Chapter 1371

Cute And Shapely

Moments ago:

John wasn't sure if he liked it when Cameron went over to where Mary and Laura were at. To quietly push her agenda was one thing. To overtly push it was another thing. He wanted to leave.

"I think we should take off." John said.

Vanna and Allison were interested in Mary and Laura. They wanted to find out what Cameron set up. They could see John was very nervous.

John looked around. He didn't look happy.

Vanna thought they were getting ahead of themselves.

"Are we going to wait for Cameron to come back?" Vanna asked.

John looked at Cameron. She was at Mary and Laura's table. He'd seen enough.

"No." John said. "She can catch us on the way out."

Allison wondered what spooked John. He should be thrilled, not antsy.

"I think those girls are beautiful." Allison said. "Don't you think so too?"

John did think they were cute and shapely.

"I do." John said. "I don't want Cameron to mess up their vacation. Some people plan these cruises a year or more in advance. They don't need someone leaning on them."

John was actually more worried Cameron would mess up their lives, not just their vacation.

Vanna knew Allison wanted to pick up on Mary and Laura as much as she did.

"I think Allison and I can interact with them some." Vanna said. "They won't need to worry about getting pregnant from us."

John wasn't so sure about it. Cameron could act on her own. It was exactly what she'd done multiple times. He had children in at least two different futures where he wasn't an active participant in the procedure.

"I think they need to worry about getting pregnant from Cameron." John said as he looked at Allison. "The male doesn't always need to be present."

Allison wanted to make her desires known. She glanced at Vanna and then looked at John.

"They should be, especially when the female is available and willing." Allison said. "I'm both of those things. I'm sure Vanna is as well. We matter too."

Vanna understood Allison's implication. She wanted to be fair to Cameron.

"Cameron isn't the one who has gotten any of the girls pregnant." Vanna said.

John felt Cameron was responsible.

"She's the one who collected the 'genetic material'." John said.

Vanna knew there was truth in John's statement. Cameron did facilitate things.

"It may be so." Vanna said. "She gave everyone a choice before anything ever happened. She always gave me a choice. I wanted the traditional method as well. It never happened. I took what I could get. I guess it didn't matter. It never worked."

John got up. He didn't want to 'get into it'. He didn't want his personal anger to spill over to the girls. If they continued the conversation, it was bound to. It wasn't something he wanted to happen. None of the things were anyone's fault other than Cameron's. At best, they were all Pawns in her temporal chess game.

"I'm going to go." John said.

Vanna and Allison looked at each other and got up too. They felt they needed to support John. He was the 'General' after all. They still felt John should wait for Cameron. It clearly wasn't going to happen.

Allison could see they were all distracted further when the wine steward arrived at the table.

"Let's move before they see us." Allison said.

They quickly made a break for it. It was something they were all used to from past experience. Sometimes it was better to leave than grieve.

Cameron was very pleased with her encounter with Mary and Laura. She left them with the wine steward and turned back towards her table. The table was empty. She quickly looked around and spotted John, Vanna and Allison going out the side entrance.

She wondered if there was a problem of some sort. She'd just scanned Vanna and Allison a few minutes ago. Maybe she should have scanned John longer. She wondered if one of them was seasick. She didn't see how. There wasn't much movement to the ship, even though there was more than before.

Cameron took one last look back at Mary and Laura and headed after John, Vanna and Allison.

She exited the dining room by the lounge area outside the front entrance.

John waited there for her.

Cameron looked at Vanna and Allison.

"Is everything OK?" Cameron asked. "Were you done with everything?"

John didn't want what happened to reflect on the girls.

"I asked them to leave." John said.

Cameron was confused.

"Why?" Cameron asked. "I was just having a friendly chat with our new friends."

Cameron received new information from Jim. It appeared Sheila and Ally 'acquired' an acquaintance of Mary and Laura. It was another fine looking female. The report was Sheila 'bought' her. She wondered how Sheila was able to buy someone. It certainly opened up the door to new possibilities.

She was aware from her 'off the books' operations, females, and even some males, were bought and sold frequently. It happened domestically. It primarily was from people brought into the country illegally. Not only did they come from south of the border, they came from Asia and Eastern Europe. Human trafficking was very widespread, not only in the United States, but throughout the entire world.

There were always more operations to bring down. She was a little worried about some of the ones she'd planned to deal with. She was gone for a week. The Resistance was short on personnel. It forced her Terminators to supplement the Resistance Terminators. Many of them were on the ship or involved in other operations.

Sheila and Ally usually took care of most of the things for her. It made her wonder if she would need to dip into her menagerie and activate some of the Terminators there. It wouldn't be her first choice. They were all we Resequenced to specific individuals. Most of them were with a teenage appearance.

With her new sexual freedom, and John's willingness to share with her in a different chassis, as long as she was in control, it opened up a few more possibilities. There were a few more chassis she planned to use. She knew she was going to need to use them in the dark. She was sure John would be a little hesitant to be with her in some of them if he saw them first. She didn't think it was really a problem. She knew he had a desire to be with all of the individuals they were Resequenced as.

It troubled her some to see John act the way he just did. She thought it was very rude. She was sure the root cause was the fact John actually desired to be with Mary and Laura. She was more determined now to make it happen. From the report she'd received from Jim, there was a third player. She would actually be more likely to accomplish her goals.

Vanna and Allison talked quietly among themselves.

Cameron wanted to find out where Sheila and Ally were taking the new girl. Jim reported her name was Leticia. He gave her a full report without her needing to ask about it in front of John or the girls. Leticia may have been with a few females so far on the ship. Two of them were Mary and Laura. He indicated she possessed what would be considered a superior appearance to Mary and Laura. He based his hypothesis on the fact whenever the three girls were together in a public setting; it was Leticia who always drew the most looks, and definitely the most repeat looks.

John was worried he may have acted a little too harshly. He wanted to change the focus of the conversation. He was ready to do something else.

"What can we do next?" John asked.

Cameron was still a little uneasy at the way John behaved. She didn't want to dwell on it. Things were going to happen the way she wanted them to happen. All any of them could do was delay things. They wouldn't be able to stop it. Her primary function was to make sure John was protected. She intended to complete her mission. She knew her mind was drifting. She needed to refocus. She went over what was available.

John decided to skip the bingo tournament being played in the main theater. He didn't want to do 'line dancing' either. He thought it was too hot out in the sun now to play miniature golf or shuffleboard. He sure didn't want to play basketball. He didn't think he would feel comfortable at one of the pools and he wasn't going to do any nude sunbathing.

"Maybe I can go and rest up a little in our suite." John said.

Cameron smiled. She could see an opportunity develop. She decided to push her agenda. No. It was his agenda. Well, it was actually Future John's agenda.

"Would you like me to join you?" Cameron asked. "Maybe Allison or Vanna would like to accompany you back."

Allison nudged Vanna. She felt everything was still a little tense. It seemed like a good time to create some space.

Vanna understood what Allison indicated. In this situation, she needed to agree. John seemed a little too upset. It still seemed like an overreaction to her.

"We think we might hang out here for a little bit." Vanna said. "We could go back to our suite too."

Allison looked back toward the main entrance to the dining room.

Cameron thought they wanted to wait for Mary and Laura.

"I'll let you two do what you want." Cameron said. "What happens on the ship, stays on the ship."

Cameron and John left Allison and Vanna there in the small lounge.

They headed for the elevator. It opened for them as they approached. They entered and the door closed behind them. It started on its way upward. They rode it to the suite deck. Cameron walked with John towards the private area. She received a new update from Jim as they neared their suite.

Sheila and Ally led Leticia away from the casino.

The atmosphere seemed very tense.

Ally wanted to know more.

"What was that all about?" Ally asked. "Why did that Bitch attack you?"

Leticia looked at them for a few seconds. There were a million thoughts running through her mind. In the company of 'Peggy' and 'Sue', there were now a few million more.

"First off, let me say, 'thank you'. The situation in the casino could have turned ugly quickly. It does go back to some things I did. I ran up a few bills I shouldn't have." Leticia said. "I bought some things in San Diego on the credit card of that Bitch. Thanks for helping me out. I really owe you one. It was my fault and I shouldn't have done it. Her original indication was it was OK. We'd been involved earlier. It appears things changed after the fact."

Sheila noticed Leticia checked them out as they walked. It excited her to see Leticia want her. There was one question in her mind she couldn't answer. She thought it was important going forward. It indicated long term intentions. She knew she shouldn't be thinking about anything on the ship as long term.

"One hand washes the other." Sheila said. "Were you going to pay her back?"

Leticia frowned. Things actually happened a little differently.

"To be honest, I thought I earned what I spent. It was never my intention to steal from her." Leticia said. "I did everything she wanted earlier and then some. She gave me the credit card. I didn't take it."

Ally and Sheila looked at each other. A lot more questions just got raised.

"Were you with her for money?" Sheila asked.

Leticia needed to put up with more abuse than necessary.

"It wasn't like that." Leticia said. "We had a good time and I wanted to have a little better time afterwards. I didn't like her to slap me around, but I'm used to it. She'd been very aggressive more than a few times. She hurt me a lot. She did things to hurt me on purpose. I mean physical things."

The latest revelation didn't sit well with Sheila on several levels. It indicated Leticia was no stranger to being on the receiving end of violence and abuse. She wanted to know how extensive it was.

"What about when you were with Mary and Laura?" Ally asked.

Leticia smiled. The girls were very nice to her.

"I go back a ways with Laura." Leticia said. "Mary was someone new for me. You know how it can be. How can you say 'no', especially when they're cute and shapely?"

Leticia thought 'Peggy' and 'Sue' fit her description as well.

Sheila and Ally thought Leticia fit the description of cute and shapely.

"We all like a fresh face every now and then." Sheila said.

Leticia looked around.

"Where are we going?" Leticia asked.

Sheila didn't want the situation to escalate under the current conditions. She would deal with them on her own terms at a time and place of her choosing.

"We're going away from that Bitch for now." Sheila said. "I was afraid I was going to need to hurt her."

Leticia studied 'Sue' and thought she looked like she could get 'mean' when she needed to.

"The big crew member showed up at the right time." Leticia said. "He looks like the one who came to help Laura too. I think he's the head of security. I bet he's dynamite in bed. I still try men every now and then. At the end of the day, we all know 'tacos' are better than 'choreso'."

Ally was still a little upset over the whole episode. They got to the room with only seconds to spare before Laura was abused. The men had already stripped her and 'examined' her thoroughly. They were both at 'full attention' and ready for action.

"Were you the one who got Laura drunk?" Ally asked.

Leticia started to wonder about 'Peggy' and 'Sue' now.

"Are you asking me if I set her up?" Leticia asked. "I didn't. I would never do anything like that to anyone. It's been done to me enough. I know what it's like. It was why I was worried about Laura. I was the one who saw what happened. I tried to get her help."

Leticia walked with them to the elevator. The door opened for them and closed as soon as they entered. It went to the floor her cabin was on and the door opened again. No one pushed any buttons. They wanted to see if she would say anything about what they were doing right now. So far she hadn't. Sheila led her to her cabin. Ally followed behind her.

Sheila waited at her door.

"Aren't you going to invite us in?" Sheila asked. "I'd like to check your piercings."

Leticia looked nervous. She hadn't told them her room number. The two girls seemed to know a lot. She still tried to figure out how the elevator knew what to do. There was another potential problem she needed to deal with.

"My roommate may be back soon." Leticia said. "We're having some trouble."

Ally and Sheila received information from CamNet to back off.

"Maybe we'll see you around." Ally said. "We can hang out then."

Sheila reached up and gently touched Leticia's cheek.

"Take it easy, love." Sheila said. "I have plans for you. Try to stay out of trouble and stay away from any drugs. I don't want you to overdo the alcohol either."

Leticia watched them walk away. She reached up and touched her cheek where 'Sue' touched it. She felt her heart pounding in her chest. She wasn't sure what just happened. Something did, she just didn't know what it was. Those two girls were super hot. There was a radiance of danger and mystery about them.

She wondered if they were associated with the ship or something. She also liked the container of chips 'Peggy' carried around. There was just something off about them. She opened the door to her cabin and went in. She looked back down the hall both ways to make sure the Bitch wasn't around. She closed the door to her cabin and leaned her back against it. She wished the two girls would have come into her cabin and forcibly 'taken' her. She hadn't had that experience in a few months. It was nice to be manhandled by pretty women. She was really very submissive.

Ally looked at Sheila.

"What were you trying to do?" Ally asked.

Sheila received a com message.

"You got the same message I did." Sheila said. "Cameron wants one, or all three, of those girls for John."

Ally wanted a little more for herself at this point.

"We do too." Ally said.

Sheila wanted a little clarification.

"Do you mean the three girls or John?" Sheila asked.

Ally didn't even need to think about it. She thought the question was the answer.

"It's both the way I see it." Ally said.

Sheila gave it a little thought. She figured she knew what Cameron wanted and why.

"Cameron wants them for John because he won't see them again after the cruise." Sheila said. "There won't be any emotional baggage to go along with the sexual trip."

Ally liked her analogy. She looked down at the container she held.

"Let's get rid of all these chips." Ally said. "I don't want to carry them around."

They headed back to the casino. Everything should be under control there by now. What could possibly go wrong?

Vanna and Allison waited outside of the main dining room in the lounge area. They wanted to wait for Mary and Laura.

They looked at each other as they waited.

Allison began to have second thoughts. She hadn't done anything like this since she'd left the past, her future.

"Are we sure we want to do this?" Allison asked.

Vanna didn't say anything at first.

"I'd like to be with them, at least to see what happens." Vanna said. "You know I haven't done it in a long time. I mean, being with someone new, with strangers."

Allison knew Vanna always tried to be with a 'new girl' whenever she could in the future. Vanna told her before they started as a pair, it was 'who she was'. It was all part of her life. It was Vanna who'd encouraged her to be with other females in the future too. They'd shared more than a few together. She found the beauty in what Vanna told her was there. There were some beautiful experiences. They were all passing ships in the night.

"You mean at least no one new since my mother and Samantha." Allison said.

Vanna frowned. Allison didn't have to point out Claire was her mother. No one's mother is only a few years older than them. Reality conflicted with the practice. She felt the need to point a few things out.

"Claire is younger than me." Vanna said. "I don't see her as your mother, even if she is. I see her as one of the girls, a Hot one too I might add."

Allison started to have second thoughts about it. It could put Vanna on the path to being with a dozen females on the ship in the next few days. Then again, what could it hurt if they never saw them again? It was how it was in the future. They seldom saw anyone again if they were passing through. If they did see them again, they were usually dead. If they were lucky, they wouldn't have died at the hands of Scavengers. Most of them weren't lucky.

Vanna and her always had ups and downs. All relationships did. She knew Vanna could please all the people some of the time, and please some of the people all of the time, but she couldn't please all the people all of the time. She wanted Vanna to be who she was.

"I want you to have a good time." Allison said. "I just need to be careful. I don't want to do anything to hurt my baby. You know I have to think about it. Enough seems to go wrong for me anyway on its own."

Vanna did know it was a constant problem for Allison. She didn't want to seem like she was greedy. She felt very selfish about herself after what Allison just said. It reminded her of what Cameron had done to all of the Metal girls.

"I'm sorry. I don't know what I was thinking." Vanna said. "We can go somewhere else. I don't need to do anything extra. It was just a thought. Old habits die hard. Maybe it was the surroundings that got me wound up."

Allison knew Vanna wanted to be with the two girls. She did too. She knew Vanna wanted it more.

"I don't mind if you have a little fun." Allison said. "I knew it was how you were when we started out. I know I put a big crimp in your life. I've always appreciated your sacrifice."

Vanna felt Allison reach out to her. She felt bad about it now. Her true nature got the best of her.

"We're here together and our Metal girlfriends are here too." Vanna said. "I know we've left them sort of hanging."

Allison thought the Metal girls all made a pretty good time of it among themselves. It didn't even include what they'd allowed Cameron to do with their chassis for John.

"I still can't believe they all gave up their virginity the way they did." Ally said.

Vanna sighed.

"It was better than the way ours was taken from us." Vanna said. "I think it's part of why they allowed Cameron to do it for them."

Vanna knew Hanna was very worried about ever being with a male because of the 'Neural Interface' with her. She was afraid it would be a 'bad' or 'violent' experience. She was pretty sure Sheila felt the same way deep down inside, even if she 'hid' it. A lot of baggage came with the 'Neural Interface'.

Allison and Vanna walked over to the elevator. It opened as they approached.

"I love the 'magic elevator'." Allison said.

Vanna gave Allison a kiss once they were inside.

"We can do whatever you want." Vanna said.

The door went to close on the elevator. There was the sound of running footsteps. A foot tripped the door sensor and prevented the door from closing.

Allison and Vanna moved back from the door as it opened.

Two figures hurried inside.

Vanna and Allison looked at each other as Mary and Laura entered the elevator.

Summer checked on Precious, Jan and Samantha. She was satisfied her mother was going to be tied up with Jesse for a while.

Jan and Samantha seemed preoccupied with Precious so she slipped back out and headed for the Command Center. She wanted to see where the operation with Cammy and Savannah went.

Jesse and Claire continued to share after Samantha left.

Jesse was aware when Riley stopped by the second time. She knew Riley watched her and Claire together. She knew Riley looked in on her from time to time. She always expected her to knock or come in to be with her. She never did. She never asked her to come in either. She didn't want to offend Cameron or mess anything up with Derek and Riley.

"I can see Riley wants to be with a female again." Claire said.

Jesse didn't think Claire noticed Riley was there. She did. She'd also made a correct evaluation of Riley's desires.

"She does." Jesse said. "I think she wanted to be with Samantha more than anything."

Claire wondered if it was because Samantha was going to look like her in a few more days. She figured those feelings probably started with Samantha's former appearance.

"When I do the 'Neural Interface' with Samantha, is it going to make her more likely to want to be with Riley?" Claire asked.

Jesse thought so based on what she saw happen with Sheila as she did the 'Neural Interface' with Gail's program.

"Look what I did to Sheila." Jesse said. "She's actually the same program as Gail. How different are they?"

Claire knew there was a world of difference between Sheila and Gail as far as 'everything' went.

"Do you mean they were identical to start?" Claire asked.

Jesse often wondered about the 'Neural Interface'. She was aware of some of Sheila's extreme actions. She knew they were her actions in the past, the future. She didn't feel she'd created a monster. If anything, she'd allowed one to escape.

"I was there when they copied the chip, her program." Jesse said. "The 'Neural Interface' did the rest to Sheila. I warned her there was a lot of darkness, hurt and pain."

Claire also liked the desire and outgoing sexual aggressiveness. She thought of something which would be exciting.

"I wish we could do the 'Neural Interface' with each other." Claire said. "I would love to 'be you'."

Jesse felt more than a twinge of sadness. She would never want the pain inside of her in Claire. She didn't want anyone else to have those experiences.

"I would never do that to you." Jesse said. "I wish I was you instead."

Claire moved on top of Jesse.

"Is that why we're together?" Claire asked.

Jesse wondered about it herself sometimes.

"Do you mean because we wish we were each other?" Jesse asked. "Maybe we're like magnets and opposites attract."

Claire gave Jesse a kiss.

"Maybe it's just because we love each other for the person they are now, not who they once were." Claire said. "The past is in the past. It's where it should remain."

Jesse was afraid in her case, it was because it was only the person she let Claire see. She was very ashamed of her past at this point. It wasn't only what was done to her, it was also what she'd done to others. She'd left both men and women screaming as she did terrible things to them. She'd caused irreversible damage to their bodies.

Riley knew she was almost caught trying to spy on Jesse again. She really wanted to see Claire. She wanted to know what Samantha was going to look like. She really liked what she saw.

She returned to her room.

Derek was awake when she returned. She wanted to give him something to think about. She believed it was also a valid point.

"I just went to stretch my legs." Riley said. "I think I've had them wrapped around your back too much lately."

Derek smiled. It seemed to be more of a two way street. It hadn't been that way in a long time.

"You've been on top quite a bit too." Derek said.

Riley stripped off her clothes and climbed back into bed.

"I want you to give it to me rough." Riley whispered in his ear.

Derek wasn't sure what she meant. He wanted to make sure he didn't overstep.

"Tell me what you want and I'll do it." Derek said.

Riley wanted it all.

"Take me and don't stop, even if I beg you to stop." Riley said. "Take me harder and take me everywhere."

Derek swallowed hard.

"Everywhere?" Derek asked.

Riley wanted to make herself clear.

"Everywhere." Riley said. "It's time for a trip around the world…."

After looking in on Jesse and Claire, Riley developed an itch which needed to be scratched. Derek would have to do for now.

Cammy and Savannah were at a turning point.

"How do you want to play this?" Savannah asked. "We either need to enter now or leave."

Cammy wasn't sure what the best course of action was going forward.

"I'm thinking." Cammy said.

Savannah wasn't sure what there was to think about.

"If we start looking around the building, I'm worried it might trigger something." Savannah said.

It was a worry for Cammy as well.

"It's what I'm thinking about." Cammy said. "I don't think there's anyone here or they would have come out by now."

With the opportunity they'd presented earlier, anyone would have opened the door, even if it was only for a better look.

Savannah wanted to get things started.

"I agree." Savannah said. "Let's go in through a non opening window then."

They'd used the same technique before. They took a window out of its frame. They were able to bypass the wired doors and even the motion detectors. They weren't aimed at a window which didn't open.

Cammy moved over to the window furthest away from the door and looked at the frame. She took out her knife and stuck it between the glass and the frame and started to pop the molding out.

Savannah kept a watch behind them and around them. The drones overhead searched for any threats.

Cammy took the frame off in no time. She looked carefully around the window and popped the large piece of glass out. She moved it in front of the piece of glass next to it.

She slowly poked her head inside. She didn't see a motion detector. The front door was wired for an alarm. It could also be wired to make the building blow up as far as they knew.

Savannah moved up in back of Cammy.

"Follow me." Cammy said as she slipped inside.

Savannah followed her in.

Cammy moved silently up to the next door in the reception area. There was no office furniture evident except a medium size metal trash can. In the other building, they'd made a hole in the wall at this point. She saw something easier here.

She looked at the receptionist window and simply lifted out the two pieces of glass. She stuck her head inside and looked around. It wasn't wired and there was no motion detector.

"We're good to go." Cammy said.

Savannah moved the trash can over and turned it upside down. They used it for a step to get in the window easier.

Cammy went through first. She noted the door from the lobby was also wired.

Savannah followed her in.

The interior of the reception office wasn't lit. They only had the light from the front windows to light the area. They moved down a hall. It got darker as they moved along. Cammy could see fine as she used her Terminator vision. Savannah was at a disadvantage. There was still enough light that filtered in to let her see where to go.

There was a door to the workroom area at the end of the hall. They'd looked at the building plans before they'd arrived. On the other side of the door should be a large work area. At the far end was the railway siding which entered the building.

Cammy thought about the progress of their trek so far.

"The two doors we bypassed were both wired." Cammy said. "This door is closed. It may be wired as well."

Savannah looked. She couldn't see any detail unless she used her phone to light the area. With the outfit she currently wore, there was no place to put any of her gear.

"Is it wired on this side or the side we can't see?" Savannah asked.

Cammy searched around the door frame. She reached on top of the door frame.

"I found the wires." Cammy said. "It uses a recessed plunger type switch inside the door frame."

Cammy took out her knife and carefully stripped the wires and bent them together.

"This should complete the circuit." Cammy said.

She carefully opened the door to the workroom area. There was a dusty haze of light from the skylights.

They didn't expect to find anything inside and they were right. The interior was empty. Cammy looked around and she could see what looked like several explosive charges around the doors on the side and back. It was what she feared they would find. So far it hadn't been the hard way.

"The building is booby trapped." Cammy said.

It was news Savannah could have done without. It wasn't unexpected. She wondered exactly what the danger level was.

"Can you tell if they are only rigged to blow up if a door is opened, or can they be command detonated as well?" Savannah asked.

With the thought of a command detonated bomb, Cammy wanted Savannah out of the building.

"I'll need to inspect one closer." Cammy said. "I need you to go back outside."

Savannah wanted to take a quick look around the inside first.

"We need to look for some clues." Savannah said. "Whoever rigged this expects the building to blow up when someone shows up. They may have been careless with something. They would figure everything inside would be destroyed."

Cammy moved to the closest bomb. She gave it a quick inspection. She was able to make a conclusive determination.

"It's an explosive and an incendiary device." Cammy said. "This one is only rigged to the door on the side here."

Savannah wanted to create some options for them.

"Can you disarm it?" Savannah asked. "It will give us another way out in a hurry."

Cammy worked on it for a short time.

"This one is disconnected." Cammy said. "The door itself is still wired for the alarm."

Savannah thought they could control some of the variables.

"John Henry or CamNet should be able to block or clone the alarm signal." Savannah said.

Cammy knew everything they discussed was being sent to John Henry and from there to the other Terminators and CamNet.

"They're working on it." Cammy said.

Cammy looked around. She spotted one security camera and then a second one. They were aimed at the rail siding door and the two doors on the truck dock. She indicated their field of view to Savannah.

Savannah nodded at her and followed Cammy further into the building.

The Resistance Terminators listened from both sides down the street and in back of the building.

Steve glanced over at Tom.

"It should have been us inside there." Steve said. "We've put Savannah in danger."

Tom worried about it as well. He could see a plus side to it.

"It's not right for Savannah to take the risk for us." Tom said. "She's also making Cammy use caution."

Steve hoped it would be a little safer for both of them.

"It's something we're not usually known for." Steve said.

Steve and Tom were ready to move in on a moment's notice.

Al and Ed were ready as were Richard and Michael.

Larry and Hank were directed away from the two buildings they took down last night to back up the teams there.

Young Allison and Anna were back in Palmdale.

They closely followed the operation. They were very limited with what they could view from the drone footage. They lost visuals on Cammy and Savannah as soon as they'd entered the building.

Young Allison and Anna were both very displeased the building was booby trapped.

"They should pull out now and we can bring the building down with a missile strike tonight." Anna said. "There's nothing of value inside. There's no HK equipment to capture."

Young Allison felt some discretion was needed right now. She planned to do a little manipulation of her own

"It will tip someone's hand we're on to them." Young Allison said. "I would like to see them pull out. I know they won't yet."

Anna hoped something useful could be gained.

"Maybe they'll find something like Savannah speculated." Anna said.

Young Allison already wanted some payback.

"I want to know where the signal for those cameras goes." Young Allison said. "It's our next target."

Young Allison would like to deliver the message in person. Vengeance, justice and retribution all seemed one in the same to her.

The female Fanatic was able to see where the spur track came off of the siding. The building it went to was partially collapsed. It appeared there'd been a fire inside of it. She was sure the target building was to the west.

She checked around her again to make sure there were no other people lurking anywhere. She took out her phone and looked at the satellite image. She decided to follow the street which would pass to the north of it.

If she took the street she was on right now, it would take her directly in front of the building she suspected the truck was at. It would also put her within eyesight of any Grays who were out and about. She decided to continue north along the rail siding. She would be able to cut in on a different cul-de-sac and approach the building from the north side.

She hoped she didn't run into any more street trash. She reflected on her last encounter. She didn't think she was lucky as far as being lucky. She could have killed all four of them with her pistol. The only reason she didn't, was because she didn't want to alert the Grays to her presence.

The trek north along the rail siding was uneventful. She looked between two buildings as she neared the end of it. She could see the next cul-de-sac. She moved over to the fence. It was a wire fence. It had been cut long ago. Most of the fences she'd passed between the buildings were down or cut. The street she was on, actually had several active businesses. It wasn't something she'd expected to see.

Her first concern was to look for the box truck. She didn't spot it at either of the two businesses. They both had loading docks on the front. One of them also had additional loading docks along the side of it. She thought they were too many vehicles to be a Skynet location.

She walked out of the cul-de-sac onto the first cross street. The first cross street would put her just west of the target location. She'd already looked at the location from the back. She'd been able to see both sides of it as well. What she needed to see was the front of it.

A big rig came around the corner, when she was halfway down the street. It was headed to one of the two buildings she'd passed earlier. She tried not to glance over at the truck as it passed. She could see the truck driver looked over in her direction. He didn't slow down, honk, or say anything. She heard the truck downshift. She glanced behind her. She could see it make the turn towards the two buildings she'd passed earlier.

The corner was one building ahead. There were a few cars parked in the parking lot of the building on the northwest corner. She moved up closer to the building so she could see from the parking lot. If anyone from the target location noticed her, it would look like she'd come out of the building on the corner.

The box truck she'd followed was backed up to the dock on the north side. It was the building she'd suspected. It was the building with an internal rail siding. She was also a little surprised to see something else. It was a second box truck. It wasn't the one she'd spotted earlier either.

She was between an SUV and a sedan as she observed the location. She was just about to move away when she saw someone come out of the building. It appeared to be the man she'd seen with the truck earlier. It was. He climbed up into the truck and started it. She ducked down a little bit as he pulled out of the parking lot and turned onto the street. He headed in the direction which would take him back out to the main street.

The truck passed by the location she was at. She waited a few moments before she moved out between the two vehicles. She headed down towards the corner. She wanted to see which way the truck turned. If he turned to the left, he was most likely going to the location she'd spotted the truck earlier. If he turned to the right, he was headed towards an unknown location. The truck turned to the left. If she continued down the street in the direction the truck went, she figured she could reach her vehicle in about seven minutes. The box truck would be long gone by then.

She wanted to know what was inside of the building. The building the box truck left from seconds ago was the biggest building so far. It left her with several choices. She could return to her vehicle and wait for the second box truck to leave. Where her vehicle was currently parked, she could either follow it to the north or the south easily.

She could see the door on the building wasn't closed. The truck driver who'd just left came out of. It was wide open. It was afternoon and broad daylight. If it was night, she wouldn't hesitate to try to make her approach and slip inside. She didn't know if there were any surveillance cameras or not.

The female Fanatic felt confident there were a suitable amount of people in the neighborhood. She wouldn't stand out as a loner. It was what she hoped anyway. She decided she wanted a closer look at the building.

CamNet's Terminators waited to see how many more men would come out. They'd used a 'voice trick' to see how many more they could lure out.

"What's all the fuss about?" The fifth man asked.

A younger man came out of the doorway and headed towards the blue van.

"It better be something good." The sixth man said.

An older man came out of the doorway. He was in the process of tucking in his shirt and buckling his pants.

Lena waited a moment to see if anyone else would come out. It didn't look like it. She pushed the door closed again.

The younger man looked back at the older man.

"There's no need for you to hurry, Pops." The fifth man said. "You could barely finish on the last one."

The older man got his pants in order.

"Don't worry about me, Sonny." The sixth man said.

Tina moved behind both of the men. She glanced back at Lena and the door. Everything was in order. She fired her M9 once and the older man went down.

The younger man turned around to see what happened. As his head turned, he saw the other three men on the ground near the side of the blue van. He opened his mouth to issue a warning. The sound never made it out of his lungs. A silenced round caught him in the head. He joined his associates on the ground.

Tina quickly collected the phones from the men. Three of the six carried firearms. One of them carried some type of an electric prod. She took it with her.

Lena looked at the electric prod when Tina handed it to her.

"Do you think this could bring one of us down?" Lena asked.

Tina glanced at the door. She thought it was closed enough. She didn't want any surprise visitors.

"I don't know." Tina said. "It may incapacitate a limb. It may cause a reboot."

They knew they would both need to be cautious going forward.

Based on the information they'd been able to gather from the men in the blue van at the other location. There should be two more men inside. There were supposed to be eight total.

They were both fully armored up. So far they'd been able to use their silenced pistols.

There was the possibility they might run into a few 'customers'.

"What do you want to do if we run into some outsiders?" Lena asked.

Tina thought about it for a second.

"I think they should be terminated." Tina said.

The drone image showed two men leave from the front of the establishment. They were both wearing shorts.

"Those two are lucky." Lena said.

They decided everyone would be terminated except for the girls. If possible, they would take the other two men who were part of the operation into custody. They would be interrogated and terminated.

They moved up to the metal door and listened.

They could hear several females talking. They could also hear some weeping.

"When are some of the new girl's going to be ready?" The seventh man asked.

They could hear an electrical discharge and a female gasp in pain.

"I don't think it's going to be today." The eighth man said. "They haven't properly been broken in yet."

"Only two of the rooms are being used right now." The seventh man said. "Why don't you take the desk for a while and let me help break a couple of them in. I've been up here all morning."

They heard the electrical crackle and another gasp of pain. It was followed by a man laughing.

"I'll see if one of those other guys can take over." The eighth man said. "They all went out into the back. The meat wagon is back with a fresh load."

Lena figured she could get the other two men to come out into the back.

"I need both of you guys out here right now." Lena said in the portly man voice. "Drop everything and get out here."

"All right already." The eighth man said. "I'm not done with you, Bitch."

There was a crackle of electricity. It was followed by another gasp of pain. There was a sound of laughter.

They could hear running footsteps.

"Let's get out there." The seventh man said.

One man came out the door. Tina grabbed him. She quickly moved him out of the way. It was the seventh man.

Lena waited. She really wanted to get her hands on the eighth man. She knew he'd been using one of the electrical prods on one of the females. More than likely he still held it in his hand.

The eighth man walked out. He felt an intense pressure around his throat. He couldn't breathe, scream or cry out for help. There was a sharp pain in his right arm at the same time. The electrical prod he'd been holding fell from his grip.

Tina and Lena quickly bound and gagged the two unconscious men. They would deal with them later. Right now they needed to secure the front of the building and see what was what. They were under the impression two of the rooms were in use by 'customers'.

Cute And Shapely

When surrounded by many
The crew can get motley
There can never be a focus
When there's a medley

Words often said mean little
Unless they're spoken sincerely
When they mean what they say
It should be held dearly

When intentions are made
They must be stated clearly
To find one who speaks the truth
Will happen very rarely

Time can be cruel
Events often play out badly
It leaves some to jump at scraps
Which they cling to madly

Decisions based on greed
Will always end poorly
It's even more so when it involves
One who's cute and shapely

Nobody