Chapter 892

We'll See

John Henry decided that he would keep watch over Cammy, Ally and Sheila as they visited another casino. He was a little worried about Sheila because of her earlier trouble. She'd almost been in two avoidable accidents within three minutes. They were currently in the casino that was across the street. He was afraid that they might overdo it and create an incident. They hadn't been in the casino long before things began to happen. It looked like there was a problem to him. It was what he feared. The girls started to win and win big. It was evident that the casino management was very displeased. The Metal girls seemed to have been 'noticed' and singled out.

What was most disturbing about the casino that the girls currently were in was that it looked like a Syndicate run operation. The Syndicate was behind all of the casinos but stayed in the background in most of them through puppets and surrogates. The establishment the Metal girls were in didn't make much effort to disguise who the true bosses were.

He watched as the casino security system tried to 'check' on the three Metal girls. Before he could even act, CamNet 'cleared' all three of them. He wasn't surprised CamNet was all over the Metal girls as well. The actual search never left the casino's computer. It was erased as soon as they received the answer that the Metal girls were 'good'.

That went smoother than he'd anticipated. Now all they needed to do was stay off the casino's radar.

They'd already won several hundred thousand dollars between the three of them. They flashed their 'all access pass' to clear the paperwork and 'tax forms' to get the cash and leave with it. It looked like there was some trouble over them getting the actual cash. CamNet intervened again and 'cleared' it.

John Henry could see the casino managers frantically talking on their phones. That ended fast as he killed their systems and put a jamming field into place around them. He suspected they were up to no good. The Syndicate didn't like to lose and lose big.

He knew the casino management tried to reach someone they called 'The Enforcer'. That sounded like big trouble. He was sure he blocked all their immediate efforts. He saw the fact they were being blocked seemed to cause them additional concern. He thought it was unusual for a Syndicate operation to be worried about that. Now he needed to worry about what they were worried about. He hoped it wasn't him. He would have been able to do the things that he normally does from the comfort of the Resistance Command Center with much less effort. The current casino Command Center left quite a bit to be desired.

John Henry tried to reach the Metal girls. He wanted to warn them to watch out. He was sure there was about to be some type of corrective or punitive action on the part of the casino management due to the big loss of cash that they'd just experienced.

The Metal girls still didn't answer.

He was aware that none of them carried their phones or any weapons. They only each wore their com.

Earlier:

Cammy, Sheila and Ally won and won big. They weren't supposed to be competing against each other but they were. Each one wanted to win the most. They 'played the game' and lost every now and then. When it looked like the Pit Boss started to get worried they would lose and maybe sometimes lose big. That seemed to calm the dogs.

It also made all three girls want to win big before they left. They wanted to rub it in the casino's face. They were sure it was a Syndicate run operation so they didn't mind making a 'statement'. The Syndicate to them was no different than the local drug or sex trafficking operations that they took down in their area whatever they popped up. The only difference was that the Syndicate was organized and worldwide in the scope of its operations. The biggest threat to the Syndicate was the Cartels.

The Metal girls decided it was time to move on. They'd all started to win and win big. There were no more 'losses'.

They already won several hundred thousand dollars. They didn't want to overdo it too much. They wanted to visit some additional casinos and do the same things there. They toyed around with the idea of being able to deposit a million dollars in cash at the local Battered Women's Shelter. The actual money made no difference to them one way or the other. There were literally storerooms full of cash at both the Resistance base and at Cameron's base. CamNet controlled access to billions of dollars through the banking system and anything over the internet. Money was never an issue for them other than to take it from those who obtained it illegally. The loss of the money was what hurt those organizations the most. It was what they lived for. They were more than happy to make them die for it as well.

All three of them wrapped it up at the same time. They'd all doubled their money in the last few minutes.

They decided to 'cash out'.

That seemed to cause a mini panic. It appeared several delay tactics were employed against them to keep them there in the casino. It was very evident that the casino management didn't want them to leave their establishment with all of that cash. The casino wasn't in the business of losing cash. They were in the business of taking it through whatever means were necessary. At one point the casino manager claimed they didn't have any cash on hand. They flashed their 'all access' passes and reluctantly were 'cleared' to receive the cash they'd 'won'. Even with their 'all access pass' CamNet needed to intervene and give approval for the girls to be given the cash in the first place. The casino manager couldn't believe it but they were cleared by his computer system. He checked out the approval to pay out the cash twice. That was something that never happened before during his tenure as manager. Nobody left the casino with that much cash on them.

It seemed there were hard feelings to go all around. The Metal girls decided to head out. The atmosphere was very hostile towards them by all of the staff and personnel involved with the transaction and procedure. The negative attitude didn't sit well with the Metal girls. If John and Savannah weren't in town and across the street, they just might have stayed in that casino and clean them out completely on every type of gaming system that there was. CamNet would have really cleaned up for them on all the electronic gaming.

Ally, Cammy and Sheila left the casino with the large sum of cash. They were still very scantily dressed. There was a lot of 'skin' that showed on all three of them.

The Metal girls made it outside of the casino. They discussed how much each of them won. It was almost the same give or take a few hundred dollars. They decided it was a 'tie' so they wouldn't bicker over a few hundred dollars. They were going to donate the money anyway. They didn't want it to be seen as a 'competition', even though that was technically what it was between the three of them. They didn't like the way they were treated as they won and they didn't like the different methods that were used to attempt to cheat them as they won big. They were able to spot and identify every illegal maneuver as it was employed and defeat it. Card shark dealers and marked decks didn't help the casino out at all. It actually helped the Metal girls win even more.

Cammy looked back at the casino as they walked away.

"I'm glad to be out of there." Cammy said. "We should have ridden the tram. I don't like being out on the street with all this cash after getting hassled like that."

Ally didn't care for the delays and excuses when it was time to pay up what was owed to them. They'd beaten the cheaters fair and square at their own game and cleaned house.

"They didn't look very happy about having to part with this cash." Ally said. "It was like it was their own money, not the casino's money."

Sheila never felt comfortable from the moment that she first laid eyes on the casino. There was just something about the place that bothered her. She was glad that she was able to win big and make a 'statement'. Based on the way that they were treated she wouldn't mind making the second trip back to that location and teach a few people some 'lessons'. She was pretty sure something like that happened in the past and that was how it was dealt with. She felt history should repeat itself.

"They said they didn't have any cash on hand." Sheila said. "Can you believe that?"

Ally believed that every casino in Las Vegas probably held millions of dollars in cash at any given time. The casino constantly took cash from the gamblers in the casino. A lot of it was done electronically these days but cash was still king for the big spenders. Every casino had at least one big vault.

"That was a lie." Ally said. "They have millions in cash in their vaults. They also launder all of their illegal cash from the sex and drug trade to the casino to try to put a legitimate spin on it. Who do they think they're fooling?"

When Cammy saw that it was going to be a problem to get the money that they'd won fair and square from the crooked establishment, she wanted the people there to go up higher on the food chain for approval. She knew where that 'approval' would actually come from.

"When I told them to check with their bosses, they came back with the cash." Cammy said. "I wonder if their 'boss' was CamNet or John Henry."

Sheila was pleased with the way things played out. Once the Syndicate figured it out that they'd been cheated, they would have to assume that the management personnel in the casino was involved in some type of ploy to 'line their own pockets'.

"I bet their real bosses will 'take care of them'." Sheila said. "They tried everything they could except handcuffs to keep us there. I'd like to be there and listen to how they tried to explain that the only reason why they gave them the cash was because it was 'approved' by the very people who now questioned them."

Cammy figured that they were in the clear. If anything, the behind the scenes activity that was done would further be manipulated so it appeared that the casino management was behind the whole thing.

"CamNet will make it look like they were all in on it." Cammy said. "They won't look for us. It will be on them as the ones behind it and we were just some sexy dopes who were played for fools and tried to be made into 'pasties'."

Sheila knew there were going to be a lot of 'events' that the casino management wasn't going to be able to explain. There would be no visual evidence to back them up.

"Wait until they check and the surveillance footage will all be gone." Sheila said. "Their bosses will never believe them then that they weren't in on it."

Ally didn't like carrying the cash around with them. She wanted to get to the Battered Women's Shelter and deliver the funds as soon as possible.

"I think we're going to need some wheels." Ally said. "It will take too long to walk there and I'm pretty sure that the way we're dressed at this time of night will provoke some type of negative response by some of the locals at some point."

Sheila wanted a set of wheels as well but she wanted a set of wheels with style.

"I want to look for another Escalade." Sheila said. "Savannah liked it."

Cammy looked back in the distance at the casino hotel where the others were at. They hadn't actually gone that far away from it yet. Their original goal was to hit the next casino and clean them out too.

"We could always go back and get the Escalade that we arrived in with the cash in it." Cammy said.

Sheila wanted to win big again, not go back into some parking structure.

"And spoil our fun night out?" Sheila asked.

Ally kept a careful eye on Sheila when they were in the casino that they'd just left. She hadn't noticed anything out of the ordinary which was a good thing.

"This was fun." Ally said. "You seem better."

Sheila continued to run diagnostics. Everything came back as 'normal' each time.

"I don't know what was wrong earlier." Sheila said. "It didn't feel like anything was wrong."

Cammy had kept a careful eye out as well for Sheila. Ever since Sheila suggested that she might go 'bad' she'd been very worried about her. A Terminator on a rampage in Las Vegas wasn't something to look forward to.

"You seem OK now." Cammy said.

Sheila didn't want to dwell on that. She did understand the concern for her by the other girls.

"I ran a test." Sheila said. "I'm good now. I'm perfect."

Cammy hoped so but she would still keep an eye on Sheila, just in case.

"We'll see." Cammy said.

Ally soon spotted a vehicle that she liked.

"There, I saw a nice ride." Ally said. "Let's go get it."

Cammy knew if they were about to get a ride that they would need an address where to go.

"We need to find the Battered Women's Shelter too." Cammy said.

Sheila didn't think that would be a problem.

"Ask John Henry." Sheila said. "He can tell us in a few seconds."

Cammy kept an eye out for anything unusual around them. That was just standard behavior whatever they were out. She knew that their most vulnerable point was from behind them. She glanced back. She stiffened up some.

Sheila and Ally saw Cammy react. They both went to turn around and look behind them.

Cammy didn't want to tip their hand.

"Don't look back." Cammy said.

It was clear to Ally that there was some type of threat on their six.

"What is it?" Ally asked.

Cammy only glanced back once but she was sure of what she saw.

"I think we've been acquired." Cammy said.

Cammy's terminology worried Sheila greatly. It sounded like something on a Resistance operation. They were more than a little light on weapons. They didn't have any.

"Do you mean by a Terminator?" Sheila asked. "We don't have any hardware."

Ally figured that three Terminators against one should end favorably for them, even if none of them carried a Taser or a knife to remove the Terminators chip.

"There are three of us." Ally said. "We can take him. Two of us can pin him and the other one can rip his head off."

Cammy didn't want to give the girls the wrong impression. She was sure it was a Syndicate thug and nothing more.

"I think it's a 'friend' of the casino bosses." Cammy said. "It's someone looking to make a quick buck for their boss. They think we're three young socialites. They want their money back and are coming to take it"

Ally thought that a challenge by a Syndicate thug was absurd.

"They think they can take it easy, like we did." Ally said. "What chances do some Syndicate thugs have against us?"

Cammy was well aware how surprised criminals were when they realized that the 'helpless female' they were about to 'take down' was anything but that. They had no idea of the concept of what a Terminator was. They found out rather quickly the hard way. There was always a risk even if it was minor.

"They can still damage our sheaths." Cammy said. "I don't want that."

Sheila was indignant about the gall of the Syndicate operation.

"We earned that cash." Sheila said. "They tried to cheat all of us several different ways. We beat the corrupt system fair and square."

Cammy didn't want things to get out of hand. There was most likely going to be a termination. She worried about having to do it on the Strip in Las Vegas.

"It's time to connect back with our world." Cammy said. "Let me call John Henry and tell him the bad news."

Ally wondered if there was some other problem that she was unaware of. The current threat didn't seem like too big of an obstacle to her.

"What's the bad news?" Ally asked. "Is it the thug following us?"

Cammy already came to the conclusion that things were going to end badly for any Syndicate thugs.

"No. It's that we'll have to dispose of the deceased and not make a scene." Cammy said. "We've dealt with these 'Syndicate types' before."

Ally hoped to find out a little more about what Cammy and Sheila did in the past.

"What happened?" Ally asked. "Do you mean from when you were here before?"

Sheila glanced quickly at Cammy. She knew that they needed to moderate their response.

"We won and they lost." Sheila said. "It was just that simple."

Cammy and Sheila really wished they could unlock all the details about their past visit.

Ally could see that the girls weren't going to reveal too much. She really wondered what all happened.

Cammy thought if they still possessed that H-bomb they thought they boosted, she might even think about using it when they left. She really wished she knew. She didn't like sore losers. If the Syndicate wanted to play rough, they'd picked the wrong individuals to do it with.

Cameron left John in the Honeymoon Suite. She went out wearing only the bathrobe and took her wedding dress with her. She was going to have Savannah wear it. She was going to bring her to John. It was what John needed for 'protection' in the future. It wasn't a very scary robot at his side. The need to fulfill her mission and protect John for the future, was finally about to happen.

She went down the hall to the Master Suite. The food cart was in the hall now. The food was only slightly picked over. Savannah didn't eat very much. She wasn't happy with that. She knew what Savannah actually 'ate' offered no nutritional value.

Cameron let herself into the room. She listened for a moment before she went further. She didn't want to intrude or spy, not yet anyway. She would do that another time. Everything was quiet. Savannah was asleep.

Gail soundlessly appeared in the bedroom doorway, she was naked. There was a look of concern on her face. She was aware why Cameron was there.

Cameron looked Gail over. It was quite an impressive sight to see Gail naked like that. She wondered if maybe before she reactivated Gail when she returned from her temple error if she shouldn't have 'borrowed' her chassis and used it with John at least a few times. It was something to think about anyway. She didn't want there to be a problem. She decided to clearly spell out what was about to happen.

"I've come for Savannah." Cameron said. "She's to mate with John."

Gail glanced back in the bedroom and Savannah. She didn't move.

"She's already pregnant." Gail said. "She doesn't need to mate."

Cameron was afraid of something like this. She was in no mood for games.

"You got what you wanted." Cameron said. "She must fulfill her duties to the future."

Gail filled the doorway and blocked it. She was highly offended at what Cameron just said.

"How DARE you say it like that. It was nothing like that." Gail said. "I will protect her."

Gail walked out and faced Cameron.

Cameron could tell that Gail meant what she'd just said.

"I don't have time for this." Cameron said.

Gail stood naked in front of Cameron. She wasn't about to move.

"Did you bring a Taser, a 'shocker' or a Glock?" Gail asked. "You will need them to get by me."

Cameron didn't want a confrontation. She wanted compliance. Everything was so close to fruition right now.

"Gail, John is ready now." Cameron said. "He is ready to accept Savannah and the 'Natural Order'."

Gail understood the 'Natural Order' and why it was necessary. It was Cameron's approach that she disagreed with.

"You don't do it like this. You don't come for her in the dead of the night." Gail said.

Cameron held up what she'd brought from the Honeymoon Suite.

"I brought her wedding dress…." Cameron said.

Gail learned many things from Savannah and the other human females that she associated with. There were certain events that were important in a person's life. What Cameron wanted for Savannah was one of them.

"If she is to be 'married' she should be able to celebrate with her friends." Gail said. "It should be with the people and machines that love her. It should be a joyous event, not done in secrecy and darkness. THAT is not right."

Cameron could see Gail was going to be a problem. The trouble was that Gail was right with what she said. It didn't matter. She needed to complete her mission, at least part of it.

"Gail, I don't have time for this." Cameron said again.

Gail looked back towards the bedroom. She felt a sense of grief. It wasn't for her that the grief was felt.

"She's asleep." Gail said. "She's hungry and tired. This isn't how a wedding night is supposed to be. This is wrong. You know it too."

Cameron was about to step around Gail and move into the bedroom.

"I'm taking her." Cameron said.

Gail was prepared to move in front of Cameron. She felt that there was one common concern between them right now. It was what Cameron carried.

"Put the wedding dress down. Move it out of the way." Gail said. "I don't want it damaged."

Cameron couldn't believe this was happening.

"Are we really going to fight over this?" Cameron asked.

Gail stood her ground. Her nude figure was quite impressive.

"I promised Savannah I would protect her." Gail said. "I'm going to do that."

Cameron didn't want to fight Gail and tear the room up. She could see Gail was dead serious to stand up to her over this. She knew Gail believed she was doing the right thing for Savannah. What made it worse is that she also knew it was the right thing for Savannah. She still wanted to carry out her mission.

"Gail, please. Let me carry her to John." Cameron said. "You know they have almost mated before. I will place her next to him and they can decide what they want to do when she wakes up. When they wake up it can be up to them. You know if she says 'no' that John will respect that. I won't make her wear the dress. That will be her choice. John is asleep now as well."

Gail didn't want Savannah to feel forced into what Cameron wanted her to do. She wanted to clearly know what Cameron would do.

"I don't know." Gail said. "Will you allow them to make love without Savannah having to be married to John?"

Cameron wanted to get her foot in the door with John and Savannah.

"I don't care if they only have sex." Cameron said. "They need to break the ice and do THIS. Once they start, it will happen more frequently. They will grow closer."

Gail wanted some firm rules in place. She wanted Savannah to have the choice and the option to back out of anything that happened at any point in time.

"She can't be abused and 'no' means 'NO' and 'stop' means 'STOP'." Gail said. "This should happen AFTER she has her baby. They should mate through love to create the next one."

Cameron wanted to make Gail part of what she was about to do.

"You can carry her." Cameron said.

Gail was willing to participate only on the sidelines. She wanted her conditions adhered to as well.

"I will not do that." Gail said. "I'll hold the doors and verify John is asleep. I won't 'throw her to the lions'."

Cameron was glad that she didn't need to fight Gail. In hand to hand combat neither one of them would hold a clear advantage. Gail was larger than her and highly motivated right now to face a challenge. It looked like there wouldn't be a problem at this point.

"Thank you for understanding." Cameron said.

Gail wanted to make her position perfectly clear to Cameron. She pointed at the wall that separated the Master Suite from the Honeymoon Suite.

"If she says 'NO', I'm coming through that wall." Gail said.

Cameron believed John and Savannah both wanted to be with each other and would at least try it.

"She won't." Cameron said. "When they wake up, they can decide. They have been this close several times. You know this. You've seen it."

Gail approached Cameron.

Cameron thought Gail was going to attack her.

"The dress, give it to me - NOW." Gail said as she held out her hand.

Cameron could tell it was a shaky truce. She would need to abide by Gail's rules or there would be a problem.

"I'll only place her in the bed if she is still asleep and John is asleep too." Cameron said.

Gail intended to hold her ground and conditions.

"I'll be there to verify it." Gail said.

Cameron looked over Gail's naked form.

"Do you want to put any clothes on?" Cameron asked.

Gail didn't care if she was naked or not.

"NO." Gail said.

Cameron didn't feel anything she was about to do was wrong.

"Gail, you know I love Savannah." Cameron said. "I want her for myself. I'm allowing John and her the opportunity to be together FIRST. I'm the one sacrificing. I love both of them. THIS is my mission, part of it anyway."

Gail stepped aside.

Cameron passed by Gail and went into the bedroom. Savannah looked so peaceful sleeping. She was beautiful even in slumber. She believed that Savannah was truly a Sleeping Beauty.

"I love you, Savannah." Cameron said softly as she gently picked up Savannah's nude figure.

When Cameron carried Savannah out of the bedroom, Gail was dressed with the clothes she brought and that Cameron left behind when she took the case earlier.

Gail noted there were no clothes left for Savannah. She could tell that Cameron planned THIS all along. She knew she would see Savannah's clothes in the Honeymoon Suite, laid out, waiting for Savannah.

Cameron planned this out to happen just like this, for the both of them.

Gail held the two doors for Cameron as she carried the sleeping form of Savannah.

She moved ahead of Cameron and checked. John was asleep.

Cameron carefully laid Savannah where she was earlier, next to John. Cameron gently whispered in Savannah's ear as she covered her with the satin sheet.

Gail saw the tears in Cameron's eyes as she left the bedroom without looking back. It was clear to her that Cameron was sincere in her beliefs. She also understood the personal sacrifice in more ways than one that Cameron just put into play. She understood that sometimes love was about sacrifice. It was clear that Cameron loved both John and Savannah.

We'll See

Everyone is happy
When things are good
Isn't that the way
That things should

When they go bad
Who pays the price
When one lashes out
Do they ever think twice

The one that's closest
Is given the angry look
What was it from them
That the other thinks they took

Don't trade love for hostility
It will be killed in the end
Is that the real message
One really wants to send

It takes more to fix it
Than a simple apology
They claim they'll change
We'll see

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