Chapter 884

I'll Do It

Cameron was worried by what John said about Savannah not eating. There was a lot of truth to that statement. Once they set out to surveil the two Grays that were in the rail yard, she hadn't thought much about Savannah's personal needs. She'd only warned her about using the restroom due to the poor hygiene exhibited by the two Grays.

"Let me look around and see if I can find you some food here." Cameron said. "There should be food here for the Grays."

Savannah was a little surprised by Cameron's statement. They were in the middle of an operation right now. It hardly seemed like the time to worry about food. If anything, she planned to use the restroom in the building before they left. Food was the least of her concerns. She did remember the food cart that was pushed into the Honeymoon Suite earlier. At that time she had a choice to make. She made it. If she was going to 'eat', it wasn't the food on the cart. She'd entered the bathroom in the Honeymoon Suite to join Cameron in the shower. They'd moved to the heart shaped bed in the bedroom of the Honeymoon Suite after that. She felt a little anguish about how close they'd been able to share with each other before they were interrupted. Now wasn't the time to dwell on that.

"Cameron, please don't worry about it. I'm' fine." Savannah said. "I'll manage. Once we get everything taken care of here we can worry about something like that."

Cameron made sure they turned both of their coms off. She felt even guiltier about something else. It was something that was very important to her. She looked at Savannah with all seriousness.

"It's not just you I'm concerned with." Cameron said.

Cameron gently touched Savannah's lower abdomen.

Savannah placed her hand over Cameron's and held it there. She did understand the importance of what was necessary to ensure a healthy baby.

"I'm in my prime." Savannah said to reassure her. "I make sure I get the proper nutrition and vitamins I need. A delayed meal here and there is no big deal. I can hack it."

Cameron frowned slightly. She felt very negligent.

"I worry about you, both of you." Cameron said.

Savannah didn't want to make a big deal about it. She was experienced with pregnancy and childbirth. She'd already done that twice in two different futures. She thought that the present and even the past wouldn't be a problem.

"I've done this two times already. These are the best conditions I've been in for a pregnancy." Savannah said. "When we get to the past, they should be almost as good as what I have now."

Cameron was aware she needed to set events into motion to make the events in the past happen. She understood that when those events were set into motion that they would change multiple people's lives in the present when they returned. She always worried that something would go wrong. From multiple attempts and past experience she knew that Vanna's body was incapable of carrying a pregnancy to term. She always feared that it wasn't actually Vanna's body that was defective but the embryo that she carried inside of it that failed on its own. Savannah currently carried one of Vanna's embryos.

"I still worry." Cameron said.

Savannah didn't want to get into the subject about pregnancy right now. It certainly wasn't the right place for that at all. If Cameron wanted to keep things secret she couldn't dwell on that subject without someone else overhearing something at some point. She didn't want to stick around the warehouse any longer than they needed to. She still needed to worry about a counter attack by Skynet forces, either on the ground or from HK drones.

"Let's get started on reprogramming some of this equipment before the trucks arrive." Savannah said. "We should have everything ready to go so that we can get out of here as fast as possible. This area is still a danger zone."

They turned their coms back on.

Cameron felt that they were well under way with that procedure.

"There are eight Terminators working on that right now." Cameron said.

Savannah felt that she could always use the experience out in the field to reprogram captured HK equipment. She'd worked on it before and wanted to do it again. She was sure that John Henry and CamNet would be able to watch over them as they worked.

"Let's make it nine and one human." Savannah said. "Our drones should be able to alert us to any potential danger before it can approach us."

Savannah didn't want any special treatment when there was a job to be done. Her work ethic wasn't lost on the Terminators.

Cameron still felt guilty about Savannah and the way that she often neglected her. It made her wonder what kind of a 'mother' she would make. It didn't leave her with a positive feeling. It was clear that she would make a poor 'mother'. She suppressed a glitch impulse that shot through her left arm as she worked on reprogramming the HK equipment.

It made her think about all the trouble that Riley experienced with Precious. Riley and Derek tried multiple times to 'give' Precious to her before and even when she was born. She wanted what they offered but she knew that she couldn't take it. She knew that Savannah would make her give it back. It seemed that Riley now experienced emotional and mental problems as well as physical problems as she dealt with a small infant. She'd been able to get Vanna and Jesse treated with hormones so that they would be able to help nurse Precious. She also wanted them to keep an eye on Precious and Riley. She didn't mention that but knew it would happen anyway. She wasn't sure if that was enough for Riley not to experience further problems emotionally or mentally. She was pretty sure that whatever Riley experienced was more than likely what she would experience and probably worse.

John Henry coordinated the arrival of three big rigs to haul away the HK equipment that was appropriated. The trucks arrived and were loaded. The first big rig was able to be loaded and pull away from the loading dock before the other two arrived. Things progressed smoothly.

John felt a little less on edge now. He hoped this operation could be wrapped up and maybe they could have a little free time in Las Vegas. It'd been awhile since he remembered having any free time. Maybe this whole thing about him being there in the first place was about him hoping that would happen.

Earlier when Cammy was in the Honeymoon Suite she'd hit on him real hard. He resisted her at first and then decided to go ahead and go through with it. He didn't think it was a big deal. Cammy was a clone of Cameron so really it would be the same as if he was with Cameron. He was able to rationalize that to himself when he decided to go through with it. What had been the final selling point for him was when Cammy told him that he would be able to experience a real virgin, unlike Cameron and Future Riley. They'd been so close to completing the task and then that was stolen away from both of them at literally the last second. Maybe he better focus on the operation until everyone was out of harm's way.

"It looks like things are wrapping up." John said.

John Henry kept a careful watch around the area as the teams finished up at the warehouse and now everything was complete.

"The last truck has departed and the team's vehicles have been retrieved." John Henry said.

John knew that there was one other issue that they needed to deal with. Actually it was two of them.

"We still need to retrieve the two drones we flamed." John said.

John Henry already initiated that process. He didn't want to bring their helicopter all the way to Las Vegas so he decided he would see what he could find locally. It wasn't a problem.

"I directed two teams that were on the way to assist at the warehouse to rent two helicopters here in Las Vegas, there's no shortage of them here." John Henry said. "They are already on their way."

John hoped that they could take care of all of that before daylight. That should avoid any 'lookiloos' from observing anything that they didn't need to observe. That would only produce some more reports that they would need to suppress and make the people look like nut jobs. They already needed to do enough of that.

"That's good." John said. "Did you dispatch the teams in the first place?"

John Henry felt a little embarrassed. He hadn't done many of the things on this operation that ended up being done for him. He appreciated the help but thought maybe he needed to up his game a little. He didn't like to play 'second fiddle' on his own operations.

"No, CamNet did." John Henry said. "There are other teams in route as well."

John was very surprised at all the direct assistance that they'd received from CamNet.

"WE don't normally get so much help from CamNet." John said. "Is it because you're here and not in the Command Center?"

John looked a little uncomfortable after he asked the question.

John Henry noticed.

"I don't know." John Henry said. "You seem troubled."

John couldn't help but think about what Cameron said to him earlier. She wondered how much of that was for real and how much of it was theater.

"I am." John said. "It was Cameron's response to one of my questions."

John Henry believed his association with John was a close one. He'd heard Cameron's conversation with John earlier. He hadn't commented on it at the time.

"I already know the one." John Henry said. "I didn't eavesdrop but I did hear the conversation. You know I tune most of that out as well as anything else that happens inside of the Command Center. I don't invade your privacy. You know that I support you and everything that you do."

John felt a little embarrassed about that. Everything that John Henry said was true. There were times when he looked at images and watched videos that some may have found questionable if they'd known about it. That wasn't the issue right now. It was how Cameron referred to Young Allison. That bothered him. He wondered if maybe Cameron did that on purpose to see if he would stand up for Young Allison or not. That just wasn't the way to do things or treat people.

"You heard what she said then." John said. "People aren't 'projects'."

John Henry knew what John spoke of was a no win situation for everyone. It was a chain of events that needed to play out. All anyone could do is delay it. It was going to happen eventually no matter what.

"John, let it go." John Henry said. "You'll only drive Cameron further away from you if you push this. There are some things she's going to do and nobody can stop her. You – Future John, has given her an 'assignment' she will complete, no matter how long it takes. You need to understand that this is something that she has no control over even if she fights it, which she has."

John believed that there was only one person he could turn to for help. He really didn't want to but it seemed to be his only option.

"I don't know if I want to ask Savannah to help." John said.

John Henry really didn't know how much help she could give him in that regard. Savannah believed in all of the things Cameron wanted to do. He knew that she'd been 'conditioned' since she was a small child to believe in them. He wasn't about to point that out to anyone. That would most likely result in instant deactivation.

"Savannah knows everything is about protecting the future. She'll do that." John Henry said. "The better people are prepared and trained for the future, the better their chances at survival will be. The less they will need to fear Skynet and Scavengers."

John Henry's answer only seemed to irritate John. Perhaps it was the frustration of knowing that he was correct. Maybe it was the Scavenger reference. It always made him sick to know what happened to Vanna, Jesse and Allison was his fault when he'd created the alternate future. Everything that happened to those girls was because of the future that he'd created when he 'time jumped'. Maybe it was best just to drop it for now. It was a no win situation.

"Whatever…." John said. "What's the girl's ETA back to this location? It's already midnight."

John Henry knew that they needed to travel some distance from the desert warehouse. The speed they traveled would matter too.

"I would have to say that it's probably another hour at least." John Henry said. "It might even be two hours."

John looked at the picked over food cart. It really bothered him that he'd eaten some of the food that was intended for Savannah. She wasn't there and if he wouldn't have eaten it, it just would have gone to waste. Somehow even when he told himself that, it didn't sit well with him. He still felt like a slob.

"I want some fresh food here for Savannah when she arrives." John said.

John Henry wanted to straighten up the Honeymoon Suite as well. He was dissatisfied with its current condition.

"I will make the bed before they arrive." John Henry said. "You haven't eaten much."

John looked towards the bedroom and then at the food cart. He'd tried some of everything and picked through a lot of the stuff. He'd rather that she be provided with a fresh food cart.

"I've eaten more than Savannah has in the last few hours. I don't like Cameron pushing her so hard." John said. "She's probably not eaten since this morning."

John Henry decided to mention what could keep Savannah out of the battle zone.

"You know wha…." John Henry started.

John quickly looked over at John Henry. He knew exactly what he was about to say. He just didn't want to hear it. He wanted everyone to have a choice to make up their own mind and live their own future. He didn't think that was how events would play out anyway. It would probably all come down to what they all knew was going to happen. Cameron would impose her agenda on everyone. He certainly didn't want to be reminded again that Cameron's agenda was actually his agenda as Future John.

"Don't even say it." John said. "I do know…."

John did know what could keep Savannah out of combat. He looked over at the bedroom of the Honeymoon Suite. He knew how close he'd been to claiming Cammy's virginity earlier. Now he wondered if he could claim Savannah's virginity instead. It could be even better. He could claim both Savannah's virginity and Cammy's virginity as well.

John Henry watched John look at the bedroom of the Honeymoon Suite. He could see that he was lost deep in thought. He was pretty sure that whatever John thought about, it wasn't about Cameron.

Al and Steve left to retrieve Ally's vehicle. They would each shadow one of the big trucks.

Dan would drive the bobtail and Frank would shadow him with their SUV.

CamNet informed them that two drones would go with each of the trucks. A drone would go with each of the helicopters that picked up the shot down Skynet HK drones.

The Young bunker was very adamant that everyone would have protection as they withdrew from the target area until the captured equipment was delivered to a remote location where it could be properly gone through and inspected.

Cameron offered to take Savannah back to the casino hotel. She remembered with some irritation that John was actually there now.

"They are almost finished here." Cameron said. "We can go back. You need to eat and rest."

Savannah didn't want to leave until everyone else left. She wanted to see the job through to the end. Actions like that weren't lost on any of the Terminators.

"We can stay and make sure everyone gets off OK, first." Savannah said. "We'll leave when the job is done."

Cameron didn't want to seem too pushy. She couldn't help it, that was how she felt.

"You're making me feel 'bad'" Cameron said.

Savannah looked at Cameron and smiled. She didn't see why Cameron should feel that way. There was one question on her mind.

"Don't worry about it. Is John going to be there still?" Savannah asked.

Cameron looked into Savannah's eyes. Maybe some of the things that needed to happen, could happen. They weren't what she wanted but what she knew was necessary.

"Yes." Cameron said. "I can rent the Master Suite for the girls and myself to get cleaned up and changed. You and John can share the Honeymoon Suite tonight. I would like for that to happen…."

Savannah looked at Cameron for a long moment. She wanted to see something else happen for John and Cameron. She wanted them to have some time together.

"I can stay in the Master Suite with Cammy and the girls, that's if they don't stay out all night gambling." Savannah said. "You and John should share the Honeymoon Suite."

There was a pause as Cameron looked into Savannah's eyes.

"I wanted to share the Honeymoon Suite with - you." Cameron said.

Savannah wanted that more than anything. It just wasn't the right time. With John in town and away from the Resistance base, it didn't seem proper for her to intrude. She wanted the two of them to share with each other and be together.

"We will, Cameron, when the time is right." Savannah said. "Tonight you should be with your husband. You two don't get out much."

There was a look of near desperation on Cameron's face.

"I want him to be your husband too." Cameron said.

Savannah didn't want to go down this path right now. She understood how things would be as they played out going forward. Now just wasn't the time. She understood what Cameron felt she needed to do.

"Everything will happen when it's supposed to." Savannah said. "I have almost 'been with' both of you several times. It will happen, I promise, Cameron. You know that it will. You know that I keep all of my promises."

Cameron was a little excited about a thought that popped into her head. She didn't intend to say it out loud but it happened anyway.

"It can be the three of us - tonight." Cameron said.

Cameron looked at Savannah and saw she was tired and knew she was hungry. Her clothes were torn and dirty from the 'day care' house escapade. There was Gail's 'blood' on her in several places. She could see that she kept 'pushing' Savannah when she should be 'listening' to Savannah.

"I'm sorry, Savannah." Cameron said. "You need to rest and eat and get cleaned up. I'm pushing you too hard again."

Savannah took a deep breath and flashed Cameron a faint smile.

"It's OK, Cameron." Savannah said. "I can try to do more."

Savannah observed that Cameron's hand started to glitch.

She reached over and took Cameron's hand.

"It's OK, Cameron." Savannah said. "We can see what happens when we get back."

Cameron's hand stopped glitching and she smiled at Savannah.

Cammy saw what happened with Cameron and Savannah. She started to go over but Savannah waved her off.

Sheila watched it all go down.

"It looks like it's you and me tonight, love." Sheila said. "We've been here before."

Cammy looked at Sheila for a long moment. She could see there was a little more to Sheila's statement than she'd first thought.

"I think it does look like us. I don't have a problem with that." Cammy said. "I think it's time we tear through this town 'again'."

Sheila didn't think there was a whole lot to Las Vegas in the late Fifties and early Sixties.

"It wasn't really a town when we were here before." Sheila said. "It was nothing like it is today."

Cammy was aware that a lot of her files were still locked up about what went on when they were in the past. Some things were available for her to reference.

"There were some buildings and the few casinos then, they were a lot smaller." Cammy said. "We left our mark then."

Sheila looked around.

"I intend to do that again before we leave Las Vegas." Sheila said.

Sheila felt she still needed to settle a score. The trouble with that was, she couldn't remember. Most of those files were locked. She was sure it involved the Syndicate but didn't have any details. She did know that she dumped more than a few Syndicate thugs and knuckle draggers in the desert when they were here before. It wouldn't bother her at all if she were to do that again.

Ally wanted to spend time with Sheila. It looked like that was out. It looked like Cammy just cut in front of her again. She looked over at Gail.

"I guess that leaves you and me." Ally said.

Gail remembered the things Cameron asked her to collect from the Resistance base before she went to Las Vegas.

"I need to give Cameron her 'things' first" Gail said.

Ally was sure that Gail just suppressed a glitch impulse.

"That seems to make you uneasy." Ally said.

Gail did what Cameron asked her to do.

"It does." Gail said.

Gail was the one who collected the 'things' Cameron wanted. She was aware of what they were and what they 'meant'.

All the big trucks were away and the three deceased Grays joined, 'Smitty', 'Tito' and the fanatical Gray in the ravine. Dan and Frank added them to the pile. A coyote was already feasting on one of the dead. It ran off when the new bodies began to land around it. It would return soon enough. Others could be heard howling nearby.

Savannah and the five Metal girls piled into the Escalade. Gail loaded the things she brought for Cameron in the back before Frank followed Dan.

"Only two of the big trucks have 'shadows'." Savannah said. "We should follow the third one."

Cameron looked over quickly at Savannah. That wasn't what she wanted.

"There are two drones for each of the trucks." Cameron said. "We need to get back to the casino hotel."

Savannah understood Cameron's concerns. She felt that the team came first.

"We should shadow them as far as Las Vegas then." Savannah said. "It's fair to them. I would appreciate that if I was driving one. We need to look out for each other."

Cameron looked back at the four Metal girls.

"One of the girls can follow them." Cameron said. "We'll acquire another vehicle."

Savannah wanted to make herself clear. She knew Cameron wasn't going to like it.

"They were all looking forward to some time in Las Vegas." Savannah said. "I'll go with whoever has to do it."

All four Metal girls in the back all snapped at that opportunity.

"I'll do it." Cammy, Sheila, Ally and Gail all said at the same time.

Cameron looked at Savannah. She knew they all wanted to 'be with' Savannah as well.

"I'll do it." Cameron said.

Savannah wanted Cameron to do something else. She felt that it mattered.

"I want you and John to have some 'fun'." Savannah said.

Cameron tried not to pout.

"I'll think about it." Cameron said.

Not if Savannah could swing it. She thought otherwise. There would be nothing for Cameron to 'think' about.

The atmosphere in the Young bunker was a little more relaxed now.

"It's getting late." Anna said. "I need to make sure you sleep. You'll get me in trouble with your mother again."

Young Allison knew that everyone wasn't at their final destination.

"The operation hasn't concluded yet." Young Allison said.

Anna didn't want to get into one of these drawn out conversations.

"It's close enough." Anna said. "You were remarkable tonight, Allison."

Young Allison shrugged her shoulders.

"I assisted the team." Young Allison said.

Anna knew it was superior to that. She didn't assist the team, she saved the team.

"You did more than that." Anna said.

Young Allison felt a little embarrassed.

"I don't want to make a big deal about it." Young Allison said. "I really don't want anyone to know."

Anna was very proud of her. She thought that Young Allison should be proud of herself as well.

"You should be proud of your accomplishments." Anna said.

Young Allison felt that she needed to act to prevent damage or injury to the team. She didn't think there was anything to be proud of. Things could have turned out very differently.

"I'm not." Young Allison said. "What if none of the ideas would have worked out for them? Savannah may have been killed or Cameron and the Metal girls destroyed."

Anna didn't think that 'what ifs' was the route to take.

"That's the point, they weren't." Anna said. "Even the way you instructed the drones to enter was unique. That was much safer for the team on the ground."

Young Alison didn't want any attention directed at her by any of the others.

"Let CamNet be thought of as the one to have done everything." Young Allison said. "She's the one who made it all happen anyway. I'm proud of CamNet."

Young Allison looked at the security camera and smiled.

"Cameron will know it was you when she interfaces with CamNet, if she doesn't know already." Anna said. "CamNet may have informed her or she may have figured it out."

Young Allison frowned a little bit.

"Maybe…." Young Allison said. "I don't know."

Young Allison remembered when Savannah saved the small child from drowning in the ocean. Savannah didn't want anyone to know. CamNet allowed her to see the news report and she knew it was Savannah.

Anna understood Savannah's thinking as well.

"Savannah doesn't want to make a big deal about what she does either." Anna said. "That's why you're both the 'Chosen Ones'."

Young Allison wondered if CamNet would let Savannah know the ideas came from elsewhere. That way Savannah could put it together like she did.

"It is OK if Cameron and Savannah know." Young Allison said. "We will have no secrets and we will share 'everything' in the future."

Anna tried not to look at Young Allison when she made that statement but ended up doing it anyway before she quickly looked away.

Cameron received a surprise update.

"CamNet just informed me there's another team of Terminators to shadow the third big truck." Cameron said.

Savannah was a little surprised to hear that, especially after the conversation about it.

"That was good timing." Savannah said.

Savannah thought CamNet would want Cameron to be sent away.

"I want to thank CamNet then." Savannah said.

Sheila thought that was good news.

"So the party is back on?" Sheila asked.

Ally and Sheila both 'high fived' each other, they did it as best as they could in the confined spaces of the SUV.

"It was never off." Ally said.

Savannah looked at Cameron and then at Gail.

"I still need to attend to Gail's wounds." Savannah said. "I promised her."

Gail wanted that but she didn't want to spoil Savannah's time with the others.

"You don't need to." Gail said. "I'll be fine."

To help Gail with something of that magnitude was very personal to Savannah.

"You took the damage for me." Savannah said. "I always keep my promises."

Ally hoped to change the serious atmosphere that developed in the SUV.

"Let's have some fun." Ally said.

Cammy wanted to make it a three way.

"You can go with Sheila and me, Ally." Cammy said.

Ally was a little intimidated how Cammy always received all the 'looks' over her. It always made her feel second rate.

"If anyone says you are my younger sister instead of my twin, I'll flatten them." Ally said.

Sheila planned to take care of both of 'her girls'.

"Relax, love, we'll both fix you up." Sheila said.

Cameron received an additional update from CamNet. It sounded like very good news for the team. It would certainly give them a little more flexibility.

"CamNet has secured the entire top floor of the casino hotel." Cameron said. "There are three suites now."

Savannah thought CamNet was really looking out for them.

I'll Do It

Life is full of indecision
It causes a lot of hesitation
It eventually leads to resignation
What does it take to earn salvation

Life isn't what we make it
Life is what makes us
So don't be too surprised
When one is thrown under the bus

When push comes to shove
Everyone follows their self interest
Don't expect them to remember
Who was once their dearest

People are very loving
When they get what they want
When they've used one up
They soon go on the hunt

If they refuse to commit
Then it's time to quit
Walk away from a tidbit
They've been warned I'll do it

Nobody