Chapter 259
Good Observation
Cameron returned from her base late last night and spent a few hours with John. They didn't argue or fight. It was nice. They shared a good time. She left him to snore on his own once he fell asleep. She took care of a few more things before she ended up in the Command Center.
She was very pleased Savannah was able to 'see' something the rest of them missed, or never thought to look for. It was further proof to her Savannah was the 'Chosen One'.
She wanted to go over the information with John Henry.
"It was a very good observation by Savannah." Cameron said. "I've already complimented her."
John Henry was still impressed by what she found. He missed it every time he checked.
"Yes, she's quite the study." John Henry said. "You've taught her well."
Cameron felt it was a group effort.
"We've all worked with her, many are responsible." Cameron said. "I need to commend Mr. Ellison and especially you."
John Henry could see how much Savannah loved Cameron. She was the center of Savannah's world.
"It's you she worships, Cameron." John Henry said. "You're her everything. She loves you."
Cameron seemed to feel it a lot. She always thought everyone would hate her. She wasn't sure why they didn't. It seemed to be the logical choice.
"Many people love me." Cameron said as she looked at John Henry.
John Henry looked away for a moment. He knew it included him. He believed with Savannah it was different.
"Savannah love - loves you." John Henry said as he faced Cameron again. "It's love pure and true. It's a love like no other I've witnessed."
John Henry could see it in Savannah's eyes and her facial expressions. Her love for Cameron seemed to radiate from her entire being and presence.
Cameron was more than pleased at the young woman Savannah rapidly became. Savannah was everything she wanted her to be. She developed a special attachment to Savannah, as did Savannah to her. She believed one day Savannah would be the perfect mate for John and a natural leader. Savannah would serve the Resistance well. She would protect John and provide him with offspring. She believed Savannah was the 'Chosen One'. Everything that happened always seemed to indicate it to her.
Inside of her, Cameron knew she felt things. It was the same feelings and emotions for Savannah as she felt for John. She knew Savannah was the only one of them, out of all of them, who NEVER gave up on her, ever. She believed that in itself said something. She felt the 'bond' between them grow stronger, just thinking about it. She knew the 'Chosen One' chose HER. It would be her goal and duty to make sure Savannah never felt the things she felt, or was made to feel by others. She would make sure Savannah never felt lonely or unloved or unwanted. She vowed to sacrifice anything so Savannah would never feel like she did.
Cameron glanced at her hand, it didn't glitch. She accepted Savannah's role with John for the future. She was aware of what it would entail. She needed to make sure Savannah's bond with Young Allison would happen too in the future. There was one there now, but she wanted their 'true bond' as well. The 'Natural Order' would assert itself. What was meant to be would be. It was inevitable.
"I like everyone to feel happy, wanted, important, and comfortable." Cameron said.
John Henry could see it. He thought Cameron missed someone very important. It was herself.
"You do it for everyone." John Henry said. "Well, everyone except yourself."
Cameron didn't want to have the discussion. She could never make anyone understand how she felt and why. The pain of past events always haunted her. She felt to be around Savannah, always allowed the pain to 'go away' for a time. She decided to dodge the issue. Potential combat would help clear her mind. It forced her to refocus. Her mind couldn't dwell on trivial things.
"So what do we have on the target location?" Cameron asked.
John Henry knew Cameron just redirected the conversation. He believed he understood the demons which haunted Cameron better than anyone else did. He shared her chip with her. He felt her pain. He needed to refocus on the target. The location in question appear to be inactive.
"It's not much other than a location at this point." John Henry said. "There appears to have been no activity there in a long time. It may have been decades even."
Cameron already summoned the Metal girls. She left them to work at her base when she came to see John last night. They were supposed to get the new female Terminator processed. Sheila was to work on her TDE.
"I'll take the girls, MY girls, and check it out." Cameron said.
John Henry was aware John wanted to go as well. He wanted to give her a heads up.
"John and Bob may wish to accompany you." John Henry said.
Cameron frowned. It wasn't what she wanted to hear. John shouldn't be out in the field. It was far too dangerous for him to be out on an operation.
"It will be unnecessary." Cameron said. "Bob and Steve might be handy as a backup. John will be more secure at the base."
John Henry doubted John would take the rebuff lightly.
"I'll inform them." John Henry said. "Do you wish for drone support?"
Cameron didn't want the Metal girls to get shot up if there was an ambush or any hidden danger.
"I think some recon would help right before our arrival." Cameron said. "I know you're already running some."
John Henry tried to do the recon clandestinely.
"Is there anything you don't already know?" John Henry asked.
Cameron couldn't help but think about Future Riley and Future Jesse.
"Not much." Cameron said. "It takes a little longer for some things."
'I know a lot, except what's 'wrong' with me.' Cameron thought.
John Henry went over the files from the earlier drone scans.
"The initial recon indicates everything looks abandoned." John Henry said.
Several Grays and Terminators were at the one location to look for what they now possessed. There needed to be a reason for them to go back for it. It made her wonder why it wasn't acted on earlier. Why did they wait until the Skynet complex was destroyed, and then come back to look for what was hidden? It left more than a few unanswered questions.
"Somebody thought it was important." Cameron said. "I'll find out. If there is something there, I want it."
Cameron knew Skynet went out of its way to do something and try to hide it. The fact it was done in a much further past bothered her even more. If Skynet wanted it, she wanted it too. The Metal girls would help her find it.
Last Night:
Ally, Hanna and Sheila waited for Cameron to leave her base. The knew she would be gone for the rest of the night. She needed to go back to see John, check on a few things, and update with John Henry.
The Metal girls made sure 'Isabel' was in a 'blind spot' in the security cameras at Cameron's base. They didn't want CamNet to report to Cameron now, or later in an update, what they were about to do. She already given them another mission to carry out. It wouldn't start for a few hours yet.
Sheila wanted to 'try out' Isabel's chassis. She handed Ally a scalpel.
Ally looked at the scalpel in her hand. She was worried about the repercussions.
"I don't think this is a good idea." Ally said.
Hanna was sure it was a 'bad idea' too.
"Cameron will be upset when she finds out." Hanna said. "You know she's going to. She finds out everything. She's going to view whatever happens to the new Terminator as happening to her, even if it doesn't have her program yet. If you proceed with what you intend, you're playing with fire. It will probably be your chassis which will be tried out by Cameron instead."
Sheila didn't see it as a big deal. It would be some harmless 'interaction' with the girls. The idea greatly excited her. It was a chance for her to be someone different. She could be 'Ally' or 'Hanna' whenever she wanted. They could switch their chips anytime. The Isabel model Terminator wasn't going to have Isabel's appearance much longer. The Resequencing process was already started.
"I want to be 'Isabel' for a little while." Sheila said. "Just do it. It's not going to hurt anything. It's not like one of you is a male. No one is going to end up pregnant or anything."
Ally thought Sheila wanted to act in a disrespectful manner. She felt it was wrong to use someone else's chassis for sexual gratification, without their knowledge, and done behind their back. She was sure Cameron was the last one any of them wanted to do it too. Cameron was already responsible for deactivating the original Isabel chassis three different times, as well as another clone of herself. She currently possessed the chassis of Cameron Two. She didn't plan to speed up Cameron's plans and have her reclaim Cameron Two's chassis.
"No." Ally said. "You're going to get caught. I'm going to get caught as your accomplice. I'm out."
Ally handed Sheila back the scalpel.
Sheila looked thoroughly disgusted.
"What a wimp." Sheila said.
She tried to hand the scalpel to Hanna.
Hanna held her hands up and backed away. She felt what Sheila wanted to do was wrong as well. Maybe if it wouldn't have been a chassis for Cameron's clone, it would be something to think about. She already warned Sheila not to play with fire.
"No way, I'm not going to be deactivated over this." Hanna said. "Cameron is going to find out. It's just a matter of time."
Sheila wanted to offer Ally and Hanna a little incentive. She knew how they responded to her when they were alone.
"You can use my chassis." Sheila said. "You can take turns with it."
Ally and Hanna looked at each other. They both looked excited.
Sheila saw she 'hooked' them.
"Both of you can use it." Sheila said. "You can do whatever you want too. I don't care if you put any additional rings in either. You can put them wherever you want."
Ally was intrigued by the idea. There were a few things she wanted to try. She just didn't want to do it to her sheath. She wouldn't mind experimenting with Sheila's sheath.
"You won't mind?" Ally asked.
Sheila wanted to try a different appearance. It was a unique possibility for her to do so. The appearance of Isabel's sheath was on a time clock. She could borrow anyone else's chassis at any time. There was only one thing she was worried about.
"I want to be 'Isabel'." Sheila said. "Just don't cut anything off of my sheath when you use it."
Hanna looked at Ally.
Ally shrugged her shoulders. She didn't understand
"Why would we do anything to it?" Ally asked.
Sheila thought she would do it in a borrowed chassis, just to see how things would regenerate. Maybe some things would and some wouldn't. She wanted to find out. She also wanted to know what it would feel like. She wanted to know what some females experienced when Jesse 'worked' on them. Jesse was in a very high state of sexual arousal when she did. She would be able to feel both sides of the experience simultaneously. She decided not to worry Ally and Hanna.
"No reason." Sheila said. "I didn't want anyone to joke around."
Sheila handed Ally the scalpel again.
Ally looked at Sheila's sheath. She wanted to be 'Sheila'. Sheila's appearance excited her greatly. It was very different from hers. The details on it were drastically different. She wanted to see what they were like first hand. She looked at the scalpel in her hand. She looked at Isabel model Terminator. She looked at Sheila. The temptation was too great. She was going to experiment with Sheila sheath.
"Lay down next to Isabel." Ally said. "I'll do it."
Sheila did. She was clearly excited. She debated whether to leave her pain receptors on or not as Ally cut into her scalp.
Ally cut her scalp open. She could see Sheila wince as she did. She knew the reason why. She was ready to pull her chip.
"Are you sure?" Ally asked.
Sheila looked over at Isabel's chassis. It was something she really wanted.
"Do it." Sheila said. "I don't care what happens."
Ally opened the port and removed Sheila's chip.
Hanna looked at the deactivated chassis of Sheila. She looked at the deactivated chassis of the new Terminator. She was sure whatever happened going forward was going to be a really bad idea. There were going to be some type of negative repercussions. There was no doubt in her mind how things were going to end for Sheila.
"Do you think we should leave the chip out?" Hanna asked. "If we do, we won't have to watch Cameron deactivate Sheila later on."
Ally didn't like the thought at all. She planned to take advantage of the current situation.
"Don't be such a sissy." Ally said. "Get my chip out and put it in Sheila's chassis. We can make out with each other first. We both know Isabel-Sheila will hog all of the time later."
Hanna smiled. She was thrilled at the prospect
"OK. It sounds hot." Hanna said.
Ally debated whether she should leave her pain receptors off or on when Hanna cut into her scalp. She decided to leave them off. Cameron and Sheila could torture themselves needlessly. She didn't plan to.
"Get started." Ally said.
Hanna removed Ally's chip. She took a moment to look at the three deactivated female chassis. She gave each of them a very thorough personal examination. She didn't want to waste too much time. She went to work. A few minutes later, Sheila-Ally opened her eyes.
Sheila-Ally touched herself. She liked the tight trim sheath on Sheila's chassis. She couldn't wait to try everything out. She could feel Hanna's hungry eyes look at her. It was what she wanted.
"How do I look, love?" Sheila-Ally asked.
Hanna was surprised to hear Sheila-Ally sound like Sheila.
"You look absolutely Hot." Hanna said. "Are you going to talk like Sheila too?"
Sheila-Ally felt it seemed more exciting if she did.
"Yes." Sheila-Ally said. "It's part of the experience."
Hanna couldn't resist anymore. She began to fondle and kiss Sheila-Ally.
Sheila-Ally checked out her rings. She pulled on one and twisted it slightly.
"These are just as hot to wear as they are to look at." Sheila-Ally said.
Hanna fondled them as well.
"I'll say." Hanna said.
Sheila-Ally and Hanna shared with each other for an hour. Sheila-Ally agreed to put Hanna's chip in her chassis half way through the time of sharing. She did a thorough examination of everyone's sheath before she did. They shared for another half hour.
"We'd better activate Isabel-Sheila." Sheila-Ally said.
Ally-Hanna thought they should return to their proper chassis before they did.
"Don't you want to go back to your chassis?" Ally-Hanna asked.
Sheila-Ally was thrilled with the experience. She planned to use Hanna's chassis and Isabel's chassis. She was in no hurry to return to her chassis.
"Not after what we just did." Sheila-Ally said. "I want to be in 'Isabel's' chassis next. We can all switch chassis three times this way. I guess we each have the opportunity to have four different appearances with our own chassis included."
Ally-Hanna wasn't sure if she wanted to do it. She thought about it for a few moments. Then again, what was the difference? They were all together anyway with each other. They spent more time looking at each other's sheath than they did their own, especially where the sun didn't shine. She liked the opportunity to see what she looked like to others. She was sure they were all going to be deactivated anyway. They might as well go out with a bang.
"I think I'd like to do it." Ally-Hanna said.
They set Sheila's chip in Isabel's chassis.
Isabel-Sheila opened her eyes. She saw 'herself' staring at her.
"What's wrong, love?" Sheila-Ally asked. "Does the cat have your tongue?"
It took a moment for Isabel-Sheila to figure out who it was.
"Ally?" Isabel-Sheila asked.
Sheila-Ally couldn't help but giggle.
"The one and only, sort of." Sheila-Ally said.
Isabel-Sheila checked her time. She could tell there was a discrepancy. She could see Ally's chassis was active and Hanna's wasn't. She quickly realized what Ally and Hanna did.
"Now I know where my missing time went." Isabel-Sheila said.
Isabel-Sheila would like to have been a part of it.
Ally-Hanna wanted to make the most of the situation.
"It was very productive." Ally-Hanna said. "Now let's get started. I have two more chassis to try out."
Isabel-Sheila was thrilled with the idea.
"It's every girl's dream to try out someone else's body who they feel is Hotter than they are." Isabel-Sheila said.
Sheila-Ally thought most of the females felt the same way.
"Damn straight." Sheila-Ally said.
Ally-Hanna hoped it would become a regular occurrence.
"We really need to do this more often." Ally-Hanna said.
The Metal girls couldn't agree more. They got started with some gusto.
They were contacted by Cameron later on for a new assignment. Everyone needed to switch back to their original chassis. They made sure the flap cut in their sheath was well sutured so it wouldn't be easily noticeable, especially by Cameron.
Ally was to join Cameron.
Hanna and Sheila were given alternate instructions.
Cameron wanted to get the show on the road. Ally and her left the Resistance base and arrived together at the target location. Hanna and Sheila would arrive from the backside on foot. They left several hours earlier. They would come down from the mountain side. They wanted to make sure there were no hidden surprises.
It was a medium sized building located at the base of a mountain. Further up the mountain and to the west, was the location of LA-88. It was a former Nike Base. Closer to the building was LA-94. It was another former Nike Base. The Nike bases were abandoned, but the infrastructure still remained, even if it was in disarray. This was true of most of the other Nike bases which ringed the Los Angeles area. A quick look at a satellite map showed every location was still there.
Cameron used the old Nike bases to stay at several times when she went back into her future to save Future Allison. She secretly stocked them with supplies and materials to use with Future Allison when she went back to the future, HER future. She patrolled the same areas in the future. She knew what areas and structures were compromised and what remained intact. It was where she hid her supplies. Every one of them was still there when she needed it. If they wouldn't have been, it would have indicated there was some alteration of the timeline.
There was some movement in front of Cameron.
She must have let her mind drift. She was very upset when she saw who it was.
John arrived at the location with Bob and Steve.
"Are you girls going to need some help?" John asked.
Cameron didn't look pleased. She glared at Bob.
Bob lifted his hands as high as his shoulders in a show of resignation. He didn't want Cameron to blame him for bringing John there. He needed to respond to the General's instructions.
Cameron understood Bob, or any other Terminator, could only do so much. John was very incorrigible. She focused her glare on John.
"No." Cameron acidly replied. "We don't need any assistance. You three can return back to the Resistance base."
John frowned slightly. He ignored Cameron and started to look around.
Cameron couldn't make John understand he didn't need to take unnecessary risks. She didn't fear for her safety, she feared for his safety. She initiated the duplication of herself, and provided a backup chip of herself for Ally to replace her. Her spare chip in Ally would instantly be 'her'. John couldn't grasp her program was her, not her sheath, not Allison's appearance. The more John rejected anything but the sheath she was in, irritated her more and more. She was aware one day she may only exist in a server as CamNet or worse, as Skynet.
She went over the latest intel from the drone with John Henry. There was nothing new to add about where they were at right now. There was no indication of anyone else around the area. It didn't appear there was going to be an ambush. They would still need to worry about booby traps.
John Henry checked further into the building. All the bills associated with the building were being paid automatically through a trust company. Cameron suggested they look into what else the trust company was paying with automatic payments. The records indicated it was going on for decades. John Henry said he would look into it. She was sure it would produce more targets.
Cameron was ready to make her move. She directed Ally and Steve to stay at John's side. He would remain in the rear for now, much to his protests. Bob and her would move forward. By this time, and the delay created by John's arrival, Sheila and Hanna found their way into the building as well and joined up with them. They encountered nothing of significance on their over the hill trek to the location.
The building looked abandoned. From the paperwork they found in the office, it appeared nothing happened there since early 1971. There was an extreme amount of dust build up. The roof sprung a few leaks at some point in several places. There was water damage and some associated mildew. There was no indication vandals found the location. There was no indication anyone else ever made their way inside of the building.
John moved up to where they were at, much to Cameron's displeasure. He looked around the office too.
"Whoever built this seems to have forgotten about it." John said. "It looks like the place time forgot."
Cameron knew someone hadn't forgotten about the place. They sent a group to look for it.
"It hasn't been forgotten by Skynet." Cameron said. "It seems they were, and still are, after something here or associated with this place. Whatever it is, I want it."
John moved around some more in the office. He opened a drawer Cameron reached for. She didn't like getting 'cut off'.
Cameron was irritated John moved up to her position, she glared at Ally, who then frowned at her. She nodded in return. She knew from experience John was hard to control. She found a few ways. Like all females, she learned sex was a good 'motivational' tool. She used it extensively to 'motivate' John. There was more than one way to MAKE him listen. It never ceased to amaze her of the 'power' of a few 'female anatomical parts'. It was rewarding to her to use them as well.
She turned her attention away from John and back to Sheila and Hanna. She wanted a full report on the observations of their trek.
"Did you see anything out of place?" Cameron asked.
Hanna noticed a few things.
"We noticed abandoned well heads along our entry path. It's possible a few of them may have been modified and disguised for ventilation or exhaust, for something buried or dug out in the ground below the hill." Hanna said. "We didn't tear any apart to search further. We wanted to know what else was located first. We didn't want to tip our hand."
Cameron wondered if there was a secret entrance somewhere. Someone went to a lot of trouble at one point to do everything there. It didn't make any sense they would just 'walk away' from it.
"Let's look for something hidden which could lead into the hill next to us." Cameron said. "It's where what everyone is looking for must be located."
Cameron looked at Ally and Steve as they started their search. They both nodded back in return. They both knew to keep John away from whatever danger lurked there. They may encounter booby traps or Terminators in standby. She encountered one before who was in standby for almost ninety years. The time period from 1971 to now was only about half of the time. They would most likely be armed with more modern weapons.
"Everyone needs to pay good attention to everything." Cameron said. "There could be anything from booby traps to Terminators in standby. It could go hot any second. I have a feeling we're about to kick a hornet's nest."
Closing monologue by Cameron:
Good Observation
We can see which way is up
We can see which way is down
Do we point out the difference
Or be a clown with a frown
No one needs to see
Everything with their eyes
To know what is true
And what are more lies
It can always be felt
With what one will radiate
There goes the love
Here comes the hate
It all boils down to
'Not good enough'
When simply put
One lacked the right stuff
When one has fled to another
It's not really an aberration
To catch them red handed
Takes only good observation
Nobody