A/N: Here's chapter 13! Sorry this one is sorter too, kinda the nature of the story since it's switching between so many characters.

acer-sigma - Yep most definitely, unless they can keep it on a down low. As for repairing Cameron, that may or may not be a problem. ;)

AJ-JC - Lol, you'll see what happens to both of them. Yes as far as we know there isn't a conection between John Henry's machines and Endo Cameron's machines. And yes the request may or may not raise some... questions.

shadow - Thanks! other readers: see it's not that hard! ;P

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Reign of the Cameron: Chapter 13, by The Crusader

Originally posted on December 2nd, 2009

"Go? Just like that?" She asked.

"Just like that." He answered.

Allison was standing in the General's office, speaking to the Reese brothers, who were also standing. It was the General's usual practice to have his soldiers sit whenever he met with them. Even weirder, the Reese brothers told her that she and John could leave the base to go find this "Cameron." Yesterday, Kyle Reese overheard Allison and John talking about going to see her. John told Kyle that he saw her, but he lied about how he got out of the base. He claimed that he couldn't remember for some strange reason. Kyle didn't seem to believe it, though he seemed happy that John finally found Cameron.

Derek had told Allison that she and John could take a team to leave right away, so that John could see Cameron again. But Allison knew that the Reese brothers were up to something.

"Why?" She asked.

"You're close to the kid. Even closer than my brother. John might actually tell you what he's been hiding from us."

Allison swallowed a lump in her throat, trying to hide her fear. She knew what John was hiding but she'd pretend that she didn't, since she was hiding it too.

"You mean about how he got out of the base?"

"That's just one thing. We wanna know the whole story. We've got metal out there, claiming to be this "Cameron." Another Terminator who looks a lot like her."

"They're trying to lure John out? Why?"

Allison knew the answer to that; they wanted to kill John. What she didn't understand was why John was so important.

Derek answered first. "I don't know but they aren't the only machines pretending to be turncoats. I just heard from Max, he'll give us a full detailed report later."

Kyle interjected. "What happened? Is his team alright?"

"His team is perfectly fine. He claims that an army of endos saved their lives."

"What's that got to do with John?" Allison asked.

"He knows something." Derek replied. "I don't know what or why he isn't telling, but he knows. And you're going to get it out of him, then report to us."

"You're wrong about him."

"He keeps things from you, Allison." Kyle told her. "Doesn't that bother you? He talks about this girl, Cameron all the time, but he won't even say what she looks like."

"He thought she was dead. It probably hurt too much to think about her face."

"We all know why you're defending him. I don't wanna see you get disappointed."

"John Connor is the most honest man I know. I will go with him, report back, and you'll see."

With that, Derek dismissed Allison to go tell John the "good news."

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Allison didn't say much ever since they left the base. He walked beside her, in front of the rest of the team. He felt like once again, she might have helped him reunite with Cameron. Did she pay a price for it? Did Derek and Kyle know that Allison was the one who helped John sneak out in the first place?

"Is everything all right, Allison?"

"I'm just thinking."

"About what?"

There was a pause, John could tell something was eating at her. If she kept it to herself, how could he blame her?

"I've been hearing rumors lately." She said.

"About what?" John asked.

"Machines that claim to be on our side."

Now John had to ask the one question he'd wanted to ask a soldier since he got here. For obvious reasons, he never did.

"Do you believe that?"

"Of course not. They try this all the time "I'm not your enemy." Then the second they get what they're after, BAM! Shoot you in the head. Those things are built to kill, plain and simple."

"Did you ever wonder..."

"Wonder what?"

"What if they could kill for us. Kill other machines."

"How? Why?"

"I don't know. Just think about it. How many lives would we save if we sent machines out there to fight and be destroyed, rather than people?"

"Reliance on machines. That's what got us in this mess in the first place. People all thought this AI computer was such a great idea, now how many of them are dead?"

Allison stopped for a moment and looked right at John. For the first time ever, John saw a hint of anger in Allison's eyes. A look that John never saw in Cameron, even when she was doing disagreeable things.

"Reliance on machines. That's what killed my parents. Never again John. Never."

They stood in silence for awhile. John was sorry to have made Allison think about that horrible experience. He was also sorry that he clearly couldn't tell Allison everything. Suddenly he wasn't as angry at Cameron for all the secrets. And he was silently thankful to Allison for helping him to understand Cameron better.

Allison and John kept on walking and didn't speak another word.

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A/N: Bet most of you weren't expecting that. Thanks for reading!

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