Chapter 1000
One Thousand
Savannah looked at her phone again. She received some communications and information from CamNet. There were some specific and detailed items. It was clear that CamNet followed their conversation. Maybe that was another issue that needed to be addressed.
It made her wonder why CamNet was so on board about this all of a sudden. She'd made it clear that John and Cameron should be the ones to go by themselves alone. Did CamNet want John and Cameron 'out of the way' for a week? Maybe CamNet just wanted Cameron 'out of the way'. She could understand that.
It was still a good idea for John and Cameron to spend time together.
Savannah thanked CamNet for the information. She found just the thing for Cameron and John to do. They could be on the cruise but still close to home. There was a California coastal cruise. It seemed perfect. The more she reviewed the information the more she liked the idea. She wanted to make her position clear to Cameron. She thought it was important for both Cameron and John.
"I want you and John to go on a California coastal cruise together." Savannah said. "It's something I really want you to think about, Cameron."
Cameron wasn't sure about it at all. She would think about it anyway. She still contemplated her secret plan to use each of the Metal girl's chassis as her own so that John would have a memorable honeymoon even if it was somewhat belated. She could be a different virgin every day for John with a chip swap. She wondered whose chassis she would allow John to 'break in' first. She was pretty sure Future John was her 'first'. There were no files to prove that. She knew that if she 'worked' her way through all of the Metal girls she would make up for that. She didn't know the full background of the captured chassis that were reprogrammed and Resequenced but she did know that Gail and Holly were created as Restorators by Mrs. Weaver in the alternate future. Maybe she would save those chassis for last. They were the two sheaths with the largest breasts as well. She knew that John liked that attribute in a female. Every time they were out together, she would see his eyes wander. She always noticed what they ended up on. It was always another female's breasts. Gail and Holly could be the icing on the cake for John. He would have everything he wanted.
She would scan John with each chassis swap to see which one he preferred the best. If it was Holly, she was in luck. She would be able to permanently swap chassis with her because Holly wanted to look like Allison. Holly asked her before if she could Resequence her sheath to look like Allison but she wouldn't let her. Now it appeared there was a solution. It would all depend upon which sheath John was most aroused to be with.
"...about that." Savannah said.
Savannah she paused for a moment. It didn't appear Cameron heard her.
"Earth to Cameron, do you read?" Savannah asked
Cameron blinked her eyes and looked around.
"What?" Cameron asked.
Savannah could tell that Cameron hadn't been paying attention. There was a giant smile on Cameron's face. It made her wonder what she was thinking about. If it made Cameron happy it was a good thing. She wasn't going to question that. She didn't want to spoil the mood for Cameron. She decided to redirect the conversation.
"It was just something I wanted you to think about." Savannah said.
Cameron had thought about it. The more she thought about it the more she liked her plan. She looked at Gail in the rear view mirror and smiled. She pictured herself in that chassis with that appearance. The smile on her face increased. She looked over at Savannah.
"I said I would." Cameron said. "Maybe we should start back now."
Savannah wanted to see some more of the port area since they were there already.
"Can we drive to the end of this road? I think it goes down past a few restaurants. It looks like it ends where the breakwater starts." Savannah said. "If you want to go back we don't have to. I just wanted to look around the area some."
Cameron didn't have a problem with that.
"We don't have anywhere else to be." Cameron said. "We can do whatever you want."
They drove down the street that paralleled the channel.
Savannah spotted a battleship that was moored just ahead of the second cruise ship. The cruise ship was clearly bigger than the battleship. It was longer and the superstructure was much taller.
"There's a battleship." Savannah said. "The cruise ship actually dwarfs it."
Cameron figured the battleship was designed to present as low a profile as possible to make it a harder target to hit. Cruise ships on the other hand tried to cram as many cabins as possible on them. She wondered if some of them were actually top heavy at this point.
"The battleship was big when it was constructed." Cameron said. "The cruise ships keep getting bigger. There are even bigger cruise ships than the two that are parked there."
There were some restaurants and what looked like a 'fire station'. A 'fire boat' was out in front of a boat house that looked like where it was kept.
"Is that a water 'fire station'?" Savannah asked.
Cameron glanced over at the 'fire boat'. It appeared to be rather new.
"It's where the 'fire boats' are kept." Cameron said. "They're like a fire truck but a boat instead."
Savannah would prefer if they didn't need to attack any ships in the harbor.
"Let's hope we don't need to make them come out." Savannah said.
Cameron didn't feel that decision was up to them. It was the Skynet activity that would dictate what happened. If there was a target, she was going to bring it down.
"Depending on what Skynet activity comes to light down here, they may be needed at some point." Cameron said.
Gail didn't think Cameron and Savannah paid enough attention to their surroundings. She wasn't going to call them out on it. She was there and she was vigilant.
"I see another container ship entering the channel." Gail said.
Savannah glanced down towards the southern end of the channel. She could barely see it but she could make out the color of the ship.
"It looks like it's from the same company as the other one that's there already." Savannah said. "They're both painted the same."
Cameron saw the ships were both painted the same dark green color. It reminded her of the type of tree that was green all year round.
"It is." Cameron said.
Savannah saw the containers stacked up high on the deck. It looked like there were hundreds of containers. She was aware there were even more containers below the deck in the hold. There was no way to view those until they were unloaded. That was going to take some time.
"Are any of the containers like the ones we're looking for?" Savannah asked. "You can spot them quicker than I can."
Cameron looked at the ship as it approached in the channel.
"Not that I can see from the front and port side." Cameron said.
Savannah looked at the newly arrived ship as it headed up the channel. She noticed something in the sky. She'd seen it on TV before but never in person. It was bigger than she thought.
"Hey, look." Savannah said as she pointed. "There's a blimp."
Cameron glanced up to where Savannah pointed.
"It's used for advertising." Cameron said. "There are several that frequent this area."
Savannah thought it would give them an excellent view of the port and surrounding beach areas. That would be the way to see things. Low and slow. She wondered if they could get a ticket for it.
"Can we ride on it?" Savannah asked.
Cameron referenced some files. It didn't look good.
"Not normally." Cameron said. "I don't think so."
CamNet sent Cameron a lot of details about the company policy on ridership in the blimp gondola.
"CamNet has sent me some information." Cameron said. "It's by invitation only to the media and dignitaries or as a promotional exchange with major charities."
Savannah would like to give it a try. She didn't think it would be that hard for CamNet to make that happen.
"I don't think CamNet would have too much trouble arranging for us to be put in one of those categories with a few supporting documents." Savannah said. "Some of that cash and the electronic funds appropriated from the casino would make good charitable contributions."
Cameron tilted her head slightly. That was 'easy money'.
"We'll see." Cameron said. "Maybe we better head back."
Savannah wondered why Cameron mentioned twice about going back. Maybe there was something going on that she didn't know about. She decided to prompt Cameron.
"I take it nothing else has happened at any of the locations we 'visited' yesterday?" Savannah asked.
Cameron hadn't received any updates to that effect.
"No." Cameron said. "It appears all the players are laying low."
Savannah wondered if that was because of the use of the drones. The two that attacked the Syndicate sedans and then strafed the loading dock from both ends were down quite low. Anyone in the area would have been able to see them once they opened up with their miniguns.
"Do you think that was because of the drone strike on the sniper?" Savannah asked. "I don't think the vehicles that entered the compound would have been able to get a message off."
Cameron didn't want Savannah to worry about any of the events from yesterday. Maybe it was time to get breakfast for her.
"I don't know." Cameron said. "Do you want to eat breakfast at one of the restaurants here?"
That sounded like fun to Savannah. She also needed to think of everyone else. She didn't want the operation to revolve around her.
"I don't want to tie everyone up unless they all want to stop." Savannah said. "We can get some coffee or hot chocolate and a sweet roll."
Gail thought Savannah might want to spend time with Cammy.
"I can switch with Cammy." Gail said. "It's no problem for me."
Savannah wanted to share with all of the Metal girls. Maybe she was being selfish. What was she thinking? None of them would want to stop and watch her eat. The team came before her.
"No, that's fine." Savannah said. "We can just go back."
Savannah looked around at the port and the restaurants. There was the water and the ships and all the birds. The sky was blue and the sun was up and everything looked so pretty. It made her a little sad that only she could 'see' it.
John looked at the zoomed in footage from a drone of the container ship. He could see that it was big. He knew there were as many containers, if not more, below decks than there were stacked on the deck above the ship.
"Can you pick up anything on the new container ship?" John asked.
John Henry already assigned the drones on station to do that. Everything was negative.
"The drone footage shows nothing that strikes a match." John Henry said.
John saw something big pass in front of a drone's camera.
"What was that?" John asked. "It looked big."
John Henry was able to catch a glimpse of the object as well.
"That's one of the local blimps." John Henry said. "There are several."
John saw those on TV sometimes at local sporting events or at the New Year's Day parade. Everyone watched the big one in Pasadena every year.
"That looks cool." John said. "Can we ride it?"
John Henry did a quick search. It didn't look promising. He saw no need to tell John what would be necessary in order to procure a ride on one of them.
"No." John Henry said.
John was a little more than disappointed to hear that. He didn't get out much. That sounded like something that would be fun to do.
"That's too bad." John said.
John wondered why not but didn't ask.
He looked at the satellite overlay map and saw where the girls were all at. There were some nice waterfront restaurants there. He wondered if Cameron would even think of Savannah's needs. He thought the area looked beautiful.
"Savannah should get some breakfast down there." John said. "It looks like more than a few places are open."
John Henry would actually be surprised if that happened. It would take some heavy prompting from Cameron to make it happen.
"Savannah won't want to tie the girls up." John Henry said.
John didn't see the logic in that. There was a place literally right in front of them. They'd never be closer.
"She's right there." John said. "They won't mind."
John Henry knew that Savannah tried to place everyone else before her.
"Savannah is very conscientious about others." John Henry said.
John wasn't sure what that meant. Was there something unsaid about him in that statement? Maybe he was viewed as not caring or thinking about others. He wanted to ask but was afraid of the answer. That's what Savannah and Young Allison would help him with. Maybe that was what was being said, without being said.
Cameron could tell Savannah really wanted to stop at someplace 'nice'. She wanted to do something nice for Savannah.
"You can ride with Cammy, Savannah." Cameron said. "Holly and Hanna can ride back with us."
Savannah wanted to do that. She was only one person. The team came first. Some of the Metal girls would like to be with their lovers as well.
"Maybe we can some other time." Savannah said. "I'd rather keep the teams together. Let's go back. The girls all would like to see their girlfriends too."
Cameron checked with John Henry and CamNet one more time. Nothing was new or changed. She knew what Savannah wanted. She knew when not to push the issue. Savannah was thinking of all of them.
"Back it is." Cameron said. "We can still stop anywhere along the way home if you want."
Cameron would look into a few of the options Savannah made her aware of this morning for John and her. She actually liked some of what Savannah suggested. It was clear that Savannah always knew what was best.
The chassis swap idea intrigued her the most. She quickly glanced at Savannah. Maybe she could use that idea as a bargaining chip to get Savannah to go. She would let her know what she'd planned to do with the Metal girls chassis and see what she would do about it. She hoped Savannah would offer herself instead.
Cammy's SUV moved in front of Cameron again and Cam's SUV fell in behind her. The three SUVs headed back towards the base.
Savannah thought maybe a 'heads up' would be good for all the girls back at the base. She strongly doubted they were sitting about idly.
"I want everyone to know we'll be back soon." Savannah said. "An ETA would be better if that's possible."
Cameron looked at Savannah and nodded. She understood the message.
"I'll have John Henry notify everyone." Cameron said.
Savannah didn't want the Metal girls to come back and find their girlfriends in the arms of each other's girlfriends after a combat mission. It was no big deal, it was just the idea. Some of the Metal girls could have been shot up.
"I don't want anyone to feel any anxiety if they don't need to." Savannah said.
Cameron glanced over at Savannah and smiled.
"You're very thoughtful." Cameron said. "You're always thinking of others."
Savannah thought that would bring up another issue. She needed to think of Young Allison and CamNet.
"I don't know how true that is." Savannah said. "I still need to see CamNet."
Cameron didn't personally approve of Savannah's plans but she needed to respect them.
"I haven't forgotten about anything related to our earlier discussion." Cameron said.
Savannah looked at Cameron and smiled.
"Thank you." Savannah said.
Cameron wasn't sure about the next issue.
"Do you want Cammy to come with you?" Cameron asked.
Savannah tried to think of a diplomatic solution. She knew that it would bother Cammy just as much as it bothered Cameron for her to see CamNet.
"She may have some other things to do." Savannah said.
Cameron was sure Savannah didn't want Cammy around for what she planned. There was one other thing that she was going to follow up on later on. Cammy's team could deal with it now.
"I'll have her follow up on the homeless people we moved to the shelter." Cameron said.
Savannah thought that was a good idea. She wanted to make sure they received some real help. She didn't like what Susan needed to endure just to survive on the street. She wanted that changed if possible. She knew that depended upon the person.
"I want to make sure the Susan gets professional help." Savannah said. "Maybe I better follow up on that myself. I don't want Susan getting assaulted anymore or having to trade her body for food to survive. There's just something wrong with that I can't tolerate."
The idea of having to do that actually sickened Savannah some. She wasn't hungry anymore. It seemed very humiliating and demeaning to her.
Cameron knew that was very degrading. It was prevalent a lot in the future too. That's how some females ended up being 'sold' or 'traded'. Food was used as a weapon or a tool for enslavement. It also soon showed which females were sterile. Once that determination was made, the sterile females ended up as merchandise to be traded, bought or sold. They usually ended up in a Scavenger camp and a fate worse than death.
"I will personally make sure she's given treatment and help." Cameron said. "Gail can ride back with Cammy and we will stop by there on the way home."
Gail wanted to keep the team together. She wanted to be with Savannah as long as possible.
"I can go with you." Gail said.
Savannah looked back at Gail and smiled.
"Jesse will want to see you." Savannah said. "You'll want to see her."
Gail wasn't sure if Savannah wanted to be alone with Cameron. It sounded like it. There was something going on with them and CamNet. Maybe it was best not to know. There was no need to speculate either. Savannah was entitled to her own life.
"Sure, Savannah, I can do that." Gail said.
Savannah was very troubled by everything that was done to Susan. There'd been no need to beat her face into pulp on several occasions.
"I'm worried about Susan." Savannah said. "I don't want to trouble everyone else."
Cameron didn't think Savannah needed to deal with this problem personally.
"Are you sure, Savannah?" Cameron asked. "You must be tired and hungry."
Savannah was still troubled by what Susan needed to endure to survive. She managed a faint smile for Cameron.
"I'm fine." Savannah said. "I'll manage. Some people have had it a lot worse than I have. I can't complain about anything."
John Henry passed the word that the Metal girls were about to return soon.
They all thanked him for the 'heads up'. None of their heads were 'up' where they were at previously before they were notified.
John was a little disturbed by the change in plans. He saw no reason for that.
"Where are Cameron and Savannah going?" John asked. "I haven't authorized any action."
John Henry personally didn't think it was something that they needed to deal with. He understood the girls felt otherwise.
"They want to attend to the homeless people who provided them with information." John Henry said.
John was more than a little disappointed Cameron wouldn't be back to the base when he thought she would.
"I think Cameron doesn't really want to see me." John said.
John Henry thought that there were times that statement might be true. He didn't believe this was one of them. There were plenty of extenuating circumstances involved with everything that happened over the last few days.
"There have been many branches to this operation." John Henry said. "It did get a little more involved than any of us thought it would."
John thought about the girls sitting out all night waiting near the port facility for nothing.
"Yeah, I guess." John said. "That will probably come back on me. I'm sure I'll hear about it."
It wasn't too much longer before the Metal girls arrived.
"They just got here now." John Henry said.
John went out to greet them. He was a little surprised at the first thing that he saw.
He wondered why Sheila was walking around topless. He liked what he saw. Then again, he saw it often enough. It was usually only one breast at a time. This was a full topless view and it excited him. It made him wonder if Cameron would do a 'chassis swap' for a few days with Sheila. Cameron was her program and he would not mind if it was in a different chassis for a short while.
Sheila made a point to moisten her lips slightly and gently bite the corner of her lower lip as she looked at John.
"Do you want to straighten my nipple rings for me?" Sheila asked.
Sheila gave both of them a gentle tug.
John started to reach forward. He remembered where he was. There were plenty of witnesses and surveillance cameras around him. He didn't want to try to deny something he wouldn't be able to deny. He thought of another approach to get things under control.
"Summer is here." John said. "What happened to your top?"
Sheila didn't think it was a big deal. She didn't think John followed the operation closely if he needed to ask that question. She decided to give him a refresher.
"My shirt was blood soaked and I needed to give Cammy back her shirt, she let me borrow it." Sheila said. "Ally and I are headed back to my room."
John watched as everyone paired off with their girlfriends.
That left Cammy and him looking at each other. He figured it was Cammy since Cameron and Savannah went off to the homeless shelter. He couldn't tell by looking at her. There was no way to physically tell the difference between them. As far as he knew it was Cameron and Cammy were going to attempt to play him
"Hi, John."
She came up to John and gave him a kiss.
He knew Cammy made it clear before that they still needed to 'finish up' where they'd left off in Las Vegas. She might have waited for Cameron to be tied up to make her move. He wasn't sure Cammy would be that bold with witnesses around.
"Cameron?" John asked as he backed up.
He hoped that it was. He really didn't know.
Cameron was a little irritated with that question. Maybe there was more going on than she knew around there. Maybe that's what Savannah tried to 'tell' her about the cruise for just John and her.
"Who else would I be?" Cameron asked. "I'm one of a kind."
John didn't want to answer that question. He could already see the negative look on her face. He was sure it was Cameron.
"I thought you went with Savannah." John said.
She gave John an explanation that sounded quite plausible.
"When we stopped to let Gail off, Savannah decided just Cammy and her would go. She wanted everyone reunited with their lovers. Holly and Hanna rode back with Gail and me." Cameron said. "Are the operations all under control?"
John hoped what she said was true. He was sure everything was being picked up on a surveillance camera somewhere. He knew there was still a chance it wasn't Cameron. The negative attitude and sour face seemed to indicate that it was.
"Yes." John said.
Cameron didn't care for the way John responded to her currently. She wondered if there was something that he needed to tell her. Perhaps he'd forgotten. If they were going to go on a cruise together, she wanted to get him acclimated to all the free time that they would have while they were on the ship.
"In that case, we can always head to our room. I can think of a few ways we can be 'together'." Cameron said. "Unless you need to do something else or wait for someone else…."
John ignored the jab about 'someone else'. He wondered how many different styles of sex Cameron thought about.
"No." John said. "Everything is good. How many different ways do you want to try?"
Cameron shrugged her shoulders. She wanted to keep it simple.
"One Thousand…." Cameron said.
John's eyes widened slightly. He would have been happy for one.
"I'm in." John said.
Cameron took his arm and headed for their room.
"That's the idea." Cameron said with her sly smile. "I can almost feel it inside of me."
Cameron was more than ready to provide 'Little Willie' with a home. She wanted to please John. She wanted to share with him like Savannah said.
John moistened his lips slightly in anticipation with her comment. He was ready for that.
They arrived at the room a minute later.
Cameron stopped at the door and waited.
"Well?" Cameron asked.
John figured he knew where this was headed
"Do you want our wedding night again?" John asked.
Cameron smiled at John and she waited.
"I wouldn't have it any other way." Cameron said.
John opened the door.
He moved to pick up Cameron.
"You know I'm heavier than I look." Cameron said.
John didn't think it would be a problem.
"I only have a few steps." John said.
John picked her up and carried her through the doorway.
Cameron pushed the door closed as they entered. John set her down.
They stood facing each other.
"All my programming is off, John." Cameron said. "This is just you and me now."
"Cameron, I've waited so long for this - moment."
"As have I, John."
"I love you, Cameron, and you love me."
"I love you, John, and you love me."
They kissed.
Each removed the other's clothes. They spoke as they did.
Cameron wanted to see what John was up for.
"Where do you want to go on our long overdue honeymoon?" Cameron asked.
John thought he now understood the information that he'd received directly from CamNet.
"I have a few ideas." John said. "We could go on a California coastal cruise and 'get away from it all'."
Cameron tilted her head slightly at John's comment. It was exactly what she wanted to do. She wasn't sure who clued him in. At this point it didn't matter.
"I think I'd like that." Cameron said.
Cameron hoped the honeymoon wouldn't turn into a deadly honeymoon.
They stood naked before each other.
"I'm ready, John, make me a woman." Cameron said.
They embraced and slowly headed for the bed….
Cameron reset a program file. Now this would be her 'first time' to her like it always was when they did this. The new file would remain in effect for one hour and then her regular programming would all kick back in.
She was pretty sure that if she could bring all the Metal girls along for 'protection' that she would go through this procedure multiple times as she 'broke in' each one of their chassis with John. It was going to be the best honeymoon ever for any male. She was going to have a good time too because she could be 'someone different' as she 'got away from it all'.
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CHAPTER 1000 UPDATE
08-14-2021
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Wow!
Here we are.
The first 1000 Chapters have all been doubled in length.
On 02-09-2019 Chapter 1000 was posted.
The word count was 1,653,097
On 08-14-2021 Chapter 1 - 1000 were finished the second time.
The word count is now 3,318,860
That alone is longer than the next 4 TSCC stories combined.
The story was started on 12-06-2016
Chapter 1000 was reached on 02-09-2019
That's 797 days and 1000 chapters.
That's more than one chapter a day 20% of the time for 1000 chapters.
The current chapter total is 1556 posted.
The current word count is 5,466,534
That's longer than the next 10 TSCC stories combined.
The story is already written up to chapter 1603.
Remember, I'm just a fan and not a writer.
I don't know how to type.
This has all been done with two fingers and a sore neck.
It's written as a story, not as a screenplay.
It's among the longest stories ever created.
Some people tell me it's the longest story ever written.
I have no idea.
I do know it's the longest TSCC story.
What else matters?
Long live Cameron.
Long live John.
Long live the Resistance.
Thank YOU for reading.
Nobody
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You Can Stop Running
What's the point
I ask over and over
Is it really nothing more
Than crimson and clover
Events that are happening
Cause me much confusion
Instead of expanding
I hide in seclusion
I really don't know
Which way to turn
It seems all I get
Is a fresh new burn
I don't think I'm the one
That deserves this treatment
It leaves me feeling like
Some foul excrement
Is it from me or really yourself
Why one you are shunning
I'm here forever
You can stop running
Nobody