Chapter 1083
Vector
Ally and Sheila were headed towards the airport. Both of the Metal girls reflected on past events and where they were at right now in time. They both felt they'd experienced a lot of growth and change. A lot of it was due to their interaction with Savannah and Young Allison.
They were on their way to pick up a plane so they could shadow the girls. They'd cleared it with CamNet and she made all the arrangements.
Sheila and Ally entered the airport and drove right up to the hangar. They parked outside directly in front of the 'half-track'. There were about twenty ammo cans neatly stacked next to it.
The 'TF-51 Mustang' was sitting on the ramp. It was warmed up and fueled. It was technically a P-51 Mustang modified for dual control. They all referred to it as a P-51 Mustang. That caused less confusion among others.
Ally usually let Sheila take the lead on everything. She hoped to get some stick time in on the Mustang. She didn't want to make a big deal about it but she was still a little worried about Sheila's driving on the way to the airport.
"Who's going to fly?" Ally asked.
Sheila liked to be dominant and she usually was. She could tell Ally wanted to fly also. She seemed to feel a little more gracious than she normally did. Normally everything was done 'her way'.
"I am." Sheila said. "But we can take turns. This P-51 is a 'TF-51 conversion' with dual controls for training. We will both have a stick."
Ally waited for Sheila to switch to some sexual connotation but she didn't. That seemed rather unusual in itself.
She wanted Sheila secure in case they did any aerobatics. She didn't want Sheila to overlook her safety equipment if she wasn't operating at one hundred percent.
"Don't forget to strap in." Ally said.
Sheila looked at Ally and smiled. Her statement reminded her of something else.
"I would rather use a 'strap-on'." Sheila said.
Ally knew that was something that Sheila got carried away with.
"You have several times." Ally said.
Sheila reflected on she'd offered that experience to all the Metal girls.
"I have." Sheila said.
The girls climbed up and strapped in.
Sheila listened to her com.
"CamNet will vector us in and give us the best altitude and clearance to intercept Savannah and Young Allison." Sheila said.
Sheila made sure it was clear around the Mustang. It was. She started the big Merlin V-12.
Ally thought it would be a little smoother at idle.
"It sounds a little rough." Ally said.
Sheila thought the big V-12 was like her.
"That's because this engine is made to run at a higher RPM." Sheila said. "I've flown this twice with Cameron. As soon as you pick up the revs it runs real smooth and purrs like a kitten. It roars like a lion when you need it to."
Ally felt left out. Sheila and her usually did a lot together.
"Where was I?" Ally asked.
Sheila checked into it later on to see what she'd missed.
"You were with Jesse and Vanna." Sheila said.
Ally remembered it was a good time for the three of them.
"I guess we all 'flew' that day." Ally said.
Sheila started to taxi. The Mustang was a 'tail dragger' and the long nose blocked clear forward visibility while on the ground. The long V12 power plant in front of her only added to the lack of view. She gently kicked the tail back and forth to make sure the path was clear in front of her as she went along. The 'tail wagging' allowed her to see clearly in front of her.
She continued down the taxiway past the World War One themed restaurant. The usual crowd came to the fence to see the Mustang pass by.
CamNet set everything in motion for the flight plan. Sheila received final clearance for takeoff after running up the engine RPM. She turned onto the runway and firewalled it.
The P-51 started down One Six Right. It was the main runway at Van Nuys Airport. The big Merlin V-12 made itself heard around the north end of the airport. It turned every head within earshot.
Ally felt the tail lift very quickly.
"The tail is flying." Ally said after a few seconds.
Once Sheila reached takeoff speed, she lifted up off the runway but didn't climb.
"The wheels are up." Sheila said a short time later.
Sheila stayed low to build air speed. She kept the throttle in 'war emergency' for maximum power and speed. She would trade the speed for altitude in a few seconds. She thought about a few aerobatic maneuvers.
Ally watched Sheila build air speed at full power as she screamed above the runway while staying low. They flew at a fast speed already. She could only think of a few reasons why Sheila would do that.
"Don't roll it on the deck in front of the tower." Ally said. "I know you want to do that."
Sheila did want to do that. She also wanted to back up Savannah and Young Allison. That was her mission. It was her personal mission. She wanted to make up time right now.
"I thought about it." Sheila said. "I haven't decided yet what I'm going to do."
Ally wondered when they were going to get some altitude. It seemed they were 'cutting the grass' right now.
"This thing is moving." Ally said as she noted the rapid speed build up.
Sheila kept the plane in a shallow climb to build airspeed. As she neared the end of the runway she stood the P-51 on its tail and climbed almost straight up for three thousand feet before she leveled off.
She received the heading from CamNet and was now in pursuit of the B-25.
CamNet made sure everything was good with the tower. Whatever special permission was needed for 'testing' was already there well in advance. At least that's what the computer records always showed. What a coincidence.
Cameron looked over the girl's shoulders from the jump seat. She was able to use her superior Terminator vision to see far ahead of what the girls were able to view.
"I see some floating debris ahead." Cameron said.
Savannah hadn't spotted the 'target' yet. It was clear that the action was about to start.
"Showtime…." Savannah said.
Savannah was going to fly the first strafing mission.
Young Allison currently flew the Mitchell from the copilot's seat. She glanced over at Savannah.
"You got it?" Young Allison asked.
Savannah was ready. She was actually surprised it had taken this long for a target to be located.
''I got it." Savannah said as she took control.
Anna was in the top turret. She was able to see everything around them in a three hundred and sixty degree circle as well as what was above them in that same space. The only thing that she couldn't see was directly below them. She was able to see that space before the plane got to it and after it passed over it as well. It was a continual blind spot that always moved with them.
"Everything is clear above us." Anna said.
Cammy was in the tail gun position. She had an excellent view of everything in back of them as well as above and below them in the same space.
"It's clear behind us in all directions." Cammy said.
Gail checked both sides of the sky from the waist gun positions. She could see everything to a hundred and eighty degrees along either side of the aircraft. She just couldn't see both of them at the same time. She couldn't see directly above or below the aircraft from her position.
"It's clear on both sides." Gail said.
Young Allison listened as everybody checked in. It was clear all around them. She couldn't see the 'target' either. She wanted some better information from Cameron.
"What's the range to the target?" Young Allison asked.
Cameron wanted Young Allison to think a little bit.
"It's ten and a half miles." Cameron said. "What's our closing time?"
Young Allison glanced at the current air speed.
"At this speed it's just over two minutes." Young Allison said.
Savannah wanted to make sure of her direction.
"Do I need to make a correction or change to our heading?" Savannah asked.
Cameron didn't want to make it too easy for the girls. She wanted it to be more as a 'target of opportunity' for them.
"It's in front of us." Cameron said. "You have to acquire it."
Savannah wanted to verify the target was clear. She didn't want to endanger anyone unnecessarily.
"I need to know if the target is cleared for engagement." Savannah said.
Young Allison knew there was one way to check for sure. In a combat situation it would put them at a disadvantage. For safety reasons it would seem more prudent to verify everything in this situation.
"We can over fly it and come back." Young Allison said.
Savannah wanted to use all of her resources that were currently available to her. It was mainly for safety reasons.
"For us we would need that." Savannah said. "I want some Terminator input. We currently have that option. We most likely won't always have it."
Derek found a pair of binoculars in the navigator's compartment. He searched ahead as soon as Cameron said there was a target. It took him a while to pick it up with the binoculars. They gave him an advantage.
"I have binoculars on it." Derek said. "It looks like a big log or tree trunk. It's about six degrees to port on our current heading."
Savannah hadn't expected that input. It was very helpful. It was something to think about for the future as well.
"Rodger, Derek. Thanks for the input." Savannah said.
Young Allison wanted one last safety precaution verified.
"Cameron?" Young Allison asked.
Cameron knew what she wanted.
"It's clear." Cameron said. "The target is clear."
Savannah made the slight course correction. She felt a little less pressure. There was one other issue she wanted to verify was good to go.
"The guns are hot." Savannah said. "Is Derek OK where he's at?"
Cameron knew that he would be fine. There was no chance of hostile fire directed at them in this situation.
"He's good." Cameron said.
Derek tried to estimate the range to the target.
"I don't have a rangefinder but I make the target from two to three miles away." Derek said. "Your heading is 'dead on'. We're closing fast."
Cameron felt that was a good estimate.
"The range is two and a half miles." Cameron said. "The target is moving with the current, so you will need to take that into account as you close on it."
The nose dipped down slightly.
"I've acquired the target." Savannah said.
Cameron could see Savannah was a little anxious.
"The range is one mile." Cameron said.
Savannah checked over all of the instruments as she lined up for her shot.
"I'm good." Savannah said.
A few seconds later the four 'fifties' opened up.
The projectiles impacted the water before the log and across it.
Derek was a little startled as the guns roared to life on either side of him.
"It's a direct hit." Derek said. "That was bitchin'."
Savannah made an aggressive bank and came at the target from the side.
The four 'fifties' barked to life again.
"It's another direct hit." Derek said.
Savannah banked hard again and came at the target from the opposite direction they were originally headed. She opened up.
"Direct hit again." Derek said.
Savannah looked over at Young Allison.
"You got it?" Savannah asked.
Young Allison was more than ready.
"I got it." Young Allison said. "Everyone hang on."
Young Allison nearly stood the plane on its wing and came around hard. The two big radials churned out power as the two large props chewed up the sky.
Cameron noted the aggressive flying by Young Allison. She wanted to give her a reminder.
"Walk the rounds onto the target." Cameron said. "Don't get target fixation."
Young Allison was aware of all of that. She felt she had it under control. She knew safety was paramount.
"I'm good." Young Allison said.
The four 'fifties' thundered to life. The projectiles impacted into the water and then across the target.
Derek hung on to the seat he was strapped into.
"It was a direct hit." Derek said.
Young Allison brought the plane hard around again.
Savannah noted the quickness of the aggressive maneuver.
"Show off." Savannah said.
The four 'fifties' sounded off.
"Direct hit again." Derek said.
Cameron was satisfied both girls could hit the target in an aggressive and responsive fashion. She wanted to move things along.
"That's good for now. You both did an outstanding and impressive job." Cameron said. "I want you to fly this heading."
Cameron told her what heading to fly.
Derek didn't want to hog the best view on the plane. He thought it was the best view for several reasons. Earlier when he'd followed Cameron out through the crawlway, he thought that was a pretty good view too.
"I can trade with Cammy and Gail for a while." Derek said. "They should get some time up front."
Anna was ready to give up her position as well.
"I'll switch too." Anna said.
Anna went over the bomb bay crawlway followed by Derek. He liked the view there too. The term 'tail gunner' popped into his head. Riley hadn't been herself for months. It allowed his mind to wander.
A minute later Gail came forward followed by Cammy.
Cammy took the jump seat behind Savannah and Young Allison. Gail took the nose and Cameron moved into the top turret.
Savannah glanced back at Cammy and smiled. Cammy returned her smile. She checked the map, speed, time and heading.
She showed the position on the map to Young Allison.
Young Allison glanced at the map and then at Savannah with a smile.
"I know where we're going." Young Allison said.
Savannah knew too. It was Young Allison's wish. She still didn't think it was a good idea. No one else seemed to be concerned.
"It looks like it." Savannah said.
She wasn't so sure about the new 'target' but assumed that Cameron and CamNet would take care of everything that was necessary for the endeavor.
John was still a little frustrated that he couldn't track Cameron. He decided to stick with the Resistance operations.
"What about the recon Kyle and Bob are going on?" John asked.
He didn't think Kyle was ready.
"They haven't left yet." John Henry said.
John would rather Terminators covered the recon.
"Maybe we can get a team of all Terminators to cover it." John said.
John Henry was constantly pestered by the Reese brothers for an assignment. It didn't seem to take one away from them would go over very well. She understood the need to maintain proficiency and combat awareness. It was something that was necessary even for a 'little risk' recon operation.
"You know the Reese brothers like to stay in the game." John Henry said.
John would prefer to keep their risk to a minimum for multiple reasons.
"I do and it still worries me." John said.
John Henry could see what John was thinking. He wanted to nip it in the bud. He could tell John wanted to go out in the field. Cameron was away so that gave him some freedom.
"Maybe it's nothing." John Henry said.
John wanted to know how much 'freedom' he would have from Cameron's oversight. He wasn't sure if that was the proper way to look at it but it was the reality of the situation.
"How long will Cameron be tied up?" John asked.
John Henry could feel it coming. He could see where this was headed and it wasn't to a good place.
"That's currently unknown." John Henry said. "We don't even know where she's at. As far as we know she could show back up in three days or three hours."
John understood John Henry's warning not to think about going on a recon himself. He still wanted to do it.
"I think I can do the recon in Kyle's place." John said.
'Boom', there it is. John Henry all but cringed.
"You know that's a bad idea." John Henry said.
John felt it was his right as 'General' to make some decisions about himself.
"You also know I'm still going to do it anyway." John said.
Claire asked Hanna to 'work' her hard and Hanna did. Hanna got her 'there' and kept her 'there'. She started to experience some of the things Jesse told her about. It got to the point where she needed to think to breathe. It was only then at that point, when Hanna feared for her safety that she let up.
Hanna could see Claire was all but momentarily incapacitated. She'd taken it too far before with Claire. She wasn't going to make that mistake again. She quickly slowed everything to a smooth stop. She could see Claire was a little worse for the wear.
"Do you need help getting to the shower?" Hanna asked. "We still need to do firearms training."
Claire waited a few seconds before responding. It took her more than a few moments to collect her thoughts.
"Let me catch my breath…." Claire said. "My vision is almost back to normal."
Hanna needed a shower too right now. She was pretty close to things when Claire's 'explosive finish' occurred.
"That was quite a bit of fluid." Hanna said.
A smile of satisfaction came across Claire's face. It was something that she didn't have a lot of control over when she allowed herself to be taken 'all the way'. There were no restraints or restrictions that she placed upon herself. She'd let herself be absorbed by the feeling and all the pleasure it was able to provide her with.
"It doesn't happen often." Claire said. "But when it does, it does."
Hanna saw the condition of the bed needed to be addressed.
"I'll change the sheets while you get cleaned up." Hanna said.
Claire didn't want Hanna to clean up after her. That wasn't Hanna's 'job'. She didn't want to treat anyone like they were her servant. It didn't matter if they were human or a Terminator.
"I'll do it. It's my 'mess'." Claire said.
Hanna felt responsible. It was her actions that caused the event to occur.
"I'm the one who made you 'make it'." Hanna said.
Claire thought it was wonderful. Hanna did make her 'make it'. She wanted some more of that.
"Yes you did and you are going to do that more often." Claire said.
Hanna smiled. She was ready to do it again.
"I'm ready anytime you are." Hanna said.
Claire wondered how much time they would need.
"How long do we have?" Claire asked.
Time wasn't a problem for Hanna. She could get the job done.
"Enough time for me to get you where you want to go, again." Hanna said.
Claire hadn't spent much time on Hanna. She felt a little guilty as well as selfish that she hadn't done more for Hanna.
"What about you?" Claire asked. "I didn't satisfy you yet."
Hanna understood love was about sacrifice. She liked to see Claire happy.
"You being satisfied makes me feel satisfied." Hanna said.
Claire remembered how the men in her life ALWAYS left her hanging. They used her body for what they wanted and only for as long as they needed to satisfy themselves. As soon as they did, they were done with her. She was on her own with a mess to deal with. She also felt very dissatisfied with the experience. It never changed.
"It's not the same thing." Claire said. "Everyone needs to be satisfied or it's not mutual."
Hanna offered a solution. She knew they were on a timeline. She didn't want to stress that or bring it up. She knew that she could please Claire very quickly. She didn't need to be satisfied right now. There was always later on to worry about that.
"Let me finish you off again real quick. You can work on me later." Hanna said.
That was too good for Claire to pass up. She was still highly aroused from the multiple finishes Hanna gave her earlier. She would share with Hanna later on. It was what she usually did almost every night anyway.
"It's a deal." Claire said.
Hanna gave Claire a long deep kiss. She literally took her breath away.
"Relax and enjoy…." Hanna said.
Claire planned too. Life was good in Paradise.
All her earlier worries and troubles were forgotten. It was times like these when she was glad she was a female. She could be pleased over and over almost indefinitely and be able to respond and enjoy it. It disgusted her so much to think about males. They were good for two or three minutes and then that was it. What a bunch of 'duds'.
Precious was done nursing and Vanna changed her.
Cam wanted to give Vanna some free time.
"I can take over for now." Cam said.
Vanna and Allison looked at each other. Maybe it was time to slip in a quickie.
Allison wanted to make sure they weren't running out for fun and leaving Cam to deal with everything else.
"You don't mind?" Allison asked.
Cam liked the girls to be happy.
"You know I don't mind." Cam said. "We all 'share'."
Allison wanted to include Cam.
"Tonight the three of us can share." Allison said.
Cam needed to point something out that could be a potential problem.
"Holly will be back before then." Cam said.
Vanna wanted to include Holly. She liked to be with Holly but it was hard to do with Allison around.
"Then the four of us can share." Vanna said.
Cam offered some options. She knew what Vanna really wanted. It wasn't something that she liked personally but she wanted Vanna to be happy. Sometimes love was about sacrifice. She liked to get some 'alone time' in with Allison as well. Vanna was pretty selfish in that regard. It looked like there could be something for everyone in a 'four way' hook up.
"Maybe we can pair up first." Cam said.
Allison offered a suggestion of her own.
"Do you mean Holly and Vanna and you and me first?" Allison asked.
Cam couldn't have said it better herself. She was very pleased that it was Allison who suggested it.
"Yes." Cam said. "I think it's a plan if everyone agrees to it."
Vanna was all for that.
"That works for me." Vanna said.
Vanna liked to spend time with Holly. Allison was usually very sparing with sharing Holly. She knew it was because she was a better lover than Allison. Allison didn't want to lose Holly. She wanted to tell Allison it wasn't her she needed to worry about, it was her mother. Claire was the passionate one. She really wished Allison would be with her mother once. They were almost the same age. They were really more like girlfriends anyway. She didn't think a mental 'hang up' should get in the way of physical pleasure. She really thought Allison could learn a few things from her mother in that regard.
Cam offered them some more privacy.
"You two can go back to your room." Cam said.
Vanna wanted to do that. She looked over at Precious sleeping.
"Maybe I better wait here." Vanna said. "I promised Riley I would look after Precious. I know she is having trouble and I don't want to cause her any more."
Cam was pleased to see Vanna make the proper choice. Vanna was willing to give up her own personal pleasure to make sure Precious was taken care of first.
"That's a good motherly instinct." Cam said.
Vanna didn't see why anyone else needed to be there. There were other things that they could do. Mainly they could 'do' each other.
"You and Allison can go to our room for now." Vanna said. "I'm sure you could think of a few things to do."
Allison was ready for that. She wanted to make sure it wouldn't be a problem later on.
"You don't mind?" Allison asked.
Allison liked being with any of the Cameron clones. She always asked them to be 'Cameron' for her. They always said they needed to be Cam or Cammy but reverted back to their original 'Cameron' programming for her. At that point they were 'Cameron', just out of date. It was quite a thrill for her to be with 'Cameron'.
Allison gave Vanna a deep kiss and reassured her that Holly would be with them tonight.
Vanna watched them go.
Cam took Allison's hand and led her away.
Vanna hoped that Riley came back soon, so she could watch Allison and Cam together. That always excited her greatly to see them. Allison said the same thing about when Hanna and her were together. What was better than seeing your lover naked? It was seeing two of her naked.
Her secret wish was to be with Claire and Allison together. She wanted both of them to 'work' on her and then watch them share with each other. She didn't know that Jesse shared that same secret wish.
Now that she thought about all this, she wished she'd have gone with Allison. She was very aroused at this point, just by thinking about everything.
Vanna looked over at Precious sleeping and knew this was where she would rather be most, mothering an infant. The only thing that could be more beautiful would be if it was her own child. That prospect didn't seem like it was going to happen. There was still another alternative.
She sure hoped Allison would deliver. She figured that was as close as she was going to get to be a mother. She would be able to share a child with the one that she loved. She felt they could both be good mothers to their baby.
Riley told Holly and Samantha everything the doctor said. She didn't want to keep anything from them. She didn't know they both already heard. Riley told it like it was. She left nothing out. She was ashamed of her condition but realized it wasn't her fault. It didn't really matter because it still felt like it was her fault because it was her.
Samantha wanted to downplay the issue as far as Riley went.
"It sounds like malnutrition played a big part in all of this." Samantha said. "Those are all circumstances beyond your control. You did what you needed to do to survive. That's what mattered. That's why you're here now. Everything is taken care of."
Riley was sure that living on garbage didn't help her at all. She now wanted to help herself. There was an idea that popped into her head. She wasn't sure it was a good one but nevertheless it was there now.
"I want to go and see my younger self." Riley said.
That sent an alarm bell off for Jesse. She didn't see how that would help anything.
"Do you mean in your future?" Jesse asked.
Riley never wanted to go back to the future. She wanted to help her younger self here.
"No. I mean the one that's here, now." Riley said. "I want to make sure she's getting all the proper foods and nutrition."
The thought of seeing Young Riley excited Jesse. That would be a prize worth pursuing to her. He pictured herself being with her. Holly interrupted her thoughts.
"She's getting all the proper foods and nutrition." Holly said.
Riley wasn't so sure about that.
"How do you know?" Riley asked.
Holly knew from her personal interaction with Cameron what went on.
"Cameron makes sure all the younger versions of everyone is properly taken care of and looked after." Holly said. "Your younger self is no exception. She is well looked after."
Riley was very pleased to hear that. She knew that Cameron offered her family Terminator protection in the background. She was very appreciative of that fact. She wondered if her younger self would end up with larger breasts than her if she grew up with the proper nutrition. She briefly wondered how big she could actually get.
"Cameron does everything for everybody." Riley said.
Jesse had been enthralled with Cameron very soon after her arrival in the past. It didn't take long for that feeling to turn into love.
"Cameron is the greatest." Jesse said.
Riley thought about all the special things Cameron did for her over the years.
"Yes she is…." Riley said.
Riley always wanted to tell Cameron she loved her to her face. She wanted to do so many times. Offering Precious to Cameron was her proof of her love, even if it was never 'spoken' or acknowledged.
It was a genuine offer. It was a sacrifice of love.
Riley still felt she was a 'second class citizen' because of Future Riley. It wasn't fair to her. She wasn't the one that John couldn't control himself over. They all took good care of her even if they didn't share their love with her physically. That didn't leave her with a lot of choice. She was worried now about neglecting Derek for these last few months. She needed to give Derek more of what he wanted. She didn't want to be left high and dry with only her 'digits'. They worked but other things worked better for her. She longed for the touch of another female. She didn't know if it would ever happen again or not. She also longed to touch another female.
Vector
As one moves through life
Are they positive of the direction
Does one ever know for sure
Is there time for reflection
The journey isn't short
It can be quite long
Everyone tries to figure out
Where they are and if they belong
The path is convoluted
There are many curves
Some things cause anxiety
They get on one's nerves
Everyone wants a shortcut
The long haul is too hard
Does it all end forever
When one reaches the graveyard
Relationships build too slowly
No one wants a defector
Cut through the crap
Give out a direct vector
Nobody