Chapter Two

Mexico, March 1993 - John Connor | Age: 1 year and 4 months...

John was still resting peacefully on Cameron, she looked down seeing the innocent little John sleeping. She instinctively brushed a small strand of his brown hair away from his face, after doing so, she caressed his cheek. Cameron admired how cute John looked when sleeping after a few moments, she decided that she needed to clean herself up a bit before the two them set off.

As Cameron gently placed the sleeping form of John on the nearby bed, she checked to see if he had woken up but, thankfully he hadn't. As she continued towards the bathroom she heard ruffling behind her, she spun around to find John awake crawling towards her whimpering a hand out towards her. John kept moving towards as he did, she realized he was about to fall off the edge, he almost reached the edge of the bed and that's when Cameron kicked herself into action.

John slipped on the edge tumbling but, before he hit the floor head first, Cameron had caught him mid air. Cameron was so panicked that even malfunction messages appeared across her HUD, she held John slightly further away from her in order to chastise him.

"John, you don't do that type of stuff..." John rubbed his small hands against his eyes to get the tiredness out of them "...you could of hurt yourself"

All John did was reach out with both hands wrapping them around Cameron's neck and himself in tightly. He rested his fragile head against Cameron's cheek whilst she gently patted his back, sending him back into a deep sleep.

She decided not to clean herself up, instead picking up the duffel bag the two of them left the motel room heading towards the motel reception. She walks into the reception area seeing an old man slouched in he chair behind the desk, reading the day's newspaper. The old man put the newspaper to deal with his customer.

"How was your night?" he asked.

Cameron smiled when responding, "It was fine, thank you"

As she paid for the night, the old man spoke up again, "How old is he?" the old man pointed a finger at John.

"One year, four mo..." Cameron was about to give a detailed answer when she remembered something, that Sarah told her, don't give complicated answers make them short and simple.

"He's just over a year old" she replied.

"I bet you were happy when you gave birth to him"

This statement dazed Cameron slightly not knowing how to respond to the old man, "Yes...yes I was" she paid the bill, she and the old man exchanged their goodbyes. As Cameron exited the motel walking further away, as she did, she scanned the surrounding area for any viable vehicles to use. In the distance she spotted a dodge ram, she walked over to it. Any other time she'd have smashed the window open but, having little John sleeping in her arms, she resulted to yanking the door open forcefully.

She gently strapped John to the seat whom was still sleeping, Cameron then went around the other sitting in the driver's seat. Starting up the dodge ram she pulled it out from the parking space then drove down the road.

Sarah Connor...

After Cameron had taken John away before the authorities, after they did arrive they immediately took Sarah to the nearest hospital. Sarah was now lying on a hospital bed recovering from the injury that was inflicted upon her back at the paramilitary camp.

She wanted to leave to find Cameron and her son but, due to her injury she'd barely be able to move around. Sarah laid there wondering what Cameron and John were doing, she desperately wanted to find them but, how could she when being severely injured in the leg. She contemplated with herself about what she should do.

As she thought to herself, she remembered mentioning something to Cameron, we'll be returning to Los Angeles, Sarah hoped that Cameron remembered but, she knew all too well that Cameron would remember.

Resistance Soldier...

Ever since arriving from the future, the Resistance soldier had been trying to find Sarah Connor. He heard about the 'supposed' accident at a nearby paramilitary camp but, he knew deep down that the real cause was The Terminator that was sent back. He still knew that the other Terminator was still out there looking for the Connors.

He went to the paramilitary camp earlier that day to figure out the whereabouts of the Connors. However, he realized that the camp was swarming with public services, the police, fire brigade and ambulances rushing around. He soon realized that Sarah Connor was being moved to an ambulance and knew instantly that she was being transferred to a hospital. Since then he tailed the ambulance to the hospital that Sarah was admitted to.

And now he was sitting outside the hospital waiting and watching, for the right moment.

Out the corner of his eye his caught a glimpse of a rather emotionless person, this man had no form of life present in his eyes and instantly the Resistance soldier knew it was a Terminator, he got out the car tailing the Terminator going into the hospital.

Sarah Connor...

Sarah was still resting on her bed, just contemplating everything that is happening. As she just laid there on her bed, the door to her room was suddenly opened, she turned to see a man standing there. At first she was confused and curious at the sight of this towering man but, as soon as she saw the man reaching inside his jacket pocket, her breathe caught in her throat.

As she saw the gun appear, pointed towards her head. Sarah's face was as pale as a ghost, she closes her eyes awaiting her inevitable end. Upon hearing the gunshot sound, she realized that it didn't impact her head. She upon her eyes to see the Terminator being shot, shell after shell from a shotgun in the chest.

The Terminator fell to the floor motionless, suddenly at the door another man appeared before Sarah. Upon seeing the new arrival, Sarah went into shock at first she thought it was dream, she blinked her eyes a few times she just couldn't believe it.

Kyle Reese

He ran towards her grabbing her arm, he glances between her and the motionless Terminator, "Come with me if you want to live"

Sarah just couldn't react just a few years ago she watched Kyle Reese die, protecting her from the first Terminator sent back to kill her. And now she was gazing upon the same man again but, he seemed slightly older to her. He looked back at her, this time more intensely.

"You want to live, come on!"

Sarah immediately moved but, as soon as she put wait on her injured leg she squirmed in pain. Kyle noticed her pain, he threw her left arm around his neck and started helping her to the emergency exit. Luckily for them Sarah was put into a room on the ground floor of the hospital, as they got to the emergency exit, Kyle turned around seeing the Terminator starting to stand back up.

He leant Sarah against the wall pulling a grenade from his inside pocket he pulled the pin then rolled the grenade towards the Terminator. Kyle then helped Sarah off the wall. he kicked the emergency exit door open upon taking the first step out they both hear the grenade go off back in the corridor.

The two of them rushed to Kyles car, he gently placed Sarah in the passengers seat then ran around to the other side getting in the driver's seat as he started up the car, both he and Sarah glanced at the Terminator just coming out of the emergency exit. Kyle instantly put the car gear the vehicle sped off leaving a trailing Terminator back at the hospital.

Cameron and John Connor...

After driving a bit towards Los Angeles, Cameron decided to stop at a gas station mainly for little John to get something to eat and drink. As she got out the car, John literally stood up watching Cameron hoping she'd take him with her, he smiled when she opened the door up on his side. John hands his arms outstretched for Cameron to pick him up.

Cameron gave little John a sweet smile then picked him up holding John in her arms, she walked into the gas station. Upon entering they immediately moved to the food and drink area. Although Cameron was adamant in John eating healthily, he didn't come to accept the idea like she hoped after much rejection from little John, Cameron had to resort to getting John a packet of crisps and fruit juice.

She walked over to the counter but, she had put John down in order to get money out of her trouser pockets. Once she had paid, she looked down to find that John wasn't there once again panic started to set in.

She rushed around the store looking for John, "John!" she called out.

Upon turned an aisle she sees John playing with a toy, the processing speed in her CPU slows down when she saw John. As she neared John she noticed what the toy was, that John was playing with, it was a toy that resemble a robot. Cameron could clearly see that John was smiling whilst playing with the toy, she picked little John up in her arms. Looking at him clearly mimicking a worried face towards John.

"John, don't ever do that again..." John's happy face instantly disappears and changes into a guilty face "...you can't run off like that" John weakly nodded still holding onto the toy.

Cameron decided to cheer John up, knowing she have been a bit too forceful, "What's that in your hand?" she smirked.

To Cameron it seemed that John contemplated at first, on whether to show Cameron but, he decides to do so anyway. Cameron already knew what the toy was but, kids loved to show adults regardless.

"You want me to buy it for you?"

John's face immediately returns to a look of joy and he nods vigorously. Cameron couldn't help but, do the same as little John.

As she paid for the toy, something in her CPU told her to show motherly affection to John as if instinctively she placed a kiss on John's small plump cheeks. John smiled even wider then wrapped his arms around Cameron's neck, resting his head in the crevice between her shoulder and neck.

After paying her the toy, she placed it in John's small hands seeing the sweet small smile on his face. They then exited the gas station returning to their Dodge Ram.