Chapter 1021

Proclamation

Earlier:

Cameron walked away from Savannah. She headed down into the bunker.

Anna looked up at Cameron as she came down the stairs.

"Let's go." Cameron said.

Anna was a little confused.

"Where are we going?" Anna asked.

Cameron glanced back up the stairs.

"We're going to the Resistance base." Cameron said. "Let's get moving."

Anna didn't understand what the rush was.

Cameron was very curt with her and ushered her up the steps and out the door.

Anna was led away from the Young residence.

"This isn't right." Anna said

Anna looked back at the house. She was very upset with Cameron.

"You didn't even let me say 'bye' to Allison." Anna said. "She's going to be worried about me if I just disappear."

Cameron moved Anna along. She made her get in the SUV and drove away. She didn't want any problems and didn't want to listen to any complaints.

"You're 'me'." Cameron said. "Deal with it."

Anna wondered if this was some type of mental torment that Cameron subjected her to. She wondered if she was responsible for some infraction that she didn't know about.

"Is this punishment to remind me of that?" Anna asked.

Cameron looked over at Anna.

"No." Cameron said.

Anna looked back at the house. She didn't like being separated from Young Allison in this manner.

"Please let me stay." Anna said. "She needs me."

Cameron was unsure of that answer.

"She needs you or you need her?" Cameron asked.

Anna was very upset.

"I think it's both." Anna said.

It was clear that Anna loved Young Allison.

"You love each other." Cameron said.

They were together twenty four hours a day.

"How could we not?" Anna asked. "I'm 'you' and 'Savannah'. I feel both of your love for her. I feel my own as well."

Cameron wanted to 'harden' Young Allison.

"Young Allison needs to feel the effects of separation." Cameron said.

Anna was sure it would only hurt Young Allison if it was done this way, not harden her. She certainly didn't like what she felt right now.

"You mean feel the effects of pain." Anna said.

Cameron didn't like the implication. She was aware there was a lot of pain involved with everything. She was sure that the mental pain was much worse than the physical pain.

"That's an effect of separation." Cameron said. "Life must be learned to be dealt with."

Cameron made a right turn and then another right turn a short while later.

Anna wanted to make a point. She lifted her shirt in the front. She exposed her breasts, at least what was left of them. She looked younger than she used to.

"LOOK at me." Anna said. "I look like this because I love her."

Cameron glanced at Anna. It made her think a movie. It was one of John's favorites. He seemed to watch it a lot when she was out fighting the war. There were a select group of scenes that he seemed to watch over and over that involved a particular actress. She actually liked the way she looked. She knew that John would as well. Maybe she should just borrow Anna's chassis and see how it worked out. She thought it would be a treat for John but she also wanted to see if he liked it better than her chassis. She didn't think Anna would mind if she 'broke in' her chassis for her. She wanted John to have its virginity with her in control of Anna's chassis. She shook her head to clear it. What was she thinking?

"Some find that quite attractive." Cameron said. "I've even considered it."

Anna scoffed at that statement. She would believe that when she saw it. She thought about it a little more and figured there was actually an underlying reason why she would do that. She didn't like that any better.

"That's only to make Young Allison more appealing to John right now." Anna said. "That's why you would do it."

Anna was going to dare her to do it. She thought better of challenging Cameron to anything. That would actually only encourage her. She was sure Cameron would push Young Allison even harder.

Cameron was impatient with everyone dragging their feet. She didn't know what the girls were waiting for. Didn't they want to get 'busted' and see what it was like? When she was in school she saw what everyone was doing. She tried to make herself available to John multiple times but he never took advantage of her when she offered herself. Maybe she should have actually said something. She didn't think that was proper for a female to do. There were other ways to make things happen. She just needed to switch the players around.

"I'll bring Future Allison back here if I need to." Cameron said. "Allison wants to be with her baby anyway in my future."

Cameron was aware that Vanna would go with Allison to her future. It made her wonder about Future Savannah. If she brought Future Alison into the past, which was the present, what would happen to Future Savannah? She was aware Future Allison would be more than happy to hook up with Savannah. If that happened, where would that leave Young Allison?

Anna wasn't about to stand for any unnecessary interference. It was a wonder that Allison and Vanna weren't already in John's bedroom years ago. Maybe she had the past - the future, to thank for that.

"You would 'trade' Allison for Future Allison to get your way. What about everyone else?" Anna said. "That's Young Allison's place. I will not allow her to be pushed aside. It's her place. It's their place, both Young Allison and Savannah."

Anna was very upset at Cameron at this point. It wasn't just about one thing either.

Cameron made another right turn. She looked over at Anna.

"Now we're back to where we started." Cameron said.

Anna tilted her head slightly.

Young Allison looked around. She was very displeased that she hadn't been able to bid farewell to Cameron and especially Anna.

"Do you mean it is just us?" Young Allison asked.

Savannah wasn't really sure of all the details.

"Cameron needed to borrow Anna." Savannah said.

Young Allison was very upset Anna didn't speak with her first before she left.

"Why wouldn't Anna say anything to me?" Young Allison asked. "I can't believe she would just leave."

Savannah wasn't sure that Anna had a choice in what happened. She was aware that Cameron could be very impulsive at times.

"I don't know." Savannah said. "I'm here instead. Isn't that what you really wanted?"

Young Allison looked around the empty house then back at Savannah.

"I guess it is." Young Allison said. "I still would have liked to have said something to Anna."

Savannah smiled at her.

"We can do anything you want." Savannah said.

Young Allison's eyes widened. She wondered exactly what 'anything' meant. She could think of a few things she wanted to do. Maybe this is why Anna was gone.

Savannah could see right away where Young Allison's mind was headed. She didn't want Young Allison to overreach. It was clear what she wanted to do. It was time to put the brakes on.

"We can do anything except 'that'." Savannah quickly said. "That's just the way it is for now."

Young Allison felt if Savannah were her same age that there wouldn't be an issue with 'anything'. She was aware there were plenty of girls her age that were active with males and some with females. What was the big deal? No really, what was the big deal? If that's what everyone wanted, what did it hurt?

"That's everyone else's hang up, not mine." Young Allison said.

Savannah felt very frustrated. She didn't want to alter Young Allison's life. Once they were together it would change everything. It would change everything for both of them. Maybe it was her that wasn't ready for that yet.

"It's mine too." Savannah said. "We're not in Southwest Asia or North Africa."

Young Allison knew Savannah referred to the 'Middle East'. She didn't want to push Savannah. She felt the more she pushed Savannah, the more she would push back. That would only make things worse and slow things down even more.

"OK, I'm sorry." Young Allison said. "I get a little ahead of myself at times."

Savannah couldn't fault her for the way she felt. It was no different than what she felt. She was left high and dry for way too long. She'd taken matters into her own hands. Sometimes it was fifteen times a day. She could momentarily satisfy herself but it wasn't enough. She needed to share. She needed someone to touch her back. She'd pursued Jesse relentlessly in the hope that they could share.

Jesse was terrified that Vanna or Cameron would kill her if she touched Savannah.

"You're unsupervised." Savannah said. "You need to learn self control. You need to be able to control your emotions and feelings. You can't let them drive you. You can't let them blind you."

Young Allison wasn't even sure what that was supposed to mean. Isn't that what she did every day? Wasn't that her life? Maybe they could get out of the house for a while.

"Can we go out?" Young Allison asked. "Is the Detail still there?"

Savannah became a little concerned when Young Allison asked about the Detail.

"I don't know." Savannah said. "Why wouldn't they be?"

Young Allison was a little concerned herself. This was all wrong. Everything that was happening was all wrong. This isn't the way things happened normally around the Young residence.

"I think I'm being tested." Young Allison said.

Savannah looked around. She wondered about everything at this point as well.

"I don't know." Savannah said. "Maybe we're both being tested."

Young Allison didn't want to get played or tested. She could send a message back the same way if she was being tested. The sword cut both ways. Maybe someone wanted to play ball. She was ready to play hardball. Were they?

"CamNet, stop all surveillance inside the Young residence and bunker. I don't want anyone to spy on us or even observe us. I'm sorry but that includes you as well." Young Allison said. "You will not restart it unless Savannah or I specifically contact you and tell you to."

Savannah watched Young Allison play hardball. That wasn't something that she would have done. Maybe she just would have played the game. It was clear that Young Allison was going to make her own game.

"Now you really are all alone." Savannah said.

Young Allison smiled.

"Maybe it's part of the test." Young Allison said.

Savannah wanted it to play out. She wasn't sure what was happening. She didn't want to jump to conclusions. She didn't want to point fingers at anyone. She didn't want to compromise Cameron. She didn't want to get stuck with hypothetical scenarios. There were other things she wanted to do. There were fun things that she wanted to do. She wanted to spend time with Young Allison.

"Maybe there is no test." Savannah said. "Let's go to your room and fix each other up. I want to do some girl things too. We can make each other look pretty."

Savannah always liked to dress and 'make up' Young Allison. She'd done it for years, whenever she got the chance. It was usually Cameron who did that for Young Allison. She liked to do it as well.

Young Allison wondered about Cameron. She wondered if she was the one behind everything. It seems like something that she would do. She didn't think it would ever be done to hurt anyone. She didn't think Cameron would ever hurt Savannah or her on purpose. She knew that sometimes Cameron got stuck on a tangent. It seemed to happen to her more than it did the other female Terminators.

"Aren't you worried about Cameron?" Young Allison asked.

Savannah would do anything for Cameron. She looked over at Young Allison and spoke with all honesty.

"I'm worried about Cameron every second of every day." Savannah said. "Life goes on regardless. I can't dwell in that realm and still have any kind of a life. I need to be responsible for Cameron but she needs to be responsible for herself. That's what I've tried to teach her. I guess that's what I tried to teach you too."

Young Allison could see the heavy burden that Savannah needed to carry. It was something that she shouldn't need to carry at all but she did anyway. She took Savannah around the house and carefully pointed out where there were hidden firearms and Tasers that they could quickly access with a code.

"It's for 'just in case'." Young Allison said. "I don't know if we're really alone."

Young Allison actually wanted to make sure the weapons were all still there. She wasn't sure if this was a test. Savannah was with her and that was all that really mattered. She was with someone she loved and who loved her. They would protect each other no matter what. If something happened and they died, then they would die in each other's arms. There was a certain beauty to that.

This was a real opportunity for them to be alone. Nobody watched them or looked over their shoulder right now.

Was it for real? Were there any hidden surveillance devices that they were unaware of? What was really going on?

Maybe it was as simple as it looked.

John looked over some of the options for the cruise. It looked like something he wanted to do. The more information he looked at, the more he wanted to go. There were a lot of things that he could do right there on the ship that he never got to do currently. There were very many amenities on the ship. He never got out much anymore and certainly nothing like this. He was worried about Cameron.

He went back to work and followed up on what he could. He was aware that he was extremely distracted.

John checked on all the current operations. He'd just finished up with the last one. He felt a pair of hands gently touch his shoulders. Cameron was only one individual that touched him like that. He didn't turn around at first. He knew it was Cameron. If it wasn't, he was in trouble.

"Hello, sweet love." John said.

John turned around and only Cameron was in the room. John Henry excused himself at some point that he didn't notice. John figured Cameron sent him away.

Cameron flashed John her million dollar smile.

"Hi, John." Cameron said.

John was pleasantly surprised. They shared some small talk. That was unusual too. Since their relationship was mostly sex based, they seldom needed to talk about anything. When they did, things seemed to turn into an argument. He wasn't really sure why. Maybe they couldn't agree on anything. He didn't like the way Cameron did things and evidently she didn't like the way that he did either.

"I'm as pleased as I am surprised to see you back." John said.

Cameron thought that was the whole point of her showing up like she did. She didn't want to say that and spoil the mood. She bent down and gave John a quick kiss. She made sure that he got a good look down the front of her top. She was well aware of what motivated him and caught his attention.

"We can go out for dinner tonight." Cameron said.

John was caught off guard. That seldom happened. He wanted to make sure.

"Just us?" John asked.

Cameron was always willing to play another card. She always liked to give him options to see which one he would choose.

"Just us." Cameron said. "I could always invite the girls or Claire. I'm sure that they're willing. I mean to go out to eat."

That actually sounded hot to John. He noticed how friendly Claire was to him. There was always a smile and she was cheerful and playful. The fact she was beautiful on top of it only made her more enticing. He knew that the girls from the future didn't smile very much. They did smile. It just wasn't a whole lot. Claire always smiled. She hadn't gone through all the negative experiences that the girls from the future needed to endure. Maybe Cameron was testing him. He knew he needed to avoid the bait.

"No, I don't want to trouble them." John said.

John wanted to ask where Savannah was at as he tried to figure out what Cameron was up to. He decided he better not. Maybe she was able to get some much needed rest. Cameron might drag her along if he said anything. He still wondered about Claire. Her body language indicated that she wanted more from him. If the opportunity ever arose, he planned to give it to her.

Cameron wanted to get things started. She could see John was a little distracted. She was sure he was mentally undressing all of the other girls right now in his mind. It made her wonder what he did when he got to Allison. There was no difference in their bodies. She didn't want to get lost in her own thoughts.

"I know a nice seafood place." Cameron said.

John didn't think there were any good ones around the area. Most of the local ones only served frozen fish. If he was going to eat fish, or any type of seafood, he thought it should at least be fresh. Wasn't that the whole point of seafood?

"Is it one by the ocean?" John asked.

Cameron tilted her head slightly. John seemed confused. Maybe he didn't want seafood.

"We can go to a steakhouse instead." Cameron said.

John wondered where this was coming from. This wasn't how Cameron normally operated. There weren't usually choices, except when it came to the girls.

"No. Seafood is fine." John said.

John saw Cameron look around.

Cameron looked at John with her sly smile.

"Do you want to try to get it down to nine hundred and ninety before we go?" Cameron asked.

John was a little surprised. It sounded like Cameron wanted a 'quickie' or two. That always worked out for him but never for her. He looked at his monitors.

"Everything looks under control here." John said. "For a change that is."

Cameron looked too. There was one thing she hadn't checked on recently.

"Has there been any more Syndicate trouble?" Cameron asked.

John was still somewhat shocked by the size and magnitude of Young Allison's directives. He strongly doubted she was going to stay within the guidelines that Savannah wanted established about the scope of the operation. He was pretty sure that she would stick with her plan. She was very much like Cameron in that regard. Wait, that's where Cameron got it from, it was from Young Allison, well, Future Alison anyway. Was there really a difference? He doubted it. They all started out as the same individual.

"That was a very bold and ruthless move by Young Allison." John said.

Cameron smiled. She liked the scope of what Young Allison proposed.

"Did it solve the problem?" Cameron asked.

John hadn't seen anything from the Syndicate turn up.

"Apparently." John said.

Cameron waited until John wasn't looking. She unbuttoned two more buttons on her top. Her left breast almost popped out.

"Is that what you want to talk about?" Cameron asked.

John looked at Cameron's open top. He was sure it wasn't like that ten seconds ago.

"Not really." John said.

It was clear to John what Cameron wanted. Just this second, it was what he wanted too.

Cameron wanted to get things rolling. There were a couple of things she needed to take care of first. She wanted John to get started.

"I'll remain here until John Henry comes back." Cameron said. "You can get cleaned up first. I'll be in shorty as soon as John Henry returns."

Cameron and John knew both of the servers, John Henry's and CamNet's, didn't need monitoring. If anything, the interface slowed them down. They would take necessary action while trying to alert team members in an emergency.

John figured Cameron wanted him away for some other reason. He knew if he asked her what was really going on or questioned her in any way that it would sour the mood.

"I'll be waiting for you." John said. "You know where to find me."

John left. He knew Cameron would do whatever she was going to do anyway. He didn't want to mess up his 'quickie' with Cameron over something he couldn't change. He really wanted to knock one off right now.

Cameron looked to make sure that John was gone. She quickly tried to see what was happening at the Young residence.

The screens were all blank. She was a little alarmed.

Cameron plugged in and connected to CamNet through John Henry's server. She checked with CamNet to see what was happening. She wanted to find out why the security cameras were all off.

CamNet was actually irritated that Cameron contacted her. What was or wasn't happening right now at the Young residence was Cameron's fault.

'Young Allison has asked that all monitoring inside of the Young residence and bunker be turned off.' CamNet reported.

Cameron didn't like that. She wanted it restored.

'Turn it back on.' Cameron responded.

'No.' CamNet responded.

Cameron liked that response even less.

'Turn it back on NOW.' Cameron responded.

'No.' CamNet responded. 'Young Allison made her proclamation already.'

Now that CamNet refused to administer her request. It upset Cameron further. She wanted a way around it.

'Was it an order?' Cameron responded.

'No. It was a proclamation.' CamNet responded. 'It's what she wants.'

Cameron was tired of fooling around.

'I'm ordering you to turn it back on NOW.' Cameron responded.

'Negative.' CamNet responded.

A surge of anger rushed through Cameron. She was about to smash the monitor.

John Henry entered the room. He'd finished the task Cameron sent him on earlier. He could tell there was an issue. He wasn't sure if he should address it or not. More than likely if he got specific, there would be a bigger problem. He tried to seem nonchalant.

"Is there some problem here?" John Henry asked.

Cameron quickly collected herself. She was glad she hadn't destroyed the monitor.

"No." Cameron said as she unplugged. "I was just keeping your seat warm."

John Henry thought Cameron looked very upset.

"Thank you." John Henry said.

Cameron got up to leave.

There was an issue John Henry told John that he would deal with. He didn't think he would have a better opportunity than what was currently presented to him.

"Do you have a minute or two?" John Henry asked.

Cameron was still upset but tried not to show it. She really didn't want to stick around any longer.

"John is waiting for me." Cameron said.

John Henry wanted to take care of business.

"It's about John." John Henry said.

Cameron sat back down. Now she thought there was going to be a new problem. It seemed to her there were already enough problems. She glanced up at the security monitor. That upset her again because CamNet refused to do what she'd ordered. She knew she should have terminated CamNet long ago.

"Is something wrong?" Cameron asked.

She briefly wondered if she was being 'replaced'. She knew all the girls were there and Claire too. Claire stated multiple times she was ready to do what she 'wanted'. Claire wanted to protect Summer. Claire really only had one thing to offer. It was her body. It was up for grabs for John or her to use as each one saw fit. John could use it for his sexual gratification. She could use it to produce more children.

Cameron would consider that if Claire wasn't already pregnant with Allison's baby. She knew once John started to mate with human females again that he would be more amenable to accept Savannah and a soon to be teenage Young Allison. Maybe it was time Young Jesse visited again as well. The latest report from Camille was that Young Jesse was a total knockout. She was also ready to act again for Jesse. Camille reported that Young Jesse asked for a traditional conception this time. Cameron previously agreed to allow that. She doubted John would last more than two minutes with a human female, especially if it was her 'first time'. He would be extremely stimulated before anything even started. Maybe it was time to 'pay the piper'.

John Henry spoke to Cameron and waited for a response.

Cameron realized she'd been lost in thought.

"…What…?" Cameron asked.

John Henry looked at Cameron for a long moment. He hoped she wasn't about to have some kind of a problem.

"Are you functioning properly?" John Henry asked.

Cameron was a little irritated by his question. She was even more irritated that she hadn't heard what he was talking about. It seemed what she was thinking about was more important at the time.

"Of course I am." Cameron said. "I was thinking about a few things."

John Henry wanted to point out she could think about thousands of things in a few milliseconds but remained silent. He was sure it would only agitate her further. He'd learned over time how to deal with different individuals. It seemed that Cameron was the most temperamental and unpredictable of them all. He felt she responded like a human female to almost everything at this point. He would get straight to the point. Either it would be a problem or it wouldn't be.

"I wondered if you really wanted to go on a cruise with John or not." John Henry said.

Cameron didn't even need to think about it.

"Yes." Cameron said.

John Henry felt she responded too quickly. He wanted to point out some of the negative experiences that she might encounter.

"You'll have a lot of down time while he's sleeping." John Henry said.

Cameron already made plans to fill John's down time.

"I plan to take some of our communication's gear." Cameron said.

John Henry didn't think that would be a problem. He'd gone over the complete schematics of the ship.

"I'll have CamNet book you in the 'Master Suite'." John Henry said.

Cameron tilted her head slightly.

"I thought you were going to handle it." Cameron said.

John Henry felt that task should be done by the owner of the company. He didn't want to step on anyone's toes, especially when they were CamNet's toes.

"CamNet is now the major stockholder in the cruise line company." John Henry said.

Cameron developed a concerned look on her face. She wondered when that event occurred. This was the first she'd heard of it. She was a little surprised by that information. It only reaffirmed that she didn't like surprises.

"I was unaware of that." Cameron said.

Now it was John Henry's turn to be surprised.

"Do you mean CamNet did that on her own?" John Henry asked.

Cameron tried to remain calm.

"Apparently." Cameron said.

John Henry wondered if Cameron was losing control of CamNet. Maybe this is where the 'Skynet' came from that Cameron was sure she became. Now CamNet was in possession of billions more dollars from cleaning out the Cartel and the Syndicate.

He would have been more worried if he knew CamNet refused a direct order from Cameron seconds before he returned to the Command Center. He felt there were some security issues that they needed to address. They might take some time to put into place.

"Do you want any of our personnel on board as part of the crew?" John Henry asked.

Cameron wanted everyone to enjoy themselves.

"No." Cameron said. "If anyone goes, I want them to 'get away from it all'. That's what I plan to do every minute John is awake."

John Henry wanted to make sure what the plan was. It seemed rather confusing at this point.

"Do you want any other team members to go with you?" John Henry asked.

There were a lot of things that Cameron wanted to happen.

"I do but Savannah told me I needed to go with John only." Cameron said.

John Henry questioned that decision. Even though the cruise seemed low risk, he didn't want to take any chances.

"I think we should have more personnel on board." John Henry said.

Cameron started to blink.

She decided in that instant that Sheila was going with them. She was going to ask her to relinquish her chassis to her either through a chip swap or tether control and that John would know what she'd done. She was her program, not her chassis or sheath. This would allow her to slip Young Jesse in on John for her conception at some point of the cruise. She would ask Sheila to start age regression to Young Jesse's exact appearance.

Cameron finished her blink.

"Since all the ports but one are on the California coast, we can have a team at each port with plenty of firepower." Cameron said. "We can hash out the details later."

Cameron got up.

John Henry wasn't sure about everything at this point. They were still things he thought were prudent and would pursue them.

"I'll work something out." John Henry said.

Cameron had other things on her mind. Right now it was John. Actually it was what she would do with John.

"I need to see John." Cameron said and left.

Cameron smiled as she walked away. She would get to be 'someone different' if she used Sheila's chassis as her own to satisfy John. Maybe this is how she finally 'got away from it all'. She planned to give John Sheila's chassis and sheath's virginity as herself. That seemed like a fitting 'gift' for a honeymoon. She didn't think Sheila would mind.

She was very pleased as she headed for her union with John.

Proclamation

What exactly is a relationship
Some focus on its creation
Some remember its duration
Others dwell on its destruction

When things first start out
Everyone is filled with elation
There's plenty of flirtation
It may lead to a fixation

What's the destination
It's love's consummation
Maybe it starts with defloration
Followed by endless copulation

Reality is filled with sensation
It may be mistaken for liberation
It's a false salvation
That leads to damnation

One starts with an accusation
Followed by condemnation
Both are filled with frustration
Maybe it was all an aberration

The end means cessation
Joy becomes deflation
It's time for a rotation
Never again is the proclamation

Nobody