Chapter 1365
Some Real Dessert
Allison thought the galley tour was sort of anticlimactic. She didn't want to say it in front of Cameron and John. She would save it for when she was alone with Vanna. It seemed like a bunch of hoopla for nothing. She thought it would have been better if they would have handed out some samples of food along the way. It might have been a little more appealing and showed some style. All it did was make her hungry to see the display exhibits.
They exited the galley and passed through the dining room. It was set up with all kinds of clearance items from the shops on board the ship. It looked like a bunch of stuff no one needed. They passed by them without looking at any. All those behind them were less disciplined. They got caught up in the frenzy.
It seemed like whenever people saw the word 'sale', they wanted to buy things they wouldn't have bought in the first place. They knew they didn't know what the future was like.
They exited the dining room and went to the central elevator bank. The stairs were right in back of it.
"I take it no one wants to go up the stairs." Cameron said.
Vanna glanced over at Allison.
"How many decks up is it?" Vanna asked.
Cameron thought about telling them how many steps it would be. She decided to keep it simple.
"Ten." Cameron said.
Allison glanced back at the elevators.
"I'm out." Allison said. "I'll take the magic elevator."
As soon as she said it, the elevator directly behind Allison opened.
Allison entered the elevator and blew a kiss to the security camera. She didn't know if it was Jim or CamNet who looked out for her. Maybe it was both of them. She figured the kiss would please both of them. She also wanted to express her appreciation.
They all entered and the door closed. They experienced a fast non stop ride up to the pool deck.
"That's what I call 'service with a smile'." Vanna said.
Vanna smiled at the security camera and winked.
"I'll say." Allison said.
Vanna wanted to do the 'sit down' lunch in the main dining room. She would like to try some of the other food too.
"I'll split some of anything with anyone." Vanna said.
Allison suppressed a giggle.
John ordered another bison burger. He really liked the one he'd tried the other day.
Allison picked up a slice of pizza.
John remembered how hot it was before when he'd gotten a piece. He didn't want the group to stand around and wait for him either.
"The pizza is super hot, so be careful." John said. "You can all go on into the buffet and I'll be right over. It takes a little time here for my burger to cook."
Vanna and Allison took off. The buffet was just on the other side of the pool past the ice cream station.
Cameron seemed a little hesitant to go with Vanna and Allison.
John didn't want her to stress out over him.
"Go with them, Cameron." John said. "I'll be right over."
Cameron reluctantly left to catch up with Vanna and Allison. It didn't take long. They were stopped at the ice cream station.
Vanna held Allison's half eaten pizza slice while Allison picked up a soft serve cone. She took a few bites out of the pizza slice too. There wasn't too much of it left.
Cameron looked back at John on the far side of the pool. He waved at her.
Allison offered her ice cream cone to Cameron.
"Would you like a lick?" Allison asked. "You'll like it."
Vanna barely suppressed a giggle.
Cameron looked at Allison then at Vanna.
"I think I would." Cameron said. "There's enough for everyone."
Vanna looked at Cameron and swallowed hard.
Cameron took the cone and gave it a lick. She offered it to Vanna next.
Vanna looked at Cameron as she took a lick.
Cameron smiled at her and handed the cone back to Allison.
Allison looked at Vanna and Cameron and shrugged her shoulders.
"Let's hit the buffet." Allison said.
Cameron looked back at the grill. The cook handed John his burger. She smiled and followed Vanna and Allison. John would be along as soon as he loaded his burger up with condiments.
Jim issued a warning to Cameron. Mary and Laura were in the buffet. They'd just crossed over from the other side. It was still serving brunch.
"Let's get a table." Cameron said. "Those two girls we avoided earlier are coming here."
Allison and Vanna both started to look for them. They wanted to see Sheila's handiwork.
Vanna wanted to know a little bit more about them. She didn't want to seem too invasive, even if she did. It was rather specific.
"Did you say Sheila scanned them for 'social issues'?" Vanna asked.
Cameron asked Sheila for the report earlier.
"She did." Cameron said. "They're both 'clean'. They currently don't have anything which is communicable."
It sounded like an invitation to Vanna and Allison.
"It's good to know." Allison said. "Vanna is good to go then."
Vanna wanted to keep things in perspective.
"You mean we both are." Vanna said.
Cameron smiled at them. She wanted them to have a good time.
"Remember, what happens on the ship, stays on the ship." Cameron said. "I want everyone to have a good time and enjoy themselves."
Vanna and Allison looked at each other.
"I don't know." Allison said. "We don't know much about them."
Vanna was aware things could get complicated quick.
"Maybe we should let the Metal girls deal with them." Vanna said. "I have my eye set on something a lot better than both of them."
Cameron held Vanna's gaze.
Allison noticed, but didn't say anything.
Cameron took the pizza from Vanna and the ice cream cone from Allison. It was really just the cone only at this point and the pizza was gone except for the crust. She set them on a table full of dirty dishes.
"You two get a few things to share with each other and John." Cameron said. "I'll get a table."
Cameron went one way. She spotted a nice window table.
Vanna and Allison went the other way. They both knew if they were still in their future, and the opportunity presented itself for them to be with two females who looked anything like Mary and Laura did, they wouldn't hesitate to be with them for an instant.
Mary and Laura entered the buffet from the rear. They'd just finished getting some food on the other side and wanted to pass by the ice cream station outside the buffet entrance on this side.
"There's Peggy." Mary said.
Laura looked.
"Where's Sue?" Laura asked. "Peggy is with the redhead now. She looks really nice too."
Mary looked around.
"Peggy's super Hot sister is sitting by the window." Mary said.
Laura looked over.
"Look at her." Laura said. "She looks like a beauty queen or an actress."
They looked back at Allison and Vanna and saw them share a quick kiss.
"Peggy gets around." Laura said.
It seemed to create an opening for Mary.
"Maybe we can find Sue and hit on her." Mary said. "You know she wanted to 'get down' with us. She was reluctant to do it because of Peggy. You just know she'd be dynamite in bed."
Laura did notice it. She wanted some of it too. She'd already been with Leticia several times on the ship. She didn't feel as guilty when she got Leticia and Mary to share. Later on, the three of them shared together. It was all because of their interaction with Ally and Sheila who they knew as Peggy and Sue. They could see the sexuality radiate off of them. It was just from their appearance and didn't even factor in their demeanor. It was a bonus on top of it.
They looked over at Vanna and Allison playing around in line.
Laura could see how the two girls interacted.
"Those two are lovers." Laura said. "It's written all over them."
They didn't spot 'Sue' anywhere.
Mary decided she wanted a little bit more. It was from the first moment when she'd interacted with 'Sue'.
"Let's go see if we can find Sue." Mary said. "I want to go all the way with her."
Laura was equally excited about the prospect.
"I do too." Laura said. "She looks unstoppable in bed."
They knew where Sheila was earlier.
"Maybe Sue is still up in the nude sunbathing area." Mary said.
Laura remembered what the other females looked like who'd been up there with Peggy and Sue earlier.
"If she's still there, her other two friends have knockers that just won't quit." Laura said. "I really want to get my hands on both of them."
Mary figured it would be a challenge.
"You'd need both hands, just for one of them." Mary said.
Mary decided she'd like to get something else on them. She looked at Cameron and then at Vanna and Allison.
"What are we waiting for then?" Mary asked. "You can have the knockers. I want Sue. You know I have a thing for Asian women. They just don't get any hotter than her."
They exited the buffet and passed by John with his burger. He held it in one hand as he took a bite out of it. He held the plate underneath it as he did. They didn't seem to notice each other.
"Here's the ice cream." Laura said. "We can get one and share a few licks."
Mary wanted to take things a little further. With her mind set on Sue right now, she planned to do a little bit more.
"You know what I like to lick." Mary said. "I want some 'real dessert'."
They went up the stairs one deck and headed for the nude sunbathing area.
Mary and Laura were on a mission. Both of them envision what they would do with each of the newcomers if they could get the opportunity to be alone with them. They didn't rule anything out.
Cameron listened to their conversation and sent out a warning to Jim to notify the Metal girls if they were still in the nude sunbathing area.
He said they'd left when he told them the show girls were out by the forward pool. It was very isolated and needed special access. They were headed in its direction. He would warn them to be on the lookout for Mary and Laura. They were headed for the wrong location anyway.
Cameron spotted John enter the buffet. She flagged him down and took his burger. It was already missing about a third of it.
"You can join Vanna and Allison." Cameron said. "I think you can all find some things to share."
John could tell what Cameron hinted at.
"I really don't know." John said.
Cameron worried about the anti-Metal group.
"I do." Cameron said. "I want you protected."
He left to see what was available at the buffet. He was pretty sure Allison was.
Young Allison was a little worried about her mother.
"I really don't want my mom to know what I did." Young Allison said. "She's not going to understand."
Savannah could see it. It wasn't the kind of thing one wanted their child involved in. Getting shot at and killing people wasn't really in the unwritten 'parent's handbook' for raising offspring. She wanted to point out some other choices for Young Allison.
"Do you want to go back to Palmdale?" Savannah asked.
Young Allison smiled at Savannah.
"Will you come with me?" Young Allison asked.
Cammy was aware John Henry wanted them to check something out at a tech company.
"Savannah needs to do a few other things today." Cammy said.
Young Allison glanced back at Cammy. She wasn't sure what she meant. Maybe Savannah was going to see CamNet again. She was aware Savannah did yesterday. She didn't ask Savannah what they did. She was pretty sure she knew. She saw what all the females did.
Anna could see Young Allison was a little upset. She tried to lift her spirits.
"We have the Detail with us." Anna said. "We could fly back."
Young Allison liked the idea. It just didn't seem like the time to do it.
"I don't want to tie up resources." Young Allison said. "We can drive back."
Savannah wanted to acquire some transportation.
"We need some wheels." Savannah said.
Young Allison felt the solution was already at hand. It all went back to not tying up resources needlessly.
"Anna and I can ride back with the Detail." Young Allison said.
Savannah was pleased with Young Allison's choice.
Young Allison pulled off the 118 Freeway at Balboa. She crossed north over the freeway and pulled in the back of a gas station. The Detail pulled up behind them. The four girls exited the SUV.
Cammy moved into the driver's seat of the SUV. Anna got in the back seat of the Detail's SUV. It left Savannah and Young Allison alone between the two SUVs.
The two girls hugged each other.
"Thank you for everything." Young Allison whispered.
Savannah was grateful for everything she'd shared with Young Allison.
"Thank you." Savannah whispered.
The two girls looked at each other for a long moment. They both said what they felt.
"I love you." Young Allison whispered.
"I love you too." Savannah whispered.
Young Allison wanted Savannah to kiss her. She knew she wouldn't.
Savannah gave a small peck on the cheek. She let her hand linger on her other cheek. There was still something which bothered her. It seemed to bother her more because it didn't seem to bother Young Allison.
"If you need to talk about what happened in the two buildings, I'll come to you." Savannah said. "I know it hasn't hit you yet."
Young Allison was fine with her actions. She was only worried about her mother finding out about it. She wasn't sure why no one seemed to understand it. She wanted to make her position clear.
"I'm good." Young Allison said. "I know I see it differently than everyone else. It's been my training. Cameron taught me how to react and respond to the enemy. I know what happened and I know it was their choice to join the enemy. They signed their own death warrants, not me."
Savannah smiled at Young Allison. She didn't want the issue to turn into a different issue.
"Call me and I'll come to you if you need me." Savannah said. "It's a sign of strength, not weakness, to reach out to the ones you love."
Young Allison liked her advice.
"I will." Young Allison said.
They hugged again.
Savannah knew how Young Allison operated behind the scenes. It was something she didn't want to worry about right now. She thought she would address it directly.
"I need you to promise me you'll go back home right now." Savannah whispered.
There was a long pause.
Savannah looked intently at Young Allison.
Young Allison planned to do the same thing she'd done last night. She could see it was going to be a problem if she did. She didn't want a problem with Savannah.
"I promise, Savannah." Young Allison said.
Savannah was relieved to hear it. She hoped Young Allison would honor her promise.
"Thank you." Savannah said. "I don't want to worry about you right now."
They separated.
Much to Savannah's surprise, Young Allison got in the back with Anna. They waved at each other and they departed.
Savannah climbed in their SUV next to Cammy. She could tell by Cammy's demeanor earlier something was in the works. She wanted to know what it was.
"What do we have?" Savannah asked. "I know it's something."
Cammy didn't have all the details yet.
"I don't know exactly what it will be." Cammy said.
Cammy filled Savannah in with the details she did know. She didn't like any of them.
"This all goes back to the Syndicate." Savannah said.
Cammy was aware of the root problem.
"Skynet picked the targets there." Cammy said.
Savannah wanted to get started.
"Let's go check it out." Savannah said.
Cammy pulled out onto the main street.
Savannah was still concerned about Young Allison. She decided to take out some insurance. She contacted CamNet with a request. She wanted Young Allison to return back to her bunker. She didn't want there to be any deviation from it, unless it was for food or a restroom break. Those were the two things she often missed when she was out with Cameron. It could be very uncomfortable at times.
CamNet said she would take care of it and if any issue arose, she would contact her right away.
Cammy glanced at Savannah.
"Are we good?" Cammy asked.
Savannah hoped so.
"Everything is perfect." Savannah said.
Cammy headed for the target area.
They hoped to learn a few more details before they arrived.
Jim informed the Metal girls where the showgirls were at. They were in the restricted entry, semi-private pool in the front of the ship. They headed towards its location.
Ally pointed out the obvious.
"It's a bad tactical location." Ally said. "We don't swim."
Sheila didn't care. She wanted to make a splashing entrance.
"If I go in the water, I'm losing my bikini." Sheila said. "I want you to untie it so it falls off and push me in the water."
The other Metal girls listened. They'd only planned to lounge around the pool to show off to the showgirls. They didn't really want to interact with them directly. They wanted a silent challenge.
Hanna wanted to make sure things weren't taken too far by anyone. She didn't want them to get caught up in the moment.
"I don't think we should get carried away with this." Hanna said. "I don't want anyone going crazy and terminating anyone."
Gail was currently in Cam's chassis. She felt she could out sing them.
"We all watched the performance." Cam-Gail said. "We could replace them if they were terminated."
Holly wanted to dial it back a notch too. She didn't see why it couldn't be in an amicable association.
"Why don't we just have a good time instead of a competition?" Holly asked. "Maybe we can get friendly with them. They were sort of Hot."
Hanna didn't see them as any challenge.
"We all know we've already won the beauty competition, even before we get there." Hanna said. "We've seen them."
Gail-Cam touched her voluptuous breasts.
"I'd like to see how I 'stack' up in Gail's chassis." Gail-Cam said.
Every head turned in their direction as they walked. They entered the spa and passed through it to get to the secluded pool. They needed to use their 'all access' card keys to get in.
The showgirls relaxed and lounged by the pool. Two of them were in the water. They were mostly playing around. They all looked over at the newcomers.
There were no other guests present.
The two groups of females sized each other up.
Ally couldn't help but think of a past incident.
"This reminds me of the crazy nude beach club." Ally whispered.
It was one place they'd all like to forget.
Sheila used her com. She wanted some privacy and control.
"Jim, disable the locks on the doors so no one else can enter this area." Sheila said. "It's time to show the showgirls some real girls."
Ally looked at Sheila and frowned.
"You're not 'real'." Ally said. "You're a cyborg."
Sheila looked at Ally for a moment and ignored her. She looked at the lead female singer. She decided to make a point and ruffle things from the start.
"Hello, love." Sheila said. "Are tops optional here? They are where I come from, down under. I'm real familiar with the 'area'."
The showgirls didn't know what to make of the newcomers.
"I think so." The lead singer said.
Sheila decided to 'push it'.
"Good. It's what I wanted to hear." Sheila said.
Sheila immediately stripped off her top and laid it on a lounge chair. She made a point of straightening her nipple rings. All the showgirls looked at her.
The lead singer wanted to make herself clear.
"I mean, I think you need to wear a top." The lead singer said. "There's a nude area on the top deck."
Sheila looked at her top on the chair.
"Too late, I don't like tan lines." Sheila said. "I don't think any of you fine looking ladies will mind. Will you?"
Sheila saw all the showgirls look at her. It was what she wanted.
"I guess it's OK." The lead singer said.
The two groups of girls sized each other up.
It didn't look like the showgirls wanted to 'play'. They could see the newcomers were all more beautiful than they were.
Riley made it clear to Derek she didn't want him going out on any combat again. She left Precious with Jesse and Samantha. She took Derek off to their bedroom.
It left Samantha with Jesse in the nursery as Jesse nursed Precious.
Jesse looked around.
"Can you hear them?" Jesse asked.
Samantha briefly looked in the direction Riley and Derek were at.
"Yes." Samantha said. "I hear everything."
Jesse hoped there wasn't too much discord.
"I've been there before." Jesse said. "It's better than nothing. Derek is a good guy. How are you holding up?"
Samantha wasn't happy about her restrictions being put back in place.
"All I will have again now, is nothing." Samantha said.
Jesse wanted to offer her an option. She thought there were ways to work around the issue. It could be done in secrecy.
"My door is always open." Jesse said. "I won't tell if you don't."
Samantha knew John Henry and CamNet monitored everything.
"Word will get around." Samantha said.
Jesse smiled.
"It always does." Jesse said.
Samantha was ready to have the updated 'Neural Interface' with Claire as soon as possible.
"After being with Claire, I'm ready for the next step." Samantha said.
Jesse wanted to issue a warning. Sometimes she felt she was responsible for Sheila's extreme actions. She felt she'd warned everybody prior to the procedure. She told them there was a lot of darkness inside of her.
"I'm all for it on about three different levels. Claire is very sexual. You'll pick it up too." Jesse said. "Look what I did to Sheila with my 'Neural Interface'."
Samantha was aware of the violence Sheila exhibited as well as her strong sexual appetite.
"For better or for worse, I am ready to expand." Samantha said. "I was built to evolve."
Claire left the girls and hurried back to the commissary. She hoped Sarah followed all the instructions. She didn't smell anything burning yet. It was a good thing.
"I'm back." Claire said.
Sarah looked over at her and smiled.
"How were our little angels?" Sarah asked.
"They were fine and they're not so little." Claire said. "I told them to finish up and get ready for lunch."
Sarah looked at what she was cooking. She was pleased there was no smoke.
"How am I doing?" Sarah asked.
She wanted Sarah to be the judge of her own actions. It put all of the responsibility solely on her.
"You tell me." Claire said.
Sarah followed her instructions. The smoke detector hadn't sounded and the fire sprinklers hadn't come on. It was a good start so far. She wanted to verify what she should do next.
"I think I'm good." Sarah said. "Should I warm the other two dishes up?"
Claire wanted to give her a mild reminder.
"You can get them ready." Claire said. "Remember not to overdo it on the heat and you need to keep a watch on what's happening."
Sarah smiled faintly.
"I see my reputation precedes me." Sarah said.
Claire wanted to 'push it'.
"I think all of our reputations do." Claire said.
Sarah knew what it meant.
"It lets us know what we can expect." Sarah said.
Claire knew there were a few things she needed to contend with.
"I guess it does." Claire said. "Where is Kyle? Did he go out again?"
Sarah didn't want to talk about the operation last night. She was aware of Young Allison's heavy involvement and she wanted to stay under her mother's radar.
"I told him to look in on his daughter but I think he went back to the room." Sarah said.
Claire figured they would have passed each other.
"I didn't see him." Claire said. "He must have gone elsewhere."
Claire came over and joined Sarah.
It was time to start to get things ready.
Summer and Jan quickly finished up their practice session.
"I should go and help my mom." Summer said.
Jan saw Summer always volunteered to help.
"You're the greatest." Jan said.
Summer believed there were many ways to help.
"You can help too." Summer said. "We can volunteer to do the dishes."
Dishes didn't sound very promising to Jan.
"I don't like to do dishes." Jan said.
Summer laid out the reality of life.
"Nobody does." Summer said. "It still needs to be done and everyone needs to help. It's how everything in life is."
Jan knew it to be true. She saw her dad and uncle go out to fight sometimes. She didn't like it either. It still needed to be done. She was aware of the training her mother and everyone else did with her. She still liked it the best when Cameron trained her. The idea made her think about Summer.
"You're like Cameron." Jan said.
Summer believed she was a little closer to someone else.
"I thought I was more like my sister." Summer said.
Jan felt Young Allison and Cameron were even a closer correlation.
"She's like Cameron too." Jan said.
Summer wanted to know more about what Jan specifically referred to.
"Is it a good thing or a bad thing?" Summer asked.
Jan wished she could be like Cameron.
"It's a special thing." Jan said.
The girls put everything away and headed for the commissary.
Savannah wanted to find more about what their assignment consisted of.
"I'm not really sure what we are going to learn by going there." Savannah said.
Cammy was aware not everything was in plain sight.
"Sometimes 'eyes on' can see something we can't detect otherwise." Cammy said.
Savannah didn't like the exposure.
"As long as CamNet scrubs all the surveillance footage, I guess it's OK." Savannah said. "If this group is Skynet related, I don't like playing around. If they're Fanatics, who knows what will happen."
Cammy could enter the premises and terminate everyone.
"I can clean it out myself." Cammy said. "It will solve any problem."
Savannah wasn't so sure about it.
"It may cause a bigger problem." Savannah said.
It seemed no matter what they destroyed of any Skynet affiliated group, there were always more.
"Every little bit helps." Cammy said.
Savannah looked at their current clothing.
"What's our cover story?" Savannah asked. "Do we need different attire? We're pretty casual right now."
Cammy received word there would be additional items waiting for them.
"Richard and Michael will meet us there in a delivery van with everything we need." Cammy said.
Savannah thought the additional backup was good if nothing else. She hadn't heard much in follow up about the previous night's action.
"What ever turned up at the other location from last night?" Savannah asked.
Cammy was aware of the reports from Cameron's Terminators. She'd also viewed drone images.
"A bunch of rubble was the only thing left." Cammy said.
Savannah wondered where the new operation was headed.
Steve and Tom were sent to visit a different location. It showed up as suspect for Skynet equipment. The location had been checked once before when they'd previously checked for boxcars which may have been shipped from the old newspaper plant. A few things may have slipped through their fingers, but not much did.
"How did anything get past our surveillance?" Tom asked. "This location was even checked before."
John Henry warned them the location may be under surveillance by someone else.
"It's possible they saw we checked the location and were able to get things moved there and unloaded afterwards." Steve said.
Tom didn't care for the implications they may have been surveilled previously. If they were, it opened up the door to a new series of problems.
"If the building was under Skynet surveillance, then maybe what showed up here was never anything more than a couple of empty boxcars." Tom said. "The real deal might have been to get us here to investigate."
Steve understood the danger of such an implication. It would mean it was a setup.
"We don't know." Steve said. "We will need to use caution."
Tom would like to have some additional input. He thought there was one person who could assist them.
"I think we need a better cover story going in." Tom said. "I would like some input from Savannah on this. She has a way to 'read' these things we can't."
They contacted John Henry with their request. He informed them Cammy and Savannah were on another assignment.
Tom requested Savannah be made aware of his concern. He felt it was important.
It prompted CamNet to act and bypass John Henry. It was seldom Savannah's advice was requested on an operation she wasn't already assigned to. She forwarded Tom's concern to Savannah directly.
Cammy saw Savannah get the message. She didn't receive it herself. She wondered if it was personal.
"Is it Young Allison?" Cammy asked.
Savannah was a little surprised at the nature of the request and how it was delivered. It was definitely outside of normal operating procedures. It raised a number of questions.
"No. It was a request from Tom for me to evaluate their operation." Savannah said.
Cammy knew Tom was there on some of Savannah's most dangerous missions.
"We already have an assignment." Cammy said. "They should be able to handle it."
Savannah didn't want to make a big deal about it. They hadn't actually started their assignment yet.
"Maybe they should, but he's asked for help." Savannah said. "It's something which isn't done lightly by Terminators. You know it isn't. If he's concerned enough to request my assistance, I'm concerned enough to want to assist."
Cammy tilted her head slightly. She suspected there were a couple of factors at play.
"No, it's not." Cammy said. "He's also infatuated with you by your treatment of him."
Savannah looked quickly at Cammy. The implication bothered her.
"I'm friendly to all the Terminators." Savannah said. "I always have been."
Cammy could see it was a little more involved with the male Terminators now.
"It's true." Cammy said. "It's why they all love you."
Savannah felt she got along well with everyone.
"Do you mean love, love me?" Savannah asked.
Cammy wasn't sure how to phrase it.
"The female infiltration units feel love much the same way you do because of their advanced and evolving programming." Cammy said. "The male Terminators don't possess the same programming. I know they all feel something for you in much the same way they do for Cameron and now Young Allison."
Savannah wondered about it. There weren't any Terminators who didn't act differently the moment they saw her, even Cameron's coldest Terminators. They all seemed to 'change' in her presence.
She wanted to believe she brought out the best in everyone. Maybe it wasn't the only thing she brought out of them.
The female Fanatic drove around the corner from the target location and parked. She took one look around her and exited the vehicle. She took her pistol and knife with her. They were both concealed. She headed towards the location she wanted to enter.
She casually checked around her as she walked. She didn't see anyone out. She kept her eye on the building she wanted to enter alongside of, so she could get to the rear. It looked like any other building. There was a driveway along one side of it which led to the rear area. There would be a loading dock in the back of it. It was a more exposed approach. There was more than likely a gate across the opening. There was. She passed completely by the building and checked the other side.
There was a smaller gate on the other side. She took one more look around and headed straight for it. She turned the handle. There was a slight squeal noise as it turned. She quickly pushed on it and went inside. She carefully closed it. It made another squeal noise as she released the handle.
There was a door immediately inside of the gate which led into the building. She decided to try it as well. She turned the handle. It didn't move. She looked up along the side of the building. There were no windows at all on the side she was on. If anyone heard her, they wouldn't be able to see her from where she'd entered.
She quickly made her way down the side towards the back. There was another gate when it reached the dock area. She slowly turned the handle on it. The gate opened. She reached around and tried the handle from the other side. It was locked. She would need to make sure the gate didn't close tight when she went through it. She looked down on the ground and saw a twig. She picked it up and put it between the gate and the frame. It would keep the gate from closing tightly.
There were no vehicles parked at the loading dock. There was actually nothing there at all. Normally there was a certain amount of debris and things left behind when a company cleared out of a building. Usually they went broke so they didn't really care what was left behind. They didn't have money to do any type of cleanup anyway.
She carefully moved over towards the dock area. It was an open dock, even if it was covered somewhat. There was an entry door and two large roll up doors. There was room for two trucks to back up to the dock. There was no dumpster behind the building. It didn't appear anyone had been in the building for quite a while.
She went up the small stairway to the level of the dock. She carefully tried the entry door. It was locked. She tried each of the roll up doors. Neither one of them moved. She went back down the stairway and looked up. There were a row of windows above the dock area. It was much like some of the other buildings she'd been around recently.
She headed directly towards the rear of the property. She went straight back along the far side of the fence from where she wanted to go. There were a few storage sheds in the back area. She tried the door on one of them. It was unlocked. She looked inside of it. It was empty. She moved over to the next one. It was the same deal. She continued along the rear of the property to the corner she wanted to view.
There was another shed on the side where she was headed. She tried the door on it. It was open as well. There was nothing inside of it. She slipped around the back of the shed and went into the corner. She was able to view the rear of the building from an angle she wanted to investigate further. Unlike the property she was currently on, the target location showed a lot of things at the rear of the building.
There were two box trucks backed up to the dock. There was a van, an SUV and a sedan.
Two men walked out between the box trucks.
She ducked down even lower. She briefly thought she'd heard the sound of the gate in the front squeal. She didn't hear it again. She turned her attention back to the target location.
It appeared to her the conversation was a little animated. She was too far away from them to hear anything. It was clear one of them seemed very worried. She could only imagine about what.
She'd already seen sub assemblies arrive at the one location she'd snuck into in the back of the truck. She wondered if this was another location where sub assemblies were constructed.
She was pretty sure either one or both of the trucks were about to leave. She wanted to know where they were going. She decided to get back to her vehicle so she could attempt to follow them. She took off from in back of the shed at a run. She glanced up at the windows above the dock. She thought she saw something move inside. It may have just been a reflection on the glass. She hurried to the gate she'd propped open with the twig. She passed through it as she ran. She continued down the side of the building. When she reached the gate to the front, it wasn't closed tight. She opened it and ran out. She needed to hurry to her car.
It worried her because the gate to the front wasn't closed tight. She was sure she'd closed it tight. She remembered she'd briefly heard the 'squeal' noise earlier. It made her wonder if someone entered the building after she'd passed through the gate or earlier. Maybe it wasn't a reflection she saw on the glass of the window above the dock. Maybe someone was inside. If they were, they more than likely spotted her since she'd spotted something.
She checked behind her as she ran back to her vehicle. She didn't see anyone on the street. There were no windows on the side of the building she ran from which faced in her direction. If someone was there, they couldn't spot her.
There hadn't been any gunshots directed at her. No one called or yelled after her as she ran. She doubted anyone was behind her. She reached the car. She unlocked the door and got in and started it. She immediately put it in gear and took off.
She needed to turn the car around to go back to the street where the truck would come out on. She was a little surprised to see one of the box trucks go past the street as she turned around.
She hurried down towards the street. She slowed for the stop sign. She wasn't going to stop. Just as she neared the intersection, the second box truck drove by right in front of her.
"Damn." The female Fanatic said.
She only saw the driver inside of it. She didn't see him look in her direction. It didn't mean he hadn't seen her. She came to a stop and waited. She looked down the street in the direction the truck was headed. The truck which just passed blocked her view to see further ahead. She didn't know if the other truck was still in front of it or not. She didn't know if they were going to the same location or not. She actually didn't know anything. She was sure the building was a solid lead. She was sure there was something going on in the building she'd been in back of as well.
The female Fanatic made her turn and began to follow the second box truck. Her destination was unknown.
CamNet's Terminators paused to listen. They could hear an angry female voice. It sounded as if she was slapping someone around. They took one more look behind them and opened the door.
There was a female standing over another female on her knees. The second female appeared to be bound.
"You won't give me any backtalk again." The first female said.
"I won't give you anything." The second female said. "You can beat me all you want. I'm not going to do what you want me to do. You might as well kill me now and get it over with."
The first female seemed to become further enraged. She slapped the female on her knees again.
"You're about to find out what's in store for you." The first female said. "I'm going to be right here next to your head laughing as you become acclimated to your new lifestyle."
"It's never going to happen." The second female said.
Lena moved up behind the first female. She didn't see a weapon in her hand yet. If she did, she would use her silenced M9 and take her down.
"You can still do your new job, even if you're blind." The first female said. "I'm going to blind you right now. Let's see how smug you are without eyesight."
"Go ahead and kill me." The second female said. "I'll never be a whore like you are."
The first female produced a knife. She grabbed the second female's hair above her forehead and jerked it up.
"Open your eyes. I want to be the last thing you see." The first female said.
"Do what you have to do." The second female said. "I'm never going to do what you want."
Lena was right behind the first female. She reached out and grabbed her by the back of her neck with her left hand. With a right hand, she grabbed the hand she held the knife in. She jerked her away from the second female.
Tina passed by her and the two females. She went to the next door and opened it.
She spoke at a decibel level only another Terminator could hear.
"It's another hallway." Tina said. "It connects to the building on the other side as well. There's also a door to the alley."
The second female opened her eyes. She was a little surprised at what happened. The female who'd threatened her was being held in the air by the back of her neck by someone.
Lena cut off the blood to the first female's brain as well as her oxygen supply. She intended to have a further conversation with her if time warranted it. She would be terminated before they left, one way or the other.
The second female hoped she was about to be rescued.
"Who are you?" The second female asked.
Lena didn't have time for explanations. She quickly bound and gagged the first female.
"Remain here and stay quiet." Lena said. "We need to check the rest of the building."
The second female didn't think she had much choice. Her hands were tied behind her back. Her ankles were tied together as well. Her hands were bound to her feet.
"Can you untie me?" The second female asked.
Lena didn't want her wandering around.
"Stay where you are." Lena said. "I recommend you lay on your side and play dead for right now. We don't know what else we're about to face. Don't respond to anyone other than me."
Lena quickly laid the second female on her side and took off after Tina.
Tina left Lena behind with the two females. She wanted to make sure there were no surprises in front of them.
She quickly went into the building next to the one they'd entered. She took a look around as she passed through. There was no one she could spot.
Lena joined her after thirty five seconds.
"What do you have?" Lena asked.
Tina was sure of what it was.
"This is the building they run the girls out of." Tina said. "The building we just left is the holding pen."
They went back out into the hallway. There was a door to the outside. It was secured from the inside with a barricade bar. There was a padlock on it. There was a small peep hole in it.
"I only see three cars parked in the back." Tina said as she looked through the peep hole. "There's no one else outside."
There was only one key for a padlock on the key chain they'd taken from one of the men earlier. They unlocked it and threw the barricade bar to open it.
Lena noticed there were several sets of keys on a series of hooks by the door.
"Those are probably the car keys." Lena said.
Tina looked at the vehicles and then at the keys.
"The keys match the make of the two vehicles." Tina said.
It looked like they'd accomplished their goal so far. There were four females in custody and the female handler. There was a large sum of cash and a very large stock of narcotics.
"Let's wrap this up and take the van." Lena said. "I want to torch this place and all of the drugs."
CamNet's Terminators went back into the room where they left the abusive female and the one who was tied up. They were a little surprised at what they saw.
Some Real Dessert
Most of the time
One should remain on alert
More than a few problems
One may be able to avert
No one wants to be
The one treated like dirt
Be aware of the control
Another may try to assert
Some will act subtle
Others will be more overt
The fact of their true intentions
They try to mask and divert
When they are called out
Angry words they will blurt
They become distant and aloof
Their manner becomes curt
Stand back and watch
As they play and flirt
They will come back
When it's time for some real dessert
Nobody