Chapter 1434


Blackhawk Sunrise


Ken piloted the Blackhawk away from Catalina Island. They'd gone as far as Avalon and turned around. He needed to set the speed precisely to arrive across from the ship as the sun came up.

Savannah and Cammy looked at the cruise ship from the Blackhawk as they passed by it. They were back lit by the rising sun.

"I don't see anyone out." Savannah said. "Maybe it's too cold."

Cammy didn't tell her it was most likely because they were all naked and having sex.

"That's probably it." Cammy said. "It's a little cool out. Everyone needs to pack."

The helicopter soon passed the breakwater and flew up the channel. The battleship was on their left side.

"We'll pass the USS Iowa in a minute on the port side." Ken said. "We'll land about forty seconds later."

Savannah moved over to look at the port activity on the starboard side. She could see the Queen Mary and the big white dome where the 'Spruce Goose' once resided. There was another cruise ship docked next to both of those landmarks. There was a container ship docked up ahead.

She moved back and looked out the port side to see the battleship. She remembered her earlier impression when she'd viewed it a week ago.

"It looks big until a cruise ship passes it." Savannah said.

Ken slowed and set the Blackhawk down next to the Vincent Thomas Bridge. It was the big green suspension bridge. It was the helipad where some of the helicopter flights to Catalina originated from. There were four landing pads. CamNet took care of any of the clearance issues as always. There would be no questions asked.

They were across from Berth 93 where the cruise ship would dock. It was the same berth the USNS Comfort was at during the 'Asian Flu' pandemic. It turned out two Grays were able to infiltrate a biological weapons lab in an Asian country in an effort to steal and use some deadly viruses. It was another ill fated attempt by Skynet to attack humans. It turned out more people died from the seasonal flu during the failed attempt to bring humans down than the 'Asian Flu' virus did.

In Cameron's future after J-Day, Skynet would be more successful and the next attack wiped out everyone with 'preexisting conditions' or a disease of any type including a STD. It was what prevented the people of the future from contraction or spreading any other diseases going forward. Skynet actually made humans stronger, not weaker, in the long run.

Savannah heard Ken power the Blackhawk down. She wondered how long the wait would be. Cammy spoke before she could ask.

"You can rest for a while." Cammy said. "It will be an hour before the cruise ship docks and another hour before it clears customs."

Savannah wondered about when the team would get off. They could be on the ship for a couple more hours afterwards. She wondered how much activity there would be on the last morning.

"Will they get off early or stay on board until the final disembarkation time?" Savannah asked.

Cammy contacted CamNet about it. The response was less than repeatable. It seemed they were all able to 'get off' in a different way right now.

"They may be engaged in sexual activity for several additional hours." Cammy said. "CamNet was very explicit."

Savannah frowned.

"I don't want her to be." Savannah said. "People need privacy. They don't like to advertise what they do, when they do it, or with whom they do it. A little mystery keeps it special. I want her to remember it. It applies to me and all of the girls, especially the human ones. If someone wants to be viewed by others, they can make it known themselves."

Cammy made sure Savannah's statement was sent to CamNet. She wouldn't add her two cents worth. She really wanted Savannah to get a little rest in.

"You've been up a long time." Cammy said. "You can lay your head on my lap."

Savannah didn't want to do it right now. She was sure it would give her a headache when she needed to get up. Maybe they could do some recon. She wanted to make productive use of the time.

"Are Dan and Frank near here?" Savannah asked.

Cammy checked.

"They can be here in a few minutes." Cammy said. "They're staged at a location close by."

Savannah sat up straight. It was time to do something productive.

"We're close to the port facility we took down two weeks ago." Savannah said. "I've checked for anything new there a few times since we conducted the follow up operation a week later. What are the latest drone scans and surveillance footage?"

Cammy didn't want to go there again. They always ended up with some issue or problem. She wanted Savannah to rest.

"I show nothing new." Cammy said.

Savannah knew they would need to cool their heels for two hours at a minimum. It was probably for four or more hours.

"Have Dan and Frank come by and pick us up." Savannah said. "I'd like to take another look around there. We have a few hours to kill."

Cammy would have preferred if Savannah used a different choice of words. She reluctantly made the call. Dan and Frank were on the way. She really hoped it led nowhere. She would prefer it if they didn't have to kill for a few hours.


Summer checked on Sarah and her mother one more time before she slipped out. They were really going at it with each other. Since it was their first encounter, she could understand why they wanted to make the most out of it. She figured it would always be the most special.

John Henry monitored the clean up and surveillance efforts at the four locations they'd dealt with the anti-Metal group. There was complete drone coverage over each of the teams. They were now at a high altitude because the sun was up.

"Check grid seventeen 'C' section eight." Summer said.

John Henry jumped a little. There was an unexpected visitor in the room with him, again.

"Hello, Summer." John Henry said. "I didn't see or hear you come in."

He also didn't show her leaving her room and taking a route to the Command Center either. She did, she was there.

"Hello." Summer said. "I just dropped by to follow up on the activities of the night. I spotted something in grid seventeen 'C' section eight. It needs a closer look."

CamNet monitored Summer in the Command Center.

There was an image which appeared on the big screen in the room.

John Henry looked at it. He wondered how Summer knew which grid it was. Nothing was marked on the drone images. A lot of them looked the same.

"What's there?" John Henry asked.

Summer looked closer at the big image.

"I spotted movement." Summer said. "It's in the rocks."

John Henry missed it earlier, if there was any. He wasn't going to question Summer. She was always correct. CamNet would 'lean' on him too if he did.

John Henry zoomed in the image.

"I see it." John Henry said. "Someone is there."

There was a hand with a blue long sleeve shirt on the arm. It was now clearly visible.

John Henry was worried about an EMP attack there since there were four Terminators at the location now as they policed the area. He didn't want to risk anyone's safety.

"I need to alert our Terminators." John Henry said.

Summer checked some past images.

"Wait." Summer said.

John Henry wondered what she was going to do. Maybe it was going to be some 'metal hail'. It was something Summer was able to use quite effectively.

"Are you going to call in a minigun gravity shot?" John Henry asked.

Summer smiled.

"Not today, or at least not yet." Summer said. "Look what else is there."

There was another image which showed two coyote pups there with their mother. She'd evidently brought home a 'meal' for her pups.

John Henry checked with Steve. They'd buried a man with a blue shirt who was missing an arm. They couldn't locate it. He informed them where it was at now.

Summer switched her attention to the port.

"I see a lot of images appearing now at the port facility we took down." Summer said.

John Henry looked at those.

"Savannah wants to go there and check things out." John Henry said.

Summer didn't get much sleep and she didn't think Savannah got any.

"She needs to rest." Summer said.

Summer was aware of all of the trouble they'd experienced there and around there.

"I want to see all the satellite images and drone footage for the last week there." Summer said. "Include the surveillance footage too."

Summer started to look over the images.

CamNet quietly informed her Jesse and Samantha were out of Riley's room.

Summer checked the surveillance footage and saw they went to Jesse's room and closed the door. She glanced over at John Henry.

"I guess you won't be headed there." Summer said. "At least not this time, they closed the door."

John Henry would have if they'd left the door ajar. It was usually the case. He knew why it was closed. The last time they were together, Riley went to look for them. They weren't going to take any chances this time.

The reminder made her wonder when her mother and Sarah were going to finish up. They'd seemed pretty involved when she left. It appeared when people were heavily involved with each other in a sexual way, time seemed to get away from them.


Sarah just experienced her sixteenth finish. It was one of the ones she could remember. There were so many at times, she'd actually lost track. A few times she lost her vision and even forgot how to breathe. It was all something she'd desired and dreamt about for years. Just the fact it was actually happening, seemed to magnify her response to everything.

Claire was very pleased Sarah was in her bed. It was a dream come true for her. She'd just provided Sarah with her twenty second finish. It was the most she'd ever been able to give to anyone in one setting. Then again, Sarah was highly aroused in anticipation of being with a female again. It seemed her female parts weren't usually stimulated in the way she was able to do. Maybe it was because of the pent up and suppressed desires which burnt deep inside of Sarah.

They moved up alongside each other now and looked into each other's eyes. They'd crossed a line they couldn't turn back from. Even if they could, they wouldn't give up their first experience with each other for anything.

Even though the light was dim, Claire could still see the emerald beauty of Sarah's eyes.

"You have very beautiful and alluring eyes." Claire said. "I could look into them all day and be happy with doing nothing else."

Sarah liked to hear it said very much. She seldom heard it. Charlie told her a few times. Kyle always said her face was beautiful. She liked when her eyes were noticed. She knew the person really looked at her then.

"Thanks." Sarah managed to say before Claire started a slow deep loving kiss.

The intensity of the kiss grew rapidly as the two females could experience 'each other' and 'themselves' in the kiss. It reminded them of what happened only a minute ago.

Claire didn't want to cause any problems for Sarah. She didn't want time to get away from them.

"How long can you stay?" Claire asked.

Sarah looked around for a clock. She was content where she was. When she spotted the clock, she knew her time was up. She didn't want it to be up. She would like it to just start now so she could do everything all over again. She still had duties and responsibilities.

"I should have gone back five minutes ago." Sarah said. "I don't want to leave at all right now."

Claire was able to give Sarah two really wild finishes. They'd produced more dramatic results down there.

"Do you need to use the shower?" Claire asked.

Sarah understood the reference. It was a new experience for her.

"I'm sorry about the sheets." Sarah said. "It never happened before. It was very stimulating."

Claire was used to it. Hanna would take her 'all the way' anytime she asked her to. It was harder for the human females to get her as far. She was sure she was able to deliver for Sarah because she was so sexually aroused and stimulated with so much repressed desire. It would probably be harder to do next time. She would love to turn a Metal girl loose on her.

"Don't worry about it. It happens a lot in this bed." Claire said. "Especially when there is a Metal girl involved."

Sarah wondered about it.

"Do they always deliver?" Sarah asked.

Claire kissed her again.

"They do as much as you want any time of the day or night." Claire said. "They can do everything."

Sarah needed to think about it. She'd seen most of the Metal girls naked over the years.

"What do you mean 'everything'?" Sarah asked. "They're all still 'females'."

Claire laughed.

"I mean just what it sounds like." Claire said. "They can make their tongue feel like 'something else' when they do, but it's much better."

Claire remembered some of the experiences. It filled her with another rush of excitement.

Now Sarah developed an urge to be with a Metal girl too. She'd actually felt the urge for a long time. She'd indirectly allowed Cameron to see her pleasure herself several times. She made it look like an 'accident' and she didn't know Cameron observed her. At the time she wanted to know how much a Metal girl was like a human girl.

When Cameron first arrived, she could see the way John and Cameron looked at each other. She'd wanted to find out firsthand exactly what a female Terminator could do. She couldn't think of a better way to do it than to share with her. She wanted to make sure it would be good for John. It would've been funny if she'd beat John to Cameron and been with her first. The thought did cross her mind. She'd also needed to deal with a lot of issues at the time too. Intense hatred was one of them. Cameron's beauty was never lost on her.

Sarah could see the Metal girls all behaved a little differently. She wondered if it extended everywhere. She didn't think they would all do the same thing in the same exact way. She wanted to know.

"Are they all the same in bed?" Sarah asked. "I mean the Metal girls?"

Claire didn't even need to think about it.

"No." Claire said. "They're just like human females. Everyone is different. Even Cammy and Cam are different and they're identical clones of Cameron. They've all been influenced by the human females they share with. What's funny is, they both have two different versions of the same human lover and they're different too, even as much as they're identical."

Sarah figured maybe she could try one of them out once since she'd jumped back into the game. She wanted the experience now, even if it was only one time. More than a few of them had made it clear they were available. Sheila seemed to be the most prolific. Sheila reminded her often she knew what her room was.

"It will give me something to think about." Sarah said as they kissed. "Right now, I want to think about you."

Claire felt an emotional bond with Sarah. They needed to show some emotional restraint.

"We need to watch our feelings." Claire said. "I don't want to mess anything up."

Sarah understood. Claire didn't want to get between Kyle and her.

"We're good." Sarah said. "Kyle gave the green light."

Claire wondered why. Maybe he was afraid he would lose Sarah otherwise if he kept her on too short of a leash. It was a good way to get a hand bitten by the one someone tried to control. She wondered if her identity would be compromised.

"Will you tell him?" Clare asked. "Will you tell him it was with me?"

It was a good question. Sarah didn't want to make waves, but she would be honest if she was directly asked.

"No." Sarah said. "I will if he asks me. I won't mention it otherwise. I won't mention any names either. Every girl needs a few secrets."

Claire smiled. There weren't too many females currently at the base.

"It's a small base." Claire said. "There aren't many choices. The only ones here are Jesse, Riley and me."

Sarah wondered about Jesse.

"This won't mess you up will it?" Sarah asked.

Claire laughed.

"I'm with everyone and so are all of them except Riley." Claire said. "We can do this whenever it works for you. I can make it a three way with any of the girls if you want. They all think you're Hot. Girls talk."

Sarah looked over at Claire. She wondered what other options were available to her. She wanted to make sure.

"Do you mean some of them think I look Hot?" Sarah asked.

Claire touched Sarah's cheek.

"Not some of them, they all do." Claire said. "You think it over and let me know. I'm good with just us or anyone else at any time. It can be Metal girls or otherwise. I think you're Hotter than Hot and that was before today. Everyone wants to be with you as well. They always have. So have I. I'm just glad it worked out for us. It was very special."

Sarah liked to hear it. She didn't try to flaunt her natural beauty nor did she try to hide it either. She'd always presented herself as the real deal. It made her feel good inside. There was one other worry. She wondered about Claire's daughters.

"What about Allison and Summer…?" Sarah asked.

Claire glanced over towards Summer's room. She was aware there was a lot of spying around the house in Palmdale. Everyone knew it happened and everyone let it happen. There was no need to hide anything from the girls. Perhaps it would help them find their true calling in life. At least they would know what some of the choices were. She thought they were pretty good ones.

"They both know what I do and with who, when, and probably what." Claire said. "They're very well educated and intelligent. They're more like girls in their late twenties. They don't miss much."

Sarah started to get up.

Claire stood up with her and turned the light on.

They both looked at each other's naked beauty. They couldn't help but touch each other. They fondled each other as they did.

"I think we look pretty good with five kids between us." Claire said.

Sarah thought so too. She didn't think by looking at Claire she could even tell she'd ever even delivered any children. She'd looked at herself over the years. Her Cesarean scar was barely noticeable. It faded some with time. They'd both been lucky in that regard with no visible stretch marks or flabbiness.

Sarah and Claire hugged each other as they stood there and kissed again.

It was a moment neither one of them wanted to end.

Sarah put on her bathrobe and headed for the door. She paused. She felt she needed to say something. It seemed important to her. She turned and looked at Claire.

"I'd have to say this was my best sexual experience." Sarah said.

Claire smiled. She did go all out. She knew a happy customer was a repeat customer.

"Do you mean with a female?" Claire asked. "I feel honored."

Sarah opened the door to the hall.

"I mean with anyone, period." Sarah said.

Claire went to the door as Sarah slipped out.

"Thank you." Claire said. "I can honestly say all of the Metal girls can give you about ten times the amount of feeling and pleasure."

Sarah moved away. She looked back over her shoulder.

"I liked the feeling, but I enjoyed the love more." Sarah said.

Claire watched her disappear around the corner.

She'd felt the love from Sarah too. It was more than just sex. It seemed Sarah sought love and tried to give it as well. Sarah wanted some emotional love.

Claire wondered if Sarah would come back or if it was a one time fling. She was pretty certain if she stayed at the base, their daughters, Jan and Summer, would become lovers too. They would most likely 'experiment' on each other if nothing else. It was how most girls learned what they liked anyway.

She still wanted to be with John too. Since she'd been with his mother, she wondered if it would make things awkward. She was unaware of what happened on the ship while Allison and Vanna were there.

She really hoped to be able to do the mother-daughter thing with Sarah and John. She knew they wouldn't be there at the same time. One after the other would be close enough. In a scenario involving them, it would be better if Sarah was first. She didn't want Sarah to need to deal with any issues her son might leave behind when they were together.

Claire really didn't know how things were going to play out. There was simply no way to know. She knew what she wanted more of. She liked everything Sarah was able to offer her. She reached up and touched her hand above her heart. There was love there now which she couldn't deny. It was different from the love she felt towards Jesse. They were both love. It was something she'd gone too many years without when she was married to Paul.

She couldn't complain about their daughters. There were at least five versions of Allison she knew about. Three of them were all in different futures. So far she only knew about one version of Summer. She really wondered if she was her biological daughter. She strongly doubted Paul was her father. She didn't think John was either. Maybe both of her daughters weren't from her genetic material at all. It didn't really matter. They were still her daughters. She'd raised them. She was their mother in all regards from their birth. Maybe it was best to not know what the reality, or truth, really was. Right now they were her daughters. They always would be no matter what. She would always be their mother.


John and Cameron watched the sunrise and the Blackhawk flyby.

"I know we'll dock soon, but what's our timetable?" John asked.

Cameron didn't see the need to get off the ship right away. There was no impending operation. They were all concluded in the early hours of the morning.

"We can stay and do the dining room or buffet for breakfast or have a full breakfast brought up to the room." Cameron said.

John finished his hot chocolate and took a bite out of a sweet roll. He wanted Cameron to have some enjoyment as well. It always bothered him a little when he ate in front of her.

"What do you want to do now?" John asked.

Cameron was always good to go. She felt John was going to need a little more time to recharge. She didn't want to stress him out. She certainly didn't want him to have a failure. The 'Captain's medicine' would take a little time to work.

"We can enjoy the view from here." Cameron said.

John looked at Cameron's naked body. He enjoyed the view of her a lot.

"I am." John said.

Cameron looked over at him and smiled. She understood he referred to her.

"We can use the whirlpool hot tub one more time too." Cameron said.

John liked the idea. He wanted to ask if anyone could join them but decided not too. He was ready to go another round with Young Jesse, Vanna or Allison. He also remembered Cameron's offer for Mary, Laura or Leticia. He was really unsure about what would happen when they went back to the base. Maybe his sexual bonanza was gone for good. Still, he was able to share with Cameron in seven different virgin Metal girl's chassis. Young Jesse was a virgin too. It was special in itself. Vanna was a 'technical' virgin because it was the first time she was able to have a choice. His time with Allison was the best on the second time around.

"…. bring her again." Cameron said.

John knew he was busted for daydreaming. It was easy to do and easy to get away from him.

"Oops!" John said. "I zoned out."

Cameron really wondered which person, or chassis, John liked the best out of his vast selection so far.

"I asked who you wanted before we left the ship one last time. I can bring her again. They all want to come again, to the room I mean." Cameron said again.

The answer was easy.

'I want them all.' John thought.

John took another bite of his pastry as Cameron poured him another cup of hot chocolate.

"I want the one that's the best." John said. "She has the biggest heart and is the smartest."

Cameron was a little worried. She was unsure if he referred to Young Allison or Summer. It would cause a lot of problems other than the fact they were currently unavailable.

"They're not on the ship." Cameron said.

John smiled. He thought she referred to Savannah and Young Allison. Summer hadn't even been in his head. He really experienced a difficult time to get her out once she was in. He was sure Cameron would run more than one temple mission. Things would happen soon enough and no one would need to worry about anything. He certainly wouldn't. He knew the ball was always in Cameron's court. If she wanted something to happen, it would. If she didn't want it to happen, it wouldn't. It was just that simple. He looked directly into her eyes.

"I'm looking right at her." John said.

Cameron looked at John and turned around to look behind her. Nobody was there. She looked back at John. She'd made the same offer several times. Every time he chose her.

Cameron smiled. She looked elated.

"Me?" Cameron asked.

John liked how happy she looked

"You." John said. "You're my favorite."

Cameron started to move to John so he could take her. She remembered he might have a performance issue. She didn't want it on his mind as they left the ship later on. She wanted to make sure the cruise ended on a high note.

"Let's take our bubble bath and we can decide on the bedroom or the dining room afterwards." Cameron said. "There's no reason we can't do both. Either way, we can finish up in here."

Cameron hurried off to start the whirlpool tub. She dumped extra bubble bath solution into it.

John watched her go. He loved her figure. He took a sip out of his hot chocolate and another bite out of his pastry. He looked down at 'Little Willie' and smiled. This was the best honeymoon ever. He wasn't done yet.


Vanna and Allison were sleepy. They'd watched the sunrise together with their Metal girls.

Allison was a little unsure about the timeline.

"Do we need to get up now?" Allison asked. "What time do we need to get off?"

Holly tilted her head slightly.

"I thought you 'got off' many times." Holly said.

Vanna laughed.

"She meant leave the ship." Vanna said.

No one was sure what the disembarkation plan was. Nothing had been set up ahead of time.

Holly didn't see the need to hurry.

"You can rest some more." Holly said. "We can go to the buffet or main dining room one last time."

Cam thought Vanna looked tired. She wanted to point out there were other options for the girls.

"We can have a full room service breakfast here." Cam said. "We can invite Young Jesse."

Allison hoped she would have said John. She needed to see him again. She needed to tell him she loved him. She loved him more than ever. He was the first male she'd made love with. The abuse and the breeding sex were just that, nothing more. Why couldn't they have done this in her future? So many years were wasted. They could have accomplished so much.

She reached down and touched her belly. She was sure they could have already had a child by now. There was one inside of her right now. Since she'd been with John, it was real now. It was as if the traditional method had been used, even if it wasn't. It was the same now either way.

"We could invite John too so the four of you could enjoy a nice room service breakfast." Ally said.

At the mention of John, Vanna felt something inside of her. She'd made love to a male for the first time. It was more special than she'd thought. She hoped the next time she would be a little better. She felt bad because she'd frozen up a little at first. John helped her work through it. He was so nice about everything. It was what finally broke the ice.

She'd switched over and took control herself. She was the one who was in control. She was the one who allowed things to happen. She was the one who made them happen. She was very pleased at John's understanding.

Cam, Holly and Ally all hoped Cameron would use their chassis one more time before they disembarked. It didn't seem likely but there was still a chance it could happen.

It seemed everyone wanted a 'piece of the action'.


Young Jesse was tired. Jet lag as well as all the sexual activity weighed on her. She suddenly felt rejuvenated when she learned Savannah was there to see her. She was on the Blackhawk which flew across the sunrise.

"Will Savannah come on board?" Young Jesse asked.

Camille didn't know.

"I'm not sure what the plan is." Camille said.

Hanna thought she did. She didn't get into the specifics.

"I don't think so." Hanna said. "She was pretty clear about it before we left."

Young Jesse knew she would see her soon enough. She couldn't wait to tell Savannah about her 'first time'. They'd talked about it before. Now she knew. It was different from what she'd expected, but it was what she'd expected. She was unsure how to explain it. They'd all seen the photos and watched the videos before. It was very different from those, even if it was the same thing.

Camille didn't want Young Jesse to worry about anything.

"You can sleep more, or we can share some more." Camille said.

Hanna wanted to offer some of the ship's amenities.

"You can also do breakfast in the buffet or the main dining room." Hanna said. "I can do a full room service breakfast for you too."

Young Jesse looked quickly at Camille and back at Hanna. She thought there should be some other choices available as well.

"What's John going to do?" Young Jesse asked. "What about Allison and Vanna for that matter?"

Young Jesse wanted to tell Vanna she loved her. She wanted to tell John she did too. Maybe she should talk to Jesse about it, she possessed a lot more experience with women and men. Still, she knew what she felt right now. Her heart was bursting with love.

"I can check." Hanna said. "Do you want to try the whirlpool bath? I can put bubbles in it."

It sounded like fun.

"I'll go with the bubble bath." Young Jesse said. "Find out about the others and you can join Camille and me in the big tub afterwards."

Hanna left to get things ready.

Camille watched Young Jesse look at Hanna as she walked away.

"She's beautiful." Camille said.

Young Jesse took a sip of her hot chocolate.

"You are too." Young Jesse said.

The sun shined in through the balcony door. It gave her an idea. It was something she always liked to do.

"Let me take a look at you in the sunlight." Young Jesse said.

Camille knew exactly what she wanted to see. She was more than willing to show it. She repositioned herself made everything available.

"I know what's for dessert." Young Jesse said.

Hanna walked back into the living room. She could see what they were doing. She didn't want to intrude.

"Oops!" Hanna said. "I'll come back."

Camille wanted Young Jesse to compare. She thought now was as good a time as any. It wouldn't make anyone feel self conscious because the Metal girls weren't worried about nudity or their specific body parts.

"Come over and join me." Camille said.

Hanna saw what they were doing.

She sat next to Camille in the sunlight and emulated her.

Camille leaned her head over for a look herself. She knew beauty when she saw it.

"Look at you." Camille said. "It really does look like a 'pink butterfly' in the sunlight."

Young Jesse was in Heaven right now. She really wanted to see Savannah or Vanna at this point. Then again, they were identical to Hanna.

"The water will take a few minutes." Hanna said.

Camille saw what Young Jesse wanted right now. She wanted Hanna.

"I'll check it and find out about breakfast." Camille said.

Hanna wanted to please Young Jesse.

"Take it." Hanna said. "It's all for you."

Young Jesse didn't even look at Camille as she walked away. She dove right in.

Hanna wondered if she was 'Savannah' right now to Young Jesse. She didn't think it really mattered. She was the one who benefited from Young Jesse's actions. She hoped Camille didn't return too soon. She didn't consider the prospect she might be 'Vanna' as well.


Young Allison released Anna's hand once the sun was up.

"Can I get you to drink some water or juice now?" Anna asked.

Young Allison could see it bothered Anna a lot because she hadn't tried anything. She didn't want to cause any problems.

"Sure." Young Allison said.

She drank the juice and ate half of the energy bar.

Anna was updated by CamNet.

"The ship will enter the breakwater soon." Anna said. "Savannah is at the port now."

Young Allison was a little depressed. Savannah could have stayed with her but she was at the port now. She was with John and Young Jesse. She would be soon anyway.

Young Allison started out again on her run.

"Where are you going?" Anna asked.

Young Allison headed downhill at a rapid pace.

"I really don't know." Young Allison said.

Anna stayed with her.

"We can go to the pool if you want." Anna said. "It won't be open for several hours."

Anna moved up alongside Young Allison as they ran.

"Did you bring our swimsuits?" Young Allison asked.

The two girls looked at each other.

"No." Anna said.

Young Allison smiled. It was what she wanted to hear. She didn't even need to think about it.

"To the pool it is." Young Allison said.

Anna was glad she'd made the 'connection' to Young Allison. She actually did bring the swimsuits. She didn't plan to use them, especially now.

Young Allison still wanted to push herself.

"Start the quiz again." Young Allison said. "Make it harder this time."

Anna was afraid Young Allison was running from her problems.

"Remember to deal with any issues head on." Anna said.

Young Allison wondered how she was supposed to do that.

"Savannah is at the port." Young Allison said.

Anna thought it was the test. Young Allison needed to deal with what was right in front of her.

"Your mind is in your head." Anna said.

Young Allison was aware she needed to master her own mind.

"Yes it is." Young Allison said. "Thanks for reminding me."

Anna stated the obvious. It was a fact of life. It applied to everyone. It seemed to her the majority of the people didn't acknowledge it. It seemed to make all of their problems worse when they didn't need to be.

"It's where everything starts and ends." Anna said.

Young Allison didn't think everything was black and white, even if she tried to look at it as such. It just wasn't so. There was a lot of gray area. It seemed to her there was more and more gray area all of the time.

"It may be so." Young Allison said. "There's a lot of 'in between' too."

Young Allison glanced over at Anna as they ran. Maybe she wouldn't be able to look at Savannah naked. She was with the next best thing right now. She wanted to get to the pool as soon as possible. She picked up the pace.


Sarah hurried back to her room. She was still elated at what happened and everything Claire told her.

She quietly slipped back into her room. Kyle was still asleep. She thought about slipping the robe off and climbing back into bed. She wondered if Kyle might want some action. She really wanted his type of action right now. She was sure she wanted to compare. She was pretty sure she already knew the answer. Kyle could only do so much. A female could keep going and going and going.

Sarah went to check on Jan. She was still asleep.

She entered the bathroom and ran the water for the shower. She slipped the robe off and entered the shower. She washed up and was about to turn the water off.

The shower door opened and Kyle was there. He was naked.

"Got room for one more?" Kyle asked.

Sarah smiled. She thought she might feel guilty but she didn't. She'd asked for his permission first. He said as long as it was a female, he didn't have a problem with it. He'd mentioned it was very common in his future.

"Always…." Sarah said. "There's always room for one more."

Sarah thought about what Claire told her. It seemed all of the girls wanted to share with her. It was both the human girls and the Metal girls. She knew there was room for a lot more than one. There was a whole new chapter in her life which just opened. She didn't know where it would lead. She was more than willing to find out. Right now she was there with Kyle. She wanted to share everything with him. She really wanted to compare. She could feel her body already responding in anticipation.


Sheila watched the sunrise with Leticia. The Blackhawk was long gone and the sun was up.

Leticia thought about where she was currently at. The cruise certainly was going to end a lot differently than it started for her. She'd experienced a few different types of encounters on the ship. Most of them were unpleasant in retrospect. The other people all treated her very meanly. They did things to hurt her. They treated her like dirt. She really didn't know why. She'd tried to share everything. She did whatever they wanted, how they wanted it done.

Now she was there with 'Sue'. 'Sue' and her friends were all totally different. They didn't take or demand anything. It was just the opposite. They were willing to give and share. She really wanted to be 'Sue's' submissive. It was clear 'Sue' didn't want a submissive. She wanted an equal. She didn't feel she was equal to 'Sue'. 'Sue' was clearly superior to her in every category, but she never used it against her. If anything, she used it to try to help her, help herself.

Leticia looked out the balcony window as the sun rose above the water.

"Is this a new dawn for us, Sue?" Leticia asked.

Sheila wondered what would happen going forward. She was aware various events had been put into play because of her actions. There were certain responsibilities she would need to deal with. She wondered how things would play out.

"I really don't know." Sheila said.

Leticia no longer had a place to live. She no longer had a 'Master' or 'Mistress'. It depended on how one looked at it.

"What happens when I get off the ship?" Leticia asked.

Sheila didn't have a concrete answer.

"I really don't know." Sheila said.

Leticia was a little worried about her future for obvious reasons.

"Will I need to go back and face Tracy?" Leticia asked. "She's going to punish me good if I do."

Sheila wasn't sure exactly what the punishment would be. She didn't think it would be as extreme as what she'd threatened both Tracy and the 'Crazy Bitch' with. She certainly hoped it wouldn't be. She wanted Leticia to be able to finish and enjoy herself.

"Do you want to be punished?" Sheila asked.

Leticia felt it was her duty to allow her 'Master' to do as they pleased.

"Sometimes I need to be if I was a bad girl." Leticia said.

Sheila thought about pain. She always left her pain receptors on, even if she was stabbed or shot. Things happen from time to time on Cameron's 'off the books' operations.

"Does it make you feel alive when you feel pain?" Sheila asked.

Leticia wanted to make her 'Master' happy. It pleased her to please them. It always reminded her where she was and who she was. The pain did make her feel alive.

"Yes." Leticia said.

Sheila knew she would need to be careful with Leticia. She wouldn't heal like she did. She knew a lot of ways to feel pain. She understood pain a lot better than most people did. The 'Neural Interface' with Jesse was part of it. There was a lot of pain to go around.

"I guess we have a lot in common." Sheila said.

Sheila wanted Leticia to try some of the items on the food cart.

Leticia could see 'Sue' wasn't going to invite her to stay with her. She didn't want to force the issue. She was sure it would close the door forever if she did. She did need to think about herself. It's what 'Sue' wanted her to do.

"Let me go check on Mary and Laura real quick." Leticia said. "They said I could stay with them."

Sheila wanted Leticia to have free choice.

"Is it what you want?" Sheila asked.

Leticia thought it sounded good for now. She really wanted to move in with 'Sue'.

"I'll take it." Leticia said. "We'll start a 'three way' and see how it goes. It seems we're off to a good start."

Leticia walked over to the pass door and looked inside.

'Lisa', who was really Gail, was hard at work on both Mary and Laura.

Sheila was still by the balcony door. She looked at where Leticia went. She knew she was getting too caught up in everything. It didn't seem to matter. It was what she felt inside.

She was going to need to watch over Leticia for a few days. She wanted to make sure there was no trouble from her former roommate. She would need to ask for some time off. Maybe CamNet would help her with a few things. She would remind CamNet when she was ready for a Metal girl, she was always available for anything. Nothing was out of bounds to her.


The female Fanatic could hear more clanking from the direction they'd come from. She was sure all three of the HK Tracks were outside of the passageway. She heard a new sound which worried her even more. They needed to get moving fast.

"We need to hurry." The female Fanatic said.

Jill could hardly see anything.

"We need more light." Jill said. "I don't want to fall down a shaft."

The female Fanatic needed somewhere to go. They needed to get out of the passageway they were in. She took her phone back out and turned the light on. She shielded most of the light.

"Use your phone, but cover most of the light." The female Fanatic said.

The two females hurried down the passageway. They could hear an ominous sound behind them.

"What's the other noise?" Jill asked.

The female Fanatic was very concerned about it.

"It's one of the other machines. It's an HK drone." The female Fanatic said. "The ones which can fly."

Jill remember what they looked like.

"It's one of those drone things?" Jill asked. "Where did it come from?"

The female Fanatic knew the HK equipment could communicate with each other.

"I think one of the HK Tracks went and got it." The female Fanatic said.

Jill looked nervously behind her as they hurried through the passageway.

"Can it fit in here?" Jill asked.

The female Fanatic thought it was going to be close quarters. She knew there was one thing which could fit without any problem. It was a missile.

"I don't want to find out." The female Fanatic said.

Jill was aware both of the passageways they went down previously ended in a cavern which didn't go anywhere.

"What if this is a dead end?" Jill asked.

The female Fanatic thought it was self evident.

"Then it's what it will be for us." The female Fanatic said. "It will be a dead end."

It didn't sound very promising to Jill. She didn't want to die. She didn't want to be taken captive again either. She didn't want to go through the abuse again.

Jill heard Jackie use names for the different types of mechanical devices.

"What does 'HK' stand for?" Jill asked.

The female Fanatic thought it was self evident again.

"HK stands for Hunter-Killer." The female Fanatic said. "It's exactly what they're doing now."

Jill thought they were going to be in for a little more trouble. The noise behind them grew louder. It was clear there was a drone after them. No, it wasn't just a drone. It was a HK drone, a Hunter-Killer drone.

The female Fanatic spotted something ahead. There was some type of wooden A-frame. It looked like some type of rope hung down from it. She could see there was another shaft. It looked like they could go down to a lower level.

"There's another shaft ahead." Jill said. "We need to go down a rope. You'll need to go down hand over hand. You can't let the rope slide through your hands. If you do, you'll get severe rope burn and probably end up letting go. I don't know how deep it is or where it goes."

The sound of the HK drone behind them was much louder. It was clear it was in the same passageway they were. It was coming. Death was coming with it.

The passageway behind them was lit. The passageway still continued to curve. The light didn't shine directly on them, not yet anyway.

The female Fanatic wanted to give Jill some motivation to act.

"Put your phone away and follow me." The female Fanatic said. "You have to do this. Your life depends on it. You don't want those men to get you again."

The female Fanatic put her phone away and grabbed the rope. Right away she could feel little bits of it crumble in her hands. It was clearly an old rope. She didn't know if it would hold her weight or not. She didn't know if it would hold the weight of both of them or not. It didn't matter. If they didn't move now, they were going to get chewed up by a minigun or have a missile fired at them. She started down the rope.

Jill watched Jackie go down. She wasn't ready to die yet. She didn't want the men to get her. She could hear the noise behind her get even louder. She grabbed the rope and held on tight. She started down after Jackie.

She could feel little bits of the rope crumble in her hands and she held on. She was mindful not to let her hands slide. She heard some creaking and even a few 'crack' sounds above her from the wooden A-frame which held the old rope. She wondered what would happen first. Would the rope break? Would the wooden structure which held it snap? Would the Hunter-Killer machines find them first? All she could see below her was darkness.

The female Fanatic and Jill went down the rabbit hole.


The two men began to search the empty office area for some hidden clue. They weren't really sure what they were looking for. They had a feeling they would know when they saw it. If they saw it

The first man looked at the wall in the back. There was a large square hole in it.

"Does this look about where the second desk would have been?" The first man asked.

The second man looked at the room. There was no way to know.

"Probably, I really don't know." The second man said. "It looks like whatever was there is gone. I don't see anything else around this room in the walls or on the floor."

The first man was sure when someone cleaned out the office, they took everything including what may have been a wall safe.

"Let's blow this dump." The first man said. "I don't think we're going to find anything here."

The second man was sure it was par for the course

"We haven't found anything anywhere." The second man said.

The first man thought of the other buildings they'd passed along the way. He didn't know if it would be worth checking any of them out.

"Let's go out the back door here." The first man said. "We can make our way back to the van. Will pass along the backside of the buildings on our way out."

The second man wasn't sure it mattered. They hadn't been able to see much on their way in.

"Let's get moving and head to the next place." The second man said. "It should prove as uneventful as everything else. I just don't want to get sent to the port instead."

The first man was worried about it as well. More than likely there would be some type of contact there. They weren't an assault team. They were sent out to do recon. He checked his phone again. It still didn't work. He was glad he was able to get the message out when they were at the gas station. It should be somebody else's problem for now. If he couldn't contact anyone, they couldn't contact him either.

The two Grays exited the rear of the first building. They started along the back sides of the buildings to return to their van.


CamNet's Terminators were still going to need to hang back some distance from the old steel mill when they arrived. They didn't know how long the men would be there. They'd watched the sun come up earlier as the men entered the building.

They were provided with images from some of the surveillance equipment left behind at the old steel mill. They were able to watch the actions of the men in the first building.

"They appear to be looking for something specific." Lena said.

Tina looked at the surveillance image.

"I bet it's the hole in the wall." Tina said.

CamNet informed them a wall safe was removed when everything was cleared out. It contained additional information about the operation located there.

They watched the men exit the building after a short time.

"They're not going to find much of anything else." Lena said.

Tina didn't think it really mattered.

"They're going to find us soon enough." Tina said. "They won't find anything else afterwards except darkness."

CamNet's Terminators continued to close up on the old steel mill. The drone image showed the two men on the outside. They wouldn't be able to approach too close.


Nobody Knows How It Will End

Things are important
Until one day they're not
As time passes by
It happens a lot

Only one thing stays the same
Yet it may sound strange
The only constant in life
Appears to be change

One can roll with the punches
Or they can take the blows
Does it really matter
When Nobody knows

When the weight of life crushes
Some never come back
They rely on words
To fend off an attack

Two warriors back up the words
They're the song and the poem
They're much more effective
To touch a mind and roam

To see another down
Cuts to the bone
To be surrounded by many
Yet to feel so alone

Just like Underdog
The words start to flow
The sentences all rhyme
Like a never ending lotto

This is how it all started
None of it was pretend
Much happened in between
Nobody knows how it will end

Nobody