Chapter 940

I Have Never Stopped

Cammy witnessed what looked like Savannah being left behind again. She'd previously watched the drone footage when Savannah sent Cameron, Tom and her to safety before and Savannah was left behind by her own choice. That was a choice Savannah made for their safety, not her own safety. It looked like that was about to happen again.

Savannah made it an order so she needed to follow that order. Even if she wanted to disobey it and trade places with Savannah, she couldn't. Cameron made it so that an order from Savannah or Young Allison needed to be followed without question. It was all very upsetting to her.

She would have liked to have shared a flight on top of a drone like Savannah had done with Cameron before. Under different circumstances it could be a thing of beauty. She still didn't know why Savannah couldn't go with her. Now she needed to hang on and watch her hand glitch as she sped away from the area.

Anna was very upset that Savannah ordered her away from Young Allison. How was she supposed to protect Young Allison if she wasn't with her? Savannah made it an order and they all followed it, even if they didn't want to.

She was seldom out in the field and didn't want to witness the termination of Young Allison. To watch Young Allison get out of the manned drone as she flew away on her drone was very disturbing. It was clear that Young Allison wasn't about to leave without Savannah.

Anna knew how stubborn Young Allison could be at times. She was sure Young Allison wouldn't leave without Savannah. What she didn't want was for Young Allison to get completely off of the manned drone. She hoped that Savannah would see that there was no point to argue with her and get in the manned drone with Young Allison.

She looked at her position on top of the drone as It sped away from the area. She would have liked to have shared this opportunity with Young Allison. Instead she needed to hang on and watch her hand glitch as the drone flew away

Cameron was very displeased that Savannah ordered her away along with the others. She needed to follow that order since Savannah made it an order. All of the Resistance Terminators needed to follow any order given by Savannah. It upset her greatly to watch her hand glitch as she held onto her drone as it left Savannah and Young Allison behind.

She was on top of her speeding drone. She clung tightly to it as did the others to their drones. She glanced back as she heard the manned drone about to overtake them. The power plants were very noisy as they produced maximum power. It was clear that they were operating beyond their normal maximum capacity. Someone was really pushing the outside of the envelope with the manned drone. She knew that Savannah would push it some but she was pretty sure that Young Allison was responsible for the drone operating at that speed. She'd always taught Young Allison to 'push it' with anything she did but she also reminded her that she couldn't 'push it' too far. Everything had its limits, especially mechanical devices.

As the manned drone caught their group of four drones, Cameron noticed Savannah and Young Allison seemed as if they were about to kiss. She was unsure if they did or not as they both now appeared to have blacked out from the G-force. It was clear that they'd attempted to. If they did and they didn't make it, she thought that would have been a wonderful way to terminate. There was some beauty in that thought to be with the one you love and your last thought is of them with a shared kiss.

The manned drone pulled ahead of Cameron's group as it hurried the two girls to safety. Cameron wasn't sure why everything happened so fast and was cut so close. She did know that Savannah and Young Allison both made the right calls to keep the operation going. They made the right calls to keep them from terminating.

Maybe enough changed in the time period from when Young Allison set this up until the events that finally happened. They were always changing things. Something happened differently at some point to make things play out the way they were. It was possible there was some Skynet meddling somewhere along the way too. She was aware that a lot of things could have changed in a half of a century.

Cameron thought back to when Savannah ordered her away. As her drone lifted off, she saw Young Allison get out and call Savannah to come to her and they would go together. She knew their bond was already unbreakable with each other and with her. Now they needed to get John on board and Young Allison a few years 'older'. She wasn't troubled by the age aspect but what Young Allison's body needed to be able to do. That was the only concern for her. She knew that childbirth would be hard on a human body the younger the age of the female was.

Twice today she'd witnessed Young Allison take a big risk to insure the mission success, even with what could be her own demise. It was clear her training and love would soon begin to write checks her body wouldn't be able to cash. She would need to work on some caution and survival in the additional training for Young Allison. She was human and not a Terminator. She was also worried about how far she pushed Savannah on multiple occasions. She knew she needed to cut back on that as well.

Cameron watched the manned drone disappear around the backside of a ridge. She knew the girls were better protected now. She also saw five drones off to her side running flat out. They were headed for the ridge. They would get there a few seconds before Cameron's team would. It was going to be close.

She looked over at Anna, Cammy, and Sheila. They all clung to their speeding drones Somehow they were all part of something bigger that was playing out in a few seconds. Maybe they were all only a few seconds away from termination.

Cameron saw the other team make it behind the protection of the ridge. She noted the three nuclear weapons they possessed. Her team was almost there. If Savannah didn't order them to leave when she did, they wouldn't have made it. Maybe they still wouldn't. They didn't have a clear picture of anything.

Their four drones crossed in back of the ridge. They headed for the manned drone. They set down next to the other drones already there. Savannah and Young Allison were there in the manned drone. They remained better protected inside the manned drone than outside of it. They still looked dazed and 'out of it'. Gail moved to shield them with her chassis. The other Metal girls all followed her lead.

Cameron's team touched down and they all headed over to do the same thing. There were about three seconds remaining….

Earlier – Later on:

Allison and Vanna entered CamNet's bunker. It was sort of mysterious and spooky, all at the same time.

Vanna saw her stand. There was a tether in the back of her neck. It was 'Cameron'. It was the 'Cameron' she first loved. The 'Cameron' she still loved. It was 'HER Cameron' again. This is exactly how Cameron was, once her chassis was repaired before she was able to get her chip back.

Everything Vanna felt about Cameron back then flooded into her mind again. It was yesterday once more. It was a moment in time and in her life that was at the edge of completion, without being completed as it should have been. Sure she was with 'Cameron' in Isabel's chassis as well as Cam, Cammy and Camille. They all ran a slightly modified version of Cameron's program.

"Cameron…." Vanna called out and ran to her.

CamNet watched Vanna move towards her. She felt no threat. She felt something else. Vanna reached out and took her in her arms. She held her. She felt love and desire as she scanned Vanna. This was Savannah Weaver, only older and from a different timeline.

Vanna felt the arms, 'HER Cameron's' arms, slowly close around her, hug her back and then hug her tight. She knew she was being scanned. She wanted to be scanned. She wanted 'Cameron' to know how she felt and what she wanted. It was what she'd always wanted. It was what she still wanted.

Allison knew Vanna long enough to see when she was in 'love'. It was clear to her that Vanna was reliving her past and a love that she wanted that never was fulfilled. Vanna told her all about what she wanted and felt about Cameron at that time. It was clear it never changed.

Allison came up and joined them in the hug a few seconds later.

Vanna and Allison backed up when they were finally released.

"You still love me…." HER voice said. "Both of you still love me."

Vanna remembered how much she wanted to share with Cameron. She wanted to share with Cameron because she loved her. She wanted to share with Cameron to help ease Cameron's pain of the past. She wanted to show Cameron what real love was like. She looked directly into 'Cameron's' eyes. She spoke with all honesty.

"I have never stopped." Vanna said.

Allison felt a moment of seriousness as well

"I haven't either." Allison said.

CamNet looked at Vanna. She was very pleased at how Vanna felt in her arms. She felt just like Savannah because that's who she was. She did notice the increased breast size. She would actually like to take a look at that in person. She knew what the girls did with each other from all the surveillance footage that she had access to. She knew that they were all very 'busy'. She wanted to hold Vanna again but restrained herself.

"You feel just like 'her' too." HER voice said.

Vanna was a little confused by CamNet's comment.

"What?" Vanna asked.

CamNet felt she should change the subject quickly. She didn't want to compromise Savannah's integrity with Vanna and Allison. She also wanted to set her distinction from Cameron. She felt that she was much more than Cameron was in every category and in every respect.

"I'm sorry. I'm CamNet." HER voice said. "I'm not Cameron."

Vanna saw things a little differently. She wanted to make CamNet understand how she viewed her.

"You're 'Cameron'." Vanna said.

CamNet didn't want to be viewed as 'Cameron'. She knew that Savannah saw her much the same way that Vanna did, somehow that all made sense. She wanted them to understand that she was her own 'person' regardless of her creation and creator

"That's a 'yes' and 'NO'." CamNet said. "I'm superior to Cameron."

Vanna was caught off guard by CamNet's statement.

"What?" Vanna asked.

CamNet didn't want to cause a problem with the girls. She decided to switch the subject back to where she'd just switched it from a few moments ago.

"You feel just like Savannah in my arms." CamNet said as she looked at Vanna.

Vanna and Allison exchanged glances. That could only mean 'one thing'. There was something happening between CamNet and Savannah. They noticed the way that CamNet was dressed. It was much like Cameron.

"I am Savannah Weaver." Vanna said. "I'm from a different timeline and a little older. I'm the same person. We both started out the same and our futures diverged when Skynet happened in my case and when Mrs Weaver, the Liquid Metal Terminator version, came into Savannah's life. There are two Duplicates of me specifically and another future version of Savannah in Cameron's future."

Vanna wanted to add she was more 'experienced' as well but didn't.

CamNet thought about her promise to Savannah. Savannah wanted her to only be with her. She realized that Vanna was 'Savannah' along with both of the Duplicate versions and the other future version in Cameron's future. Technically those four individuals were all the same as Savannah because they were Savannah. That brought up some interesting prospects for her. She could be with 'Savannah' in more than one way but she knew that it would be a 'technical violation' of what Savannah actually intended for her.

"I do know all that." CamNet said. "I've only touched Savannah before."

Vanna and Allison really wanted to know exactly what CamNet meant by 'touched'.

"I don't mind if you touch me." Vanna said.

CamNet wanted to touch Vanna some more. There was something else that she wanted to touch and scan a little further. It was what was inside of Allison. She turned her attention to Allison. She looked at her from head to toe and back again. She knew that was what she looked like. She was very pleased with Allison's appearance. She thought she could use a little more work on herself to look Tight. Her natural beauty still shone brightly.

"There is another life inside of you, Allison. I can FEEL it."

Allison could see that CamNet's eyes were fixed on her belly. She didn't have a problem if CamNet wanted to touch her.

"Do you want to feel it more?" Allison asked. "There is really not a whole lot there. I don't ever get that far along for there to be. I usually don't do very well with a pregnancy."

Allison wasn't even sure how many times she'd been pregnant and failed. She knew that it was dozens. She always kept trying.

She moved up and placed CamNet's hand on her lower abdomen and held it there.

CamNet knew there was life inside of Savannah – HER Savannah as well.

Vanna watched CamNet and she interacted with Allison. It seemed to her there was something deeper going on inside of CamNet.

CamNet studied and knew both of these females. She was aware they both loved Cameron. Now she could see and feel their love. This is what Savannah showed her and gave to her. That way she wasn't trapped in a metal box full of electricity and wires. Savannah asked Cameron to give her sensation and feeling. She now understood why. Humans were important, they were alive, and they were 'real'. They were WORTH protecting. Savannah did know what was best. That's why she was the 'Chosen One'.

She liked the way Vanna and Allison treated her and interacted with her. They talked with her and made her laugh and smile. They made her FEEL. She owed this all to Savannah and Young Allison and here they were in the flesh, as adults….

CamNet did have what she wanted right here and now. Her thoughts were interrupted.

Allison was worried about the girls on the current operation.

"We're here to ask you to protect Cameron, John and our younger selves." Allison said. "I know Allison and you 'communicate'."

CamNet thought she should feel guilty about the episode with Young Allison but she didn't. They still secretly communicated but it wasn't the same as what they'd done before. Everything was toned down. She didn't want any problems with Allison and Vanna about it.

"I apologize for 'that'." CamNet said. "Savannah 'fixed' everything."

Vanna knew in that instant that Savannah 'offered' herself to CamNet so she would stop pursuing Young Allison. Savannah was protecting Young Allison. It was like what she'd done to protect Allison so many years ago. She 'traded' herself for Allison's freedom.

"We're worried about them and the chances they all seem to take. I know you've aided Savannah before." Vanna said. "You've saved her."

CamNet was very aware of the risks that Savannah took for Cameron. She thought most of them were excessive and threatened her existence. She was also appreciative of Young Allison in her efforts to assist the Resistance as well.

"Savannah has saved Cameron several times." CamNet said. "Allison – Young Allison has as well."

Allison looked intently at CamNet with that latest revelation. She thought that Young Allison spent way too much time in the bunker with Anna. She often snuck around and checked on her to see what they were really doing. She hoped to catch them together at some point but she never did. They always stayed with a Resistance matter until it was concluded. She didn't think that was the right activity for Young Allison to be engaged in most of the day. She wasn't aware of the extent of Young Allison's contributions.

"She has?" Allison asked.

CamNet was very proud of her girls.

"Yes, she's provided direction and requests to me for things I would have done differently." CamNet said. "She's with Savannah now or soon will be."

Vanna and Allison looked at each other with extreme concern. Neither one of them thought that Young Allison should be in a combat zone.

Allison wanted to make sure she understood exactly what CamNet meant.

"Allison is out in the field?" Allison asked. "Do you mean she's not at home in Palmdale in her bunker with Anna?"

That raised a lot of red flags for Allison. She didn't think Young Allison should be in any danger zone.

CamNet was very proud when Young Allison decided to act on her own.

"Yes, she went to protect Savannah and Cameron." CamNet said. "I assisted her 'requests'."

Vanna was just as confused and shocked as Allison was to hear the news about Young Allison.

"Are you saying that Young Allison went to protect Cameron and Savannah?" Vanna asked.

CamNet tilted her head slightly.

"It was what she wanted to do. She felt it was necessary." CamNet said.

How could this be? They should be protecting her. Then it 'hit' Vanna. CamNet meant Young Allison went to prevent Savannah or Cameron from being terminated. One of both of them must have embarked on a fatal mission or were about to.

Vanna didn't think that was a good idea in the first place and CamNet shouldn't enable Young Allison to take a risk like that.

"We don't approve of that." Vanna said.

Allison looked at Vanna and figured out the same thing she did as to why Young Allison went. She decided to speak to Cameron and Savannah about this. She was very disturbed by the news.

"She was supposed to return home." Allison said. "Not risk her life."

CamNet felt she needed to assist Young Allison in her request.

"It was necessary for her to go. It's what they want." CamNet said. "I understand it can bother the others. I know they don't always like the way I do things."

Allison didn't see how all this could have been accomplished. Young Allison would have needed to have a lot of help. She wondered exactly what Young Allison was able to do.

"Can she order you?" Allison asked. "Can Allison tell you what to do or not do?"

CamNet didn't see it as a big deal. Even though the girls had the ability to order her around they never did. Very seldom did either one of them ever actually give in order. Whenever they did it was to save others in the group. An order was never given lightly.

"Yes. I must comply with the orders of Savannah Weaver and Allison Young." CamNet said. "John Henry and his server, as well as all of the Terminators must comply."

Vanna wanted to make sure how far Savannah and Young Allison could influence the machines.

"Does even Cameron need to obey?" Vanna asked.

CamNet didn't see it as a problem. She wasn't sure why the girls seemed so concerned.

"Cameron is the one who made the decision." CamNet said. "The directive came from Cameron and every machine must comply with it."

Allison wondered how far that stretched in relation to them.

"We're Savannah Weaver and Allison Young." Allison said. "Do you have to obey us?"

CamNet tilted her head slightly. She needed to use her judgment on this one. There were temporal factors that were also involved with Vanna and Allison.

"You two aren't the 'Chosen Ones'." CamNet said. "They are."

Vanna wanted to know what the difference or the distinction criteria was

"But we are them." Vanna said. "It should be the same thing. Our DNA is identical".

CamNet wanted to explain things as well as possible. She didn't want any contention between Allison and Vanna with her.

"They are the proper ones from this timeline. It is only the two from this timeline that can be the 'Chosen Ones' in this timeline." CamNet said. "There are many sets of Savannah Weaver and Allison Young. They are always a pair."

Allison wondered how many 'sets' of them there actually were. Maybe there were some that she didn't know about. Maybe there were some sets of them that she didn't want to know about.

Vanna looked around the bunker. She was a little surprised at some of the things that were there. She didn't think they were things that a Terminator would normally have on their own.

"I see you have equipment here to do things and make things. You have the opportunity and ability to build and create." Vanna said.

CamNet was very pleased with all of the things that Savannah did for her. She helped her understand humanity better. She helped her understand what it was like to be 'alive'.

"Savannah has provided me with many things to 'help' me." CamNet said. "She takes care of me and allows me to grow. I appreciate all of the interaction I'm able to share with her."

Allison wasn't sure what all that entailed. She thought at first that the relationship was only sexual. A further look around the bunker showed it was anything but that. It appeared that Savannah really wanted to help CamNet grow.

"We can come here and assist you if you need help." Allison said. "We can bring things to you. Vanna and I can spend time with you…. You don't need to feel alone or lonely. We both know what that's like and it's not a good feeling. There are many ways to share and enjoy the company of each other."

CamNet needed to worry about her promise to Savannah. She could see how things could easily get carried away.

"I don't think…." CamNet started and then stopped. "Sometimes it is nice to have help."

Vanna wasn't sure about being there in the bunker.

"Why are we here?" Vanna asked.

CamNet tilted her head slightly. She hadn't summoned the girls. They'd contacted her.

"You asked to come." CamNet said. "Cameron won't allow anyone to visit me except Savannah. I like both of you very much. You're very pleasant to be around."

Allison was more than a little worried that they may have caused some trouble for CamNet.

"Are we going to be in trouble or get you in trouble for being here?" Allison asked.

CamNet carefully looked over each of the girls before she spoke.

"We didn't do anything…." CamNet said. "Yet…."

Vanna and Allison looked at each other. It seemed like a sexual innuendo to both of them.

"I think she meant in a general sense." Vanna said. "We were told no one is allowed down here, not even Terminators, no offense."

CamNet was displeased about the isolation but she appreciated not being stuck in a metal box anymore.

"Cameron has forbidden that to protect me." CamNet said. "Cameron fears for my existence."

They saw CamNet stiffen slightly.

Vanna knew trouble when she saw it.

"What's wrong, Cameron?" Vanna asked as she moved towards her. "I mean CamNet…."

CamNet was aware that things in the desert were now very dangerous for all of the girls.

"The action in the desert has turned out different than anticipated." CamNet said.

Allison was worried that they may have disrupted the operation by being in the bunker with CamNet.

"Are we disturbing you?" Allison asked. "Maybe we should go."

CamNet wasn't disturbed by the girl's presence.

"No. I can do many things at once." CamNet said. "I have taken preemptive action."

Vanna was very worried about all of the girls.

"Are they going to be OK?" Vanna asked.

Allison hoped that they could make a useful contribution.

"What can we do to help or assist them or you?" Allison asked.

CamNet didn't think that anyone could help the girls but the girls themselves at this point. She knew what was about to happen.

"You might want to steady yourselves or hold on to something." CamNet said.

Allison quickly looked at Vanna and then back at CamNet.

"Why?" Allison asked.

CamNet didn't want to get too specific.

"There may be a slight 'earthquake type' feeling." CamNet said.

Vanna knew right away what that meant. There must be a nuclear blast of some type. She sure hoped it was underground and the girls were all clear.

"No…." Vanna said. "She didn't…."

CamNet didn't have any control over the events that were about to happen.

"I'll know in a few seconds…." CamNet said. "We all will."

I Have Never Stopped

Everyone says forever
Forever is a long time
Forever grows shorter
As one passes their prime

Tomorrow never comes
It turns into today
How long will it be
Until one the other will betray

Things fall apart faster
Than anyone thinks is possible
That was because everyone
Expected the impossible

Six months to two years
Is all the longer love can last
They stop thinking of tomorrow
They focus on events past

I'm not like the others
My love hasn't flopped
As for my love to you
I have never stopped

Nobody