Chapter 846

See Them Strip

Cameron was very upset that John was out in the field again. It caused her a lot of grief and apprehension. Savannah was displeased that he was there also. She devised a plan that would put him in a little less danger and in a fixed location so he wasn't moving around continuously. They decided to use 'JH' or John Henry server as a focal point. That would keep John Henry and John together. It would be much like a mini Command Center in its scope of operations.

Neither of them were exactly sure why John insisted on going to Las Vegas. If he thought he was going there to hit the town for a good time, that just wasn't going to happen. Not under the current conditions and with an obvious Skynet presence in the city and the rail system that ran through it. The fact that Grays were spotted nearby was another issue that needed to be dealt with.

John Henry's server linked everyone up for communications.

Cameron asked Savannah if she could set things up and get everyone on the same page. She figured it would be less of an issue if Savannah handled it, especially when it came time to deal with John.

Savannah thought that it was a better idea if she was the one who dealt with John. There was no need for everyone to hear an argument between them over John being out in the field. She didn't believe John would be rude to her. Sometimes he had been in the past and when she pointed that out he quickly apologized and corrected himself.

"Hi, John, we've established a mini base in a casino hotel room." Savannah said. "You can go there and set up a local Control Center."

John was a little surprised to hear from Savannah so soon.

"Hi, Savannah." John said. "Where's Cameron?"

Savannah looked over at Cameron and she shook her head from side to side. It was clear she didn't want to speak with John.

"She's driving." Savannah said. "She said to say, 'Hello'."

John could tell that Cameron was upset that he was there. He doubted Cameron even said that. He didn't get out that much, let alone to any place that was interesting or fun. He didn't like Cameron being overprotective of him for no apparent reason. He needed to lead his troops, not hide in seclusion. It just didn't seem like that big of a deal to him. This was part of an operation that was very personal to him because of the way that they were duped by the Skynet forces.

He was ready for some action and he thought there were enough Terminators with him that it wouldn't be a problem. He directed Cammy to head for where the Grays were spotted. It was time that he got back in the game.

"I want to take down the Grays that were identified." John said. "I'm headed in that direction to do that."

Cameron looked over in disgust and took Savannah's phone from her. It looked like she would need to deal with him after all.

"I already have it covered." Cameron said curtly. "We need to see what they do. I want to know if they know that we've taken the HK equipment. If they don't detect that, I want to see where they go. What is it exactly that you think that we've been doing all of our time here?"

Savannah raised her hand to her mouth to stifle a giggle. She was more than aware of what they'd almost done.

Cameron looked at her and shrugged her shoulders. She actually wished that Savannah and her would have been able to progress a little further in the consummation of their love. She would certainly like to dangle that in front of John's face.

John wondered if that was the Grays or the boxcars she referred to. He decided to let her spell it out. It would probably create less friction that way. It was clear to him by the tone of her voice that she was already steamed. He would have actually preferred to have continued his conversation with Savannah. He figured he should at least try and keep the conversation somewhat cordial.

"Hi, Cameron. It's good to hear from you." John said. "That's all really good thinking."

John waited for Cameron to say 'Hello' herself but she didn't. It was clear to John that Cameron was really angry at him.

Cameron waited a few seconds before she spoke. She wanted the wait to sink into John's head so he understood how she felt without her having to express it verbally. That would most certainly lead to harsh words and nothing good.

"It was Savannah's idea." Cameron said. "She knows what's best."

John didn't want to create a bigger issue. Since Cameron already moved in on the Grays, there was no need to go there at this time. He would need to wait and see what developed or what Cameron uncovered. It would be better in the long run if they were able to find out more about what was going on around there.

"Maybe I should head for the local 'Control Center' that you've established then." John said.

Cameron looked over at Savannah and winked. It appeared that Savannah's idea would be implemented after all. John should be headed for less danger now. She felt he was still in a danger zone. He would have been more secure if he'd remained at the Resistance base.

"That's a good idea." Cameron said. "Hello, John, and thank you."

John decided to leave it at that. He was pleased that Cameron acknowledged him at the end of the conversation. He knew that that was better than nothing. Maybe if he couldn't get it to Savannah's pants later on, he would be able to get into Cameron's pants.

Cameron gave them instructions where it was located. She said that Cammy would have a VIP pass and package waiting for her. The hotel staff would think she was 'her'.

It was clear to John that Cameron wasn't pleased that Cammy was with him. He glanced over at Cammy. Maybe if he couldn't get into Cameron's pants, he could get into Cammy's. It was the same thing really if he thought about it. Would it really make a difference? No really, what was the difference? He needed to refocus on the operation. He was a little worried about the multitude of security cameras around the area.

"What about the video feeds?" John asked. "I know all those places are wired."

Cameron looked over at Savannah and rolled her eyes upward.

"CamNet has everything under control." Cameron said. "If you want to gamble or socialize, feel free to do so. If you choose any electronic games to gamble on, CamNet will assist you. If you desire female 'comfort' you have a selection…."

John wasn't going to ask what she meant about socializing, comfort or a selection….

"O - K." John said.

Cameron looked over at Savannah and smiled. She reached out and touched Savannah's upper thigh.

Savannah placed her hand on top of Cameron's and moved it up slightly.

Cameron looked directly at Savannah as she spoke to John.

"John, what happens in Vegas – stays in Vegas." Cameron said.

John moved the phone away from the side of his head and looked at it for a moment. He contemplated everything that Cameron just said. He looked over at Cammy and she winked at him. He looked at John Henry and he shrugged his shoulders. He was sure Cameron was very upset and angry with him for being there. He wasn't sure what the last part of her statement was about. It seemed to leave a lot of doors open.

Cammy heard everything that Cameron said to John. She saw that as a green light to make a move on him. She figured as long as they were in Vegas it should be within the parameters that Cameron established for things to happen. If Cameron was going to be with Savannah, there was no reason that she couldn't be with John. What was fair was fair. Besides, she'd like to see how that Bitch liked it. She smiled to herself. She planned to have John's 'little soldiers' inside her sheath in two places. She didn't intend for any to end up in the third place. If John insisted on that she would point out that John Henry was there as well.

Cameron followed CamNet's instructions as to where the Grays were located. They set up an observation post that overlooked the Grays and the railroad yard tracks. It was one of the throat tracks before the yard itself. It could also be used as a staging area for incoming and outgoing trains. some trains were scheduled to go straight through Las Vegas without stopping. Other trains might let off a cut of cars or pick up a cut of cars depending upon which direction it was going.

Gail's team headed to where Savannah and Cameron were at. Cameron directed her to take up a position on the opposite side of the Grays. The Grays seemed to have a spot picked out where the action would come to them. This seemed to be a routine operation for them. Both of their teams would have a direct view of the Grays as they checked each side of the boxcars. Each team would be able to observe what happened on their side of the boxcar.

Sheila thought their assignment sounded boring.

"I want to gamble." Sheila said.

Cameron wanted to make sure there's plenty of protection for Savannah.

"Play time will come later." Cameron said. "I want Gail's team to back up Savannah."

Gail looked over at Sheila and gave her a dirty look.

"We're on it." Gail said. "Our team will not fail. I'll make sure that everyone does their part."

Sheila and Ally could be heard complaining in the background of Gail's transmission.

Cameron went over the plan again.

They would watch the Grays from two sides and then act accordingly when appropriate. They really didn't know what to expect or what was going to happen. Everything was up in the air right now.

Young Allison ventured upstairs to see what the disturbance was about. When she exited the bunker, she saw Allison was clearly upset.

"Allison, what's wrong?" Young Allison asked.

Allison looked away from her when she asked the question.

"I don't know." Allison said.

Young Allison needed to find out what happened.

"Something is." Young Allison said. "I heard angry voices."

Young Allison gave Allison a hug.

Allison looked at Young Allison. She felt incredibly guilty about what she wanted to say. She decided to say it anyway. It was what she felt.

"I wanted to see Savannah." Allison said.

Young Allison looked at Allison for a long moment before she spoke. It was clear that Allison wanted to be with Savannah in a sexual manner. That was the same thing that she wanted too. It was something that no one would allow her to do. She decided to sidestep the real issue. She was jealous of 'herself'.

"Savannah is in the middle of an operation." Young Allison said.

Allison felt very guilty again about what she wanted. She knew that she wanted something that 'belonged' to Young Allison. They were the same person. They were the same individual. It shouldn't matter to either one of them. It did make her wonder how she was going to feel when Vanna wanted to be with Young Allison when she became active. It was the same thing in reality and she wouldn't be able to say a word about it.

"Don't you think I know THAT?" Allison asked angrily and then immediately softened her tone. "I'm sorry, Allison, you didn't deserve that. I don't know what is wrong with me."

Young Allison figured there were multiple issues that Allison needed to deal with. She knew that some of them were hormone based and Allison really didn't have any control over them.

"I guess I can only blame 'myself'." Young Allison said. "I thought Holly said earlier that you were going to see Vanna."

Allison looked around her. She looked very frustrated.

"I am." Allison said.

Young Allison looked around and wondered where everyone went.

"What's the problem then?" Young Allison asked. "Where is everyone?"

Now Allison felt even more guilty about the way that she'd treated Holly.

"I was mean to Holly and told her to 'get out'. I don't think I've ever done that before. I don't know why I did it." Allison said. "Hanna, Summer and mom are in the backyard."

Young Allison knew that Holly never talked to Allison or treated her like that. Holly was a very sweet and gentle person, especially for Terminator. She was aware that a Terminator would take something very literal when it was told to them, especially if it was about someone that they cared for.

"Did Holly go to the backyard as well?" Young Allison asked.

Allison didn't know what was wrong with her. It felt like sometimes her body and mind controlled her and that she couldn't control either one of them herself.

"Yes." Allison said. "I don't feel right. I feel moody and upset all the time."

Young Allison knew what needed to be done as far as an immediate fix went. There is no reason for Allison and Holly to have any animosity towards each other at all.

"It's your hormones." Young Allison said. "They'll stabilize. Let me go get Holly so you can apologize to her and you can go see Vanna then."

Allison managed to give Young Allison a faint smile.

"Thanks, Allison." Allison said.

Allison hoped it was only some hormone imbalance. She doubted it. She was sure the way she'd treated Holly was going to cause some kind of emotional scar that would never heal. She would need to try and fix it somehow. She didn't know how. It seemed like there was an awful lot that she didn't know how or what to do now.

Young Allison didn't know what was wrong with Allison other than this wasn't her normal behavior. She headed for the backyard. She hoped she could fix this.

Cammy and John Henry drove John to the casino hotel that Cameron told them to go to. It was a first class establishment.

"This casino and hotel are really nice." John said as he looked around.

Cammy wondered why Cameron picked such a fancy place to set up a local Control Center. It could have been done in a much less lavish and less expensive motel.

She went to the 'special guest' desk and obtained another VIP package along with some more room keys.

Cammy asked the clerk for extra card keys. They started to talk about 'hotel policy'. She slipped the clerk a hundred dollar bill to not ask about the extra keys.

The clerk looked around and made a few extra keys.

"What keys?" The clerk asked with a wink as they pocketed the hundred dollar bill.

Cammy went away with six card keys. She wanted to make sure that there were card keys for everyone.

She led them to the special express elevator. John followed her. John Henry brought up the rear.

John Henry was sure that the hotel was a little more lavish than it needed to be. He noted the special express elevator they were about to enter. It was clear that they were in a classy establishment.

"This elevator only goes to the top three floors." John Henry said.

Cammy used one of the card keys to call the elevator.

"It is just for us right now." Cammy said.

John took in all of his surroundings. He felt a high level of excitement as he could hear the gambling going outside of the lobby. He would have liked to head straight to the casino floor and play some of the games for a while. He figured that he better find out where the room was to help get things established before he did that. He thought about playing the slot machines. He looked at Cammy and figured if he was going to play a 'slot machine' that he would like it to be her.

"I feel like a 'high roller'." John said.

The elevator door opened and the three of them went inside. She also needed a card key to activate the floor that they wanted to go to. There was a keypad as well on the outside of the elevator and on the inside of the elevator. She possessed a code for that as well. John Henry used the keypad to select the top floor.

The elevator rapidly went to the top floor.

Cammy looked at the rooms as they passed down the luxurious hallway. She saw the room ahead and stopped.

"That BITCH." Cammy said.

They could both see that Cammy's eyes glowed red.

John and John Henry were instantly alert.

John Henry saw what Cammy looked at and knew.

"What's wrong?" John asked.

Cammy made an effort to regain her composure. She was determined she was going to pay that Bitch back.

"That BITCH didn't get the 'Master Suite'." Cammy said. "LOOK!"

John looked and saw it was the 'Honeymoon Suite'.

"Maybe the view is better here of the rail yard in the distance." John said.

Cammy looked at John. She didn't want to give off negative feelings. Everything would need to be calculated from this point forward if she was going to leave there with John's 'little soldiers' deep inside of her sheath.

"I'm sorry I called YOUR WIFE a Bitch." Cammy said.

Cammy was only sorry she'd said it out loud. She was sure the only reason Cameron picked this suite was so she could steal Savannah from her. That was fine with her. Two could play that game and she was ripe for the challenge.

John Henry hoped that he wasn't brought into the conversation. He did note the change in Cammy's demeanor and figured what she was up to. He decided to stay out of that as well.

Cammy smiled at John. She opened the suite door and let them in.

John looked around the room. There was a food cart sitting there in the middle of the room. He would check that out after he looked around the suite. He was unsure when it arrived. He figured if room service brought it that quickly that they must have some top notch service in the hotel.

He heard Cammy cuss again in the bathroom and decided to see what was in there. He saw the two wet towels in the bath and shower area. He was more impressed at how elaborate the bathroom was than the fact that somebody used it to clean up who'd been riding underneath the bottom of a freight car.

It just didn't seem like a big deal.

"I love the heart shaped sunken bathtub." John said.

Cammy returned from the bedroom, which connected to the dressing room that was located between the bathroom and bedroom. She was thoroughly disgusted at what she'd found.

"Then you'll really like the bed." Cammy said. "Take a look…."

John noticed Cammy seemed to have a look of anger on her face.

Cammy was determined more than ever to get some 'payback'.

She wanted to tell John it was his lucky day but she decided she was going to show him instead. She thought a little motivation first would make him a little more pliable to accept her sexual advances. She also noticed there was a lot of alcohol located throughout the suite in the various rooms. She figured a little alcohol couldn't hurt either to lower his inhibitions.

Gail was headed to where Cameron and Savannah set up their observation post. They passed a number of Casinos and Casino Hotels along the way. She could see Ally and Sheila look at them.

Ally didn't see the issue with the Grays as being anything pressing.

"We should stop at one of the casinos." Ally said. "Just for a few minutes."

Gail looked at Ally and frowned.

"We're not here to play." Gail said.

Sheila was more than ready to hit the gambling floor.

"I am." Sheila said. "I was last here about sixty years ago. This place was a little dump in the middle of the desert. Now look at it."

Sheila received a message on her com from CamNet to 'watch it' about discussing the 'past'. Nobody else received that message.

Ally hoped this was her break to find out what Sheila was up to in the past.

"Tell me about it." Ally said.

The message Sheila just received through her com still echoed in her head.

"I can't talk about it." Sheila said. "You know that."

Sheila pointed at her com.

Ally nodded.

It was clear that 'Big Sister' was all over them.

Gail didn't care for Sheila's or Ally's attitude right now. She thought they should be a little more professional. This was a Resistance operation, not one of Cameron's half baked 'off the books' operations where apparently anything could happen.

"We need to back up Savannah." Gail said. "That's what we're going to do. Don't make me bust you up, both of you. If either of you endangers Savannah, I will. I swear it."

Gail wanted Ally and Sheila to be at the top of their game and ready for combat. She didn't want them to think about how they could cheat to beat games of chance.

Cameron was up on top of a wooden crate inside of a building. It was a warehouse of some type. Savannah and her went into it because it was adjacent to the railroad and was near the location where the Grays were detected.

"I see them." Cameron said.

Savannah finished her climb to the top of the large wooden crate. She needed to use several smaller ones to be able to get up easier. She wasn't able to make out much once she was up on top of the crate.

"I can't see them clearly." Savannah said. "You can see better than I can."

Cameron thought that her view would improve.

"You will." Cameron said.

Savannah knew that Cameron still had a better view of them. She was concerned if they were really just Grays.

"Are any of them Terminators upon further inspection?" Savannah asked. "I know they were reported as Grays but you never know."

Cameron was certain they were humans by their behavior.

"No. They're Grays." Cameron said. "I don't recognize either one of them as Terminators."

Savannah was a little worried about their place of concealment.

"Can they spot us?" Savannah asked.

Cameron was sure they were in a good spot. It offered good protection unless someone was directly below the wall outside of where they were at and looked up.

"We're inside a building, looking through a screen covered slotted vent." Cameron said. "We're good."

Savannah wanted to calculate their wait until the train arrived.

"I think the train is still more than an hour out." Savannah said.

Cameron wanted CamNet to take over the CTC function for the railroad. John Henry's server turned over control to her along with the dispatch duties.

"Maybe it will be a little less. CamNet has given them a clear track." Cameron said. "They're running at track speed all the way.

Savannah looked over to where the two men were at. She still couldn't see much.

"Now we wait." Savannah said.

"Now we wait." Cameron repeated.

Cameron wondered where this would lead. She wanted the Metal girls to back them up and maybe she would bring one over where they were to stay with Savannah. If she felt Savannah was protected, she might venture out to get a closer look. If things needed to get 'personal' she would like to be closer to the targets.

Young Allison went to see Holly.

It was obvious Holly was upset. Her hand glitch. She tried to hide it from Young Allison.

Young Allison reached out and took her hand, the glitch stopped.

"I'm sorry I was rude and mean to you a few minutes ago." Young Allison said.

Holly tilted her head slightly.

"That wasn't you." Holly said.

Young Allison felt a certain responsibility. Allison was her. She was just older and back from the future.

"It was or it will be." Young Allison said. "It's still me, even if it wasn't me."

Holly could see how quickly things became confusing.

"It was still not you, even if it was or is or will be." Holly said.

Young Allison thought that she was able to redirect Holly's mind enough to speak freely.

"Tell me what happened." Young Allison said. "I want to see if I can help everyone."

Holly explained that Allison wanted to move back to the Resistance base to be closer to Savannah, Vanna and Jesse. Her mother wanted to be there as well. She said it would be better protection for Summer and her.

Young Allison thought that those were all valid reasons, especially the safety issues. She was also sure that her mother wanted to be closer to Savannah, Hanna and especially Jesse. That wasn't the current issue right now.

"Why's that a problem?" Young Allison asked.

Holly believed she knew what the real reason was.

"It puts Allison closer to a TDE." Holly said. "You know what that means…."

Young Allison remembered that Savannah told her she dreaded when she heard the TDE run. It usually meant something bad would happen.

"I do." Young Allison said. "It usually means nothing good."

Holly looked at Young Allison with desperation in her eyes.

"You can't let her go." Holly said. "YOU or Savannah can stop it. John Henry and CamNet will listen to Savannah and you. They can block it or prevent it."

"I will speak to Savannah about this." Young Allison said.

Holly started to scan Young Allison.

"I may be old enough but you know that I'm not old enough…." Young Allison said. "You know that everyone would flip if I was pregnant. I think it's safe to say that there would probably be a few Terminator deactivated if that were to happen."

Young Allison knew the only way around that was if John was the one who did it.

Holly quickly withdrew her hand.

"I'm sorry." Holly said. "It's a force of habit."

Young Allison led Holly back inside. She watched as Holly and Allison shared a tearful reunion and made up. Allison kissed Holly deeply and led her to her bedroom. She left them alone as she slipped back down into the bunker. She didn't need to see them strip again, at least not right now….

Back At School

There are many places
Where one can learn
We can draw one closer
While another one we spurn

There are many things
Upon ourselves we can educate
Lifting some up higher
While others we berate

It should be our very selves
That we wish to inform
Not leaving one torn
Feeling hopeless and forlorn

It is possible for one to another
To instruct, enlighten and teach
The insightful sermon better apply
To you as well as those you preach

Do you really think
Everyone is mindless ignorant fool
You best elucidate yourself
Back at school

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