Chapter 1345
You Have Beautiful Eyes
Derek and Kyle were caught up with what they looked at as they watched the events of the last few days. They couldn't believe so much happened while they were 'living it up' on the ship.
"I feel as guilty as Hell right now." Derek said.
Kyle looked away from the screens for a few seconds.
"I do too." Kyle said. "Savannah should be the one living it up on the ship, not in all this combat."
John Henry looked at them.
"Savannah's doing what needs to be done." John Henry said. "She's stepped up for Cameron. Savannah is exposed to this activity all of the time under normal conditions."
The revelation made the Reese brother's feel even worse.
Derek realized they'd been distracted. He didn't want to lose focus on the current operation. It would probably turn into another major event. He wanted to be able to contribute something.
"What's happening with the operation she's on now?" Derek asked.
John Henry went over all the current information.
"It appears they are about to breach the two buildings." John Henry said.
Kyle looked disgusted. He felt he should do more. Without a Terminator escort, there wasn't much they could do right now.
"I guess we can watch this one live since we're stuck here." Kyle said.
Derek and Kyle both felt they should be there. They didn't know Savannah was this actively involved in the operations. She wasn't on the sidelines or the 'second string'. She was right in the middle of it all.
There were times in the future when they'd watched some people crack. They couldn't take it anymore. All the death and all the killing weighed heavily on one's soul. It made them wonder what the long term effect on Savannah was going to be. They should be the ones to take the brunt of the operation. It shouldn't fall on the back of a teenage girl. There was just something wrong about it. It didn't sit well with either of them.
They both felt they needed to do more.
Savannah wanted to move in now. She felt they'd waited long enough. The three figures in the south building already 'visited' the prone figure twice each. It was just since they'd begun the drone surveillance. Steve and Tom had been there for hours already. Who knew what happened before then?
The safety of the teams came first. She felt they'd used all reasonable caution to get to the point they were at. They were ready to breach. The teams were in position and hadn't seemed to trigger any alarms yet. If they did set off an alarm before they made it inside, they were going to pull back and call in a drone strike. With what happened at the last location She wasn't going to take any chances.
The teams made entry from the main doors in the two structures. There were drones just out of human earshot ready to lend direct fire support on the targets. They would cover the withdrawal of their teams if necessary before the drone strike was initiated.
Savannah reminded everyone about the energy bubble evacuation procedure. Cammy and her needed one for themselves with the 'portal device' recently. They still didn't have a clue what the thing was, or where it came from. They didn't have a clue where it led either. It was the real worry. If it led to a future, it was most likely a further one.
Cammy and Savannah entered the building through the front door. Steve and Tom entered from the back. They would check the area where the two figures 'appeared' from. Randy and Brian would enter through what looked like the 'lunch room' entrance on the side of the building. There were no doors or windows on the fourth side.
From what John Henry uncovered about the timing of when the buildings became occupied, it was doubtful they were wired. It was an educated guess. Nonetheless, it was still a guess. They didn't know.
Young Allison watched as the teams moved into position.
"I need to see everything that's happening around the area." Young Allison said.
Anna could tell Young Allison was pumped full of adrenalin right now. She wasn't normally this close to potential combat. She'd been trained extensively by Cameron personally and the other Metal girls. Training was good, but there was no substitute for experience. She wanted her to take a step back.
"CamNet and John Henry are all over it." Anna said. "You need to relax."
Young Allison ignored the last remark. She didn't need to hear it. The close one with the unknown portal was still fresh in her mind. She wanted to be able to pull out the team members as necessary.
"I don't trust any of these places." Young Allison said. "I need CamNet to have the exact coordinates of Savannah at all times."
Anna wanted to ask about the rest of the teams but didn't. She wanted Young Allison to look at the overall picture. She wanted her to be more inclusive on her own.
"CamNet needs to keep track of everyone else as well." Young Allison said. "We need to be ready to act at the beginning of any anomaly."
The addition of the rest of the troops made Anna feel better. It showed Young Allison's concern for their Terminators. It showed all of them mattered too. She wanted her to think about other issues as well.
"It's very thoughtful of you." Anna said. "What happens if we run into a Skynet jamming field?"
Young Allison frowned. They would lose all direct communication. They would lose the tracking on the individuals as well.
"Then we won't know a thing." Young Allison said. "We may be able to circumvent the issue."
Anna knew CamNet could send the time bubble to a few seconds before the jamming field occurred. They would be able to pull one team out. CamNet could do it for each team, one at a time. The extractions could happen all at the same time. Just the arrival time back at the base could be a few seconds different. They could also be directed to other locations.
"There are options." Anna said.
Young Allison smiled. She planned to use the TDE if necessary. The energy bubble could arrive before the event actually occurred for each of the teams.
"I think I've covered them." Young Allison said.
CamNet updated Anna. CamNet informed her Young Allison already sent her a message to do what she'd just thought of.
They watched as the teams breached the two buildings.
The mood was a little more upbeat in the main theater on the ship.
The audience clapped as the female singer finished her song.
She started in on the next one.
'You Belong To Me' by 'Patsy Cline', was the next song.
Cameron listened to the lyrics and hoped John would think of her in the same way.
She thought the songs were less depressing than the Hank Williams songs. It seemed no one was a stranger to heartache. It didn't matter if she didn't have a real heart or not. Heartache really happened in the mind. It's why it could drive someone crazy. Everything happened in the mind.
Cameron looked over at Allison and Vanna. They both seemed pleased by the live performances. It pleased her. She hoped they would visit the café on deck five in the atrium or hit the buffet for some dessert before they returned to their suite for some sexual dessert. There were other venues they could go to or take in the dancing in the rear theater or up in the sky lounge.
She wanted everyone to have a good time including all the Metal girls. She looked back at the private boxes and the one way glass was now up in the box Cam-Gail and Hanna were in. She hoped they were having a good time. She liked it when everyone was happy.
Cameron returned her attention back to the music.
Mary held the door to their cabin open. Sheila carried Laura in and laid her on the bed.
Ally joined them a moment later. She looked behind her to see if the door she'd held closed caused too big of a problem. She never saw the people exit by the time she entered Mary and Laura's cabin. It looked like a clean break for her.
Mary sat next to Laura and spoke softly with her.
Ally thought since there was no abuse, they should leave Mary and Laura alone. There wasn't much else they could do there.
"Maybe we should go." Ally said. "Everything looks resolved here for now."
It looked like a messy situation to Sheila. She looked at Mary.
"I think we'll go." Sheila said. "I recommend Laura spend the rest of the evening in here until the alcohol or drugs wear off."
Ally and Sheila went to leave.
Mary touched Laura's cheek and then looked at them. She was glad Laura was back and unhurt. There were a few questions which she couldn't get out of her mind. She didn't know if she should ask them or not. She couldn't find Laura anywhere. The two girls knew exactly where she was in two seconds. She didn't even know who they were.
"I want to thank you for helping me find her." Mary said. "I would like to know how you knew where to find her. If we wouldn't have gotten there when we did, I think bad things would have happened to her. I don't even know your names."
Ally and Sheila looked at each other.
Sheila quickly came up with two names she'd heard a few minutes ago. It was outside the lounge area where Mary first called to them.
"I'm Sue and this is Peggy." Sheila said.
Ally nodded and smiled. She knew exactly where Sheila came up with those names.
Mary looked at them. The names seemed a little too coincidental to her.
"Like in the song we just heard played, 'Peggy Sue', when we passed a lounge?" Mary asked. "It was right when I found you earlier."
Ally didn't want to make a big deal about it. She'd heard reference to another song about someone else named 'Sue'. She looked at Sheila and then at Mary.
"In her case, it would be more like 'Runaround Sue'." Ally said.
Mary didn't seem convinced. There were a couple of other factors to consider as well.
"What about your twin sisters?" Mary asked.
Sheila didn't want things complicated. She was worried they could turn contentious.
"We keep them out of our affairs." Sheila said. "They don't always like the way we do things."
Mary nodded. She was sure there was more to the story. There was another big question as well.
"I bet." Mary said. "How did you carry Laura?"
Sheila already told her.
"I work out." Sheila said. "I was pumped full of adrenaline."
Mary wasn't so sure about any of this. She looked at Ally and asked again.
"How did you know where Laura was?" Mary asked. "You knew right where to go. You knew the deck and the cabin number."
Ally didn't have a good answer to her question. Maybe Mary thought they were 'in on it'. It seemed to be her implication. She was aware of a trait some humans exhibited. She'd seen River around others before. She knew Summer was gifted as well.
"Would you believe I have ESP?" Ally asked.
Sheila almost laughed. She hadn't expected Ally to come up with anything so extreme.
Mary frowned. She didn't believe much of anything right now.
"No." Mary said.
Mary also knew what she saw when she'd entered the room. The two girls were advancing on the two men as they backed away from them in fear. They weren't making any verbal threats either. They just advanced towards them. They both held their right hand out like they were going to choke them. She wondered what it was the men actually saw as the girls approached them. They both acted like they saw death.
The music seemed to stimulate Hanna and Cam-Gail. They both started to kiss and it advanced from there.
Hanna put up the one way glass since Cameron always looked back in their direction. She wanted a little privacy.
It was a new experience for her to be with Gail in Cam's chassis. It was exciting for her to experience it.
Cam-Gail only saw 'Savannah' right now when she looked at Hanna. She imagined she was 'Cammy' as Savannah's lover or 'Cameron' as her future lover.
They'd heard Sheila and Ally leave earlier to go back to the suites. Maybe they should do the same.
"We can take it upstairs when this song is finished." Cam-Gail said.
Hanna was all for it. She was ready for more now.
"We don't need to wait." Hanna said.
Summer was very pleased by Jan's progress. She could see she really wanted to work at it.
"You're doing really well." Summer said.
Jan wasn't sure she was. She wanted to know for sure.
"You're not just saying it to be nice are you?" Jan asked.
Summer smiled at Jan. She didn't think she was ever mean.
"I'm nice all the time." Summer said.
Jan thought it was true.
"I guess you are." Jan said.
Jan needed to think about all of the other people she'd witnessed around the Resistance base. There were times when her parents were upset with each other. She saw Derek and Riley have little tiffs as well. She knew Allison and Vanna did too. She understood Jesse was a little on the wild side, but everyone seemed to accept it and deal with it. It was simply her normal behavior. She didn't think the Metal girls really fought with each other about anything. They all seem to cooperate and get along well with each other. Well, almost all of them. Cameron and John seemed to butt heads quite a bit.
Now Claire and Summer were at the base. They seemed to get along with everyone. She noticed her mother really seemed to get along with Claire. She looked at Summer and smiled.
Claire was in Sarah's room. They discussed the possibility of doing some 'personal experimentation'.
Sarah made it clear what she wanted to do. She was ready to do everything but she didn't want to rush it. She wanted to make sure it was what she wanted. She wanted to make sure it was what Claire wanted as well. She didn't want to make anyone feel pressured.
"I want to start out slow just to see." Sarah said. "Can we just kiss?"
Claire could see Sarah was serious. She was willing to give it a shot and try not to overstep. She really wanted her mouth elsewhere but she wasn't going to jump the gun. When it actually happened, it would be worth the wait.
"We can do whatever you're comfortable with." Claire said.
They looked each other in the eyes as they moved slowly towards each other.
Claire really liked the color of Sarah's eyes. They were very captivating to her, especially up close.
"You have beautiful eyes." Claire said. "I mean really beautiful. I could look into them all night."
She could tell Sarah thought it was wonderful and the thought made Sarah want a little more than a kiss. It was her honest opinion, not a 'come on'.
They moved closer together and kissed. It was a simple kiss at first. Sarah went to move back to separate but Claire stayed with it. She reached up and gently held the back of Sarah's neck to keep her from pulling away.
Claire continued the kiss soft and slow until she felt Sarah respond. She deepened the kiss but still took it gentle and slow. It was a loving kiss, not a 'hungry' one. Those would come later.
In seconds, their mouths were locked as their tongues hungrily sought each other out. They both pictured doing the same thing in another spot, a secret spot.
Claire's free hand dropped down and sought out one of Sarah's breasts. She felt Sarah's hands find both of hers. They slid up under her shirt.
It was clear she didn't need to keep Sarah from backing away at this point. Her newly freed hand now moved down to tease Sarah's secret spot. It caused the kissing to intensify. There was something about the kiss. It was so familiar.
Claire wondered where Kyle was at. They were in the living room part of their room. Kyle or Jan could walk in any second and find them there. It seemed to heighten the thrill.
She felt a new rush of pleasure as Sarah's hand found her secret spot.
It was clear if things continued for much longer, they were going to have sex. They were well on the way. It was what they both wanted. What could it hurt? She thought it would be better if they were in her room. In her room, they would have more privacy. She began to remember she'd been there earlier….
Jesse left Riley's room earlier after she'd finished nursing Precious.
Now it was Samantha and Riley. They were alone with Precious.
"It looks like we are back to where we were." Riley said.
Samantha could feel Riley's eyes all over her. She was probably checking out the changes to her sheath. She would like to show Riley. Cameron wouldn't be pleased if she did. She didn't want to be deactivated.
Ever since she was with Claire, she'd enjoyed being with her the most of the human females, except for maybe Savannah. Claire was more accessible. She looked forward to the 'Neural Interface' with Claire at this point. She felt it would make her a better lover.
She also would like to do the 'Neural Interface' with Riley. She figured it wouldn't go over well with Cameron either. She would like her program copied before the 'Neural Interface' with Claire so she could have the option to create a second version of herself with Riley. It was rumored Cameron was 'sitting on' more captured female chassis. She really thought there should be a second version of herself with Riley's DNA and the 'Neural Interface' for Precious.
There didn't seem to be any reason why she couldn't become two separate individuals. One would be for Claire's children. The other would be for Derek and Riley's child. She wondered if there could be a third version for Sarah and Kyle's child. There could be three versions of her. They could all have a different 'Neural Interface' and DNA with the mother of the children she looked like. She could look exactly like they do now or she could look like a younger teenage version of them as well. The latter idea actually excited her quite a bit.
Riley checked on Precious.
Much to Samantha's surprise, Riley began to remove her clothing. She watched her strip, without watching.
"I'm going to take a hot shower." Riley said.
Samantha felt she needed a cold shower right now. She visually scanned Riley once she was naked. It appeared Riley gained a few pounds. She'd been losing them before the cruise. Some words slipped out of her mouth without her really thinking about them.
"I'd offer to wash your back, but I'm forbidden from sexual activity." Samantha said.
Riley wondered why Samantha said such a thing. She actually liked the idea. She decided to roll with it. She didn't think it could hurt anything.
"Washing someone's back isn't sexual activity." Riley said. "Besides, I wouldn't tell. I don't kiss and tell."
Samantha wanted to physically scan Riley right now. To do so, she would need to touch her naked body. She thought Riley was pretty and she was well 'built'. Riley fell in line behind Gail and Holly for bust size. There was a little more sag or droop to her though. She was sure it would worsen with age. Then again, it's just how some females were compared to others. No two of them were identical anywhere on their bodies. She decided she better tone it down and put the brakes on.
"I will stay here and watch Precious." Samantha said. "I'm sure Derek will be back soon. I'll inform him you require assistance."
Riley didn't think it was a good idea. Derek would see it as something sexual. She thought about it long and hard and decided she would allow Derek to be with a Metal girl if she could be with one. It was worth it to be with a Metal girl.
She'd only been with Hanna one time years ago. It was her best sexual experience. Hanna told her the 'Vanna' in her from the 'Neural Interface' was what motivated her to 'try' her out. Hanna said Vanna experienced an insatiable appetite for females. She was with every female she could be with in the future, especially the recently abused ones.
At the time Riley felt a little isolated. She'd always felt a little isolated from the other girls. She wanted to ask Hanna if Vanna would be with her if the circumstances were different. Based on the fact Hanna was with her, she believed it actually answered her question. It wasn't the people who were the problem, it was the circumstances. She really hated Future Riley for how she'd tarnished everyone. She certainly didn't need to create a new issue with Derek.
"I don't think you need to mention it." Riley said. "You can still do it if you want. You don't need to touch me anywhere else. You can scan me while you do."
Riley's statement was too much. Samantha was in. She knew it would be sexual to Riley, even if it wasn't sexual. She wanted to see those scans. She wanted to 'feel' those scans. She also needed to establish how far she could go. She wanted more from Riley but it was the road to deactivation. She needed to think about her well being and future. She didn't want to be deactivated.
"Call me when you're ready." Samantha said. "It will only be a back wash."
Riley would take what she could get. She was actually a little sore all over. It included a couple of places where she hadn't been sore in a long time.
"Thanks, my arms are a little stiff anyway." Riley said.
Samantha wondered what from. She knew Riley hadn't been in any type of combat. She'd been on the ship. It was probably from the on board entertainment.
"Did you do a lot of dancing?" Samantha asked. "I know I've practiced with you when Derek is out. You said he doesn't like the noise."
Riley did so when Derek went on a recon to try and get closer to Samantha. It was just an excuse to do it when Derek wasn't around. The next sentence just slipped out.
"I think I had too much sex with Derek." Riley said. "He really worked me over."
Samantha didn't like the way it sounded. She didn't think Derek would be abusive to Riley. She was more than a little concerned now. She didn't want Riley to be mistreated by anyone. Being ostracized by everyone was one thing. She certainly didn't want physical abuse added to it as well. She needed to know more.
"What do you mean 'worked you over'?" Samantha asked. "Was it violent?"
Riley laughed. It was just the opposite of anything violent.
"No." Riley said. "It wasn't anything abusive in any way. He was the perfect gentleman on the ship. I just mean I offered, and asked for, a lot of sex. He delivered. I ended up really sore in a few places because we did it so much."
Samantha wondered if Riley was damaged now. She would like to inspect her to make sure nothing was torn or bruised. She'd made detailed scans of all the other females she'd been with earlier. She would certainly like to add Riley to the database.
"I can take a look at you after your shower." Samantha said. "I'll check to see if there's any damage or some other problem."
Riley was a go for an 'exam'. She would try to get as much out of it as possible.
"It sounds great." Riley said. "I want to make sure there's not a cyst or something inside."
It almost sounded too good to be true to Samantha. It was the opportunity to add Riley's attributes in detail to her database. She possessed files of all the other human females except Riley and Sarah. She didn't want Riley to get her hopes up too much or try to push things more than she could respond to.
"I'll check." Samantha said. "You need to remember, it will be a 'medical exam' only. I don't want to be deactivated."
Riley would take what she could get.
"Let me get started." Riley said.
Riley almost ran to the bathroom to get the water warm. It would be a thrill to be touched by Samantha. She also knew she could cause Samantha to be deactivated if she got carried away. It would really 'kill' her inside. She thought it would be terrible if Samantha's existence ended because of her.
She didn't want to be the same kind of Bitch, Future Riley was. She was sure if she caused a Terminator to be deactivated, all of the Metal girls would look at her with disdain. She already felt it enough from the human girls. She needed to remind herself it was circumstances, not personal.
Savannah wanted the operation to get started. She looked at Cammy and started forward.
Cammy frowned slightly and moved around Savannah. She took the lead.
"Stay behind me as much as possible." Cammy said.
Savannah would if she could. She doubted it would be for long. She would need to check for threats as they moved along. She kept her night vision ready. John Henry wouldn't cut the power until one of the teams was discovered. As soon as the power was cut, the enemy would know they were about to be attacked. The goal was to try and take as many of them down first before the alarm was raised.
Cammy made it through the front door without a sound. The door wasn't wired. There was a lobby area and a second door. It was unlocked.
It caused Savannah a little concern as to how easily they'd entered the building. There was one thing she wanted to check as soon as possible.
The prone figure was towards the front of the building in a room off of the main workroom floor. The drone scans showed two of the figures were near the back at this point. Only one figure was near the front of the workroom area. It would be their target. Steve and Tom would take the two figures near the back and attempt to determine where they were or came from initially.
Randy and Brian would sweep the building for additional threats. They would be available to back up Steve and Tom in case their sector turned up the need for additional assistance.
They didn't anticipate any hard targets initially. Everyone moved in with their silenced M9 at the ready. Their Taser was 'hot' and ready to go as well. Everyone's suppressed M4 was ready for action.
Cammy and Savannah received word all of their teams were in the two buildings and hadn't been detected yet.
It seemed like things had gotten off to a good start for the Resistance group.
Cammy moved towards the room where the prone figure was. She wanted to warn Savannah of the 'hidden' danger. They still didn't know the status of the unknown individual. It more than likely would require decisive action on their part and end in a termination.
"Remember we don't know who any of these people are. They most likely represent two groups from the future." Cammy said. "They're all a threat and need to be terminated."
They both knew the events which unfolded were out of their control. They'd already been set into motion by others.
Savannah and Cammy looked in the room.
There was a naked female on top of a desk. She was bound, gagged and blindfolded. It was evident she'd been heavily abused.
Savannah felt a twinge of anger surge through her. She was aware it was what Vanna faced more than once. Things like this happened to 'her' for all practical purposes in the alternate future. She could imagine being tied down to the desk and being abused time after time. She figured when such an event occurred, the victim wasn't even 'human' to the perpetrators. They were just a 'thing'. Vanna always told her it was the worst when there was a group and they held her down and took turns. They laughed about it.
Cammy frowned when she saw what was in the room. She didn't want Savannah to lose focus. Now wasn't the time to feel pity.
"She may be the enemy." Cammy said.
Savannah nodded. She wasn't going to choke her to death with her hands like she'd needed to do with the Gray female at Avila Beach. Maybe she would ask Cammy to snap her neck if it was necessary to terminate her.
She shouldn't make Cammy do the dirty work. Maybe she should shoot her in the head with her silenced M9 and 'harden' herself a little more. She tried to tell herself it would be more of a 'mercy killing', rather than cold blooded murder.
Savannah remained at the door so she could still cover Cammy's back. What was done was done. They needed to advance the operation. She wanted the men terminated.
"Take the men down." Savannah said. "Try for one shot kills."
Cammy wanted to question some of them first. They needed to find out more about who the individuals were and what group they actually represented. She wanted to find out what timeline they were from.
"I need to get some answers." Cammy said.
Gunfire erupted from the rear of the building. The power went off.
"Go, Cammy." Savannah said. "Do it."
Savannah put her night vision on and moved further into the room with the female. She glanced at her in the darkness but she hadn't moved. Savannah watched Cammy exit into the workroom area. There were several shots from the back. She was sure she heard Cammy fire her silenced M9.
Derek and Kyle watched the teams move in. There was body cam footage now.
There were images from twelve cameras plus the drone images. There was a lot to look at.
"It's happening." Kyle said.
Derek looked at all the images.
"This is hard to follow. I don't know where to look." Derek said.
Derek wasn't used to sorting through so much information at the same time.
John Henry processed much more data through his server. There were all the drone images as well as traffic cams and surveillance footage from other buildings. He would normally filter out everything irrelevant when John was there with him in the Command Center.
"There's a lot that happens at the target area and in the surrounding area." John Henry said.
They watched the teams enter the two buildings and approach the targets inside.
Kyle concentrated on the body cams of Cammy and Savannah. He wanted to try and keep track of Savannah as much as possible. He wanted to see what she faced. He spotted the figure of a female bound, gagged and blindfolded on a desk.
"There's a female captive." Kyle said.
Derek looked. He needed to keep things in perspective.
"We don't know her." Derek said. "She's most likely the enemy."
As they observed the events unfold, the screens went dark.
"Damn." Derek said.
Cameron was pleased everyone liked the show. She didn't see it in the others, but some of the songs seemed to hit very close to home for her. Each of the songs brought back the memories of what made her feel that way. When those memories arrived, it was always like the events just happened. She felt a glitch impulse shoot through her hand.
The music and singing started again and it calmed her some.
'I Can't Forget' by 'Patsy Cline', was the next song.
John looked over at her and smiled.
He reached across her body and took her left hand.
There was no more of the glitch impulse feeling.
Cameron smiled. She needed to hold it together and not make a spectacle of herself. Her interaction with John was the feeling behind most of the glitch impulses in the first place. She didn't like it when 'emotional' trauma was manifested as a physical reaction.
She really thought it was something she'd been able to control a little better over the years. She'd always blamed it on physical damage. She knew it wasn't where the damage was. Any physical damage had been repaired or replaced multiple times. The damage was in her mind. She didn't want to think about it right now. She was there with John. She was very content. She tried to enjoy the performance.
Young Allison was all over her phone and tablet. She was desperate for information.
She saw the female captive before the lights went out. She knew things just went hot.
"I hope Savannah stays on her toes." Young Allison said.
She was aware in the future; the female could be Savannah or her. It was a sobering thought. She was told it happened to all of them sooner or later in the future. It was something which happened in all of the futures. All the girls from the future were taken violently for their first time by brutal strangers. It was worse for Vanna because it was a group who'd taken her first. They savaged her everywhere repeatedly. She hoped John would be her first male. The future would dictate what followed afterwards. She knew there wasn't a whole lot of control over some situations.
Anna could see Young Allison check out the victim. She wanted her to keep it in perspective.
"Remember, we don't know who any of these people are." Anna said. "They may all need to be terminated."
Young Allison was glad Savannah was there in this instance.
"Savannah will determine the best course of action." Young Allison said.
Young Allison felt her first impulse should be to want to free the captive. Instead her first thought was she should execute her with a shot to the head. She knew it was from the training by Cameron and the Metal girls. She didn't like loose ends either.
The female Fanatic quickly checked around her. She took in the layout and what her best angle of approach would be with her truck bomb. She didn't spot any surveillance cameras. She moved up against one of the roll up doors near the corner of where she'd dropped down. She was far enough under the awning where the men couldn't spot her if they looked over from either side. She could hear their voices again.
"Did you see anything?" The first man asked.
"You didn't hear any gunfire did you?" The second man asked.
"I was sure someone was up here." The first man said.
"I told you it was nothing." The second man said.
"I heard the metal cover over the ladder make noise several times." The first man said.
"Maybe it was the wind." The second man said.
"Does it feel windy up here to you?" The first man asked.
"Maybe it was an animal." The second man said. "We are in the foothills. There's all types of wildlife around here."
"Maybe I'm just jumpy about what happened at all the other locations." The first man said.
"I was a little concerned when the brown van showed up earlier." The second man said. "I didn't recognize it as one of our vehicles at first."
The female Fanatic wondered what they referred to. There must be some type of surveillance equipment along the driveway. She hadn't really inspected the west side of the building.
"If we don't see a vehicle we know is one of ours, we should open up on it." The first man said. "Maybe I should put one of you up here with a LAW rocket."
The female Fanatic was pleased to hear what he said. They should recognize the stake side truck is one of theirs when she made her approach. It shouldn't raise any type of alarm.
"From what Shawn told us about both of the other locations, there wasn't a vehicle involved." The second man said. "Whatever happened in both cases was already inside of the building."
"How did someone get in the building to destroy both of them?" The first man asked. "Maybe there's a problem with some of the subassemblies."
"Shawn did report there was shooting at the first building he was in." The second man said.
"I'm sure what he didn't mention was, they were probably shooting at each other." The first man said.
"We don't know what happened." The second man said.
"Let's go back down." The first man said.
The female Fanatic could hear their voices get fainter as they moved away from the edge of the building.
"You can go down the ladder first." The second man said.
"Why?" The first man asked.
"You threatened to knock me off before." The second man said.
"Watch your mouth." The first man said. "It's never too late."
The female Fanatic heard the voices move away. She couldn't make out what they said any longer. It was time for her to move. She took one more look around the area where she was at. It appeared to her the best approach for the stake side truck would be to go through the office area. There's no way she could get it up onto the dock and guarantee it would go into the building.
She wanted to take a look along the driveway first. She moved across the front of the office area. She didn't spot any surveillance equipment there. She carefully poked her head around the corner. She could see there was a surveillance camera which covered the driveway to the back. She saw there was a gate but it was open. She wondered why they didn't close it. Maybe they were in and out so often they didn't like to fool with it. If it was the case, it was a lapse in security and would prove to be a fatal one for them. It could be broke too and they didn't fix it yet.
Maybe her best approach would be to drive in the driveway and then back in through the double doors in the rear. She would need to make a multiple point turn to actually turn the stake side truck around in the small rear area if she wanted to head it in. With the two white vans gone, there was no obstruction in front of the double doors. She would need to figure a way to trigger the Thermite grenade as she jumped out of the stake side truck. If the truck was going in reverse, she would need to be mindful of the driver's door as well. Her best bet would probably be to drop down and roll away from the truck. She wasn't sure what the time delay was on the Thermite grenade. It should be at least five seconds. She figured she would find out soon enough.
It was time to make her way back to the stake side truck. She passed back in front of the office area. She moved along the front of the dock this time instead of on top of it. She'd dropped down into the well where the trucks backed up to the dock. She stayed below the level of the dock as she moved across.
There was the sound of a door opening.
The female Fanatic quickly crouched down against one of the folding platforms at the front of the dock. She hoped she hadn't been detected when she passed in front of the office area or looked down the west side of the building. She held her Beretta in her right hand as she tried to go underneath one of the folding platforms.
CamNet's two Terminators looked at the satellite image of the location where they believed the white van was headed. They would need to approach the area on foot. They kept track of the female Fanatic and the white van headed towards the burnt out truck.
They parked their SUV off of the road. It wasn't where it could be easily spotted. They started on their trek towards the location where the white van was headed.
They watch the female Fanatic come down off of the roof onto the awning over the dock and then onto the dock. They couldn't tell what the men on the roof said. They'd stayed for a few minutes and talked as the female Fanatic hid below them. She checked out the location thoroughly as to where she would deliver her truck bomb. When it appeared as she was about to make her get away, a new problem arose for her.
The other white van was near the location of the burnt out truck. The return path it followed was much like the path the brown van used when it left the area. They watched the white van approach the wreck slowly. It passed alongside of it and stopped for a moment. The man on the passenger side got out. It was the driver of the brown van.
He moved to the rear of the box truck and looked inside of where the collapsed roll up door had been. It had been made of wood and was burnt away. He looked at the driver of the white van and lifted his hands to shoulder height.
"They won't know if the box truck was empty or if something was taken out of it." Lena said.
Tina wasn't sure what they would think.
"I'm sure they're about to head to the next location where the Terminator met his fate." Tina said.
Lena didn't think they'd would find much there.
"There's not much left." Lena said. "I wonder if they'll inspect the property in back."
Tina doubted it.
"They'd be a day late and a dollar short if they did." Tina said. "They obviously never checked it before. Whoever was there appeared to have been there for a few weeks."
They decided they'd better concentrate on the task at hand. They didn't have any current drone images of where they were at. They thought it would be nice. The drones were all tied up at other locations. Most of them were at the location where Savannah and the team of Terminators were at.
They started up the hilly terrain.
"What do you think is inside of the structure?" Lena asked.
Tina looked at the side light image.
"I believe it's an old stamp mill." Tina said.
Lena thought it was a small one.
"It's not very big in size." Lena said. "I don't see a water source."
Tina looked over the zoomed in image.
"It must have been steam powered." Tina said.
They could see there were high tension power lines in the area. More than likely one of those lines was being tapped to provide electricity to the location now. The stamp mill was no longer in use based upon its condition.
They approached the location on foot. They were informed the drone following the white van at the burnt out truck, would go to their location and make a pass. It would then return back to the white van as it approached its next location.
CamNet's Terminators continue their climb towards the hillside location. They could spot several vehicles near the old stamp Mill. One of them was the white van. When the drone arrived, it would give them the best angle of approach to avoid detection. Every indication was they were headed for an old mine.
You Have Beautiful Eyes
No one wants to see
A relationship flounder and capsize
It seems sooner or later
They all meet their demise
It's always over little things
That two will often agonize
Little is ever accomplished
To try to mentor or advise
When things turn sour and ugly
It's easy to ridicule and despise
The past has already happened
Even if each tries to revise
It's too late to change the lies
There's no disguise
To need to tell them
Wasn't smart or wise
Maybe the real surprise
Is to share a sunrise
Say what is felt inside
You have beautiful eyes
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