Chapter 1372
Hard To Top
John and Cameron returned to the private area. They wanted to go back to the Owner's Suite.
No one opened the door for them. It might not be a good sign.
Cameron opened the door to the private area and then the door for their suite.
"You can take it easy for a few minutes." Cameron said.
John wondered if there was a problem.
"Is everything OK?" John asked.
Cameron smiled at him.
"Everything is perfect." Cameron said. "I just need to check on a few things. I'll be right in."
John went into the Owner's Suite and Cameron went to the Control Center.
Jim updated her on the operation Cammy and Savannah were on.
There was one thing Cameron wanted more information on.
"What about the operation last night?" Cameron asked. "It seems there was more to it."
Jim knew there was. John Henry restricted the information about it because CamNet wanted the information suppressed. She wanted to keep the full extent of Young Allison's involvement kept clandestine for now.
"I'm more concerned with where Cammy and Savannah are currently." Jim said. "The building is wired and booby trapped."
Cameron's concern went up. She didn't want them to face unnecessary danger.
"Savannah and Cammy should withdraw and turn the operation over to one of the other teams." Cameron said.
Jim doubted it was going to happen until they were done with their search of the building. He thought if Savannah was there with Cameron instead of Cammy, they would do the same thing. There was no need to point it out.
"It's for John Henry to decide." Jim said.
Cameron wanted to see more about what Sheila and Ally encountered with Leticia and the altercation in the casino. She began to review the past footage.
Jim looked over at her monitor.
"She's beautiful." Jim said.
Cameron thought so too. She wanted to know more about the part where Sheila 'bought' her. The concept was as disturbing as it was intriguing.
Jim went over what happened as Cameron watched the security feed. It wasn't an actual 'purchase' of a human being. It was more a settlement of a monetary dispute.
Cameron wanted to know more about the three girls. She wanted details about their lives.
Jim already looked into a number of different things. He thought financial matters were the place to start.
"The girls all have a weak financial status." Jim said. "Mary is the least indebted and Leticia is the most in debt."
Cameron saw the girls were all thousands of dollars in debt. She wondered why they were on the cruise if they owed money. She realized many passengers put their cruise on a credit card and would pay for it 'later'. It seemed to be the norm rather than the exception.
"I want to know everything about those three girls." Cameron said. "I want you to have CamNet track everything back on them. If anything stands out, I need to know immediately."
Cameron saw an elevator surveillance camera pop up on a screen.
"It appears Vanna and Allison are about to find out a little more about Mary and Laura." Jim said.
Cameron saw the four girls in the elevator. She listened to their conversation.
"It's why I need to know immediately." Cameron said. "I don't want any trouble for our team."
She listened to hear what John was doing in their suite next door. She didn't want to keep him waiting needlessly. She told him she would be there when he was awake. He was clearly awake since she'd let him into the room a few minutes ago. It sounded like he just finished using the restroom.
Cameron left the Control Center and went to the Honeymoon Suite. She didn't go through her suite but back out the way she'd come in. The four Metal girls there all stopped sharing and came out of the two bedrooms. They were all naked.
Cameron watched them line up in a row. She liked what she looked at. She could see they were all on board for some more action. She wanted to make sure.
"Who would like for me to use their chassis?" Cameron asked.
All four girls stepped forward.
Cameron couldn't decide which one she wanted the most. She wanted all of them.
Gail-Cam and Holly asked about Vanna and Allison.
Cameron thought she'd better tell it to them straight.
"They're currently in the process of making 'new friends'." Cameron said. "I don't think they'll be back for a few hours."
Gail-Cam and Holly knew their human lovers were 'hungry'. They were aware the girl's adventures in the past, the future, were quite extensive. They'd been given the green light by Cameron to seek out a little 'extra'. They were told what happened on the ship, stayed on the ship. It applied to all of them.
Cameron took the little note pad on the desk and marked an 'X' on one piece of paper. She folded it in half and in half again. She folded three blank pieces the same way. There was an ice bucket. It was empty. She dropped the four papers inside and shook it.
"I don't know any other way to do this fairly. I want you to each take one." Cameron said as she held the bucket up. "Don't look."
The Metal girls were still lined up in a row.
They each took a paper.
Cameron watched as they opened them.
Cam-Gail, Hanna and Gail-Cam all came up blank. They all looked disappointed.
Holly had the paper with the 'X' on it.
Cameron felt a sense of excitement. She was aware John would fondle her a great deal when she controlled Holly's chassis. She wanted to make sure the ground rules were established.
"It will be the same way as before." Cameron said. "Is it what you want?"
Holly was glad Cameron had done for her. It made everything simpler. She still didn't think she was ready to try it on her own yet. She wanted her one time with John. She wanted what Cameron offered now instead.
"It is." Holly said.
Hanna hoped to get Holly's 'spot'.
"Remember, Allison is here." Hanna said.
Cameron already made sure Holly knew what Allison was about to do.
Holly could see the other Metal girls were a little jealous.
"She's busy." Holly said. "My chassis will be too."
Cameron took Holly by the hand.
She looked at the three Metal girls who came up short.
"Thank you for your assistance." Cameron said.
Gail-Cam went and got a robe for Holly.
"Here." Gail-Cam said. "It will make John nervous if you show up naked to begin with."
Holly slipped the robe on and left with Cameron.
The three Metal girls headed for the main bedroom and picked up where they'd left off. They all felt more than a little disappointed. They realized if Cameron continued to use the same method to select the next candidate, it was possible the previous candidate could be selected again. Some of the Metal girls may get two or three extra turns based on random chance.
John was surprised to see Cameron enter through the front door of their suite. He expected to see her enter through the connecting door from the Control Center. He was even more surprised to see Holly behind her in a robe. He absentmindedly flexed his hands several times in anticipation of what they would soon touch. He also moistened his lips several times in anticipation of where they would soon be.
Holly looked at John and smiled.
"Hi, John." Holly said.
John could see she looked a little shy. He saw the tether in Cameron's hand.
"Hello, Holly." John said.
John wanted to make sure Holly was there on her own accord.
"Is this what you want?" John asked. "Is it the way you want it to be done?"
Holly wanted to make it clear it was what she wanted. She didn't want the opportunity to slip away from her.
"I asked Cameron if she could use my chassis again." Holly said. "If it is OK with you. I'd like it very much."
John expected to be with Cameron as herself. Right now Holly looked really fine to him. The robe wasn't closed tight and her breasts were bulging. He could see most of them. There was a lot to see.
They 'called' to him.
John didn't need to think about it when Holly slipped off her robe. He took in her naked beauty. He wanted her very much. Well, Cameron in control of her chassis very much.
"It's fine with me if it is with you, and if Cameron is the one in control." John said.
John looked forward to his 'one time' with each of the Metal girls. He didn't think he should 'push' anything. He smiled to himself when he thought about his previous thought. He was about to push something else.
Cameron slipped off her shoes and handed John the tether.
Holly and Cameron both moved their hair out of the way. There were two audible 'clicks' as John plugged both of them in. He gently tugged on the connectors two times each to make sure they were properly situated. The dream he had before seemed a little too real. He still wondered about it.
He thought Cameron would strip but she didn't. He was sure it was so he wouldn't be distracted. It would force all of his concentration to be on Holly's sheath. He didn't think he'd have too much trouble doing it.
Cameron pulled back the covers and moved to one side of the bed.
It left John and Holly to look at each other.
John reached out and touched Holly's left breast. He couldn't wait to get both of his hands on one of them.
She smiled and giggled.
He heard Cameron behind him still getting situated.
John quickly withdrew his hand when he realized Cameron wasn't ready yet.
They both felt something which started years ago. In that moment they waited for Cameron, they both felt 'love'.
John and Holly really shared a moment as they stared at each other.
Cameron watched them look at each other before she pulled the pillow over her head. She knew how they both felt. Duplicate Cameron hid on Holly's chip for fifteen months. She possessed all those files. Not only did she know what Holly's feelings were, she knew the great restraint Holly exhibited for all of those months.
She also knew Holly offered Duplicate Cameron the use of her chassis multiple times. She'd even offered Duplicate Cameron the option to have her chassis permanently, and she would take Gail's deactivated chassis. It was a combination of honor and sacrifice she really appreciated.
Holly closed her eyes and then opened them again.
She lifted John's hands to her voluptuous breasts.
"I'm here now, John. Take as much as you want." Holly-Cameron said. "We're going to do everything."
John was highly excited right now.
Holly-Cameron rapidly undressed him.
They moved to the bed together.
"I'm going to lead." Holly-Cameron said.
John always liked when she did.
"I hope I can keep up." John said.
Holly-Cameron smiled.
"I don't think you'll have a problem." Holly-Cameron said.
It was something she 'took care of' during one of his three lunches. The medicine was ingested and he should be good to go. The timing was perfect. It wasn't a coincidence either.
Allison and Vanna were just as surprised to see Mary and Laura as they were to see them.
The two pairs of girls both looked at each other.
Mary still wanted to be with 'Sue' who was really Sheila. 'Peggy', and her red headed friend 'Ann', both looked mighty fine. 'Sue' wasn't there. She was very aware if one couldn't love the one they wanted, then they would love the one they're with.
The girls got to talking as the elevator went up.
It went all the way up to the sky lounge. It wasn't the destination anyone had in mind when they got into the elevator.
Allison knew they normally didn't need to touch the controls. It seemed their destination was usually preordained. She briefly reflected, it may have been as well in this case.
"I guess we should have pushed a button." Allison said.
Laura didn't want them to 'get away'. She gave them some options.
"We can look around in here if you want or we can go where the line dancing will be." Laura said. "We can just hang out too."
It was clear both sets of girls were very interested in each other.
It looked like Vanna set her sights on Mary. It was fine with Laura and Allison. They sized each other up and were ready for more.
Allison started to have second thoughts about things before they got in the elevator. Once Mary and Laura entered the elevator, they were able to check them out in detail. She forgot her earlier inhibitions. The thrill of being with someone new excited her greatly. The girls were cute and shapely. Every smooth curve looked beautiful. They were young too. It all added to the allure.
Vanna was hungry for some 'fresh meat'. A ship-borne encounter was just what she wanted. It would be someone new and Hot, and then they would be gone. It was just like it was in the 'old days', the future. She could get the thrill and skip the headaches or baggage which always seemed to follow any relationship. The only trouble with the girls who 'passed through' from the future was, none of them ever looked a tenth as good as Mary and Laura did right now. There wouldn't be any open sores or scars on Mary or Laura.
She looked at Allison and she nodded back. It looked like it was a go. They planned to see how it went. It looked like it was going to go all the way. They would each be with one girl first and then switch at some point and be with the other girl. A sexual trade-off was always very exciting.
Vanna moved away with Mary over to one side to give Allison and Laura some room. She looked back and saw Laura move in on Allison and kiss her. She turned back to face Mary. She was right there and started to kiss her. She briefly thought of Allison and Cam before her excitement overtook her and she started to kiss Mary back. Sheila said the girls were 'clean'. It was good enough for her.
The four girls all liked what they started. It was decided they would go back to one of their rooms and take it a step or two further.
Laura really liked 'Barbara', who was actually Cameron and how she looked. The wine was the best she'd ever tasted. She was a little surprised when the wine steward returned and took it away for them as they were about to leave. He said it would be available for the rest of their meals on the ship. Since it was on a VIP ticket, it would be brought to anywhere on the ship where they wanted it, including their room. As far as her current endeavor went, there was one thing which did trouble her. She looked at 'Peggy' with some concern.
"What about your sister?" Laura asked. "Will she be there?"
Allison frowned. She didn't want to make any waves. She knew it was bound to happen at some point. Right now her body called to her.
"She's kind of uptight." Allison said. "I'd rather she not know what we do, at least not at first. You know how sisters can be."
Laura nodded. She knew 'family' didn't always understand. They could be very negative about things. They didn't always support the individual. They may still love them and care for them, but things just weren't the same. She didn't think anyone knew everything about any other person no matter how close they were. There were always secrets. There were always desires. There were always fantasies. There was always darkness.
They headed for the elevator again. The door opened as they approached. The four girls entered and the door closed. Mary and Laura's deck was already selected.
Laura noted the deck selection. She looked at 'Peggy' and 'Ann'. She lightly moistened her lips. She anticipated what was coming.
"I'd say 'going down', but it seems pretty evident at this point." Laura said.
The four girls laughed. It was exactly what all of them had in mind. The excitement and anticipation level was extreme.
The kissing picked up in the elevator. The girls openly fondled each other on the ride down.
As soon as the elevator opened, they hurried to Mary and Laura's cabin.
Allison and Vanna were shocked at how small the cabin actually was. The bathroom in their suite was bigger than the entire cabin. Their shower was bigger than the entire bathroom.
The girls started to undress each other.
Vanna reached down and touched her abdomen. She felt very self conscious about herself.
Mary noticed.
"Is something wrong?" Mary asked as she continued to strip.
Vanna knew it wasn't an issue in the future. Many people were physically scarred. All of them were scarred mentally in some way. She just decided to go ahead and say it.
"I have a scar." Vanna said. "It's big."
The girls were all naked in no time.
Mary didn't think it was a big deal.
"I think we can come up with a few positions where it wouldn't be seen or noticed." Mary said. "It's not a problem. Most of my scars are internal. There are plenty of them too. Everyone is who they are and how they are. You're incredibly beautiful."
Vanna was glad Mary didn't ask her what happened. She appreciated the compliments, and Mary's kind words.
Allison and Vanna looked at the piercings Sheila made on the two girls. Mary and Laura proudly showed off both sets.
"That's so hot." Allison said.
Mary flipped her nipple rings back and forth a few times to show them off.
"The rings would be hard to top." Mary said.
Vanna looked at Allison and nodded at Laura.
Allison understood what Vanna wanted to do. She wanted to give the girls a surprise.
Vanna guided Mary to her right breast and Laura to her left breast. Both girls started in on her. Almost immediately, both of their heads popped up and they looked at each other.
"I think she just topped it." Mary said. "I've never been with anyone lactating before."
Laura hoped Mary would save some for her when they switched partners later on.
Mary and Vanna got in on one side of the bed and Allison and Laura on the other side. They would be together in close quarters once things got started. It would make switching much easier though. The girls were all in a hurry to 'make it' for round one so they could get to round two with the other girl. It would be on round three when they were back with the first girl where they would really share. It wouldn't just be about the moment. It would be about each other. It was where the true beauty of any individual emanated. True beauty was when they shared themselves.
It was hard to say which of the four girls was the most excited.
Jim tried to follow the operation with Savannah and Cammy. What happened in the elevator and sky lounge distracted him. He really wished he'd put a set of cameras in Mary and Laura's room. He planned to up the 'security'. One could never be safe enough. The new girls were going to be interacting with their group. They should receive the benefit of some additional security as well.
He didn't find anything detrimental about any of the three girls other than weak financial records. He saw no reason to stop anything. Holly was in the Owner's Suite with Cameron and John. The other three Metal girls were occupied in the Honeymoon Suite. He did have cameras in there and the girls knew about them.
He needed to keep track of Ally and Sheila since they were headed back to the casino.
He would need to keep an eye on Leticia too. He was very curious about the way she'd acted when Sheila and Ally left. He watched how she looked at them. It was clear she wanted more. CamNet was the one who put the brakes on it. It wasn't him.
Jim informed Ally and Sheila about Allison and Vanna. They were on the move. They were surprised to learn they may have hooked up with Mary and Laura.
They learned Cameron was back in her suite with Holly and John.
Sheila wondered if she should have gone back to where the suites were earlier.
"Holly got lucky." Sheila said. "John would have picked me if I'd been there."
Jim said he didn't know the selection method.
Ally needed to keep track of what her current identity would be.
"I guess it means I'm 'Barbara' instead of 'Peggy' when Allison is out and Cameron and Cam-Gail are occupied." Ally said.
Sheila spotted the female who'd been rough with Leticia in a lounge outside the casino. A dozen things flashed through her mind that she would like to do to her. If they weren't on the ship, about half of them would have already happened. She would have 'worked' on her and dumped the mutilated remains in the trash, where they belonged.
"I just saw that 'Bitch'." Sheila said. "I should snap her neck. I didn't like the way she looked at me."
Sheila disliked the way she'd treated Leticia even more. Leticia's story about what happened scanned back as truthful.
Ally didn't want trouble. She didn't doubt Sheila's intentions one bit.
"Let it go unless she hassles Leticia again." Ally said. "She was warned."
Sheila would take exception to it.
Jim followed up and found out Leticia ran up about two thousand dollars on the aggressive female's credit card in San Diego.
When Sheila found out the dollar amount, she figured the Bitch should be happy with the outcome. It gave her justification to act if there was any further retribution on the part of the Bitch.
"I think I laid about five thousand dollars on her." Sheila said. "That Bitch got back double her money."
Ally was sure the bigger prize in the deal was Leticia.
"I would rather be with Leticia than have the money." Ally said. "Look at all this crap here."
Ally indicated the bucket of chips she held.
Sheila figured there were more than a few ways to play the game.
"If we can't get one of the females to put out for us, we can always give them an 'incentive'." Sheila said.
Ally frowned. She knew Sheila was joking. She didn't want to 'buy' someone's affection.
"If it's not for free, it's not for me." Ally said. "I don't want it."
They entered the casino and cashed in the chips to Ally's onboard account. They didn't want it associated with Sheila since she was technically a member of the crew.
Bob still hung around on the casino deck. He wasn't sure the aggressive female wouldn't cause any more problems. She'd gone on a shopping spree with the money Sheila gave her and now she was drinking heavily in a lounge near the casino. It was early in the afternoon to be drinking so much. If she didn't have a high tolerance level, she was going to be a problem later on.
Now Ally and Sheila were back in the casino. He would need to keep track of them. He asked Jim to keep him posted on where everyone was at and what they were doing. He didn't want a confrontation to develop. He knew Sheila well enough to know she wouldn't just terminate the crazy Bitch outright. There would be some retribution to go with it.
Leticia was upset about her encounter with the aggressive Bitch and excited about her rescue by 'Peggy' and 'Sue'. She hadn't been in a fight in a few months. She was ready if that Bitch caused her any more trouble. She may be submissive most of the time, but she still knew how to fight back. She'd learned plenty on the streets growing up.
She liked all the chips 'Peggy' carried around.
Mary mentioned they were good gamblers.
She would like to hit the 'jackpot' with both of them. She didn't care about the monetary kind either. What better pay off was there than a sexual jackpot?
John Henry was able to find the video feed Jim rigged up in the Honeymoon Suite. He could watch the Metal girls interact live. It was almost as good as when he checked out Jesse and Claire.
Summer made her way back to the Command Center. Once again John Henry didn't know she was there. She watched him check out the Metal girls on the ship. She was there to follow the operation with Cammy and Savannah.
"Did you track down where those surveillance images were being sent?" Summer asked.
John Henry jumped.
"Summer, you're back." John Henry said.
Summer wanted to mess with him a little.
"Are you sure I ever actually left?" Summer asked.
It worried John Henry some. He may have looked at a few more images he shouldn't have. He could view them through his server but it wasn't as stimulating as when he viewed them through his chassis and the 'feedback' they produced.
He wasn't really sure what to make of Summer. He wanted to be honest with her.
"I mean this in a good way." John Henry said. "I'm not really sure of anything when you're around."
Summer smiled.
"It's the way I like it." Summer said.
They both went to work and concentrated on where Cammy and Savannah were.
Cammy checked with John Henry to see if he'd isolated the two camera feeds. She wanted them looped so they could move around unhindered inside the building. She also wanted a location where the feed ended up at. She planned to pay the location a personal visit. She wanted to personally show her appreciation for them leaving the booby traps for Savannah and her.
"I have the camera feeds looped." John Henry said. "I'm still working on a destination."
Steve and Tom asked if they could join them inside the building. They could help disarm the booby traps and rig them to be command detonated by their team at a time of their choosing. They picked up some supplies from the delivery van Michael and Richard arrived in. It was stocked with a better cache of weapons too.
Savannah warned them to enter the same way they did and make no deviations.
They said they would arrive in a few minutes.
Savannah figured they were already on their way before they'd asked. She knew they all wanted to look out for Cammy and her.
They started their search of the building once the camera feeds were looped. They still needed to be wary of the other doors which were booby trapped.
"What do you think we'll find?" Savannah asked.
Cammy hoped it wouldn't be any dead bodies. Her olfactory receptors didn't detect any so far. The fact Grays were there at one point raised the possibility. This group of Grays put the grab on wayward females before. They were also involved in a fight with the Fanatics.
"We will probably find trouble." Cammy said. "I'm sure this is just the beginning of this operation."
Cammy moved to another booby trap.
Savannah wondered who set the booby traps. They didn't have any specifics. She would really like to know what group they were dealing with.
"Is there any way to tell which group left these booby traps?" Savannah asked.
Cammy disarmed two of them so far.
"No." Cammy said. "It could be anyone."
Savannah knew it included the anti-Metal faction too.
They received an update from John Henry. Steve and Tom were about to enter the building.
Savannah and Cammy moved away from the doorway as Tom followed by Steve entered.
Cammy gave them a quick run down on the two devices she'd disarmed. They set about disarming the others and then started to rig them so John Henry could command detonate them.
Savannah moved over to a work bench by the rail siding. There were some papers scattered about. She looked through them but saw nothing of importance. She would collect them and let John Henry look further into them later on.
Cammy moved over to the rail siding. She could see the marks on the cement loading dock where it looked like several HK Tracks were unloaded. She could see there were at least five. There may have been a sixth one too. The marks led to the truck loading dock on the side of the building. It appeared two trucks were loaded side by side. It was what the track marks showed on the concrete floor. It took Terminator vision to spot them. There could have been a third truck too.
There must have been two to four HK drones in the boxcars as well. She didn't see anything which looked like track marks from an HK Tread. There was one of them sometimes in a group of two boxcars, but not always. It didn't appear this load contained any.
There was no forklift or any machinery in the building. The HK drones must have been flown into the trucks from the boxcars. They could have been flown outside too and ended up anywhere.
Tom and Steve would finish up in the workroom area. Savannah turned the papers she found over to Steve.
"Let's check the office rooms up front." Cammy said.
Savannah was worried some of them could be wired.
"We need to use caution." Savannah said. "The two front doors were wired."
Cammy knew they were wired. There were no explosives in the front part of the building. At least none were spotted or openly visible. It didn't mean there weren't any.
"John Henry has control of the alarm signal and the booby traps are all under our control at this point." Cammy said. "Steve and Tom will finish rigging them up for us to use."
Savannah wanted to find out where the trucks went that offloaded the HK equipment. It was her speculation they would remain together.
"There should be some traffic cam footage which might show at least two trucks in close proximity to each other passing at one of the major intersections near here." Savannah said.
Cammy thought it was a good starting point.
"John Henry and CamNet are checking everything." Cammy said.
Savannah knew a Gray or a Terminator covered up the movement of the rail cars. It wasn't the first time either where someone covered the movement of the rail cars.
"I'm sure there's no record of the rail cars being delivered here or picked up from here." Savannah said. "We know it was covered up and the records changed or deleted. We know we're dealing with a shadow force in regards to the rail cars."
Their original speculation was the changes were accomplished by a Terminator.
Cammy and Savannah moved back into the central hallway. She knew the layout of the office area from the blueprints.
"There are four rooms, a restroom and two closets. One closet is for storage. The other one is more of a utility room. It contains the water heater and electrical room." Cammy said.
Cammy opened the door to the utility room.
Savannah spotted a ladder in the far corner.
"Where does the ladder go?" Savannah asked.
Cammy went over and looked at it. It didn't look like a roof access ladder.
"There's only one way to find out." Cammy said.
Young Allison and Anna were pleased Steve and Tom went to assist Cammy and Savannah. They could deal with the booby traps.
"Other than the booby traps, the building looks like a dead end." Anna said.
Young Allison wasn't sure she liked the terminology.
"It appears so." Young Allison said.
They listened to Cammy and Savannah talk about checking out the front part of the building.
"Where does the ladder go?" Savannah asked.
"There is only one way to find out." Cammy said.
Young Allison wanted to assist them if possible.
"Let's go over the blueprints again." Young Allison said. "Have John Henry ask them to wait a minute."
Anna sent the information.
"He has and he's checking the building plans again as well." Anna said.
Young Allison thought the building was a trap. Cammy spotted marks in the floor which indicated HK Tracks were inside, so something was actually there at one point.
"I think I found something." Anna said.
Anna didn't think what she'd found was significant but she passed it on to John Henry.
Maybe there was more there than they'd thought. Nothing was ever as it seemed or easy once they looked into it.
The female Fanatic felt confident there were a suitable amount of people in the neighborhood. She decided she wanted a closer look at the building.
She knew it would be safer to attempt to get closer in the darkness. It was just past noon. She was there now. She wanted to find out what she could. The building was clearly a target. She still wanted to know what was inside. The open door was too tempting to pass up. She figured if she couldn't get inside of the building, she might be able to see what was inside of the truck.
There was no way to know when the truck arrived. It could have been a truck based out of the location. It could have arrived from somewhere different. It could be going somewhere different.
She needed to get her hands on some explosives. She didn't care if it was chemical or otherwise. In the last few days she'd used C-4, a fertilizer bomb, a fuel bomb, natural gas, fire and volatile chemicals. She'd been on the scene of a few other explosions. There'd been a lot of death and destruction the last few days for her.
The location which gave her the most worries was the hillside location. It clearly showed some version of Skynet was involved. She thought it was rather ironic since it was involved in an attack against what should be other Grays. She didn't know the attack was carried out by an offshoot of the Resistance.
She took a brief look at the satellite map again. She tried to figure out her best angle of approach. She moved out from between the SUV and the sedan and crossed over the street. She was now on the east side of the street. She backtrack slightly. She went around the rear of the building across the street from the target location. She came around the far side of it and paused.
The target building was directly across the street. The box truck blocked her view of the open door on the dock. It also would block her approach from anyone inside of the building. Her biggest concern was being on the move towards the location and having someone exit the building and get in the box truck and spot her.
She figured with the other active businesses around the location, they might be a little hesitant to take action against her. If she told them she worked across the street at the building catawampus to their location, they would be less likely to abuse her or kill her. They would have to figure if she turned up missing, there would be some type of investigation. Clearly, the closest place to start the investigation would be the next closest building which was occupied. She strongly doubted they would want the attention.
If she was detained, and they made an attempt to search her, they were going to find her Beretta, her knife, and the phones of several of their associates. They were also going to find thousands of dollars stuffed into her pockets in her cargo pants. It was all going to be very hard to explain.
She was just about to make her dash across the street towards the box truck. She heard some movement behind her. She turned around when she heard more movement. There were a few small boxes up against the wall. She saw one of them flip over. She wasn't sure what was going on.
She saw something dash out and run towards the side of the property. It looked like a field mouse or an adolescent rat. Right behind it was a black and white cat. She assumed it was a feral cat. The small rodent made it into the brush on the other side of the parking lot. The cat was right behind it. She could hear a flurry of activity and the brush moving around. A few seconds later, she saw the cat look out of the brush with the rodent in its mouth. She could see the rodent was still alive. It obviously wasn't going anywhere except into the cat's stomach. The cat paused and looked at her for a moment. It slowly back into the brush with its prize. She turned her attention back to the box truck.
She started across the street in a fast walk. She didn't want to run. It would remind her too much of what she'd just witnessed with the rodent and the feline. She could picture much of the same thing happening to her. In the scenario, she would be the rodent and there could be a Terminator chasing after her. It would most likely be a Gray, but it could be a Terminator as well.
It made her think about the men she'd encountered earlier. They clearly must have had some type of negative interaction with the Grays at some point. Based upon the level of fear they showed, it sounded like it was a Terminator.
She made it to the right front corner of the truck. She paused and listened. She hadn't spotted any surveillance cameras on the building as she'd approached. She dropped down and looked underneath the truck. She wanted to make sure no one was walking towards it. She couldn't see anyone.
She moved along the passenger side of the truck to the rear of it. She carefully peeked around the corner. The rear door on the truck was closed. The door on the dock was still open. All of the roll up doors which led into the building from the dock area were still closed.
It was time to make her move.
The female Fanatic stood on a section of the folded lift gate to boost herself up. She lifted her left foot up to the dock and stood up. She quickly moved against the roll up doors. She moved towards the open door.
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.
They went through the metal door and started down the hallway. They each held their silenced M9 in front of them.
They could hear female voices in the first room they came to. There was a little opaque window on the door which could be opened from the outside. Lena actuated the latch and moved the little window slightly. She could see there were four girls in the room. They stop talking when they'd heard the latch activate. They probably figured one of them was about to be taken away and put to work. She closed the little window and latched it again.
They carried out their conversation at a level only another Terminator could hear.
"Four of the females are in there." Lena said. "I'm sure they're from the last group brought in.
Tina moved down to the next room. She could hear a female sobbing inside. The door locked from the outside. She opened it and looked in. There was a nude female huddled in the corner. She closed the door and locked it again.
"The female who was being abused by the eighth man is in this room." Tina said. "I can see red welts on her body from the electrical prod."
They moved down the hallway.
Lena slightly opened the next door. There was a nude girl sitting on a makeshift bed. There was a blank look on her face.
"I think one of the men who just left was in this room with the female." Lena said.
Tina moved to the door on the opposite side of the hall. She took a quick glance inside.
"I believe the other man was in this room." Tina said. "There's a nude female on the bed sobbing."
They thought there was one more girl and two more customers.
Lena checked the next room. It was empty.
Tina checked the room on the other side. It was empty as well.
There was one more room. They could hear a female gasp every now and then. They could hear two men speak from time to time. It was clear there were two men in the same room with one female. They latched the door from the outside so it couldn't be opened.
There was a door which led up to the front area. There was an enclosed office area off to the side of the front lobby. They checked both locations. There was no one there.
They were informed there were several more men on the way to the location. They were coming from the front. More than likely they were customers. They thought it would be best not to interact with them.
"Look in the office area, if there's a safe, open it." Lena said. "I'll deal with the customers."
Tina moved into the office area.
Lena handed her combat vest and M4 to Tina. She only kept her silenced M9 and Taser. She looked back at the room the two men were in with the female. She needed to deal with the immediate problem first. Whatever happened in the room, already happened.
Tina went to work on the safe. There were three of them. She figured one of them probably contained money and the other two probably contained narcotics.
Lena had about thirty seconds to look around the office area. She could see the men approach. She looked for a sign on the window. She would turn it from 'open' to 'closed' if there was one. There wasn't one.
She'd removed her vest earlier in case she needed to deal with them face to face. She would tell them they were closed for renovations.
She picked up a piece of paper and wrote the word closed on it in large letters. She found some tape and moved towards the window on the door and quickly taped it to the window.
Two of the men were right outside of the door when the sign went up.
"You've got to be kidding me." The first man said.
The second man moved up and pulled on the door handle.
Lena held it from the other side. They couldn't see her.
"This place never closes." The second man said.
A third man approached from the other direction the first two men had come from.
"What's going on?" The third man asked.
"The joint says it's closed." The second man said. "This place never closes."
"Maybe they had some trouble." The third man said. "A lot of the places around here have been shut down over the years. I think it's mostly infighting of some type. It's not done by the police. It seems a lot of them turned into burnt out buildings."
Lena listened to the three men grumble for a while. Eventually they all left.
Tina came out of the office area. She had a set of keys to lock the door.
"I was able to open all of the safes." Tina said.
She gave Lena a quick rundown of what was in all of them. There was a substantial amount of cash and narcotics.
CamNet's Terminators needed to deal with the two customers in the one room and the eight females in the establishment. They would also need to deal with the eight bodies and the building itself.
Hard To Top
When some want more
They will often shop
What they soon acquire
Becomes little more than a prop
When they've had their fill
It is easy to chop
It's time once again
To look for a new crop
One by one they come
One by one they drop
Everything should be better
With each new swap
All of them seem to be
Just another failure and flop
Once the merry go round starts
Where does it stop
One doesn't need to switch
Or to another hop
What they already have
Is hard to top
Nobody