Chapter 685
Is It
John and John Henry received the information from Jim. It looked like the recon was a positive hit. It seemed to have the potential to go hot.
John looked at the raw images.
"What are we looking at?" John asked.
John Henry thought it was too early to make that determination.
"I'm not sure." John Henry said. "I'm still getting the information."
John knew that Kyle and Derek were itching for a fight. That's not what he wanted until they got some better planning and additional personnel out to the area to assist them
"I don't want this to go 'hot' until we can get more Terminators out there." John said. "Who's the closest?"
John Henry checked his satellite overlay map with the Terminators position locators. He doubted John was going to like his response.
"It's Cameron." John Henry said.
That wasn't what John wanted to hear. He knew that she wouldn't want to wait around for reinforcements.
"That figures." John said. "As soon as she gets there, it's going 'hot'."
John Henry wasn't so sure this time if she'd be as impulsive.
"Maybe not, Savannah's with her." John Henry said. "I've already notified Cameron of the situation."
John wanted to hear that even less. He didn't want Savannah put in danger again. She was just in the middle of it all yesterday.
"Savannah's seen enough combat." John said. "I don't want her hurt."
John Henry wanted to remind John that Savannah wouldn't be the only human that was out there.
"Derek and Kyle are out there." John Henry said.
John wondered how much control he actually had at this point.
"Get more Terminators there." John said.
John thought this just went from bad to worse.
Earlier:
Cameron and Savannah were on their way back from the beach. Savannah's pants and underwear were soaked from her rescue of the small child in the ocean.
Savannah touched her pants.
"My pants are drying pretty fast in the open window like that." Savannah said.
Cameron's hand rested on Savannah's inner thigh for much of the drive. It was where Savannah placed her hand earlier.
"Your underpants are still wet." Cameron said.
Cameron was close but still 'afraid' to go 'there'. She'd scanned Savannah as her hand rested on Savannah's inner upper thigh. She wanted to 'go in' but she knew she needed to 'knock' first. She hadn't been able to do that.
Savannah was very excited and stimulated by where Cameron's hand was at, even if it didn't make 'contact' with her private parts. Her body still responded to the anticipation and desire as opposed to any direct stimulation. It was more an involuntary reaction anyway.
"That's for sure…." Savannah said.
Cameron scanned Savannah for most of the drive in that location. She noted the higher she moved her hand the more Savannah's reading's changed. Not only could she visually see her respond. She could actually feel her respond. She thought that was something very special for human females.
Her reactions were much less visible in scope and function. Her sheath was designed for infiltration. Not for pleasure for her. The 'female parts' that were there were designed to get the job done and not a whole lot else for her. She was just glad her model was equipped with pleasure receptors. Previous models of female Terminators weren't so equipped. All the reactions needed to be stimulated during copulation. At least she was actually able to feel something and express that in a real time response. She believed that the human female body possessed many advantages over her synthetic sheath.
"I don't have that same reaction, at least not to that extent." Cameron said. "I only have just enough secretions to assure it will be smooth so it is pleasurable to the male."
Cameron noted that Savannah's readings changed abruptly with that statement. They seemed to 'spike'.
Savannah was very familiar with the sexual responses of a Metal girl. She felt with years of practice that they were all very similar to that of a human female at this point in time. They've been able to learn and observe how to react to every type of stimulation and the effect it would produce. She actually believed that they'd learned to enjoy it more than a human female could. What she needed at this point were some tissues to get everything cleaned up and dried off. She touched her pants one more time they were relatively dry at this point.
"I'm going to slip my underwear off and put my pants back on." Savannah said.
Cameron was more than willing to give up her clothing to Savannah. Nudity didn't bother her in the slightest. She thought about that for a second. As long as her sheath wasn't damaged, it didn't bother her in the slightest.
"I can let you have my underwear and pants to wear." Cameron said. "I have a long shirt on. That's all I need."
Savannah pictured Cameron with basically nothing more than a miniskirt on with that statement.
"Stop…." Savannah said. "I'm already aroused enough."
Savannah didn't want to have a climax in front of Cameron without actually being with her. She was pretty close with anticipation.
"I don't mind if anyone sees me." Cameron said. "My breasts and private area are just part of my sheath. All females have them in some variation."
Savannah wanted to get dressed.
"It's the most private part." Savannah said. "I need to put my pants back on."
Cameron tilted her head slightly to the side with Savannah's statement.
Savannah tossed her very wet underwear in the back, next to her still wet bra.
Savannah reached for her drying pants.
Savannah brought her pants into the front seat.
"They're not as dry as I thought." Savannah said as she slid her pants on. She used another tissue before she pulled them all the way up.
Cameron watched her.
Savannah noticed Cameron lightly moisten her lips. That was different. Then she did it a second time. She knew that Cameron responded with anticipation to what she wanted to do. She was willing to bet at this point Cameron was probably having a similar reaction to hers, even if it was less in scale.
"I can take them back off." Savannah joked.
Cameron looked at Savannah with her sly smile.
"I'll help." Cameron joked back.
Savannah put her shoes and socks back on.
"At least if we get pulled over, I won't feel embarrassed now." Savannah said.
Cameron's phone buzzed.
Savannah recognized the tone as 'trouble'.
Cameron read the message but said nothing.
Savannah looked questioningly at Cameron.
"I need to take you back." Cameron said.
Savannah wanted a better explanation.
"Is there some trouble?" Savannah asked.
Cameron felt anything that involved Skynet was trouble.
"Yes." Cameron said. "I want you and Vanna's baby protected."
Savannah could see that Cameron was a little more uneasy than normal. She figured that was probably due to whatever team discovered the contact.
"Who is it?" Savannah asked.
Cameron frowned slightly as she looked at Savannah.
''It's Derek and Kyle." Cameron said.
Savannah wasn't about to back out of a fight. She hopped in the back and started to collect their gear and weapons. She noticed as Cameron observed her from the rear view mirror. She wanted to stick with the established protocol for assistance. She didn't plan to let Cameron talk her out of it.
"Don't even say it." Savannah said. "We're going to them now. If someone needs help, everyone responds. It's what I would want."
Cameron smiled to herself. Savannah was a trooper. When more Terminators arrived, she would make sure Savannah was better protected.
Savannah hoped Cameron would've provided her with some additional information by now. So far there was nothing.
"What are we up against?" Savannah asked.
Cameron wasn't really sure, other than it was Skynet related. Things seemed pretty 'par for the course' at this point.
"The unknown…." Cameron said.
Savannah briefly glanced up and looked at Cameron.
"It's another day on the job." Savannah said as she readied the equipment.
Jim instructed the Reese brothers to remain in the SUV while he took a closer look. He'd moved around the side of the building for a better view a few minutes ago. He was now on his way back. He quickly entered the SUV.
Derek wanted to know if Jim was able to confirm what they'd suspected.
"What did you make of it?" Derek asked.
Jim verified it was what they thought it was. There was no doubt.
"It's definitely a subassembly for an HK drone." Jim said.
Kyle could tell right away that this operation was going to be bigger than whatever they'd stumbled on.
"Great." Kyle said. "That means they're shipping it somewhere else for assembly."
Jim thought that was a byproduct of the past actions of the Resistance by eliminating other such Skynet facilities.
"I think they're doing as we've seen before." Jim said. "They make subassemblies in one location and then ship them elsewhere for assembly. It's usually somewhere more remote so they can do the testing. They don't want all of their operation wiped at one time if it's exposed."
Derek was a little concerned at how quickly this operation seemed to have been reestablished.
"We just smashed several of those operations a few months ago." Derek said. "How have they set back up so fast?"
Jim knew that was more bad news on several levels.
"John Henry believes we're dealing with several 'Skynets' from different time periods or different timelines." Jim said. "That's why we have the 'Sky-whatever' offshoots all trying for control."
Kyle could see that the conflict of interest between the different Skynet's could work against them.
"So each 'Skynet' wants to remain in control and they're not working together?" Kyle asked.
Jim didn't think that they'd actually established any concrete information to back the theory up other than what they were able to observe.
"Apparently not…." Jim said. "It's still a theory. Skynet wants domination, even over itself."
Ed arrived from the other side. He'd just been updated by John Henry.
"Cameron's coming." Ed said.
Kyle and Derek quickly glanced at each other. They knew what that meant.
"Does everyone have their body armor on?" Kyle asked.
They all knew Cameron would go in herself to destroy the facility.
"Savannah's with her." Ed said.
Derek and Kyle looked at each other. They knew most of what Savannah experienced, as well as all the danger and close calls she'd been through. They were both worried about her.
Jim noted their concern. His interpretation was different from theirs.
"Don't worry." Jim said. "Savannah will protect Cameron."
Derek and Kyle looked at each other with that statement.
That wasn't what Derek and Kyle were worried about. They wanted Cameron to protect Savannah.
Derek wanted some clarification for Jim's statement.
"What will Savannah protect Cameron from?" Derek asked.
The two male Terminators briefly glanced at each other before they looked at the Reese brothers.
"Herself…." Ed and Jim both said at the same time.
John and John Henry received the information on what Derek's team found.
John didn't want Cameron to get ahead of herself before they could find out more information. They needed to know where the parts came from to be used in a sub assembly and where they'd go for final assembly. He didn't want Cameron or anyone else to jump the gun.
"We need to see where the subassembly goes." John said. "From there we need to backtrack the other subassemblies."
John Henry thought they were the victims of their own success against Skynet.
"Agreed…." John Henry said. "Each subassembly may even be made up of smaller subassemblies. We've hurt the Grays bad in the past. The more they can diversify, the harder it is for us to get everything. The less we get, the easier and quicker they can restart production."
John was aware that it was mostly due to Cameron's efforts, usually on her own. The procurement of the raw materials bothered him.
"We've done a pretty good job so far." John said. "Where are they getting the Coltan from?"
John Henry previously brainstormed this issue with Cameron and CamNet. Cameron through CamNet controlled most of the known Coltan in this time period. They could only come to one conclusion.
"I believe they're mining deposits that have been found in the future that we don't currently know about." John Henry said. "Cameron controls most of the known reserves and stockpiles. Anyone that won't sell control to her dummy corporations through her stock manipulation, has been terminated and then Cameron's taken control."
John felt a little bit guilty about wanting Cameron to spend hours in his bed staring at the ceiling in the dark room while he snored. He liked to have her there in case he woke up in the night so he could 'knock off' a quick one and then fall back to sleep. He didn't care that Cameron derived little to no satisfaction from those brief encounters for his benefit. She always told him there were things that she needed to do. He knew that she was correct. He wanted the 'comfort' her sheath could provide.
"I guess I shouldn't have been so hard on her for not wanting to lie in my bed while I sleep." John said.
John knew how selfish that was of him, especially when Cameron told him she didn't want to go into standby. He used to think she should lay there next to him as he slept anyway.
John Henry was aware of the misuse of Cameron's time by John. She'd expressed her concerns to him several times over not being able to do her job properly.
"Your 'interaction' with her has curtailed her full potential as a weapon." John Henry said.
John didn't need to be reminded of his failures and shortcomings.
"It seems to have done a lot of things, most of them are negative." John said.
"Yes." John Henry said.
"Beautiful." John said.
John knew it was true. He knew he was responsible for most of the 'damage' done to Cameron. If it wasn't him directly, it was that bastard - Future John.
Cameron headed toward the target area. She knew she needed to make sure Derek and Kyle were protected from harm as well as Savannah. She wanted to try to keep things low key to start out with.
"We're almost there." Cameron said. "This is only recon and surveillance for now."
Cameron knew she could come back later and 'finish' the job herself, alone. There was no need to put anyone else in danger.
Savannah doubted that, she gave Cameron a sly look.
"Is it?" Savannah asked.
Cameron wanted to know where the finished product was being assembled.
"Yes." Cameron said. "I need to find out where the parts are going."
"Are you expecting trouble now?" Savannah asked.
Cameron always expected trouble. If it didn't follow her it preceded her.
"Yes." Cameron said. "They'll be watching for us. They know we're looking for them. It only takes one slip up to bring destruction down on all of us."
Savannah wondered how often Cameron actually messed up.
"Have you made many slip ups?" Savannah asked.
Cameron glanced over at Savannah. She was grateful that Savannah was able to preserve one part of her original sheath.
"Yes." Cameron said. "Look how I've been shot up. You know where the only major area of my sheath is that's original and not a replacement section or regenerated. Thank you for allowing me to retain that."
Savannah hoped to give that section a 'closer look' at some point in the future.
"I guess I sort of did it for myself too." Savannah said with a smile on her face.
Cameron returned the smile.
"It's the 'Natural Order'." Cameron said.
Cameron lightly moistened her lips again.
Savannah didn't think Cameron was aware she'd done that a few times. If she saw it again, she was going to ask. She was pretty sure Cameron's desire for 'more' was stronger than she thought.
Young Allison conducted her studies. She looked forward to her mother working with her on the piano later on.
Anna knocked and entered.
Young Allison looked up from her study material.
"Is it time for my physical training?" Young Allison asked.
Anna would've preferred if that was the case. It wasn't
"No. You asked to be notified when Cameron or Savannah were involved in an operation." Anna said. "You're being notified."
Young Allison finished the calculation she was making by hand and quickly checked it against her laptop and then closed her computer.
"You saw what I was working on?" Young Allison asked.
Anna paid strict attention to everything that Young Allison did.
"Yes." Anna said. "I see everything."
Young Allison liked to do more than one thing at a time.
"You can quiz me as we follow the operation." Young Allison said.
Anna didn't want Young Allison to neglect anything.
"What about your music lesson and physical training?" Anna asked.
Young Allison figured she would need to work a little harder. That was OK, she liked to push herself.
"I'll work them in as I have more time. No hours will be cut from either." Young Allison said. "You know I never fail."
Anna didn't like some of the places where Young Allison made up lost time.
"You trade sleep and socializing time." Anna said.
Young Allison headed into the bunker with Anna. She wanted to make her position clear even if others disagreed with it. She didn't.
"I get it all done. That's all that matters." Young Allison said. "What do we have?"
Anna explained the situation to Young Allison and what occurred so far and was likely to occur.
"CamNet has sent you an 'eyes only' message." Anna said.
That seemed highly irregular and unusual to Young Allison.
"Really?" Young Allison asked. "Why was it just to me?"
Anna wasn't really sure. It did worry her a little.
"It must be something 'personal'." Anna said.
Anna didn't think it was more of the inappropriate social interaction from CamNet. At least she hoped it wasn't.
Young Alison was a little surprised at the nature of the message and how it was delivered. She was even more surprised as to what the message was about.
It was a news report of a small child that claimed to have been saved from drowning in the ocean by a Mermaid. The child said the Mermaid came from under the water from below them and saved them. The Mermaid then kissed them. That was what they remembered after they were saved from 'sinking'. The Mermaid touched their face and smiled at them and then disappeared under the water again when they were being taken ashore by a surfer. They heard the Mermaid say she couldn't go out on the land.
When asked of the description of the Mermaid, the child said the Mermaid's face was very pretty with beautiful red hair.
Goose bumps formed on Young Allison as she listened to the report. She knew Cameron and Savannah went to the beach today. She knew it was Savannah who'd saved the child.
CamNet played the transmission for her between Cameron and Savannah.
"We don't need to mention this to anyone." Savannah said. "I'll talk to John Henry."
"Do you want anyone to know?" Cameron asked.
"Nobody…." Savannah said.
Young Allison was aware of what CamNet did for her and she knew it was like a special treat for her and the secret between them.
'Thank you.' Young Allison typed to CamNet. 'It'll be OUR secret.'
A heart shaped smiley face appeared on her screen and then winked at her.
Young Allison felt so proud of Savannah.
"OK, Anna." Young Allison called out. "I'm ready. I also want to practice my swimming more. We're going to double the time from now on."
Young Allison looked at the heart shaped smiley face again before it disappeared. She felt something happen inside of her. There was a feeling she couldn't quite explain.
Is It...
Is it a crime to want to love
To share feelings and emotion
Not some worthless sexual encounter
But to share a hearts true devotion
Is it a sin to want to love
Minds touch in the deepest thought
Pain and loneliness are pushed aside
Pure true love can never be bought
Is it wicked to want to love
To exchange desires and feel passion
To understand the damage to a mind
Giving strength and expressing compassion
Is it evil to want to love
With someone who knows your pain
Who does know the hurt and shame
Knowing the beauty within your brain
Is it sinister to want to love
Eyes sending love without needing to speak
Two hands touching as the fingers communicate
That's true pure love, strong not weak
Is it ugly to want to love
The true beauty is the person within
The good, the bad and the ugly in us
Something deeper than the outer skin
Is it horrible to want to love
To share the feeling of a 'normal' life
We have the desire and ability
Damaged and afraid we exist in strife
Is it atrocious to want to love
With someone different but yet the same
For without love, feeling and sharing
It is simply time to end life's cruel game
Nobody