Cammy slid over into the front passenger's seat. Cameron was in the rear seat.

Ally waited to make her move. She saw the Gray's SUV headed her way. Sheila and Gail waited in an alley. It was her job to 'T-Bone' the SUV and try to shove and deflect it into the alley.

She waited as she calculated the distance and speed of the Gray's SUV. She'd already tested the acceleration time of the truck she was in. She tromped on the accelerator and angled for her hit. Her targeting information lined up perfectly.

There was a loud crash as she impacted the SUV the Grays were in and deflected it as she shoved it. The two vehicles barely stopped moving before Sheila and Gail were at the Gray's SUV. They Tasered the occupants and drug them to their SUV. It was parked in the alley. Ally clambered over the wreckage and followed after them to the SUV.

The plan called for the three of them to depart the area with the prisoners if any survived. Sheila was to interrogate them.

Gail could see Ally and Sheila could take care of things by themselves. There was something personal she wanted to pursue.

"You two can handle it from here." Gail said and took off.

Ally and Sheila looked at each other. That was a deviation from the plan. They didn't think Cameron was going to like that.

"What's her story?" Ally asked.

Sheila understood Gail's affliction.

"She's in love…." Sheila said.

Ally remembered Jesse's specific concern about Gail earlier and that her behavior was 'different'. The deviation from the plan was certainly different. She needed to act.

"Can you handle these clowns?" Ally asked. "I better go with her."

Sheila didn't mind. It was something she preferred. Other Terminators didn't always like the way she did things. If she was alone with the prisoners she could do whatever she wanted. She was highly stimulated at the thought.

"Yes." Sheila said. "I plan to 'handle' them."

Ally frowned at Sheila a little. She knew where the interrogation was headed.

"Thanks." Ally said and started off after Gail.

Sheila smiled. She laughed as she looked at the men now in her custody. She wanted some answers. She laughed again.

Earlier:

Bob waited in the back of the brown delivery truck. There were seven Terminators with him. That was a force to be reckoned with in a combat zone. The brown delivery van was a 'Trojan Horse'. They'd driven right into the compound and backed up to the dock unopposed. Now they waited for the Grays to open the doors into the interior for them. It really didn't get any easier than that.

The door from the building to the loading dock opened.

Bob lifted the rear door on the delivery truck. He led the Resistance Terminators into the building. They already knew the layout of the building and everyone was assigned a specific target area.

Jim and Bob were to take the initial entry point. They were each assigned to a side of the door. They other six Terminators would move straight down the middle and to their assigned areas.

Bob punched the man who opened the door in the face. The front of the Gray's face caved it. He was knocked back out of the way.

Jim slammed the Gray who was next to the man who opened the door into a concrete wall. There was a loud thud and the sound of bones breaking. That man was terminated as well.

Bob turned left as he entered. He was aware of the other Terminators going straight to their assigned areas deeper into the building. There were two Grays on his side. They both were seated at a table. He slammed their heads together. He could feel the skulls crush in his hands as they impacted. He moved on towards a Gray at a workbench whose back was to him.

Jim turned to the right as they entered. He'd wanted to terminate the guard in the shack because he was so lazy. That wasn't to be the case. He found an even better target as he entered. It was the man who gave a twenty dollar bill to him earlier to leave with the trash truck so the big rig could back up to the dock.

He could see right before he grabbed the Gray's neck that the Gray recognized him. There was a smile on his face as he crushed the Gray's neck. He dropped the lifeless 'rag doll' to the ground. There were no more targets in his sector. He followed the other Terminators further into the interior.

Bob moved up to the man at the workbench. He'd just started to turn around. He rabbit punched the Gray and snapped his neck. The Gray's head impacted with the work bench and he ended up on the floor.

He was to remain at the rear of the building and make sure their exit was secure. He only left the back of the brown van seven seconds ago. He watched Mel arrive at the side of van and move into the driver's seat a short time later.

There were a few shots but that was all. The Terminators were to physically engage their targets to keep shooting to a minimum. They could use weapons if they needed to.

The Resistance force terminated all of the enemy personal. Only two individuals were able put up a fight. They didn't last long. There'd been minimal damage to their group.

John Henry cut all power to the area when they went in so only the emergency lights were on.

Four of their team collected the dead and threw them into the back of the brown van as the other four started to collect information and anything that looked like it might have value.

John and John Henry followed the operation from start to finish. They were able to watch it unfold from the body cams on the Terminator's vests.

"That went well." John said.

John Henry thought so too. He was just glad Cameron hadn't gone in alone herself. That was what would have happened otherwise.

"Damage was minimal." John Henry said.

John informed Bob's team that there was surveillance equipment on the way and a box truck to load anything of value into. They would put the grab on any Skynet related materials or machinery.

The Resistance was able to glean many things from Skynet related operations. What they couldn't use directly was stored in warehouses or bunkers depending on the nature of the items.

John Henry, at Cameron's direction, always stockpiled things the Resistance would need for the future. They now were able to add captured and modified Skynet equipment to the caches.

They also took the machinery from any of the production facilities too. They would be able to set up their own production lines at some point. That was all thanks to Skynet.

Claire was upset that Hanna was left upstairs. She was their final line of defense outside the bunker if the house was attacked. The Detail was the first line of defense.

She looked at all the monitors. It was all violent and confusing to her. She looked very nervous and uneasy. She knew that men died but it all happened so fast. She didn't even think it lasted twenty seconds from start to finish inside the building.

"There are so many things all happening at once." Claire said.

Young Allison would have preferred her mother was elsewhere. She did want her to know this was a typical operation for the Terminators.

"It's like this a lot, Mom." Young Allison said. "There are many things to keep track of."

Claire knew that Savannah was out there too with Cameron somewhere. She'd watched them leave the house earlier.

"Savannah needs to be careful." Claire said as she looked at Anna.

Anna wasn't sure why Claire looked at her. Maybe it was because she was identical to Savannah in appearance. Maybe she didn't want to look at her daughter and think about the danger she would soon face.

"She will be." Anna said. "She is very experienced."

Young Allison wanted to remind her mother Derek was there too.

"Derek is as well." Young Allison said. "The Terminators will take the heat for them."

Holly looked at Allison and then at Claire.

"I'm going to check with Hanna." Holly said and left the bunker.

Claire watched Holly go up the stairs.

"Is there a problem?" Claire asked.

Allison was with Summer as she watched her Metal lover leave.

"I hope not." Allison said. "I already have enough to worry about."

Summer touched Allison's cheek when she said that and smiled. Allison was less worried now with that contact from her sister.

Young Allison saw that happen. Summer looked at her and smiled too. She looked away from Summer and went back to work with Anna.

Anna wanted everyone to relax. They were only one minute into the operation.

"Everything is under control." Anna said.

The tension level was high and the operation only just got underway.

Gail wanted to back up Savannah. She'd left Ally and Sheila behind. She hot-wired a pick-up truck so she could go to them. She heard someone rapidly approach from behind her.

She pulled her Taser and sidearm and turned to face her target. It could be anything from the owner, a street punk or a Terminator.

Ally held her hands out to her sides slightly.

"Easy, now, it's cool." Ally said. "I came to help you."

Gail leaned over and opened the passenger door. She wanted to get take off.

"Hop in." Gail said. "We're leaving."

Gail was given the information directly by CamNet as to where Cameron was at. She headed in that direction. It seemed that CamNet appreciated Gail's specific concern for Savannah.

Ally saw that they only each carried a pistol and a Taser. They didn't have any long guns.

"You know we're light on firepower." Ally said.

Gail didn't need weapons against Grays. They'd be nice but humans didn't last very long in a fight.

"We're Terminators, that's all the 'firepower' we need." Gail said.

Ally could see Gail was very determined.

Gail wanted to make sure her Taser was ready. She was a little leery about any encounter with hostile Terminators. Savannah told her she needed to dive right back into the fight and not worry about what was done and in the past.

That was easier said than done for a Terminator.

Cammy was let off to acquire transportation and to meet up with Cam to stop the van. Cameron moved into the front passenger seat.

Cam and Cammy formulated a plan as they each drove.

Ally notified them that Gail and her were only a few minutes away.

Cameron hadn't anticipated the additional assistance from Gail and Ally. That additional help would make the take down of the van easier.

"You four, take the van down. I'm going after the truck." Cameron said.

Savannah was behind the wheel of the SUV. She knew they were close to a freeway. She thought they needed to act before they reached it.

"How many signals before he reaches the freeway?" Savannah asked.

Cameron looked over and smiled.

"It's seven signals and one turn." Cameron said. "I know all the traffic signals in the city. I was in the system for a short time."

Savannah was aware of that incident.

"I read about that." Savannah said. "I've studied all you've done."

Cameron looked away from Savannah.

Savannah reached over and took Cameron's hand as it started to glitch. She wanted to reassure Cameron.

"Everything you've done is what you felt and believed was the right thing to do to protect the future and John." Savannah said. "There's no judgment on my part. There never has been ever. There never will be either."

Cameron looked at Savannah. It reassured her greatly.

"I know that, Savannah." Cameron said. "Thank You."

Cameron knew Savannah NEVER gave up on her all the times everyone else did.

Cameron squeezed Savannah's hand.

Savannah thought about the route that Cameron described. There was one thing she wanted to try.

"Can Cammy and Cam stop the van at the turn?" Savannah asked. "That way the big truck will make the turn but won't see what happened to the van that was behind him. It just won't be there."

Cameron thought that was an effective strategy.

"Yes." Cameron said. "I'll coordinate that with them as we move to be in front of the truck. I want to be in front of him at the last signal before the freeway."

Cameron didn't want the big rig to make it onto the freeway. She wanted the cargo before that happened. She was sure the cargo was something very important to Skynet.

Derek acted as the guard. He was to make sure that no other vehicles entered the compound. There were none. Even with the shots fired no one ever looked or paid attention. Since they happened inside the structure they weren't that loud.

He saw the brown delivery van pull away from the dock. Jim was driving. Mel was in the front with him. Mel hopped out as they stopped at the guard shack. Mel retrieved and tossed the body of the guard into the back.

"Derek, you go with Jim." Mel said. "We'll finish up here."

They were ready to depart when a medium sized box truck pulled in. It was driven by one of Cameron's Terminators. They arrived with surveillance equipment and demolition charges. They wanted to know if any Grays returned and they would have a 'surprise' for them if they did.

Jim explained the plan was to wire the building up to see who came to check out what happened. Then blow the building if necessary. It was a tactic they used before against different Grays.

The box truck would carry away anything they wanted to take and the rest of the team. Skynet always provided them with material. They were always taken to secure remote locations for evaluation and checked for any tracking devices.

Derek looked at the empty guard booth.

"What about having a guard here?" Derek asked. "Maybe I need to stay."

John wanted Derek away from there.

"Derek, Mel will stay, you and Jim clear out." John said. "We don't know what the response will be to what we have done today."

"Roger." Derek said.

Derek handed Mel the hat and coat.

Jim drove away. A team would be waiting to go over all the bodies and phones for information and dispose of them. They would have the hard drives from any computers that were there in addition to them. They would try to uncover any more Skynet targets to hit.

The next issue would be with Cameron's teams.

Shall Endeavor

Lost on the path to nowhere
Is where life leads us daily
Blind to what surrounds us
We smile and carry on gaily

We are shown but can not see
We are told but can not hear
We stumble and trip on the SAME debris
What is far is yet so near

Timbers of our lives crack and sag
Who is willing to grab them and hold
Time has tarnished our bruised spirit
What was once youth now grows old

They can feel us scream
But not see, hear or taste
Viewed as nothing more than rubbish
Away true love does anguishingly waste

Every second, minute, hour, month or year lost
Is time and opportunity squandered forever
There is more than one path to freedom
One light, one dark, which shall endeavor

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