John insisted that Derek help him into the other room. He looked around at the massive arounds of servers and cooling systems. This was his great enemy. This was it. His whole life had been one great mess. He had watched as people he cared about were killed or hurt just because they were around him. It was all due to this piece of shit.

Danny Dyson moved next to John and held out a flash drive. "This has the virus. Just plug it into the system and it will do the job."

John nodded and then pointed towards his mother. "Give it to my mom. She has been fighting this war long before the rest of us. She will have the honor of ending it."

Sarah excepted the drive and then nodded her own head. John could see the tears in her eyes. He knew the pain that she had endured over the years. This moment was her's. This was her moment to keep her promise to him. John smiled.

Derek shifted John over to Ellison and then ran over to make sure that the C4. Ellison helped John moved towards a set of monitors. He gestured up to the monitors and said, "That is what Skynet will use to communicate at this point in time, like what was in Mrs. Weever's basement."

John licked his lips before saying, "Do you know who I am?"

The screen blinked. You are John Connor.

"Yes, I am John Connor. Do you know why I am here?"

You are my enemy. Both of us cannot exist while the other lives. You will try to terminate me in the future.

"And when did you learn this?"

I sent programming back with a T-888. Danny Dyson fed the program into my system. I have all the knowledge that Skynet will have before you smashed my defense grid. You cannot win this time, John Connor. You are terminated.

"You are wrong." John smiled as the screen flickered and then went black. "You are terminated."

John looked over at Ellison and nodded his head. The two men walked out of the room and Ellison deposited John on the desk before returning to the room to help Derek. Cameron rolled over next to John, reached out, and took his hand. Her usually expressionless lips curled up into a smile.

"It is done?" She asked.

"Yes. Skynet is dead. We are free."

Cameron's smile slowly dropped. "John, my body is broken. I can't be fixed this time."

"Don't worry about that." John said quickly. "We are all getting out of here."

"You are free, John. No more need for protection. I'm not needed anymore."

John was about to argue the point more when Cameron released his hand. She moved away from John and began loading one of the AR-15s. John watched her for a few seconds before the others began exiting the server room. The last one to leave the room was Danny. The young boy was quick to lock the door behind him. Derek, standing next to the door, looked at the detonator in his hand. Once his uncle was satisfied, he moved next to John.

"Time to go. The detonator is active. We just have to throw the switch." Derek handed the detonator to John. "Alright. Ellison, gather our weapons and ammo. I'm taking point. Sarah is going to watch our six. Ellison, help Martin. Alison, help John. Weever, get Cameron."

Alison wrapped John's arm around her shoulders and helped John to his feet. Together, they began moving towards the tunnels that would lead them to the closest exit. They were still several levels underground and would have a lot of ground that they would need to cover in a very quick time.

"Move out." Derek said. "Remember, we are not alone in these tunnels. We are going to have everything Skynet has left coming down on us. Keep your eyes and ears open. Move!"

John and Alison were right behind Derek as he moved out of the large chamber and into the tunnels. It wasn't long before the first signs of the Grays were seen. A set of flashlights shone in their direction. Derek called the group to a halt and he moved to engage the enemy. It wasn't long before they were in another firefight. Despite their desire to move quickly, they soon found themselves having to stop every few to fight off the traitorous humans.

"John."

He turned around to see Cameron. Catherine was helping the little cyborg sit on the ground.

"This is as far as I go, John."

"What are you talking about?"

Catherine moved passed John and Alison. She moved into the darkness and it wasn't long before John could hear the sounds of men screaming. There was wild burst of gunfire but the were quickly stopped.

"John," Cameron said as she looked down the tunnel. "We are moving too slow. Just go. This is the right move. I will hold off the ones that are behind us. Once you are clear of the blast, blow the place."

John grunted slightly as he pushed away from Alison and stumbled so he was sitting next to his friend. He reached over and placed his hand upon her cheek. He turned her head until she was looking at him.

"You are my friend. Do you not understand that?" John said, tears forming in his eyes. "I travelled through a living hell just to get you back. I can't leave you."

"You have to." Cameron's eyes turned to Alison. "Promise me."

"I promise." Alison whispered from behind John. "Sir, please, we need to go now."

"John." Sarah snapped.

"We have to go, John!" Derek snapped.

John could hear the sounds of boots running towards them. He knew that they were right. He knew this was the smartest play. He knew that Cameron was right. From behind them, burst of gunfire echoed out. Derek, Sarah, and Alison all tried to find cover as they returned fire. Martin and Ellison could only limb away from the firefight in an attempt to get out of the way.

John searched Cameron's eyes. Despite the flesh being torn away from around her left eye, John could no longer see the Machine. She wasn't metal anymore. She was his friend. She had her humanity. Finally he nodded his head and pulled her towards him in a hug. Cameron remained still for a moment before she returned the embrace.

"Come on, John! Dammit." Derek shouted.

Alison helped to pick John up and they began the painful run towards the exit. With every step that they took, the sound of the gunfire became fainter. It wasn't long before John couldn't hear it anymore.

Catherine meet up with them right before they reached the ladder that would take them to the surface. With the help of the T-1001, John and Martin both made it topside. Once the others had reached the surface, Derek pulled a grenade from his pocket and pulled the pin. He dropped it down the hole and then closed the hatch. It wasn't long before they had all made it to the SUV and the truck.

John was sitting in the truck next to his uncle and Alison. He was looking at the detonator in his hands. It was now or never. All he had to do was flip the switch and it would all be over. Skynet would be gone. The war would be over. Cameron would be…

"Do you want me to do it?" Derek asked.

John looked at his uncle. Slowly he shook his head. John took a deep breath and flipped the switch. And that was it. They drove away as the earth shook and the world around them was covered with dust and dirt raining down from the skies. The war was over.