Chapter 671

Double Tap

Gail and Savannah headed out on an intercept course after the Gray Patrol. They would take the Grays a mile from their bunker. Bob and Steve gave the position reports as the Grays departed. The Grays stuck to the trail as they'd anticipated. They'd hoped that the Grays would be lazy and sloppy and that's exactly what they were. They were out ahead of the Grays and that is where they would set their ambush up ahead for them.

It was decided Gail would cross the trail and Savannah would stay on the other side of the trail. They would let the Grays pass and engage them from behind. Savannah would take the closest target to her, while Gail would start with the one furthest away. If anyone else showed up behind them on the trail, Savannah would engage them. They would use the silenced weapons.

Gail and Savannah hustled and were soon in position….

It was time to bring the fight to the enemy.

Based on the fact that they knew at least two of the Grays assaulted the female hostage, it would make their termination all that much more justified. The enemy was the enemy and they needed to be treated as such. They needed to atone for their actions. They'd gotten away with a lot in the future but they were about to pay the bill in the past. There was no free ride. At some point the toll needed to be paid.

It was collection time.

Young Allison was very concerned for Cameron and Cammy as well as Savannah and Gail. Both groups were in the process of dealing with hostile forces on the side of the mountain.

"We know where our people are." Young Allison said. "We don't know where the hostiles are."

Anna was aware that the battlefield was fluid. Seldom did one side have all the answers over the other side.

"This is how a battle unfolds most of the time." Anna said. "As you've seen, there are many unknowns and everything can rapidly change."

Young Allison wanted better information for the girls on the mountain. She thought of something that might help identify some of the hostiles. She wasn't sure if it would work or not but she thought some creative thinking might help out.

"What happens if John Henry unblocks the jamming on the mountain for a few seconds?" Young Allison asked. "Will any phones of those there ping on a tower showing their location?"

Young Allison thought the Grays would all have tried to use their phones but couldn't because of the communications blackout John Henry put into effect. Most of them were probably still on while they waited for a signal. She wanted to explain her idea a little further.

"Maybe Cameron and Cammy can get a better idea of how many they're facing and where they're at. Maybe John Henry could overload their phones like he did the other two earlier. That would physically give away the enemy's position." Young Allison said. "It would help out Cameron and Cammy."

CamNet monitored Young Allison and Anna. Even before Anna could contact John Henry, CamNet relayed the information and request from Young Allison. It was a sound idea and would become standard practice in all future operations. They would use the enemy's equipment against them in more ways than one.

CamNet immediately sent feedback to Anna. She wanted to inform her that Young Allison's contribution was specifically noted.

"John Henry has initiated that procedure." Anna said. "John has been made aware of your input on this matter. It was a very good one."

Young Allison didn't want to become involved directly. She didn't think any of them understood her and her development. It was all the training from Cameron and the Metal girls. They always instructed her and taught her. They wanted her to think outside of the box. They showed her how to push herself and rethink everything if necessary.

"I need to help Savannah and Cameron." Young Allison said. "Anna, I NEED to start going with Cameron so Savannah can get a rest. Cameron will listen to me once she allows me to grow older in the past and trains me for a few more years. I'll be able to help her like Savannah does. I can do that."

Anna I felt another glitch impulse. She was pretty sure that Cameron would use Young Allison for more than just going on missions. She believed that Cameron wanted to use the ability of Young Alison's body for her own personal benefit to produce a child for John and her. Everyone knew that the child Cameron really wanted as her own would be a child from Young Allison. Nobody thought that there would be too many scruples to stand in Cameron's way to do as she wanted in that regard.

"It should be longer. You should wait longer." Anna said. "Reproduction shouldn't be attempted earlier than that by any method."

Young Allison was a little surprised at Anna's response. She wanted to say that Savannah hadn't waited that long. It wasn't the time for that argument. The girls were all about to be in combat.

"That wasn't what I was thinking, at least not for now." Young Allison said. "I've promised Cameron that I will do that for her but I want to help in the fight first. I intend to keep that promise in the manner of Cameron's choosing to initiate it."

Anna was well aware of the promises that Young Allison made to Cameron. They were all the same promises that Savannah made. Both of the girls promised the use of their bodies to give Cameron and John a child of their 'own'. She didn't want to say that the girls were brainwashed but the nightly 'conditioning' was pretty close to that. Cameron couldn't be human but she figured out a way to steal the body from a human female.

Young Allison looked at the security camera. She wanted to make a plea directly to Cameron through CamNet.

"I know Cameron will see and hear this and no one else will." Young Allison said.

Anna looked away. She knew that Young Allison was about to make some type of commitment that she would prefer that she didn't. She really didn't have a say in the matter other than what little she could try to influence Young Allison. Young Allison still held her hand.

"Cameron's trying to protect the future and protect John." Anna said. "It's not her intention to 'push you' too fast."

Young Allison and saw things a little differently. She thought that everyone needed a little prompting. She was more than willing to do that, so she did.

"I understand that." Young Allison said. "I'm officially asking to 'step up'."

Anna was aware that Young Allison could 'order' Cameron or CamNet to make that happen. She didn't do that. She wanted to make sure.

"You're not going to order them?" Anna asked.

Young Allison took her ability to 'order' any of the Terminators or super computers to do her personal bidding very seriously. Savannah talked with her at length about the ability that Cameron gave to them and reminded her that with great power there was great responsibility.

"No." Young Allison said. "I'll never make anyone do anything they don't want to do or aren't yet ready for. That's how I would want to be treated."

Anna knew that as a future leader Young Allison would need to make decisions and some of them may prove fatal for those that she needed to direct.

"You may have to make people 'do things' at some point." Anna said. "What about school if you're in the past?"

Young Allison didn't believe that she would fit in anywhere in the regular social norms. That was OK to her anyway because she'd pretty much grown up outside of them. Allison tried to keep her from interacting with males as much as possible whenever they went out. If she was in a school setting that would be pretty hard to control unless she went to an all girls school. She was pretty sure what would happen there sooner rather than later as she pursued her desires. That would probably cause a problem at that school when things came out into the open at some point in time as they were sure to do. Things were a little bit different in the Sixties and many people needed to hide their true selves. There seemed to be a lot of discrimination until more recent times about the true nature of some people.

"I don't think I'll fit in at a high school either. I'm beyond that in my studies. It would only be for social interaction." Young Allison said. "I'll stand out at a college if I go because I'm so young."

Anna knew that would most likely lead to Young Allison being 'soiled'. She knew that a female as beautiful as Young Allison would be highly desirable among males and even females regardless of the time period. There would have to be some safeguards put into place to protect Young Allison from 'herself'.

"You would need to attend an 'all girl's school' if you did." Anna said. "Cameron doesn't want you 'defiled'."

Anna was aware that things could still happen at an 'all girl's school' but none should lead to an unnecessary pregnancy. That female 'interaction' would most likely not be totally forbidden as long as no males were involved.

Young Alison found it somewhat amusing that Anna said what she'd just thought a few seconds prior to her statement

"Cameron doesn't trust me already?" Young Allison asked.

Anna thought that Cameron based her decisions on what she'd witnessed with her own eyes and that previously occurred.

"After John's 'involvement' with Riley, the dead one, Nobody can be trusted." Anna said. "Your hormones will drive you. Things can happen and they can happen fast."

Anna knew the pain Cameron felt the morning she'd caught John after he made love to Future Riley. She replayed those files again. Her base program was Cameron's program so she could see Cameron's pain at any time.

Young Allison could feel Anna's hand start to glitch again. She gave it a gentle squeeze and it stopped.

Anna was aware how Young Allison could soothe her as Savannah did Cameron. Because she ran Cameron's program with the 'Neural Interface' from Savannah, she couldn't help but love Young Allison. She also knew that she couldn't act on those feelings or she would be terminated by Cameron and probably Savannah.

It wasn't long after Young Allison's suggestion that the tracking information showed up on their satellite map as she thought it would.

"There, our map shows all hostiles, along with our people." Anna said. "Cameron and Cammy have been given the information."

Young Allison was pleased to see how well her idea worked. She was still worried about Savannah.

"We must warn Savannah and Gail." Young Allison said. "I guess John Henry already has."

Anna saw that John Henry already took care of that. She was also pleased to note that the MST was almost in position.

"He has. There's more good news as well. The Metal Strike Team will reinforce Steve and Bob soon." Anna said. "Jesse is still with them."

Young Alison was pretty sure she knew what was going to happen once the MST arrived. It was obvious Jesse cared deeply about Savannah and she would act to protect her on her own.

"Jesse will take Bob and go to help Savannah and Gail." Young Allison said. "That will be right after the Metal Strike Team arrives."

Anna didn't think Jesse should needlessly endanger herself.

"That's illogical." Anna said.

Young Allison knew how she would act under similar circumstances. Jesse was no different than she was in that regard and for the same reasons.

"No, that's love." Young Allison said. "Jesse loves Gail and Savannah. She loves Cameron too."

They listened to the girls as they moved into action. They monitored their positions as well.

"Cameron and Cammy are engaging…." Anna said.

Young Allison thought it all seemed to go down at once.

"So are Savannah and Gail." Young Allison said.

Cameron was pleased with the new information that she received on the two attackers. They were twelve degrees off to her left side. She'd already flanked them. She was also aware there could be more than the two that were 'pinged'. That information was an assist but it wasn't an absolute. If anything she'd learned to expect the unexpected because more often than not, that was the case.

Cameron carried her M4 up and ready with her Taser in her left hand which supported the hand guard of the weapon. She was ready to fire either weapon or both at the same time. She didn't know if any were Terminators but she was ready, just in case.

She closed in on her targets. A few seconds later there were some thrashing sounds that came from their location. Their cell phone was smoking. John Henry was able to overload the batteries in them.

Cameron knew right where they were now. It appeared that Young Allison's plan worked perfectly as she'd intended it to. She was very proud of Young Allison and her suggestion.

John Henry sent word to Gail and Savannah that the Grays broke into two groups and split up. It seemed they anticipated trouble. He wasn't sure if it was a precaution or something tipped them off that they may have unwanted 'visitors'.

One group stayed on the trail. The other moved into the trees on Savannah's side. That wasn't a good development for Savannah.

Savannah knew they would find her tracks. It'd been impossible to avoid all the patches of snow. She motioned for Gail to stay where she was and took off. She wanted to come in back of them along the way they'd come to try to flank the Grays as they followed Gail's and her original trail.

If she was able to get two clean shots at them, she would use the silenced pistol, if not, she would use her M4. She figured the Metal Strike Team should've arrived by now and reinforced Steve and Bob, that was their last report anyway.

Savannah found a spot of good concealment and waited. She could hear the crackling of the frozen brush and two men grumbling. They both carried their weapons up. They followed her earlier trail. They barely glanced from side to side but focused on the footprints ahead of them.

She sighted on the first man and was ready to fire.

She heard the staccato 'cough' of a silenced MP5.

"They must have got them." One of the men said. "That was one of our weapons."

Savannah aimed and fired four shots in 'double tap' fashion with her silenced pistol. Both men fell. She moved forward and fired twice more, once into each of their heads. It was the only way to be sure that they stayed down.

She quickly went through their pockets for any information. She collected their weapons and moved to reinforce Gail.

She wanted to make sure Gail was undamaged. She headed for the prearranged rendezvous site they'd agreed upon.

Seconds ago:

Gail saw the two men pass. They held their weapons up but weren't really ready for any encounter, unless it was coming up the trail at them. They were sloppy and only seemed to worry about what was in front of them.

She checked the trail the way the Grays came from to make sure it was clear. She emptied half the magazine of the captured silenced MP5 into their backs. She moved up and snapped both of their necks as they lay dead on the ground. She wanted to be sure they stayed down. She quickly drug them off the trail. She heard Savannah's silenced pistol 'double tap' twice with two more single shots a few seconds later. Gail gathered the weapons and went back to the men. She retrieved anything they carried of value about the operation.

Gail took the weapons and information and went to rejoin Savannah at the spot they'd last been together but she stayed one hundred feet off to the side as a precaution.

Cammy moved in on her target but it moved with her. She was sure she was going to have a Terminator to contend with. She held her Taser in her left hand and her M4 in her right hand. She didn't receive any information from John Henry as to the exact location of her target. They moved about in the 'dark'.

She heard Cameron, Gail and Savannah all get information. She would wait until Cameron signaled her threats were neutralized and try to lead the Terminator to a position where Cameron would be waiting for them. That was what she hoped to do anyway. She knew that things didn't always work out as anticipated.

The Metal Strike Team arrived. Two Terminators went to Steve's position and two joined Bob and Jesse.

Jesse was glad the reinforcements arrived. She wanted to take action immediately. Savannah and Gail were out there along with Cameron and Cammy. She wanted to reinforce them.

"I want one of you to go with me." Jesse said. "Bob already knows the layout of the land. I'd like him to come with me."

Bob filled Al and Dan in on what they were doing and said they were just watching the bunker for now. They already knew about the 'Metal Bitch'.

Bob and Jesse needed to make a choice. They headed off after Gail and Savannah. They knew the Grays in the patrol split up.

Jesse sent a quiet message out through her com to Savannah and Gail.

"We're coming, Savannah." Jesse said. "We're coming, Gail."

Bob led and Jesse followed. She watched their backs.

Jesse really wanted to see the Grays dead for what she knew that they'd done to the female hostage. She briefly hoped that they would be able to take them alive. She absent mindedly reached down and touched her knife as they moved along. She was supposed to be 'reformed'. Not all things were as they seemed. It was also very easy to revert back to the 'old ways'. She really wanted to slit their throat. Her knife always made it personal. It was personal to her.

One On One

When a creature is bitten
It's going to bite back
That's the way of nature
To defend against an attack

The words come easy
When I must fly through flak
When the rainbow of life
Is turned into black

I'm trying to do more
Than the SAME as other's yak
It's not right to try
Another's dreams to hijack

I don't need to be treated
Like a mindless hack
Unless you really think
I'm an insane quack

Please have the decency
Before you snipe or smack
Face me here alone - one on one
Or PLEASE cut me some slack

Nobody