A/N Hey guys, now it's time for Adam to meet Kyle Reese and he will go on a mission that could change the course of the war completely so, without further ado, enjoy.


I was focused on getting my gear together and getting ready to move out since one of the soldiers in the shelter told me that Commander Baron wanted me and Jacob to report to her for a new assignment, though I had heard a Tech-Com unit from up north is arriving so I was interested who they could be because it's not every day a unit from Connor's division would show up here.

Either way, I had zipped up my backpack and put it on before making my way to the entrance, passing by other people and going by Alvin's lab as he was still studying the dead infiltrator when I came across Jennifer and she saw me as she was trying to stay warm.

"Hey, you're leaving again?" Jennifer asked and I nodded.

"Yeah, Jacob and I are to report to Commander Baron for a new assignment but I wasn't told what it is, just that we are to go see Commander Baron so that we can get the details from her so I need to go get Jacob first," I replied.

"In that case, mind if I come with you?" Jennifer inquired and I shrugged.

"Don't see why not," I answered stoically and Jennifer joined me as I made my way to the entrance.

The door guards opened the door before Jennifer and I left the shelter, heading outside and I noticed Commander Baron near the entrance but she was speaking to someone while they were right in front of a rusty functional car with four by four lights, which looked very familiar to me but I noticed that the person Commander Baron was talking to isn't alone as there was a young female soldier with a ballistics helmet that had high-tech goggles and I spotted a large male soldier nearby, the female soldier standing next to a large armored transport truck while the large male soldier was sitting on a crate as I frowned slightly.

I couldn't get over how the female solder looked really familiar to me but I couldn't quite figure out why that is, though I shook my head and decided that I would figure it out later as Jennifer and I went over to the smaller building that was nearby.

We went inside through the garage and I saw Jacob laying on a mattress while noticing him twitching and mumbling in his sleep, and judging by the look of distress on his face, he must be having a pretty bad nightmare and I felt bad for him since no one deserves to grow up in this kind of nightmare but I've also been having nightmares recently, only it was about my world getting destroyed by Skynet while my friends and relatives are being slaughtered by the machines.

I knew that this hell was changing me and I was afraid of what I would become the longer I was trapped in this hellhole, though I tried to keep some of my humanity intact because the second I start making cold and calculated decisions like a machine is the second humanity loses the war so I watched Jacob as he jerked awake, quickly sitting up and looking around until he saw us and relaxed slightly.

"Sleeping on the job, I see," Jennifer remarked but I could see a glint of concern in her eyes as Jacob still looked groggy.

"What?" Jacob questioned wearily.

"Hey, Commander Baron wants to see us so get your gear and get ready," I spoke up and Jacob gently rubbed his eyes as I saw Jennifer looking for something.

"Alright, alright, just give me a minute," Jacob grumbled as he yawned and Jennifer perked up, telling me that she found what she was looking for.

"There they are, knew I'd find them here," Jennifer muttered as she picked up a wooden box but I was still concerned about Jacob since it looked like he was having a pretty bad nightmare.

"Jacob, you okay? You were muttering and twitching in your sleep," I said and Jacob sighed.

"Just a bad dream," Jacob replied and I knew there was more to it, but I let it go since he didn't appear eager to talk about it.

"Yeah, I know what that's like but anyway, we should get going since I saw Commander Baron outside with visitors so we shouldn't keep her waiting," I stated as Jacob got up and started getting his gear together while looking curious.

"Visitors?" Jacob asked and I shrugged to show that I was also in the dark about it as he was.

"A Tech-Com unit from up north, or what's left of it at least but something's going on since everyone appears to be on edge so I figured you should be given a heads up about it," I told him as Jacob finished getting his gear and he nodded at me.

"I'll be sure to keep it in mind, thanks," Jacob said before I gestured for him to follow me.

After that, we left the garage and started to make our way to Commander Baron as I was lost in thought and wondering who these visitors are since one of them looked familiar but what I was confused about is why everyone was on edge and I had woken up with everyone acting unsettled so I was hoping that Jacob and I would get some answer as we approached Commander Baron and the soldier she was talking to, just close enough to hear what they were saying.

"I appreciate you taking us in, commander," the solder said thankfully and my eyes widened at how his voice sounded so familiar to me.

"I was sorry to hear about your team," Commander Baron stated and the soldier sighed.

"A fucking ambush...I'll write it in the report," the soldier said bitterly as he and Commander Baron turned slightly and I was able to see the side of the man's face but it wasn't enough for me to see what he actually looked like.

"That can wait because new orders have come in for you," Commander Baron said and I could see that the soldier didn't look happy to hear that.

"Excuse me?" the soldier questioned.

"You're moving out right away," Commander Baron replied, and judging from what I could see, the soldier was scowling at that.

"Commander, with all due respect, we just lost three men so I and Ferro need some time to recover," the soldier stated irritably.

"I'm afraid that's not possible because the Northridge outpost has gone silent so you need to go there, find out what happened, and-" Commander Baron started to say and was cut off.

"And what, check if their radio's on? You know that Skynet's been jamming our signal," the soldier pointed out and Commander Baron sighed while gently rubbing her eyes.

"That may be true, but you'll still need to see to this personally," Commander Baron argued and the soldier started tensing up.

"What the hell is going on, Baron?" the soldier questioned and Commander Baron looked frustrated.

"Look, it doesn't make sense to me either since I could've sent a team of my own, then they'd already be there and we would know what went wrong," Commander Baron stated as she crossed her arms.

"So, why didn't you?" the soldier asked,

"Because the order's coming directly from John Connor himself, who insisted that it be you carrying out the mission," Commander Baron replied and the soldier paused at that until he appeared resigned.

"Okay, so what's the plan?" the soldier inquired before he and Commander Baron went to take a look at something that was on the car's hood.

"Go to Northridge, find out what happened, then escort the people there back to safety since their withdrawal is long overdue," Commander Baron instructed and the soldier nodded.

"Okay, though word is that you've captured a new terminator model," the soldier pointed out and Commander Baron nodded.

"That's right, an infiltrator unit so our top scientist is running an analysis on it as we speak," Commander Baron explained as she and the soldier turned again, then she noticed me and Jacob standing near her and the soldier but continued speaking to the soldier.

"Does that have anything to do with this mission?" the soldier asked and Commander Baron looked thoughtful.

"The last we heard from Northridge was that they liberated a group of scavengers so that's certainly a possibility," Commander Baron replied and the soldier frowned at that.

"I see," the soldier muttered just before Commander Baron turned to look at me and Jacob before pointing at us.

"Jacob Rivers and Adam Sullivan here helped us capture the new model so they'll be joining you, along with Evans, as per General Connor's request," Commander Baron said, and that caused the soldier to face us fully, then I was stunned to see a young Michael Biehn looking at us with a steely expression in his eyes when I realized that I was staring at Kyle Reese himself as he crossed his arms and Commander Baron walked away after that.

"Okay, so you two can tell an infiltrator from one of us, now what else can either of you do?" Kyle asked us and I knew that he wanted to hear what we can do so that we wouldn't be a waste of his time.

"Well, I'm pretty good with a rifle and I'm very resourceful so if you need an extra shooter and someone who can think fast on his feet, then I'm your man," I answered as I put up a stoic front and Kyle stared at me with a hard expression for a short time before he nodded in satisfaction.

"So, you're a marksman and you can adapt under pressure? Good, we need sharp eyes out there and having someone who's pretty resourceful is good as well," Kyle said when he looked at Jacob and asked, "Now, how about you, Rivers?"

"I've become an expert in stealth and I've gotten good at hacking so I can get into any of Skynet's outposts without drawing attention and can get through any security doors," Jacob replied and Kyle also stared at him for a short while until he nodded.

"Good, having someone who can get us past Skynet's security and get into heavily guarded locations without alerting Skynet will help so check the supply crate and gather the necessary equipment since it looks like we're moving out soon," Kyle told us and I looked thoughtful since there was something that was on my mind.

"Before we do that, is it alright if we ask a few questions first?" I asked and Kyle looked at me.

"Sure, but make it fast since we need to move out soon," Kyle replied and Jacob nodded.

"What do you think about the team?" Jacob inquired.

"I've been working with Corporal Ferro for years so she's a good fighter but as for you two and Evans, I'll wait until I know you better but I'll be postponing the introductions until we're on the road," Kyle answered and I nodded.

"Alright, so what's your opinion about this mission?" I asked and Kyle started showing a sour expression.

"Under normal circumstances, I would say that the mission is straightforward but I would've appreciated some advanced warning first," Kyle admitted irritably.

"But these aren't normal circumstances," Jacob pointed out and Kyle nodded in agreement.

"Nothing is normal when General Connor's involved, something you two and Evans will learn very soon," Kyle stated and I knew what he meant by that.

"That reminds me, why do you think John Connor selected us for this mission?" I questioned since it seems a bit weird that I would also be chosen for this mission, then I started pondering if John knew something I didn't since everything he does has a reason.

"He must have his reasons, always did and to be perfectly honest, I've learned a long time ago not to ask too many questions," Kyle said and Jacob looked puzzled by that.

"Why?" Jacob asked.

"He's got this uncanny ability of putting the right people in the right places at the right time, which is a great skill to have when you're the leader of the entire resistance so when John Connor vouches for you, then I already know you'll do your job well," Kyle explained and I nodded.

"Good to know, now we'll get what we need from the supply chest so we'll let you know when we're ready to move out," I stated and the conversation ended there as Jacob and I walked away from Kyle and started to make our way to the supply crate so that we could get what we need when we were about to pass Commander Baron, who was sitting on a table.

"Rivers, Sullivan, a word with you two," Commander Baron spoke up, prompting us to head over to her.

"Need something, commander?" Jacob asked and Commander Baron shook her head.

"No, but it seems like you two have been appointed a special task and alongside Kyle Reese no less so just you both know, regardless of what happens, there's always a place for you two here," Commander Baron told us and I was confused since she wasn't the type to say things like that so something must be on her mind.

"Is there something wrong, commander?" I asked and Commander Baron sighed.

"Every once in a while, an assignment comes along that nothing can prepare you for and I fear that this might be such an assignment, so I hope that General Connor made a wise decision in selecting you two for this mission.

Besides that, I need all the bodies I can get here so any other questions?" Commander Baron asked and Jacob nodded.

"Who's Evans? I've never seen him before," Jacob pointed out with a puzzled look.

"He joined us not too long ago, the man's a survivor from another division just like you and he's a sharpshooter like Sullivan here so that's all I know since he doesn't talk much, which I appreciate," Commander Baron replied and I frowned.

"Can we trust him?" I questioned.

"He could ask me the same question about you two so if either of you are concerned about it, then you can always take it up with General Connor since he appointed him to this mission in the first place," Commander Baron stated.

"Okay, so what can you tell us about Kyle Reese?" Jacob inquired.

"He's General Connor's right-hand man, can't blame him for wanting to keep Reese close since he's a great soldier, completely devoted to the cause," Commander Baron replied.

"I see, did you two ever serve together?" I asked and Commander Baron nodded.

"Yes, we both used to serve under Perry and back then, we were naive enough to think that T-600 rubbers were as bad as things could get so good times, then I became the field commander and he joined the North Division after that.

Now, we only catch up with each other between missions since he's too busy doing special tasks for General Connor," Commander Baron explained.

"One last question, what's the status on that second-generation plasma rifle?" Jacob inquired.

"Alvin is still working on it," Commander Baron answered and I hummed in thought.

"So, there's a chance he'll have it ready before our return," I said and Commander Baron shook her head.

"I wouldn't hold your breath since our professor doesn't have a stellar record when it comes to reprogramming Skynet technology and we're still looking for a spider scout he lost somewhere in the shelter," Commander Baron said with a frown.

"What if he can't hack that plasma rifle?" Jacob questioned.

"Look, I don't even want to think about the alternative at this point," Commander Baron stated and I assumed that she wanted to drop the matter so we saluted her and continued heading to the supply chest.

We took a look through it and gathered what we needed, such as pipe bombs, can grenades, a few termination knives, a couple of med-kits, some ammo, and MREs and water since it sounds like we'll be going on a long journey so I wanted to make sure we were prepared as we closed the supply chest and made our way back to Kyle.

"All set? Rivers, we're moving out so open the gate," Kyle ordered, prompting Jacob to head over to the makeshift gate and he opened it up for us until Kyle signaled for Evans and Ferro to come over when we all piled into the car and Kyle started backing us out of the compound, turning around and we started to make our journey to Northridge.


The drive to Northridge was silent for the most part as we had left the shelter and I was currently watching ruins and old wrecked cars passing by as the drive was taking a few hours, though I didn't take my eyes off of our surroundings just in case.

Back in my world, I would've started playing games on my smartphone to pass the time if a drive took this long but I was now more concerned with keeping an eye open for any of Skynet's troops and I didn't see any, which wasn't a surprise since most of the machines usually patrolled deeper into the destroyed cities for humans that were using as cover.

"We're approaching Northridge," Ferro spoke up and I now knew where I had recognized her from since she was the young female soldier that got killed in the first flashback that was shown in the first movie, so I hoped that I would be able to save her from that fate as I turned my attention to Jacob and the others.

"Alright, it's a good time to bring everyone up to speed so listen up, this is a rescue mission and what we need to do is go in, secure the perimeter, and prepare for evacuation," Kyle said and I knew it couldn't be that simple.

"Sounds simple enough," I commented stoically.

"Yes, it's as simple as it gets but I don't want anyone to draw Skynet's attention because we're not prepared for that so we keep our heads down and evacuate those people to safety," Kyle stated.

"What if there's no one to evacuate?" Ferro asked.

"Care to elaborate, Corporal?" Kyle questioned as he sent her a frown.

"Outposts don't stay silent for that long so if no one's been reporting in, then I'd expect to find the remains of a massacre...sir," Ferro pointed out uneasily and I knew what she meant since an outpost doesn't just go dark like that unless something happened to it.

"I think introductions are in order so the eternal optimist sitting next to me is Cpl. Ferro, an explosives specialist. Sergeant Rivers, Sergeant Sullivan, and I have already been introduced so what about you, Evans? What's your story?" Kyle asked the large man to my left, who has been really quiet during the trip.

"I've read your file, so you're the sole survivor from the 113th, right?" Ferro questioned, only Evans didn't reply but I did see that what she said caught Kyle's attention.

"113th? I've heard about that so how'd you manage to escape?" Kyle inquired, only Evans didn't respond so I figured that he wasn't the type for conversation.

"Supposedly, he took down a T-800 with his bare hands," Ferro commented and my eyes widened at that since that couldn't be possible because I had to use stealth and two termination knives to kill a couple of T-800s, so a head-on fight against a T-800 would only get you killed because of how dangerous they are.

"That's impossible," Kyle stated, voicing exactly what I was thinking as he looked skeptical.

"That's what I'm saying," Ferro replied and I frowned thoughtfully since Evans shouldn't have been able to take down a T-800 with his bare hands, so it must be just rumors that she heard about from somewhere.

"Is it true? Did John Connor select us for this assignment?" Evans asked suddenly, startling me slightly since I wasn't expecting it but now that I think about it, his face, build, and voice were similar to a young Arnold Schwarzenegger so it had me on edge since the way he was acting reminded me of the infiltrator that was sent back in time to kill Sarah Connor.

"That's right," Kyle confirmed as he kept his eyes on the road.

"I'd like to meet him," Evans said and I sent him a look of suspicion since I wasn't sure if he could be trusted.

"Complete the mission and you just might, now we're getting close so get ready," Kyle said as I could see that we were approaching the neighborhood.

Kyle stopped the car and we all got out, continuing on foot and making our way through the ruins when Evans took up a sniper's perch, then I went with Jacob, Ferro, and Kyle before we took cover and kept an eye on the street ahead of us.

"Northridge is up ahead so give us a sit-rep, Evans," Kyle whispered as I aimed my rifle down the street.

"No signs of any resistance soldiers at the gate," Evans replied and I started looking pensive.

"I'm not liking this, something's wrong," I said quietly.

"Three T-600s approaching at one o'clock," Evans informed us and Ferro looked surprised to hear that.

"T-600s? They're still around?" Ferro wondered and I frowned since the T-600 series is now an obsolete design and that means Skynet hasn't bothered to give them orders to capture me, which means I'm gonna get shot at by them.

"Let's not get sloppy because we don't know what's behind that gate, and this is a Tech-Com mission so I want us to move fast and I want us to be efficient, understood?" Kyle told us sternly.

"Yes sir," I answered and so did Jacob and Ferro as I spotted the three T-600s coming into view, the large bulky machines wielding chainguns as they went out into the street.

"Now, let's clear the area so, Evans, you want to start us off?" Kyle suggested quietly.

"Affirmative," Evans replied and that was our cue.

"Everyone, on me!" Kyle ordered and we all ran out of cover and started going down to the street when one of the T-600s was hit by a plasma bolt from Evans' rifle, the machine getting destroyed and it caused the other two to fire their chainguns at us and at Evans while bullets went flying.

The three of us took cover behind a couple of cars and returned fire as Evans provided assistance with his rifle when I popped up and blasted one of the T-600s in the head to destroy it as the other one was killed from a shot to the head as well by Evans, just before more T-600s started coming into view.

"More metals incoming!" I shouted as I blasted a couple of T-600s with a third one destroyed by Evans and two more taken down by Kyle, Ferro, and Jacob.

"Clear!" Jacob yelled.

"Ferro, Rivers, Sullivan, on me," Kyle ordered and we all moved out of cover before I spotted drones up ahead as they approached our location.

They started shooting at us and Evans took out most of them by shooting a gas canister, which destroyed some of the drones as the rest of us blasted the rest to pieces and we ran through the gate that led into the outpost when we encountered an armored spider and a few drones, as well as a couple of T-600s.

"Where the hell is everyone?! There's no one here, no bodies or anything!" Ferro exclaimed as we took cover to prevent ourselves from getting shot.

"I have no fucking clue, but we should worry about ourselves first!" I shouted as I lit a pipe bomb and threw it at the armored spider, the explosion destroying the armored spider and T-600s before we shot the drones and it was clear after that.

"We need to get to the basement since that's where they would've taken their stand so if anyone's still alive, they'll be there," Kyle said before we left cover and continued forward as I could see that the outpost was an old mall that was mostly rubble because of judgment day, though I spotted more machines down below and they fired at us.

"There's more of them here!" Ferro shouted and we all ran over to the railing to fire down at the armored spiders and T-600s, then I blasted a T-600 and tossed a pipe bomb at the others, the explosion taking out a couple before Jacob and Kyle destroyed the remaining T-600.

"Evans, you stay there and watch for reinforcements while the rest of us head downstairs!" Kyle ordered as we started running over to the stairs.

We started making our way down and headed over to the door that led to the basement, stacking up and getting ready before Kyle kicked the doors in and we headed inside when we got ambushed by two T-600s and quickly took care of them.

"And down they go!" Ferro cheered as we continued moving.

"Stay frosty, we don't want to shoot any friendlies," Kyle said as we started making our way to the stairs that were up ahead.

"If there are any friendlies left alive because the doors to the garage are wide open," Ferro pointed out and I knew that something wasn't right since there was no blood or bodies from what I could see, almost as if everyone left in a hurry while we made it down to the underground parking lot and were forced to use the cars as cover to avoid getting shot by a few T-600s.

"What the fuck is going on, Sgt. Reese?! Where the hell is everyone?!" I yelled as I popped up and destroyed a T-600 with a shot to the head.

"Let's clear the area first and then we'll figure it out later!" Kyle replied loudly as he and the others were taking care of the other machines.

Once the T-600s were destroyed, we were about to head over to the makeshift gate that was up ahead when it was bashed open and a T-600 with torn rubber skin came out and fired at us with its chaingun, forcing us to duck back into cover but a combined plasma fire from all of us destroyed the T-600 and I didn't hear anything else after that.

"All clear, thank god," I said as we all continued forward.

"Evans, how's it looking on your side?" Kyle inquired as we made our way to the gate.

"That's all of them," Evans replied over the radio.

"Then secure the perimeter," Kyle ordered as we entered the gate and I saw that there was nobody around, just empty beds and nothing else.

"This isn't right, it's like everyone here just up and vanished so what do we do now?" Jacob wondered as Kyle looked around with a frown on his scarred face.

"We need to report this so search the area for a radio station and keep your eyes open," Kyle instructed and then I started looking around for the radio station.

There was nothing, no signs that any sort of fighting had broken out and that had me highly suspicious since an entire outpost doesn't just disappear like that so the people here were either forced to leave in a hurry and didn't have time to report it in or the machines took them away, both a possibility as I regrouped with Jacob.

"Adam, I'm not liking this," Jacob admitted and I nodded.

"Yeah, same here so keep your eyes open," I replied as I looked around with a hard expression.

We made our way back upstairs and started looking for the comms station as we didn't find it on the ground level, though I managed to locate a high-tech rifle that was hidden in an elevator and decided to keep it just in case as we made it up to the second floor and eventually found what used to be a cafeteria when I spotted what we were looking for and gestured for Jacob to come over.

"Comms? This should be it," Jacob muttered as he went to check on the radio and I went to contact Kyle.

"Sergeant, Rivers and I found a radio station upstairs," I informed Kyle and waited for his response.

"Good, we'll be up there momentarily," Kyle replied and it was quiet after that as Jacob and I waited for him and Ferro to show up.

It didn't take long for Kyle and Ferro to find us and Kyle started using the radio to contact Commander Baron so that he can report the situation to her, then he started speaking to the commander about what we've discovered and expressed his displeasure about the situation until he was finished soon after.

"I understand you're not happy with the situation but for now, you'll have to stay put...at least until I discuss your next move with General Connor so is that clear?" Commander Baron questioned and Kyle sighed.

"Yes commander, awaiting further instructions," Kyle replied reluctantly as he didn't look happy.

"Roger, over and out," Commander Baron said until she stopped contacting us and Kyle turned to look at us.

"Alright, it looks like we're turning in for the night and I understand that not everything went as planned today since there are still a lot of unanswered questions here, but for now, get some rest because tomorrow is when the real work starts," Kyle stated and Ferro nodded.

"Yes sir," Ferro responded and then Kyle went to look at me and Jacob.

"Rivers, Sullivan, do you two have a moment? I need to talk about your performance today," Kyle said and I nodded.

"Of course, sir," I replied.

"You two are very efficient and reliable, which is good since that will keep the other members of the team motivated and it hasn't been that way in a while, so I appreciate your contribution even more. Other than that, that's pretty much it so keep it up," Kyle said and while he didn't show it, I knew he was impressed and he wasn't an easy man to impress so that was good at least.

"Yes sir," Jacob replied before we walked away and I decided to get some sleep after that.


A/N Well, Adam met Kyle Reese and managed to impress him, which isn't an easy thing to do considering who he is but now there's the question of why John Connor picked Adam and Jacob for the mission since it seems like he might know something Adam doesn't since everything John does has a reason.

There's also the fact that everyone in the Northridge outpost seemed to have disappeared without a trace so it looks like something is going on and it's up to Adam and the others to figure out what happened to the outpost, so let me know what you think and stay tuned.