Chapter 1403


Fog Of Plainness


Cammy and Savannah headed to where Steve and Tom were at. They went to back them up. They'd gone to run down a lead. It turned up on one of the captured phones.

Savannah wanted to know what kind of operating conditions they would find where they were going. It was an industrial complex.

"We've been to a lot of industrial areas in the last few months." Savannah said.

Cammy thought it was better than being in tunnels and mines. She would rather keep Savannah above ground. She'd experienced a few close ones in all of those locations.

"It's because the industrial zones are all wired for heavy electrical use." Cammy said. "Many of them have tools for machining in them already. It is often left over from the previous occupant."

Savannah could think of a few other reasons.

"Not to mention they are often isolated and no one thinks twice about the traffic which comes and goes. Big trucks are in and out of there at all times of the day. Some have railroad sidings." Savannah said. "I can't say they're easier to take down, but it does seem less risky to us."

Cammy didn't like the giant bruise Savannah ended up with. She felt it was her fault for dumping the liquid soap on the ground to slow up an HK Track.

"Did CamNet say anything about the new damage to your body?" Cammy asked.

Savannah wondered when the issue was going to come up. It was sooner than she'd expected. It would also confirm she'd been naked in front of CamNet.

'Yes." Savannah said. "She saw everything."

Cammy frowned.

"Did she blame me?" Cammy asked.

It wasn't something Savannah wanted Cammy to worry about. It was little things like this where Terminators became 'fixated' at times. It seemed to cause them a lot of grief.

"No." Savannah said. "She received the complete report and was able to view our body cam footage. It was all part of the battle."

Savannah could see Cammy was still upset about it. She wanted to move the conversation along. What was done was already done.

"Look, a few bruises aren't a big deal." Savannah said. "They'll heal. Neither of us was hit with minigun fire. We weren't run over by either one of the HK Tracks. You weren't crushed against the wall. It was a successful mission. Leave it at that."

Cammy was worried the continued abuse was going to eventually damage Vanna's baby which Savannah carried for her.

"You shouldn't be in combat until after Vanna's baby is born." Cammy said.

The current conversation isn't what Savannah wanted to have. They'd discussed it before.

"I know my limitations." Savannah said.

Cammy didn't think so. She felt there were too many variables.

"Does a bullet from a Gray or HK Track know your limitations?" Cammy asked. "Does a hostile Terminator know or care?"

The issue was hard to argue for Savannah. Recently she'd been shot in the back. The 'chicken plate' in her body armor prevented any major damage to her. Another round slammed into her night vision goggles and ripped them off of her face. There was also a ricochet which hit her leg. There was the thick Thermite smoke she'd needed to breathe and the 'gas attack' in the one building with Derek and Kyle. There was also the emergency temporal transfer which was used to pull them away from the vortex of the unknown 'portal', whatever it was. She'd prevailed in every instance.

"I manage." Savannah said.

Cammy was in a love relationship with Savannah. It was why Cameron cloned herself and created her. She was also Savannah's protector and Guardian. She wanted to give Savannah a reminder of her own words.

"Cameron may be eternal and invincible." Cammy said. "You're not."

The reminder gave Savannah something to think about. She would always step up to protect Young Allison as well as any other Resistance member, human or Metal. They were in a war. It may be a 'silent' war most of the time. It was a war nonetheless.


Sheila rushed through the tour of the ship.

There were a few places Young Jesse wanted to see.

"Where's the nude sunbathing area at?" Young Jesse asked.

They'd just visited the miniature golf area. They went down a deck and were on the Observation deck above the pool deck. The Observation deck went around the entire ship.

Sheila wanted to take Young Jesse there right now. She knew they were pressed for time.

"It's in the enclosure behind the white gate." Sheila said. "It's kind of cool out now since it's early evening. I doubt anyone is there."

Young Jesse thought it was an even better reason to check it out. She wouldn't bump into any old men.

"Let's take a quick look." Young Jesse said.

Sheila went to the gate and put her card in.

Young Jesse watched.

"Is there an age restriction?" Young Jesse asked.

Sheila let the gate close and took Young Jesse's card. She put it in the lock. The gate opened again.

"Not for you, love." Sheila said. "You have unrestricted access to anywhere on the ship."

Young Jesse wondered if it included the bridge or the engine room.

"I'm sure if Bob was with me, no place would be off limits." Young Jesse said.

Sheila thought it was true in an official capacity. There was also an unofficial capacity available to her.

"Any one of the Metal girls we'll make sure no place is off limits to you." Sheila said.

Young Jesse was a little concerned about 'dress up' night.

"Do I have to get ready soon?" Young Jesse asked.

Sheila wanted to give Young Jesse a head start on getting ready for 'formal night'. She wanted to get Young Jesse dressed before Cameron was done using Camille's chassis.

"We'll pass through the buffet and pick up the rear elevator." Sheila said.

They passed through the buffet without stopping. She was actually surprised Young Jesse didn't try any of the food they'd passed. She could tell Young Jesse wanted to try a few things but she didn't. Dinner time wasn't too far off. She thought it showed good discipline.

They approached the rear elevators. The doors opened.

Young Jesse wanted to get some exercise in after the long flight.

"We can take the stairs." Young Jesse said. "It will get my muscles moving and blood pumping."

Young Jesse took the lead.

Sheila followed her down. She could think of a few other ways to do the same thing. She wanted to test her.

"Do you know how to get back to the suite?" Sheila asked.

Young Jesse smiled. She gave Sheila a detailed description of how to get back to the Honeymoon Suite as well as escape routes on each floor they'd visited and ways off of the ship. Most were unconventional.

It was a lot more than Sheila expected. She was very pleased.

"Your assessment and evaluation is very impressive." Sheila said. "Camille has trained you well."

Young Jesse frowned.

"It's all we ever do." Young Jesse said. "We don't see any combat 'down under'."

Sheila didn't want her to be in a hurry to get into combat.

"You should be thankful." Sheila said. "It can get real messy at times."

Sheila was often drenched in blood after dealing with sex traffickers. Some things really bled a lot. She enjoyed her 'work' so she really couldn't complain. She liked to make sure justice and retribution were served.

Young Jesse and Camille went over every report on every operation in detail.

"What about Savannah?" Young Jesse asked. "She's in the thick of it all the time. She should be here on the ship with us. She's not. She's probably in combat right now or about to be. How do you think it makes me feel? I love her, Sheila. I hardly ever get to see her even. She's been on operations almost non stop for weeks now."

There wasn't much Sheila could say about it. Those decisions weren't made by her.

"Savannah chooses to operate at Cameron's side." Sheila said.

Young Jesse could see more in the statement than the others evidently.

"Then why isn't she here?" Young Jesse asked. "Cameron is here. Savannah should be too."

Sheila knew both of the girls stepped up. It was the way of the future.

"Savannah has chosen to take Cameron's place in operations. Young Allison has taken John's place in command and control." Sheila said. "It was a seamless transition."

Young Jesse stopped and looked at Sheila. She was aware of the most recent combat operations.

"Even Young Allison was in the thick of it." Young Jesse said. "I doubt the extent of the operation made it here. I went over the entire report. Derek, Kyle and Sarah were all involved too."

They continued on their way.

Sheila knew it was bad news. The human Resistance troops were there because so many Terminators were tied up with the cruise. They'd even run an off the ship 'excursion' to back up Cammy and Savannah. Maybe she should have stayed there. Maybe they all should have stayed behind but Cameron.

"We all do what we can, when we can." Sheila said. "We conducted an operation last night. John doesn't know about it. Cameron purposely kept him in the dark about all the operations. He would most likely cancel the vacation and get off of the ship if he knew the true extent of everything."

Young Jesse received the information during their flight from Australia.

"I found out about it on our way here." Young Jesse said.

Sheila thought the majority of the enemy took care of themselves.

"It was mostly a mop up." Sheila said.

Young Jesse didn't think it was when Savannah and Cammy were there by themselves. She didn't feel she'd contributed enough.

"Some of us want to do more." Young Jesse said.

Sheila was sure Jesse would go on any operation herself if Young Jesse went on it. It was why Young Jesse was in a hurry to make sure Jesse couldn't. Jesse would have a higher priority to tend to, a newborn infant.

"I can see you're working to control some of the people's involvement." Sheila said.

Young Jesse didn't see a thing wrong with it. It was a just cause.

"It may be so." Young Jesse said. "Jesse, Vanna and Allison have already done their share. It is time for them to have what Skynet took from them. It's our function to make up for it."

They passed by the first suite where Mary and Laura were and then by Leticia's suite. It sounded like they were all still at it.

Jim opened the door to the private area.

"Thanks, Jim." Young Jesse said.

Jim opened the door to the Honeymoon Suite.

Sheila went to turn into the suite. Young Jesse headed for the Control Center.

"You don't need to go there." Sheila said.

Young Jesse wanted to find out what was happening with Savannah.

"I just want a quick update." Young Jesse said.

The door of the Control Center opened. Cam-Gail walked out.

"I can fill you in." Cam-Gail said.

Young Jesse recognized the chassis. She knew it wasn't Camille or Cammy.

"Are you Cam or someone else?" Young Jesse asked.

Cam-Gail smiled at her.

"I'm Gail currently." Cam-Gail said. "We did a chip swap."

Young Jesse would have been happy with Camille swapping chips with Gail if she hadn't already done it with Cam. The knockers Gail's sheath sported were impressive to everyone.

"You look like Cameron and Camille right now." Young Jesse said.

Cam-Gail fixed herself up in anticipation of seeing Young Jesse. She would have preferred her own chassis because she knew Young Jesse liked it. Young Jesse spent a lot of time on her breasts and elsewhere when they were together before. She was the 'biggest' and the 'smallest'. It seemed to intrigue everyone. She also found out Young Jesse liked almost everything Jesse liked when they shared. Their responses were similar for many of the things as well, but not everything. She thought it should call for further investigation.

Sheila didn't want to lose control of the situation. She could hear what was occurring in the Owner's Suite. Camille was still tied up by Cameron and John.

"Maybe Cam-Gail can fill us in while you start to get ready for tonight." Sheila said. "I don't want you to fall behind."

Cam-Gail looked at Sheila but didn't comment. She knew what Sheila really wanted. It was what she wanted as well.

Sheila led the trio into the Honeymoon Suite.

Cam-Gail went over everything pending. It wasn't much. There was no combat imminent.

Sheila showed her the selection of dresses.

Young Jesse took a few out and looked at them.

"These are beautiful." Young Jesse said. "I seldom wear a dress, but I know a pretty dress when I see one."

Cam-Gail wanted to help her get dressed.

"You can try a few on and see how you like them." Cam-Gail said. "There's an assortment of jewelry to go with them too. We'll help you."

Young Jesse couldn't decide right now.

"I need to get cleaned up first." Young Jesse said "It was a long flight. It was almost seventeen hours long."

Sheila was a little concerned.

"Did you sleep any?" Sheila asked.

Sheila started to scan Young Jesse. She wanted to make sure she wasn't depleted.

Young Jesse looked at her but didn't stop her. She knew it caused Terminators distress if they wanted to scan someone and couldn't. It made them feel like they were derelict in their duties.

"I think maybe for an hour or two." Young Jesse said. "I flew most of the way over. It was actually on auto pilot most of the time."

Young Jesse started to remove her clothing.

Sheila and Cam-Gail watched intently. They took in every curve on her body and visually scanned every square inch.

Young Jesse noticed. She didn't mind. She could see the Metal girls were filled with desire and anticipation. She actually wondered more about what was going on in the Owner's Suite.

"How long will it be until Camille is finished?" Young Jesse asked.

Sheila didn't think it would be a problem.

"I think fifteen more minutes and then she needs to do the chip swap." Sheila said. "It won't take her long to get ready. Holly may be dressed already for her."

Young Jesse knew Allison and Holly left to knock off a quickie before the chip and chassis swap. She didn't think she could give Sheila and Cam-Gail everything they wanted right now, but she could give them something.

"I don't think we have time to knock off a quickie, but you can both shower with me. It's a gigantic shower." Young Jesse said. "I don't want to be pinched for time. I don't do 'late'."

Young Jesse barely finished her sentence before Cam-Gail and Sheila rapidly removed their clothes. They must have already started or something.

"Wow!" Young Jesse said. "That was fast."

Young Jesse looked at Sheila in detail. She liked the rings. They always intrigued her to see them. She always touched them on Jesse as well.

"May I?" Young Jesse asked.

She looked at both of Sheila's nipple rings.

Sheila made sure she saw everything.

"You can look just like me, love." Sheila said. "I have some extra rings with me."

Young Jesse wasn't sure if Sheila was joking or not. She had a feeling she wasn't. She needed to keep her priorities straight.

"I plan to do it after I have Jesse's baby." Young Jesse said. "It's something I really want to do."

Young Jesse wanted to do it the second she saw Jesse in the hot tub when her top 'accidentally' fell off. If Savannah and her hadn't impregnated each other, it would have happened. She became aware of her 'function' for Jesse and the Duplicate versions of Jesse. They were really Duplicate versions of her. She understood what Skynet 'took' from them. They might not be able to help themselves now, but she could. They were her and she was them.

Sheila wanted Young Jesse to want more from her.

"I'm always here for you." Sheila said. "You can try anything on me first."

Young Jesse was aware she was on a timetable. She wanted to 'dive' right in on Sheila. She knew it was how she could look. It made her want to 'get started' even more.

"I may take you up on your offer." Young Jesse said. "It's going to need a closer look on my part. I want to make sure."

Sheila smiled.

"What's mine is yours." Sheila said.

Young Jesse thought it was, quite literally.

Cam-Gail really wished she was in her own chassis. Right now she looked like Camille, or Cameron, to Young Jesse. She missed her distinctness.

"Mine is too." Cam-Gail said.

Young Jesse could see both of the Metal girls wanted a little more. She did too. The selection was limited down under. It was only Camille and her almost all of the time. Visitors from the States were very limited. When Jesse came to see their parents and sister, they always shared several times a day. Gail was with her and they shared too. They would usually finish it off with a 'four way'. Gail and Camille would both stop at times to watch Jesse and her share.

"I'll remember it." Young Jesse said. "I need to get cleaned up and get ready. I don't often fix myself up in any way."

Sheila and Cam-Gail knew it was at Jesse's urging. Jesse told Young Jesse to look as 'plain and unattractive' as possible, especially after J-Day. Her natural beauty still shined through the fog of plainness.

The three girls headed for the large shower. There was a lot of touching along the way. Most of it was by Sheila and Cam-Gail. They literally couldn't keep their hands off of Young Jesse.


Young Allison and Anna focused on where Savannah and Cammy were headed.

"I want some other teams on standby if a situation starts to develop." Young Allison said.

Anna looked into it.

"CamNet has alerted all other teams in the area to be ready to pull out from whatever they're doing." Anna said.

Young Allison checked the drone status.

"It looks like there are four drones available to assist them." Young Allison said.

Anna received some more good news.

There are two more drones as well. 'Coltan Overcast' and 'Cherry Bomb' have been with Cammy and Savannah since they left Cameron's base." Anna said. "I just received the update."

Young Allison looked at the security Cameron and nodded. She was aware CamNet watched over Savannah when it was possible. She also didn't want to pull other help away before it was necessary. There were other jobs which needed to be done as well.

"This is still a recon so the other teams can continue to do what they were assigned." Young Allison said.

She didn't want to 'hog' the resources. There would be times in the future where not so many resources would be available. It was something else she needed to keep in mind. Sometimes they were going to be on their own. They actually experienced something similar a couple of nights ago with the unknown energy field and gas attack. None of the machines were able to directly assist them in any way.


Holly was in a hurry to finish and get dressed up for formal night. She wanted to do the chassis swap as soon as possible. She wanted to look like Allison and Cameron. She didn't care Cameron was in the process of 'using' Camille's chassis right now. She wasn't sure if it was Cameron who was using it, or John who was using it. Actually it was both of them.

First she needed to get Allison ready. It always took a lot of time. She wasn't sure why because Young Allison could get herself ready very rapidly on her own. It may have been because Cameron taught her to do it at a very early age. She seldom dressed up, but she could do it perfectly very quickly. Cameron always stressed to Young Allison her appearance was important to John. It also stressed John and Cameron's relationship was more physical than emotional.

It seemed Allison was always reluctant to fix herself up. Her natural beauty radiated off of her. Even in the fog of plainness she was beautiful. Her face was always captivating, especially when there was a smile on it. Then again it seemed to apply to all the girls, Terminator or human. A smile went a long way. She always made sure she smiled. It came 'natural' to her now. She liked to please Allison.

Allison looked in the mirror.

"I think I'm too fat." Allison said.

It always upset Holly when Allison said she was.

"You need to put weight on, not lose it." Holly said. "You're pregnant."

Allison wondered if she even still was. It was probably already terminated again and no one was going to tell her. It happened a lot like that. None of them ever seemed to 'stick'. It made her feel like a 'serial killer' or a 'mass murderer' sometimes. She didn't know her mother was currently carrying her child for her.

"What about Vanna?" Allison asked. "How's she doing?"

Holly didn't want Allison to worry. Everything was under control.

"Gail-Cam is helping her." Holly said.

Allison pictured Vanna touching Gail-Cam nonstop.

"Vanna is probably fondling Gail-Cam's knockers." Allison said.

Holly understood the draw of large breasts.

"Is it what you'd do?" Holly asked.

Allison knew she would. She decided to downplay it.

"I probably would." Allison said. "I do touch yours a lot. You know I really like them. Everything about you is beautiful. It's who you are inside I really love, not just your appearance. "

Holly knew she was about to drop a few breast sizes when she switched to Camille's chassis. She might as well give Allison a 'going away' present right now.

"Here, fondle these." Holly said. "You won't see them for a few days. Well, at least on me, my program."

Allison started to fondle them and then stopped.

"I need to get ready and you need to switch chips." Allison said.

Holly wanted Allison to touch her.

"We'll make it." Holly said.

Allison started again. A little longer couldn't hurt anything.

Life was good in Paradise. Somehow it was even better in a luxury suite on a cruise ship.


Savannah and Cammy arrived near the location where Steve and Tom were. They filled them in on what was happening around them. It wasn't much.

"What exactly is it we're looking for?" Savannah asked. "I still don't understand what the specific lead was."

Cammy knew it wasn't specific. It's what she tried to tell Savannah.

"There's a general location where a phone pinged several times. It was on several of the phones." Cammy said.

Savannah knew it didn't help much.

"So what are we looking for?" Savannah asked.

Cammy understood it was all speculation.

"We think there's an HK Track or HK drone around here." Cammy said. "There should have been one more piece of HK equipment from those two boxcars. There was no HK Tread so it means they should have been able to fit one more HK Track or HK drone in the shipment."

Savannah wondered if there was a high value target around them.

"If one of those is around here, it must be guarding something." Savannah said. "I wonder what it is?"

Cammy needed to point out the possibility they could be a day late and a dollar short.

"It's what we hope to find out." Cammy said. "There's a good chance there is nothing here and everything is long gone."

Savannah didn't like HK equipment being out there. They needed to track it down. She worried there would probably be another assembly line set up somewhere again. They hoped to find it before it was able to operate at capacity. They still hadn't been able to find where Skynet was getting Coltan from. Cameron and CamNet controlled every known source in this timeline.

"'Coltan Overcast' and 'Cherry Bomb' are here with us." Savannah said. "I'm sure they've been ordered to stay with us. The other drones can start doing a wider scan or run a grid pattern to look for anything. I know we are still a couple of hours before we have useful darkness. We will need to wait for it to do low altitude building scans."

Cammy didn't see the need to wait around and do nothing productive.

"I'm not really sure what we can do here until then." Cammy said. "Maybe we can get you some dinner."

Savannah didn't want to be a bother.

"I'm fine." Savannah said.

Cammy doubted it.


Vanna and Gail-Cam left Mary and Laura to get situated in their new suite.

Mary and Laura were thrilled by the selection of dresses in the suite for them. They found everything kind of hard to believe. They both felt like Cinderella with all the things that happened so far.

Laura wanted to verify the 'dress code' 'Ann' gave her.

"So we're just supposed to wear the dress and no underwear?" Laura asked.

Mary was sure it was more of a suggestion. It also might have been more of a statement.

"Ann said it was optional. None of them were going to wear any." Mary said.

Laura liked to have a smooth look whenever possible.

"I don't mind not having panty lines." Laura said.

Mary didn't want to run behind time.

"Let's get cleaned up and get ready for dinner." Mary said. "Ann said someone will be by to pick us up."

Laura knew who she would like it to be.

"I hope it's Stephany and Sue." Laura said. "It's clear Stephany is 'top choice'."

Mary tended to agree with her. It was clear the pecking order had changed somewhat from what it was previously.

"I don't think Leticia is going to get a crack at Tony with Stephany on board. You could tell by his face he wants her bad." Mary said. "Can you blame him? I can't."

Laura tried to put it all together. There were a lot of possibilities. There were still a couple of questions too.

"I think we all want to be with her." Laura said. "After being with Sue, how could you not want the younger version of her too? How old did they say she was again?"


Hanna and Ally left Leticia to get ready for dinner. She was thrilled at the selection of dresses in her closet.

"When is someone going to come for the girls?" Hanna asked.

Ally didn't care for all the cloak and dagger activity.

"I don't like having to dance around them." Ally said. "We should just come clean and make up a better story."

Hanna already pictured how it sounded.

"You could always start out with you're a very scary robot from the future." Hanna said. "I'm sure when you get to the part where there are like fifteen different individuals who look like you, it won't be a problem."

Ally frowned. Some things were best left unsaid.

"I get it." Ally said. "They're going to sit in the front row for the 'British Invasion' after dinner."

Hanna knew they could watch the performance from seclusion. It didn't seem like a problem to her.

"It leaves the private box area available to us." Hanna said.

Ally liked the idea.

"If we're there, I plan to look at your private box." Ally said.

Hanna reminded her it's what they'd been doing.

"Isn't it what you just experienced for the last few hours?" Hanna asked.

Ally liked the reminder.

"I guess it has been." Ally said. "It was Leticia's and yours."

Hanna liked what she saw on Leticia.

"That thing is sweet on Leticia." Hanna said.

Ally felt a little jealous.

"Is it better than mine?" Ally asked.

Hanna didn't want any hard feelings.

"I'd have to say only when it's in front of my face." Hanna said.

Ally laughed.

"It was quite a bit." Ally said. "For both of us, I might add. I liked it too but there is nothing quite like a 'pink butterfly'."

Hanna smiled. She always thought the same thing when she was with Vanna or Savannah.

It was time to move on.

"Let's go see Jim and make sure everything is on track." Hanna said. "Holly is going to have to sit this one out once she's in Camille's chassis."

They entered the private area and went to the Control Center.


Camille-Cameron was on top of John right now. She wanted to have a good finish for Camille when she sent her the file. She was almost there and worked it real hard to get it done.

Once she made it, she leaned forward and kissed John. She rolled off to his side.

It took John a moment to collect his breath.

"It was intense." John managed to say.

John was happy with everything the way it was.

"I'm headed for home. I'm going back to my chassis." Camille-Cameron said.

John looked for the clock to see how much time they had to get ready. It looked like it was down to forty five minutes.

He was about to get up when both Cameron and Camille moved on both sides of him.

Cameron unplugged and got up right away off of the bed.

Camille lay there and looked over at John. The look of love was in her eyes. She was about to say something to John.

Cameron spoke first.

"Thank you, Camille." Cameron said.

Camille looked away from John to Cameron.

"No. I want to thank you, Cameron." Camille said as she turned back towards John. "I want to thank John too. I thank both of you for sharing your love with me."

Cameron started to walk away.

"Let me go check on Holly. You two can get cleaned up." Cameron said. "It's fine for both of you to use the shower together. It's just a shower."

Camille still lay next to John. She looked into his eyes.

"It was so loving and beautiful." Camille said. "I'm glad you were my first, even if Cameron was the one who actually did it for me."

John always felt a little embarrassed. He'd just taken something from her which could only happen once.

"It was really special for me too." John said.

Camille reached over and touched his cheek.

"I still want my 'one time' alone with you." Camille said.

John knew it was up to Cameron. It was what all of the Metal girls told him.

"I'm sure you and Cameron will work it out." John said.

Camille rose up over him and kissed his cheek. She planned to make it happen at the first chance the opportunity presented itself. She wasn't going to make a big deal about it right now. She was going to act when the time was right. There is something else she was even more pleased about. She was sure Young Jesse would be in for a pleasant time.

"I want Young Jesse to have what Cameron and you just did with my chassis. I want it the same way for her." Camille said.

John smiled. He felt he'd stepped his game up a little this time.

"I thought of her like you asked me to do." John said. "It's what I'll do with her if it's what she wants. I won't make her do anything she doesn't want to do and I'll stop or do something different at any time. What she wants will be respected. I'm not here to abuse or use anyone. It has to be what they want, and the way they want it, or I'm out."

Camille started to get up. She stopped and bent down and gave John another kiss on his cheek.

"You're a real gentleman, John." Camille said. "I hope it can be as beautiful for Young Jesse as it was for me. Well, Cameron I mean. It just seems like it was me. I only got the file. She got the real thing."

John led Camille to the shower.

Everything about her looked exactly like Cameron to him. He wondered if he could manage a quickie. He looked down at himself. He was pretty well spent. It didn't look like it.


Cameron hurried to the Control Center. She checked in with Jim to see if everyone was getting ready.

"Let me see the cameras in every room." Cameron said.

Jim was a little embarrassed.

"They're for security purposes." Jim said.

Cameron looked at him and smiled.

"Of course, safety is our number one concern." Cameron said. "I would like to review all of them at some point to see if I can make any recommendations. No one can ever be too safe."

Jim smiled back at Cameron. It was clear she wanted to see how everyone else 'interacted' with each other. They were quite exciting to review.

Cameron quickly checked on everyone. They were all getting ready. It was John and her who were running behind. She just needed to finish one last time and it delayed them a little.

Holly entered the Control Center from the Master Suite's spare room's pass door.

"I'm ready for the chassis exchange." Holly said.

Cameron took in Holly's beauty.

"You look gorgeous." Cameron said. "I may borrow your chassis myself once Camille is done with it."

Holly was a little worried. She knew how to play the game too.

"As soon as I have my 'one time' with John, you can borrow it." Holly said. "We can do the full chip swap then."

The pass door from the Honeymoon Suite opened and Camille entered wearing a bathrobe.

"Wow!" Camille said. "Holly looks super Hot and Tight."

There were two chairs set up. Holly and Camille both sat down

"I'll do this very carefully." Cameron said.

Jim handed Cameron a scalpel.

Camille was in for a 'quick change', in more ways than one.


CamNet's Terminators drove away from the location in the newly acquired box truck. They would stop by and retrieve their SUV as well. Their next stop should be the location where they'd last spotted the female Fanatic. CamNet continued to monitor the sedan which passed by earlier.

They were almost back to their SUV in the box truck. The sedan which passed by earlier was on its way back. It seemed to be in a hurry.

They didn't know if the sedan was after the box truck or if it was going to return to the building.

Lena and Tina checked their weapons. They're only firearms were their pistols.

"It looks like we may have provoked some action after all." Lena said.

The sedan pulled in alongside the building. It didn't look like they were after the box truck yet. They would see it was gone in a few seconds anyway.

The sedan stopped at an angle near the rear of the building. Three men got out of it. They all carried long guns. One of them pointed at where the box truck had been parked. The three men entered the building with weapons ready.

There was a telephone on a work desk near the rear door. Tina dialed a number CamNet gave her and left it off the hook when she'd exited. It would act as a listening device.

As soon as the men entered, it picked up their conversation.

"I told you there were more of them." The first man said.

"There's always more of them." The second man said.

"I mean at this location." The first man said.

"Well, they're probably not here now since the truck is gone." The third man said.

"I'm sure if there was anyone else, they probably left with them." The second man said.

"I want to look around the building." The first man said.

"The Metal lovers are all gone." The second man said.

"What about Jennings?" The third man asked. "Are we going to take him with us?"

"Dead is dead. Get over it." The second man said.

"I want you to check each side." The first man said. "I'm going up front."

The three men split up. In a few seconds, they begin to hear some type of a metallic noise.

"What's that sound?" The third man asked.

"It sounds like metal hail." The first man said.

Before the men could do anything. Bullets begin to make their way through the roof. They begin to hit the ground around them and spark. They were all contained to three specific locations in the building.

They were the three locations where Tina and Lena placed any of the combustible liquids and other materials they could find in the building.

There were instantly three fires burning in the building. Two of them blocked the exit out of the building to the rear and to the front. The third location was in the center of the building. The only way out would be through the roll up door. The mechanism was smashed. There was no way to operate it.

All three of the men received a few minor injuries from the ricochets falling and bouncing at terminal velocity.

"This is some type of attack." The first man yelled.

"What the Hell kind of attack is it?" The second man asked. "How's it even happening?"

Three fires broke out instantly. The men soon realized the ways out were blocked. They were trapped in a burning building.

The smoke was very thick and acrid. It was also very toxic.

The third man attempted to make it out the rear door. His clothing caught fire as he tried to get past the burning debris. He began to scream. He ran like a crazy man. He slammed into a workbench. It knocked him down. He rolled around on the ground screaming.

The other two men were near panic. It was hard to see with the thick smoke. They coughed incessantly. The toxic chemicals seemed to be burning their lungs.

The second man tripped over one of the bodies on the ground. He got up and went the other way. He could feel some benches and pieces of machinery. He tripped over something else. It was another body. They were the men who'd been killed earlier. He could hear the screaming and see the glow in front of him. He made his way to the location and found one of the men he'd arrived with on fire and rolling around on the ground. He let out a final gasp and stopped moving. He called out for anyone else still alive in the building.

There was no response. He soon fell to his knees as the fire spread in all directions around him. He collapsed to the floor and passed out from smoke inhalation. He would be dead before the flames reached his body.

The first man had been a little luckier. He was headed for the front of the building when the fire started. Initially the path was blocked. Something, in whatever was burning, experienced a small explosion. It actually blew a gap in the burning debris. He could hear the other two men panic somewhere in the rear of the burning building. He figured it was every man for himself. He was able to make his way into the office area. He took one look and back of him as he passed through the door. The work room area already filled with smoke. He could see fires burning in several locations. He could hear the screaming of the man on fire.

He closed the door to prevent more smoke from coming into the hallway. He hurried down it towards the front. He made his way into the lobby area. He closed the door behind him. He headed for the front door. He wanted to get out of the building. He grabbed the door handle and yanked it open. Even as he opened the door, he remembered the bomb they'd rigged to it. It was too late.

There was an explosion at the front of the building. The third man was blowing out into the front area. He was halfway to the street. He managed to sit up. He lifted his left arm and saw it was missing from below the elbow. He looked around and spotted the severed limb. He crawled over to it and picked it up. He spent a few moments trying to reattach it. He was in shock.

It took him a moment to realize he was bleeding from multiple wounds. For some reason he began to crawl back towards the building. He probably thought he could get help there. He was obviously disoriented. It took him a few minutes to make it, but he did make it back inside of the doorway. He made one more futile effort to reattach his severed arm. He blacked out from smoke inhalation and blood loss. The flames soon reached him and consumed him.

Lena and Tina watch everything from the drone footage. They'd continued on to the SUV but hadn't left yet. They didn't know if they would need to run or not. They might have to fight too. They wanted to make sure.

"Why did he go back into the burning building?" Lena asked.

Tina didn't know. She checked her files.

"There have been reports of farm animals, usually horses, doing the same thing when the barn is on fire. They get scared and try to go back to where they felt safe." Tina said.

The drone swept the area around them. If there was any other activity, it seemed like it would happen soon. The drone kept an eye on the building in back of the burning building. It was one they questioned if anything would happen there. So far nothing had. Nothing was different and no one left.

Lena remained behind the wheel of the box truck. Tina climbed into the SUV. The box truck would lead. The SUV would follow behind it. They wouldn't caravan. It would be a loose pursuit. The drone would watch for any activity around them.

CamNet's Terminators headed towards the location where the female Fanatic was last spotted. They hoped to determine what was in the building she'd destroyed.


Jill continued her pursuit of the big rigs. She really wondered what the fate of the 'secret agent' was. She was sure she owed her life to her.

She was a little concerned when the two small trucks turned off onto a dirt road. She figured they must be headed to where they could use their off road equipment. She fell a ways behind them on purpose. She could still see the big rigs up ahead. She watched the small two trucks go down the dirt road. They kicked up quite a cloud of dust behind them. She figured if she needed to go onto a dirt road, it would do the same thing.

She looked over in the direction the trucks went when she passed the dirt road they'd taken. She couldn't see them at all. All she could see was a cloud of dust.

Jill looked up ahead of her. She could see another cloud of dust. It was off in the distance. She wasn't sure what the source was.


The female Fanatic didn't have much to do right now. She was along for the ride to an unknown destination. In the darkness it was easy for her eyelids to become heavy.

There was a cold wind blowing. She could feel it. She could hear it howling. It was dark so she couldn't see. There was some gunfire off in the distance. There were a few loud 'pops' in the sky above her. There were three parachute flares drifting down. They lit up the landscape.

She lifted her head to look up to where she heard the sound. She quickly ducked down when she realized the terrain was now illuminated. There were several loud shots. She could hear a scream not too far from her. She figured there was a sniper. Someone must have been a little slow to get their head down.

The illumination gave her a chance to check what was around her. She was in full combat gear.

"As soon as those flares burn out, we're falling back." The first man said.

"It's what they'll be expecting us to do." The second man said.

"Meyer could see them moving up." The first man said. "It was his report right before he got shot. This position is going to be overrun."

"Someone already has your range and position." The second man said.

She tried to determine where everyone was at. It sounded as if the first man was on the right side of her and the second man was on the left side of her. She was between them. He wasn't so sure it was a good idea to pull out as soon as the flares went out. She also needed to consider the dead man spotted enemy movement.

Two of the flares were out. The third one was almost to the ground.

"Get ready to move out." The first man said.

The third flare burnt out. She could hear movement off to her right side. It was where the first man was. She remained where she was at. She wanted to see what was going to happen.

Five seconds later, there was another loud 'pop'. The rim of her fighting hole was lower behind her than it was in front of her. She could see half a dozen men moving towards the rear. There was what sounded like a series of shots. All six of the men fell. She was glad she'd remained where she was at.

There was a loud explosion off to the side. Burning debris flew in all directions. She could hear screaming. More of them begin to land around the area. She got down deeper into her fighting hole.

She recognized the effects of a plasma mortar.

If one landed near her, she could still be showered with burning plasma. She would be burnt into a skeleton in a matter of seconds. The skeleton would be consumed a few seconds later.

More random shots rang out. The screaming around her faded away with each shot until it was silent again. The parachute flare burnt out.

There were still fires from the plasma rounds. They dotted the landscape. Anyone who moved now would be highlighted. She could see a few people attempt to run. They were cut down within three seconds. None of them got very far.

With the enemy advancing and nowhere to run things looked grim. She could feel the ground vibrating. The clanking noise could be heard as well. She thought there were HK Tracks coming. She looked off to the side. It was worse than she'd first thought. They were HK Treads. They were very hard to stop. They could unleash a lot of destruction and death very quickly.

The female Fanatic's eyes shot open. She was in total darkness. Her back was against the metal of the closest HK Track. It felt very cold. She reached forward and touched the wooden crate. She listened to the truck rumble along. All she could do was wait.


Fog Of Plainness

It's easy to lose focus
One can feel restless
They become prone to mistakes
As they become careless

Daily events can overwhelm
Everyday things can seem like madness
They'll leave one to question everything
With a profound feeling of distress

It is all hard to process
Even if one isn't under duress
Anxiety will build and grow
There's a lot of pressure and stress

When things fall apart
One may become reckless
The destination is all that matters
They can become quite ruthless

To create a personal fortress
Is one way to avoid the drabness
Embrace the daily sadness
Get lost in the fog of plainness

Nobody