Chapter 1169

Hit It

Cameron waited by the elevators for the rest of the group to come out of the main dining room. She'd finished her call and didn't want to go back into the dining room. She received the call from Claire about going with her original plan a very short time later.

She told CamNet to make all the arrangements after both calls. She'd just finished dealing with CamNet when John walked out of the dining room followed by the rest of the group. She was glad CamNet hadn't initiated the 'engine failure' yet before Claire called her. She wondered if CamNet knew more about it than her. She figured that CamNet watched the others back at the base in real time as she did in the Young bunker. CamNet was everywhere.

She didn't know Summer was the one who showed Claire the problem it would cause by switching ports for hundreds of guests. CamNet hadn't informed her about it. There was actually quite a lot CamNet hadn't informed her about in regards to Summer.

John could see right away Cameron looked much better as he approached her. It was good he'd told her to make the call. After what he'd heard about the tables for tomorrow, he wondered if it was necessary or only a formality.

He approached Cameron with a smile.

"How did everything go?" John asked.

Cameron smiled back at John. She gave him a kiss.

"Perfect." Cameron said. "CamNet's made all the arrangements. Everything will be taken care of. I don't need to worry about anything."

It sounded like good news to John. He didn't like to see Cameron distracted like she'd been earlier at the dinner table.

John still wanted to ask about the message from the head waiter before Cameron made her call but didn't. Maybe Cameron just planned ahead. She was known for that. She always said she liked to cover all the bases. He figured she did a lot of preplanning rather than orchestration on all of this for just such scenarios as they happened. He understood the beauty of sharing the cruise with others. Maybe that was all it was. Either way, it didn't really matter. It was going to be what it was going to be. Cameron was the one who would determine what it was. It was the way it usually played out anyway.

He wanted everyone to share as much as possible and come on the cruise. It was really something he wanted to share with the others. He was glad his family was on board. He would be pleased to see Jesse and Claire tomorrow along with the girls. He thought they would enjoy it.

John looked around and spotted several surveillance cameras. He was aware CamNet was in control of everything that happened on the ship. CamNet tried to take any of the pressure off of Cameron so she could have a better time. He was sure Cameron would have been distracted even more if she was the one who needed to determine what happened on the ship or not.

Derek knew they were ahead of schedule. He approached John and Cameron.

"Where do we go to now?" Derek asked.

Cameron wanted to give everyone a few choices.

"There are several options open to us." Cameron said. "We can go to deck six for our private viewing box or deck seven for the main theater. Since the performance is about to start, the theater will be packed already. All the good seats will be taken."

Sarah didn't want to deal with crowds in a theater. She was a little reluctant to go into the theater in the first place. She couldn't help but think about the incident where she'd been taken into custody. All the events that radiated after that incident were mostly negative and caused a lot of problems for everyone. She really didn't want to think about those right now. That was then, this is now. Based on the situation, it was as good a time as any to give it a try. The private box sealed the deal for her. She wasn't exactly sure what it was but it sounded secluded and away from the masses.

"Deck six works for me." Sarah said. "I really don't want to deal with any crowds."

Sarah was unsure how private the private box would be but it sounded better than general seating in an already packed room.

Cameron thought it was a good choice for all of them. They would avoid any large crowds and not need to worry about people being in front of them who could block their view.

"The private box it is." Cameron said.

Kyle thought of whispering to Sarah that he liked her 'private box' but didn't. He thought it would be better to do it when they were alone. If they were alone, they could actually act on it.

Cameron wanted to remind them there were many options available to them. Since they didn't need to be anywhere else for the rest of the evening they could use several different choices.

"If you like the performance and want to try the main theater, you can always try it between shows." Cameron said. "If you find a good seat you can wait for the second performance of the night and see it again."

Kyle looked forward to seeing a live stage show. He'd never done anything like it before. In the future he'd seen people with battered instruments play. Sometimes there was a harmonica. None of them were very good in reality but it was music people created in front of him. He thought it was a gift to be able to create music or sing. He wanted to see something else the show would offer.

"I just want to see it for the first time." Kyle said. "It's with live singing and dancing, right?"

Cameron wanted to let him know there were a variety of shows that would happen in the main theater. There were other shows that would also happen in the rear theater or the smaller lounges. There were usually multiple forms of entertainment going on at the same time in different areas.

"This one is." Cameron said. "They have others with magic and comedians."

Sarah didn't think a comedian was up her alley. She was never much of one for the 'funny boys'. The thought brought her back to the FBI agent that attempted to question her when she'd been in lockup the last time. He seemed to have quite a few facts about what had occurred. She didn't know if she could believe him or not. She decided no one could be trusted. She knew what happened the last time she'd talked about the future. Nobody believed her. They locked her up in the mental institution instead.

She really didn't like where the truth led her. It angered her more than anything that no one would believe her. She'd destroyed several potential Skynet targets. They labeled her a domestic terrorist. Things only got worse from there. She needed to refocus.

"I'll skip the comedian." Sarah said.

Cameron was glad to see that no one else exited the dining room. She doubted any of the other guests had even received their dessert yet.

The elevator door opened and the six of them entered. They rode the elevator up.

Savannah was worried about where they were and why they were there. She was sure they faced an unknown threat. She just didn't know what it was. She couldn't help but feel they were being watched.

"Cam, what weapons do you have in your SUV?" Savannah asked.

Cam felt she was a little under gunned. She hadn't expected to be part of a combat operation.

"Not a whole lot." Cam said. "I brought people to the port to go on vacation. I didn't anticipate a combat scenario."

Savannah didn't think any of them did.

"We did the same thing." Savannah said. "We brought John and Cameron to the port and let them off. I never expected we would be where we're at right now."

Cammy sensed something was up. Maybe they all missed something important.

"What are you getting at?" Cammy asked.

Based on the way they'd been run around and almost 'hit', Savannah felt there was a good chance Cam's SUV was targeted at this point. If they were being watched earlier they must have seen Cam arrive at their SUV. They must have figured she came from somewhere close by. It meant as long as she was with them, her vehicle was unattended. It made it a target to booby trap or a location to set up an ambush.

Savannah decided to keep it simple. She just decided to go ahead and say it.

"I think Cam's SUV may be booby trapped or an ambush site at this point." Savannah said. "It's just a feeling."

Cammy was even more worried now. When humans experienced 'a feeling', it often panned out as nothing good. It was cause for additional caution. She wanted to know what else was happening around them.

"John Henry, what's in the air around us?" Cammy asked.

John Henry hadn't detected any HK drones in the air. He would have let them know right away if any had been spotted.

"Nothing unusual has been detected." John Henry said. "CamNet has rerouted all air traffic. There are no HK drones. There is nothing in the airspace other than our fleet."

Savannah wondered if things might be in play on a smaller scale. There didn't necessarily need to be HK drones. There could be smaller drones that weren't necessarily for an attack.

"What about any small recreational drones?" Savannah asked. "Someone may be operating on a smaller scale or not have access to an actual HK drone. She felt it depended upon the group they were dealing with. She didn't think the anti-Metal group would have access to any HK equipment.

John Henry tried to keep track of everything that was in the air. He didn't think recreational drones were of any consequence. He'd been able to identify a few of them.

"I've spotted two." John Henry said.

Cam looked around where they were parked. She didn't know if they were a threat or not.

"How close to us are they?" Cam asked.

John Henry widened his search to check for any more small drones anywhere near the port facility. He still only found two that were currently in flight. He noted a change almost as soon as he double checked.

"One is several miles away." John Henry said.

Cammy waited for an update as to where the other one was. She needed to prompt John Henry.

"Where's the other one?" Cammy asked.

John Henry was a little concerned with the new development. The drone disappeared once he began to track it in detail.

"I've lost contact with it." John Henry said. "It was within a quarter of a mile of your current position."

Savannah felt more than a few red flags go off at this point. She wanted to know more about what the possibilities were.

"Would where it landed have a direct line of sight into the compound we attacked last week?" Savannah asked.

John Henry ran a few calculations.

"Yes." John Henry said.

Savannah was a little more than concerned at this point. She felt the threat level go up.

"How long ago did it land?" Savannah asked.

John Henry went over all the available data again.

"It was about two minutes ago." John Henry said. "You might have a line of sight to the buildings where it went. From the position your SUV is pointed, it is directly to your right hand side at a seventy three degree angle.

Savannah was a little upset. It was on her side of the vehicle. She hadn't noticed it, she hadn't been looking for it. Neither Cam nor Cammy spotted it either. She looked over in the direction of the buildings.

"Are those buildings abandoned?" Savannah asked.

John Henry was going to answer they were abandoned. He knew abandoned buildings usually attracted homeless individuals. They would often break open a door or a gate so they could gain access to the locations.

"There may be homeless people living there." John Henry said. "Everything was condemned and vacated two years ago according to county records. It's all scheduled for demolition and redevelopment."

It looked like a bigger threat than Savannah first thought. She wanted immediate action.

"Get one of our drones there now to scan the area." Savannah said. "Bring it in low to get the best readings possible. Have the weapons hot."

John Henry lost control of the two closest drones as soon as Savannah spoke.

"CamNet has taken control of the drones. There are two of them moving in for a missile attack right now. They're both hot and have selected targets." John Henry said. "I can't stop them."

It sounded like bad news to all of them. They were most likely targets themselves by an unknown group at this point. Maybe it would come down to which group struck first.

It appeared CamNet was about to act to protect them.

Savannah couldn't help but wonder what targets had been selected by CamNet. She wondered how much guidance came from the Young bunker since the Command Center no longer had control. Past experience showed Young Allison was spot on with all of her calls when it came to protecting the group. She didn't think this situation would be any different.

Moments ago:

Young Allison listened to the information. She was worried about Cammy's team as well.

She was displeased about the two small drones and the abandoned buildings where one appeared to have landed. The homeless weren't known for having drones. Everything seemed like a threat at this point. She thought it might be something they would need to factor into future operations. If there was an enemy target spotted, she wanted a full response.

"This is something we should have known about earlier." Young Allison said. "We may have to bring the buildings down. They're scheduled for demolition anyway."

Anna didn't want to get ahead of themselves.

"There may be homeless people living there." Anna said. "We don't know what's in there. The target needs to be identified first."

Young Allison knew they were on a timetable. If the drone only landed a few minutes ago there must be someone still there at the location. It was time to act.

"I want a missile strike on the target area as soon as we can tell if it's clear." Young Allison said. "I think someone is going to retrieve the drone."

Anna offered other options. If it was an individual associated with the unknown third group they'd suspected at the port facility a week ago, they might want to question them a little further. If they were the one who orchestrated everything that happened in the last few hours, they probably should get some answers first. Someone went to a lot of trouble to set things into motion.

"We could send in Cammy's team and Steve's team to try and apprehend them." Anna said. "It may be a better option than a drone missile strike.

Young Allison wanted some payback. She was still upset about Savannah and Cameron almost being shot by a sniper the first time. Things needed to happen now. She didn't want to take any chances. She wanted a few quick calculations from Anna to back up her own. She didn't think any of the teams could get there quickly enough to apprehend the individual if they were on the move. Something needed to be done now.

"It will take too long. If someone retrieved the drone, they would still have to be in the building." Young Allison said. "There hasn't been time for them to get out. I want it hit ASAP. I don't want them to get away."

Anna wanted Young Allison to use caution. There was a difference between killing combatants and killing innocent people who might be there just because they're homeless.

"There are two drones moving into position. They're hot and ready to fire." Anna said. "There's no clear target yet, there's only the buildings. Do you want to discuss it with John Henry?"

Young Allison was ready to attack. To strike now was the best chance to terminate whoever was there. Maybe she needed to see if anyone was spotted first.

"NO." Young Allison said. "If the drones detect a lone figure in there, I want them to hit the target. I don't want the person to get away or lead our people into an ambush. They're a major threat."

Young Allison was already worried about what else they may have set into motion. They didn't know how long the teams had been under surveillance or what information had been gathered.

Anna was a little concerned with the information that came back almost immediately. She was sure Young Allison was going to act.

"One drone has reported a single figure moving down the stairs inside." Anna said. "They may have a rifle and the drone. There's no conclusive data yet."

It was close enough confirmation for Young Allison. The time for waiting and caution was over. The person was a threat and may have already targeted some of their group.

"Hit it." Young Allison said.

Anna noted the response occurred as soon as Young Allison gave the command.

"The two drones have each fired a missile." Anna said.

They watched the missiles strike from the drone footage. The building started to burn and partially collapsed.

Young Allison wanted to make sure the target was down.

"Hit it again." Young Allison said.

Two more missiles hit the target area. The burning building collapsed in on itself. The entire structure was down and the fire was mostly extinguished by the building's collapse. Smoke still drifted out of the rubble along with the dust of the broken concrete.

Young Allison wasn't done yet. She could either bring in the other two drones or she could use the two that were there and switch to the gun.

"Move the drones lower into gun range and search for potential targets." Young Allison said.

Anna wondered what they might be. It appeared their target had been neutralized. She was concerned about any other people in the area.

"What's a 'potential target'?" Anna asked.

Young Allison wasn't sure if the drone operator or potential sniper may have operated alone. It was a possibility but it seemed somewhat doubtful.

"It's anyone running from the area, especially if they're looking up." Young Allison said.

Sheila and Ally entered the casino. They passed by the Blackjack table.

Ally thought everything was very small and compact compared to a 'real casino'. Technically it was a real casino. It certainly wasn't anything on the scale they would find in Las Vegas or any other gambling town.

"It's kind of small." Ally said.

Sheila looked at Ally. She wanted to make a crude comment about something she'd heard about. She didn't have any first hand experience but she didn't think it was necessary to know the answer.

"They say size doesn't matter but we both know it would." Sheila said.

Ally almost laughed. She believed it would matter as well.

"I meant the casino." Ally said. "Not the Blackjack dealer."

Sheila flashed Ally a sly look.

"Maybe I'll give it a go." Sheila said.

Ally didn't want Sheila to get carried away.

"Do you mean the Blackjack dealer?" Ally asked.

Sheila needed to suppress a giggle.

"No. I mean Blackjack." Sheila said. "What did you think I meant?"

Ally figured it was best just to drop it. She thought she should issue Sheila another warning.

"I'm going to watch." Ally said. "Don't get kicked out or identified as a crew member."

Sheila waved her hand down in front of her fancy evening gown.

"Dressed like this, I don't think it will happen." Sheila said. "I look like a high roller."

Ally gave Sheila a slight frown.

"Don't get caught counting cards either." Ally said.

Sheila didn't think using her 'natural ability' should be held against her. She figured she would only upset Ally further if she pointed it out.

Ally moved off to the side. She noticed she received a lot of looks from people as they passed by. She'd observed it in the corridors too as they headed for the casino. She remembered what Sheila said about her looking like Cameron.

She thought she could smile a little more than Cameron did. She believed it would make her a little more attractive. She would like to test the theory out. Now she wanted to find Cameron and walk with her. She wanted to see if more people would look at her than at Cameron, if she smiled a little more. It was the 'Allison' in her that wanted her to smile more. She also wanted to 'beat' Cameron for once.

Ally was busy looking around the room at everyone. She wasn't paying attention to Sheila. When she looked over at Sheila, there was a big pile of chips in front of her. She quickly headed over to Sheila to stop her from winning more.

"Excuse me." Ally said to the dealer.

Ally looked sternly at Sheila. She spoke at a decibel level that only another Terminator could hear.

"You need to cool it." Ally whispered.

Sheila didn't see what the big deal was. She'd just gotten there.

"I've only been here for three minutes." Sheila whispered. "There's nothing to cool since I'm just getting warmed up."

Ally noticed people looking at them.

"You need to stop." Ally whispered. "People are looking."

Sheila felt they were looking at them because they looked Hot, not because she won a few thousand dollars in three minutes.

"They are looking at us, not what I'm doing." Sheila whispered.

Ally didn't like the attention. She didn't want to be in the casino right now. She thought it was a bad idea for Sheila to be in there as well.

"Please, I want to go, Sheila." Ally whispered.

Sheila looked around and there were more people staring at them.

"OK, love, let's go." Sheila whispered.

They started to walk away from the Blackjack table.

"Madam, you forgot your winnings." The Blackjack dealer said.

Sheila quickly scooped them up.

Ally wondered what the dollar amount was.

"How much did you win in three minutes?" Ally asked.

Sheila didn't think it was a big deal. She'd used a lot of restraint and kept her bets slow and low.

"It's only seven thousand dollars." Sheila said.

Ally casually glanced around and spotted the different security cameras. She figured CamNet was most likely watching them.

"We need to get rid of it." Ally said.

Ally indicated the winnings Sheila held.

Sheila looked around for the best way to do that. There were a few games that relied more on chance than on skill or ability.

"Let me blow it on the Wheel Of Fortune." Sheila said. "That's a game of pure chance unless we can spin the wheel ourselves."

Ally looked over the Wheel of Fortune. She noted what the high bet was on it.

"What happens if it lands on the 'five times the bet' slot?" Ally asked.

Sheila looked at Ally and smiled.

"You can help me carry the winnings." Sheila said.

Ally doubted it would land on the slot Sheila selected. It was the only one on the entire wheel.

"Let's just get this over with." Ally said.

Sheila went and placed the bet on the 'five times the bet' slot.

The wheel was spun, it slowed and stopped.

Ally was more than a little dismayed as they watched the wheel spin down and stop.

The wheel stopped on the 'five times the bet' slot.

Ally could see it was going to attract more attention to them.

"Oh, brother, I knew that was going to happen." Ally said. "More people are looking."

Sheila shrugged her shoulders and she looked at Ally. She didn't think she'd done anything wrong. The Wheel of Fortune was simply a game of chance.

"I was born lucky." Sheila said.

Ally wanted to point out Sheila wasn't born. She'd actually needed to do it a few times.

"That's debatable on a couple of levels." Ally said. "Do it again and let's go. You should lose it all. You can't be that lucky."

Sheila looked at Ally then at the dealer.

"Do the same thing, love." Sheila said to the dealer.

The wheel was spun again.

Ally calculated the spin as it slowed. She could see Sheila was about to multiply her winnings by five times again.

"Great, it's going to do it again." Ally said.

Ally moved off to the side of the wheel. She pressed down hard on the floor with her right foot. It seemed to cause enough of a disruption to make the wheel stop one slot past the 'five times the bet' slot.

Sheila shrugged her shoulders.

"Easy come, easy go." Sheila said.

Ally led Sheila away from the casino. She really didn't think it was the right place for Sheila to go.

"I don't think you should go back in there." Ally said.

Sheila felt a little indignant. She wanted to make another sexual innuendo comment.

"We were only in there for six minutes." Sheila said. "That's about three times as long as a male lasts. How's that supposed to get anyone there? No really, how's that supposed to satisfy a female?"

Ally was aware intercourse alone seldom was able to deliver for a female. She'd read it in Cosmo. She wasn't sure where Sheila got the information.

"You're going to be deactivated." Ally said. "How do you know anyway?"

Sheila felt she was on factual ground based upon personal observation.

"I based it on what I've witnessed on some of the 'off the books' operations we've taken down." Sheila said. "It was all the time they needed with the girls who were secured to a bed."

Ally previously witnessed it too. The females weren't participants in what occurred. They were simply unwilling receptacles.

"I guess so." Ally said. "The poor females would never have a chance to get there with the short time duration, even if they were an active participant and wanted it to happen."

Sheila learned from some of the girls they freed that they were abused many times a day to force them into submission. After it happened enough, they'd stop crying and just let it happen. It was going to anyway.

"Since none of them were there by choice, I don't think any time duration would have mattered." Sheila said. "They were probably glad it was over so fast."

Ally really wanted to find a better subject to talk about.

"Let me see where the others are at." Ally said.

Sheila didn't want Ally to be upset with her about what happened in the casino. She felt she needed to say something about it.

"I'm sorry about the casino." Sheila said. "I wasn't trying to show off. You know that last game was pure luck."

Ally wasn't sure exactly what happened but the Wheel of Fortune was going to land on the big payoff a second time. She thought she'd influenced the floor enough to prevent it from doing so.

"Was it?" Ally asked. "I changed it. I made it miss your final bet."

Sheila wanted Ally to pay up if she caused her to lose the money.

"Then you owe me one hundred and seventy five thousand dollars." Sheila said.

Ally thought there was more than one way to look at it.

"Think of it as the price for not being deactivated." Ally said.

Sheila was insulted Ally didn't think she should have a higher value.

"I'm worth more than a few hundred thousand dollars." Sheila said.

Ally gave Sheila a small kiss again.

"You're priceless to me, Sheila." Ally said.

Sheila looked Ally up and down. She really liked what she saw right now. She liked who Ally was even more.

"You are too, love." Sheila said.

The way Ally looked right now really excited Sheila. She would love to do a chip swap with her. She would want to transfer a set of her rings over if she did. She figured if she was going to look Hot, she might as well look Super Hot.

Claire returned from speaking with Cameron. Jan and Summer were done with the dishes and everything was put away. She was still a little worried about Summer's previous comment. She decided to ignore it and move on. She wanted to let Jan know what was happening as well.

"It looks like we will have a flight in a jet tomorrow." Claire said. "We're flying into Ensenada."

Jan and Summer were very excited.

Claire went over the change in plans and why. They all thought it was thoughtful and a good idea. She thanked Summer for pointing out the inconvenience it would have caused hundreds of passengers if they would have switched the ports.

"We need to get the details from John Henry on what time we need to be ready for our flight." Claire said.

Jesse finished nursing Precious and returned her to Vanna.

"Sorry, love." Jesse said. "You get to change her."

Jan was thrilled about what was going to happen tomorrow. She wanted to help out now wherever she could.

"I'll do it." Jan said. "I don't mind."

Vanna wanted to do as much as possible.

"No, I have it." Vanna said.

Claire glanced at Summer and Jan. She reached over and buttoned up Jesse's top for her.

Jesse smiled and looked around. She moved her head close to Claire's head.

"There's still some for you." Jesse whispered in Claire's ear.

Everyone heard her.

Jan and Summer giggled.

Allison was the only one who didn't appear amused. She remembered she'd been unable to get Jesse to finish earlier. She still felt a little self conscious about her performance. She wanted to apologize in some way to Jesse. She decided to keep it simple. She reached over and squeezed Jesse's hand and smiled. Jesse smiled back. She didn't feel she had the right to deny her mother whatever pleasure she could get out of life.

"I hope you have a good time for the next day or two." Allison said. "Make the most of it. Life is short."

Claire was pleased with all the activities that Cameron said were available for the girls.

"Holly and Hanna are going to watch the girls for me." Claire said. "They have a bunch of fun things picked out for them."

Vanna finished changing Precious and put her back in the buggy.

"Will we see you tomorrow morning?" Allison asked.

It seemed like Allison wanted to go with them.

Claire wasn't sure what she should say at this point. She thought she should at least ask.

"I need to speak with John Henry and get the details and times." Claire said. "Do you want to come with us?"

Allison looked at Jan and Summer. She then looked at Vanna. She wanted to go but she wasn't going to leave Vanna alone. It didn't seem fair to her. Even though she had a choice, she knew that she didn't really have a choice. It was about right and wrong. It was just that simple.

"I'll stay with Vanna." Allison said.

Vanna smiled at her.

Allison and Vanna left with Precious in the stroller.

Claire sent Jan and Summer off to practice or study. She left it up to them to choose. She looked at Jesse.

"Let's go see John Henry." Claire said.

Jesse wanted to know more of the details. She was excited now as well. She'd never been on an adventure quite like the one they were going to go on tomorrow.

"I'm ready." Jesse said.

Claire knew Jesse was always ready for something else too.

Holly and Gail showed Hanna around the ship a little.

They all received an update from Jim. It seemed the timetable was moved up for when they would watch the performance. Dinner had gone much quicker than anticipated. They'd been given special service.

"They're going to attend the first performance." Holly said. "I think we should join them."

Hanna wanted to look around the ship more but didn't see it as a problem. They didn't sleep so there would be plenty of free time later on.

"We can look around more afterwards." Hanna said.

Gail was all for that.

"We have all night." Gail said. "We don't sleep."

Hanna wanted to remind them what else was available.

"We can always go back to the Control Center." Hanna said.

Holly didn't want to bother Jim again. She felt they'd been a major distraction.

"We need to use one of the other suites Cameron has." Holly said. "We disrupted Jim when we were together. I could tell it severely hindered his proficiency."

The Metal girls were all aware how they affected Jim. They liked what they saw.

"He was being visually stimulated and it manifested itself in a physical reaction for him." Gail said. "It was quite impressive actually."

Hanna wanted to remind them of the restrictions Cameron placed on the male Terminators.

"Cameron will not allow the males to have relations." Hanna said.

Holly wanted to clarify Hanna's statement

"It's just with the females." Holly said.

Hanna tilted her head slightly. It took a second for the full implication of Holly's statement to sink in. She wanted to clarify what Holly meant.

"Are they allowed male on male relations?" Hanna asked. "I thought it was forbidden too."

Gail didn't want Hanna to think the wrong thing. She thought Holly was just messing with her.

"It is forbidden." Gail said.

Hanna wanted to keep moving.

"Let's head for the private viewing box." Hanna said.

Jim informed them Ally and Sheila were looking for them.

Gail was a little surprised to hear about Sheila and Ally already.

"That was fast." Gail said. "Sheila must have already been kicked out of the casino."

Hanna hoped no repercussions came back on her.

"I should have stayed with them." Hanna said. "Ally will do whatever Sheila wants to do."

Holly was sure of the reason for that.

"They love each other." Holly said. "They don't have human girlfriends like we do."

Gail didn't think it slowed them down much.

"They make the rounds pretty well." Gail said.

Holly was sure she was going to have a lot more free time. It looked like Allison was going to move in with Vanna again. It bothered her still but not like it did originally. She understood now that Vanna and Allison needed each other.

"We all will do more of that now." Holly said. "I plan to if it's fine with both of you."

Gail didn't think it would be a problem. Jesse was going to be tied up more with Claire and probably Allison as well.

"Anytime Jesse and Allison share, I'm available." Gail said. "We shared a brief example earlier."

Holly felt their encounter was almost one sided, even though they did share simultaneously several times.

"I'm sorry I didn't perform better." Holly said.

Gail liked how Holly responded to her. She hadn't been like that before.

"You did fine." Gail said. "You're very submissive."

Holly liked to please whoever she was with.

"It's what Allison and Claire like." Holly said.

Holly glanced quickly at Hanna when she mentioned Claire.

Hanna was able to share with Holly the most as far as the Metal girls went.

"She can be aggressive." Hanna said. "We used to 'plug in' a lot with each other in the Young bunker. There wasn't a whole lot to do when everyone was asleep. Sometimes we would go out at night and take care of a problem Cameron noticed in the neighborhood. We made sure the problem went away."

Holly spotted Sheila and Ally. She was glad to see they weren't being chased.

"There's Sheila and Ally." Holly said.

Gail was pleased to see there wasn't anyone trying to detain them.

"It doesn't appear anyone is chasing them." Gail said. "That's a good thing."

Hanna needed to remind Gail and Holly that Sheila and Ally were Terminators.

"They could have terminated any pursuers." Hanna said.

Gail and Holly knew it was true. They hoped not. If they did, they at least hoped they threw the body or bodies overboard and no one observed them.

Hit It

How far will one go
Before they commit
Maybe it's to themselves
It's something they must admit

Some try for an advantage
Maybe it's themselves they outwit
They can't see they're trapped
In their own little world's orbit

They want others to bend
To forgive and acquit
They toss them a tidbit
They expect them to submit

People will only go as far
As another will permit
When a line is crossed
They widen the split

Time reveals all
That one sought to omit
Under their lies
A fire is lit

It's never too late
To walk away and quit
When it's time for the panic button
Don't hesitate to hit it

Nobody