A/N: Here's chapter 18, let's see what happens to Allison!

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TOK - You'll see what John does.

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Reign of the Cameron: Chapter 18, by The Crusader

Originally posted on December 14th, 2009

Allison tried not to tremble with fear. But she couldn't help it. After all this time fighting and running from Terminators, only to be killed by so easily by this one? One that looked just like her. Why look like her? And why hadn't she pulled the trigger yet.

"Wh-what do you want?" She asked.

"You are a threat to John Connor. All threats to him shall know the Vengeance of Cameron." The strange Terminator said in a cold mechanical voice.

"Cameron. You work for that machine?"

"No. I am that machine."

Allison was terrified and confused at these words. If the machine that John was with wasn't Cameron, and the one holding her at gunpoint was Cameron, what did that mean for that endo that John was with. How could she leave John alone with that machine, who knows what it might do? This Cameron seemed to want to protect John, or was that merely a ploy to earn his trust? Maybe the endoskeleton was the real Cameron and this one was an impostor. An impostor made in Allison's own image. Why? These questions were all buried under a more disturbing one:

"Why haven't you pulled the trigger?"

"There was a time where I would have done so, without warning. You would have been dead the moment you stepped out here."

The machine threw away her pistol. Allison wondered why the machine was sparing her life.

Suddenly The Terminator threw a punch right at her face, the impact of the metal fist shattered Allison's jaw easily. Allison hit the ground, a large amount of blood dripping from her mouth.

"It is no longer enough to Terminate." The machine said, standing tall over Allison's fallen body. "Those who threaten John Connor must suffer beyond the human capacity for it."

The Terminator stomped down on Allison's left hand, crushing the delicate human bones. Allison turned over on her back and attempted to scream out her agony, knowing that surely someone had to hear her now. But The Terminator's foot was already pressing down on her throat. A small increase in pressure would crush her windpipe and kill her instantly. But clearly that wasn't what this Terminator wanted, as it would be quick and painless. As the machine went to work, breaking her kneecaps, Allison could feel only one thing: Pity. Pity for John Connor. A man fell in love with a machine, because sooner or later John would end up receiving the same punishment or worse. Allison was able to forget her resentment towards John, and she realized that as sick minded and dishonest as the boy was, she still loved him.

As this Cameron raised Allison up into the air, holding her by the hair and legs, the voice of John Connor called out: "No! Stop! Let her go!" She saw him running towards them. Allison smiled as a pleasant thought went for her mind.

John, you came for me.

WHAM! The machine slammed Allison' body down, kneeing her in the spine. Sharp pain shot through every nerve in Allison's body and all went black for her.

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John ran over to Allison's dead body and fell to his knees at the sight of what The Eradicator did to her. He felt Allison's neck for a pulse but there was none. John had lost yet another important person in his life. Allison trusted him when no one else would. A good and decent person and the only friend he had since his Cameron left him. Without her, he wouldn't be where he is today. And now, she was gone. Killed by a woman who claimed to be his Cameron. But the real Cameron wasn't cruel. If she killed Allison, which in her timeline she must've, it would have been quick and somewhat painless. But The Eradicator had beaten Allison to death.

She stood there watching John, and waiting for him to look at her. When he finally did look up from Allison's body he knew that she knew he was hurt. Did she have any idea how angry he was?

"She was turning you over to the Resistance. Calling you a traitor. She-"

John drew a powerful rifle and aimed it right at her head. His aim was right for the chip and one shot could destroy it. The powerful Eradicator was not at John's mercy. And he didn't see any reason to grant it.

"John. No." She said.

"You really think I could ever listen to you again after this?" John told her through clenched teeth.

"I know you are angry, but this is tactically dangerous. You need my protection."

"Shut up!"

"Place the gun down."

When he didn't concede, a security warning flashed in her HUD. It was apparent that John was not merely making a threat; he was ready to follow through with it. She could not understand his reaction. She had helped him, protected him from further harm. How could he not appreciate it? He seemed so hurt, so betrayed. The Eradicator began to wonder how she could protect him in this state.

"You're not doing the right thing. This isn't the right thing, John."

And yet he continued to hold the gun. Though tears streamed down his face, he kept the grip steady.

"Please John." Her voice began to soften, becoming more like the one that John knew and loved. "Please. I'm sorry for what I did. I'm sorry. Please."

As she began to remind John of his 16th birthday he became furious, wanted more than ever to kill this abomination that called herself Cameron.

"John, you can trust me. It's me, it's Cameron." She said.

John lowered his rifle, aiming at her stomach. He pulled the trigger and the blast knocked The Eradicator to the ground. She stumbled getting back to her feet, and pulled her sunglasses off revealing her pupil-less eyes. John had one thought in his mind as he saw those eyes: "She doesn't have a soul and she never will."

"John?" She said in a voice reflecting the same kind of sadness that he once saw in Cammy.

"You're not my Cameron." John said, keeping his voice hallow. "I never wanna see you again."

"You don't mean that." She said with a shaky voice.

"If I ever see you again I will kill you. If you don't leave right away I might do it now."

"John..."

"GO!"

Like a dejected puppy she got up and started away. It seemed apparent to John that she would do exactly as he asked for the time being, with the hopes that maybe he'd trust her again. But he vowed to never make that mistake. He could have sworn he heard her snivel as she slowly walked away, but he figured that it had to be a trick. Once The Eradicator was out of sight, John wept over Allison's dead body.

"I'm sorry. I'm so sorry."

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A/N: How many of you saw that coming (as in how she was attacked)? Pretty brutal right?

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