Chapter 1116

Still Very Red

The immediate threats to the Resistance teams were eliminated. Both threats had been neutralized in a very terminal manner. The motorcycle riders and car were dealt with. Now it was time to see what additional leads would turn up.

The Command Center wanted all of their troops out of the immediate area. They freed up the Metal girls to do other things.

John hoped they would be able to turn up some viable intelligence from the phones that were taken from the two motorcycle riders. He didn't know if the area where the building blew up posed any more threats to the team or not. Since one of the SUVs that the team abandoned was blown up by the enemy, he wasn't going to take any chances.

"I think this part of the battle is over for now until we turn up some more intelligence from any of the captured phones we have." John said. "I want to see if we can come up with a solid lead."

John really didn't know if there was anything else for them to go on. So far the information on the sedan that was hit with the LAW rocket came back as a stolen vehicle. It was a dead end. He thought it was really a 'dead end' for the occupants of it the way it disintegrated from the secondary explosion. The information on the motorcycles that were involved at two other locations came back as 'missing' from a shipment that was hijacked on their way to delivery at a local dealership. It helped explain how the two motorcycles they were able to examine closely, and one from a distance, were all apparently identical.

John Henry wanted to make sure everyone on their team was away from the various incidents safely and without a tail.

"I think so. It appears that any immediate threat is over." John Henry said. "Jim is going to pick up Mel and Al. They dumped the bodies and returned the ambulance."

John didn't like to use actual emergency equipment if possible. He was pleased the ambulance was returned. He was more concerned with what the Metal girls were up to.

"That's good." John said. "Are all the girls together still?"

John Henry was eager to see where they ended up. He was able to hear much of their conversation through the com system. He planned to view any security cameras at the location they indicated they wanted to go to.

"Yes." John Henry said. "The six of them are still together."

It sounded to John like the girls were up to something else. He wanted to know a little bit more.

"Will they return back to the base soon?" John asked.

John Henry was sure the Metal girls were back to their original plan based upon what he was able to pick up through his server. He didn't want to say anything outright but they'd indicated earlier what the plan was.

"I think we both know what they mentioned they wanted to do." John Henry said.

John knew the Metal girls talked about going to a private nude beach. He decided to check where and how many nude beaches there were in the area. He always thought they were a violation the law. He was a little surprised.

"I checked the map here on this internet search." John said. "I didn't know there were so many nude beaches. I thought that was illegal."

John Henry found out the legality issues were somewhat in question. He didn't mention that. There seemed to be more than a few ways around those 'problems'. There were various ways to dance around some of the issues. Some of them were called nature clubs or environmental clubs. Some of them were part of an obscure 'religion'. Other ones were considered 'art' or 'art appreciation'.

"There are quite a few nude beaches and many private areas too." John Henry said.

Most of the areas for nudists were some type of private club and considered 'recreational areas' or 'nature preserves'. The ones that caught his attention were the ones where family nudity was encouraged. A quick review of some internet searches showed there were individuals of all ages who participated in the nudity. From some of the images he viewed, there didn't appear to be any age restriction of any type. He did wonder sometimes why humans were so hung up about nudity. Everyone had a body and how they looked is how they looked. He really didn't see the big deal about it.

John wanted to use the guise of a recon for the girls to check out the nude beach.

"Are any of the drones still out?" John asked. "Maybe we should do a recon to make sure it's clear for the girls. I don't want them to have any trouble after the earlier incidents."

A second later both of them were caught off guard. They'd been both focused on their individual internet 'research' screens.

Someone stopped at the door to the Command Center and looked in.

"Make sure what's clear for the girls?" Sarah asked.

John and John Henry quickly switched all the monitors with nude beach activity on them to different screens. It was a close one.

John thought it was bad enough his mother was here now. There were others with her.

He saw Summer and Jan stood there as well. He wanted to keep things simple.

"We just finished up an operation." John quickly said. "Everyone is about to return to their prior duties. Where are you three headed to?"

Sarah wondered what else they were doing. She knew her son well enough to know when he was up to something. It didn't appear he was entirely forthcoming with whatever they were actually doing.

"We were just passing by on the way to the commissary." Sarah said.

They all exchanged pleasantries.

Sarah gave them one final 'knowing' look and led the girls away.

Summer stopped and looked back at John. She lifted her index finger in front of her face and moved it back and forth several times.

She then smiled at John and walked away.

John felt very embarrassed. He knew Summer knew what he'd done.

John Henry dictated a change in John's physical condition after Summer silently 'communicated' with him. He was aware that humans reacted in various ways to different types of external and internal prompting or stimulus.

"You're very 'red'." John Henry said.

John could have done without the personal update. He could tell that Summer saw right through his excuse. He could almost feel it.

"Summer knew what we were trying to do." John said. "I know she did."

John Henry didn't want to take the heat for what happened.

"Actually, it was just you." John Henry said.

John knew Summer didn't see what was on his screens but she knew anyway. He was pretty sure it wasn't actually what was on the screens that she could tell but what was in his head for what he'd done. His thoughts when he saw her probably didn't help any. It was because whenever he saw her, he couldn't help but think about the movie. He figured that Savannah and Young Allison could be more compared to how the same actress looked in 'Blue Lagoon' at this point. He still felt that Summer could read him like a book, literally. He was sure of it. He was more afraid than ever that Cameron altered Summer somehow.

"I bet Cameron did something to her." John said.

John Henry offered another explanation. He thought there could be a more practical explanation. He'd often speculated the same thing but normally ran into a negative response if he attempted to look into it. CamNet would always appear in his system and tell him to 'back off'.

"Maybe she was ahead of Sarah and Jan and heard us before they arrived." John Henry said.

John wanted proof of that. He was sure it was more than that.

"Let me see the security feed." John said. "I want to see what really happened."

John Henry went to check and ran into some trouble.

"That's odd." John Henry said.

Now John was worried.

"What is?" John asked.

John Henry did a double check.

"It's been erased." John Henry said. "There's nothing there."

John was a little confused.

"Do you mean what just happened in the last few minutes is gone?" John asked.

John Henry rechecked everything multiple times.

"Yes." John Henry said. "Everything in the last few minutes dealing with Sarah, Jan and Summer is gone."

It made no sense to John.

"Where did it go?" John asked.

John Henry had a pretty good idea who was behind it.

"It's just gone." John Henry said.

John understood his inference immediately. It was obvious CamNet was involved.

"CamNet didn't want us to see what Summer did or how she knew." John said. "CamNet is covering for Cameron since I said something."

John Henry thought it was best if they dropped the subject.

"Apparently…." John Henry said.

John didn't care for that level of control by a supercomputer.

"Beautiful." John said.

John Henry attempted to look for CamNet in his server. There was no trace. Now there was a new twist that surprised him.

He was a little unsure what happened or why.

"Look at the monitors." John Henry said.

John looked and there was drone footage from several of the nude beaches. He wasn't sure where this was headed but he was sure it wasn't a good place.

"Are you doing this?" John asked.

John Henry wasn't sure exactly what he could control in his system currently.

"No." John Henry said.

John's phone rang. He looked at it.

It was the future calling.

"I'm not answering that." John said.

John Henry received a warning.

"CamNet will send the call over the PA system if you don't answer it." John Henry said.

John quickly answered. It sounded like something CamNet might do since Cameron already did that herself one time. He remembered it was a very embarrassing moment for him. He certainly didn't want another one like that, especially after what just happened with Summer.

"Hello." John said.

Pause.

"Yes, I'm still going tomorrow." John said.

Pause.

"I was…." John said. "I wanted to make sure it was safe for the girls."

Pause.

"I know it is never safe." John said. "I meant safer for them, then."

Pause.

"I'm aware there are a lot of deviants out there." John said.

Pause.

"No. I'm not one of them." John said.

Pause.

"Thanks, Allison." John said. "Bye."

John Henry could see that John was still 'red' from before. He watched John's face become even flusher with color.

"You're an even brighter shade of red now." John Henry said.

John was a little uneasy to explain the call. He wasn't sure if he was even an equal for Young Allison at this point.

"That was embarrassing." John said. "Young Allison asked CamNet to provide us with that drone footage since she knew we asked about it."

John Henry was about to remind John that was his own desire. He decided not to. He calculated there was a ninety-six percent chance Young Allison would now view that drone footage herself.

"I'm sure she's watching it too." John Henry said. "I think her future plans include more than any of us know."

John wanted out of 'Dodge' for a few minutes. The nature of the discussion was a little more than he wanted to get into. He wished he was on the cruise ship already. If he would have been, then none of this would have happened.

"I'm going to the commissary." John said.

John Henry decided to save any 'close ups' for John. He decided not to say that out loud because he was sure that there would be some if he did. The fact that he'd even thought it was probably picked up anyway.

"I'll save anything 'interesting' that comes up." John Henry said.

John really wanted to get away from it all.

"Whatever." John said as he walked away. "I'm glad I'm out of here for a week."

John Henry reminded John of his current physical condition. He thought it was an important thing to point out in case John ran into anybody in the hallway or the commissary.

"You're still very red." John Henry said.

John could have done without another reminder. He simply threw his hands up in the air and didn't look back. He didn't say anything either. What was there to say?

Cameron wanted Savannah to get the feel of the B-25 on a single engine. She was originally going to surprise Savannah with a 'simulated in flight emergency'. She was just going to shut down one of the engines and see how Savannah reacted. With Cammy in the copilot's, seat she figured it would be a problem, probably on more than one level as well.

Savannah was able to handle the Mitchell on one engine. She needed to watch her turns in the direction of the engine that was off.

Cameron was satisfied Savannah could control the aircraft on one engine. She started to reach forward between Cammy and Savannah.

Savannah and Cammy looked at each other. What was Cameron about to do?

They hoped it wasn't what it looked like.

It was.

"Let's turn off the other engine." Cameron said.

Savannah didn't want to 'dead stick' the Mitchell in somewhere. She wasn't sure if this was an additional test or not. She wanted to make her position clear.

"I want the first engine restarted." Savannah said. "I don't want to have to set the plane down on a highway."

Savannah quickly scanned the landscape below them. There were several paved roads and a few more dirt roads. She didn't know the condition of the dirt roads. She was aware the dirt roads could be a lot rougher if they weren't maintained. If she needed to set it down, she would use one of the paved roads. Traffic was very sparse in their location.

Cameron didn't say anything for a few seconds.

"Of course we can do that" Cameron said as she slowly withdrew her hand.

Savannah cleared the cylinders on the starboard engine and then restarted it.

"Everything checks out." Cammy said. "It's one hundred percent."

Cameron shut off the port engine.

Savannah went through the same maneuvering procedures.

After fifteen minutes, she restarted the port engine.

Cameron was satisfied with Savannah's performance. She still would have liked to have seen her deal with both engines off. If Cammy and the Reese brothers hadn't been there, she would have done it anyway. She didn't want to make a spectacle in front of them. Cammy could be very troublesome at times in regards to Savannah. She was glad she wasn't a Bitch like Cammy was.

She was aware Derek wanted to stop by the local airport in Palm Springs. It also contained the air museum.

"I think we're ready to land now." Cameron said. "CamNet should have everything already scheduled. You just need to finalize everything, Cammy."

Cammy looked back at her. She was glad she wasn't a Bitch like Cameron was.

Cammy contacted the tower and verified everything.

"We're cleared into Palm Springs International." Cammy said.

Savannah adjusted her flight pattern.

"I'm getting lined up." Savannah said. "Everything's good."

Cameron was very satisfied with Savannah's flying.

"You did excellent, Savannah." Cameron said.

It pleased Savannah to hear Cameron say that. She ran a quick calculation from where they were at currently in relation to the airport.

"Thanks." Savannah said. "We should be wheels down in seven minutes, everyone."

Savannah wasn't sure what was bothering Cameron but she bet something was. She knew this wasn't the time to ask. They would be on the ground shortly and she would be able to interact with her one on one. She would need to tend to the plane first since she was the pilot.

Samantha went back and reported to Riley that everything was fine with Vanna and Allison.

Riley wasn't so sure about that but she didn't think Samantha would lie to her. She knew there were times when people needed a private moment with each other.

"You were gone a long time." Riley said.

Samantha didn't want to elaborate.

"I needed to check on a few things." Samantha said. "I need to go and help Claire with her door."

That seemed odd to Riley.

"Do you mean right now?" Riley asked.

Samantha didn't want to miss whatever was happening in Claire's room. She speculated it was plenty.

"Yes. You and Precious should be fine for now." Samantha said. "I'll be back."

Samantha left and hurried to Claire's room. The door wasn't closed tightly. She could hear Jesse and Claire were 'sharing' as she approached. She looked around to make sure it was clear and peeked in the gap.

She saw right away that watching Jesse and Claire was a lot different than watching Vanna and Allison. She watched them for awhile. She must have become careless.

Jesse lifted her head and looked back towards the door.

"You can join us." Jesse called out.

Claire lifted her head and looked in the direction of the door.

"There's plenty for everyone." Claire said.

Both Jesse's head and Claire's head return to their previous positions.

Samantha quickly closed the door and turned around to leave.

Much to her surprise, there was someone watching her. She was unaware they were there before.

Summer stood there and looked at her.

Samantha was somewhat disturbed that Summer was there. She never heard her and she'd been listening for anyone to come and catch her spying.

"You can see my mom later. She is 'busy' now." Summer said. "She's 'busy' a lot."

Samantha wondered how long she'd been burned.

"How long have you been spying on me?" Samantha asked.

Summer told it like it was. This wasn't on her.

"Not as long as you've been spying on Jesse and my mom." Summer said.

That statement made Samantha wonder something.

"How do you know who's in there?" Samantha asked.

Summer flashed a quick smile at Samantha.

"I just do." Summer said. "I also know what each of them sounds like."

That was true for Summer. She did know what sounds came from each of them. She'd heard all of them enough times.

Samantha didn't want any trouble. She figured it was past time to exit the area.

"I was just leaving." Samantha said.

Summer didn't want to make Samantha feel too self conscious.

"So was I." Summer said.

They both headed off in different directions.

They each turned back once and looked at the other one.

Samantha quickly looked away when Summer winked at her.

Anna watched a few screens appear in front of Allison. They were from CamNet. She watched as Young Allison quickly made a call to John. It was obvious that John didn't want to answer the phone at first. What Young Allison said to him didn't sit well with her.

She felt she needed to say something to her. She didn't like what Young Allison did to John. It wasn't the right thing to do, especially at this early stage of their relationship.

"You shouldn't have embarrassed John like that." Anna said.

Young Allison liked to send the message that the future wasn't far away for John. She didn't think it was a big deal.

"I was just playing around." Young Allison said. "He should see plenty of 'that' for the next week."

Young Allison knew he would see plenty from her on their honeymoon. That made her stop and wonder where that thought came from. It wasn't something she looked forward to, even if it would be one of her 'duties' to help protect John. She believed it actually looked more like an 'attack' on the female body by a male when they were together. She didn't like a lot of the things that she saw done to females on videos she watched on the internet. It seemed very degrading to the females. Cameron assured her that John would only do a few of those things and not all of them to her.

She figured it would have upset Anna a little more if she'd told John the other thought that popped into her head. She'd been ready to tell him that she would go to the 'family nudist camp' with Cameron and Savannah.

Anna watched Young Allison check out the drone footage over the nude beach areas. She could see what Young Allison viewed pleased her.

"Are you going to keep watching that?" Anna asked.

It was no big deal to Young Allison. She'd seen more nudity around the house. There was plenty of anything anyone wanted on the internet.

"I can call some actual 'action' up on the internet in ten seconds." Young Allison said. "This is just people relaxing. It's clear that they don't want 'tan lines' and there doesn't appear to be anything sexual going on. Everyone should be comfortable with their body, no matter how it looks, because that's how they look."

Anna figured Young Allison wanted to see all of the Metal girls there.

"You want to see if the girls actually go there." Anna said.

Young Allison checked the position of the girls. She thought about the six of them and what their probable reaction would be actually going to a location like that.

"They're headed there." Young Allison said. "I bet Holly will back out. She will at least think seriously about it anyway. Sheila and Ally will pressure her."

Anna was unsure why this was necessary. She figured Young Allison would have gotten a good look at all of the Metal girls previously.

"You've seen them all before without clothing in person." Anna said. "Or someone who looks identical to them."

Young Allison didn't think it should be a problem.

"I haven't seen too much of Gail." Young Allison said. "I bet she'll want to back out too."

Anna didn't think this was proper. It was spying now. She felt she needed to say something. This was an moral issue now.

"I must tell you this is something you shouldn't be doing." Anna said. "It is unethical."

That was about the last thing Young Allison expected to hear. Maybe Anna was jealous of her enjoying the show. Anna seemed as jazzed as she was.

"I don't see you leaving." Young Allison said. "Hanna is probably going to want to back out as well."

Anna looked around. There was no one there but she wanted to make sure. She felt she'd made the proper views clear. It was her function to point Young Allison away from danger and in the proper direction. It wasn't her function to make sure the Young Allison followed that path. It was a choice Young Allison needed to make on her own.

Her own personal curiosity was highly elevated at this point.

"I do want to see too." Anna said.

Young Allison felt a preference in what she liked to see. She was always drawn to the same things over and over. Her interest was in females and always had been from the start.

"See, we both know where it's at." Young Allison said.

CamNet sent the Young bunker additional footage.

"We're receiving footage from Palm Springs now." Anna said.

Young Allison wondered what was new.

"We already saw the drone footage of the one engine maneuvers by Savannah." Young Allison said.

There was drone footage and surveillance footage from the ground.

"They're on the ground now." Anna said. "We have surveillance footage."

Young Allison recognized the specific location.

"I was there with Cameron before." Young Allison said.

Anna felt left out for many of those times Cameron took Young Allison out alone. She believed that she should have been allowed to go along to provide additional security for Young Allison. Maybe she was just jealous Cameron could be alone with Young Allison.

"You've been to many places with Cameron." Anna said.

Young Allison enjoyed her personal time with Cameron.

"Cameron makes certain my life's experiences aren't as confining as Savannah's were." Young Allison said. "That was a specific request from Savannah to Cameron."

Anna knew they were over protective of Savannah since she'd been targeted for termination by Skynet.

"Cameron wanted Savannah protected, as she does you." Anna said. "Savannah is always thinking of you."

Young Allison felt her heart flutter some.

"Savannah is the greatest." Young Allison said.

Anna wanted a choice.

"Is she greater than Cameron?" Anna asked.

It was a loaded question. Young Allison answered it with the truth.

"Each person has something different to offer." Young Allison said. "We'll all share ourselves with each other one day. Our personal association will be a shared and beautiful experience for all of us."

Anna was pleased that Young Allison could see the big picture.

"You're very wise." Anna said.

Young Allison looked at Anna.

"I have excellent teachers." Young Allison said.

Anna held Young Allison's gaze.

"Maybe it's study time then." Anna said.

The two girls continued to stare at each other.

Young Allison wasn't sure if Anna indicated she was ready for 'more'. She'd tried for a little more with Anna previously. Anna wouldn't even allow her to kiss her. She didn't think a little kissing could hurt. She was pretty sure it would lead to touching as well. She figured once the touching started, everything else would follow soon enough. She didn't think it would go anywhere this time either.

"I know my responsibilities and duties." Young Allison said. "ALL of them."

Young Allison wasn't about to back away from any of them. She wanted all of them NOW.

Savannah wasn't surprised to see a fuel truck standing by once she parked the B-25 on the ramp. She exited the plane along with Derek and Kyle. She wanted to show them how she looked everything over once she landed.

The fuel truck moved up to the aircraft.

Derek and Kyle wanted to help with the refueling of the plane so Cameron asked Savannah to instruct them. Cammy stayed to assist her and make sure there were no problems.

Bob stood with Cameron and watched them.

"This really means a lot to Derek and Kyle." Bob said. "It's very special to both of them."

Cameron liked the affection for any machine that a human expressed.

"There are many ways to love a machine." Cameron said. "They don't all need to have sexual organs."

Bob observed Derek and Kyle during the flight.

"I can see the other machines don't need to 'look human'." Bob said.

Cameron knew a machine was still a machine at the end of the day.

She planned out what they would do next and where they would go.

"We will return back to Van Nuys after this." Cameron said. "They can eat here. I want Savannah to get proper nourishment."

Bob didn't want Cameron to overdo it. He was aware John and the other humans didn't like someone to look over their shoulder all of the time, even if the intentions were good.

"She knows what she needs to do." Bob said. "Don't 'mother her' too much."

Cameron looked at Savannah. There was always some worry involved. She loved Savannah dearly and didn't want anything to happen to her. She wanted to make sure that Vanna's embryo remained healthy. She wanted Savannah to carry Vanna's child to term.

"I worry about her." Cameron said. "I worry about everyone."

Bob nodded.

"WE all do." Bob said.

He felt it too.

Bob was very glad that he worked for the Resistance. He didn't think that the machines that worked for Skynet truly understood what they were doing. They followed their programming. He looked over at Cameron. He wondered how much of her programming she followed anymore. He didn't think it was very much. He actually didn't believe that was a bad thing either.

Sheila drove the group towards the ocean. It didn't take her long to reach the secluded location. She'd been in a hurry to get there. She may have cut a few corners than she shouldn't have. She would find out soon enough.

"We're here." Sheila said.

The girls looked around.

Holly wasn't impressed. She actually didn't like what she spotted.

"I thought you said this was only for females." Hanna said. "I'm not going naked in front of males."

Gail wasn't pleased with the new development. She hoped that no terminations would be necessary. She'd actually severely injured another individual previously when they tried to look down the front of her dress. It was when they were at a mall. She spotted someone snooping around one of the other vehicles that belong to them when she went to investigate, the man was rude. She grabbed him by the neck and picked him up. Even as she choked him, he looked down the front of her dress. She slammed him down hard into the ground after that. She clearly heard several bones break. They rolled him underneath a truck and moved away the vehicle that he'd been looking at.

"I don't like how males look at me with my clothes on." Gail said. "It will be worse with my clothes off."

Holly was very worried knowing how Allison felt about it. She knew exactly what Gail meant.

"I don't like it either." Holly said. "I can feel their visual and mental assaults on my sheath even with my clothes on."

Sheila saw it all differently. The 'Neural Interface' with Jesse was most of the reason. She felt anything but embarrassed when she flashed a breast in public or was naked. She believed it actually empowered her. She knew whenever she flashed some sheath that she got everyone's attention real fast. Since she was a Terminator, she didn't need to worry about anyone with elicit thoughts.

"Get over yourself." Sheila said. "Females are the ones in control."

Holly wasn't about to be naked in front of men. It just wasn't going to happen.

"I'm going back." Holly said.

Gail wanted out too. She was sure she would end up snapping more than one neck if she was ogled by a group of males.

"I'm going with her." Gail said.

Sheila tried a new tactic to show Holly and Gail it was all a matter of perception.

"What if Allison and Jesse were here?" Sheila asked.

A sense of uneasiness gripped Holly. She would be worried about Allison's safety.

"Then I would stay to protect Allison." Holly said.

Gail agreed with that outlook.

"I would protect Jesse as well." Gail said.

Sheila tried one more ploy.

"With Ally and me here, it is sort of like Allison and Jesse being here." Sheila said.

Hanna didn't like the way Sheila was trying to manipulate Holly and Gail. She saw it differently.

"That's not the same thing." Hanna said.

Holly remembered the horrors of the future.

"I'm not going to do it." Holly said. "Allison and Vanna would never do this."

Gail was with Jesse long enough to know she would. She would probably perform a sex act on top of it, especially if there was an audience. She was aware it excited Jesse to have others watch her. She was painfully aware Sheila's perversions all emanated from Jesse. She really hoped that some of Sheila's perversions were actually worse than what Jesse may have done previously. Somehow she didn't think so.

"Jesse would." Gail said.

Sheila pushed the issue one more time.

"Are you going to strip or skip?" Sheila asked.

Gail drew a line in the sand.

"I think I'm going to go back." Gail said.

Ally wanted to have some fun with all of them.

"What a bunch of killjoys." Ally said.

The "Neural Interface' with Vanna was very dominant now for Hanna.

"I'm going back too." Hanna said. "I don't wish for males to see me naked. The thought disgusts me."

Hanna felt if she could throw up right now, she would.

Cam talked to Vanna about what happened to her before.

"I'm going back as well." Cam said. "Vanna wouldn't approve of this. Males seeing her unclothed bothered her. Something bad always happened to her."

Sheila wanted some fun. She turned to Ally.

"That leaves you and me, Ally." Sheila said.

Ally knew everyone looked at Sheila's nipple rings.

"We both know everyone is going to look at you more than me." Ally said.

Cam offered to give Ally a quick makeover.

"I can fix you up." Cam said.

Ally liked to be herself. The 'Neural Interface' with Allison only reinforced her belief that to look good all of the time only lead to something bad.

"How I am, is how I am." Ally said. "Anyone can take it or leave it. It's just that simple."

Sheila didn't like the way this was headed. She looked at Ally with contempt.

"Now you sound like you want to blow." Sheila said.

Ally didn't care for Sheila's current attitude. She joined the other Metal girls that went to leave.

"I do." Ally said. "I'm with the girls on this one."

Sheila felt frustrated at the others. She didn't need them.

"I'll do this by myself then." Sheila said.

The five Metal girls went to leave.

Sheila didn't like the way things were headed.

"Fine…." Sheila said. "We'll all go back."

Sheila's phone rang. She didn't look at it.

Ally took her phone from her. She wanted to see who it was. She was as apprehensive as she was surprised with who just called Sheila.

"You have a message from Cameron." Ally said.

Sheila figured she was in trouble. She was surprised at what the message actually was.

"Cameron has a special assignment for me." Sheila said.

Ally decided to assist her. She felt bad about rejecting Sheila's offer to stay earlier.

"I can help you." Ally said.

Sheila wasn't sure what to say. It was a surprise to her.

"Not on this one." Sheila said. "It's on the cruise ship."

That sounded entertaining to Ally.

"I want to go." Ally said.

Sheila knew it wasn't for recreation.

"Not on this voyage." Sheila said. "I'm going to be part of the crew."

Ally pictured her being a fancy position.

"Maybe you can be First Officer." Ally said.

Sheila wasn't sure where this was headed since she'd bumped heads with Cameron so many times recently. Based upon the events that just happened and the timing of the call, she wondered if she would be peeling potatoes or washing dishes. It might be something worse.

"The way I've rubbed Cameron the wrong way the last few weeks, I'll probably be scraping barnacles off the hull." Sheila said. "The timing of the message worries me as well."

Ally just wanted to leave from where they were at now at this point.

"Let's just go back." Ally said. "I'm depressed now."

Sheila thought Ally seemed acted similar Allison.

"I see you're more and more like Allison then." Sheila said.

Ally shrugged her shoulders.

"We're more alike than not, in many ways." Ally said.

Ally looked at the nude beach entrance and the males going in and out.

"I guess this is another one." Ally said as she walked away to join the other girls.

Still Very Red

There is what people say
There is what is real
Why does it matter
Why is it a big deal

Some say that nothing matters
Others say that everything does
Which one is correct
Or is it just because

Everyone needs to be responsible
For the things they have done
There seems to be little accountability
As long as they had their fun

That is always the way it is
Only what they do matters
There is little thought given
As they leave another in tatters

False words do sting
They are easy to cause dread
They hurt more when they are false
They leave a face still very red

Nobody