AJ-JC's Terminator: the Sarah Connor Chronicles FanFic.
Title: The Journey of John Connor.
Disclaimer: I do not own anything Terminator.
Summary: Continue when Born To Run finished, what will have to confront John Connor?
Authors Note: Ok, here is the second chapter. I tried reading it three times to find grammar mistakes, i'm spanish and don't study english for three years so i need to gain practice again. Sorry for the mistakes.
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Chapter 2: The Beginning
A week ago John arrived to the future, and after four days retained in a uncomfortable room Kyle and Derek decided to release him. John couldn't sit and see so he volunteered to fight and the Reese's gave him a chance.
"Tomorrow you'll go on patrol with Derek, please try not get my brother mad" Kyle said with a slight smile on his face.
Derek was the oposite, you could see in his face that didn't entirely agree with the idea of his brother. John thought it should be that he didn't trust him, but the truth was that Derek didn't like bringing a novice to a recon patrol.
John remembered that moment as he went by what he supposed to be the remains of something like a college or school. They had almost a day away from the base.
With him were Derek and three soldiers.
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One of them was named Jason, was to be entered in the 20's, maybe 25 thought John, was about his height, had black hair not very long and brown, his eyes showed nothing but than hardness.
Jason was quite nice with him, although he supposed it was because Derek had ordered Jason to keep an eye on him. John could see that Derek trusted Jason.
The other two, Carlos and Pablo Cortez, were brothers. Paul was the oldest and ought to be about 40, while Carlos was no more than 30. Both were tall and strong, Carlos was shaved while Paul had a short brown hair.
Both had blue eyes. Tattoos on the neck and arms, John thought that they would form part of any band or something similar in the past.
Derek was armed with a plasma rifle, Jason was carrying a sniper rifle like the M40 used by the U.S Marines Snipers. The hispanic brothers had two assault rifles like the M4 that John knew and had used.
John only had a beretta, Derek didn't trust him and didn't want to put something bigger in his hands.
I have used all weapons sice i was 5 years old and now that i'm in the middle of a war they just give me a pistol. John thought when Derek gave him the gun.
The group walked through the ruins hiding for posibles machines in the area, moving quickly from coverage to coverage. John mastered this type of action from his childhood with the guerillas in Central America, so for him follow the soldiers wasn't difficult.
Carlos and Paul were in the lead, Jason and John were going after them, and Derek the last, watching their backs.
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Derek call John at his side to talk to him, while waved at Jason to take his position.
"Well boy, my brother and I knows that what you told us was not true, or at least not the whole truth" Derek began with a friendly tone, something that John didn't expected. But was even more surprised by the assertion.
He knew that it was a lie and was a matter of time that they discover, but he didn't expected it to be so soon.
"I ..." tried to say John, but Derek short him. "Look, my brother thinks you're good people and trusted you. And while I respect my brother and God knows that I follow his orders, in this case I afford a special permit from big brother." When John heard that he thought the worst.
"He brought here to kill me? To torture me without Kyle? No, I knew Derek wouldn't do something like that. But the man before him was not that Derek, his story had been different, so John didn't knew what to expect.
Derek noticed the fear in the John's face so quickly continued "Relax boy, I won't hurt you" Perhaps this and my Derek were not that different from the end ... John thought with a slight smile.
"Now, we'll leave you here. If you are a spy or an enemy, you'll run and betray us. If you are not a enemy then i must assume that you are a friend, so... you have two options:
Either you continue with your life as before we found you whatever it was, or return to the base by yourself and you join us."
John's face could not hide the surprise of what he just had listened.
"Stay here for as long as you need, but don't follow us or my soldiers will shoot you before they could see who you are."
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John sat on a stone inside the ruins of some buildings that cover him seeing as the four soldiers departed, leaving him alone in the middle of nowhere, only with the beretta and a knife he had adquired at the base before leaving.
When John lost sight of the group he began to think what to do. I'm free at last, might i must go for John Henry, bring Cameron back. But I didn't knew where to start, not even know where the hell would have gotten Weaver.
From the moment we arrived I had not seen her or know anything about it. He began to think that all this had been a complete failure, jump to future without even thinking about it, is there any hope of recovering Cameron?.
He answered himself without hesitation, he didn't knew if he would succeed or not, but there and at that time was the only place where he would want to be, trying to bring her back at any cost.
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"Hello " John suddenly broke out of his thoughts, instantly raising his head he saw a figure of liquid metal, taking the form of Catherine Weaver.
"Where'd you been all this time? How have you found me?" asked John without giving time to talk to the terminator.
"Well , I've been looking for John Henry. And even while i hate to admit it, I had not found anything, so I guess he must had left the area. With regard to find you, I've been following you since you left the base." Weaver replied obviously upset by the attitude of John.
"I heard what Sergeant Reese said to you, and I think it would be most appropriate for you to return to the base. You'll be safer than wandering from one place to another. I'll find John Henry." said this time the terminator with a serious face and tone.
John think for a moment, Cameron trusted her or in any way she should have let me go to see her and would have given her chip to John Henry, so perhaps i must trust her.
"OK, but when you find him, you come to me. I need to know what happened to Cameron," said John, also a serious tone. If he had to follow the Weaver's plan, at least he wanted to put his conditions.
Weaver agreed with the idea, so she smiled and said goodbye before disappearing. "Goodbye , I hope you get well to the base."
John saw the metal mass disappear, check the gun and prepared to take the path back to base.
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John take the fastest way to return to the base, or at least what he thought it would be the fastest.
Founding no evidence of any machine or Derek patrol, he move quickly through the ruins, hiding from view of anyone, if he encountered any terminator he knew that he would have no chance.
For a couple of hours John ran and walked through the ruins of Los Angeles, all he saw was ruins and destruction, everything was destroyed, all that he remembered was gone:
The two houses where they had lived since 2007, the institute where he and Cameron gone, the park where he saw Kyle and Derek play, no one longer existed.
John cleared his mind of memories and force himself to focus on what he was doing, accelerated the pace, and didn't stoped or rest until he arrived to the base.
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When he approached the door a guard came up behind him and pointed at his head with his rifle. "Stop right now or i'll fire" he said, some nervousness in his voice.
That nervousness was what worried John, so he spoke so quickly, "I'm John Connor, I was out on patrol with Sergeant Derek Reese. We parted together but separate so here I am. I would like to talk with him or Sergeant Kyle Reese "
"Put the gun down Ericson!" spoke a voice that John knew very well when the door opened. "It's friend," said Allison finishing with a small smile.
For the first time since he had arrived John was glad to see Allison, even if she remind him the hell of Cameron.
"Come, Sergeant wants to talk to you." She said more serious, as she led John through the halls.
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John had been little time in the bunker before leaving on patrol, and all the time he had happened in a closed room, so that was the first time he walked through the tunels.
There weren't many people in the hallways, it was late and most people were already in the quarterfinals or lying on the floor on other sections of tunels, only the guards and soldiers on duty filled the corridors, not talking, not laughing only serious faces.
John followed Allison until the end of a corridor where there were only two doors, opposite each other, Allison knocked in the right, waiting for confirmation to pass.
"Forward" John listened Kyle's voice from within. Allison motioned him to enter, closing the door behind him, letting only the two of them.
John was alone with his father for the first time in his life.
The room was a kind of office, three or four times the room of John. The room was simple, a big table in the background, with maps and papers, several chairs scattered about the room, an American flag hanging behind the table and a closet big enough in one wall.
"Where's Derek?" Kyle started asking seriously.
"How where is he?, You mean he had not arrived yet?" John asked surprised. He had gone through the city quickly, but he hadn't thought for a moment to arrive before Derek.
"No, not arrived." Kyle said with a tone far from happy. "Are you going to explain me what happened?" he asked, his voice left no doubt he was serious.
John explained all that had happened in the patrol, and above all the small 'jocke' of Derek. But obviously he suppressed the part where he talked to a terminator.
"Damn Derek, I told he to don't do anything. I apologize for what my brother had done" Kyle spoke at the end to hear the story.
"Still, I somehow understand him, he just try to keep these people safe, keep you safe." John answered, actually he had been left alone for the best.
I had been able to talk to Weaver, and because of that now I knew that she is looking for John Henry. If ever could, i would thank Derek for it. John thought.
"You know what?, My brother will not like anything that you've arrived before him. He deserved it for cocoon" Kyle said changing the subject, with a much more friendly and half smile.
They both laughed, father and son laughing at Derek. This time was the best John had since his arrival, the first in which he wasn't thinking about his mother or Cameron. He had been the first time he had shared with his father in his life.
"Now go to your room and rest a little, later I'll call you for eat." Kyle said when they had stopped laughing.
John nodded, greeting as a soldier and left the room, closing the door behind him.
Kyle stayed for a moment looking at the door.
I think this guy has something special. He is alive as anyone i have seen, but even so it looked like he was strong, intelligent and ready for anything. Even hardly i know why i know that i can rely on and trust him. very strange, i must think about it more calmly. Tought kyle.
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John began his way to his room, but then realized that he didn't knew where it was. He only knew the way from the entrance, so first headed to the entrance, and once there was able to find his room.
The room was simply the room where he had held days ago, had placed a bed, a small table with a chair and a small closet. But at least it was much better than sitting on the floor.
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He just entered the room when he saw a figure sitting on the edge of the bed, John quickly pulled out the gun pointing at the figure, which stood at his entrance.
She was a woman, face and head covered by a handkerchief. John didn't knew what to think, pointing the gun to the woman.
"Hello John" the figure said calmly with a tone very nice and friendly. John didn't know the soft voice that spoke. The woman take off her headscarf, revealing his face.
She was a woman of 25 years more or less, features soft green eyes, half hair below the shoulders of red ,that still marred by little care and dirt of the tunnels, was pretty.
John didn't knew that woman, but it was strangely familiar. "Who are you? How do you know me?" asked John, gradually lowering the gun and closing the door.
"it had been a long time since we met, but not for you." The woman replied with a smile on her face.
Then John realized who he had before his eyes, little over a week that he had seen her, only that time she was a sweet girl of six years.
"Savannah"? " Asked John, he just couldn't believe it. Savannah nodded, a smile on her face.
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John didn't knew what to say, in front of him he had a person who knew him. And even more intriguing, she wasn't surprised to see him there and without aging. Perhaps she knows the truth?.
"John, you must have many questions, the truth is i haven't got many answers but what i know i'll tell you." Savannah spoke, sitting in the chair beside the table. John stood before her.
"Honestly i don't know where to start," said John, on his mind was hundreds of questions and thoughts.
"Well, then I'll start at the beginning." She said, starting to talk.
"After you and my mother's jumped after John Henry, Sarah and James took care of me, your mother raised me like a daughter.
From the day you left she keep trying to stop it John, but it was not possible, so she changed her plans and with the help of Ellison made sure that the area had a base to prepare it for you arrive, this base. "
"What happened to my mother?" asked John, knowing that his mother would be there if she were alive.
"He died of cancer three years after the JD." she stopped for a moment. "Sorry, John"
"I should have been with her, taking care of her. Surely she would never forgive me for what I did," said John, the pain clear in his voice.
"John ... that's not true. She loved you, she did nothing but tell stories about you."
John didn't knew what to think to resist the tears in his eyes. His mother had died and he had not been there with her, she had to face the JD alone.
"What you did after the JD?"
"We separate ourselves from James a few months after JD on one attack in the tunnels, we didn't see him more. Your mother and I lived in the tunnels for nearly a year, until they formed this base. We kept hidden all the time, between civilians. But what was my surprise when the
sergeants Reese asked three days ago for someone named John Connor. "
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Suddenly they were interupted by a knock on the door, John open the door and Allison appareaded in front of him. Looked at the room, looked at Savannah and then to John.
"Sorry if I interrupt something" she speaked shyly, looking at both.
"No problem, she's just an old friend" John wait a second for respire before continuing. "This is Savannah Weaver, Savannah I introduce you to Allison Young."
"Nice to meet you" said Savannah with a smile and walked to shake hands with the girl at the door. "Same" answered Allison.
"John, I came to tell you that Sergeant Reese asked me to tell you that he would like to you join him at dinner, it will be in 10 minutes."
"Thank you, I'll be there." Replied John. "One thing, Savannah can come too?".
"Sure, no problem" Allison answered with a smile. "See you there" as she walked through the door.
Savannah stares a moment to John, expecting some reaction. "She is identical to ..." But was cut before she finished.
"Cameron was created using Allison as a pattern, because i don't know." John said, tone of sadness in his voice remembering Cameron.
"How are you carrying?" asked the woman, noticing the tone of John.
"I drive it enough." John replied with a gesture of resignation.
Both left the room leading to the kitchen.
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John and Savannah entered the room, a large room with tables spread over two columns. There were about twenty people, several of them stared at Savannah not expecting a civilian there, John looked for Kyle or Allison.
Both were sitting at a table in the back of the room, facing each other. Allison saw the two and come to greet them before they reached the table.
"Hello" Greeting John, when he was three feet from the table.
Kyle stood up to say hello. First he shook hands with John, who returned the handshake.
"Sergeant, this is Savannah. Savannah I present you Sergeant Kyle Reese" John said.
"Enchanted" Kyle said, looking at the girl. "Same" she replied with a smile.
"Well, sit down and eat something." Kyle said indicating them to take a seat. "And please call me Kyle. Except in 'official' situations"
John sat next to Kyle nodding her head, leaving Savannah to sit next to Allison.
The four were served a plate of food, or at least what most like John had tasted food since he had arrived. Kyle began to talk while everyone ate.
"I thought you said you were alone and duno know anybody" says Kyle, looking at John and Savannah.
"Well, I didn't know she was here. Didn't know anything about she until today" replied John of-factly. Actually it's truth thought John.
"What you both met other?" Asked Allison with a curious tone.
"Well, a while ago John saved me from a terminator" Savannah answered quickly, then continued talking. "If it were not for him I would not be here now" she finished with a small smile to John.
John hid a small smile to hear Savannah, he knew that a while ago meant 16 years ...
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The four continued to eat when suddenly he heard someone cursing from the doorway. it was the unmistakable Derek's voice for John as for Kyle. Both stood.
John saw Derek was approaching fast towards them, his face showed clearly that he wasn't very glad to see John there.
"Good to see you here boy" Derek said, his serious face impassive. Seeing clearly the face of John when he call him boy. "Kyle, Ali. Thanks for waiting " he quipped with a smile at them.
"Consider it punishment for what you've done sergeant." Kyle said, the tone serious but at the end smiling to him brother.
"Well, we see that it has not be a problem for him." Derek said trying to defend themselves. "How long have you arrived?" asked to John, looking intently into his face.
"A couple of hours," replied John, looking into his eyes. he was fixed in the eyes that he knew so well, the eyes of the Derek he knew. For the first time in Derek's eyes had something good, approval.
"You have certain resources and skills, that's good." Derek said, the look on John softer. "I'm glad to have you aboard Connor." Reach out and said with a smile on his face.
It was the first time that Derek called him by name, and the first time he smiled. John stayed frozen for a few seconds before responding.
"Thank you sir," said shaking hands with a big smile, holding the impulse to hug him.
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When finished shaking hands with John, Derek realized the fourth person at the table. "I regret not saying nothing before" He said looking at Savannah, a little ashamed of not realizing sooner.
"Don't worry, they didn't let you time." She answered, smiling. "I'm Savannah, enchanted
"Derek Reese, a pleasure," Derek said smiling, but intrigued what would make a tunnel rat there.
Kyle noticed the expression of Derek "is a friend of John" He explained to his brother.
"It seems that your idea of asking in the tunnels worked." Derek replied to his brother.
"I'm sorry i didn't say anything, but i needed to know whether it was him and was to be sure before saying anything." she apologized to the two soldiers.
"Don't worry" Kyle said softly. "I just hope they do not appear many more friends of yours Johnny" said Derek, this time looking at John with a smile interrupting Kyle.
John was taken by surprise. He didn't have many 'friends' there, but the few persons he knew for good or bad in the future he want to be with them: Weaver, John Henry and especially Cameron. But that wasn't going to happen.
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John was on his way to his room after having spent some time with Kyle, Derek, Allison, and Savannah as they dined.
Derek and Kyle had told some war stories, which he had listened with great interest, it were the lives of his father and his uncle, something he never thought about being able to hear.
Allison and Savannah had hit it off pretty well, because of it and courtesy Allison invited Savannah to sleep in her room. Which caused a misplaced comment from Derek, which took an Allison punch response.
John had tried not to talk much for fear of saying something wrong, but finally was forced so adapted the story of that day when he and Derek saved Martin Bedell in .
This made him wonder if Bedell would be alive, and if someone else knew him in the past like Savannah.
Even with that thought in his head he came to the door of his room, and for a moment he imagined that'd be open and Cameron'd being in like Savannah had been, but when he decided to open there was no one as expected.
Derek and Kyle entering the office, Derek closed the door behind him.
"I'm glad you changed your mind about John, even though it was through your little test that you know i don't approve." Kyle said sitting down in a chair.
"Even if I duno trust him completely he can be a good soldier." Derek replied approaching the table and sit on a chair next to his brother.
"There is something wrong with him." Derek went on. "He is always alert, on the defensive. Like hiding something. Nobody in their right mind and less to his age volunteered to fight, Kyle." Derek wait a few seconds, waiting for Kyle to speak.
"That this, how he did out there?" Asked Kyle.
"He moved from coverage to coverage as if he was carrying a lifetime doing it, you should have seen him, he made it better than Jason Kyle, and Jason is the best.
Then he is back to base before us and he has been able to orient the direct path. There is no doubt he had received some kind of training. "
"Yeah, I've already noticed it. When allocating weapons seemed disappointed that only give him a gun."
"Then to everyone's surprise he had a friend in the tunnels, one that concealed the truth to speak with him, I don't like it." Derek said term, the smile on his face at the start had turned into a face inquisition to his brother.
"I know all that Derek, but I have the feeling that I can rely on him." Kyle answered.
"That's what I like least, that as soon you trust him" Term Derek
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Allison and Savannah in a room slightly larger than John's, a little bigger closet and a somewhat larger. Allison had left Savannah to wash his clothes and given that it went down, while she was working on a futon on the floor.
"Thanks for everything," Savannah said, sitting in the chair beside the table.
"It's nothing, it's not much but hope is better than the tunnels." Allison replied, ending the futon and sitting up in bed.
"Surely is " answered Savannah with a smile on her face.
"I can ask you a question?" Allison asked.
"Of course"
"You knew Cameron?" Alison doubt for a moment if continue. "John told me that i remember him of her." Allison said.
"I saw her only once. And yes you look a lot like her, I think almost anyone would confuse you two"
"So it should be why he is very cold towards me, avoiding me, trying not to look at or talk to me"
"You must not have it personal, it must be still very hard for him. He only need time to get used"
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John was lying in bed, awake with his arms behind his head. From the day he arrived he had trouble sleeping without suffering nightmares and tonight it had been stronger than usual, so he decided to stay awake the pair of hours until dawn, five hours of sleep was enough for a new day.
At the time he spend lying in bed take to review the previous day, Derek abandoned him on the ruins, he met Weaver who said she would look for John Henry, he had passed the first moment alone with her father, found Savannah, Derek had accepted him, and finally the five of them had a good night all together. if it not were because he had confirmation that his mother had died and continue without having a clue about Cameron, it had been a perfect day. Even so he had the feeling that at this time anyone would pay a kidney for a day as good as hims ...
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END
Well I know, two chapters and no action, i only ask for a little patience. The action'll come, but the story is developing and i think that's important.
The third chapter is nearly finished (i have to translate it, and read it more than one). I will publish it soon, but the fourth will must wait a little because i'm on exams.
Please review, it is important to know what all you think.
