Chapter 1017

Show Her

Derek's team was headed back to the base. It was quite an experience that his team just went through. They were in danger but they would have been able to handle it without the aerial support. It was the air support, the close air support that was awesome on this one.

Derek thought about getting another ride in a B-25. He really enjoyed it when Cameron set it up for his birthday. Wait, it was Duplicate Cameron who did that. It was hard for him to keep the different versions of Cameron separate since they were identical. It was hard enough to keep Cam and Cammy separate from Cameron. The only way he was sure if it was Cam or Cammy depended upon if one was with Vanna and the other one was with Savannah. Evidently that wasn't always the case because sometimes they 'switched'. He wondered what that was like.

He still remembered what they all thought was the untimely demise of Duplicate Cameron and the loss of the three Duplicate girls with her on that day, the 'Day Of Loss'.

"Watch it." Al said.

Derek snapped back to reality. He realized he almost ran through a red light.

"I'm sorry." Derek said. "I let my mind wander."

Al wondered what was up with Derek. He was a solid fighter and a good warrior. He wasn't sure if it was related to the operation that they'd just conducted or not. He thought it was better not to ask. That always seemed to cause a problem with the humans.

"Stay focused." Al said.

Derek always felt it never ended well when someone thought about the departed. In the case of Duplicate Cameron and the Duplicate girls it had a happy ending, probably in more ways than one. He was still surprised that he almost ran through a red light. He could see it if it would have been a stop sign but a traffic signal was pretty hard to miss, especially since there were usually at least three of them.

"I will." Derek said. "I was thinking about something."

Derek knew that's how you ended up hurt or worse by being inattentive. He'd seen it happen to others. He knew there were more important things to think about. Precious and Riley were two of them. He needed to stay alive to protect them.

He never pictured himself with a 'family'. Now he was a 'family man'. Precious was very precious to him and so was Riley. They would both keep him focused on the right path he hoped. They were added incentive to keep Skynet down.

It worried him deeply as to what would happen in the future. He feared a new Judgment Day. It would literally be the end of the world. The Resistance would still exist and begin to fight Skynet immediately but it would take a long time for the rest of the world to catch up. That was the half of the population that survived Judgment Day itself. Once Skynet released chemical and biological toxins into the atmosphere, another half of the population would die. Only the strongest and those without an underline disease would survive. It appeared that Skynet wanted the most fit individuals for the work camps.

Derek blinked his eyes twice. He knew he needed to refocus. They were never out of danger wherever they went. Even when they were at the Resistance base they may be safer but no place was safe. He looked over at Al.

"I'm good." Derek said.

John reviewed some past video footage. He was worried about everything that happened in the last few days. It was actually quite a bit.

The places they'd been in the last few days presented a new form of trouble and danger. It seemed best if they eliminated them. That was the best way to prevent anyone from going back to try to figure out what happened at the locations.

"I think that maybe we need to torch the old supermarket, lab and port facility." John said.

That was somewhat of a surprise to John Henry. That wasn't their standard procedure. They would normally set up surveillance and keep an eye on the location to see what else turned up.

"You don't want to wait to see if we draw in more targets?" John Henry asked.

The threat of the Syndicate bothered him. That was trouble they didn't need.

"I do but the Syndicate worries me." John said. "If they get too involved, it presents us with an additional problem. We have enough groups to contend with. The Syndicate has a lot of thugs to burn. Everyone who works for it is basically muscle for hire. I don't think anybody believes in the Syndicate except maybe the family bosses. The entire organization is based on money and all things monetary, other things like power are incidental."

John Henry thought about the list of contenders. John was correct that they didn't need any more groups to deal with.

"We have several different groups of Grays, most likely from different Skynets and different futures. There's SkyMaster and its Fanatics. There's also the anti-Metal group and the Skynet offshoots that have sprung up, for starters." John Henry said. "We don't really need any additional threats."

That was in the present. John was also worried about what was in the past. There was no way to know what changed behind them, especially if an alternate future was created. As far as he knew they could be in an alternate future at this point.

"That's just what we know about." John said. "Who knows what's happened in our past."

John wondered if Cameron did.

"I don't know." John Henry said.

John Henry also wondered if Cameron did.

John wanted to take action as soon as possible to remove the Syndicate from the fringes of their operations. If there was a plan in the works to do that, he wanted to see it.

"I want a follow up on the report once Savannah approves it." John said.

John Henry didn't think it would be a problem. He trusted Savannah's judgment, even if Young Allison's and CamNet's involvement might be a little more extreme.

"Would you trust anyone more than you do Savannah?" John Henry asked.

John couldn't think of a finer example of a female or a male for that matter. He understood the value of her input. It also bothered him that Cameron wanted Savannah for the same reasons.

"You know, I don't think I would trust anyone more than her." John said. "I know that's why Cameron drags Savannah around everywhere."

John Henry thought of Savannah's many achievements in a very short period of time.

"Savannah is very capable." John Henry said.

He didn't want to seem derogatory. He just wanted to look at the report. He wanted the Syndicate out of their hair.

"I didn't mean anything bad." John said. "I want the report from CamNet when it's available."

John Henry wanted to know if he should send a team out within incendiary charges to level the three buildings. He would make sure that there was no emergency response until the buildings all burnt to the ground and collapsed in on themselves.

"What about the three locations?" John Henry asked.

John still hoped they could get some leads to follow up on, especially in regards to the Grays.

"Let's see what we have to work with first from CamNet." John said.

Once again they faced the unknown.

Cameron wanted the girls to pick out a place where they wanted to eat. She figured this was the best way to make sure Savannah received proper nutrition. She was worried about Vanna's baby that Savannah carried.

Young Allison stressed to Savannah that she needed to eat healthy.

The girls discussed what to eat. Half of a dozen places were tossed around.

Young Allison wasn't thrilled with the last revelation. She liked to go to the Fifties and Sixties diner. She knew they didn't have to go there all the time and probably shouldn't. The choice still seemed a little bizarre to her.

"Who wants to go to a salad bar?" Young Allison asked.

Savannah thought a salad bar seemed healthy.

"You wanted to eat healthy." Savannah said. "They have soup too."

Young Allison wanted to liven things up some. She ate most of her meals at home. They were especially boring when she needed to eat alone. It made it easier to skip a meal or only just snack when she was alone. Anna usually popped up at some point and encouraged her to eat properly or actually went ahead and made something for her to eat.

"I'm out." Young Allison said. "When I go away from home, I like to splurge."

Cameron didn't want the girls to bicker over 'nothing'. There were other choices.

"There's a steakhouse down the street." Cameron said.

Savannah knew it was the one with an Australian themed name. It made her think about Young Jesse. She thought they should have brought a little more company with them for that place.

"If we are going there, we should've invited Jesse." Savannah said.

Young Allison liked to hang out around Sheila.

"Sheila could come as well." Young Allison said.

Savannah looked at Young Allison and frowned. She wondered a little about Young Allison's choice of words. She was sure there was a double meaning there. She knew Young Allison was captivated by Sheila's jewelry. She would have been a little more worried if she was aware of what Young Allison's internet searches focused on currently.

Cameron didn't pick up on Young Allison's desire. She most likely would have given Sheila a reprimand or threatened her with some type of punishment. Her preferred form of punishment for Sheila would be to rip whatever her rings were attached to off, along with the ring. That wasn't the case. She was still focused on the restaurant.

"It wasn't really founded by an Australian." Cameron said. "It was just a marketing gimmick with a catchy name. The name made it sound like a remote and intriguing place in Australia."

Young Allison did like one menu item there.

"They have this really cool 'onion thing' there." Young Allison said. "It's really awesome."

Savannah wondered when Young Allison was there before.

"How often have you been there?" Savannah asked.

Young Allison felt insulted.

"I get out." Young Allison said.

Savannah knew that Young Allison didn't get out enough. She felt she spent way too much time in the bunker when she wasn't studying or doing her physical training. There was literally little time for anything else, which included her dance and music lessons.

"I doubt that." Savannah said.

Now Young Allison really felt insulted.

"I do so." Young Allison said.

Anna decided to offer up an alternative. The direction of the conversation bothered her. She didn't want Young Allison to be 'questioned'. She was responsible for Young Allison's well being. Anything negative about Young Allison would reflect negatively upon her.

"There is an 'all you can eat' place." Anna said. "They have soup, salad and hot entrees. It's all 'hometown' cooking served buffet style."

Savannah wasn't sure an 'all you can eat' place' was really the best choice for Cameron and Anna.

"What will you and Cameron get?" Savannah asked.

Anna didn't think it was a problem. They wouldn't try more than a taste anyway.

"They have desserts." Anna said.

Cameron ran her hands down the front of her sheath.

"I don't want to get fat." Cameron said. "How do I look? I don't look fat do I?"

Cameron sat up straight.

Savannah leaned her head forward for a better look. She wanted to see what Cameron was talking about. She thought the only person with a flatter stomach than Cameron was Young Allison.

"You look like you did when you were constructed." Savannah said as she looked over the seat at her.

Young Allison looked at Cameron and then down the front of her body. The two 'swollen mosquito bites' left something to be desired.

"I could put some meat on these bones." Young Allison said. "I want my lungs to fill out a little more."

Savannah understood what Young Allison meant. It wasn't her lungs she wanted to fill out. It was what was on the outside of her lungs that she wanted larger. She didn't like Young Allison to always want to rush things.

"It will happen, Allison." Savannah said. "I needed to grow too. You're very beautiful just the way you are. There will probably be a point in the future where you'll look back and wish you looked just like you do now, still. I feel that way sometimes when I see Anna. I would like to be that age again."

Cameron felt a slight glitch impulse with what Savannah said about being Anna's age again. She was worried because Savannah stated that she would do everything in her life the same again except she would start everything a lot earlier. Savannah said she would start as soon as she was able to do so. She knew that would be very hard on a young body. Savannah already warned her multiple times to make sure that didn't happen with Young Allison.

Young Allison reflected on the past and what Savannah just said.

"I watched you grow into how you are now, from when you looked like me." Young Allison said. "You're beautiful."

Anna looked down at the front of her sheath. She wasn't pleased at her current appearance. She thought about what Young Allison indicated.

"Do you mean like I look?" Anna interrupted.

Young Allison ignored what Anna said. She thought Anna was beautiful too. She didn't base her assessment just on looks either. She looked at Savannah.

"I mean how you look now. I watched you change." Young Allison said. "It was beautiful."

Young Allison knew what Vanna looked like and she knew what Hanna looked like. She knew that Savannah would look just like that when she was older and she did.

Savannah thought that Young Allison spent a lot of time spying on others during intimate moments.

"You've seen everyone enough to know exactly what you'll look like." Savannah said.

Anna was aware how Cameron often put herself on 'display'.

"Cameron can always show her again." Anna said.

Young Allison glanced quickly at Savannah with what Anna said. There was one time when they'd gone swimming when she made a bet with Cammy. She was pretty sure that Cammy made sure that she lost the bet. Cammy was supposed to show her what her private parts would look like in detail. She took that quick look because she wanted to see what she was going to look like to others. She wasn't entirely happy with what she saw. She didn't look forward to the extra growth and pigmentation changes she was going to experience. She liked being trim and petite.

Cameron felt the female body was something to behold.

"I've allowed anyone who wanted to look at me, to be able to look at me." Cameron said. "There's nothing to be ashamed of or hide. The female body is beautiful."

Cameron always made sure Savannah and Young Allison 'saw' her as they were growing up. It was always indirect but everything was visible. She always made sure of that when they went to the swimming pool.

Savannah wondered if Cameron put Sheila up to doing what she did at the swimming pool. If she did, it worked. She also thought about what Cameron said. It was true that every female body was beautiful. The reality was that some were simply more beautiful than others.

Sarah and Claire returned to the base with Jan and Summer. Hanna was with them and on the lookout for any danger. She saw that Jim shadowed them. She hadn't spotted him at first but she figured he was there.

Claire was very troubled about what to do for her future.

"I don't know what I want to do." Claire said.

Sarah was aware there were many ups and downs. Most of them seemed to be 'downs' to her. She felt it was more of a personal decision as well as a safety decision.

"You need to really think about it." Sarah said. "Sometimes Kyle wants us to move away and try and have a life for Jan, a real life."

Claire could understand that. It was what every parent wanted for their children.

"What stops you?" Claire asked.

Sarah frowned and to herself. It seems all that baggage always fell at her doorstep. Kyle wanted things done differently for Jan.

"I do." Sarah said. "I tried to give John a real life too and it never worked out. Skynet always found us. I actually endangered him more by doing that. I'm not going to make that same mistake with Jan."

Sarah was afraid Cameron put a target on the back of every 'Allison' by personally challenging Skynet. Skynet came after her and John because Future John led the Resistance to crush Skynet.

Cameron attempted her best to make it look like it was a 'one machine' operation against any version of Skynet they encountered. She didn't want any other versions of Skynet looking at other individuals. She wanted Skynet, all of them, focused on her.

Claire needed to think about both versions of Allison. They were still both her daughter, even if they were the same individual from two different time periods.

"I like seeing Allison and Vanna together." Claire said. "I like being around Vanna and Jesse too…."

Claire stole a long look at Sarah. She liked her trim and fit body immensely. She thought Sarah was beautiful and was a wonderful individual. She actually liked the rough edges as opposed to smooth ones. She found that in Jesse as well.

Sarah was aware of the sharing. If not for Kyle at this point in her life, she would be sharing with all of the girls as well. To put it in 'food' terms, to her 'sausage' wasn't bad but 'tacos' were better. She often wondered what it would be like to be with a female Terminator. It seemed that those who were able to enjoy that privilege couldn't get enough of it.

"There are a lot of Metal girls around also." Sarah said.

Claire liked the selection of females much better at the Resistance base. There was no doubt about it. There was only one problem with everything.

"I know." Claire said. "Allison – Young Allison wants to stay at the house."

Sarah couldn't get around Young Allison's appearance. It bothered her some the way John looked at her. It was clear to her that Young Allison was ready for everything.

"She's still a girl." Sarah said. "I know that she's more but when I look at her, I still see a girl."

Claire knew that Young Allison was much more than any of them even imagined. She tried not to think about it but the reality was there right in front of her every time she saw her.

"Only her body is. She's much further advanced than that both educationally and emotionally." Claire said. "I'm sure that she knows more than both of us combined. I worry about something very important though. She lacks experience. Experience makes a difference especially with relationships. She's very vulnerable right now."

Sarah contemplated what Claire said. She wondered if that was some type of veiled warning about John. She could tell there was someone even more advanced than Young Allison who was actually younger and really still a girl. She thought about that. Summer seemed the most advanced for her age.

"Summer seems pretty well versed too." Sarah said.

Claire was very concerned about that. She was concerned with the root of where everything came from. She actually wasn't sure it was really from her.

"That's from Cameron and Metal girls working with them all the time." Claire said.

Sarah wasn't fully aware of what all Cameron and the Metal girls did behind closed doors with the human females. None of it was about anything sexual.

"Are you happy with that?" Sarah asked.

Claire didn't think it was her happiness that mattered. A parent was supposed to provide for their children. That's what she tried to do.

"I'm happy when my girls are happy." Claire said.

Sarah didn't think Claire needed to question anything anymore.

"Then that's your answer." Sarah said.

Jan and Summer were slightly up ahead with Hanna following them.

"Look at them." Claire said. "They adore each other."

Sarah could see that was probably a little bit deeper and any of them currently realized. She thought about it for two seconds and realized it didn't matter. She wanted whatever was best for her daughter.

"They both don't get to be around children their own age very much. At least Jan doesn't." Sarah said.

They both knew if Summer and Jan were together all the time that they would grow more 'attached' to each other.

"Whatever I decide, I want them to see each other more." Claire said.

Sarah saw that as a double edged opportunity. She wanted the girls to spend more time together and she wanted to spend more time with Claire. She wasn't sure if anything would happen sexually and that didn't really matter that much but it was still an intriguing possibility. Claire was someone very beautiful to be around. She would really like to get some cooking tips from her. Whatever the reason, she still wanted to spend more time with the Young family.

"I want that too." Sarah said. "I don't mind if we need to visit each other more often in Palmdale."

Claire was also worried about the youngest members in the Resistance. Those included the newborn and the 'yet to be' born.

"We need to make sure Precious gets out too as she grows and Allison's baby." Claire said.

Hanna turned around and looked at Claire. It was clear that she'd listened to their conversation in its entirety. She didn't want Claire to give away any 'secrets' that didn't need to be given away yet.

Cameron wanted Savannah and Young Allison to get something to eat. Anna suggested a particular place.

They talked about the different eating establishments and ended up at the buffet. It didn't take long for the usual comments to start. It seemed to happen wherever they went. It was actually quite annoying.

The waitress looked at the four of them.

They all knew what was coming next.

"Your younger sisters look just like both of you." The waitress said. "I mean exactly like you but younger."

Anna glanced over at Young Allison.

"We get that a lot." Anna said.

Savannah shot Anna a stern look. She didn't think that was a good idea to say.

Cameron didn't want any problems. She smiled at the waitress.

"Thank you." Cameron said. "They're both such sweet girls."

Young Allison looked at Cameron.

"I'm going to look just like her when I grow up." Young Allison said. "It won't be much longer."

Savannah shot Young Allison a stern look. She didn't want to hear that kind of talk for several reasons.

"That means you will be even more beautiful." The waitress said as she stole a sideways glance at Cameron.

Young Allison was pleased with what the waitress said. She sat up straighter and arched her back a little bit to make her breasts more prominent.

"Thank You." Young Allison said.

The waitress did a double take of Young Allison. She looked at Cameron and then back at Young Allison. She pointed over to where the food was located.

"The plates and silverware are by the food and the cups for the drinks are next to the beverage station." The waitress said. "Get as much as you want and don't forget the dessert bar in the corner. Enjoy."

The waitress left.

Savannah didn't care for the way the waitress looked at Young Allison. She noticed what Young Allison did as well. She watched the waitress walk away. Right before she went around a corner, she looked back again at Cameron and then at Young Allison as she disappeared around the corner. She was pretty sure that if the waitress had a 'choice' between Cameron and Young Allison that she would pick Young Allison.

Cameron went up to the food items with Savannah while Young Allison went with Anna to look at the desserts first.

"There's a lot of food." Cameron said as she looked at all of it.

Savannah was aware that Cameron would only taste a few things.

"You can try a bite of everything or you can share from my plate." Savannah said. "What's mine is yours."

Cameron and Savannah exchanged a quick glance at each other with that statement.

It was clear that Savannah meant more than just the food that would be on her plate.

Cameron liked to try a tiny bit of everything for future reference and for the chemical makeup of the item. Most of them set off warnings in her HUD. She was aware there were some types of food that Savannah didn't care for. She wouldn't pick those to take back to the table. That made the solution easy.

"I'll get a bite of the things you don't try then." Cameron said. "I don't eat much. I'm good with just a taste."

Cameron and Savannah again exchanged a quick glance at each other. It was clear that they each had something that the other could 'taste'.

Savannah wanted Cameron to know she appreciated the way she looked.

"You need to keep that schoolgirl figure." Savannah said. "I really like it."

Cameron looked over. Young Allison and Anna were getting the drinks. She wanted to remind Savannah she wasn't 'alone'.

"Remember you're eating for 'two'." Cameron said quietly.

Savannah glanced down at her belly.

"I'm glad I'm still young enough to do all this." Savannah said. "I know I have pushed it pretty hard this last month."

Cameron thought about all the danger Savannah faced recently.

"That's my fault." Cameron said.

Savannah reached over and took Cameron's left hand. She didn't want Cameron to have a problem about something that was done and over with.

"It's OK, Cameron. Don't worry about it, not now." Savannah said. "Please."

Cameron smiled at Savannah.

"Let's enjoy the meal then we will speak with John from the bunker." Cameron said.

Savannah wanted everything to be done that way.

"Thank you." Savannah said.

Young Allison headed towards the table with two different flavors of soda and a blue 'slushy'.

Anna carried a small glass of chocolate milk. She wanted to help Young Allison since she had a free hand.

"Let me carry one for you." Anna said.

Young Allison felt she had everything under control. How hard could it be to carry three drinks?

"I can do it." Young Allison said. "We're almost there anyway."

Cameron was pleased at the way the day shaped up. Savannah and Young Allison were having a good time together. They both needed that human contact to shine. Cameron could see it. It was too easy for all the girls to spend most of their time with their Metal girlfriends. She knew that could be a liability in the future. All the human females needed to be with other humans more often. John needed to be as well.

Cameron and Anna sat down and watched Savannah and Young Allison get their food.

"They love each other." Anna said.

Cameron watched them as well. There was a smile on her face.

"They always have." Cameron said. "It's the 'Natural Order'."

Cameron took out her phone and started to communicate with CamNet.

Anna looked over at Cameron.

"I'm talking to 'myself'." Cameron said.

Anna wondered what was up. She wondered if Cameron would even tell her.

"Do I want to know?" Anna asked.

Cameron looked at Anna and smiled.

"Nope…." Cameron said.

Show Her

Does one lead
Or do they follow
It depends on if they pitch
Or if they swallow

Set an example
Which others may mimic
Don't be a fool
Don't use a gimmick

Do what's right
Because it's right
It will help to avoid any
Unnecessary trouble or a fight

Everyone cuts corners
Even if they know better
That's a sure way
To receive a 'goodbye' letter

Don't rely on the way
That things once were
One needs to prove their love
Don't just say it, show her

Nobody