Chapter 1117

Females Only

Sheila wasn't ready to give up yet. She wanted to go to a nude beach with the Metal girls. They could all show off a little. It wouldn't hurt anything. There was still one card left to play. It was the card she should have played from the beginning. She'd simply driven to the closest nude beach. It turned out to be a mistake. It was a nude beach for both males and females.

The Metal girls were all in the parking lot. They were ready to go. They wanted to go back to the base.

"Wait." Sheila said.

Holly wondered what now. It appeared Sheila was still in the 'fight'. She hoped the conversation wasn't going to get messy.

"Wait for what?" Holly asked. "Everything is settled. Our minds are made up. We don't want to be naked in front of males."

It would be Sheila's final try.

"We can go to the special private club." Sheila said. "I didn't think things through earlier."

That peaked Hanna's interest. She thought that's where they were going to go originally.

"Do you mean the one that's for 'females only'?" Hanna asked. "I don't want to go anywhere else if there are males there. I think all of us have made it quite clear."

Sheila was lazy earlier. She'd wanted to get her clothes off as soon as possible and show off. She didn't want to go the extra distance. Now she would. It would only take a little longer.

"Yes." Sheila said. "I only went to this nude beach because it was closer. I'm sorry."

Gail was very aware she possessed much larger breasts than most human females. She wanted to see how she 'stacked up' to human females. She knew how everyone looked at her breasts with her clothing on.

"If it's 'females only', I'll go then." Gail said. "I want to compare. I want to see how all the young and beautiful human females will look at me."

Sheila felt she'd better come clean. She didn't want any more complaints or defectors. Some of the patrons were past their prime and left a little to be desired. She was sure that some of them were 'Sugar Mamas' who wanted a young plaything. It was much the same as a 'Sugar Daddy' who looked for the same thing as well. It seemed that young females were desired by everyone. She knew that young females became one of the 'currencies' of the future.

"Not all of them are young and not all of them are beautiful." Sheila said. "They are all females though."

Cam didn't think it was about starting any relationships. She figured it was more curiosity to the other Metal girls. It always was to her.

"Beauty is transitory." Cam said. "At least for humans it is anyway. Most of the human females that I've observed leave a lot to be desired, especially with a closer look. It doesn't seem to make that big of a difference though since most of them can find mates."

Holly and Hanna remembered what Savannah taught them.

"Each individual needs to be judged on who they are on the inside." Holly said.

Hanna nodded in agreement.

"Savannah has taught us all that." Hanna said. "She taught us that beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I think that should be true with any relationship."

Savannah also told them she could switch their chip for them with any other Terminator's chassis, either male or female, and they would still be the same individual on the inside regardless of how the outside looked.

Gail believed there were many paths to choose from. Some were good and some were not.

"Not all machines are out to work with the Resistance or to look Hot either." Gail said.

Sheila didn't want philosophical answers, she wanted action.

"So, it's to the private 'females only' club for everyone then?" Sheila asked. "I want to stress it's for 'females only'."

Ally stepped forward. She was ready to compare her face to any human female. She was aware that her face alone could open any door. She knew that when she smiled she could open any heart. That's what Future Allison told her anyway.

"Damn straight." Ally said. "I'm in."

The Metal girls all decided they would do the 'females only' club and if any males were present they would leave.

Cam reminded Gail and Holly they couldn't terminate any males if they 'looked at them' suggestively or made rude comments.

Gail thought there should be some 'corrective action' involved.

"Will we at least be able to 'set them straight' if no one is looking?" Gail asked.

Cam looked around. What she'd encountered was exactly what Cameron told her would happen. She knew it was true since she possessed all of Cameron's files. Well, most of them anyway.

"Of course, I need to do that quite frequently." Cam said. "It actually happens more often than you'd think."

Sheila was pretty sure based on past experience that if there were any males that any of the Metal girls would set them 'straight' with their appearance. It wouldn't be their attitude either. It would be a little lower on their bodies.

There was a small but nice collection of vintage aircraft at Palm Springs. The majority of them were restored and in fine working order. There were a few projects they were working on. It was good news though. Any Warbird that could be restored to flying condition was a plus for everyone.

Derek and Kyle looked around the Warbirds at the Palm Springs 'museum'. Derek wasn't surprised to see Savannah knew more about each of the aircraft there than he did.

Savannah looked forward to flying aircraft that were similar to some of the ones there. Several were identical to those in Cameron's hanger.

"I'll eventually fly many of these planes." Savannah said. "I mean these types of aircraft anyway."

Kyle didn't doubt that.

"Cameron can make anything happen." Kyle said.

Savannah felt the 'heavy hitters' were in her corner. There were a couple of individuals who could be very persuasive when they needed to be. There were multiple ways to be persuasive as well.

"Between Cameron and CamNet many things are possible." Savannah said.

Cammy and Cameron were nearby. They looked over towards Savannah with her last statement. They spotted Bob on the way back towards them.

Bob finished his 'patrol'. He was always on the lookout for any potential threats or danger. He stopped in front of the trio.

"Was your lunch satisfactory?" Bob asked.

Savannah always enjoyed a full meal instead of a snack or an energy bar. When she was out with Cameron, there were times when even that would have been a luxury.

"It was very nice." Savannah said.

Cameron was pleased Savannah enjoyed her lunch. She felt bad about Savannah missing so many meals because of her. Savannah never once complained or even said anything.

She was ready to go back but thought Derek and Kyle should finish viewing the other aircraft first. They were already there so there was no reason not to do it.

"When Derek and Kyle are done looking around, we can head back." Cameron said.

Kyle wondered if Cameron was ready for her trip. It seemed like a big adventure. To actually see the ship earlier only added to the excitement. Cameron and John were going to be there for an entire week. He really didn't know what all it would involve. He'd seen several movies about the Titanic. It seemed like they would need a lot of things. He was sure their cruise would have a much better ending.

"Are you all packed for your cruise tomorrow?" Kyle asked.

Cameron tilted her head slightly.

'How hard could it be?' Cameron wondered.

She didn't picture it taking more than a few minutes to pack. She actually hoped to be naked much of the time with John. She didn't see it as a problem at all.

"I haven't started yet." Cameron said. "It won't take me long."

Neither Derek nor Kyle wanted to impose. They both felt excited for John and Cameron. They didn't want to run them out of time since they would leave tomorrow.

"We aren't going to put you in a jam for time are we?" Derek asked.

Cameron tilted her head slightly in the other direction. She tried to remain unphased by events. None of it seemed like a problem to her. She would deal with it tomorrow.

"Nobody puts me in a jam." Cameron said. "I'm very flexible."

Savannah looked at Cammy with Cameron's last statement. She couldn't help but giggle. Cammy was very flexible. She knew that Cameron would be as well.

Kyle wondered what that was about.

"Do we even want to know?" Kyle asked.

Savannah didn't care to elaborate.

"You're both involved with your own mates." Savannah said. "It's not too late to find out."

Cameron noticed how both Sarah and Riley looked at the other females. She could tell there was a little more behind those looks. She'd previously spoken with both of them about the availability of other females at the base, both Metal and human. She wanted them to feel happy and included. She told them only Savannah and Young Allison were off limits. Sarah told her she didn't think it would be necessary. Riley said she would talk to Derek but never got back to her. She thought maybe she should ask them again.

Derek felt they were done with everything. They'd been able to get a really good look at all the aircraft. Cameron managed to get them VIP treatment. The best part about the VIP treatment was they were allowed a lot of hands on touching the various aircraft. He was still a little worried they might put Cameron in a bind for time.

"I think we're good." Derek said.

Kyle nodded.

"We can go at any time." Kyle said.

Cameron was ready to go.

"We can pack it up then." Cameron said.

Savannah wanted to give Bob a new opportunity.

"Do you want to fly, Bob?" Savannah asked. "I can try some different positions."

Cammy giggled.

Savannah quickly looked over at Cammy. She gave her a slight frown.

"I mean in the plane." Savannah said quickly.

Bob appreciated the offer. It was always nice to see Savannah think of others. Terminators were always treated the same as humans by Savannah and Young Allison. It wasn't just sometimes but all of the time.

"Thank you but I can fly anytime." Bob said.

Savannah wanted Cammy and Cameron to feel included. They could switch who would be the copilot.

"Cameron or Cammy, you have a choice." Savannah said.

Cammy wanted to be fair to Cameron.

"Cameron can be the copilot on the way home." Cammy said. "She just needs to remember who the pilot is."

Savannah gave Cammy another frown. She was sure Cammy's statement contained a double meaning. She looked at Cameron and smiled.

It sounded good to Cameron. There was still a concern that caused her some worry.

"I want to speak to Young Allison about not overdoing it in John's absence." Cameron said. "I can call her."

Savannah wanted her two cents worth thrown in too. She wanted Young Allison to be a team player as well.

"I want to tell her as well and make sure she works closer with John Henry." Savannah said. "I don't want her to do too many things on her own."

Bob wondered how close Savannah would work with Young Allison.

"Are you going to work with her directly?" Bob asked.

Savannah didn't want that but would if necessary. She didn't want to seem bossy to Young Allison or make her feel like she wasn't 'good enough'.

"I will if I need to." Savannah said. "I want her to feel independent."

Young Allison seemed very forward thinking to Bob.

"I would say based on all her involvement with operations for the last few weeks that she's very independent." Bob said. "She's done remarkable work as she's emerged from the sidelines."

It was only the last few months that Young Allison emerged, on her own, to assist the Resistance. It was what Cameron wanted. Young Allison was sure enough of her decisions to act. She wasn't intimidated and didn't back down. She also would listen to suggestions.

"I've trained her for this." Cameron said. "We've all trained Young Allison for her destiny."

An idea popped into Cammy's head.

"We can drop by and see her on the way home." Cammy said.

That sounded good to Savannah. There was no pressing operation. Savannah glanced at Cameron who nodded slightly.

"To Palmdale it is." Savannah said.

Everyone headed for the B-25.

Savannah called Cameron aside. She was very stern with Cameron. There was an issue that worried her greatly. She needed to make her position crystal clear to Cameron. She was prepared to enforce it with an 'order' as well. That wasn't how she wanted to handle it. She wanted Cameron to do the right thing.

"You're not taking Young Allison with you tomorrow." Savannah said. "I won't allow that. That's forbidden on several levels."

Cameron felt a little guilty. The thought was continually in her mind. She understood Savannah's position but she thought that decision should be left up to Young Allison herself. This wasn't the location to get into an argument about it. She needed to consider Savannah's concern.

"I'll never make her, you or anyone do anything they don't want to do freely of their own accord." Cameron said. "I swear it."

Cameron didn't feel that she'd ever done that to anyone. She may have created opportunities for things to happen for people but she didn't feel she'd ever made them do something they didn't want to do. Even if she led them to a door, they were the ones who entered it. Nobody was pushed or shoved.

Savannah could see Young Allison chomping at the bit. She knew that Young Allison literally sat on her own 'cherry bomb'. It seemed like the fuse was already lit.

"That's what I'm afraid of." Savannah said. "Young Allison already is acting like every hormone laden teenager. She clearly wants to take everything to the next level."

Cameron didn't feel she'd done anything inappropriate. She didn't want to get blamed for something she hadn't done.

"I've done nothing to alter her. She determines her own fate." Cameron said. "I wouldn't worry about it."

Savannah wasn't sure what that meant. Maybe that was another issue to address. It wasn't the current issue.

"I do worry about it." Savannah said. "I worry about everything related to her. It's your function to look after and watch over John as you protect him. It's exactly the same function for me in regards to Young Allison. You always need to understand that."

There was no doubt in Savannah's mind that she could have been with Young Allison hundreds of times over the last few years. It just wasn't the right time for Young Allison yet. She knew what other people did and happened all the time everywhere around the world. She just needed to have a little discipline and try to guide Young Allison on the proper path for as long as she could. She was pretty sure the path was going to end very soon. She really didn't want to think about this subject right now. They needed to fly back to Van Nuys. She would make the stop in Palmdale first.

Savannah asked Cameron to be the pilot and she would be the copilot. Cameron smiled at her and touched her cheek.

"You're always my copilot." Cameron said. "Today I'll be yours."

They boarded the plane after checking it over. Bob manned the fire extinguisher for the startup.

Savannah made sure it was clear around the aircraft. She ran the engines through several revolutions to clear the cylinders before she gave it any spark. The big R2600 engines fired up with the usual gray cloud of smoke. First it was one and then it was the other. The 'muscle car' sound of the two engines drew everyone's attention. She made sure the engines were warmed up and all the gauges and instruments checked out. They were ready to go.

Everyone wondered if Savannah was going to try to do another short takeoff.

Savannah didn't push it and did a standard takeoff. The crew headed for Palmdale.

Moments ago:

Jesse and Claire were aware that Samantha stopped by to check them out. They both figured that she would come to look since they asked her to take a look at the door. Jesse spotted her first and then Claire did a second later. They both invited her to join them. It didn't happen. She seemed to abruptly leave and closed the door. They were disappointed when she left.

Claire really hoped Samantha would have joined them.

"I guess we scared her away." Claire said.

It bothered Jesse a little too.

"I think so." Jesse said. "I thought for sure she would come back."

Claire fondled Jesse. It was something that excited her greatly. She liked to do that with all the females. It didn't matter if they were a human girl or a Metal girl.

"That's OK, we didn't need her." Claire said. "We can always get the job done on our own."

Jesse and Claire kissed.

"Nope…." Jesse said. "We did just fine on our own."

Claire didn't want to cause any problems with Jesse and Gail. She also didn't want to cause any problems for herself. There was plenty to share for everyone but there did need to be certain restraints. There needed to be a certain amount of respect.

"When did the Metal girls say they would be done?" Claire asked.

Jesse thought a trip to the Command Center was in order. They would be able to get an accurate assessment then.

"Let's go check with John Henry." Jesse said.

Claire looked down at her nude figure. She was pretty sure she spent about half the day naked anymore.

"That means I need to get dressed again." Claire said.

Jesse didn't think it was a problem.

"A top and a skirt or shorts is all you need. Don't even bother with underwear. It's just one less thing to take off." Jesse said. "You have to understand that everyone knows what goes on around here. It's no big deal. Those of us from the future saw it all happen everyday. We did it too. There wasn't a lot of privacy."

Jesse smiled at the thought. It was where she'd developed the desire to have an 'audience' watch her perform. She always felt she performed best when she was with a female.

Claire always wondered if Cameron attempted to control or influence her through sex. That may or may not be true. What Jesse just indicated is that it was the way of the future. This wasn't the future yet but it did appear some things in the future were promising. Once Paul was gone, there was never a shortage of females for her. She still didn't know if she should thank or blame Cameron for that. Actually she did know. She should thank Cameron for all the wonderful opportunities that were presented to her. She was satisfied with her life and felt happy again. The happy feeling had been gone for a long time.

"That's pretty much how it was at my house." Claire said. "You were there sometimes. There was a steady stream of Metal girls as well."

Claire slipped on a tee shirt and shorts. That was all. The top was very 'form fitting' on her.

Jesse liked the look. It was simple but bold and expressive.

"Now you're dressed like me." Jesse said. "That is a really tight top. I can see everything perfectly."

Claire faced Jesse and arched her back some. The top pulled even tighter across her perky breasts. It was clear the 'headlights' were on.

"I'll leave it to you to make sure I don't end up lopsided." Claire said. "You can adjust me."

Jesse didn't need to be asked twice. She immediately reached out and began to touch Claire.

"It's a deal." Jesse said.

She made sure Claire's breasts were even. It was more of a fondling session than a straightening procedure. The nipples were even more prominent now under the tightly stretched cloth.

Claire and Jesse headed out.

"I need to check on Summer." Claire said.

The statement made Jesse wonder about Young Allison.

"What are you going to do about Allison, your Allison?" Jesse asked.

Claire recently did a lot of thinking about it.

"I'm not going to do very much." Claire said. "I need to give her some space. She needs to know if she can leave her friends and family. I understand it, even if I don't like it. All girls need to decide their own future and their fate. They don't need a parent to tell them what's right or wrong or who they can or can't see and be with. I'm not going to do that to any of them, ever."

Claire briefly reflected it was what her parents had done to her. They all but forced her to give up her female lovers and get married like a normal person.

Jesse looked at Claire and spoke from her heart and personal experience. She knew Young Allison would be better protected by being older before J-Day.

"It's better to be a teenager than being a girl in the Wastelands." Jesse said. "I can honestly tell you that. At least they can fight back as a teenager. Everything won't be as traumatic if it happens."

Claire hoped that never happened to any of the females, including her. Savannah and Jesse both told her what it was like to be held down by a group of men. Allison never talked much about her abuse. She could only imagine it was probably something similar.

They passed by the commissary.

There was a burnt smell as they approached.

There was a smoking roast on the sink. It was obviously overcooked.

Summer worked with Jan to show her how to make something.

Sarah was there too. She looked at the mess.

"I wrecked the roast and Summer is making dinner now instead. She sure knows a lot. She said she can salvage most of it." Sarah said. "Have you two eaten yet?"

Claire and Jesse looked at each other and smiled.

"Not food." Jesse said.

Sarah quickly looked at Jan and Summer. They both giggled.

Claire knew she didn't possess the same skills that Sarah and the girls from the future did when it came to fighting. Her skills were more on a domestic level. They were quite extensive as well. Cameron told her that everyone contributes what they can. She knew this is where she could contribute.

"I can help you with everything." Claire said. "It's never over until it's over."

Summer wanted to be in charge. She wanted to save what she could since Sarah didn't act earlier. She headed to the commissary on her own earlier. Jan and Sarah followed her. That was when they passed by the Command Center. She wanted to get to the commissary before Sarah ruined the roast that she'd left in the oven earlier. She didn't know that it was there until Sarah thought about it. That was the way things worked for her.

"I'm doing it, Mom." Summer said. "Jan's helping me. There's no problem, we're going to fix everything."

Jesse could see the situation looked a little tense. Sarah was clearly upset that she'd ruined the food again. Normally whenever Sarah cooked something, it was burnt. It was still better than the food she needed to eat in the future. She preferred burnt food to no food. She preferred burnt food to maggot infested garbage. She preferred burnt food to needing to perform multiple sex acts for a small scrap of something someone else didn't want to eat. She thought sometimes a dog was fed better than she was. She thought Sarah's cooking was wonderful. She'd never complained about it once.

"I like all the food Sarah makes.." Jesse said. "We need to check in with John Henry real quick first."

Claire still wanted to help.

"I get to do the dishes then." Claire said.

It was the normal arrangement at the Young residence. Claire established that policy to get the girls to try to cook as much as possible on their own. She knew that practice made perfect. Cameron once told her if someone wanted to be good at something that they needed to practice every day. She agreed with that assessment one hundred percent.

"That's how it works." Summer said. "One does the cooking and the other one does the dishes."

Claire figured she would have a helper.

"It's a deal." Claire said. "Jesse will help me."

Jesse wasn't too keen on having to do the dishes. It normally wasn't something she dealt with. There were times when she warmed a can of food up on the stove and ate its contents directly from the can itself. She just threw the can into the trash when she was done. It actually seemed like quite an efficient method. Whatever canned goods were encountered in the future, it was how they dealt with them. There were no plates or dishes. People were lucky if they were able to find a spoon or a fork. They were even luckier to be able to hang on to it before someone stole it from them. She remembered the time that she needed to 'service' three men for a spoon. She figured it wouldn't take more than ten minutes of her time. She was right. All three of them were done in less than five minutes. She possessed a brand new spoon after that. It disappeared soon enough. As far as the dishes went after the meal, she figured it wouldn't be long until she was able to make Claire's tee shirt wet. Her prominent breasts would really show through the wet tee shirt.

Claire and Jesse headed for the Command Center.

"The dishes won't take us long to do." Claire said.

Jesse didn't like doing dishes but she did like being around Claire. She decided to vocalize her earlier thought so it wouldn't be a surprise to Claire when it happened.

"I'll only do the dishes if I get to make that tee shirt wet." Jesse said.

Claire actually liked that idea. She decided she could do one better.

"It's a deal." Claire said. "Or I can just take it off."

Jesse liked that idea even better. She would do the same thing if Claire did.

Sarah listened to Jesse and Claire as they headed for the Command Center. She really liked the way Claire's top fit her. Maybe she would stick around for the wet tee shirt part. If Claire and Jesse both took their tops off, she thought maybe she should do the same thing. She glanced over and noticed that Summer looked directly at her. Summer smiled and winked at her before went back to salvaging the roast with Jan.

Summer could tell the Resistance base certainly offered her new experiences. She was a little stunned by Sarah's thought but she wanted her mother to be happy. That was why she smiled and winked at Sarah. She was aware of one of her mother's secret desires. She needed to get back to work.

Earlier:

John wanted to get away from the Command Center. He headed for the commissary. He knew he was still red with embarrassment.

He remembered that was where Sarah and the girls were headed. He went to turn around. It was too late.

"Hi, John." Summer said as she exited the commissary.

John thought about retreating back into the Command Center.

"Hi, again, Summer." John said.

John felt like Summer headed him off.

"Did you know I was coming here?" John asked.

Summer remained coy.

"Should I have?" Summer asked.

John looked at her and swallowed hard.

"No." John said.

He was sure she did.

Summer wanted to offer him an explanation as to why she was there.

"Your mom is making dinner." Summer said. "She wanted to do it on her own with Jan. I was going to see what my mom was doing and come back."

John saw the security feeds earlier. He knew what her mother was doing.

"I think you should help Sarah anyway." John said. "She's culinary challenged."

John excused himself and headed back to the Command Center. There was no way he was going to the commissary right now. He didn't want to hear any flak from his mother and he didn't want to start thinking about his favorite scenes from 'Pretty Baby'. Great, now that he just thought that, he did think about them. He took one last look at Summer and entered all the way into the Command Center. He thought about closing the door but didn't.

Summer watched him leave. She looked back at Sarah and Jan working and went to check on her mother anyway. She liked to know everything her mother did. It was something she learned from her sister. She spied on her sister as she spied on all the others. Nobody knew.

John retreated back to the Command Center after his encounter with Summer a short time ago.

John Henry watched him earlier and nodded. There was nothing new to report operational wise. He watched John check everything several times.

John wanted to know where the Metal girls went. He wasn't sure if they were going to carry out their new plan or not.

"Where are they now?" John asked.

John Henry liked their current location better. It appeared that the security cameras from the new location were much higher quality than the ones at the previous establishment.

"It's a private club for 'females only'." John Henry said.

They watched footage from inside the private club.

John was surprised they could get a feed like they viewed. He knew that John Henry said the club was private but what he witnessed didn't seem very private at all.

"Did you hack into the security feed?" John asked.

John Henry was ready with an excuse. There was also another potential problem that might develop.

"I needed to check to make sure the location was secure." John Henry said. "Claire and Jesse are coming here right now."

They made sure all the monitors were clear.

Claire and Jesse arrived a few seconds later.

They exchanged greetings.

"Summer and Jan are making dinner." Claire said. "I would like you to come, John. Will you join us?"

John's eyes were glued to Claire's breasts as they pressed tightly against her shirt. He could see them as clearly as if she were topless. He was sure the pokies in the front of her shirt actually got a little more prominent as she spoke to him. He hadn't looked at her face yet since she'd entered the Command Center. He needed to force himself to look up at her face.

"Sure, I can do that. Thank you." John said. "That's a really nice shirt."

Jesse looked at Claire's shirt. She resisted the urge to reach over and fondle Claire's breasts. It was a very strong impulse.

"She looks better without it." Jesse said. "I would have to say with that skin tight fit that only the color is different at this point."

Jesse made a point of making sure Claire was 'even'.

They could see John looked a little nervous.

"Relax, love, this isn't a bachelor party." Jesse said. "It could be…."

Claire and Jesse giggled.

John agreed to join them for dinner. He thought how hot Claire looked with that outfit on. It looked like her top was painted on. Everything was right there. It was just light blue with the color of the top stretched over everything.

Jesse wanted to refocus both John and John Henry. They were clearly concentrating on Claire's shirt. She knew it was what was really inside the shirt that they concentrated on. She couldn't blame them. She did the same thing.

"Where are our girlfriends?" Jesse asked.

John Henry quickly looked at Jesse. He worried about where this conversation was headed.

"They're out." John Henry said.

Claire wanted a little more specific information.

"We know that." Claire said. "Where are they and when will they be back?"

John looked at John Henry and nodded.

John Henry told them which spiked both girl's interest. They wanted to see them if they could.

Claire looked around at the different monitors in the Command Center.

"Can we see them there with all this fancy equipment?" Claire asked.

John was worried about privacy issues. He didn't want to tip their hand as to what they'd done earlier.

"I think we could search them out." John said. "I don't know if we should."

Jesse was in for some 'fresh meat'.

"I do." Jesse said. "Let's see them anyway. All we're going to do is look."

One second later they viewed the security feeds inside the club, the private pool and beach area. There was also zoomed in drone footage.

"How did you do that so fast?" Claire asked.

John tried to give them some cover.

"Remember, John Henry is plugged into the second biggest super computer network in the world." John said.

John Henry wanted to be able to blame someone else if Claire or Jesse became offended.

"CamNet is the biggest." John Henry said. "She was able to assist me instantly. Much of this information came from her."

Jesse took in the clientele. She was instantly aroused.

"Is it females only there?" Jesse asked.

John Henry only confirmed what he actually stated earlier.

"It's females only." John Henry said.

The idea intrigued Claire. She didn't need males to look at her naked, well, except John.

"I'd like to go there." Claire said. "I don't mind being 'pawed over' by females."

Claire could see that most of the females were younger women. She noted there were a few middle aged ones there as well. It reminded her of the fact that she'd been with more than one of her boyfriend's mothers a few times when they weren't at home. She made sure her boyfriend wasn't at home before she went there. She always knew that the mothers would please her and they did. She never left without a 'finish'. That was more than their sons were ever able to do for her.

John Henry wanted a closer look at the location himself.

"I can take you." John Henry said too quickly.

John was more than a little nervous at John Henry's response. He didn't want this to get away from them.

"It's females only." John reminded him.

John was surprised by the next suggestion.

John Henry figured his idea would actually be a security measure for Jesse and Claire.

"Maybe I could do a chassis swap with Samantha." John Henry said.

The room fell strangely silent.

John couldn't believe what he'd just heard.

Claire wasn't sure if John Henry was serious or joking.

Jesse could already picture it.

"You're a funny bloke." Jesse said.

John didn't want the situation to get any worse.

"Yeah, he was just fooling around." John said.

John believed he was serious and tried to cover for him.

Claire continued to look at the screens of the 'females only' establishment.

"They should have invited us." Claire said. "The operation wasn't that involved was it?"

John carefully considered what they should tell them. More than likely the Metal girls would tell them themselves what it was like. He figured he might as well lay it out as it was. There was no need to lie about it or 'sugar coat' it. It was how they operated out of the Resistance base.

"They were on a combat operation where one of the SUVs they were driving earlier was blown up. They thought it was compromised and abandoned it not too long before the explosion happened. Four of the enemy were killed in two separate follow up actions." John said. "I wanted them to have some 'wind down' time before they returned. I approved the side trip."

John Henry thought John forgot to mention another important element.

"There was also a structure that was blown up." John Henry said.

John quickly flashed John Henry a stern look. He didn't want Young Allison's involvement mentioned in front of her mother.

It seemed to Claire like a lot of events in a short time.

"Do things like that happen all the time?" Claire asked.

John thought it was only necessary to list the larger engagements. He didn't want to mention that a lot of those were done by Cameron on her own over the years. Currently Savannah or others tried to go with her whenever they could.

"It's pretty much." John said. "It's about five times a week, every week."

Jesse wanted to check out the females on the monitors.

"Let's just watch some of this footage for awhile." Jesse said.

Claire was worried about Hanna and all the other Metal girls. She spotted them now and everyone in the club appeared to stare at them.

"They seem very popular." Claire said.

Jesse was turned on just watching them.

"Look at them." Jesse said. "They're all smoking hot."

Something perked Claire's interest. She could feel her female parts respond.

"Is that Cameron?" Claire asked.

John Henry knew right away who Claire referred to.

"It's Cam." John Henry said.

Claire never saw 'her daughter' when she looked at Cameron or one of her clones. They just seemed like someone totally different to her.

"I can't tell them apart." Claire said. "She's beautiful."

John didn't want to tell her he couldn't tell them apart either. It seemed only Savannah, Young Allison and Summer could tell them apart somehow. He really didn't know how. They were visually identical. From his observation and interaction, he didn't think their chips were too different either. He did think Cammy was a little bit more abrasive to deal with than Cam was. His interaction with Camille had been rather limited.

John thought they'd been in the Command Center long enough with the current subject.

"Let's eat." John said.

Claire quickly looked at Jesse and then back at John.

"Don't tease me." Claire said.

Jesse looked at Claire and then at John.

"She's a funny sheila and you're also a funny bloke." Jesse said.

John swallowed hard and followed them to the commissary. He was afraid to make a further comment.

John Henry watched them exit the Command Center. He began to study the security monitors in detail at the 'females only' club. Safety was his number one concern. What else would it be?

I Am Sorry

I'm a failure
I haven't measured up
I've done the best I can
How full or empty is the cup

Make me hurt
Make me bleed
I am who I am
It's a shame we disagreed

Tear apart my mind
Crush my heart flat
I never thought
I would need a diplomat

Much like Underdog
This is the way that I can express
Perhaps my mind is wired different
I'm sorry for the distress

There's no need to twist
The knife stuck in my back
The damage has been done
Please do not my vision attack

Nobody