Chapter 1143

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Allison sat in John's chair in the Command Center.

Ally left when Allison said she wanted to stay longer. Since there wasn't anything happening Resistance related, she didn't think it was necessary for her to be there.

Allison watched John and Cameron board the ship. It went smoother than she'd expected. There were no delays or hassles. They pretty much just walked on board the ship.

"I thought they were going to get hung up at the security checkpoint." Allison said.

John Henry understood why they didn't.

Cameron didn't even trip the metal detector.

"CamNet has control of everything at the Cruise Terminal and on the ship." John Henry said. "She is everywhere."

Allison was able to see Bob was there in a fancy white uniform to assist them. She'd been made aware that he was acting as head of security for the cruise line. That put him above all others on the ship except the captain. In reality he was above the captain as well. At any point the captain could meet with an unfortunate accident and no longer be on the ship if it became necessary or a problem arose. Jim was also there to assist them once they'd cleared security. She was sure that Cameron would deal with any other problems as they arose.

"Bob's presence probably assisted them as well." Allison said. "I don't think anyone is going to question the new boss."

A very short time later there was a new feed.

"I see some drone footage now." Allison said. "It wasn't there before."

John Henry had been made aware that the drones were on the way. He knew the drones were there to watch over Cammy and Savannah when they went to check out the port facility that the team took down a week ago.

"Young Allison requested them from CamNet." John Henry said. "She wants to make sure Savannah and Cammy have some back up support."

Young Allison's actions seemed far reaching and bold to Allison. Young Allison seemed to do a lot on her own. She wasn't sure if it was actually a good idea or not. She didn't know the full extent of Young Allison's actions over the last few weeks.

"I'm surprised she can do so much." Allison said.

John Henry was impressed with Young Allison's input. So far it had all been the right moves that were necessary at the time they were done.

"She's very dynamic." John Henry said. "She's willing to act very decisively."

The use of the drones in daylight made Allison wonder about their effectiveness. It seemed like there was an added layer of risk involved. She worried the drones would be discovered by someone in the daylight. Previous experience indicated that most of the decisions that came from the Command Center were very conservative.

"Will the drones be used in daylight for combat?" Allison asked. "I know it's not something John would do."

It was evident to John Henry that Young Allison and John did things a little differently.

"John isn't here and Young Allison will do what she thinks is necessary to help protect Cammy and Savannah." John Henry said. "Young Allison is willing to risk a little more to make sure everyone is protected. The drones operate at a very high altitude. They're at fifty thousand feet. They're not visible to the naked human eye. Any air traffic is at least ten thousand feet below them and several miles off to either side."

Allison wondered if John Henry could overrule Young Allison and her decisions.

"Can you stop her?" Allison asked. "Can you change her decisions?"

The best John Henry could do was provide his opinion to Young Allison's actions.

"No." John Henry said.

His statement made Allison wonder who could stop Young Allison.

"Can CamNet stop her?" Allison asked.

John Henry didn't think so. He didn't know CamNet refused to allow Young Allison to go into the future before. Cameron kept the incident 'covered up'. He previously didn't know CamNet would choose deactivation rather than allow harm to befall Young Allison.

"CamNet will follow any 'order' made by Young Allison or Savannah." John Henry said. "Even if it's not an 'order', it will be followed."

Allison could see John Henry was a little uncomfortable talking about the subject. She was aware Young Allison could be very moody at times. It made her think about herself. She was that way as well. She was quick to 'bite' but easy to forgive as well. It was just the nature of her makeup and personality. She shared the same trait with every 'Allison'. She personally didn't think it was necessarily a bad thing. It was just the way it was. Humans possessed all different types of traits. She decided to move on.

She continued to watch the monitors. She focused on the cruise ship now. She went back and reviewed some previous footage.

"Bob looks good in that uniform." Allison said. "I like it better than Jim's uniform."

John Henry knew Bob and Jim each performed a completely separate function. On the ship they would seldom interact with each other based upon their current positions.

"Jim is a room steward specifically assigned to the three best suites on the ship." John Henry said. "He will watch directly over John and Cameron."

John Henry was aware that both Jim and Sheila would be near John and Cameron the entire time they were in their suite. The suites were located in a secure area. Anyone who attempted to breach the secure area would quickly be met by Sheila and Jim. They wouldn't go very far before they were terminated. More than likely Cameron would come to assist them as well.

Allison followed the progress of John and Cameron through the ship until they went into their suite. She was surprised as to how much of the ship she could actually see. There were dozens and dozens of security cameras on the ship. She could make any of the small views larger in an instant.

"I understand that Cameron, through CamNet, recently acquired the cruise line." Allison said. "Were there this many security cameras on the ship before that occurred?"

John Henry actually believed it was a good question.

"I don't know the answer to that for sure but it's a pretty good bet that some were added to cover any blind spots throughout the ship." John Henry said. "We all know that Cameron doesn't like surprises."

Allison turned her attention back to where the drones were headed. She hoped they didn't need to act. It would mean someone on the ground was 'in a fix'.

She didn't think Savannah and Cammy went looking for trouble when they left to take John and Cameron to the port. She certainly hoped they didn't find any. She needed to remember that Skynet was the enemy and it could rear its ugly head at any time.

Earlier:

Cammy didn't care for the delay in returning to the port facility they'd taken down a week ago. They were only going to do a 'drive by'. She didn't think it should be a big deal.

"I think the drones are unnecessary." Cammy said.

Savannah felt the extra support was a good idea. She appreciated the fact Young Allison watched over them and wanted them to be as safe as possible.

"They may be unnecessary but I feel a lot better knowing they're there." Savannah said.

Cammy didn't think the drone's weapons could be deployed efficiently in the daytime.

"Their usage will be limited." Cammy said. "Their weapons will be useless."

Savannah didn't agree. A missile would only need to track for a few seconds more to reach its target. She also considered the recon potential. She began to wonder if Cammy felt a little displaced by the additional resources. She didn't think she should feel that way at all. She wasn't sure if she wanted to bring the subject up or not. Maybe it was better just to stick with the current subject.

"Their ability to help us see won't be useless." Savannah said.

Cammy reconsidered as to the help the drones would provide for them to see what was happening around them.

"Yes, it could be a helpful advantage." Cammy said.

Cammy drove over the Vincent Thomas Bridge again. It was the big green suspension bridge that dominated the port area. There was a second bridge ahead of them. It was the Long Beach International Gateway. It previously replaced the Gerald Desmond Bridge. The short segment of roadway that traversed between the two big bridges was known as the Seaside Freeway.

They took the turnoff for the Queen Mary and headed down to the parking area. They were only going to pass through for a closer look and then visit the port facility the team took down a week ago. They needed to burn up a little time and it was better to do the drive by than just sit somewhere and park.

The Queen Mary was big and impressive but looked a little worse for the wear up close. It was clearly smaller than a modern cruise ship.

Savannah was a little disappointed in the appearance of the Queen Mary.

"The Queen Mary looks like it could use a little fixing up." Savannah said.

Cammy knew maintenance wasn't the number one priority of many older attractions. The Queen Mary wasn't a working ship. There was a permanent rock enclosure built around it. The ship clearly wasn't going anywhere. It was basically a tourist attraction. It appeared the current owners of the ship relied on its reputation to draw visitors. There'd even been talk recently about towing it out to sea and sinking it. It would become an artificial reef for the local fish. It would most likely attract scuba divers as well. Enough people protested to put the idea on hold, at least for now.

"It's old." Cammy said. "Maintenance costs money."

Savannah spotted an unusual structure located next to the Queen Mary. It was a rather large building.

"What's in the big white dome?" Savannah asked. "It is really big."

Cammy was familiar with the dome. There was a strange story behind the entire structure and what led to its creation. She wanted to keep her answer simple.

"There was a large seaplane that was displayed inside of it for a while. It was the Hughes H-4 Hercules." Cammy said. "It was sometimes incorrectly and negatively referred to as the 'Spruce Goose'. It was constructed mainly of wood."

Savannah remembered seeing some black and white footage of the plane lifting off of the water before on some TV program. It seemed there was a lot of controversy that surrounded it.

"I've heard of that." Savannah said. "Is it still there?"

Cammy was aware that the building needed to be specifically humidified to keep the wooden seaplane from deteriorating and warping. It was very expensive to maintain in that condition. At one point they were going to have a group of men arrive with chainsaws and cut the wooden airplane up. It was almost entirely constructed of wood. The plane contained eight engines with incredibly long wingspan. It had the longest wingspan of any aircraft ever built for many decades. She thought a little extra effort should have gone into the engineering so the plane could have been constructed of aluminum or an aluminum alloy. It more than likely would have assured its longevity and possibly an actual military contract. Neither was the case.

"No. It's long gone" Cammy said. "It was moved to another state. The dome was used as part of the Cruise Terminal for Long Beach for a time. It's been used for other things over the years."

Savannah wondered how Cammy knew so much about all it. Maybe it was part of her temporal mission into the past. Cammy and Sheila were in the past for eight years together. She knew not to ask yet. She was sure that history as she knew it wasn't the same. She really couldn't picture a Cameron clone not making a few modifications along the way. When those modifications were made, they were what would become the events that happened. Those events became history as they knew it. It seemed like a subject to stay away from.

She noticed the people that milled about the area were rather more casually dressed than the ones had been around the cruise ship that John and Cameron boarded.

"I see another big cruise ship there." Savannah said. "It's from a different company or cruise line. It dwarfs the Queen Mary as well. "

She understood the other cruise ship was competition for CamNet's cruise line.

Cammy looked at the other cruise ship with disdain.

"I like CamNet's ships better." Cammy said. "They have a little more finesse and couth. That ship is more of a 'party ship'. The clientele is usually a little more rowdy and rambunctious than what will be found on the cruise ship John and Cameron are on."

Savannah compared the look of the cruise ship to the one they'd let John and Cameron off at. She could see there were large slides located on several areas of the upper deck along with a simulated rock climbing wall. She thought it took away from the elegance of the ship itself. She then spotted a surprise vessel near the Queen Mary.

"I have to agree." Savannah said. "Look, there's a submarine next to the Queen Mary by the front of it. I almost didn't see it. It looks so tiny next to the Queen Mary. I think maybe someday I would like to look around down here."

Cammy would take Savannah wherever she wanted to go, even to see CamNet. She'd been in submarines before. Older submarines, like the one parked there, were very cramped and confining. She knew they were sometimes referred to as 'Iron Coffins'. She was aware that the Axis powers in World War Two suffered heavy losses with their submarine forces. There was no need to get into that discussion now. She thought it would do Savannah some good to get out once in a while and stay away from Resistance operations as much as possible.

"We can come here whenever you want." Cammy said. "We can go wherever you want at any time."

As Savannah looked around the port, it reminded her of her restricted upbringing. The last part of Cammy's statement made her think about it. She wanted something better for Young Allison. She'd asked Cameron to allow Young Allison more freedom and to be able to do more things.

Cameron reminded her that she'd been targeted by Skynet and they needed to protect her from termination. She remembered it was Cameron, John and Sarah that came to save her. Future Derek and her nanny died that day at her house. She always felt both of those deaths were her fault. If she were ever to do any temporal manipulation, she would like to correct both of those problems. The status of Future Jesse was unknown. Maybe she could orchestrate for Future Derek and Future Jesse to go off together so they didn't alter the timeline. She didn't know what she would do with her nanny. Those thoughts made her think about her parents. It was a whole other episode that would need some type of correction as well. Maybe it was better to let sleeping dogs lie. She shook her head to clear her mind. Young Allison was her current focus.

"I'd like to bring Young Allison to see it as well." Savannah said. "I want her to get out more."

Cammy understood the future. Young Allison and Savannah would be together soon.

"You're worried about her." Cammy said.

Savannah wasn't sure worried was the right word. She was concerned about her. Maybe it was the same thing.

"I am." Savannah said. "I often worry about her. I want her to have a more normal life. I know it's not possible but I would still like for her to have more than is available to her currently."

Cammy wanted to keep things simple.

"Young Allison has other responsibilities this week." Cammy said.

Savannah needed to see CamNet and Young Allison sometime during the week. She decided not to mention CamNet right now as that always seemed to upset Cammy. It was a new responsibility that she'd needed to take on.

"I want to stop by and see Young Allison a few times too." Savannah said.

Cammy didn't see it as a problem.

"We can go whenever you want." Cammy said.

Savannah believed they might see action at some point.

"We may need to take the lead on any operation that develops." Savannah said. "I want you to lead the team if there is."

Cammy looked forward to it and felt very confident in her abilities. She didn't think that Cameron should get all the credit for everything. There were others that were just like her. She was one of them. It irritated her to think about it. She was glad she wasn't a Bitch like Cameron was.

"I'm ready." Cammy said. "Anything Cameron can do, I can do."

Cammy almost said, 'I can do better', but didn't.

Savannah knew they were almost identical. She didn't want anything to seem like a competition between the two of them.

"I know that, Cammy." Savannah said. "You're the greatest."

Savannah reached over and touched Cammy's cheek. Cammy looked at her and smiled.

Cammy felt enough time elapsed for the drones to be on station.

"We can head to the target area now." Cammy said.

Savannah checked her phone.

"I see we have drone coverage too." Savannah said.

Cammy viewed the images on her phone.

Savannah could see Cammy's demeanor stiffen some.

"Maybe we don't need to go there since the drones have already checked the place over." Cammy said.

Savannah knew something was wrong by Cammy's response. It was clear to her Cammy must have detected something.

"What is it?" Savannah asked. "Is it some kind of danger?"

Cammy didn't want to lie to Savannah. She wasn't sure what it was.

"I don't know." Cammy said.

Savannah wanted to nip it in the bud.

"Let's go check it out." Savannah said.

Savannah and Cammy looked at each other for a long moment. A lot was said in the exchange without a word being spoken. It was clear the potential for danger just went up dramatically.

Cameron and John were in the main bedroom of the Owner's Suite.

They were both naked.

Cameron indicated she was ready to make love to John.

John looked toward the open drapes with the wide open sliding door. He couldn't see anything outside but the sky. The Cruise Terminal was below their line of sight.

He felt a little uneasy about being naked in the wide open. It didn't matter if they weren't in the direct view of anyone.

John led Cameron to a full length mirror on the wall. They both stood naked before it.

"Look at us." Cameron said. "We're picture perfect."

Cameron would be sure to save the image of them standing together naked.

"You look beautiful, Cameron." John said.

Cameron moved over and opened the bed.

John wasn't sure he'd ever seen a bed quite as large before. It could easily accommodate more than two individuals. He was sure it wasn't an accident or coincidence. He was sure it was by design. Since the Owner's Suite was the largest suite on the ship, it was obviously frequented by high rollers. There was no doubt in his mind that there'd been more than a few wild parties go on in the room. He was sure some of those parties involved more than one sexual partner for the person who is able to afford to rent the giant suite. It was always a secret fantasy of his to be with two females at the same time. Evidently in the future, it was something they all enjoyed. He wasn't sure how often events like that actually occurred.

"That's a big bed." John said.

Cameron hoped that Savannah would have come along. There was plenty of room for the three of them. It would have been a great honeymoon treat for John and her. She could still provide John with a virgin on their honeymoon. All she needed to do was swap chips with any of the female Terminators. It was always a bad hair day to do that. Maybe a tether was the way to go. She would simply 'take over' their chassis while they went into standby. At that point, their chassis was her chassis. It was the same as being plugged into the mainframe like she was before Allison returned her chip.

She reflected back on that episode. Since she was based on Future Allison, it was almost like any Allison was her 'mother'. The way her chip was returned to the past from the alternate future really was like Allison was her mother. She was literally reborn in the same way an infant was born.

Cameron needed to refocus. She wanted to share the maximum amount of sexual activity with John as possible. It would entail her doing most of the work, most of the time. She wasn't really sure if pleasure could be considered as work but she didn't want to wear John down too quickly. She could perform the same sexual functions indefinitely. John was unable to do that.

"You only need to stay in one spot and I'll do everything." Cameron said. "Remember, no less than six times a day."

Cameron secretly hoped John would be able to perform eight times a day.

John looked over at the bed. He really wondered what he was in for. He decided to make the first move. He went to pick Cameron up but she was quicker and picked him up instead. She carefully laid him on the bed.

Cameron thought John would be 'ready' by now. He wasn't. She hoped that looking in the mirror next to her naked would have got things moving. She didn't want to waste any more time. She started to move down.

"Let me start you up." Cameron said.

John was always ready for that. He wanted to be fair about everything. He wanted it to be mutual.

"We can start each other up." John said.

Cameron liked that idea.

"I think we know a few positions for that." Cameron said.

John wanted to be playful.

"Let's call it seventy minus one, coming up." John said.

Cameron liked the tact.

"It's one way to look at it." Cameron said.

Cameron was pleased John would get to enjoy the 'view' in the well lit room. She'd observed and inspected what all of the other female Terminators looked like. It was mostly before their activation and she liked the way she looked down there.

"I am looking at it." John said.

Cameron noted it always seemed to speed John along.

"I can tell." Cameron said. "You are already ready."

Cameron was still confused as to what John saw that was different than any other time. Maybe it was the point. Maybe it was because nothing was different that excited him. She would check later on to see if anything was different. It never was any other time she'd checked.

Jim and Sheila were able to get all the computer gear and monitors set up in the second bedroom attached to the Owner's Suite.

"Everything is ready." Jim said.

Sheila looked towards the door into the Owner's Suite.

"It sounds like they're almost done." Sheila said.

Jim frowned. It was clear Sheila violated the protocol established by Cameron.

"You were supposed to turn down your hearing." Jim said.

Sheila didn't want to cause a problem. She'd only briefly listened.

"I did." Sheila said. "I was just checking. I wanted to make sure that we were done before they were."

Speaking of 'checking', Jim checked out Sheila's altered uniform. He liked what it showed as they set the equipment up. He didn't want any problems either. He'd heard Cameron's earlier admonition to Sheila about her attire.

"You need to put your proper uniform on." Jim said.

Sheila looked at the full length mirror in the room and bent over at the waist as she looked back into the mirror. Everything was clearly visible. It was the look that she wanted. She planned to make use of the uniform off the ship as well after the cruise was over.

"I'm going to wear this." Sheila said. "I really like this maid's outfit. I'm going to keep it for Ally and Cammy."

It sounded like a bad idea to Jim.

"You're going to cause trouble." Jim said.

Sheila shrugged her shoulders. Trouble was nothing new to her. It often seemed to proceed her as much as it followed her.

"I think 'Trouble' is my middle name." Sheila said. "It has a way of finding me."

Jim decided to move on.

"The other guests should be arriving soon. I need to greet them." Jim said.

Sheila took one last look at herself before she straightened up.

"I hope they like to see rings." Sheila said.

Jim saw it as more trouble waiting to happen. He thought it was only fair to give Sheila an additional warning.

"You're going to get 'fired' and end up washing dishes." Jim said.

Sheila hoped to make an impression on the new guests. She wondered if looks could actually kill.

"Or I might get lucky." Sheila said. "Maybe I'll give someone a heart attack. I haven't done that before. I actually believed I would have by now."

Sheila bent over again. She reached down and made an adjustment as she looked back. She spied Jim look at her. It was much as she'd suspected. It was impossible for someone not to look. It didn't matter if they were a machine or not.

"I caught you." Sheila said. "I'm irresistible."

She'd caught Jim as he 'checked her out'.

Jim didn't think it was a big deal. He hadn't gone out of his way to do anything. He'd simply glanced over when the view was available. He hadn't initiated anything on his own.

"I just looked." Jim said. "It's hard not to."

Sheila was willing to bet it was 'hard'. She could see there was a definite bulge in the front of his pants.

"Everyone looks, they can't help it." Sheila said. "I need to work on my top. I can't get a 'nip slip' how it is now."

Jim offered a suggestion to help Sheila out.

"You could always just wear the white part of the uniform." Jim said.

Sheila looked at white part of the uniform. She would be almost naked. She liked that idea.

"You're a funny bloke." Sheila said. "Maybe I will."

Jim hoped she didn't take him seriously. He didn't feel it was his place to admonish her but he wanted to give her an additional warning.

"You're going to end up washing dishes if you do." Jim said. "I need to go get the other guests."

Sheila wanted to give the Master Suite another quick inspection and find the best spot to greet the new guests. She planned to make an impression.

"You go do that." Sheila said. "I'll make sure the room is in order. I know how to greet them."

Jim wondered if it would be as risqué as the way she greeted John. He didn't want to ask but it's sort of slipped out anyway.

"Like you did with John?" Jim asked.

Sheila liked the way she looked. She was pretty sure she'd triggered the love making session between John and Cameron with the view she provided both of them

"Of course I will." Sheila said. "If you got it, flaunt it. I got him ready for Cameron."

Sheila was sure Jim was ready now too. She smiled. She was pleased with the allure of the female body. Maybe it was buried deep in her programming. Maybe it wasn't. There was no doubt in her mind that the female body was much more pleasant to view than the male body was. Even its basic design was more aesthetic. The thing that surprised her the most about all of it was the fact that no two bodies were the same in any way. Everything was different on each of them. It didn't matter if it was their face or their private parts.

Young Allison was upset with herself for not sending some drones earlier. She'd tried to act more conservatively. It shouldn't have been a big deal to take John and Cameron to the port. She didn't anticipate the side action. It was John's fault for bringing it up. Nevertheless, she should have anticipated it. She was aware that Cameron tried to keep him out of as much of the operations as possible. It was for his own safety. She understood that. She knew that he tried to involve himself whenever he could. She didn't think he understood how he tied up all of the resources whenever he was out in the field. It was water under the bridge at this point. She'd be better be able to help 'control' him later on.

"A drone is over the target area." Anna said.

Young Allison relied on Anna and CamNet to make an evaluation. They would be able to spot something much sooner than she would be able to.

"I see that." Young Allison said. "What do you or CamNet see?"

Anna waited for CamNet to make a comparative analysis.

"Everything is being checked." Anna said. "CamNet has monitored all the ground surveillance since we left the location a week ago. She's conducted some low level reconnaissance flights at night."

The low level flights were something Young Allison asked for. She didn't think if they were conducted at night it would be an issue.

"I hope that's not a problem with anyone." Young Allison said.

Young Allison initiated a policy of random drone surveillance flights. She wanted to catch anyone off guard if they might return to a place of earlier action.

"It was an excellent suggestion to have CamNet conduct random flights over previous targets." Anna said. "None have turned up anything yet."

It seemed to be additional protection for the team.

"That's the whole point, they might." Young Allison said. "It's an added layer of security."

Anna received new drone images.

"The other drone has acquired Cammy and Savannah." Anna said.

Everything happened a little sooner than Young Allison anticipated.

"That was quick." Young Allison said. "I can see CamNet was on the ball."

Savannah and Cammy closed up on the location.

"They're not that far away from the target area." Anna said.

Young Allison looked at the footage and saw all the things Savannah saw but she saw them from up above. She checked everything out and it was all identified for her on her screen.

She turned her attention back to the drone over the target area. She spotted something right away.

"Zoom in on that." Young Allison said as she pointed.

Anna and CamNet both spotted it before Young Allison spoke. They both hoped to make a better determination before Young Allison was alerted.

"I see it." Anna said. "I've notified Cammy."

It didn't look like it was a good development.

Earlier:

Ally checked the security cameras when she was in the Command Center. There hadn't seemed to be anything of consequence occurring. She thought she could make more productive use of her time. She decided to see how Claire and Vanna were doing.

She knew Jesse was going to be busy with Cam and Hanna.

Ally listened as she approached the room. It sounded as if she was too late. They'd just finished dressing and Vanna was about to head out.

She decided to hang back and see if Claire left too with Vanna.

The door opened and Vanna walked out, she looked back into the open doorway.

"We shared a beautiful experience." Vanna said. "I need to get back to work."

Claire appeared at the doorway and gave Vanna a long deep kiss.

"You can tell what we've been doing." Claire said.

Vanna thought maybe she would be able to see Claire later on again. She didn't like to be with Claire in front of Allison if it could be avoided. She really didn't think it was a big deal personally but since it was Allison's mother, it seemed to be what the problem was. Now with Claire at the base, it was much easier to hook up with her. There were also other alternatives available to Allison as long as she was at the base too.

"I'll see you later if Allison and Jesse pair up tonight." Vanna said.

Vanna took off and headed for the lab.

Ally saw Claire look after Vanna for a short while and then go back inside her room. She decided to go see how Claire was doing. She was about to make her move.

"It happens all the time." A voice said.

Ally nearly jumped. She turned around rapidly and Summer was there. She'd never heard a sound or even sensed anything.

"When did you get here?" Ally said.

Summer tracked Ally from the moment she left John Henry and Allison.

"I followed you from the Command Center." Summer said.

Ally checked her files. She didn't know she'd been acquired and targeted.

"I never saw or heard you." Ally said.

Summer smiled.

"That was the point." Summer said. "Are you going to see my mom too?"

Ally didn't think it was a good idea to see Claire right now.

"I was just passing by." Ally said.

It was clear Summer knew differently.

"If you say so, it seemed otherwise." Summer said.

Ally tried to make it sound like she was in search of Jesse all along.

"I was looking for Jesse." Ally said.

Summer thought she could help her out since she'd already checked where Jesse was.

"Jesse is still where she was when you checked before you left the Command Center." Summer said.

Ally was even more surprised Summer knew that too.

"You were there too?" Ally asked.

Summer looked Ally in the eyes.

"I'm everywhere." Summer said. "I'm like a leaf in the wind."

Ally looked at Summer for a long moment before she turned away

'You'll know when I come for you.'

Ally quickly spun around. She wasn't sure if she heard the words or they just appeared in her mind. At any rate, there was no one there when she completed her turn. She was alone.

Jesse received a call from Samantha. Precious needed her.

"I need to go." Jesse said.

Cam and Hanna both gave her a kiss.

They started to get up too.

"You can both stay here if you want." Jesse said as she threw on some pants and a button up top.

Cam felt they'd been idle for too long.

"We need to get back to work." Cam said.

Hanna and Cam were assisting Vanna earlier.

"We were helping Vanna before we left." Hanna said.

Jesse didn't mind if they stayed. Her door was always open.

"It's up to you." Jesse said and left.

Cam looked over at Hanna.

"We're going to get in trouble." Cam said.

Hanna didn't usually have too many other duties at the Young residence. Her primary duty was to make sure that Claire was happy. She knew how to make Claire happy. They shared multiple times everyday.

"I won't." Hanna said.

Cam looked at Hanna and frowned.

"I told Vanna I would help her." Cam said.

Hanna didn't think it would be a problem. It wasn't like there were a whole lot of other things to do.

"We can both help her." Hanna said. "It was just a slight delay."

Cam looked at the door and tilted her head slightly.

"Someone is coming." Cam said.

The door wasn't tightly shut and an eye appeared in the gap.

"Come in." Hanna said. "We just did."

Ally opened the door and entered.

"I just saw Jesse leave." Ally said. "Am I too late?"

Hanna looked down at her naked body.

"No." Hanna said. "You're just in time."

Cam would have liked to have stayed. She had a prior obligation she needed to fulfill.

"I need to go." Cam said. "I don't want to let Vanna down. You two can stay."

Ally already started to take her clothes off.

Cam started to put her clothes on.

The switch between Ally and her gave her an idea.

"If you are both still here when Jesse gets back, try and see if you can fool her." Cam said.

Ally looked at her body and at Cam's body.

"Do you mean you want me to make Jesse think I'm you?" Ally asked.

Cam thought Ally could spend a little more time on herself. It really didn't take that much effort to fix herself up. She was very much like Allison.

"It was just a thought." Cam said.

Ally wasn't so sure about that. She never looked as good as Cammy or Cam did. They both always looked like Cameron. Everyone seemed to be able to recognize her. Most of the people could never tell Cam or Cammy apart. They both tried to look like Cameron but somehow Cameron always looked a little better.

Zoom In

The eyes or the heart
Which one is cheap
Everyone needs to remember
Beauty is only skin deep

Does one ever listen
Can they hear the lies
Are they only after
Nature's golden prize

Everyone needs to have open eyes
Turn on the brain and think
The more they plunge ahead
The deeper and faster they sink

None of it makes a difference
In the game of life
Another day over again
Full of needless strife

Everyone knows what one likes
Remember it's still just skin
Is anything ever different
When one will zoom in

Nobody