Chapter 1516
Pink Butterfly
Cam led the team down towards Level Two. There was a sloped shaft which connected the two levels. The slope shaft was used to move or up or down a level. There were probably some type of tracks on the sloped shaft before. There was no evidence of it now. There was an elevator system at the other end of the sloped shaft area. It was in active use so they stayed away from it. They wanted to make a clandestine approach and attempt to find out exactly what they faced. She slowed as they approached Level Two. They were still in total darkness and needed to rely on their Terminator vision spectrums.
She slowly moved her head around the corner and looked both ways. There was nothing present. She placed another repeater. The schematic of the mine layout showed they could get down to Level Three very quickly.
There was another 'thud' vibration and then the faint sound of a blast. Dust and small debris fell from the top of the passageway.
"Those must be big blasts." Gail said. "This mine stood up to its construction for a long time. It's been through more than a few earthquakes too. Whatever they're doing is destabilizing this entire excavation."
Cam knew it was why they were there. Skynet was up to no good and they needed to find out what exactly they'd done so far. The goal was to stop Skynet.
"I plan to destabilize it even more." Cam said.
There was a loud 'crack' noise against the wall.
Bob moved over to the side and looked at some timbers.
"This support is about to break." Bob said. "The rock behind it is fractured. I can see it's a fresh break."
Cam placed another repeater a few hundred feet past it as they hurried along. She made sure John Henry knew of their position and the deteriorating condition of their surroundings. Their exact position and depth were transmitted to the Command Center. The depth was very important.
John Henry received the report from Cam. It didn't look promising.
"The conditions seem less than ideal." John Henry said.
Summer wanted to go ahead with her plan. She could have CamNet initiate it at any time. Since it would happen in the past, it didn't matter when it was started. The nature of the blasts were what the real mystery was.
"I'd like to know what they're blasting down there and where." Summer said.
Summer felt the 'where' was very important. The blasting could compromise what she'd planned. It was what happened with the anti-Metal group when they did their tunneling at the big bunker.
John Henry updated the schematic of the mine layout as they went along. It was more or less accurate, but all the dimensions were off slightly so anything the team hadn't been through wasn't precise. Most of what the map showed was solid rock. The passageways were actually on either side of what was depicted.
"The team will continue to provide us with us more detailed information." John Henry said.
Summer began to wonder if the team should get out while they still could.
When Cam went back to look for Bob, she'd placed a repeater inside the vent shaft the dust cloud disappeared down. It appeared to go down more than two levels. It seemed to be straight so it provided line of sight transmission if they continue to put repeaters in it on lower levels. She considered dropping a repeater down the shaft but decided against it. Since they didn't know where it ended up at, she didn't want anyone to find the repeater. If someone found the device, they would soon figure out what it was and what it must mean.
The direction they were headed now was back the way they'd come but they were several hundred feet lower.
They thought they should come across the vent shaft soon but didn't see it.
The small rocks and debris they needed to walk over could hide another shaft in the bottom of the passageway. With the wood in the long closed off section in such bad shape, one of them might fall through it.
There was another blast inside the mine. The dust and small rocks drifted down from the top of the passageway.
Up ahead of them, they could see a large volume of dust pass in front of them. It was the air shaft. There must have been an additional cave in on Level One. They reached the boarded up location in the passageway and opened it up. The dust was quickly drawn away.
Jim looked down the small shaft.
"I don't see anything or hear anything." Jim said.
Cammy was still in communication with the base. She dropped a small stone down and listened. It still took a few seconds to strike something. She placed another repeater in the shaft.
She looked at the shaft in detail.
"I think if I take off all my gear, I can fit through this shaft." Cam said.
The other Terminators calculated the size.
Gail looked at Bob and Jim. She then looked down at the front of her sheath. She was too big.
"You would most likely need to be unarmed unless you carried your M9 in your teeth or it was strapped to the back of your head." Gail said. "The rest of us can't fit through it."
Cam didn't see the shaft as precise. It could be narrower in places. She might get stuck.
Maybe she would wait a level.
They moved on and found the sloped ramp down to Level Three.
They should be able to connect with the active part of the mine on the next level. They didn't know what the blockage would be. They only knew the records indicated it was blocked off a long time ago. It was blocked off to prevent people from entering the unstable section of the mine on Level One and Level Two. They could personally vouch for their instability.
Anna indicated that there was some kind of trouble at one of the bathrooms. It was at the female restroom specifically. The drone image showed a heat signature there.
Young Allison saw it as an affront. Something needed to be done.
"What if a female needs to use the restroom?" Young Allison asked.
Anna didn't want it to be their concern.
"It's best if we get some takeout food and return home." Anna said.
Young Allison was steamed now. She wasn't about to walk away from a threat. There were three Terminators with her and another close by. There were four drones in the area. There was unlimited firepower.
"No." Young Allison said. "I'm not leaving a trap for some female. This is something we can deal with right now."
Young Allison took out her silenced M9 and headed towards the bathroom. Anna hurried to stay with her.
She cautiously approached. Brian and Randy both closed up on her. She glanced at the drone image again. Nothing was different.
Anna figured things were going to go hot. It was her job to protect Young Allison. It seemed the hardest thing to do was protect Young Allison from was herself.
"Let me go first." Anna said.
Anna passed by her and entered the wooden barrier outside the door. Young Allison stayed with her.
There was a figure lying on the ground. It was a female. Her pants were missing. Her face was bloody. She'd been beaten.
Anna knelt down. She glanced back at Young Allison.
"Stay back a little way." Anna said.
Anna looked her over. The female was still alive.
"She needs medical attention." Anna said.
Young Allison headed into the bathroom with her M9 up.
"Get some help here now." Young Allison said.
Anna was able to get some answers from the female. She was one of Julie's friends. She'd been jumped in the last twenty minutes by three assailants. They beat her after she'd complied with their demands and done everything they'd asked. The abuse lasted more than a half hour. She tried to crawl out of the bathroom for help, but could go no further.
Young Allison entered the bathroom and searched for a target. She was going to kill them. It was empty. Randy searched the other bathroom for the men. There were no targets.
CamNet directed the nearest ambulance to respond.
Young Allison wanted justice. She wanted retribution. She wanted payback. She wanted blood. There were tools at her disposal to make it happen.
"I want whoever did this." Young Allison said. "Turn the drones loose. I want those three people tracked down."
Anna knew it would open a bigger can of worms.
"We should just go." Anna said. "She'll get some help soon."
They heard the siren a few minutes later. They moved away from the immediate area. The ambulance drove right up to the restrooms. They took the female away.
Young Allison thought about the time frame. It was very condensed.
"This happened right before we arrived." Young Allison said. "I want to see some images of who these people are."
CamNet searched the surrounding traffic cams and surveillance footage. There were several images. It was evident they were the perpetrators.
"This is the crew." Anna said.
One of the images was taken after the assault. One of the assailants held the female's underwear in his hand.
Young Allison was disgusted with the image.
"Why does he have her underwear?" Young Allison asked.
Anna knew why. It could have been worse. They could have taken 'more'.
"It's a trophy to remind him of what was done. He probably has others." Anna said. "All four drones are doing a close grid search of the area."
CamNet notified them the female's medical expenses would be taken care of and she would receive first class treatment. The initial report indicated most of her ribs were fractured. There was internal bleeding.
Young Allison was further angered about what happened. It was more about what happened after the female complied with everything they'd wanted when they beat her. It wasn't to get her to do what they wanted. It was just a savage act to beat an attack another human being. It may have even been an attempt to beat someone to death. It would be for no other reason other than to watch them die.
"This needs to stop." Young Allison said.
Anna knew it wasn't their problem. She did understand Young Allison's anger.
"We can't save everyone." Anna said.
Young Allison knew it was impossible to save everyone. They were at the park now. They could do something. They were going to do something. She would do it herself if she needed to.
"No, we can't." Young Allison said. "But we're going to make this one right. I swear it."
They were back in the two SUVs now. They'd started out on a search pattern of their own.
It wasn't long before one of the drones made contact.
"One of the drones has acquired the targets." Anna said.
The image zoomed in. One of the assailants still held the female's underwear in his hand. They were in back of a liquor store. It looked like they just jumped a homeless man. They ran from the area.
"CamNet is ready to fire a missile." Anna said. "I've recommended she use the gun instead."
The report of the next abuse made up her mind. Young Allison heard enough. It was another innocent person who'd just been attacked. There was no reason for it. Even if they could rob the homeless man, they weren't going to get very much. She was sure it was more about the violence with the current group. They were definitely future Scavenger material. They wouldn't live long enough to assume the role.
"No." Young Allison said. "I want them. I'm going to kill them myself."
Savannah could tell Cameron 'made it' at her 'first contact'. She made sure it got better and better for Cameron as she worked her 'magic'. It was fueled more by love than by experience, which she had plenty of both to share.
They were serenaded by the moonlight, the stars, and the lapping sound of Lake Tahoe on the shore.
Another shooting star streaked briefly across the sky.
Cameron was filled with anticipation and excitement. This was the moment she'd envisioned for years. She didn't dream, but she did 'daydream'. She thought about this very moment thousands and thousands of times and what it would be like. As Savannah slowly started to work on her, it was everything she wanted. This was like a totally new experience for her. It was even better than she'd imagined. John had done the same thing thousands of times to her. Everything was better from the start. This was different. It was more than sexual. She could feel the love.
It was one 'electric' moment after another. Savannah worked on everything. It was amazing. She soon lost all sense of time and was focused only on the places where Savannah soothed her. It was all that mattered right now. It was like nothing else mattered or even existed. It was only this moment in time she could focus on.
Savannah was sure Cameron made it at least twenty times. It didn't include the multiple finishes either. She worked her way back up to the top and soon was above Cameron and looked into her big brown puppy dog eyes.
Cameron looked up into Savannah's blue eyes. Her beautiful red hair encased their faces like a waterfall.
The moon and the starlight were bright. Savannah could see very well by this point. It wasn't like daylight, but there was plenty of light and her eyes were well adjusted. The moon reflected off of Lake Tahoe as well.
Savannah stared at Cameron. This was her dream come true. She wanted Cameron to know what it was about for her.
"I love you." Savannah said softly.
Cameron felt the love as well. It was very different from what she felt for John. She wondered if what she actually felt for Savannah was real love, not what she was 'supposed' to feel as love with John.
"I love you." Cameron said softly back.
Savannah lowered her head and kissed Cameron slow and deep. It was a kiss of love. Cameron was obviously excited about the new dimension to the kiss.
They kissed and touched each other for a long time. It was all about love.
Cameron rolled Savannah over onto her back.
"My turn…." Cameron whispered.
Cameron kissed and touched Savannah all over as she restrained herself and slowly worked her way down. She saw how pink Savannah's nipples were. She knew everything was. None of the other females were as pink, unless they were based off of Savannah's DNA.
Cameron was bothered by the bruises and scrapes Savannah had. It made her feel guilty. Savannah told her as they undressed not to 'see' them so she didn't feel bad about herself. It was something she understood.
Now she was at Savannah's navel. She was almost there. She wasn't going to be able to go all the way down to her toes and come back up. She wanted what she'd longed for, for so long.
Savannah knew what Cameron wanted. She wanted to remind her it was it was really about.
"I'm yours." Savannah whispered. "Take me. It's about love, not the act."
Cameron soon saw something very beautiful to her. She paused and looked at everything for a short time. She understood the original name Young Allison gave to 'Colton Overcast', it was 'Pink Butterfly'. It was very descriptive of what she viewed. None of the images on the internet came close to the chromatics and beauty she viewed.
"You look so beautiful." Cameron said softly. "I've never seen anything so beautiful. It's perfect."
Savannah's eyes rolled back a little as Cameron started in on her. She made it almost instantly. She'd dreamed of this moment for more than half of her life. Her excitement seemed to fuel Cameron as she 'went to town'.
Cameron could hardly believe it was for real. It was everything she wanted. The olfaction and gustation drove her to a frenzy she fought to control. It was where she felt comfortable and wanted to be. She needed to focus on the love and not let the lust overpower her.
Savannah didn't want Cameron to lose the love. She wanted her to concentrate on the feeling and emotion, not just the physical act. She knew it was something all of the Metal girls did at some point. It seemed their personal performance is what they wanted to be remembered. She always wanted the feeling and emotion. Only the human females could return it in the same way she provided it. It was what she wanted for Cameron as well.
"Be yourself." Savannah whispered. "Let the love guide you."
Savannah must have made it a half dozen times. She was lost in the love and the feeling.
Cameron carefully rotated around as she pleasured Savannah and positioned herself right in front of Savannah. Savannah kissed her, and then Savannah really 'kissed' her.
The two girls pleasured each other. Savannah kept the pace slow and loving. It wasn't about sex. This was about love.
Another shooting star streaked across the sky.
The minutes turned into hours. Savannah showed Cameron much of what she knew.
Cameron was a fast learner.
John shared a loving time with Young Jesse.
They did everything in a loving and sharing manner.
Young Jesse wanted one time on top but she wanted John on top when he finished. She made it again when he did. She knew he'd waited for her to finish first. It was her third time and his first time.
It appeared things were just getting started.
Jesse and Claire finished up.
Claire understood what Jesse wanted.
"I know you want to go." Claire whispered. "It will be something beautiful for all three of you."
Jesse was anxious. It was another opportunity to share.
"I hate to eat and run, but I do want to be with both of them." Jesse said.
Claire hoped to share one time with Jesse and John.
They kissed one more time.
Jesse stood and looked at her clothes.
Claire didn't want Jesse to worry about it.
"There's a robe waiting for you there." Claire said.
Jesse smiled and left the room naked.
Claire took her robe but left naked too. She didn't have far to go.
She could hear Hanna, Camille and Holly as she approached. The door was open a few inches. She looked inside and watched the Metal girls work on each other. It was a thing of beauty to watch. She opened the door and went inside.
Hanna lifted her head and smiled.
"I've been waiting for you." Hanna said.
Claire rushed over to them. She wanted the Metal girls to work on her the same way. It looked intense.
Camille looked at Claire and Holly.
"I don't know who looks Hotter." Camille said.
Claire looked down at her new rings and at Holly's rings.
"Holly does." Claire said. "She has four times the volume as me behind them."
Camille and Hanna both looked down at themselves. Apparently size did matter.
Jesse was naked. She made her way towards John's room. She peeked in on Vanna and Allison as she passed. It was beautiful to watch them share. It was all about love with them and each other. She hoped to share the same way with Young Jesse as John watched and touched them.
The door to John's room was open so she went inside. She could hear John and Young Jesse together. She peered around the corner and looked at them. She knew it was really 'her' with John. It excited her more. She quietly watched them. John was on top now. She wanted John to finish with her the same way too.
She began to touch herself as the tempo increased and she could hear Young Jesse was 'close'. She made it at the same time Young Jesse and John did. It excited her to see how excited Young Jesse was. She watched her wrap her legs around John and pull him in close as they finished. They kissed deeply.
Jesse knew she'd done almost the exact same things. It pleased her greatly to know it was her 'natural reaction' to mating and love making. She envied Young Jesse's ability to get pregnant. The baby was for her and she really appreciated what Young Jesse did for her.
She gave them another five or six minutes together. She quietly approached them and lay down on the bed.
Both John's head and Young Jesse's head turned towards her.
She leaned her head over and Young Jesse kissed her first. John did next. They both could tell she must have been with Claire recently.
John was a little worried because he'd just finished. He really hoped the 'energy drink' was going to get things started a little quicker than normal.
"I'm going to be 'down' for a few minutes." John said.
Young Jesse looked down and smiled. She didn't think it was a problem. Females were good to go anytime. Now there were two of them.
"You can rest for a little bit." Young Jesse said. "You can watch us together."
There was 'hunger' in Jesse's eyes as she looked at Young Jesse.
"Jesse knows what I want." Jesse said.
Young Jesse released John and he rolled off to the other side from Jesse. He watched Young Jesse rotate around and climb up on top of Jesse. They clearly wanted each other.
"My turn…." Jesse said.
John watched them work on each other. They seemed in perfect harmony. He figured they must both feel the exact same things the same way. He really wondered what it would be like.
They both made it twice at the exact same moment.
He'd lost track of the time but it didn't matter, he was ready again.
Jesse and Young Jesse both moved over him. They faced each other. He started in and Jesse picked up the pace. He could hear them kiss and touch as everyone pleasured each other. It was a 'three way' they all could share and enjoy. It was his dream of perfection for a sexual encounter.
Cammy, Sheila and Ally watched the girls eat some lasagna and try a few pieces of pepperoni and sausage pizza. They'd each finished their drinks.
The girls asked the Metal girls if they wanted to try some of the food or a sip of their drinks. They declined. They said they were on a strict diet to maintain their strength and fitness.
They finished up and would head out after the girls used the restroom.
The girls carried out another discussion in the restroom once they arrived.
Mary looked at the door to see if the 'special girls' followed them in. They didn't.
"So where does this go from here?" Mary asked.
Leticia was ready. She knew what she was ready for.
"We go see Tony and get plowed." Leticia said. "I can hardly wait."
Laura felt pretty happy right now. She wanted to take things a step further.
"It sounds good to me." Laura said.
Mary looked at Laura for a few seconds.
"You may have had a little too much." Mary said.
Laura burped.
"Not quite." Laura said. "I have a high tolerance level."
Leticia did as well. She wanted what Sheila promised her and she'd promised Sheila.
"I'm ready." Leticia said. "I'm going to do it anyway."
Mary knew they had an obligation now, but she didn't think the 'special girls' would force them to do it. She really didn't want to cross over some line she couldn't cross back from. They still didn't know much about the 'special girls' or 'Tony'. She wanted to feel a little more secure. It was a personal choice.
"I think I want to go back home." Mary said. "Things can happen there instead."
Laura developed the hiccups now.
"I want to do it too." Laura said.
Leticia wanted to make Sheila happy. She wanted to make herself happy as well.
"I want to get plowed by Tony." Leticia said. "We can be with each other any time."
The girls continued the discussion.
The Metal girls watched the girls go into the restroom.
Ally was still concerned about their safety and well being when Cameron found out they'd been with John. It hadn't happened yet.
"We need to take them back home." Ally said. "I don't want them abused."
Cammy still wanted to press her own agenda. She wanted Cameron to see the girls with John.
"I want them in John's bed." Cammy said.
Sheila didn't think it was a good move. She was worried about Leticia. She was worried about all three of them.
"I don't want them hurt either." Sheila said.
Ally and Sheila figured Cameron could find more ways to 'punish' them going forward if they did it. Cammy was blinded by anger and frustration.
The girls were on their way back.
"Here they come." Ally said.
Sheila lightly moistened her lips.
"I can guarantee it." Sheila said.
The Terminator opened the door and went out into the hall.
The female could see the dead man on the floor with a bullet hole in his head. She froze up.
"There's nothing to worry about." The Terminator said. "He won't hurt anybody else anymore."
The female still looked skeptical.
"Did you kill him?" The female asked. "There are more of them."
The Terminator checked the drone footage of the exterior of the building. One of them had done a low level scan of the building. The only heat signatures it picked up which were moving, where the female and him.
"None of them are any longer a threat." The Terminator said.
The female still looked hesitant.
"I don't know." The female said.
The Terminator held out his hand.
"Come with me if you want to live." The Terminator said.
The female decided she wanted to live. She would try to put what happened behind her. She'd resisted the most among the other females who were brought in with her. They all quickly submitted to their new role in life within a few hours. She didn't. She'd been there for two days and was abused almost non stop since then. She was actually acclimated to her new lifestyle at this point. She knew it didn't do any good to resist. It happened anyway. There was less pain associated with it if she didn't fight it. It was over in a few minutes. She just needed to clean up a little.
"How do we get out of here?" The female asked.
The Terminator opened up the office door. He armed another Thermite grenade and rolled it inside.
The female quickly realized he was going to burn the building. There was already a fire in the basement level.
"Follow me." The Terminator said.
He reached down and picked up a small revolver from the man with the suit. It was in an ankle holster. He dropped it in the bag with the money, phones and hard drives.
He exited the rear of the building. The front of it already started to burn. He looked at the two vans parked there. The rear doors were still open on the one. There was a quantity of narcotics loaded in the back of it. He checked out the other van. It was empty. He saw the keys were in it.
"Take this van and drive away from this location." The Terminator said. "You need to dump it and get away from it as soon as you can. Drive about ten miles away from here. Try to get on a bus."
The female climbed into the van.
"I don't have any money." The female said. "I think I need to let the police know what happened here."
The Terminator took two stacks of cash out of the bag and held them up in front of the female.
"The police won't be able to do anything here." The Terminator said. "By the time they arrive, if they arrive, the building will be fully engulfed. There won't be any evidence. If you want to forget about what happened here, and restart your life, you can have this money. If you go to the police they will take it from you. There is a good chance someone in the police force is on the payroll for this organization. You will be marked as a target for termination to tie up any loose ends on their part. The decision is yours."
The female eyed the two stacks of cash. She knew it was thousands of dollars. She was aware there were always a few bad apples on the police force. She didn't want to find out.
"I'll take the cash and go." The female said. "I know I need to lay low. I don't want to get picked up again. I don't have a way to protect myself."
The Terminator reached in the bag and took out the revolver. He opened the cylinder and showed her.
"This is a Smith and Wesson Model 60. It holds five rounds. It's currently loaded with .38 Special plus P ammunition." The Terminator said. "It's ready to shoot."
He closed the cylinder and handed her the firearm.
"All you need to do is point it and pull the trigger." The Terminator said. "It's as simple as that. You need to remember you only have five shots. If you need to use it, you need to make sure they count. Let me open the gate for you. Don't speed when you leave. You don't want to get pulled over."
The female found it all a little hard to believe. Four minutes ago she was a prisoner. She'd been abused repeatedly. Now she'd been given her freedom, a firearm and thousands of dollars.
"Who are you?" The female asked.
The Terminator started to walk away. He hoped she wouldn't shoot him in the back. He didn't want his sheath damaged.
"I hope I'm one of the good guys." The Terminator said. "My actions speak for me. It's up to anyone on how they want to interpret it. Leave this place and never look back. Remember don't speed and dump the van."
The Terminator continued to the gate. It was locked. He grabbed the lock and pulled on it. The shackle snapped. He dropped it on the ground. He shoved the gate open. The van drove out. The female looked at him and gave him a small wave.
"Thank you." The female said. "You saved my life."
The Terminator nodded and closed the gate behind her. He quickly returned to the other van. There was a lot of smoke pouring out of the building right now. He knew there would be no emergency response. CamNet would see to it. He tossed the drugs from the back of the other van inside of the building. He armed his last Thermite grenade and placed it on top of them. He took one more look at the drone image. There was no movement around him. So far no one had made a 911 call about the smoke emanating from the building.
He went to the rear wall and went over it. He made his way through the other property and returned to his vehicle from the opposite direction he'd left it. When he crossed over the street the front of the target building faced, he could see flames lapping up into the sky. It would be another mystery for the Syndicate to figure out. They would blame it on the Cartel. It would result in some type of retaliation for everything they lost in the last few hours. He wasn't done yet.
CamNet provided the Terminator with a new list of targets.
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Temporal Mission:
Past Timeline:
November 25 1963
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Cameron made her way to the house. She could see the lights were on inside. Young Allison was up. She approached the back door and opened it. She made her way inside and arrived in the kitchen.
Young Allison was all set. Now all she needed was her breakfast and Cameron. Both of them were at hand. She was as surprised to see Cameron as she wasn't.
"Good morning, Cameron." Young Allison said. "How did everything check out?"
Cameron thought everything checked out fine. There weren't any problems. She'd completed a successful infiltration mission into a military installation and exited undetected.
"Everything's ready for your run." Cameron said. "I can make breakfast for you real fast. I didn't know you were going to get up so early otherwise I would have come back sooner."
Cameron knew she would have needed to run at 'Terminator speed' for part of the way to make up the time.
Young Allison didn't want to be a bother. She didn't like when Anna would fix her food. Well, she did like it, but she didn't like the concept of it. She didn't want a Terminator to wait on her. She especially didn't want Cameron to wait on her.
"It's fine." Young Allison said. "It will only take me a few minutes."
She immediately took out some supplies and a pan. She could make a quick omelet. She wanted to let Cameron know what was available. She'd changed the water in the tub. She wanted Cameron to try it.
"There's some fresh water in the tub if you want to get cleaned up and change your clothes." Young Allison said. "I recommend you try it for a few minutes."
Cameron looked down at her clothes. They were a little worse for the wear. She'd gotten a little dirtier than she'd anticipated. She hadn't intended to visit the Nike Base when she started out. She was glad she didn't go up to the Fire Control Center. It would have cost her more time.
She looked at how Young Allison was dressed. She would clean up and dress the same way. There was a large selection of clothes for them. She could see Young Allison had everything under control.
"I'll be back." Cameron said and departed.
Cameron looked back over her shoulder as she walked away.
"You can wash my back if you want." Cameron said.
Young Allison smiled.
"Maybe I will." Young Allison said. "It's the only view of my body I can't see well in a mirror."
Young Allison thought they were actually a few things she needed to see with a mirror. She always thought there was a lot going on down there. She could only bend her back and neck so far forward. She was aware Cameron could bend hers all the way. She'd never seen her do it, but she heard she could. She'd do what Cameron could do, if she could do the same thing.
The contents of the pan popped a few times.
Young Allison quickly returned her attention to what she was doing. She didn't want to burn the food on the first meal.
Cameron went to her room and removed her clothing. There was a small hamper in the corner. She placed the dirty garments in it. She briefly looked at herself in the mirror. She always thought Allison, all of them, looked more beautiful than her. They all told her just the opposite. They all told her she was more beautiful than they were.
She knew it was all about the time invested to fix herself up. It only took her a few minutes to do it and look like she was ready for the cover of a magazine. Young Allison was the most skilled at emulating her. She'd shown Young Allison how to do everything from a very young age. She was very good at it. Allison was another story. Allison seldom did anything to fix herself up. The girls from the future all knew it was better not to be noticed by anyone. They usually tried to cover their faces with their hair as much as possible. They always needed to worry about someone who wanted a little more, if they ever got cornered alone. She was glad the girls from the alternate future existed and were her friends.
She knew it was John's 'fault' for attempting to go into the future. He'd created the alternate future. Everything which happened to the girls from the alternate future was his fault. If he wouldn't have time jumped, none of it would have happened. Then again, it did allow another version of Kyle, Derek and Riley to exist. It also gave her a better version of Jesse and another version of Allison. She's gone back into her future and prevented Future Allison's death. Savannah existed in both of those futures as Vanna and Future Savannah.
Cameron soon realized she was already in the tub. She'd let her mind wander a little after she'd looked in the mirror. She slid down a little bit so only her head was above the water. She didn't know it, but she looked exactly like Young Allison did earlier.
She quickly washed herself off. She got out of the tub and let the water out. As she dried herself off, she briefly wondered if she should re-pipe the drain for the tub to the outside so the water could be returned to the ground. She decided she should leave things as they were instead. She didn't want any insects from the outside to find their way to the inside. She was just glad none of the traps were dry for the sinks and tub. She didn't know what the sewer bug situation was in 1963. She was aware it was an issue in their timeline in some of the more affluent communities when the house was left vacant for a period of time. The issue of 'global warming' wouldn't become a problem for another fifty years. In approximately five years from now, there would be talk about another 'Ice Age' or 'global cooling' happening. It never happened.
She didn't know what the future would bring. She did know the Earth was a much warmer place until it was artificially cooled by the large asteroid strikes and the four 'super volcanoes'. Two of the 'super volcanoes' existed within the United States. One was on the east side of the Sierras in Long Valley, the other was in Yellowstone National Park. It was responsible for the geyser known as Old Faithful. After an earthquake, Old Faithful wasn't as faithful anymore. The other two 'super volcanoes' were elsewhere in the world. They were in Toba in Indonesia, and Taupo in New Zealand. If any one of them erupted again, it would create another Ice Age of some sort. As to what the extent it would be, no one could know. It hadn't happened in River's future so she didn't think it was something to worry about. River's future was approximately five hundred years ahead of theirs.
Currently there was a Duplicate set of girls there along with a Duplicate version of her. It wasn't a clone or some type of copy. It was actually her. Everyone was 'created' during a TDE malfunction. She'd visited River's future several times and River had visited her timeline several times as well. There was actually a question as to who was the real Cameron when the two sets of Duplicate girls were created along with two Duplicates of her. Some believed it was Duplicate Cameron in River's future, she believed it was her.
She'd only experienced one time transfer. It resulted in a temporal error of a few months. The first set of Duplicates ended up 'in some future'. They found Mrs. Weaver there when she'd attempted to return to her future from the alternate one John created. She was known as General Weaver there.
The second set of Duplicates experienced all three different timelines and ended up in River's future. When the energy bubble appeared again, River was taken back with them as well. River helped Duplicate Cameron and John Henry redesign the TDE to make it much more efficient. They were able to adjust the frequency to reach the different timelines.
River was the most intelligent individual she'd ever come across. Well, she wasn't so sure about it anymore. Summer seemed to be as intelligent as River if not more so. She'd already participated in a number of Resistance operations resulting in multiple deaths. She also used nuclear weapons deep in the ground to bring down the enemy, quite literally. She'd created a cavity underneath the enemy's stronghold. When the ground underneath was vaporized by the nuclear blast, the ground above it collapsed along with the enemy bunker. The radiation was all contained within the ground.
Cameron hung the towel up and returned to her room. She could hear something cooking on the stove as she passed by. She went ahead and started to get dressed. She looked at the bra she'd laid out. She thought about leaving it off. She would need to alter it to make it look a little more skimpy. There was way too much material for her taste. She always believed she looked more sexy with a bra, than without one. It always added a level of mystery and the desire to see more.
As soon as she was dressed, she returned to the kitchen. Young Allison sat at the table. She was in the process of finishing her food. She could see she'd cooked an omelet.
Young Allison felt Cameron had been gone longer than she'd anticipated she would be. It was OK. It gave her time to get everything ready.
"I'll be done in a couple of minutes." Young said. "I think we can beat the sunrise still."
Cameron glanced out the kitchen window.
"We still have twenty six minutes until you will be able to see the sunrise here." Cameron said.
Cameron went over to the sink and started to wash the pan.
"I can do it." Young Allison said. "I was going to do both of them at the same time."
Cameron didn't think it was a problem. She was used to cleaning up after John. She didn't want to think about him right now. She wasn't going to see him for a year. For him, it wouldn't even be five minutes. He didn't even know they'd left. They'd be back before he did.
There was a good chance Claire, Savannah and Young Jesse would all arrive. Claire was currently pregnant with Allison's embryo. Savannah carried Vanna's embryo. Young Jesse carried her own, but it was for Jesse, not her. It was another reason for her to hate Skynet. The Skynet in the alternate future damaged the reproductive function of many humans through chemical and biological warfare. She would be on the lookout for any trace of Skynet during this time period.
Young Allison finished up her food. She took the plate to the sink. She quickly washed it off and put it in the rack. She took a dish towel and dried everything off, along with the silverware. She placed everything back where it belonged. It was something she'd learned from her mother. Everything had a place. It wasn't in a dishwasher or a dish rack. She was aware many people used the dishwasher as their cupboard. She thought it was a problem because half of the stuff in it would be washed, and half of it wouldn't be. It was just laziness on their part.
Cameron was pleased to see Young Allison had her Hi-Power with her. She had hers as well. It was time to get started.
Butterfly
Things can go smoothly
When everyone will try
As time moves on
Some may start to ask why
One may not always want
Another their thoughts to occupy
The rules of the game
Don't seem fairly to apply
When things start to go bad
Little things begin to amplify
A polite response only seems
To temporally quell or pacify
The terms of the arrangement
Are not easy to modify
It's the events themselves
Which become hard to clarify
Try to show some respect
When the other is nearby
It's only a matter of time
Until they fly away like a butterfly
Nobody