Chapter 1157

For The Ride

Cameron and John left the other couples behind since they were satisfied with their suites. They entered their suite.

"Well, I guess we know what everyone is going to do right now." John said.

Cameron was worried John may be too tired from all the stairs.

"Are you up to it again?" Cameron asked.

John felt he was. He sure wanted to give it a try.

"I think so." John said.

Cameron wanted to provide John with some visual stimulation. She knew what he was receptive to.

"I'll give you a little incentive." Cameron said.

Cameron started to remove her clothes. She was topless in no time.

John took in the view. He liked what he saw.

"Now I really am up to it." John said.

Cameron continued to strip and was soon naked. She began to remove John's clothes. She was still worried he may be too tired. She didn't want him to have a failure. She'd pushed him too hard previously and knew it could happen. She'd wanted too much too soon before. It never ended well. She was aware females were always ready to go, Metal or human. Males seemed to need a lot of down time to recharge. She'd watched and listened to Jesse go through half a dozen partners in a night and never slow down or stop once. She wanted to make sure he was good to go before they went too far. Failure would leave him with a negative feeling about himself going forward. He would be more hesitant to try.

"You're not too tired are you?" Cameron asked. "We can wait until later."

John looked down below his waist. He could feel his excitement level build. He was sure something was going to happen. One thing was for sure, he didn't want to end before he started. There were always other things they could do too.

"It's too late to stop now." John said.

Cameron believed she could make things happen, even if she needed to take over. If she needed to skip another finish, it was OK with her too. The trip was about John. She wanted him to have the best honeymoon ever.

John and Cameron kissed. They started slowly at first and then went deeper.

Cameron did all the things John liked. She knew what turned him on.

John guided Cameron to the bed and she lay down.

He remembered he owed Cameron a few finishes. He didn't like to leave her hanging. He was pretty sure it probably happened about two-thirds of the time. It was certainly more than half.

"I'm going to work on you for a while first." John said. "I promised I would."

John scooted down.

"I told you, you're good at it." Cameron said.

Everything was ready for him when he arrived.

John showed Cameron that he was good at it.

Cameron relaxed and followed the stimulation. She liked where it took her.

John was as good as his word.

Cammy was worried about Savannah. She didn't want to see the ship off or get anything to eat. She seemed very moody. It was highly unusual for Savannah.

"Do you want to go back to the base?" Cammy asked.

Savannah didn't think the operation was done yet. The two men still might produce some type of lead. If they left now it would seem like they were running out on the others. The operation still seemed to have a few unknowns. She was troubled by what Cameron was doing. All of them bothered her.

"I don't know." Savannah said. "We can wait and see what Frank and Dan are able to turn up." Savannah said. "I'm sure there's more to the homeless men's story."

Cammy tried to get Savannah to eat again. She didn't like the way Cameron ran Savannah around. She didn't like all the meals Savannah missed because of Cameron. She didn't want to make the same mistakes. She wanted Savannah to know she cared about her.

"We can get you a bite to eat." Cammy said. "It won't take long."

Savannah was used to missing meals when she was out with Cameron. Meals and restroom breaks were few and far between.

"I'm fine." Savannah said. "I can hack it."

Cammy felt a little irritated. She knew it was Cameron's fault. She wanted to make her position clear to Savannah.

"You know I don't run you around like Cameron does." Cammy said. "I try to take care of you."

Savannah didn't want Cammy to feel she was upset at her. She touched Cammy's cheek and gave her a small kiss.

"I know you do." Savannah said. "You always look after me."

Cammy felt content that Savannah showed her affection. Maybe it was the operation that bothered Savannah.

"Do you still feel there is more happening around the compound here?" Cammy asked.

Savannah looked around. She wasn't sure what she felt. She wasn't satisfied with what they'd found so far. It just seemed like there should be more happening.

"I don't know." Savannah said.

Cammy became more alert. She started to look around. It seemed Savannah's answer indicated there was more. Maybe she'd missed something. If she did, it was Cameron's fault too for her present and past actions. She needed to keep Savannah protected.

"If there is any threat, you must tell me at once." Cammy said. "I know sometimes with human intuition you can 'feel' something's not right. I don't have that ability."

Savannah realized she'd brought Cammy to a high state of alert. It wasn't her intent. She didn't want Cammy to stress out over what might not turn out to be anything.

"I want you to relax." Savannah said. "There's nothing concrete."

Cammy wasn't convinced. She was sure Savannah was onto something.

"You still feel something's off." Cammy said.

Savannah did. She couldn't place it. She wasn't even sure where to start at.

"I do." Savannah said. "I don't know what."

Cammy wanted to do a broader recon. There were several options open to them.

"Do you want to drive around the area?" Cammy asked. "We still have drone coverage."

Savannah was glad they had drone coverage. It gave them a valuable 'eye in the sky'. It also would provide them with some heavy firepower if it was necessary. Young Allison already said that she would violate the hard deck and bring a drone down low for gun support if it was necessary. Her only worry was that it was still daylight.

"I have a feeling I'll have drone coverage until I'm back at the base." Savannah said.

Cammy reached out and gently touched Savannah's cheek.

"Having people care about you isn't a bad thing." Cammy said.

Savannah did know that. They all looked out for her. She looked out for all of them too.

Derek and Riley looked all around their suite and the spare bedroom. They were thrilled to be there. They looked out on the balcony, there were three of them. There was one for each bedroom and the living room.

"This will be spectacular once we're out at sea." Derek said.

Riley was highly stimulated now. The excitement of being on the ship and alone with Derek filled her with anticipation. She really wanted to show her affection for him. She knew the things that he liked to look at and touch. She didn't care so much when he looked but she did like when he touched.

"I can show you something spectacular now." Riley said.

Derek and Riley kissed on the balcony.

Riley pulled Derek back inside the suite. She wanted to get started.

Derek pulled Riley's top off.

"You look beautiful." Derek said.

Riley knew what Derek really wanted to see. She was ready for more.

"I have other spots too." Riley said. "You can do more than look."

Derek was ready to go. He was worried about the time. He didn't want to get carried away and be late for anything.

"How long do we have until the lifeboat drill?" Derek asked.

Riley didn't really care. She decided to 'up the ante' in more ways than one. She wanted to offer Derek anything he wanted. She wasn't always ready for some of those things but she was right now. She wanted to please Derek.

"We have plenty of time for a double." Riley said. "They don't need to be in the same place either."

Now Derek was really ready to go.

There was soon a trail of clothes from both of them leading to the bedroom from the balcony. They were both naked when they reached the big sturdy bed. They planned to give it a real workout.

Derek hoped he didn't break it.

The Metal girls were in the stairway headed up.

Ally wondered where Sheila would take them.

"Which deck are we going to?" Ally asked.

Sheila knew where she wanted to start. She hadn't had an opportunity to look around the ship. She'd looked over the deck plans and knew where everything was located. Once she was cleared to board, she'd been directed to go to the private area where she was told she would find her uniform. She was a little surprised to find out it was a maid's uniform. She tried it on and liked the way it looked. She figured she could make it look a little better. She'd decided to reduce the length of the skirt by fifty percent. She was very pleased with the results when she could see all the 'goods' were easy to view, especially from some of the positions she tried. Right now she was headed for the top.

"We'll visit to the pool deck for starters." Sheila said.

Sheila led them from the stairway through a short corridor and a set of automatic glass doors to the pool area.

Hanna looked around the area. There were only a few people milling about. She could see there was a hamburger grill and a pizza station. There was a large pool. There was an ice cream shop on the other side. The buffet entrance appeared to be a little further on past it.

"Why are we on this deck?" Hanna asked.

Sheila looked at both of them.

"Tomorrow it will be filled with smoking hot bodies." Sheila said.

Ally wasn't sure what it was supposed to indicate.

"So?" Ally said.

Sheila spelled it out for them.

"Most of them will be female." Sheila said.

The information sounded good to Hanna and Ally. There was no reason they shouldn't be able to check things out.

"OK. Now we know where to go." Hanna said.

Ally looked for some strategic viewpoints. She noticed the upper deck. It seemed to surround the pool.

"The ocean won't be the only view to enjoy." Ally said.

Hanna looked around at people eating pizza and hamburgers.

"There's a lot of food up here." Hanna said.

Sheila knew what was on the far side of the pool.

They hadn't entered the buffet area yet.

"This is just the pizza and hamburger grill area." Sheila said.

The three Metal girls passed by the pool.

"Look, there's ice cream there." Ally said.

Hanna thought they could all share a taste.

"Get some if you want." Hanna said. "Get a cone. We can all take a lick. We can split it."

Sheila smiled at Hanna.

"I'd rather lick your split." Sheila said.

Hanna was ready for that.

"I think it can be arranged." Hanna said.

Ally wanted a piece of the action. She looked at Hanna and then at Sheila. She thought about their specific DNA anatomy. She wanted to point out that she preferred strawberry to chocolate. She was afraid it might be a little offensive to Sheila. She liked to be with both Hanna and Sheila. She currently had a soft spot for Sheila. There was no need to rock the boat by trying to be funny.

"Me too, I'm in." Ally said.

Sheila wanted to remind them she didn't have a big sturdy bed like the Honeymoon Suite did.

"My room is really small." Sheila said.

Hanna was sure they could come up with some positions that would work for the three of them.

"We saw." Hanna said. "We're all quite flexible. We can make it work."

The three Metal girls passed the ice cream station and entered the buffet area.

Hanna was surprised at the layout of food. It was quite extensive.

"There's a lot more food here." Hanna said. "It appears to be much more than a standard buffet. I've been to several with the Young family.

Sheila and Ally looked at each other but didn't say anything. It was a sore point with them. Hanna had a full time human female lover. She also had access to Allison as well as her lover Claire. They really didn't see why they couldn't switch off at least a week each every couple of months. Hanna didn't need to pull too many duty assignments either.

Ally didn't want to spoil the mood. There were many exotic things she'd never tried before.

"We can try a taste of some of them." Ally said. "There are things here I've never tasted. I want to add them to my database."

Sheila ushered them along. She was on a timetable. They could always come back later. She couldn't. She had everything the girls needed already.

"Maybe you can later." Sheila said. "I'll let you taste something that's already in your database."

Sheila headed up the stairwell on the backside of the buffet.

"What's up here?" Hanna asked.

Sheila led them to the nude sunbathing area.

"This is." Sheila said. "It's the swimsuit optional area."

Hanna wanted to see some others there now.

"I'm going to come here." Hanna said.

Ally quickly looked at Hanna. She didn't want Cameron to punish Hanna.

"You should do that in private." Ally said.

Hanna understood the confusion related to what would occur there later.

"I mean visit here." Hanna said.

Sheila understood the double meaning that could be applied to Ally's statement. She planned to do both.

"If I can get away, I'll come here when I visit here." Sheila said.

Ally didn't want Sheila to push it too far. There must be some rules or standards that Sheila needed to abide by.

"Don't you have a supervisor or something that checks up on you?" Ally asked.

Sheila was aware CamNet covered all the bases for them.

"There is but they've been given strict instructions not to enter the private area to check up on Jim or me for this voyage." Sheila said. "Their card keys won't work anyway, even if they tried."

Hanna was worried they might overstep their bounds.

"Does that raise any eyebrows?" Hanna asked. "It must seem highly unusual based upon the normal procedures."

Sheila already knew the spin that Cameron put on it.

"Not when the daughter of the owner of the cruise company is on board." Sheila said. "She travels with her own private entourage."

Ally wondered how far CamNet went on this endeavor.

"Did CamNet buy up all the stock?" Ally asked.

Sheila felt it was anyone's guess.

"Probably, at least she bought most of it." Sheila said. "CamNet controls more money now than ninety percent of the countries on earth. She could actually control it all if she wanted to. Remember, she can make it appear or disappear in an instant."

Ally really wondered about CamNet now.

"Who controls CamNet?" Ally asked.

Sheila shrugged her shoulders.

"Nobody…." Sheila said.

Hanna knew there were two people who could.

"Savannah and Young Allison can." Hanna said. "They both communicate with her often and Savannah sees her sometimes."

The three Metal girls wondered about the relationship and how far it may have progressed. They knew better than to ask or speak about it. It would draw some form of punishment from Cameron or worse, from CamNet. It was best not to even think about it.

Ally didn't want the time to get away from Sheila.

"Where are we going to go next?" Ally asked. "You're on a timetable."

Hanna wanted Sheila to show them everything.

"She'll show us." Hanna said. "I think we're just along for the ride."

The three Metal girls started down the stairs and headed for the main dining room.

"I want to show you this place." Sheila said. "It's the main dining room."

The main dining was closed when they arrived. They entered from a pass door for the waiters on the lower level.

They were impressed as soon as they entered.

"Wow! This place is huge." Ally said.

Hanna could see the opulence surrounding them.

"It sure is fancy." Hanna said.

Sheila's internal clock warned her of her limited time available.

"I need to get back soon." Sheila said.

Ally remembered Sheila said the boss wouldn't be around.

"I thought you didn't have a boss for this voyage." Ally said.

Hanna knew what Sheila was worried about.

"She's worried about Cameron." Hanna said.

Ally frowned. Cameron was the unofficial leader, even if John was the official leader.

"Cameron is everyone's boss." Ally said.

Sheila calculated her time. There were a few more places they could hit.

"We can check out the main theater before we go back." Sheila said.

The Metal girls went up two decks to the Promenade deck.

They came up the rear stairway. They were able to view a large lounge in the aft section of the ship.

Hanna and Ally moved over to one of the doors that went into the large lounge section.

Sheila looked over at them and wondered where they were going. The main theater was in the front of the ship.

"I can see there's a large stage with a curtain." Hanna said.

Ally saw some instruments and a piano off to the side of the stage. She actually thought it would be bigger for the stage.

"It looks like a few things can go on in here." Ally said.

Sheila didn't want them to get sidetracked.

"This is the smaller theater. It's really a big lounge." Sheila said. "You can visit this area another time."

Ally and Hanna thought it looked very nice anyway.

They exited the rear lounge area and moved along the Promenade deck.

There were a number of small stores in various locations as they moved along the deck. The stores sold everything from jewelry to clothing. There was also a scattering of smaller lounges and bars intermixed with everything. They passed another large lounge that also contained a stage. It was offset to one side of the ship. There were musical instruments and a piano off to the side in that one as well.

"There sure is a lot of stuff here." Ally said. "It all looks like it's a money-making gimmick."

Hanna thought so as well.

"Everything is about money for most humans." Hanna said. "If it's not about money, then it's about power. One usually leads to the other, even if indirectly."

Hanna's statement made them all think about Skynet. Skynet was about control. Control was power and money was irrelevant. For the humans that survived, it became about survival. There was no long-term plan. Most of them just hoped they could make it to the next day. They could only live life one day at a time. It was because of the nature of how people saw the future that allowed the 'animal instincts' in many of the males to arise. It in turn led to the abuse of female's.

Sheila wanted to keep everything moving.

"You can check all this stuff out later on." Sheila said. "We need to keep moving or I'm going to run out of time."

They passed by a large atrium. They could look down several floors and see there were more shops in other eating establishments located on the various floors below them.

"Where's the casino?" Hanna asked.

The thought made Sheila think of her many 'bad' experiences in casinos. They were good for her but bad for the casino owners. They liked to take other people's money. They sure didn't like to lose money.

"We'd better stay away from there." Sheila said. "I've experienced a lot of run-ins with casino types. Here there's nowhere to 'get away'."

Hanna wondered what the 'run-ins with casino types' was. There were few details provided to them.

"Cammy has alluded to some of what happened in the past." Hanna said. "She didn't provide any details though."

Sheila remembered CamNet was everywhere.

"We better not talk about any of it." Sheila said.

Ally looked around. Now that it was closer to departure time, there seemed to be even more people walking around.

"There are a lot of people here." Ally said.

Between the guests and the crew it was over four thousand people.

"There are several thousand guests." Sheila said.

They arrived at the entrance to the main theater. It was fixed up with various types of artwork. There were statues and paintings. There were a multitude of colored lights that made everything look elegant.

"The outside entrance of the main theater looks fancy." Hanna said.

Ally wanted to see a little more.

"Let's check out the inside." Ally said.

Sheila looked at her and smiled.

"I always do." Sheila said. "I like to see where it goes."

The three Metal girls laughed. They'd all done that. It actually didn't go anywhere, at least on the Metal girls.

They entered the main theater.

Sheila looked down on the large stage that was in front of them. She saw all the seats that faced towards the stage. A few ideas popped into her head. She wanted to do something risqué.

"Maybe we can sneak in here tonight and put on a performance. We can make out and get down on the stage." Sheila said. "We can pretend the auditorium is full and everyone is watching us."

Hanna knew what kind of 'performance' Sheila wanted to put on.

"I really don't think that's a good idea." Hanna said.

Ally looked at Sheila. It sounded risky and exciting.

"I'll do it." Ally said.

Hanna knew why that was.

"That's because you two love each other." Hanna said.

Ally became defensive.

"We do not." Ally said.

Hanna laughed at her. She thought Ally's statement only reinforced it.

"Yes you do." Hanna said. "Everyone knows it."

Sheila felt a little defensive as well. She didn't think it was a problem for them. She pointed out what she'd thought earlier.

"We don't have a permanent assignment like you do." Sheila said.

Sheila and Ally both wanted full time human lovers. It wasn't in the cards for them.

Ally wanted to point out another reality.

"We've needed to work alone together a lot since you left." Ally said.

Ally's statement made Hanna feel a little guilty. It wasn't her doing. Claire chose her. She was going to offer an explanation when Sheila changed the subject.

Sheila didn't want to cause any tension between the three of them. They should have plenty of opportunity to trade places and switch off at different times on the cruise. It was her plan anyway.

"Maybe we can look around more when everyone is asleep." Sheila said. "I need to get back."

They exited the main theater and headed for the stairway. They hurried back up to the deck the suites were on.

As they approached the door to the private area, it opened.

Jim stood there.

"You're late." Jim said.

Jim didn't look pleased.

Sheila didn't think it was a big deal. It was close enough.

"We're only twenty-three seconds late." Sheila said.

Jim wanted to point out a grim reality.

"Twenty-three seconds late to diffuse a bomb would make a big difference." Jim said. "Late is late."

Ally offered something to pacify Jim. She didn't think it was a big deal about any of it.

"Sheila will let you 'cop a feel' while she gets dressed." Ally said. "That's if you're up to it."

Hanna and Sheila giggled.

Jim actually liked the idea. He doubted he should collect on it. He didn't want to get gigged for a sexual infraction by Cameron.

"You two may join Gail and Holly in the ship-borne Control Center." Jim said as he looked at Sheila. "I'm going to check things out."

Sheila went back to her room and her maid's outfit was laid out neatly on the bed.

Sheila pulled off her shorts and top and faced Jim.

"Cop away." Sheila said. "I have one for each hand."

Sheila gently pulled on her nipple rings.

Jim knew when not to take it too far, especially with Cameron around. She could always pop up at any second.

"That's fine, thank you." Jim said. "To see you is good enough. You're very beautiful."

Sheila was mildly aroused. She needed a little more.

"Now I need to do it myself." Sheila said.

Sheila quickly kneaded both her breasts and centered her nipple rings.

She slipped her maids outfit on and followed Jim out into the private area. She was pleased that Jim didn't take advantage of her, even when it was offered. She wanted to comment on it a little further.

"You're not a bloke." Sheila said. "You're a gentleman."

Jim knew the rules. Seeing was going to have to be good enough.

Sheila and Jim listened to what was happening in the three large suites. It would give them an idea of what would be necessary to remake the rooms afterwards. It sounded like it would be a full remake.

"Everyone is still busy." Jim said.

It didn't seem like a problem to Sheila. Things happened fast.

"They still have twenty minutes before they need to get ready to go for the lifeboat drill." Sheila said. "They'll be finished before then. At least the males will be."

Jim was aware of what occurred with the human males at the Resistance base.

"You seem to know a lot." Jim said.

Sometimes Sheila possessed more 'knowledge' than she wanted.

"I have 'Jesse's programming' from the 'Neural Interface'." Sheila said. "I also have information I could do without."

Sheila knew it was part of her 'problems'. Jesse warned her before the 'Neural Interface' that there was a lot of pain, hurt and darkness. She stayed away from Jesse's files where she didn't have a choice what was done to her or what she was forced to do. The fact they were there at all bothered her. What bothered her even more was how many files there were.

"Indeed…." Jim said.

Sheila needed a moment to clear her mind. There still needed to be some type of retribution for the perpetrators of those events. It seemed unlikely at this point.

They headed into the Control Center.

John Henry continued to look at the images that Summer looked at before she'd left. He wasn't sure why. He could tell she 'saw' things that he didn't see.

She didn't indicate there was any problem so there was nothing to worry about. She wouldn't have left if there was. It was evident to him she was the most intelligent of the humans. She would surpass both Savannah and Young Allison in everything. That would happen sooner rather than later if it hadn't already happened. The more he thought about it, the more he figured it had already happened. The question was, how long ago? Was it months or years ago?

One of the drones was still over Cammy and Savannah. The other one was with Frank. Dan rejoined him shortly after he left the compound. He'd brought their SUV up closer.

He'd listened to Savannah's concern that someone else sent those two homeless men into the compound to see what would happen.

There was something about her statement that echoed in his mind.

"Frank, I want you and Dan to be extra vigilant." John Henry said.

Frank didn't think it was anything new.

"Thanks." Frank said.

Dan wanted John Henry to know there were others watching over them as well.

"We already received the message earlier." Dan said.

John Henry was a little surprised.

"Was it from Savannah?" John Henry asked.

Dan glanced over at Frank before he answered.

"It was from CamNet." Dan said.

John Henry wondered if it was really from Young Allison. Even if it wasn't from Young Allison directly, it was at her urging. He was aware if things went hot at some point that Young Allison was going to hit back hard.

The more he thought about it, the more he wondered if Summer had been involved as well. He remembered Summer told him if there was something that needed to be dealt with immediately that she would contact CamNet directly.

He thought it was a pretty bold move. Only Savannah or Young Allison would be able to do the same thing. He really wondered if Cameron knew everything that was going on behind the scenes. Somehow he doubted it.

Sarah was on top of Kyle. She saw him glance at the clock.

"I'm not done yet." Sarah managed to say.

Kyle liked what she was doing.

"Keep going, don't stop." Kyle said.

It seemed to give Sarah some more motivation. She increased everything she was doing.

Kyle could see she was almost there.

"Almost…." Sarah said.

"ALMOST…." Sarah said again.

Kyle was along for the ride.

"Yes…." Sarah said.

Sarah drew in a deep breath and held it.

"Y E S…." Sarah said again as heaven flooded over her.

Kyle quickly rolled Sarah over onto her back and took over. He knew this way that once she was in heaven, he could keep her there for a while longer. It always seemed to please her immensely.

He did that now.

Sarah made it again.

Kyle kept going.

Sarah was unable to speak even when she tried. She wanted to tell Kyle not to stop.

He wasn't about to, not yet anyway. It was his turn now.

Sarah would make it twice more before Kyle did.

He knew that a happy customer was a repeat customer. He wanted to make sure that she was a repeat customer.

Earlier:

Cam wasn't really surprised when she was given the order to let Ally and Hannah out at the cruise ship. They quickly grabbed their sun hats and sunglasses and were out in a flash.

She drove off. She took one quick look in the rear view mirror and saw Bob guide them in through the VIP entrance.

Cam would have liked to have gone and stayed on the ship as well. She wanted to go with Vanna if she went. Vanna was her lover. She thought if one of them were to go on the ship that the other one should as well. She really didn't think it was a good idea but she was sure that Cameron would push it at some point. She was sure Cameron would try to get all of the human females onto the ship so she could get them into John's bed at some point. She realized if Vanna did go on the ship that Allison would be with her. When that occurred it would drastically cut her time to share with Vanna.

She wanted to get back to the base and see how Vanna was doing. Vanna told her she wanted to do everything herself with Precious.

She was a little surprised when Vanna told her earlier to hang out with Allison, Jesse and Claire. She'd hoped to make the rounds with all four of them. Three out of four would still work. Maybe Savannah would be back too. She was the real prize.

Cam wanted to spend time with Vanna and Precious too. She was afraid when Allison and Vanna were provided with their babies that they would be consumed with the children and each other.

Holly and her felt the same fear. They were afraid they would be pushed away. They were going to remind the girls that they didn't need to sleep and they could be useful at night to assist them. They both hoped that if they were there and available that things would still happen.

Cam received the feed from Cammy and Savannah about Savannah's concerns. CamNet sent it to her directly. She wondered what it was about. Maybe it was at Young Allison's request. It seemed she was being left with a decision to return to the base or go back and reinforce Cammy and Savannah.

It wasn't an order but there really was no choice.

Samantha wasn't sure what she wanted to do. Cameron opened a door for her that she'd previously closed. She knew where everyone was at. She still tried to decide what she wanted to do with the information. It appeared there were multiple choices available to her.

She really wondered what was going to happen or how things would work out. One thing was for sure. She really wanted to be with Claire. She realized that whatever she saw on Claire as they shared is exactly what others would see about her when they shared. She really didn't miss her former appearance much.

She was ready to make up for lost time.

Anna and Young Allison monitored everything from the Young bunker. They were able to get the video feeds off the ship too.

Young Allison already informed CamNet she wanted to see the feeds off the ship as they related to the members of the Resistance.

She was able to see Sheila from the camera in the private area outside the suites. Her door was wide open. She thought the camera angle may have been changed from what it was earlier. Sheila probably did it herself. She watched Sheila strip and interact with Jim. She was surprised that Jim didn't touch her as it seemed Sheila urged him to. She didn't think she could resist if she was in Jim's place. She didn't think a little simple touching would hurt anything. It wasn't like anything actually happened.

Anna's words caught her off guard.

"I don't think that's appropriate viewing." Anna said. "Then again, you already know that. We've been over this before."

Young Allison didn't think she'd done anything wrong. It wasn't like she was actually viewing what happened inside someone's room from a camera that was in the room.

"Sheila has a door on her room." Young Allison said. "There's nothing stopping her from closing it."

Anna thought it should be a moral issue. It was about right and wrong and common decency.

"I don't think that's the point." Anna said.

It was nothing new for Young Allison. There were no restrictions on her internet viewing habits. There were a lot of unclosed doors around the Young residence.

"It's nothing I haven't seen before on the internet or I've seen in person around here." Young Allison said.

Anna was sure what Young Allison was really after.

"You were hoping for more." Anna said.

Young Allison called up a search and clicked on a video file. It was a rather explicit view of various sexual acts. There was a multitude of close up shots as well.

"There, I can see it anytime." Young Allison said. "I have too. I've done it many times."

Anna wondered if there were ever 'enough' times. It didn't appear that way.

"I'm aware of that." Anna said.

Anna watched the video file as Young Allison went back to checking on Savannah and Cammy.

Young Allison noticed Anna was still watching the video file.

Apparently there never were 'enough' times.

For The Ride

It's hard to advance
When one is petrified
They need to master their fear
They need to hit the override

Very few people agree
It's hard to remain unified
It's easier when everyone
Remains self justified

Their own agenda
Can be ratified
Nothing about it
Need be verified

Those around them
Watch somewhat horrified
They don't want to act
They remain mortified

To do nothing at all
Is what is amplified
They sit back and relax
They're just along for the ride

Nobody