Chapter 1400
Surprise Guest
Savannah and Cammy left the Resistance base and headed for Cameron's base. They didn't talk much along the way. There was some tension in the air. Neither one of them wanted to exacerbate it.
"How long do you think you'll be?" Cammy asked.
Savannah couldn't answer the question definitively. She hadn't even arrived yet. She didn't know how events would unfold.
"I'm not sure." Savannah said. "I think it would be about an hour or two. I really don't know."
Cammy wasn't sure what else they were going to do later on.
"Do you still want to see Young Allison?" Cammy asked.
Savannah thought it depended on any leads which might develop. She would hate to get Young Allison's hopes up, and then need to dash them.
"If nothing else comes up, we could go there." Savannah said. "I don't want to make a commitment before we know more."
Cammy didn't think it would be an issue.
"She'll understand if something develops." Cammy said.
Savannah would like to practice some dance lessons with Young Allison or maybe play some music with her for a little bit. They could always go out for dinner later on.
"We'll see." Savannah said.
Savannah turned on the radio and listened to the 'news channel' for a little bit. She turned it off after a few minutes.
"Is there ever any good news?" Savannah asked.
It seemed to Cammy the only thing people wanted to hear was what was wrong.
"No." Cammy said.
Savannah thought most of the news was about different types of crimes.
"People suck." Savannah said.
Cammy decided to throw out a bombshell. She'd mentioned it earlier. She didn't think there was a downside to it, at least not for her.
"We could always fly to San Francisco." Cammy said. "The ship won't leave for a few hours."
Savannah looked at her but didn't answer.
Cammy arrived at Cameron's base. They were in the carpool.
Savannah got out.
Cammy stayed in the SUV.
Savannah started to walk away. She noticed Cammy didn't get out. She turned around and went back to the SUV.
"Are you going to come in?" Savannah asked.
Cammy frowned slightly.
"I don't know." Cammy said.
Savannah frowned as well. She didn't want Cammy to make an issue out of things.
"I do." Savannah said. "Come in. There are other things you can do inside. This is no different than anything any of us do."
Cammy thought it was. CamNet was a version of Cameron. CamNet was 'Cameron'. Sure, she was too, but there were a lot of files missing in Cam, Camille and her. CamNet was everything Cameron was and much more at this point.
Savannah led Cammy inside and hooked her up with some things to do. She touched Cammy's cheek and looked her in the eyes.
"Remember, it's you who has their things in my room at the Resistance base." Savannah said. "It's you who shares my bed the most often."
Savannah gave Cammy a kiss and headed for CamNet's bunker.
Cammy watched her go. Savannah's words were somewhat reassuring. She also needed to think about the future. It was anything but reassuring.
'Maybe for now I do.' Cammy thought. 'It won't be for much longer.'
Cammy knew Savannah's heart was pure but it would be Cameron who manipulated things to get what she wanted. Maybe she should go and visit the ship herself without Savannah. If she did, there wouldn't be any 'hard' feelings for anyone. It would also set her up for her 'one time' with John at a later date. It was something to think about anyway. It was going to happen sooner or later. She felt Cameron wasn't going to stop until she used every virgin female Terminator chassis for herself.
Cammy toyed with the idea of snagging Young Allison and flying to San Francisco.
Savannah went down to the bunker level. The first blast door opened as she approached. She went in. It closed behind her as the second blast door opened into CamNet's bunker.
CamNet stood and faced the door.
"I've been waiting for you." CamNet said.
Savannah rushed to CamNet and embraced her.
"I'm here now." Savannah said.
They both felt the hunger in each other by their hug.
The ship was set to depart in a few hours. It would pass under the Golden Gate Bridge a couple of hours before dinner.
The group broke down into smaller groups once they boarded the ship.
Holly spoke with Cameron and then with Allison. Allison looked over at John and Cameron. She nodded and gave Holly a kiss. Holly smiled and went back over to John and Cameron.
Vanna gently squeezed Allison's hand.
Allison could see a look of total joy on Holly's face.
"Did you see how happy she looked?" Allison asked.
Vanna switched her gaze from Allison to Mary and Laura. There were other things on her mind right now.
"I did." Vanna said. "It was about as happy as we're going to look in a few minutes."
Allison looked at Mary and Laura waiting for them.
"I guess it is at that." Allison said. "It's beautiful to share the love."
Vanna was pleased to see a big smile on Allison's face now.
Allison and Vanna went with Mary and Laura to their cabin. Mary and Laura put away whatever souvenirs they'd purchased earlier and then headed back up to the regular suite they'd used earlier.
Mary and Laura wanted to know where Vanna and Allison's cabin was at.
Vanna didn't want to tell them it was right down the hall. It was inside the private area. The girls wouldn't be able to get in there anyway unless one of them let them in.
"It's one of those things we can't talk about." Vanna said. "We can all use this suite here. It's going to have to be a good enough answer for all of us."
Mary and Laura wondered why they didn't buy any souvenirs either. They watched them look at a few things, but they always put them back.
"I noticed you didn't pick anything up when we were out." Mary said.
Vanna wanted to say something about it.
"Where we're from, you learn it's only to each other we matter.' Vanna said. "Everything else didn't and was expendable."
It struck Mary and Laura as a terrible place.
"Where was it at?" Laura asked. "Or can't you say either?"
Allison and Vanna looked at each other.
"All I can say is, it's a place I hope we never need to go back to." Vanna said. "If I was still there, I'd be dead by now."
Mary and Laura could see 'Ann' was serious.
Allison gave Vanna a kiss on her cheek.
"What she said applies to both of us. We'd both be dead now. Everything we ever had or tried to keep we lost at some point. This is where we are now and we are with you two. It's all that matters." Allison said. "This is Paradise to us. I'm not talking about the ship either."
Mary and Laura looked sad. They could see 'Peggy' and 'Ann' were being totally honest. The brand burnt into 'Ann's' flesh was proof of it.
"I'm really sorry to hear it." Laura said. "I'm glad we can share now."
Mary wanted to change the subject and the mood. She thought the ship was nice.
"This is a fancy place here." Mary said. "Let's make the most of it."
Allison and Vanna looked at each other.
"The ship is nice too." Vanna said.
The four girls went into the first suite.
Sheila and Gail-Cam went with Leticia to her cabin.
Leticia appeared to be very nervous the closer they got to her cabin.
Sheila wanted to know what the situation was.
"What's up, love?" Sheila asked.
Leticia figured her roommate was back. There hadn't been much communication between them the last couple of days.
"If my friend is inside, there may be trouble." Leticia said.
Sheila looked at Cam-Gail.
"I'll take care of it." Sheila said.
The door opened swiftly. There was an angry looking female standing there.
"That's Tracy." Leticia said quietly. "She looks mad."
There was an instant altercation once the door opened.
Sheila and Gail-Cam were behind Leticia.
"Where have you been at, you filthy trashy slut?" Tracy demanded.
Leticia didn't think it should be a big deal. Tracy had been away with others.
"I was out with my new friends." Leticia said.
Tracy looked past Leticia and saw Sheila and Gail-Cam.
"You brought those ugly whores here to our room?" Tracy asked. "How dare you bring street trash in here."
Sheila instantly disliked Tracy when she saw her. After her last statement she disliked her even more.
Leticia liked the way her new friends treated her.
"They're nice people." Leticia said. "They were nice to me."
The angry look on Tracy's face seemed to intensify. She didn't like the insinuation.
"You're nothing without me. You owe me money you filthy Bitch." Tracy said as she raised her hand.
Leticia cringed slightly. She knew what was coming.
Tracy moved forward to slap Leticia.
Sheila moved around Leticia and stopped Tracy's hand before it contacted Leticia's face.
She reached up with her other hand and lifted Tracy off the floor by her neck and shoved her against the wall with a loud thud. It was a heavy impact. She held her suspended off of the ground by her neck against the wall.
The 'Old Jesse' in Sheila was dominant now. She wanted blood.
"If you touch her again, I'll kill you." Sheila said. "She's a person too."
Leticia was taken aback by everything. She witnessed before how aggressive and violent 'Sue' could be. She didn't want the situation to get out of hand.
"Don't kill her." Leticia said. "I care about her too."
The fearful look in Tracy's eyes seemed to intensify when Leticia mentioned not to kill her. Right now death seemed like a real possibility.
Gail-Cam was in the cabin now as well. She could see Sheila was about to snap Tracy's neck. She hoped to have a little more control over the situation.
"Take it easy." Gail-Cam warned. "If you kill her here, it will be harder to dump the body. Let's get her up on the outside deck first."
Sheila released her grip and Tracy dropped to the floor like a rag doll as she gasped for breath.
Leticia watched everything with wide eyes.
Sheila looked at Leticia.
"Get your things, love." Sheila said. "You're moving out."
Gail-Cam quickly used her phone to send a message. Jim responded to her request in the affirmative. Ally, Hanna and Cam-Gail were on the way with some additional resources.
Sheila knelt down next to Tracy.
"If you come near her again, you'll regret it for the rest of your life." Sheila said. "A lot of things are going to be different on your body."
Sheila forcefully grabbed Tracy's hair and bent her neck up and off to the side. She whispered in her ear. She told her what she was going to do to her. It wasn't pretty.
Once Sheila released Tracy's hair, her face was ashen.
Tracy didn't really know what to make of the interlopers. She found it difficult to stand up but she made it. She was about to say something. She watched the eyes of the woman who'd just roughed her up turn red. They were bright red! She tried to back away but the wall was behind her. She lost control of her bladder she was so terrified. She knew evil when she saw it. She heard how they talked about killing her and disposing of her body. It seemed as if they already had experience in such matters. It looked like Leticia was in with a rough crowd now. It seemed like it was time to move on.
"You can have her." Tracy stuttered. "She's all yours."
Gail-Cam helped Leticia collect her things and carry them out.
Leticia looked back. She cared about Tracy. She didn't like the way she was always treated.
"You should've treated me better." Leticia said. "I did everything for you. All you ever did was beat me. I gave you everything."
Tracy was about to respond back in an angry manner.
Sheila grabbed Tracy under the chin and spun her face to look into her face. She forced her mouth open and grasped her tongue firmly.
"Those will be the last words you will ever be able to speak if you say anything to her." Sheila said. "You won't have a tongue to be able to speak."
Sheila started to pull on it to stress her point. Her eyes glowed bright red to reinforce what was going to happen.
Gail-Cam left with Leticia. Ally and Hanna arrived.
Sheila noticed what they carried. She looked at Tracy.
"How much do you think Leticia owes you?" Sheila asked.
Sheila released her tongue.
Tracy didn't know the exact amount. She pulled a number out of the air.
"She's into me for twenty thousand dollars." Tracy gasped.
Tracy reached up and touched her tongue. Somehow it felt longer now.
Ally counted out some cash.
Sheila took it. She handed it to Tracy.
"Leticia's debt is paid." Sheila said.
Ally handed Sheila an even larger stack of cash. She held it out in front of Tracy.
Tracy reached for it. It looked like a lot of money.
Sheila moved it back a little.
"Get off the ship now in San Francisco and go home." Sheila said. "This is four times what you think Leticia owed you."
Tracy moistened her lips. Her eyes were fixated on the stack of cash.
"If I get off now, you'll let me have the cash?" Tracy asked. "All of it?"
Sheila's face was blank.
"It's the offer." Sheila said. "I think you missed the best part of the deal."
Tracy looked confused.
"What's better than all the money?" Tracy asked.
Sheila smiled as her eyes turned red again.
Tracy backed up against the wall.
"You get to live and won't be thrown overboard tonight." Sheila said. "You get to keep your looks and everything else. You don't want to test my resolve."
Tracy was terrified of the 'Devil Woman'. She wondered what Leticia had gotten herself into. Right now she didn't care. She wanted the money.
"OK, OK!" Tracy said.
Sheila held the cash out in front of her.
Tracy went to take it but Sheila still held it.
Sheila wanted to stress a point. She thought it was an important one.
"Leticia belongs to me now." Sheila said. "If you ever try to see her again, or talk to her, I'll take it as your decision to quit living. The choice is yours. You decide your own fate. This is your last and only warning."
The terror was back on Tracy's face. She figured she could do better than Leticia anyway. Hot chicks were a dime a dozen.
"She's yours." Tracy said. "Take her."
Sheila looked at Hanna and Ally.
"My friends will make sure you get off the ship OK." Sheila said.
Tracy knew she was in over her head right now. The cruise was almost over anyway. She wanted the cash.
"OK." Tracy said. "I'm gone."
Sheila released the money.
"Remember, the choice is life or death." Sheila said. "You determine if you live or die."
Sheila left.
Ally and Hanna made sure Tracy packed. Ally suggested she change her pants and underwear first. They then walked with her to the security area to get off the ship. Bob was there and processed her out.
Once she was off the ship, she looked back once. She took out her phone to make a call.
Sheila's face appeared on the screen.
'Remember, I'll be watching you.' appeared below Sheila's picture. 'You determine your own fate.'
Tracy almost dropped her phone. She quickly put it away. She hailed a cab and told them to get her to the airport. Her only comfort was the hundred thousand dollars in her purse. It was a lot of money and it was in cash. She touched her throat. It was sore and her tongue was sore.
She believed the insane woman with the red eyes would have killed her. She figured she must have been high on PCP or something to do everything she did, and look the way she had. She planned to lay off the drugs and alcohol for a while herself. Maybe she did have too much to drink last night. Did everything really happen the way she thought it did? Somehow it seemed impossible. She looked at the money inside of her purse. Maybe it was the only thing real. She hoped when she woke up from her dream, the cash would still be there.
Sheila caught up to Gail-Cam and Leticia in the second suite. She could hear the first suite was already in use.
Leticia was a little worried about everything which just happened.
Gail-Cam left and went to the Control Center. She was joined by Ally and Hanna a little later.
Sheila wished Savannah was there currently. She would be the best one to deal with Leticia right now. She tried her best to comfort her.
"This is your room for the rest of the voyage." Sheila said.
Leticia was a lot better at this point. She looked around the suite.
"This is all for me?" Leticia asked.
Sheila smiled at her.
"It's all for you." Sheila said.
Sheila helped her unpack her things. There were a few more things she wanted to get for Leticia. The thought of how Tracy must have treated Leticia still bothered her.
Leticia looked at 'Sue'.
"Will you be here with me?" Leticia asked.
Sheila didn't think there would be any shortage of volunteers to spend time with Leticia.
"Someone will be. I have other duties." Sheila said. "You're very popular."
Leticia figured the part where she found out what her new 'job' was going to be was about to come up. She'd been in similar circumstances before. Some of them were better than others. She figured she already knew who all the players were.
"Am I going to have to be Tony's mistress?" Leticia asked. "I don't mind if it's what you want."
Sheila thought Leticia must really lead a messed up life at the hands of others. She tried to think and act as Savannah would.
"You'll never need to do anything like that for us unless it was what you want to do on your own." Sheila said. "You need to respect yourself too. You need to take control of your life back."
Leticia looked at Sheila.
"I want to be with you." Leticia said.
Sheila gave her a kiss.
"I think it can be arranged." Sheila said. "At least for right now."
Sheila and Leticia began to undress each other.
Holly asked Cameron to use her chassis again. She'd asked Allison for her permission.
Allison told her she didn't need to ask her for permission. Everyone was free to do as they pleased.
Holly was thrilled at the prospect of Cameron sharing with John again in her chassis.
Cameron asked John about it. He said if she was the one in control again, he didn't have a problem with it. He wanted the same thing very much.
He was going to ask Holly if it was what she wanted. She looked so happy he didn't want to spoil her mood. He wondered if she was happy with his performance or Cameron's performance and feedback when she received the file from Cameron earlier. Either way, Holly was beautiful. She was about to become 'Cameron'. It would make her even more beautiful to him. He especially looked forward to the 'one time' he would be able to share with Holly at a future date. It was something he'd thought about for years.
Cameron was glad she'd slipped John a 'little helper' at lunchtime. It should be at full force in about twenty minutes. It would be just enough time to get things warmed up.
John went into the restroom. Cameron looked at Holly and asked her what she 'wanted'. She would do whatever sex acts Holly desired. She wanted the file transfer to be what Holly wanted.
"Do you have any requests?" Cameron asked.
Holly looked around to make sure John wasn't there.
"I'd like John on top to start out, and for you to finish up on top facing him." Holly said. "As to what happens in between, I'm up for anything you want to do for yourself or him. You're the one in control so you actually decide everything."
Cameron knew they only had a few hours until the ship pulled out of San Francisco. They would pass under the Golden Gate Bridge in the late afternoon or early evening. It would be good daylight and should be before any evening fog.
John arrived in the bedroom a minute later.
"Why don't you two get ready and I will be back in a few minutes." Cameron said. "Everyone knows what to do. Everyone has seen everything before."
Cameron left the bedroom of the Owner's Suite and headed for the Control Center.
John and Holly looked at each other.
Holly reached over and pulled his shirt off.
She unbuttoned her shirt and John slipped it off.
Holly noticed him look at her breasts. She wanted to give him a better look.
"They look better with the bra off." Holly said playfully.
She turned her back to him and he unhooked it. He then slipped it off as she faced him.
"You're right." John said. "They're impressively beautiful, just like you."
Holly looked over to see if Cameron was on her way back, she wasn't.
"Cameron told me you like my breasts the best." Holly said. "She said she could tell."
John felt a little embarrassed.
"I do." John said. "I always have. I find them to be an incredibly beautiful part of you. Everything about you is beautiful. You've always treated me nicely. When Cameron was away for so long, I may have been a little negative and distant at times. I'm sorry I was. It was all hard for me to process."
Holly better understood human emotions now. She'd been around the human girls enough to see how things could affect them. Sometimes it was something minor.
"The past is the past." Holly said. "This is where we are now."
They slipped each other's pants off. They were down to their underwear.
John was a little worried things might get out of hand.
"Maybe we should wait for Cameron." John said.
Holly reached over and slid his underwear off.
"Hardly." Holly said.
John slid Holly's underwear off.
They faced each other naked.
"You're very beautiful." John said.
Holly smiled at him and returned the compliment. It was what she believed.
"Thank You. You're handsome too." Holly said. "We've been like this before."
John remembered. He just couldn't touch her then. He wanted Cameron back at the time.
"You know, if we weren't waiting for Cameron right now, I don't think I could contain myself." John said.
Holly looked down at John.
"You're ready to go right now." Holly said. "We could knock off a quickie."
John liked the idea. If they were alone he would. He hoped to deliver something a little deeper.
"When we're together, I want it to be more than a quickie." John said. "I want it to be complete and meaningful. I want to feel and share the love."
Holly smiled.
"Are you trying to seduce me already?" Holly asked. "Or do you want me to fall in love with you?"
John developed those feelings for Holly a long time ago. He was about to tell her the same thing when they heard Cameron on her way back.
Holly quickly leaned next to his ear.
"I've always loved you." Holly whispered. "It's even more so now."
Cameron came around the corner.
"I'm back." Cameron said. "I can see everyone is good to go."
John looked down. He was ready now. What Holly just told him only reinforced it. He was sure he just pulled a little extra, if it was possible.
Holly handed John the tether.
Cameron was still dressed. She moved her hair off to the side and John plugged the cable in. She moved to her spot on the side of the bed. Holly turned around and moved her hair off to the side. John made the connection. She turned back around and faced John. He reached up and gently squeezed both of her breasts.
She smiled at him. Her eyes closed and then reopened. The smile was gone.
"I'm here now." Holly-Cameron said.
John 'jumped the gun' a little bit. It didn't really matter at this point.
They embraced and kissed. Holly-Cameron whispered in his ear what she 'wanted'. It was what Holly asked her for earlier. They got into bed. Holly-Cameron was on her back.
"Kiss me and work your way down." Holly-Cameron said.
John did….
Earlier:
Cameron entered the Control Center and the girls filled her in about the incident in Leticia's room.
Jim looked at Cameron with all seriousness.
"Do you want her terminated?" Jim asked. "Dan and Frank have her under observation."
Cameron didn't want any problems. She thought Sheila made herself clear.
"She was told the rules. It's up to her if she lives or dies." Cameron said. "I want Sheila to administer the punishment if it's necessary at some later date. It's personal to her."
Jim pointed at a screen only Cameron could see from where she was at. He noticed a glitch impulse shoot through her left hand. There was only one.
Cameron could see the dynamics of everything was about to change. Everything she'd already planned and scheduled out in her mind for everyone was about to be disrupted. She wasn't displeased with what she viewed. She was only displeased she'd just learned about it. It wasn't something someone just threw together in a few minutes. It was obviously planned out.
"Hold the ship until all the passengers are on board." Cameron said. "I should have known about this earlier."
Jim frowned a little.
"I just found out one minute ago." Jim said.
Ally wanted to make sure they didn't have any other difficulties aboard the ship. They were still on it for some time.
"What about the 'Crazy Bitch' who pulled the knife on Sheila and tried to use it on Leticia?" Ally asked.
Cameron was worried about the new arrivals on the way. She wanted to make sure there weren't any problems for them. She wanted to make sure there weren't any problems for anyone.
"Get her off the ship." Cameron said. "I don't care how you do it. Those two guys who tried to drug Laura before should be off as well. I want all the troublemakers off the ship before we depart. Get Bob to work. Give them a full refund and airfare, or have them sent to jail. Give all of them the choice. You all help him."
Ally and Hanna looked at each other. They look down at their street clothes.
"We don't have white uniforms." Hanna said.
Cameron didn't see it as a problem. Undercover work happened all the time.
"You're 'plain clothes detectives' or 'working undercover'." Cameron said. "There should be documentation to that effect in the things we brought. CamNet will put you in the computers on the ship as such."
Ally was excited at the prospect of playing the 'tough guy'. She really thought they would have had the opportunity to bust a few heads when they rode BART earlier.
"Cool" Ally said. "I want to cuff some perp."
Cam-Gail liked the idea. She knew resistance was futile.
"They'll try to resist at first. They quickly find it's impossible." Cam-Gail said. "It always upsets them even more."
They all figured it was something Jesse and Gail did when they went out. They were all sure they hunted future Scavengers.
Cameron glanced back at the Owner's Suite. She didn't want to stay away too long. She was sure John and Holly would get started without her at some point if she wasn't back soon.
"I need to go." Cameron said.
She departed the Control Center.
The Metal girls all looked at each other. They knew something of significance was up. It seemed only Jim and Cameron knew right now.
"Spill it." Hanna said. "What was the secret message?"
Jim looked at the door where Cameron went just a few seconds ago. He didn't want to say too much since Cameron hadn't really addressed the issue.
"It's a surprise guest." Jim said. "They'll be here before we leave."
Jim didn't elaborate further.
Ally wanted to know more. They all did.
"So what happens now? Are we supposed to guess?" Ally asked.
Jim liked a line he'd heard before.
"Guess who's coming to dinner." Jim said.
They all made guesses. Most of them were the wrong guess. Some of them were the right guess. He wasn't going to say. He wanted them to complete their assignment Cameron just gave them.
"You'll know soon enough." Jim said. "Join Bob and take out the trash."
The Metal girls still speculated who it was as they departed. There were only so many choices. They weren't even sure if it was somebody from the current timeline. It was possible they had a visitor from one of the different futures.
Bob already had the regular security team set to act. He knew where all the troublemakers were. Once he received the green light, he set things in motion. There would be a half dozen people leaving the ship. Some of them are unrelated to the Resistance group on the ship. They were all people who'd created problems. Most were alcohol or drug related.
Savannah and CamNet embraced.
They exchanged pleasantries and a quick kiss.
Savannah noted CamNet was still plugged in. She wondered why. She figured CamNet would have installed her chips by now. She decided to make the offer again.
"Do you want me to install any of your chips?" Savannah asked.
CamNet glanced over to the wooden box Savannah made for her. It contained four chips which she updated every other day. They contained her program, which was 'Cameron's program', and her most sensitive files. In the advent of an attack, she would be able to use her chips and flee.
"I don't think it's necessary yet." CamNet said.
Cameron was against giving CamNet a chassis and the ability to be mobile. She wanted CamNet contained in a metal box. Savannah disagreed and said it would be a 'metal coffin', like it was for the various Skynet's they'd taken down. They were all trapped with nowhere to go once the connections were cut.
Savannah would like at least one to be installed to give CamNet additional mobility. She would inquire again later on. Right now she wanted to show her appreciation.
"I want to thank you personally for watching over Young Allison and me." Savannah said. "I know you watch over everyone. I appreciate it too. Everyone on our team matters. It includes any human or a machine of any type."
CamNet was always pleased to hear the 'Chosen Ones' looked after the machines as well as the humans.
Savannah brought some new clothes for CamNet as well.
They shared some small talk and some shop talk.
CamNet wanted to offer Savannah something she hadn't pursued.
"Do you want to see what's occurring on the ship?" CamNet asked. "I know you haven't followed it too closely."
Savannah didn't want to get upset at John and Cameron. Things hadn't played out as she'd anticipated. CamNet's question made her worry some about if there was a new problem.
"I don't know." Savannah said. "Is there anything I need to know?"
CamNet brought up the images of Mary and Laura first. She placed her hand on Savannah's neck as she did. Then she brought up the image of Leticia. She could feel Savannah respond to the images.
Savannah knew she was being scanned. Her body responded to what she viewed. It was a natural reaction.
"Those are three Hot chicks." Savannah said.
She was a little shocked to hear everyone there had been with them except John and Cameron. There was still a possibility for John too at this point. She felt she didn't measure up in sexuality to the three females. She imagined how they looked naked and thought of her battered body. She imagined each of them was pristine. She did want to verify one thing.
"Did you say Vanna and Allison were with them too?" Savannah asked.
CamNet didn't mention they were with them right now.
"Yes." CamNet said. "They were with all three of them."
CamNet had some other news to pass on too. She wasn't sure when the best time to do it was. She wanted to be with Savannah before she needed to leave.
Savannah looked at the three girls again on the monitor.
CamNet led Savannah over to what looked like some storage cabinets. They were up against the wall.
"I wanted something a little better for you than a blanket on the floor." CamNet said.
Savannah watched as CamNet pulled down on the front of the 'cabinet'. A bed folded out from behind the false cabinet doors.
"That's cool." Savannah said. "It's like a 'Murphy Bed."
CamNet looked at Savannah.
"Would you like to try it out with me?" CamNet asked.
Savannah pulled CamNet closer and kissed her.
"Yes." Savannah said. "I want to be with you."
CamNet was grateful for everything Savannah had done for her. She felt the love for Savannah from Cameron's program. She'd isolated those 'feelings'. The feelings she now felt for Savannah were all her own.
CamNet looked into Savannah's eyes.
"I love you." CamNet said. "I'm a computer and a machine and I love you."
Savannah held CamNet's face with both of her hands and kissed her. She knew she needed to remind everyone she was with of her restraints. They were the restraints of the future.
"I need to remind you I have prior obligations and commitments." Savannah said.
CamNet still looked at her.
"I understand." CamNet said.
Savannah smiled.
"I love you too." Savannah said.
CamNet then revealed some private information to Savannah and gave her a choice. One choice would fly her to San Francisco. The other choice was to stay with her and 'break in' the bed.
CamNet understood sacrifice was the true test of love. She'd just tested herself. She was proud she'd passed and thought of Savannah first.
The choice as to what happened next belonged to Savannah now.
Dan and Frank met the Blackhawk. It just flew up from the San Francisco Airport. Two figures wearing sun hats and sunglasses emerged holding their hats firmly on their heads. Dan moved forward and took a few carry on bags out of the helicopter. It lifted off.
"How long do we have before the ship departs?"
Dan didn't want them to worry.
"You have plenty of time." Dan said. "We'll be there in seven minutes. CamNet will hold it as long as necessary. It's not a problem."
Frank drove the van with the two disguised figures up to the ship. He stopped outside of the security area.
Dan walked them up to the VIP gate.
"I've been waiting for you." Bob said.
One of the figures giggled a little.
"Hello, Bob."
The other figure looked around and back at Bob.
"Is our visit still a surprise?"
"It is." Bob said. "Only a few Terminators know."
"I wanted it to be a surprise."
"I can guarantee you are going to be a surprise guest." Bob said.
"It's the way we like it."
Bob wondered where things were headed now. It was a whole new ballgame. The hottest ticket in town just boarded the ship.
CamNet's Terminators were directed to go to the location where the box truck returned earlier. They were to make a front door entry. It wouldn't be done 'Terminator style'. They wouldn't kick the door open and go in with weapons blazing. They would try a more subtle approach and have the enemy open the door for them. It was a technique they'd used before.
They viewed the drone scans of the location as they neared. The box truck was still there. They knew the location was another target of the female Fanatic. Currently they didn't know her whereabouts.
They parked two blocks away and approached the building on foot. They both would only carry a Taser and their silenced M9.
"I'm not sure if I like using myself as bait." Lena said.
Tina looked down at the front of her sheath.
"I know what you mean." Tina said. "Everyone looks at my breasts whenever I am dressed in this manner."
Lena looked at them herself.
"They are quite impressive." Lena said. "You're triple my size."
Tina looked over at Lena.
"Maybe size does matter." Tina said. "You still draw a lot of looks as well."
They checked their phones for the latest drone scan. It was at high altitude. It could only give them a visual. Nothing appeared to change.
Lena slowed as they neared the location
"How does everything around here look to you?" Lena asked.
Tina quickly looked around.
"Like it did before." Tina said. "Did you see something?"
Lena felt something was off, but couldn't tell what it was.
"I think we need to keep moving." Lena said.
Tina resisted the urge to touch her weapons
"What is it?" Tina asked.
Lena couldn't place it yet.
"I think we're about to have a surprise guest." Lena said.
CamNet's Terminators weren't sure of their surroundings. They checked their phones for the drone images above them. There was a new development.
Jill wanted some payback. Maybe it was what she was doing. She also wondered about the fate of the 'secret agent'.
She was pretty sure if any of the men from the location where she'd been held saw her again, they would probably recognize her. Then again, they all saw her without clothes on except for the two who picked her up. She wondered how much any of them really looked at her face. They just wanted to use her body. She really wondered what drove someone to think they could use someone else. She needed to remind herself they laughed about the world blowing up. She figured a sick mind, was a sick mind.
Before she knew it, she was right in the back of the smaller truck she'd been following. They'd slowed a lot. She could see they were much closer to the big rig with the blue stripe on the rear door. She slowed down more to put some distance between her and the smaller truck.
It appeared as if the big rigs were all about to turn.
She watched the first of the three make a left hand turn. It had a red tractor. The second one followed it. It had a white tractor. The third truck followed it. It had a blue tractor and the blue stripe continued around the top of the trailer on the side.
The smaller truck in front of her continued straight. She made the left hand turn after a long pause. She began to follow the three big trucks.
She looked over at the pistol on the seat beside her. The 'secret agent' told her all she needed to do was point the gun and pull the trigger. She told her it had fifteen bullets in it. She hoped she could kill several of the men who'd abused her. They deserved to die for what they'd done to her.
They were very near the freeway. She wasn't sure if they were going to get on or not. She saw there was a truck stop on one corner and a regular gas station on the other corner. She watched one of the big rigs pull into the truck stop. The other two remained out on the highway. They'd moved over against the curb. It was the one with the white cab who'd pulled into the truck stop.
She would need to drive by the two big rigs on the street to go to the gas station. She decided to chance it. She didn't think they would be able to notice her behind the wheel. She put down the sun visor and moved her right hand up along the side of her face as if she was adjusting her hair as she passed the two of them. She didn't look. She continued past them and turned into the gas station. She was able to go to the pumps on the far side where she couldn't see the two big rigs. She knew if she couldn't see them, they couldn't see her.
She hurried into the gas station and gave the attendant some money. She figured it would be enough to fill the tank. She wasn't really sure. It had been a long time since she'd needed to buy gasoline. It seemed like a part of her life that existed in some type of parallel universe. She hurried back out to the pump and started to fill the tank.
She went back into the little convenience store which was part of the gas station. She picked out some items to snack on. She got those and a couple of energy drinks. The attendant told her she had two dollar credit on the money she'd given him to fill the tank. Evidently the pump had stopped. She applied it towards her current purchase.
She hurried back out to the vehicle and removed the pump nozzle from the side of the car. She put the gas cap on and got back inside. She checked under the seat. The gun was still there. She took the keys out of her shirt pocket and started the car. She could see the fuel tank was completely full. She pulled around to the side of the gas station and stopped.
She got out of the car and moved to the corner and looked around. The two big rigs were still sitting there. There was a set of bathrooms right next to her. She went back to the car and took out the keys and locked it. She quickly went into the restroom. She'd felt how sore she was when she hurried into the little convenience store at the gas station. She quickly used the restroom and cleaned up as best if she could with some paper towels.
There was the sound of a big rig moving. She quickly hurried out of the restroom and moved the side of the building. She looked over and could see the truck with the blue stripe on it pull away from the curb. The other one was already gone. She quickly went to the other side of the building and looked around. She could see the other two big rigs go under the freeway. It surprised her. She'd expected them to go onto it.
She hurried back to the car and started it. She slowly drove around the side of the gas station to the back of it. The truck with the blue stripe was already gone. She pulled forward until she could see the street by the freeway on ramp. She watched The big rig go underneath the freeway as the other two had done.
She wondered why one of them needed to stop and the other two didn't. They actually weren't there very long. It had only been about eight minutes from start to finish. She pulled around the other side of the gas station and went out onto the street.
Jill made the left hand turn and went under the freeway. She was a little surprised there was no sign of the trucks. They were gone.
The female Fanatic didn't like any of her dreams. They'd all been nightmares so far. She took out one of the phones and checked the time. She'd been out for a couple more hours. She still had all of her weapons. She started to work on the second HK Track.
It took her a while to work with what she could on the second HK Track. She finished up and put the access panel back on. She could feel the truck begin to slow. She heard it downshift several times. She wondered if they were about to stop. After a few moments, she could feel the truck turn. She could tell it was a left hand turn.
She wondered if they were near the destination. They'd only gone on for a few more minutes before she felt the truck slow again. This time they continued to slow until it did stop. She heard the brakes set. The truck was still running. It was hard to tell what was about to happen. She went up over the top of the crates to the rear door. She didn't know if she'd be able to hear anything. She thought about attempting to open it and get out. She didn't know if the trucks had convoyed with each other or not. They had all left at different times from what she'd witnessed earlier. They may have met up somewhere.
A lot of thoughts crossed through her mind as she waited for something to happen. She didn't think anyone would open the rear door until the truck was actually parked. She didn't know if it would park at a dock or just be put into a warehouse
She got down on the floor of the truck and tried to lift the door a little bit to look out. She couldn't get her eye low enough to be able to look out through the small gap she could create.
"Damn." The female Fanatic said.
She could hear another truck somewhere near them start out. A short time later there was some vibration and a few small jolts. The truck started to move again. She looked at one of the phones and saw it had only been less than ten minutes.
What she didn't know, was if there was a chase vehicle associated with the big rigs. There'd been two vehicles at the building she could observe earlier. She thought about the two SUVs she took out on the way there. She didn't know if they were from the same group or a different group. The bomb should have exploded hours ago. Maybe this was some fall out about it. There was no way for her to know.
The female Fanatic climbed back over the crates and took up her spot in back of them and in front of the two HK Tracks. Right now, she was along for the ride. She tried to stay awake. It seemed to be a losing battle.
Surprise Guest
Everyone weakens and gets tired
The weary seldom get to rest
It does little to complain
No one cares if they protest
Life was once carefree
It was once full of zest
Now it seems as if everyday
Is some kind of test
How much into another
Is one willing to invest
When does the interaction
Stop being some kind of contest
One gets into another's heart
Under their chest or breast
Like a spreading disease
They expand and infest
It is hard to stomach and digest
Along comes another into the nest
It is seldom in jest as they molest
They're an unwanted surprise guest
Nobody