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Chapter 3

By the next day Derek Reese was out of bed and moving around. The EMT had told him to take it easy but he was never one for keeping still, you never knew when a Terminator would show up. Sarah had left an hour ago, saying something about research. She took the Terminator, or Cameron as they called it, with her.

The man from the future shook his head. He still had a hard time wrapping his head around the fact that the Connors were trusting a terminator. And not just trusting it, but naming it. Derek knew that John had a weird life growing up but this took the cake. Last night they were doing homework together; homework!

Derek made his way to the living room where he found young John on his computer. Derek knew Sarah didn't want to leave John alone with him. Not that she thought he was dangerous, but he suspected that there was something she was keeping from him and was afraid that John would tell.

Future John was a steel trap, never let anything out that he didn't want known but young John… Derek had been watching him since the escape two day before. He wasn't battle hardened yet, he's had a tough life but he was just a kid. His still let his emotions get in the way and that was his downfall. If there was anything to find out, it would be now.

"What are you looking at?" John jumped and quickly closing the laptop. "Sorry, didn't mean to scare you." He walked over to the table and sat down next to the young leader.

"No, it's alright." John said taking a deep breath. "Man, you all seem to have a habit of popping up when I least expect it."

"You should pay more attention. One of these days it will be the enemy and you have to be ready." The boy rolled his eyes.

"You sound just like my Mom."

"Well I guess that would be appropriate seeing as how she trained my teacher." They sat in silence after that contemplating what the man from the future had said. Time travel was really screwy.

"So," Derek said clearing his throat, "What are you looking at?" This got the boys attention.

"Uh, nothing. Just writing a paper for school."

"Really?" The older man smiled slightly. The kid wasn't a very good at lying on his feet yet, looks like something they had to work on.

"Yeah," John stood up gathering his books. "Uh, I have to go to the library so... Hey!"

Derek had taken the laptop out of his hands and was about to open it.

"Stop! Don't!" John tried grabbing it out of Reese's hands but he wasn't strong enough. So he said what he thought future him would say. "Give it back, that's an order!" The older man laughed.

"Nice try kid, but not for a few years yet." He opened the laptop and frowned. This was not what he was expecting. "Why are you researching my family?" John had hacked into some files pertaining to the Reese family. On the screen was a picture of them all: toddlers Kyle and Derek standing next to their young parents who were in their early 20's. It was a picture of what a happy family would look like. A family before the war.

Derek looked up at John; the kid looked about ready to bolt. This was getting ridiculous. Derek wanted to know what was going on and he wanted to know now.

"John, you have always kept secrets and that's fine. But if there's something that you're keeping from me about my family I want to know. Now," Derek said standing up, towering over the boy, "How do you know Kyle?"

"What the heck is going on here?" Derek spun around to face and angry Sarah Connor. This was not good.

Sarah and Cameron had tracked down Andy Goode's apartment to see in he had any files lying around about he and the Russian's dealing. All that they had found was a piece of paper with his name and some random numbers, nothing overly useful.

As the women and terminator walked up to the house they could hear loud voices coming from the inside. It sounded like an argument. Sarah quietly unlocked the door and slowly stepped in. Derek was towering over a nervous looking John looking frustrated.

"…How do you know Kyle?"

"What the heck is going on here?" Derek turned around to face her, a guilty look on his face. Sarah silently chided herself for leaving John alone with the man. She knew he would be fishing for answers about his brother but she had wanted time to figure out what to say to him before he asked again. Thinking about Kyle put a strain on her already tight emotions and she needed to keep it together.

"Care to explain what's going on?" Derek had stepped away from the table, his arms up in a sign of peace.

"At the jail you asked me about my brother." Derek said. "I saw that look on your face when I said his name. Now I know you know him and I want to know how?"

Sarah looked at her son who had his own guilty look on his face. "He caught me hacking into some files on the Reese family." She looked at him sternly. "Sorry OK?" Sarah could feel a dull pain start in her temple.

"So?" Derek looked at her expectedly. "How about it?"

"Why don't you get some rest Reese, You don't look so good."

"Do you Connors ever give a straight answer?" Derek asked exasperated. Sarah wouldn't look at him in the eye.

"Reese, I just…"

"Mom, just tell him." John had that pleading look in his eyes. She knew she had lost already. At least when he knows the truth John would be able to have a real uncle, and not some piece of metal with a synthetic covering. That didn't make what she was about to do any easier though.

Sarah took a deep breath. "Why don't we all sit down, Cameron you too. We may need you before the end." The metal teenager nodded as they all sat around the table, Sarah making sure that the Tin Miss and Soldier were on opposite ends from each other. "First off I think introductions are an order. John, this is Derek Reese; a resistance fighter from the future." The older man nodded and Sarah continued. "Derek, I'd like you to meet John Connor; future leader of the resistance and… your nephew."

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