Chapter 1092

Pointless

John was worried about Cam going in alone like Cameron. It reminded him too much of their recent encounter with the Fanatics. That was a close one for the girls again. Cameron, Cammy and Savannah were almost all terminated when the building exploded. It was a little too close for comfort. He was thankful for the drone that shielded them as the building exploded behind them as they drove away.

The last thought made John remember they'd captured a prisoner who was associated with the incident. He'd been waiting to hear a progress report but so far none had been forthcoming.

"I don't think I've heard any intel from the prisoner we captured at the suspected Fanatic's location." John said.

John Henry quickly checked with CamNet. He didn't think John was going to like the answer.

"No information has been released or forwarded." John Henry said. "The detainee was terminated."

John was less than thrilled with that information. He was sure that some type of intelligence was gathered.

"Beautiful." John said.

John knew the prisoner would have been interrogated violently Terminator style. In essence, they would be beaten to death. He hoped that was all that happened to them. He was aware they were worse things.

He remembered the way that he watched Cameron throw Mr. Ellison around like a rag doll inside of his house. She was going to kill him if he wouldn't have stopped her. Maybe he should have let her. It would have changed the arc in their lives somewhat if he hadn't intervened. He was glad that she hadn't. Mr. Ellison was a good guy. He needed to refocus.

John's worry right now was Cam. He didn't like the way things were shaping up.

"Cam, I don't want you to go inside the building." John said. "We need to know more first."

With Cameron away right now, Cam reminded him too much of Cameron. He still couldn't tell them apart visually. Cam seemed a little more reserved than Cammy. Cameron was actually the most repressed of the three and Cammy was the most outgoing. That was probably from the influence of Savannah. That was the influence that Cameron needed. It was clear to him that Cameron and he would need Savannah and Young Allison to move forward and reach their fullest potential. It was actually what Cameron always told him.

The 'Natural Order' was to be embraced, not feared. It would be something beautiful for all of them. What if he ended up with Young Allison once she was a teenager? Maybe this was Cameron's mission and goal all along. She'd told him before that it was. Future John wanted Future Allison. Maybe it was Cameron's job to provide an 'Allison' to a 'John' in any timeline. No matter what happened, Savannah was the 'glue' that would keep all of them together. The 'Natural Order' wouldn't be disrupted.

There were several things that John looked forward to. He always wondered if Cam, Cammy or even Camille had ever been with him and played themselves off as Cameron. He hoped that they had even if he didn't know because he would have been the first one to 'break them in'. Maybe he was the one who 'popped' all three of them. Maybe that hadn't actually occurred yet. He figured even if it hadn't, it would at some point. When any of them came knocking, he wasn't going to turn them down. He also looked forward to being with the girls, Savannah and Young Allison. He hoped to claim their virginity as well. He didn't plan to be picky about any of them. The next time Cameron put a female in his bed, he was going to make sure that he took full advantage of their presence. If Cameron didn't want them there in his bed next to him, she wouldn't have put them there in the first place. It was time to embrace Cameron's goals. They seemed like a pretty good option to him.

Cam was at the back of the structure now. Everything was locked and the area around the building was spotless. It was as if someone cleaned out everything. There was none of the usual debris found around industrial buildings, especially abandoned ones. People always left stuff behind when they moved out of a location. That alone was a red flag.

Maybe being spotless was the lure to make someone take a closer look. Maybe it was the bait to draw them in. If it was, it worked.

They were there now and Cam wanted to enter. She wanted a closer look inside. She wanted to try to determine what was in there.

Now John told her not to enter. It was very irritating.

"The whole point of a recon is to try to determine what's happening." Cam said. "We won't know more until we look."

Cam was aware that Cameron held an advantage in not responding to 'orders' from John. She was his wife and that gave John less control over her, not more. John sought the use of Cameron's sheath, at least a small part of it. Its female attributes were very pleasing to John. Cameron did try to give John the option to seek female comfort with others. That would negate the effect of Cameron 'holding back' at times. That option prevented John from complaining about 'not getting any'. At that point, it was his own choice if he didn't.

John's irritating words brought her back to reality. She was very glad she was with Vanna.

"I don't want another building to blow up with you in such close proximity to it." John said.

The unsaid part of that was with her inside of it when it blew up.

"I don't think anyone will blow it up yet if it's command detonated. They'll wait for more of us to come closer. That's why I'm here alone." Cam said. "I'm trying to protect the rest of our group, even if it doesn't seem like it to you."

John was persistent.

That seemed to make him even more irritating to Cam.

"I understand." John said. "Don't go inside the building anyway."

Cam was highly agitated now. She wondered how Cameron put up with John all the time. Maybe it was the sex. She tried to unlock some of the files she contained with Cameron and John on them 'together'.

She wanted to see if the screwing you took was worth the screwing you got.

The files were all blocked. Maybe that was a good thing.

Gail and Sheila pulled up to where Derek and Ally were originally at.

Sheila didn't like the location. I was a long distance from any direct involvement if necessary. She figured that's why the Command Center directed them to go there.

"This spot is too far from any potential action." Sheila said. "We need to move closer."

Gail didn't see that as a problem for the intended mission they were on.

"This is still a recon." Gail said.

It seemed like the auto repair place they were both at recently. It started to send red flags out.

Sheila was more than a little worried at this point.

"It reminds me of the last place we were at." Sheila said. "We need to tell Cam to get out."

Now Gail began to worry. Sheila was around more of the building then she'd been. She'd been on the backside and not the front or alongside the building like Sheila and Ally were.

"She'll use caution." Gail said. "Maybe we should have Vanna call her."

Sheila doubted that would work at this point. She thought it would cause a lot of stress for Vanna, which would cause a problem with Allison and probably Jesse.

"I don't want to get the base all stirred up if it is nothing." Sheila said. "Let me call someone else."

It was time for a 'pinch hitter'.

Young Allison was thrilled observing Savannah fly the UH-1. It looked totally natural to Savannah.

Savannah told her every move before she did it. That way she could see it being done and why.

Cameron filled in any other information.

Young Allison was surprised to receive a call from Sheila. The call came through from CamNet. She was told that only she would receive the information. CamNet sent her additional information as well. There was drone footage of the location and specifically of Cam. She could see right where Cam was headed.

Young Allison was part of the 'Natural Order'. She trusted Cameron and Savannah with everything, including her life.

"I want Cameron and Savannah to hear this as well." Young Allison said.

CamNet made the changes to include them.

Sheila went over what was happening with Cam and the similarity to what went down at the Fanatic's location.

Young Allison thanked Sheila for calling.

Cameron understood why Sheila called Young Allison. She wasn't about to listen to 'herself'. Nobody else would either.

"It's pointless for me to say anything to her." Cameron said. "She won't listen to me. I know. I wouldn't listen to her."

Cameron knew she would disregard Cam or Cammy if they tried to tell her anything or talk her out of something. She felt they should know everything she did and should understand why she was doing whatever it was that she was doing.

Young Allison wanted to step up. She wanted to try it first herself. It was supposed to be her duty in the future to help smooth things over with the Resistance and the Terminators. This seemed like a perfect example. She didn't know what would happen. She wanted some back up going in.

"I'll speak to her first." Young Allison said. "If I fail, then Savannah will take over."

Cameron wanted to remind Young Allison she held a 'power advantage' over Cam.

"You can always 'order' her away." Cameron said.

Savannah needed to use that option several times when dealing with the Fanatics or what seemed to be the certain termination of Terminators.

"I've done that before." Savannah said. "I prevented a lot of damage by doing that too."

Savannah had done what she needed to do, when she needed to do it.

Young Allison wanted to connect at a personal level with honesty and truth. She didn't want to have to force someone to do something or not do something. She wanted them to do the right thing on their own accord. She wanted them to make that decision for themselves.

"I'll speak with her first. I don't want to 'order' her unless I have to." Young Allison said. "I'll have CamNet connect me now."

Young Allison wanted the reaction from the heart. She wanted what was real. She wanted Cam to think about everything. She knew that some people didn't think anything mattered. That allowed them to do whatever they wanted and act as if it was no big deal. She disagreed with that concept and philosophy. She believed that everything mattered.

Derek and Kyle could see their activity seemed about over for the night.

Ally arrived back at the base with Derek and Kyle.

Derek wanted to remind Ally they were good to go if they were needed.

"We can still go back to help." Derek said. "Sometimes it's nice to have help."

Ally carried out her instructions. She wasn't the one to make them.

"That's not happening." Ally said. "Don't make me the 'bad guy'. We all need to do what we're told by our handlers. I'll let you two take it up with Sarah and Riley."

Kyle and Derek looked at each other. That was one conversation that they would rather avoid.

Kyle wasn't ready to give up yet. There were other options that were available to them. As to how far they would actually go was unknown.

"We can head to the Command Center and state our case before John." Kyle said.

Ally didn't want any problems. Her assignment was to make sure that they were returned to the Resistance base and joined the group in the commissary.

"Just enjoy being back and spending time with your families." Ally said. "Get cleaned up and head to the commissary."

They entered the base.

Derek was still pleased with the day's activities and the good time he'd experienced. Everything that he'd done with the aircraft was a surprise to him. He was happy to be in a B-25 again. He really got an unexpected treat when he was able to take a ride in the P-51.

"Ally, thanks again for the ride back in the Mustang, it was awesome." Derek said.

Ally wanted to offer Kyle a 'carrot' since she needed to bring them back. She felt like she'd needed to use the 'stick' to get them back. She wanted to remind him but there were still more adventures waiting.

"Maybe sometime I can take Kyle up." Ally said. "Any of the Terminators can."

That thought seemed to brighten Kyle up. He liked airplanes almost as much as Derek. He also liked things that dealt with railroads. That included railroad history and the streetcars of old.

"I'd like that a lot." Kyle said.

The Reese brothers went to their rooms and cleaned up before heading to the commissary.

Ally slipped back out to go join up with Sheila and Gail.

She headed back out and quietly told John Henry to make sure no one else left the base. She was glad she'd delivered the Reese brothers back to the security of the base and the comfort of their families.

Now it was time for her to face the enemy. The enemy came in various forms. There didn't seem to be a shortage of them. There was everything Skynet related as well as future Scavengers to be dealt with. They were all a threat to the Future. They were a threat to the individuals at the Resistance base.

Derek went to see Riley and Precious.

Kyle went to see Sarah and Jan.

Derek wanted to ask Riley about her doctor's visit but Ally already told him that Samantha would tell him about it. Riley didn't want to talk about it. Other than that, Riley was fine and the same as she'd always been. The damage done to her body happened years ago. There is no way to fix it at this point in time.

Claire, Summer and Jan helped serve some food to Derek and Kyle.

Jesse, Vanna and Allison were all still there as well.

Hanna and Holly quietly discussed if they should go to where Cam was. They listened to the activities as they unfolded through their coms.

Allison noticed that something was up. She could see the concerned looks on their faces. They certainly weren't in a festive mood like the others were.

"What are you two conspiring about?" Allison asked.

Holly didn't want to lie to Allison. She didn't want to worry her either. She told it like it was.

"We're discussing if we should back up the operation that's currently developing." Holly said. "They might need our assistance."

Vanna sensed trouble right away. She remembered the way that Cam acted earlier.

"What operation?" Vanna asked. "Is that where Cam went?"

Vanna came over with Jesse.

Hanna and Holly looked at each other. They both knew where Cam was at currently and what she was doing. They didn't think it was going to go over very well with Vanna.

Vanna could see they were reluctant to talk about it.

"Is Cam OK?" Vanna asked.

Derek and Kyle could hear the developing problem. They were sure it would cause a problem for Vanna. They didn't want her to worry over what appeared to be nothing so far.

"We just left there." Derek said. "It was a recon that looked like an empty lead."

Kyle told her exactly what he saw.

"There was nothing there." Kyle said. "There was nothing to see."

Vanna didn't seem convinced. Cam was out there along with other Terminators.

"What do you two know?" Vanna asked Holly and Hanna.

Hanna knew that Cam was acting like Cameron. She didn't want to say that.

"Not much." Hanna said. "They were just there, not us."

Vanna wanted to check and see where everyone was currently at. She also wanted to know exactly where Cameron and Cammy were. If they weren't with Cam, she saw that for the threat that it was. She knew that Cam would step up and take the leadership role.

"Excuse me." Vanna said.

Vanna left the commissary and headed for the Command Center. She was very worried about her Metal lover. She knew what Cam's base program was. Maybe that was what worried her the most.

John Henry monitored everything that happened around the base. He saw the potential for a problem headed their way. He pointed it out to John.

"John, you'd better take a look at this." John Henry said.

John saw Vanna headed his way like a destroyer cutting through heavy seas.

"Oh, boy…." John said. "Vanna is steamed and headed this way."

John Henry looked at Vanna as she approached.

"I'm glad you're in charge." John Henry said.

Vanna burst into the room. She didn't have time for pleasantries. She wanted answers and she wanted them now. She had a really bad feeling about what was going on and what could happen.

"Where's Cam at and how much danger is she in?" Vanna asked.

John wanted to downplay the danger. So far there hadn't been any combat.

"This is just a recon." John said. "I want to find out what's at the location before we do anything."

Vanna looked at the monitors. She saw where all the personnel were in proximity to Cam. She didn't see anything that indicated Cameron, Savannah or Cammy were at that location.

"That's a lot of Terminators for a recon." Vanna said.

John Henry didn't want her to worry needlessly.

"It's precautionary." John Henry said.

Vanna read the facts differently. She could see things were on the verge of a buildup for an assault. She thought back to when she saw Derek and Kyle enter the commissary. She remembered John left after just having one plate of food.

"I doubt that." Vanna said. "That's why Derek and Kyle were sent back. It's a combat situation."

John Henry wanted to point out the current mission. It hadn't changed since Kyle first arrived at the location with Bob.

"So far there's nothing there." John Henry said.

John didn't think he would have much influence over Cam. He thought that Vanna would. It would at least give Cam something to think about before she did anything rash.

"Do you want to speak to Cam?" John asked.

Vanna knew it wasn't a good idea to get involved with the operations directly. She wished that Savannah was here right now. Savannah was able to deal with the Terminators on more equal terms. Wait, if Savannah were here, she would be at the target zone too. Maybe it was good that she wasn't.

John Henry noted that CamNet made additional information available. He wasn't too surprised at what was being done.

"Listen to this transmission." John Henry said. "You aren't the only one concerned."

Cam was on the far side of the structure now. There was one door on this side. She looked around and saw she was out of the view of everyone. There wouldn't be anyone to give her any negative feedback. She knew that things didn't get done thinking about them.

She decided to force the door open and enter the building.

She was a little surprised when she started to receive a message from CamNet. It wasn't CamNet who spoke. It sure sounded like her.

"Hi, Cam." Young Allison said.

This was different, at least for her. It certainly wasn't what she'd expected.

"Hello, Allison." Cam said.

Young Allison didn't want to dance around the issue.

"You know why I'm calling." Young Allison said.

Cam looked at the door she stood in front of.

"I have a pretty good idea." Cam said.

Young Allison wanted to give her something to think about with what already happened.

"I want to remind you of the recent operation at the last Fanatic's location." Young Allison said. "I've received information that this seems like a similar situation."

Cam already made those calculations.

"I know that." Cam said.

Young Allison wanted Cam to think things through.

"What's the payoff for the risk?" Young Allison asked.

Cam looked at the door in front of her. She didn't know any more now than she had since she'd arrived. Was there a bomb waiting for her on the other side of that door?

"That's unknown." Cam said. "That's what I'm going to find out. I need to protect the rest of the group."

Young Allison could tell that Cam was reluctant to withdraw. She decided to say it outright.

"I would prefer you withdraw from the immediate area for now." Young Allison said.

Cam was a little reluctant to do that. She wanted to know what she was being told specifically.

"Is that an 'order'?" Cam asked.

Young Allison wanted Cam to think about everything first.

"Not yet." Young Allison said. "I want you to reconsider before acting."

Cam wondered if Young Allison was in her bunker or if she was still with Cameron's group. The last time she checked they were in Palmdale. She didn't know exactly where at this point.

"Are you with Cameron and Savannah?" Cam asked.

Young Allison hoped Cam would ask her that question. It gave her the opportunity to mention exactly what she was about to do herself. She thought it was relevant and important.

"Yes, Cammy and Anna are here too." Young Allison said. "We're in a Huey headed to check out the drone that received damage from the massive explosion at the Fanatic's location. You know, the explosion that blew up the entire building…."

Cam saw that Young Allison made her point. She was aware that both Cameron and Cammy were on the building that blew up only seconds before it did. Savannah had endangered herself to retrieve them in the most expeditious manner possible. A drone dropped down and shielded them from the explosion. It made her wonder what else was going on there.

"Are Savannah and Cameron listening?" Cam asked.

Young Allison knew that both of them were right there. Cameron was next to her.

"No. They aren't part of this call." Young Allison said. "I wanted to call you myself."

Since Young Allison wasn't in her bunker, Cam wondered where she received the information from to call her. She didn't want to get upset at the wrong person.

"Did Vanna call you?" Cam asked.

Young Allison could tell that Cam was upset that she'd called her. She knew that Cam wanted to blame someone for contacting her. She doubted Cam would say too much when she told her who actually contacted her. She didn't know if she should mention the part about Sheila or not. Maybe she would just stick with who made the actual connection.

"No." Young Allison said. "I haven't spoken with Vanna since I was at the Resistance base earlier. CamNet contacted me based on all the information that was being analyzed."

Cam was a little surprised at that. She knew there wouldn't be any repercussions from her against CamNet. She wanted to know the level of involvement.

"Did CamNet contact you directly?" Cam asked.

Young Allison didn't think it should be news to anyone.

"Yes she did. I work closely with her from my bunker." Young Allison said. "You know that."

Cam took another look at the door she was about to force open.

"I wanted to know what happened here at this location." Cam said.

Young Allison wanted to try something else first.

"Once it is dark, I'll have the drones that are overhead drop down and do some scans." Young Allison said. "It will give us a better idea of what's going on inside of there."

Cam moved her hand away from the door handle where it had been reaching. She turned around and looked up into the sky.

"Are you watching me right now?" Cam asked.

Young Allison wanted to tell it like it was.

"Yes. I am." Young Allison said. "I didn't want to intervene unless I needed to. It appeared I needed to do so. Cameron, Cammy and Savannah are here with me now because they used caution when they needed to. Actually they only used caution when they were 'ordered' to by Savannah. It's something for you to think about."

Cam went over the reports about the incident at the auto body shop. It was time to take a step back.

"I'll make sure additional surveillance is set up." Cam said.

Young Allison didn't want anyone to get an itchy detonator finger if they were watching the building.

"Try to withdraw without looking like you're withdrawing." Young Allison said. "There can be a missile on that target in seconds if needed. The structure is 'locked up' right now. I won't hesitate to hit it, even in the daylight."

Cam didn't doubt her. She knew that there were drones in the vicinity that came back with the two aircraft.

"How many drones are here?" Cam asked. "Is it more than two?"

Young Allison had taken a few more steps to assist them.

"It's still two, currently." Young Allison said. "There are four more on the way."

Cam didn't think the Command Center would give them that type of support.

"That is a lot of drone activity for a recon." Cam said.

Young Allison didn't like to leave things to chance if it could be avoided.

"I like to play it safe." Young Allison said. "If I need to hit, I want to hit hard."

Cam thought about her options. She knew that if she attempted to get into the building that she would be 'ordered' not to. She might even be 'ordered' back to the base for being reckless. It was time to use good sense.

"I'll withdraw for now." Cam said.

Young Allison looked at Cameron and Savannah. Those were the words that she wanted to hear.

"Thank You." Young Allison said. "Please get to a safer distance and wait until dark."

Cam knew at this point she should wait for darkness. There was no reason to rush things right now. It was the 'Cameron' in her that made her want to act earlier.

"I'll have the team hold and remain on alert." Cam said.

Young Allison thought it would give Cameron something to think about on some of her endeavors. She wouldn't hesitate to do the same thing for Cameron that she'd just done for Cam.

"Thank you, Cam." Young Allison said. "Always remember, there are others who care about you and love you."

Cam did know that others cared about her.

"I'll try." Cam said. "Sometimes I forget and get caught up in the operation."

Young Allison looked at Cameron for a long moment before she answered

"It happens." Young Allison said.

Vanna listened to the exchange between Cam and Young Allison. She was very surprised by both CamNet and Young Allison. There was clearly a level of concern she didn't expect from either of them.

John didn't think it could have been done more tactfully.

"Is that good enough for you?" John asked.

Vanna knew Cameron, Cammy and Cam didn't like to listen. It was one of the reasons why Savannah tried to go with them whenever she could. She had much greater influence over them if she was with them. At that point they needed to think about her safety as well.

"Yes." Vanna said. "Cam does not always listen as well as she just did."

John Henry wanted to point out what he felt was important.

"Maybe that was because of who it was." John Henry said.

Vanna thought about Savannah and Young Allison.

"Because it was one of the 'Chosen Ones'?" Vanna asked.

John didn't want to go there. He'd heard enough from Cameron about it.

"Don't start that." John said.

John Henry thought the facts spoke for themselves.

"Nevertheless, that's what we just witnessed." John Henry said.

John did have to admit that. He was sure that somehow Cameron was probably behind it all.

"I bet Savannah and Cameron played a hand in that." John said.

Vanna thought that Young Allison was sincere.

"No, I think it was what Young Allison said. It was CamNet and her." Vanna said. "Did you know about the drones?"

John Henry was aware earlier that some drones shadowed the aircraft. He didn't know where they went after the aircraft landed back at Van Nuys. Now he did.

"I only received tracking data on them after Young Allison spoke of them." John Henry said.

Vanna was a little worried by that revelation. It reminded her of something else. She still wanted to give praise where it was due.

"It sounds like CamNet is more like Skynet." Vanna said. "I'll still need to thank her."

John was still worried about everything involved with it. He wanted to remind them

"This is not over yet." John said.

There may not be anyone to thank if this whole operation turned sour.

Pointless

Wake up, eat, drink, sleep
Every day is the same
When nothing ever changes
Who is the one to blame

Wake up, eat, drink, sleep
If there is change
It's seldom good
That seems strange

Wake up, eat, drink, sleep
Everyone will always return
To the same old thing everyday
As they wait for another to spurn

Wake up, eat, drink, sleep
Today will be different
Things will be better
Surely there will be advancement

Wake up, eat, drink, sleep
Over the future they obsess
Nobody can change anything
To think beyond now is pointless

Nobody