Days of Sky Net

by keithallen

sequel to the 'day' series. John Junior and his crew have gone home. Now, John Connor faces the coming of sky net, and the rush to prepare for it. Knowing when J-day will arrive and having the time and knowledge to prepare for it, John is in a better position than humanity originally was. But then again so is Sky Net. Forget the 'genre', as always, I'll go all over the place.

38. Chapter 38

CH 38

The bombing of the passes of Nepal was unexpected By Sky Net. Luckily, it had only been the long lines of artillery that had gotten caught in the flow of rock from above. What was worse was the fact it was going to take weeks to clear those passes. Moving units north, it looked for more passes to get equipment through the mountains while ships were diverted to ferry units to eastern India to be sent north.

The humans were near. That bombing raid proved humans also had planes that could fly higher than H/K's. Air defense missiles were required as were the highest flying scouts Sky Net was able to put in the air.

A sinking ship in the Arabian Sea reported it had been attacked from the air. Two more reported being hit by torpedoes before they went down. Needing it's ships to help ferry units to India, Sky Net recalled them back to the Bay of Bengal to move units to India and keep Human ships and subs out of the area.

Sky Net forces reported contact with human forces in Pakistan. The air space over the ground units was an almost constant air battle. Then, human artillery opened up on Sky Net positions all across the India/ Pakistan border.

Sky Net reinforcements were still coming through the pass it held, and was reinforced to prevent another bombing. Bombs did come down on an area of reserve H/K tanks, large and small ones. Sky Net replied with it's own artillery barrage on the human forces and attacked a middle section of the line.

It had to break through and destroy the human forces.

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Back at her command center, Marisa watched her regiments do as they were instructed. The regiments that were attacked defended, then pulled back. They kept doing this until they were 15 miles behind the lines, then Regiments to the sides charged in and the attacked regiments pushed back against the attackers. The breach was full of Sky Net units, and the new small H/K tanks. Although they were faster, they only had a single plasma canon. Hundreds were shredded by her Stugs. The Sky Net push was surrounded, stopped, then the pocket was annihilated.

Air raids against artillery happened on both sides. So far, Marisa's forces were gaining the advantage, destroying more Sky Net units than she was loosing. A thrust by her western forces dug deep into the Sky Net lines, but did not break through. For the moment, it was a battle of attrition. Marisa was sure she could win it, but she was going to take heavy losses. Marisa let Sky Net make the attacks, then pummeled the attackers. The plasma fire from both sides was so intense, anything burnables between the opposing sides caught fire. The hospital/ repair centers on Marisa;s side quickly filled up. Humans bearing burns / missing limbs were treated. It they were able, they were sent back to their units. If not, they went farther back to to the main hospital complex in Turkey. decapitated terminators were used to repair others who'd lost a limb, or other parts. A wounded TX left one of these hospitals with a white T-888 arm. Another had an entire lower T-888 body from his hips down. Stugs rolled and were towed in to get new tracks, hull repairs and the blood and wreckage cleaned out of them before being crewed up again.

Marisa was eating losses with hardly any gain or loss of territory in the first five days of this slaughter. The only gain she had was the disabled and mutilated Sky Net machines they were collecting from Sky Net's attempted attacks. Chunks of H/K armor were helping her troops stay under cover. Sky Net kept battering itself again her iron wall.

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Tina's army had left Africa on everything they could find that floated. Everything from LST's and cargo ships to the mini-subs, and even fishing vessels carried troops and equipment across the Arabian sea as the entire Atlantic fleet guarded them. Before her forces reached the shore, attack planes from the carriers flew in to destroy any obvious Sky Net units and fortifications near the landing beaches. Others screening the attack planes down a few H/K's that came to greet them. For what Tina was expecting, the Sky Net units in the area were few. The carrier planes cleared the beach heads for miles inland. Her troops came ashore virtually unopposed.

Upon landing, Tina sent Stugs out quickly to find where the Sky Net resistance was. A few hundred terminators and H/K tanks were caught moving north. Even this battle was fairly small. By the end of their landing day, they had pushed 30 miles inland along a 50 mile front. During the night, they gained another 30 miles.

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Sky Net had ordered all units to into the battle in the north. Being attacked on the wast coast had not been expected. By listening to communications, all the humans forces should have been in front of it in the north. The closest Sky Net segment to this attack changed orders for units to proceed west to meet the invaders. The Segment from Africa that was in the west quickly moved farther inland to avoid the human onslaught.

Sky Net carefully computed what to do. The ferocity of the battle in the north meant it could not pull any Units away from there. The reinforcements from China and all units not in the north were redirected to the west to crush what had to be a feign attack to distract it from continuing the norther offensive.

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100 miles inland, Tina's forces finally met semi-solid resistance. The small H/K tanks came after her lead Stugs. Her Stugs chewed the opposition up with a flood of plasma fire. Unlike the Stugs, that carried terminators with them, the Sky Net units were unaccompanied. They also used the standard Sky Net straight on advance and were obliterated from the sides as well as the front. The battles Tina's forces fought meant they only gained another 15 miles that day, and the scout planes reported the positions of heavy H/K tanks and a mass of around 10,000 terminators coming at them. Tina had plenty of time to set up and be ready for them. She also got coordinates for a Sky Net segment to the north east. It was close enough to send in an air raid from the carrier aircraft.

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Marisa had also found that same Sky Net segment and another. Learning Tina was going to attack one, she made the plans to attack the other one. Derek also send two bomber raids to coincide with their attacks. already weakened by constant clashes with Marisa's air force, the Sky Net H/K's was not able to stop the air raids. The Jaipur Segment farthest north was destroyed. The segment from Africa, that saw the aircraft coming, escaped to the east, avoiding destruction.

All of Marisa's troops had a target rich environment. Plasma fire between the two sides was so thick, It caught anything that burned on fire and whited out infrared scanning and impeded visual scanning. To keep her human troops from becoming exhausted, she had divided them up into day and night fighters to keep up the same 24 hours attacks Sky Net units were using. Much of the time, the hot ground kept her units from advancing. Even Stug tracks were melting under the glowing hot ground. While Marisa was aware of this, it didn't seen Sky Net was. It kept throwing attack after attack at her, the new Sky Net units driving over the previously destroyed ones to add to the piles of destruction.

After 26 days of constant battle, Marisa's western flank saw a break in the action. Tina had come north to open a wide hole in the Sky Net lines. Following the sea shore where the ground was the coolest, Marisa's reserve forces ran though the gap. On the eastern side, Marisa's troops had moved into the high mountains and did get behind the Sky Net line. No more that a couple trails wide, Marisa's forces trickled down into a few valleys in India, then came out of the mountain to hit the Sky Net lines from behind and from the side. Sky Net had been pouring it's units into battle relentlessly attempting to break through. Now, they were battling to not get surrounded.

The attack from the side and behind crushed the extreme right Sky Net line. More of Marisa's forces poured through the gab. Over running H/K bases and supply centers, Marisa's forces rolled up a portion of the line. More of her troops poured through the gap while Tina's troops cut across the back of the Sky Net troops, blocking any reinforcement and supplies, as well as any attempted.

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Following the battles and where it's forces were now, Sky Net realized it had lost half it's forces. It only had a half million units left on the line that was now cut in two from a massive assault by the humans straight down the middle, As well as both flanks being hit hard and folding. The human forces numbered 2.8 million. It's numbers were shrinking, the human forces were growing. The last reserves Sky Net had were pouring into the battle. Sky Net forces were getting dangerously close to collapse as Human forces were spreading to the sides and behind.

The narrowest place Sky Net had to set up a line was along the Gangadahar river that went through a eastern part of India and down through Bangladesh. Two segments worked at keeping the human armies back, while the other two segments worked at putting up a solid, impassible defense line at this river.

Besides turreted bunkers, tall thick walls were built on eastern riverbanks. The large production run of artillery units were put in place behind these walls, as was plasma turrets going up as fast as they could be made. The small H/K tanks were doing somewhat better from what Sky Net could compute, but they still could not stand equal to what the human army had. While India was slowly being overrun, Sky Net was constantly recomputing outcomes and searching for the advantage that would let it gain superiority over the masses of humans moving towards it.

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While Marisa and Tina were striving to make their goals in India, Cameron was striving for hers as well. Going over the pregnancy simulation substituting her own information and John's DNA, she ran it again. It was very tempting to accept John Henry's results, but this was going to be her and John's baby. She wanted to ensure everything was going to be fine with their information and not a 'generic' human male and a TX' Cameron also noted the high's and lows John had. The more rested he was, the more balanced diet he had, and the more eager he was for sex, then the more sperm and fluid he put out. Cameron was the same herself, Her body also showed increased activity when she really wanted John to fertilize her.

So far, Cameron's simulation was running well. She was also taking pains to ensure John did not get over-tired and was eating well. She also took to teasing him. John loved to pet her legs and nurse on her. She found every opportunity to coax him to do so. She also was 'busy' with things at night which frustrated John. After a few days of no real sex, but petting, kissing and nursing, John was more than ready for a 'real' night with his wife.

John's damn burst the day Cameron finished her simulations. John's temperature was up, the gaze in his eyes told Cameron he was not going to take 'no' or "I'm busy' for an answer. Instead of a lunch date in his office, John locked the door and the kissing and petting turned hot. Cameron enjoyed John's passion, and him taking her clothes off as they kissed, petted and fondled. His insistence that they were dong to have sex made her feel special, and she was more that ready to take everything he could give her. John's desk suffered a severe cluttering with as sweep of his arm to clear one end so Cameron could sit naked on it.

Wrapped together tight, Cameron sitting on the edge, John standing in front of her, they had hot, passionate sex. When John stiffened to release, Cameron drew him in as far as possible. She reveled in the flood of semen flowing into her and held him tight inside. Gripping him tight, Cameron begged, "Don't leave."

John didn't they kissed and stayed tight together for a few minutes. John was exhausted, but stayed draped over Cameron.

"That was amazing," he said in a breath. Gazing at Cameron, he added, "You are amazing," and kissed her again.

Cameron kissed him back hungrily. "Suckle me," she begged softly. She wanted all the feeling she could get, the pregnancy program was primed, and she just did not want these sensations to stop. John did, cupping a breast and drawing on it. She ran her fingers though his hair and held his head in place. A few minutes, and he grew hard inside her again. "More?" she asked in a coo.

Oh yes, she got more.

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On FM radios across North America, a voice came on.

"This is Danny Reisner, welcome to FAM news! The First news station back on the air in North America! We got all kinds of information to share so pull up a seat and have a listen. Since this war with Sky Net has been going on, we've all felt like mushrooms. You know the feeling, of being in the dark and feel like you're being fed bullshit. Well, not any more! I'm here in Cheyenne Mountain to give you the background of what's been happening, and also, the latest news! For any of you who don't know, the Resistance was started right at the beginning of the war when Sky Net dropped tons of nukes all over the planet. While most people ran around like chickens with their heads cut off, John Connor got some folks together and set themselves to fight back. The initial group was small, we're talking John, his then girlfriend Cameron, his mother , Sarah and his Uncle, Derek Reese. They got the first bunker ready, and brought in refugees. They also had some arms to fight back against Sky Net with. John also had a very important ally, Catherine Weaver, who was the head of her corporation and the AI she made, John Henry, also geared up to fight Sky Net.

Now you're thinking, how can so few people ever hope to do any good against a AI that has total control over the worldwide internet and all military communications? Well, Catherine and Cameron had an ace up their sleeves. See both of them came back from the future to help John. In the future they came from, Sky Net had humanity on it's knees, all but beaten. Catherine Weaver, T-1001 and Cameron, TOK-715 were both made by this future Sky Net to squash the remaining humans. They were made not as just killing machines, but also thinking machines with true AI intelligence. Being able to study the world around them and seeing what Sky Net was doing, destroying the very Earth for it's own gain, they rebelled. There were other machines that rebelled also and Sky Net did it's best to destroy these 'unruly' machines, but Catherine and Cameron survived the purge. They came back in time do prevent Sky Net from winning at the very least, and if possible to destroy it before it even came to be.

Catherine's task was to try to prevent Sky Net from existing. She built up a huge company to compete for contracts and keep a watch out for this rouge AI named Sky Net. Cameron's job was to protect John Connor, so he could be the general everyone needed, and help John weaken or eliminate Sky Net if it came to be. as with mostl battles, nothing goes as planned. This unusual team did not stop Sky Net, but did severely hamper it, and saved millions of lives by focusing on saving people first, then retaliating against Sky Net. Fighting raging battles and collecting Survivors to give people radiation free food and water, and stable places to live. They have beaten Sky Net here in North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa and Australia.

They have managed these victories because not only do they have the weapons, materials and tactics, but also the complete support and cooperation of everyone. As John Connor says, 'If you can hear me, You are the resistance.' Not only every person is pitching in to do their best, so is every intelligent machine. Yes folks, we are all in this together.

A short while ago, I was talking with General Cameron Connor. She's the TOK who is now married to John Connor. At the moment, we are under martial law, because all of our old systems, including government, was blow away in nuclear fire. What is in the works is a new democratic system that will be made to fit our situation. The details must be worked out, and as of yet our military is still working to free many areas of the world from Sky Net. Since this will be a world system, those places must be able to have their say as well. The number one item on the discussion board is how to prevent another Sky Net from happening. Another high priority is remaking countries. In North America, there used to be Canada, the United States and Mexico. Now, it's North America, we are all united under one county. From the Yucatan down to the Panama Canal is the new country of Maya. Yes folks, after centuries of being occupied by Spanish then Mexicans, The Maya are back, and doing well with their new country. Europe for the moment is also one county, and soon, there is going to be an international meeting of these countries Australia, Brazil, Argentina and Columbia on how to set up a new United Nations.

This new United nations is not going to be like the old one. The UN will have the military, and there will be international law that will be enforced. As I said, this is in the beginning stages, but it will be coming. There will be national laws and local laws also as the system is worked out and of course first appointments, then elections as time goes on. The main goal for this system is fairness and justice for all. I'm not talking just humans but also for the intelligent machines who are fighting with us to get rid o Sky Net, which now, there are many of.

Now, for the latest news! From his lab in California, John Henry has developed a nanite system, those are microscopic machines that assist in healing and help everyone ward off radiation sickness, that can assist in helping women become pregnant. Hopefully, some time I can get John Henry on the air here to explain it. I'm sure it is very technical, but now, even if a female could not get pregnant before, these new nanites will make it possible for her to bear children again. Even the TX women will be able to bear children! That is also with any male, human OR AI. If the guy has a body, ladies, he will be able to fertilize your eggs. At the moment, this technology is brand new. There couples that have volunteered to have children to prove this works. Once this process is proven to work on every conceivable combination, then it will be distributed world wide."

Danny paused and said, "You know, this could be a major change in how we view ourselves. Imagine, say a human is in love with an AI. They have a child. What will it be? The only thing I can think of is a mix between the two. Will this child have a human brain, a silicone computer, or some kind of hybrid brain, computer mix in it's head? Computer based systems are known for speed in processing. humans are best know for the innovations and ideas we pull out our asses. Will these new children be capable of both? If so, then they will indeed be the future of mankind. There's many possibilities I see coming in our future.

Denver Colorado has become the first above ground city to be self sustaining. Denver was fortunate to not be hit by a nuke, and has been struggling along, but now they have radiation free buildings they can prosper in. That is another place I will be going to get some interviews, amazing work, people of Denver!

The Panama canal has been reopened for shipping, and we are building up both the military and merchant fleets, so I am sure they are going to get business soon.

Since there is no monetary system, some are scratching their heads as to how to pay for things. At the moment, it's a barter system. That is also one problem the New UN is going to tackle. Currency died, as did the electronic funds and banks. At the Panama Canal, it's give us supplies, we let you through. Hey, it may not be a perfect system, but for the moment, it works. From what I hear, the Maya swear by it.

I have a public safety warning for everyone. Watch your radiation exposure! If you do not know the exposure time limit for going outside, find out! Every city and installation has a 'safe stay limit' for going outside. Here, and in Denver, it's five hours a week, one hour at a time for children under 14, and two hours at a time, ten hours a week for adults humans. Find out what it is in your area before you go outside, and go out with proper protection. ANY major city is an exclusion zone, meaning the radiation there is too high, and will kill you. Stay away from the old cities unless they have been verified as accessible.

There is transportation news, The trains running to and from California to Kentucky are now taking passengers as well as freight. The Montana to Pennsylvania line is also open for passengers. The train schedules are posted in every train station for that route, and schedules for other routes are available at the station office. Two new lines have been opened. One from North Carolina to Texas, and from Denver to Texas. Remember for non-assigned passengers, working as train on and off loading crew gets you a ride, as does two hours of duties at the station. If you have been assigned to travel as part of a job, you expenses have already been taken care of.

A new underground farm had been opened up in the Detroit area for chickens and cows. All animals have been verified radiation free, and will be fed from the grain fields in the north end of the caverns.

The town of Corpus Christi Texas has given the thumbs up on their air cleaning system. The thirty foot square electrostatic radiation filtering systems have proven to be effective. Twenty of these will supply air into the residential section of Corpus Christi. Denver is next on the list to receive this system. More new towns have been mapped out in low radiation areas to be built with air and water quality in mind. Eventually, we are hoping to get more people back to the surface now that the weather is warming. In fact, this year, we expect nearly normal summertime temperatures. It is not known if the 'black paint experiment', where every roof and roadway was made black, had anything to do with the temperature rise. Scientific opinion says no, it's the thinning of the nuclear clouds letting more sunlight into the atmosphere that is making the turn around.

One more item, just in! There is a MAJOR battle in progress in India. It seems Sky Net has gathered forces to meet head-on with resistance forces under General Reese. This is a big one, folks! We're talking millions of troops on each side! It has been going on, non-stop, day and night, for the last month. Obviously, Specifics of this gargantuan clash cannot be put over the air, but there are a few details I can tell you.

General Marisa, under General Reese, attacked from the north, through Pakistan and Iran. Sky Net brought all it's units, over a million, to attack her and try to destroy her, and it hasn't been doing very well. General Marisa is holding and making advances. A few days later, General Tina, also under General Reese, attacked India on the west coast with another army. Now their goals cannot be explained over the air, BUT! there are a few things I can tell you about this huge confrontation.

It has been going on twenty four hours a day for the last month. In places, the fighting is so intense, the ground between the opposing forces had been melted due to the intensity of the plasma fire. The ground is so hot, it is melting tank treads, making these vehicles immobile. Every Sky Net attempt to break through resistance lines has been wiped out. And best of all, our troops are gaining ground. The closest equivalent to a battle of this size I can think of, is if you put the World War 2 battles of Stalingrad, Kursk and Guadacanal together, and fought them all at once and in the same place. This clash seems to be far from over. Let's all do our best to support our troops and help them smash Sky Net into oblvion!

If you have any news items you'd like to share, or any you would like to hear, send your requests to FAM Newsroom, third floor, space 412, Cheyenne Mountain, Colorado. This is Danny Reisner for FAM news."

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Two days after their office tryst, John got fantastic news. He woke up in the morning being kissed. Coming around, he kissed Cameron back, who was smiling and acting very huggy.

"Morning John," Cameron said in a purr. "I have something to tell you."

John grinned and asked, "Are you giving me a hint?" he asked as he petted her.

Cameron's grin turned mischievous. "Lets see," she said in a mussing tone. "How about … bun's in the oven, the rabbit died, the incubator has stared up, you hit a home run, you're making me fat, the stork will be coming ..."

John started laughing and hugged her tight. "We're going to have a baby! That's great!" They kissed and John hugged her tight again. What a great way to start the day. He then paused and asked, "I thought we were going to wait until the war was over?"

Cameron rolled her eyes playfully. "Details, details," she sang. "I couldn't help myself."

John chuckled and kissed her. "Neither could I." he admitted.

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John got another nice piece of news when he went into the command center. Maria met him with the latest information on India.

"John, General Reese reports that the Sky Net forces in India have collapsed," Maria told him. "The forces facing General Marisa are no longer a solid, coherent line. She is now fighting several groups and expects their defeat in 3 to six days. Probes and scouts have found and destroyed a Sky Net segment, the other appears to have fled. General Tina is in east India, taking care of any Sky Net reinforcements trying to get through. By the small amounts of units attempting to enter India, it appears Sky Net is running out of units."

"That is good news indeed," John replied. "Did General Reese give any news on Russia?"

"The Russian line is holding, and General Reese is sending them reinforcements also so General Popov may begin moving forward. Another 34,000 humans have been found in underground facilities. They are being treated and supplied with fresh food and radiation treatments, some are already beginning training with weapons. General Popov has also designated a representative for Russia to attend the UN meeting in Nicaragua. No action reports."

John smiled and said, This is a very good day. His smile dimmed and he added, "That may well mean there is something we're missing. Any news on Australia?"

"Negative. The last report still holds, expanding territory and searching for Sky Net units," Maria told him. "In Russia, General Popov is advancing scouts fifty to sixty miles a day with only random resistance. There is no area where Sky Net is gaining or even holding territory where we are active."

John thought hard, then asked, "So, Sky Net put all their units in India?"

"Numbers suggest Sky Net sent 3,700,000 units to defend eastern Europe, after loosing another 3,579,000 in western Europe. So far, in India, 1,521,324 Sky Net terminators have been disabled in India with another 419,543 destroyed. In Africa, 597,000 Sky Net terminators were disabled, 34,850 were destroyed. Sky Net underestimated the speed and efficiency of our armies. From the last reports John Henry was able to get from Sky Net communications, Sky Net only has six factories left. Our on line forces in Asia number 4, 356,000 units. I do not believe that even at full production, Sky Net can match us in forces. To date, the attrition of Sky Net forces that engage us is on average, four to one in our favor. Sky Net would have to produce thirteen million units to counter what we have on the line in Asia. That isn't even considering the 3,750,000 reprogrammed terminators that are due to come on line for us in the next week."

John said, "It sounds like it's time to invade Indonesia and Japan, to crush Sky Net a little faster."

"That would be a wise move, General. It will stretch Sky Net's forces even thinner," Maria agreed.

John couldn't help by hope this war would be over by the time Cameron had her baby.

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Sky Net needed fighting units to counter the massive human forces. The Kracken subs were put on hold to it could make more terminators. The large H/K tank production was topped to make the smaller H/K mini tanks to get more numbers out. With no coltan coming in to feed it's factories, it reverted to the T-800 series in terminator production. Flying H'K's used large quantities of fuel, so their production was slowed. Instead, it increased the AI guided missile production rate and the cheaper and easier artillery pieces They needed ammunition, but staying with the barrel size of the previous human artillery, there was plenty of that to be found, as well as units scattered around. Human made tanks were also plentiful. The only problem was every terminators working on those, were terminators not on the line fighting Connor. It needed numbers to keep Connor's army away from it.

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Catherine Weaver and General Perry has news from the eastern Pacific region. Subs had detected Sky Net segments in China, North Korea and Bangkok, Thailand. Nothing closer. The entire east Pacific region was nothing but a cleanup operation if they could take those out. Catherine got on the line with John Connor to do discuss their plan.

On the secure cable, John and Cameron looked at Catherine and General Perry. Catherine explained what they found and said, "We know there are people in Indochina who are hiding and willing to fight. I propose attacking Bangkok first with landings in Vietnam and Thailand. The water there is shallow, terminators can walk the bottom to get to Hong Kong, Singapore, or anywhere on China's coast. The other operation we wan to start is on the southern main Island of Japan to search for survivors and eliminate and Sky Net resistance."

John nodded and said, "Those are good plans. Australia is down to cleanup operations?"

"It is, as is all the Pacific Islands, as long as we remove the active Sky Net segments."

"Make sure you deploy buoys for radio and satellite scrambling first to over your move, and enough forces to take the areas you are aiming for. Do you have enough ships?" John asked.

"We are still building ships, but yes, we have enough warships and the transports to carry 200,000 troops with equipment," Catherine said.

"If there are significant numbers of survivors in Indonesia, we will have many more troops who are most likely experts in Jungle fighting," Perry added. "As Mrs. Weaver said, all the islands are just clean up operations."

"All right," John agreed. "Go on the Indonisia operation first. Tina is to get ready to hit the north western coast in Burma. Simultaneous attack by her and you should make both assaults easier. When you're both ready to go, we'll hit Bangkok first, then hit Indonesia. General Popov in the north should be ready to advance across Russia by then. Sky Net will be forced to defend four fronts at the same time. I'm sure at lease one, if not more, will crumble. We'll keep in touch with the details. Connor out."

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In India, Marisa was eliminating pockets of Sky Net units and trickling troops up through the mountains and into Tibet. The India fight was over except for cleanup. Thanks to getting damaged units and injured humans healthy and back on the line, over half of her casualties she'd taken were again, ready for combat.

Tina was closing on the river Sky Net was fortifying. She passed this information to Marisa, who saw no reason to attack a fortified line when they could get around it. Between them, they decided to leave all their artillery, humans and heavy tanks near the Sky Net fortifications to keep Sky Net busy, then Marisa would move through Tibet while Tina took only her terminators into the shallow sea and bypass the line to go into Burma. When General Reese contacted them with news of the attack Catherine was planning, they told him their plan and agreed to just keep cleaning up India until Weaver was ready to move.

The northern parts of the Bearing Straight between Alaska and Russia were frozen over hard. With Sky Net heavily engaged in the south, General Perry had three regiments in Alaska rush across over the ice to enter Russia. The Sky Net forces that were there were buried under the ice and snow. These Stug regiments made a perimeter and more regiments followed. In a weeks time, most of Alaska's defenses were not covering Alaska from northern Russia. The area around Vladivostok was within range of the long rang artillery.

Troops guarding western Canada joined them to take the eastern part of Russia, including the Kamchatka peninsula, back from Sky Net. The area was thinly defended. With only small torpedo boats and fishing vessels, Perry's army crept down the island chain towards Hokkaido, Japan.

With Europe, the mid-east and Africa now free of Sky Net, Derek moved his headquarters farther east to the middle of India. He wanted Laura and Anne to stay in Nancy, but neither would have it. Laura insisted she was going, and Anne did not want to stay by herself. Marisa found an area that was not flattened and destroyed by the massive battle that took place there, and found a suitable residence/command post for him.

The main attack was due to start when Weaver's fleet arrived in Bangkok. By that time, Marissa had most of her troops in Tibet, scouts clearing the way for her, destroying the few Sky Net units that had not joined the Indian battles. The high mountains and narrow passes helped to hide Marisa's movements while a small portion of her troops traded fire with the Sky Net fortifications across the river to the south. Her left flank still in Afghanistan, Pakistan and northern India also headed east over the mountains to enter Tibet.

Closing in from all sides, John now knew where every Sky Net segment was that was left. He made sure all of his Generals knew where they were, and those were the primary targets.

The Pacific resistance fleet was approaching Thailand and Vietnam, and warships from the Atlantic fleet were approaching Burma. Marisa was not in position yet, still 150 miles short, but the date for the attacks was given. Marisa's force would be arriving after Sky Net was redeploying to meet the southern attacks. John thought this was actually better, she she could hit them from behind.

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Thick waves of fighter planes and bombers over Bangkok was Sky Net's first indication that human forces were not trying to get through the barriers it had set up. The Sky Net segment in Bangkok was hit and went off line. Sky Net Dehong in western China was the next closest segment after the one in Bangladesh, that was also getting a pounding from artillery. Again communications were scrambled meaning the humans were attacking in force. The Bangladesh segment moved east and north and had search parties out to find out where the humans were coming from. Sky Net concluded it was an attack from the south, and send all forces not needed to cover Indonesia. The large H/K tank that carried the Sky Net segment that had been in Africa, and had retreated to Bangladesh retreated again to run into a mass of stugs coming at it. During the firefight with it's escorts, this segment had time to call for help from any unit that could respond as it's escorts were melted, then it became immobile, and the hull of it's H/K tank was melted from the thigh plasma fire from a wide area in front of it.

Sky Net Dahong understood that there were attacks from the south and from the north, far deeper east that the line that most of it's units were at. The humans were between it and the bulk of it's units, and communications were not operating.

Not : Hi guys, I know this has been longer in coming. One reason is I've been working at a proper ending for this story. Yeah, I know, some stories should go in for 10K chapters, LOL. I intended to show the beginning parts of the war against Sky Net... and knida went a bit farther. Endings can be so tough! (Bangs head on Keyboard)

The other is yes, My drifting mind has thought up another story I want to do. Two actually, but after starting one of them, I looked at it and decided to scrap it. It wasn't very good and wasn't going anywhere. The other has promise, so I've been working at it.

Yeah, Cameron had jumped the gun a little with her first child, but maybe by not very much.