March 25th, 2010

Racheal sat at the Connor's kitchen table and shook. Destiny sat on the counter and ran her hand through her hair over and over as John paced by the fridge. Sarah came back into the kitchen and observed the situation.

"Still no change?" she asked. Destiny shook her head.

"Skynet, machines, time-travel, future spouses and kids. You're all fúcking crazy! Everyone one is crazy!" Racheal yelled as she stood up. Destiny snickered and Racheal pointed at her. "And you're the craziest one of them all!" She yelled.

Destiny snorted. "Thanks, mom." She muttered hurt.

Racheal looked up at her stunned. John rolled his eyes and walked over to the table to sit down next to Racheal.

"Just imagine if you knew you were going to do something important someday. Something amazing. Maybe the most important thing anyone has ever done, but there's a catch, something terrible has to happen. You couldn't live with yourself if you didn't try to stop it. The life you know, all the stuff you take for granted, it's not gonna last." Racheal rested her head on her arms.

Tyler and Amy came through the back into the kitchen. Amy stopped and frowned at the scene. "Told her?"

"Dôh, she looks pale like a ghost and has a crazed look in her eyes. Of course, they told her. Too bad that it is only ten times worse than what they told her." Tyler grinned.

Amy smirked at Tyler. "Smartass."

Destiny rolled her eyes. "Major pain in the ass is more like it."

Tyler glared at her. "Say something, Princess?"

"Nothing, half-breed." She smirked.

"He's human." Amy growled.

"Yeah a second rate human with his cyborg arm."

Tyler grabbed Destiny from the counter and threw her over his shoulder and marched towards the stairs.

"Where are you going?" Sarah asked.

"Going to beat her ass." Tyler simply replied and went up the stairs.

Racheal rolled her eyes and sighed. "My mom is dead isn't she?"

Amy leaned against the counter. "Most likely."

"Is there no hope then?" Amy leaned away and put her hand on Racheal's shoulder. "There is always hope."

Derek sat in a car parked just off of the curb. He flipped through the keychains with his fingers as he waited. He had seen Cromartie go to the house and shoot the man whom had opened the door. He knew what was coming. Another death, another run in with the future, another life destroyed. Derek hung his head as he heard the sound of glass shattering. A teenage boy came rolling off the roof from the second floor as Derek switched from park to drive. The boy ran as fast as his legs could carry him with Cromartie chasing him through the neighbors' yards as Derek kept parallel with him as he ran in a zig-zag pattern to avoid being shot. He turned to see Cromartie aim again as he dropped to the ground. Cromartie missed and Derek opened the passenger door. "Get in, kid!"

The boy jumped in and laid down in his seat. "Who are you?"

"Derek."

The boy nodded. "I'm Tyler but everyone calls me TJ."

March 26th, 2010 Midnight

Sarah sat down at the table and thumbed through leads. She looked over at Racheal sleeping on the couch. It had been one hell of a day. They had kidnapped a teenage girl and Derek brought home a wounded teenage boy. Both had been targeted for termination based on who they were in the future. Both had been sat down and had had the future explained to them. Racheal had resorted to not speaking in her fragile state while TJ couldn't have been more excited, that he had known of the impending future and took the news with great enthusiasm. His reaction had shocked her.

She ran her hands through her hair. "Rough night?" a new voice asked.

Startled, Sarah grabbed her gun and pointed it at the lurking figure in the darkened doorway. The woman laughed and stepped into the light. She had fading red hair and calm, ocean eyes. The woman looked to be in her late 30s, a stranger but yet she couldn't help but look familiar. "

Adalyn?"

The woman smiled but shook her head and revealed a barcode tattoo on the inside of her right arm. Sarah lowered her gun and rolled her eyes.

"Another one. What is it about today? Did a memo go out that I didn't get or something?"

The woman grinned and laughed again. "If it is any comfort to you, I'm not only not staying but I'm actually to get my daughter back and then I'll leave you in peace."

Sarah frowned. "You said you weren't Adalyn."

The stranger smiled. "I'm not. My name is Racheal…. And my daughter is Destiny."

Sarah and Racheal stared eye to eye for a few minutes. "You're my daughter in law?" she asked.

Racheal shrugged. "From where I come from, yes but that can always change. Depending on her of course."

She nodded to the redhaired sleeping girl on the couch. Sarah nodded and placed her gun back to the table.

The moonlight streamed into Destiny's room as Racheal tucked a strand of hair behind Destiny's ear. She ran her right hand down Destiny's back and breathed a sigh of relief when she smiled in her sleep and rolled over closer to Racheal. Racheal eased herself to lay down next to Destiny and pulled her tightly to her. With the back of her index finger, Racheal traced the line of Destiny's face. "I really thought she'd be dead. Didn't want it but I had expected her to be dead." Racheal whispered.

Sarah leaned against the door frame. "Do you have so little faith in us?"

"Not you, Sarah. You'd keep her safe..the rest are not as trustworthy."

Sarah nodded and walked away. Racheal looked back at Destiny, smiling she kissed her forehead and closed her eyes to sleep.