Chapter 502

Let's Get Crackin'

John was impressed at Savannah's attention to detail with the multiple screens. She most likely saved them from losing a drone or worse, the manned drone with Cam in it. He knew she wanted to be on the ground with Cameron.

He watched Savannah. He saw her deep concern and worry for Cammy, Cam and Cameron. He knew Savannah loved them all. They were all 'Cameron' to her.

John could see the beautiful young woman Savannah was now. He knew of all she'd done for Cameron. It was almost hard to believe that she'd given birth to two of HIS children in two different futures. His thoughts were interrupted.

Savannah watched the operation unfold. She also noticed John 'check her out'. She smiled to herself. Cameron told her it would be like this at times. She wanted him to know she paid attention to him as well. She was pleased that he was able to see her naked before. The setting wasn't a sexual setting so that made it not as awkward.

"You've already seen 'everything', John Connor." Savannah said. "You've seen ALL of me. You don't need to wonder. It's all still here – waiting – ready…."

Sarah and Kyle looked at each other. They weren't quite sure what Savannah referred to. Perhaps more may have 'happened' than they knew about. Everyone was entitled to a private life. They both were aware it was Cameron's desire to have Savannah involved with John in a sexual relationship before Judgment Day. They both understood it was to 'protect' him against assassination from the anti-Metal faction. They figured if Savannah was on board with it and was free to choose, they were good with it too.

John felt a little embarrassed. He did want to be with Savannah. He wanted her virginity. He wanted to be her 'first'. He was a little afraid it might be anticlimactic to her since she'd been with most of the girls already. He wasn't really sure what all went on down there when they were together. From what he witnessed or heard, they all seemed to 'make it'. He did want Savannah to know she was special to him.

"I'm sorry." John said. "I just wanted to say what a remarkable person you are, Savannah, truly remarkable."

Savannah hoped she didn't overstep.

"Thanks…. I think." Savannah said.

John smiled at her. He wanted her in more ways than one.

"I know how you 'feel'." John said.

Savannah wondered if maybe she'd been a little harsh earlier. She didn't mean to be. It just came out like that. Maybe she didn't want her true feelings to show. Maybe by what she'd said they did.

"I'm sorry. I didn't mean to 'bite' earlier." Savannah said. "I'm worried about Cameron."

John did know how Savannah felt about Cameron and her clones. He understood her feelings.

'I bet all three of them'. John thought.

"We all are, Savannah." John said. "We all are."

Savannah was worried with the new developments on the ground. She felt an intense obligation to be with Cameron.

"I need to be there with her, John." Savannah said. "I need to help 'protect' her."

Kyle and Sarah looked at each other. They didn't expect Savannah to say she needed to 'protect' Cameron. They didn't know the full story of her adventures with Cameron and the closeness to death she was at, more than once.

John Henry thought he understood. He knew how far Savannah would go to 'protect' Cameron.

"We all understand, Savannah." John Henry said. "We ALL know how you've 'helped' her."

Savannah didn't want Cameron to act recklessly. She was able to tone that down some when she was with Cameron.

"She NEEDS me to be with her at these times." Savannah said.

John went to Savannah and hugged her. She hugged him back and didn't let go. He pulled her in tighter. They both needed the comfort of each other. They both needed the comfort of another human sometimes. This was one of those times.

Cameron and Cammy could only offer so much as machines. They still lacked the pure human emotion and feeling. The Metal girls didn't need human comfort. They did.

Kyle and Sarah took in the closeness of their son to a human female. They both could see that he needed that connection as much as Savannah did.

Nobody said anything. It was the 'future' calling.

John and Savannah both knew that holding each other felt so 'right'.

The future appeared to happen 'now'.

The battle still raged on inside the building at the compound. They were all pretty much in the dark as to the extent of everything that currently happened. Only Cameron, Cammy and Sheila were unaccounted for. They knew where they went. They just didn't know their status.

Cam went back up to altitude and watched the compound from off to the side. No more Stinger teams were apparent. She moved back in for a closer look.

"I'm back up." Cam said. "I've searched for anyone else who got away. I don't see any additional targets."

John Henry sent the troops on the perimeter into the compound. They were to search for any more hidden tunnels as they advanced on the compound. He wanted Cam to use extreme caution still. The fact the group possessed one Stinger probably meant they possessed a few more.

"Keep a good watch, Cam." John Henry said. "Our teams have closed in. No more tunnels have been detected."

Cam felt confident. The manned drone was fully armed. She wanted to bring the rest of the structure down. Three of their team were currently unaccounted for.

"As soon as Cameron and Sheila leave the remains of the structure, I'm going to flatten it." Cam said. "I don't know where Cammy is at. I'll have to wait for her as well."

John Henry still worried about Cam being so close to the compound.

"Be mindful of another Stinger team." John Henry repeated the earlier warning.

Cammy was inside the tunnel. She was in pursuit of the 'Metal Bitch'. She hadn't detected anyone else as she moved through the dark tunnel. She calculated she was under the main structure at this point. There was a recent, very shoddy looking, crude branch tunnel that headed off to the north. It appeared to be a hurriedly constructed addition to the well constructed tunnel.

This left her with a choice. She could go into the structure itself where there was known fighting or explore the hastily made addition. Either choice would leave the possibility that the enemy could end up behind her.

Cammy decided to continue along the main tunnel towards the inside of the building.

Earlier:

Inside the building the female Terminator fired at Cameron, a few rounds struck her.

Cameron retreated back behind some machinery without returning fire. She hoped to draw the female Terminator closer to Sheila and her waiting Taser.

Sheila moved away from Cameron previously when the shots were fired. It was unknown if the female Terminator knew she faced two targets.

Cameron detected movement off to her side and saw a struggling Gray. He drug his weapon behind him. His lower left leg was missing. The stump was crudely tied off with his belt. He left a crimson streak behind him on the smooth cement floor. It was clear he would bleed out without better medical attention. She didn't fire at him. She quickly moved to where he was at and relieved him of his weapon.

The female Terminator fired at Cameron again when she saw her move. Her shots were wild and not well aimed. She struck the dying Gray and accelerated the process.

Cameron could see the female Terminator make a sprint to get a better angle to fire on her. It was what she wanted the enemy Terminator to do.

She heard the 'zap' and saw the female Terminator drop to the ground. Sheila was behind the female Terminator. Her Taser was in one hand and her knife was in the other. She was sure Sheila was going to mutilate the fallen Terminator. She'd watched Sheila mutilate females before that were involved in the sex trade as handlers or enablers. They were just as responsible for what happened to the captive girls as the men were. It was the fact that Sheila enjoyed it so much that bothered her as opposed as to what Sheila actually did to them. She needed to refocus. She quickly headed in the direction of the fallen Terminator.

The naked Gray was on his knees as he told Hanna everything he knew. He was from Cameron's future and was part of the big TDE purge that Skynet conducted before Cameron and Savannah destroyed it. He didn't know that Skynet was terminated. He confirmed Skynet sent Terminators and Grays into different times in the past. They didn't all come back to the same year.

Ally still held him and scanned him as Hanna questioned him. He was truthful for the most part. She reminded him that she knew when he lied.

Hanna was concerned that the Gray indicated there was still a version of Skynet somewhere. It was important they found out where.

"What about Skynet?" Hanna asked. "Where can we find it. I need you to describe the location."

The Gray seemed a little confused. He thought he was clear. He didn't want to get diced.

"Which one do you want?" The Gray asked.

Hanna looked at Ally. This was bad news.

"The main Skynet computer, I want the mainframe." Hanna said.

The Gray looked back at Ally for a second and then back at Hanna. He knew 'The Redheaded Witch' was the bigger threat.

"There are several. Connor and that 'Metal Bitch' - HER…." The Gray said as he indicated Ally. "'Connor's Metal Whore' destroyed one."

Ally shook the man violently. She didn't like his terminology.

"I told you that's not me." Ally said angrily.

The Gray in utter fright and terror experienced an explosive 'bowel ejaculation' as her eyes turned bright red. He was unaware it occurred and that he'd soiled himself a second time.

"I didn't mean anything." The Gray cried. "It's how we refer to you."

Ally let up some. They needed more answers still.

"I don't like how you talk about me." Ally said.

It wasn't actually Ally the Gray spoke about but Cameron. That fact seemed to make her angrier. She didn't like Cameron defamed.

Hanna was given some information. The Gary didn't seem to know an exact location. The interrogation was over.

"I think we're done with this piece of trash." Hanna said.

The Gray wanted his freedom. He'd told everything he knew and sold out Skynet and his fellow Grays.

"You promised to let me go." The Gray cried.

Hanna couldn't do any more than Ally could to him. She kept her end of the deal. She wouldn't be the one to terminate him.

"I am." Hanna said and walked away.

Ally previously shoved the Gray into the corner to get away from his filth. She didn't want to step in it. She now approached him. The man's earlier words still irritated her.

"Too bad the 'Metal Bitch' didn't make that same promise." Ally said. "Now you have a 'date' with 'Connor's Metal Whore'."

Ally reached for him to snap his neck but he grabbed his chest and fell over. He'd suffered a heart attack and died.

"That was easy." Ally said. "I didn't even have to get my hands dirty."

Hanna watched from a few feet away. She was amused by Ally's actions and wording.

"You really are a 'smarty-pants' aren't you." Hanna said as a statement. "I see it in Allison all the time."

Ally realized the 'anger' in her derived from the 'Neural Interface' with Allison.

"Well, Allison is part of me." Ally said.

Hanna was often with Allison as well as Holly and Claire. She missed her alone time with Ally.

"Before I go back I intend to refresh my 'memory'." Hanna said.

Ally smiled. She wanted some of 'that'. She wasn't the only one.

"Sheila wants some action too." Ally said.

Hanna looked at the burning building. A lot of smoke poured out of the entrance. No one had come out in a while but there'd been some gunfire inside.

"The quicker we finish up here, the sooner we can 'catch up'." Hanna said.

Ally thought the operation was almost over.

"Let's get crackin'." Ally said. "Let's get Cameron and Sheila and go."

John Henry suppressed most of that exchange from the others. He hoped to monitor the 'encounter' with the girls when it took place for 'research purposes'. He always found it fascinating to watch the girls 'interact'. He enjoyed the 'reaction' he experienced each time he did.

He'd 'studied' the human girls as well when they shared. The human girls and the Metal girls all seemed to reach the same destination. The journey for the human girls was filled with much more emotion and feeling as opposed to a sexual act that was done to produce a result. The human girls were able to share love. They also tried to share that same love when they were with the Metal girls. It was just different.

Savannah still held John tightly. Her breasts were firmly pressed against him as she held him close. She knew right then that 'it' was going to happen. She could feel it. She wanted it. She could feel her body respond. Her 'lady parts' moistened in anticipation. She could also feel John's body 'respond', well, part of it anyway. They both wanted it.

She needed to refocus. There was an operation under way. Something 'clicked' in an instant. Her eyes had been on it as she'd held John.

Savannah suddenly pushed John away and looked at the large satellite photo of the compound that John Henry currently displayed on the big screen.

John looked confused. He wondered why Savannah brushed him off so abruptly. He wondered if she was offended by 'Little Willie'. He was at 'full attention' and pressed into Savannah. Maybe that was too much too soon.

Savannah moved past him as she looked at the satellite photo. A feeling of dread and danger washed over her. It was there all along. It should have been addressed earlier.

"Cam, there's a wash to the north. It looks like some kind of flood control channel, overfly it now with caution." Savannah said. "That tunnel bothers me. Maybe there's more than one or more than one exit. That flood control channel gives them a lot of possibilities."

John Henry looked at the satellite photo. He could see it was an option.

"It's possible they've breached the flood control channel wall and have escaped that way." John Henry said. "I hadn't thought of that before."

Savannah remembered a movie she'd watched as a girl. It was on the 'classic movies' channel.

"You need to watch the old black and white movie 'Them' and you'll understand about the flood control channels. There are dozens of inlet tunnels." Savannah said and then added as an afterthought. "That movie still bothers me."

John Henry began a search and found it. He would have his server review it at once.

"I'll watch it." John Henry said.

Savannah could see the flood control channel offered a number of 'escape' routes with every inlet pipe or feeder branch that led into it. Each one could also serve as an exit for fleeing Grays or Terminators. Some of those inlets could come from a long distance.

"Send one drone the opposite way Cam goes." Savannah said. "Have the two on recon search off to each side of the flood control channel as well. If they were in it before, they might be out as well by now."

John looked on as Savannah continued to amaze him. He realized Cameron created two 'perfect women', Savannah and Future Allison…. Cameron only spent little less than a year, twice, to work on Future Allison but over a decade on Savannah plus her two extra years in the two futures. He believed that if Cameron possessed the technology she would 'modify' Future Allison and Savannah with a refined version of what was 'done' to River. He hoped Cameron didn't. Savannah was amazing how she was and so beautiful….

John knew THIS was HIS Savannah based on Cameron's Future. THIS was the same woman that Future John - HIM, was with in the future along with Allison – Young Allison as a teenager.

He really wondered what Young Allison would become. Cameron or her clones 'worked' with her since she was a toddler. He was unaware that Cameron wanted to create the human version of herself with Young Allison.

Cameron arrived just as Sheila finished with her knife.

Sheila could see Cameron was worried. She almost laughed but didn't.

"Relax, love." Sheila said. "I know what you want and why."

She handed Cameron the Terminator's chip.

Cameron expected to see Sheila do 'more'. That wasn't the case.

"I'm sorry." Cameron said.

Sheila remembered her conversation earlier with Savannah.

"I promised Savannah I would 'control' myself better." Sheila said. "Savannah is the greatest."

Cameron thought Savannah was too. She did want to see where the 'Metal Bitch' came up from.

"Savannah is the 'Chosen One'." Cameron said. "I'm going to check where this 'Metal Bitch' came from. You take her way for me to Ally and Hanna."

Sheila could see an opening and that Cameron was about to go off on her own. It was the last thing Savannah wanted to happen based on their earlier conversation.

"Where're you going?" Sheila asked.

Cameron wanted to find Cammy and the other female Terminator. She didn't see it as a big deal.

"I'm going into the tunnel." Cameron said. "Cammy is on the other side. We've lost contact with her. I'm going to make sure she's all right. There's still one 'Metal Bitch' unaccounted for."

It sounded like a bad idea to Sheila. She wanted to accompany Cameron.

"Be careful, love." Sheila said. "Maybe I should go with you."

Cameron didn't need a babysitter.

"I'll be fine. Do as I asked." Cameron said and disappeared down the 'rabbit hole'….

Let's Get Crackin'

Let's cut to the chase
What is a relationship about
It's really all about sex
Few care if it will sprout

There are always the ones
Who foolishly get caught up in love
It seems they've lost track
Of what they were really thinking of

Relationships last only so long
In six months to two years it's over
People have trouble with defeat
It's hard to accept it's time for a turnover

So reach out and grab what's there
It doesn't need to last long
Everyone can take what they want
If two share fairly, there's nothing wrong

As each minute of time passes
It is very nerve racking
It is time forever gone
So let's get crackin'

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