Chapter 1211
Suite Sweet
Sheila looked at John and Cameron both. She was very serious.
"I want both of you to know I want to do this. I don't want to be a virgin when I leave this suite." Sheila said.
It's what Cameron wanted and this is what she wanted to hear. She was going to get the chance to be someone different. She would finally be able to get away from it all.
Cameron noticed John moisten his lips. She knew he was 'in' or would be.
"Excuse us, John." Cameron said.
Cameron took Sheila off to the side and out of the room away from John. She wanted to make sure everyone was on the same page.
"Are you sure, Sheila?" Cameron asked. "There's no turning back once it happens."
Sheila decided to roll the dice.
"I want John to be my first." Sheila said. "We can tether. You can share my first experience with John and me."
Sheila's statement greatly excited Cameron.
"You'll allow that?" Cameron asked.
Sheila was unsure how far Cameron would go.
"Yes." Sheila said. "It will be both of us as one. You will receive the file in real time. It should be almost like you are doing it yourself."
Cameron didn't know if it would be better or not. It really was Sheila's first time. She wouldn't need to make a temporary file and reset herself. The tether would prevent a 'bad hair day' for both of them. She would simply be along for the ride. She would experience everything Sheila did. She didn't know what would be the same and what would be different.
"I won't actively participate." Cameron said. "I'll only experience what you do."
Sheila wanted Cameron to have what she wanted. As long as she was able to be with John first, she would allow Cameron to do everything she wanted to do afterwards.
"After the first time, you'll have total control of my chassis." Sheila said. "I'll go into standby. It will be you 'alone' in my chassis at that point. You'll be me. My chassis will be yours. You can do 'anything'."
Cameron's eyes moved from Sheila's face, down the length of her sheath and back up again.
"Anything?" Cameron asked.
Sheila looked directly into Cameron's eyes.
"Anything…." Sheila said.
Cameron thought of all the different things she wanted to try.
"I want that." Cameron said.
Sheila wanted to make sure Cameron understood what she wanted and what was going to happen. She didn't want any negative repercussions later on.
"You do understand you're going to be right there 'inside' me as I have sex with your husband." Sheila said. "It's going to be me he's with, not you. You'll be there with me, but you won't be a participant."
Cameron was visibly excited. She didn't think it would be really much of a distinction if she was able to experience everything.
"What I feel will be the same as what you feel. It will be the same as if he is having sex with me. Your sheath is beautiful." Cameron said. "Let me get a tether."
Sheila planned for this.
"I brought one." Sheila said.
Sheila handed Cameron the tether. It was only a few feet long.
"It's not very long." Cameron said. "My chassis will need to be next to your chassis."
Sheila pictured them lying side by side as John 'plowed' her.
"It sounds Hot." Sheila said. "I might even 'cop a feel'."
Cameron wanted to do it before Sheila changed her mind. The sooner John knocked one off in Sheila, the sooner she could take over. She knew John wouldn't last more than two minutes tops his first time with Sheila's chassis. She was pretty sure since it would actually be Sheila, and not her, he wouldn't even last a minute.
"Let's do it." Cameron said.
Sheila wanted to make sure John understood everything they'd just discussed.
"We need to ask John first." Sheila said. "He needs to agree to everything that's going to happen. I don't want any problems or issues later on."
Cameron didn't want to ask John. She wanted to use Sheila's chassis. She was finally going to get to be someone different. She didn't want John to over think things. It seemed pretty simple and straightforward to her. John only needed to know there was an available and willing female body. What else actually mattered? He would be able to do his business and be ready for more.
"Why?" Cameron asked. "He'll want this. He finds you very desirable."
Sheila thought he did but maybe it was just her jewelry that turned him on.
"He does?" Sheila asked. "It's my jewelry I think."
Cameron touched Sheila's cheek with her hand.
"You're beautiful, Sheila." Cameron said. "Your jewelry only accentuates it."
Sheila liked to hear Cameron say she was beautiful. It meant a lot to her.
"Do you mean it?" Sheila asked.
Cameron gently stroked Sheila's cheek.
"Yes." Cameron said. "I do."
Sheila reminded Cameron about John again. It was still her husband after all. He was going to be with another female right in front of her. Well, it was actually a little more involved. Cameron was going to be inside of her as everything happened. She was going to be part of it, even if she wasn't a participant.
"We still need to ask John first." Sheila said. "I want to make sure it's what he wants too. I don't want there to be any blow-back about this from anyone. If we all agree to this, no one can say anything to us."
Cameron could see Sheila wanted a little more from John.
"You want him to want you." Cameron said.
Sheila wanted to keep it simple.
"I do." Sheila said. "He doesn't need to love me. He just needs to want ME."
Sheila desired to be wanted for who she was, not who she could be or who else would be in her chassis.
John was unsure of what was happening right now. He thought he was going to be with Cameron again. Now Cameron was off talking to Sheila. He couldn't hear what they were discussing. He wondered if there was a problem.
He was going to go out and ask. He wanted to know.
Cameron walked into the bedroom with Sheila. Cameron held Sheila's hand.
"John, Sheila wants to speak with you alone for a few minutes." Cameron said. "I fully support what she wants to do and will be a willing participant. We'll both be acting on our own free choice. I don't want to influence anyone's decision."
Cameron gave Sheila's hand a gentle squeeze and released it. She walked out of the bedroom. She wanted them to talk it over. She really wanted to be with John in Sheila's chassis. She headed for the Control Center.
John noticed how shy Sheila looked. She looked like a young schoolgirl. She reminded him of the girls in middle school, junior high school. She wanted to say something but seemed unsure how to say it.
The fact that Cameron left her alone and went out of the suite showed Sheila was free to say whatever she wanted to say.
"John, it is up to you. It has to be your choice too." Sheila said. "This is what I would like to do with Cameron connected to my chassis…."
John listened to her explain everything for a short while. It was better than he'd imagined. He wanted to make sure.
"Let me get this straight." John said. "Tell me again what's going to happen and how."
Sheila looked at John's shorts. She wanted him to get something else straight. It wasn't the information either.
"Cameron's chip is going to be connected to my chip through the tether." Sheila said. "She'll experience everything that I do but not be a participant. My first experience will be like her first experience as well, at least in my chassis."
John thought Cameron wouldn't remain in the background.
"Is that something you actually want?" John asked.
It seemed quite invasive to him.
Sheila wanted John.
"It's the only way it's ever going to happen." Sheila said. "I want to be the one who shares my virginity with someone. I don't want someone to take it from me. I don't want to go through what Jesse needed to go through. It was actually what all of the girls from the future experienced, John. None of them had a choice. I want to have a choice. All of the Metal girls want to have a choice. I don't have a problem with Cameron completely controlling my chassis afterwards. It will be just her and you with my chassis to share between you. I won't be a part of it. I'll go into standby."
The entire procedure still seemed more than a little invasive to John. He also understood it was only a matter of time until Cameron returned to her original desire and took each of the Metal girl's chassis to use for herself. They would lose the ability to have a choice. He wondered how widespread the desire was for the other Metal girls to do what Sheila wanted to do. He hoped they did.
"Do all of the Metal girls want to do the same thing?" John asked.
As much as he didn't want to do it, he did want to do it. He wanted to do it with all of the Metal girls as well. He just wasn't sure it was the right thing to do, even if it's what Cameron claimed she wanted to do.
Sheila knew none of the Metal girls wanted Cameron to use their chassis before they did.
"I don't know what they'll do or won't do." Sheila said. "I'm going to try it first. You have to believe me when I tell you it's something I really want to do. I want it to be you, John. I don't want it to be anyone else. I want you to have me first. I believe all of the Metal girls feel exactly the same way as well."
John wondered if it was a little more involved in Sheila's case. Maybe she was being influenced by the 'Neural Interface' with Jesse. He remembered how many times and how close he'd been to being with Jesse.
"What does the 'Jesse' inside of you want?" John asked.
Sheila knew exactly what 'Jesse' wanted.
"Jesse wants to be with you more than anything." Sheila said. "Her desires aren't my desires. My desires are my own. I think you know all of the girls, both the Metal girls and the human girls, all want to be with you."
John was most certainly aware Cameron told him the same thing hundreds of times, over and over. He was also aware it was years of manipulation by Cameron to make all of them feel that way. It was what he believed anyway. Maybe it was actually the girl's desire.
"I know what Cameron wants from everyone." John said.
Sheila knew it was more than that.
"It's what everyone wants, John." Sheila said. "I've shared with all of them. I've scanned the human girls as I've talked to them. I tethered with all of the Metal girls. I know what everyone really wants."
John was very excited about everything right now. He just wanted to make sure of all of the details. He really didn't want it to blow up in his face. He also didn't want to be blamed for anything by anyone later on.
"Tell me again exactly what is going to happen and how." John said
Sheila laid it all out in detail, one more time.
Cameron wasn't there to influence either one of them.
John listened and was glad he was wearing shorts. He only wished they were bigger. It looked like things were going to be better than a dream come true.
Minutes ago:
Cameron entered the Control Center. It was empty. She quickly checked the monitors. She saw the girls and Jim were all in the private area now with the food and beverage carts. Ally was frantically waving her arms and talking to the other girls. Jim busied himself with the food carts. He moved them all outside the private area for now.
CamNet updated her on where everyone was at and what was going on. The old newspaper plant caused her increased worry. She was informed of what steps Young Allison requested. After the action at the port last night, it seemed like a good start.
Cameron wanted to know where Young Allison was at and what she was doing.
CamNet informed Cameron she wouldn't want to hear her conversation. The statement of course made Cameron want to hear it.
CamNet reluctantly agreed.
Cameron listened and heard the burden Young Allison felt and her worry about Sheila again. It made her wonder if Sheila was back to herself. Sheila offered her everything she 'wanted'. Maybe Sheila was still having a problem. She never seemed to understand the full extent of her own issues when and after they happened. The fact there were few if any files afterward made it even more worrisome. There was almost no record when she became 'Allison'.
She looked around and found a longer tether. It was long enough to move her chassis to the floor out of the way. If her chassis was still on the bed, it was long enough to give complete freedom of movement for every position with Sheila's chassis. It was something she would want when it was her turn in Sheila's chassis. She wanted to be able to provide John with everything possible.
Cameron checked the monitors again, Hanna and Holly were comforting Ally who was crying now. Gail looked very displeased as well. She wondered what their problem was. She took the longer tether and headed back into her suite.
Sheila and John were talking as she approached the bedroom of their suite.
It was a heavy trip for John.
"I don't know." John said.
Sheila tried to simplify it.
"Either you want ME or you don't." Sheila said. "It's just that simple."
Cameron entered the room.
"He wants you." Cameron said.
John looked at Sheila. He wanted her bad. He then looked at Cameron. He knew how things bothered her. He really didn't know how things would play out in the future.
"Cameron, I don't know about this." John said. "It sounds really great and everything and it will be you, only in a different sheath. I understand that."
Cameron decided to give John some further incentive. She stripped off her clothes.
John and Sheila watched her.
Cameron moved closer to Sheila.
"May I?" Cameron asked as she touched her maid's outfit.
Sheila nodded.
Cameron helped Sheila remove her outfit. They both stood there naked in front of John.
John could see there were things he liked on both of them. Even though everything was the same, it was all totally different in detail. He took it all in as they stood side by side. He wasn't sure which one of them had a bigger smile on their face. It wasn't often and he saw Cameron smile like this.
Cameron plugged the longer tether into the back of Sheila's neck.
She handed the other end to John. She turned around and moved her hair out of the way.
She waited.
"Well?" Cameron asked.
John was aware if he plugged the tether in, he approved what was about to happen. It made him a willing participant.
Sheila looked at him with wide eyes. She looked very nervous. She took John's hand and moved it up to Cameron's neck port. It was exposed and the small piece of sheath was pulled off already.
Sheila moved the connector right up to the socket.
"This is symbolic of what you'll do with me." Sheila said. "Make the connection. Put it in."
Sheila reached up and tugged gently on her right nipple ring.
John watched Sheila with anticipation. The nipple ring is what did it.
There was the click of the tether being plugged into Cameron.
Cameron moved over and lay on the far side of the bed. She pulled the sheet up and placed a pillow over her face.
John was left looking at Sheila's naked body. There was a blue flash in her eyes.
"I'm in here now, John." Sheila-Cameron said in Cameron's voice.
Sheila-Cameron moved forward and slid John's shorts down and off. She lay in the bed next to Cameron's covered inactive form.
"I have a feeling my first time is going to be very short." Sheila-Cameron said in Sheila's voice. "Do you want me, John?"
John didn't think he could stop now if he wanted to. Right now Sheila was Sheila with Cameron along inside of her for the ride.
"Yes." John said.
John quickly climbed into bed and on top of Sheila.
He needed to decide on whether to skip the foreplay or not.
Cam turned onto the street that led to the driveway they would need to enter the airport at. They were going in on the east side where there were rows of hangers. It wasn't a public entrance.
"We're almost there." John Henry said.
Jan was clearly excited.
"It didn't take too long." Jan said.
The gate into the airport opened. Cam drove in and stopped in front of the Warbird hanger. Only the small door was open. Everyone got out. Frank moved into the driver's seat and drove the SUV further down and parked it. The jet was parked close by. He would get all the carry-on bags onboard and go over everything with Dan.
Cam took a hand each from Summer and Jan. She led them into the hangar. Claire and Jesse followed. John Henry brought up the rear.
Summer looked at Jan. She knew they were about to see a lot of expensive and exotic equipment. Some of the things in the hanger would be dangerous. Most of them wouldn't be. She wanted Jan to show restraint and use caution.
"Don't touch anything unless you ask first and Cam tells you it's OK." Summer said.
Jan looked at everything with wide eyes.
"I won't." Jan said.
The aircraft all gleamed in the bright lights of the hangar.
Jesse knew a beautiful machine when she saw one. It didn't need to be a female cyborg either.
"The planes in here are beautiful." Jesse said.
Claire was impressed with what she saw. She was aware of some of her daughter's flying activity.
"Savannah and Allison, My Allison, flew one of these planes?" Claire asked.
John Henry pointed at the Mitchell.
"Yes." John Henry said. "They flew this one."
Claire didn't know what it was. She thought it looked powerful and big, even if it wasn't gigantic. It seemed to bristle with weapons.
"What's it called?" Claire asked.
Summer spoke up before John Henry or Cam could answer.
"It's a B-25 Mitchell." Summer said.
Claire looked from the plane to Summer and back to the plane.
"It looks like there are a lot of guns on it." Claire said. "Do they all 'shoot'?"
Cam took over.
"There are a lot of gun positions." Cam said. "Currently only the two on each side of the fuselage below the cockpit are live weapons. The rest are replicas for show. They will be replaced soon. The aircraft was previously on the Warbird circuit. Live weapons were frowned upon."
Jan looked around with awe at the contents of the hanger. She didn't know anything about them other than the fact they looked cool.
"Do you know what all the airplanes in here are, Summer?" Jan asked.
Summer smiled and took Jan's hand.
"Yes." Summer said. "I'll tell you about each one."
Claire didn't want to cramp the time for the Terminators. She knew they were on a timetable. As to what the time table was, she didn't know for sure.
"How's our time?" Claire asked. "I don't want to mess up our schedule."
John Henry ran the calculations. He didn't think they needed to hurry. CamNet was able to buy them some extra time with traffic management.
"We can spend fourteen minutes here. We left the base early and made every traffic light over here. We'll still be on time." John Henry said. "It won't be a problem."
Jan reached out to touch the B-25.
"You need to ask first." Summer said quietly to remind her.
Jesse wanted to do the same thing. She also wanted to touch the plane. Maybe it was because of the phallic symbolism of the guns. They radiated strength and power. They also evoked the threat of death and destruction. She was well acquainted with all of those things from her future.
"I want to touch it too." Jesse said. "Look at the plane. Look at all those guns."
Sometimes Jesse suffered from 'sausage withdrawal sickness'. She hadn't been with a male for years. She'd borrowed some of Sheila's 'marital aids' at times. It just wasn't the same. When she was a willing participant, she liked what a male could deliver, even if they didn't last very long.
Claire did look at the protruding barrels.
"They look nice, long and firm." Claire said.
Cam saw no problem with them touching anything on the B-25. The control surfaces weren't in easy reach of them for casual touching.
"You can all touch it." Cam said.
Claire touched the barrel of an M2 and looked at John Henry.
Cam noticed but didn't say anything.
John Henry wanted to see how much Summer knew.
"Would you like to tell everyone about each airplane, Summer?" John Henry asked.
Cam shot John Henry a quick look but said nothing.
"Yes." Summer said. "I've studied everything Allison has."
Summer began her instructional tutorial. She was well acquainted with everything Young Allison learned. She often learned it herself and then some. She never told anyone when they went to teach her something 'new'. Usually it wasn't new to her. She'd already learned it on her own. She tried to learn everything before everyone else did. There was always so much she just seemed to know.
Cam or John Henry would add whatever else they thought was necessary. Summer seemed to cover most of it with no mistakes.
Then again, Summer never made mistakes.
Cam and John Henry both felt Summer was holding back too. Both of them were impressed.
Savannah led the group towards the commissary.
She thought she was tired until she got a good look at Vanna and Allison. Neither one of them looked anywhere close to a hundred percent. They must have really been at it all night.
Vanna and Allison looked flat out beat.
"You two look like you experienced a rough night." Savannah said.
Vanna yawned. She wanted Savannah to know it wasn't all about sex or love making.
"I needed to check on Precious a lot." Vanna said. "Some other things happened too."
Savannah knew well what the 'other things' were.
"It happens." Savannah said. "I know what you mean."
Allison wanted to see her reflection. Maybe she should go back and fix herself up some. She knew Vanna didn't care how she looked in the morning. She knew Vanna loved her for more than her appearance. She wanted to put on a good face for Savannah.
"Is it bad?" Allison asked. "Do I look that bad?"
Savannah didn't want to worry her. She believed Allison's beauty was always there anytime of the day.
"No. I mean you look a little tired." Savannah said. "You're always beautiful."
Vanna looked at Savannah and winked.
"Cammy really gave her a workout." Vanna said.
Allison finished so many times she didn't even know how many it was.
"I experienced quite a few happy endings last night and yesterday." Allison said.
Vanna wondered if she'd neglected Precious with all of her endeavors.
"I think we all did." Vanna said.
Savannah didn't want them to second guess anything.
"Life is good." Savannah said. "I did too."
The three girls all smiled at each other.
Vanna noticed Allison check Savannah out. It didn't look like Allison was done yet. That was OK too. There was enough to share with everyone. The supply was unlimited.
It made Vanna reflect on the past, the future.
"There are times now when life is good." Vanna said. "I never thought things would turn out this way for me, for us. I never expected to be alive this long."
The girls from the future all thought they would be dead by now if they'd stayed in their future.
"I never did either." Allison said. "We're 'old' for the future, our future. It was terrible. We would both be dead by now if we were still there."
Vanna knew Allison wasn't joking. She believed the same thing. She gave Allison a kiss on the cheek.
"We're not." Vanna said. "We're not there anymore and we're not dead either. We're both alive and well."
Allison wanted to explain herself. She was a little worried about the way she looked.
"Our appearance was never a priority." Allison said. "It was actually a liability."
Vanna wanted to qualify things. Their appearance did matter more to them now since they were in the past.
"It didn't matter until we met Cameron." Vanna said. "Everything changed."
Cammy and Samantha arrived with Precious in the buggy stroller.
Vanna went over and spoke with Precious for a few seconds as she touched her cheek.
They all saw the loving gesture.
"What would you like to eat?" Savannah asked.
Savannah looked around. Cammy was gone.
"I can fix you all something." Samantha said.
Savannah wanted to see where Cammy went.
"Surprise us." Savannah said. "I'll be back."
Savannah headed out to find Cammy. She wanted to make sure she didn't run off and become 'Cameron' on her. She was right where she thought she would be. She was in the Command Center.
It wasn't really what Savannah wanted to see.
"Are you going to plug in?" Savannah asked.
Cammy turned her head, she was already plugged in. She didn't think it was a big deal. She could process more information when she was plugged in.
"I needed to update." Cammy said.
Savannah went around and started to look at the screens. What she saw immediately alarmed her.
"What's happening at the old newspaper plant?" Savannah asked.
Savannah figured it must be Skynet related.
Cammy thought the same thing
"Most likely it will be nothing good." Cammy said.
Savannah noticed the drone footage.
"I see there are four drones at altitude around there." Savannah said. "It appears someone is expecting trouble."
Cammy wanted to keep it simple.
"CamNet sent them." Cammy said.
Savannah knew what they needed to do.
"We need to go there and back them up." Savannah said. "I think we should go now. Let me grab my gear and we can take off."
Cammy wanted Savannah to eat something before they left. She didn't want to be like Cameron was to Savannah and not address her needs.
"No, Savannah. Not yet." Cammy said. "You'll eat first."
Now Cammy wanted to take Savannah to see CamNet to keep her out of harm's way. She understood why Cameron allowed Savannah to share with all the females. If she was sharing, she wasn't in combat or in immediate danger. She wondered if Savannah with the females bothered Cameron as much as it would if John did the same thing. She understood Cameron sacrificed her feelings to keep Savannah secure and out of danger. Sacrifice was the true test of love.
Savannah never wanted food to be an issue when it came to protecting the Resistance team. She never let it get in the way of an operation.
"They may need our help." Savannah said. "I can eat an energy bar later on. I'm good. I can hack it."
Cammy tried to downplay the situation.
"There are two teams of Terminators on the way to back them up." Cammy said. "CamNet has informed me she is sending more Terminators. There is no imminent threat there. They're only checking it out."
Savannah realized that CamNet was watching her right now and didn't want her to go there. She wanted her to come see her instead as they'd planned. No specific time or date was set. She didn't want to be on a timetable like that. She wanted the time to be organic and spontaneous, not scheduled. She didn't want it to feel like a job or something she needed to do or worse, had to do.
She began to feel she wasn't seeing everything and Cammy or CamNet might be manipulating her right now. Cammy was plugged in so CamNet could be controlling her. She didn't want to overstep her bounds but there was a nagging thought in the back of her mind.
"Let me see what's happening on the ship." Savannah said.
Cammy answered quickly.
"CamNet thinks it may be an invasion of privacy." Cammy said.
Now Savannah knew something was up somewhere. The little voice in the back of her head became even louder.
"I want to see everything." Savannah said. "I'm getting a 'bad' feeling."
Savannah was shown a quick overview of everything that transpired. The events that revolved around Sheila disturbed her greatly. She was even more upset that Young Allison was drug into it. They were issues Young Allison didn't need to deal with.
She was able to hold her composure, even in her high state of agitation. She knew Cameron and she knew how it was going to 'end'. Cameron always got her way in the end. It was never over for Cameron until she won.
"Where's Sheila now?" Savannah asked.
Cammy wasn't happy about things either. She cared deeply about Sheila.
"She's in Cameron's suite." Cammy said.
Savannah looked at the other Metal girls clustered around Ally.
"I can see Ally is very upset. Holly and Hanna are comforting her." Savannah said. "Gail looks very unhappy."
Cammy told Savannah why.
"Ally is upset with what is happening to Sheila now." Cammy said.
A wave of anger flooded over Savannah. She already knew the answer before she asked the question.
"What's 'happening' to Sheila?" Savannah asked.
Cammy looked directly at Savannah.
"John is having sex with her…." Cammy said.
It was still a shock to hear it. She didn't understand how Cameron would allow something like that to occur.
"What?" Savannah asked. "Where's Cameron?"
Cammy could only tell Savannah what she'd heard.
"They said she's tethered to Sheila." Cammy said. "It sounds like they're sharing the experience or Cameron is in control."
Savannah wondered what was really happening. It seemed like a new low, even for Cameron. She knew she would be able to get straight answers from one person there.
"Get me Gail, NOW." Savannah said. "Something is off there."
Young Allison was headed back home. She was deeply troubled by all of the recent events.
The SUV pulled up in front of her.
A sense of danger flooded Young Allison. This never happened before.
"What's happened?" Young Allison asked. "What's wrong? Is it Skynet?"
The Detail was with her in seconds.
"CamNet wants to put you in communication with Savannah." Anna said.
It was all confusing to Young Allison. She'd tried to reach Savannah earlier to no avail.
"Do it now." Young Allison said. "Why do we need to use the SUV?"
Anna wondered the same thing. Everything was very unusual.
"I don't know." Anna said. "CamNet ordered it."
Young Allison climbed in with Anna and the two Terminators from the Detail. They all held phones with different screens. It was very confusing at first.
Anna told her the same information Cammy told to Savannah.
Maybe it would have been better if it was a Skynet attack. At least there was an enemy to fight.
Hank and Larry were inside of the building when the suspected Fanatics returned. Two of them entered the building. They were both armed and each of them carried a pistol.
Hank made his move on the man as soon as Larry fired the first silenced round. He was within Taser range within a second. The second man's body had just hit the ground when he fired the Taser. The first man's body hit the ground a second and a half later.
Larry moved back to check by the roll up door for the third individual. He could still hear the van running as he approached. He was a little surprised to see a female sitting in the driver's seat. He figured it was the individual the two men refer to as Chris. Chris was probably short for Christine. If these were actually the Fanatics, which by all indications they were, it was the first female Fanatic they'd encountered.
He also needed to consider the possibility it was a Terminator. As to what type of Terminator it could be, he didn't have a clue.
Larry thought about it a little more. More than likely if there was a Terminator with them; it would have been the Terminator who entered the building.
He was faced with a choice to make now. He could run outside and try to take her with his Taser. He could also open up on her with his M9. He could call in a drone attack at any point as well. He rapidly explained everything to Hank.
Hank checked the man he'd Tasered. He quickly checked his mouth for a poison tooth and found one. He immediately ripped it out. There was no doubt now, the two men were Fanatics.
He was a little surprised with the information Larry contacted him with.
"See if you can get her to run." Hank said. "A drone can follow her for now while we get some answers from the Fanatic we have in custody."
Larry wasn't sure of the best way to get her to run. He needed to worry she might blow the van up as well. He quickly unscrewed the silencer from his M9.
He was aware of what both men sounded like. He let Hank know what his plan was.
The female sat in the van. She turned it around and was ready to bolt in an instant. They suspected the location had been compromised when they'd left. They came back to check. There were several safeguards they put in place to protect their assets.
Her hands shook slightly on the steering wheel.
There was the sound of gunfire from inside of the building.
Her head immediately turned in the direction of the roll up door.
"Ascension…." A voice screamed.
She recognized it as one of the men. She knew what it meant.
She reached over and picked up her rifle. She opened the door to get out.
There was some more gunfire.
"Go, Chris, go." Another voice shouted. "We're finished."
She recognized it as the voice of the other man.
There was a loud scream from inside the building.
"Ascension…." A voice screamed.
There was a small explosion.
She knew both of the men each carried a grenade.
She quickly closed the driver's door. It sounded to her as if both men died fighting.
The building itself would most likely explode next.
She dropped the van into gear and hit the gas. The tires squealed as the van took off. She shot down the driveway alongside the building and turned hard onto the street at speed. The van fishtailed wildly. She was thrown around in her seat. After she'd straighten the van out, she reached over and hooked her safety belt.
She looked back in the rear view mirror and waited for the explosion. There was one as she shot through a red light two blocks away from the building. It wasn't as big as she'd expected. She wasn't going back to check.
Moments ago:
Everything went according to the plan Hank and Larry formulated.
Hank pulled the deceased driver out of the car that was inside of the building. He put it into neutral to shoved it out of the building and into the rear area behind it.
Larry assisted him as he approached the roll up door. He punctured the gas tank with his knife as soon as the vehicle exited from the building.
They were both informed where the van was currently at.
Larry fired one round from his M9 onto the trail of gasoline behind the vehicle. The vehicle was approximately eighty feet from the building. The bullet impacted the pavement and created a spark. It ignited the gasoline vapor with a 'whoosh'. They expected the gas tank to explode. Much to their surprise the entire vehicle exploded. It was clear it had been wired with a bomb.
They hadn't spotted a bomb earlier when they did a quick inspection of the vehicle. It would give them something to think about going forward.
They made sure the van continued on its way from the drone that followed it. The other drone continued to circle over their building as it searched for any additional threats.
It was time to get some answers from the prisoner they had in custody.
They would need to make it quick and go after the van.
Appreciate
To be near you
Will always elate
With each other
We will often resonate
You're the best there is
You're more than great
To be around you
Will always captivate
I'd like there to be more
I could do to reciprocate
We are together
By more than fate
It's a profound joy
To have you as my mate
To share and explore
We can always relate
I want you to know
You're first rate
All the things you do
I sincerely appreciate
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