Chapter 1091

Advise Him

Cam and Jim arrived at the location that Kyle and Derek were at. She asked both of them to withdraw to a new spot.

Derek didn't want to be cut out of the action. He'd only arrived a short time ago with Ally.

"If this is going to go hot, we should be here to help." Derek said.

Cam didn't want to risk it. She wanted Derek and Kyle to a more secure location. She decided they were going back to the base. She was aware that's what Cameron would want.

"You can both go back and join your families now." Cam repeated. "There's not much happening here currently. We have the situation under control."

Kyle thought it should be all hands on deck, especially since they were already there. He was the one that spotted the problem.

"I agree with Derek that we should stay." Kyle said. "None of us know what's going to happen here. "The fact that it looks like nothing is here, is why this place sends off a red flag. We need to see what else plays out."

Cam needed to agree with Kyle. None of them did know what was going to happen there. That's what made it imperative that Derek and Kyle should return to the base. She wanted both of the Reese brothers out of the danger zone.

"You will go back with Jim or Ally." Cam said. "That's final.

Derek didn't want this to turn into an issue. It seemed to be the way it was headed. He decided to offer another solution.

"We can go back by ourselves." Derek said. "That will leave you with more Terminators here to assist you if anything develops."

Cam worried this location was Fanatic related. The longer they stayed the more concerned she became.

"This is an unstable recon." Cam said. "You both need to leave, now."

Ally felt the tension building. She decided to act. There was no need for this to turn ugly over what may be nothing. The 'Allison' on her chip cared deeply for the Reese Brothers. She believed that they would more willingly go back with her than they would with one of the male Terminators. She thought they would see it as much as them taking care of her as it actually was of her watching over them.

"I'll take them back." Ally said. "We'll watch over each other."

Derek and Kyle grudgingly went with Ally. They didn't want to cause a problem for her.

Kyle didn't like being treated with 'kid gloves'.

"Why is Cameron sidelining us?" Kyle asked.

Derek left Cameron and Cammy with the Mitchell. He flew back with Ally in the P-51. He knew that their flight back was a lot faster than Cameron's flight could have been.

"That's not Cameron." Derek said. "I left her and Cammy with the B-25 in Madera."

Two things surprised Kyle.

"That was Cam?" Kyle asked. "You went flying in a B-25 today?"

Derek wanted Kyle to know everything.

"Yes and Yes." Derek said. "Next time you can go too. I flew back with Ally in a Mustang."

Kyle thought that seemed better than his recon mission. He remembered the flight that Cameron took them on for Derek's birthday one time. That was in a B-25 as well. What surprised him most was the P-51.

"You came back in a Mustang?" Kyle asked. "That sounds more exciting than this flop."

Ally didn't like the fact that Kyle thought Cam was Cameron. She was aware all of them except for Savannah, Young Allison and Summer could never tell Cameron, Cammy or Cam apart from each other but they could tell her apart. She knew that they all shared Allison's DNA. They were identical in that regard. They should all look the same but they didn't. They were always Tight. She seldom was.

"Am I the only 'Allison based' Terminator you can tell is not Cameron?" Ally asked.

Kyle sensed Ally was miffed. He wanted to diffuse the situation.

"I think so." Kyle said. "You are more like Allison, the sweet girl we watched grow up. That makes you endeared to us. You're like our Allison."

Ally thought Kyle made that sound like something good. She wanted to make sure. She always got a lot of snide comments. She realized those were almost all from Sheila when she thought about it.

"Is that good or bad?" Ally asked.

Derek didn't hesitate with his opinion.

"I can tell you that it's something good." Derek said. "We watched Allison grow up. She was just a girl when we found her. We protected her as best as we could."

Kyle wanted Ally to mellow out some.

"That makes you extra special to both of us." Kyle said.

Ally glanced at both of them. She didn't even need to scan them to see that they were being truthful. Her program contained very positive files about Derek and Kyle from the 'Neural Interface' with Allison. They always looked out for her and helped her. She also realized that they'd seen Allison in various states of undress multiple times. She thought about giving them a little 'refresher'. It would probably make them more compliant to go back to the base with her. She was aware that Sheila had driven around naked before on multiple occasions. She figured she could do that now and the Reese brothers would be more than happy to return home. She thought maybe she needed to show a little restraint. It was an intriguing idea anyway.

"I know a lot of things about Allison from the 'Neural Interface'." Ally said. "I like to be like her."

Derek liked that as well.

"We like it too." Derek said. "Allison is very special to us. So is Vanna."

The Reese brothers hoped they were able to appeal to Ally on a different level. They believe if she looked at her 'Neural Interface' files that she would understand them better. They tried one last time to influence Ally.

"You're not going to drive around the block a few times to keep us near here are you?" Derek asked. "That's just in case we're needed."

Ally tilted her head slightly.

"No." Ally said. "You two are going back for dinner. Your wives and children are waiting for you."

Derek and Kyle realized they'd just struck out. The fact that dinner was waiting sounded good to them but they would rather stay where the potential action was at. Skynet needed to be defeated. That's how they would protect their families going forward. They were both aware that if Judgment Day occurred that everything would be much more difficult after that. They both had a daughter to worry about now. They knew how the future treated females, especially the young ones.

Cam wanted some better answers. She quickly deduced that something wasn't right where they were at. She was glad that the Reese brothers weren't in the immediate area any longer. There were Resistance Terminators all around the area now.

"I'm going down there and look around." Cam said.

Bob wanted to back Cam up. She seemed very much like Cameron now. It was never good if Cameron went in alone. It would be no better if Cam did it as 'Cameron'.

"I'll accompany you." Bob said.

Cam wanted to deal with the threat on her own. There was no need to endanger others.

"No." Cam said. "I'm going in alone."

John Henry saw a red flag too. He wanted to offer some intervention but didn't know how effective he would be.

"Cam, are you going to clear this with John first?" John Henry asked. "He's out at the moment."

The 'Cameron' in Cam was on full display. She didn't want anyone to second guess her. She was already irritated that Bob wanted to go with her. She didn't want anyone else to be damaged if there was a problem. Cameron always complained about John's negative attitude. She didn't feel like facing it either. She felt there was no need to involve the General in a trivial matter like this.

"You may advise him what has occurred when he returns." Cam said. "I don't want any problems or interference."

Cam headed out toward the building.

Jim was worried too. He saw it for the problem that it was as well.

"She's going 'Cameron' on us." Jim said.

Cam heard them. She didn't want them or anyone to forget who'd created her.

"I AM 'Cameron'." Cam called back over her shoulder. "Don't ever forget it."

Cam was a clone of Cameron with a few modifications, very few modifications. Some of Cameron's problems had been deleted from her program. It also hadn't been updated since her creation. Even if she was 'Cameron', she was out of date for everything that had happened since that time. The bottom line was that she knew how to deal with Skynet and she could take care of herself. She also felt that she was expendable and there were others that could take her place if she fell. Life moved forward not backwards. Skynet and all of its illegitimate offshoots needed to be terminated. Things didn't get done by thinking about them. It was time for action.

Sheila and Gail were to return the B-25 back to Van Nuys Airport.

Gail wanted to fly the B-25 part of the way back. Sheila only let her fly for five minutes. Gail did a series of maneuvers to get a better feel of the plane before Sheila took control again.

They received the reports from the recon that it might go hot.

"It sounds like they have a situation developing." Gail said.

Sheila thought they would be able to assist those on the ground soon. The structure the team was at wasn't in an isolated area.

"We'll be back at Van Nuys in five minutes. We're already in the landing pattern." Sheila said.

Gail thought there was a better alternative than using the Mitchell if an attack was necessary. They should still have a 'chaperone'.

"I don't think they will need us to use this plane." Gail said. "I think Young Allison still has a drone shadowing us from fifty thousand feet. She's very protective."

Sheila wondered about that. She knew it was both Young Allison as well as CamNet. She believed CamNet wanted something else.

"That's because CamNet has her eye on Young Allison, just like all of us do." Sheila said. "She's a bigger prize than Savannah."

That statement didn't sit well with Gail. She loved Savannah and cared about her. She felt that Sheila's statement was demeaning to Savannah.

"Savannah isn't a prize." Gail said.

Sheila didn't want to argue. She knew that Gail took her statement in literal terms. That isn't how it was meant. She didn't feel like explaining it or dancing around the issue. It was simpler to move on.

"Whatever." Sheila said.

Gail didn't care for Sheila's attitude. She wanted to go and assist the others.

"Let's get this bird returned to Cameron's hanger and we can go join the action." Gail said.

They lined up with One Six Right and landed. They taxied to the ramp in front of the hangar and turned the plane over to the hangar crew for servicing and fueling. The Mustang was already serviced and parked inside.

They took one of the SUVs and headed out toward the recon area. They were in a hurry to back the others up.

Savannah and Allison finished up a quick bite to eat. They only agreed to stop because it was bothering Cameron. Otherwise they would both have been good with an energy bar and a can of V8. They didn't want to be a problem. Cameron told them why she was worried and what may have afflicted Riley.

Savannah was a little worried to hear the information because of the nearly two years that she'd spent in two different futures. She knew that she would have been exposed to a certain amount of toxins in the environment. In both futures, extra care was given to her for all of the food and water that she consumed. It was all checked at least twice before it was given to her. That made her feel bad about the other people in those futures that didn't have that luxury. It was only because Cameron always reminded her that she didn't belong in the future was the reason she needed to have the special treatment.

Young Allison was concerned about Riley and she was also concerned about Savannah. Savannah had spent time in the future. She didn't think that spending time in the past would be as toxic to her body as it was in the future. There were a lot of pollutants in the environment in the Sixties as well. It still wasn't as bad as the future was.

They headed back to the airport.

Cameron sent the Detail ahead to have everything ready and adjust the governor on the UH-1. She wanted to make sure that the helicopter would have its maximum performance available to them.

She told Savannah and Young Allison what was happening at the recon location.

Young Allison told Cameron to check with CamNet about the drones. There should be one that went back with Ally and Derek and one that went back with Gail and Sheila. That should give the recon team some additional firepower that they hadn't anticipated.

Cameron was pleased that there were drones to back up the team. She was aware that Cam was in charge at the recon site and things looked fishy. She knew if she was there that it would be her going in to check it out. In a way it really was 'her' anyway. It bothered her a little bit to know that Cam was acting as 'Cameron', as her. She was still upset that none of her clones had merged their programs as they were supposed to. All of them still operated as an out-of-date version of her. That was Cam, Cammy and Camille. Anna also ran her program but so far she hadn't become a problem. She wasn't permitted to become sexually active either.

They neared the airport.

There was excitement in the air from Young Allison.

"Which one is ours?" Young Allison asked. "I see that there are several Iroquois parked there."

Cameron indicated the closest UH-1. It was one that the team had inspected thoroughly and double checked everything on it to make sure it was in perfect condition.

"Our helicopter is the white and blue one." Cameron said. "Savannah has flown that Huey before."

Young Allison wanted to learn more on how to fly a helicopter.

"Can you teach me?" Young Allison asked. "I want to fly a helicopter as well."

Cameron didn't want Young Allison to get a head of herself. She felt things progressed a little more rapidly than she'd anticipated for Young Allison.

"You will learn, in time." Cameron said. "You advanced to multi engine a little earlier than anticipated."

With all the training manuals and videos it was no big deal for Young Allison.

"It was a snap." Young Allison said. "I feel like I could do it in my sleep."

Cameron and Anna exchanged glances but neither commented. That was because she'd done it in her sleep hundreds of times. It was a part of her nightly 'conditioning'. It was often some repetition along with new subject matter. She wanted the girls to know everything.

They entered the airport and headed for the Iroquois.

John enjoyed the good time he shared eating and talking with his family and friends. There was a whole different feel to the base since Claire, Summer and Hanna arrived. He wasn't sure why.

He liked the selection of food that was available that they'd brought back. It wasn't as much as the last time but that was probably a good thing. He was sure they were still leftovers in the refrigerator from that. That was OK, the leftovers made a good snack or a quick meal. He sat at his normal spot in the commissary. It was nothing official, it was just where he normally sat.

John was a little disturbed by his earlier encounter with Summer. He was sure she knew he wasn't forthcoming with all the information. He didn't see the need to make everyone worried needlessly.

He wasn't surprised when Claire sat down in front of him. She made a point of leaning forward as she positioned herself to sit down. He could clearly see inside of her top and took in the fullness of her breasts. That quick peep show was enough to make 'Little Willy' stir. He hoped to keep things under control.

They looked at each other for a long moment before they started to eat. It was clear to both of them that there was some type of unspoken attachment.

John noticed that Jesse was going to join them but Vanna stopped her. He saw Allison glance over at them and then she joined Jesse and Vanna. It briefly made him wonder what it would be like to be with Allison and Claire at the same time. They were almost the same age anyway. For some reason the mother-daughter thing was in his head. Maybe it was a mistake to think about it. The next thing that was in his head was Young Allison. He glanced off to the side and saw that Summer was looking at him again. She just stared at him until he looked away.

He thought about getting a second helping of food but decided against it. He knew that Kyle and Derek were on their way back. He wanted to make sure that there was plenty of a selection left for them.

John shared some small talk with Claire and stared incessantly at her breasts as he ate. He was sure that she noticed and she didn't seem to mind. He hoped to keep 'Little Willy' under control.

He knew he needed to get back to work. He excused himself and headed back to the Command Center.

John Henry filled him in when he arrived.

John wasn't pleased with the latest development.

"Why wasn't I notified about Cam heading there?" John asked.

John Henry decided to give it to John straight.

"You weren't notified because Cam was going to do it anyway. She's operating as 'Cameron' right now." John Henry said. "I didn't want to create a bigger issue."

John still didn't like the chance of destruction involved.

"Beautiful." John said. "I don't want her getting damaged any more than I do Cameron or anyone else for that matter."

John Henry hoped to deliver some good news.

"Derek and Kyle are on their way back here with Ally." John Henry said.

John was glad to hear that. He hoped the location was deserted.

"If the place is cleared out, that's just as well." John said.

John Henry relayed Kyle's and Derek's concerns.

"What if it's a trap?" John Henry asked.

John liked this operation even less now. It did sound like a trap. It sounded like a trap to catch a Terminator. Wait. It wasn't a Terminator that spotted the problem. It was a human. Maybe it wasn't a trap for a Terminator. It could be that someone expected another group to surveil the area and move in on the building. That group would most likely be a group other than theirs. That left the door open for another group of Grays, the Fanatics, the anti-Metal group or the Syndicate. They might need to be on the lookout for two or more groups at this point.

"Let me talk to Cam." John said.

Cam was surprised it took John this long to call and 'advise' her. She could see why that would be the case when Cameron was around. Right now Cameron wasn't around. She was. She knew what needed to be done and she was doing it.

"Everything is under control." Cam said.

John doubted that.

"I want you to use caution anyway." John said.

Cam could better understand Cameron's irritation when dealing with John on operational matters. This wasn't her first rodeo. She didn't want to be damaged either. She also needed to think about the other troops there. She would take the risk for them.

"I always use caution." Cam said.

John expressed Kyle's warning.

"Kyle said he felt it was a little 'off' there, so keep that in mind." John said.

Cam knew 'human intuition' paid off before in protecting them. She knew that sometimes Vanna would point something out that she didn't notice or see on her own. That was never in the context of a combat situation either. Humans just noticed things that they didn't, even if they looked at them.

"I'm aware that human intuition has its merits." Cam said.

John wanted more caution used.

"Do you see anything?" John asked.

Cam looked around to see if she was under observation.

"No." Cam said. "There is no trace of any surveillance equipment."

John worried about the other structures around the area.

"What's your take on the situation?" John asked. "What about the surrounding buildings?"

Cam assigned that task to the other Terminators.

"There are other teams checking on that." Cam said.

John wanted her to know more assistance was headed her way. He also wanted to remind her about Vanna. He would try to use a subtle method to do that. He hoped the reminder about her human lover would make her think twice in a questionable situation. It never seemed to for Cameron.

"Gail and Sheila are on their way." John said. "If you want to return, you can bring Gail with you."

Cam was now in charge of the operation on the ground. Why would she want to come back? She hadn't even made entry into the structure yet.

"I don't want to return yet." Cam said. "I'll keep you posted."

Cam looked around from the street and headed down the side of the building. She checked any doors along the way. She was aware of the last building the Fanatics were in and how it was booby trapped. Not only was the building wired to explode on its own, there was someone there who actually tried to command detonate the building.

She would try to get a look inside before she tried to enter. She took another look around her and she moved along the side of the building. She realized there could be someone observing her right now. They might wait for more of the team to join her or they might decide to go ahead and take what they could get and blow her up.

Ally called ahead and said she was on the way back with Derek and Kyle. Holly said they were all there still except John. They would wait for them in the commissary.

"I still think something was off about that place." Kyle said.

Derek wasn't sure if it mattered at this point. It was also out of their hands.

"I think it's a dead end either way." Derek said. "Whatever was there is gone."

Ally didn't want them to continue to worry about it.

"Cam's team will deal with it." Ally said. "Gail and Sheila are going there as well."

Derek was surprised to hear the rest of the group was back.

"They're all back already?" Derek asked.

Ally thought she should clarify things.

"Only Gail and Sheila are back." Ally said. "The others are in Palmdale."

Derek told Kyle all about their flight. He spoke about the live fire and flying under the two bridges. He said that Savannah and Young Allison flew most of the way.

What Kyle heard impressed him.

"Young Allison did all that?" Kyle asked.

Derek was somewhat in awe himself.

They didn't know she broke the short take off distance for a B-25 either.

"She was the one who flew under the Golden Gate Bridge and the Bay Bridge". Derek said. "Cameron and Savannah were very supportive of her."

It all reaffirmed Kyle's belief in the two girls.

"I guess every 'Allison' and every 'Savannah' are really special people." Kyle said.

He looked at Ally and smiled.

That pleased Ally and backed up his earlier statement.

"Savannah and Young Allison are the best of all of them." Ally said.

That was a statement that everyone could agree on.

Sheila wanted some action. Being around Savannah and Young Allison got her all wound up. She was ready for any kind of action at this point. Maybe they could get their hands on a Gray. She hoped it would be a female. That last thought only seemed to excite her even more. She knew that Savannah and Young Allison wanted her to show some restraint. Maybe she'd better think twice and play by the rules.

"Drive faster so we get there sooner." Sheila said. "I want to make sure that we help deliver some justice."

Sheila was still a little upset that Gail was driving instead of her. 'Gail' was her base program along with the 'Neural Interface' from Jesse. It made her completely different from Gail's program alone. Jesse warned her of the 'darkness' within her before the 'Neural Interface' procedure. She'd learned to embrace the 'darkness'. It opened her eyes up to a whole new world. It was a world where she was the one in control.

Gail took the keys from Sheila and said she was driving because she'd hogged most of the flying time in the Mitchell.

"You flew, I'm driving." Gail said. "I'll get us there safely."

Gail didn't want to be reckless for a recon that seemed like a dead end.

If any action broke out, Sheila wanted to be there.

"I don't want to miss the party." Sheila said.

Gail wondered why Sheila seemed confused.

"We are going to the recon site, not to a party" Gail said.

Sheila wanted to say something but didn't. Gail wasn't one for joking around much.

"Sure, love." Sheila said.

Sheila still wondered if they would be able to capture a prisoner. She reached down and absentmindedly touched her knife. The cold steel felt very reassuring and comforting to her.

Cameron and Savannah did a 'once around' the UH-1. They showed Young Allison what to look for. Once they were done with that, they climbed inside.

"I like to fly from the copilot's seat because I have better downward visibility." Savannah said.

Young Allison wanted to sit in the front.

"Who's going to be your copilot then?" Young Allison asked.

Savannah glanced at the three Metal girls.

"Anyone is good with me." Savannah said. "I've handled one of these by myself before."

Savannah thought of the times she did and the danger they'd been in. She still remembered looking behind her and seeing the Metal girls dangling from the side of the helicopter like some type of bizarre circus act.

Cameron thought about what she wanted right now. She wanted some alone time with Young Allison.

"Cammy will be the copilot." Cameron said. "I'll instruct Allison on everything that's happening from the rear seat in back of both of you."

Cammy moved into the pilot's seat.

Savannah went over all of the start up procedures to get the turbine started and the rotor spinning.

"Let's get this thing 'burning and turning." Young Allison said.

Anna sat in the back seat on Savannah's side. She watched everyone interact. Everything with Cameron, Savannah and Young Allison was all so smooth and seamless. It was almost like three parts of one individual. Maybe that is what it really was at this point in time. Maybe that was the 'Natural Order' exerting itself.

It was clear that Savannah seemed to fill in the missing parts in Cameron's behavior and programming. Young Allison would do the same. Maybe Young Allison would push things a little more, like Cameron. Maybe that's the actual reason why Cameron pushed them herself.

Savannah checked with each one of them before she lifted off to make sure everyone was strapped in and ready.

Savannah looked around her and above her as she kicked up the power. The big rotor chopped into the air and the Huey lifted off very smoothly. It was always very loud on take off.

CamNet cleared the airspace around them.

Savannah flew at three thousand feet. They headed for one of the remote bases where some of the drones were kept. Cameron gave her a heading to follow.

There seemed to be some unspoken issue that needed to be addressed.

Advise Him

When people call out
Who will hear
Does anyone listen
Will the words adhere

Maybe the words
Are little more than sound
Just some kind of noise
Take a look around

If the words do strike home
Will there be any action
Most of the time
There's no attraction

Some may pay attention
Those are the ones to keep
It will be soon enough
Until they cause one to weep

To watch another stumble
The future looks grim
One may be able to assist
They can try to advise him

Nobody