Chapter 849

Maybe Later

Cameron, Savannah and Sheila were inside a building awaiting the arrival of the train with the boxcars that they'd confiscated the HK equipment from. There was a lot going on around them. There were Grays on one side and an unknown force on the other side of them. The unknown group was the real question. This could be another group of Grays, the Fanatics or the anti-Metal faction.

Cameron felt the unknown group was the biggest threat, since they were unknown. She wanted to see what they were up to. She didn't like them being in such close proximity and not know exactly what they were about to do. She was sure that she heard their car start. She was just about to open the door and peek out.

Dan and Frank were in another vehicle behind some container chassis. They'd recently arrived after riding shotgun on the train as it made its way into Las Vegas. They weren't in close proximity to the rest of the group. They were still able to obtain a visual on the Grays and the unknown vehicle.

"The vehicle near the building Cameron is in is about to turn around." Dan said. "Both occupants are back inside."

Cameron opened the door and watched them drive off as slowly as they'd arrived. She wasn't sure why they didn't watch the train arrive or do further recon on the Grays they saw waiting there. Were they only there to confirm the arrival of the boxcars because the Grays were waiting there? What were they really doing?

There was something about their behavior that Cameron didn't like. She wanted to follow them herself. The trouble with that was that they'd stashed their SUV away in the distance so the Grays wouldn't spot it. She didn't want to lose them. She didn't like taking away some of the potential help for Savannah but they needed to find out who this unknown group was and what they were up to. Sheila was able to place a tracker on the Grays vehicle when she'd joined them in the building they were currently in. They hadn't had an opportunity to place a tracker on the unknown vehicle because the occupants never left it or the vicinity of it.

"Frank, try to follow them." Cameron said. "We aren't parked close or I would go myself. Try to tag them. We need to know who these people are. I want Dan and you to be very careful around them. There's definitely something up with them."

"Affirmative…." Frank said. "Dan will tag them if they get out. We can terminate them as well."

John listened from the casino Command Center. He didn't want things to start to escalate yet. He hoped they'd be able to gather some additional intel first.

"I don't want any unnecessary terminations yet." John said through their coms. "Let's see what we can find out first or where they lead us."

Ally carefully made her way back to her previous position. She wanted to let everyone know that she'd arrived.

"The train is half a mile away." Ally said. "I'm back with Gail."

The air horn on the locomotive could be heard as it sounded for a street crossing.

Cameron wanted to watch the train come in herself. She was still worried that the unknown vehicle could return. She didn't want any surprises behind them.

"Sheila, take the door." Cameron said. "Watch for that unknown vehicle to come back. Whoever they are, they're up to no good."

Sheila wondered if the unknown vehicle would return with guns blazing. There was really no way to know yet.

"I'm on it." Sheila said.

Cameron headed back to where Savannah was. The next action that occurred was going to happen there in front of Savannah's observation point.

Sheila moved back to the door and looked out. The unknown vehicle was gone. There was no sign of Dan or Frank either.

Savannah watched the two Grays. They'd been getting things ready in the back of their SUV. As the sound of the approaching train drew closer, the men ducked out of view of the head end crew on the train.

The fact they didn't want to be spotted was interesting. It was doubtful the same railroad crew would see the Grays twice but maybe they were here more often than they thought. It also seemed to indicate that it was probably a good thing Cameron hadn't terminated any of the train crew previously when the train was stopped in the desert. They most likely weren't associated with the Grays.

The sound of the locomotives increased. They should be in her field of view any second. There was some noise behind her and Savannah glanced back. It was Cameron.

Cameron climbed up next to Savannah on the crate. Savannah smiled at her. She looked out through the screen covered slotted vent with Savannah.

The locomotives rumbled into view. They could be heard throttling back even more. There was a series of loud 'clangs' as the slack ran in.

Cameron listened to the slack run in with disgust.

"I think you handled the train better than that engineer." Cameron said. "I don't know if he's just lazy or that bad." Cameron said.

Savannah was able to adapt very easily to the operation of the locomotives.

"It's all in the 'feel'." Savannah said. "It's the same as when I fly."

Cameron watched Savannah fly 'by the seat of her pants'. It was the purest form of flying where a human and machine operated as one. It seemed to be the same for Savannah's handling of the train. She was very proud of her 'girls'.

"You're a natural at everything." Cameron said. "Young Allison is too."

The locomotives passed in front of the Gray's vehicle and blocked it from their view. The train continued to slow. It moved along until the boxcars they'd emptied out were almost even with the position the Gray's vehicle was parked. They seemed to have this down to a science. They obviously had a manifest and knew the approximate location that the boxcars they were going to inspect or manipulate would be in. It could also be that the Skynet forces always tried to get them into the same approximate location on a train. It would be something for them to look into.

Cameron was really unsure where all of this was headed at this point. Now with the unknown group involved, the threat level went up dramatically. It was bad enough that the danger to Savannah increased. She still needed to worry about John in the casino Command Center that they'd established. She really wished he would have stayed in the Resistance bunker where things were a little bit safer for him and it was one less headache for her.

Gail and Ally were both out of their SUV. They weren't sure where the train would stop. They remained out of sight of the Grays and the head end crew of the train. They technically weren't inside of the small rail yard there but they were near several of the throat tracks that led into it. At the point where they were at, there was the main line track with two sidings on each side of it.

"He's on the third siding." Ally said.

Gail understood why the train was no longer on the mainline.

"That's so he can cut the rear half of the train off and leave it here." Gail said.

John's Henry still had access to the CTC system as well as the dispatch information. CamNet took direct control of both of those from his server, JH.

"After the crew change, they'll have another string of cars to add on as they head for Salt Lake City and beyond." John Henry said.

John Henry informed them earlier, that from Salt Lake City, the rail cars could travel in three different directions or even return.

The train came to a stop short of where the Grays waited at. There were some angry cuss words uttered. They got back in their SUV and drove right up to the two boxcars. They looked them over quickly and took some supplies out of the back of their SUV along with a small folding ladder.

The Grays were very close to Ally and Gail at this point. They almost moved directly in front of them. If any terminations were necessary, they were in a prime location.

"Now we know why they haven't pulled into the yard. That means someone besides us is influencing the signaling system." Ally said. "They're changing the reporting marks on the boxcars. They're changing the automatic car identification devices as well."

Gail and Ally watched them for a few minutes. The Grays worked with practiced efficiency. It was clear that they were very experienced at what they did. That indicated that they'd done it quite often.

"They're almost done with this side." Gail said. "One is going underneath a boxcar to the other side."

Cameron and Savannah watched the boxcars from their side.

"It seems like they have a lot of practice doing this." Savannah said.

Cameron wanted to see what all that they would check and do.

"I see the one Gray coming underneath a boxcar." Cameron said. "He's about to check the doors to make sure they weren't opened."

The one Gray checked both boxcars to make sure they hadn't been tampered with. He went back to inspect the first boxcar again. He seemed to notice something was different. It was one of the welds that they'd simulated with some molten steel. They'd improvised a simulated weld by using Thermite to melt some steel.

Savannah was a little concerned about the re-inspection. Maybe they hadn't pulled it off after all.

"He went back and checked one weld a second time." Savannah said.

The other Gray came underneath the boxcar. He brought the short folding ladder with him and joined the first man.

The first Gray pointed at the door. The other Gray looked at it and shrugged his shoulders. They went to work and changed the reporting marks on this side.

Cameron thought that their ruse may have work after all.

"This is what we expected." Cameron said. "We knew they were doing this and now we've seen it. It looks like they think the boxcars are untouched. That's good for us. When they do find out the load is missing, it's doubtful they will know where it occurred."

"It seems he still questioned it a little." Savannah said. "He still may report that he thought there was something up with one of the welds on the door of the first boxcar."

If the Grays suspected something significant, it wasn't evident. They went back to work. The Grays quickly finished up and went back under the boxcar to return to their SUV.

"Ally, Gail, the Grays are going back to your side." Savannah said.

Ally was down low next to the ground. She tried to keep track of the Grays legs as they moved on the far side of the boxcars.

"We see them." Ally said.

Cameron looked back toward Sheila.

"Is there anything happening out there?" Cameron asked.

Sheila opened the door a little wider so she could look a little further.

"Nothing…." Sheila said.

Cameron couldn't see anything on the other side of the stopped train.

"Gail, what's happening?" Cameron asked.

Gail kept a careful watch on the two Grays to see if they did anything else before they left. They didn't.

"They're getting in their SUV and about to leave." Gail said. "Sheila tagged them already."

Cameron wanted to make sure they didn't lose contact with the Grays.

"Follow them from a safe distance. Keep an eye out for that other vehicle that was here or any other one for that matter." Cameron said. "Do you want Sheila back?"

Gail would have liked to have traded assignments with Sheila. She needed to be a team player. Savannah could still get extra protection even if it wasn't from her.

"Sheila can stay with Savannah and you for now." Gail said.

Savannah understood that Gail would liked to have been with them. She wanted to issue her own warning to Gail and Ally.

"Stay extra alert for the black car that was on our side. We don't know how they factor in all of this. They could be with the Grays too and watching for a tail." Savannah said. "Cameron will send you a photo. Frank and Dan will follow them."

Ally looked at the photo on her phone that she just received.

"I got it." Ally said. "We're off."

Gail waited a few moments to make sure that the tracker functioned as intended. It did. She started out after the Grays.

"We're following the Grays." Gail said. "We're just out of visual range until we get out on some of the main streets."

Cameron and Savannah climbed down from the crate.

Cameron thought Savannah might need to use the restroom before they left.

"If you use that restroom before we go, be careful." Cameron said. "Neither one of the Grays washed their hands after they took care of business."

Savannah witnessed plenty of people in the present with poor hygiene after using the restroom facilities. Her personal observation was about one quarter of the females walked out of the restroom without washing their hands after leaving the stall. As far as the Grays went, that was no surprise.

"I'll keep that in mind." Savannah said. "I know what the future was like…."

Cammy decided to leave John and John Henry to brainstorm what was happening. She could listen and hear them anyway. She was basically there for muscle. It certainly didn't seem like any was going to be necessary anytime soon.

She entered the bedroom and looked back. John and John Henry were busy with the laptops.

Cammy moved over and examined the bed. She wanted to know what happened. She'd witnessed Savannah at times experience a very liquid reaction to stimulation. It happened very infrequently. If Savannah was with Cameron, it may have happened this time. She was aware that Savannah would have been highly excited if she was with her. Her stimulation level most likely would have been extreme.

All she found were several strands of Savannah's hair on the pillow. That meant Cameron must have worked on her. There was no dried fluid of any type on the sheets. She wasn't sure what may have occurred. The only thing that she knew for sure is that they were both on the bed. What she didn't know was how much time they had together in the bedroom after their shower.

Cammy headed for the bathroom. She looked over to see what John and John Henry were doing. They still seemed to be concentrated on the laptops. She wasn't sure what for since nothing was actually happening right now other than two vehicles were being tailed. There were a few other things on her mind that seemed a little more important right now. She looked back in the room at the bed with it's messed up sheets. She felt a slight glitch impulse. There was more than one way to make things happen. If Cameron wanted to play games, she was in.

John was worried about the second vehicle that showed up and left without doing anything. That made no sense. They hadn't even stayed for the arrival of the train. They didn't watch what the Grays did or even verify which boxcars that they worked on. It all seemed very irregular and highly unusual.

"Have you been able to backtrack them at all?" John asked. "I mean the second vehicle that showed up."

John Henry hadn't been able to uncover a lot yet. He could only speculate on what they'd witnessed.

"I'm working on it." John Henry said. "They may have checked to see if the Grays would actually be at that location. If that was the case, then they knew why the Grays were there. It all indicates someone from the future checking on someone else from the future."

John heard some noise come from the bathroom area of the suite. John Henry and John looked at each other.

What the Hell?

"Stay with this…." John said.

John got up and went to look. He paused once he entered the bathroom and spotted something very familiar.

'Cameron' stood there naked. She was about to enter the giant 'heart shaped' bathtub. It was full of bubbles. It was a gigantic 'bubble bath'. She turned on some 'water jets' for a whirlpool effect. As soon as she did that, the bubbles seemed to increase in volume.

Wait, that's Cammy, John remembered, not Cameron. They looked identical to him. To see Cammy naked right in front of him like that only would further his confusion. Naked she looked even more like Cameron then she did when she was clothed. He was sure that there was absolutely nothing different about them in any way. He didn't understand how some of the girls could tell who was who. He really wondered how she would be in bed.

Cammy looked over at John and flashed her sly smile.

"Would you care to join me?" Cammy asked. "There's plenty of room in here for both of us."

Cammy stood there naked as she faced him. She looked exactly like Cameron. If he didn't know it was Cammy, he would have been sure it was Cameron. He watched as she widened her stance some. It increased her thigh gap slightly so there was a perfect view of everything. Everything was there high and tight. He always thought how smooth that area looked every time he viewed it. That was until he went in for a close up and went to 'work'. He was sure that there was no way to tell them apart. He really wondered how Savannah could do it.

John didn't turn away or leave. Right now he couldn't. He liked what he saw. What he saw stimulated him greatly. Cammy indicated she was ready for more. He actually believed that he was too. Would it really matter? What would it hurt? No really, what would it actually hurt?

"Maybe later…." John said. "I have a feeling that heart shaped tub is going to see a lot of use before this excursion is over."

Cammy looked through the dressing room into the bedroom.

"I bet the heart shaped bed will see a lot more use." Cammy said. "Did you see those mirrors on the ceiling and walls?"

John did notice them earlier. He specifically didn't say anything about them because he knew it would only lead to some type of further suggestive comments by Cammy. It wasn't that he didn't want her. He just didn't want to encourage her. He heard what Cameron said about the availability of other individuals. He knew that Cammy heard that as well

"I did." John said.

Cammy's naked figure stepped into the whirling mass of bubbles. Soon only her head was above the foaming mass.

John looked at her for a very long moment. He wanted to jump in there and touch her all over. He needed to 'check' himself. He knew that if he didn't leave right now that 'Little Willie' would be inside Cammy in two or three minutes, right in the tub. If it even took that long.

"I'd better go." John said and left.

John returned to John Henry

"It was Cammy, she…." John started.

John Henry didn't need an explanation. He interrupted John.

"I heard everything." John Henry said.

John nodded his head several times up and down.

"I'm sure you did." John said.

John wondered 'who else' heard everything as well. He hadn't noticed but he wondered if Cammy's phone was set up to record what may have happened in the whirlpool tub. He was sure if nothing else that her com was on so that there was a record of what occurred. So far it hasn't been too much other than a few sexual innuendos. He really wondered at what point that would change to something a little more substantial. If Cammy really wanted to get 'busted', why shouldn't he be the one to do it?

Young Allison and Anna were alone. There was currently a lull in the operations.

"I'm really worried about Allison." Young Allison said. "She seems so depressed."

Anna recently saw Allison when she wasn't depressed.

"She looked happy when Precious was born." Anna said.

Young Allison was pretty sure that experience only seemed to make things worse for Allison. She hadn't said anything at the time because she was sure it would provoke some type of negative reaction. She wanted Anna to know what her observation was.

"She was. Then she looked even worse later on when we came home." Young Allison said. "I know she's really worried."

Anna knew that there was a solution in the works.

"It's understandable." Anna said. "Trust in Cameron. She'll fix everything."

Young Allison gave it a lot of thought. She knew that all the girls from the future were childless. That was every future that they knew about. That was until Cameron's intervention.

"Maybe some things aren't supposed to be fixed." Young Allison said.

Anna tilted her head slightly.

"That may be true." Anna said. "But not in this case."

Young Allison was prepared to step up herself. She wasn't that much younger than Savannah was when she first became pregnant.

"I know what Cameron will do again." Young Allison said. "If I was a little older I would do it myself for Allison so my mother won't have too. I know it is hard on her physically and has to have an emotional cost as well."

Anna suppressed a glitch impulse. Those weren't the words she wanted to hear from Young Allison or the ideas she wanted in her head.

"I don't want you to worry about this." Anna said. "Your time will come, when it is the right time. That time isn't now."

Young Allison checked her monitors.

"I see Cameron's team is on the move." Young Allison said. "They're going after their SUV. I'm glad Sheila is with them now. I feel Sheila will add additional protection."

Anna wasn't so sure that was actually a benefit to Savannah. It could turn into a detriment.

"They're tracking two vehicles." Anna said. "One of them is of unknown origin and intent. Having Sheila with them now also creates a side effect. It allows Cameron to go off on her own mission. If she does, she may become reckless."

Young Allison took that as a warning. She understood exactly what Anna wanted her to deal with. She knew that it was an issue that she needed to deal with specifically.

'CamNet, please get me a secure channel to Savannah.' Young Allison typed. 'I mean only Savannah and Nobody else.'

'You have it.' CamNet responded.

'Thank You.' Young Allison typed.

Savannah was a little surprised when she received the message.

"Savannah, this is a secure line to my bunker." Young Allison said. "I'm sorry to bother you. Only you can hear me. Just listen. With Sheila there now, Cameron may become more reckless. I know you already know this. I felt I needed to say something. I want both of you protected. Please be careful for both of you and John too. Good luck."

Savannah smiled to herself. She was a little worried about what Young Allison implied. She wondered if there was something they may have missed.

Maybe Later

There are some people
Who are happy to be a hater
They treat the ones they want
Like they're their personal waiter

It seems no matter how much
The other will serve and cater
They still act indifferent and smug
They want control like a dictator

Over all others they bully
They think they're greater
They only seem to destroy
They're not a builder or creator

No one can make them understand
It's like they need a translator
Everything is a shortcut or only halfway
Through life they've always been a skater

They can't see true love
In a heart they leave a crater
They're soon seen as
Nothing but a traitor

One only takes so much
From a perpetual violator
When they walk out the door
Will they return - maybe later

Nobody