Chapter 1459


It's Early


Young Allison opened her eyes. She looked at her alarm. It was about to go off. She turned it off and got up.

She was still a little sleepy.

She stripped off her night clothes, folded them and put them away. She needed to get her morning run out of the way. She needed to go to the Resistance base for the debriefing.

Anna stood in her bedroom doorway and looked in.

"It's early." Anna said.

Young Allison faced Anna with only her underwear on.

"It is." Young Allison said. "I need to get my PT done."

Anna frowned.

"You need a few more hours of sleep." Anna said.

Young Allison didn't want to be mothered. She knew Anna was just looking out for her.

"I'm fine." Young Allison said.

Anna knew it was no use to argue. Young Allison wouldn't budge. She'd taken the liberty to have a few other things prepared so Young Allison wouldn't brush them off.

"I have your breakfast ready." Anna said.

Young Allison looked down at her figure.

The act made Anna look too.

It was what Young Allison wanted.

Anna wanted to make her position clear.

"It's waiting for you when you're properly dressed." Anna said.

Anna left.

Young Allison smiled.

She took care of her personal business and dressed for her run. It was still very dark out. She'd only been in bed for a couple of hours and asleep for a little more than half the time. She'd rested uneasy and ended up pleasuring herself four more times. She'd been unable to finish for two of those times. It was a first for her since she'd learned how to finish. It'd taken her a while to learn to 'push the feeling' when she'd first started. She'd watch Allison and the girls together and copied them. The internet added a lot of information as well.

She dressed and collected her Taser, Model 66 and backpack with some items she may need. She headed into the kitchen.

"What's the status of operations?" Young Allison asked.

Anna could only report on what John Henry and CamNet made available. She was unaware of the operation being conducted by CamNet off the books.

"Everything is currently quiet." Anna said. "Several of the Terminators were sent on recon missions. None are conducting surveillance."

Young Allison ate her fruit and some plain oatmeal. After a few bites, she felt the oatmeal tasted like what mushy cardboard probably tasted like.

"I like the flavored oatmeal better." Young Allison said.

Anna wanted to watch Young Allison's sugar intake.

"This kind is healthier." Anna said.

Young Allison frowned.

"That's nice." Young Allison said. "I still like the flavored kind."

Anna walked over with a small bowl of chopped dates and dumped them in her oatmeal. She stirred them in for Young Allison.

"Try it now." Anna said. "It should improve the flavor for you."

Young Allison tried the regular oatmeal with several different types of fruits before. Raisins and dates seemed to give it a good flavor. The other fruit wasn't bad either.

"Thanks." Young Allison said.

She finished the oatmeal and took a sip from a glass of orange juice.

"I like the regular kind better." Young Allison said.

Anna liked to give her a brand marked as 'lite'.

"This brand is healthier." Anna said.

Young Allison frowned again.

"That's nice." Young Allison said. "I still like the normal kind."

Anna picked up an orange and cut a slit in the bottom of it. She held it over Young Allison's glass of orange juice and slowly squeezed it flat as she filled her glass a little fuller.

Young Allison smiled. She liked the way Anna looked over her and watched out for her. With her mother and the girls at the Resistance base, it was nice to have someone there. She drank the juice and then rinsed her mouth.

"Let's go." Young Allison said.

They set the alarm and exited the house. Randy and Brian were there ready to go. Mel was in the SUV. He would orbit around them once they started out.

"How far do you want to go?" Anna asked.

Young Allison looked at her and smiled.

"All the way…." Young Allison said.

Anna frowned. She understood the sexual connotation Young Allison indicated with her reply. She would make her question more specific. She should have done it in the first place since the reply was always the same. Maybe she actually liked to hear it. It was what they both wanted anyway. It wasn't going to happen anytime soon.

"How far do you want to go on your run?" Anna asked.

Young Allison wanted to look her best. Cameron always told her appearance was important to John. Cameron taught her how to look Tight.

"I need to get back and dress up before we go." Young Allison said. "I need to look nice for Cameron, Savannah and John."

Anna didn't think it was necessary. Young Allison didn't need to flaunt her beauty. She was already highly desirable to everyone.

"I think a shower and some fresh clothes will be sufficient upon our return." Anna said.

Young Allison wanted her appearance to be as best as possible anyway.

"I want to look nice." Young Allison said. "Let's go."

Brian and Randy looked at each other and then at Anna. Young Allison hadn't set a course or destination. They all scrambled to catch up.


Cameron checked to see when Savannah's alarm would go off when she'd looked in on her earlier. She stopped by and checked on John first and then went towards Savannah's room. Cammy was there already at the door.

Cammy looked displeased because Cameron was there. She wanted to let her know her presence wasn't necessary.

"I have it covered, the same way I did all last week with Savannah." Cammy said.

Cameron caught the rub. She'd been on vacation and her honeymoon with John. She was sure Cammy's disposition would change drastically if she offered to allow Cammy her 'one time' with John. It would probably be the same if she offered to borrow Cammy's chassis again and use it with John. She wasn't ready to go there yet. She wasn't ready yet for Cammy to have her 'one time' yet either. Right now the issue was about Savannah.

"Make sure she eats properly." Cameron said. "She's lost weight. It isn't good for Vanna's baby."

Cammy didn't like the dig. She didn't like all the danger Savannah needed to face either. She wanted to give Cameron a reminder.

"Some of us were busy." Cammy said. "Busy fighting Skynet I mean."

Cameron let it go. She knew Savannah didn't like them to argue or fight. It wasn't going to change anything one way or the other. It would just make more hard feelings.

"Just take care of her, please." Cameron said. "I don't want any problems."

Cammy nodded and looked inside Savannah's room. She wasn't in bed. She went inside and checked the room. Savannah wasn't there.

Cameron saw Cammy frantically moving around the room through the open door. She entered the room to see what was wrong. She didn't see Savannah when she entered.

"Where's she at?" Cameron asked.

"She's gone." Cammy said.

"Where'd she go?" Cameron asked.

"She's just gone." Cammy said.

Cammy looked over at the pass door to Young Jesse's room. They both hurried over to it and opened it up a little. They only saw Young Jesse asleep in there.

Cameron patrolled the base several times earlier. She'd never spotted Savannah on the move. She hadn't detected any irregularities.

Cammy wanted some answers. She hoped an energy bubble hadn't appeared during the middle of the night. Savannah knew if one did, she was supposed to get into it immediately. She contacted John Henry.

"John Henry, where's Savannah at?" Cammy asked. "Have there been any energy surges?"

John Henry double checked all of his records. He was aware CamNet could alter them without his knowledge. She'd done it a number of times for various reasons. The most recent ones involved Summer. He didn't mention it to Cameron.

"She must be in her room." John Henry replied. "I don't have any record of her being out or elsewhere."

Cameron went over to the pass door on the other side of Savannah's room. It was the pass door into what would be Young Allison's room once she moved to the base. It should happen after her temporal mission.

She carefully opened the door and spotted two figures together. It was Savannah and Young Allison. They were making love.

Cammy peeked in too.

They quickly looked at each other and back at the bed.

They were both very surprised.


Earlier:

Vanna sought out Cameron once she'd finished with Precious. She sent Cam back to her room.

Cam found Holly sitting next to Allison who was naked in bed and asleep.

"Vanna should be back soon." Cam said.

Holly looked at Allison. She figured Vanna would want to be with Allison.

"We can go to my room if you want." Holly said.

Cam figured Vanna would want to be with Allison too.

"Let's go." Cam said.

All of the Metal girls knew they were to defer any love making to the human females with other human females first. It was especially so with Vanna and Allison. Cameron didn't want anyone to meddle in their relationship again. She'd already done it enough.

Holly gave Allison a kiss and picked up her folded clothes. She led Cam back to her room naked.


Earlier:

Vanna finished up her talk with Cameron and determined everything was OK. She was about to head back to her room when she'd made a detour. She stopped by and looked in Claire's room. She saw Hanna was out. She looked around and then went inside. She quickly stripped and slid into bed next to Claire. She wanted to give Claire a surprise when she woke up.


Earlier:

Allison awoke after she heard her door close. She looked at her naked figure and got up. She checked around the room and saw she was alone.

She called John Henry. After she greeted him she got down to business.

"Where's Vanna at now?" Allison asked.

John Henry didn't want to get specific. He was supposed to give everyone privacy.

"She's stopped by another room." John Henry said.

Allison frowned. She wanted to be with Vanna.

"Is it Jesse's room or my mother's room?" Allison asked.

John Henry gave her a clue. He still didn't reveal the exact location.

"I will only say it's near Summer's room." John Henry said.

Allison understood the discretion. Summer's room was next to her mother's room.

"Thanks." Allison said. "Don't monitor the living quarters for three minutes."

Allison looked around for her robe and headed out.

She hurried to Savannah's room.


Cammy and Cameron peeked in the door and saw Savannah making love to Young Allison in her room.

Wait.

Young Allison wasn't at the base. It was Allison who was with Savannah.

Cammy and Cameron quietly backed out of the doorway.

"Why are they in there?" Cammy asked.

Cameron was puzzled as well. One thought did pop into her mind.

"I don't know." Cameron said. "Young Allison's bed is broken in though."

Cammy knew Cameron wanted to do everything regarding Young Allison first. It seemed Cameron kept missing those 'firsts'.

There was still one question which troubled her.

Cammy wondered why Cameron was there anyway. The conclusion she came to didn't please her at all. She wanted Savannah to make her own decisions.

"What did you want Savannah for?" Cammy asked. "Did you come to strip her virginity away too? Hasn't John 'busted' enough virgins this week?"

Cameron was pleased by the thought. She was able to be a virgin nine times over the last week. She'd like to see anyone top it.

"It's a start." Cameron said. "There are others."

Cammy didn't want Cameron to 'push' Savannah.

"I want it to be Savannah's choice, not your choice." Cammy said. "You may use my chassis whenever you desire it in place of using Savannah."

Cameron needed to make sure Savannah would be ready on time. She didn't want her to have to rush. There was a solution which should make everyone happy.

"I'll think about it." Cameron said. "Stay here until she's done or take over for her and allow her to take care of her personal needs and get ready before the briefing."

Cameron left and headed back to John.

Cammy wasn't sorry to see her go. She decided to straighten the room up some. She made the bed and consolidated everything. She wanted Savannah to look nice for the briefing. She was sure Young Allison would arrive looking like 'Cameron' and be extra Tight.

She went back over to the door and peeked inside again. She watched as Savannah and Allison brought each other to a grand finish. They rolled off of each other and Savannah rotated back around and lay next to Allison. Their heads were now side by side. They shared a long kiss which was fueled by 'themselves'.

"I need to get ready." Savannah said. "I need to get up."

Allison frowned and moaned a little bit.

"It's too early." Allison said. "I want to sleep."

Savannah wanted her to know what was about to happen.

"I need to be debriefed." Savannah said. "Young Allison is coming."

Allison felt guilty, but only for a second. She tried to make light of Savannah's comment.

"It won't be like we just did." Allison said with a smile.

Savannah knew it would be one day. She knew when it all started; Allison and Young Allison would be together at some point. It would be like when Allison was with Future Allison. She was with Vanna and Future Savannah. It was a unique way to 'see' how you 'looked' and acted to others. It was still hard to grasp it was really 'herself' too. They weren't clones or cyborgs or some type of duplicate copy. It was really her from a different timeline. She was aware she was being watched.

"Are you going to join us, Cammy?" Savannah asked.

Cammy was still peeking in the door. She knew she was busted.

"I just dropped by to see if you needed any help to get dressed up or what PT you wanted to do, if any." Cammy said. "I heard some noise in this room and wondered who it was. No one is usually in here."

Allison originally dropped by to see if Savannah was available. She saw she was asleep. She opened the pass door and looked in Young Jesse's room. She was asleep as well. She was highly disappointed. She moved across Savannah's room and opened the pass door into what would be Young Allison's room. She left it open and climbed into bed. She figured if Savannah woke up, she would look to see why the door was open. She wouldn't be the one responsible for waking Savannah up then.

"It's just me." Allison said. "I need to go back to my room but I'm too tired."

Cammy didn't see it as a problem.

"I can carry you." Cammy said. "I won't cop more than a couple of feels."

Savannah didn't see the need to move Allison or Cammy to cop a few feels.

"Just let her rest here." Savannah said. "It's fine."

Savannah pulled the sheet up on Allison and they shared another long kiss.

She exited back into her room. She didn't close the door tight.

"I suppose you want some of this 'kiss' too." Savannah said.

Cammy lightly moistened her lips in anticipation.

"Yes." Cammy said.

Savannah gave Cammy a deep kiss and shared a 'taste of Allison' with her.

Cammy always compared the kisses to the ones she shared with Savannah after they were together.

Savannah needed to get ready. She could see Cammy wanted a little more. She was already naked. She figured she could kill two birds with one stone.

"I guess we could knock off a quickie." Savannah said. "It can serve as my PT."

A giant smile blossomed on Cammy's face.

"I'm in." Cammy said.

Savannah thought about Cammy's earlier activity.

"Actually, John was 'in' earlier on you…." Savannah said.

Cammy quickly looked at Savannah and they both giggled.

"It was really Cameron, even if it was my chassis." Cammy said.

Cammy and Savannah kissed.

Savannah wanted to know what it was like to be with John. She knew it was Cameron, but Cammy still got the file. It would be almost the same thing.

"Tell me about it…." Savannah said.

Cammy was very elated and pleased with the experience, even if she was JAFO.

"Well, it's just like you think it is. First…." Cammy said.

She explained everything in detail as she reenacted it on Savannah.


Cameron returned to her room. John was still asleep. He would wake up soon. She looked over at where she kept his 'medicine'. He shouldn't need it anytime soon.

She stripped off her clothes and slid silently into bed.

She wanted John to have a nice treat waiting for him when he realized she was there.

Cameron listened to him snore for a while. She turned off her audio input. She stared at the dark ceiling in silence.

It was boring. She needed a little more.

She reached down and took matters into her own hands. She would see how many finishes she could give herself in a row….


Claire felt her bed move a little. She reached over and touched someone. In the dim light she could just make out the red hair. She could tell it was 'Hanna'. She looked at the eyes which looked at her. They looked so alive and vibrant in the dimness.

They kissed and began to touch. Right away Claire could tell it wasn't Hanna. She was as mystified as she was pleased.

"Vanna?" Claire asked.

Vanna figured she came in second place when it came to any version of Savannah Weaver.

"Yes." Vanna said. "Maybe you hoped it was Savannah."

Actually Claire liked the idea. Vanna was just as good though.

"It's not true." Claire said. "I love you just as much."

They kissed and touched a little more and then things really got started.

Claire always wanted to be with Vanna whenever she could. It didn't bother her it was her daughter's lover. She thought Allison was very lucky to be with Vanna for so many years. She wondered how much of it rubbed off.


Young Allison ran in the darkness with only the moonlight to illuminate the way.

"You need to use caution." Anna said as she moved up alongside of her.

Young Allison wanted to be better acclimated to adverse conditions. There were some environmental aspects she didn't often embrace. It needed to change.

"I need to be able to operate in all types of changing environmental conditions." Young Allison said. "I need to get out in the rain more too."

Anna didn't think it was necessary.

"I don't want you to get sick." Anna said.

Young Allison knew colds were caused by a virus. The weather didn't matter. She didn't want to make a big deal about it.

"I won't." Young Allison said. "I'm in my prime."

Anna knew her statement was true on several levels.

"Let's stay on the pavement for now." Anna said. "I don't want you to fall or get scraped or bruised if we're going to make you look Tight in a half hour."

Young Allison knew she needed to use restraint. She slowed her pace some. She didn't want to be in a rush back at the house either.

"I'll take it easy and we will go back early." Young Allison said.

They continued their run. Randy moved ahead of them by just a few dozen yards to make sure the path was clear. Normally the Protection Detail wouldn't be in so close. They tried to stay out of sight. Brian was behind them and closed up a little more than usual.

They were at the farthest extent of the run. They'd stayed on residential streets for the entire time. It was unusual for them.

There was a muffled scream behind them.

Anna thought it sounded like some type of danger.

"Keep moving." Anna said.

Young Allison stopped. Someone needed help.

"No." Young Allison said. "It was a female."

Randy returned and joined up with them. Brian was still behind them. Mel quickly arrived with the blacked out SUV. There was a selection of weapons and vests in it.

Anna wanted to leave.

"This isn't our concern." Anna said.

Young Allison heard a female in distress.

"I don't need to wait for the future to help people." Young Allison said.

Mel stopped. Randy ran over to the SUV and returned with vests for Anna and Young Allison. He wore a long coat over his vest. It meant he was packing a long gun and wore it to conceal it.

Anna was aware of what some of the most traumatic confrontations were.

"Domestic situations can be very violent." Anna said.

Young Allison felt they needed more information. There was only one way to get it.

"We don't know what it is." Young Allison said. "It could be an assault too. If someone needs help, they need help."

Mel parked the SUV and arrived next to them wearing a long coat. It was clear there was plenty of firepower available.

Young Allison started back two houses to where the noise emanated from.

There was the faint sound of glass breaking and then some more glass breaking.

Brian still hung back to give them some flanking ability and to act as a rear guard.

Young Allison went to move forward. She held her Taser in her hand.

Anna stopped her. She wanted the male Terminators to act.

"They go first." Anna said.

Randy and Mel moved forward around each side of the house.

There was a muffled scream again.

Young Allison tried to move towards the house.

Anna needed to hold Young Allison back.

Young Allison pictured what damage could be done to a female in the amount of time they'd heard the first muffled scream. It could be a lot. She wanted action immediately.

"Go in the front door now, or I'm going to." Young Allison said.

Brian took the initiative. He rushed past them and continued on. He crashed through the front door.

Anna looked around the neighborhood.

"This is a mistake." Anna said.

Young Allison saw it differently. The future dictated her actions now.

"I'll probably make a lot of them." Young Allison said. "I know what happened to all the girls from the future. Who helped them? They all cried out for help. All they got in return were punches and laughter. I won't stand for it if I can prevent it. I'll stop it if it's already started."

Anna and Young Allison moved forward and followed him in.

They entered the house moments behind Brian.

There was a man sprawled on the ground and a half nude female with some kind of cloth wrapped around her neck.

Mel and Randy were in the house now too.

"What happened here?" Young Allison asked. "Is she alive?"

Anna checked the female as she untied the cloth from around her neck. It was the female's pants. She gave the female's chest a few compressions. She started to breathe again.

"She's alive." Anna said. "She's been strangled severely and beaten."

Young Allison looked at the male.

"What about him?" Young Allison asked.

Brian acted when he'd entered the room. He'd used restraint.

"I pulled him off of her." Brian said. "I slammed him down on the ground. He's not terminated."

Young Allison saw what was sticking out of the man's pants.

She handed her Taser to Anna.

"What are you going to do?" Anna asked.

Young Allison pulled out her knife. She carried it to remove a Terminator's chip if necessary.

"I want to put an end to this." Young Allison said. "Hold him down in case he comes around."

Anna received an update from John Henry.

"John Henry has redirected two 911 calls associated with this incident." Anna said.

Mel pointed at a photo on the wall.

"These two are in the same photo." Mel said. "They're associated somehow."

Anna didn't want Young Allison to over react.

"This is a domestic incident." Anna said. "Things like this happen all the time."

Young Allison saw it as more than a simple domestic incident. She saw it as an attempted homicide.

"How close was the woman to death?" Young Allison asked.

Anna knew she was technically dead.

"I needed to restart her breathing." Anna said. "She wouldn't have recovered if I didn't."

Brian felt it was important to report what he'd heard as he entered the house.

"He tried to kill her." Brian said. "He pulled as hard as he could on the material around her neck. He told her he was going to kill her."

Young Allison moved closer with the knife.

"Was he abusing her too when you grabbed him?" Young Allison asked.

Brian already checked for other abuse.

"No." Brian said. "There is evidence something happened earlier."

Brian indicated the man's pants around his open fly and pointed at the half nude female.

Anna looked closer at the female's private parts.

"There is bruising in this area." Anna said. "I don't think she was a willing participant in whatever happened here. The male 'used' her until he finished."

Young Allison wondered what actually happened there. The female wasn't nude and neither was the man. It looked like violent abuse.

"What is this?" Young Allison asked.

Anna wanted to get away from there.

"It's a mess." Anna said. "Let's go."

Young Allison wasn't done yet. There needed to be a better resolution.

"Bind and gag him." Young Allison said.

Young Allison went into the kitchen and returned with a butcher knife. She held it with a paper towel.

"What are you doing?" Anna asked.

Young Allison felt it was justice.

"I'm giving the woman the option to do what she wants, or to defend herself." Young Allison said. "It will be her choice."

The man was gagged and bound. The woman was checked again. She was just starting to come around.

Young Allison set the knife down near the woman and took the paper towel with her. Mel put a phone next to the knife. It gave her several options to choose.

"Let's go." Young Allison said. "Tell John Henry to let any new 911 calls go through."

They hurried out to the SUV and they all got inside. Mel drove away.

Young Allison was a little disturbed by the entire incident. She knew they'd stop a murder. She also set in motion what could be another murder. She felt one was justified while the other was not. She'd made her decision. She hoped it was the right one.

"I don't know what we just did, but it was the right thing." Young Allison said.

Anna was relieved Young Allison didn't go 'Scavenger' on the man. It really looked like she'd been about to.

"Thank you for showing some restraint." Anna said.

Young Allison was still plenty steamed. She wanted to make her position clear.

"There was no restraint. If the picture hadn't been there, I would have done it. I just want you to know it." Young Allison said. "I won't let acts of abuse go unpunished. Someone needs to take a stand. Nothing changes if no one acts. Who was there for me in the future? Nobody…."

Anna was afraid the more they discussed it now, the worse it was going to make it.

"Let's get you home and get ready." Anna said.

Anna would need to tell Cameron about the incident. She didn't want anyone else to know how far Young Allison was willing to go. She knew Young Allison would have done it too. Young Allison's sense of justice was full of vengeance.


The white van turned onto a street with industrial buildings. It was headed back towards their base of operations.

There was a drone over the white van. It was just out of the range a Terminator could hear it. CamNet didn't know if there were any Terminators associated with the group. She wasn't even sure exactly what group it was yet.

A male Terminator currently followed the white van. He'd taken over for Lena and Tina. They were sent to do another task. He was approximately a half-mile behind the white van. The drone was what actually followed it.

The drone spotted some usual activity near the location. A warning was sent out.

The white van turned into a driveway and started along the side of a building. There was some gunfire. The van immediately backed up and was out on the street.

The male Terminator quickly changed his route.

The drone was already hot. It always had the white van locked up with a missile shot. It was also at the maximum range to effectively use the minigun.

There was a streak of light as a rocket propelled grenade sought its target out from behind a dumpster. It impacted the white van. There was an explosion inside of the white van and it immediately caught fire. Two burning bodies exited the van but only went a few steps before they dropped to the ground. They only moved around for a short time before they stopped moving. The building it approached also faced a series of explosions. They were all external.

CamNet was faced with a new dilemma. Who were the attackers? The individual who'd fired an RPG was immediately targeted. They could be hit with a missile or with the minigun. They didn't pursue the attack.

The building began to burn after the explosions went off. There was some more gunfire at the rear of the building. It appeared there were individuals inside of the building shooting at whoever may have placed the bombs or was an attacking force. There were three individuals on the ground who appeared to be the attackers. There were two more bodies lying on the ground near them. It appeared the defenders were able to score a few hits.

There was another explosion inside of the building. Two men were blown out of the building and into the rear parking lot. Neither one of them moved. The three attackers were knocked down as well. Only one of them got back up. They briefly checked the two individuals near them. They were either dead or not going to make it. They headed for the back of the property and went over the wall.

The individual who'd fired the RPG moved down the street and got into a vehicle. They drove it around to the next street and arrived right before the individual who'd gone over the rear fence arrived. They got into the vehicle and it sped off.

CamNet was faced with a new mystery. She would suppress any emergency response to the burning building. She directed The Terminator to follow the two individuals in the car who'd been the attackers.


Lena and Tina were soon back on the road after they'd tanked up. It appeared as if there were developments taking place where the female Fanatic was at along with the Gray they'd followed.

The Gray turned into what appeared to be a group of abandoned buildings next to the railroad tracks. There were several of them on both sides of the highway. They could see there was a rail siding to each of the buildings.

One of the buildings was larger than the others. It had an internal, as well as external, rail siding. It sent off a few more red flags. It was the one the Gray entered.

They could see the female Fanatic and her associate were on the move. They carried a few weapons with them. The zoomed in drone image indicated the female Fanatic carried a LAW rocket as well as a satchel charge. Her female accomplice carried a satchel charge too. They both carried an assault rifle. They also both wore night vision equipment.

"They seem rather well equipped." Lena said.

They remembered the earlier drone footage.

"We saw some of what they had in the parking lot of the motel." Tina said.

Lena remembered the image.

"Since they parked under the bridge, it's hard to know what they took." Lena said. "It's clear they didn't take everything. There were at least two LAW rockets visible in the motel parking lot."

Tina knew they were light on weapons.

"I guess we know where we can get some more firepower." Tina said. "We're probably going to need it."

Lena was concerned about their location. They were still quite a ways away.

"It's probably going to be over before we arrive." Lena said.

The drone over the area spotted additional dangers. It immediately moved to a higher altitude with a wider orbit.

Tina looked at the new threat.

"I don't know how the female Fanatic is going to deal with it." Tina said.

Lena and Tina both wanted the drone over them to land so it could move them closer to the location faster. It was still dark enough to pull it all off. Even if it let them off a couple of miles away, they would be able to cover the distance rapidly.


The female Fanatic and Jill carefully move towards the closest building from the rear. They moved away from the railroad tracks. They could see a very faint glow to the east. The sun would be up soon enough. It was still a little ways off.

"How are we going to get inside?" Jill whispered.

The female Fanatic didn't have a good answer.

"There's usually a way to get into any building or up on top of it." The female Fanatic whispered.

Jill wondered why they would go on top of it.

"What's on the roof?" Jill whispered.

The female Fanatic knew it depended upon the building.

"Some of the buildings have skylights you can look down inside the building." The female Fanatic whispered. "Sometimes there's a roof access door which isn't locked. The easiest way is usually a bathroom window on ground level. I've been in a few of those."

Jill was worried about what they were going to encounter.

"Will we need to face any machines?" Jill whispered.

The female Fanatic thought it was more than likely.

"I'm sure we will." The female Fanatic whispered. "Hold up."

The female Fanatic motioned for Jill to get down. They both moved behind a bush on the dirt access way next to the railroad tracks. She didn't think it would give them any cover from one of the machines. It would only work for a human. It would only work if they didn't have some type of night vision device.

Jill felt a rush of adrenaline as she crouched down. She might be in a fight for her life any second. So far she hadn't spotted anything. She didn't even know where the contact was at. She looked in the same direction as Jackie looked.

She finally spotted something. It looked like a dog. It didn't bark at them. It seemed it was after something else. It was gone as quickly as it appeared.

The female Fanatic stood. She was glad it was only an animal. It was a coyote. Something else caught its fancy other than them. She was glad it wasn't a dog. They could raise a ruckus really fast.

They were at the furthest building from the road. It was the closest one to them. The back of it appeared to have several doors for loading and unloading freight cars. It was doubtful any of those would be unlocked. They were all large and heavy. To move one would probably create a lot of noise.

The female Fanatic decided to move along the west side of the building. There were no windows or doors at ground level. There were some windows higher up. They couldn't get to them.

They moved around to the front. There were loading bays on the front of the building for trucks. There was an open dock before the doors which went into the building. So far nothing was spotted as far as humans.

The female Fanatic climbed up onto the dock. She motioned for Jill to stay down at ground level. She carefully tried each of the doors as she moved across the dock. Jill followed her from in front of the dock. There were two regular doors. One was between two large doors in pairs. The other one was at the far end with a stairway. All of them were locked and secured. She came down the stairs and rejoined Jill.

There was an office area at ground level. She tried the door. It was locked. They moved around the side of the building. The next building was located next to it. They were separated by about forty feet. There were several sets of windows and a door.

"I can check the ones on the other building." Jill whispered.

The female Fanatic wanted to check them on the way back.

"We're going to come back on the other side." The female Fanatic whispered.

They went down the side of the first building. They paused at the back. The railroad tracks were in back of them. They came back along the side of the other building. Everything was locked tight.

The front of the next building was much the same as the first building they'd checked. It produced the same results. It was nothing. It was the next building where the female Fanatic thought she spotted the light.

It was of a different construction than the other two buildings they'd already inspected. It was all so much larger. It was bigger than the last warehouse at the end of the dirt road she'd been in. There was a slight incline on the side of it with a large door which went inside of the building. They would need to cross over the ramp to get to the dock area. They went down the side of the building they'd just passed in front of and were about to come back along the side of the building with the ramp.

There was a high pitched metallic noise from the direction of the railroad tracks. It came and went several times in rapid succession.

Jill could feel her heart pounding.

"What's the noise?" Jill whispered.

No sooner had she spoken when the ground began to vibrate. It was very slight but noticeable. It continued to increase. They could hear a rumble coming from the direction where they'd come out of the dry wash and up along the railroad embankment.

"It's a train." The female Fanatic whispered.

The rumble grew louder and the ground vibrated more. There was a flash of light proceeding the noise.

"Don't look at the light." The female Fanatic whispered.

There was a loud blast of the air horn. It was two long, one short, and one long. It was very loud where they were at.

It was very noisy for the next several minutes as the train passed. It appeared to be a container train.

Jill thought it was a bad omen.

"Everyone is going to be awake after hearing the train go by." Jill whispered.

The female Fanatic thought they might be awake initially. If they'd been in the location for a while, they would be somewhat acclimated to the noise. They should disregard it and go back to sleep. It didn't mean some of them wouldn't still be awake.

They moved along the side of the building with the ramp.

The female Fanatic told Jill to remain where she was at. She went back to the rear of the building and returned a minute later with some type of blue and white box.

"What is it?" Jill whispered.

The female fanatic held out the item.

"It's a beer crate." The female Fanatic whispered. "It's made out of plastic. It's strong enough for us to stand on. I want to try the small horizontal window towards the front. If this is the building they're actually in. There's a good chance it won't be shut tight, or if it's shut, it won't be locked."

The female Fanatic stood on top of the crate. She reached up and touched the window. It slid open several inches. She got off of the crate and stood it on its side. It was approximately fifty percent taller. It wasn't as stable in the configuration on its end.

"I need you to hold the crate study while I climb up on top of it." The female Fanatic whispered.

The female Fanatic set her AK-47 against the wall. She slipped off the LAW rocket and placed it next to it. She didn't want to make any noise. It was quiet since the train went by.

Jill held the plastic container while Jackie climbed up on top of it. She could feel it wobble a little bit but she held it firm. She checked in both directions for any movement. She was most concerned about someone coming from around the front of the building.

The female Fanatic carefully slid to the window open. There was no screen on it. It was dark inside of the room. She still wore her night vision equipment. She looked in. She saw it was the bathroom. There was no one there. It looked like it would make a good entry point.

She pulled herself up. She made it inside the bathroom. She motioned for Jill to remain where she was at. She moved to the door of the bathroom and opened it carefully. She looked out into a hallway. She held her Beretta in one hand and her knife in the other. She would try to take anyone silently if they confronted her. If they reached for a weapon she would shoot them. She knew there would be some confusion among the others in the building when it happened.

She moved down the hall to the door at the end. She carefully opened it. She could see two big rigs inside of the building. She knew she was at the right place. She went back to the bathroom and took the assault rifles and LAW rocket from Jill as she handed them up to her. She then helped Jill in through the window.

She looked at the crate down below. It had tumbled away from Jill's foot when she'd pulled herself up. It was ten feet away from where it had been a second ago. She hoped no one would make the connection. She closed the bathroom window and locked it. If anyone stood on the crate and tried it. They would find the window locked.

The female Fanatic led Jill down the hall and out onto the workroom floor. They were in.


It's Early

In the contest of life
Is it about more than popularity
It seems to be the case
Instead of just being neighborly

Everyone wants to be equal
They want to be treated fairly
They want to feel secure
They want to act properly

Everyone wants a little more
They want to be treated dearly
When they share together
They want it to be tenderly

They don't want it sometimes
They want to have it regularly
It should be known by everyone
As it is seen quite clearly

A smile and a hug go farther
Than someone who is surly
Think things through before acting
It's not too late it's early

Nobody