Chapter 745

Floor It

After Cameron exited the SUV, she moved rapidly away from Cammy and Savannah. The information she received from John Henry and CamNet showed her target area was still a few miles ahead of her. She was sure Skynet in some form was up to something.

Cameron went wide around the spot she'd seen the movement and came up on it from the back side. She went through her various vision spectrums as she scanned for a target. So far nothing turned up.

There didn't appear to be anything in the road or alongside it. There were no wires that she could see. There was always the chance it was radio or phone detonated so it could be activated by a 'command detonation'.

Cameron looked up and off to the side. She could hear something coming. There was a drone off in the distance. She briefly looked around for cover before she was informed by John Henry that it was a Resistance drone. It did cause her a moment of consternation.

"Cammy, I have a drone spotted." Cameron said. "It's ours."

John Henry brought the drone down to a moderate altitude. It was currently out of human hearing range but not Terminator hearing range. It was equipped with the new power plants which were much quieter than any that they'd encountered before. It couldn't be heard far from where it was at. It was able to operate at much lower altitudes.

"Cameron, I'm looking down at your position." John Henry said.

Cameron was concerned about her immediate area. She hadn't been able to spot anything on her own and hoped that if there was anything there that John Henry could find it.

"Is there anything around me, human or Metal?" Cameron asked. "It may even be some type of animal."

John Henry searched the area around Cameron. He also began to receive images from a second feed. There was another drone about to arrive.

"There's nothing I can detect." John Henry said. "There's a second drone that should be on station soon as well. It is only picked up Cammy and Savannah, other than you."

Cameron still wasn't satisfied that everything had been detected yet. Maybe whatever she'd spotted earlier was already gone.

"Cammy and I both spotted movement." Cameron said. "It moved from north to south. It was twenty feet to the west of my current position."

John Henry double checked the area around both Cammy's SUV and Cameron. The search came up negative again. There wasn't anything spotted through any vision spectrum.

"There's nothing there that I can detect." John Henry said. "It may have been an animal and you could have spooked it. It may have run off or be in a burrow."

Cameron still wasn't sold on that idea. If it was an animal and it did enter some type of burrow, that would explain why it was undetectable currently. She wanted John Henry to expand the search parameters of the drones that just arrived.

"It's a possibility. The road we were on is no longer in use. I'm five miles out from the target area." Cameron said. "What's between me and that location?"

John Henry took one drone up to a higher altitude to be out of Terminator detection range. He had it fly to the area that Cameron indicated. He kept a second drone in a figure eight pattern between Cammy's SUV and Cameron's position.

"I haven't been able to detect anything." John Henry said.

Cameron hoped that would make her trek a little less stressful. Her biggest worry now would be to get targeted by any hostile HK drones. They knew that this group possessed them so it was always a real threat.

"Watch for any HK drones." Cameron said. "What do you make of the target area?"

John Henry gained some additional altitude with the drone as he approached the target area.

"I can see it is located near the power transmission lines." John Henry said. "It appears to be located near a hillside."

John Henry's report appeared to confirm Cameron's suspicions. The area indicated didn't show up on any of the satellite imagery. She was only able to determine the location from the Gray that she'd interrogated and then brutally terminated by ripping his tongue out.

"That's what I was afraid of." Cameron said. "It is well camouflaged from the satellite photos."

John Henry figured there needed to be more than what he was able to detect with the drone. It was most likely built into the hillside or underground.

"Do you think that it's a tunnel or mine?" John Henry asked. "It may be a bunker as well."

Cameron wasn't sure what to make of it at this juncture. It would call for a closer observation. The description of the location and its nearness to the high tension power lines seemed to indicate it was very similar to the operation that was taken down in the mine. She hoped to get a look inside and see if they had the advanced TDE operational. Any information she could glean on the construction of a giant power cell would also benefit the Resistance going forward. If it was any of the things that John Henry or she thought, some additional assistance could come in handy.

"Where are our other teams of Terminators?" Cameron asked.

John Henry directed them earlier to where they were currently located. It was a back road onto the property of the nuclear power plant that was in place for fire fighting. It was miles away from the reactor and power generating facilities themselves.

"They are in position on the dirt road leading to the compound." John Henry said. "There has been no activity there since their arrival."

Based on the nature of what she suspected she doubted that the Skynet forces had abandoned the location. There was always the slim chance that they may have panicked and run once their hit team disappeared but most likely they were still there.

"I doubt they've pulled out." Cameron said. "I think they're hiding and waiting."

John Henry was ready to send the teams of Terminators to location ahead of Cameron. They could either secure the area or assault it.

"Do you want to send in our teams?" John Henry asked. "They could get things started or possibly even wrapped up before you arrive."

Cameron looked over to the location we're Cammy and Savannah were at inside the SUV. Safety on Savannah's part would dictate that she allowed John Henry to send in the teams of Terminators now. Her personal quest to deal with Skynet herself indicated otherwise.

"No, I'll check the target area myself first. I think you need to move the drones to a higher altitude in case there are any Terminators there. I don't want to alert them." Cameron said. "Cammy, move up the road two miles and then hold until my next instructions. I'm traveling down the road now to see if I trigger anything."

Savannah was appalled at what Cameron just said. She didn't want Cameron to trigger a booby trap.

"Don't use yourself as bait." Savannah said. "Cameron, use caution."

Cameron moved swiftly and quietly through the darkness. She felt that everything was under control.

"I am." Cameron said.

Cameron wanted to move in on the position. She also wanted Savannah to be safe. She was willing to take the risk to protect Savannah.

The more she learned about this operation, the more involved it seemed. Maybe she was being over cautious and worried about nothing more than some animal. She calculated the way they were about to arrive should be undetected and unexpected. Now she wondered if she'd miscalculated.

She was aware that there were risks to all operations. This one was no different.

Sheila heard the car start and the garage door open. It was time to move. She didn't like the suddenness of how things happened.

She moved away from where she'd been looking in the window. She headed for the far side of the house, away from the opening garage door. She didn't want to be spotted by the vehicle pulling out. She wondered if she'd been looking at the half naked drunk wife of the property manager too long and been spotted. She had been trying to check her out. It was something she always liked to check on any females in her custody. She'd actually done that on a recent operation and got her face slashed open by the female when she pulled a knife out on her. She'd she threw her into a vat of molten metal. If she would have had a little more time and the other Terminators weren't in the same vicinity she would have worked on her a little bit.

She needed to refocus.

Now she wondered if she was being set up.

Wait.

She felt like she was being herded.

Maybe that was the 'play' to get her to go in that direction.

She changed her direction again right before she rounded the corner of the house to be out of the view of a departing vehicle.

There was a dull thud and something moved. It brushed against her right where she'd been headed. The blow glanced off of her but still sent her sprawling.

Only a Terminator could deliver a blow like that.

She was under attack….

She'd been played.

She blamed this on the property manager's wife for 'distracting' her earlier.

John was aware everything was silent now. He was sure it was all about to fall apart. He wanted to know the condition and status of his troops.

"I don't like this." John said. "Gail, can you see anything?"

There was no response.

"Sheila?" John asked

There was no response.

Bob read the situation as impending danger.

"They must have gone 'dark'." Bob said.

John wondered what they'd come up against since they were in two different locations. The silence would indicate that they most likely dealt with a Terminator. He thought if it was a Gray that the threat would have already been neutralized.

"That has to be a bad sign if they both are 'dark'." John said.

Bob quickly started their SUV.

"Affirmative…." Bob said.

Bob drove away from the location where they've been parked. They'd been worried about additional Terminators or Grays having the area under observation. He didn't want to get caught flat footed as a sitting target.

John thought that Ally should get moving for two reasons.

"Ally, drive by now." John said.

The Escalade was already running. Ally moved the shift selector from neutral into drive.

"I'll be there in twenty seconds." Ally said.

Ally was worried about Sheila too.

Moments ago:

Gail was on the street in back of the house they watched.

She moved into a yard one house over from the target house and behind it. There was a cat that ran off. It urinated as it went. Her predator pheromones terrified the feline.

Gail peered over the rear wall of the target house. She heard a car start. A figure ran from the garage and around the far side of the house across the back of it and away from the garage. At the speed he was moving, he was a Terminator. It looked like he was about to surprise Sheila or ambush her. He was going to come out on the opposite side from the garage. She figured that Sheila would have her back to the area where the Terminator would come out because she'd be on the lookout for the car to leave to make sure she could move so she wasn't spotted.

She knew it was time to act. She jumped over the fence in a flash. The figure moved just out of her view around the corner as she landed. She pulled her Glock and Taser and set off after him. She decided to keep a wide berth as she neared the corner. She peered around the corner and saw him go over a fence to the front.

Gail didn't have time to fire her Taser so she took off in hot pursuit. She put her Glock away as she ran to give herself one free hand and one to use for the Taser.

It was clear the Terminator was after Sheila.

John waited anxiously to hear from any of the Metal girls.

"Ally, do you see anything yet?" John asked.

Ally was headed directly for the target area. She'd only just started out ten seconds ago.

"I'll be there in ten seconds." Ally said.

Bob and John were further away than Ally was.

John wanted to make up that distance fast.

"Floor it, Bob." John said. "Let's get up there."

Bob floored it and the SUV shot forward.

"Affirmative…." Bob said.

John was worried about Sheila and Gail. They were all right there and it was happening under his nose. The trouble was, he wasn't sure what was happening.

Cammy and Savannah slowly moved up in the SUV to back up Cameron. Cameron was on foot to make sure the path was clear for Cammy and Savannah.

Cammy checked her calculations against the odometer in the SUV. She was right where she was instructed to be.

"Cameron, we've moved up exactly two miles." Cammy said.

Cameron ran to put as much distance between the SUV and where she was currently at. She determined if there was a threat that she would engage it first. She hoped to have it neutralized by the time Cammy and Savannah arrived. So far no threats were detected.

"You're still three miles away from the target area." Cameron said. "I'm moving to take it under direct observation now."

Savannah was a little irritated to know that Cameron hadn't stuck to the plan and then rushed ahead. She looked over at Cammy.

"I think we should move up more." Savannah said.

Cammy was about to respond to Savannah when Cameron gave them new instructions.

"You can move up two and a half more miles." Cameron said. "I want you to travel slowly the last half mile. Cammy, you can turn the SUV off and roll down the side of the hill. There are a lot of rocks so use caution and watch your downhill speed."

Savannah saw all that as a little chancy.

"Wait for us, Cameron." Savannah said. "We don't need to rush this. It won't take us that long to get there, even if we use caution."

Savannah motioned for Cammy to turn her com off. She wanted to give her new instructions so that Cameron could be better protected.

"Hurry, I'm not about to let her go inside a mine, tunnel or bunker alone." Savannah said. "Bad things seem to happen in them."

Cammy could see the genuine concern Savannah felt for Cameron. It made her feel jealous. She did know that's how things were from her first day of activation. It was just something she needed to live with. She knew that if she ever forced Savannah to choose between Cameron and her that she wouldn't be the one who was chosen. It was always best not to rattle that cage.

"I know you're worried about her." Cammy said.

Savannah peered intently ahead as Cammy drove.

"I love her, Cammy." Savannah said.

Cammy tried to keep the SUV from being damaged as she hurried.

"I know. I know." Cammy said. "I'll hurry for the first mile and a half."

Cammy gave the SUV some more gas.

Savannah didn't have a good feeling about where Cameron was. She wanted Cammy to throw caution to the wind.

"Floor it." Savannah said.

Cammy did as Savannah asked her to.

The increased speed began to severely punish the SUV. They made good time. Savannah wanted that distance closed up fast. She wanted to be ready to move in with Cameron if she entered into something.

Sheila went down with the powerful glancing blow. Her Taser and Glock both went flying in different directions. She rolled and came up. She was able to catch the Terminator off guard. He was still recovering from his near miss. He hadn't expected to face another Terminator.

She slammed him into the side of a tree. He bounced off as he took another swing at her. He missed her as she dodged. He seemed agitated he wasn't able to take her down easily.

"It looks like I'm a little more than you can handle, mate." Sheila said in a taunting fashion.

The Terminator seemed to even further agitated by her comment.

"You're a 'Metal Whore'." He said.

Something landed behind him.

It was Gail.

The new development caught him by total surprise. He'd just come from the back and side and there was no one there. They were behind him now. He decided his best course of action was to evade. He would return and terminate the property manager's wife at a later time. She also irritated him immensely. Maybe he would give her what she said she wanted before he snapped her neck.

Gail fired her Taser.

He attempted to move to avoid her. Two of the barbs hit him and made contact. He went down.

Sheila kicked him in the face as he fell. She checked around her for any additional threats and then smiled at Gail.

"Thanks, love." Sheila said to Gail. "I'm gonna give you a REAL special treat next time we're alone."

Gail was stimulated somewhat by Sheila's comments. She thought that Sheila always gave her a real special treat whenever they were together. Maybe there would be something new. She felt bad about her earlier animosity when she'd threatened Ally and Sheila with physical force. She'd wanted to make sure that they didn't badmouth Savannah.

"We all do our part." Gail said. "We're a team."

The Escalade pulled up next to the curb and stopped quickly in front of the three Metal figures on the lawn.

Ally looked around for any additional threats. None were spotted.

"John, the situation is under control." Ally said.

John didn't want them to get complacent. He knew how these things could keep expanding.

"Watch out for any Grays." John said. "This may be a bigger operation that it looks like."

Ally piled out of the Escalade to warn the girls and back them up.

"John says to watch out for Grays." Ally said.

The three Metal girls all scanned their surroundings.

Sheila collected her Taser and Glock and pulled her knife out. She was irritated by what the Terminator called her.

"I want you two to hold him down. I want him to reboot." Sheila said.

Ally and Gail looked at each other. They saw Sheila was serious.

Sheila began to count down the seconds.

John and Bob pulled up.

Sheila glanced over.

"Forget it." Sheila said and removed his chip instead.

John was a little concerned about the wife. He wondered if the Terminator terminated her before he came after Sheila.

"Where's the wife?" John asked.

Sheila was still a little angry about her encounter with the hostile Terminator. He didn't think that the property manager's wife would have moved from where she saw her last passed out at.

"She's inside." Sheila said. "I'll check on her."

Sheila attempted to 'check her out' earlier. That was how she was spotted by the Terminator. It was the drunken wife's fault she was almost terminated. She decided to do to the drunken wife what she wanted to do to the female Gray earlier. She wanted some blood.

John wanted to wrap things up and get out of the area before any lookiloos showed up. The sight of anyone moving a deactivated Terminator appeared the same as someone moving a dead body.

"Load the Terminator in our SUV." John said. "Ally, take Gail to retrieve her van. We'll wait here for Sheila."

Ally left with Gail.

John waited at the SUV.

Bob went to the garage and shut off the car. He hit the button to close the garage door and exited. He looked in the window that Sheila looked in previously. He saw Sheila 'look over' the wife. She appeared to be terminated. Bob wondered if Sheila killed her.

He was sure what she was about to do. He was aware that she'd done the same thing multiple times in the past. Savannah worked with her to change that type of behavior.

Sheila wanted blood and she was going to take it.

"Somebody's going to pay for what happened." Sheila said.

Bob watched Sheila.

Sheila would have preferred if the woman was conscious.

Bob felt that he'd witnessed enough. He rapped on the glass.

Sheila snapped her head up and saw Bob looking at her. He shook his head from side to side.

He lifted his left hand and pointed at his eyes then at her. He let her know there was a visual record of what was about to happen.

Sheila nodded and laid the woman flat. She put the robe on top of her naked figure and exited.

Bob waited for her.

It looked like he wanted an explanation. Sheila was a little concerned that she'd been caught with her 'hand in the cookie jar' so to speak. Since she hadn't actually done anything, she didn't think that it was really a big deal.

"She's drunk." Sheila said. "She'll live. I didn't touch her."

Bob wasn't so sure.

"What did you put in your pocket?" Bob asked.

Sheila had resisted the urge to maim the woman at the last second.

"It was my knife." Sheila said. "That's it. I don't want to let Savannah down."

Bob was glad that he didn't let things go too far.

"You didn't." Bob said. "I know you were 'angry'."

Sheila was still 'angry'. This night wasn't over yet….

She didn't want to let Savannah down but she did want vengeance for all of the day's events.

She was upset over the bludgeoning she received at the hands of the Terminator. She sported a few scraps and cuts from all this now. Sheath damage, even when minor, seemed to upset all the female Terminators.

Sad NOT Tired

I want to TELL you

That I never want to SEE you again

But I CAN'T

I CAN'T

I would Never HURT you

I would Never CHEAT you

I Never made you feel OBLIGATED to do anything

I Never USED you

When I SEE you

I want to CRY

When I THINK of you

I want to DIE

I HATE you

I HATE You

I - H*A*T*E - Y O U

HATE really means LOVE

The TEARS run down my cheeks

I'm NOT tired

I'm SAD

I AM SOMEBODY

NOBODY

.

I WAS Good Enough