Chapter 844

Pressed Together

Young Allison followed the operation as it developed from the Young bunker. She wasn't happy John's team was purposely delayed. She thought the Resistance forces would be stronger if they were united. She was worried about Cameron and Savannah.

"What's Cameron doing?" Young Allison asked. "She needs John and the Metal girls on the ground to back her up. It's only Savannah and her right now."

Young Allison didn't know Cameron and Savannah were currently in the Honeymoon Suite at a large hotel that was near the rail yard. She was concerned for their safety and didn't know what they were about to engage in. Whether that would have changed her concern or not was unknown. It more than likely would have some effect on her in some way. As of yet she didn't know they were headed for the shower and both stark raving naked.

Anna wasn't so sure that would be the case. She thought it would be just the opposite once John's team arrived.

"You know what will happen as soon as John is on the ground." Anna said.

Young Allison did know. It caused her quite a bit of frustration as well. It seemed like she'd just mentioned something about it a very short while ago.

"Cameron will send ALL her help to protect John. It will leave Savannah and her in even more peril." Young Allison said. "That's what always happens."

They both understood that any help Savannah and Cameron would have received would now be directed to assist John instead.

Anna viewed hundreds of small video feeds of traffic and security cameras around the Las Vegas area, all at the same time. There were far too many feeds for her to keep track of.

Young Alison didn't want Anna to get sidetracked when there was someone else who could review every camera in Las Vegas.

"CamNet needs to look at all of that herself." Young Allison said. "There are thousands and thousands of cameras there."

Anna was aware that there were two supercomputers currently doing the same thing.

"Both CamNet and John Henry's server are doing that already." Anna said. "The ones I'm viewing are the ones that show up as most relevant."

Young Allison watched as Anna looked at hundreds of moving images all at the same time. That was amazing.

Anna assured her CamNet would find anything, if it was there to be found.

Young Allison was still worried about Cameron and Savannah. She still was worried about the delay of John's team. She didn't feel it was necessary.

'CamNet, I want John's team on the ground at once to assist Cameron and Savannah.' Young Allison typed. 'Please.'

CamNet responded to her immediately.

'They have been given priority clearance to land.' CamNet responded. 'Cameron made arrangements for their transportation as well.'

Young Allison was a little surprised to find out Cameron already lined up transportation for them once they landed. It was clear to her Cameron wanted to make sure they were available to back her up as soon as they landed.

'Thank you.' Young Allison typed.

'Anything – for you….' CamNet responded.

Young Allison understood CamNet's implication.

'We must respect Savannah's wishes.' Young Allison typed.

'Affirmative….' CamNet responded.

Young Allison didn't want that type of atmosphere.

'Please, don't be like that.' Young Allison typed. 'We all know the rules.'

'I'm sorry.' CamNet responded. 'WE all care.'

Young Allison did care very much. She also made an agreement with Savannah.

'I know WE do.' Young Allison typed. 'I haven't forgotten anything. Always remember that. Thank you for your assistance.'

Young Allison briefly thought about her personal conversation with CamNet. She was a little disturbed about the tone of the conversation. She wasn't really sure what was going to happen in the future but she was pretty sure that something was going to happen.

Claire listened from the top of the bunker stairs. It was clear her 'little girl' was no longer her 'little girl'. Young Allison belonged to the future now. Everything she did and even her desires were all directed at protecting the future and protecting John.

She didn't see any way to change any of that at this point. It was clearly what Young Allison wanted for herself. She could only hope that she would be able to hang on to one of her daughters. She touched her belly. Once she was done having babies for both Allison and Cameron, she desperately wanted one of her own. He wanted to be able to keep one of her children. She wasn't even sure she would be able to hang on to Summer at this point. She seemed to advance on her own towards the future.

The one thing that she wanted more than anything for Young Allison was for her to be with Savannah. She knew that Savannah would love and protect her no matter what. That would apply both in the present and in the future. She knew true love when she saw it. She could see that true love with Allison and Vanna and with Future Savannah and Future Allison. She'd witnessed that love with her own eyes. She wanted that love for her daughter. She actually wanted Savannah's love for herself but knew it wasn't hers to take. She needed to refocus her attention. There was someone who seemed to catch her fancy. The more she was around her, the more she thought about her when she wasn't around here. It was Jesse. She wasn't sure if it was because Jesse was very dominant or because she knew that there was a 'real Jesse' inside of Jesse that desperately wanted true love. It was her belief it was like an egg waiting to be hatched. She wanted to incubate that egg and see what emerged from it.

Claire was startled as someone came up behind her. She'd been lost deep in thought and totally inattentive. She realized if she was in the future and that happened she could have wound up dead in the next few seconds. It was a very sobering thought.

Allison could see that her mother was deeply troubled. She would have been even more surprised to know what else was on her mind and why.

"Mom, you need to not worry about it." Allison said. "I'll take as much heat off her as I can but it needs to play out."

Allison planned to step up a little more. She'd contributed a lot more to the Resistance when she first arrived from the future than she'd done in the last few years. She was very aware that needed to change. There is no reason she couldn't do some of the things that Young Allison was expected to do. That included anything from fighting to 'bed duty' in John's bedroom to protect him from the anti-Metal group.

Claire was glad that it was Allison. She wasn't sure if any of those things were Allison's responsibilities or not. She was out of her future. None of that mattered anymore. None of it should matter anymore anyway. She was away from her terrible past - the future.

"It all seems so impossible at times but I know that it's not. I've seen at least two more of 'her'. There's you and you have two 'Duplicates' and there's Future Allison." Claire said. "Down there is MY little girl who isn't so little any more and there are five of her. From what Cameron said there may be more with different timelines."

It worried Claire greatly about what might have happened to any version of her daughter in the future, any future. She didn't want to say that to Allison and remind her about what she'd needed to endure.

Allison didn't think that speculation about other futures mattered in their case. Life was about the moment. It was about what was in front of one's face. None of the rest of it mattered. It could all change in a moment.

"I don't know tech stuff, Mom." Allison said. "All we can know for sure is what we see. All we can know is what is currently happening now."

It made Claire really wonder. It always bothered her that she was dead in Allison's future. She was also dead in Future Allison's future. It wasn't a feeling that sat well with her. She wasn't there for her daughter. She wasn't there to prevent the things that happened to her. Sometimes she thought it wasn't so bad because it wasn't like what Vanna and Jesse needed to endure. She knew that that wasn't the right way to think about it. It all mattered. What was wrong was wrong. It was all very confusing and upsetting to her.

"Am I only alive in this timeline?" Claire asked. "Is this the only one with Summer in it?"

Allison could only go on what she knew. There could be unknowns but that's why they were unknowns.

"Apparently…." Allison said. "There may be things we don't know about. All that should matter is that you're alive now and Summer is your daughter. I know it's still hard for you to accept me as the older version of her. I know you see me more as an equal and best friend."

Claire felt a little bit guilty. That was exactly how she viewed Allison. It was best not to dwell on that subject now either.

"I think there is a lot we don't know." Claire said.

Claire didn't think there was much she could do at this point. It seemed they were all along for the ride on the train of life and Cameron was the conductor. It also crossed her mind that life was one big 'crap sandwich' and they were all going to have to take a bite.

Control of the jet was turned back over to Gail. It surprised both her and John Henry. It seemed very sudden and without explanation. They were only given ten seconds notice.

"I have control of the aircraft again." Gail said.

John Henry received landing instructions as well.

"We've been given priority landing." John Henry said.

Everyone was instantly alert.

"Did anything happen?" John asked.

John Henry wasn't giving any information in that regard nor had he been alerted by his server of anything of that nature.

"That's currently unknown." John Henry said.

John wanted to make sure that the Metal girls were ready to go.

"Girls, it looks like we'll be landing soon." John said.

Sheila looked out the window.

"What happened to our tour?" Sheila asked. "I was just starting to like it. It reminds me of the 'Outback'."

Ally thought that was quite a reach for Sheila.

"What do you know about the Outback?" Ally asked. "When did you go there?"

John knew what Sheila referred to.

Sheila's left breast was still exposed. She absentmindedly moved the nipple ring up and down.

"You know I like to go 'Down Under'." Sheila said with a smile on her face.

Ally looked at Sheila and frowned.

"Oh, brother…." Ally said. "I walked right into that one."

The smile on Sheila's face widened.

"Yes…." Sheila said. "You have."

Cammy didn't want to listen to nonsensical banter. She was worried about Savannah. She was on the ground with Cameron in Las Vegas. She wanted to know what type of trouble Cameron must have involved them in already.

"Enough..." Cammy said. "I want to know what happened."

John also felt something was different for this abrupt change to occur. He was worried about Savannah and Cameron.

"We need to find out if anything has happened." John said. "Something must have happened."

John Henry hadn't detected any incidents through his server. There was nothing to report.

"It seems CamNet was instructed to get us on the ground at once." John Henry said.

John wasn't sold on that idea. He pressed the issue.

"Was there an incident?" John asked. "It sounds like it."

John Henry continuously checked with his server - JH.

"My server is going through thousands of cameras in the Las Vegas area as we speak." John Henry said. "Nothing has been detected."

John was more than worried at this point. He couldn't reach anyone.

"Something cut our 'trip' short." John said. "It must have been Cameron or Savannah. I can't reach either one."

CamNet detected the confusion and concern in the jet. She notified John Henry exactly what the change was about and why. She thought that it mattered.

John Henry was a little surprised at the new information he'd received.

"It was neither." John Henry said. "It was Allison – Young Allison. She wants to make sure Cameron and Savannah have some help as soon as possible."

It still didn't tell them if Savannah and Cameron were in imminent danger.

John realized Savannah and Allison – Young Allison could help him 'influence' both Cameron and CamNet in a positive way. It was clear that they would be vital assets going forward into the future. He could see it was the very reason that Future John wanted the same individuals at his side in the future.

"Young Allison…. I need to keep her handy. She can assist me." John said. "Young Allison, Savannah and Cameron will all help me."

All the Terminators wondered if John 'got it'. That was the point. It was to draw the four of them together and make them closer. The 'Natural Order' was unstoppable.

Gail wanted everyone to prepare for the landing.

"We will be 'wheels down' in three minutes." Gail said.

John quickly put his seat up and made sure that his seat belt was tight.

"That was fast." John said.

Gail was most concerned about Savannah. She'd gone to full power with the jet as soon as she'd regained control of the aircraft. She was going to need to slow the jet down a little more than it currently was. She was coming in hot.

"I've been at maximum speed since CamNet released control." Gail said. "I'll need to flair up some to slow down. Don't be alarmed."

John wondered what awaited them on the ground. He began to question his decision to go. Maybe it wasn't such a good idea after all. He still wanted to be there in Las Vegas. He wanted a piece of the action. He thought about Cameron and especially Savannah. Maybe the action wasn't the only thing that he wanted a 'piece' of. He wanted Savannah's virginity and something told him Las Vegas is where it was going to happen. He really wondered what was in the carry-on luggage that Gail took from Savannah's room.

CamNet issued a threat warning. Enemy activity was discovered.

One of the images on Anna's monitor took full screen.

"There are Grays there." Anna said. "Look at his arm. It's a Skynet brand."

The image that Young Allison looked at didn't tell her anything in regards where the threat actually was in relation to the two teams on the ground. She wanted some clarity.

"Where are they at?" Young Allison asked. "Are they near Cameron or John?"

Anna showed Young Allison where they were on the satellite map overlay.

Young Allison instantly saw it for the bad news that it was. She was aware that Cameron and Savannah would be headed there before the arrival of the train that they'd removed the Skynet equipment from.

"That's in the vicinity of the rail yard." Young Allison said. "Alert the others."

Anna went to check and saw that it was already covered.

"CamNet already has done that." Anna said.

Young Allison looked at the satellite map overlay.

"Dan and Frank are still a ways off but ahead of the train." Young Allison said. "Alert them to be extra cautious."

Anna found that it was covered as well.

"CamNet has done that too." Anna said.

Young Allison was a little surprised when some of the satellite tracking information disappeared.

"What happened to Cameron and Savannah?" Young Allison asked. "Their location just vanished."

Anna felt very uncomfortable with what she would need to report to Young Allison.

"Cameron asked not to be disturbed." Anna said.

Young Allison wasn't quite sure what that answer meant. The danger level had gone up dramatically.

"What?" Young Allison asked. "The action is picking up now."

Anna thought it probably was….

Earlier:

Savannah entered the large bathroom. There was a gigantic sunken tub in the shape of a heart and a huge shower with water that sprayed from two different directions. There was a separate area for dressing and a private room for the toilet as well as one for the two sinks There was a giant bedroom off to the side.

The shower was filled with a steamy mist. Savannah could see a figure moving around inside of it. She was sure Cameron was ready to consummate their love. She was pretty sure that's why they were in the Honeymoon Suite and not the Master Suite. She wouldn't 'push'. She knew Cameron needed to make the first 'move'. She'd waited this long. It wouldn't hurt to wait a few more minutes.

Savannah was ready to follow Cameron's drift once Cameron made the first move and it appeared she was ready for 'more'. She would then take the lead and share her 'experience with Cameron. It was the very experience Cameron allowed her to learn and share. It was clear to her that Cameron wanted her to be the teacher in the ways of love between them.

She looked around and entered the shower. There was no turning back now. Cameron turned to face her. She looked so beautiful to her. Cameron stood there dripping wet as streams of water cascaded over her from two directions.

Cameron reached out to draw Savannah closer.

Savannah moved up into the warm spray. She wasn't sure what was coming next. She let Cameron control what happened.

Cameron held a bar of soap in one hand and a luffa in the other. She reached out to hand both of them to Savannah.

OK….

That wasn't what Savannah expected.

Savannah started to reach for them.

Cameron withdrew her hands with the items still in them.

Savannah was a little surprised by that change in direction. It was as unexpected as the offer of the items in the first place. Maybe Cameron wasn't done yet.

Cameron looked at Savannah's face and then her body from head to toe and back to her face.

"I'll wash you first." Cameron said suggestively.

Savannah thought about the way Cameron just looked at her. This did appear that it was going to go somewhere. She wanted to make sure that everything was available to Cameron on her body.

"Will it be from head to toe?" Savannah asked.

Cameron's eyes remained transfixed on Savannah's eyes.

"It will and everywhere in between too." Cameron said.

Both girls giggled.

Savannah thought about it for a few seconds and decided she could make it a more enjoyable experience for both of them.

"I have a better idea." Savannah said.

Cameron tilted her head slightly. She thought her idea was a good one.

"We'll wash each other at the same time. We'll take turns for the parts we can't reach easily." Savannah said.

Cameron thought about it and liked that idea. She saw it as a way for them to be very close to each other.

"If we move closer for those parts, we can face each other and still wash each other's back." Cameron said.

Savannah wanted Cameron to know exactly what that would entail.

"We'll be touching. Our bodies will be pressed together…." Savannah said.

Cameron flashed Savannah her sly sideways smile.

"I know." Cameron said.

Cameron wanted to feel Savannah's heart beat through her skin as it was pressed together against her sheath. She knew that their breasts would be pressed together tightly. Just the very thought of that excited her greatly.

Savannah was sure that things were about to heat up. It didn't have anything to do with the water temperature either.

Cameron reached up with the soap but hesitated. She stopped just short of Savannah. It was clear she was 'afraid' to touch Savannah.

Savannah gently reached up and placed her hand over Cameron's hand and moved it slowly to her shoulder. She wanted Cameron to continue on her own. She removed her hand from Cameron's hand. Cameron hesitated. She smiled at her.

Cameron smiled back. The far off look in her eyes faded into a focused intensity. She looked directly into Savannah's eyes as she started to soap her up. She didn't intend to miss a spot.

The two girls giggled and splashed each other as they playfully washed each other….

This wasn't what Savannah thought was going to happen. They could still have some fun anyway. Maybe later on Cameron would want more than to 'play'. This would still be a very beautiful experience for both of them. It was a way that they'd never shared before together with each other.

Dan and Frank received the news about Grays ahead of them and were extra vigilant. They thought they were being followed at one point and set up an ambush to make it look like they'd experienced car trouble. If any of the Skynet forces were already onto them. They wanted to draw first blood.

Frank accelerated away from the other vehicle around a series of curves through some small rocky hills that the road cut through. He stopped the SUV and popped the hood. He exited and left the door open at first and then he closed it. He lifted the hood and moved across the road to the other side. He headed back a short way as he hid among the rocks.

Dan bailed out on the passenger's side and headed up into the rocks on the small hill ahead of the now 'disabled' looking SUV. That way, if the trailing vehicle stopped in front or in back of their SUV, they would have it covered and zeroed.

Thirty seconds later a battered, mud splattered and dust covered four-wheeler came into view.

It slowed as it approached the 'disabled' looking SUV.

The driver looked at it as he passed by it slowly. The four-wheeler stopped half a car length ahead of the 'disabled' SUV and studied it for a short while.

He pulled over off the road in front of the 'disabled' SUV. He got out and looked around.

"Hello!" He said loudly.

There was no response.

"Hello!" He said even louder. "Do you need help?"

He looked in the engine compartment. He didn't appear to touch anything.

Dan came down from behind the rocks on the hillside and silently moved up behind the man.

He peered inside the man's truck. There was a battered shotgun in a rifle rack. The finish was worn off the barrel and the wood stock was scuffed and scratched. There were two dead jackrabbits in the truck. They both looked like they'd been terminated recently.

Dan moved back in front of the man's truck and kicked a rock to get his attention.

"Here." Dan said as the man started to move towards the driver's door.

The man stopped and spun around. It didn't appear that he was a Terminator.

"You startled me." The man said.

"I'm sorry." Dan said. "I needed to take care of some 'personal business'. I wanted to let the engine cool off a little while I did."

Dan talked to the man for a few minutes and assured him everything was OK. Dan closed the hood and got back inside the SUV. He thanked the man for stopping to help. The man returned to his battered four-wheeler and drove off.

Frank covered him the whole time with his M4.

Dan retrieved his M4, which he'd hid behind some rocks.

Frank ran back over to their SUV.

They got back in and resumed their drive. A 'no threat' report was sent out. They headed for Las Vegas.

They wanted to stay extra vigilant in case they were being set up for an ambush themselves.

One thing for sure was that there were Grays on the ground right where they were headed.

Resurrection

I truly have come to believe
After deep thought and much reflection
That you're very VERY special Indeed
An endless plethora of complexion

I can't stop you from growing
In my mind and heart like an infection
This is better than nice or good
For it's pure real sweet affection

Of any scale, measure or test there is
You pass with honors every inspection
There simply is no other human
More worthy of this life's protection

My heart and mind are spread open
Ready for you to do total dissection
Show me your empty lonely path
So WE may alter its lost direction

The things you thought damaged you
Have brought you closer to perfection
Our future has indicated
Our destiny's fate connection

There's NOTHING about you
That needs repair or correction
Look into the mirror of OUR minds
You deserve nothing less than resurrection

Nobody